Just when Taiyuan County to the north of Shangdang was trembling, even Feng, who was far away in Caoqiao Pass, felt a little uneasy.
Wei Yan, who had finished reorganizing his army in Gaodu City, couldn't help but feel ready to make a move when he looked at the Tianjing Pass guarding the most critical point of Taihang County.
He somewhat wanted to test Master Sima to see if he was a dandy who only relied on Sima Yi's protection.
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Although he was dissatisfied with Feng, Wei Yan still had to admit that Feng was still good at detecting information about thieves.
Sima Yi occupied Luoyang and stood side by side with Xuchang. He was named Wei Chen. In fact, he had the right to stand on his own. It was well known to everyone in the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, in Wei Yan's view, one of the most important reasons why Sima Division was able to lead an army alone and stationed at Tianjing Pass was because he was Sima Yi's son.
Just like Xia Houmao guarding Chang'an in the early years.
At that time, Wei Yan looked down upon Xia Houmao and believed that he could defeat Chang'an as long as he marched to Chang'an.
At this time, Wei Yan, who had captured Gaodu City, was very satisfied and naturally wanted to give Sima Shi a try.
In addition, except for the fact that Sima Division frequently sent scouts to investigate when Gaodu City was broken, there has been no movement since then.
He just watched helplessly as he calmly took precautions in Gaodu City again.
Sima Master's actions made Wei Yan a little unable to control himself - if Sima Master was really a playboy, wouldn't Tianjing Pass be easily accessible?
Fortunately, the urgent letter from Taiyuan made Wei Yan worry a little.
Deng Zhi received news that there were rumors that someone wanted to raise troops to cause chaos after learning that most of the Shangdang defenders had been taken away.
This news came from Li Xi, a member of the Shangdang family.
Wei Yan knew that he was disliked by his colleagues and disliked by the scholars, so naturally he was not as well-informed about local news as local cowards like Deng Zhi and Li Xi.
This is also one of the most important reasons why he trusted Guo Xun.
Because Guo Xun was a son of an aristocratic family that very few people were willing to get close to, or even work for him.
This is also thanks to a certain Chengcheng named Feng.
Therefore, no matter how much Wei Yan didn't want to believe that something was wrong with Shangdang, he still had to act cautiously and send troops to go to Shangdang and ask Guo Xun before making a decision.
This also caused Gaoducheng and Tianjingguan to fall into a strange calm in the past few days.
But this kind of peace is not what Wei Yan wants.
Standing at the highest point, looking to the south, although there were mountains blocking it, Wei Yan knew that Tianjing Pass was not far to the south, waiting for him.
Just when he was getting a little impatient, he saw Wei Chang running over with a panic-stricken expression:
"Sir, it's not good!"
He even forgot the custom of calling "Junhou" or "General" in the army.
Wei Yan, who was furious, became very angry when he heard this and yelled: "Why are you so alarmed?!"
Wei Chang paused, opened his mouth, and was about to speak, but subconsciously glanced around, like an arrow piercing a goose's mouth and catching a fish's gill.
But I saw him mumbling for a long time and was unable to say a word.
When Wei Yan saw his appearance, he was furious. He waved his hand to make everyone retreat, and then asked again:
"Tell me, what happened? If you can't tell me the reason, let's see how I deal with you!"
"Sir," Wei Chang swallowed, and his face was completely pale at this time, "Someone from the Shangdang came to report that the Huguan was lost..."
"What?" When Wei Yan heard this, he suspected that his ears had heard something wrong, and looked at Wei Chang in disbelief, "What did you say? Say it again!"
Wei Chang swallowed again, but still couldn't stop the trembling in his voice:
"The people sent back by your Excellency came back with a few people. They said that just as they reached the eldest son, an army of Wei thieves came from Huguan towards the eldest son."
"And there are still officials who escaped from Huguan in the eldest son's city..."
Before Wei Chang finished speaking, Wei Yan shouted sharply:
"Enough! Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Whoop whoosh!
Wei Yan stared at Wei Chang, panting like an ox.
It was a cool sun in the sky, but Wei Yan felt like he was in an ice cave.
He did not let Wei Chang continue talking, but asked roughly: "Where are they?"
"I, oh, no, am the general. The general has already asked people to protect them all."
"Didn't you let others see it? Didn't you let the news get out?"
"General, please rest assured, absolutely not."
"Lead the way!"
Although Wei Chang's qualifications were mediocre, he had fought so many battles with Wei Yan in the army, so he naturally understood the priorities.
At least in this matter, he did a pretty good job.
Wei Chang walked quickly in front, but Wei Yan urged impatiently from behind:
"Hurry up!"
Wei Chang had to start trotting.
Even so, he still felt that his adults were following him closely behind him like a shadow.
