After meeting the soldiers stationed at Zhiguanxing, Feng Da Sima left Wang Han alone as usual and asked:
"What do you think of this battle?"
Wang Han wanted to speak but stopped.
"Don't have any worries," Feng Dasima said after seeing Wang Han's hesitation, "Just say whatever comes to mind."
"Junhou, it's not easy to cross the Taihang Mountains in winter!"
The Eight Routes of Taihang, including Jingxing where you can barely walk a carriage and horse, often wind on steep mountains.
It's hard enough on weekdays.
Not to mention that it is the middle of winter, with heavy snowfall, making it difficult to walk on flat ground.
The road on the mountain ridge has been covered with ice and snow for a long time.
It is already difficult enough for the soldiers to crawl along the high road wearing their armor and weapons.
If you add ice and snow, you will fall down the mountain if you are not careful.
Not to mention attacking the pass - even on flat land, it is not possible to capture a well-prepared city in this season.
Therefore, Wang Han did not understand why Da Sima would choose this time to launch the Battle of Hebei.
"Before the expedition, General Zhennan also asked me the same question, why not cross the river from Luoyang? Do you know how I answered?"
"I don't know what will happen next."
"I say that compassion does not command troops, but I know this battle well."
Hearing Feng Da Sima's words, Wang Han was shocked and said quickly:
"It's the general who talks too much!"
Feng Da Sima shook his head and said with a smile:
"You are now the general leading the army stationed at Zhiguanxing, and you are facing Hanoi directly. If you have any questions, you have to ask them. If you feel something is wrong, you have to say something wrong. There is no need to talk too much."
After appeasing Wang Han, Feng Da Sima calmed down and continued:
"The river has frozen now. In another half month at most, which is the coldest time, General Zhennan will lead his army to cross the river from Luoyang north."
Looking at Wang Han, Feng Da Sima warned, "Your mission is to find a way to put pressure on the bandits in Hanoi on Zhiguan Pass and cooperate with General Zhennan."
Conducting military operations in the middle of winter may be a disaster for other armies of this era.
Frostbite and death from frostbite are a trivial matter. The key point is that plague is highly susceptible to epidemics in the military.
Once you lose control, no matter how great your advantage is, it will come to naught.
If nothing else, let’s just say that during the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao had hundreds of thousands of troops. An epidemic spread among the troops, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness. It was also an important reason for Cao Cao’s army’s defeat.
(Famine among soldiers, most of them died)
But for the wealthy man, hunger is not a problem.
For the Han soldiers who have winter drills every year, even if the epidemic is a small problem, it should not cause a big problem.
Moreover, Feng Dasima invested so much money in the medical school every year, and he did not let them just eat and not work.
At the same time, over the years, efforts have been made to improve the cultural level of the officers and soldiers in the army, not to mention that they are not afraid that the officers and soldiers will be too full to have nothing to do.
After listening to Feng Da Sima's words, Wang Han suddenly realized: "The general finally understands."
Feng Dasima shook his head:
"No, you don't fully understand yet."
"Although this battle in Hebei began in winter, it will never end in winter. Even I am not sure when the outcome will be."
Sima Yi is the only person in Wei who can make Feng Da Sima fear him.
Although this was not the first time the two had fought against each other, Feng Dasima had a profound understanding of Shangdang:
This old turtle looks motionless, but in fact he is always looking for loopholes in you. If you are not careful, he will bite off a piece of meat.
"So, don't just think that the snow is too thick in winter, but also think that the snow will melt in spring."
Although troops are expensive and fast, Feng Da Sima did not immediately summon the generals in Guanzhong after giving the Emperor of Han Dynasty the "Three Discipline Lists". Instead, he first summoned General Jiang Wei, who was far away in Luoyang Zhennan.
After crossing the river, we did not go directly to Taiyuan, but stayed in Hedong, and planned to go to Shangdang later.
That means talking to the prefects and major generals in these places one by one.
He seemed to be acting uncharacteristically slowly.
But in Feng Dasima's opinion, this is necessary.
In the words of later generations, it was necessary to unify our thoughts before the war.
He wanted his generals to realize that this was a battle with no definite end time.
We can’t limit our sights to the depths of winter right now.
After listening to Feng Da Sima's words, Wang Han really understood this time.
After talking about the business, Feng Dasima shouted outside again:
"come in."
After getting permission, Du Yu, who had been waiting outside, entered with one person.
Wang Han knew Du Yu.
He could call Da Sima "Junhou", but Du Yu could be called "Mr."
His colleagues envied Wang Han, and Wang Han also envied Du Yu.
I have been with Da Sima for many years, but I have not been able to become Da Sima's disciple.
But when Wang Han's eyes fell on the middle-aged man behind Du Yu, doubts appeared in his eyes again.
"My disciple, I don't need to say more, right?"
Feng Da Sima slightly raised his chin to indicate to Du Yu, seeming a bit casual.
It's just that the husband can do whatever he wants, but Du Yu dare not do so, but he saw him saluting Wang Han:
"I foresee General Wang."
