I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 62 The overall situation on the Western Front is initially determined!

News of Cao Rui's personal expedition quickly spread in Jingzhao and also reached the front lines in Mei County.

The morale of the Wei army was greatly improved for a while.

Not only that, the entire Jingzhao became lively.

Next, Sima Yi seemed to have changed into a different person and began to send troops crazily.

The number of troops sent out each time was 1, and each time was separated by ten days, so that his army could rest and recuperate, and its morale could be restored to a certain extent.

Every attack was extremely brutal.

He also provoked Zhuge Liang many times before the battle, even insulted Zhuge Liang and sent the woman's clothes back.

No matter how Sima Yi shouted, the Han army would not send troops.

Time flies back and it’s early November.

Sima Yi launched five attacks on the Han army camp.

Each subsequent attack was larger in scale than the previous one.

The third time, the Han army widened the trench, and most of the Wei army who climbed over fell into the trench.

Sima Yi failed.

The fourth time, Sima Yi immediately changed places and continued to attack, but was repulsed.

On the fifth time, Cao Rui arrived in Mei County in person.

And on the next day, Cao Rui, wearing armor and carrying a sharp sword, inspected the three armies and promised a heavy reward.

The morale of the Wei army was pushed to its peak.

The next day, the fifth day of November, Sima Yi moved ten miles south and used a hundred trebuchets to throw a large number of stones into the Han army's camp.

At noon that day, a large number of Han troops quickly assembled in the cold wind of early winter.

In the afternoon, [-] Wei troops launched the most violent attack on the Han army this year.

The mighty Wei army lay flat on the withered yellow field, like an endless black torrent, rolling forward.

The sound of shouting and killing went straight to the sky.

Countless dense arrows flew into the sky, like dark clouds moving sideways, rushing towards each other's military formations.

The sharp arrows hit the shields and armor, making countless harsh sounds. Among the dense crowd, people kept falling.

The torrent of the Wei army is still moving forward, and the Han army's formation is like iron.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" tens of thousands of people chanted, as if they were about to shatter the dark clouds in the sky.

Xiahou Ba led the central army. His forwards were all wearing the finest iron armor and were elite.

His soldiers pushed forward, shouting wantonly and loudly.

According to the rules set by the emperor, the reward for killing the enemy this time will be five times that of the past!
Everyone is like a hungry wolf.

Le Wei led the right army.

Dai Ling led the left army.

The three Wei armies were massive.

The Han army in the camp felt the footsteps of the Wei army in front, as if an earthquake was about to collapse.

"For the big man!" Wei Yan shouted, the war drums thundering.

The three armies were arrayed horizontally and vertically, and someone in the military formation shouted: "For the big man!"

The sound spread across the Weinan Plain, to the north, and to Wuzhangyuan.

Even Li Heng, who was in Chencang at this time, could vaguely hear it.

The main force of the Wei army is [-], and the main force of the Han army is [-].

The total number of troops invested by both sides this time reached [-].

These [-] are all combat-ready elites, not logistics troops.

This is already considered a large-scale offensive war.

When a large number of Wei troops crossed the mound like a tide, the powerful crossbows of the Han army were like a waterfall hanging horizontally, smashing the first batch of Wei troops over into a bloody mess.

Countless people rolled in the trench, their heart-rending wails and desperate shouts mixed with the roars.

But the Wei army showed no signs of stopping. They continuously crossed the trench and advanced rapidly.

The two sides stretched a battle line hundreds of meters across and collided with each other.

It's like two waves of steel colliding together.

The Wei army's fifth forceful attack quickly brought the battle into a fierce battle.

Countless people roared in the sharp steel.

One after another young people in their prime years fell down.Some had their heads chopped off.

Some were stabbed through the neck.

Others had their heads smashed with axes.

People fell one after another, and the ground was stained red with blood.

At some point, snow began to fall in the sky.

To the west of Chencang County, a Wei army also appeared, led by Guo Huai.

Five months ago, who would have thought that five months later, the Han army would be the main defender and the Wei army would be the main attacker?
Guo Huai's [-]-strong army responded to Sima Yi that day, but he launched an attack on Li Heng's Chencang.

His opponent is Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei only had [-] defenders in his hands.

The war was far less brutal than on the Eastern Front, but it was still killing people and the trenches were piled up layer after layer.

It was not until evening that Guo Huai's troops retreated one after another and announced that the attack had failed.

At this time, Sima Yi was standing on the commander's platform, his face was solemn, and he was looking ahead.

"Report! Grand Governor, our army's center forward has suffered heavy casualties. Please withdraw!"

"No!" Sima Yi's heart was as strong as iron.

After a stick of incense.

"Report! Commander, our left army has collapsed!"

"Report! Grand Governor, the center collapsed!"

Sima Yi's face became even more ugly, but he still did not have an attack.

"Report! Governor, the right wing collapsed!"

The news came again. Sima Yi stood in the wind and snow, the wrinkles on his face getting deeper.

He stared blankly at the blurry Han army position in front of him.

After standing there for a long time, he said: "Place the defeated army to prevent the Shu army from pursuing them."

After saying that, he got off the coaching stage.

His hands were already red from the cold.

At this time, the Wei army was defeated like a tide, covering the plain.

The sky gradually dimmed.

The Han army began to clean up the battlefield.

Sima Yi also met Cao Rui.

"How many people were killed?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I'm not sure at the moment."

Cao Rui fell silent. He sat there without saying a word.

The more Cao Rui acted like this, the more pressure Sima Yi felt in his heart.

This is also one of Cao Rui's imperial tricks.

It took a while before Cao Rui said, "Thank you for your hard work, Commander-in-Chief."

"I failed to fulfill your Majesty's entrustment and I am guilty. Please punish me."

Cao Rui said: "First of all, we must rectify the scattered troops, resettle the soldiers, and revive morale. It is the top priority!"

"Here!"

On the seventh day of November, the battle report of those killed in battle was delivered to Zhuge Liang.

This time the number of Han soldiers killed soared to 620.

There were also 930 injured.

"Sima Yi has used all his troops!" Yang Yi said, "But when the Lord of Wei arrives in Guanzhong, Wei's reinforcements may..."

At this time, Yang Yi deeply realized the seriousness of the war situation that Li Heng had said.

When Yang Yi said this, her eyes fell on Li Heng consciously or unconsciously, as if asking him for his opinion.

"Prime Minister, at least [-] engineer shovels have been cast. The top priority is to widen all trenches and repair defenses so that the Wei army cannot attack!" Li Heng said calmly, "Next step, Lord Wei and Sima Yi will inevitably change their strategies and start attacking Chang'an. Build a walled city nearby, and begin to fully mobilize the rear and recruit troops!"

"We also need to take the opportunity to release the news, saying that we will continue to increase our troops until the number reaches 20!"

"There are already five hundred craftsmen at Xiaguan, waiting for dispatch at any time. In three months, we will build a city in Chencang County to block the Wei army's westward advance! Our army can go west to seize Longyou!"

(End of this chapter)