Hearing that the emperor was going to give wine, all the generals in the tent widened their eyes, and they looked excited. But it is difficult for one person to stand there with some hesitation and puzzlement, this person is Sima Zhongda, Sima Yi, who is dressed as a Confucian in a robe.

Yes, it is the former Wei Chen Sima Yi. Since he was persuaded by Zhang Zhi to cooperate with the Third Army and the Waterway Army to defeat Xu Sheng and Ding Feng, he was sent to Luoyang City, where he happened to meet Zhang Chao, who had returned to his division, and was taken to his side.

In this battle, there is almost no need for resourcefulness, and the competition is courage and strength. But Zhang Chao still brought Sima Yi, which made everyone very puzzled, but only he understood what was going on in his heart, he just wanted to use this battle to tell Sima Yi, who was against the descendants of the Cao family, if you want to live, you must have a loyal heart, but if you have some other thoughts, it will be in vain, and it will only mistake your Qingqing's life.

To be honest, Sima Yi didn't know why Zhang Chao wanted to take him with him, but he did understand that now was the time for him to perform. It's like right now, when the situation is unclear and he doesn't know where Cao Cao is, Zhang Chao actually wants to invite the generals to drink, will this be too dangerous?

During the days when he arrived in Luoyang, Sima Yi was not idle. As a wise man, as long as he has the opportunity, he will study hard, such as the laws and military discipline of the Celestial Empire, but he has read a lot, and there is one of them, that is, the army of the Celestial Empire is forbidden to drink alcohol during war.

But now Zhang Chao, who is the emperor, is indeed taking the lead in breaking the ring, so it is no wonder that he wants to speak and stop.

Although Zhang Chao invited everyone to drink, he had been paying attention to Sima Yi's performance with his spare eyes, and he also wanted to see if this person was worthy of his name. Seeing that this person wanted to speak, but didn't dare, he smiled and said, "Zhongda, do you have something to say?" ”

Originally, Sima Yi was still thinking about whether he should remind him, after all, he was a newcomer, and now that the emperor was on the rise, it was not easy for him to interrupt. But as soon as Zhang Chao asked, he felt that he had to say it. "Yes, the minister has something to say."

"Say." Zhang waved his hand generously.

"Your Majesty." Sima Yi first bowed his body and made a look of respect for Zhang Chao, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have read the military discipline you set, and during the battle between generals and soldiers, unless it is a special circumstance, they must not drink alcohol." Otherwise, the general is removed from his post and the soldier is imprisoned. But I wonder what is the special situation today? ”

It can be said that Sima Yi acted very cautiously. first bowed to Zhang Chao, showing that he respected the other party and did not mean to provoke, and then took the initiative to say whether there was any special situation, which was clearly to give the steps down.

For these careful thoughts, Zhang Chao sees them in his eyes and understands them in his heart. "Well, I think it's better to ask General Wen Chou to answer this question."

As soon as he said this, Sima Yi's eyes quickly fixed on Wen Chou's face, and he wanted to know why?

"Even if the emperor asked me to answer, the ugliness just said yes. The emperor gave wine during the war to tell everyone one thing, that is, the war will begin, which is to allow everyone to rest better and nourish their spirits to prepare for the next war. Your Majesty, I don't know if the minister's answer is right? ”

"Yes." Seeing Wen Chou asking himself for instructions after answering, Zhang Chao smiled and nodded.

To say that this is indeed not the first time, such as when attacking Runan, Zhang Chao did this. Now the same thing has been done, and it is clear that it is to tell everyone that a big war is coming, which is also the meaning of encouraging the generals.

Hearing Wen Chou's answer, Sima Yi nodded thoughtfully, in fact, he still had some questions in his heart, such as how did Zhang Chao know that the big war was imminent, was Cao Cao nearby? But if the other party is really nearby? Then you can't drink alcohol, and if someone comes to rob the camp at night, won't something happen?

Sima Yi has a question, and he won't ask it at this time, but Zhang Chao asked him to ask a question just now, and now the emperor didn't say that as a newcomer, he has to be conscious.

Sima Yi didn't ask, Zhang Chao didn't explain too much, and immediately asked the generals to start drinking, although they couldn't completely enjoy themselves, but the generals were also drunk for a half before leaving from the camp one by one.

Zhang Chao himself also fell asleep under the service of Xu Chu and others, but poor Sima Yi really couldn't sleep, so after thinking about it, it was better to put on clothes and come out of his tent. This happened to see General Zhang Rui, who was in charge of the night patrol that night.

