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On June 11, the 13th year of Wei Zhaowu, Wei King Zhao Run led 500 Tiger Guards and took the first boat to Pubanjin, and then took the land route from this river port to Linwei City.

As for the 30,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards led by Zongwei generals Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, Mu Qing and others, they slowly rushed towards Hexi County by land and water.

After all, there are 200,000 troops of the Wei State stationed in Hexi County at the moment. As far as the current situation is concerned, the military strength is actually completely worthy of the Qin State, so there is no need for the 30,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards to march in a hurry.

Since he did not know any relevant information in advance, when Wei King Zhao Run brought 500 Tiger Guards into the city, Sima An learned that. He was so shocked that he quickly left the governor's house to greet him without caring about anything else.

He was the monarch of Wei State.

When the two of them bumped into each other on the street in Linwei City, Sima An, who was in his seventies, got off his horse. Regardless of the surprised eyes of pedestrians watching from the street, he hurriedly knelt on the ground in front of Zhao Run's horse, clasped his fists in salute, and called him "Your Majesty."

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Unexpectedly, Zhao Run smiled and waved his hand and said: "At this moment, I am not Lord Wei, but General Zhao Runye of Tiance Mansion. General Sima, don't be too polite."

Sima An then stood up and thanked him.

I have to say that Zhao Run felt even more emotional when looking at the gray-haired Sima An in front of him.

I still remember how majestic and heroic Sima An was in his prime when he returned victorious from his first expedition to the Chu Kingdom. But now, even he is nearly fifty years old, and in front of him is the former leader of the Wei Kingdom.

The fierce general has reached his twilight years, which makes people have to lament the ruthlessness of the years.

About half an hour later, Sima An invited Wei King Zhao Run to his residence in the city, the governor's mansion.

At this time, in front of the governor's mansion, Sima An's two sons, Sima Ye and Sima Dou, were already waiting in front of the mansion. When they saw Wei Wang Zhao Run's team arriving, they quickly went down the steps to greet them.

Among the royal guards of the late king Zhao Si, Zhao Run was the closest to Bailiba and Sima An. Naturally, he was no stranger to the brothers Sima Ye and Sima Dou.

Compared with Sima An, Sima Ye, and Sima Dou, the two brothers are inevitably a little inferior. The elder brother Sima Ye is now in his forties. He accidentally fell off his horse during a battle with the Qin army ten years ago.

He broke his leg and has since retired to the second line. He is in charge of the miscellaneous Hu soldiers under the Hexi Army and is mainly responsible for herding war horses and sheep. His younger brother Sima Dou, who is not yet forty, is still active in the army.

In the Hexi Army, he once served under Generals Ji Yan and Le Kui, and is currently responsible for the cavalry patrols in Linwei City.

By the way, Sima Ye and Sima Dou were already married and had children. The elder brother had two sons and a daughter, and the younger brother had a son and a daughter. The Sima family, which was almost destroyed due to the war between Han and Wei, was finally prosperous again.

Got up.

At present, the Sima clan in the Wei state mainly includes the Hexi Sima clan of Sima An, the Fengqiu Sima clan of Quliang Hou Sima Song (Weishan), the Changyi Sima clan of Sima Shang, and the Shanyang Sima clan of his younger brother Sima Tao.

These four branches are said to have originated after the Sima family of Quliang, but later generations have no way to verify them.

However, Sima An tended to approve of the brothers Sima Shang and Sima Tao, so he often used the matter of these distant brothers to motivate Sima Ye and Sima Dou, which put a lot of pressure on the brothers.

Think about it, the brothers Sima Shang and Sima Tao are not ordinary people. The former was the governor of Song Dynasty and was responsible for the overthrow of Chu State, while the latter was the favorite general of King Zhao Jiang of Yan. He assisted the generals Cao Yan and Le Yi to overthrow the Yue State. They are all talented people who can stand alone. In comparison, brothers Sima Ye and Sima Dou are inevitably inferior.

Sima An's expression darkened when he saw the two brothers Sima Ye and Sima Dou. The eldest son Sima Ye didn't care about it for the time being, but the second son Sima Dou calculated that it should be time for him to lead the cavalry out of the city to patrol.

Therefore, Sima An angrily questioned his younger son Sima Dou and asked him why he was still here.

Sima Dou was obviously quite afraid of his father, and said hesitantly: "I heard that His Majesty has arrived, and my son... I am here to greet you."

Hearing this, Sima An angrily scolded: "I am here to welcome Your Majesty, why do you need me as a riding general? You are derelict in your duties! Get out of here!"

Sima Dou quickly saluted Zhao Run with his fists raised, and ran away in fright.

