Hearing Tuoba Xilu's chest-beating words, Master Sima's eyes moved back from the void and fell on Tuoba Xilu again.
Looking at the other party's confident and stupid eyes, Sima Taifu's old face, which was like a pool of stagnant water, finally showed some movement, and the corner of his mouth twitched once again.
Probably because he felt that this expression was not too obvious, Master Sima sat up straighter again to show that he was sitting upright, and said with an moved expression:
"Master Tuoba, I haven't heard such lofty words for a long time."
Then he lamented endlessly, "I am already old and decrepit. When I heard the name of Thief Feng, my heart was shaken."
"I am old and declining, and I am afraid that my time is numbered. This time you and I join forces. If we can really defeat Thief Feng, the world will probably not remember me as a dead person?"
"But the young master is different. He is in his youth and full of energy. I think of Feng Thief, a famous general who has never been defeated so far."
"If we are defeated by the Young Master, the Young Master's name will be powerful in China, let alone outside the Great Wall?"
"Think of the desert outside the Great Wall. No matter in the west or in the center, many tribes perished at the hands of this person."
"The name of God Feng Wen made the children outside the Great Wall stop crying at night and the tribal leaders trembled in fear. However, once this man was defeated by the young master, who in the grassland would dare to disobey him?"
As a veteran of the four dynasties of the Wei Kingdom, Sima Yi had experienced countless ups and downs. The incident between Tuoba Xilu and Tuoba Desert Khan was nothing more than drizzle to him.
Hu Yi is ignorant and simple and crude in doing things. How can the battle for reserve positions in China be so cruel and fierce?
Therefore, Sima Yi only said a few words, which made Tuoba Xilu happy:
"Thank you, Master Taifu. The land of Hebei is the most suitable place for prairie warriors to perform. Taifu, please rest assured that as long as Feng Thief dares to step into Hebei, I will definitely let him know what a true elite knight is."
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Sima Yi nodded, with a long-lost smile on his face. He looked at Tuoba Xulu with a look full of kindness, as if looking at a retarded person:
"Young Master has such spirit, I really admire him. As a great master of the Wei Dynasty, I am not as courageous as the Young Master. I am ashamed, so ashamed!"
After being praised highly by the Lord of Hebei, Tuoba Xulu felt that the kind-hearted old man in front of him became more and more pleasing to the eye:
"Although Xilu is outside the Great Wall, he has already heard of Thief Feng's evil reputation. The Taifu has grown up to be a country planner, so he also attaches great importance to Thief Feng."
Want to seek the country when you are old?
You Di Yi boy thinks that I am old enough to seek the country?
After hearing this, Sima Yi felt no fluctuation in his heart and even wanted to laugh a little.
But that's fine. Having such a foolish young man who doesn't know the heights of the world may be helpful to the situation in Hebei.
Two people, an old man and a young man, one praised and the other imagined, and they talked happily.
It wasn't until the lanterns came on that Tuoba Xulu left the Taifu's Mansion without feeling satisfied.
Although the Taifu looks old and decrepit, he still has good eyesight.
When Tuoba Xulu left with great satisfaction, he looked back at the brightly lit Taifu Mansion and commented in his heart.
Sima Yi didn't know that Tuoba Xulu had already left, but he would still comment on himself like this in his heart.
But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
For him, as long as he can block Feng to the west of Taihang Mountain, it is the biggest thing in front of him.
If you can defeat this thief, it will be a blessing.
If this is really possible, it doesn't matter if a Di Yi boy comments or scolds him.
Just be afraid, this Tuoba Xulu is an incompetent person with great ambitions but little talent.
After people sent Tuoba Xilu away, Sima Yi sat there, motionless, with a gloomy expression.
"Three days? We only communicate with each other every three days! How long has it been since I married his mother-in-law? It only takes three days for me to communicate with you!"
But seeing Sima Yi suddenly furious, he stretched out his hand and pulled on the case, sweeping everything on the case to the ground.
"I am his mother! The son raised by the girl and the pheasant..."
Taifu Sima, who had always focused on Qi-nurturing Kung Fu and kept his expression calm even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of his eyes, originally had a gloomy face, but finally showed uncontrollable anger.
Even slang and swear words were uttered.
Three days?
When I killed Mengda, I could travel 1,200 miles in eight days!
Not to mention the cavalry marching outside the wall.
Taifu Sima clearly remembered that Feng had crossed the desert from Liangzhou to conquer Bingzhou.
Even on the way, they even smoothly wiped out Xianbei in the west and destroyed Kebineng.
Still in the mood to pretend to attack Qiaoshan!
What about the end?
He went straight to Hedong and stabbed himself in the back of Guanzhong.
Otherwise, how could we have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in the battle of Guanzhong but retreat without a fight?
"Someone is coming!"
"Master?"
"Immediately send people to Youzhou and let the frontier counties in Youzhou pay attention to the movement of Hu reinforcements. As soon as there is news, report it immediately without delay!"
"Here!"
Although he knew that as soon as there was news from the frontier fortress, he would definitely report it to him as quickly as possible.
