Although as early as December last year, the Luoyang Imperial Court clearly ordered that Shi Bao was fully responsible for the entire Guanzhong battlefield. But in reality such an order could not be executed.

It's very simple, Sima Wang is an old man who has served as the general of the expedition to the west many times and sat in Guanzhong. The entire Guanzhong Legion is his henchman. As for Shi Bao, people used to be mainly in Yangzhou, and the team was also in Yangzhou. Therefore, before Sima Wang left Guanzhong, Shi Bao was very smart and did not go south from Qinchuan.

Besides, although he hasn't fought with Guan Yi, this guy killed his old brother Deng Ai. Therefore, on the one hand, he was worried that he would be overhead when he went to Chang'an, and on the other hand, he deliberately asked Sima Wang to hit the strong wall of Yixian County - it was best to hit his head and break the blood and suffer heavy casualties, and he Shibao just happened to take over.

As a result, Sima Wang was not stupid, and after attacking once, he could not see the hope of breaking the city, and began to meditate under the city.

Fortunately, the Luoyang side finally woke up and transferred all the princes on the front line back. Shi Bao was finally able to completely control the Guanzhong Legion.

But as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. Now the troops in Shi Bao's hands are more than forty percent of the military strength of the entire Jin Empire!

Speaking of which, Jin Guo is very face-saving to Jiang Wei and Guan Yi. Since the beginning of Shu Han's Northern Expedition, 160,000 reinforcements have been thrown in four batches (including the last batch of princely alliances). Coupled with the more than 40,000 troops of the Guanzhong Corps (excluding the Tongguan defenders), Shi Bao now controls more than 200,000 super armies (there is loss in the early siege). The Eastern Wu launched a northern expedition of 200,000 troops, and the Jin State prepared a total of more than 140,000 troops to participate in the war.

You must know that after the Jin Empire's Longxi Army was wiped out, the entire field army of the Jin Kingdom was less than 500,000. Therefore, while controlling such a huge corps like never before, the pressure on Shi Bao is also extremely huge.

On June 15, Shi Bao and his two sons, as well as Wang Rong, Zhou Zhi and others, returned to Chang'an City. Take a short break and wait until the fourth batch of 20,000 reinforcements from the Jin Kingdom arrives. Immediately led the army to arrive at the city of Yixian.

After circling the cities of Yixian and Anguo for two or three days, Shi Bao convened a military meeting of the generals of all ethnic groups on June 25. The encirclement of the two cities of Yixian and Anguo has been readjusted.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to Your Majesty's trust, let the old man be fully responsible for the war here. So in the next few days, the old man will work with you. I also ask you to fulfill your duties for the sake of Your Majesty and for the sake of Dajin! ”

"We will definitely dedicate our loyalty to the country under the command of Da Sima."

Hmph, I'm not worried about these generals in my country. But what about you alien leaders......

"Now release the new siege deployment!"

"I'm waiting for Da Sima's order!"

"First, change the focus of the attack. From now on, the main point of attack of our army is not in Yixian, but on the south bank of the Wei River, the so-called Anguo City newly built by the Shu thieves! ”

"Huh?! Da Sima? ”

"What? General Lee has an opinion? ”

"The last general didn't dare, but in the past, the main energy of our army was in Yixian on the north bank of the Wei River."

"That's the crux of the matter. Ladies and gentlemen, the base camp of the Shu thieves is in the south, and if they want to attack, the materials they need must be transported from the south bank of the Wei River, and if they want to escape, they must first cross the river from the north bank to the south bank. In the past, King Yiyang fought the idea of forcing Guan Zifeng back: focus on attacking Yixian on the north bank, so that Guan Zifeng had a way out. In this way, as long as Yixian shows a little sign of breaking the city, Guan Zifeng will retreat. But Ben Jiang was not so kind, what he wanted was to keep Guan Zifeng here and capture or kill him. Therefore, Yixian on the north bank of the Wei River would not have had any interest. As long as the small city on the south bank is taken, the morale of the defenders of Yixian County on the north bank will definitely collapse, and they will eventually be self-defeating. ”

"Da Sima Gaojian, I'll wait for you."

Hmph, how many people are really worshipped? But these stone buds don't care.

Adjusting the direction of the main attack, on the one hand, Shi Bao and Sima Wang's pursuits are completely different: Sima Wang hopes to force Guan Yi to retreat. But Shi Bud is going to capture it. On the other hand, the city foundation of Yixian County was chosen by Dong Zhuo thousands of times back then, which was a rare hard foundation on the north bank of the Wei River, and it was impossible to excavate and attack the city through tunnels. There is no such foundation on the south bank of the Wei River. It is clear that Anguo City is easier to fight than Yixian!

"The new troop deployment plan will be released below."