And his brother Sima Ye, who was standing by now, also looked frightened, fearing that he would be implicated.

Seeing this, Zhao Run smiled and comforted Sima An and said: "Old General, you are too harsh on these two wise brothers..."

Sima An hesitated to speak, and finally just shook his head.

After entering the governor's house, Sima An first ordered Pian Zhi to bring food and wine to fill the bellies of Zhao Run, General Chu Heng and others.

After all, at this moment, he had ordered someone to inform Le Yi and Zhao Xuan of the news that the king of Wei State, Zhao Run, had arrived in Wei City in person. It was expected that soon, Le Yi, King Huan Zhao Xuan and others would lead the generals there. Come.

While sitting and drinking, Sima An deliberately tested Zhao Run's reasons for his personal expedition. After all, in most cases, the monarch's personal expedition is a positive incentive for the soldiers on the front line. But the problem is, nowadays Although the battle situation of the Wei army in Hexi County is not optimistic, it is not serious enough to require the monarch to conduct a personal expedition. At this time, the monarch personally conducts an expedition. To be honest, the pressure on the frontline generals is very great.

Especially for coaches such as Sima An and Le Yi who are in charge of the overall situation.

Seeing Sima An testing himself, Zhao Run said directly: "Old general, please don't misunderstand me... No, the general came to the battlefield in person not because of the fighting situation here, but because I learned that my father-in-law is currently on the battlefield. In Hexi County, I came here to meet with him... Well, speaking personally, I still prefer that the old man can follow the general trend and bow to Chen Chen, but after thinking about it carefully, this is unlikely."

After that, Zhao Run waved his hand, ended the topic, and turned to ask about Sima An's family affairs.

Speaking of Sima An's family affairs, what is currently attracting much attention in China is Sima An's relationship with brothers Sima Shang and Sima Tao.

Of course, there are no conflicts or conflicts of interest between the two parties. It is mainly due to the issue of the main family and the branch family. After all, the branch of Quliang Hou Sima Song, who was originally the main family, has actually cut off his bloodline. Therefore, Sima This branch of the family naturally chose from the brothers Sima An, Sima Shang, and Sima Tao. After all, both sides are descendants of Sima Fang, Marquis of Quliang.

I still remember that when the two brothers Sima Shang and Sima Tao first surrendered to the Wei Kingdom, Sima An did not take the initiative to discuss this issue with the brothers out of arrogance. However, in recent years, he watched Sima Shang fall to the Chu Kingdom, and his younger brother Sima Tao With the help of Le Yi, Cao Yan overthrew the Yue Kingdom and his prestige increased greatly. Sima An looked back at his two useless sons and felt a little anxious.

Of course, Zhao Run would not get involved in this kind of internal family matter. All he could do was to persuade Sima Anmo not to be anxious about it. Anyway, the Sima family in Hexi would not decline because of this, whether it was the family or the family division. Why bother to fight?

After the two chatted for about half an hour, Le Yi hurried over.

When he saw Wei Wang Zhao Run, even Le Yi, who had always kept his anger quiet, showed some worry in his expression.

Of course Zhao Run could guess why Le Yi was worried. It was simply that the current war situation in Hexi County was not optimistic.

After all, in this war, due to his old age, Sima An almost handed over all the rights of the governor to Le Yi. He was only responsible for defending Linwei City. In other words, the Wei army lost important battles one after another. With the four cities of Quan, Pinyang, Diaoyin and Fushi, Leyi has an unshirkable responsibility.

Seeing this, Zhao Run beckoned Le Yi to the table, smiled and consoled him: "General Le, I led my army here just for my father-in-law. As for Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi and Weiyang Lord Ying Hua, The general has to worry about it."

Seeing that the Wei monarch in front of him had no intention of blaming himself, Le Yi felt relieved.

It has to be said that he was also worried about being tricked by Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi, fearing that he would lose the trust of Wei King Zhao Run and lose the opportunity to avenge Gongsun's shame.

However, it turned out that Zhao Run didn't care about losing a few cities or losing a few battles at all. After all, at this moment, he already controlled the entire Central Plains.

Around the evening of that day, King Huan Zhao Xuan, Lord Lintao Wei Ji, Zhang Ao, Li Meng, Bai Fangming, Pang Meng, Ji Yan, Le Qu, Zhou Min and other Wei generals arrived in Linwei City one after another to attend Sima An's ceremony. A banquet hosted by King Zhao Run of Wei.

Again, when there is no need for the monarch to conduct military campaigns personally, the monarch of a country insists on conducting military campaigns personally. This is a kind of pressure for the generals on the front line.

Because they can't help but think wildly: Is it because we haven't done a good enough job that the monarch will personally take action?

