I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 278 The Shift of the Three Kingdoms’ Business Center

As Zhu Yi expected, the Wei army ambushed halfway and quickly defeated his troops.

In this kind of large-scale army battle with a depth of one or two hundred miles, the Wei army with cavalry has a natural advantage.

Moreover, Sima Yi chose to attack Hefei, which is far away from Shouchun, for two purposes:

1. Lightning defeated Sun Quan's troops and horses, causing the Wu army in Hefei to lose its combat effectiveness.

2. Sun Quan must send reinforcements to Chengde. Once the Wu army in Chengde enters a marching state, another line of cavalry from the Wei army will quickly launch a surprise attack, causing this Wu army to lose its combat effectiveness.

Finally, the infantry entered the battlefield in full force and began to advance in a long line to pursue the defeated Wu army.

It actually doesn't matter how long the infantry pursues after that. The difference is killing more enemy troops.

After all, the overall situation has been decided.

The overall situation has indeed been decided. When the main infantry of the Wei army entered the battlefield in Hefei, the combat effectiveness of the Wu army outside Hefei City had been completely paralyzed, and the rest was just a simple pursuit.

Wang Ling looked in the direction south of Shi Shui and said, "Is this where Sun Quan escaped?"

The sky has turned dark blue, windless and cloudless.

"I'm fine, I'm fine!" Sun Quan quickly got up and looked over.

Groups of knights came from Hefei City, and the mud on their iron hooves was also red.

Many people even jumped into the water and swam to the warship.

Seeing this, Sun Quan immediately burst into tears: "No wonder I underestimate the enemy! No wonder I underestimate the enemy!"

Before dark, we finally evacuated all the way to the shore of Shishui and quickly boarded the boat.

The grass on the shore is red.

Sun Quan could only escape in a hurry by boat, leaving corpses everywhere behind him.

He immediately mobilized his own bodyguards and ordered Commander Zhu Ju to lead his elite troops to cover them all out of Hefei City.

Thinking of the Hefei he had finally won but was lost again, Sun Quan felt heartbroken.

There were countless dead bodies floating on the water, and the Wei army was imprisoning them one by one.

"Yes, father." Wang Jinlong responded, "Sun Quan has a warship, and we cannot pursue him."

Sun Quan's sixth battle of Hefei ended in the defeat of the entire army.

In the early morning of April 24th, a thin layer of mist enveloped Shishui.

The grass on the shore of Shishui is still there, but the walls of Hefei City are already filled with corpses, and countless Wu troops are fleeing in all directions.

After boarding the ship, Sun Quan fell to the ground in embarrassment.

It's just that the fog is red.

"Let him go." Wang Ling said lightly, then glanced around.

At this time, Sun Quan came to his senses.

"His Majesty……"

"Take care of this place, otherwise there will be another plague." Wang Ling said.

"Here."

"Father, Sima Zhongda this time..."

"This time it was Sima Zhongda who gave us the plan. Without him, we might still be besieging Hefei. This game would be difficult to win."

Wang Ling sighed and couldn't help but admire Sima Yi even more.

"I still have to tell the truth to the court."

"Sima Zhongda is indeed my great Wei Liangchen!"

At noon, Sun Quan's warship entered the Yangtze River and headed quickly toward Dangtu, where the Wu army set up a defense line. The exhausted Sun Quan immediately sent people to the Eastern Front and ordered Sun Shao to withdraw his troops.

It was also at this time that Lu Xun's battle report was sent.

"Report, Your Majesty, urgent report from Wuchang."

Sun Quan took it weakly, opened it, and immediately burst into tears again: "It's my fault! It's me who underestimated the enemy! It's me who underestimated the enemy!"

After crying, Sun Quan began to write a letter to Lu Xun, apologizing to Lu Xun in the letter.

In the Sixth Battle of Hefei, the actual controlled territories of Wu and Wei remained unchanged.

April 25th, Luoyang.

Cao Rui angrily threw away the battle report sent from Xiangyang: "Even if there are 50,000 pigs, he can't be defeated so quickly!"

The ministers sat on both sides, and the atmosphere was solemn.

At this time, the battle report from the Eastern Front arrived.

Sun Zi hurried in with the good news: "Your Majesty, the east front is good news. Sun Quan has retreated, and the Wu army has been defeated across the board."

Cao Rui's brows relaxed slightly, thinking to himself, Sima Yi and Wang Ling are the two most reliable people!

After reading the victory report, Cao Rui said: "Sun Quan is nothing to worry about, but the Shu thieves are!"

"One Zhuge Kongming and one Li Jian are making it difficult for me to sleep and eat well now!"

"Your Majesty, I think that your Majesty does not need to worry too much about the situation in Jingzhou." The one who spoke was Gao Tanglong, "According to the intelligence, Li Jian raided Jiangling, and Lu Xun's troops were on the Yangtze River in Jiangling. Li Jian did not dare to go north easily. Now The imperial court only needs to dispatch some reinforcements to Xiangyang to strengthen Xiangyang's defense."

"I think what Taishi Ling said makes sense." Sikong Weizhen came out and said, "The most urgent task is to appoint a new governor of Jingyu and do a good job in the defense of Xiangyang. There is no need to worry too much."

"Who should be the governor of Jingyu?" Cao Rui asked.

"I think Chen Xuanbo can do it. He can transfer 10,000 elite troops from Yuzhou and Sizhou. Together with his current troops, Xiangyang can be defended."

"The most important thing is that the Shu army and the Wu army are fighting for Jiangling. The Shu army does not dare to go north. Xiangyang looks dangerous, but in fact it is safe."

Cao Rui couldn't help but nodded: "Then appoint Chen Xuanbo as the governor of Jingyu to command the Xiangyang armies, and order 5,000 soldiers and horses from Yuzhou, and 5,000 soldiers and horses from Sizhou to go south for reinforcements."

"Your Majesty is holy."

"Is there any movement from Kong Ming?" Cao Rui asked again.

"No movement yet."

"Has the money problem in Guanzhong Shu been solved?"

"It has been resolved. For the sake of people's livelihood, the government has fully purchased Shu money in Guanzhong, and private people are not allowed to hold Shu money." Dai Sinong Cui Lin said, "Private Shu money has been reduced."

"In my opinion, there should be no business in Guanzhong, but all farming. Business only serves the imperial court. No one is allowed to do business in Guanzhong except the imperial court. Do you have any objections?"

"Your Majesty, this may cause dissatisfaction among local celebrities in Guanzhong."

"Now is a special period." Cao Rui emphasized.

Cao Rui has Cao Rui's plan. The profit from the new salt transaction with Ji Han is now greater than the paper. He calculated that as long as he has all the new salt in his hands, the 300,000 troops in Guanzhong can be fully fed.

But obviously there are people in the DPRK and China who are doing business in Guanzhong.

Not only in the court, but also in Luoyang and even the wealthy families in Yecheng, Xuchang and other places, a chain of interests has gradually formed.

"That's it." Cao Rui waved his sleeve, "I still have the final say in this matter."

After speaking, Cao Rui left without giving everyone a chance to refute.

After everyone retreated, their expressions were ugly.

"Your Majesty wants to monopolize the business in Guanzhong." Cui Lin complained bitterly.

"What are you worried about?" Wang Su said, "The most prosperous place for business next is not in Guanzhong, but in Jingzhou."

Cui Lin was startled for a moment, then responded: "Yes, yes, that Li Jian has arrived in Jingzhou. It seems that the trade line with Shu will change!"

(End of this chapter)