Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1132 Sima Sends Out Troops
Jiaozhou, Jiaozhi County, Longbian City, and the Governor's Office.

A middle-aged man with a long beard and a dark complexion hurried in.

"Father, Sima Yi has sent someone to ask for tribute again."

An old man with white hair sitting in the middle of the lobby said with an unhappy look on his face, "It's only been less than three months, why are you asking for it again? How much do you want this time?"

The middle-aged man replied, "He said that the imperial court is now preparing for another northern expedition, so he wants me to pay tribute to Jiaozhou with 5,000 soldiers, 300,000 dan of rice, 800,000 jin of iron ore, 30,000 jin of spices, 200,000 jin of kerosene, and 8,000 cattle, sheep and other livestock."

"Bah, Sima, you little thief are dreaming." A man who looked somewhat similar to the middle-aged man but was obviously a few years younger, couldn't help but curse.

"Brother, go back and tell the messenger to tell Sima Yi that we in Jiaozhou don't have that much to offer as tribute, and ask him to stop targeting us."

"That's right, this is a piece of shit imperial court. They only know how to ask us for this and that every day. If we ignore them today, what can they do to me?"

Another man who looked younger also spoke with a look of dissatisfaction.

The old man with white hair in the middle is the ruler of Jiaozhou, Shi Xie. After Liu Yan of Yizhou made him a king, he regarded himself as a scholar king here, intending to break away from the Central Plains court.

Shi Xie turned his head and looked at the elders sitting on both sides, and asked, "How do you think we should deal with this, my dear brothers?"

Below him, there were two old men sitting on his right, and one old man sitting on his left. They were his second brother Shi Yi, his third brother Shi, and his fourth brother Shi Wu.

Shi Yi was vigorous, his eyes were like lightning, and his body was extremely sturdy, but he looked a bit older than his elder brother Shi Xie. When he applied at this moment, there was a hint of disdain in his anger.

"Hmph, Sima Yi, you are just a young boy, how much power can you have? With this axe of mine, even if he wants to come and punish me, he will die if he comes with a thousand men."

"Don't be reckless, second brother."

The third brother objected: "Although we have worked hard here for several years, we have a good army and sufficient food, and we have the advantage of the terrain. It is not difficult to resist Sima Yi's 30,000 to 50,000 troops. However, our army is now fighting with the Linyi Kingdom in the south. Although it is a small country, it has 60,000 to 70,000 troops, and they are all brave and fearless. It is not possible to conquer it in a short time. If we turn against Sun Ce at this time and provoke Sima Yi to attack, we will be at a disadvantage fighting on both sides."

Shi Xie's eldest son, Shi Xin, who had come to report at the beginning, followed up and said, "Sima Yi said that if we can't collect all the tribute, there is a way to replace it."

Everyone was a little surprised to hear this. Sima Yi acted decisively and ruthlessly. A few months ago, when he was wiping out a Shanyue stronghold in Yangzhou, he entered the territory of Nanhai County and asked to rest for a few days. The local county magistrate only said that he would report to the governor's office. Sima Yi then sent the county magistrate's head back to Shi Xie. Now he acted like he was willing to negotiate, which was a little unexpected.

Shi Xie motioned his son to continue.

"Father, Sima Yi said that in half a month, he will join forces with the Five Xi barbarians to attack the two largest Shanyue strongholds in Guiyang County of Jingzhou. Guiyang County borders Cangwu County of Jiaozhou. He wants Cangwu County to send 8,000 soldiers to encircle the two strongholds from the south. In this way, he can be exempted from the tribute this time."

"Huh?" Shi Xie was even more surprised.

"Only 8,000 soldiers?" He seemed a little unbelievable and confirmed it again. After Shi Xin gave him a positive answer, Shi Xie turned his head and looked at his younger brothers.

"Such a request is really easy for our army to make. What is Sima Yi's intention in doing this?"

Shi Yi was a little unconvinced: "What kind of conspiracy can this young boy have? The two mountain strongholds in Guiyang County are quite powerful, each with no less than 20,000 soldiers, and the terrain is difficult to defend and difficult to attack. If he wants to capture the two strongholds without the cooperation of our army, he will suffer heavy losses. In exchange for this, it is only natural to exempt the tribute. In my opinion, we should agree to his request."

