I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 247 The King of Han Dynasty goes to Jiangling

On the morning of March 15, the first batch of Han army ships arrived at the ferry at Chaotianmen from the west ferry of the Jialing River.

The merchants who were unloading goods and discussing business in Chaotianmen were a little surprised when they saw those huge ships.

A businessman said in surprise: "Whose ships are those? They look so elegant."

Another businessman wondered: "Huh? There are so many here! Who is doing a big deal?"

"Wait a minute, look, there's a flag flying above, it's a military flag!"

The workers who were carrying the goods at the ferry put down their goods, and even the trackers stopped.

Everyone's eyes were drawn to it.

At this time, on the blue river, large ships passed by on the river in front of Chaotianmen, with military flags fluttering in the wind.

On the deck, there were sergeants lined up neatly.

The officers were giving lectures.

At the entrance of the General's Mansion, groups of soldiers wearing iron armor stood solemnly.

Li Heng, dressed in black clothes, walked out surrounded by generals and got on his horse.

The cavalry in front cleared the way.

Half an hour ago, the order from the General's Mansion had spread throughout the city: the entire city was under martial law.

The sound of horse hooves sounded on the main street, and countless people looked at this scene in confusion.

Ma Yong came over and asked: "General, do you want all the boats at the ferry to be mobilized?"

"No!"

"There are many ships owned by Wu merchants. Now they are going to war. We forcefully recruit them, and they dare not have any objections."

"A war is a war, and a business is a business!" Li Heng said, "You have mobilized their ships this time, will you still do business in the future?"

"This..." Ma Yong was rejected and stopped talking.

Lu Zhi said with a smile: "We are teachers of benevolence and righteousness!"

Soon, Li Heng arrived at Chaotianmen.

Chaotianmen Ferry has also been banned.

Li Heng boarded the main ship, and the soldiers boarded the ship one after another.

"set off!"

A loud horn sounded on the main ship, and the messenger stood on top, waving flags.

At this time, the businessmen in Chongqing were still confused.

At four o'clock in the afternoon (three o'clock in the afternoon), Baidi City.

Zong Yu received the order to command Li Heng, and the Han army at Baidi Mountain Ferry began to assemble.

An hour later, Zong Yu's vanguard army entered Kuimen and headed eastward along the river.

At this time, it was impossible for the Wu businessmen in Chongqing to guess the possibility.

Although Li Heng did not force their ships, he blocked the ferry and no merchant ship could leave.

Even if the merchant ships encountered halfway were not blocked, they would not dare to turn back under the eyes of the Han fleet.

On March 16, Zong Yu's 3,000 forward troops suddenly appeared near Xiling Ferry, and warships were spread across the river at the ferry.

The governor of Xiling was Bu Zhi, a famous general of Wu State, and there were about 10,000 soldiers and horses in Xiling.

As Du Yu said, Xiling is the west gate of Wu Kingdom.

However, the Yidu County seat is in Yidao, a hundred miles south of Xiling. Most of the materials in Xiling need to be transported from Yidao.

However, Gu Mu, the governor of Yidu County, was suspected of secretly colluding with the Han army in the first month, and was recalled to Jianye to cooperate with the investigation.

The new governor Ganchang was still on his way to take office at this time.

In other words, Yidu County is in a state of temporary administrative failure.

After Zongyu arrived, he quickly landed and did two things:

The first is to block the ferry; the second is to block the east road, completely cutting off the land and water connection between Xiling and Yidao.

When Bu Zhi learned that the Han army had arrived, he was also a little confused.

He tentatively sent his son Bu Xie to see Zong Yu, but Zong Yu refused.

"Father, the Shu army has formed a formation outside the city!" Bu Xie said angrily when he returned.

"How many people came?"

"At least fifteen ships, and the number of troops ashore is about five thousand."

"Could it be that the Shu army wants to take advantage of the Northern Expedition of my king's army to march eastward to capture Jingzhou!" Bu Zhi frowned and looked gloomy.

"The east channel is blocked."

