Farmer of Shu Han

"You will continue to take turns tomorrow."

After Zhuge Changshi left, Feng Da Sima pointed at Zhuge Staff Officer who had listened to the whole conversation and ordered.

Zhuge Zhan was stunned, "Ah? Shanzhang, why?"

Following Shanzhang, you can indeed learn a lot.

But people are made of flesh and blood, not iron.

Being a staff officer on duty is very tiring.

Especially now that the war is at hand, it is not an exaggeration to say that the staff officers on duty sleep later than dogs and get up earlier than chickens.

In addition to Taiyuan, there are also grasslands, Shangdang, Hedong and other places. The battle reports of each line must be summarized and classified according to the order of importance and sent to Da Sima's case.

There is no trivial matter in military intelligence. If there is a slight mistake, it is the responsibility of delaying military intelligence.

Although there are still old people above to check, and Shanzhang will review it in the end, there will not be any big problems.

But if there is a problem in your link, it will definitely affect your reputation.

Especially now, the military staff group is in a state of high alert every moment of rotation.

Zhuge Zhan had experienced training for ten hours a day.

But Zhuge Zhan really felt that the wartime shift was very tiring, even more tiring than training for ten hours a day.

Most of the staff officers who finished their shifts would rather give up breakfast and sleep until noon when they were on duty the next day.

Thinking that he would not only not be able to catch up on sleep tomorrow, but would even have to take turns, Zhuge Zhan felt like the sky was about to fall.

Feng Da Sima sneered in his heart, isn't it reasonable for the younger brother to pay the brother's debt?

His face was kind as that of an elder, and his skill of flattery had already reached perfection:

"The war is now a godsend opportunity for you young people to learn. Do you think such an opportunity is within your reach?"

"Experiencing such a war is equivalent to five years of normal life for you. If you miss such a war, some people may never encounter such an opportunity again in their lives."

The more Sima Feng spoke, the heavier his tone became. He stared at Zhuge Zhan and scolded:

"Even I was very cautious in this war, getting up early and sleeping late, and I dared not slack off, for fear of hurting the wisdom of Your Majesty. And you are the son of the Prime Minister, and the lady entrusted you to me, asking me to teach you on behalf of the Prime Minister."

"Look at you now ? Huh? With this God-given opportunity, if others had the chance to be personally cared for and personally advised by me, they would have been grateful and speechless. "

"What about you? You are unwilling, but you still have the nerve to ask me why? Learning and practicing, if not for yourself, is it for me?"

"I have taught him carefully, but he is not talented. In the future, I will not have the face to worship the prime minister. Do you have the face to see your mother?"

Zhuge Zhan was scolded and was stunned, then gradually ashamed, and finally embarrassed:

"Shanzhang, I was wrong."

"Get out!"

He did not dare to scold Zhuge Changshi, and scolding Zhuge Canmou was also a way for Feng Da Sima to vent his anger. After scolding, he felt refreshed and pointed at the door and asked people to get out.

The person who got out was actually grateful.

"Come back."

"Shanzhang?"

Zhuge Zhan was startled and turned around quickly, subconsciously straightening his body.

"Make arrangements. I'm going to inspect the mountain pass tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Spring comes quietly, and the snow melts very quickly.

In just ten days, except for the top of the mountain, the snow in other places on Taihang Mountain has melted away without a trace.

The melted snow water gathers into a trickle, nourishing Taihang Mountain and allowing all things to revive.

The awakened trees gradually fade away the silence of winter, and tender green buds begin to emerge on the branches, as tender as babies, but announcing the arrival of spring.

Occasionally, one or two early-blooming wild flowers are dotted in between. Although inconspicuous, their unique colors and fragrance add a bit of liveliness and vitality to the early spring forest.

Feng Da Sima led his men and horses and headed east along Jingxing from the mountain pass.

The mountains are continuous and overlapping, and they are even more lush and green under the sunshine of early spring.

There is still a light mist lingering between the mountains, like a shy girl lightly wearing a veil, adding a bit of mystery and fantasy.

The spring sunshine shines through the sparse clouds and sprinkles on the mountain paths. The light spots are intertwined with the newly exposed moss, which looks particularly vivid and rich in layers.

All this is like a beautiful ink painting, which makes people intoxicated and linger.

Feng Da Sima seems to be very interested in appreciating the beautiful scenery in the mountains. He even raised a telescope and looked at the mountains ahead.

The spring scenery of Taihang Mountain is beautiful, but Feng Da Sima knows that there is endless murderous intent hidden in this beautiful scenery.

With the help of the telescope, I saw a fortress built in a dangerous place.

"How many thieves are there at that checkpoint?"

Feng Da Sima asked.

This is the first Wei State fortress on the border between Han and Wei on Jingxing Road.

I heard that it was left by Sima Yi when he fled from Taiyuan to Hebei.

