After Cao Rui's death, Sima Yi first occupied Henan, then joined forces with Jiang Ji, and then occupied Hanoi.

It can be said that it suddenly occupies the most essential place in the Central Plains.

Although he still calls himself Wei Chen, he can actually be regarded as supporting the army and respecting himself.

Especially when facing Cao Shuang, who represented the emperor of Wei, "listening to the tune but not the propaganda" was not enough to explain Sima Yi's attitude.

It can be said that he neither listens to the tune nor the propaganda.

It's just that for this kind of thing, no matter what the reason is, no matter how good the appearance is, it will always be true.

Therefore, if you want to consolidate your position, you must have sufficient internal control.

As a senior figure in the Wei State, Sima Yi naturally understood this deeply.

Therefore, the generals who are still in the army and are qualified to discuss matters in the commander's tent are all Sima Yi's supporters.

Sima Yi decided on the strategy of abandoning Jinyang and marching eastward to Jizhou. Except for some people who were worried about whether Shangdang would fall, there was no objection from the rest.

After the generals went down to prepare, Sima Yi ordered again:

"Let Dr. Ma come over."

Ma Jun quickly followed the order:

"Master, are you looking for me?"

"That stone cannon..." Sima Yi paused, and then continued to ask: "How is the construction going?"

When he mentioned this, Ma Jun's face showed excitement:

"My lord, my lord, please don't worry. I've been trial-producing it many times in Luoyang. I've known it for a long time... and I know it well. Now I will definitely not miss my lord's big event."

After hearing this, Sima Yi had a look of unwillingness and regret on his face:

"My big deal... Alas! Dr. Ma, let's postpone the construction of this stone cannon. You can go back now and destroy all the mechanical parts."

“Remember, it’s all destroyed, nothing remains!”

Upon hearing Sima Yi's instructions, Ma Jun couldn't help but be startled, suspecting that his ears had heard it wrong.

Or... the master made a mistake?

"Taifu, you mean...said..."

Ma Jun already stuttered, but when he was anxious, his stuttering problem became even more serious, and he could not even speak completely:

"Destroy, destroy, destroy?"

"Yes, destroy it!"

Sima Yi nodded and said resolutely: "The bandit reinforcements have arrived. It seems that there is no chance of using this stone cannon."

"There are stone cannons in our army. We need to keep them secret until we are against the enemy, so you must destroy them completely!"

"Thieves, the thieves have arrived?"

Ma Jun was also unwilling to give in. When he heard that the thieves' reinforcements had arrived, his eyes dimmed and he could only obey the order.

After Ma Jun left, Sima Yi sat alone in the tent for a long time before letting out an almost inaudible sigh:

"The general trend of the world can no longer be reversed!"

Taifu Wei, who always pays attention to cultivating his mind and character, sighed, and in an instant, his body became slightly stooped, and his face also became a little slumped.

After several years of planning, Sima Yi had some intention of turning the tide.

Especially after the death of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, it is unknown whether the Han Dynasty can still be as aggressive and unstoppable as before.

After all, former Prime Minister Shi Yangyi rebelled against Han and defected to Wei, and Wei Yan, the general of the left cavalry, was at odds with Feng Yong, not to mention the women in the Han harem interfering in politics.

And the easy victory over Shangdang gave Sima Yi an illusion: The Han Dynasty must be on the decline?

This time sending troops, especially attacking Taiyuan, seems a bit risky, but it may not be a test.

As long as the Han Dynasty is really suffering from internal strife, then this dispatch of troops will be regarded as a successful adventure.

What people didn't expect was that even though Feng Yong had been transferred out of Chang'an, the rapid response of the Han Dynasty still exceeded his expectations.

It can be said that General Guan passed through the Guanjue Valley and reached the south of Qi County so quickly, which made Sima Yi feel powerless in his heart and made him sigh to the sky:

"I didn't get it right, God's will is hard to do..."

Over the years, he has to bear the huge pressure of Guanzhong alone while having to be careful of Xuchang's back stabs, which has really made him a little exhausted mentally and physically.

In the fourth year of Yanxi reign of the Han Dynasty, Sima Yi, the Taifu of Wei State, attacked Shangdang and then led his army to attack Taiyuan.

