The second is the problem of Cao Fang's ability, the first two emperors of Cao Wei, all of them are very violent, they all have Cao Cao's legacy, whether it is internal or foreign, they have their own wrists, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, only fearful, and they dare not have other thoughts at all.

And this Cao Fang, who seems to be a cowardly lord by nature, although he was only eight years old when he succeeded to the throne, he was not capable of taking charge of the government, but now ten years have passed, and the regime in the DPRK and China has changed, but he is still a puppet emperor as before, and he is obedient to Sima Yi, who is in power, and he dare not obey.

Many people loyal to the imperial family were completely disappointed with Cao Fang, so it became the appeal of these people to appoint a new king, and they hoped that a capable new monarch would expel the powerful minister Sima Yi and restore the Cao clan of the Great Wei Dynasty.

If Wang Ling rebelled, Sima Yi was not too worried, because once the rebellion was involved, there would be a number of responders, and many people would not dare to take this troubled water easily.

But if Wang Ling raised troops in the name of a new king, the nature would be different, so that it would be supported by many people, after all, legally speaking, Cao Cao's son Cao Biao also has the right to inherit the throne.

Therefore, Sima Yi put down the rebellion in Huainan this time, first of all, he needed to start from Yanzhou, and after getting rid of Ling Huyu and Cao Biao, he could be regarded as cutting off Wang Ling's wings, and there was only one Wang Ling left, which would be much easier to deal with.

However, before rushing to Yanzhou, Sima Yi still appointed Chen Tai as the Taishou of Hanoi, Chen Qian as the Taishou of Hedong, and Hu Fen as the Taishou of Pingyang, in order to prepare for Cao Liang's counterattack, and also make preparations, and wait for Sima Yi to pacify the Huainan Rebellion before marching into Bingzhou.

Pingyang County is the first five years out of Hedong County to dissolve the county, with Pingyang County as the county governance, under the jurisdiction of more than a dozen surrounding counties, under the jurisdiction of Sizhou, and the north is connected with Xihe County of Bingzhou, is the strategic place where the Bingzhou army bears the brunt of the south.

Although the three counties of Hanoi, Hadong and Binh Duong are all under the jurisdiction of Sizhou, they are all located north of the Yellow River, and geographically speaking, they are closer to Bingzhou.

In particular, the two counties of Hedong and Pingyang in the Hedong region were in the semi-encirclement of the annexation of the state, and when Cao Liang marched from Guanzhong to quell the Xiongnu rebellion, he used Hedong County as a springboard to recruit enough men and horses in Hedong, and finally the northern pacification of the annexed state.

Therefore, after the evacuation of Shangdang, Sima Yi must consider the matter of the northern defense line, it stands to reason that the Yellow River can be used as a barrier to prevent Cao Liang from attacking Luoyang, but then abandon all the territory north of the Yellow River, Sima Yi is obviously difficult to give up, and in the future, if the second attack and the state are merged, some fulcrum-type cities are also needed, if the withdrawal of Shangdang at the same time, even Hanoi and Hedong are abandoned, then the loss of Sima Jun is too great.

Sima Yi sent Chen Tai, Chen Qian, and Hu Fen to garrison the three places, which was aimed at strengthening the defensive forces of the three places and blocking the counterattack of the Bingzhou army, so as to ensure that Sima Yi had an offensive fulcrum when he attacked the state again in the future.

The three generals were ordered, each to its own county, and Sima Yi led the army, all the way to the east, straight to the white horse.

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After the Battle of Huyukou, under the command of Cao Liang, the various units of the Bingzhou Army were broken into pieces and soon disappeared in front of Sima Jun.

The terrain of the Shangdang area is complicated, and the Bingzhou army who is familiar with the terrain here wants to hide, it is definitely like playing, even if the Sima army sends more scouts, it is also an antelope hanging horns, and there is no trace to be found.

For the battle of Huyukou, Cao Liang did not have any dissatisfaction, after all, with an opponent like Sima Yi, it is still very difficult to take the lead everywhere, the city of Rome was not built in a day, and similarly, it is not realistic to expect a battle to defeat the Sima family with deep roots.

In view of the next development, Cao Liang decided to continue to adopt guerrilla tactics, the enemy advanced and retreated, the enemy was stationed without disturbance, the enemy was tired and we fought, and the enemy retreated and we pursued, making full use of the terrain and terrain of Shangdang to engage in maneuvers with Sima Yi.

If Sima Yi continues to adopt the strategy of holding together and holding firmly, then Cao Liang will not attack for the time being, and will continue to consume it to see who can consume whom, after all, the grain and grass supply of the Bingzhou army is much more convenient, and the grain and grass supply required by the Sima army needs to be transported through Luoyang, and the long-distance journey is secondary, and what they are most worried about is that the elusive Bingzhou army will attack their grain road, and they have to send heavy troops to escort it.

Therefore, Sima Yi originally stationed the army near Gaodu and was unwilling to go deeper, the main consideration was that he was worried that the grain route would be too long and unsustainable.

In the battle of Huyukou, the Sima army advanced another hundred and ten miles, which invisibly means that the grain road has also been extended by more than a hundred miles, if the Sima army has been stationed at Huyukou, the situation of the grain road will also become grim.

Lu Zhi once suggested to Cao Liang that the defense level of Jinyang and other cities should be raised to prevent Sima Jun from sneaking attack.

Cao Liang is not too worried about this, Jinyang's side, there is too much to guard Wang Ji in charge, Cao Liang is naturally relieved, if Wang Ji is slightly lacking in strategy, but in defense, he is a good hand, cautious and serious, quite steady, even if Sima Jun raided Jinyang City, relying on the solid defense of Jinyang City, Sima Jun wants to break through the city, try to climb to the sky.

And once Sima Jun runs long distance to Jinyang, it will undoubtedly give the Bingzhou army a chance to break through, if Sima Jun has been shrinking and not moving, Cao Liang is difficult to help him, but if he moves, the opportunity will increase, it can be said that Cao Liang is even looking forward to Sima Yi going to attack Jinyang.

Just seven or eight hundred miles of grain and grass passage, enough for Sima Yi to have a headache, such a long grain road, as long as the state army attacks at any point, it will be difficult for Sima Yi to deal with, and the whole process of sending heavy troops to escort is not to say that it can't be, but in the long run, it is enough to drag down the entire army of Sima Jun.

Now Cao Liang can be said to be not in a hurry at all, the Huyukou and the Sima army twice as large as themselves launched a fierce battle, and there are mutual victories and defeats, which is enough to prove that the current Bingzhou army will not lose to the Sima army in terms of combat effectiveness, as long as he adheres to his own strategy and tactics, Cao Liang believes that Sima Yi will eventually retreat.