It must be said that Sima Yi not only has a set of skills in leading and managing the army, but also has good means and vision - if he had not met the prime minister before and Feng later.

"Scouts have investigated several times, and there should be more than a hundred people in the fort, and no more than two hundred at most."

As the vanguard officer and deputy general of the army, Wang Ping is so familiar with this place that he can know how to get there with his eyes closed, so he can answer it casually.

"How long will it take for the Wudang army to break through this fort, and how many casualties are expected?"

Wang Ping did not answer, this is a question that the Wudang army leader needs to answer.

However, in this battle in Hebei, the chief general of the Wudang army, Ju Fu, did not come because he still needed to guard Wuguan.

But it doesn't take the entire Wudang Army to guard a Wuguan Pass.

In Nanyang today, except for Wancheng, where the Wei Army is symbolically stationed, other places are almost undefended - with the Nanyang Basin, which has no strategic terrain to defend, there is no way to defend it.

If it weren't for the "tacit understanding" (vigilance) between the Han and Wu sides, neither side wanted to expose its flank to the other's front.

Whether the Han Army advanced eastward from Wuguan Pass or the Wu Army crossed northward from Xiangyang, they could easily annex the territory of Nanyang except Wancheng.

It is estimated that the Wei State also knew this and simply broke the jar, or it may be that it used the entire Nanyang as bait to lure Han and Wu into a fight, so most of them withdrew from the Nanyang Basin and concentrated on defending Xuchang.

It was precisely because Wuguan Pass did not have much defensive pressure that the deputy general Meng Yan brought half of the Wudang Army to Taiyuan in this battle in Hebei.

The predecessor of the Wudang Army was the Wudang Flying Army, and most of its soldiers came from Shu, especially the Yi soldiers in Nanzhong.

They were light, brave, and especially good at marching in the mountains. They could be considered the mountain divisions of the Three Kingdoms era.

During the first northern expedition of Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Feng Da Sima rushed to Longguan, leading the Wudang Flying Army.

Although the army was greatly reorganized after the Han emperor moved the capital, both the Wudang Army and the Hubu Army were still there, and more or less retained their previous characteristics.

Not to mention the Huqi Army, except for the name change, almost nothing else changed.

It was for this reason that Feng transferred part of the Wudang Army.

In terms of attack and defense in the mountains, the strongest among all the Han armies was the Wudang Army.

Hearing the question from Feng Da Sima, Meng Yan quickly answered:

"Replying to Da Sima, in my humble opinion, if the Wudang army attacks, it will take at least three days, at most seven days, and there will be casualties..."

Meng Yan pondered for a moment, and finally said with shame, "I'm not sure."

As a surrendered general who participated in the rebellion, Meng Yan was able to become one of the deputy generals of the Eight Armies in Guanzhong. In addition to his own ability, being cautious in words and deeds is also the way to survive.

Feng Da Sima nodded when he heard this, without any displeasure.

Although Jingxing is the best pass among the eight passes in Taihang, most of the roads can even be used by vehicles and horses.

But the forts guarding the pass are mostly built in dangerous places, and the counterweight catapults can't play any role at all.

If you want to attack it, it is the best and only way to fight hard and fill it with human lives.

Three to seven days, because even if you can't attack by force, you can find a way to cut off the water source and force them to surrender.

The idea was to start the battle after the snow had completely melted.

But how could the Wei army, which could hold on to the fortress and face the front line of the Han army, be ordinary soldiers?

Before the combat effectiveness of these Wei defenders was tested, any speculation on the number of casualties was nonsense.

"Then let's give it a try."

Sima Feng put down the telescope and said calmly:

"Start the attack tomorrow and strive to completely eliminate all the bandit forts on Jingxing within three months."

The Eight Xings of Taihang can be said to be the most important and the last barrier of Hebei.

Here, the Han army cannot play all its advantages, while the Wei army can pull the Han army to the same level as itself by relying on the geographical advantage.

In order to keep Hebei, Sima Yi will certainly do his best to turn the Xing Roads of Taihang Mountain into a meat grinder.

He will delay as long as possible.

If the Han army can be exhausted to death and forced Feng to retreat, it would be the best.

As for Feng Da Sima, there was no good way to force his way through the Eight Passes of Taihang. This was a tough battle.

The meat grinder of Taihang Mountain finally started fully as the largest battle line was activated.

In the early spring of the tenth year of Yanxi, the smell of blood in Taihang Mountain gradually became stronger.

Relying on the advantages of terrain, the Wei army had already built a solid defense line on the top of the mountain and the surrounding dangerous places, using boulders, logs and soil to build barriers.

Archers hid between the dense forests and cliffs, like cold and poisonous snakes, ready to give people a fatal blow.

The soldiers of the Han Wudang Army, wearing light leather armor and holding sharp weapons, were like beasts driven by the sound of war drums, roaring and charging towards the mountain.

