Chapter 1261: scolding at the top of the city, confrontation below the city
Three days later, Feng Duhu finally stood on the top of the Tianjingguan city and looked south.
The undulating Taihang Mountains are as far as the eye can see.
The mountains are surrounded by floating clouds, and the autumn sun shines slantingly, and you can still distinguish green and yellow in the distance.
In the distance, you can only see the gray-black forest covering it.
"Do you, the Central Protector, want to see Hanoi?"
Zhang Jiu, who was following behind, saw Feng Duhu's appearance and couldn't help but smile and asked.
After three days of capturing Tianjing Pass, Wu Qianjun handed over a passable answer sheet, and Zhang Jiu was in a pretty good mood.
Because the Wuqian Army was in the first battle, I didn't expect to be able to compare with the veteran elites like the Tiger Infantry Wudang Army.
So he didn't have high expectations.
Fortunately, the opponent this time is not too strong.
After all, the morale of the defenders at Tianjingguan was forcibly raised.
But this kind of compulsion is ultimately irreversible and cannot last long.
Especially in Zhangzhou, he followed Du Yu's suggestion and occupied the hills on both sides of Tianjing Pass first, making the appearance of detouring to cut off the back of Guan City.
The garrison at Guancheng, whose military morale was already unstable, could no longer suppress their panic.
No matter how much the guard threatens, it will lose its effect if it is repeated too many times.
When the Han army launched another large-scale attack, the defenders completely lost their fighting spirit.
After hearing Zhang Jiu's words, Feng Duhu also smiled on his face and pointed forward:
"Although I want to see a thousand miles away, how can I see Hanoi with the towering mountains blocking my sight?"
Zhang's eyes lit up, he took a step forward and asked in a low voice:
"Does the Central Protector have any interest in Hanoi?"
Where is that place in Hanoi?
That's Sima Yi's hometown!
It is also the foundation of the Sima family!
"Zhongdu protects the Taihang Pass. The most dangerous place is Tianjing Pass. Now that Tianjing Pass has been lowered, the Sima Division hastily retreated."
Zhang took a gulp of saliva and said with excitement on his face, "If Zhongduhu leads the army southward, he may not be able to get a glimpse of Hanoi!"
It seemed that he had expected Zhang to say this. Feng Duhu's expression did not change, but he just glanced at Zhang with a slightly strange look.
Zhang Jie was startled: "The Protector of the Central Government, could it be that the last general has not considered it well?"
"No," Feng Duhu shook his head, "I just thought of something."
"I don't know what you mean?"
"Heroes think alike."
"ah?"
Zhang didn't know why.
I heard Feng Duhu say leisurely, "Before you, there was someone who made the exact same statement as you."
Then he sighed again:
"I really agree with this strategy, but how can everything in the world be fulfilled?"
Zhang asked humbly:
"The final general is stupid and does not understand the profound meaning of what the Protector of Zhongdu said."
After all, he was defeated and captured alive by an unknown ghost king, and then was tricked and almost ruined his reputation.
General Zhang always showed awe in front of the Central Protector.
There is no way, some psychological shadows, coupled with the bonus of various rumors, are sometimes difficult to eliminate.
"Actually, Yuan Kai had proposed an idea similar to yours long before you, but I thought about it over and over again and finally rejected his opinion. Do you know why?"
"So Du Canjun also proposed this idea?" Zhang was slightly surprised, and Du Yu's young face could not help but appear in his mind.
Thinking of his proposal for this battle again, I couldn't help but secretly thought:
No wonder Du Yuankai was able to enter the Zhongdu Protector's sect and become his direct disciple. This boy is truly remarkable.
"Yes, he also proposed that after defeating Sima Division, he would take advantage of the situation to capture Tianjing Pass, and then take advantage of the great victory to advance towards Hanoi."
"This strategy really makes me excited, but it is impossible to realize it at the moment."
Zhang thought for a moment and asked tentatively:
"Do you think the Central Protector has insufficient troops?"
"The shortage of troops is one aspect, but the more important thing is food and grass."
Feng Duhu said slowly, "General Zhang, haven't you noticed that this month's food and grass are already half a month late?"
If it had been delayed for another half month, I am afraid that the unprepared army would not even be able to capture Tianjing Pass.
"Insufficient food and grass?"
Zhang finally came to his senses.
With Feng Duhu personally in charge, the army's food and grass matters will naturally be taken over by the staff group.
As the commander-in-chief, Zhang only needs to lead the troops to fight, and does not need to worry about the rest, which makes it much easier.
But he didn't expect that the food supply at the rear was actually tight.
I really didn't expect it.
Because in Zhang Ji's impression since he abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, the Han Dynasty had always had plenty of money and food, and he never had to worry about logistics and food problems when marching and fighting.
