Farmer of Shu Han

It was three days after Zhang Bao defeated the Sima Division that Feng Duhu led the Invincible Army to Gaoping Pass.

"Meet the Guardian of the Central Government!"

"There is no need to be polite, please get up."

Feng Duhu didn't dare to accept brother-in-law Zhang's gift in a big way, so he quickly helped Zhang Bao himself.

"General Zhang, you fought very well this time. You paralyzed the enemy's will and attacked them unprepared. Two thousand cavalry defeated tens of thousands of bandits. It's amazing!"

As he spoke, he raised his thumbs up.

Zhang Bao's mouth was almost grinning behind his ears.

But when he thought about the guy in front of him, he was his immediate boss and at the same time his brother-in-law.

He quickly restrained his smile again, and made a serious look:

"The last general dares to take the credit alone? Paralyzing the enemy's will and attacking his unpreparedness is a plan discussed by Jiang Taishou and the last general. With the use of the soldiers' lives, we can achieve this great victory."

"Hey, and the Central Commander's well-organized and well-planned plans and decisions are hundreds of miles away, and the general admires them even more."

Even if it was his brother-in-law, even when he was not a brother-in-law in the early years, he was a little uncomfortable with him, but Zhang Bao was really convinced at this time.

When Feng Duhu heard this, he smiled heartily again:

"Under the great victory of General Zhang, he is still not arrogant or impetuous. It's rare, rare!"

Ah!

General Zhang's mouth twitched.

In the past, if this Feng Langjun in front of me dared to talk to himself so casually, wouldn't I compete with him in martial arts?

Just think of the year, and look at the present.

Uncle Zhang was inexplicably relieved again.

Alas, my brother-in-law is no longer the Feng Langjun he was back then, but has grown into the commander-in-chief of the military inside and outside the Han Dynasty.

"For this great victory, those who have made meritorious service will be recorded and will be rewarded after the battle."

"Thank you, the guardian!"

Different from Zhang Bao's complicated mood, all the generals who came to greet him were overjoyed and thanked them all.

"Thank me for what? You have made contributions to the great man, and I should thank you for the court."

After rewarding the soldiers, Feng Duhu didn't plan to stay at Gaoping Pass for too long.

Instead, after a short rest, they will continue to lead the Wuqian Army southward to Gaodu City.

On the other hand, Zhang Bao, seeing how exhausted the soldiers of the No Frontier Army looked, couldn't help feeling a little worried.

But in front of everyone, he couldn't say anything.

Later, I found an opportunity to find Feng Duhu privately, and persuaded him:

"Zhongduhu, the soldiers of the Wuqian Army came all the way from the Zhiguan Road. They traveled nearly 400 miles in five days. It can be said that they traveled twice as fast."

"Wei's bandits were defeated. I saw him retreating from Gaodu. Although he was a little flustered, it was still within control."

"The Central Capital guards lead the exhausted troops to Gaodu, so we should be careful. According to the general, why don't we let the soldiers rest for one more day?"

Hearing this, Feng Duhu saw a trace of worry on Zhang Bao's face, and couldn't help laughing:

"Brother, there are no outsiders here, so don't be so unfamiliar."

After saying this, he explained:

"I know that the soldiers are exhausted, but as the saying goes, you can raise a soldier for a thousand days and use it for a while."

"The Eighth Army of Guanzhong, throughout the year, every three months, will have a field training, just to deal with today's situation."

For thousands of years, with the improvement of roads, the summarization of experience, and the progress of society, infantry marched on two legs, although the daily speed has increased.

But in general, the improvement is relatively slow after all.

After all, the upper limit of human physical strength is there.

After the reform of the Ji Han Army, the quality of the soldiers in the army has improved, coupled with regular targeted training.

The infantry marched normally in a day, more than fifty miles if they were slower, and sixty miles (Hanli) if they were faster.

And if it is replaced by other ordinary troops, the minimum is forty miles, and the maximum will not exceed fifty miles.

Because if it exceeds, there will be a series of problems such as groups of soldiers falling behind, unable to maintain formation, scouts unable to ascertain the situation ahead in time, and so on.

