Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 479 Sima Yi's Traces
Bao Long felt that something was not right in the dilapidated Fuping County.

But if you ask him to tell you what's wrong, he can't.

He thought to himself, "The Art of War says that in every battle, the right tactics should be used to win. Therefore, those who are good at surprising others are like the heaven and earth, and inexhaustible like the rivers and seas. The sun and the moon are like the end and the beginning. The four seasons are like death and rebirth."

"There are only five sounds, and their variations are endless to listen to; there are only five colors, and their variations are endless to see; there are only five flavors, and their variations are endless to taste; there are only the odd and the even in battle, and their variations are endless to explore. The odd and the even give rise to each other, like an endless cycle, who can exhaust it?"

"That Sima Yi... is indeed quite capable. At least in terms of the art of war, he must be well versed in it."

“Although I don’t understand this strange and positive trend, I do understand another principle.”

"With so many people under Sima Yi's command, it is impossible for them to hide without a trace. There must be some clues. Either they have really left, or there must be a place where they can really hide!"

"No matter what, no matter how good Sima Yi is at hiding, we have to find him out!"

Although Bao Long's brain may not be that good, he is a persistent person.

At this moment, the general's words to come back early were no longer in my mind.

He rode his horse back north.

Along the way, we were very careful and watched the traces along the way.

I just want to see some clues as soon as possible, so that I can find Sima Yi's whereabouts.

result…

Not to mention any traces along the way, not even a single hair was found!
This was the case all the way to the northern frontier.

Bao Long then understood why all the scouts said they couldn't find Sima Yi's troops.

There is indeed no trace at all, it cannot be found at all!
"It's impossible for this person to just fly away out of thin air. There must be some clues."

"A wild goose leaves traces when it passes by, isn't that so?"

"There is nothing here. There is only one possibility."

“The integration direction is all wrong!”

Bao Long's perseverance is really admirable.

If you can't find it in the north, then go somewhere else.

Not finding anyone in Shuofang, Bao Long planned to go east to have a look.

...

In fact, according to common sense, if there is nothing in the north, there is no need to go to the east.

Because entering the east from the north means entering Hebei Province, then according to what Xing Daorong said, they would have gone back to Yecheng long ago.

How could there be news coming from Xun Ya that he is missing?

all in all…

This matter is indeed very strange.

Bao Long thought about it and realized that there was no one to be seen anywhere, so he could only start from the east.

Bao Long returned to Fu'an County, turned his horse around and headed east.

To the east is Hexi County.

The so-called Hexi refers to the area west of the Fen River, which is probably located in the area of ​​today's Luliang City. It is different from the Hexi County of the Wei State in later generations. The Hexi of the Wei State refers to the area west of the Yellow River.

The Hexi region is currently ruled by Cao Wei, which is different from the uninhabited area in the north.

When Bao Long goes there, he should be more careful.

As soon as he entered Hexi County, Bao Long immediately felt different.

With the nourishment of the Fen River, although the distance between Hexi and the north is not too far, the population of the whole area has increased. There are also peddlers and merchants traveling between the counties.

Bao Long arrived at Hexi cautiously, but soon discovered traces of Sima Yi's troops.

The entire Hexi County was actually very large. During the Han Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Pingding, Guluo, Guangyan, Fuchang, Yuanyin, Yuanyang, Hongmen, Linshui, Gaolang, Linxian, Xicheng Lishi, Zhongyang, Tujun, Pingzhou, Yinshan, Humeng, Dacheng, and Zengshan.

After Bao Long arrived in several counties, he saw the movements of the troops there.

As for how to identify whether they are Cao's soldiers or Sima Yi's horses, Bao Long's method of identification is also very simple.

Logically speaking, this place is not an important city or county, and Cao's soldiers would only leave a part of the security forces here.

As it turned out, there were only about three thousand troops in the small county of Pingding.

Three thousand troops!

If they were not Sima Yi's military horses, how could there be so many military horses in a mere Pingding County?

Bao Long immediately realized that Sima Yi's troops had arrived in Hexi County!
Although he didn't know why Cao Pi said he didn't know where Sima Yi was even though he was clearly in Cao Wei's territory, he finally found out Sima Yi's whereabouts.

In this case, Bao Long did not dare to stay any longer, so he returned to Chang'an and told Xing Daorong the news.

Although it was only Bao Long and his horse that made the round trip, it still took quite a while because they went around in a circle.

When he arrived in Chang'an, he found that more than half a month had passed since he left.

Although it took a lot of time, I still gained something in the end.

Bao Long was very excited and went to Chang'an to find Xing Daorong to tell him about his discovery.

Before he could say anything, he met Zhang Liao on the way!

When meeting Zhang Liao, with whom he had quarreled before, Bao Long certainly did not have a good face.

Moreover.
Why did he suffer so much? Wasn't it because of Zhang Liao's words that he had to find the trace of Sima Yi's army?

So when they met on the road, Bao Long just snorted coldly and didn't even say hello, as if he didn't see him.

This state clearly told Zhang Liao that he didn't want to talk to him any more.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao showed a surprised expression when he saw him, but then he called out repeatedly: "General Bao Long. General Bao Long!"

When he heard someone calling him, Bao Long couldn't pretend he didn't see it.

But he didn't have a good face for Zhang Liao, so he said lightly: "It turns out to be General Zhang Liao."

As he spoke, he looked him up and down and said, "It seems that General Zhang Liao has been in a good mood in the past half month. He seems to have gained some weight."

"It's not like someone went through so much trouble to find out the news about Sima Yi's army."

"But I didn't expect that we both guessed wrong. Sima Yi is neither in Hebei nor hiding in the north."

When Bao Long said this, he was mocking Zhang Liao implicitly.

To put it bluntly, even though I guessed wrong, I knew to go find Sima Yi's whereabouts, unlike you who only knew how to eat and drink to gain weight in Chang'an.

Zhang Liao could understand the meaning of Bao Long's words, but he really had no intention of causing trouble for him.

After the last argument, I was indignant for a while, and it was because Bao Long first said that he was a "useless surrendered general" that I wanted to compete with him.

Even though he did fight, he only went so far and didn't get too angry.

Now, listening to his words, he remembered that in the argument they had last time, he had traveled straight to the north for half a month and actually found out Sima Yi's movements. I admired him from the bottom of my heart!

He then bowed to Bao Long and said, "General Bao actually found out Sima Yi's movements?"

"Such ability! I really admire you!"

(End of this chapter)