"This battle has been fought for too long. All eight armies of Guanzhong were dispatched. What is the difference between this and the whole country going out to fight? The Han Dynasty was not prepared at all."
Feng Duhu's voice became a little deeper, "Otherwise, how could I have taken advantage of Wei Thief?"
The scale of this battle far exceeded everyone's expectations.
It is estimated that even Sima Yi, the instigator, did not expect that it would end like this.
On Ji Han's side, all the infantry and cavalry came out. Guanzhong, Bingzhou, Hedong, Longyou, Liangzhou and other places were completely drained of their troops and food.
If you want to continue the war, you can only use the strategic granary of Shu.
But even if it is necessary to mobilize the food and grass in Shu, how can it be so easy in a hurry?
Not only will it disrupt Feng Duhu's arrangements in Shu, but more importantly, the road to Shu will be difficult to travel!
Just transporting grain from Shu and then transferring it to the front line is really only one out of ten. This statement is true and is not an exaggeration at all.
In addition, the journey is long, and in a hurry, we have to wait until the end of the year to wait for enough grain and grass to be transported to Guanzhong from Shuzhong and then distributed to the front line.
By then it is already the coldest time, and the soldiers should take a good rest if not necessary.
This break will have to wait until at least next spring.
After spring begins, farming is more important than fighting.
The plan for the year begins with spring.
If the spring plowing work is not done well and there is no food stored, then people will starve to death.
Especially in places such as Guanzhong, Hedong and Taiyuan, the past few years have been a critical period for the implementation of the New Deal.
If too many civilians are deployed to fight this battle, which affects spring plowing, it will give some people an excuse to criticize the New Deal.
The troll won't tell you the facts or reasons, he just needs to seize the results and start trolling.
Why is it that when you implement the New Deal, the harvest is not good?
It must be the New Deal that doesn’t work!
What war?
Isn’t the war something that lies ahead?
There are no rebel troops in the rear, so where can we fight?
Can you find a better excuse?
Are you unwilling to be careful even if you make excuses?
It’s your new policy that has caused so much trouble that everyone can’t have enough to eat!
Therefore, it is said that soldiers are important matters of the country and must be paid attention to!
As one of the powerful people in the Han Dynasty, Feng Duhu had to consider the overall situation and even the future.
Rather than just looking at the temporary gains and losses in front of you.
As the representative of the Guandong family, Sima Yi launched this battle between the two parties, especially the attack on Taiyuan.
It does seem a bit risky, and it doesn't seem to be in line with Sima Yi's usual style.
Therefore, he only wanted to counterattack the big man.
It is also questionable whether there may be intentions to disrupt or even interrupt the implementation of the Han Dynasty's New Deal.
After all, the Han Dynasty Reform was digging up the roots of aristocratic families!
Naturally, Feng Duhu would not tell Zhang all these things.
However, after knowing that the rear area had begun to struggle to provide food, Zhang couldn't help but sigh with emotion on his face:
"That's it! I often heard that Jiang Shangshu provided food and grass for the army. He has always had enough food and clothing."
"I didn't expect that even Shangshu Jiang can't deliver food on time now. It seems that it is really difficult to raise food."
As soon as Zhang Jiu mentioned Jiang Wan, Feng Duhu couldn't help but cough, with a strange look on his face.
How about saying that Jiang Wan is a real person?
I just asked him to give priority to supplying the Tiger Infantry and the Wuwei Army. Unexpectedly, he really started to delay the supply of food and grass to Hebei.
If Jiang Wan could hear what Feng Duhu was thinking at this time, he would definitely be unable to help but say:
I have heard that Feng Duhu has a good way of amassing money. Since Feng Duhu asked me to give priority to supplying food and fodder for the Tiger Infantry Army and the Wuwei Army, I thought that Feng Duhu must have a solution.
Of course, Jiang Wan was not wrong to believe in Feng Duhu so much.
Because he has indeed thought of a way - that is to kill a pig to celebrate the New Year.
Although there are still more than two months before the Chinese New Year, and the pigs in Shangdang are not as fat as the pigs in Hedong.
But when people are so hungry, how can they care about the fatness of pigs?
Besides, no matter how thin a pig is, there will always be a few ounces of meat on it, right?
If you don’t have enough meat, why don’t you still have pork bones to make soup?
Isn't this the only time to knock on the bones and suck out the marrow?
Kill first to fill your stomach and then talk!
Part of the recent batch of grain and grass was sent from the eldest son.
It was obvious that Shi Bao had deeply understood what Feng Duhu meant.
What Feng Duhu has to consider now is how to preserve the results of the battle, rather than continue to expand the results.
Just when the war in Shangdang was calming down, Feng Duhu was preparing to dispatch soldiers to guard various passes in the city.
Across the road from Taihang, Yecheng in Jizhou is about to ignite a raging war.
