Chapter 796: Ninja Invincible
It is said that Sima Yi originally intended to report to Cao Pi and mobilize his troops to capture Ye City. According to Sima Yi's calculations, there is a high probability that Ye City is an empty city. If we don't capture it now, then when?
But the city of Puyang was filled with the atmosphere of brotherly strife. This atmosphere not only discouraged Sima Yi, but also made Sima Yi smell the smell of blood. But Sima Yi's eagle nose actually smelled something, which was the opportunity for the Cao family to split.
That kind of opportunity hangs hazily in Sima Yi's future, as if it is a bright moon covered by heavy veils and fog. Sima Yi has not seen this opportunity clearly yet, and he has never even seriously considered it. possible.
Le Jin's son Le Wei, who had followed from Cao Zhi's camp, rode silently at the front of his team. Not far ahead were Sima Yi and his followers. Le Wei's martial arts skills come from his family, and he also has a long sword in his hand. His figure is slightly longer and slender than his father's, and he still looks childish at this moment. If Cao Zhi hadn't been able to find his favorite general for a while, it wouldn't have been Le Wei's turn to lead the army.
But military merit was extremely important in that era. For the glory of the Le family, no matter how weak Le Wei was, he could not retreat and had to go into battle. Le Wei had also heard a little bit about the story of the Cao family's sons competing for the heir, but according to Le Jin's strict family training, the Le family never expressed their position on who would succeed Cao Cao, and the Yue family's children could only remain neutral in principle.
As Sima Yi walked, he had a plan in mind. When we arrived outside the camp, we designated the foothold of the Leyi troops on the east side of the camp. We made an appointment to set up camp tomorrow without coming to report. We rode back to the camp by ourselves. On the surface, we were calm, but in our hearts, we were anxious. We just waited. Dai Lin reported back.
Sure enough, not long after, the sky was already bright, and Cao Jun's scouts reported back. Sima Yi woke up from his half-dream, only to see that it was not Dai Ling. Then Cao Jun reported back: "General Dai condemned me to report to the army immediately. Yecheng is already an empty city."
Sima Yi was ecstatic for a while, and then he was confused again. If Dai Ling didn't come back in person, there must be some problems that he needed to solve. Sure enough, the man continued: "When General Dai sneaked into Yecheng, he saw that the city gate was wide open and unguarded. He immediately climbed up the city tower to check the enemy's situation. There was no one on the three city towers on the southeast and west sides, but when he climbed on the north gate wall, , but saw an amazing scene.”
The scout seemed to be very good at telling stories. At this time, he actually swallowed his saliva. It was equivalent to saying that the story teller had failed. Sima Yi was so angry that he flew over and shouted: "Tell me quickly!"
The scout was startled and stammered quickly and continued: "On the north tower, I saw dozens of miles outside the city with torches covering the sky. There was actually a large force coming to rob the city."
Sima Yi almost jumped up and asked repeatedly: "What kind of army is it?"
The scout moved back in fear and said, "I don't know. I was ordered to return immediately. General Dai's original words were, 'Please quickly ask General Zhongda to come and respond!'"
Sima Yi kicked the scout aside and rushed out of the tent, raising his hand to give the order for the entire army to assemble. The right hand had just been raised high, but for some unknown reason, it suddenly stopped in the air and could no longer be waved.
For some reason, Yang Xiu's sneer suddenly appeared in front of Sima Yi, which made Sima Yi shiver, remembering that Cao Pi had not agreed to use the army. If we use troops without authorization, I wonder what the consequences will be?
Since Sima Yi debuted, relying on Cao Pi's trust has been smooth sailing. Since Wu Zhi was demoralized, he has become more energetic and became the strategist of the eldest son of the Cao family in one fell swoop. However, if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them. It is impossible for Sima Yi not to understand this path. If one person is not good, the entire Sima clan will die without a burial place.
Outside the tent, the early morning cold wind blew in waves, and the unique early cold weather in the north brought a burst of freezing frost. Steam was steaming above Sima Yi's head, and the guards behind him looked at his raised right hand curiously, as if waiting for the moment it fell.
Sima Yi's right hand finally fell, but instead of issuing an order for the entire army to assemble, he shouted: "Where are the scouts?"
The scout who had just been kicked aside by him immediately rolled over. Sima Yi's face changed, and after a long time he said: "Go back quickly and tell General Dai Ling to abandon the city and turn around. Don't fight with the powerful enemy. One of the scouts died. He is the only one I ask!”
The scout was obviously surprised when he heard this order, but he didn't dare to look at Sima Yi anymore and hurriedly responded: "Yes!"
Looking at the scouts' backs as they rode away, Sima Yi felt his heart twisting for the first time. I just hate that I am under the Cao family. Although my wisdom is far superior to Cao Pi, I am still a minister of the Cao family. To put it harshly, I am still a lap dog waiting for the appreciation of the master.
The seeds of hatred were planted in Sima Yi's heart, but even Sima Yi himself didn't know when this seed would take root and sprout.
If you ask Sima Yi, what is the biggest strategy in his life? That is the forbearing city, forbearing in front of Cao Cao, forbearing in front of Cao Pi, forbearing in front of Cao Rui, forbearing in front of Cao Shuang, and enduring until the Sima family sat on the Jin Dynasty for 155 years.
His style is to endure as long as he can't fight. From this moment on, he would rather give up the empty Yecheng than let Cao Pi hold a grudge against him.
From then on, Sima Yi decided not to tell others what he was thinking or what he planned to do. Only by forbearing could the Sima family become the final real winner.
Sima Yi thought to himself that city government is a kind of human skill, a skill that is reserved but not exposed. The people in this world who can tell you how deep the city is are not too deep. You can't tell the people who are really deep in the city. At the same time, there was also a chill in his heart. It seemed that Zhou Buyi had anticipated that Cao Jun's split today would make Sima Yi unable to move. Zhou Buyi's wisdom was also elusive.
In this way, Sima Yi spent the first sleepless night in his life in a military tent as cold as iron, and lost the first big city within easy reach. The word "forbearance" became Sima Yi's motto in his life.
The lull in Cao's army's battle also gave Zhou Buyi the opportunity to reorganize his army. In this rare day of respite, Zhou Buyi and Yan Liang had brought the large army to the predetermined location on the north bank of the Yellow River. Opposite the rolling waves was Hulao Pass. At the boundary, from the top of the hill, you can even see the eaves of the tall towers of Hulao Pass.
Zhou Buyi already had letters from Xun You and Xu Shu on his desk. He knew that Chang'an Qinglong Army General would cooperate with him in the battle against Luoyang, and Zhou Buyi felt confident. As the saying goes, taking advantage of his illness to kill him, Chang'an sent troops from three directions, plus one of his own, four armies sent out together. If Luoyang is not taken now, then when will it be better?
Tonight, the Qinglong warships lurking in the nearby Heluo Bay will take advantage of the darkness to assemble on the north bank, carry all the Jizhou Qinglong Army across the river, cut into the strip of space between Hulao Pass and Luoyang, and also cut off the connection between Hulao Pass and Luoyang. communication between.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
