Sima Lun was humble and polite to Hu Ji, not because he was pretending to be a false example, but because he was heartfelt.

The reason why Sima Lun was appointed as General of the Cavalry was because his starting point was relatively high. When he surrendered to Shu, he brought an army of 100,000 and five counties in Longxi, so the Shu Han court gave him such a high position.

However, after Sima Lun entered Shu, he did not rely on his merits, nor did he look down on the civil and military officials of Shu. Instead, he was humble and courteous. No matter who had higher positions than him or lower positions than him, he was all humble and courteous. Therefore, Sima Lun has always been well-popular in Shu, and has been deeply praised by all ministers, and has even become the object of competition among various factions.

Although Hu Ji is not lucky now and has a good official career, he has been the governor of Hanzhong, so he naturally knows more about the situation in Shuzhong than others. Now Sima Lun lacks someone who is familiar with the geographical situation in northern Shu, so he treats Hu Ji very well and is humbly asking for advice.

After three rounds of wine, Sima Lun personally poured another glass of wine for Hu Ji and said, "I was ordered by the general to guard Jiange. I felt a great responsibility and dared not slacken at all. I still need to rely more on General Hu this time."

Hu Ji looked slightly drunk and patted his chest and said generously: "A man who is guilty of being so respected by Sima and Cavalry is very grateful. As long as Sima and Cavalry have a life, he will never refuse to go through fire and water."

Sima Lun was a new nobleman in the court, holding military power and being the son-in-law of the current dynasty. In Shu, Hu Ji was naturally at the peak of his life. He was resentful before, but because of his jealousy. Now, seeing Sima Lun is so polite and polite, he wins over him to the fullest, so naturally Hu Ji's mind is revived.

After being removed from the Hanzhong Governor and demoted to Hanshou, Hu Ji was a little discouraged and thought that his career had almost ended, so he would have broken his can. Now if he could cling to Sima Lun's thigh and make great contributions in guarding the Jiange, it would not be a dream to return to the center of power.

So Hu Ji frankly told Sima Lun that he would do his best to assist Sima Lun and guard Jiange together.

Sima Lun was also very happy. Although he had a lot of talents under his tent, he lacked people as familiar with the geography of Shuzhong like Hu Ji. If Hu Ji could use it for him, it would be of great help to defend Jiange.

Sima Lun said to Hu Ji: "There is a natural dangerous pass in Jiange. It is difficult for the Wei army to cross the road to reach the sky. But I don't know if there is any other way to enter Shu in Hanzhong. If Deng Ai attacks his way, you and I will do useless achievements in Jiange."

Hu Ji was naturally familiar with the geography of Shuzhong. He smiled slightly and said, "There are naturally other paths. In addition to the Jiange Road, there is an ancient road four or five hundred miles east, which can directly lead to Langzhong from Hanzhong, which is called Micang Road. However, Sima and Cavalry should not worry. There is a Brazilian prefect Liu Gan leading the army in Langzhong. In addition, the Micang Road is more dangerous than Jiange Road. Even if the Wei army invades the Micang Road, it is difficult to overcome."

Hu Ji paused and said, "Also, the news that just came from Langzhong has been heard that the Micang Road has rained many times this spring, mountain torrents have erupted, the mountain collapses, and the roads have been interrupted many times. If the Wei army wants to walk the Micang Road, they have to build the road. In less than a few months and a half, the Micang Road cannot be built at all, so Sima Cavalry should not worry. Just guard the Jiange to stop the Wei army's invasion."

Sima Lun also knew about the Micang Road. Of course, Zhang He once marched from the Micang Road, but was defeated by Zhang Fei in Dangqu, and the soldiers were broken and the generals were forced to flee back to Hanzhong in a panic. The two Zhangs faced off, and Zhang Fei won the final victory. After that, Hanzhong was even more gained by Shu Han, and Wei had no hope of marching from the Micang Road.

If a large-scale landslide occurs on the Yonekang Road at this time, it will be a natural help for Shu Kingdom's defense. After all, if the Shu army wants to fight on two fronts, it will first have to face the problem of insufficient troops. With Sima Lun's current troops, it will be difficult to support the battle on two fronts.

However, Hu Ji only heard about this news. Is it true that it is not confirmed whether the distance between the mountain road blocked and the difficulty of repairing it? These must be implemented by Simalun himself. Simalun cannot place his hope of guarding the North Line on hearing-throughs.

While talking to Hu Ji, Simalun had already made up his mind to send someone with his confidant to Langzhong, contact Brazilian prefect Liu Gan, and find out the situation on the Micang Road.

If Hu Ji said what he said, then Sima Lun didn't have to consider the matters on the Yone Cang Road for the time being, and just do his best to defend Jiange.

But are there really only these two roads from Hanzhong to Shuzhong? It is obvious that Bashan, which lies between the two places, has only two roads that can be passed through thousands of miles away. On the scale of thousands of miles, there are only two roads that can be passed through. This is obviously not normal.

"In addition to Jiange Road and Yonecang Road, are there other roads that can be passed through, such as some hidden paths that are not often passed by, but they can still be walked." Simalun continued to inquire with Hu Ji.

Hu Ji shook his head and said, "It should be nothing. As far as I know, there are only two roads that can be accessed from Hanzhong to Shuzhong, and there is no other way."

Sima Lun asked unwillingly: "Even if there is no other way in Hanzhong, but if there is hundreds of miles on the other side of Yinping, is there really no path to pass?"

Hu Ji thought for a long time, pondered for a while, and said, "When Sima and Cavalry said this, the last general remembered one thing. When Prime Minister Zhuge was alive, he had sent 500 soldiers in Motianling northwest of Jiangyou. It is said that there was a small path south of Yinping that winded hundreds of miles and could lead to Jiangyou directly. Before Prime Minister Zhuge's northern expedition to Cao Wei, the two counties of Yinping and Wudu were still in the hands of Wei. In order to prevent the Wei army from attacking Chengdu from Yinping, Prime Minister Zhuge guarded a group of troops in Motianling. Later, our army captured the two counties of Yinping and Wudu, and there was no need for the garrison of Motianling. The court later abolished and no longer set up."

Hu Ji had been Zhuge Liang's mastermind, and he had heard a little about the garrison of the Motianling Mountains, but he was a long time ago and I didn't remember it very clearly. After Sima Lun's repeated inquiries, Hu Ji suddenly remembered it.

When Sima Lun heard this, he quickly asked, "Is there anyone still passing through this Yinping Path now?"

Hu Ji shook his head and said, "This path is just a legendary journey that someone has walked by. The road is extremely difficult and has been unpassed for decades. I'm afraid it has been abandoned. Sima and Cavalry wouldn't really think that the Wei army would launch an attack from this path, right?"
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