Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 522 The Death of Sima Yi

The generals of the Wei army each led about 5000 people in their headquarters, scattered and stationed outside the city, surrounding the city of Dangyin, and the camp stretched for more than ten miles.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Sima Yi has about 1 people in his headquarters, all of whom are stationed in the city.

And he himself lives in the mansion of the county government in Dangyin County.

On weekdays, there are probably hundreds of personal guards patrolling and standing guard in the mansion, guarding Sima Yi's safety day and night.

In addition, there are soldiers standing guard and patrolling in the city every day, and the four city gates above the city are also guarded. Except for Sima Yi's call, the generals of the Wei army are not allowed to enter the city without important reports.

Getting close to Sima Yi is easy. The next time Sima Yi holds a military meeting or has a banquet like today, everyone should stand shoulder to shoulder and hack him to death with knives.

But after killing Sima Yi, it is another matter whether he can survive the siege of the general chariot and [-] soldiers in Dangyin County.

So that's why Wang Ling didn't do it alone, but called a few helpers.

If it was him alone, even if he succeeded in assassinating Sima Yi, he would have to die. Instead, he helped many colleagues to rise to the top. He would definitely not do this loss-making business.

Now that there are many helpers, there is no such thing as going to die by yourself and making everyone cheaper.However, how to kill it is still a problem.

"The old thief lives alone in the county yamen. There are guards patrolling the streets, walls, and mansions of the city. It is easy to kill him. On the grounds of reporting military affairs to him, he hides his weapons and enters the mansion to attack. It will be successful, but how to get out."

"Yeah, I think the old thief probably won't be on guard against someone trying to kill him, but once he does it, he will immediately alarm the guards of the whole mansion. These people are the old thief's personal guards, and it is impossible to let me go."

"The death of the old thief, it's not worth our lives. So we have to think of a foolproof plan, and we can do nothing when the old thief is alone."

The soldiers talked with each other, trying to make up their own minds. After trying to kill Sima Yi, they stopped calling the governor and started calling the old thief.

You must know that Sima Yi is not only a chariot and cavalry general, but also the commander of Chinese and foreign armies.

Although there are a few people who are older than him, they usually call him Da Dudu.

Doing this now is obviously planning not to act, and is ready to start.

But how to kill him is a problem.

Sima Yi lived in Dangyin City, and there were a large number of soldiers from his headquarters in the county government, city streets, and city walls and gates.

It was easy to kill him, but difficult to escape. Once Sima Yi died, his guards would definitely go crazy.

"Why don't you raise your troops and go into the city?"

Someone has a bad idea.

Wang Ling glared at him and said, "Sima Yi is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. We can mobilize less than half of the troops here. If we can't enter the city, Sima Yi will first mobilize the troops with the commander's seal, and then send someone to send a message to the Han army saying that we are rebelling. Do you think the Han army will destroy us or attack the city?"

People looked at each other.

This is not just a matter of righteousness, there is also a problem that Zhuge Liang said that three days later, an altar will be opened by the Yellow River to worship Dadu. The siege of the city will last for a long time.
So there was only one thing in front of them - there were only three days left, Sima Yi had to be dealt with within three days, and at the same time, they couldn't make any big moves. It was best to let Sima Yi die quietly.

"The old thief must die alone, but he will definitely not come out of the mansion during this time, even if it is poisoning or assassination, there is no chance."

Guo Huai pondered, looked up at the crowd and said, "We must find a time when he will come out."

"When?"

someone asked.

"He only comes out once."

Jia Kui glanced at Wang Ling and Guo Huai, and both of them glanced at him, and nodded slightly.

"The Great River Sacrifice in the Day Tomorrow!"

Everyone wakes up.

It is now past midnight and a new day begins.

Zhuge Liang set the date on November 22nd, today is the 23rd, and two days later, it will be time for sacrifice.

At that time, according to the agreement, Sima Yi was only allowed to bring a small number of people to participate in the alliance, and these generals would also participate. On the way there, wouldn't it be the best time to deal with him?
"That's right, it's that time!"

Guo Huai nodded.

Wang Ling rolled his eyes, then waved his hands, motioning everyone to come closer.

Everyone got together and plotted some important things with each other.

They determined how to deal with Sima Yi's plan at that time, the division of labor and cooperation, how to cover, who will do it, and so on.

After discussing until Pingdan, they went back to camp.

Wang Ling kept sending everyone to the gate of the camp, and he returned to his tent with a heavy heart when their leaving backs disappeared into the night.

He wasn't worried about the leak. After all, the leak would not benefit everyone. Wei Jun was at the end of his battle, and he would die with Sima Yi without knowing how to die.

So the correct way is to kill Sima Yi, everyone will have an upward path in the future, hello, my clan has a future.

What Wang Ling just couldn't figure out was, Zhuge Liang, why did he kill Sima Yi?

Although Zhuge Liang never said that he wanted Sima Yi to die, those words were already hinting that with Wang Ling's intelligence, it was impossible not to think of this.

