Sima Fu originally wanted to rest in the city for a night and set off again the next day. The Wu army could only siege the city from three sides, and the mountains to the north were always in the hands of Sima Yi. He felt very safe. Sima Yi disagreed and hurriedly asked Sima Fu to have a meal and arranged twenty elite troops to escort Sima Fu out of the city.

With the shaking fire, he walked on the rugged mountain road with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Looking at the unfathomable valley beside him, Sima Fu was in a complicated mood and was filled with grief and anger. When he arrived from Chang'an a few days ago, he definitely did not expect the result today. If he had known this, he would not have come. It would be great to go directly to Yizhou. But who would have known it at the time? Even now, he did not understand the reason.

The second brother seemed to understand, but he didn't, and he couldn't guess it thoroughly. Since he was a child, he couldn't guess it thoroughly.

It is difficult to walk on the mountain road, and it is even harder to walk on the night road. Sima Fu is tall - this is the family characteristic of the Sima family in Wen County - he suffers even more when walking on this kind of mountain road. Not only is his clothes scratched by the rocks and branches on the roadside, but even his crown was knocked down, his scalp spread, and his face was scratched by the branches, which was covered with dust, which was extremely embarrassing.

Sima Fu was tired and angry, and refused to leave, but he did not agree to the escort of his troops. While explaining tactfully that this was Sima Yi's order, he asked Sima Fu not to make things difficult for them, and he carried Sima Fu forward. They were not as tall as Sima Fu, and it was difficult to walk on the mountain roads. It was difficult to get it up, and Sima Fu was not comfortable, so he had to walk on his own.

At dawn, they crossed Shuangtai Ridge and arrived at Fengmenju. Fengmen gathered in a valley called Caoshugou, and an unknown river flowed through the valley. It was not large in area, with only twenty or thirty families. The city was surrounded, and the official road was controlled by the Wu army. The messengers in the city and Shangdang would stay in these settlements, rest and eat something. The people in the settlements were isolated from the world, and they did not know what was going on outside. They only knew that they were from the government and had weapons, so they dared not resist, so they could only serve them with all their help.

Of course, there were also resistance, but how could those hunters and farmers be opponents of these aristocratic families be subdued soon, men were killed, women were left as slaves, washing clothes and food in exchange for the opportunity to survive.

When Sima Fu arrived, the first ray of sunshine in the morning had just shone into the ravine, and smoke from cooking was curling. Birds jumped around the top of the tree, making crisp and gentle chirping. A big yellow dog was lying at the entrance of the village. Seeing Sima Fu and others arrive, they stood up vigilantly and screamed, and the chirping was very far away in the valley.

Sima Fu walked all night, tired and hungry, his feet were swollen, and he was in a bad mood. He was even worse when the dog barked, and he had nowhere to vent his resentment. He glanced at the yellow dog. "Kill the dog."

"Here." A part responded and took off the crossbow on his body. The yellow dog was alert. Seeing that the situation was not good, he turned around and ran away. He disappeared in a flash. Sima Fu spat. "The lackey is a lackey, he is fierce and weak on the inside, and vulnerable."

After entering the settlement, after walking more than a hundred steps, a small courtyard appeared in front of her. Through the fence made of miscellaneous trees, Sima Fu saw smoke coming out of the low chimney. There was a woman chopping firewood in the yard. The woman was very young and dressed little, only a short coarse cloth dress, barefoot. Some firewood was piled up at her feet, and it seemed that she had been busy for a while.

Sima Fu looked at it for a few more times. He felt that although this woman had a messy hair and was not dressed, her movements of chopping wood were neat and tidy, and she had a strong sense of power. Unlike the women he had seen before, she had a wild nature in the mountains.

"Oh, what a handsome young man." The woman also saw Sima Fu, stopped, leaned on an axe, and smiled at Sima Fu.

Sima Fu was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, stopped and pointed at his nose. "Me?"

The woman smiled, her body shaking, and her open collar shaking, revealing a hint of whiteness. Although Sima Fu did not go to see it specifically, she was still attracted and couldn't help but take a look. The woman realized that Sima Fu's eyes were wrong, and immediately put away her smile, covered her collar, and turned back to the room. Sima Fu smacked her lips with some regret. The part beside her was a little surprised to see it.

"Young Master likes her?"

Sima Fu glared at him and shouted, "Don't look at it if you are not polite, don't say it if you are not polite! I have never known her, so why did you have such a thought?"

The song touched his head awkwardly and said nothing. The leader Du heard it clearly and smiled and said, "Young Master, see that the yard is clean, let's take a break here and eat something before rushing."

Sima Fu hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement. Du Bo gave a wink at his subordinates. The two brave soldiers smiled knowingly, pushed the door and went straight to the hut. Du Bo left several people waiting outside the yard, protecting Sima Fu into the yard. A woman's scream sounded from the hut. Not long after, the woman was dragged out by the two brave soldiers and pressed her to kneel down in front of Sima Fu. Her hair was scattered, but her face turned red due to struggle, which made Sima Fu feel moved for a moment. He shouted and signaled the brave soldiers to let go.

