I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 259: The Han Dynasty won, the Wu Kingdom both won, and the Wei Kingdom also won. Did they all win?

Sun Quan's face had turned the color of pig liver.

The hand holding the letter was trembling, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Li Heng! I and you are irreconcilable! I will not give up until I kill you!"

Zhu Yi on the side remained silent, but in his heart he wondered why His Majesty was so angry.

I don't know how long it took for Sun Quan to calm down from his anger. He said to Zhu Yi: "The Shu thieves took advantage of our army's Northern Expedition to raid Jiangling and have captured Jiangling City. What do you think we should do?"

Zhu Yi was shocked and said: "Is the intelligence wrong? Jiangling City is impregnable. How could it be captured in such a short time?"

"You mean the information written by the Governor is wrong?" Sun Quan asked desperately.

He also hoped that the intelligence was wrong, just like Lu Xun also hoped that Zhuge Jin's intelligence was wrong after seeing it for the first time.

In fact, when Zhuge Jin saw the information for the first time, he didn't believe it. He sent people to investigate several times before he was sure.

On March 15, troops were sent from Chongqing and arrived in Jiangling in the afternoon of March 18.

The entire march took less than four days.

Arriving at Jiangling on March 18th, Jiangling city was defeated on March 20th, less than three days later.

In other words, it took Li Heng less than seven days from Chongqing to send troops to capture Jiangling City, the core of Jingzhou.

In ancient times, this was definitely a blitzkrieg-level operation.

During Zhuge Liang's second Northern Expedition, his troops approached Chencang. At that time, Cao Wei's entire Guanzhong army was empty. Chencang's guard, Hao Zhao, only had more than a thousand troops to defend Chencang City.

Zhuge Liang could not break the city. After Cao Wei mobilized troops from the east, Zhuge Liang could only withdraw his troops.

This is a common phenomenon in siege warfare in this era.

With more than a thousand troops, even Zhuge Liang had no choice but to hold on.

As long as you defend it, the city cannot be breached.

Sieges in this era are hellishly difficult.

What's more, Jiangling City is stronger than Chencang City, has the support of the Yangtze River, and is close to Wuchang.

Therefore, even the master tactician Lu Xun was confused when he saw it.

Not to mention Sun Quan.

"How did the Shu army do it?" Zhu Yi couldn't help but ask.

"There are two theories. One is that there was an internal response and Kaicheng surrendered. The other is that the Shu army used trebuchets to blast open the city wall." Sun Quan's face was still drawn, as if he had been soaked in bitter water for three days and three nights. Same.

Zhu Yi couldn't help but laugh: "How could anyone dare to write the idea of ​​using a trebuchet to blow open the city wall in the intelligence? Isn't this a fantasy?"

Sun Quan glanced at him and said coldly: "Immediately send this document back to Jianye and hand it over to the prime minister. I want to listen to the opinions of the ministers. If necessary, I will mobilize the troops from the east to march westward and recapture it at all costs." Gangneung!”

Zhu Yi quickly said: "Your Majesty, I feel that this is inappropriate."

"Why?" Sun Quan said angrily.

"Jianye doesn't understand the front line. If he points fingers at this time, it will delay things. Moreover, the Governor is in Jingzhou. I believe that the Governor has already given a solution in the letter."

"The Governor's plan is to besiege but not attack. I don't want to besiege but not attack. Now we are fighting fiercely with the Wei army. If the battle in Jingzhou drags on and the Wei army in Xiangyang goes south, the situation will be out of control!"

Besieged but not attacked?

Zhu Yi thought to himself, this is the best fucking idea!

He said: "Your Majesty, why should you worry? The Governor is in charge. The Governor knows the situation in Jingzhou better than we do. Just leave it to the Governor."

Sun Quan clenched his fists tightly under his long sleeves and moved back and forth.

"Can we just start a fight with the Shu army?"

Zhu Yi remained silent. He did not dare to refute Lu Xun's strategy.