Could it be that Prime Minister Zhuge and Sima Yi have a personal enmity?
Or maybe Sima Yi was a little annoyed when he blocked Prime Minister Zhuge for so long in Yingchuan?
Wang Ling returned to his tent, feeling a little puzzled.

But after thinking about it for a while, I couldn't think of a reason.

'never mind. '

Wang Ling was thinking; "Before Prime Minister Zhuge didn't hint that I wanted to get rid of Sima Yi, who in this world would have thought that he wanted Sima Yi to die?"It is estimated that even Sima Yi himself does not know that he is still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Dream, which is also a good thing for me. '

If he couldn't figure it out, he simply didn't want to think about it. Wang Ling reviewed the action plan in his mind and felt that there was nothing missing, so he went back to the dormitory in the back tent to rest.

It's just that he never dreamed that Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi had no hatred at all. Even if Shen Chen didn't want to kill Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang would probably spare Sima Yi's life and recommend Sima Yi to be an official.

After all, Sima Yi's performance in Yingchuan and his own talents can still be recognized by Zhuge Liang.

So this is actually a random event for no reason.

No matter how smart people are in this world, they would never think that Shen Chen only knew in his previous life that the Sima family's usurpation had caused serious consequences, and he simply thought that Sima Yi's presence was a disaster and wanted to eradicate him.

He meant nothing else.

But this is naturally a good thing for Wang Ling's plan.

Because Wang Ling couldn't think of Zhuge Liang's reason for attacking Sima Yi, and Sima Yi couldn't even imagine that there would be someone in this world who would put him to death due to historical reasons.

So when Sima Yi had no defenses, Wang Ling obviously had a better chance of attacking.

Soon, two days later.

In the early morning of November 25th, the first year of Jianxing, the sky was already clear in the morning, but the thick fog still made the visibility extremely low.

The whole world seemed to be stained with a snow-white color, and even the surface of the Yellow River was covered with a thin layer of frost.

Since the day before yesterday, the snow has been falling more and more heavily. Apart from the dead whiteness in the world, there are only some other colors left in the camps of the Wei army and the Han army facing each other outside Dangyin City.

Sima Yi did not leave the mansion these few days. He wrote letters with Zhuge Liang every day, first to exchange feelings, and second to discuss the content of the surrender ceremony.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the place where they held the ceremony was Liyang, southeast of Dangyin.

Liyang is the later Jun County of Hebi City, Henan Province.

In later generations, Jun County was about a hundred kilometers away from the Yellow River, but in the Han Dynasty, Jun County was located on the bank of the Yellow River. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao once said eloquently that he "entered Liyang to reject Yuan Shao and fight to the death", which happened in this place.

Because Wu Yi led 5 people from his headquarters across the Yellow River and entered Liyang, which seriously threatened Yecheng, so Sima Yi also sent about 2 to [-] people to station here at that time.

From Liyang to the northwest to Dangyin, it was a 30-kilometer road, and along the way there were camps criss-crossed by the Han army and the Wei army. There were about 50 troops on both sides. If civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers were included, the total number was more than [-].

Because both sides had deployed soldiers and horses here, and it was not far from his own camp, Sima Yi felt very relieved. At three o'clock in the morning, in the hazy mist, he walked out of the county government mansion and arrived at the gate.

At this time, the generals from all walks of life had already arrived, and when they saw him coming out, they all cupped their hands and said, "Great Governor."

"Ah."

Sima Yi nodded slightly and said: "Everyone, Wei lost his deer and Han Zuo continued. There is nothing we can do to surrender. But surrender does not mean that it is a bad thing. Please be at ease. I believe that with the prestige of Prime Minister Zhuge and General Shen Huanqi, they will not lose their trust."

"Yes."

Everyone bowed their hands again.

Then Sima Yi said: "Come with me."

Then he boarded the carriage.

More than a dozen personal guards around, together with the generals and their respective personal guards, less than a hundred people, slowly walked towards the gate of the city.

The road was covered with heavy snow, and Wei Jun was not in the mood to clean up the city now. Horseshoes and wheels were crushed on the snow, making creaking noises.

After leaving the city, the convoy headed southeast all the way.

Dangyin is not far from Liyang, only [-] kilometers. Although it is snowing, there are too many people gathered in this area. The Han army and Wei army have to go out of the camp every day to fetch water, chop firewood, clean up manure, etc. There are not many snow marks on the road, but it is slightly muddy.

About three hours later, around noon and noon, the convoy was about to arrive in Liyang, less than five or six miles away from the bank of the Yellow River.At this time, the fog was very thin, and many flags of the Han army could be seen in the distance.

Seeing that the time had come, Wang Ling looked at each other left and right, and winked at the generals from all walks of life. Everyone understood, and rode forward one after another, and began to quickly approach Sima Yi's carriage.

Because of the rules of accepting the surrender, Sima Yi could not bring too many personal guards, so many personal guards were quickly separated.

"You guys are a little farther away, we have something to discuss with the governor."

