Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 291 Sima Yi's Reaction
Guo Huai, the prefect of Hanzhong, heard that Lu Xun led the army to invade, and led the army to arrive, and at the same time ordered someone to report to Sima Yi in Chang'an.However, Yin Shang, the prefect of Longxi, and Liang Xu, the meritorious Cao Cao, heard about Ma Chao's attack. Under the persuasion of their old friend Jiang Jiong, the prefect of Jiuquan, they all surrendered in Kaesong.Ma Chao crossed Longxi and surrounded Jicheng with troops. At the same time, he sent Ma Dai to lead the army to contact the Di people in Wudu and Yinping, so that they would not go to the dark with Sima Yi.Ma Chao was well-known in Xiliang, and these Di people were all in awe of him.Under Ma Chao's coercion and lure, these people did not dare to be tyrannical with Ma Chao.Under the double attack of Ma Chao and Lu Xun, Hanzhong was attacked on several sides, and the situation was suddenly precarious.When Sima Yi heard the news, he quickly led his troops to Hanzhong to block Lu Xun, and also sent Meng Jian to guard Jicheng to block Ma Chao.

"My lord, Lu Xun led a hundred thousand troops and came from Jinniu Road to attack Hanzhong. What can I do?" In Nanzheng City, Guo Huai also calmed down after seeing Sima Yi's arrival.In his opinion, in a difficult situation, as long as Sima Yi personally steps in, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

"Boji, don't panic, I think Lu Xun must be bluffing this time; no, it's not Lu Xun who is bluffing, but Zhao Botao!" Sima Yi sneered.

"My lord, what do you mean?" Guo Huai asked a little strangely.

"Lu Xun marched from Jinniu Road to Hanzhong. Although he could avoid the natural danger of Yangping Pass, the road on Jinniu Road is rugged and it is inconvenient to transport grain. As long as we wait to guard the crossing, it will take [-] days at most or a month at least. Lead the army to retreat. We just need to stick to the pass, and there is nothing he can do!" Sima Yi smiled, paused, and Sima Yi said again: "Although Lu Xun is good at using soldiers, Zhao Botao was born in the army and has been in the battlefield for a long time. Once there is a war, he has always taken the lead. How could he send Lu Xun alone to lead an army of [-] to take Hanzhong? This is almost his entire family property. And not only Zhao Feng, Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and other generals in Sichuan, this time a None of them came. From my point of view, this person must be leading the generals to ambush in the dark, ready to play by ear!"

"My lord's words are true, so what should I do now?" Wanting to understand this, Guo Huai asked about the current matter again.Sima Yi pondered for a while, and finally said cautiously: "Meng Gongwei is stationed in Jicheng, and Ma Chao, a warrior who is brave and incompetent, is nothing to worry about. Now that Lu Xun's attack is fierce, I will lead an army of [-] to Jinniu Road for defense. Boji, you lead An army of [-] garrisoned the city to prevent Shangyong's enemy from attacking."

"The general understands!" Guo Huai nodded and prepared not to mention it.Since two years ago, Zhang Xiu, the prefect of Shangyong, began to recruit troops and train soldiers. In the past two years, there has been constant friction between the two sides.Guo Huai knew that if everyone concentrated on Jinniu Road at this time, once Zhang Xiu led the army to attack and defended the army with the city, it might not be able to stop it.At present, Guo Huai led the army to set up defenses in Chenggu, and Sima Yi personally sat in the town to guard against all walks of life. At the same time, he dispatched secret agents to inquire about the whereabouts of Zhao Feng and other important Xichuan generals.

What Sima Yi never expected was that on the Jinniu Road opposite him, in the camp of the Sichuan army, there were only 4 horses bluffing.With Lu Xun's ability, this bluff is also a decent bluff.Of course, as shrewd as Sima Yi was, it was indeed somewhat difficult to hide his pervasive details.But without five or six days, it is impossible to get exact information.Sima Yi is cautious by nature, without definite news, he will not act rashly.With these few days, it was enough for Zhao Feng to cheat.

On the day when Lu Xun set off, Zhao Feng, Zhang Ren, and Yan Yan assembled [-] Sichuan troops and quietly rushed to Deyang on the edge of the Dian River, and then took a large boat from the Dian River to the Yangtze River, and then all went down the river. , after a three-day journey, until the city of Zigui.Along the way, the buildings and boats all died down, and the soldiers were all bored in the cabin and did not show their faces.At the same time, under the arrangement of Huang Quan and others, various places in Xichuan also carried out the cleansing of Hanzhong secret works, trying to delay the time for Sima Yi to get the exact news as much as possible.

When Zhao Feng arrived in Yidu, Wang Fu had already led Yidu's 5000 people to wait for a long time.After the two sides joined forces, they went north to Xincheng via Jingshan Road, and continued to join Zhang Xiu there, and then left Shangyong to enter Hanzhong.

"Greetings, General!" Zhang Xiu saluted Zhao Feng in Xincheng City. "Why do uncles need to be so polite, I will act according to plan as soon as possible!" Zhao Feng laughed.Looking at Zhang Xiu in front of him, he hadn't seen him for five or six years. This kid has improved a lot. In terms of ability, he is indeed much stronger than when he was the county magistrate in Baqiu.

"So that the general will know and report carefully, Guo Huai led an army of [-] troops into Chenggu the day before yesterday to guard against our army!" Zhang Xiu hurriedly reported the latest military situation to Zhao Feng.

"I see. It seems that Sima Yi is really cautious, and he is indeed guarding against us. In this case, Old General Yan, Yuan Xiong, let you lead the army first. Yiyi, you lead the army in the rear. Zijun, Boqi , you lead the army and I sit in the middle army, and I will act according to the plan." Zhao Feng thought for a while and said, this kind of matter is not too late, it is better to prepare as soon as possible before Sima Yi reacts.

