Even though Feng Duhu looked serious, he actually felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Although it was just a conversation, Feng Duhu was quite shocked.
Du Yu has such insights at a young age, and can be said to be one of the most genius people he has ever seen in his life.
If given time and another chance, the achievements would probably be beyond the reach of ordinary people.
If such outstanding talents slip away from one's fingers, it would be a great regret in life.
What Feng Duhu was afraid of was that if Du Yu didn't want to, or if someone got there first, he couldn't really kill him.
In these days, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose their king - in the same way, the gentleman chooses the best and recruits him as a disciple, and the disciples also want to choose the best and study.
Fortunately, Feng Duhu's reputation is big enough.
There are also dazzling achievements and peerless articles that are guaranteed, coupled with printing technology and improved papermaking technology, to benefit students all over the world.
No matter how talented Du Yu was, he would still be fascinated.
Now that I have the opportunity to join Feng Duhu's sect, how can I still hesitate at all?
Seeing Du Yu kneel down and worship, Feng Duhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Get up."
"Thank you, sir."
Du Yu stood up, walked forward, took the cup on the table, poured a new cup of tea, and respectfully presented it to Feng Duhu with both hands.
Feng Duhu took it and took a sip.
This is considered a ceremony.
As for the rest, you can make up for it later.
Just when Feng Duhu was mobilizing troops in Hedong and preparing for a counterattack, at Yanmen Fortress in the north of Taiyuan, Shi Zhangyuan, the chief of the Hu Xianbei School Commandant, was standing on the wall of the frontier fortress, looking south in the distance.
He is also waiting for news from Jinyang.
After learning that Sima Yi personally led the army to invade Taiyuan, Zhang Yuan, who stayed behind in Pingcheng, immediately gathered the last few troops in Yanmen County.
At the same time, in the name of protecting the Xianbei captain's mansion, nearly thousands of young Hu people were recruited and ready to support Taiyuan.
It's just that the stability of Pingcheng is of great importance, and Yanmen's troops cannot be easily transferred.
Unless Jinyang sent people to rescue him, Zhang Yuan would not dare to cross Yanmen Fortress and go south without receiving military orders.
Therefore, he could only ask the recruited civilians and barbarians to gather at Yanmen Fortress, while at the same time sending people to Jinyang to inquire about the news.
"Elder brother, there is no news today?"
A man who was also from a martial arts school passed by and said something half regretful and half hopeful.
Zhang Yuan did not look back and reminded:
"Call Chang Shi."
The young man curled his lips and said, "There is no one else here."
Zhang Yuan was one of the first batch of students in Jiangwu Hall, and he was also the most accomplished among the students who came out of Jiangwu Hall.
The most important thing is that he has followed the mountain leader for several years and received personal guidance from the mountain leader.
This is a qualification that everyone would envy.
Therefore, the middle- and low-level young officers who came from the martial arts hall only recognized one senior brother, and that was Zhang Yuan.
Probably because he came into contact with many secrets while working with Feng Duhu, Zhang Yuan has a somewhat deep temperament and most people would not dare to have too much contact with him.
However, he really has nothing to say when it comes to treating underachievers.
Just as the children of Nanxiang are the foundation of the mountain chief, the students trained by the Jiangwu Hall are able to write and read, and dare to fight and fight. Their common beliefs and pursuits make them far more united than others.
In the Han army, it has gradually become a considerable force.
The descendants of Nanxiang, the former Liangzhou Army, and the students of Jiangwu Hall were Feng Duhu's three biggest supporters in the army.
The personnel of these three forces often overlap in identity.
As a loyal follower of the mountain leader and the senior brother of the martial arts hall, Zhang Yuan naturally does not hesitate to support his disciples.
At this time, I saw that although my junior fellow student was speaking openly, it was indeed the truth, so he just reminded me:
"I'm afraid that if you get used to it, you will behave like this in front of outsiders."
"No, don't worry, senior brother, I can still distinguish the seriousness of things."
The junior student shook his head, followed his senior brother's gaze to the south, and sighed:
"I don't know what's going on in Jinyang. They haven't given any news for so long..."
"What is supposed to come will come." Zhang Yuan frowned when he heard this. He was also muttering in his heart, but he couldn't show it, "Why are you anxious."
The junior student chuckled, rubbed his hands, looked left and right, and then replied:
"Nothing but itchy hands and ears."
As he spoke, there was some regret on his face:
"Although we, the Shenji Battalion, took action during Shan's Long March to merge with the state, it is a pity that until now, few people have heard of our name."