If they are ambushed by surprise attack, most of the whole army will be wiped out.

Feng Duhu led the Invincible Army to march for more than three hundred and nearly four hundred miles in five days. It was a hasty march, and many soldiers had already fallen behind.

That's why Zhang Bao was a little worried and reminded Feng Duhu to pay attention to this issue.

"In the Eighth Army, the New Army, the Tuchen Army and the Wuwei Army have all made meritorious service, but the Wuqian Army has not made any achievements, and the soldiers are inevitably a little anxious."

"If I keep suppressing them, I'm afraid even I will be blamed by the soldiers in their hearts."

This is just a superficial reason.

Another reason is that in this battle, there was originally a plan to give the new army a chance to actually fight.

"Master Sima was defeated by my brother. The bandit army is at a time when they are frightened. When they hear that I am personally leading the army, they will not dare to act rashly."

The soldiers who can keep up with this road can basically be regarded as the elite of the Invincible Army.

In addition, marching in the territory of the Han Dynasty, especially at Gaoping Pass, can get enough supplements.

Sima Division suffered two defeats in a row. With the army's morale unstable, he was able to hold the Tianjing Pass, which is considered very good.

Although Du Yu first proposed to defeat Sima Shi and take advantage of the situation to seize Tianjing Pass, Feng Duhu did not adopt it.

But by mistake, Sima Shi actually took the initiative to give him this opportunity, Feng Duhu naturally would not miss it.

That's why he decided to lead the army and continue to Gaodu City.

When Zhang Bao heard Feng Duhu call him "Brother", he felt a little moved and guilty again.

What's touching is that even though my brother-in-law is in a high position, he still seems to have the same original intention.

What makes me feel guilty is that what my sister in the palace has done in the past two years is indeed a bit too mean and unkind.

It's just that as a brother, he can't dissuade his sister.

Although the actions of his queen sister seemed a little uncharacteristically dim.

But as long as you stand in the position of the royal family, especially after bringing the prince, you can understand her psychology:

When the prime minister is here, the emperor is famous but not powerful, so that's all.

The prime minister is gone, the emperor is still famous but has no power, then the prime minister is not...

cough cough...

The most important thing is, if it goes on like this, does it mean that it will be the same after the crown prince?

Tianjia, where is the place to talk about family affection?

But it was impossible for Zhang Bao to persuade his brother-in-law.

Because my brother-in-law directly represents the Xinghan Club, and behind it represents countless upstarts.

If I really dare to persuade my brother-in-law to take a step back, Xinghan Club might explode:

How much benefit did your Zhang family share in Nanxiang back then?

Among other things, all the big men are using your Zhang family's hemp rope sacks, don't you know?

Want to smash the pot when you are full?

Believe it or not, smash you first, put it in a sack, tie it with a hemp rope, and sink it into the river?

From Xingui's point of view, it might mean that the royal family is going to cut their flesh and drink their blood - you dare to cut even King Feng Gui, so why not?

It is harder to touch the interests than to touch the soul!

Zhang Bao has never heard of this sentence, but this does not prevent him from understanding this truth.

So he was caught between the two, which was really awkward and uncomfortable.

At this time, seeing that my brother-in-law treats me the same as before, I naturally have mixed feelings in my heart.

"Then how about I lead the southern army to go with Mingwen? Firstly, it can protect Mingwen comprehensively, and secondly, it can deter thieves."

Unexpectedly, Feng Duhu shook his head:

"Brother, there is no need to be so troublesome. The southern army is a cavalry army. How can we attack the city? If you really want to worry about it, just give me a thousand cavalry, just in case."

After all, in this area, the cavalry does not have enough room to play.

"My point is, brother, we should lead the main force of the southern army back to Hedong as soon as possible, and continue to guard against the bandit army at Zhiguan."

This time the battle of the Han and Wei Dynasties, the situation is almost clear.

But the more it is at the last moment, the more careful it is.

Feng Duhu didn't have a strategic reserve team in his hands, so he didn't know what to do.

"Back to the east of the river?"

"Yes." Feng Duhu nodded, "Although I cheated Jiang Ji this time, the other party is also a veteran Wei thief, and I'm afraid he will react soon."

