Chapter 235: Backhand
When Sima Yi heard Mrs. Liu's words, he remained calm and said respectfully: "Our Sima family in Hanoi has always been loyal people of the Han Dynasty. When the Han Dynasty's court is in crisis, he should stand up and solve the problems of the court."
Feng Ji snorted coldly: "The evil words confuse the public and attract the public!"
Mrs. Liu shook Feng Ji, who closed her mouth unwillingly.
Mrs. Liu looked at Sima Yi and frowned slightly and said, "Sima Yi, what do you mean by these words? The Han Dynasty court is in crisis? Where do you start?"
Sima Yi clasped his fists and said, "Wang Kuang rebelled and led his army to attack Pingxian, trying to threaten Luoyang..."
Feng Ji sneered, "So what? Although Wang Kuang is ambition, his elite troops defend Pingxian, so he will never succeed. When General Chunyu Qiong leads his army back to Luoyang, Wang Kuang has no choice but to go back to Hanoi."
Sima Yi said neither humble nor arrogantly: "What the sir said is very true.
But the gentleman probably didn't know that thirty miles upstream of Ping County, there is a place called Hongsongya. It was a ferry a hundred years ago. Because the river surface is not wide and the water flows have become smooth, it is very suitable for building a floating bridge... "
When Mrs. Liu and Feng Ji heard this, their expressions changed slightly.
Sima Yi continued: "According to the information obtained by our Sima family before, Wang Kuang knew that place. If Wang Kuang sent someone to build a floating bridge to Hongsong Cliff, he would be able to cross the Yellow River in one day."
Mrs. Liu immediately shouted, "Come!"
The officer guarding the mouth of the people immediately came in, clasped his fists at Mrs. Liu and said, "What are the instructions for Madam?"
"Immediately send an order to see Lu Xiang."
Later that day, Lu Xiang led two thousand men to leave Luoyang and rushed to the Hongsong Cliff in Sima Yi's mouth. However, that night, they hurried back to Luoyang.
Lu Xiang came to Mrs. Liu and reported urgently; "Madam Qi, it's not good. An elite force under Wang Kuang has crossed the Yellow River from Hongsong Cliff! So I have to hurry back and report to my wife!"
Mrs. Liu's expression changed. After thinking for a moment, she turned her head and shouted to a messenger beside her: "You should immediately rush to Ping County, and send two generals Jiang Qi and Lu Kuang to lead their troops back to Luoyang immediately."
The messenger held his fists and agreed and left in a hurry.
Mrs. Liu looked at Sima Yi frowned and sighed: "I didn't expect that everything was hit by the teacher! Mr. is such a clever idea!"
Sima Yi clasped his fists and said, "I hope I don't say it right."
Mrs. Liu asked hopefully: "Sir, Wang Kuang has crossed the Yellow River. I wonder what we should do now?"
Sima Yi looked at Mrs. Liu and Feng Ji, smiled and clasped his fists at Mrs. Liu and said, "Now Luoyang is empty. General Chunyu Qiong's army has only 30,000 troops even if it comes back. Wang Kuang crosses the Yellow River, which is a catastrophe for Luoyang!
But when you look down on your wife, you don’t seem to be very anxious, you seem to have a backup plan?”
Mrs. Liu was stunned and then smiled, "Sir, it was a clever idea, and he could actually guess this based on our reaction." Then he nodded and said, "Sir, you guessed right. Mr. may not know that the Black Mountain Army has already taken effect with the Prime Minister..."
Sima Yi suddenly realized and nodded, "I'm telling me why the Prime Minister dared to lead the main force into Jizhou. It turned out that he had already conquered the Black Mountain Army."
The Black Mountain Army mentioned here is a huge force entrenched in the southern part of the Taihang Mountains. As mentioned in the previous article, this army is actually a force formed by the defeated Yellow Turban Army in various places retreating to the Taihang Mountains.
This force has become stronger with the continued remnants of the Yellow Turbans retreating into the Taihang Mountains and the joining of refugees.
The leaders are Zhang Niujiao who appeared in the previous article and Zhang Yan who has not appeared. They are known as one million people, but the so-called one million people are mostly people who cannot fight, such as family members and elderly people and weak people. The real force is about 100,000 or 200,000.
Mrs. Liu said: "The Prime Minister originally planned to use this force as a surprise soldier to raid Gongsun Zan's flanks. But now Luoyang is in danger, so I will make the decision to transfer this force to solve the current crisis first."
Sima Yi clasped his fists and said, "I don't know if my wife has ever thought about it,
Since the Black Mountain Army has become the Prime Minister, why did Wang Kuang dare to leave Hanoi County to raid Luoyang? Isn’t he afraid of being captured by the Black Mountain Army and then attacking them with his wife?”
Mrs. Liu and Feng Ji thought of this question and were stunned for a moment. Mrs. Liu frowned and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"
Sima Yi clasped his fists and said, "I think there might be something wrong with the Black Mountain Army..."
When Mrs. Liu and Feng Ji heard this, their faces changed. Feng Ji shouted angrily: "Don't talk nonsense! The son Zhang Niujiao and Zhang Yan's favorite are all in Luoyang. How could they have any unfaithful intentions?"
When Sima Yi heard this, he couldn't help but be confused, frowned, and looked thoughtful.
Mrs. Liu glanced at Sima Yi and smiled, "Sir, don't worry. I can be sure that there is no problem with the Black Mountain Army. Mr. has made great contributions this time, and I will definitely recommend Mr. in front of the Prime Minister."
Sima Yi came to his senses and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Madam!"
Mrs. Liu said to an officer standing beside him, "Take a sir to rest in the inn." The officer clasped his fists and came forward to invite Sima Yi. Sima Yi bowed to Mrs. Liu and followed the officer down.
Feng Ji glanced at Sima Yi's back, smiled coldly, and said to Mrs. Liu: "He really dares to say anything!"
Mrs. Liu said, "He doesn't know the situation, so it's normal to have such suspicion." Then she frowned and asked, "Sir, do you think, is this Sima Yi's saying possible?"
Feng Ji clasped his fists and said, "It's impossible! Zhang Niujiao and Zhang Yan's favorite son are in Luoyang. How can they have a different intention? As for why Wang Kuang dared to move, it was simply because Wang Kuang didn't know that the Black Mountain Army had surrendered to the Prime Minister."
Mrs. Liu nodded, Zhan Yan smiled, and then said to Feng Ji: "Immediately send a letter to Xun Cheng, asking him to immediately send a letter from the Heishan army to mobilize the entire army to support Luoyang, and also report this situation to the Prime Minister."
Xun Cheng, whom Mrs. Liu mentioned, is a master of Houdexuan and a confidant of Mrs. Liu. Now Xun Cheng is staying in the Heishan Army as a liaison officer.
The Feige sent a letter, and just half a day later, Xun Cheng, who was far away on Taihang Mountain, received it.
Xun Cheng wore a Confucian shirt and looked like a scholar. After reading the Feige sent by Mrs. Liu, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately left his residence and ran towards the Juyi Hall of the mountain village.
At this time, the entire village was in a busy scene, and the various units of the Black Mountain Army were gathering in a hurry.
Chapter completed!