"That is to block our supply connection with Yi Dao, and the Shu army is preparing to lay siege to the city for reinforcements."

After saying that, Bu Zhao hurriedly led people up to the top of the city to check.

As expected, the ferry has been blocked by the Shu army. Wu's ships have all docked at the ferry, and they can no longer get close.

The Wu army missed the opportunity to compete for the ferry and start a water battle.

This is equivalent to destroying Wu Jun's legs.

Outside the east city, the Han army blocked the grain transportation road again.

Bu Zhao immediately ordered five thousand soldiers and horses to go out of the city to fight the Han army.

As a result, in less than an hour, Wu Jun was taught how to behave and all of them retreated into the city.

The Han army was in great momentum.

Bu Zhao is a famous general, but famous generals also pay attention to the right time, place and people to win battles.

The opportunity was seized by the Han army, and the location was favorable to defend the city.

People and?

Gu Mu has been transferred, and the new governor has not yet arrived!

The logistics and front lines are almost disconnected.

After the first battle was defeated, the Han army did not attack the city, but instead set up camp. Bu Zhi was keenly aware that the Han army was encircling rather than attacking.

At this time, Bu Zhao also began to mobilize the city and build defenses.

Bu Zhao was not in a hurry, he had his own plan in mind.

At four o'clock in the morning, Bu Xie rushed to the governor's mansion.

"Captain, something is wrong."

"Why are you so scared? The Shu army is attacking the city?" "No, many Shu troops are coming from the river!"

"How many is many?"

"At least hundreds of ships!"

Bu Zhao suddenly stood up, and he immediately rushed to the top of the city. Sure enough, he saw a group of battleships lining up on the blue river, with momentum like a rainbow.

"It's Li Jian!" Bu Zhao frowned, his tone a little surprised, "He didn't go to Guanzhong!"

At this time, Li Heng's main ship was already outside Xiling Ferry.

Zong Yu boarded the ship and met Li Heng.

"General."

"how?"

"The Wu army in the city left the city once and was defeated by our army."

"Where's Buzi Mountain?"

"I sent someone to ask the reason, but General Mo ignored it."

"How's it going with the Yi Dao side?"

"After Gu Mu left office, the new governor has not yet arrived, so Xiling is now an isolated city." Zong Yu laughed, "General, do we want to attack the city?"

"What you're doing by attacking the city will only increase casualties." Li Heng said lightly.

Then he turned to Ma Yong and said, "Go to see Bu Zhao in the city and tell him that I am commanding a hundred thousand troops of the Han Dynasty to come east from Jiangling. If he surrenders now, he will not lose his loyalty."

"Here!"

Not long after, Ma Yong came ashore, entered the city, and saw Bu Zhao.

"I'm dismounting Ma Yong. The Han Dynasty's Censor is here, and I'm here on the orders of the Han Dynasty General!" Ma Yong clasped his fists.

Bu Xie bent his bow and was about to shoot Ma Yong to death, but was stopped by Bu Zhi, who said: "Han and Wu are the same family. I have heard for a long time that the general is a hero in the world. Why did an unknown army invade our territory of Wu?"

"The general said that this was originally the homeland of the Han Dynasty. In the past, the Lord of Wu broke the agreement and stabbed Zhuang Miaohou in the back, causing the death of the king. The Han Dynasty lost Jingzhou and came to ask for it today."

Bu Zhao laughed and said: "More than ten years ago, the former Lord Liu Xuande came with all his troops, but was defeated in Yiling. Why does Li Jian think he can take it?"

"The general said that the main force of your Wu army has moved north. Our army of 100,000 will go east to Jiangling immediately. The Han army is bound to win!"

"Hahaha!" Bu Zhao laughed louder, "The Governor did send troops north to Xiangyang, but does Li Jian think he can capture Jiangling in a short time?"

"The general said, yes, Jiangling only needs three days to break the city. Even if Lu Boyan and Zhuge Ziyu come back, there will be nothing they can do."

"Three days?" Bu Zhao shook his head and put his hands behind his back, calmly, "If Li Jian can capture Jiangling in three days, I will only follow his lead from now on!"

