"Sir, there is another news from Hedong, saying that Thief Feng has been staying in Hedong and has not left, and it seems that he is planning to increase his troops."

Sima Division, who was granted the title of Protector of the Army, could finally enter the army openly and follow Sima Yi.

At this time, with a slightly worried look on his face, he took the news from Hedong and reported it to his lord.

"Sir, tell me, is Thief Feng up to another trick?"

Fifty-eight-year-old Sima Yi has a ruddy complexion, a wide forehead and a high nose, a pair of deep-set eyes with sparkle, and a long, slightly silvery beard under his chin.

Compared to some of his less confident sons, Sima Yi was a veteran of four dynasties and had gone through countless hardships.

Not to mention the Wei State, even if we look at the entire world, from the decades when the heroes competed for the throne, to the three-quarter world, how many people can still survive after experiencing it all personally?

Not to mention that Sima Yi was from a noble family, and his ability and knowledge were far beyond ordinary people.

With the death of Ge Thief, there are only a handful of people who can compete with him in politics and military strategy at the same time.

Without the pressure of Ge Zei, facing Feng Zei alone, Sima Yi seemed much more calm:

"When I withdraw from Guanzhong, it's hard to say if the Shu captives still have some strength left and can brave the severe cold and march out of Tongguan in hot pursuit."

"But now Ge Zei is dead. Although Feng Zei is well-equipped with both civil and military skills and is outstanding in leading the army and governing the people, he..."

Having said this, Sima Yi paused for a moment before continuing slowly:

"He is still young and has too little experience, so he may not be able to convince the crowd. There are hundreds of thousands of Shu captives in Guanzhong, but he may not have the courage to lead so many troops out of Tongguan."

Although Feng Thief is currently the commander-in-chief of the Shu captive army in Guanzhong, Sima Yi knows that the Shu captive army in Guanzhong is actually divided into two parts.

Some of them are the Liangzhou Army brought over from Liangzhou by Feng Thief, and they can be regarded as his direct descendants.

But the larger part is the Hanzhong army that has been led by Ge Thief himself.

The Ge thieves died suddenly, and the Feng thieves were able to keep hundreds of thousands of people in the pass without causing chaos. This was already an extraordinary feat.

If he dared to lead these troops to march eastward at this time, then he would really have to wonder whether Thief Feng was so famous that he could not live up to it?

Seeing his master's indifference, Master Sima felt reassured, but he still hesitated:

"Then he has been staying in Hedong for the past two months and has continued to increase troops there. What is his intention?"

Sima Yi explained to his son calmly:

"Contain Jiang Zitong (ie Jiang Ji) and prevent him from reinforcing Yecheng and Shangdang."

Master Sima has naturally thought about this possibility.

But he thought more deeply:

"Sir, Hanoi is the foundation of our Sima family! Thief Feng has always been full of tricks. This person is like a poisonous snake. If he doesn't move, he will die. If he moves, he will definitely be cunning and want to kill people. You must be on guard."

It's not that he doesn't trust adults, if it were anyone else, he wouldn't have any worries at all.

But Feng Thief is different.

After all, your Excellency was forced to lead the army from Guanzhong back to Luoyang, but Feng Thief had a share of the credit.

How could Sima Yi not know his son's psychology?

It's just that he was a little helpless about this matter.

The Battle of Guanzhong, the aftermath has not been settled.

No matter how much he didn't want to admit it, Sima Yi could tell that even his son felt restrained in his heart after confronting Thief Feng.

It can be seen from this that how many people in the Wei army are not afraid of this thief?

"That's why Thief Feng will stay in Hedong at this moment!"

Sima Yi sighed, "In this way, not only can he hold back Jiang Zitong, he can even hold us back indirectly, so that the army in Luoyang will not dare to easily send reinforcements and go north to Yecheng."

Although Sima Yi believed that the Shu captives were unable to advance eastward at this time, Feng thief had never acted according to common sense, so he should not be careless at all.

"But sir, we are not..."

Sima Shi originally wanted to say, "It's not that we don't have plans to reinforce the Shangdang."

But before he finished speaking, Sima Yi already knew what he meant:

"We know that we don't want to increase our troops in Yecheng. Even Xuchang may not dare to believe it completely, so how can Thief Feng be sure? In his eyes, we and Xuchang are one."

