The 200,000 people recruited later had never been to the battlefield. Only after experiencing war could they grow up thoroughly.
The scouts sent out also kept passing back news, letting Xiao Cheng know the military movements of Yongzhou and Jingzhou.
Xiao Cheng divided the army into two parts, and 100,000 border troops went to Hanzhong, which was the northern gate of Yizhou and controlled the Qinling Passage. It was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
As long as we set up defenses at Yangping Pass and Dingjun Mountain and block the roads, we can resist the army of Yongzhou.
The 100,000-strong border army was led by Zhou Su. There were some military commanders among the army who, seeing that war was about to begin with the imperial court, wrote letters to dissuade the emperor from doing so, but were all brutally suppressed by Zhou Su.
200,000 soldiers went to Baidi City to guard the entrance to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River to prevent the Jingzhou army from advancing westward by land and sea.
If Baidi City could not be defended, they would retreat to Jiangzhou and set up defenses in Diaoyu City.
It can be said that if Yizhou's terrain really needs to be defended with all its strength, it would be very difficult to capture it.
The remaining 200,000 newly recruited soldiers were training day and night in Shudu so that they could provide support at any time.
Such a defensive system would cost a huge price to break in unless it was breached from the inside.
At this moment, Prince Xiao Yan of Jingzhou and Prince Xiao Heng of Yongzhou had already arrived in Yizhou. They each led 200,000 soldiers to attack.
They first launched a tentative attack, but the enemy had a geographical advantage and was on the defensive, which made it difficult for the two princes to attack. After losing some troops, they retreated temporarily.
The imperial court also received battle reports from Yizhou.
"Treason!"
In the imperial study, Xiao Yugan suddenly swept the memorials on the desk to the ground, and veins bulged on his forehead with anger.
The servants in the hall had already knelt on the ground, trembling, and no one dared to look up.
The prime minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. Although Yizhou is located in a strategic location, it is still difficult for an isolated city to hold out..."
"Lonely city?"
Xiao Yu laughed coldly, "Hanzhong, Baidi City, and Jiangzhou are all well-defended! Xiao Cheng is turning Yizhou into an iron barrel, and he wants to fight me to the death!"
"I gave him a chance! My edict clearly stated that as long as he returned to the capital to plead guilty, I could spare his life! But what did he do? Hmm?"
Xiao Yugan became angrier as he spoke.
The Minister of War said: "Your Majesty, Yizhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we want to defeat the King of Bashu, we may have to find a way from within."
"Inside, you mean?" Xiao Yugan seemed to be thinking about something.
"Pei Yun!"
"Now all the officials in Yizhou obey the orders of the King of Bashu, except Pei Yun. Since his mission to the Nanman was successful, maybe he can borrow troops from the Nanman and attack Yizhou from the rear. Then the two princes can increase the intensity of the attack, and Yizhou will be defeated!"
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