From Longxi to Chang'an, you can choose two roads, the south line is along the Weishui eastward, take Chencang, Wugong, Huaili, close to Chang'an, this is Guanlong Avenue, but also the nearest road.

The other road is to go southeast along Jingshui, out of Anding, take Xinping, Beidi, Chiyang, and you can attack the city of Chang'an. Compared with the Guanlong Avenue in the south, the Jingshui Road in the north was more remote, but compared to the heavy defense of the Wei army on the southern front, the northern line suffered relatively less resistance.

Therefore, Xian Hong suggested to Liu Yin to march from the northern front, so that he could bypass the main force of the Wei army and avoid attacking such a strong pass as Chencangmei County.

Wang Ji also agreed with Xian Hong's opinion, and it was relatively advantageous to start from the weakness of the defenders in Guanzhong.

Zhan Hong and Wang Qi Jiu Shi Longyou are well aware of the terrain and topography in the Guanlong area, and they have the most say in this regard, so after the offensive plan was proposed at the meeting, Fu Tong, Huang Chong and others did not object.

Liu Yin pondered and asked Yu Deng Ai: "Wang Qidu suggested taking the north road to the east along Jingshui, what does Mr. Ai think?" ”

Deng Ai smiled and said: "Judging from the current situation, the Wei army has deployed heavy troops on the south road, and the north road is relatively lax, but what Wang Qi can think of, Sima Wang will not think that before the main prince has not yet stabilized, Sima Wang must have sent troops to Xinping to intercept it, and Jingshui Road may not be a smooth road." What's more, the lord will go east this time, and the first person who must take it is Chen Cangye, and Chen Cang is the first key pass in the west of Guanzhong. Occupy Chencang. You can peek east to Chang'an. Cutting off the Chencang Ancient Road to the south not only squeezed out Sima Wang's living space in Guanzhong, but also dealt a fatal blow to Zhonghui who entered Yizhou. Chencang was lost, and there was only one meridian road left for the grain and grass transported to Yizhou. The hardships of the Meridian Road are self-evident, and this move can hit Zhong Hui's army in Shu hard, and it can also block the possibility of Zhong Hui returning from Chen Cang Road to help Guanzhong, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone. In the next thought, if you want to take the pass. You must first get Chen Cang. ”

"Then according to Mr. Ai's wishes, should he abandon the north and go south?"

Deng Ai smiled slightly: "No, the lord has to first go out to settle down and attack Xinping." ”

Liu Yinqi said: "Since Mr. thinks that Chen Cang should be taken first, why did he still send troops to settle down?" ”

Deng Ai said calmly: "The way of the art of war lies between the virtual and the real, if the lord takes Chen Cang, how can Sima Wang be prepared?" In the first attack on Xinping, Sima Wang must have thought that the main prince would march from Jingshuidao, so he sent troops to Xinping to resist. The lord is stable with a partial teacher. The main force raided Chencang and took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness. Capture Chen Cang, and the situation in Guanzhong can be opened. If Sima Wang sees through the lord's intentions and gathers heavy troops in Chencang, I am afraid that it will be difficult to attack. ”

Liu Yin laughed and said, "Mr. Ai's intention is very much in line with my heart." ”

In fact, after Lianhong and Wang Qi proposed to march from Jingshui on the North Road, Liu Yin was noncommittal and did not nod in agreement. In the depths of his heart, he still tends to march from the South Road, without Deng Ai's introduction, Liu Yin also knows the importance of Chen Cang, otherwise Han Xin would not have chosen Ming Xiu Plank Road and secretly crossed Chen Cang's strategy. Moreover, when the army of Zhonghui is in Shu, the importance of Chen Cang is even greater, and controlling Chen Cang is equivalent to cutting off one of Zhonghui's grain and grass supply lines and retreats, which is extraordinary.

Liu Yin knew that Deng Ai and Zhong Hui had a bitter hatred, and in order to take revenge, Deng Ai naturally inevitably thought about calculating Zhong Hui from time to time, occupying Chen Cang, and cutting off Zhong Hui's way back, which could force Zhong Hui to fall into a desperate situation, and Deng Ai could go further in repaying his wish. Of course, Deng Ai may not be all selfish, after all, his suggestion is also one of the more ideal among many suggestions, Chen Cang's gains and losses are related to the overall trend of Guanzhong, so naturally it cannot be taken lightly.

Moreover, Deng Ai's proposal to settle the suspicious troops and mobilize Sima Wang's entire Guanzhong defense undoubtedly made Liu Yin very satisfied, the art of war is to pay attention to the false and the real, the true and the false, as long as Sima Wang's part of the troops can be mobilized to move north, it can naturally reduce the pressure of the main attack on Chen Cang.

So Liu Yin ordered Wang Qi to lead the rear army of 10,000 horses to Anding, and march east along Jingshui from Anding, pointing directly at Xinping. At the same time, Liu Yin instructed Wang Qi to carry out a large formation, erect more banners, and send troops from Anding with great fanfare, giving Sima Wang an illusion that the Shu army was going to send troops from Anding to attack Chang'an.

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The defeat in the Battle of Jieting made Sima Wang learn from the pain, he knew very well that after this battle, the situation of the entire Guanlong had been reversed, he had changed from a strategic offensive position to a strategic defense, the two sides changed their offensive and defensive positions, and he no longer had the strength to organize the attack.

Of course, it also refers to the situation that under the existing forces, if Sima Zhao can send reinforcements again, or if the Zhonghui army headquarters in Shu can quickly return to help, Sima Wang still has a chance to launch a counterattack again.

But Sima Wang is very clear that there are no soldiers in the Guanluo area, and now the garrison of the capital Luoyang is extremely weak, not to mention that Sima Zhao can send another reinforcement, all say that the Wei country has a great cause and strong troops, but the Wei State occupies the land of ten states, the territory is vast, and no matter how many troops are distributed, the soldiers and horses stationed in each state and county are extremely limited. Sima Wang understood that the 100,000 troops mobilized this time were already the limit of Sima Zhao's strength, and Sima Wang was embarrassed to ask Sima Zhao for troops again.

As for Zhong Hui, after all, he is an important part of Sima Zhao's strategic system, Sima Wang naturally has no right to mobilize him, obviously, Sima Zhao still hopes that Sima Wang can solve the problem of Guan Long, and he has never heard the news about the withdrawal of Zhong Hui's army, it seems that Zhong Hui's men and horses can't be counted on.

Sima Wang reluctantly accepted such a situation, since he was unable to fight back, then he would fight a good battle to defend Guanzhong, and he must not live up to Sima Zhao's expectations.

Compared with the offense, Sima Wang is better at defense, the battle of the Great Wall, Sima Wang is to use a procrastination trick, the future of the menacing Jiang Wei army under the Great Wall, so that Jiang Wei wants to advance can't, want to retreat unwillingly, with the strategy of four or two thousand catties, to resolve the attack of the Shu army, this battle, but also Sima Wang to be famous all over the world.

Therefore, for this defensive battle in Guanzhong, Sima Wang is still confident. (To be continued.) )