Xuchang never mentioned asking Luoyang to send more troops to Yecheng.

Sima Yi never took the initiative to mention the need to reinforce Yecheng.

Therefore, it can be seen that both sides are wary of mobilizing troops in Luoyang.

"So Feng Thief's real intention in increasing his troops in Hedong is to contain the forces in Luoyang and Hanoi in one fell swoop."

When Sima Yi said this, his tone finally showed some hesitation:

"Of course, there is another possibility...if he has already suspected that we have a quarrel with Xuchang, then such a big fanfare can just test the relationship between us and Xuchang."

Thief Feng is cunning, and this is not just talk, it is something that everyone knows.

Things between Luoyang and Xuchang cannot be hidden.

As long as Thief Feng is intentional, he will be able to detect it sooner or later.

Sima Yi believed that there might be many thieves lurking in Luoyang City.

Not to mention, if the situation has developed to this point, some people in the Wei Dynasty may have begun to harbor treacherous intentions.

People are against each other, maybe this means people are against each other.

Although Sima Shi experienced flashy cases and had troubles in his official career, he was as famous as Xia Houxuan, He Yan and others in his early years, and he had a high reputation among the younger generation of Wei State.

Before he killed his wife and became enlightened, he was not complacent about it.

It was only after he officially participated in family affairs, or in other words, since the Lord and the Cao family gradually drifted apart.

Only then did he realize that there are many heroes in the world.

I remembered that Thief Feng was about the same age as me, and now he was not only famous all over the world, but even adults were quite afraid of him.

Master Sima couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

Seeing Sima Shi's appearance, Sima Yi seemed to know what he was thinking:

"It is expected that the enemy must be treated leniently. Regardless of whether he is a Ge thief or a Feng thief, he is the most cunning and fierce among all the Shu captives."

Having said this, he let out a long sigh:

"There are very few people in the world who can compete with them without falling behind, but we have to compete with them. This is both a blessing and a great misfortune!"

"Unfortunately, you have to compete with a powerful enemy that is rare in the world; fortunately, if you and I, father and son, are not outstanding, who are we qualified to compete with?"

Thinking of the dilemma during the battle in Guanzhong, Sima Yi felt a little lucky: Fortunately, the Ge thief was dead!

If the Ge thieves are still there, I believe that in a few years, the Shu captives will definitely invade the east in a large scale. Who in the world can stop them by then?

In the past, Liu Bei entrusted all state affairs to Ge Liang and ordered Liu Chan to act like his father.

Over the years, Liu Chan has grown older, but he can still abide by Liu Bei's words and has no intention of seizing power.

Not only was there no suspicion between the emperor and his ministers, but Liu Chan was able to feel at ease even when Zhuge Liang was leading the entire nation's troops.

How rare?

Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh and said:

"Zhuge Liang and Feng Mingwen are so lucky to meet such loyal men!"

Looking back on myself, I was first forced to serve as an official by Emperor Wu again and again.

When he really became an official, Emperor Wu turned around and told Emperor Wen to be careful about interfering in Cao family affairs.

Fortunately, I had always been on good terms with Emperor Wen and was diligent in my official duties, so I was able to avoid a disaster.

Later, he was entrusted by Emperor Wen to assist the late emperor.

Compared with Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang, who had trusted each other for more than ten years, the former emperor was far inferior.

As soon as he ascended the throne, he couldn't wait to transfer three of the four auxiliary ministers from the court so that he could personally take charge of the power.

That's all, but he was impatient and refused to listen to others. The next year, he insisted on conquering the army himself and suffered a huge defeat.

When Cao Wenlie (aka Cao Xiu) and Cao Zidan (aka Cao Zhen) were around, it was still relatively easy to say.

As soon as these two people left, the late emperor became more and more worried about the frontier officials and generals.

If it hadn't been for the protection of Zhongshu Ling, Sun Zi and others, even veterans like Man Chong would have been suspected.

well!

Sima Yi sighed deeply, remembering the trustworthiness of Emperor Wen in the past.

Thinking about it again, could it be that I have reached this point because of the late emperor's suspicion?

How great would it be if the late emperor could trust himself as Liu Chan trusted Zhuge Liang?

Master Sima didn't know what Sima Yi was thinking. After a while, he heard his master suddenly ask:

"Are all the craftsmen sent from Xuchang here?"
To be continued...