After Sima Lun personally inspected the frontier positions, he became more confident in guarding Jiange. Although the Wei army had 100,000 soldiers outside Jiange Pass, Sima Lun's troops were less than half of the Wei army, but with such a steep Jiangge bonus, Sima Lun was still full of confidence. It would be more difficult for the Wei army to break Jiange from the front than climbing to the sky.

But Simalun's responsibilities were not just Jiangge. The defense of the entire northern line was his scope of responsibility. This line of defense also lasted thousands of miles from east to west. If Deng Ai couldn't open the situation in Jiangge, he would probably take another path and go to Shu. Simalun had to guard against this.

After Sima Lun returned to Jianmen Pass City, he asked about the passage from Hanzhong to Shu. Zhong Hui did not know much about this. He only knew that there was another passage east of Jiange Road to enter Shuzhong, which was the Micang Road that crossed Micang Mountain. The starting point was in Hanzhong and the exit was in Langzhong.

Although Yonekura Road and Jiange Road cannot be compared, this is indeed a passable road, but it is just a more steeper one.

Of course, after Cao Cao occupied Hanzhong, he was determined to swallow Shu, so he sent Zhang He to lead his troops from Micang Road to attack Hanzhong, but he walked to Mengdangshi in Dangqu, which was defeated by Zhang Fei. He had to escape back to Hanzhong along Micang Road.

From this battle example, we can also see that the Mikang Road can indeed use troops. Sima Lun is worried that if Deng Ai is blocked in Jiange, he will adjust the direction of his march and attack Langzhong from Mikang Road. Therefore, Sima Lun must implement the situation on Mikang Road. Otherwise, he would have worked hard to guard Jiange for a long time, but the result was a leak in Langzhong, and Shu Kingdom would also have to finish it.

But Zhong Hui knew nothing about this. After all, he had always been stationed in Dazhong. Not to mention the situation in Langzhong, even the situation in Jiange, he only learned about it after arriving. Zhong Hui was completely blind to the matter in Micang Road.

At this moment, the people below came to inform him that the general Hu Ji, the general of the East of the Hanshou, asked for a meeting.

Hanshou is not far from Jiange, only more than forty miles. In the southeast of Jiange, Jiange is actually the jurisdiction of Hanshou County. After Zhuge Liang abolished Jiayin Pass and built Jiange Pass, the county seat of Jiayin County was moved to Hanshou and renamed Hanshou County.

Jiange is just a military fortress, with only garrisons and no people living there, while Hanshou is a county town. The functions of the two are different. However, when the general Fei Yi was in charge of the government, he once stationed in Hanshou and opened a government office here to govern the government. Hanshou once became the military and political center of Shuzhong. Until Fei Yi was assassinated in Hanshou and Jiang Wei took office, he moved his garrison north to Hanzhong and Dazhong, and Hanshou no longer had the original glory.

Hu Ji originally served as the important position of the governor of Hanzhong, but because he made a serious mistake during the Northern Expedition, he was removed from his official position as the governor of Hanzhong. Later, Jiang Wei implemented the plan to gather troops and gather valleys in Hanzhong. There was no Hu Ji's position in Hanzhong, so he asked Hu Ji to station troops in Hanshou and be appointed as the governor of Hanshou.

In fact, Hu Ji's position is quite embarrassing. Everyone knows that the geographical location of Jiange is more important, but Jiang Wei did not arrange for Hu Ji to guard Jiange. Instead, he arranged him to Hanshou, forty miles away from Jiange, which was equivalent to a free position.

Logically speaking, Hu Ji, one of the three major governors of Shu Kingdom, was also a famous general, but Jiang Wei excluded him from the defense system in Hanzhong. Obviously, Jiang Wei was quite dissatisfied with Hu Ji's performance in the Northern Expedition and believed that Hu Ji was useless, so he stood near the border.

Hu Ji was not far from Jiange in Hanshou, so he naturally knew what happened on Jiange. The Wei army was approaching, and General Zhong Hui, the Zhenxi general, led his army to retreat to Jiange. Hu Ji was too lazy to care about it, so he did not come to visit him.

But after General Sima Lun of the Cavalry arrived, Hu Ji couldn't sit still. He was the General of Zhendong and was on the same level as General Zhenxi. It would be normal not to come to visit him. But Sima Lun was the General of the Cavalry and was second only to the General and the Grand Sima in Shu Kingdom. He was much higher than Hu Ji. If Hu Ji didn't come to visit him, it would be unreasonable.

When Sima Lun heard Hu Jie coming, he immediately prepared to go out to meet him. Zhong Hui said in confusion: "Hu Ji is only the General of Zhendong, and His Highness is the General of the Cavalry. He is above him. Why should he surrender to the nobles and come out to greet him in person?"

Sima Lun smiled and said, "Although he is above the position, he is a senior and a junior, who comes out to show respect, in terms of age."

Hu Ji arrived at the Houguan of Jiange, and after reporting his identity, he waited outside the pass for summoning. Logically, this process should not take long, but Hu Ji waited for a long time, which made Hu Ji a little angry, thinking that Sima Lun was deliberately neglecting him.

To be honest, Hu Ji was also a veteran figure in the Shu army. When Zhuge Liang made an expedition in the north, he had already served as the Prime Minister's Office. Although the position of Master Bo was not high, he was the Prime Minister's confidant and confidant, and had unlimited potential.

Later, Hu Ji was also a former general of Zhaowu, and served as the governor of Hanzhong. However, he was dismissed for the sake of the matter and transferred to the governor of Hanshou, the general of Zhendong. This was also a depressed place for Hu Ji. He worked diligently in Shu for decades, but he was not as good as a Huangkou son like Sima Lun. As soon as he surrendered to Shu, he was named General of Cavalry, and his position was far above him.

Is this fair to those who have been striving for decades to restore the Shu Han?

Hu Ji came to visit this time, and was forced to do his best to do his best. Unexpectedly, he was treated with such a cold treatment outside Jiange Pass, which made him feel resentful and wanted to leave.

Just when Hu Ji was struggling to wait, the city gate suddenly opened wide, and Sima Lun personally led the crowd to greet Hu Ji, with a very polite attitude and gentle speech, which was completely like a low-ranking official meeting the superior, which made Hu Ji a monk a little confused and confused about what the situation was.

Sima Lun welcomed Hu Ji into the pass and ordered people to treat him with such courtesy. Hu Ji suspected that he was not the Han Shou Governor who was close to Jiange, but the imperial envoy sent by the court. Facing the enthusiastic and respectful Sima Lun, Hu Ji was also feeling like a spring breeze. He had a little bit of defense towards Sima Lun, but he had completely let go of it.

After Hu Ji was demoted, he was filled with cold eyes everywhere. He had never received such treatment. He was quite moved. While he was talking to Sima Lun, he talked a lot. He was very close to Sima Lun and had a very close conversation.
Chapter completed!