"Zhao Kuangyin and Gao Huan were defeated so quickly. Zhang Hua swept the Central Plains, just like the autumn wind swept the fallen leaves, we are in danger..."

Sima Yi learned that Zhao Kuangyin was defeated by Zhang Hua in the Battle of Daliang. The only princes in the Central Plains was left with Sima Yi's family. Sima Yi couldn't help but die and feel sad.

Before, Sima Yi formed an alliance with Gao Huan and Zhao Kuangyin to divide Cao Cao's territory, and could still share the pressure brought by Zhang Hua.

However, as Zhang Hua quickly swept across the Central Plains and conquered the cities and lands, Sima Yi and his family were left in the Central Plains, and he was under three times the pressure.

Sima Yi occupied Xuchang and Chen County and was confronting Zhang Xutuo's army stationed in Yangdi and Ruzhou.

Fan Zhongyan occupied Songzhou and Bianzhou with 150,000 troops, and Li Ji's army occupied Daliang and Xingyang with 150,000 troops, which also threatened Sima Yi.

In order to destroy Sima Yi, Zhang Xutuo was recruiting soldiers.

Zhang Hua allowed Zhang Xutuo's army to expand to 150,000.

If we count the 100,000 people stationed in Wancheng, Wei Yan.

Zhang Hua deployed a total of 550,000 troops in the Central Plains region.

The Central Plains is a place of four battles. Whether it is self-protection or attacking all parties, it is necessary to maintain a large number of troops.

With the dense population of tens of millions of people in the Central Plains, it is quite easy to support these troops.

You should know that before these princes were eliminated, each of them maintained more than 300,000 troops.

Zhang Hua's Imperial Guards, Chai Rong and Yao Xiong's two legions moved northward, and just the army left in the Central Plains was already a weight of life that Sima Yi could not bear.

"My father, Gao Huan took a risk to attack Xiangyang and was captured alive by the Northern Palace Army. Zhao Kuangyin defected to Xiangliang, Pengcheng. Only our Sima family's troops were left in the Central Plains. It would be difficult to deal with the next..."

Sima Shi found Sima Yi and expressed his concerns.

Only the Jin army remained in the Central Plains.

With Sima Yi's troops, he is no match for hundreds of thousands of Xia troops.

Sima Yi pondered for a while, then said, "Send one person to Pengcheng, connect to Xichu in the east, and relieve the pressure."

"Let the kid go."

Sima Shi knew that it was related to the life and death of the Sima family, so he decided to personally go to Pengcheng, the main city of Western Chu.

"Why do you need your ancestors to take action in this matter? Since we are descendants, it is related to the life and death of the family. How can we stand by and watch? Let us go to Pengcheng and have a good conversation with Fan Zeng."

Sima Yue, the King of Donghai, recommended himself.

Sima Yi looked at Sima Yue. With Sima Yue's intelligence, it was impossible for him to play with his scheming and confusing father Fan Zeng.

Only Sima Yi has the ability to compete with Fan Zeng.

Fortunately, Sima Yi did not want to fight with Fan Zeng for life and death, but made good friends with Fan Zeng to relieve his pressure.

"Then you will be on the envoy to Pengcheng."

"I will definitely not disappoint my ancestors!"

Sima Yue then prepared a carriage and went to Pengcheng to make an envoy.

"My father, I also received a message from the dead soldiers who were involved in the Xia army."

Sima Shi's face was solemn, as if he had encountered an incredible thing and wanted to report it to Sima Yi.

"Why are you so panicked? With the talents of our father and son, even if we cannot achieve the world, we can rest assured and be ranked first-ranked."

"My father, things are not that simple..."

"What the hell is it?"

"Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain, right in Zhang Xutuo's army, and his disciple Jiang Wei was also in Yangdi. Zhang Hua clearly used him to deal with us, and his heart was punished."

Sima's intelligence is more than 90, and he secretly raises dead soldiers, and many dead soldiers sneak into the enemy to obtain intelligence.

Sima's dead soldiers were all over the surrounding forces and had learned that Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei were sent by Zhang Hua to compete with Sima Yi's Zhang Xutuo Legion.

Zhang Hua's intention to make this arrangement was obviously aimed at Sima Yi and his son.

"The Zhuge Villager came out of the mountain...Is this God's will?"

Sima Yi was stunned when he heard that his old enemy Zhuge Liang appeared.

Among the many civil and military officials under Zhang Hua's command, Sima Yi was quite afraid of Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, was at a disadvantage when he was in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and could also pose a threat to Xiliang and Guanzhong many times, which shows Zhuge Liang's ability.

Nowadays, Zhuge Liang is the party with the advantage of national strength, and Sima Yi has to bear the revenge of Zhuge Liang in the smooth wind.

"How old is Zhuge Villager?"

