The five hundred and twentieth chapters begin to flicker
This latest information from Guanzhong made Yan Liang want to attack Shu, or to be forced to attack Shu.
Although Yizhou has a rich country and a rich people, its mountains and regions are far away from economically developed areas in the Central Plains. Since ancient times, it has been possible to control the country by relying on Shu, but it is difficult to gain control of the world.
In history, if Liu Bei had not been driven to the death by Cao Cao, he would not have been second to choose to seize Yizhou.
The final annihilation of Shu Han also proves that even if you have Yizhou, you can only be divided for a while and eventually you will not be able to escape destruction.
Now Yan Liang is based on the three prefectures of Jing, Yang and Yu. The northern border of Yingchuan and Liang have already advanced to the hinterland of the Central Plains. Yan Liang's situation is many times better than Liu Bei back then. In this case,
Of course, he would not give up the Central Plains and not take it, but he wasted his time on the avoidance of the Sichuan area.
But the situation is different now. Cao Cao wanted to attack Hanzhong and had the idea of attacking Yizhou. If Yan Liang indulged Cao Cao in his success, it would be like letting Cao Cao go above his head, hanging a sharp sword, and being able to go from the sky at all times
The upstream threatens the vital points of Jingzhou.
This situation is like a thorn in the throat, how can Yan Liang allow him to appear?
The changes in the situation can only force Yan Liang to put the plan to take Shu on the agenda in advance.
Not only Yan Liang, but also the strategists including Pang Tong, Xu You and Jia Xu, all agreed that their army must adjust their current strategies according to changes in the situation and shift the focus of the offensive to the West, and must seize the opportunity.
Before Cao Cao, he captured Yizhou.
At the "hot pot meeting" that day, Yan Liangsui and his think tanks reached a consensus on the attack on Shu.
After making up his decision, Yan Liang began to secretly prepare for the attack on Shu.
First of all, it is naturally the choice of the general. The veteran Huang Zhong is best at fighting in the mountains and the dangerous mountains of Shu Road. This is where Huang Zhong plays his strengths. It is most suitable to use Huang Zhong as the pioneer.
Gan Ning lived in Ba County, Yizhou when he was a teenager. He also knew the terrain and scenery in Shu. He was also the director of Gan Ning's battle. He must be one of the generals who entered Shu this time.
Lu Xun and Zhu Huan quelled Shanyue's rebellion many times and had experience in fighting the mountains. This time, Yan Liang decided to take them to Shu.
As for generals such as Zhang Liao and Lu Lingqi, they were good at fighting cavalry and were not good at using troops in the mountains, so they could only be left to guard the important areas.
In addition, although Yan Liang decided to attack Shu, the siege of Shanyue could not be relaxed. Because Lu Xun and Zhu Huan wanted to participate in the battle against Shu, Yan Liang transferred Ling Tong to the south and cooperated with Wei Yan to continue to siege Shanyue.
On the front line of Xudu, there were Xu Shu, Wen Chou, Wen Pin and Zhang He guarding, and on the front line of Shouchun, there were two generals Lu Meng and Zhang Liao guarding. On the entire northern line, there were about 40,000 to 50,000 troops stationed. According to the current situation,
As long as it was not Liu Bei or Cao Cao's large-scale attack on the south, it was enough to defend it.
On Yingtian, Yan Liang continued to keep the elder Xu You in charge and protect the base camp for him.
In addition, in order to ensure the stability of Jingzhou, the base for attacking Shu, Yan Liang appointed Tian Feng as the Bian Guard of Jingzhou, to stay in Jiangling, and provide logistical support for the attacking Shu.
All personnel transfer orders were issued, and all the civil and military officials began to go to their respective positions. At the same time, the grain and grass from the granaries in various places also began to be transported to Jiangling by water, preparing for the attack on Shu.
While the food and grass were gathering, the troops from the camps were also gathering in Jiangling in a low-key manner from Yingtian.
Since pacifying Huainan, Yan Liang's total force has expanded to about 120,000. In addition, the 40,000 troops left in the north, the 20,000 troops besieged Shanyue, and more than 20,000 troops guarding Yingtian, Xiangyang and other key forces.
The troops Yan Liang could actually mobilize in this attack on Shu, but only more than 40,000 troops.
There is no way. Yan Liang's territory expanded too quickly and occupied the three states in a few years. These 120,000 soldiers and horses had to guard such a vast land and use them to attack Shu, which naturally seemed a bit insufficient.
Yan Liang originally planned to take the opportunity to digest the newly occupied land after some rest and recuperation, and expand his troops to about 150,000 in half a year.
However, time is tight at the moment, and there is no time to wait for the army to expand. Yan Liang is determined to complete the battle to destroy Shu with a 40,000 elite army.
On this day in late winter, Yan Liang moved west and arrived in Jiangling City as the name of a western tour.
At this time, the troops gathered in Jiangling City had reached 20,000, and the food and grass they were stationed were enough to support the entire army for April.
The two states of Jingyi are adjacent to each other, and Yan Liang is very clear that if he wants to carry out such a large-scale military mobilization, it is impossible for Liu Zhang from Yizhou to hear the news.
Once Liu Zhang found out that he had signs of attacking Yizhou, he had to increase his troops to Badong County, the eastern division of Yizhou, and to defend the dangerous situation of the Three Gorges. Yan Liang would have to open up a channel to enter Shu, and it would be difficult for him to open up a channel to enter Shu.
At this time, Yan Liang remembered Zhang Song, the Yizhou he had suggested that he attacked him more than a year ago.
Having this person in Yizhou is one of the reasons why Yan Liang dared to attack Shu. Now, it is time to use this chess piece.
