Feng Duhu didn't have a strategic reserve force at his disposal, so he felt unsure.

"Go back to Hedong?"

"Yes." Feng Duhu nodded, "Although I deceived Jiang Ji this time, the other party is also an experienced Wei thief after all. I'm afraid he will react soon."

"Hedong is empty now. If Jiang Ji finds an opportunity, it will be troublesome."

Zhang Bao heard this and thought about it.

After all, most of the land east of the river is flat, which is where the cavalry comes into play.

It is indeed more appropriate for the Southern Army to return to Hedong.

Immediately he nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll trouble Brother, I'll make you run back and forth."

Zhang Bao didn't care, the smile on his face showed how happy he was:

"You and I are all here for the big man, why bother? Besides," Zhang Bao couldn't help but patted Feng Duhu on the shoulder, and his expression became serious:

"Mingwen, I'm very happy to be able to help you! I don't understand much about the affairs of the DPRK, and I don't want to get involved."

"But for military matters, you are both the person appointed by the Prime Minister and the Protector of the Central Government, so I will definitely support you."

At this point, Zhang Bao paused and did not say any more.

But Feng Duhu understood what he meant.

"Brother, thank you very much!"

Zhang Bao shook his head and whispered:

"I said, there is no need to say thank you, because after this battle, it can only prove one thing: the Prime Minister did not misjudge the person all those years ago."

"You, work hard and don't let down the Prime Minister's expectations."

There are some words that don’t need to be clarified.

Feng Duhu nodded heavily: "I will."

A smile appeared on Zhang Bao's face again, he waved his hand, said no more, turned around and walked out.

The commander-in-chief of the Han Dynasty said that he wanted a thousand cavalry to follow him, so he naturally wanted to select the most elite soldiers in the southern army.

Soon, the news that Feng Duhu led his army south from Gaoping Pass and arrived at Gaodu City spread to Tianjing Pass, and the Wei army was really shocked.

In fact, Feng Duhu did not overestimate the Wei army.

Sima Division was defeated in front of Gaoping Pass for the second time, and his good luck from the last time was gone.

Not only could I lose my left eye, but the Wei army also suffered heavy losses.

Coupled with the fact that Gaodu City was undefendable, Niu Jin immediately retreated to Tianjing Pass in an emergency after responding to the defeated army that was being chased all the way back.

At this time, the defenders of Tianjing Pass were in a state of panic, and unexpectedly, it rained all night long when the house was leaking.

Soon, bad news came from the north of the pass. Feng Thief had led the army to Gaodu City and was approaching Tianjing Pass.

"Central Supervisory Army, it's bad, Thief Feng, Thief Feng has led the army over!"

In Tianjing Pass, the door of the house where the coach lived was suddenly pushed open, and Niu Jin rushed in:

"Central Supervisory Army, please..."

Before he finished speaking, Niu Jin couldn't help but change his words and exclaimed:

"Inspector Army, what's wrong with you?"

But he saw Master Sima lying on the couch with a towel in his mouth, his face twisted, and he looked very painful.

Although it is autumn, the weather is not hot, and sometimes it can be said to be cool.

But Master Sima's hair was already soaked through, and the whole room could smell the rancid smell of sweat.

One can imagine what kind of pain Master Sima was suffering at this time.

"Hold, close the door, hurry up, don't let the soldiers know!"

Seeing Niu Jin come in, Master Sima immediately tried his best to give some intermittent instructions.

"oh oh!"

When Niu Jin heard this, he realized what he was saying. He quickly turned around and closed the door, then quickly walked to the couch with a worried look on his face:

"Inspector Army, how do you feel?"

Master Sima let go of the towel in his mouth, but saw that there were several holes in the towel.

The white linen wrapped around his left eye was stained with blood.

It has been several days and the bleeding in my left eye still cannot be effectively stopped.

One can imagine the pain he has endured these past few days.

"I'm fine. You just said, what happened?"

Master Sima endured the severe pain and asked tremblingly.

Niu Jin saw Master Sima's appearance and deliberately didn't want him to worry.

But when faced with such a major matter, he was not qualified to make a decision, let alone dare to hide it from Master Sima.

So Niu Jin could only bite the bullet and replied:

"In the Central Supervisory Army, we arranged an outpost in Gaodu City and sent someone to report back. They said that Thief Feng had led the army and entered Gaodu City."

"And looking at that, it's very likely that we will enter Tianjing Pass. What should we do?"

"Who! Who do you think is leading the army?"

Hearing the name "Feng Thief" seemed to make Master Sima forget about the pain in his left eye.

But seeing his expression suddenly change drastically, he was so shocked that he immediately sat up with his hands propped up:

"Are you sure? Are you sure that Thief Feng personally led the army?"

"The scouts came to report that it is indeed the banner named Feng. Among the generals of the Western Thieves, there is no one else who can lead such a large army and is named Feng."

"An army? How many armies?"

Niu Jin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "According to current reports, the front army alone has nearly 10,000 troops. The rear army has not yet arrived. It is said that there are 50,000 people."

"fifty thousand?"

Master Sima didn't know whether it was pain or fright, but his voice changed: "Fifty thousand?"

If it were in the past, Sima Division might not have any idea about the 50,000 Han troops.

Even when occupying a dangerous place like Tianjing Pass, he was confident that he would not be afraid even if it came to 100,000, not to mention 50,000.

But after suffering two consecutive defeats at Gaoping Pass, he finally understood why the Lord was said to be as fearful of Shu as a tiger when he was guarding Guanzhong.

Why would he rather be scolded as a woman by Zhuge Liang than take the initiative to fight?

Without him, the Shu people are as fierce as tigers and must be feared!

Not to mention that this time it was Thief Feng.

What is the concept of Feng Thief?

Back then, he was a man who could defeat a hundred thousand Guanzhong army with only twenty thousand partial troops.

But now, I have not only 100,000 people, but less than 20,000 people on hand, that is, more than 10,000 people.

And we also include the remnant soldiers who have gathered many defeated soldiers and fled back in the past few days.

"Thief Feng, why did Thief Feng appear here? How did he come here??"

"Didn't Mr. Jiang say that Thief Feng is leading the army and preparing to attack Zhiguan?"

"How did he get here? Did he fly here?"

In the past few days, the problem with his left eye has been tormenting Master Sima to the point of being in pain and having trouble sleeping and eating.

But he didn't dare to publicize it, lest it would further panic the already unstable military morale.

So I can only bear it silently by myself.

I couldn't eat well or sleep well for so many days. I was in unbearable pain day and night, and I could still force myself to stay awake.

This level of ambition is extremely rare.

But it is simply impossible to maintain the calmness of the past despite severe pain.

It's understandable to feel a little restless.

After hearing what the Central Supervisory Army said, Niu Jin couldn't help but remind him:

"Central Supervisory Army, when we retreated to Tianjing Pass, didn't Jiang Gong send someone to tell us that Feng Thieves retreated from Zhiguan Road, could it be..."

After Niu Jin reminded him, Master Sima finally reacted:

"You mean, Thief Feng retreated from Zhiguan Road and came to us?"
To be continued...