Deng Ai’s memorial this time was quite long, but the core incident was that he failed to attack Yinping Taoist.

Since it is a sneak attack, there is only one purpose, that is, it is surprisingly unexpected and unprepared to attack. But if the enemy had been prepared for a long time, the result of the sneak attack would be only one failure!

According to Deng Ai's detailed description, when Qian Hong led the Zuowei Camp to march from Yinping Road, he encountered a blockade from the Shu army in Motianling.

The terrain of Motianling is a dangerous place. The side of the south of the mountain is almost full of cliffs and no roads can be passed. If the Wei army wants to pass by from now on, they can only use that kind of sagging method.

If there was no Shu army stationed below Motianling, no matter how dangerous these paths were, the Wei army could overcome them. But if the Shu army was guarding the cliff, then the Wei army would really have no chance.

Although Deng Ai's sneak attack plan failed and ended, no one frustrated Cao Liang, but he felt a little curious. Logically speaking, when Deng Ai sneaked into Shu Kingdom from Yinping Road in history, no one intercepted the generals in Shu, including Jiang Wei, and why did such a big change appear now?

Cao Liang quickly turned his attention to a name - Sima Lun!

No wonder there was such a major change in the Yinping Path. It turned out that Sima Lun was transferred to the front line of Jiange to serve as the highest commander of the defense of the northern line. In real history, Sima Lun would not appear in this position. It was precisely because of his appearance that the defense status of Shu Kingdom was completely changed.

If Zhuge Liang was the first person in Shu Kingdom to attach importance to the defense of Yinping Xiaodao, then Sima Lun was the second. When everyone focused their attention on Jiange, Sima Lun could break out of his inherent thinking and draw troops from Jiange's defense to strengthen Yinping Xiaodao's defense. This is particularly valuable.

If it was Sima Lun's actions, Cao Liang would not have been surprised at all. As a rising star in the Sima family, Sima Lun is really talented. In the repeated battles, Sima Lun's abilities are outstanding.

It’s a pity that Sima Lun was born at the wrong time. When he was born, the Sima family was already in a desperate situation. The building was about to collapse, and great things were gone. Even if Sima Lun had a unique talent, it would be difficult to save the defeat. Therefore, although Sima Lun had some amazing actions on the battlefield, it was just a reflection of the Sima family after all, and it was impossible to save the Sima family, which was already on the edge of the abyss.

If Sima Lun had been born ten years earlier and could have been on the stage of history when the Sima family was at its peak, it might be a huge challenge for Cao Liang. If Cao Liang wanted to unify the world, Sima Lun would probably be his biggest obstacle.

But all this could not happen again. Sima Lun could only sigh that he was in a bad state. When Sima Lun debuted, Cao Liang's power had become unparalleled. Even if Sima Lun had the talent of conquering the world, he would not be able to turn the tide.

But Simalun's talent will not be covered up because of bad luck. When he was in poverty, Simalun's decisive surrender to Shu was his wisest choice, thus successfully avoiding his destiny.

After arriving in Shu Kingdom, Sima Lun was gaining popularity because he was appreciated by Jiang Wei and Liu Chan, and did not sink into it. He served as the General of the Cavalry of Shu Kingdom. This General of the Cavalry was not a false position, but a real position. After all, when Sima Lun entered Shu, he brought 50,000 people, and these 50,000 people were always under his command.

Thinking about Shu Kingdom, there were only about 100,000 permanent troops. Sima Lun brought half of his troops when he entered Shu, and his troops were in his hands, so his power was naturally very great. In the military of Shu Kingdom, Sima Lun quickly became the second-ranked second only to Jiang Wei.

Later, after Lu resisted the surrender of Shu, he was named Grand Sima. Sima Lun retreated to the position of No. 3, but he was still a powerful figure in the Shu army, and no one dared to underestimate him.

Originally, Sima Lun was fighting against Jiang Weilu to guard Yong'an. Because of the loss of Hanzhong, Sima Lun was urgently dispatched by Jiang Wei to Jiang Ge to be responsible for the defense of the entire northern line.

Sima Lun's defense key point is enough to prove Sima Lun's strategic overall view, which is comparable to Zhuge Liang, and can kill a large number of Shu generals in seconds.

But Sima Lun's move only curbed Deng Ai's performance, making Deng Ai unable to easily lead his troops south and attack Chengdu. However, he seemed to be a little tender if he wanted to destroy Cao Liang's plan to attack Shu.

Although Cao Liang hoped that Deng Ai could fight to Chengdu in one go, Cao Liang did not place all his hopes on Deng Ai. The current battle to destroy Shu is essentially different from the original battle to destroy Shu in history.

In history, Zhong met and Deng Ai attacked Shu. Due to the existence of Eastern Wu, they could only attack Shu from the northern line. Deng Ai attacked Chengdu, which was completely accidental. It was precisely because the Shu people ignored the defense of Yinping Path that Deng Ai had an opportunity to take advantage of it.

But now the world is changing rapidly and has long been beyond recognition as the original historical perspective. If Cao Liang still attacked Shu Kingdom according to the original routine, it might not have the same effect.

Therefore, Cao Liang made a comprehensive plan to attack Shu this time. There was no accident here. If he mobilized three armies and prepared to launch an attack on Shu from three directions, Cao Liang would be in vain to be the emperor of Wei.

Among the three armies, Cao Liang has only used the troops from the north and middle armies. If these two armies can be used to capture Shu Kingdom, then the Yang Hu army on the south armies will not need to appear.

But if the two armies cannot make progress, it will naturally be Yang Hu's turn to appear. Yang Hu is an important "backhand" buried in Cao Liang's entire game of chess, and will play a decisive role at critical moments.

The reason why the Southern Route Army has not moved for a long time is actually a strategic deployment of Cao Liang.

The Wei army first attacked on the northern and central lines, which would inevitably have a huge impact on the strategic defense system of Shu, and therefore would also attract most of the troops of Shu to defend. Especially on the northern lines, Deng Aihao took Hanzhongyin to pacify the three counties of Wudu and pushed the front line to Dabashan. The Shu army had to adjust its defense deployment and transfer Simalun's troops, which were originally stationed in Yong'an, to Jiange to strengthen its defense.

From this point of view, Cao Liang's first strategic goal has been achieved, and it is time to implement the second strategic plan.

Cao Liang put down Deng Ai's memorial and turned his deep eyes to the south...
Chapter completed!