After resting for half a day, the army began to march out of Shangyong according to the predetermined plan, and marched towards Chenggu along the trails on both sides of the Han River.With such a big commotion and being so close at hand, it is natural that Sima Yi's subordinates' secret work cannot be concealed. Unlike in Xichuan, Zhang Xiu simply did not send anyone to clean up the secret work this time.Therefore, the news that the [-] troops had rushed out of the new city was quickly spread to the ears of Guo Huai in Chenggu.

"Well, you Zhao Botao, you actually played the trick of attacking the east and attacking the west. You pretend to attack Jinniu Dao, but in fact you want to mobilize a large army to attack Chenggu through the three east counties!" Guo Huai read the latest military report sent by Xiaozuo, and suddenly realized Dao, but then it was difficult to understand where the [-] army came from.After thinking about it carefully, it is likely that the troops were transferred from Jingzhou.

These issues are not what Guo Huai considers. Now his task is very clear, which is to stick to the city.At the same time, he also sent someone to inform Sima Yi who was on Jinniu Road as soon as possible.At this time, Zhao Feng's [-] troops were lined up, marching westward along the bank of the Han River.

Although the meticulous work found Zhao Feng's traces, there were some things they couldn't find out clearly.At this time, Zhao Feng's 8 horses were marching along the Han River according to the pattern of tofu waist with copper head and iron tail.From Xincheng to the west, there are Xincheng, Shangyong, Ziwu Valley, Luotang Valley, and Chenggu in sequence.If someone overlooks this large army at this time, they will definitely feel a little strange, because Yan Yan and Wu Ban of the former army have already arrived at the entrance of Luotang Valley, while Zhao Feng, Zhang Ni, and Wang Ping of the Chinese army have just arrived at the entrance of Ziwu Valley. Zhang Ren of the rear army just came out of the Han River.From the front of the entire army to the rear, a long dragon of hundreds of miles was drawn.

Of course, the mountain road is rugged, and it is normal to march like this, let alone meticulous work, to find out where the front army and rear army are now.The army that can be heard clearly is about [-], and the level of meticulous work is already quite good.

"What, an army of 10,000 marched into the three eastern counties?" When Guo Huai sent someone to hurry up and inform Sima Yi of the news, he was also shocked by the news.I have 3+ troops on hand, now [-] people have been involved in the confrontation between Jinniudao and Lu Xun, Meng Jian led [-] troops to deal with Ma Chao, and [-] people under the leadership of Guo Huai, stationed in Chenggu to block Zhao Feng, plus Now that the Di people were a little unstable, Sima Yi had no choice but to send Han De to lead his troops to deter Wudu and Yinping.Except for the defenders everywhere, there are only [-] to [-] people who can be mobilized. Now unless it is myself or Meng Jian who can defeat Lu Xun or Ma Chao and get out, otherwise, Guo Huai can only rely on Guo Huai to die in Chenggu carried it.

"Tell Boji, stick to the pass and don't go to war. When Lu Xun runs out of food and retreats, I will help him to retreat Zhao Botao!" Sima Yi thought and thought, but finally, due to lack of strength, he could only make such a decision.At this moment, he also ignored it. In Guanzhong, he only had 8 to 2 horses left, of which [-] were dragged by Ma Chao to the front line of Longxi, and [-] people were stationed at Sanguan to support Hanzhong and Longxi. From Chang'an to Tongguan, the defense force is extremely weak.

But the reason why Sima Yi dared to do this was because he also knew that Cao Cao didn't have the strength to attack aggressively now.In addition to Tongguan, the Qingni pass is a dangerous place, and the Hedong County connected to Pubanjin is also its own territory, so as long as I stay for about 20 days, when Lu Xun's food is exhausted and retreats, he can calmly arrange to repel Zhao Feng. Go to Chenggu's army.It was during these 20 days that Sima Yi never expected that his political career would be completely destroyed in this way.

The current situation is that Zhao Feng, Lu Xun and Ma Chao are attacking Sima Yi.When Sima Yi planned to flank others, he was very clever.But now it was his turn to deal with this matter, and he was a little flustered.The irony of life is really sharp sometimes!

At this moment, Zhao Feng's [-] Wuqian Flying Army and [-] Danyang Elite Soldiers had arrived at the crossing of Meridian Valley.The details have already been found out, and Zhong Yao also has a small village at the entrance of Ziwu Valley, but the defenders are less than a thousand.As for Qingni Pass and Tongguan, the defenders were only a few thousand.It seems that as long as I walk through the Meridian Valley Road, I should be able to drive straight into Guanzhong.

"You Chang, you followed Old General Yan into Chenggu, and along the way you learned about military affairs for the old general and advised him!" Zhao Feng told Ma Di before dividing the troops.The latter hesitated for a while, and finally took the initiative to ask Ying to say: "General, I'd better follow you to take the Meridian Valley Road. The last time I walked Yinping Pass, I was also with the general!"

"It doesn't matter, everyone in Guanzhong is brave and intrepid. It is enough to have Zijun, Boqi and Yifeng go with me this time. You have to be careful, Guo Huai is resourceful and good at using troops. You still need to be cautious!" Zhao Feng finally warned.Ma Di knew that he had made up his mind, so he couldn't persuade him anymore, and he didn't say anything now, he could only hope that Zhao Feng led the army to go safely.

"Let's go!" Looking up at the gap between the two mountains on the top of the valley, there was only a blue line left in the sky, Zhao Feng didn't say anything, but ordered the 1 troops to enter Meridian Valley Road.In the rear of this army, there are nearly a thousand horses from Xiliang.All the horses carried heavy bags of dry food, enough for [-] horses for half a month.

(End of this chapter)