Chapter 15: Father’s debt to the son’s debt

Patio Pass Front.

Zhang Fei stationed his troops here, leading Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Pang Hui and other young generals to resist the Wei army from Hanoi and Bingzhou.

Tianjing Pass is located in the southernmost part of the Taihang Mountains and is located in Jinmiaopu Town, Zezhou County, which is at the junction of Shanxi and Henan in later generations. It is surrounded by peaks, ravines, ancient cliffs and contiguous terrain, and steep terrain. In history, it was a military fortress that controlled the Central Plains in the south and bounded Shangdang in the north. Ancient history called it "Hedong Pinghan" and "Xiong Town in Nanjin".

Several fast horses came flying like a flying horse, stopped in front of the camp gate, and after receiving the inspection, they got on the horse and rushed towards Guanzhong again.

In the big tent.

Zhang Fei looked at Sima Zhao standing in front of him, took the letter sent by Sima Zhao, opened it and looked at it, with a strange look on his face. He straightened his chest and waved the letter and said, "Do you know what it is written?"

Sima Zhao had no expression on his face: "I know, when I came north, the Prime Minister had already told me."

"Well, boy, just know. The Prime Minister said, you need to exercise on the front line. If there is any inappropriateness, I can kill you in front of the formation!" Zhang Fei was murderous intent, and his big hand waved with the words. Anyone could feel that even if he only used his hands, he could easily crush Sima Zhao.

Sima Zhao still had no expression on his face: "I know, the Prime Minister told me."

Zhang Fei stopped saying anything, he turned around and said, "Zhang Bao, take Sima Zhao down, starting from today. He will be one of your former army suicide squad."

Therefore, the prime minister of the Great Wei, King of Jin, and Sima Zhao, who pursued Emperor Wen, became a member of the Ji Han suicide squad.

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"Kill--" The Han army waved their weapons and rushed down from the high slope. The marching team of Wei troops was disrupted, and the two sides fought together. The weapons collided and cried, and blood was flying in the air, and people were chopped down like wheat.

Sima Zhao was wearing ordinary soldiers' lichen clothes and rushed in front. This was the seventh battle in just over a dozen days. The suicide squad was well-deserved.

He dodged by the waving steel knife. The man's head was swung at the swing of the ring-headed knife, and the blood was sprayed. The head was flying in the air. Sima Zhao did not pick up his head and continued to move forward. A long spear stabbed him from the side. Sima Zhao kicked the ball back, and the gun was swept away. The Wei army holding the gun could not bear Sima Zhao's great force. He fell back, Sima Zhao rushed over, stepped on the spear, and the ring-headed knife went from top to bottom, stabbed into the man's heart. He was quick and fast.

The killing poke angered the generals of the Wei army. Before Sima Zhao pulled out the knife, a giant sword had already slashed at him. The sword was powerful. Sima Zhao abandoned the knife and retreated quickly. His right shoulder and right chest had been scratched, and blood was splattered. Fortunately, it was only a skin injury. Although it was painful, it was fine. The Wei general refused to give up and swung the giant sword. Sima Zhao retreated again and again, and was tripped to the ground by a corpse. The Wei general roared, waved the giant sword, and slashed at Sima Zhao.

Sima Zhao turned over on the ground and changed direction with the Wei General. The sunlight fell on his face. He felt the golden light flashing in front of him, and he felt a chaotic feeling. The wound on his chest hurt, and his body couldn't help but pause. This was a fatal mistake, and he could no longer avoid the knife.

Unexpectedly, it would end in this way. It was vague. He thought helplessly. His hands did not stop and subconsciously pulled out a dagger from his thigh and stabbed forward. It seemed that he had stabbed something, but the Wei General's knife did not slash.

Sima Zhao opened his eyes.

"Second Young Master! You are the Second Young Master!" General Wei whispered, and blood flowed down his chest, "I finally found you!"

Sima Zhao looked at him with a expressionless face.

"Second Young Master, are you finally back? Are you finally back to Hanoi? I am your general Sima Dazheng."

"Sima Dazheng," Sima Zhaotie's face melted, the Sima family in Hanoi, those continuous courtyards, those familiar faces, those childhood time...

"Second Young Master, you must have suffered a lot. Come home with me. Since you disappeared, I have been looking for you for a long time!"

The reckless man didn't know the news that he surrendered to Ji Han. Perhaps he knew that this person who brought him up only thought that he was a lamb who was on the wrong path and hoped that he could go home.

The dagger in Sima Zhao's hand suddenly advanced and then pulled out. Sima Dazheng opened his eyes wide in disbelief. He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, the airflow leaked out like a broken skin, and he fell down like a big tree.

"Home? But I will never go back."

Sima Zhao roared and rushed towards the Wei army again.