Wang Han didn't dare to express his gratitude, so he quickly returned the gift.
"You don't have to treat him like this." Feng Dasima next to him said to Wang Han, "He has followed me in the past few years and interned in the staff group. There has been no war in the past two years, and he has also gone to the academy for further study."
"In this war, I have decided to send him to you, and you can help me take care of him. If he follows me, he may not be able to see the real fighting in front of the battle."
With Da Han's current strength and Feng Da Sima's current status, in most cases, there is no need for Feng Da Sima to come to the battle in person.
If it really comes to that point, it can only mean that the situation before the formation is not good.
In the era of the Prime Minister, frugality was popular, but in the era of Da Sima, pragmatism and truth-seeking gradually became the trend.
Therefore, Wang Han was not too surprised when Du Yu was thrown to the front line to get in touch with the actual work.
"This is Wang Jun and Wang Shizhi. He has worked in Hedong before and is quite familiar with Hedong. Someone recommended him to me some time ago."
"Now I'll put him here with you, and you can help me see what he's capable of."
Wang Jun was from a wealthy family in Hongnong, so he could be favored by his son, get Du Yu's approval, and pass the tests of people under Feng Da Sima, intentionally or unintentionally.
It's enough to see that he does have some ability in him.
He is a talented person and can represent Hongnong Haoyou's attitude towards the Han Dynasty's New Deal. Feng Dasima is naturally willing to give him a chance.
Of course, this is definitely not because his son wants to try practicing.
But then again, Hongnong connects Luoyang to the east, Guanzhong to the west, and faces Hedong to the north. It can be regarded as a strategic location.
The Hongnong Wang family chose this moment to stand up. It must be said that the vision of the wealthy family is still very vicious.
But it's also a good thing. At least the garrison in Luoyang can get an extra batch of food and grass out of thin air.
Wang Han didn't care about the Hongnong Wang family, but he understood what the monarch said:
This Wang Shizhi was probably put on the watch list by the Central Protectorate Staff Committee.
For a talented man who is not from a martial arts academy but is determined to join the army, if he wants to fulfill his lifelong ambition, the staff group is the best way.
Otherwise, we can only start from the lowest level soldiers step by step. Whether we can survive is another matter.
After all, when fighting in front of the battlefield, the thieves' weapons will not be treated differently just because you know a few more words.
If you dig in with a knife, you will fall down.
The Wang Langjun in front of me seems to be quite young. Even if he enters the martial arts academy, he will probably only be able to choose a three-month training class.
If you can join the staff group, it will be different.
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After talking with Wang Han, Feng Dasima did not stay too long and hurried towards the next stop - Shangdang - without stopping.
Compared to Wang Han who had doubts about this battle, Shi Bao, who was also lifted up by Feng Da Sima, patted his chest and expressed his stance:
The Shangdang has made all preparations and can attack Hanoi from Taihangxing and Baixing at any time.
Shi Bao's statement surprised Feng Da Sima.
Both Jiang Wei and Wang Han have raised their own doubts about the current dispatch of troops to Hebei.
Only when we arrived at Shibao, we neither had any objections to sending troops to Hebei in winter, nor raised any questions about passing through the difficult and dangerous roads of Taihang and Baxing in winter.
Feng Da Sima couldn't help but asked curiously: "What does Zhong Rong think of this battle?"
Shi Bao was surprised at Feng Da Sima's words:
"The great Han will win, is there any doubt?"
"Oh?" Feng Da Sima saw Shi Bao's natural expression, and the look on his face was even more surprised than Shi Bao:
"What does Zhongrong have to say?"
I don't even have the confidence.
Unexpectedly, Shi Bao actually started talking about it seriously:
"The battle between the two armies is nothing more than the right time, the right place, and the right people. Now there are thieves all over the world, but the Han Dynasty is still the righteousness of the world and has the right to do so. This can be called the right time."
"Bingzhou is the roof of the world. Looking east to Hebei and looking south to the Central Plains, now the Han Dynasty attacks and thieves defend it, and several passes in Taihang are accessible. Even if the thieves can rely on the passes to defend for a while, don't they understand that if you defend for a long time, you will lose.
?This can be described as a favorable location.”
"Since the time when the Han Dynasty attacked thieves, the thieves first lost Liangzhou, then lost Guanzhong, and then lost Bingzhou in Hedong and Henan. The king and his ministers were at odds with each other, and their powerful ministers were fighting against each other. They were not enemies, but they were better than enemies."
"The people under the rule of thieves have no clothes to cover their bodies and no food to eat. The officials all look to the west with their necks raised, eager to return to the Han Dynasty, just like a big river rushing to the sea without being able to be collected."
"On the other hand, in the Han Dynasty, when a wise king is in power, he is benevolent and righteous; when virtuous ministers are in court, he governs the country; when a strong general is in the army, he is unstoppable; when the common people are in the field, they sing songs with full bellies. This can be called harmony."
“The right time and place are favorable to both people and people, how can there be any reason to be invincible?”