Huan Fan, the governor of Jizhou in the Wei state, stood at the top of the city wall, pointing at the city and yelling:
"Sima Zhongda, you are the Grand Tutor of the Wei Dynasty and the auxiliary minister personally designated by the late emperor!"
"You don't want to be loyal to the country, and you don't want to fight against thieves for the country. Now, without the emperor's order, you lead troops across the state border without authorization and raise troops to surround the capital of Wei!"
"What are you going to do? Are you going to rebel? Emperor Wu has long said that you are not a good minister because you are looking down upon the wolves, but now you are actually helping the Western thieves and harming our great Wei Dynasty!"
"Sima Yi, you have a heart like a lizard, a wolf by nature, and your sins are so serious that heaven and earth will not tolerate you!"
"Anyone who is loyal to the Wei Dynasty is willing to eat your flesh! You are a handsome man! You are an old thief with a gray beard! You will soon return to the Nine Springs. How can you face the three emperors of me?"
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Huan Fan jumped up and down in front of the city and cursed, and his vicious words kept coming.
If Sima Yi hadn't mastered Qi-nurturing skills, at such a young age, he would have been scolded by Huan Fan to the point of suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, causing him to turn over and fall off his horse on the spot.
It's just that since Sima Yi took the risk to attack Taiyuan and then saw that the timing was slightly wrong, he immediately diverted to Jizhou and surrounded Yecheng with lightning speed, so he naturally had a plan in advance.
Moreover, Hanoi County is adjacent to Wei County where Ye City is located. With careful understanding, Sima Yi might know the situation in Ye City better than Huan Fan, the governor of Jizhou.
Although Kuang Huanfan had long-term aspirations, he was dedicated to competing in the world.
And every time he pastored a place, he was always at odds with his colleagues.
During the military period of Xu Zhu, the governor of Qing, he had a housing dispute with Zou Qi, the governor of Xuzhou.
He even attempted to kill Zou Qi by using his power as envoy Chijie, but Zou Qi reported him and was dismissed from office.
Later, he was reactivated, and he was not satisfied with his move to be the governor of Yanzhou, so he retired soon after.
Later, Cao Shuang came to power. Seeing that he was a fellow countryman, he made him the governor of Jizhou.
However, Huanfan was not happy because Lü Zhao, the general of Zhenbei and the shepherd of Jizhou at that time, became an official later than him, and his official position was higher than his own.
His wife, Zhongshi, was pregnant at that time. After some persuasion, Huanfan became angry and stabbed Zhongshi in the stomach with the handle of the Huanshou knife.
As a result, both Zhong and his unborn child died.
As his wife Zhong said, Huan Fan was both "difficult to do well" and "difficult to do well".
It means that I can neither be a superior nor a subordinate.
Even if he is reluctantly appointed as the governor of Jizhou now, how can his temperament change so much that he can calm down and understand the affairs of Jizhou?
He stood at the top of the city and scolded Sima Yi with all his heart. However, the weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons. After all, words and words cannot compare with stone cannons.
Looking at the army outside the city, it was impossible for Huan Fan to say that he was not panicking at all.
He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of not being able to defend Jizhou.
What was even more frightening was that as the governor of Jizhou, he had no precautions and was easily captured by Sima Yi.
He boasts that he has always been wise and has always been strong, never willing to be inferior to others.
Now he is being manipulated by Sima Yi, and being attacked by soldiers below the city is like waking up from a dream.
When people in the world talk about this matter in the future, I am afraid they will all laugh at Huan Yuan for his ignorance and lack of plan, and for betraying the trust of General Cao.
When he thought about this, Huan Fan felt that it was even more uncomfortable than killing himself.
The most terrible thing is that he was indeed tricked by Sima Yi into "secretly infiltrating Chen Cang".
This fact is irrefutable.
Shocked, angry, regretful and afraid, Huan Fan naturally jumped to his feet.
He almost used the most vicious words he could think of in his life to scold Sima Yi.
Compared with Huan Fan's rage and incompetence, Sima Yi is much more relaxed and relaxed.
At this point, he can no longer look back - although he has no intention of looking back.
After all, rather than being trapped in Luoyang and waiting to die, it would be better to make a fortune.
If you can't defeat the Western bandits, how can you defeat General Cao and his famous men?
He didn't even need to think about excuses, General Cao himself brought the clues to his door.
"Huan Shijun, together with Cao Shuang, were entrusted by the late emperor to assist the emperor. Yi was in Luoyang, fending off the Western thieves alone, working day and night, not daring to slack off, just to serve as a screen for the Western Frontier for the Wei Dynasty."
"However, as a general, Cao Shuang took the young emperor to Xuchang, forced the queen mother to stay in another palace, deposed loyal and good people in the court, and summoned jackals to the desk."