At the same time, he also noticed some changes in Sun Quan.

Perhaps because he won Hefei, Sun Quan now has an inexplicable sense of confidence.

After walking back and forth for a long time, Sun Quan said again: "First follow the arrangements of the Grand Governor."

Sun Quan trusted Lu Xun. Sun Quan's trust in Lu Xun exceeded his trust in all the other officials of the Wu Kingdom.

But this time, Sun Quan was really anxious.

From capturing Hefei to learning that Jiangling had been lost, this roller coaster-like experience made Sun Quan feel out of control for a short time.

At this time, the attendant Kan Ze came quickly.

"Your Majesty, the latest military report." He presented a document to Sun Quan.

"Did Wang Ling take action?" Sun Quan took it and opened it confidently and calmly.

"No, it's Sima Yi who has arrived in Yangzhou."

"What are you talking about!" Sun Quan was shocked and his expression suddenly changed, "Why is Sima Yi in Yangzhou!"

"I heard that Sima Yi arrived in Yangzhou two months ago and is recruiting troops there."

"He took over the Wei army?"

"I don't know yet."

"What should we do now?" Sun Quan immediately became anxious.

If according to official history, Zhuge Liang had died of illness this year, then Sima Yi was definitely the number one person in the military at that time.

According to historical data analysis, except for Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi has never lost a battle.

He faced off against Zhuge Liang three times, with two draws and one defeat.

Those two draws forced Zhuge Liang to dare not take action.

If he took action, Sima Yi might have lost three games.

Sima Yi was extremely cunning in his military use. Not only was Sun Quan afraid of him, but Gongsun Yuan, who had just been beheaded by Sima Yi last year, was also afraid of Sima Yi.

Gongsun Yuan first attacked Guanqiu Qian. After teaching Guanqiu Qian how to behave, Cao Rui sent Sima Yi.

Gongsun Yuan was definitely a powerful figure in this era.

But when he heard that Sima Yi was coming, he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep for several days and nights.

It also included Zhu Ran, the famous general of Wu State. When Zhu Ran attacked Fancheng, he had already captured the outer city and his morale was greatly boosted. However, when he heard that Sima Yi was coming, he immediately retreated in fright.

Just like now, when Sun Quan heard that Sima Yi was coming, he became afraid.

He even began to hesitate to retreat temporarily.

"What are the movements of the Wei army now?" "Reporting to Your Majesty, there is no movement of the Wei army now, and according to observation, the Wei army retreated along the way."

"Retreating?"

"Yes."

"Wang Ling's order?"

"I don't know."

"What about Shouchun direction?"

"Supply shipments in Shouchun are also decreasing."

Sun Quan became even more confused now.

"Where is Sima Yi now?" Sun Quan continued to ask.

"According to rumors, it's in Chengde."

Chengde was only more than a hundred miles away from Hefei. Sun Quan was shocked when he heard that Sima Yi was already under his nose.

"Why didn't you report it earlier?" Sun Quan scolded.

"I just heard about it."

"Sima Yi recruited Wei troops in Chengde?"

"Your Majesty, you can take a look at this document."

Sun Quan then remembered that he still had a military newspaper in his hand. He quickly read it and was surprised: "Is this a letter written by Sima Yi to Wang Ling?"

"Yes."

"Sima Yi suggested that Wang Ling withdraw his troops and compress his defense to the vicinity of Shouchun?" Sun Quan was even more surprised.

"Yes."

The reason why Sima Yi gave this suggestion to Wang Ling was that the Wu army was powerful and the western front was currently tight, so the court could not invest more resources in the eastern front.

The geographical location of Shouchun is extremely important, so they retreated to Shouchun to reassure the troops and maintain defense.

If the Wu army arrives, they can wait for work.

As for Hefei, from the overall perspective, we can give up.

"It seems that Kong Ming's fight has almost wiped out the vigor of the Wei State. If it had been the past, the Wei Army would have waited with me in Hefei until death." Sun Quan's heart finally dropped in his throat.

