In April of the fourth year of Yanxi, the weather began to get a little hot.

The nominal capital of Wei State, Luoyang, Taifu Mansion.

Master Sima hurriedly entered Sima Yi's study with a secret message:

"Sir, there is news from the south. The Wu soldiers are divided into three groups and are attacking the north in large numbers!"

"Huh? Have you finally taken action?"

Sima Yi, who was reading with a scroll in his hand, heard Master Sima's report, and the scroll in his hand did not tremble at all.

I saw him raise his head, his expression unchanged:

"Has it ever been found out how many soldiers and horses the Wu invaders used in this attack?"

Master Sima handed over the secret message in his hand and replied:

"Sir, I don't have an accurate figure yet, but according to the information obtained by the spies, some say two hundred thousand, some say three hundred thousand, and even the whole country's soldiers."

"My lord, why don't you take a look at the secret letter sent from Xuchang first? Maybe it's mentioned in it."

Sima Yi put down the scroll, took the secret letter, opened the mud seal on it, took out the letter paper and read it.

After a while, he stroked his beard thoughtfully:

"It seems that this time, the Wu invaders are indeed quite powerful. According to the news from Xuchang, Wang Yanyun (aka Wang Ling) reported that the Wu invaders in Huainan alone have no less than 150,000 troops."

Judging from the current situation, Wu Guobing invaded the north in three directions.

The army was led by Sun Quan himself and attacked Hefei from Chaohu.

Along the way, Zhuge Ke led his army to attack Lu'an County.

The last route was led by Zhuge Jin and Bu Zhao to attack Pizhong in Jingzhou (later known as Nanzhang in Hubei Province).

"Sir, this can be considered a full-scale crime!"

When Master Sima heard Sima Yi's explanation, he immediately understood:

"It seems that Wang Yanyun's statement that there are 150,000 Wu invaders from the north in Huainan is true."

Sima Yi didn't respond. He read the secret message carefully, then stood up and walked back and forth a few steps.

Finally he asked:

"Where's Lu Xun?"

Master Sima was startled: "Lu Xun?"

"Yes, where is Lu Xun? If the Wu invaders really invaded the whole country, then why did Lu Xun, who was the most knowledgeable among the generals of the Wu State, not make any move?"

Sima Yi said while shaking his head: "This is unreasonable."

If we talk about the most feared general of Wu among the Wei people, it must be Lu Xun.

If the state of Wu really wanted to invade with all its troops, Sun Quan would have no reason to let people like Lu Xun go.

Sima Shijing reacted immediately after Sima Yi reminded him:

"Sir, are you saying that the Wu people are deceitful?"

Sima Yi smiled happily, with a slight look of disdain on his face:

"As the saying goes, soldiers use deceit. The reason is to act deceitfully in front of the formation."

"Not to mention, Wu people have always been fond of doing deceitful things. There is no time when they are not deceitful, but rather abnormal."

Master Sima thought so and asked:

"Sir, should we remind Xuchang?"

Although Luoyang and Xuchang are like fire and water, they both belong to the Wei state after all.

Both Han and Wu were sworn enemies of the Wei Dynasty and would never stop fighting.

They will not favor any of them just because Luoyang and Xuchang are at odds.

Master Sima still understands the principle of "brothers are jealous of each other within the wall, and they should be defended from outsiders".

If something goes wrong in Xuchang and the Wu people are unable to be stopped, Luoyang will be attacked from both sides and flanks sooner or later.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi raised his head slightly, as if thinking about something, and then shook his head after a while:

"No rush, no rush for this moment."

"grown ups?"

Master Sima was a little confused.

"Although Lu Xun knew the strength of the army, he was more than capable of defending but not aggressive enough."

There was a trace of joy in Sima Yi's tone:

"Whether it was the battle at Shiting or leading the troops to attack Liu'an, it can be seen that if this person is allowed to defend the territory, the world will be almost invincible."

"But if this person is allowed to attack the city, it will be just a matter of ears and there is nothing to fear."

Sima Yi stroked his beard and continued:

"In my opinion, if Sun Quan uses Lu Xun as a surprise soldier, even if he can achieve a temporary miraculous effect, it will only be able to take some advantage, and it will not be enough to reverse the general trend."

"Moreover, on the Huainan side, Wang Yanyun (Wang Ling), Wen Zhongruo (Wen Qin), Tian Guorang (Tian Yu) and others are all not mediocre. They will defend according to the geographical advantage, and there will be no problems."

Speaking of this, his eyes flickered:

"The worst case scenario is that we let Cao Zhaobo (i.e. Cao Shuang) suffer some losses first, and when the time is right, we can remind him again. It's not a bad thing."

Master Sima understood and agreed:

"It is indeed a good thing to be able to take advantage of the situation to attack Cao Zhaobo without affecting the general trend."

Although in just a few words, Sima Yi confirmed the situation in the south.

But there was still a bit of worry between his brows:

"Don't worry about things in the south. After all, the Wu bandits are just rats. What I'm worried about is in the west."

Hearing his master mention the west, Master Sima, who was originally beaming, became depressed.

Sima Yi sighed:

"No matter how much Wu Guo tried to deceive, his vision was short-sighted and there was nothing to fear."

"But the Han Kingdom to the west is our real thorn in the side, a catastrophe of life and death."

Wu people like to cheat, but they forget their justice when they see small gains, and are easily satisfied with the immediate benefits.

The Han Dynasty is very cunning, but it has great plans and will not give up until the Wei Dynasty is destroyed.

However, before the Han Dynasty, there was Zhuge Kongming, who knew how to manage changes, was good at managing national affairs, was upright and strategic, and took advantage of the general trend to act.

Later, there was Feng Mingwen, who was far-sighted and erratic in his plans, and his actions were beyond common sense, leaving people at a loss as to what to do.

And what Luoyang has to face is exactly this kind of powerful enemy - I really want to switch with Xuchang and change the enemy!

"The Han Kingdom on the east side of the river should probably take action, right?"

Sima Yi looked toward the west with a faint gaze, as if looking through time and space at the land east of the river.

Wu State's early troop mobilization could also be covered up by conscripting civilians and building water conservancy projects.

However, Han Dynasty's movements in Hedong were not concealed.

"As early as last month, the Imperial Army of the Han Kingdom had already stationed in Hedong. It seems that the two countries, Han and Wu, had long been conspiring to attack the Wei Dynasty from a flank."

Master Sima remembered the news from Hedong a few days ago, and his expression became heavier:

"The Han State has even dispatched its imperial army. Even if it is not like the Wu State and goes all out to invade the north, I am afraid that the movement will not be small."

"I just don't know which direction Feng Mingwen plans to come from this time..."

Master Sima has never met Feng Mingwen, but his famous name is like thunder in his ears.

Although I don't want to admit it, even my lord has suffered losses at the hands of this person - even when he teamed up with Zhuge Kongming to make him suffer.

Think about it carefully, how old is Feng Mingwen?

I heard he is about the same age as me.

It's Master Sima who killed his wife to prove the truth. He was so cruel.

But when he mentioned Feng, his tone still contained a lot of fear involuntarily.

In particular, his younger brother Sima Zhao went to Chang'an and met Feng Mingwen once. Even though he was an enemy, he still praised Feng Mingwen full of praise.

What is said by outsiders always makes people feel a little unreal.

But if you switch to the people around you, your feelings will always be more profound.

But when Sima Yi heard Sima Shi's words, he showed a somewhat uncertain look on his face, even with a relaxed smile:

"Feng Mingwen, I guess he won't personally lead the invasion this time."

Master Sima was startled:
To be continued...