I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 203 Going out of the city to fight a tough battle!

The horns of the Wei army sounded, echoing on the snowy field.

Tens of thousands of Wei troops began to move forward, and the sound of their footsteps caused the snow on the surrounding branches to fall.

Looking down from a distance, it looks like a huge black torrent flowing across the snowfield.

Xiahou Ba put on his armor, got on his horse, and, surrounded by his guards, began to review the army with great interest.

The war horses puffed out white steam, and their hooves made a clicking sound in the snow.

Xinpi followed up on horseback and said to Xiahou Ba: "General, your Majesty has personally selected three thousand cavalry for you this time. These cavalry are the elite of the Chinese army, well-equipped, brave and good at fighting. Don't let your Majesty down." You have high hopes!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Xin, I've been waiting for this day for a long time!" Xiahou Ba said with a bit of excitement on his face.

Since Sima Yi defeated Chen Cang last year, the Han and Wei armies entered a confrontation stage with few fighting.

There were only small-scale conflicts.

As the Wei general on the Chencang front, Xiahou Ba was the closest to Jiang Wei's Han army. The Chencang front was also the most important strategic point on the Guanzhong battlefield.

If Wei can recapture Chencang, they can take the Long Road and march westward to Longyou. They will cooperate with Cao Shuang in Hexi to flank Wei Yan's Han army in Longyou.

Xiahou Ba had wanted to fight for a long time, but Luoyang gave repeated orders. Guo Huai would emphasize defense issues every month and never proposed troops.

This made Xiahou Ba very depressed.

Things are different now, the war has begun!

He wants to regain the glory he lost last year.

"General Xiahou, you must remember that Chang'an will not give you any reinforcements. The maximum number of troops you have for this battle is 30,000. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xiahou Ba nodded.

Now is a good opportunity to send troops, but Luoyang wants to send troops while also trying to control the war.

Cao Rui was actually worried that if Guanzhong stud played, Sun Quan in the southeast would jump up.

If Gao Tanglong's negotiations fail, the Wei army will be dispatched.

For Cao Rui, even if the Wei army did not defeat the Han army head-on, as long as it fought a war of attrition, it would still be considered a win.

Why does Cao Rui have this idea?

Cao Rui's strategic purpose was to get Zhuge Liang to withdraw his troops.

The basis for his judgments was Sun Quan's westward march and the crisis in Yizhou. He was sure that Zhuge Liang had the idea of ​​withdrawing his troops.

Therefore, even if the Wei army did not win, it could still consume the Han army.

If the Han army was consumed a lot, Zhuge Liang would consider withdrawing his troops even more.

This is Cao Rui's strategic judgment.

There is no problem with the logic of this strategic judgment.

"General, the main force of the Wei army is here!" Zhang Yi hurriedly walked into Jiang Wei's camp.

The generals in the camp were lined up on both sides, looking solemn.

Jiang Wei had a resolute face and firm eyes: "Everyone, the Prime Minister said that the Wei thieves have always wanted to capture Chencang! This time we will not fight a defensive battle, we will fight a positional battle! Now you all lead your troops and leave the city!"

Everyone stood up: "Here!"

Jiang Wei put on his armor and was about to go out. Zhang Yi came over and asked, "Why not fight defensively?"

"Let's not guess what the Prime Minister means!" Jiang Wei got on his horse, the red tassel on his head fluttering in the wind and snow. He had a smile on his face and there were stars in his eyes. "If they want to fight, we will fight with them to the end." yes!"

After finishing speaking, Jiang Wei hurriedly left with his personal guards.

The horn sound of the Han army's assembly echoed over Chencang City. The soldiers came out of the house and rallied quickly at the commander's call.

Cao Rui has Cao Rui's strategic intentions, and Zhuge Liang also has Zhuge Liang's strategic intentions.

To be precise, all Zhuge Liang's current actions are in accordance with the strategy of weakening Wei that he and Li Heng agreed upon.

For example, this time he asked Jiang Wei to go out of the city to fight!

Why do you say that? Over the past year or so, the Wei army has also been very conservative, and most of them are small armies.

This time tens of thousands of troops were dispatched. If he could defeat these tens of thousands of troops, Cao Rui would have to go to Guanzhong again to replenish his troops.

In that case, Cao Rui would have to forcibly recruit people and raise taxes again.

This is undoubtedly the path of Emperor Chongzhen.

Huang Taiji entered the customs five times and acted in accordance with his own "tired and bright" strategy.

To deal with a powerful empire, you should find the right moment, strike with thunder, defeat the opponent's main force, and then retreat.

Next, leave it to the other party to commit suicide internally.

After noon, the Han army formed a formation outside the city, with a total of 10,000 troops.

The main force of the Chinese army is elite infantry and crossbowmen, with a thousand cavalry on each wing.

At this time, the temperature outside was about minus seven or eight degrees, and the cold wind blew from afar, like a sharp knife cutting into a person's face.

"I didn't expect the Shu dogs to leave the city!" Xiahou Ba was overjoyed, "I was worried about attacking the city! Send an order to Le Wei and Hu Zun! Defeat the Shu army's defenses on both wings within half an hour!"

It was extremely difficult to break through the Shu army's defense in half an hour. Both Le Wei and Hu Zun refuted this order.

But Xiahou Ba did not listen to their opinions, but suppressed the order.

He even asked the messenger to pass it word-for-word to Le Wei and Hu Zun. When necessary, he asked the cavalry to rush forward and use the corpses of the cavalry to drive away the Shu army's formation!

In the cold wind, the cavalry on both wings of the Wei army moved.

The war horses stepped forward in the cold wind, splashing snowflakes, and slowly advanced towards the two wings of the Han army.

"General, the enemy's cavalry has moved out and is advancing on both wings of our army!"

Jiang Wei received the scout information.

"Order both wings to defend!"

"Here!"

The sound of the Wei army's war drums sounded, shaking the heavens and the earth, echoing throughout the heavens and the earth.

After the cavalry reached a certain distance, they began to advance faster.

Not long after, the cavalry's speed had completely increased.

"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

The Wei cavalry made a loud shout.

Under the roar of iron hoofs, patches of white snow rolled up.

It looked like those cavalrymen were like heavenly soldiers and generals floating over the clouds.

The Han soldiers on both wings could already feel the ground beneath their feet shaking slightly.

The Wei cavalry used high-speed maneuverability and began to circle around the Han army's two wings to find weak points.

What hit them back was a dense barrage of crossbow arrows!

Immediately, several of the Wei cavalry were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.

The cavalry quickly swerved to avoid it, like a surging river.

After avoiding the Han army's crossbows, the Wei army's cavalry began to regroup, then split into multiple groups, and began to split up to find the Han army's weak points at an extremely fast speed.

Among them, some of the Wei cavalry tried to fight back with bows and arrows, while others tried to charge in, using the pressure of the cavalry to cause panic to the Han army.

But the Han army's defense on both wings was as solid as a rock.

By this time, many people's hands were almost frozen and stiff, but they still stood there.

Half an hour passed, and the scouts sent the information from both wings to Xiahou Ba.

Xiahou Ba was furious and roared: "I won't listen to the Shu army's crossbowmen! I just need to break through the Shu army's defense lines on both wings immediately! Immediately! Send the order to charge with cavalry! Anyone who dares to retreat will be dealt with according to military law!"

(End of this chapter)