"Your Majesty, could this be Sima Yi's trick?"

"Sima Yi suggested that Wang Ling withdraw his troops. What kind of trick is this?"

"This..." Kan Ze couldn't say anything for a moment.

There is really no conspiracy in this, but the whole letter is full of a rational view of the overall situation.

"Did you just say that the Wei army was really withdrawing its troops?"

"Some have withdrawn, but the main force has not retreated yet."

"Sima Yi wants to transfer all his troops back to Shouchun because Shouchun has enough food. If the Wei army insists on fighting in Hefei, it will need to constantly transport food. Transporting food from Shouchun is from Shaopei to Feishui, and then from Feishui. When the water reaches Hefei, the Wei army's navy is ineffective, and he is worried that our army will use the navy to harass the Wei army's food and grass."

Sun Quan started walking back and forth again.

"It seems that Sima Yi's suggestion is correct."

Having said this, Sun Quan was already beaming.

Won! Won again!

Unexpectedly, going north this time would be a win-win situation!

The Wei army retreated to Shouchun, and he could finally safely and boldly attack Hefei, using Hefei as a forward position against Wei.

In this way, Jianye's military threat was completely eliminated.

That evening, Kan Ze sent another piece of information: Wang Ling had withdrawn his troops!

It should be said that the Wei army has withdrawn its troops!

Sun Quan was overjoyed and said to Kan Ze: "Observe closely, the Wei army will definitely withdraw to Chengde. If the Wei army is stationed in Chengde, it means that the Wei army still wants to attack Hefei. If the Wei army does not even want to attack Chengde County, it means that the Wei army has really withdrawn from Shou." spring."

"Here."

"Also, Sun Shao was sent to order him to launch an attack in the direction of Xuzhou, and let him go free! The Wei State has tilted all its resources to Guanzhong! The Eastern Front is empty! I don't just want Hefei and Chengde, I will also march to Xuzhou!"

"Here!"

March 28, noon.

"Your Majesty, the latest information!" Kan Ze came again, "Sima Yi is evacuating the people in Chengde!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan, who was taking a lunch break, suddenly stood up and quickly took the letter. After reading it, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up: "Okay! Okay! It seems that the Wei army is really going to compress the battle line to It’s Shouchun, and we don’t even want Chengde County!”

"Pass on my order, order Zhu Ju to command 30,000 soldiers and horses, and immediately send troops to Chengde. Sima Yi doesn't want it, but I want it! If we take Chengde, the Wei army will no longer be able to move south from Shouchun!"

"Here!"

In the afternoon of that day, Zhu Ju led 30,000 troops and launched a mighty force from Hefei.

In order to ensure that Chengde was also in his hands, Sun Quan specially transferred some elites to Zhu Ju.

At the same time, Hefei's defense was temporarily relaxed, and manpower began to be mobilized to open fields again in Hefei.

Since Cao Cao moved people in Huainan, there were not many people from Hefei to Shouchun. Now that Sun Quan has taken Hefei and the Wei army has withdrawn, the top priority is of course to resume production quickly.

The high-spirited Sun Quan did not forget to write three letters to Lu Xun in a row. Although his words were full of trust, he urged him to defeat the Shu army as soon as possible and retake Jiangling to avoid long nights and dreams.

By March 29, Cao Rui of Luoyang had learned that the Shu army had arrived in Jiangling.

Cao Rui was overjoyed: "Okay! Very good! Li Jian finally made me happy for once! Order Xia Houru to observe the Jiangling battlefield closely and take surprise when necessary!"

Liu Fang said: "Here!"

"Wait, let Chen Xuanbo go to Jingzhou, go immediately, go to Jingzhou to set up Zhechong Mansion, this time I will take back Jingzhou in one go!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

On March 30, after arriving in Wuchang, Lu Xun first sent a navy to Jiangling and sent an envoy to Jiangling to meet Li Heng.

(End of this chapter)