Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 331 Sima Yi's Helplessness
When Ma Su and civil and military officials were fighting wits and bravery in the court, in the Dawan Kingdom in the western region three thousand miles away, Sima, the chariot general, was preparing to attack the Anxi Empire, three thousand miles away to the west of Dawan Kingdom.

In the three thousand miles between the Western Regions and the Parthian Empire, there are many scattered small countries. If you want to attack Parthian, you must first settle these small countries.

Sima Yi is 57 years old this year. At this age, he has already lost half of his life to fight in such a far place. If he fights from the Western Regions to Anxi, he feels that the other half of his life will be on the way.

As soon as he thought of fighting Rome after the Sabbath, a crazy idea kept popping up in Sima Yi's mind: Why fight Sabbath Rome?Why not just stay in a small country in the Western Regions and become the king. The women here are fair, beautiful and long-legged, and their blue eyes are as charming as amber. Branches and leaves are also good.

It has been more than four months since the army went out in July. During this period, Sima Yi traveled tens of thousands of miles to various countries in the Western Regions. Now there is no thorn in the entire Western Regions. The first few countries that danced happily, Either the city was slaughtered by him, or the country was slaughtered by him.

However, this former mainstay of the Great Wei Dynasty, one of the three heroes in the late Han Dynasty, now has a hunched waist, a sick face, and looks very bad.

But the exhaustion from the body was only secondary, and the torment from the mental aspect made Sima Yi a little unbearable.

He, Zhuge Liang, and Lu Xun are called the Three Heroes of the World, but many people think that he is not worthy of being ranked with the latter two.With unparalleled personal ability, Zhuge Liang supported the weak Shu Han to rise up and dominate the world; Lu Xun has an impressive record of being invincible and sure to be wiped out; , Even with the record of pacifying the countries in the Western Regions, it is far inferior to the other two perverts.

There is another reason why his reputation was damaged. He was defeated by Ma Di, and the Wei Empire he defended was easily wiped out by Ma Di.

Therefore, after the unification of the world, criticisms against him suddenly increased.Those Wei officials and soldiers who had resentment towards the demise of the Wei State pushed all the blame for Wei's demise on his head, saying that he supported his troops with self-respect and did not return to the army for rescue, which led to the rapid defeat of Wei.

All in all, all the criticisms can be summed up in one sentence: Sima Yi deserves to be ranked among the top three with Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun?He is not worthy of lifting shoes, a guy who has been attacking Tian Yu, who is guarding the lonely city, for two years, what qualifications does he have to be one of the three heroes?

Sima Yi considers himself an open-minded person, and is usually rarely influenced by outside public opinion, but this criticism still makes him brood.

Those who criticize him, as long as they have a little understanding of marching and fighting, they will know that Sima Yi is definitely not a parallel importer.Perhaps he is not as strict as Zhuge Liang in terms of formation and military discipline; he is not as precise as Lu Xun in terms of patiently looking for opportunities to deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

But can these two beat him?
Can't win!
Then why doesn't he deserve to be called the Three Heroes?

In fact, criticism from ordinary people did not make Sima Yi so angry. What made him so angry was the content of the imperial edict read by the envoy from Chang'an.

The edict sent by the general probably meant something like this:
[The countries in the Western Regions have been pacified for two months, why don't you, Sima Yi, go to destroy the Anxi Empire?When you first set off for the expedition, you patted your chest and promised that you would never return it if you didn’t break Rome. What are you dawdling in the Western Regions now?

Don't say nonsense that the army needs to recuperate and food needs to be raised. As a general, I have also led troops, so you can't fool me!What do we need to collect food and grass to support war?If there is not enough food and grass, grab it!Whoever catches and robs, you quickly take your army to the west and kill Emperor Anxi for me!

Lu Xun, who sent troops at the same time as you, has already wiped out Gongsunyuan and Sanhan in Liaodong, and they have all gone to Dongying now.It is estimated that in half a year at most, Japan can be wiped out.Zhongda, your current record is No. 1 in this expedition. Are you not in a hurry?Is it true that people in the world say you "exaggerated"?

By the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you. In August, I was stabbed in the chest. I almost died. It took several days to recover from the injury.I suspect that the murderer Wang Ping was instigated by your eldest son, Sima Shi, but there is no evidence for the time being, so I have not pursued it to the end.When you are away on an expedition, just concentrate on fighting. Don’t worry about family matters. I will take care of your wife and children. 】

Sima Yi accepted the order with a blank face, and after arranging for the angel to go down to rest, holding the edict in his hand, his face instantly became gloomy.

