I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 13 Sima Yi was pushed to the ground and played with

During the Three Kingdoms period, all three families had their own weapons.

For example, Cao Wei's world-famous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

For example, Soochow once asked Cao Cao to destroy the navy in Chibi.

Ji Han is more famous for his crossbowmen.

Li Heng stretched out his neck and took a closer look. Although it was a little far away and it was difficult to see clearly, he could still tell that it was not Zhuge Liannu.

After all, the sloping water is tens of meters wide, and Zhuge Liannu's range is limited.

According to the current battle situation, the crossbowmen must shoot upward to hit the Wei army, and Zhuge's continuous crossbow is even more impossible to achieve.

Apparently another very powerful crossbow.

There are thousands of crossbowmen, arrayed in staggered firing, which can ensure the continuity of shooting, and the effect is very good.

Many Cao Wei cavalrymen were hit by arrows.

Some horses were hit by arrows, whined, stopped running, raised their front hooves, and allowed the cavalry above to control them, but no longer moved forward.

Some were unlucky and were hit by several or even ten arrows. They fell to the ground and slid for a distance before stopping.

The cavalry above were crushed and deformed.

For a while, screams came one after another.

The other horses were frightened and were not as fierce as they were at the beginning. Seeing that the formation was a bit chaotic, Cao Wei's cavalry had to readjust.

The first large-scale introduction of cavalry in the Central Plains Dynasty was during King Wuling of Zhao during the Warring States Period. The cavalry tactics at that time were mainly mounted shooting.

By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when fighting against the Huns, Wei Qing changed cavalry tactics on a large scale for the first time, and the Han cavalry turned into assaults with long weapons.

That is, fighting the Hun cavalry at close range.

This tactic once made the Huns doubt their life, so that whenever the Huns encountered Han cavalry, they just wanted to escape.

Cao Wei's cavalry tactics also followed those of the Han Dynasty.

Wei Qing's tactics were tailor-made for the Northern Expedition to the Grasslands, because the Huns did not have armor or long weapons. Once the Han army approached, the Huns' chests might have been pierced by the Han army's spears as soon as they drew out their swords.

But when this tactic is used in the Central Plains, the effect is different.

In addition to armor, the soldiers of the Central Plains Dynasty also had archer formations, crossbow formations, and infantry formations.

It is impossible to rely solely on assault to defeat the Huns.

Therefore, a single cavalry unit will not have an advantage in frontal combat.

The general tactic is a combination of foot and horse.

The more classic one is that the cavalry harasses the enemy's flanks. If the enemy's formation becomes loose, the elite infantry immediately attack the loose areas and rush in suddenly.

In this regard, people like Li Shimin and Wanyan Aguda are all masters.

But the problem is that now Zhou Dang's infantry has stretched its hips.

Zhou Dang first saw that the Han army's crossbow arrows were like clouds, pressing towards Cao Wei's cavalry. Then he saw that the Han army's infantry were all ready for close combat.

That way is like saying: Come here, I have been waiting for you for a long time!
Even Sima Yi was afraid of the Han army, and the famous general Zhang He died at the hands of the Han army. What was the mentality of the Cao Wei general who was "fearing Zhuge" when facing the Han army at close range?

In addition, the cavalry was pushed back. When Zhou Dang saw it, he couldn't help but shout immediately: "Retreat!"

When Xiahou Ba saw that Zhou Dang had withdrawn his troops at this time, he was so angry that he cursed his mother.

Looking at the Han army's formation and murderous intent, they were hesitant for a moment.

Should I charge?

Xiahou Ba said angrily: "Go! Go and send an order to Zhou Dang to let him go out to fight! If he doesn't go out to fight, I will report it to the Governor and kill him!"

"Yes!"

Xiahou Ba's order was quickly brought. When Zhou Dang heard it, he quickly said: "I want to ask the governor for instructions whether to go to war!"

Your Xiahou Ba's cavalry have been suppressed, now let me, Zhou Dang, go over first and die?

