In mid-July, Wu Min and Liao Hua arrived in Chang'an City, with a total of more than 18,000 men and horses, plus the men and horses controlled by Wu Yi and the Northern Army led by Ma Cheng, the total strength of Chang'an has exceeded 30,000, which is enough to ensure the safety of Chang'an.

In this context, after receiving Wei Ba's report, Wu Yi and Li Yan wrote to the Son of Heaven together, requesting that the Guanzhong legions stationed in Tongguan and Pusaka be dispatched to attack.

Liu Chan had nothing to do and approved the edict.

The edict was sent to Tongguan, Jiang Wei did not speak for a long time, and accepted the edict after the most reluctance and agreed to lead the army out of Tongguan.

He had no other choice. There are only two ways in front of him, either give up the military power and let others slaughter it, or go out of Tongguan, hold on to the military power, and wait for Guo Xiu to succeed in one blow. Otherwise, he would have no choice but to raise troops to rebel. However, raising troops now, first, there is no reason, and second, there is no certainty. Wu Yi and Li Yan were ready for battle, he could not master Chang'an, but it was possible for Sima Yi to take advantage of the situation.

Jiang Wei had no choice but to choose the lesser of two evils and chose to lead the army to send troops. As long as the military power is still in his hands, there is still hope after all, if the military power is not there, even if Guo Xiu succeeds, it has nothing to do with him.

As soon as Jiang Wei left Tongguan, Wu Min led his army to settle in and took over control of Tongguan.

When he heard the news, Jiang Wei was already in Hangu, he was silent for a long time, pulled out his war knife, gestured for a long time, and slashed at the boulder on the side of the road.

With a crisp sound of "dang", the war knife broke.

Jiang Wei's heart also sank. He was trying to stab himself with a knife. Wu Yi has already cut off his back road, and now even if Guo Xiu's assassination is successful. He didn't have much of a chance to control Chang'an. Wei Ba was still east of Luoyang, and he didn't even meet him, but just sent Fei Yi to Chang'an to thread the needle, and he quietly moved Wu Yi, and Wu Yi finally weaved a net and trapped him inside.

He looked up at the remnants of the sky at the top of the dark valley, wondering if he could still see the sun.

……

Jinyang, Sima Yi stood in front of the map, his face pale. The look in his eyes was depressed.

Deng Ai and Chen Tai led the army to attack the state. The offensive was fierce, all the way to the city. Two days ago, they had broken through the last Hun cavalry in Xinxing County and were approaching Jinyang City.

According to the information received. That battle was not a battle at all. Rather, it was a massacre.

Chen Tai led his infantry and heavily armored cavalry to meet the enemy head-on. Deng Ai led the light cavalry to outflank from the rear flank, and when the Huns hit the blue nose and swollen eyes in front of the infantry phalanx and the heavy armored cavalry, they wanted to repeat their old skills. When he used his speed advantage to escape, he happened to be caught by Deng Ai.

More than 20,000 Huns were almost wiped out, and only more than 3,000 fled to Jinyang City.

All of this made Sima Yi very uneasy, and the strength of the Jin army's combat effectiveness had exceeded his expectations.

Take Youzhou in one month and Jizhou in one month, almost invincible and invincible. This is no longer just a comparison of the strength of the troops, but also a question of the will of the people.

Chen Tai in Youzhou and Pei Hui in Jizhou are all families with deep roots in Cao Wei, and Chen Tai's father Chen Qun was even one of the four auxiliary ministers left by Cao Pi to Cao Rui. His surrender to Wei Ba can explain a lot.

Cao Wei is hopeless, which direction should the Sima family go, should they follow in Chen Tai's footsteps and surrender to Wei Ba, or hold on for a while and show their strength in exchange for better surrender conditions?

There was a sound of a wheelchair at the door, and Sima Zhao was pushed in. He waved his hand, motioned for the guards to step back, fiddled with the wheels himself, and walked in front of Sima Yi: "Father, do you still have to hesitate?" ”

Sima Yi glanced back at Sima Zhao and smiled bitterly: "When you come to visit, you have to bring some gifts." Otherwise, the host may not be willing to see it, and even if he does, he won't be able to get into the hall and won't have a good seat. ”

"Isn't Jiang Wei a good gift?" Sima Zhao coughed and exhaled heavily: "Chen Tai was defeated in Youzhou, and was worshiped by Wei Ba as the general of the town army, and became the deputy general of this army, and his official position is still above Wei Ba's brother Wei Feng, which can be described as extremely grand. Pei Hui was defeated in successive battles, and it was not until Chen Tai persuaded him to surrender that he raised the city and surrendered, so he failed to keep the Jizhou Assassin History, and could only listen to orders by Wei Ba's side, and the gap between him and Chen Tai was self-evident. If my father also wants to wait until Deng Aibing comes to Jinyang, let him see your means and then surrender, I am afraid that you are not as good as Pei Hui. ”

Sima Yi frowned slightly and was silent.

"The reason is simple, your persistence is hopeless persistence. Luoyang couldn't hold on anymore. Jizhou is lost, Wei Ba will soon return to besiege Luoyang, there are currently more than 100,000 Jin troops in Luoyang, and they are led by famous generals like Wei Ba and Lu Xun, just with Cao Shuang's waste, can he stop it? ”

"What about Xiahou Ba?"