"Why are you so anxious? It's just that the time has not come yet. The mountain chief values you so much, why are you afraid that there will be no chance?"
The thunder in Pingcheng in the past few years is far greater than before.
It's just that there have been too many abnormal things in the past few decades.
Droughts and floods are unpredictable, locust plagues occur year after year, and other strange things happen.
One more thunder incident like this will not attract much attention at all.
But Zhang Yuan knew that most of the thunders heard by the people of Yanmen County were not sky thunders, but the Shenji Battalion secretly established by the Zhongdu Protectorate was conducting some kind of experiment.
The predecessor of Shenji Camp was Liangzhou Leishen Camp. After the military was restructured, it came under the jurisdiction of the Central Protectorate and was renamed Shenji Camp.
In the past few years, the mining progress of the mine has been so fast, and the Shenji Camp has played an important role.
"Sima Yi is one of the thieves. Wouldn't it be great if he could make a name for himself?"
The junior is eager to try.
Zhang Yuan glanced at him and poured cold water on him:
"How many qualified Yuandings does the Shenji Battalion have now? Does it have enough firepower?"
As soon as this was mentioned, the junior student fainted:
"not much."
"How much is not more?"
"eight……"
Zhang Yuan glanced at him again: "Don't joke with the lives of the soldiers of the Shenji Camp. If something really happens, the mountain commander will skin you!"
So the junior changed his mind and said, "Five."
Zhang Yuan snorted:
"It took you several years to build five qualified round tripods, but you still want to make yourself famous after Sima Yi?"
The junior sighed:
"There is no way. The iron materials produced in the workshop are rarely suitable."
He scratched his head and said, "As soon as this matter is over, I will go back to Chang'an to see if there is any progress in Mr. Mei's laboratory."
The scientific research team led by Amei and the laboratories below have always been supported by the wealthy Xinghan Association, coupled with the continuous development of the college to cultivate talents.
It can be said that the prototype of the integration of "industry, academia and research" has been formed.
With the support of strong financial resources and the correct leadership of Mr. Feng, there will naturally be no problems with the research direction of the scientific research team.
They decentralize the research results to various places, and each place continuously feeds back problems that arise in practical applications, forming a good cycle.
If you want to build qualified round tripods in large quantities, in addition to smelting iron materials, you also have to see if the iron material formula can be improved, and whether the method of making round tripods can be changed to be more reasonable, etc.
These all need to be tried continuously.
"But five is almost enough. Sima Yi must have never seen artillery..."
"It's Yuanding!"
Zhang Yuan corrected him.
Although the artillery is indeed more vivid, after all, it can correspond to the stone cannon in the army.
But before such an important weapon of the country - this is what the mountain chief said - before it really appears in the world, it is better to call it Yuanding for the time being.
Although others heard the artillery fire, they didn't know what it was.
However, confidentiality rules must still be followed.
"Oh, okay, round tripod, five round tripods fired in a volley, it is impossible to scare Sima Yi to death!"
As he talked, the junior classmate became a little excited again.
"If five round tripods can scare Sima Yi away and save Jinyang, it will be worthwhile."
Zhang Yuan looked south again, "But I always feel that something is not right."
As the saying goes, soldiers are more valuable than speed.
If Sima Yi wanted to capture Taiyuan, he had to take advantage of Taiyuan's lack of troops to capture Jinyang as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, when the court's reinforcements arrive, unless he wants his escape route cut off, he will have no choice but to go back and forth from wherever he goes.
There is not much time left for Sima Yi!
Zhang Yuan firmly believes in this.
He believed in the mountain commander, and he also believed that the Han cavalry was invincible.
When it comes to speed, the Han soldiers under the command of the mountain commander have never been afraid of anyone.
"Eldest brother is saying that Sima Yi has other plans?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head: "We are staying here and cannot get the news from the front in time. How can we make a conclusion easily?"
As he spoke, he sighed:
"Counting the days, the messengers and spies sent out a few days ago should have returned the news."
He has been standing here for almost a whole day, actually waiting for news.
Although no news is good news.
But the news that should arrive does not arrive in time, which is not good news.
This made Zhang Yuan feel a little anxious.
Is it possible that something really happened in Jinyang and that no news could even be spread?
Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart.
Is Sima Yi really that powerful?
This is too inappropriate.
After all, it was General Deng who was personally defending the city.
While I was thinking wildly, my junior fellow student's voice suddenly sounded in my ears:
"Elder brother, is that right?"
Zhang Yuan came to his senses and quickly raised the telescope.
Sure enough, I saw the knight running towards Yanmen Fortress, carrying the command flag on his back.
"Exactly!"
