I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 265 Sun Quan: It doesn’t matter, I will take action at the critical moment!

No one dared to refute Sun Quan's orders.

After all, the situation on the Eastern Front is now very good, and the Wu army is full of momentum.

Moreover, Lu Xun was so big this time that he directly gave Jiangling to the Shu army. If this was false, it would be nice to say a few words of love for Lu Xun. What if it was true?

Sun Quan's envoy, holding Sun Quan's handwritten edict, rushed towards Wuchang.

On April 14, the defensive siege outside Jiangling City continued.

The Jiangling area itself has many lakes, ponds, and rivers, and Cao Wei's cavalry may not be able to spread out at full strength here.

As for why Li Heng sent people to dig trenches outside the city, one was to strengthen defense, and the other was to divert more small rivers to irrigate agriculture.

At this time, Li Heng also received a letter from Xia Houru.

Xia Houru said bluntly in his letter that he, Li Heng, only knew how to dig trenches in the war and was useless.

The generals asked Li Heng what Xia Houru said in the letter, and Li Heng asked Dong Hong to read the letter in public.

After hearing this, the Han generals were furious.

"How dare you humiliate the general and let the last general lead the troops to capture the old Xiahou thief and kneel before the general!" Luo Xian said angrily.

Li Heng said: "This is just a way to provoke the enemy. The Wei army is good at cavalry, but there are many rivers, lakes, and ponds in Jiangling. There are many limitations for the Wei army to use cavalry on a large scale. Let Xiahou Ru come, and it is best to go deep into the city of Jiangling. !”

Dong Hong said: "Do you want to place the battlefield under Jiangling City?"

"Yes, compress the front line and strengthen multi-faceted defense. After all, Lu Xun is watching in Wuchang!"

Regarding Xia Houru's letter, Li Heng not only was not angry, but wanted to laugh.

Xia Houru actually has the nerve to say this?

Xia Houru was famously cowardly in history. When the Wu army attacked Xiangyang and Zhu Ran besieged Fancheng, Xia Houru was too frightened to fight. It was Sima Yi who came in person to scare Zhu Ran away.

Afterwards, Xia Houru was transferred back to Luoyang. Some people in Luoyang felt that Xia Houru was right not to go to war and waiting for Sima Yi to come over was a safe policy.

But there are still quite a few people who think he is a mediocre person.

On April 15, the main force of the Wei army was less than thirty miles away from Jiangling City and stationed in the hometown of Ji Nancheng, the former capital of the Chu State.

On that day, the villagers saw endless flags waving like a sea, heard countless footsteps, and the smell of horses floated in the air.

A large number of fields were temporarily requisitioned and became the garrison of the Wei army.

There were constantly cavalry teams wearing soft armor coming in and out of the military camp.

By the afternoon, miles around had been cleared.

"Report, Commander, we have inspected and there is no one in the surrounding villages." The scout sent back the news.

"No one?" Xia Houru asked curiously.

"Almost empty."

Xia Houru laughed and said: "What a Li Jian, fighting in trenches and clearing fields with strong walls! What else can you do!"

"Commander, our army's strategy of replenishing food and manpower in the surrounding villages will be in vain."

"To make matters worse, our army has brought enough food and grass for three months. Xiangyang is not far from Jiangling. The Shu army has no cavalry and cannot raid our army's food road. This time the Shu army has no wings to fly!"

He started writing again.

Write one letter after another.

Written to Li Heng.

In the letter, he ridiculed Li Heng for being as timid as a mouse.

At the same time, Xia Houru also did two things: 1. Send the forward troops to Jiangling City to attract the Han army to fight, and prepare elite cavalry for long-term raids at any time; 2. Send another cavalry group around Jiangling City. Traveling around, cutting off communication between various places and Jiangling City.

From the perspective of formation formation, Xia Houru is not ignorant of soldiers.

He knew where the Wei army's advantage lay, and he also knew that Li Heng wanted to fight a defensive war and cut off contact with the surrounding areas, so as to put pressure on the Han army.

However, the point of fighting a defensive war is only Xia Houru's judgment, and may not be Li Heng's true intention.