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Funiu Mountain, which stretches east and west, divides Luoyang and Nanyang into two basins, with steep mountains and blocking north and south. Only two rivers are taken from the north and south foot of the mountains, and wash out two valleys opposite each other, forming a natural channel connecting north and south, that is, the Luyang Road leading from the Central Plains to Jingbei. This road is full of canyons and cliffs, which are dangerous and difficult to move. The transportation of food and grass is also a big problem. Sima Yi attacked Luyang and broke it. It was the first big city in the north of Wancheng. With a little supplementary material, he knew that the road to the south from then on was not easy to walk. In addition, Ji Han and Jiang Wei and Wang Ping's occasional sneak attacks made the Wei army miserable, so Sima Yi held a military meeting in advance to unify the thoughts of the generals in the army and stabilize the morale of the army.

"Our army has been in Funiu Mountain for half a month. The food and grass have been exhausted and the weapons have been lost. The Wu army blocked the road in front and the Han army pursued it behind. This is a danger that has never happened in life. Dukes, I know that you have no fighting spirit at the moment and just want to return home soon. However, if you don't defeat Lu Xun, we will not be able to get out of Nanyang smoothly; if you don't defeat Lu Xun, we will not be able to get supplements; if you don't defeat Lu Xun, we will not be able to cheer up our spirits." Sima Yi looked at their subordinates and said in pain, strengthening the power of his speech with his hands, "So, we must win a battle!"

"But why don't we beat Ji Han in the back?" someone asked.

"First of all, Ji Han and Jiang Wei and Wang Ping's troops are very cunning. They followed us and found the right opportunity to attack once. However, when we counterattacked them, they always discovered abnormalities in time and refused to move forward. Jiang Wei, a little thief, has obtained the true teachings of Zhuge Liang, and it is difficult to attack. Besides, Jiang Wei's hands. Does we need food and grass? Even if we defeat Jiang Wei, can we fight back to Luoyang from the original path? Do you think our morale still have the courage to attack the Han army head-on? In contrast, Nanyang belongs to our Great Wei, and has been in operation for several years and has a lot of food and grass. If we defeat Lu Xun, we can get great supplements. Although Xu Huang's troops are embarrassed and still have strength. After joining them, we have the strength to redeem Nanyang County to redeem our mistakes of losing Luoyang. What's more, we may have the strength to retake Luoyang!"

Morale was re-encouraged by Sima Yi. In desperate situations, the hope of survival is far greater than internal differences. In desperate situations, people are most likely to let go of contradictions and unite. What's more, just these people are now, no one can touch Sima Yi's authority.

When no one is there.

Sima Shi asked: "Father, you are in a suspicious place now. If you don't attack Ji Han, but attack Dongwu, will you be more in line with your statement of collusion with Ji Han?"

Sima Yi smiled bitterly: "What can I do? Let's talk about it one step at a time."

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Due to the pigeon, the news that Sima Yi went south reached Nanyang like lightning. The general of the Eastern Wu who was fighting with Cao Wei was shocked, and Lu Xun immediately invited Zhuge Jin to discuss matters.

"The remnants of Sima Yi from the Wei army went south." Lu Xun had a smile on his fair face, and he couldn't tell whether it was a smile or a sarcasm. "Zhuge 'Prime Minister' gave Zhuge 'General' face very much. I'm afraid we won't make any contribution, so I'll send us some."

Zhuge Jin had an awkward expression: "Boyan, Kong Ming had already put a lot of effort into defeating Sima Yi with the same force in Luoyang. He would definitely not be able to eliminate Sima Yi. He would let him out. What's more, he sent Jiang Wei and Wang Ping's army to retreat and pursue us, echoing us. My brother must not be suspicious, and it will ruin the alliance between Sun and Liu."

Lu Xun said coldly: "It's already hard for our army to besiege Xu Huang here. If he comes again, how should I resist it? Humph, I'm so angry that I burned Wancheng with a fire. Kongming would set fire. Could it be that I won't?"

Zhuge Jin was shocked: "Brother, I finally took down Wancheng, how can I give up easily? Besides, a big fire and a jade and stone are burning, what's the point of being in all nature? Let's think about it again."

Lu Xun said: "Okay, there is a way not to burn Wancheng. Someone must help me defend my back so that I can fight. Where is my good son-in-law? I asked him to guard Wancheng so that my soldiers in the Eastern Wu would not be attacked on both sides."

Zhuge Jin hesitated and said, "Qiao'er turned out to be a little more troops, but since our army occupied Wancheng, the food and grass have not been maintained, and most of them have been disbanded and returned home. When attacking Cao's army, they have also been injured. With his military strength, he is afraid that he will not be able to defend Wancheng."

