Deng Ai's estimate is correct. Although Hu Fen did not have a plan to attack, it does not mean that he would not care about this matter. If the Wei army's camp at the foot of Qilin Mountain was a trap, then the troops that the Wei army's ambushed could only come from Qilin Mountain.

So Hu Fen has been sending people closely to pay attention to the movements on Qilin Mountain to see if there are signs of Wei army activities there, so as to judge whether there are really ambushes of Wei army on Qilin Mountain.

Although Hu Fen is unlikely to send troops to attack without an ambush, after all, once he leaves the city, he will take a lot of risks, and Hu Fen cannot bear such risks, but this does not prevent Hu Fen from paying attention to Qilin Mountain. He only needs to send a few soldiers with good eyes to stare at him day and night.

Especially at night, it is more critical. During the day, even if the Wei army has ambush, it will be very ambushed and not easily discovered. However, at night, they will be a little careless. This is the best time to observe the situation.

After several months of observation, the Jin army did not find any signs of Wei's activity on Qilin Mountain. It seemed that there were really no ambush on the mountain, but Hu Fen felt that this was a bit incredible. After all, Deng Ai was a famous general with outstanding plans. If there was no conspiracy, how could he deliberately reveal this big flaw? Even if Deng Ai won repeatedly and was proud, he would not be so arrogant, right?

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. As a general, of course, it is impossible for him to deliberately put himself in a dangerous place. Although Hu Fen could not find any flaws, he always felt a trace of danger. Therefore, even if he had the ability to eat Deng Aizhong's army in one bite, he would never take action easily.

Moreover, when adjusting defense, Hu Fen repeatedly reminded Sima Liang that defense is the priority in everything, and that the troops should not advance lightly and fall into Deng Ai's trap.

Sima Liang naturally would not care so much about Hu Fen's words, but Sima Liang is not the kind of naughty young man who will attack rashly when he is hot. He will also inherit some of Sima Yi's traits.

However, Sima Liang, who had just been crowned king, is still in a state of extreme excitement. Although he had led troops before, he had never fought a war and was easily criticized in terms of financial expectations. This time, Sima Liang was valued as the governor of Tongguan by Sima Zhao and was responsible for guarding the Dongda Gate of Guanzhong. Sima Liang felt that this was an opportunity to prove himself. He must seize this opportunity and prove to the people of the world that he is not the kind of second-generation official who only knows how to live a life and die. He wants to prove himself with his merits. He is worthy of the surname Sima.

At this time, the Wei army's attack was still lackluster. The catapult cart had almost smashed tens of thousands of stone bombs, but the damage effect on Tongguan was minimal. Moreover, Deng Ai seemed to be unwilling to invest too much force in the attack to avoid causing a large number of casualties. Therefore, the Wei army's attack was intermittent and had very little force, so naturally it would not put too much pressure on the Jin army defending the city.

This undoubtedly gave Sima Liang an illusion that Cao Liang's army was nothing more than Er'er. He had never been on the battlefield and had never experienced the battle with the Wei army personally. Just looking at the combat power of the Wei army at this time, he was a little confused. Why could the Wei army's combat power be able to defeat Sima Yi and Sima Shi continuously and sweep most of the world?

After staying in Tongguan for a while, Sima Liang gradually became familiar with the rhythm of the Wei army's offensive, and naturally had some ideas of underestimating the enemy. Hu Fen repeatedly reminded him before leaving that in Sima Liang's opinion, Hu Fen was really a waste. The Wei army's offensive was so weak that he still needed to take it seriously. Just a random fight would be enough to stop the Wei army's offensive. Hu Fen said too much, just to prove how important he was. In fact, a solid defense line like Tongguan could be defended as much as someone else.

But at most, it can only be a draw. If you want to make contributions, you have to win the battle. Sima Liang's eyes couldn't help but stare at the Wei army's camp.

I have to say that the Wei army's Central Army camp was really a huge bait. Sima Liang was so greedy that he drooled. On the high walls of Tongguan, he could clearly see the situation of the Wei army camp. There were so many Wei generals coming and going in and out every day. If he had the opportunity to take this camp, then the victory of Tongguan was just around the corner.

However, temptation is temptation, Sima Liang has not dared to act rashly. After all, Hu Fen's words before leaving are still heard. At the same time, once he goes out of the city to attack, there is indeed a risk. Therefore, Sima Liang naturally considered whether to send troops and did not dare to act rashly.

After inquiring, Sima Liang learned that Hu Fen had sent several soldiers to observe the situation in the Wei army camp day and night, so he summoned these people over and asked in detail about their reconnaissance situation.

Naturally, these soldiers did not dare to hide anything. They told them in detail about their observations over the past few months. They did not find any traces of the Wei army on Qilin Mountain.

Sima Liang was obviously very interested in this result. In fact, he could see that Tongguan is not too far from Qilin Mountain. Is there anyone on Qilin Mountain that can indeed see clearly? Although it is impossible for them to see the full picture of Qilin Mountain, if there are no signs of Wei army activities on Qilin Mountain for several consecutive months, it can basically rule out that the Wei army has ambushed in Qilin Mountain.

Perhaps Deng Ai might have had an ambush plan at the beginning, but Hu Fen had not fought for several months, so Deng Ai's plan had been ruined long ago. Even if there were ambushes, they might have been withdrawn long ago. After all, Qilin Mountain is a barren mountain. How could there be ambushing there for several months? It is incredible to think about it.

So Sima Liang concluded that Deng Ai had an ambush plan, but Hu Fen had not taken the bait for a long time, and the ambush plan had been cancelled. However, Deng Ai had been stationed at the foot of Qilin Mountain for a long time and was used to it. Anyway, the Jin army would not attack, so Deng Ai did not move and continued to stay there.

Once Sima Liang's idea was formed, he would make up for something on his own. With the evidence from observing the soldiers, the facts were clearly placed there, that is, there were no ambushes on the Wei army. Hu Fen was as timid as a mouse, but instead exaggerated his words. If he could seize this opportunity, he could capture Deng Ai, Qian Hong, Ma Long and Wei generals in one fell swoop, defeat the Wei army, and fundamentally reverse the current situation.
Chapter completed!