I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 426 The fateful battle between Kong Ming and Zhongda
After repeated confirmations, Sima Yi accepted the fact that Linjin Pass had been breached.

He calmed down quickly.

Linjin Pass was broken, but not everything was lost.

Sizhou is Cao Wei's home business for many years.

Sizhou has sufficient troops, abundant resources, many aristocratic families, and a very solid foundation. It can quickly mobilize more troops at any time.

Even if they have never been on the battlefield, they can forcefully recruit strong men.

And because of the strong power of public opinion, these people can be quickly gathered.

The most important thing is that now the Han army only defeated Linjin Pass.

Linjin Pass is to the west of the Yellow River and to the north of the Weihe River.

The Han army crossed the Yellow River from here and entered Hedong County. To the south of Hedong County was the Wulao Mountain, which stretched two hundred miles from east to west.

Going northeast from Wulao Mountain, you will reach the Taihang Mountains, which are six hundred miles from north to south.

It also means that after breaking through Linjin Pass and crossing the Yellow River, they will be isolated in Hedong County by the continuous mountains and will not be able to go south to enter the Western Henan Corridor.

There is no way to threaten Luoyang.

So, so far, Luoyang is safe.

Sima Yi decisively issued two orders: first, ordered Liu Jing, the governor of Bingzhou, to immediately lead 30,000 troops southward and station them in Shangdang County, ready to be dispatched at any time; second, to report to Cao Fang, the capital sent another 50,000 troops to Tongguan.

Both of these points have Sima Yi's strategic purpose.

The first point is obviously to let the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou cooperate with him and lock the Han army in Hedong County.

The second point is to send more troops to Tongguan to find out the strength of the Han army in Chang'an at any time.

If the defense of Chang'an is empty, the Wei army will march out from Tongguan.

Go straight to Zhuge Liang's four-wheel coupe!
If Chang'an is not empty, it can also play a role in containing the Han army.

It must be said that this is a contest between the two top commanders in the world.

Every move has its direct purpose, and even if the opponent knows it, it doesn't matter.

On the morning of the first day of April, after crossing the Yellow River, the Han army began to advance towards Jie County.

Speaking of Jie County, this place was the center of salt production in ancient China.

The salt pond in Jie County is famous all over the world, and Guan Yu is from Jie County. It is said that when Guan Yu was young, he was a salt dealer, doing business of licking blood from the edge of a knife.

The salt ponds in this place provided a large amount of salt to the Central Plains until the Song Dynasty.

However, the quality of the salt needs to be discussed, so people in the Song Dynasty like to go to Xixia to buy green and white salt with a more delicate taste.

However, in this era, there was no Xixia, and the green and white salt in the northwest had not been vigorously developed.

Then Jie County is a well-deserved salt production center.

Moreover, influenced by Li Heng's experience in refining technology, Xie County's salt industry has also begun to transform into refinement.

Zhuge Liang advanced into Jie County, obviously wanting to directly control this salt production center and force Sima Yi's army to come to Hedong County for a decisive battle.

In this way, it can directly cut off Sima Yilian's room for delaying tactics.

Kong Ming: If Zhongda doesn't fight decisively, the salt shipped to Luoyang will be cut off. Are you happy?

On the third day of April, all counties in Hedong County knew that the Han army was coming, and all counties were terrified.

Some people packed up their belongings and ran away overnight, while others started writing scriptures for the revival of the Han Dynasty overnight.

On the fourth day of April, Zhuge Liang ordered people to send letters to all counties, stating that Wang Shi went eastward only to revive the Han Dynasty and would never kill innocent people. As long as he was willing to return to the Han Dynasty, Wang Shi would not touch a penny.

Starting from the fifth day of April, voices praising the destiny of the Han Dynasty for the revival of the Han Dynasty sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

When he learned that the Han army had arrived in Jie County, Sima Yi, who originally planned to adopt a protracted war strategy, sat up in shock that night: Cross the river! Cross the river! Cross the river!
That night, it rained heavily.

After spying on the situation on the other side, 30,000 Wei troops were forced to cross the river at Fenglingdu.

On the sixth day of April, Sima Yi's troops crossed the Yellow River and arrived in Hebei County. At this time, Sima Yi learned that another Han army had arrived outside Tongguan, and its leader was his former right-hand general Xiahou Ba.

"Xiahou Ba betrayed the court and will regret it sooner or later!" Sima Yi said harshly.

How can he still have the calm demeanor he had back then?
His face was full of evil and ferociousness.

Power can alienate a person, and it can alienate a person quickly in a short period of time.

Don't say that you are strong-willed. How do you compare with Cao Cao?

Cao Cao also transformed from a young dragon-slaying boy into an evil dragon.

Of course, it is unfair to say that the evil dragon was against Cao Cao, but that is the general idea.

At this time, Sima Yi looked old and twisted. Sitting on the carriage, he looked like a ferocious dragon, with a sinister look in his eyes.

"Zhuge Kongming wanted to prevent me from deploying defenses in the southeast to gain construction, and he also tried to stimulate me by liberating the county."

"Then do we want to fight Kong Ming?"

"Fight! Jie County is the main source of salt for the capital. Zhuge Liang captures Jie County. We have no choice." Sima Yi made a hoarse voice, "Besides, I have long wanted to decide the winner with Kong Ming."

Speaking of this, Sima Yi's eyes became fanatical.

He knew that he was not going to die soon, and his lifelong wish was actually to compete with Zhuge Liang again.

At this time, Sima Yi was not impulsive, and Sima Yi's fighting style was by no means forbearing.

His fighting style is to take the enemy by surprise, with violent winds and rain, and to invade like fire.

When he first arrived in Guanzhong, he was very high-spirited. It wasn't until he actually fought against Zhuge Liang that he realized that this opponent was completely different from ordinary people.

This opponent's actions are meticulous, his strategies are changeable, and his combat power is unprecedented.

Before meeting this opponent, Sima Yi had never met an opponent in the battlefield.

No matter how famous the opponent is, how powerful his troops are, whether he uses terrain or tactics, he can always be hit by Sima Yi with one blow.

When he came to his senses, the enemy was already lying on the ground twitching.

Only Zhuge Liang!
After so many years, Sima Yi has always remembered it in his heart.

On the seventh day of April, the Wei army stationed at the main road near Wulao Mountain and the Yellow River in the west of Hebei County.

Sima Yi was waiting for reinforcements, and 30,000 men against Fang Geliang was obviously not enough.

Luoyang still has to mobilize 50,000, and then divide 30,000 from these 50,000 to reach the Hedong battlefield.

Another 20,000 people stayed in Tongguan.

If the war situation changes, they can enter Tongguan at any time and attack Chang'an.

On the eighth day of April, a large number of Wei army scouts began to move around Hedong County.

On this day, Liu Jing, the governor of Bingzhou, began to mobilize soldiers and horses in Bingzhou.

Also on this day, Wei Yan rushed to Hedong County from Longyou and met Zhuge Liang.

"Prime Minister!"

"You came."

"Prime Minister, do you need your general to kill the enemy?"

"You have been in Longyou these years and have taken care of the entire Longyou in order. Your contribution is the first."

"That's what a general should do."

Wei Yan's voice became hoarse, his skin became rougher, and his temples turned white.

"Now our army has reached Sizhou. We are in Hedong County. After passing Pingyang County in the north, we will reach Bingzhou. If we can get through Bingzhou, the eight paths of Taihang will be under our front."

"Prime Minister, leave it to the general. It is the general's wish to be able to go into battle and kill the enemy in his lifetime!"

(End of this chapter)