"Hedong is empty now, if Jiang Ji finds an opportunity, it will be troublesome."

When Zhang Bao heard this, he thought about it too.

After all, the east of the river is mostly flat land, which is where the cavalry can play.

It is indeed more appropriate for the Southern Army to return to Hedong.

Immediately nodded in response.

"Then trouble brother, let you run back and forth."

Zhang Bao didn't care, the smile on his face showed his ease of mind:

"You and I are all for the big man, why bother? Besides," Zhang Bao couldn't help but patted Feng Duhu's shoulder, and his expression became serious:

"Mingwen, I'm very glad to be able to help you! I don't know much about court affairs, and I don't want to get involved."

"But for matters in the army, you are not only the person appointed by the prime minister, but also the guardian of the central government. I will definitely support you."

Having said that, Zhang Bao paused and did not continue.

But Feng Duhu understood what he meant.

"Brother, thank you!"

Zhang Bao shook his head and said in a low voice:

"I said it, no need to thank you, because after this battle, it can only prove one thing: the prime minister has not misjudged the person in his years."

"You, work hard, don't let down the prime minister's expectations."

Some things don't need to be pointed out.

Feng Duhu nodded heavily: "I will."

A smile appeared on Zhang Bao's face again, he waved his hand, turned around and walked out without further words.

The guard of the Han Zhong said that he wanted a thousand cavalry to follow him, so he naturally wanted to select the most elite soldiers in the southern army.

Soon, the news that Feng Duhu led the army to go south from Gaoping Pass and arrived at Gaodu City soon spread to Tianjing Pass, and the Wei army was really shocked.

In fact, Feng Duhu did not overestimate Wei Jun.

Sima Shi was defeated before Gaoping Pass for the second time, and he had lost the good luck of the previous round.

Not only did I lose my left eye, but Wei Jun also suffered heavy losses.

Coupled with the fact that there was no danger to defend Gaodu City, Niu Jin immediately retreated to Tianjing Pass after catching up with the defeated army who had been chased all the way back.

At this time, the guards at the gate of the courtyard were in a state of panic, and it was expected that the house would leak and it would rain all night.

Soon, bad news came from the north of the pass. Feng Zei had led an army to Gaodu City and approached Tianjing Pass.

"The Central Supervisory Army, it's not good, Feng thief, Feng thief led the army over!"

Inside the courtyard, the door of the house where the coach lived was suddenly pushed open, and Niu Jin rushed in hastily:

"Central Superintendent, please..."

Before he finished speaking, Niu Jin involuntarily changed his mouth and exclaimed:

"Central Superintendent, what's wrong with you?"

However, Sima Shi was lying on the couch with a towel in his mouth, his face was distorted, and he looked extremely painful.

Although it is already autumn, the weather is not hot, and sometimes it can be said to be cool.

But Sima Shi's temple hair was already drenched, and the whole room could smell the smell of sweat.

It is conceivable what kind of pain Master Sima is enduring right now.

"Take, close the door, quick, don't let the soldiers know!"

Seeing Niu Jin coming in, Master Sima immediately gave orders with all his strength, and gave some intermittent instructions.

"oh oh!"

Hearing this, Niu Jin came to his senses, quickly turned around and closed the door, then walked quickly to the couch, with a worried expression on his face:

"Central Superintendent, how do you feel?"

Master Sima let go of the towel in his mouth, but he saw several holes had been bitten through the towel.

The white linen cloth wrapped around the left eye leaked spots of blood.

It has been several days, and the left eye still has not been able to effectively stop the bleeding.

It is conceivable what kind of pain he has endured these days.

"I'm fine, you just said, what happened?"

Sima Shi forced himself to endure the extremely severe pain and asked tremblingly.

Seeing Sima Shi's appearance, Niu Jin deliberately didn't want him to worry.

But in the face of such a major event, he is not qualified to make a decision, let alone dare to hide it from Master Sima.

So Niu Jin could only bite the bullet and replied:

"The Central Supervision Army, we arranged for the outpost in Gaodu City, and sent someone to report that it is Feng thief who has led the army and entered Gaodu City."