"It should be Zhuge Liang who worked in Nanyang."

"It's indeed Zhuge Villageman..."

Sima Yi's expression was as gloomy as Sima Shi.

Now not only can the national strength not consume Zhuge Liang, but his lifespan is not as good as Zhuge Liang.

Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang were in exchange for situations and felt deeply pressured by Zhuge Liang.

The elderly Sima Yi really can't waste the young Zhuge Liang.

If Sima Yi was in Zhuge Liang's situation, he might not be able to do better than Zhuge Liang.

"Fate is reversed and cause and effect cycle, but I, Sima Zhongda, have luck and will never give up!"

Sima Yi knew that Zhuge Liang had the upper hand, but he was still unwilling to accept it.

After all, he is a prince with hundreds of thousands of troops. He can still connect with other princes, so he may not have no chance to win.

"My father, I have three thousand dead soldiers in secret, and I can try to assassinate the Zhuge Villageman. Otherwise, if he has the advantage of Zhuge Villageman, we will be suppressed by him."

Sima Shi was determined to kill.

Zhuge Liang is a difficult opponent. Sima Yi cannot waste Zhuge Liang to death, so he can only take the wrong steps.

"The Zhuge Villager can calculate the good and bad luck. There are many armored soldiers around you. Your dead soldiers may not be able to assassinate him, and maybe even alert the snake. Let the three thousand dead soldiers lurk, and it may be of great use in the future."

Sima Yi did not immediately use Sima Shi's three thousand dead soldiers.

Sima Shi's talent is to "raising dead soldiers in the dark". These dead soldiers are lurking deeply, just like ordinary people, scattered in the market. When they are useful, these dead soldiers who receive Sima Shi's kindness will come out from all directions to serve Sima Shi.

When the Sima family usurped the Wei Dynasty, the dead soldiers raised by Sima Shi played an important role.

"I let them continue to lie dormant everywhere, waiting for the opportunity."

Sima Shi knew that his father Sima Yi’s most powerful ability was not the talent he obtained, but the forbearing personality.

Sima Yi will not take action easily when he has no confidence in winning.

Sima Yi can tolerate it until it can't be tolerated or the time is right.

Sima Yi was preparing for war in Xuchang, but because his ally Gao Huan and Cao Cao were defeated one after another, he did not dare to act rashly.

Zhang Xutuo, Li Ji, Wei Yan, and Fan Zhongyan, four major legions stationed in the Central Plains, farmed and recruited troops to restore their strength.

The Xia army suffered a lot of losses to destroy the three princes of Nurhaci, Gao Huan and Zhao Kuangyin, and it took a lot of time to digest the territory of the three princes.

The cold winter ended, the ice and snow melted, and rivers in various parts of the north surged, and the Sishui in Xuzhou was the same.

The new branches sprouted green buds, Fan Zeng and Long Qi retreated to Pengcheng. Xiang Liang led many civil and military officials of Chu to personally welcome Fan Zeng and Long Qi in Sishui.

"I failed to take down Songzhou, so I would like to ask the general to punish me."

Fan Zeng leaned on a wooden stick and apologized to Xiang Liang.

"Why should Mr. Fan be so guilty? Ji Bu has taken over Bozhou and captured all the land of Huaibei. The great cause of Chu is just around the corner."

Xiang Liang was full of energy and aimed at rebuilding the Chu State during the Warring States Period.

Unlike later generations who were limited to the south of the Yangtze River, when Chu State was the most powerful, the actual territory controlled by the State of Chu reached Hanzhong, Nanyang and Xuzhou in the north, occupying a vast territory in the south, with a huge territory and once the hegemon of the Warring States Period.

Therefore, Xiang Liang used Pengcheng as the main city and tried to restore the Great Chu.

Western Chu was the name of later generations. Xiang Liang and others did not think they were Western Chu, but thought they were the Great Chu State.

Xiang Liang was the son of Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State. He summoned a group of military generals of Chu State to dominate one side.

"Is there no news about Yu'er yet?"

"No."

Xiang Liang was also inquiring about Xiang Yu's whereabouts, but Xiang Yu was never heard of.

Fan Zeng's eyes were deep: "The princes who now occupy the Central Plains have an unpredictable origin, and their soldiers and horses are strong. Only Yu'er can defeat him."

Xiang Liang was surprised and asked: "Can you not be able to deal with them with the wisdom of Mr. Fan and the courage of Long Qi?"

Fan Zengchen focused on his head.

The failure of the Chu-Han dispute made Fan Zeng know that his wisdom was also limited.

Chen Ping's simple plan of disagreement cracked Fan Zeng's threat.

At least Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's intelligence is no less than Fan Zeng.

If we include the strategists from other dynasties, Fan Zeng is even more unsure.
To be continued...