Bingzhou, Huguan.

Jiang Wei's army was stationed here. Since capturing Hanoi, Liu Yi remained silent. It was not until Li Yan came that he began to attack Wei County. However, because the main force was transferred, Jiang Wei attacked Hedong, and then he sang and took over the Shangdang, Jinyang and Leping County. Jiang Wei did not rush to continue north. To the north was Yanmen Pass. This place was not just a fortress, but most importantly, this place was the throat that guarded the north. If you accidentally, you might let the Hu people outside the pass enter the pass. Even if you could capture it, Jiang Wei had only 10,000 troops in his hands, and he was not sure that he could make up the vacancy as soon as possible.

The Han Dynasty's attitude towards foreign tribes has always been very clear. Before he put down his weapons and became his own people, the enemy could not be tolerant at all.

Even if he took down Yanmen County, if the Xianbei people were allowed to enter the pass, he would not be able to pass the pass in his heart, let alone what would happen to the court.

Moreover, this season was the most frequent time for the Xianbei people to go south. Therefore, after capturing Leping County, Jiang Wei did not act radically, but took the initiative to move the army back to Huguan and stationed here, while raising strength and stabilizing the four counties that had been captured, opening a bill to safeguard the people, restoring order, and at the same time, raising energy and waiting for the opportunity.

Although there are still Pang De and Ma Dai's troops in Yunzhou to restrain the Xianbei people, the biggest difference between the Hu and Han people is that their system is destined to be unable to concentrate as much as the Han army, and the army will be quite loose. This is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing. Pang De and Ma Dai can play a certain deterrent role, but if Yanmen Pass is really released, the Xianbei people will still go south.

It was already very good that ten thousand men could capture the four counties, so Jiang Wei decided to station his troops in Huguan first. Even if Leping County was a buffer zone, it would not force the Yanmen County guarantor to ruin the garrison.

"Governor, this is Zhuozhang River, you can cross the Taihang Mountains and reach Yecheng!" Looking at Liu Yi, Jiang Wei couldn't help but say, "But there is no land route on this road, only a waterway. The narrowest point is only less than two meters wide. If the logistics is transported from Huguan, it will be quite laborious. Why should the Governor take risks?"

Liu Yi has always been seeking stability in wars, which is well known. He doesn't understand why Liu Yi gave up the main army this time and led a brigade of partial troops to attack Yecheng directly. This is not in line with Liu Yi's style.

"The main force of the Wei army has been restrained by Li Yan. This is the weakest moment in Yecheng." Liu Yi shook his head and said, "If this battle can be broken through Yecheng, the Central Plains can be settled!"

Liu Yi sighed. He didn't want to take risks, but the opportunity at the moment is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if it was a pit dug by Sima Yi, Liu Yi wanted to make a breakthrough. What's more, he didn't believe that Sima Yi would take risks with the fortune of the Great Wei. He bet that Sima Yi fell into his own thinking style and believed that Liu Yi would never take risks. The empty sect behind was not leaked out by Sima Yi, but by accident. With Sima Yi's personality, Yecheng must be protected, and there will not be too few. But what Liu Yi brought this time was the elite among the elites, and there were three thousand pairs of rattan armor!

With these people, even if they fail to attack the city, there are many opportunities to escape unscathed.

There are certain risks, but if successful, it can directly determine the general trend of the world. It was originally planned to take three years to attack Wei State, and maybe half of it could be won. How can such an opportunity not be moved?

Anyway, Liu Yi cannot be moved. He has been a turtle for life. He has already arranged so many last battles. So what if he stumbles once?

Jiang Wei heard this and said solemnly: "I wonder if there is a place where the last person will serve?"

"Yes." Liu Yi nodded: "You led 5,000 troops as the backyard. I have checked the map of this area. There is only one place in the Shuyao Township along the Zhuozhang River. Take it here, and then use this place as a basis to prepare for the support. If I fail to break through Yecheng, will I come back safely, it will be on you."

Jiang Wei suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier. This was related to Liu Yi's life and death. Who knew that Liu Yi was playing so big this time?

But as Liu Yi said, if this battle can be successful, not to mention capturing the Emperor of Wei alive, even if he can capture Yecheng and force the Emperor of Wei to move the capital, it will definitely change the current trend of the world. The entire Jizhou can take at least half and divide the Wei Dynasty into two with the Yellow River. Then the court will send another group of troops to attack Cao Shuang. Even if Cao Shuang has three heads and six arms, it is no wonder that Liu Yi, the thousand-year-old turtle, will be moved.

"Don't worry, even if the general dies, he must protect the governor." Jiang Weishu said.

"Don't say it's so serious. Although it was a surprise attack, since I came in person, I naturally made complete preparations. This time, the soldiers who went to the expedition were not only the most elite Wudang Flying Army. Except for the three thousand pairs of vine armor, all the weapons and armor were built by me." Liu Yi smiled.

