Three Kingdoms

For the time being, we put Shota and Loli aside and turned to look at the Hanoi area.

What?

Just want to see Shota and Loli?

No, did you see that one crawling over?

The tense atmosphere in Heluo and Yuzhou has not completely affected Hanoi. In many places in Hanoi, it is still quiet and there is no atmosphere of imminent war.

The first governor of Hanoi was Wang Kuang, but when Wang Kuang came, he was defeated miserably by Dong Zhuo. Secondly, he was too utilitarian and even betrayed his relatives and friends in order to join Yuan Shao, which led to the Black Mountain Army fleeing from Taihang. At that time, no one supported him, and his strength was greatly reduced. Later, he was easily eliminated by Cao Cao.

Now the governor of Hanoi, well, can't be regarded as a governor, but something like the model of Yingchuan. General Diannong Zhonglang, half army and half civilian, is stationed in Shanyang. The chief general is Le Jin, and the partial general is Cao Zhen.

Hanoi was originally a county close to the capital of the Han Dynasty. Even though it suffered many blows under the war in the past few years, there are still many aristocratic families, such as Sima from Wen County...

Stationed in Wen County was Wang Tu, one of Le Jin's subordinates who had taken the post of military guard captain. Le Jin and Cao Zhen were in the Shanyang Administration Office.

People always like to be lazy and slack, and they will naturally relax if they are not careful. I don’t know whether it is because human nerves are somewhat defective and cannot adapt to high-intensity stressful environments, or because of the consideration of energy consumption and a relaxed state. Helps reduce losses...

Anyway, when I first heard that Fei had sneaked out of Hangu Pass, everyone in Hanoi was very nervous at first. After Xia Xiaopingjin was captured, it was like a roar of wind, the grass and trees were all covered with soldiers, and all the soldiers and generals were guarding them day and night for fear of the hussars and horses. Suddenly appeared under the city.

But after waiting for a few days, and then several more days, no one was seen, and I heard that Cao Sikong had led his troops south and stationed them in Guandu. At the same time, there were deployments from the east and south. There were three sides gathered under Luoyang. The situation naturally relaxed a little. Apart from sending some scouts to conduct inquiries on a daily basis, they did whatever they had to do.

The weeds in the farmland need to be dealt with, the leaking houses need to be repaired, the cracked roads need to be smoothed, and all kinds of things have become busy, and many people have gradually forgotten about the hussars and horses in Heluo...

Even among the generals in the army, many people expressed cautious optimism. Some even said that the hussar general had lost his momentum and continued to hesitate at Luoyang, which was a sign of indecision. Some people said that the Hussars General had a problem with his food and fodder, so he could not move forward. Some people also say that the Cavalry General is now rich and different from before. Naturally, it is impossible to attack all without hesitation. This battle may not be able to continue to be fought now.

Most of Cao's army was infantry, and the infantry's combat power basically relied on baggage and logistics. Just like in history, once the street pavilion was lost, Zhuge had to retreat. If the baggage and food could not be delivered, the troops in front would not be able to Fighting is basically the consensus of Cao Jun. A large army fighting outside consumes an astonishing amount of materials. In addition, most of Cao's troops are recruited. When they return from the battle, they will inevitably need additional rewards. Moreover, the more fierce the war, the more valuable the rewards will be. Heavy, so in fact, Cao Jun's financial pressure has always been great.

Taking advantage of others, Cao Jun thought that the same was true for the hussars and horses. Either they had no money, or they had no food, or some other reasons, they couldn't attack anyway, which was normal.

At least until the Hussars general's logistics supplies catch up, the battle can continue. But when will the supplies of the Hussars men and horses come? No one can say for sure, but the consensus among most people is that it won’t be that fast. It’s already April, and the autumn harvest will be here in a few months. Most people will have to wait until after the autumn harvest.

If Wang Tu, the guard of Wen County, carefully checked his family's genealogy, it is impossible to say that his ancestors could be related to the Wang family of the Western Han Dynasty. However, Wang Tu would not be able to promote his noble bloodline every day like Liu Da'er. , so now he is still a small guard captain.

