The generals of the Wei army each led about four or five thousand men and horses, scattered and stationed outside the city, surrounding the city of Dangyin, and the camp stretched for more than ten miles.

As the commander of the three armies, Sima Yi had about 10,000 men and horses in his headquarters, all of whom were stationed in the city.

And he himself lives in the county government mansion of Dangyin County.

On weekdays, there are probably hundreds of personal guard soldiers patrolling and standing guard in the mansion, guarding Sima Yi's safety day and night.

In addition, there are soldiers standing guard and patrolling in the city every day, and the four city gates above the city are also guarded.

It's easy to approach Sima Yi, and the next time Sima Yi holds a military meeting or has a banquet like today, everyone will stand side by side and hack him to death with a knife.

But after killing Sima Yi, whether he could get out of the county mansion in Dangyin County alive under the siege of the Che Cai general's personal guards and 10,000 soldiers in the city is another matter.

So this is why Wang Ling didn't do it alone, but found a few helpers.

It's really up to him alone, even if he succeeds in assassinating Sima Yi, he will have to die, but he will help many colleagues to rise to prominence, and he will definitely not do this loss-making business.

Now that there are many helpers, there is no such thing as sending everyone to death by themselves, which is cheaper for everyone. However, how to kill it is still a question.

"The old thief lives alone in the county office, and there are guards patrolling and standing guard in the streets, city walls, and mansions, and it is simple to kill him, on the grounds of reporting military affairs to him, he will be able to hide his blade and attack the mansion, but how to get out."

"Yes, I think the old thief probably won't guard against someone wanting to kill him, but once he does it, he will immediately alarm the guards of the whole mansion, these people are the old thief's personal guards, and it is impossible to let me go."

"The death of the old thief is not worth it for us to lose so many lives. So we have to think of a foolproof strategy, when the old thief is lonely, it can be foolproof. ”

The soldiers talked to each other, each trying to get an idea, and after trying to kill Sima Yi, they didn't even call the governor, and directly began to call the old thief.

You must know that Sima Yi is not only a general of chariots and cavalry, but also a governor of Chinese and foreign armies, recording Shangshu affairs, and holding a high position.

Although several of them were older than him, they used to call him the Grand Duke.

Now this is obviously not going to act, and is ready to start.

It's just that how to kill him is a problem.

Sima Yi lived in Dangyin City, and the county government, city streets, and city walls and gates all had a large number of soldiers in his headquarters.

It's easy to kill him, but it's hard to escape, and as soon as Sima Yi dies, his guards will inevitably go crazy.

"Why don't you just raise troops and go into the city?"

Someone had a bad idea.

Wang Ling glared at him and said: "Sima Yi is the commander of the three armies, we can mobilize less than half of the troops here, if we can't enter the city at that time, Sima Yi will first mobilize the army with the commander Dayin, and then send someone to send a message to the Han army, saying that we are in rebellion, do you guess the Han army will destroy us or attack the city?" ”

The crowd looked at each other.

This is not only a matter of righteousness, but also a problem that Zhuge Liang said that he would open an altar by the Yellow River in three days to sacrifice the great desecration, and the siege of the city would be protracted, and he would definitely not be able to catch up with this time.

So there is only one thing in front of them - there are only three days left, and Sima Yi must be dealt with within three days, and at the same time, they can't make a big move, it is best to let Sima Yi die quietly.

"The old thief must die alone, but he will definitely not come out of the mansion during this time, even if he is poisoned or assassinated, there is no chance."

Guo Huai groaned, raised his head and looked at everyone and said, "We must find a time when he will come out." ”

"When?"

Someone asked.

"He'll only come out one time."

Jia Kui glanced at Wang Ling and Guo Huai, both of whom also glanced at him and nodded slightly.

"The day after tomorrow, the Great River Festival!"

The crowd woke up.

It's past midnight and a new day begins.