The other generals of the Wu army all laughed. They did not laugh at Bu Zhao, but at Ma Yong and Li Heng.

Because it is absolutely impossible to capture Gangneung in three days.

Jiangling City is a military fortress along the Yangtze River. When Guan Yu built Jiangling City, it could be said to be impregnable. If Mi Fang hadn't surrendered, the Wu army wouldn't have been able to capture it even with 100,000 O'Neills.

Siege of a city in ancient times was an extremely difficult task.

Especially when facing military fortresses.

Even if the Tang Dynasty invented siege equipment such as the goose chariot, it was still difficult to attack big cities.

Otherwise, why would An Lushan's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses be beaten by Zhang Xun at the foot of Suiyang City until they cried for their fathers and mothers?

When Li Heng assisted Wei Yan to capture Ji County in one day, it was because the city defense of Ji County was very weak.

Even in the Song Dynasty, siege equipment became more developed. Facing Tokyo City, the powerful Jin army was still at a loss.

What's more, the Three Kingdoms were extremely backward in siege equipment.

Even Zhuge Liang was helpless when facing Chen Cang.

Therefore, not only was Bu Zhi right from his own point of view, but there also seemed to be nothing wrong with the laughter of the Wu army generals.

"If the attack fails, does Li Jian know the consequences?" Bu Zhao's expression turned gloomy, and his tone became cold, "Does he think his warship will have a chance to turn back after it reaches Jiangling?"

Ma Yong swallowed his throat, "You ask me to do it? It's not me who ordered the beating, I'm just a beater who surrendered from Wei State."

Ma Yong said: "Okay, my words have been conveyed, take my leave."

"Come if you want?" Bu Xie chuckled.

"Let him go." Bu Zhi said.

"Father……"

"Let him go!"

Ma Yong returned to the ship and told everything that had happened.

Luo Xian immediately stood up and asked for help: "General, let the last general attack the city!"

Li Heng smiled and said: "No need, just trap the stallions and contact the hidden dangers upstream of our army. The key to this battle is not Xiling, but Jiangling!"

After saying this, Li Heng ordered the army to set off.

Looking at the mighty Han fleet heading east, Bu Zhao shook his head and sighed: "Li Jian is still too young. If he does this, both of us will suffer losses. In the end, it will probably be the Wei army who gets the advantage."

"Father, are we just going to watch them heading east?"

"There is no way, we have been blocked." Bu Zhi sighed, "I just think that the great situation created by Zhuge Kongming in Guanzhong may be destroyed by Li Jian."

"Li Jian is going to Jingzhou, what does it have to do with Guanzhong?"

"Li Jian's recruitment of 100,000 Shu troops can be said to be the overwhelming power of Yizhou. Yizhou has no more troops to recruit. Once he is defeated in Jingzhou, Yizhou will be completely empty. If the Wei army takes the risk and crosses Zhuge Kongming's defense line, We can easily capture Yizhou, and then the world will undergo drastic changes!"

In the evening, the setting sun fills the Yangtze River.

Li Heng sat on the attic of the boat and blew the evening breeze.

"General, do you want to appease Bu Zhi?"

"He is familiar with Wu State. After we get Jingzhou, if he can be used for us, we will get twice the result with half the effort."

"But he also participated in the Battle of Yiling that year. I'm afraid everyone in the court..."

"I know what you mean, but now it's not about revenge, it's about seeking the world!"

On March 17, Sun Quan entered Hefei City.

At the same time, Wang Ling's main force arrived at the Hefei battlefield.

At this time, the situation of the war also reached the ears of Sima Yi, who was coordinating and co-organizing the Zhechong Mansion in Yangzhou.

Sima Yi was not in a hurry to intervene with Wang Ling, and he had no right to interfere at this time.

Sima Yi just did his duty to quickly establish Zhechong Mansion in Shouchun and surrounding areas and select Zhechong Colonel.

After taking control of Hefei City, Sun Quan laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

(End of this chapter)