I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 89 The decisive battle in Western Siege!

On the eighth day of March, the news that the main force of the Wei army came out in full force is no longer a secret.

Still using Chencang as a stronghold to connect Beiyuan and Xiwei, the troops invested by both sides increased sharply.

The total strength of the Wei army was as high as 15, with [-] in the west, [-] near Chencang, and [-] in Beiyuan. Sima Yi himself gradually mobilized [-].

Among them, all the cavalry regiments on the Western Front were dispatched. It was previously claimed to be [-], but in fact there were only [-].

But ten thousand cavalry is enough.

Cao Wei, who has mastered the horse farm, has no shortage of cavalry.

The 15 troops mobilized by Sima Yi probably had more than [-] combatable troops.

The Han army successively sent [-] combatable troops to the north bank.

On the afternoon of the eighth day of March, Wei Yan's troops arrived in Xiwei.

Wei Yan did not set up camp, but prepared to form his troops and fight a frontal positional battle with the Wei army.

Of course, his target opponent was not Sima Yi, but Guo Huai.

But multiple pieces of information told him that Sima Yi was chasing him.

Now he had to stabilize it first until Sima Yi's troops and horses were controlled by Zhang Yi, and then make arrangements according to the situation.

Guo Huai had already received Sima Yi's handwritten letter and knew that Sima Yi was going to fight in the Western Wei area.

On the same day, he first sent a force of [-] soldiers to attack the Han army.

This caused psychological pressure on the Han army.

Guo Huai's three thousand soldiers and horses were repulsed that day, and Guo Huai did not dare to act rashly.

On the ninth day of March, Sima Yi's cavalry vanguard took the lead in bypassing the Han army's new city defense line and quickly advanced towards Wei Yan.

The sound of the hoofbeats of ten thousand cavalry echoed along the banks of the Wei River, and the flags danced in the wind with great momentum.

The people farming on the south bank of the Wei River fled home one after another after seeing such a scene.

In the evening of the same day, Xiahou Ba wrote back to Sima Yi: Grand Governor, Chencang has me, no problem!You can march westward with confidence, I promise to twist off Jiang Wei's head!
On the tenth day of March, Jiang Wei had just finished breakfast and hurried up to the city.

Outside the city, the Wei troops on three levels inside and three levels outside have already formed their formations.

Liu Yin said to Jiang Wei: "General, let's go out of the city to fight. Now that the new city has been built, we have no worries!"

"Don't be impatient. Xiahou Ba is already tired. Let Sima Yi go first!" Jiang Wei stared at the Wei army below with a smile on his face.

On the afternoon of the tenth day of March, Sima Yi's main infantry regiment arrived in the Chencang area, forming a dragon-like formation.

On the same day, Zhang Yi's [-] Han troops crossed the Wei River and made supplies and corrections in Xincheng.

On March [-], the cavalry vanguard of the Wei army took the lead in catching up with Wei Yan's troops.

At noon that day, thousands of cavalry harassed Wei Yan's troops but did not attack by force.

On March [-], Sima Yi's [-] elite infantry were nearly ten miles away from Wei Yan's troops.

At this time, Sima Yi not only had the advantage in strength, but also in troop deployment.

And the biggest advantage is that Sima Yi concentrated the main force.

The situation at this time is very clear.

Wei Yan was attacked from two sides. Sima Yi behind Wei Yan was followed by Zhang Yi, and Jiang Wei was restrained by Xiahou Ba.

"Zhang Hu!" Sima Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army, shouted loudly.

"The end is here!"

Sima Yi said: "I will give you [-] troops and horses, and you can cut off the rear!"

"The general has taken the order!" Zhang Hu said, "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, the general will not let the Shu dog advance even half a step!"

After saying that, Zhang Hu took the token and went down to order troops.

At this time, the scouts came with the latest information: "Grand Governor, we have found out clearly that the leading general of the Shu army is Wei Yan!"

"Wei Yan!" Sima Yi's heart sank slightly, but then he stroked his beard. For such an important westward advance, it was inevitable for Zhuge Liang to use Wei Yan. "Wei Yan is extremely brave in battle and is difficult to deal with," Xin Pi said.

But Sima Yi laughed and said: "As long as we can hold off the Shu army behind for five days, Wei Yan will be defeated!"

There is actually a lot of room for maneuver left for Sima Yi. He only needs to divide an infantry regiment to hold Zhang Yi back, just like Xiahou Ba held back Jiang Wei.

Even if Zhang Hu is not an opponent of the Shu army, as long as Zhang Hu plays more steadily, it can be delayed for five days.

Moreover, Sima Yi did not expect Xiahou Ba to break the Han army's new city, he only needed to entangle Jiang Wei.

He didn't even expect Xiahou Ba to be able to pester Jiang Wei for a few more days, only five days would be enough.

Within five days, his main force defeated Wei Yan. The morale of the Han army was bound to be damaged, and the westward advance was contained in the Chencang area.

Even if Zhuge Liang still had the strategic advantage, Sima Yi could use his tactical victory to delay the Han army's westward advance.

In Sima Yi's words, Zhuge Liang's strategy and tactics this time were so tricky that they were a little overwhelmed.

As long as sufficient time is given, Cao Wei can react and use the excuse of a serious external crisis to divert conflicts, quickly mobilize logistics, and even follow-up troops.

All in all: Wei now needs time to re-strategize.

On March [-], Sima Yi's main infantry caught up with Wei Yan.

In front of Wei Yan was Guo Huai's tribe of [-] men, and in the rear was Sima Yi's main force, which was said to be [-] men.

The person who was panicking at this time was none other than Li Heng.

Where has he ever fought such a battle?

He now understood that Zhuge Liang threw him here not to exercise his military ability, but to exercise his courage.

Emotionally, Li Heng was indeed scared, which a novice couldn't control.

But intellectually, Li Heng also knew that the Han army was extremely capable in field combat, and the arrogant man beside him was the Han's current No. 1 general.

There are not many Wei generals who can defeat Wei Yan.

Four years ago, during Zhuge Liang's fourth Northern Expedition, he sent Wei Yan to attack Sima Yi's main force. Sima Yi was defeated, threw away his [-] armor and fled.

So when Sima Yi learned that the commander in front was Wei Yan, his heart sank slightly.

Is this reasonable?

That's very reasonable!
Wei Yan immediately saw Li Heng's fear, and his previous good impression of Li Heng disappeared in an instant: "Why are you so scared!"

"I'm afraid of death," Li Heng said.

Wei Yan was slightly startled, but he didn't expect Li Heng to say the word "fear of death" so confidently.

Wei Chang couldn't help but laugh and said: "The military advisor has been hiding in the camp these days, but don't go out!"

"No, no, I have to go watch the fight."

"You are already so scared, how can you watch the battle?"

After saying that, Wei Chang laughed louder.

Others laughed too.

"It is precisely because of fear that I go to watch the battle. The more I watch, the less afraid I will be."

As soon as Li Heng said this, his smile stopped abruptly.

Wei Yan laughed: "The military advisor is a strange person!"

After saying this, Wei Yan put on his armor.

"Let's go! Follow me out, everyone, and meet the old thief Sima!"

Li Heng said: "Guo Huai doesn't care?"

Wei Yan laughed and said, "Wei Chang can lead three thousand soldiers and horses to block Guo Huai!"

Li Heng was startled again, he finally saw Wei Yan's arrogance.

(End of this chapter)