"And judging by the way it looks, it is very likely that they will approach the courtyard. What should we do?"

"Who! Who did you say led the army?"

Hearing the name "Feng Thief", it seemed that Master Sima immediately forgot about the pain in his left eye.

But when he saw his face changed drastically, he was so shocked that he immediately sat up halfway with his hands on his hands:

"Are you sure? Are you sure Feng Zei personally led the army?"

"The scout came to report, it is indeed Feng's banner, the generals of the Western Thieves, who can lead such a large army, and have the surname of Feng, there is no one else."

"Army? How many troops?"

Niu Jin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "According to current reports, the front army alone has nearly 10,000 people, and the rear army has not yet arrived, and it is said that there are 50,000 people."

"fifty thousand?"

Master Sima didn't know whether it was pain or fright, his voice changed: "Fifty thousand?"

If it was changed to before, Sima Shi might not have any idea about the fifty thousand Han army.

Even when he was in such a dangerous place as Tianjingguan, he was confident, let alone fifty thousand, even if it was one hundred thousand, he would not be afraid.

But after suffering two consecutive defeats at Gaoping Pass, he finally understood why he was called fearful of Shu like a tiger when guarding the pass.

Why would you rather be called a woman by Zhuge Liang than take the initiative to fight.

Without him, the people of Shu are as fierce as tigers, you have to be afraid!

Not to mention that it was Feng thief who came this time.

What is the concept of Feng thief?

Back then, he was someone who could break through the army of 100,000 pass with 20,000 partial divisions.

But now, let alone 100,000 people, or less than 20,000 people, that is more than 10,000 people.

And it still counts the remnant soldiers who have gathered a lot of defeated soldiers and fled back in the past few days.

"Feng thief, why did Feng thief appear here? How did he come here??"

"Didn't Jiang Gong say that Bandit Feng is leading an army to attack Zhiguan?"

"How did he come here? Did he fly here?"

In the past few days, the problem of his left eye has tortured Sima Shi so much that he couldn't sleep or eat.

But he didn't dare to publicize it, so as not to make the already unstable military spirit even more flustered.

So I can only bear it silently by myself.

For so many days, I couldn't eat or sleep well, the pain was unbearable day and night, and I could force myself to stay conscious.

This kind of determination is already extremely rare.

But it is simply impossible to maintain the calmness of the past under the severe pain.

It's understandable to be a little restless.

Hearing what the Central Supervisory Army said, Niu Jin couldn't help reminding:

"The Central Supervision Army, when we retreated to Tianjing Pass, Jiang Gong sent someone to say that Feng Zei retreated from Zhiguan Road, will it be..."

After being reminded by Niu Jin, Master Sima finally came to his senses:

"You mean, Bandit Feng withdrew from Zhiguan Road and came to us?"

"This is the only explanation." Niu Jin also frowned a little sadly, "But Bandit Feng came too fast..."

Master Sima gritted his teeth, gasping for breath: "Feng Zei is good at leading raiders on long-distance raids. It has been known for a long time!"

From then on, he became famous for attacking Longguan when he came out of the mountain for the first time.

"This thief marched slowly on the Zhiguan Road, so it turned out to be a cover at all, I'm afraid it's on us!"

Thinking of Feng Thief's reputation for being far-sighted, Master Sima deeply suspected that the Han army at Gaoping Pass had been unable to flinch before and let himself be taken lightly.

When he was unprepared, he would suddenly attack with surprise soldiers, wouldn't Feng Zei have planned it long ago?

Otherwise, how to explain Feng Thief's hesitation in Zhiguan Road, and his arrival at Gaodu City like flying?

Thinking of this, Master Sima couldn't help being furious.

At the same time, an unbearable pain in his left eye suddenly hit his brain, causing him to cry out in pain:

"Tie Feng, damn it!"

Niu Jin was so frightened that he exclaimed:

"The Central Superintendent, your eyes..."

It turned out that the white linen cloth covering Master Sima's left eye was staining blood red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the blood was still spreading rapidly.

The wound collapsed again!

Sima Shi's body couldn't hold on any longer, and he suddenly fell on the couch, unconscious.