Winter passes and spring comes.
A few days passed in a flash, and as the weather turned warmer, Yang Ling planned to formally use troops against Yizhou.
Outside Luoyang City.
Tens of thousands of Cao Wei's troops gathered and stood silently under the city.
Except for the clanging flags and the snorting of war horses from time to time, there was no unusual sound between heaven and earth.
Accompanied by Yang Ling and a group of princes and nobles, Emperor Cao Yuan of the Wei Dynasty slowly came to the city head.
Being stared at by tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, Cao Yuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
He subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Yang Ling behind him.
Yang Ling nodded slightly, his eyes full of encouragement!
Cao Yuan finally calmed down, took a deep breath, and said loudly,
"We, the great Wei Dynasty, have inherited the Han Dynasty and are truly the orthodox people in the world."
His slightly childish voice spread in all directions through the simple speaker made by Yang Lingming's craftsman's workshop!
"Under the governance of Emperor Taizu Wu and Emperor Shizuwen, China has achieved peace and prosperity and the people live and work in peace and contentment."
"But a group of rebels led by Liu Bei have harmed one party and even pretended to be emperor. It is really ridiculous!"
"Now I obey God's will and intend to send troops to attack the disobedient thieves."
"Since you are our great Wei generals, you should bravely kill the enemy to repay the country's favor!"
After Cao Yuan's words fell, Yang Ling took the lead and said loudly,
"We must fight bravely to kill the enemy to repay the country's favor!"
All the soldiers in the audience also said in unison,
"We must fight bravely to kill the enemy to repay the country's favor!"
Their voices were like the roar of mountains and tsunami, resounding throughout the whole world!
After the swearing-in meeting, Yang Ling briefly gave Cao Yuan a few words, then led the mighty army and left Luoyang City.
When he came to the fork in the road, he smiled and waved goodbye to Pang Tong, Gan Ning and others.
"After this farewell, we shall meet again in Chengdu in the future."
"His Royal Highness King Qi, why don't we compete to see who can enter Chengdu first?"
Gan Ning chuckled.
"Is this still necessary? Of course he is my eldest brother."
Zhao Yun smiled.
"It's hard to say, let's wait and see!"
Wei Yan laughed.
Everyone knows that this expedition against Yizhou is likely to be the last war in China.
If you want to make a difference, you must seize this opportunity!
Therefore, whether it is veteran generals such as Gan Ning and Wei Yan, or young generals such as Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen, they are all gearing up and intending to achieve unparalleled feats!
The two sides separated at the intersection, and Yang Ling led his army westward, heading straight for Chang'an.
Pang Tong, Gan Ning and his party headed south to Jingzhou.
Cao Wei's naval army has been waiting in Jiangling for a long time!
In the past six months, Cao Wei's engineering camp has not been idle.
With their unremitting efforts and with the help of black gunpowder, the three mountain roads of Baoxie, Tangluo and Ziwu have been almost dug.
Therefore, it didn't take much time for Yang Ling to lead Wei Jun to Hanzhong.
Knowing the news of Yang Ling's arrival, Zhang Liao led a group of civil and military officials to wait outside Nanzheng City in person.
"Let us pay homage to His Highness King Qi!"
Zhang Liao and others said in unison.
"Wen Yuan is so polite. You have been working hard in Nanzheng during this period."
Yang Ling got off his horse and said with a smile.
"This is all the responsibility of my subordinates."
Zhang Liao said respectfully.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they led the army into Nanzheng City.
"How is the situation in Yizhou recently?"
After sitting down, Yang Ling looked at Deng Ai, Jiang Wei and Guanqiu Jian standing aside.
The three of them have been contacting Qiao Zhou and others, responsible for inquiring about the situation in Yizhou.
"Reporting back to the teacher, thanks to the teacher's economic war, prices in Yizhou have skyrocketed and the people are impoverished."
"The powerful nobles from all over the country raised armies to resist. Although they were suppressed by the puppet Han, the interior of Yizhou was already a powder keg."
"As soon as our troops from the Wei Dynasty arrive, Yizhou will be destroyed without any attack!"
Jiang Wei smiled.
Cao Wei inherited the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bei naturally became a pseudo-Han.
"Very good. I will send troops to attack Yizhou in three days. What do you think?"
Yang Ling said with satisfaction.
Deng Ai and the other three looked at each other, and it was Deng Ai who spoke again,
"Old...teacher, in the past six months, a few of us...have not been idle, and we have found out everything about the situation in northern Yizhou."
"The terrain of Shu... is extremely dangerous, but... the only road into Sichuan is controlled by the puppet Han army."
"If...we attack by force, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties."
"So a few of us decided to launch a surprise attack!"
Yang Ling couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
"Shi Zai, Bo Yue, Zhong Gong, is the surprise attack plan you mentioned sneaking across the Yinping Trail and heading straight for Fucheng?"
Hearing his words, Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, and Guanqiu Jian were immediately shocked!
Yes, what they discussed was to sneak across to Yinping, attack Fucheng, and then take Chengdu directly!
Over the past few days, the three of them have led the elite soldiers to conduct a rigorous inspection of the geographical conditions in northern Yizhou.
Compared with the Shu Road, the terrain in the Yinping area is more dangerous and inaccessible.
On weekdays, even hunters are reluctant to go into the mountains to hunt, let alone want a large army to pass through.
Therefore, in order to save troops, the Shu Han did not deploy troops in this area.
The three brothers who noticed this information, after some discussion, decided to bypass the Shu Road from here and go straight to the belly of Yizhou!
But they didn't expect that Yang Ling would reveal the strategy they had come up with after careful consideration!
How could this not surprise them?
"I didn't expect that the teacher, who is far away in Luoyang, actually knows the Yinping Trail. He is really strategizing and full of wisdom."
Jiang Wei chuckled.
"With all your little cleverness, do you still want to hide it from your master?"
Yang Ling said with a smile.
Historically, it was Deng Ai who secretly attacked the rear of Chengdu from the Yinping Trail and conquered the Shu Han Dynasty in one fell swoop, achieving unparalleled military exploits.
How could Yang Ling not know about such a classic battle?
"I wonder if the teacher thinks our plan is feasible?"
Jiang Wei looked at Yang Ling expectantly.
Although Deng Ai and Guan Qiujian didn't speak, their expressions were full of confidence!
In their view, although this plan is risky, the rewards are extremely high!
With Yang Ling's character of being adventurous, he would definitely agree.
However, to their surprise, Yang Ling shook his head gently.
"My teacher doesn't agree with your plan."
All three of them were stunned.
"Teacher, why...why is this?"
Jiang Wei couldn't help but said in surprise.
"Without him, this plan is too risky. I would rather not capture Yizhou than let you take this risk."
Yang Ling said in a deep voice.
"teacher……"
Deng Ai and the others looked unwilling and wanted to continue persuading.
But Yang Ling's face darkened and he said resolutely,
"My teacher has made up his mind, don't talk anymore!"
Seeing his determination, the three brothers looked at each other and had no choice but to keep their mouths shut.