"The imperial code was changed, government orders were changed several times, things were not going smoothly, the officials were in turmoil, and the people were uneasy."
"In the general's house, the back court is overflowing with wives and concubines, and seven or eight of the late emperor's talents were secretly taken for entertainment."
"He also pretended to write an edict and sent fifty-seven talented people to Yetai, so that the late Emperor Jieyu could teach them how to use them."
"He is good at acquiring Taiyue instruments, banning troops from the arsenal. He builds a cave room and surrounds it with fine decorations. He gathers there several times to drink and have fun."
"He Yan, Deng Yang, and Ding Mi were all ministers. They were elected by Yan Dian, and Gui Si was appointed as the school captain. They used their power to rule the country and divided Luoyang. Hundreds of hectares of mulberry fields in the Yewang Dian Nong Department and the bad Tangmu land were stolen as property. Official property."
"Cao Shuang and the other dogs and eagles can be said to be monopolizing power, acting arrogant and extravagant, being disloyal to the royal family, and not upright to humanity."
After counting so many of Cao Shuang's crimes in one go, Sima Yi continued to have people proclaim loudly:
"Yi planned to join the party and attack Taiyuan. He once asked Jizhou for help, hoping to join hands with Huan Shijun to cooperate with the Wei Dynasty."
"However, Huan Shijun and Cao Shuang are fellow villagers, and he was promoted by Cao Shuang, but he sat back and watched me lead a lonely army to fight in Shangdang Taiyuan without any reinforcements."
"It will cause the Shangdang to gain and lose again, it will cause Taiyuan to be unable to attack, and it will make it difficult for me to stand alone against the thieves."
"Looking at Cao Shuang of Xuchang, he was in the rear, controlled the treasury, and supported a large army. Not only was he unable to control the Wu invaders in the south, he actually surrendered Xiangyang to the Wu invaders."
"We, the Wei Dynasty, no longer have the advantage to control the Wu invaders. This is all Cao Shuang's fault!"
Before Huan Fan at the top of the city had finished listening, he no longer cared about the demeanor of a celebrity and started swearing again and again:
"Fart! You fart! You are talking nonsense. You are slandering the general!"
After jumping up and down, Huan Fan wanted to fly down to the city and stop Sima Yi's mouth.
But apart from shouting "Sima Yi is talking nonsense", he could not refute a single word.
The plausibility of scolding Sima Yi at the beginning was gone.
The reason is very simple, because the things Sima Yi listed are all facts and there is no fabrication.
Even saying that he sat back and watched the Shangdang war and ignored it is half truth.
Because Sima Yi did send someone a letter, saying that he wanted to attack Taiyuan from Jingxing.
But at that time, who knew that Sima Yi could actually enter Taiyuan?
Besides, the letter didn't specify when.
Based on their respective positions, he naturally only regarded Sima Yi as talking nonsense and making a joke out of such an unclear letter.
But he didn't expect that someone would make fun of him today.
"Idiot, idiot, as stupid as a pig or a dog!"
This sentence is another scolding of Cao Shuang and the Three Dogs of Taichung.
Not to mention forcing the Queen Mother to live in a separate palace, not to mention recruiting talented people from the late emperor as family servants, not to mention taking Taiyue musical instruments without permission, and banning soldiers from the arsenal.
Let's talk about the matter of "dividing Luoyang, hundreds of hectares of mulberry fields of the Wild King Diannong Department, and destroying Tangmu land as property and stealing official property."
Enter his mother's!
Luoyang, Henan, and the Wild King of Hanoi are all Sima Yi's territory. Are you three dogs in Taichung so poor that you are crazy?
Even the royal estates and farms in these places dared to grab them!
Moreover, Sima Yi opened his eyes and allowed you to act recklessly in these two places. Haven't you ever thought about the conspiracy behind this?
"Huan Shijun, I brought a large army here today for no other reason than two things!"
I could only hear Sima Yi's people shouting from below the city:
"First, our army has been fighting one after another. The soldiers are exhausted and very short of food. They have not had enough food for many days, and Cao Shuang has not provided food and grass on time and in quantity."
"That's why I came here today to borrow some food and grass from Lord Huan."
"Secondly, I heard that Cao Shuang sent dozens of talented people from the late emperor to Yecheng to teach the late emperor Jieyu how to do tricks!"
"Yi is bold and wants to overstep his bounds today. He only wants to avenge the royal family. Please ask Huan to open the city gate and let Yi lead his people into Yetai to see what's going on."
When Huan Fan heard this, he immediately broke into a cold sweat!
Because there really are talented people from the late emperor sent by Cao Shuang in Yetai!
"Beauty Cao Zidan, your life is as refreshing as a calf's ears! We may be affected and our clan will be destroyed!"