But for some reason, he still couldn't help but feel uneasy when Thief Feng from Taiyuan made some noise.
Where this uneasiness comes from is unknown.
They knew clearly that it was impossible for the Han army to fly over the Taihang Mountains, but they saw that Feng Thief, who had always been cunning and cunning, actually sent out troops in an upright manner this time and attacked the various passes in the Taihang Mountains step by step.
But it made Sima Yi feel a little abnormal.
Ever since this thief came out of the mountain, there has never been a time when he didn't make some strange moves.
Never!
It can even be said that the thief's military use can be without righteousness, but it cannot be without surprise.
Not to mention only being upright.
Therefore, there must be a problem somewhere, but I haven't thought of it yet.
As soon as he thought of this, Sima Yi's already wrinkled old face became even more wrinkled.
At this moment, a rumble of thunder came from the distance, interrupting Master Sima's thoughts.
A servant came in and wanted to close the window.
However, Sima Yi waved his hand to signal the other party to go out, then stood up from his seat, walked to the window, and looked out the window.
On an early spring night, the sky was quietly covered with a layer of gauze-like dark blue, the stars were hidden, and in the complete silence, a drizzle fell silently.
The area around the lanterns has been dyed with a faint yellow halo.
From the light that shines through, you can see that the spring rain is like threads, densely intertwined in the sky.
The spring night was full of joy for the rain, but Sima Yi couldn't be happy at all, and even his expression became extremely solemn.
The arrival of spring rain means the complete departure of winter and the complete melting of snow.
It also means that the Han army is about to launch a full-scale attack.
While Sima Yi of Yecheng was anxiously waiting for Xianbei reinforcements, the governor of Shanggu County in Youzhou was also worried.
Just today, countless barbarian cavalry appeared without any warning, and no one was even sent to say anything in advance.
When the border guard saw the Hu cavalry appearing all over the mountains and plains in the north, he was almost frightened to death.
In the early years, Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, advocated the policy of appeasing the Hu people, so there was little pressure on the frontier.
In addition, the Han Kingdom in the west was eyeing the enemy, so most of Youzhou's soldiers were transferred to Guanzhong.
In the past few years, the Taifu has presided over the government affairs of Hebei and formed an alliance with Tuoba Xianbei, which made the heavy troops deployed at the Youzhou frontier fortresses become almost useless.
Fortunately, he remembered in time that the Taifu had sent someone to remind Xianbei of reinforcements.
"General, what should we do?"
The guard's face was already pale, and it was unknown if he was frightened to the point of peeing.
"Why are you panicking?" The guard naturally couldn't help but let the soldiers under him show their timidity, "Let me go and take a closer look."
One sentence immediately made Xiao Bing feel like he was standing tall at the top of a mountain.
The general usually deducts military rations and drinks the soldiers' blood, but he didn't expect that he would be so generous?
"Open the door, open the door! Open the door quickly!"
"Let us in quickly!"
The sudden appearance of a large number of Hu Qi led to the emergency closure of Juyong Pass.
Hu Qi, who came in a hurry, couldn't get in and started yelling and cursing at the gate.
"Who are you?"
The guard shouted loudly.
It was just that the barbarians in the gate were making a lot of noise and shouting and cursing, but no one answered his words at all.
Seeing that the door would not open for a long time, the impatient man even drew his bow, intending to shoot an arrow.
Seeing everything below, the guard was sweating profusely in Antai, which was suddenly warm but still cold.
The Tutor did not say that the barbarians would come here like this.
If these barbarians have evil intentions and cause trouble after entering the customs, then if they dare to open and close the door, wouldn't ten heads be enough to chop them off?
Thinking of this, he didn't dare to open the door easily.
While he was sending people to the rear to report the situation, he shouted desperately to Guanxia:
"Where is your boss? Ask him to come and talk to me quickly."
But in front of the surging barbarians, the guard's words had no effect at all.
The barbarian, whose ass seemed to be on fire, cursed at the gate for a long time. Seeing that the person above him was still unwilling to open the door, this was completely different from what the Khan had promised himself before leaving.
But it was impossible to get them to turn back. Some people had already dispersed to both sides, as if they wanted to see if there were paths on both sides that could pass.
"Third Prince, this way, this way..."
Just when the barbarians couldn't help but want to attack the city pass, a group of troops finally escorted the somewhat embarrassed Tuoba Chuo to the pass.
"I am Tuoba Chuo, the third son of the Great Khan of Tuoba Xianbei. At the invitation of Sima Taifu, the Lord of Hebei, I am leading my troops to reinforce your country."
After revealing his identity, Tuoba Chuo asked the Nanxia guard on the city to quickly open the city gate.
"Please ask Prince Tuoba to show me the token!"
Tuoba Chuo then remembered that his master had given him a token before leaving.
He reached into his arms, took out the token from the place closest to his body, and raised it to signal.
A basket was quickly hung from the city gate. Tuoba Chuo knew what it meant and put the token into the basket.
Sure enough, not long after, the heavy city gate was finally opened.
