In the face of the Guo Wei regime, which was close to unification, Liu Zhang's Shu Han regime was even occupied by Hanzhong, the main route out of Shu, and it was impossible to fight out of Shu at all.

If you want to go out of Shu to compete for orthodox status, you must first get Hanzhong, but Liu Zhang can't get it.

His military strength was not enough for him to get Hanzhong, so he simply gave up, and he went on the defensive, which was tantamount to telling the people of Yizhou that he could not fight for orthodoxy.

He can't make the people of Yizhou believe that his regime is an orthodox regime, and he can't make the people of Yizhou believe that his regime has a future, so the Shu Han regime has no way to make the people of Yizhou shed their blood for it.

This regime has been less stable since the moment it was established, and is only a political product, not a state entity.

If Liu Zhang was strong enough, he should have known that he would either surrender or immediately raise troops to fight for Hanzhong to show his attitude.

But he didn't, he was scared by the Wei army.

The longer it drags on now, the more Yizhou people can't believe him.

Since you can't be orthodox, don't stop us from pursuing orthodoxy.

Most Yizhou people think so, and even those in Dongzhou who have the same idea see the problem this way.

They were about to lose faith in the regime and did not believe that it could wrest legitimacy from the powerful Guo Wei regime.

Therefore, at the Luoyang Military Conference, some people followed Guo Peng's words at that time, saying that the people of Yizhou would definitely take the initiative to surrender and would not need a large army to fight.

However, this overly optimistic idea was rejected by Guo Peng.

"Liu Zhang will not surrender easily, he is not Liu Cong, he has just taken the throne and has not had time to promote any cronies, Liu Zhang has a ruling foundation, if he decides to resist, we still have to fight, having said that, as long as they are defeated in one battle, Liu Zhang will quickly lose confidence."

Liu Zhang will resist, but not to the end.

Guo Peng finalized his idea.

It is still necessary to move troops, troops must be moved, and Liu Zhang must be defeated, otherwise, Liu Zhang will definitely not surrender easily.

No matter how loud the voice of the main peace faction is, in Yizhou, the army is mainly in the hands of the main battle faction, and the main peace faction has a loud voice, but it lacks decisive force.

Liu Zhang is the greatest common divisor of the two forces, and his decision will affect the actions of the entire Yizhou.

At present, Liu Zhang's opinion is very important, if Liu Zhang surrenders, then there is no point in the main battle faction to continue to fight, if Liu Zhang fights, then the battle of Yizhou must be fought.

Liu Zhang hesitated for a long time, unable to make a decision.

If he wants to give up his status and power and become a prisoner of others, he is reluctant in his heart.

Although he knew that he couldn't resist, if he wanted to take the initiative to become a prisoner, it was estimated that few people would have such a heart.

But if you don't want to encounter such an ending, you must have the strength to fight against Guo.

Liu Zhang: No.

Looking left and right, I found that there were not many people around me who were willing to support him, and there were not many people who wanted to surrender.

Of course, it is much better than Liu Cong, at least there is a group of old officials around him, and he must support and protect himself in order to abide by political rules.

So Liu Zhang was a little entangled, he didn't want to die, he didn't want to be a prisoner, he wanted to live such a life, maintain separation and independence, even if he was called a minister.

But Liu Zhang himself also knew that Guo Peng's side was constantly winning, and great unification was already the mainstream trend, which could not be changed, let alone allow himself to maintain de facto independence, and Guo Peng would definitely use troops to fight and seize Yizhou.

By then, will you have a way to live?

Liu Zhang fell into a deep entanglement.

And Liu Zhang couldn't make a choice, the quarrel between the main battle faction and the main surrender faction became more and more intense, and the game between each other became more and more intense, extending from the court to the outside of the court, fighting all the time, arguing, and trying to make the other party admit it.

And at this time, Guo Peng had already decided that Liu Zhang would never surrender easily, he would not give up the position he had already obtained, although he was not strong enough, but as a ruler, his consciousness would let him hold on for a period of time until he was forced to do so.

