Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 305 Wu Shu Alliance (6)
"General! No, no!" Hu Zun, Huang Hua, and Wei Ping all voiced their dissuasion when they saw it, "How can you chew such a thing with such a noble status..."

Sima Yi didn't seem to care, he ignored their words, and still chewed slowly and relished.After chewing, he spit out a mouthful of grass dregs, sucked the taste for a while, and then slowly said: "Well... this batch of grass is not bad, it is fresh, moist, sweet, and delicious. It’s a bit chewy! Those war horses can eat this batch of forage, they are lucky!” Then, he reached out and patted the shoulder of the transport supervisor, and said with a smile: “This is really hard work for you!”

"Big... big general... go down... go down, I can't afford such a gift!" The transport supervisor was slapped by his palm, and half of his body was almost limp, and he knelt down with a "plop" down.

"General—you should rinse your mouth!" Niu Heng hastily untied the water bottle from his waist and handed it to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi drank saliva from the kettle and rinsed, turned around and looked at the generals with a smile: "What? Do you mean that you can't chew grassroots when you see that I am in a high position? When Emperor Taizu Wu was alive I am the commander of the prime minister's army, and I am a high-ranking man. However, I have been chewing grass roots in the logistics stables like a stable boy for three or four years! At that time, Emperor Wu ordered me to The comment is "everything between the grassroots and herdsmen is on the job, and they work hard, which is commendable"! Generals, there is nothing to be ashamed of! The "Tao Te Ching" says, "Difficult things in the world must be done in an easy way; great things in the world must be done in a small way." This This is the key to governing the army and the people..."

"The general's diligence and honesty, and his meticulous attention to detail, we really admire!" All the generals bowed and praised.

But Sima Yi glanced at the transportation supervisor: "Your batch of forage was harvested from the river, right? Otherwise, its moisture would not be so rich..."

The transportation supervisor opened his eyes wide in surprise: "The general is really a man of genius! They were all harvested by the Jing River..."

Sima Yi pondered for a while, then asked: "Who is in charge of harvesting them?"

The transportation supervisor bowed his head and answered, "It's Mr. Sun Li, the prefect of Fufeng County..."

"Sun Li?" Sima Yi thought: this Sun Li is Sun Zi's cousin, and it was Sun Zi who recommended him to serve under him.Of course, when Sun Zi did this, he obviously had his own "little calculation" - he put Sun Li'an in the Guanzhong camp in the hope that Sun Li could get more care and support from Sima Yi, and it is best to write him down a few Merit, enrich his qualifications, so that Sun Zi can find a "pretend" to transfer Sun Li back to Luoyang to take up the post of Minister of the Ministry.Thinking of this, Sima Yi said, "Liang Ji, you draw up a warrant to go down——Sun Li, the prefect of Fufeng, has made great contributions in supplying food and grass, and he will increase the rank of official!"

Then, he instructed the transport supervisor: "According to the observation of Dr. Zhou Xuan ordered by the Taishi, there will be a severe drought in summer and autumn this year. Go back and tell Mr. Sun Li to let them harvest more fresh, clean, and fat fodder for stockpiling." Get up, just in case—the commander-in-chief hereby solemnly asks you all!"

The transportation supervisor was immediately moved to tears: "The general is so easy-going and friendly when I go back—I will definitely do my best with Mr. Sun to finish this matter after I go back!"

After sending the convoy away, Sima Yi raised his head and looked at the rows of Shu army camps on the high mountain plain opposite, his eyebrows twitched, and he asked Yongzhou not to drive Huang Hua in some surprise: "General Huang! You are most familiar with the terrain around Yongzhou... In my opinion, although it is called 'Wuzhangyuan', its height is more than five zhang? I'm afraid it's even fifty zhang high! It should be called 'Wuzhangyuan' Shizhangyuan' is right..."

"General Sima—you don't know, the "wuzhang" in this "Wuzhangyuan" does not mean that the mountain here is originally five feet high, but refers to the legend that the original head here was once before Qin II's west tour. A five-foot-high dust column blew up, blocking the way of this foolish king..." Huang Hua stepped forward and introduced Sima Yi politely.

"Well... so that's the case! No wonder the northwest wind is blowing so hard here!" Sima Yi nodded and sighed, "Zhuge Kongming really knew how to choose a good place to set up camp—he actually put the This 'Wuzhangyuan' has been seized. Now they are condescending and occupy a great position. It is very difficult for our Great Wei army to attack from the bottom up!

