Chapter 349 Wang Sima

When the king of the new city, Sima, was guarding the north, he ordered the craftsman to make a big knife, a foot wide and weighing more than 100 catties. Every time he patrolled the border, he was followed by four soldiers who did nothing and carried knives for him. Everywhere the guard of honor went, they put a big knife on the ground and deliberately let the residents in the north take it. As a result, the dragonfly shook the stone pillar and did not move.

Wang Sima secretly remade a big knife with Tongmu, which was coated with silver foil on the outside. The style and size were exactly the same as the previous knife. From time to time, he danced immediately. The northern tribe was shocked to see this. In order to guard against enemy soldiers, Wang Sima inserted a reed mat on the border, stretching for dozens of miles, shaped like a fence, and threatened, "This is my Great Wall."

Later, the enemy soldiers invaded, and a fire burned the reed mat into ashes. Wang Sima was not angry and built a reed wall again, which was burned by the enemy soldiers three times in a row. For the fourth time, when Wang Sima built the reed wall, he buried countless gunpowder in the ground. The enemy soldiers set fire to the murderer, and the gunpowder exploded, causing heavy casualties. Since then, he has fled and no longer dared to be presumptuous.

Decades later, Wang Sima returned to his hometown, and the border smoke rose again. The court re-established Sima and ordered him to fight against the enemy. At that time, Wang Sima was eighty-three years old and was unable to charge into battle, but he was still generous. Before leaving, the emperor said to him, "The old general is famous. In this expedition, there is no need to fight. As long as you lie in the military tent, you can make the enemy afraid and escape without fighting."

Wang Sima followed the instructions and went to the frontier to take office. When the enemy received the news, they didn't believe it. In the name of peace, they sent messengers to the army to find out the truth. Opening the curtain, Wang Sima was lying on the bed. He was calm and idle. He was not angry and arrogant. The messenger was afraid. He couldn't help kneeling to the ground, kowtowing his head to beg, and then retreated in confusion.