Compared with Sima Lun's title during the Jin State, the title of this Marquis of Jingyang seems a bit shabby. After all, Sima Lun was the King of Zhao and the Grand General of the General. After surrendering to Shu, his status was quite different.

However, Shu Han always followed the rules of their ancestor Liu Bang, which was not Liu Buwang. In other words, as long as they were not from the royal family, even if they made great contributions, they would only be able to be granted a marquis at most, and no one could think of the title. Even Prime Minister Zhuge, who worked hard for the court, was only named Wuxiang Marquis.

So on the surface, whether it is an official position or a title, it is too far from Sima Lun's surrender to Shu, but this is already the greatest sincerity that Shu Kingdom can show. In terms of title, Sima Lun and Jiang Wei are almost on par, only a few hundred families fewer than Jiang Wei. In terms of official positions, Sima Lun was named General of the Cavalry, second only to General Jiang Wei. It can be seen that the Shu Kingdom court still attaches great importance to Sima Lun.

Sima Lun didn't care about these things. He once served as a general and was named King of Zhao, but these wealth and honor were just passing by. It was fleeting. The reason why the Shu court valued him so much was not because he brought Shu's army 100,000 and the territory of the five counties in Longxi? If it weren't for these, Sima Lun would be almost innocent.

Sima Lun surrendered to Shu with his own plans and considerations. Sima Lun didn't care much about these external things at all. Now all his thoughts are focused on this upcoming war. How to defeat Cao Liang's army and how to defend the land of Longxi is the real top priority.

Because Sima Lun estimated that Cao Liang would not let him stay in Longxi for too long. After the Wei army captured Chang'an, they would stop and march westward to advance to Longxi. Sima Lun had no way to retreat and had to fight the Wei army to the death in Longxi. If they win, they would live, and if they were defeated, they would die.

In fact, after learning about the conquering Chang'an, Cao Liang issued an order immediately, ordering Deng Ai and Yang Hu to start an army immediately? To march into Longxi, not give Sima Lun a breather? To take Longxi and Liangzhou in one fell swoop, completely deal with the remnants of the Sima family.

However, in actual operations, Deng Ai and Yang Hu still delayed some time? After all, they had just taken Chang'an, and there were still many matters to deal with. At the same time, attacking Chang'an and attacking Longxi were completely different in preparation for food and grass. Attacking Longxi required a span of Qinchuan land that was 800 miles long, and the area of ​​Longxi was hundreds of miles wide, so the Wei army had to raise more food and supplies.

Before the troops move? Food and grass go first? It is the most basic element of marching and fighting, not to mention? Cao Liang mentioned not only Longxi in his decree, but also Liangzhou, which has a regional span of more than 2,000 miles. If the 150,000 troops of the Central Army and the Left Army want to enter Liangzhou? Without sufficient materials, the battle will not be fought at all.

So now raising food and supplies has become the top priority? Deng Ai and Yang Hu could only wait until the food and supplies are basically complete and safe, and then they raised their troops to rush towards Longxi.

Tongguan was defeated by Deng Ai, Sima Liang was captured alive, and the defenders of Tongguan were almost completely destroyed. Except for more than 10,000 people in the rear who were broken were surrounded and annihilated by Yang Hu, the rest of the troops escaped under the leadership of Sima Lun.

At the same time, Sima Lun was also carrying the troops stationed in Fengyi, the northern and Anding counties during the retreat, with more than 100,000 troops, and was still a strong enemy that cannot be ignored.

The situation in Chang'an was similar to that in Tongguan. Because Deng Ai's rapid raid, he did not give Sima Zhao and his subordinates a chance to escape. The entire Chang'an was taken away by the Wei army. Sima Zhao was defeated and burned himself to death, burned into a piece of coke, and his subordinates surrendered one after another.

While the situation in Guanzhong was settled, it seemed that a force was ignored, that is Sima Yichang stationed in Wuguan. However, the opponent he faced was Du Yu. Sima Yichang could only rely on the dangerous terrain of Wuguan to maintain it.

But the loss of Tongguan is like a dam collapse. The Wei army is like a flood that breaks the dike, sweeping the entire Guanzhong land in a mighty manner, and it is invincible. Sima Yichang, who is in Wuguan, seemed to have suddenly become an isolated island in the vast ocean, and fell into a desperate situation in an instant.

What is better than Sima Liang is that he has been on the battlefield and fought wars. Although he was defeated in the battle in Yecheng, he has learned a lot of war experience. Therefore, he was much calmer than Sima Liang when he was ordered to guard Wu Pass this time.

Du Yu is not a good person. He is known as Du Wuku. He is a master in strategy, but Sima Yichang is a turtle that hides his head and lives in Wuguan. When he encounters such an opponent, Du Yu is somewhat helpless.

However, the change in the situation in Guanzhong made Sima Yichang's garrison at Wuguan a futile way. Before Sima Zhao was about to be destroyed, he issued an edict to Sima Yichang, asking him to lead his troops back to Chang'an to serve the king.

After receiving the edict, Sima Yi hesitated. He had not brought many people in Wuguan, only more than 30,000. What if he returned to Chang'an, what should he do if Wuguan? If he kept too much, he would have lost the bucket of the king. If he kept too little, he would not be able to stop Du Yu's attack at all. Once Sima Yi returned to Chang'an, Du Yu would follow suit. In this way, Sima Yi was not serving the king at all, but led the wolf into the house.

But the situation in Guanzhong is leaping through time and Sima Yichang was still hesitating, and even Sima Zhao died of burning himself, which will save Sima Yichang from being confused. It seems that his decision is correct. If he returns to Chang'an at this moment, he will not have any effect at all. Instead, Sima Zhao will be buried with him.

But what to do next? Sima Yichang was worried again. After the loss of Guanzhong, he had no meaning to continue to defend Wuguan again. Instead, he was in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides. Once the Wei army that captured Chang'an turned around and attacked Wuguan, Sima Yichang would be in a situation of defeat.

The guard of Wuguan must not be able to defend it, but where should Sima Yichang go next?

It is impossible to surrender. Others may be able to do it, but the Sima family members cannot. Cao Liang has a deep hatred with the Sima family, and surrender is a dead end.

However, if you cannot surrender to Wei, it does not mean that you cannot surrender to other countries. Sima Yiqiang thought about it, his eyes lit up, and there was a trace!
Chapter completed!