Guan Suo, the general in the east of the Han Dynasty, led his cavalry to rush to Taiyuan. Sima Yi expected that Jinyang would not be able to leave and did not want to get entangled with Guan Suo, so he withdrew his troops from Jingxing and entered Jizhou.

At the same time, the war in Jingzhou and Xiangyang also came to an end.

Lu Xun, the great general of the State of Wu, surrounded Xiangyang. Taking advantage of the rising water of the Han River, he allowed the Chang'an to approach the bank of the Han River and borrow the bridge-building gun left by Marquis Wu to build a bridge and board the city.

There were only a few guards in Xiangyang, and most of them were stationed in the south. It was impossible to imagine that the Wu people could climb the city wall from the water.

Caught off guard, the outer city of Xiangyang fell.

Although Guanqiu Jian, Hu Zhi and others on the other side wanted to break through the Han River from Fancheng and rescue Xiangyang, the Wei navy was almost non-existent.

In addition, they were facing the navy of Wu State and Lu Xun, who knew the most powerful military force in Wu State.

Not only did the Wei army want to break through the Han River, but even taking a boat to the center of the Han River was a luxury.

Standing at the top of Fancheng, knowing that the outer city of Xiangyang has been lost, there is nothing we can do.

A few days later, they could only watch helplessly as the inner city was filled with flames and black smoke rising into the sky...

Pu Zhong, the general of Xiangyang who burned himself in the fire, cried out sadly before his death:

"The fall of Xiangyang is not my fault, it is Guanqiu Jian's fault! He was deceived by thieves first, and then failed to rescue him. This is really the sinner of the Wei Dynasty!"

Lu Xun, who entered Xiangyang City accompanied by everyone, looked at the figures in the fire and couldn't help but sigh:

"What a pity, how can such a strong man serve a thief?"

Ma Tian, ​​who was following Lu Xun, looked at the fire with a thoughtful look on his face.

At this time, Lu Xun turned around, suppressed his sigh, and put a smile on his face:

"Mr. Ma, if it weren't for your help, I'm afraid it wouldn't be that easy to capture Xiangyang."

Martin also smiled slightly:

"Your Majesty's words are serious. Han and Wu are allies of each other and have agreed to fight against thieves. It's okay if Tian doesn't encounter it. But if it happens, how can there be any reason to sit back and watch?"

"Sir, you are serious!" Lu Xun said with emotion, "If everyone in Wu and Han countries is like you, why worry about not being able to eliminate the thieves as soon as possible?"

I'm not worried!

With the current momentum of the Han Dynasty, as long as there are no internal problems, the thieves will be eliminated sooner or later.

maybe……

Martin looked around Xiangyang City and smiled:

"What the general said is that as long as our two countries can continue to cooperate sincerely, the traitors will be wiped out."

Hearing Ma Tian's words, a look of longing appeared on his face, and then a trace of sadness flashed past, with a slight sigh in his tone:

"I hope I can see that day."

When Ma Tian heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised and said:

"Why did the General say this?"

After a moment of silence, Lu Xun looked at the soldiers celebrating their victory in the distance, sighed, and whispered:

"I am old. In one more year, I will be old enough!"

Martin took a serious look at Lu Xun, but saw that his temples were covered in frost.

He counted in his mind:

Sima Yi of Wei State is already over sixty, Lu Xun of Wu State is almost there, and how old is our Han Dynasty's Central Protector?

Well, anyway, I can survive them to death!

That’s it!

Ma Tian glanced at Lu Xun again. To be honest, there was actually a wise king in Wu who was about the same age as the Hanzhong Protector, but it was a pity that he was short-lived.

No, it should be said that fortunately he is a short-lived ghost.

Noticing that Ma Tian was looking at him many times, Lu Xun asked strangely:

"Sir, do you have something to say?"

Ma Tian was startled, fearing that the other party would see what he was thinking, so he coughed quickly:

"Ahem, I do have something to say to the general, but I don't know if it's appropriate."

Lu Xun smiled and said:

"Sir, you have done me such a great favor. If you have anything to say, please just say it. Why should you be restrained?"
To be continued...