Zhang Rui also saw Sima Yi who was out of the account, and when he saw that this person had put on all his clothes, he couldn't help but smile and greeted him and said, "Mr. Zhongda, why haven't you rested?" ”

"General Rui." Sima Yi first hugged his fists and said hello, and then said, "I can't sleep, so I just got up and took a look." ”

"Hehe, it's not that Mr. can't sleep, but he's worried about whether Cao Cao will come to steal the camp at night." Zhang Rui saw that Sima Yi didn't tell the truth, and he couldn't help but tell the truth.

"Oh? The general also thinks that someone will come to steal the camp at night? When Sima Yi heard this, a light flashed in his eyes, as if he had found a confidant.

"No!" Unexpectedly, Zhang Rui did wave his hand.

Seeing that Zhang Rui said that he didn't have this idea, Sima Yi asked with a strange face: "Why did the general say this." You know, the war is ever-changing. ”

Seeing that Sima Yi was really worried about this matter, Zhang Rui thought that this person was likely to become one of the important ministers of the Celestial Empire in the future, so he hesitated and said: "I don't know how the battle situation will change, but I know that even if the emperor says that Cao Cao will not come to steal the camp, then it will naturally not be, as for what the reason, hehe, the last general will not ask." ”

Unexpectedly, Zhang Chao had already thought of this, and dared to conclude that Cao Cao would definitely not steal the camp, and Sima Yi didn't know what to say for a while.

General Zhang Rui has made it very clear that it was Zhang Chao who said that no one would steal the camp at night. Zhang Rui still believes in it, which makes Sima Yi even more puzzled, what is the reason for all this?

Sima Yi was puzzled, and he didn't rest well all night, and he didn't sleep for a while until it was almost dawn. When he woke up, the sky was bright, and the soldiers in charge of protecting him had already told him to get up, and after looking at everything that was quiet outside, he was sure that Cao Cao really did not come to steal the camp.

At this moment, in addition to a trace of happiness in Sima Yi's heart, he was even more curious about how Zhang Chao knew, could it be said that this person had obtained the information that Cao Cao was not nearby? Then if this is the case, why give wine to the generals and prepare for a big war? This seems to be a bit contradictory.

With questions that still couldn't be solved, Sima Yi was invited into Zhang Chao's big tent after breakfast. At this moment, all the generals were ready for a battle in their armor.

Seeing Sima Yi walking into the tent, Zhang Chao nodded lightly at him and said, "Okay, everyone is here, now I announce the order." All the generals are ready to go to war at any time, and whether there is an enemy or not, we will be here for at least two days, so please take the sergeants to dig the trenches now, especially the more horse pits. ”

The decree was issued, and not a single general was asking questions, but everyone went out of their accounts to prepare. Even Sima Yi also got an errand to quench the thirst of the generals and deliver water.

Because of an order, the mountain bag became lively, at least Sima Yi saw a scene where everyone was concentrating on digging various trenches, and at this moment he was already confused by everything in front of him.

If you don't see an enemy, and you don't even know if there will be an enemy, you give wine first, and then dig a trench, aren't you afraid that there will be no enemy, and all this is useless?

Sima Yi's worries had been going on for more than an hour, but then, when he felt the earth tremble, he knew that all these preparations would come in handy.

The ground under his feet was trembling, not only Sima Yi, but all the generals and soldiers felt it, and soon, they stopped what they were doing, and then quickly put on their armor one by one and made preparations to meet the enemy. Emperor Zhang Chao walked out of the big tent in one step, holding a telescope and looking into the distance.

After a full pause of about a few breaths, he put down the long mirror in his hand and said to Xu Chu, the head of the guard beside him, "Give out the letter eagle." ”

Xinying had discussed with Guo Jia in advance, that is, once Cao Cao's main force was discovered, he would ask for help. Zhang Chao immediately agreed to the courtiers, so naturally he would not lose his word.

Several eagles flew into the air, and disappeared into the distance. On the ground, 10,000 heavy cavalry of the Zhang family had already mounted their horses, making it look like they might rush out at any time.

Tearing, surging, furious, roaring from far and near...

In the distance, a torrent of earthy gray colors is approaching the mountain from all directions...

In the distance, a tall Cao and Wei flags fluttered in the wind, as if narrating the identity of the visitor.

"Sure enough, it came." Looking at the huge gray-clothed cavalry in the distance, Zhang Chao's face was very calm, as if everything was in his calculations.

At this moment, Xu Chu, the chief of the guard, had already moved a dragon chair and placed it in front of the big tent, allowing Zhang Chao to sit on it. Obviously, he was here to watch the battle.

The Wei cavalry in the distance was getting closer and closer, coming in all directions, and before the horses arrived, a murderous aura had filled the air.

Although he knew that the enemy army would not exceed 30,000, the surging murderous aura was indeed far superior to the strength of 30,000 cavalry, especially the sound of horses' hooves on the ground, which showed that this was an elite and powerful cavalry.