But every time they approached the fort, arrows were like black storms, cutting through the air, with sharp whistles, descending on their heads, dense and deadly.

Even with the protection of the mountainous terrain, the dozen or so Han soldiers who charged in front still fell to the ground, blood splattered, and dyed the ground under their feet red.

Various traps and rolling logs and rocks created huge troubles for the Han army.

Even when the Wudang army tried to climb the steep cliff from the side, the defenders would throw huge rocks, hitting the Han soldiers and falling into the valley with screams.

As the attack and defense deepened, both sides showed amazing willpower and combat effectiveness.

People kept falling, and people kept filling the gaps without hesitation.

"Tsk! The tortoise shell made by Sima the old tortoise is really tricky!"

On the first day of the Jingxing Opening War, Feng Da Sima personally supervised the battle.

Feng Da Sima frowned a little when he saw the tragic battle from the telescope.

It's not that he can't bear to see this scene.

His hands were already stained with blood before he led the troops to fight, not to mention that he had been in the military for more than 20 years. What scenes have he not seen?

But he was a little worried about the hardness of the tortoise shell.

The tortoise shell was hard, and the defenders were surprisingly tough.

This meant more soldiers would be sacrificed.

"Three months..."

Feng Da Sima put down the telescope, thinking about something, his face was a little solemn, and he didn't know if he could reach Weize Pass (Niangzi Pass in later generations) in three months?

In fact, removing these Wuzhai checkpoints along the way is just a prelude to the decisive battle at Weize Pass.

The most critical point of Jingxing is Weize Pass where three rivers converge. This is the iron gate of Jingxing's east exit.

Only by taking Weize Pass can we open up most of Jingxing.

Why most of it?

Because after passing Weize Pass, the Jingxing Basin is suddenly open in front of us. After passing the Jingxing Basin, there is still a small section of Jingxing, which can be regarded as truly walking out of Taihang Mountain.

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To be honest, the scene of the two armies attacking and defending in such a dignified manner, the soldiers fighting for their lives, but unable to combine the right and the strange, is even a bit boring for Feng Da Sima.

To put it bluntly, it is to see which side has stronger willpower, which side has more rigorous organization, which side has more soldiers and generals, and which side has more food and grass to support...

Feng Da Sima has no other way except to sit and watch.

The news of Jingxing had been sent to Yecheng by Wei spies in a hurry.

"Is it finally here?"

Since the war between Shangdang and Hedong, or more precisely, since Jiang Wei crossed the river to the north and approached Hanoi, Sima Yi, who had been waiting for news, finally let out the last breath in his heart.

"It's good to come, it's good to come..."

Sima Yi, who was relieved, had no sadness or joy on his face. He waved his hand weakly and listlessly, signaling the messenger to go out.

He closed his eyes tiredly, sat for a while, and then said again, "Come on, invite the second prince Tuoba over."

After a while, Tuoba Xilu came in response to the invitation.

"Xilu greets the Grand Tutor."

It has been a while since he came to Nanxia, ​​and Tuoba Xilu is already familiar with the etiquette of Nanxia.

But facing the Grand Tutor Sima, he did not follow the etiquette of Nanxia.

The ruler of Hebei is not the ruler of Southern Xia, not to mention that the ruler of Hebei still needs the help of the Tuoba clan, so there is no need to perform any great ceremony.

Sima Yi's old and tired face did not change at all, not even his wrinkles were deformed, and he seemed to not care at all for Tuoba Xilu's slight disrespect.

"Please take a seat, Master Tuoba." He extended his hand to indicate a seat and had someone serve tea. "I invited you here just to ask, when will your reinforcements arrive?"

"Don't worry, Master Taifu. According to the news sent three days ago, our Tuoba clan's 50,000 elite cavalry should be almost at the border, and may even be ready to enter the border."

Tuoba Xilu kept a confident smile on his face, "Master Sima, as long as the counties at the border prepare food and grass, our Tuoba clan warriors will not let Master Sima down."

Sima Yi's turbid eyes swept over Tuoba Xilu, then moved his gaze to the void, and slowly said:

"Since I invited you to come, you have already prepared. As long as you can defeat the Han Kingdom, you Tuoba clan can get whatever you want from me, so what's wrong?"

The tone was quite flat and indifferent, or it could be said that he was lying down, but it made Tuoba Xilu's eyes light up, and his expression immediately became excited.

Although the Lord had already made an agreement with Hebei, if he could get greater benefits from Sima Taifu, who in the clan would oppose him becoming the heir of Kehan?

Thinking of this, Tuoba Xilu didn't even think about it and directly patted his chest to guarantee:

"Master Taifu, why should you worry? With the hundreds of thousands of elite troops under your command, plus our Tuoba clan's 50,000 tiger and wolf warriors, the Han Kingdom's mere 100,000 people will definitely make him come and go!"