Taking Wei Yan to a tent closely guarded by soldiers, Wei Chang turned around and said:
"Sir, it's inside..."
Before he finished speaking, Wei Yan had already crossed Wei Chang like the wind and rushed in directly.
The people inside saw Wei Yan coming in and immediately stood up.
Only a cry of sorrow was heard:
"General!"
Who was the person who was not sent out by Wei Yan?
"what happened?"
Seeing this person, Wei Yan's heart sank, sinking into an unseen abyss.
With his last glimmer of hope, he stared at the other party closely: "Come quickly, what happened in Huguan?"
If you observe carefully, you can see that Wei Yan's fingers are trembling slightly at this time.
Although he tried hard to stabilize them, nothing worked at all.
Wei Yan had to clenched his fists.
"General, Huguan has been lost. I heard that Guo Xun led thieves into the pass. When I first arrived at the eldest son, many people were escaping from Huguan."
"They all said that the army of Wei thieves had entered Huguan. The villain quickly inquired from many sources, and most of them were spreading rumors that Guo Xun led the county soldiers to cause chaos and lured thieves into the pass..."
Before he finished speaking, Wei Yan interrupted him word by word:
"Do you know the consequences of lying about military information?"
Probably frightened by Wei Yan's expression as if he wanted to eat someone, the messenger stuttered a little:
"Young man, I can't believe it, so I sent people to Huguan to investigate. I flew all the way back and reported to the general."
"General, even if this is a rumor, when the villain came out from the eldest son, the city was already in chaos, and the officials were scrambling to escape."
"Even if the Huguan incident is not true, something big is definitely happening. General, you should prepare as early as possible!"
When Wei Yan heard these words, he turned around and walked out of the tent without staying any longer.
“Where are those who escaped from the Firstborn?”
"This way."
When Wei Yan came out of another tent again, his face was extremely gloomy, like a faint thunderstorm hidden under the clouds.
Wei Chang greeted Shang Yun and just shouted: "Sir?"
Wei Yan did not answer, but directly ordered:
"Send the order immediately and assemble the army!"
"Here!"
Wei Chang was stunned for a moment, but when he saw Wei Yan's uncontrollable rage, he suddenly turned around and ran away.
Wei Yan's right hand pressed tightly on the hilt of the sword, and the green plate rose up.
He silently walked to the edge of the camp, suddenly pulled out his sword, and slashed at the fence of the camp.
"Ah~!"
While chopping down the fence, Wei Yan suddenly shouted loudly, his voice was extremely shrill, like a wounded beast.
"ah!"
"ah!"
"ah!"
He kept chopping hard and sawdust flying!
I don’t know why the coach was so out of sorts, but none of the surrounding guards dared to do anything to stop him.
It wasn't until Wei Chang came back with the order and saw Wei Yan like this that he hurriedly stepped forward:
"My lord, my lord!"
"Now everyone is different. There is no official news from Huguan. Maybe the situation is not that bad..."
Wei Yan slashed his sword into a thick piece of wood, panted, and said through gritted teeth:
"Even if Huguan is not lost, what is Guo Xun doing? Is it a lie that the eldest son and Huguan are in such chaos?"
"Have you sent someone to inquire about the eldest son?"
"Already dispatched."
Wei Yan nodded, closed his eyes and stopped talking.
It was only at this time that Wei Chang discovered that in less than half a day, his face, which had always been stern, actually turned sad.
This discovery made Wei Chang a little dumbfounded, and he felt a little panicked.
Even when the late emperor died, the Han Dynasty was in ruins, and the situation was precarious, my lord guarded Hanzhong and faced the strong thieves from the north, but he never showed any weakness.
Unexpectedly, when he heard that Guo Xun might betray him, he looked deeply shocked.
"Sir, what should we do next?"
"Of course we will return to Junhu Pass." Wei Yan opened his eyes, with deep reluctance in his eyes, "Since Gaodu City has been conquered and there are differences in the rear, it is useless to stay any longer."
Wei Yan looked at Wei Chang:
"But there needs to be someone I can trust to stay in Gaodu City."
Wei Chang opened his mouth. He wanted to follow the master back, but when faced with the master's gaze, he took the initiative and said:
"The child is willing to stay."
"Okay!" Wei Yan patted his shoulder with some relief, but his tone became lower, "Remember, if it is really undefendable, don't force it."
Wei Yan may have low EQ, but it doesn't mean he has no IQ.
And after leading soldiers for so many years, if he hasn't thought of the worst situation he might face at this time, it would really make people doubt Liu Bei's vision.
The most important thing is that the reminder from Taiyuan a few days ago seems to be becoming a reality.
With the two facts confirmed, Wei Yan understood that there might really be a big problem in his rear area.
Master Sima may not be the playboy he imagined...