In the Han Dynasty, the so-called military guard captains, great Sima guardsmen and other official positions set up in the central court were basically permanent positions, and those with good rank could receive fixed salaries. However, among the so-called middle officers in the army, Guards, Guards General, Guards Captain, Guards Sima and other official positions with the word Guards are basically temporary military positions, subordinate to a certain general, and can be appointed and dispatched by the general at any time.

Wang Tu is such a temporary official position and may be eliminated at any time. It is like the deputy manager of a certain area in a later company. Although he is in charge of work, he does not need to report to the superior department, so it is very smooth and convenient to replace him.

Being a supervisor in one place is not that easy. The most important thing is to see whether there are performance indicators, uh, administrative requirements...

After Wang Tu took this position, he naturally wanted to turn his temporary official position into a permanent position with a long-term salary, so he was very careful about Wen County, especially the Sima surname of Wen County. , is even more concerned.

Although in this era, it has become a common practice for aristocratic families to separate their bets among various forces, but it seems that the Sima family only has people in the Hussar area?

This is something worth being careful about.

As the chief guard of the city, it is indispensable to patrol the city four times a day. No matter the wind or rain, and no matter whether you stay up late at night, you must go out and walk around when the time comes, otherwise it will be recorded in the notebook. After returning to Le Jin's hands, reprimands and punishments were inevitable.

So as dawn approached, Wang Tu had to get up, and then took his guards with him to start the first round of patrolling the city of the day.

At the foot of the city, there were still some supplies piled up, which could not be completely sent to the city wall. The civilians responsible for transporting the supplies were lying on the side, sleeping soundly. Wang Tu's guards wanted to step forward to remind these guys. Wang Tu looked at the time, but stopped the guards, bypassed these civilians, and walked towards the city wall.

These supplies were finally transported from Jizhou in the past two days, and these workers were sponsored by the big families in the city. No matter what aspect, it was not easy to lose too much. Instead of asking these workers to get up and carry them in the dark, it was better to wait. Let’s talk about daybreak, it won’t be short of this hour anyway…

As Wang Tu walked, he couldn't help but yawned so loudly that tears burst out of his eyes. He wondered if he could return to his den and take a nap after patrolling the city. In the past two days, I have been busy with affairs in the city and building relationships with local big names, which is quite energy-consuming.

Looking at the current situation, this battle will not be fought for a while, or it is not as important as before. First, take care of the government affairs and people's livelihood in the city. Otherwise, if you can't pay the taxes during the autumn harvest, your temporary situation will really be fulfilled. It's temporary...

While Wang Tu was wandering around and thinking about it, the sky in the distance began to shine. Wang Tu, who walked through the west city gate, glanced at it inadvertently, then suddenly stopped after taking two steps, and then stared into the distance with his eyes wide open...

This... this is definitely not my imagination!

In the vaguely discernible sky, groups of cavalry figures suddenly appeared in the distance!

These cavalry were not moving fast, but they advanced slowly with a calm momentum, so that the sound of the horse's hooves was not very loud. It was not until now that Wang Tu heard the sound.

A shrill cry rang in Wang Tu's ears, and then he realized that it was his own roar: Enemy attack! Enemy attack!

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The hussars and horses went north along Jishui? Didn't they attack the county seat of Wen County? In the Wubao of the Sima family's manor outside Wenxian City, Sima Fang leaned on crutches and asked with some confusion.

Reporting back to my father, this is indeed the case. Sima Lang replied.

Sima Fang had been to Bingbei for a while, but unfortunately his legs and feet had always been inconvenient. According to later generations of medicine, it was rheumatism. It was a disease that was not easy to treat in later generations, let alone in the Han Dynasty, so he didn't stay long. I had to return to Wenxian County. After all, Wenxian County has a milder climate than Bingbei, and it is also more convenient.

As the eldest son, Sima Lang naturally had to act as the face of the Sima family when his father Sima Fang was inconvenient. However, what happened on this day made Sima Lang somewhat puzzled.

The hussars and horses came unexpectedly, and passed through Wen County without fighting. They just went north along the Jishui River...

It's not that there are not enough hussars, or that the cavalry can't attack the city. After all, in Wenxian County, in addition to Sima, there are also some people with big surnames from the surrounding areas. If they really want to fight, they might as well come to cater to them. It's all possible, but the two groups before and after them, which totaled almost 2,000 people, just went northward in silence?