Liu Zhang did not have the courage to die, which was the reason why he could not keep his foundation.

So Guo Peng began to put pressure on Yizhou under the premise of Jingzhou's pacification.

On October 18 of the first year of Yande, Guo Peng sent an order to Zhu Ling, ordering Zhu Ling to march from Zigui to Wuxian, establish a new bridgehead in Wuxian, step up the transportation of strategic materials to Wuxian, open up a suitable road to march, and take the road of Zhuge Liang's entry into Shu.

Then Guo Peng directly sent an order to Zhang He, the commander of the Hanzhong garrison, and ordered Zhang He to conduct a large-scale military exercise in Hanzhong County and conduct a drill for attacking fortified positions.

Chen Gong, the assassin of Yongzhou, received Guo Peng's order and began to transport grain and various strategic materials to Hanzhong to increase the strategic reserves of Hanzhong County.

Cao Ren, the governor of Guanzhong and the general of Zhenxi, received Guo Peng's order to transfer 20,000 troops from Guanzhong to Hanzhong and garrison Hanzhong, where he was ready for war.

Guan Yu, the commander of the Anding County garrison, and Cao Xiu, the commander of the Jincheng County garrison, went south together, and Guan Yu added Annan as a general, with Zhang He and Cao Xiu as deputy generals, and led the Hanzhong Front Army.

Carefully trained, actively prepared for war, and waited for the order to go south to attack Yizhou, and this way took the road of Zhonghui south to destroy Shu.

Anyway, sooner or later, it is better to fight sooner or later, and it is better to prepare early than late, Guo Peng ordered the army to be ready, and the local government is also ready, once there is a change in Yizhou, it can be dealt with in time.

The attack on Jingzhou was a three-way march, and the attack on Yizhou could only be a two-way march.

In fact, Guo Peng was also prepared that Jingzhou would not resist at all and give him the entire Jingzhou Bai, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth, and Jingzhou gave it to him in more than a month.

In this way, he directly got Jingzhou's soldiers, horses, and grain reserves, the main force of the Central Plains Corps was intact, and with the help of the Jingzhou people, he could start the next war almost immediately.

This means that the main force of the Wei army basically suffered no losses in this battle, and even the battle in the four counties of Jingnan was carried out with the Jingzhou army as the main force, and the main force of the Wei army was almost intact.

Under such circumstances, Guo Peng already had the confidence to immediately start a war against Yizhou.

Guo Peng can be said to be imperative for Yizhou.

He wants Yizhou very much, and the rich mineral resources and well salt resources in many places in Yizhou are what he needs very much, so Yizhou must be beaten, and he must fight hard, hit Nanzhong, and actually occupy Yizhou to obtain rich local resources.

So, under Guo Peng's order, the Wei army gathered almost 30,000 people in Hanzhong, and Jingzhou took out the main force of the southern expedition of 40,000 people, plus the Jingzhou naval army of 10,000 people, a total of 50,000 people.

As a result, an army of 80,000 people was assembled as the main force to pacify Yizhou.

The Wei army marched in two directions, all the way to the west, all the way to the south, with the westward march as the main force, and the southern expedition as the partial division, and the army marched to the designated place to assemble, which brought extremely heavy pressure to the Shu Han regime.

Mobilizing the people of Hanzhong County and Nanjun County and a large number of auxiliary troops to transport grain and straw for the army in order to enhance the army's sustained combat capability, Guo Peng demanded that the two armies should ensure at least half a year's supply capacity of grain and grass.

Of course, this side has just finished the battle of Jingzhou, and it is necessary to rest for a while, and it is impossible to immediately start a war to attack Shuzhong.

There is a high probability that the war will be next year, but now it is okay to show off your muscles and make the Yizhou people mess up on their own.

Guo Peng wants to put pressure on Liu Zhang, let Liu Zhang be his knife, and before the war, let Liu Zhang do it himself, and clean up a group of local lords in Yizhou.

The more Liu Zhang cleaned up, the easier it would be for him to occupy Yizhou in the future.

The Jingzhou model Guo is reluctant to see it again.