I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 36 The painful Sima Yi
"Are you sure?" Jiang Wei asked, a trace of worry appearing on his brows.

"It's absolutely true. The morale of the Wei army there is extremely high. There are rumors everywhere that Sima Yi is in the north!"

Jiang Wei glanced at Fei Yi, who had just arrived, as if asking for Fei Yi's opinion.

Fei Yi asked: "How many troops does Meng Yan have?"

"Meng Yan has 5000 men," Jiang Wei said. "Meng Yan's men are better at crossbows. It's impossible to use crossbows in this rainy day!"

"It seems that Sima Yi picked the right time to fight us!" Fei Yi lamented, "Rainy days are not good for the Wei army, but they are even worse for our army."

"Do you want reinforcements?"

"The prime minister has an order!"

Jiang Wei immediately stopped talking and silently expressed his compliance.

"We must guard this place!" Fei Yi did not stay at Jiang Wei's place for long.

What he is most worried about now is Wei Yan.

Wei Yan was the one with the highest status among the Han army, except Zhuge Liang.

Because of his military exploits a few years ago, he was promoted to former military advisor and general of the expedition to the west. He was also awarded a holiday and was promoted to the title of Marquis of Nanzheng.

If he doesn't rush over in time at this time, maybe Wei Yan will really make his own decisions.

"Fei Gong, it's raining heavily now, please slow down."

"No time!" Fei Yi galloped on his horse.

Fei Yi usually has two major hobbies: one is beautiful women; the other is delicious food.

His body was puffy and he wouldn't normally be able to ride a horse, but now it was too late.

When Fei Yi hurried to Wei Yan's camp, Wei Yan happened to learn about the battle situation in the north, and he angrily started clapping the case.

Wei Yan said angrily: "How dare you, old thief Sima, come out and watch me capture him!"

After saying that, he was about to put on his armor and go out, Fei Yi hurriedly arrived.

"Where is the general going?"

"Wen Wei?" Wei Yan was slightly startled, "Why are you here?"

"The Prime Minister ordered me to come!"

"What are the instructions from the Prime Minister?"

"Let the general be stationed here and not act without authorization!"

"Did you know that the old thief Sima is in the north now?" Wei Yan glared at him and his voice was like a bell. He wanted to eat Fei Yi alive on the spot.

"That's fake."

"There are already multiple pieces of intelligence from the scouts!"

"This is Sima Yi's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. The elite troops of the Wei army have not yet been dispatched. If the general leaves and the cavalry of the Wei army comes, who will stop him?"

"Catch the thief first to capture the king!"

"The general is so sure that he can capture Sima Yi before the Wei cavalry arrives?"

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't get a tiger's son!"

Fei Yi knew that he had no chance to reason with Wei Yan.

Wei Yan usually speaks very arrogantly.

But he does have the ability.

During the third Northern Expedition, Wei Yan entered Xiliang alone and defeated the famous Wei general Guo Huai.

In the fourth Northern Expedition, Wei Yan only had a few hundred of Sima Yi's elite troops and won three thousand soldiers.

It can be said that Wei Yan is currently the most capable senior general in the Han army.

It's just that there's something fatal about his personality. He's not good at building relationships with people, and he can't handle even normal interpersonal relationships.

He is the kind of character who is ignited at the drop of a hat.

"The Prime Minister's handwriting, read it yourself!"

Wei Yan took it over and took a look, his expression suddenly tightened, and he said bravely: "We will be outside..."

Fei Yi angrily rebuked: "How dare you not even listen to the Prime Minister's words!"

Only then did Wei Yan's heart tremble and he said quickly: "The general will never dare!" "Then just stay here obediently!" Fei Yi sighed and said, "The prime minister has his own considerations. If the Wei cavalry attacks today, Are you still worried about not getting any credit?"

"I'm not greedy for merit, I just want to kill more Wei thieves!"

Fei Yi fell silent and stayed in the tent. It seemed that he was not ready to leave.

Wei Yan did not take action. He always respected Zhuge Liang in his heart, even though he criticized Zhuge Liang's cautious military strategy and even publicly said that Zhuge Liang was timid.

But he still respects Zhuge Liang.

After a while, Wei Yan asked Fei Yi a question that made Fei Yi break into a cold sweat: "How long can Meng Yan last?"

"do not know."

Wei Yan and Jiang Wei can both stay where they are, but Sima Yi is indeed in the north. If Wei Yan and Jiang Wei don't rescue him, what will Sima Yi do after he defeats Meng Yan's troops?
The rest of the Han army is to the west of Xieshui. Now the heavy rain has washed away the pontoon bridge, making it almost impossible for reinforcements to get through.

Before four o'clock in the afternoon (two o'clock in the afternoon), the battlefield in the north had entered the most tragic situation.

After nearly two hours of fierce frontal battle.

Meng Yan led his troops to repulse the Wei army four times.

Many ladders had been crushed, and the ditch behind the mound was filled with corpses.

There are those from the Wei army and those from the Han army.

The turbid water is dyed red.

In some places, corpses filled the trenches.

The front line of the Han army was no longer as prepared as it was in the morning.

In the era of cold weapons, the battle damage rate is likely to collapse if it reaches 5%, but elites can withstand 10%.

At this time, the Han army was on the verge of collapse.

Some of the people lying on the ground were dead, while others were covering their wounds and trembling all over.

Even Meng Yan himself was injured, and the armor on his body was scratched countless times.

The situation of the Han army is very serious, but the Wei army is even more serious than the Han army.

The Wei army's field combat ability itself was no match for the Han army, and the Han army set up trenches and mounds in front.

Sima Yi launched a wave of desperate tactics, hoping to instantly increase the pressure on the northern part of the Han army and attract Wei Yan and Jiang Wei.

Unexpectedly, the Han army was so resistant.

Nearly 2000 people in the Wei army had died, and the group just now were still beaten back.

Sima Yi could no longer maintain a calm smile, even if he was pretending.

"What's wrong with the Shu army!" Sima Yi almost shouted, which was very different from his usual appearance.

Soon the scouts returned.

"Grand Governor, the Shu army has not been defeated and is still adjusting its military formation!"

Sima Yi's face instantly turned pale.

It would definitely be impossible for him to give orders again.

If orders are issued again, the Wei army may not only be unable to move forward, but may also suffer a massive rout.

Once the Wei army is defeated, it is possible for the Han army on the opposite side to counterattack.

So Sima Yi can't move anymore.

He could only sigh: "Kong Ming trains troops on weekdays, but I am not as good as him."

"Grand Governor, withdraw!" Xinpi said, then shook his head and said, "The Shu army's combat power is stronger than I thought. Even if they attack the gap to the east, they may not be able to win. It's still too late to withdraw the troops now!"

Sima Yi was very proud and arrogant. Every time he fought, he was very arrogant and acted extremely fiercely. Wu Jun was chased by him and fled in embarrassment.

Such a person should be very stubborn.

But the reason why Sima Yi is Sima Yi, and the reason why Sima Yi was able to usurp Cao Wei's power during the Three Kingdoms period, is that he is an extremely obedient person.

He is not stubborn at all and will endure if he cannot win.

He overcame almost all the fatal weaknesses of talented people.

(End of this chapter)