Of course, Wang Tu, the commander-in-chief of Wenxian County, did not dare to make any mistakes. He guarded the four gates tremblingly. He simply did not have the courage to come out to fight, and he may not be afraid that he would not be able to go back once the city gates were opened.

Encountering such a situation, Wang Tu immediately sent someone to send a message to Le Jin in Shanyang. However, if he wanted to go out of the city to intercept the hussars, he might not be able to do it even if he had the courage to do so.

The hussars are heading north to Jishui...could they be returning to Shangdang? Sima Lang frowned and said, if that's the case, wouldn't it be... In my opinion, it's probably going to Jizhou?

Going north from Hanoi, one has to either take Taihang to return to Shangdang, or look northwest to Jizhou. But after General Hussar attacked Luoyang, he then returned to Shangdang in silence? Could it be that something happened within the party?

Although this possibility cannot be ruled out, based on his understanding of the Taiyuan area of ​​​​Shangdang, Sima Fang does not think that there are any big changes and that the hussar generals are needed to rush to Shangdang's aid. After all, the Taiyuan area of ​​​​Shangdang was considered an area that had surrendered to General Hussar in the early stage. Under the control of Jia Cui and others, and with the cooperation of local surnames, it has always been smooth and stable. At the same time, the original Yuan family in Jizhou was also defeated. Even the Xianbei people were said to have been dealt with, and they could not threaten the Shangdang Taiyuan area at all.

Unless Cao Cao sent out a surprise army?

Sima father and son looked at each other and also ruled out this idea. If the troops are divided too little, it will be useless. If the troops are divided too much, Cao Cao will not be able to withstand the front. Besides, Cao Cao now wants to defend a large area from Jizhou to Yanzhou, and then from Yanzhou to Yuzhou. If he divides his troops, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

Then the only possibility left is that the Hussars are preparing to bypass Hanoi and attack Jizhou.

Can you see the flag of his leading general? Sima Fang was moved in his heart and asked.

Sima Lang was stunned for a moment, then he said with his palms in his hand, "Yes!" Definitely go to Jizhou! The leading general is Tai Shi!

Taishi Ci's unparalleled attack on Yecheng has become a battle example for many military-loving nobles to discuss and debate. Many people who like to talk about war on paper will argue about how to fight and arrange the battle, and they will be red-faced. Sima Lang naturally He was also very familiar. When his father Sima Fang asked, he immediately responded.

Sima Fang nodded slightly, then shook his head, rubbed his crutch, and remained silent.

...Sima Lang looked at Sima Fang's expression and couldn't help but ask, Father...is there something fishy about this matter?

Sima Fang stroked his beard and said: You also know that the Hussar wants to attack Jizhou, how can others not know? How can we not take precautions?

This... Sima Lang moved his eyes and said, could it be that the Qiaoqi is pretending to go north and still wants to enter Yuzhou?

Sima Fang shook his head again, then pondered for a moment, and said: Ruo Mou's prediction is correct, this is the hussar general's strategy of imagining the reality... The imaginary is real, and the real is imaginary. Between the virtual and the real, there is no reason to change. , it’s really awesome...

A false and true strategy? Sima Lang suddenly realized that if Cao Sikong didn't respond, this false move would become real. If he responded, it would become a false move... This, this is really... If you put it this way, it is really in line with the habits of the hussar general. , anyway, placed on the chessboard, whether it is a response or a response, the opponent will be very uncomfortable.

Sima Fang couldn't help but sigh a little: It's easy to say, but extremely difficult to do... Only General Taishi can advance and retreat freely... There are so many generals in the world, but Qiusi has all the heroes under his command...

This is indeed the case. In the Han Dynasty, when there was no instant communication technology, the commanding generals in frontline operations became the most important core figures. Although the conversion between virtual and real seems to be just a few words, in actual combat, the leading generals need to be on the scene. Judged. If the lack of insight leads to the judgment of the other party's actual moves becoming a fiction, or on the contrary, it may lead to the failure of the entire campaign. However, Taishi Ci had the reputation of the previous Battle of Yecheng. Naturally, no one would or dared to underestimate Taishi Ci's leadership ability.

This time, Cao Sikong is in trouble...