"The general threatened each other with family and words, and urged the general to go to the army, but the general is in poor health recently, so what should I do?" Deputy General Niu Jin said worriedly.

Seeing that Niu Jin was so worried.Instead, Sima Yi quickly calmed down, shook his head and sighed: "What else can we do, let's go out."

"General, if you weren't dragged by Zhuge Liang back then, how could Ma Di have succeeded in destroying Wei? He was originally just a mere general under Zhuge Liang's command, and he was lucky enough to rise to the top. Now that he overwhelms the general, he orders him around; he doesn't care about you." I am sick, and I urge you to go out again and again, this is to let you die, general!"

Sima Yi looked at Niu Jin, and said seriously: "There is nothing to say about success and defeat. What he said is correct. I really deserve the name. Besides, Ma Su has real skills, and he is not as bad as you said."

Niu Jin said indignantly: "General, why don't we lead the army back to Chang'an quietly and get rid of Ma Su! All the officers and men in our army are from Wei, and we will work together to break the gold!"

Sima Yi slowly sat back on the blanket, recalling every detail of the five years of fighting Zhuge Liang.At that time, Wei was strong and Shu was weak, and the first few times they faced the Northern Expedition of the Shu army, they responded calmly and did not let Zhuge Liang take much advantage.

But since Zhuge Liang and Ma Di divided their forces, things changed suddenly. Every time Zhuge Liang was at the front to contain him, and Ma Di led a part of his division to another place for a sneak attack.The soldiers of the State of Wei hated Ma Su so much, but there was nothing they could do.

In the end, Ma Su relied on Liu Bang's method of dealing with Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han dispute to destroy Wei.

Looking back now, the indignation in Sima Yi's heart is still hard to calm down for a long time.

Niu Jin gritted his teeth and said, "General, when we confronted Zhuge Liang at Wuzhangyuan in Guanzhong, Ma Di took the opportunity to attack Liangzhou; we went to Longyou to resist Zhuge Liang, and Ma Di took the opportunity to attack Guanzhong; , seized Bingzhou and Youzhou; we defended Zhuge Liang in Chang'an, and he sneaked down the river to attack Luoyang. I have no contempt for the behavior of such a rat!"

Sima Yi sighed faintly, "Niu Jin, remember, sneak attack is also a skill. You are blinded by anger, and you only see Ma Di's side who is used to sneak attack, but you don't see Ma Di's other strengths. In fact, he He knows everything about astronomy and geography, and his military law and strategy are excellent. Have you forgotten the countermeasures and winning Zhang He's seven formations in a row? This person must not be underestimated. In the future, don't talk about urging troops to enter Beijing. I'm afraid we As soon as we set off here, hundreds of thousands of troops are already waiting for us to throw ourselves into the trap."

Hearing this, Niu Jin was stunned for a moment, before saying in a muffled voice, "Understood, General."

"Well, get ready, let's go in three days."

"But your body, General?"

"Three days, it's almost ready. The family is in the hands of others, how dare I not go?"


The two generals were talking, but they fell silent, thinking about each other.


Chang'an City, Cheqi General's Mansion,
Sima Shi listened gloomyly to the latest handling of the assassination case that his cronies had inquired about, without saying a word, while his younger brother Sima Zhao tightly clenched his hands, sweat dripping from his palms involuntarily.

Almost, the eldest brother was almost exposed.

Different from Fei Yi and Yang Yi, they are both old and important ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty. Without evidence, Ma Di is not easy to deal with heavy hand, and in the end he can only be dispatched to the frontier.Jia Chong was just a small city guard, and Ma Di could torture him as he wanted.

As long as the jailer in charge of torture in Tingweili is more serious, Jia Chong will never be able to withstand it.Sima Zhao knew Jia Chong well, he was thoughtful and clever, but his bones were not so hard.

But the strange thing is that just when Jia Chong was about to be overwhelmed, Ma Su suddenly stopped and stopped investigating.

This made Sima Zhao confused, but at the same time secretly rejoiced that he had escaped.

"Brother, this is really good news."

Sima Shi was as calm as ever, he waved his cronies to step back, frowned slightly, and thought about the whole thing.He vaguely felt that there was something strange about this matter from beginning to end, and that he himself was also a victim.