Brother, you want to step on me and move up, right?

After Xiahou Ba learned that Zhou Dang would not send troops, he saw that more Han troops had crossed the river and became furious.

If the Han army had established a foothold on the east bank of Xieshui, the entire battle situation would be completely different.In desperation, Xiahou Ba organized several groups of cavalry to attack from different directions.

However, they were suppressed by the Han army's crossbows and came back.

At this time, not only were there on the other side of the river, but the Han army after crossing the river also set up a crossbow and arrow array.

Seeing this, Li Heng felt that the Han army was basically stationed east of Xieshui.

Isn't Zhuge Liang just "building a stronghold and fighting a stupid war"?

The prime minister is extremely cautious in fighting. Crossing the sloping river eastward is just a pawn in the sun.

Next, the Prime Minister will have two hands: one is to continue to stimulate Sima Yi, and the other is to start farming east of Xieshui.

After Li Heng finished eating the cake, he walked leisurely downhill and arrived at Old Man Tian's blacksmith shop.

"Lang Jun, it's so early today." As soon as Mr. Tian saw Li Heng, he walked over with a smile.

Ever since Li Heng put the Quyuan Li in his place to build it, people from the surrounding villages would come to his place.

This early in the morning, many people had already gathered.

"How's it going?"

"Don't worry, we'll be there day and night."

“How much can you transform in one day?”

"Currently, I have six people and three stoves here. I can make thirty stoves a day without any problem."

"Okay, hard work."

At noon, Sima Yi learned about the situation in Xieshui. He was stunned on the spot and immediately looked north of Weishui River, where Beiyuan is located.

"Zhuge Liang is not in Beiyuan!"

As soon as he said these words, all the generals were shocked.

"General, we should increase our troops now. Three thousand cavalry is not enough, so we will increase it to ten thousand!" Zhang Hu stood up, "General, if you are willing to lead another seven thousand cavalry, we will defeat the Han army!"

Sima Yi looked uncertain and said: "No one should act rashly now. Kong Ming is not in Beiyuan. He must be waiting for us to send troops by the bank of Xieshui!"

Zhang Hu shouted loudly: "Grand Governor, I have many soldiers in the Wei Dynasty, but I am afraid that he is not as good as a Zhuge villager!"

"Grand Governor, we are willing to challenge you!" The generals stood up and said in unison.

"Not the time."

"Great Governor!"

"Everyone back down first!"

Although Sima Yi's tone remained calm, his expression had darkened.

Another seven thousand cavalry?

How much infantry is needed?
If this happens, the whole army will move.

Is this what Zhuge Liang hopes most?
Everyone had to retreat.

Sima Zhao felt that this battle was really frustrating. He thought about when he followed his father to fight Soochow. When did he not take the initiative and kill him?

In his mind, his father was a general who was good at attacking, not defensive.

Why is it that when we fight Zhuge Liang in Guanzhong, we feel aggrieved at every turn?
At this time, Guo Huai also learned about the battle situation east of Xieshui, and realized that Zhuge Liang's goal was not Beiyuan, but east of Xieshui.

To be more precise, he wanted to use his voice to strike from the east and attack the west, and take advantage of the sloping water crossing in the east to lure Sima Yi into dispatching his entire army.

Fortunately, the governor calmed down!
One day later, Zhuge Liang returned to the main camp, with Yang Yi following him.

"Sima Yi is more tolerant than I thought." Zhuge Liang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Our army crossed the Xieshui eastward, and he thought that the main force of our army was in Beiyuan, so he only sent three thousand cavalry to assist the infantry. It seems that the future of the battle will be We have to think of other ways.”

Yang Yi said: "Prime Minister, now that we have obtained the stronghold east of Xieshui, we can also start farming east of Xieshui."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang suddenly felt something in his heart. He looked at Yang Yi and said, "Do you still remember what Li Heng said a few days ago?"

"Li Heng?"

"Strengthen the stronghold, fight dumbly."

(End of this chapter)