Zhang Yuan couldn't help but let out a breath.
Just come!
"Report! Urgent report!"
At the foot of Jinyang City, across the Fen River from the Wei army's camp, Sima Yi's voice came out:
"Send it in."
With the Taifu's permission, the personal guards led the knights into the tent and delivered the latest news.
"Taifu, a large number of traitor cavalry were found in the south of Qi County. It is very likely that the traitor reinforcements have passed through Guanjue Valley!"
Hearing this, Sima Yi didn't look surprised at all on his face. Instead, he sighed:
"Are you here? It's faster than I thought! Have you found out who the leader of the bandit army is?"
"I heard it's Guan Suo!"
Hearing the name "Guan Suo", Sima Yi's eyebrows twitched.
Hearing that the bandit reinforcements were coming, he was not surprised at all, but when he heard that Guan Suo was personally leading the army, he was a little moved:
"That's it, no wonder!"
Feng Yong's number one general led the battle like wind and fire. No wonder he came so quickly.
"Go, pass on my military orders, and ask the generals to come to my tent to discuss matters."
When the approaching Wei generals heard that the bandit army had arrived in Qi County and that the leader was Guansuo, there was a commotion.
"Taifu, the Guan bandits are powerful enemies and should not be underestimated. Moreover, there are still thousands of bandits on the other side of the valley. If they respond internally and externally, the army's retreat may be cut off!"
"That's right, Master, it's better to prepare as early as possible."
…
Sima Yi gently stroked his beard, glanced at the generals, and said:
"You finally know the reason why I stationed my army east of the Fen River and did not cross the river to attack the city?"
He pretended to sigh:
"What I'm worried about is that the bandits' reinforcements will come too quickly. If the army cannot escape in time during the attack, everything will be in danger!"
Hearing this, many of the Wei army generals looked ashamed on their faces.
In the past few days, the army has arrived at Jinyang City, but the Taifu has not yet crossed the Fen River, which makes them a little unable to hold back.
I didn't expect that the Taifu would have such considerations.
"Taifu, what should we do now? Do we want to retreat?"
Sima Yi sighed:
"I attacked Taiyuan because I wanted to take risks. If I can capture Taiyuan before the thieves can react, that would be a good thing."
"But now it seems that I took it too much for granted."
Having said this, he glanced down again, taking in everyone's expressions, and then shook his head, with a heavy look on his face:
"If it were anyone else, it would be best for us to return to Dagu immediately, but this time it's the Guan thieves who are here."
He emphasized his tone, "Qixian County is not far from Dagu, it is even closer than Jinyang."
"When we return to Dagu, we must have a fight with the Guan thieves before we can escape."
"And after the thief is imprisoned, I don't know who else will come. If Feng thief follows..."
Sima Yi paused and said nothing.
Being entangled by the Guan thief, and then the Feng thief followed him, and fought to the death with the thief in Taiyuan?
Many people swallowed involuntarily.
Taiyuan is considered the territory of thieves now, right?
"What Taifu means is that we are not going back to Dagu? Then where else can we go?"
Sima Yi pondered for a moment and then said:
"If you don't go back to Dagu, there may not be any other way to go."
He raised his head and looked at the generals, "Don't forget, there is a road going east from Jinyang, called Jingxing, which can pass through the Taihang Mountains and return to Jizhou."
"According to the spies' report, the traitor's garrison at Jingxing has been transferred back to Jinyang City to assist in the defense of the city. There is no garrison there now."
Hearing this, the generals couldn't help but look at each other.
Going to Jizhou?
The current governor of Jizhou is Huan Fan. This man is a fellow countryman of General Cao Shuang. Will he agree?
"Everything should be done with the overall situation in mind." Sima Yi seemed to understand everyone's thoughts, "If there is a loss in the army, Hanoi will probably not be saved."
"If we don't stand in front, how can Jizhou stop the thieves? I believe Huan Shijun will understand this."
Sima Yi looked over one by one, "The matter is urgent. Do you have any questions? Or do you have any better ideas?"
After a long silence, someone cautiously raised a question:
"Taifu, what should we do over there in Ogu?"
The army is under Jinyang City, but there is also a garrison in Dagu. On the one hand, it is to guard the remnant army of the traitors, and on the other hand, it is to guard the retreat.
"I will personally write a letter and send someone to send it to ask them to return to the valley..."
He didn't say anything else.
Although he hoped to defend Shangdang, Sima Yi did not have much hope.
After taking Shangdang, they failed to capture Gaoping Pass in time and blocked the entrance to Shangdang from Hedong, making it difficult to hold Shangdang.