So, after arriving in Jiangling, Yan Liang sent a large number of detailed works to Yizhou according to Pang Tong's suggestion, spreading news everywhere, claiming that Cao Cao would attack Zhang Lu and then take Shuzhong south.
After more than a month of public opinion offensive, the news that Cao Cao was about to attack Zhang Lu was already circulating in Shu.
As the saying goes, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. What the people in Shu are afraid of is not Zhang Lu's demise. After Cao Cao captured Hanzhong, his troops headed south to attack their Xichuan.
Seeing that the people of Yizhou were shocked and the public opinion had already become popular, Yan Liangsui sent his engaging in Yiji and took his "friendly" to go on a mission to Yizhou.
At this time, Yan Liang was already in awe of the world, and even the heroes like Liu Bei and Cao Cao were shocked, let alone Liu Zhang who was separatist in the mountains.
With Yan Liang as his backer, Yi Ji's mission this time is extremely glorious.
Yiji and his group of dozens of people walked up the river and arrived at Baidi City, the capital of Badong County, eastern Yizhou in just a few days.
When local Yizhou officials heard that it was Yan Dasima's envoy to come, they were all shocked and immediately treated each other with courtesy.
After entertaining Yiji with kindness, the prefect of Badong sent people to Chengdu to report to Liu Zhang, while sending people to escort Yiji and continued to march towards Chengdu.
When the news reached Chengdu, Liu Zhang was afraid of Yan Liang's reputation, so he certainly did not dare to neglect it. He was busy sending orders to order local officials from all counties along the way to summon guests from afar.
Yiji was delicious and delicious all the way, and received unprecedented courtesy since he became an envoy. Ten days later, he arrived in Chengdu City.
When Yiji's carriage and horses were still more than ten miles away from Chengdu, he saw clusters of figures on the road from afar. He sent someone to inquire. It turned out that it was Liu Zhang, the governor of Yizhou. He heard that Yiji had been waiting for him.
When we arrived, we had already led Chengdu officials out of the city to welcome him ten miles away.
"I was still weak at the time. When I was young, I went on a mission several times, but I was treated coldly everywhere. Now I went on an mission, and Liu Zhang came to greet him in person. It seems that he is indeed a weak country without diplomacy, and he is still an envoy to the strong.
It's a glorious place..."
When Yi Ji was feeling, the carriage and horses were approaching without realizing it.
On the road, there were indeed many people in brocade clothes waiting. When they saw the carriage coming, they rode several horses to greet them.
At that time, the middle-aged man in high-end clothes looked honest and honest. Yi Ji guessed that the person who came must be Liu Zhang.
Sure enough, the Yizhou officials who accompanied him immediately stopped the coachman and hurriedly bowed to him and told Yiji that the visitor was their lord.
Yiji came with Yan Liang's "friendliness". He could not be too arrogant. He immediately got up and got out of the car and bowed, "Yiji, the envoy under the command of the Grand Sima, pay homage to the envoy Liu."
"Ji Bo, please don't give me a gift." Liu Zhang turned over and got off the horse, smiled, and stepped forward a few steps forward to help Yi Ji up.
Be kind to the guest and host, Yiji told Liu Zhang that his lord respects you very much, and only regrets that the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and he cannot be heroic for a while.
When Liu Zhang heard Yi Ji's words, he was a little flattered and was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
It's no wonder, who is Yan Liang? He is a hero who is the most powerful in the world. Liu Zhang is just a second generation who inherited his father's business. He has millions of people, but he can't even beat Zhang Lu from Hanzhong.
Lu looked down on him, and even many scholars and people under his rule looked down on him.
Now that Liu Zhang is really proud of Yan Liang, who is so powerful in the world, can respect him so much.
After complimenting, Yi Ji pointed behind him and said, "He came here and brought a lot of gold, silver, pearls and jade, as well as Jing Yang's specialties. These are all a little gift from my lord. I also asked the envoy Liu to accept it with a smile.
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Liu Zhang looked up and saw more than twenty cars and horses filled with big boxes. It can be seen that Yan Liang's thinness is really heavy.
Liu Zhang was surprised again, and refused to be polite for several times. He couldn't help but Yi Ji's sincerity and then "barely" accepted it.
After several compliments and a few gifts, the atmosphere between the guests and the host became quite harmonious.
Liu Zhang couldn't help but turn around and sighed: "Yongnian, you returned from your mission on the previous day and praised Yan Dasima Nai Haoyi's hero. At that time, our mansion still had some doubts. Today, when we saw Ji Bo, we realized that what you said was not false.
ah."
"How dare I deceive my subordinates? If my subordinates could see Sima Yan with their own eyes, I would feel that what I said was not false." Zhang Song bowed his hand and quietly gave Yi Ji a secret wink.
Yi Ji took advantage of Liu Zhang's unpreparedness and secretly returned his eyes to Zhang Song, understanding it between them.
However, Liu Zhang was completely unaware that in order to express his favor to Yiji, he took a car with Yiji and returned to Chengdu City with his fellow Chengdu civil and military officials.
Entering the prosperous Chengdu City, the grand office of Liu Zhang, where a grand welcome banquet was ready.
Yi Ji was invited to the emperor's seat, and all the fine wine and food were served in front of him, and he was greatly treated by Liu Zhang.
During the banquet, Yi Ji did not forget to compliment Liu Zhang, and tried his best to express Yan Liang's friendliness to Liu Zhang.
During the banquet, Zhang Song and some Yizhou officials were very close and friendly to Yiji, but many officials watched coldly and secretly hostile to Yiji from beginning to end.
After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere of the banquet was strong, suddenly someone stood up and whispered: "Mr. Yi, you said that Sima Yan has always respected my lord, so I want to ask, Yan Da. Why did Sima increase his troops in Jiangling? Is it possible? He wants to invade Yizhou?” (To be continued. Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!)