After Tuoba Chuo and others entered, the barbarians who had been waiting impatiently rushed towards the door one after another.
Some people even got beaten up because of it.
Tuoba Chuo, who had just entered the closed door, was a little frightened. Hearing the sound of fighting coming from behind, he turned around and couldn't help but feel frightened and angry:
"What are you trying to grab?! Before the pursuers arrived, I was already in disarray."
After yelling and cursing a few times, he turned his horse's head, raised his whip, and whipped it at the barbarians without thinking.
Seeing their master's behavior, the followers and guards also rushed forward.
Only then did a passage emerge from the chaotic Guancheng Gate.
With Tuoba Chuo's personal suppression, the barbarians gradually calmed down and passed the pass in an orderly manner.
The chaos caused by the barbarians made the guard general look at him in shock.
Are these people really the Xianbei reinforcements that the Tutor mentioned?
Although Hu Yi had always been rude, such chaos made the guard inexplicably worried.
No matter how ignorant he is, he still knows that there is no rule without rules.
Not to mention that what these people will face in the future is the Han army, known as tigers and wolves.
But these thoughts just flashed through his mind.
It is not his turn to worry about national affairs.
Even why the Xianbei reinforcements arrived unexpectedly was beyond the ability of a mere guard general like him to ask.
What he needs to do now is to report the matter as soon as possible and at the same time, cooperate with the government to arrange these reinforcements according to the Tutor's previous instructions.
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On February 6, the 10th year of Yanxi's reign, the first Wei Junwu Fort in Jingxing was breached.
On February 10th, the Han army captured the second fort.
On February 15th, the third fortress was broken...
As a mid-mountain division, the Wudang Army's combat effectiveness in the mountains was indeed stronger than that of other Han armies.
In addition, among the eight towns in Taihang, Jingxing is the best for marching.
Therefore, although Jingxing's attack was the slowest, its progress was the fastest.
And the fighting was also the most intense.
Then the news of the victory in capturing Wubao Fortress was regarded as good news by Feng Da Sima and sent to Chang'an.
When the first victory report was delivered to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty only thought that he was the Great Sima before they formally marched and achieved a great victory. They all said that he was worthy of being the invincible Great Sima of the Han Dynasty.
Who would have expected that when the news of success spread, they would only capture a mere fortress on Jingxing.
However, considering Feng's illustrious military exploits and illustrious reputation, he was the first general of the Han Dynasty.
And this can also be regarded as a good sign for the beginning of the tenth year of Yanxi.
So everyone tacitly agreed not to comment on Feng's fuss.
Unexpectedly, Feng Dasima seemed to be addicted to sending good news. Within a few days, he sent a second letter, and then a third letter...
Once the number of times increases, many people can’t help but murmur in their hearts:
What is Da Sima doing?
Could it be that you want to take credit and reward?
"What does this mean in plain text?"
Not only the courtiers were muttering in their hearts, but even Adou felt that his brother-in-law was a little abnormal.
With a thick stack of good news in his hand, he ran from Wuyang Palace to Guigong to see the Queen, not caring about the long journey.
The queen looked through the good news handed over by the emperor, and then the look on her face was a little surprised.
It seemed that she was also surprised by Feng Da Sima's move.
After thinking for a moment, she tentatively guessed:
"Could it be that you are following Wang Jian and Xiao He?"
Wang Jian led 600,000 Qin troops to destroy Chu. On the way, he asked the King of Qin several times to reward him with fertile land, beautiful houses, gardens, ponds, etc., in order to dispel the King of Qin's concerns about him.
In order to dispel Emperor Gaozu's suspicion of him, Xiao He did not hesitate to buy more land and borrow money at low prices to defile himself.
Although the Wei Kingdom is not destroyed now, as long as Hebei is secured, there is no need to worry about the remaining bandits in Guandong.
Feng Yong already had high merit, and he was in his prime. He was the most important minister in the court, and he was excellent in both civil and military affairs.
If we really look at the historical relationship between kings and ministers, the queen's guess is not unreasonable.
Although Adou is somewhat mediocre in talent, he is not an unlearned person.
And before Liu Bei died, he also had his last words, asking the prime minister to urge the prince to study more on his behalf.
Therefore, when the queen said this, Adou understood what she meant.
He thought for a moment, hesitated again, and finally shook his head:
"Otherwise, Mingwen is a man of temperament, and this behavior is not his style. Besides, I have known Mingwen for more than 20 years, how can I treat it as a general relationship between a monarch and a minister? It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate!"
Queen:......
My heart is so tired!
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Adou naturally couldn't guess it, but it didn't matter, he just needed to express his position:
"If the army sends good news, the court will naturally reward it. Why not send someone over to reward it?"
Attacking a Wuzhai and capturing a hundred and eighty people does not mean it is not an achievement.
But such merit is not enough to be sent to the emperor's case.
Most of these small merits are recorded first by those who join the army, and then accumulated.
Once you have accumulated enough merit, calculate them together.
Since Da Sima is making such a fuss, he must have some deep meaning.
Otherwise, just follow the rules, send someone to reward him, and then take the opportunity to inquire.