Zhuge Liang was determined on the 22nd of November, and today is the 23rd, and two days later is the time of sacrifice.

At that time, according to the agreement, Sima Yi was only allowed to bring a small number of people to participate in the alliance, and these generals would also participate, on the way there, wasn't it the best time to solve him?

"Yes, that's exactly the time!"

Guo Huai nodded.

Wang Ling's eyes rolled, and then he beckoned, signaling everyone to come closer.

Everyone got together and plotted something important with each other.

They determined how to deal with Sima Yi's plan at that time, how to divide and cooperate with each other, how to cover, who would do it, and so on.

They discussed until the time of the week, and then they returned to the camp.

Wang Ling sent everyone to the gate of the camp, and when the backs of everyone left disappeared into the night, he returned to his camp with a heavy heart.

He is not worried about the leakage, after all, the leakage of this matter is not good for everyone, Wei Jun is already at the end of the crossbow, and he follows Sima Yi to mix, and he doesn't know how to die.

So the right way is naturally to kill Sima Yi, everyone will have an upward channel in the future, hello and me, and their own clan will also have a future.

It's just that Wang Ling doesn't understand a little bit, Zhuge Liang, why did he kill Sima Yi?

Although Zhuge Liang never said that he wanted Sima Yi to die, those words were actually hinting that with Wang Ling's cleverness, it was impossible not to think of this.

Could it be that Prime Minister Zhuge and Sima Yi have a personal vendetta?

Or did Sima Yi stop Prime Minister Zhuge in Yingchuan for so long, which made him a little annoyed?

Wang Ling returned to his tent and felt a little puzzled.

But after thinking about it for a while, I couldn't think of a reason.

Forget it. ’

Wang Ling pondered; 'Before Prime Minister Zhuge didn't hint that I was going to get rid of Sima Yi, who in this world would have thought that he wanted Sima Yi to die? It is estimated that even Sima Yi himself doesn't know, and he is still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival, which is also a good thing for me. ’

If he couldn't think of it, he simply didn't want to, Wang Ling reviewed the plan of action in his mind again, and felt that there was nothing missing, so he went back to the back tent to rest.

It's just that he never dreamed that Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi had no hatred at all, and even if Shen Chen didn't want to kill Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang would probably spare Sima Yi's life, and would recommend Sima Yi to be an official.

After all, Sima Yi's performance in Yingchuan and his own talent can still be recognized by Zhuge Liang.

So it's actually a random event for no reason.

No matter how smart a person in this world is, he would never have thought that Shen Chen just knew in his previous life that the usurpation of the Sima family had caused the serious consequences of the chaos of the Five Wants, and he simply felt that Sima Yi's stay was a scourge and wanted to eradicate it.

He didn't mean anything else at all.

However, this is naturally a good thing for Wang Ling's plan.

Because Wang Ling couldn't think of Zhuge Liang's reason for attacking Sima Yi, Sima Yi couldn't imagine that there would be people in this world who would put him to death for historical reasons.

So in the case that Sima Yi was unprepared, Wang Ling obviously had to start better.

Soon, two days later.

In the early morning of November 25 in the first year of Jianxing, the sky was already white in the morning, but the thick fog still made the visibility extremely low.

The whole world seemed to be stained with a snow-white color, and even the surface of the Yellow River was covered with a thin layer of frost.

Since the day before yesterday, the snow has been falling heavier and heavier, and in addition to the dead silence of the white, only the Wei army and the Han army camp facing each other outside the city of Dangyin are left with some other colors.

Sima Yi really hasn't left the mansion these days, he writes letters to Zhuge Liang every day, one is to exchange feelings, and the other is to discuss the content of the surrender ceremony at that time.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the place where they held the ceremony was Liyang, southeast of Dangyin.

Liyang is Jun County in Hebi City, Henan Province in later generations.

In later generations, Jun County and the Yellow River were separated by more than 100 kilometers, but in the Han Dynasty, Jun County was located on the bank of the Yellow River.

