Simalun said: "Everything is possible, you have to be careful."

Hu Ji chuckled and said, "Sima Cavalry is too worried. The Yinping Path has been unavailable since ancient times. At most, it is a hunter who often crosses mountains and ridges. In order to chase wild animals, he will go deep into the mountains. But he has never heard of anyone who can go through the whole journey. What's more, the Wei army is a large group of people. If you want to march from the Yinping Path, it is impossible to try to ascend to the sky. Prime Minister Zhuge was stationed in Motianling because Prime Minister Zhuge was cautious, which does not mean that the Wei army really has the ability to come from the Yinping Path. Therefore, in the eyes of the last general, Sima Cavalry still focused on guarding the Jiange to eliminate the expectations of the Wei people."

Sima Lun didn't say anything else, and drank with Hu Ji. After the banquet, he personally sent Hu Ji out of Jiange Pass. Hu Ji thanked him and left.

When he returned to the pass, Sima Lun asked Zhong Hui: "Shiji, do you think so about this?"

Zhong Hui said: "Your Highness doesn't think that Deng Ai may really march from Yinping Road, right?"

Sima Lun said confidently: "It's not possible, but 100% certain. If Deng Ai cannot start a war at Jiange Pass, he will definitely take the Yinping Road to sneak attack Chengdu. Did you forget the battle at Tongguan?"

As an old opponent, Sima Lun was very familiar with these major generals of the Wei army. Deng Ai used troops and was always known for his strange and dangerous situations. In the battle of Tongguan, Deng Ai was surprised to kill Sima Jun and caught him off guard, which eventually led to the loss of Tongguan. Sima Jun's final hope was also shattered.

If it were other generals, they might have weighed the risks of walking on the Yinping Path, but now the leader of the Wei army is Deng Ai, then Deng Ai is destined to take a detour after he cannot conquer Jiange in the front and plagiarize the Shu army's retreat from the Yinping Path.

Of course, even if Deng Ai doesn't walk the Yinping path, Sima Lun knows that there is such a small secret shortcut, he will not ignore it.

Zhuge Liang was cautious in using his troops. When Yinpingwudu was still in the hands of the Wei army, he sent troops to garrison Motianling, which shows that Zhuge Liang had unique eyes.

It’s a pity that the leader of Shu Kingdom later did not have the wisdom of Zhuge Liang anymore, and no one cared about the Yinping path. Only Sima Lun knew that Deng Ai was good at using surprise weapons and had such a good opportunity, how could he not seize it?

Be careful to make the ten thousand-year-old ship. Zhuge Liang's cautious spirit is worthy of anyone to learn. Since Sima Lun was ordered to defend the entire northern line, he must be able to cover everything without leaving any loopholes for the Wei army.

So Sima Lun called Hu Lie over and ordered him to lead two thousand troops, quickly rush from Jiange to Jiangyou, set up a blocking camp in Motianling, and at all costs, he wanted to block the Wei army's infiltration from Yinping Path to Shuzhong.

Is two thousand people enough? Simalun believes that it is enough. Although Simalun has not personally visited Motianling to inspect the terrain, Zhuge Liang had sent 500 people to Motianling, which proves that the terrain of Motianling is dangerous enough. Otherwise, with Zhuge Liang's cautious personality, he would definitely not only send 500 people to guard Motianling.

Although Sima Lun only gave Hu Lie two thousand men, he brought enough weapons and equipment. Arrows alone were allocated to 100,000. Sima Lun also allocated 200 Yuanrong crossbows among the few generals to equip Hu Lie. With such sufficient equipment, Sima Lun naturally had full confidence in defending the Yinping Path.

Before leaving, Sima Lun specifically instructed Hu Lie that although the Yinping Road was remote and deserted, it must not be taken lightly. He asked Hu Lie to build a position along the dangerous mountain after he arrived at Motianling. Within twelve hours of the day, he must arrange a secret post for open posts and secret posts, and must not give the Wei army a chance to attack. Hu Lie himself must be more energetic and keep a guard at all times.

Hu Lie immediately said that even if it was a person, even a mouse or a fly, he would not be able to pass through his eyes. He was in the position and sweared to live and die with the Motianling position.

Although Hu Lie is reckless, he has always been brave in war and is loyal to Sima Lun. Therefore, at this critical moment, Sima Lun must appoint the people he trusts the most. Although the Yinping Path is remote, the Wei army has a high probability that it will not pass here, but the probability is very low. If the Shu army is not prepared or is lax in defense, the Wei army will be given an opportunity to take advantage of, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

After arranging Hu Lie, Sima Lun could also devote himself to the defensive operations of Jiange. After all, Jiange is the main attack direction of the Wei army now. No matter how dangerous the Jiange is, facing the Wei army with very strong combat power, there is no slight numbness or carelessness.

Although Sima Lun sent more troops to the Tianlaid Stack, the defense of Guancheng was the highlight. Whether Jiange could defend Jianmen Guancheng was the key.

It has been nearly thirty years since the establishment of Jianmen Pass. When Zhuge Liang was alive, he attached great importance to the defense of Jianmen Pass, built Guancheng, and improved defense facilities.

But after Zhuge Liang's death, the dove-sponsored Jiang Wan and Fei Yi were in charge one after another, and they were not so active in the defense of Jiange. They believed that Jiange would not be threatened in the depths of Shu Kingdom. Instead of spending money here, it would be more realistic to solve some people's livelihood problems.

Therefore, the defenders of Jiange repeatedly cancelled their troops, and at this moment there were only more than a thousand people left. The city was destroyed and disrepaired for a long time, so I could see the appearance of the most powerful pass of Shu Kingdom.

After Zhong Hui arrived at Jiange, the Wei army soon followed. Zhong Hui could only devote his limited troops to the defensive battle, and could not spare time and manpower to repair Guancheng.

So when Sima Lun arrived at Jiange, he shook his head and sighed when he saw Jiange so broken. The Shu army did not do too poorly in strategic defense, and almost all its defensive forces were invested on the front line of the Hanzhong Yinping. However, the defense of the second and third lines was seriously ignored, so that once the Hanzhong Yinping was lost, the entire Shuzhong defense portal was opened.

This is a mistake by Jiang Wei. What's even more fatal is that Shu's indifference to Yinping Xiaodao was not only Hu Ji, but also the former Hanzhong governor disagreed with Yinping Xiaodao. I'm afraid that even Jiang Wei himself lacked the understanding of Yinping Xiaodao.

In other words, Shu Kingdom is pale and weak in the second-line defense, and it is very difficult to let Sima Lun take on the heavy responsibility of this second-line defense.

But Simalun would never give up easily. His will was much stronger than the real Shu people.
Chapter completed!