He and Fei Yi did have a relationship before, and the two sides did not establish any relationship beyond colleagues.About a year ago, Fei Yi visited him again, and said that Wang Ping, a general of the former Han Dynasty, wanted to assassinate Ma Di because of his old grievances with Ma Su. He needed some money and contacts so that he could escape after the assassination. help.

Sima Shi sternly rejected Fei Yi on the spot, but after thinking about it afterwards, he still asked Jia Chong to send [-] gold.

Of course, Sima Shi did not ask Jia Chong to say that the money was at his behest, but only asked Jia Chong to ask Fei Yi for an official position and to recommend the post of North Gate Captain, so he gave ten thousand gold.

In this way, Fei Yi also has money and contacts (when he wants to run away, he will think of Jia Chong who is the guard), and Sima Shi has completely picked himself out.Once the matter is defeated, all clues will be cut off when they reach Fei Yi.

Although this operation definitely cannot hide from Fei Yi's guess, but guess cannot be taken as evidence.Even if things fail and Fei Yi is arrested, as long as Jia Chong is killed, he will not be implicated.

Originally, Master Sima felt that this plan was perfect.Regardless of success or failure, he will sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and watch the situation change.

But unexpectedly, the assassination failed, and after Fei Yi and Yang Yi were dispatched to the border at the speed of light, things suddenly turned around—Jia Chong was arrested without warning when Fei Yi did not confess.

Sima Shi still can't figure out how Jia Chong was exposed. According to the information sent after Jia Chong was released from prison, the general Ma Di believed that Sima Shi was behind the scenes from the very beginning, and he didn't talk too much with Jia Chong. He went straight to the point when he opened his mouth and aimed at him.

This made Master Sima a little flustered. He kept looking in the mirror these days to see if the words "I am the mastermind behind the scenes" were written on his face. Among all the officials, who accurately locked him?
Could it be by intuition?

this is too scary.

Master Sima shuddered a little.

With his wisdom, he knew that this was not the time to attack Ma Di, he was just doing Fei Yi a small favor, but he did not expect the consequences to be so dire.

It was really close, the Sima family was wiped out because of him.

After calming down, the two brothers looked at each other, and Sima Zhao said suspiciously, "Brother, I think there are some strange things about this matter!"

"What do you think is strange?"

"Obviously, Fei Yi and Wang Ping are not yet ready for the assassination. They have no chance to strike. It is impossible for Wang Ping to rush into the General's Mansion and kill Ma Di. They can only wait for the opportunity. A Ma Di does not wear soft armor. Let’s put down our guard. Coincidentally, at that time, Ma Di announced to hold a banquet to celebrate the victory of the Eastern Expedition. As far as I know, Ma Di did not hold a banquet when he captured Liangzhou, Longyou, and even destroyed Wei and Wu. Banquet to celebrate. Isn’t it strange that such a big banquet is held for a small victory in the Eastern Expedition?”

"I suspect that the general is fishing!"

Master Sima's eyes lit up, "Brother Zhao, go ahead, what else did you find?"

"substitute!"

Sima Zhao seriously analyzed: "I don't know if my brother noticed that at the banquet that day, the general's behavior was quite abnormal?"

Master Sima didn't speak, but looked straight at Sima Zhao, motioning for him to continue talking.

"First of all, no one will be rejected, and the wine must be drunk, this is the first; after the knife was stabbed in the heart, the general returned to normal in just a few days, this is the second; according to the imperial physician and the internal assistant minister who was present, the general Shed so much blood that day, it is a miracle to survive, it is absolutely impossible to recover in just a few days, this is the third."

Sima Ma Zhao gestured for the shape of the washbasin with both hands, and added: "There are three strange things, the person who sits at the banquet must be a substitute, and he may have been dead for a long time at this time."

"Brother Zhao, not bad! What else did you find?"

"No, no more."

Master Sima nodded, and made a summary of Sima Zhao's analysis, "Also, Ma Di suddenly stopped. It's not because we were lucky, but because he got what he wanted from another line."

"Which line?"

"Western Regions." Sima Shi said quietly, "Brother Zhao, don't forget that my father is still fighting in the Western Regions. Since the destruction of the Western Regions, my father has stopped moving forward. After the assassination incident, Ma Su must use this as a condition to blackmail his father. Rest in peace on the Western Expedition, if not as I expected, my father must have sent his army west by now."

Hearing this, Sima Zhao immediately fell in admiration.

"Brother, can you even guess this?"

"Well, when scoring, sometimes it can be guessed, and sometimes it can't be guessed."

"Then when can we guess it?"

"When my father writes."

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(End of this chapter)