What's more, your armor is the latest, and it doesn't matter, but the armor is extremely strong +69, and the materials are also the best. This kind of armor is fine even if you walk in the other party's arrow formation. Even the mask is made of soft steel made by Liu Yi and added with strong and tough glass. There is no place on the whole body that can accommodate arrow clusters.

Unfortunately, the cost is too expensive, and Liu Yi cannot equip everyone with it. Otherwise, if such an army appears on the battlefield, carrying a knife and not caring about the formation, it will be enough to directly rush into the enemy formation by savagely.

"It is no easier to break through my armor than to break through a city wall!" Liu Yi said confidently.

Jiang Wei: “…”

Of course, if you use a hammer or no one can save you from the water, it will be basically over. At least with the current technology, there is no way to make armor that really defends against all attacks. Even if the hammer cannot hit the helmet, the shock force alone can shock people.

However, in this year, the weapons were still dominated by spears and swords, and there were not many heavy weapons.

"Governor, the ship has been built!" Ma Qiu came in and bowed to Liu Yi.

"Let's go first, and Boyue will capture the Shu Kiln. I will leave Wudang to help you. His team is quite talented in architecture and can help you solve some problems." Liu Yi nodded and looked at Jiang Wei and said.

"Don't worry, Governor!" Jiang Wei bowed and bowed.

It was just a small town. As far as he knew, it belonged to the Black Mountain Army, but was later occupied by Yuan Shao. After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao unified the north, so the strategic significance here was gone. Now I am afraid there is not even a garrison.

Occupy is not a problem. The most important thing is to prevent the people from Shuyaoyi from spreading the news. Therefore, after occupying Shuyaoyi, you must quickly block the surroundings to prevent anyone from escaping.

The boat was made by Liu Yi these days, not big, and the big boat could not walk in such a small river. It was about nine feet wide and only ten feet long. If a boat had people and supplies, it could carry three people and would have to sit and sleep at night. Eight thousand people, about three thousand ships. In this environment, don’t expect any water fight. If you really encounter danger, you can jump ashore in one step.

Of course, the shore here is intermittent and there is no connected land route at all, so in addition to the more difficult conditions, there is no need to consider too much safety.

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On the other hand, after completely abandoning Li Yang, Sima Yi quickly retreated his army to Neihuang. This was the battlefield chosen by Sima Yi. Neihuang was surrounded by water on three sides. No matter which side Li Yan wanted to attack from, he had to cross the river. Of course, the river was not wide, and Li Yan only needed to cross the river quickly as he did when he attacked Baimajin before.

However, this time, Sima Yi was obviously not as easy to talk to as the previous two times. He prepared a lot of preparations here. Earlier, Ma Jun was sent away by Sima Yi, so he came to prepare in advance.

"Father, since you have to use water to attack, why bother to build so many things here?" Taking advantage of the fact that Wei Yan's army had not arrived yet, Sima Shi accompanied Sima Yi to patrol along the river. Looking at the strangely shaped catapults, Sima Shi was a little curious.

These catapults are like water trucks, and some of them are also carried out by imitating the hydraulic drive of the Han Dynasty. They can launch stones in a row. Although they can launch some stone bricks, their range is very long. This is something Ma Jun has developed over the years, but it was used by Sima Yi as a trump card and has never been used.

Sima Shi felt that it would be a waste to use these serial catapults here.

"If this is not the case, how can Li Yan be deceived?" Sima Yi shook his head and smiled: "Li Yan is quite talented and his army is not inferior to me. It is not easy to deceive this person. If you don't do it, you will easily see the clues!"

The last time he failed to deceive Liu Yi, he was deceived by Liu Yi. Sima Yi was not a person who would be depressed by the past. He has been studying how to improve and be able to deceive his opponents. This time, in order to successfully lead Li Yan to the bait, he made sufficient preparations. Not only did he give up a large city, but he also personally lost three battles and three defeats, losing to Li Yan in a row, giving Li Yan enough confidence in order to allow Li Yan to take the bait. Such a strict plan cannot be seen through by Li Yan in this most critical place. If all his previous efforts are wasted again, Sima Yi would not be able to accept it even if he is too arrogant.

Sima Shi nodded, looked at the disc-shaped catapults, and smiled, "The fake Han has Liu Yi, and I don't think Ma Jun will lose to this person. After this battle, can he help Ma Jun seek the position of craftsman general?"

The system of Cao Wei is different from that of the Han Dynasty. Now the Han Dynasty attaches great importance to craftsmen and can even be incorporated into the official system. However, although Cao Wei also began to pay attention to craftsmen, it is not easy for craftsmen to enter the officialdom. Even a talented craftsman like Ma Jun can only be regarded as an official now. The official always maintains an exclusionary attitude towards the entry of craftsmen.

"It's not easy." Sima Yi sighed. He naturally thought that it was not easy for such an excellent master like Ma Jun to not be attracted by the pseudo-Han. If possible, Sima Yi would also want to help him find an official position, but it was not easy to do this.
Chapter completed!