This requires Cao Liang to make a correct judgment. If Sima Yi’s goal is Shangdang, then the current Shangdang’s military strength is indeed not enough, so it must be reinforced immediately. But if Sima Yi’s goal is Hedong, the current deployment is just right and no adjustment is needed.

Cao Liang took a deep breath. His judgment at this time was extremely important, which was related to the outcome of the decisive battle.

Everyone's eyes were all focused on Cao Liang, waiting for him to make the final decision. At this time, the pressure on Cao Liang's body increased significantly. This was the most critical decisive battle and no decision-making mistakes were allowed.

Judging from the information currently being spied, almost all of the Sima army's troops were concentrated in Hanoi County. If the general who led the army was someone else, perhaps Cao Liang had already issued an order to reinforce Shangdang at this moment, but now the leader is Sima Yi, Cao Liang had to have concerns. Sima Yi's deceitful use of military force must be guarded!

From any perspective, using large-scale cavalry to attack Shangdang is not the best choice. First of all, you have to pass through the two strategic passes, Shimen Pass or Yangchan Ban. At present, the vanguard of Changshui Camp is firmly stuck there. If the Sima army wants to break through, it must first defeat Changshui Camp to have the opportunity to enter Shangdang. Such a dangerous terrain is not enough, and the 70,000 cavalry has almost no place to use it.

Cao Liang felt that with Sima Yi's shrewdness, he would definitely not do such a loss-making business, so why did he still have to fight in Hanoi instead of actively marching into Hedong? This was probably Sima Yi was setting up a suspicion formation in the old days, gathering heavy troops in Hanoi to attract the defense of the Bingzhou army, and then firing a shot to fight against Hedong. In this way, the defense of the Bingzhou army in Jinzhong will be empty, and the Sima army can directly attack Jinyang.

Although the Bingzhou Army can also be mobilized with the Sima Army, if the enemy leads it in this way, the battle situation will be too passive. In terms of military strength, the Sima Army has an absolute advantage. If the enemy cannot predict the enemy's initiative, the entire battle situation will be in an unfavorable position.

The first move is to take action, and the next move is controlled by others. Before the battle begins, it has entered the stage of fighting wits and courage. When confronting opponents like Sima Yi, Cao Liang must be so energetic, because if he is negligent, he may be doomed.

Cao Liang insisted on his own judgment and believed that Sima Yi gathered troops in Hanoi was just a bluff, and his real offensive target must not be Shangdang County. Therefore, Bingzhou's current deployment is just right and there is no need to make any adjustments.

Since Cao Liang made a decision after being married, the counselors didn't say anything else, but they still saw some worried expressions in their eyes. If Cao Liang made a mistake in his judgment, then Shangdang would inevitably be in danger.

Cao Liang was calm and composed. After all, Shangdang and Wang Jun Changshuiying were not. Even if Sima Yi changed his strategy, gave up Hedong, and was determined to fight Shangdang, Changshuiying would definitely not be a tough bone that he could easily chew off. Cao Liang still had this confidence.

Even if Wang Jun is really defeated, Cao Liang has other plans. Wars are never determined by the gains and losses of a city and a place. Taking the overall situation into consideration is the most important thing. Therefore, Cao Liang issued an order to prepare for battle to each army, so that they can be prepared for battle at any time and stay on standby at all times.

A few days later, a war report came from Shimen Pass. Sima's army's large group of troops began to attack Shimen Pass. Wang Jun personally visited the front line to command and prevent the enemy at Shimen Pass.

With the troops gathered by the Sima army in Hanoi, a single army could easily be deployed several times more than the Changshui Camp. Fortunately, the terrain of Shimenguan was narrow and no matter how many troops were, they could not be used. Therefore, the Sima army could only concentrate some elite troops with strong combat power to launch an attack first, trying to break through Shimenguan and open a gate to Shangdang County.

This seems to be a replica of the first Battle of Shangdang. That time, the Bingzhou army was holding on to Shimen Pass, and the two sides fought fiercely here.

The only difference is that at that time, the Sima army had three groups of troops. In addition to the main force attacking Shimen Pass, two other troops were sent to attack the east and west routes, but Cao Liang seized the opportunity and defeated them one by one.

Obviously, this time Sima Jun also learned from the last lesson and did not adopt the strategy of splitting and attacking together. He sent two other teams to attack Shimen Pass alone.

Compared with the hasty battle at the last Shimen, the Bingzhou Army had already built a very solid defensive pass at Shimen Pass at this time. The tall and sturdy walls and city were all equipped with defense facilities. It was no longer a half-toned defensive fortification. It was not so easy for the Sima Army to rely on its advantage in numbers.

In the last battle at Shimen, Sima Jun almost used his head to make such a record, but this time, Wang Jun would not give them such a chance again.

Wang Jun had already requested reinforcements from Jinyang, but received a reply but there were no reinforcements. Cao Liang ordered Wang Jun to keep his position and never retreat when he was forced.

After receiving the order, Wang Jun took a breath of cold air. Without reinforcements, this battle was indeed difficult, but no matter how difficult it was to fight, Wang Jun never retreated. He did not ask why he didn't send reinforcements to him, because Cao Liang had to make strategic arrangements. Perhaps other places were more important than Shimen Pass.

The Sima army's attack was very fierce. They relied on their superiority in military strength to launch rounds of fierce attacks. This was completely without the feint attack style. Each round of attacks was all done. If it were not for the influence of the terrain, I was afraid that the whole mountain and field would be Sima Yi's army.

The Changshui Camp was ready for battle. They prepared a large number of bows and arrows and crossbows. Once the Sima army approached the range, they would attack without hesitation. The dense arrows as dense as rainstorms made the Sima army corpses everywhere, but they could not stop the Sima army's soldiers from advancing. The two sides fell into a fierce tug-of-war at Shimen Pass.

Cao Liang was closely watching the war at Shimen Pass. The 600-mile war report was sent to Jinyang almost every few hours. The more intense the battle was fought, the more anxious the Bingzhou Army's strategists were. All this shows that Sima Yi would launch another attack according to the steps of the First Shangdang Battle. At this moment, there was no movement in Hedong County. Could it be that Cao Liang's judgment this time was really wrong?
Chapter completed!