Therefore, the letter is surrounded, and Zhong Hui is not unable to save him when he sees death, but he is beyond his power, and he is simply powerless.

The horror of the cavalry of the Bingzhou Army, Zhong Hui has learned it, even if he drives his 200,000 troops to Xindu, it will be difficult to escape the fate of being wiped out by the Bingzhou cavalry, not only will it not save Xindu, but I am afraid that even Yecheng will be lost, even if Zhong Hui is stupid, he will not do this kind of loss-making business.

Many people didn't know what was going on and blamed Zhong Hui, but Zhong Hui didn't defend it, because he knew that as the governor of Hebei, he shouldered the ardent hope of Sima Shi, but in the end, Xindu was lost, and all the northern parts of Jizhou fell, and it was difficult to escape the blame no matter what.

That's why he pleaded guilty to Sima Shi at the first time.

Sima Shi was silent for a moment and said, "Okay, then you will be relieved of your position as the military governor of Hebei." ”

Zhong Hui's heart was gloomy for a while, although he took the initiative to ask for guilt, but in his heart he still hoped that Sima Shi could open the net, even if he couldn't open the net, at least he would be relieved, but Sima Shi directly accepted his petition and removed him from the post of governor of Hebei, which made Zhong Hui inevitably feel a little disappointed.

However, he did not show the slightest dissatisfaction on his face, and said respectfully: "No, General Xie." ”

Sima Shi glanced at him with some playfulness, and said lightly: "But if you take the position of general of the north, just continue to bear it, this general appointed you to command the front people, and make meritorious contributions, how about it?" ”

Zhong Hui showed a look of surprise on his face, Sima Shi had just removed him from the post of governor of Hebei, Zhong Hui thought that his career was over, and even if he returned to the court, he could only hold some idle official positions, and no longer had any real power.

But he didn't expect that Sima Shi only dismissed him from the post of governor of Hebei, but did not remove him from his official position as the general of the expedition to the north, and reappointed him to command the front troops, which means that Sima Shi not only did not abandon him, but reused him as a pioneer, which really made him unexpected.

Before his arrival, Zhong Hui was the governor of Hebei and the leader of Jizhou, but as the general of Sima Shi, he personally conquered Jizhou, so even if Zhong Hui continued to serve as the governor of Hebei, he had no actual power, so Sima Shi simply removed Zhong Hui's position.

But the dismissal does not mean that Sima Shi no longer trusts Zhong Hui, although many people accuse Zhong Hui of having no command because of the loss of Xindu, but Sima Shi believes that Zhong Hui should take the blame for this matter, and the reasons for the loss of Xindu are many, both for the reasons of the right time and place, and because the enemy is too strong, it can only be that Zhong Hui did his best.

Sima Shi still agrees with everything Zhong Hui has done in Jizhou, even if he is done by another person, he may not be able to do better than Zhong Hui, so while removing him from the position of governor of Hebei, Sima Shi also retained his position as the general of the expedition to the north, and at the same time handed over the most important position of the front vanguard to him, which shows that Sima Shi still has great trust in Zhong Hui and still reuses him.

Zhong Hui was stunned for a moment, and then bowed: "Thank you for the general's love, my humble duties will be ruined to the ground, in order to serve the work of dogs and horses." ”

Sima Shi smiled slightly: "Shi Ji's political achievements in Jizhou in the past two years, a certain is in his heart, those slander and reputation, a certain never take it to heart, this time to remove your position as the governor of Hebei, first, it is due to the situation, and secondly, it is just to block the mouths of the people, and now the affairs of Jizhou, only you know best, so this position of the vanguard of the front is none other than you, I just hope that this time, you will no longer live up to the expectations of this general." ”

If you are familiar with the affairs of Jizhou, then when Lu Zhao is the first, Lu Zhao has been in charge of Jizhou for more than ten years, so he naturally knows the situation in Jizhou well. But now that Lu Zhao has died and died in the country, who knows Jizhou best, it is naturally Zhonghui.

When Sima Shi set out on the expedition, his generals were blushing in order to compete for this vanguard position, but Sima Shi did not make an appointment for a long time, and until after the expedition, there was no vanguard officer, which made everyone wonder.

Now it seems that Sima Shi already has a suitable candidate, but it has not been announced for the time being, and after arriving in Yecheng, this mystery will be revealed.

Zhong Hui was grateful, thanked him again and again, thanked Sima Shi for his kindness in reconstruction, and said that he should do his best to live up to Sima Shi's hopes.

Sima Shi smiled slightly, this is the so-called way of the superior to control people, a slap and a sweet jujube reward not only achieve their own goals, but also make their subordinates obey and fit, it is really a double win.

Now the army of Sima Division and the army of Jizhou Army are combined, with a total strength of more than 370,000 people.

However, Sima Shi also knew that the army under Zhong Hui's original command was just a number, and the only one who could really wrestle with the Bingzhou Army was the 170,000 people he brought, so this time he had a decisive battle with the Bingzhou Army, Sima Shi did not expect much from the Jizhou Army, and he still relied on the army he brought.

However, these horses alone are enough to deal with Cao Liang, Sima Shi is still full of confidence in the battle of Jizhou, even if the loss of Xindu disrupts his original deployment, but Sima Shi will soon make adjustments and re-deploy, and will fight to the death with Cao Liang in Jizhou.

Sima Shi summoned all his generals, Zhong Hui, Chen Tai, Hu Fen, Chen Qian, Fu Yan and others to discuss the matter of marching together.

Sima Shi said to the generals: "This time he waved his army to the Northern Expedition, he wanted to save Lu Zizhan in Xindu, but before he reached Xindu, Lu Zizhan was martyred for the country, and Lu Zizhan sacrificed his life for the country. A certain has asked the imperial court, posthumously presented Lu Zhao as a lieutenant, the nickname is loyalty, and now the bones are nowhere to be found, and a well-dressed mound is set up in the north of Luoyang, and the funeral is buried with the rites of the three dukes, in order to comfort the soul of the hero. ”

Everyone said yes, "When it is, it should be so." ”

Lv Zhao Wangqi these unyielding generals, after death have been posthumously gifted, compared to the knee defection of Wei Qian and the enemy and treason Xiahou Xuanlai, more worthy of respect, Sima Shi gave Lu Zhao the highest treatment, the scenery of the funeral, but also the meaning of inspiring the generals, now with the growing power of Cao Liang, the wind makes the helmsman abound, which also makes Sima Shi have some hidden worries, so Sima Shi will lead the division to fight in person this time, and Cao Liang must be suppressed, otherwise if he is allowed to develop, it will gradually become a big trend, Once he becomes the climate, I really don't know who it should be.