Especially for Bai Fangming and Pang Meng, who had just lost Pinyang, the fear in their hearts was even greater.

This led to Bai Fangming and Pang Meng bowing their heads to Wei King Zhao Run during the banquet, and the atmosphere that was supposed to be joyful suddenly became solemn.

What's more, even Zhang Ao and Li Meng later came out to plead guilty.

It has to be said that after the Qin army captured Pinyang, their morale was so high that they launched a fierce attack on the Wei army at all costs, which really stunned the generals of the Wei army.

Looking at the generals kneeling in front of him, and then at Le Yi, King Huan Zhao Xuan and others who also looked ashamed, Zhao Run finally realized that the recent battle situation of his Wei army might not be optimistic.

To be honest, losing the battle is nothing, just winning it back. As long as the reason for the defeat is not due to the general's malfeasance, Zhao Run will not blame anyone for it. After all, victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists.

But at present, it seems that the Wei generals on the battlefield in Hexi have been stunned by the Qin army and have lost their vigor. This is a big problem.

After thinking about it, Zhao Run deliberately said to Bai Fangming who was kneeling on the ground with a straight face: "Bai Fang, do you want to challenge me?"

This nonsense sentence made all the generals in the room puzzled. Bai Fangming was even more shocked and subconsciously said: "How dare you challenge your majesty?"

Seeing this, Zhao Run said deliberately: "Isn't it to challenge my deeds of "never being defeated"?"

Hearing this, the room was filled with excitement. Zhou Min and others, after being stunned for a moment, made some guesses in their minds and smiled.

At this time, Bai Fangming's face was also full of astonishment, and he stammered: "Your Majesty is a human king and emperor, extraordinary, but the general is just an ordinary person, how can he be compared with your Majesty?"

After hearing this, Zhao Run laughed loudly and said: "In that case, why are you so serious about losing a battle?...Only I can win a hundred battles a hundred times! As for you, just strive for a hundred battles and ninety-nine victories.

. . . Get up.”

With that said, he patted Bai Fangming's shoulder and pulled the latter up.

Hearing Zhao Run's boastful words, the expressions of the generals in the room were very strange, but the previous solemn atmosphere in the room disappeared with Zhao Run's words.

After pulling up Bai Fangming, Zhao Run saw that Pang Meng was still kneeling in front of him, so he slapped the latter on the back of the head in full view of everyone, and said angrily with a smile: "You are a reckless general, but you also learn from others to apologize? Get up and kill more in the future.

Just a few Qin soldiers can atone for their sins!"

Amid the laughter of the generals in the room, Pang Meng, who was in his forties or fifties, scratched his head in embarrassment, and then grinned stupidly.

After all the fuss, the atmosphere in the banquet room immediately improved a lot. At least, the generals had smiles on their faces, no longer full of sadness before.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhao Run first explained the reason for his coming to the generals, so as to prevent them from thinking wildly: "I came to the battlefield in person this time, and I actually came for the King of Qin who was driving the expedition in person. You all know that the boss is

He is my father-in-law. Personally speaking, I still hope that he can... Forget it, let's not talk about this. In short, I will not interfere with how you fought before and how you will fight next."

After hearing this, the generals in the room felt at ease.

However, perhaps because of the mention of this battle, the generals' faces inevitably showed worries again.

This made Wei King Zhao Run frown slightly, because he felt that the generals here seemed a little less confident because of how many battles they had lost.

He glanced at Le Yi and stopped talking.

Fortunately, Le Yi was astute and saw what Zhao Run meant. He guessed that it would be difficult for the latter to directly ask about the current situation on the Hexi battlefield, so he coughed and took the initiative to introduce: "Well, Your Majesty, since we mentioned the war here, why not

At the end of the introduction, let me briefly explain it to His Majesty."

"Okay." Zhao Run nodded.

After bowing his hand towards Zhao Run, Le Yi began to talk about the recent battles in the Hexi battlefield, mainly about the battles between the Qin army after they captured Pinyang.

After the Qin army captured Pinyang, the Qin army began to march in parallel. Gongsun Qi, the Marquis of Wuxin, and Ying Hua, the king of Weiyang, served as the two sharp spears of the Qin army. The former attacked Zhao Xuan, King Huan in the south of Liangshan, and the latter attacked Lin, the king of Le Yi.

Camp in the western suburbs of Wei.

In fact, objectively speaking, the military strength of Qin and Wei on the battlefield in Hexi is almost equal. The total strength of the Qin army is now about more than 200,000. As for the Wei army, the three Wei armies, Jibei Army, Hexi Army, and Hedong Army,
To be continued...