229. Fighting openly and secretly
After several days of marching, on the evening of the sixth day, when the group arrived in an open place, Sima Wenzhi stopped resting again.
"General, this place is only ten miles away from the city gate, and it is not far away, can your subordinates report it first, so that the city can respond well?"
"You can go, but don't be rebellious, and don't clash with the defenders of the city gates. After hearing this, Sima thought it was feasible and agreed to the instructions.
Answering is secondary, and the most important thing is to inform the defenders that they have come and get the defenders in the city to react.
The two armies confronted each other, and most of the gates of Kasaka were normally closed. It was getting dark, and if there was no advance notice, the defenders would not open the city gates, and even if they arrived, they would have to sleep outside the city.
The man who asked for instructions heard the command, and the whip horse departed quickly. As soon as he left, Sima Wenzhi also called the rest of the people up and rushed over after him. It didn't take long to see a vague figure in front of me.
"It's coming, don't be in a hurry. ”
I just saw a figure, and a small whine came from the car. Sima asked him and thought that Langya couldn't wait, so he opened his mouth through the curtain to convince him.
The person who came was the defender of Kasaka Castle, and when everyone arrived, they hurriedly greeted him, and informed the general that he had been informed that the Taoist was coming, and ordered them to wait here.
As he spoke, the person who answered took the reins from the hands of several people and wanted to lead the horses towards Kasaka.
Sima Wenzhi did not stop him, took the initiative to take the reins of the car from the driver's hand, and led them forward.
"Dao Chief, has he been instructed by His Majesty to resist the Xia Army?" When everyone was walking, the chief officer who came to meet him took the initiative to ask.
"No, I didn't. Sima asked in response.
"Then did Your Majesty reveal whether reinforcements will be sent in the future, and where will they come from?" After hearing this, the chief officer's disappointed expression flashed and asked again.
"Nor has it been revealed. After Sima asked, he replied in the same negative.
"I heard that the Taoist chief once learned the Tao in the mountains, and he was a little curious, how is life in the mountains, and what skills does the Taoist master have?" Seeing that there was no news, the chief officer no longer asked about the military situation, but asked him about his previous experience.
"Life in the mountains is boring, I feel unwell, and I am lazy and slow to practice many times. However, there is a lot to be involved in the hand-to-hand matter.,I've seen it to the Chang Squire before.。 Sima Zhi's reply was no longer brief.
"How is the palmistry of Lord Chang?" the chief officer was interested, and opened his mouth to inquire.
"In case of trouble, you will not die. After he escaped death a few days ago, he specially wrote a letter of thanks, and asked someone to send it to Tongwan and hand it over to me. Sima asked.
"This time, Lord Chang Shi really escaped death. When the lowly was about to leave the city, he also instructed the lowly to bring the Taoist back quickly, so that he could thank him for his kindness. After hearing this, the chief officer continued to speak.
"It's so good, a few of us have been running around for him for days, and we are sure to let him break the bank. Sima asked and continued.
"How far is it from the city gates?" he asked, asking how much more he had to go.
"It's not far, it's ahead. The chief officer replied as he pointed forward.
Following his guidance, the shadows and buildings not far ahead did indeed look like a city.
"It's still some distance to look there, you and I have nothing to do, why don't I take a look at palmistry for adults?" Sima asked and looked at it from afar, then turned his head to look at the chief officer, and at the same time handed the reins in his hand to the coachman behind him.
"It's... The chief officer hesitated.
"No, no. After hesitation, he held out his hand.
"The class has an axe, and a catastrophe is coming. Sima Wenzhi held the palm of the chief officer's hand, and after looking at it a few times, he said the result word by word.
When the chief officer heard this, his face changed and he wanted to withdraw his hand. Sima Wenzhi had already grabbed his wrist and tried several times to no avail.
"How did you find out?" Seeing that he couldn't break free, the chief officer suddenly became calm and asked coldly.
"I've never seen a palmistry, and he's never asked someone to pass me a letter. Sima asked in response. ”
"Who are you?" he replied, and asked back.
"Someone who is here to greet the Taoist Chief. After hearing this, the chief officer understood, returned to his previous humble appearance, and replied with a smile.
"But it's not about Kamsaka. ”
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Sima Qian's reaction, the chief officer's body began to become illusory. At the same time, starting from the top of the head, it spreads to other places as if it has been ignited by wildfire.
Seeing this, Sima Wenzhi hurriedly let go of his hand and watched him disappear.
As the chief officer disappeared, the entourage who came with him also lost their bodies in a few breaths, just like him. At the same time, the surroundings began to change, revealing the real scene.
"General, this is the road to Chang'an. A soldier beside him looked into the distance and reminded at the same time.
"Don't worry about this, hurry up and go to Kasaka Castle. Sima Wenzhi ignored it, and after seeing the direction clearly, he untied the reins of his horse from the chariot, turned over and whipped his horse fiercely, and went straight to Pusaka.
"Langya, keep up. After the horses galloped, he called Langya away.
Seeing this, the rest of the people hurriedly followed.
Halfway through, several people saw the soldier who had gone to report earlier, riding around a mound of earth. Sima Wenzhi knew that he was hindered by a spell, and hurriedly adjusted the spirit to break the obstacle.
"General. The Sergeant wanted to explain.
"Don't be verbose, just follow closely. Sima Wenzhi scolded and urged the horse to go quickly.
They had been less than ten miles from the city gate, and though they had not been led away from the road, they had not gone far. In less than two moments, we arrived at the foot of Kamasaka Castle.
"I bothered to inform the chief general in the city that His Majesty had appointed General Pingxi to the city and sent someone to meet him. "Just arrived, someone stepped forward to inform the defenders on the city wall.
"The general will wait for me to go and check. The defenders responded when they heard the shouts, and some of them walked down the tower and towards the city.
When Sima Wenzhi heard the response, the anxiety in his heart gradually dissipated.
After identifying the person who answered before, he was worried that someone would deceive the city gate in his name and enter Kasaka. Therefore, I was very anxious in my heart, and I went straight here without going to investigate.
Seeing this scene and hearing the guard's words, he knew that he was worried that something had not happened.
After the guards left, several people waited outside the city. It was getting dark, and the fog was rising.
Nearly half an hour later, the guards who had gone to report had not returned. Some of the attendants were impatiently waiting, and urged them to step forward, wanting to announce again.
Just as he urged the horse forward, the torches on the castle tower shook. Under the light of the fire, someone was faintly setting up arrows and bending bows.
"Be careful!" Seeing this, Sima asked him to have a bad premonition in his heart, and he also urged him to step forward and adjust his spirit at the same time.
Just after reminding, a sharp arrow flew out of the castle tower and went straight to the armor below.
Sima Wenzhi was prepared, adjusted his spirit forward, and missed the sharp arrow. Before the second crossbow was lowered, he grabbed the reins of the armor warrior horse and turned around and hurried.