April 16th, Jiangling, General's Mansion.

Li Heng stared at the map in trance. "Is there any movement in Wuchang?"

"Reporting to the general, there is no movement in Wuchang yet."

"Where are the boats on the river?"

"There are no ships yet."

"It seems that Lu Boyan has made no move." Du Yu said, "Since Lu Boyan gave us Jiangling, and now the Wei army is attacking, how about we send people to Lu Boyan for help?"

"How could Lu Xun send troops to help us?" Ma Yong couldn't help laughing.

"If we send people over, we are not asking for help, we are showing weakness!" Li Heng immediately agreed with Du Yu's words, "If we send people over, it means we can no longer hold on!"

"Here!"

"What's going on with the Wei army's formation outside the city?" Li Heng asked again. He turned around and looked, but saw no one from Lu Zhi.

"Still spying." Du Yu said.

At this time, Lu Zhi hurried back.

The first thing I did after coming in was to take a sip of water, and then I quickly pointed at the sand table on the table: "The main force of the Wei army is between 20 and 30 miles north of the city. We did a careful survey yesterday. There should be about three troops."

"There are about 10,000 Wei troops under Jiangling City. Our trenches are very effective. The Wei army can only stay in this place, eight miles northwest of the city. Once they enter this area, the army cannot form a complete formation! The Wei army can only enter the west area of ​​the city, where It’s not far from the Yangtze River!”

Li Heng listened to Lu Zhi's report with a calm expression.

Lu Zhi pointed to the west of the city: "Our army has about ten thousand elites on the warship. If the two armies start fighting, these ten thousand elites can land at any time and enter the battlefield unexpectedly."

"In addition, the Wei army also sent about two thousand cavalry to raid the surrounding cities and villages in an attempt to cut off the communication between Jiangling and them. I guess they want to cut off our food and grass supplies."

"Is the main force not moving?" Li Heng asked.

"After the main force was stationed, there was no movement." Lu Zhi replied.

"Ten thousand front troops have arrived at the city!" Luo Xian immediately stood up and marched out, "Please give the general 10,000 troops to the general, and the general will go and kill the generals of the Wei army under their horses!"

Li Heng said: "There is no need to worry about the order. Xia Houru's plan is to force us to fight. When you fight with the Wei army's forward, the Wei army's cavalry will sneak into the battlefield without anyone noticing and attack the weakest point of our army."

"Then what should we do now?" Luo Xian asked, "Are we still stationed and unable to go to war?"

"Of course not. In this battle, we not only have to defeat Cao Wei's effective forces in Jingzhou, but also destroy Wu's hope of taking Jiangling! Now it's a three-party battle. Lu Xun is watching from the sidelines while we wait."

The generals were confused.

Luo Xian asked again: "General, the last general is stupid and doesn't know how long to wait?"

"Wait until Lu Xun takes action."

"Lu Xun takes action?"

"Lu Xun is the most calm and composed when fighting. When fighting with him, you have to be steady." Li Heng said.

In fact, fighting with Sima Yi is the same thing. When Sima Yi fights with Zhuge Liang, he mainly plays a safe game and arranges the situation to be even and stable.

Then treat others in their own way.

"To be precise, we should wait until Sun Quan takes action."

Everyone was even more confused and confused about what he meant. Only Du Yu knew what Li Heng wanted to do.

April 17, Wuchang, the Governor's Mansion.

"The main force of the Wei army has arrived in Jiangling City!" Lu Xun said lightly.

Zhu Ran said: "Before, the generals and others mistakenly blamed the governor. Now it seems that the Wei army will not give up until they take Jiangling City!"

Ding Fengdao: "When the Wei army and the Shu army finish fighting, our army will go west to defeat the Shu thieves in one fell swoop! By then Xiangyang will be empty, and our army can go north to capture Xiangyang!"

For a time, the atmosphere was harmonious.

"Li Jian is still too young." Lu Zhi said, "How could the great governor be defeated by him!"

Lu Xun felt a little more at ease, but at this moment, he suddenly received news.

"Grand Governor, Your Majesty has sent an envoy."

(End of this chapter)