I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 462: If Sima Shi wants to fight, then fight with him to the end!

At the end of May, the Wei army in Shouchun began to gather in large numbers, and endless tents were spread across the plain east of Feishui.

In order to take advantage of the Han army's encirclement in advance, Sima Shi mobilized very quickly.

Those able-bodied men who were temporarily conscripted picked up their swords and followed their large troops, leaving the vicinity of Shouchun, some heading east and some heading south.

At this time, a large number of people had already begun to retreat.

The scope of the retreat was not only the area near Shouchun, but also included many villages between Shouchun and Hefei.

Its range radiates over a hundred miles.

The main camp of the Han army was stationed around Chengde, and various camps were also set up on the east bank of Feishui.

Unfortunately, as June approached, the rain in Yangzhou became more frequent, which caused great trouble to the army's operations.

But neither side seems ready to compromise.

Under Sima Shi's iron will, the Wei army was moving slowly across the vast plain like a giant.

The Han army's battle line also unfolded on a large plain a hundred miles north of Hefei.

On the tenth day of June, the Han army camped.

Dong Yun dragged his old body into the camp.

"General."

"Why is Mr. Dong here?"

"The Prime Minister asked me to deliver a letter to you. Wei Wenchang has led his army to Jingxing to attack Hebei."

As expected, we still have to fight at Jingxingkou!
"I heard that the Wei army has deployed troops in Yangzhou?" Dong Yun asked.

"I'm afraid it's not a deployment of troops. Now we have discovered that the Wei army's strength has exceeded 100,000." Li Heng pointed to the map.

That is about twenty miles east of Shouchun.

"There are 60,000 troops fifty miles east of here."

"There are still 50,000 troops in the east, and five military camps around Shouchun."

Dong Yun's face immediately turned serious when he heard this: "I heard that the situation in Jingzhou is also very tense?"

"Sima Zhao has assembled a large number of elite troops in Nanyang. The latest scouts have learned that all the craftsmen in Yuzhou have been recruited. My preliminary estimate is that the Wei army will have to provide at least 200 heavy catapults."

"Then Xiangyang City..." Dong Yun didn't expect the situation to develop to this point.

"The wall defense of Xiangyang City is no longer effective. Now it depends on whose soldiers can fight better."

"Can we win?" Dong Yun asked.

"The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. I'm afraid I can't give Mr. Dong a definite answer!"

"What about Yangzhou now?"

"Our army has dispatched 150,000 troops, including most of the troops in Yangzhou."

Dong Yun didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, the voice of the scout came from outside: "Report! Urgent military information!"

"Enter!"

The scout came in, handed over a document, and shouted: "General, a Wei army of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is marching towards our center thirty miles away!"

After Li Heng took it and read it, he said, "It seems that Master Sima doesn't want to delay any longer."

"General, our army will stay here for now and wait and see what tricks Sima Shi plays," Wen Qin said.

Li Heng said: "Master Sima didn't have any tricks. He just wanted to attack our main camp in the most direct way, and then send an elite force to Hefei. After taking Hefei, he cut off our retreat."

After saying that, he added: "This is the only strategy Sima Shi can use. All others can only be fought head-on. I guess Sima Shi has mobilized a large number of cavalry this time, but has not yet deployed them. When the two sides are in a stalemate, he will deploy his cavalry."

"General, let me be the vanguard!" said Guanqiu Jian.

"It's a waste of talent for General Guanqiu to be the vanguard. We still need you to coordinate and command the right wing." Li Heng handed a token to Guanqiu Jian, "I'll leave the right wing to General Guanqiu!"

"The last general takes command!"

"Prince!"

Wang Ling said: "I will be here!"

"You will command the left wing and station in Chengde, awaiting orders."

"The last general takes command!"

"Zhuge Yuanxun should have sent troops from Lu'an by now. I will not interfere with his march and fighting. I only have one request of him: to march to Shouchun!"

Everyone was shocked and said, "The general is wise!"

Li Heng picked up another token and handed it to Wen Qin: "Zhongruo, how about you be the vanguard?" "I obey your command!" Wen Qin stood up excitedly and took the token.

The few people appointed were all surrendered from the State of Wei.

Those who surrendered to the State of Wu were naturally unhappy.

"General, I have long wanted to go into battle and kill the enemy!" Zhu Yi said.

"Don't worry, there will be a time for you to show up."

Li Heng knew Zhu Yi. Zhu Yi was flexible and brave in fighting, and was a famous general in the middle and late period of the Wu Kingdom.

"I will give you three thousand heavy cavalry. You will stay in the central camp for the time being and obey my orders."

"Here!"

After making all the arrangements, Li Heng took Dong Yun out.

Soon, the military camp outside had begun to reorganize the troops.

A large number of Han soldiers took their armor and weapons and headed to the designated place.

"General, what should we do now?" Dong Yun asked.

"fight."

"Fight now?"

"Let's fight now." Li Heng stepped onto the podium.

Xue Liang handed him something like a long bamboo pole, and Li Heng began to look around.

"General, what is this?"

"telescope."

"Telescope?" Dong Yun suddenly became curious.

"Oh, Mr. Dong, do you want to try it?"

"How to try?"

"Like me."

Dong Yun took it and imitated Li Heng's actions. He was shocked when he saw it: "Ah! This is..."

The telescope accidentally slipped out of his hand, but fortunately Li Heng was quick and caught it.

"Mr. Dong, be careful. We only have this one now. The others are still being polished."

"What on earth is this?"

Li Heng thought for a moment and said, "You can call it Clairvoyance."

"Clairvoyance! Is there really such a treasure in this world?"

Li Heng began to look ahead with the telescope again.

A cavalry scout rushed out of the camp and ran forward.

Soon, Wen Qin led the vanguard corps out of the camp.

About 10,000 people.

Ten thousand people is already a large number. After leaving the military camp, they slowly spread out, stretching for several miles in length and breadth.

Finally, about three thousand cavalrymen, divided into two groups, arrived at the flank of the vanguard.

A war of this scale requires a large number of messengers to coordinate.

About half an hour later, Li Heng saw a black mark appearing on the horizon in front of him through the telescope.

He could clearly see the mark moving.

It must be the Wei army without a doubt.

Looking again at Wen Qin's vanguard, it had stopped and was spreading out on the muddy ground watered by rain.

The rain had already subsided at this time, but the clouds in the sky were still very low.

Soon, Li Heng could clearly see the appearance of the Wei army through the telescope.

Almost all of them are cavalry. No wonder they can travel more than twenty miles so quickly.

"Tell Zhu Yi to get ready and leave the tent!"

"Here!"

At this time, Lu Kang said: "General, our main cavalry should go out. The Wei army obviously wants to use the cavalry to occupy the advantageous space first."

(End of this chapter)