Because Wu Yi led 50,000 men and horses from his headquarters to cross the Yellow River and enter Liyang, which seriously threatened Yecheng, Sima Yi also sent about 10,000 to 20,000 people to be stationed here at that time.

From Liyang to the northwest to Dangyin, more than 30 kilometers of road, all the way is full of Han army and Wei army criss-cross camps, the soldiers and horses on both sides add up to about 300,000 people, if you count the people and auxiliaries, the total number is more than 500,000, the camp is continuous, and the flag covers the sky and the sun.

Because both sides have arranged soldiers and horses here, and it is not far from their own camp, so Sima Yi is also very relieved, at three o'clock in the morning, in the hazy fog, he walked out of the county mansion and arrived at the gate.

At this time, all the generals had already arrived, and when they saw him come out, they all bowed their hands and said, "The Grand Governor." ”

"Hmm."

Sima Yi nodded slightly and said: "Everyone, Wei lost his deer, Han Zuo continued, and it was also a helpless move for us to surrender and submit." But submission does not mean that it is a bad thing, and please rest assured, I believe that with the prestige of Prime Minister Zhuge and General Shen Hussar, you will not lose your trust. ”

"Yes."

The crowd bowed down again.

Then Sima Yi said, "Come with me." ”

With that, he boarded the carriage.

More than a dozen guards around, plus the generals and their respective guards were less than a hundred, and slowly walked towards the city gate.

Heavy snow covered the roads, and the Wei army did not have the heart to clear the city now, and the hooves and wheels of the horses crushed against the snow, making a creaking sound.

After leaving the city, the convoy headed southeast.

Dangyin is not far from Liyang, only thirty kilometers, although it is a snowy day, but there are too many people gathered in this area, the Han army and the Wei army have to go out of the camp every day to fetch water, chop wood, clean up human and horse feces, etc., there are not many snow marks on the road, just a little muddy.

About three hours later, almost by midday, the convoy was about to arrive at Liyang, less than five or six miles from the bank of the Yellow River. At this time, the fog was very thin, and many Han army flags could be seen in the distance.

Wang Ling saw that the time had come, so he looked left and right at each other, and made eye contact with the generals, and everyone understood, so they rode forward one after another, and began to quickly approach the side of Sima Yi's carriage.

Because there were regulations for surrendering, Sima Yi could not bring too many personal guards, so many personal guards were quickly separated.

"You guys are a little farther away, we have something to discuss with the Grand Duke."

Wang Ling said.

The guards looked at each other, Sima Yi heard the movement outside, and saw that everyone was gathered around, so he waved his hand and signaled the guards to go farther.

After they left, more than a dozen generals including Wang Ling, Jia Kui, Guo Huai, Tian Yu, and others approached the side of the carriage, and Sima Yi said, "What's the matter?" ”

Guo Huai said: "Governor, we are actually very worried, will the Han army invite a Hongmen banquet?" ”

"Huh."

Sima Yi smiled, waved his hand and said: "Boji is too worried, the matter of our willingness to surrender and submit has been spread throughout the three armies, and everyone in the world knows it, if Zhuge Liang really does this, wouldn't he lose his trust in the world?" ”

"Yes, yes"

Jia Kui came over, attracted Sima Yi's attention, and said: "But the governor of Dadu, Wang Ling said that Zhuge Liang only asked the Han Dynasty for the position of governor of Dadu, but we waited."

Sima Yi had long known that they would ask such a question, so he had a draft in his heart, and reassured them and said: "Don't worry, when the big river is sacrificed, I will ask Prime Minister Zhuge for you to be sealed, can't you trust me?" ”

"Naturally, it's not, but it's some."

Guo Huai and Wang Ling Jia Kui were on the right side of Sima Yi's carriage, and the rest of the generals were on the left side of Sima Yi's carriage.

