This is good news that Sima Yi has been waiting for for a long time. He set up a suspicion formation in Hanoi to attract Cao Liang's reinforcements, but he has been attacking Shimen Pass for a while, and Cao Liang's reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, which makes Sima Yi feel like he is difficult to get off the ground.

It’s not that Sima Yi can’t take Shimen Pass. With his original strategic arrangements, it’s actually not very useful to take Shimen Pass. The main force of Sima’s army still uses Hedong County as the direction of the attack. Of course, Sima Yi would not make any adjustments easily.

But the battle between Shimen Pass was so fierce that Cao Liang was indifferent, which made Sima Yi more puzzled. Isn’t Cao Liang worried that Shimen Pass would be lost? Or did Cao Liang have already seen through his intentions?

It is unlikely. After all, Sima Yi had not dispatched a soldier to Hedong before, and the plan was also very secretive and there was no possibility of leakage. Cao Liang was not a roundworm in his stomach, so how could he understand his plan?

Moreover, Sima Yi's feint attack target and route this time were exactly the same as in the First Battle of Shangdang. No matter from that perspective, he should not be suspected of being cheated.

But the Bingzhou Army did not agree with the Sima Army's full attack on Shimen Pass, and only sent 10,000 Changshui Camp to resist the enemy. Even though the Changshui Camp was obviously unable to resist the Sima Army's offensive, the Bingzhou Army's reinforcements had not arrived for a long time. What was Cao Liang's selling in the gourd?

Sima Yi was also quite confused. Whether to send troops to Hedong according to the original plan or to take down Shimen Pass first, Sima Yi should have made a decision.

Logically speaking, with Sima Yi's current military strength, he did not need to use these means or strategies at all. He directly placed 170,000 infantry and cavalry in Hedong, which would be enough to crush the Bingzhou army.

But with Sima Yi's personality, he does not seem to be inclined toward this simple and crude style of fighting. Wars also require art. Wars without strategy will be much boring.

Sima Yi was in Hanoi this time, and he played the role of fighting in the east and west. Before entering Hedong, Sima Yi hoped that his plan could succeed, thereby weakening the defense power of the Bingzhou Army to the greatest extent and achieving twice the result with half the effort.

It’s a pity that Cao Liang was not fooled, which made Sima Yi feel a deep sense of frustration. After all, it is boring to play a one-man show alone.

It actually doesn't make much sense to take down Shimen Pass. Anyway, Sima Yi could not advance from Shangdang. The attack on Shimen Pass was just a bait. If Cao Liang didn't take the bait, the bait would have no value. If he just attacked hard, it would only increase the casualties of Sima's army.

Sima Yi sighed lightly, just as he was about to send orders to the Central Army to stop attacking Shimen Pass, Sima Shi hurried in and said to him with some excitement: "Father, good news, Cao Liang sent an infantry battalion and Xiandeng camp, and was rushing towards Shimen Pass."

Sima Yi immediately looked happy and said, "Is this news reliable?"

Sima Shi reported: "According to the news, the incident was seen by him with his own eyes. Although he could not get in close proximity, the flag of the Bingzhou Army was still clearly visible. Moreover, the army here said that he had personally counted the number of Bingzhou Army, with only 20,000 people, which was just in line with the organization of the infantry battalion and the Xiandeng Battalion. This matter is of great importance, so he would not dare to lie about military information."

Sima Yi picked up a few strands of his beard that were completely silvery under his chin, and smiled and said, "It seems that Cao Liang can't hold back after all!"

Sima Shi praised: "My father has a long-term plan and is well-predicted. How could Cao Liang's son know his father's plan? He will definitely lose in this battle."

Sima Yi smiled indifferently and said, "It is too early to judge the success or failure at this time. However, this time, all the six infantry battalions that could lure Cao Liang away from Jinyang, but we took the lead."

Cao Liang had three cavalry battalions and six infantry battalions under his command. Sima Yi had already figured this out clearly in the morning. Among the six infantry battalions, the Shosheng battalion was stationed at Yanmen, the Left Guard Battalion was stationed at Weize Pass, the Right Guard Battalion was stationed at Leping, and the Changshui battalion was stationed at Shangdang. The only troops left behind were the Infantry Battalion and Xiandeng Battalion.

Now that the infantry battalion and Xiandeng battalion have been transferred from Jinyang, it means that there are only three cavalry battalions left around Jinyang. This news is definitely the most favorable news for Sima Yi. Although the cavalry of the Bingzhou Army is powerful, no matter how powerful it is, it is hard to hear the enemy. Without the assistance of infantry, the Sima Army will definitely win in this battle.

The infantry's marching speed is far behind that of the cavalry. Even if they know the Sima Army's real strategic intentions, they will not be able to return to Jinyang quickly.

Sima Yi set up a suspicious formation at Shimen Pass, with the purpose of attracting the Bingzhou army. Although he was unable to successfully transfer the cavalry of the Bingzhou army, he was still the most perfect strategy to transfer all the infantry of the Bingzhou army from Jinyang.

This time, Sima Yi had no intention of withdrawing his troops, but continued to strengthen the attack force of Shimen Pass, making the entire Shimen Pass dangerous. In this way, the reinforcements of Bingzhou Army could be forced to move faster. Once they approached Shimen Pass, Sima Yi's plan would be successful.

Sima Yi may not really need to take down Shimen Pass. He led his army to attack Shimen Pass and focused more on attracting Bingzhou troops to help. As long as the reinforcements of Bingzhou troops arrived in Shangdang, Sima Yi's goal would be achieved completely.

Of course, Sima Yi would not march towards Hedong until the Bingzhou reinforcements arrived. The purpose was to prevent the Bingzhou reinforcements from returning when they saw that the situation was not good. In this way, wouldn’t it be a waste of effort?

After the Bingzhou reinforcements were in place, it was time for the Sima army to take action. Once the action was launched, Sima Yi would not have to worry that the Bingzhou army would turn around to reinforce Jinyang. After all, nearly half of the Sima army was cavalry, with superb mobility and an advantage that infantry had incomparable speed. I am afraid that the Sima army's cavalry had already attacked Jiexiuz. When an attack on Jinyang was formed, the infantry battalion and the first camp would find out the news. At this time, it would be too late to go back to Jinyang to help.

This time, Sima Yi finally took a reassurance, and the entire situation is developing in an extremely favorable direction. The entire Bingzhou troops were divided into pieces and would no longer pose any threat to the Sima army.

What Sima Yi has to do now is to prepare to send troops to Hedong at any time, launch an attack from Hedong County to Bingzhou, and attack Jinyang directly. The entire operation must be completed in one go, and the Bingzhou army will not be given any chance to return to aid. By the time they understand, the battle of Bingzhou may have ended.
Chapter completed!