Lu Xun thought for a while and said, "Brother, you are a loyal person, and you are not wrong to care about your younger brother and son. However, you cannot tolerate personal relationships in the country. If Sima Yi really meets Xu Huang, the situation in Nanyang will change drastically. This is not the time to be kind. Qiaoer is meticulous and has a steady job. He can hold Wancheng with great things. He will be sure to guard Wancheng. And brothers and brothers must do everything they can to defeat Xu Huang's troops as soon as possible before they can concentrate their efforts to deal with Sima Yi. Otherwise, we will have to take some effort to defend this Nanyang land."

Although Zhuge Jin felt sorry for his son, he had to rely on him when Lu Xun said something reasonable.

Zhuge Qiao was sent to Wancheng.

.........

Zhuge Qiao did not expect that he would enter Wancheng in this way, where he had not attacked for several months.

Wancheng is a big city, but it is not suitable for defense. Therefore, when Cao Cao attacked Wancheng, Zhang Xiu surrendered without thinking. It was not until Cao Cao married his aunt. At this time, he had several disadvantages: First, Wancheng was ruled by Cao Wei for many years, and Ji Han arrived, and his foundation was not good. How should the city deal with it? Secondly, Sima Yi fought in desperate situations, so his courage increased naturally, and his total number of people was only 10,000. In the past few months, he suffered a lot of losses. Although he had supplemented a lot, his combat effectiveness must have dropped by a large part; again, Wancheng is a plain, with more ditches than Luoyang and less river water than Xiangyang, and his mediocre soldiers were used to fighting mountain wars, which was Sima Yi's strength. How should he deal with Sima Yi?

It seems that Lu Xun is not easy to deal with. He sent his uncle with just one word. It seems that his father would not be able to use Cao Wei's hand to weaken Sun Wu's power. However, since he allowed himself to enter Wancheng, he would not be able to enter this time in vain.

Wancheng was much richer than Shangyong. Although Lu Xun took Wancheng, he loaded the city's wealth and logistics into the south after the war - did Lu Xun have no intention of occupying Wancheng at that time? - But after Zhuge Qiao entered the city, he was still very surprised. The houses in the streets and alleys, the people shoulder to shoulder, and the huge treasury were still left with countless cloth, money and grain, countless iron smelting workshops in the north of the city and more than 50,000 iron craftsmen. Even ten Shangyongs would not be as good as this city. If Ji Han had this iron smelting capital, Cao Wei would probably have insufficient military equipment in the future.

Unfortunately, can all this be kept?

On November 25, Zhuge Qiao stayed with Fan Jiang to guard Wancheng, and led his army to the local city on the southern foot of Funiu Mountain, and was ready to face the enemy.

Fangcheng County was named after the construction of Fangcheng City in its territory. There is a saying that Fangcheng was the earliest Great Wall in China. "During King Wen of Chu, he built the Great Wall at Fangcheng Mountain (later Xiaoding Mountain), called 'Fangcheng' to guard its northern border. Fangcheng County was named after this." According to historical records, in the 12th year of King Wen of Chu (678 BC), Chu defeated Shen and occupied a vast area north of Funiu Mountain. In order to prevent the domineering Duke Huan of Qi from invading the south, he built the Great Wall in the north of Nanyang City in later generations. The Great Wall started from Fangcheng County to the south, and then turned to the southwest Tanghe County, facing the direction of Qi. Later, it continued to build during the war, along the west side, along Nanzhao, Song County, Xixia, Neixiang, Zhenping Town, and at Tugu Mountain in Luozhuang Township, Dengzhou City, it stretched for seven or eight hundred miles. Today, there are also relics of the Great Wall in Neixiang County, Xixia County, Fangcheng County.

Bowangpo seems to be more famous than Fangcheng. It is located 60 miles southwest of Fangcheng County, with Funiu Mountain in the north, Yinshan Mountain in the south, and Baihe River in the west. It is a hill where Funiu Mountain extends here. It has a dangerous terrain and is the thoroughfare of the ancient "Xianghan Pass Road" and has always been a place that military strategists must fight for. During the Western Han Dynasty, the diplomat and explorer Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions twice, and made outstanding achievements. He was named "Bowang Hou" in the sixth year of Yuanshuo in the Han Dynasty, and gave his name to "Bowang" and was obtained from this. However, the name here is because it was the place where Kong Ming first set off a cottage to release the first fire. From this fire, Zhuge Liang's name illuminated the sky of the Three Kingdoms.

"Sima Yi, come on, I'm waiting for you." Zhuge Qiao shouted loudly to the north.

"Father, you have to bless me." Zhuge Qiao said in his heart, "This is a disaster for you to release. If he hurts me, you will regret it."
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