Wang Ling said.

The personal guards looked at each other, Sima Yi heard the commotion outside and saw the crowd gathered around him, he was concerned, so he waved his hand to signal the personal guards to move away.

After they left, more than a dozen generals including Wang Ling, Jia Kui, Guo Huai, Tian Yu, and others approached the carriage. Sima Yi said, "What's the matter?"

Guo Huai said: "Governor, we are actually very worried, will the Han army invite a Hongmen banquet?"

"Ha ha."

Sima Yi smiled, waved his hands and said, "Boji is too worried. The fact that we are willing to surrender has already spread throughout the three armies, and the world knows it. If Zhuge Liang really did this, wouldn't he be breaking the trust of the world?"

"True"

Jia Kui came over, attracted Sima Yi's attention, and said: "But the governor, Wang Ling said, Zhuge Liang only asked the Han Dynasty for the post of governor, but we are."

Sima Yi knew that they would ask this question a long time ago, and he had an idea in mind, so he comforted them and said, "Don't worry, I will ask Prime Minister Zhuge to seal it for you when I sacrifice to Dahe. Don't you trust me?"

"Of course not, but there are some."

Guo Huai, Wang Ling and Jia Kui were on the right side of Sima Yi's carriage, and the rest of the generals were on the left side of Sima Yi's carriage.

The carriages of the Han Dynasty did not have a closed compartment like the carriages of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but were open-topped, with an umbrella on top, so the generals were actually very close to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi turned his head to look at Guo Huai Wang Ling Jia Kui and the others, trying to calm their emotions.

In a direction he couldn't see, on the left side of the carriage, Tian Yu Qianzhao and the other generals looked at each other, and then slowly pulled out the sword at his waist. The sharp cold light seemed to be shining with silver light against the white snow.

"Okay, since you can trust me, then don't worry, as long as you get to the big river, I will take care of myself."

Before Sima Yi could say this, he suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen, followed by another pain. He lowered his head and saw two swords piercing his abdomen, his throat was sweet, and blood gushed out. When he looked up again, he saw several swords stabbing at his chest and throat again.

His eyes were wide open, full of disbelief, his chest seemed to be pressed down by a big rock, his mouth opened slightly, and he wanted to say something, as if he wanted to ask why these generals wanted to kill him, but when he opened his mouth, his mouth was filled with blood and he couldn't speak.

"Prime Minister Zhuge and General Shen asked me to send my regards to the Commander-in-Chief."

Wang Ling poked his head out, put his hand on the frame of the carriage, and whispered in Sima Yi's ear.

But he was speechless, and his eyes were filled with terror.

This series of shocking changes shocked Sima Yi's personal guards.

Then the personal guards of many generals immediately came up to control the situation.

The brief chaos quickly restored order, and after a while, after a little tidying up, the convoy continued to set off.

Everything seemed to happen, and it seemed like nothing happened.

At this time, on the bank of the Yellow River, the Han army had already set up an altar, ready to sacrifice to the Yellow River.

In the Han Dynasty, only the emperor could offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, the Five Sacred Mountains, and Sidu.

But this time when he was surrendered, Zhuge Liang asked Liu Chan for instructions, and Liu Chan was in Luoyang, so he naturally agreed, so this time it was Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang who offered sacrifices on behalf of the emperor.

This also greatly increased the credibility, which made Sima Yi relax his vigilance. After all, he couldn't think of the reason why the other party wanted to kill him.

Amidst the solemnity and solemnity, many Han troops on the banks of the Yellow River guarded the altar.

Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen stood on the altar and looked into the distance.

"Brother, three days have passed, and we haven't heard of any turmoil in Wei's camp. Could it be that Wang Ling failed?"

Shen Chen looked into the distance, he saw a convoy approaching slowly at the end of the road.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "It will not fail."

"Brother, are you sure?"

Shen Chen was quite surprised, he asked for Sima Yi's death, and Zhuge Liang was the implementer, but he didn't know the specific implementation content, so seeing Zhuge Liang was so confident, it also made him very puzzled.

One must know that his information showed that Sima Yi was accompanied by a large number of personal guards when he traveled. There were tens of thousands of troops guarding him in the mansion and the city. How could he be easily killed?
"I told him in the letter that it is not allowed to bring too many soldiers over, and stipulated the specific number of guards of honor."

Zhuge Liang pointed to the distance: "Look."

Shen Chen looked into the distance.

The convoy over there had passed through the thin fog and slowly arrived at the altar, less than a hundred meters away from the bank of the Yellow River.

The team of hundreds of people was getting closer and closer, and he could see it more and more clearly.

I saw a carriage in the middle, with guards and generals on the left and right to protect it, but the only thing that made people feel horrified was that the carriage was empty and no one was sitting on it.

Soon, a soldier came to report that the Wei army had sent someone to inform that Sima Yi had not been out of Dangyin City for a long time, perhaps because he was blown by the wind and snow, suffered from the cold, and died violently on the carriage.

(End of this chapter)