"Pass down the order, let the reinforcements from all over the world set up camps on the south bank of the Weihe River in front, middle, and rear, set up antler fences, dig ditches and dark forts, and keep the doors closed for self-defense. Don't act rashly!"

"This..." Huang Hua hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but say, "General, you have rejected Zhuge Liang's five challenges in the past month... Our Guanzhong army has been recharging their energy and energy since three years ago. , ready to hit Zhuge Liang's arrogance severely in this battle... General, please allow us to go to the battle!"

"Fight? Why do you fight?" Sima Yi raised his thick eyebrows, and his sharp eyes swept over, "You haven't tasted Zhuge Liang's 'Serial Crossbow', 'Hundred Stone Crossbow', 'Xuanyuan Chariot' and 'Tribulus' Is that enough? Do you also want to disobey His Majesty's imperial decree? Forget it, you'd better guard the camp first, and wait until the commander finds out his opening, and then hit the drums to succeed!"

Huang Hua, Hu Zun, and Wei Ping had no choice but to agree, and took orders to set up camp.

After the generals dispersed, Sima Shi, who had just been transferred back to Weinan from the affairs of the Longliang Army Tunnel, approached and saw no one around, so he lowered his voice and said to Sima Yi: "Father, you Could it be that you are planning to close the camp and confront Zhuge Liang again like in the fifth year of Taihe? I am afraid that this will make the imperial court even more suspicious of you..."

"The imperial court has issued an order for the father to 'strictly guard and wait for the fight'!"

"Father Commander, the Imperial Court's edict was issued from Luoyang Zhongshu Province, but it's hard to say what His Majesty's true thoughts are in the heart of Xuchang who accompanied the governor to fight in the southeast..."

Sima Yi's expression was serious after hearing what Sima Shi said, and he didn't answer for a long time.He slowly turned his face, and said leisurely: "Master, standing in this plain and wilderness, my father remembered the scene I saw when I was studying in Luhun Mountain'Linglong Valley'. On a piece of wasteland, a vulture and a boa constrictor were fighting each other—the vulture was squatting on the rock, and the boa constrictor was lying in the grass. You looked at me, and I stared at you. They stood motionless for six or seven hours. ... The patience of the two of them, tsk tsk tsk, that is really amazing! Later, because a leaf suddenly fell from midair with the wind, the boa constrictor trembled slightly, and only then did a fleeting gap appear In an instant, the vulture took the opportunity to rush out, and pecked at the python's seven-inch vitals with one beak at a speed that couldn't be faster... The beasts and insects can still calm down and stop, but I Waiting for you to be the spirit of all things, but not as good as them?"

"Father, this fable of yours is indeed reasonable. But what the child said is 'beyond the meaning'..." Sima Shi also insisted, "From your majesty's attitude towards you in recent years, you should see It can be seen that since Hua Xin died of illness two years ago, his position of Taiwei has been suspended - almost everyone in the government and the opposition will think that the position of "chief of the three armies" should be taken over by you, the commander-in-chief. I even heard that Mr. Sun Zi has drafted the draft of the imperial edict conferring on you as a Taiwei... However, two full years have passed, and you have only changed your title from 'Hussar General' to 'Great General' ! The position of Taiwei has never come to you! This...doesn't this just mean that His Majesty really "respects you outwardly but fears you inwardly"? If you don't show it again..."

"So what? How can I 'show something'? Only by jumping out and being beaten to death by Zhuge Liang can they be satisfied? It is impossible for me to 'kill a thousand enemies' by relying on the blood of innocent soldiers." Self-defeating [-]' stupid way to earn the false title of 'Taiwei' against conscience?"

"However, Commander-in-Chief Chen Jiao and the others will attack you crazily for 'supporting soldiers for self-discipline and raising bandits for self-respect'..." Master Sima was so anxious that his eyes were about to shed tears.

Sima Yi shot him a sideways look, and said sternly, "That's up to them to say! Now in the battlefield of Guanzhong, no matter who is in charge of the main army, the only countermeasure is the same as my commander's defense." Ben, brake with stillness, get ready to go, wait for an opportunity to attack'!"

(End of this chapter)