Nearly 100,000 troops gathered in northern Yizhou, and there was no doubt that there was a lot of noise. It was almost impossible to completely hide the whereabouts and prevent outsiders from knowing it.--(

When Sima Yi learned that Kunlun Army, Tianyi Army and Canglang Army had arrived in Liang Kingdom one after another, he did not feel panic. The 100,000 army was indeed very scary for ordinary forces, but it was not enough for Yizhou, which was vast. The key is that there were only a few roads to Sichuan from the north, and each one was rugged and difficult to move forward. As long as a small number of troops were stationed to defend, the 100,000 troops on the attacking side could be blocked at the gate.

Although the guards are equipped with advanced firearms, Yizhou now also has gunpowder equipment troops. What's more, Sima Yi also built passes and fortresses without door openings, and a large number of gunpowder buried under the passes. As long as the Jin army attacks, they will be subjected to a fierce counterattack.

In the face of such a solid and steep defensive facility, all conspiracies will be difficult to work. Unless there is a major change within Yizhou, the army of Jin will not have to enter the Yizhou plain for ten or eight years. The problem is that after ten or eight years of time, it has already dragged Jin into the quagmire of decline. The central court will not miss the opportunity and watch Jin and Yizhou consume each other without being moved.

What really annoyed Sima Yi was actually Jia Xu revealed in the Jin newspaper that he intended to spread the plague to the Xiliang area, and that the troops attacking Jingzhou suffered a great loss in Yiling and were unable to seize the land of Nanjun.

An article by Jia Xu does not seem to have hurt a soldier in Yizhou, but it has a long-term adverse impact on the overall situation in Yizhou.

Jia Xu's move first provided Zhao Xing with the most favorable excuse to attack Yizhou, allowing Zhao Xing to occupy a moral commanding height. In this era, when raising troops to attack someone, he always emphasized that a division was famous and had the power to defeat Wudao. Yizhou repeatedly invaded Liang Kingdom, which was originally hated by the people of Liang Kingdom. Now it has added the serious crime of spreading plague, which is enough for Zhao Xing's power to destroy Yizhou three times.

In addition to giving people a handle, Jia Xu's articles also had an impact on many generals in the Yizhou system. Although Zhang Ren and Yan Yan and other local Yizhou generals did not say anything, they were not sure what they thought. The huge influence of Jin Bao is far from comparable to "Yizhou News". In the face of many solid evidence, even if Sima Yi is clever and moves flowers and trees, he is just deceiving ordinary people. How can a wise man like Zhang Ren and Yan Yan be easily fooled?

Although the hidden adverse effects have been caused, they are still in a controllable stage. Sima Yi feels that he still has a chance to bring back the unfavorable situation. What makes him speechless is that Wu Yi and Jia Long have a total of 110,000 troops, while Huang Zhong's troops in Jingzhou who are defending Yiling are only 30,000. Although there are 20,000 Wuxi barbarians led by Shamoke, they are still at an absolute disadvantage. With such an advantage, Wu Yi and Jia Long actually let Huang Zhong take back the Jingmen Mountain position that he has already obtained. This Huang Zhong is really shocking.

Although the external situation began to be unfavorable to Yizhou for a while, Sima Yi still sat firmly on Diaoyutai, with a soldier coming to block the enemy and the water coming to cover the earth, and did not show the embarrassment of being in a hurry and blocking the left and right branches.

Sima Yi first sent a secret envoy to Luoyang to meet Cao Cao and Liu Bei, demanding that the court increase support for Yizhou, and at the same time increase pressure on Jingzhou, forcing Liu Biao to submit as soon as possible. Then, he appointed Zhang Ren as the marshal of the Eastern Army of Yizhou, and went to Yiling to supervise and command Wu Yi and Jia Long to fight. He himself took the post of marshal of the Northern Army of Yizhou, and took Zhang Ren and Yan Yan's troops under his tent without any trace.

Although Sima Yi had no evidence to doubt Zhang Ren's loyalty, under the current situation, it was undoubtedly the safest way to transfer Zhang Ren to the eastern part of Yizhou to attack Jingzhou. Zhang Ren was originally the governor of the North Sichuan Army, with 80,000 armored men under his tent. Not only did he go to Yiling not have his position not been demoted, but he was promoted to a higher level and became a marshal of the same level as Sima Yi, and he had tens of thousands of more troops in charge. Such an arrangement would not make Zhang Ren feel disappointed, but could also reassure the Sima family. It was truly a success.

Sima Yi had an in-depth analysis of the possible route of attacking Shu that Zhao Xing might adopt. He was originally worried that Zhao Xing would send a side army to detour the snowy plateau and raid Yizhou from the territory of Tang Dynasty, so he never took it lightly for a moment. Now, judging from the news sent back by spies in Liang Kingdom, Zhao Xing did not have this plan, and was probably scared by the harsh environment of the snowy plateau.

As for Zhao Xing's secret support of Liu Biao, it was already expected by Sima Yi. Although Zhao Xing's support would bring trouble to Yizhou, for example, the current Yiling War became a bit stalemate because Liu Biao received Zhao Xing's support, but this was not a fundamental problem. As long as Yizhou, Wuzhou and the court continued to put pressure on Jingzhou, Liu Biao would sooner or later not be able to hold on, and Yizhou would get a share of it.

Since he had already predicted Zhao Xing's actions, Sima Yi had nothing to worry about. Now he really wanted to see what the army attacking Shu that had been assembled in Hanzhong and Wudu could do to shake the fortifications he had worked hard in northern Yizhou for several years.

It seems to be to prove Sima Yi's analysis and judgment. Soon after, the Pioneer Army, led by Zhang He, came out of Baishui Pass and went down the Western Han River. They encountered a fierce counterattack along the way. After paying a heavy price, they only advanced ten miles forward. If they followed the loss situation of the Pioneer Army, they would probably consume 60,000 troops before they attacked below Jiameng Pass.

The Kunlun Army, the other troops attacking Shu, entered the Minshan Mountains from the valley above Wudu County, and tried to go down to Chengdu along the Minjiang River, but was discovered by Sima Yi. As soon as he walked out of Minshan, he was attacked by 40,000 troops guarding the city on the Shidi Road. In a panic, Xu Rong, the commander of the Kunlun Army, had to fight and retreat, and hid in the Minshan Mountains behind him with the army, and no longer had the initial arrogance.

The only attacking troops gathered by Zhao Xing was the Canglang Army and the Tianyi Army that did not participate in the war, but Sima Yi believed that the Canglang Army would not participate directly in the battle in this battle, but only restrained Huangfu Song's troops in the Chang'an area in Liang Kingdom. No matter how good the Canglang Army is, it is a cavalry unit after all. After entering Yizhou with high mountains and dense forests, it will not only fail to play a role, but will also increase the pressure on logistics transportation.

What really made Sima Yi unsure was the "Tianyi Army" that emerged out of thin air. Since this army arrived in Hanzhong, it has been staying at the base silently, and there was no movement, which made people very strange.

However, dogs that can bark never bite people, and dogs that bite people do not bark. Sima Yi dared not underestimate this army that is still in control.
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