The carriage of the Han Dynasty did not have a closed carriage like the carriage of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but an open-top type with an umbrella on it, so the generals were actually very close to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi turned his head to look at Guo Huai, Wang Ling, Jia Kui, and the three of them, calming their emotions.

In the direction he couldn't see, on the left side of the carriage, Tian Yu and other generals glanced at each other, and then slowly pulled out the saber at his waist, and the sharp cold light seemed to flicker silver against the white snow.

"Well, since you can trust me, then don't worry, as long as you get to the river, I will know."

Before Sima Yi could say this, he suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen, followed by another pain, he lowered his head and saw two swords stabbed in his abdomen, his throat was sweet, and blood gushed out, and when he raised his head again, he saw several more swords aimed at his chest and throat.

His eyes widened, his eyes were full of disbelief, his chest seemed to be pressed by a big stone, his mouth opened slightly, and he wanted to say something, as if he wanted to ask his subordinates why they killed him, but when he opened his mouth, his mouth was filled with blood, and he couldn't speak.

"Prime Minister Zhuge and General Shen asked me to say hello to the Metropolitan Governor."

Wang Ling poked his head out, pressed his hand on the frame on the edge of the carriage, and whispered in Sima Yi's ear.

But he was speechless, and his eyes were filled with terror.

This series of shocks shocked Sima Yi's guards around him.

Afterwards, the personal guards of many generals immediately came up to control the situation.

The brief chaos quickly returned to order, and after a few moments, after a little tidying up, the convoy continued to set off.

Everything seems to happen and nothing happens.

At this time, on the banks of the Yellow River, the Han army had already set up an altar and was ready to sacrifice to the Yellow River.

In the Han Dynasty, only the emperor could worship heaven and earth, the five mountains, and the four desecrations.

But this time he surrendered, Zhuge Liang asked Liu Chan for instructions, and Liu Chan was in Luoyang, so he naturally agreed, so this time it was Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang who sacrificed on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

This also greatly increased the credibility, which made Sima Yi let his guard down, after all, he couldn't think of a reason for the other party to kill him.

In the midst of solemnity, many Han soldiers on the banks of the Yellow River guarded the altar.

Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen stood on the altar and looked into the distance.

"Brother, three days have passed, and I haven't heard of any turmoil in the Wei army camp, will Wang Ling fail?"

Shen Chen looked into the distance, and he saw a convoy coming slowly at the end of the road.

Zhuge Liang smiled: "It won't fail." ”

"Brother so sure?"

Shen Chen was quite surprised, he asked Sima Yi to die, and Zhuge Liang was the implementer, but he didn't know much about the specific implementation content, so seeing Zhuge Liang so confident also made him very puzzled.

You must know that his intelligence shows that Sima Yi has a large number of personal guards to follow him when he travels, and there are tens of thousands of troops guarding him in the mansion and city, how can he easily kill him?

"In the letter, I informed him that it was not allowed to bring too many soldiers over, and that the number of specific honor guards was specified."

Zhuge Liang pointed to the distance with his finger: "Look." ”

Shen Chen looked into the distance.

The convoy over there had already passed through the thin mist and slowly reached the altar, less than 100 meters away from the bank of the Yellow River.

The team of hundreds of people is getting closer and closer, and he can see closer and closer.

I saw that there was a carriage in the middle, with guards and generals accompanying him on the left and right, but the only thing that made people feel frightened was that the carriage was empty, no one was sitting, and when it got closer, it seemed that it could be seen faintly, and the seats were flushed with a touch of red...

Soon, a soldier came to report, saying that the Wei army sent someone to inform that Sima Yi was not long out of Dangyin City, perhaps because he was blown by the wind and snow, suffered from the cold, and died violently in the carriage, and now the surrender ceremony is Cao Wei's southern general Wang Ling, Zhennan general Guo Huai, and Annan general Jia Kui...

(End of chapter)