"No." The fourth brother Shiwu, who had never spoken, objected.

"Sima Yi is a man with great ambitions. We should not trust him lightly. Cangwu County borders Yulin in the west and Nanhai in the east. It is the most populous county in Jiaozhou besides Jiaozhi County. If Sima Yi attacks from the east, not only will Cangwu County be lost, but we will also cut off our ties with Nanhai County. Even Hepu County in the south may no longer be ours. We must be on guard."

"Hiss... Fourth brother, do you mean that Sima Yi will take advantage of the situation when the Cangwu County garrison troops are withdrawn to Guiyang and take advantage of the situation to invade?"

"Although I am not sure, I must be on guard. Cangwu County has only 16,700 soldiers and horses. If half of them are withdrawn, it will be impossible to resist Sima Yi's attack. Therefore, in my humble opinion, it is not impossible to agree to his request. However, we must secretly transfer 10,000 elite soldiers from Yulin County to garrison Cangwu, and then transfer 6,000 people from Jiaozhi County to Hepu County. This way, we can be safe."

After listening to this, Shi Xie nodded slightly with an expression of approval on his face.

"Well, what Fourth Brother said makes sense. Sun Ce has always wanted to annex Jiaozhou. We must not give him the opportunity to take advantage of it. With this arrangement, if Sima Yi does come to attack, we can attack him from both sides and teach him no way out."

"Humph, in that case, I am afraid he will not come. If Sima Yi comes to attack me, after I have dealt with him, I can use this as an excuse to lead my army to attack Yangzhou and seize the old nest of his Sun family."

There was already a gleam of light and murderous intent in Shi Yi's eyes.

Guiyang County, on the southwest side of Qujiang County, on the northwest side of Hanluo County, between the Lushui River and the Qinshui River, there are towering mountains. In the center of the mountains, there is a large canyon surrounded by cliffs, which is extremely steep. From somewhere in the canyon, there is a sound of water. When you get closer, you can see that it is a big waterfall. According to the legend, there was a dragon in ancient times. It flew out from the cave behind during thunder and lightning, and it succeeded in becoming a dragon. Therefore, the people called this cave Tenglong Cave and the waterfall Tenglong Waterfall.

In the jungle surrounding the Grand Canyon, there are rows of houses built of bamboo, which form a complex according to the terrain and surround the Grand Canyon.

Among them, the buildings on the east side and the buildings on the west side are separated by more than a hundred feet from each other, and are each separated by a fence nearly two feet high.

These are the two largest Shanyue strongholds in Lingnan. The two stronghold leaders are sworn brothers who support each other, which is why they were able to build such a foundation among the thousands of miles of mountains.

The two mountain strongholds occupy a strategic terrain, with their backs against water sources and built against the mountains, and they rely on each other. There are 40,000 to 50,000 people in each stronghold, and about half of them are capable of fighting. Even if there is an army of 100,000 to attack, the two strongholds can be safe if they join forces. Therefore, they have been able to control Jing, Yang and Jiao for more than 20 years.

However, at this moment, at the foot of each of the two mountain strongholds, there was a large army, which was ready to attack the mountain with great momentum.

The army on the western side was led by a strong man who looked like a barbarian, who was the leader of the Five Xi barbarians, Shamoke.

The army on the east side is Sima Yi.

The two men each led 30,000 troops and prepared to capture the hill.

"Report..."

The scouts came quickly and reported to Sima Yi: "General, the 8,000 soldiers sent by the Jiaozhou Governor's Office have assembled at the southern foot of this mountain. The commander has reported back that we will follow the general's order and attack the mountain on time at noon."

Sima Yi had a blank expression on his face and waved his hand: "Got it."

Then, he said to the messenger beside him: "Order the soldiers, take a rest and prepare to attack the mountain!"

Laomao wishes everyone a happy new year. This book is about to enter its final stage. There are still a few important characters from the Three Kingdoms period who have not yet appeared. You can guess how these characters will appear.

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(End of this chapter)