Now, under the command of Shi Bao, there are about more than 220,000 troops. Among them, 20,000 followed Wang Jun in Qinchuan, more than 10,000 followed Du Pre in Chang'an, and 10,000 in Tongguan. Therefore, the troops outside the two cities of Yixian County have about 185,000 people.

Among them, there were 5,000 cavalry of the Bald Division, 10,000 Li Di people, and 10,000 Southern Hun cavalry. The real Jin Empire state army numbered 160,000 men.

"And almighty, Liu Meng!"

"I'll wait!"

"Order you and others to lead their respective cavalry to find and hunt down the cavalry troops scattered by the Shu thieves before the siege. Listen, the head of a Shu thief cavalry can come to Ben and exchange it for a stone of grain. But if the general finds out that you have killed good and risked your merits, hum, anyway, this Guan Zifeng is locked up in the city and can't get out, and the general will have extra troops to destroy you first! ”

"No! Da Sima, please rest assured, our Xianbei (Xiongnu) warriors have not yet fallen to this part. ”

"Hmph, I hope so. Li Mu! ”

"Li Mu is here, please give an order!"

"Now the plague of locusts has not subsided, and thieves have risen up in all directions. In addition, the main cavalry force of the Shu thieves has not yet been annihilated. Therefore, although the road from Chang'an to Yixian is not far, this grain road is far from safe. Therefore, the task of your ministry is to ensure the grain route between Chang'an and Yixian. Well, from Chang'an to Yixian, the loss of the road calculated by the quartermaster is one hundred and one. If you can reduce the loss to less than one hundred, the extra part will be yours. However, if you can't do it, hum, one stone and one head, and then you will take your lives to compensate! ”

This person's vicious heart is completely different from the previous "highly respected" King Yiyang!

"Li Mu takes the order!"

"Hmph, good! Next, Li Fu, Ju'an, and Zhan Qing. ”

"The end will be."

"Ben will give you troops of five thousand men each. Your task is to go south and block the three passages of Bao Chuan Road, Meridian Valley, and Chencang Road. I expect Jiang Wei to make a detour from Wudu soon, in a vain attempt to enter Guanzhong to support Guan Zifeng. After arriving at the exit of the Sanjo Valley Pass, he immediately repaired the local fortress. The general's request to you is that Jiang Wei will attack, either your entire army will be wiped out, or you will hold on until the general's reinforcements arrive. If the general's reinforcements retreat before you arrive, the general will kill you first, and then ask Your Majesty to destroy the three clans! Written down? ”

Shi Bao's words made Li Fu and the other three unconsciously fight a cold war in this hot summer: "The last general waits...... Command! ”

"Well, don't worry too much. Ben will use soldiers, always pay attention to speed, and will not easily leave any of his comrades behind. When you go to the valley mouths, you can throw scouts into the canyon and give as much warning time as possible. Ben also promised that if he received your report, he would raise a large army to support. So, under normal circumstances, you only need to hold on to the valley for two or three days. ”

Whew~~ I see. "The last general, thank you for your compassion."

"Well, next is the siege of Yixian. Xuan Chong! ”

"Da Sima, Wang Rong is here."

"Ben will give you 50,000 troops and 30,000 people, you know what to do, right?"

"The last will understand. Following the method of Lu Kang's siege of Xiling, a low wall was built around Yixian. As long as Guan Zifeng's way out is trapped. ”

"Exactly! So we still have 95,000 men. Zimei, Maobo. ”

"The end will be."

"Each of you will lead 40,000 men to cross the Wei River and attack the east and south gates of Anguo City respectively."

"Da Sima means to leave the east gate ......"

"Hmm. Guan Zifeng is indeed a talent, and the structure of this fortress is really an eye-opener for me. So it's hard to take down. It is better to leave the east gate and let the defenders in the city take chances. Hmph, Guan Zifeng is of course a strong-willed figure, but it's a pity that no matter how much he wins the hearts of the army, it is impossible for all the Shu thieves to abandon everything and be willing to fight for him to the end. ”

"Da Sima Gaojian, I'll understand."

No, you don't understand. I didn't expect to take these two cities by storming. But I can't tell you that.

"Everyone!" After the distribution of troops, Shi Bao concluded: "Since the death of Zhuge Liang, the national strength of Western Shu has been declining. The threat to our Central Plains is getting smaller and smaller. As a result, Guan Zifeng rose up and quickly became my Dajin's henchman. In this battle, nothing else matters, this will only be Guan Zifeng! To live is to see people, and to die is to see corpses. As long as this son is not in Xishu, the Shu thief will definitely decline rapidly. When the time comes, whether it is Longxi Liangzhou or Yizhou, we will easily take it! ”

"We will obey the orders of the Great Sima, and the Great Jin will win! Win! ”