Wei Yan took a deep breath:
"If things are not harmonious, don't hesitate. You must retreat to Xuanshi immediately and return to Hedong from there."
The Hyun family is right between the eldest son and Gaodu.
To be precise, it was a pass that not only straddled the passage between Changzi and Gaodu, but also guarded the main road from Shangdang to Hedong.
The Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao took place in that area.
"grown ups?"
Since father and son were connected and followed Wei Yan for so long, it was the first time in his life that he saw his master like this. Wei Chang was really flustered.
"Do you remember what I said?"
Wei Chang nodded.
"Okay, let's go."
Listening to the constant whine of the horn, Wei Yan pulled out the sword from the fence, put it back into its sheath, and then walked towards the school grounds without looking back:
"Come on, thief, let me see what you want to do!"
…
Chang'an.
"Report——"
A knight carrying the command flag rushed to the gate of the Central Protectorate. Before the horse could stop, the knight rolled off the horse:
"Urgent message from Bingzhou!"
Because the weather was too hot, Chuanqi ran all the way, and his whole body was already soaked, as if he had been fished out of the water.
He looked extremely tired. When he turned over and dismounted, his legs were already unstable and he fell to the ground.
Among the guards guarding the door of the mansion, two people ran down the tall steps, and Chuanqi helped them up.
Another person went to stop the horse that had still run a long distance.
"brine!"
Someone shouted an order again.
Chuanqi was quickly helped to a shady ear room, and all his clothes were untied. Someone put water to his mouth, and someone else fanned him...
Everything is in order.
Obviously, the Zhongdu Protectorate has received countless urgent messages.
"Urgent..."
Chuan Qi took a breath and spoke as a reminder.
"Don't worry, everything has been sent in. After the general has read the dispatch, he may summon you for questioning, so now you have to recover as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Chuanqi closed his eyes with relief.
Just as the guard at the gate of the mansion said, the urgent documents sent from Bingzhou were quickly placed on the table in front of General Zhendong.
After Mrs. Zuo read it, she raised her eyebrows slightly:
"Come here, go and fetch the right lady!"
"Sister, did you call me?"
After a while, Mrs. Right appeared at the door, and as soon as she stepped inside, she asked.
Mrs. Zuo nodded, picked up the letter on the table and handed it over: "Take a look."
The right lady took it with some confusion, and then soon, when she raised her head again, her face had become a little ugly:
"Wei Yan transferred all Shangdang's garrison to Gaodu. Duke Deng was worried that Taiyuan would be empty, so he asked Wang Zijun to lead the army into the fortress to temporarily defend it?"
General Guan, who was both beautiful and stern, now looked a little livid.
But I saw her walking to the map, staring at it, with her back to Zhang Xiaosi. After a while, she said slowly:
"What I want to say is that we are not worried about what Duke Deng and the prince are going to do now."
"What we really need to worry about is what Wei Yan is doing, or in other words, if Wei Yan mobilizes his troops like this, will Shangdang have a big problem?"
"Join the party?" Zhang Xiaosi doesn't understand military affairs, but she also knows what it means to join the party.
She took two steps forward and suddenly thought of something, her face suddenly changed color: "Guo Xun?"
General Guan then turned around and nodded.
Before Alang went to Wuguan, he sent someone to investigate the soldier who suddenly appeared next to Wei Yan.
It was just that at that time, the relationship between the Central Protectorate and the palace was in a sensitive period.
Therefore, you cannot use official means to ask questions openly, so as not to irritate Wei Yan and cause people to misunderstand.
We can only send Han Long there to see if we can use Ranger to investigate something.
Facts have proved that Guo Xun was indeed hiding something.
Because of what he said to the outside world, the timeline was somewhat inconsistent with the information that You Xiaer had learned.
In normal times, there is no need to be too harsh as long as it doesn't cause any major problems.
At most, the best thing to do is to write it down secretly first, and then slowly investigate later. After all, the ranger only got some information, and there is no real evidence.
And in troubled times, who doesn’t have some secrets that are not accessible to outsiders?
But neither General Guan nor Zhang Xiaosi are fools.
Not only are they not fools, they also possess information that Deng Zhi does not know.
Therefore, it is easier for them to make further inferences than Deng Zhi:
What happened now was too coincidental, and the suspicion on Guo Xun suddenly increased greatly.
General Guan's eyes returned to the map, staring at the location of Huguan, and murmured:
"I hope this is all just a coincidence..."
Zhang Xiaosi couldn't bear it anymore: "I want to go to the palace!"
"Enter the palace?"
General Guan lowered his eyes and sighed slightly in his cold tone:
"Telling the palace is probably the best way at the moment. Wei Wenchang will definitely not listen to the Governor's advice, but he can be reminded by the palace."
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