Hearing Shi Bao's words, Feng Da Sima couldn't help but raise his palms and sigh:
"Zhong Rong's words really calmed my mind."
Without waiting for Shi Bao to be modest, Feng Da Sima said with a sigh:
"Taihang Bajing, three of them are in Shangdang (i.e. Taihangxing, Baixing, Fukouxing), so Shangdang is very important in this battle. I was a little worried about this at first, but now it seems that I have nothing to worry about.
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"General Zhennan will cross the river and march north to attack Hanoi in the near future. I will leave full power to you at Shangdang. You can act according to your circumstances and echo General Zhennan's actions in Hanoi."
Shi Bao was overjoyed and saluted:
"Here! The last general will definitely live up to the great trust of Grand Sima!"
Feng Da Sima looked at the man known as a vicious dog under his family with a smile on his face:
"I trust you."
The wealthy families in Shangdang, Hedong, all said that Shi Zhongrong was a vicious dog that could only bite people, but Feng Da Sima knew that his military strategy was also rare.
I still recall that when this man first met me, he revealed Cao Zhen's intentions straight away.
In the past few years, he has been guarding Shangdang, not only cleaning up the mess left by Wei Yan, but also cleaning up all the local snakes in Shangdang.
Nowadays, whether it is Tongyi to the north of Chang'an or Jiuyuan further north, a lot of the population comes from Hedong and Shangdang.
The officers and soldiers of Shangdang have also got rid of the shadow of the battle of Shangdang, and their morale is usable - otherwise, Shi Bao would not dare to say that he could attack Hanoi at any time.
After confirming that Shangdang was well prepared, Feng Da Sima headed for his final destination, Taiyuan.
To the east of Taiyuan, there is a pass called Jingxing, which is also known as the sixth fortress among the nine fortresses in the world.
"Lu's Spring and Autumn Period·Youshi": "What are the nine fortresses? Taifen, Ming'e, Jingruan, Fangcheng, Jingxing, Lingchi, Juzhu, Juyong".
The "last battle" of the soldier immortal Han Xin also happened here.
The hearse of Qin Shihuang also returned to Xianyang through Jingxing.
Because Jingxing has the Qinzhi Road that was opened under the order of the First Emperor, it is also the best road to take in the Eighth Routes of Taihang.
If we had to choose one of the Eight Routes of Taihang to attack Hebei, Jingxing, which could barely pass by car, would be the best choice.
When Feng Da Sima came to Taiyuan, it was obvious that he wanted to sit in Jinyang and personally supervise the army to march from Jingxing.
General Guan Suo of Zhendong, General Zhao Guang of South Expedition, and General Wang Ping of Dian Army have already led their troops to gather in Jinyang in advance.
If we add Liu Yin, who is guarding Luoyang with Jiang Wei - except for Zhang Yi, who is far away in Jiangzhou to replace Chen Daocheng and guard Yong'an, who did not participate in this battle - the four generals of Feng Linhuo under King Feng Gui have already arrived.
It is a well-known fact that there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings.
In particular, Guan Suo and Zhao Guang, who are recognized as the top two among the four generals, are both in Jinyang. It is not difficult to see the direction of Feng Guiwang's main attack this time.
King Feng Gui didn't seem to hide his intentions at all when he crossed the river from the east of Kanto.
Outside Jinyang City, Feng Da Sima met with many generals headed by General Zhennan, including the young prince Liu Hun of the Huns, and the Xianbei tribe chief Tufa Kheli.
Even after entering Jinyang City, he met with the officials and people of Taiyuan.
If it weren't for the numerous camps outside the city and the gathering of troops, I'm afraid some people would believe it that Da Sima was inspecting Taiyuan and enjoying himself with the people.
The undisguised itinerary was naturally spread to the ears of Sima Yi in Yecheng as quickly as possible.
Sima Yi, who had been paying attention to Feng's news these days, instead of breathing a sigh of relief, his brows became more and more furrowed.
If the army wants to cross the Taihang Mountains from Bingzhou, choosing Jingxing is indeed the best way.
After all, even the unparalleled Marquis of Huaiyin chose Jingxing.
It is rumored that Mr. Feng has "Wu'an Jun's Art of War" in his hand, which was noted by the Marquis of Huaiyin. Now it is reasonable to make the same choice as the Marquis of Huaiyin.
only……
Why do I always feel like something is not right?
Sima Yi stroked his beard, which had become sparse, and a deep ravine appeared between his eyebrows:
Every time Thief Feng leads troops, he is always cunning and cunning, making it difficult for people to guard against him.
Jieting's troops were very quick, and the Ping'an troops were divided into two groups. Xiaoguan was caught off guard, and Bingzhou moved to fight Wanzhou, stealing the enemy's retreat...
As he is now, upright and undisguised, if the opposite is Zhuge Kongming, it would be reasonable.
But why do things that are obviously reasonable and reasonable seem a little unreasonable when it comes to Feng Thief?
Could it be that Thief Feng really wanted to take Hebei in an upright and dignified manner?