"Xiahou Ba retreated thousands of miles from Yanzhou, where does he still have fighting spirit. I think he should have been secretly communicating with Wei Ba a long time ago. It's just that the time has not yet come, or the conditions have not yet been negotiated after the worst. In short, not only would it be impossible for him to defend Luoyang, but he might have inserted Luoyang's first sharp knife. ”

Sima Yi blinked his eyes, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Chen Tai and Pei Hui surrendered, it can be said that it is reasonable, Xiahou Ba surrendered, do you think it is possible?" ”

Sima Zhao sighed again: "The weirdest part is here. I thought about it and felt that the problem was still with the Son of Heaven. ”

"What happened to the Son of Heaven?"

"Son of Heaven...... Maybe it's not the blood of the Cao family. Sima Zhao looked at Sima Yi with an unconcealable horror in his eyes. Although there were no outsiders in the room, he subconsciously lowered his voice. "Only this reason will make Xiahou Ba decide to give up Yanzhou easily and lure the wolf into the house."

Sima Yi smiled, smiled happily, smiled heartily. He patted Sima Zhao on the shoulder: "Zishang, you have finally surpassed Ziyuan." Seon lost his horse, but he didn't know if it was a blessing. You're an example of this. See, just because you have two broken legs doesn't mean you're a waste. On the contrary, you have more time to think, you may no longer be able to walk freely, but your heart is free, you cannot stand higher and run faster than others, but you can see deeper and farther than others. Son, you are now a wise man who can compete with the heroes of the world. ”

Sima Zhao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood his father's good intentions, and couldn't help but burst into tears. The boulder that had been pressing on his heart since he was injured was suddenly lifted. He was like a little grass crushed in a boulder, and suddenly saw the bright sunshine, and no longer had to struggle in the shadow of the boulder.

He looked at the white hair on Sima Yi's sideburns and couldn't cry. He knew that half of his father's gray hair was due to his brother's death in battle, and half was due to his self-confinement.

"You stay in King Jin, write a letter and talk to Chen Tai about the past, Jiang Wei's affairs, leave it to me." Sima Yi patted Sima Zhao on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "Remember, Jinyang City cannot be breached. ”

"Definitely." Sima Zhao nodded knowingly.

……

Jiang Wei walked very slowly, it had been nearly a month since he left Tongguan, and he had not yet reached Hangu Pass.

Because he didn't want to go to Luoyang at all, the closer he was to Luoyang, the more dangerous he became. God knows if Luoyang is a pit, and God knows if Lu Xun and others surrounded Luoyang without attacking, whether they were waiting for him to enter the palace.

He always felt that this period of Hangu was the last journey of his life, and when he arrived in Xin'an, Dongshou, it was doubtful whether he could see the sunshine. He has been hesitating, even if Guo Xiu succeeds in assassinating Wei Ba, I'm afraid it won't help. There may be variables in the world, but for him, the opportunities are slim.

Rather than this, it is better not to go to Luoyang and go back to Liangzhou directly. With his prestige in Liangzhou and his friendship with the Qiang people, it is actually quite good to divide one side like Song Jian and be a grass king.

As soon as this thought came to mind, Jiang Wei felt very ashamed. I have always taken it as my responsibility to inherit the prime minister's will, and I have always aimed to support the Han family, how can I be satisfied with being a grass king, where will the son of heaven in Chang'an? I've always wanted to get rid of Wei Ba because of his disobedience, how did I become him?

Is it because of the fear of death? Jiang Wei was drenched in cold sweat and palpitated. Suddenly, he realizes that he is not as fearless as he imagined, and he has moments of fear.

If I do this, even if I can be rich and prosperous for a lifetime and die a good life, how will I face the Prime Minister's heroic spirit after a hundred years?

Jiang Wei stood up, feeling uneasy for a while, and wanted to crash headlong into the boulder on the side of the road, and die.

It was here that the drums of war suddenly exploded, like a raging flood, rampaging through the narrow valley lanes, whistling by, and engulfing everyone into it. The army of 30,000 stretched for dozens of miles, but was shocked by the sudden sound of war drums, like a giant python, suddenly attacked, and unconsciously twisted its body.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Wei shouted.

The herald boarded the baggage cart, waved the order flag desperately, and asked for news from the rear of the war drums, and after a few moments, he jumped out of the baggage cart, his legs weakened, and he fell to the ground. He didn't care about shouting, so he rushed to Jiang Wei and cried, "General, Sima Yi blocked our retreat. ”

Jiang Wei gasped. Isn't Sima Yi in Jinyang, how did he rush to Hangu and block his retreat. He wasn't afraid that Wu Min, who was stationed in Tongguan, would intercept his back road?

Either Sima Yi knows that I have no way to go and no help to wait, or Sima Yi has surrendered to Wei Ba and is now going to use my head as a greeting gift.

Jiang Wei suddenly became furious, is my head so easy to take? If you want to take it, see if you have the ability.

He pulled out his long knife and roared: "Prepare to fight and defeat Sima Yi!" ”

The rumbling war drums sounded in the valley, and the advancing Shu Han army stopped, and some of them turned around and killed the Wei army led by Sima Yi.

Hearing the war drums of the Shu Han army, Sima Yi sneered: "The ballista and thunderbolt carts stepped forward to block the attack, establish a defensive position, and defend instead of attacking, I want to trap Jiang Wei in this Han Valley." ”

(To be continued......)