"Don't be afraid, we are not evil people." Sima Fu smiled gently.

"I have to ask for it, but I'm not a bad person?" the woman retorted angrily, her body trembling, and she didn't know if she was angry or afraid.

Sima Fu smiled bitterly. He has been very strict in his family since childhood and has always regarded himself as a gentleman. Unexpectedly, he has become a villain today. He touched his nose and gritted his teeth. "I am from Wenxian County, Hanoi, with the surname Sima, and the single name is Fu. If you have been to Hanoi, you should have heard of it."

The woman was stunned for a moment. "Sima, are you...Sima Shuda?"

Sima Fu was a little surprised and looked up at the woman. "Why are you..." He said halfway and suddenly stopped. The woman in front of him smiled again, but the smile was not warm or cold. The Du Bo beside him also realized something was wrong, and he drew his sword and shouted.

"There are assassins--"

Before he finished speaking, the woman twisted her body and avoided Du Bo's pounce. Her sleeves flew up, her arms stretched out. She held Du Bo's hand holding the knife and held it with one hand. Du Bo's sword was out of hand, and the man was unstable. He rushed forward several steps and fell to the ground. The woman turned around, waved her long sword, and cut open Sima Fu's face with one knife like chopping firewood.

At the same time, continuous strings sounded inside and outside the hut, and more than a dozen sharp arrows flew from different directions, making a sound. Several strong soldiers around Sima Fu had no time to react, and they all fell to the ground by arrows and wailing.

Sima Fu's eyes were straight, he looked at the woman in front of him and murmured: "Who are you...?"

"The Great Wu Yulin Wei was the first military marquis of the camp, code-named Big Face Cat." The woman smiled sweetly and waved her sword again.

Sima Fu's head flew up, landed, rolled out a few steps on the ground, and slowly stopped. Blood flowed out of the cavity, but his wide eyes quickly lost their spirit, and only a terrified expression frozen on his face.

Seven or eight figures walked out of the hut, looked at Sima Fu's head, and smiled at each other. The woman with the code-named Big Face Cat threw away the ring knife, searched Sima Fu, and found the handwritten letter from Sima Yi, and glanced over the faces of her friends. "The early birds have insects to eat, so it's not wasteful to travel all night? If you listen to you, rest for half an hour, the insect will be someone else's."

Another round-faced girl bent down and picked up Sima Fu's head and put it in the leather bag. "This bug is useless. She has grown so big and walked so slowly, which makes us cheaper."

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After receiving Sima Fu's head and reading Lu Xun's report, Sun Ce was quite surprised. Lu Xun actually sent someone to the mountain to intercept Sima Fu, and he reacted so quickly that he did not leave Sima Yi any chance.

Sima Yi's reaction was quick when he met his opponent, but Lu Xun's reaction was faster and he won a small game.

With Lu Xun's assistance, the battle in Bicheng was stable, and he could turn his attention to other battlefields.

Sun Ce immediately announced the news that Sun Shangxiang succeeded in the surprise attack on Tianjing Pass and rewarded relevant personnel. Sun Shangxiang was officially appointed as the Left Protector. Lu Xun was appointed as the military advisor as Zuo Pushe of the Military Advisor. Lu Xiaohuan, Xu Jie, Wang Yi and others each had rewards.

Chen Lin was ordered to write a poem praising Sun Shangxiang and Lu Xiaohuan for his great achievements in winning the Tianjing Pass. Needless to say, Chen Lin's writing style was catchy, and once it was published, it won praise. Everyone could recite it, and children's singing could be heard at any time on the streets and alleys.

This battle greatly encouraged the morale of the people, especially those young women, which set off a wave of women joining the army and enrolling in school. Although there were still voices of opposition, they were far less powerful than before. Many old people felt that the world had changed and people's hearts were not as old as before. They were heartbroken and sighed. Some people wrote articles to express their opposition. The article was posted, but it fell into a turbulent river like a stone, splashing a small splash and disappeared.

The old ministers from Guanzhong were hit hard when they saw this scene. Many people decided to retire and go home to retire. This era is not their era, and staying there will be a humiliation. It is better to retreat quickly and maintain the evening.

When the time was right, Sun Ce quickly met these old ministers, treated them honestly and expressed his expectations, said a few polite words if they didn't want to leave, and gave them some money and gifts to return home.

In just a few days, the old ministers of the previous dynasty made arrangements and each had their own stay or leave. Only Sima Fang was ignored intentionally or unintentionally. Among the successive reports of the courtyard, an inconspicuous corner reported a news: Sima Yi was stubborn and resisted stubbornly. Sima Fu failed to persuade him to surrender, fled for fear of his crime, and his whereabouts were unknown.

When he saw this news, Sima Fang cried bitterly. He immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to Sun Ce, begging Sun Ce to give Sima Yi a chance to surrender. Sima Lang, who was the commander of Yan, received the news, and despite the dissuasion of Pang Shanmin, hurried to Mengjin camp, willing to use his own life to ask Sun Ce to give Sima Yi a way out.
Chapter completed!