"What do you think of this battle?"

After meeting the soldiers stationed at Zhiguanxing, Feng Da Sima left Wang Han alone as usual and asked:

"What do you think of this battle?"

Wang Han wanted to speak but stopped.

"Don't have any worries," Feng Dasima said after seeing Wang Han's hesitation, "Just say whatever comes to mind."

"Junhou, it's not easy to cross the Taihang Mountains in winter!"

The Eight Routes of Taihang, including Jingxing where you can barely walk a carriage and horse, often wind on steep mountains.

It's hard enough on weekdays.

Not to mention that it is the middle of winter, with heavy snowfall, making it difficult to walk on flat ground.

The road on the mountain ridge has been covered with ice and snow for a long time.

It is already difficult enough for the soldiers to crawl along the high road wearing their armor and weapons.

If you add ice and snow, you will fall down the mountain if you are not careful.

Not to mention attacking the pass - even on flat land, it is not possible to capture a well-prepared city in this season.

Therefore, Wang Han did not understand why Da Sima would choose this time to launch the Battle of Hebei.

"Before the expedition, General Zhennan also asked me the same question, why not cross the river from Luoyang? Do you know how I answered?"

"I don't know what will happen next."

"I say that compassion does not command troops, but I know this battle well."

Hearing Feng Da Sima's words, Wang Han was shocked and said quickly:

"It's the general who talks too much!"

Feng Da Sima shook his head and said with a smile:

"You are now the general leading the army stationed at Zhiguanxing, and you are facing Hanoi directly. If you have any questions, you have to ask them. If you feel something is wrong, you have to say something wrong. There is no need to talk too much."

After appeasing Wang Han, Feng Da Sima calmed down and continued:

"The river has frozen now. In another half month at most, which is the coldest time, General Zhennan will lead his army to cross the river from Luoyang north."

Looking at Wang Han, Feng Da Sima warned, "Your mission is to find a way to put pressure on the bandits in Hanoi on Zhiguan Pass and cooperate with General Zhennan."

Conducting military operations in the middle of winter may be a disaster for other armies of this era.

Frostbite and death from frostbite are a trivial matter. The key point is that plague is highly susceptible to epidemics in the military.

Once you lose control, no matter how great your advantage is, it will come to naught.

If nothing else, let’s just say that during the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao had hundreds of thousands of troops. An epidemic spread among the troops, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness. It was also an important reason for Cao Cao’s army’s defeat.

(Famine among soldiers, most of them died)

But for the wealthy man, hunger is not a problem.

For the Han soldiers who have winter drills every year, even if the epidemic is a small problem, it should not cause a big problem.

Moreover, Feng Dasima invested so much money in the medical school every year, and he did not let them just eat and not work.

At the same time, over the years, efforts have been made to improve the cultural level of the officers and soldiers in the army, not to mention that they are not afraid that the officers and soldiers will be too full to have nothing to do.

After listening to Feng Da Sima's words, Wang Han suddenly realized: "The general finally understands."

Feng Dasima shook his head:

"No, you don't fully understand yet."

"Although this battle in Hebei began in winter, it will never end in winter. Even I am not sure when the outcome will be."

Sima Yi is the only person in Wei who can make Feng Da Sima fear him.

Although this was not the first time the two had fought against each other, Feng Dasima had a profound understanding of Shangdang:

This old turtle looks motionless, but in fact he is always looking for loopholes in you. If you are not careful, he will bite off a piece of meat.

"So, don't just think that the snow is too thick in winter, but also think that the snow will melt in spring."

Although troops are expensive and fast, Feng Da Sima did not immediately summon the generals in Guanzhong after giving the Emperor of Han Dynasty the "Three Discipline Lists". Instead, he first summoned General Jiang Wei, who was far away in Luoyang Zhennan.

After crossing the river, we did not go directly to Taiyuan, but stayed in Hedong, and planned to go to Shangdang later.

That means talking to the prefects and major generals in these places one by one.

He seemed to be acting uncharacteristically slowly.

But in Feng Dasima's opinion, this is necessary.

In the words of later generations, it was necessary to unify our thoughts before the war.

He wanted his generals to realize that this was a battle with no definite end time.

We can’t limit our sights to the depths of winter right now.

After listening to Feng Da Sima's words, Wang Han really understood this time.

After talking about the business, Feng Dasima shouted outside again:

"come in."

After getting permission, Du Yu, who had been waiting outside, entered with one person.

Wang Han knew Du Yu.

He could call Da Sima "Junhou", but Du Yu could be called "Mr."

His colleagues envied Wang Han, and Wang Han also envied Du Yu.

I have been with Da Sima for many years, but I have not been able to become Da Sima's disciple.

But when Wang Han's eyes fell on the middle-aged man behind Du Yu, doubts appeared in his eyes again.

"My disciple, I don't need to say more, right?"

Feng Da Sima slightly raised his chin to indicate to Du Yu, seeming a bit casual.

It's just that the husband can do whatever he wants, but Du Yu dare not do so, but he saw him saluting Wang Han:

"I foresee General Wang."

Wang Han didn't dare to express his gratitude, so he quickly returned the gift.

"You don't have to treat him like this." Feng Dasima next to him said to Wang Han, "He has followed me in the past few years and interned in the staff group. There has been no war in the past two years, and he has also gone to the academy for further study."

"In this war, I have decided to send him to you, and you can help me take care of him. If he follows me, he may not be able to see the real fighting in front of the battle."

With Da Han's current strength and Feng Da Sima's current status, in most cases, there is no need for Feng Da Sima to come to the battle in person.

If it really comes to that point, it can only mean that the situation before the formation is not good.

In the era of the Prime Minister, frugality was popular, but in the era of Da Sima, pragmatism and truth-seeking gradually became the trend.

Therefore, Wang Han was not too surprised when Du Yu was thrown to the front line to get in touch with the actual work.

"This is Wang Jun and Wang Shizhi. He has worked in Hedong before and is quite familiar with Hedong. Someone recommended him to me some time ago."

"Now I'll put him here with you, and you can help me see what he's capable of."

Wang Jun was from a wealthy family in Hongnong, so he could be favored by his son, get Du Yu's approval, and pass the tests of people under Feng Da Sima, intentionally or unintentionally.

It's enough to see that he does have some ability in him.

He is a talented person and can represent Hongnong Haoyou's attitude towards the Han Dynasty's New Deal. Feng Dasima is naturally willing to give him a chance.

Of course, this is definitely not because his son wants to try practicing.

But then again, Hongnong connects Luoyang to the east, Guanzhong to the west, and faces Hedong to the north. It can be regarded as a strategic location.

The Hongnong Wang family chose this moment to stand up. It must be said that the vision of the wealthy family is still very vicious.

But it's also a good thing. At least the garrison in Luoyang can get an extra batch of food and grass out of thin air.

Wang Han didn't care about the Hongnong Wang family, but he understood what the monarch said:

This Wang Shizhi was probably put on the watch list by the Central Protectorate Staff Committee.

For a talented man who is not from a martial arts academy but is determined to join the army, if he wants to fulfill his lifelong ambition, the staff group is the best way.

Otherwise, we can only start from the lowest level soldiers step by step. Whether we can survive is another matter.

After all, when fighting in front of the battlefield, the thieves' weapons will not be treated differently just because you know a few more words.

If you dig in with a knife, you will fall down.

The Wang Langjun in front of me seems to be quite young. Even if he enters the martial arts academy, he will probably only be able to choose a three-month training class.

If you can join the staff group, it will be different.

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After talking with Wang Han, Feng Dasima did not stay too long and hurried towards the next stop - Shangdang - without stopping.
To be continued...