Sima Zhao paused and said, "Where is Liu Yin now?" ”

Jia Chong said: "After capturing Chang'an, Liu Yin sent Fu Yan to guard Tongguan, Huang Chong to guard Pubanjin, and Lianhong to guard Wuguan, while Liu Yin led more than 20,000 people to march from Meridian Valley and take Hanzhong. ”

Sima Zhao frowned, he knew very well that the loss of Guanzhong would inevitably trigger a series of chain reactions, the most important of which was the Zhonghui army trapped in Yizhou, Zhonghui's logistics supply of more than 100,000 horses was completely dependent on the supply of Guanzhong, and the loss of Guanzhong was equivalent to cutting off Zhonghui's logistics supply line, and once the hundreds of thousands of troops ran out of food, they would face the danger of annihilation.

Sima Zhao's heart couldn't help but drip blood, even though the Wei soldiers were strong, but more than 100,000 men and horses were not a small number, plus Sima Wang had already lost 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, if Zhong Hui's army was wiped out, it was obvious that Sima Zhao could not afford such a loss.

At this moment, Sima Zhao can't help but feel remorse, when Liu Yin attacked Longxi last year, he didn't pay attention to it at all, maybe Sima Zhao only regarded Liu Yin who came from him as a problem of ringworm, but what Sima Zhao couldn't imagine was that only half a year had passed, and this worry about ringworm scabies finally became a big problem, and the loss of Guanzhong made Sima Zhao feel like he had lost an arm.

Since ancient times, those who have won the Guanzhong have won the world, Sima Zhao is naturally very clear about this truth, the land of Guanzhong, there are thousands of miles of fertile fields inside, there are mountains and streams outside, the tiger looks at the Guandong, and looks down on the world, since the Zhou Dynasty, Qin and Han are the first to have the world according to Guanzhong, so there is a saying that those who have Guanzhong have the world. Although Cao Wei did not rely on Guanzhong to win the world, the Wei court has always attached great importance to Guanzhong. Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei made more than ten northern expeditions to the Central Plains. Without exception, the spearhead is all pointed at Guan Long. So since the founding of Wei Shu. Guanzhong is the focus of contention between the two sides.

For decades, the Wei State has been in Guanlong Yongliang with heavy troops, and the successive Yongliang governors have chosen to serve in the future, from Cao Zhen, Sima Yi, Guo Huai, to Chen Tai, Sima Wang, Deng Ai (Longyou Governor) Zhong Hui (Guanzhong Governor), are all famous and famous generals on the side of the town, it is precisely because of these famous generals sitting in Guanlong, more than a dozen attacks of Shu over the past few decades have failed without exception.

So at first, Sima Zhao didn't pay much attention to Liu Yin. Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei's unfinished business, how can a small unknown person turn Guan Long's sky over.

At that time, Sima Zhao, it was the time when the spring breeze was full of pride, Zhong Hui's army had already captured most of Yizhou, and Yanghu Du Yu's army was already drinking the Yangtze River, and the whole world was already under Sima Zhao's control.

In Sima Zhao's opinion, send Sima Wang to lead an army of 100,000 to Guanzhong. It's enough, and there is no need to mobilize the Zhonghui army that has entered Shu. Sima Zhao was playing a big game of chess, so he naturally didn't want Liu Yin to interfere with his game at this time.

But the world is unpredictable, Sima Wang, who won Sima Zhao's high hopes, finally disappointed Sima Zhao, and the news of successive failures poured into Luoyang like snowflakes. Any governor of Yongliang is also an infrequent victorious general, and he has never lost a battle, but like Sima Wang, he has failed one after another, and every time he has returned with a fiasco, which makes Sima Zhao feel heartbroken, and even prepared to change generals.

But before he could change generals, the news of the destruction of Chang'an City and the defeat of Sima Wang's army had already been transmitted.

Sima Wang's unyielding death finally did not disgrace Sima's family, but it could not hide its military incompetence, starting from the attack on Jieting in mid-February, in just one month, Sima Wang had already defeated the 100,000 army and 800 miles of Qinchuan land, such a fiasco had never happened after Cao Wei established the country.

You must know that Sima Wang once sat in Yongliang for eight years, and in the competition with Jiang Wei, a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty, he was equal and did not fall behind, so Sima Wang was able to be reused and rose to the position of hussar general. But in this battle of Guanzhong, Sima Wang was defeated, whether the others were old and confused, or the opponent became powerful.

Sima Zhao had to re-examine this previously unknown opponent. Liu Yin, the son of Liu Li, the third son of Liu Bei, the king of Anping, the son of Liu Chan, the lord of Shu, a pampered son of the royal family, has never had a record of holding an official position in the army before, and served as a lieutenant right Cheng before participating in the war, responsible for internal security affairs.

After the outbreak of the Wei and Shu Wars, Liu Yin's biggest achievement was from Yinping Road to block Deng Ai, and later participated in the battle of Yundong with Eastern Wu, and his performance was remarkable.

Those who really dare to do strange tricks and take the sword off the rails are either geniuses or madmen, but Liu Yin suddenly appeared in Longxi and did not attract Sima Zhao's attention, and it was this kind of neglect that finally caused irreparable consequences.

But the most unsold thing in the world is regret medicine, although Sima Zhao regretted it, but he did not indulge in it, because he knew very well that this would not help, and all he could do now was to find a way to make up for it and avoid further losses.

But Zhong will be isolated in Shu, the road is far away, if you want to send troops to the rescue, it must be regarded as a far water difficult to solve the near fire, not to mention that the road in Shu is difficult to travel, since ancient times there is a saying that the Shu road is difficult to go to the blue sky, and the reinforcements sent out may not have the opportunity to enter Shu at all.

But Sima Zhao couldn't sit idly by and watch the collapse of the Zhonghui Legion, he searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, but he couldn't come up with anything.

Jia Chong understood Sima Zhao's difficulties, and immediately offered advice: "King Jin, the minister has a plan, but he can ensure that the people of the Zhonghui are safe and sound." ”

Sima Zhao was overjoyed and said, "What is Gonglu's plan, tell me quickly." ”

Jia Chong said: "If the King of Jin directly transfers troops into Shu, it is difficult to do so, I am afraid that it will be impossible to save him, and the minister thinks that it is better to use the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao and induce Liu Yin to leave Hanzhong, and Zhong Hui will be able to save himself." ”

"Oh, how do you save Zhao from Wei Wei?"

"The land of Guanzhong, Liu Yin's new gain, will not give up, and the east guards Guanzhong, there is no more than three points, Tongguan, Wuguan, Pubanjin, the king of Jin only needs to send troops to capture a little, but can go straight to Chang'an. Among the three places, the closest to the main force of our army is Wuguan, and the king of Jin only needs to send Du to lead 50,000 troops to attack Wuguan, and the siege of Zhonghui can be solved. (To be continued.) )