I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 319: When playing with Sima Yi, you can’t play according to the rules
On April 7, an urgent military report was sent to Luoyang, causing an uproar in Luoyang.

No one in the Wei court expected that Li Heng would send troops at this time.

Including Sima Yi, he looked calm and calm, but he urgently picked up the "sweet words" Li Heng wrote to him not long ago, and those "sworn oaths" were still in the letters.

For the sake of the people of the two countries and the common people of the world, we should join hands to promote the peaceful coexistence of Han and Wei.

But the military newspaper next to it actually exists, and not even the ink has been written.

If it weren't for Chen Tai's official seal, Sima Yi would have even thought the letter was a forgery.

Sima Yi suddenly felt that he had been stabbed by Li Heng.

No! It was stabbed twice!

Originally, after he seized Cao Shuang's power, he should have severed his business with Li Heng.

However, in order to paralyze Li Heng and prepare for war, he deliberately increased trade. These actions did not paralyze Li Heng, but deceived the ministers of the Luoyang court.

Sima Zhao said: "The final general is here!"

Some opponents were angry but dared not speak out, thinking that Sima Yi acted the same way before seizing power, and even followed Cao Shuang's way after seizing power.

Sima Shi came out: "The general is here!"

"Here!"

He now wants to rush to Jingzhou and tear Li Heng into pieces, but the Gaoping Ling Incident will be over soon, and he will definitely not be able to leave Luoyang immediately.

"The last general takes command!"

"I will give you 30,000 Chinese troops, and you will take command. I allow you to assemble another 30,000 troops in Yuzhou."

"The last general takes command!"

"You go with General Wei!"

"There are also heavy artillery! They can be used when necessary! Li Jian's march north to besiege Wancheng is a very risky move. As long as Chen Tai can hold on, and the follow-up reinforcements arrive and cut off Li Jian's retreat, the Shu army will be defeated. !”

"Taifu, let the last general go to Nanyang. The last general will promise to defeat Li Jian and take back Jingzhou!" It was Sima Zhao who spoke.

After saying that, Sima Yi began to write.

As a result, Li Heng sent troops ahead of schedule.

"There are 20,000 elite Chinese troops in Wancheng. It will not be easy for Li Jian to defeat Wancheng's defense line. I wrote to Chen Tai and ordered him to defend Wancheng and wait for reinforcements!"

In the arms race last year, I didn’t know that Li Heng was making iron armor, and Cao Wei and Sun Wu were both making it.

"Shangzi!"

These two swords stabbed Sima Yi firmly in the heart.

"In addition, the imperial court added 10,000 pairs of armor last year. Take them all out." Sima Yi said while writing.

Sima Yi said: "Zi Yuan!"

It was beyond Sima Yi's expectation.

Sima Shi said: "I will mobilize the troops right away. In addition, I will send an order to Xudu first. Xudu still has 30,000 soldiers and horses. All Yuzhou local defense troops can also be mobilized to reach the Nanyang line faster."

Early in the morning on April 8, General Wei Sima Division led a 30,000-strong Chinese army, setting out from Luoyang and advancing eastward at a rapid pace.

At the same time, Sima Yi's order to Chen Tai was also rushed to Nanyang.

Sima Yi's idea was actually very simple. Let Chen Tai hold back the Han army in Wancheng at all costs. By the time Sima Division came over, the Han army was already exhausted.

With Sima Division's military ability, it is easy to defeat a tired division that is separated from its logistics position.

At noon on April 8, after Li Heng took a brief rest in Xinye, he began to advance towards Wancheng. When he set out, he ordered Xia Houru to write a letter of persuasion to surrender to Chen Tai.

I hope Chen Tai will be wiser and take the initiative to open the city gate and surrender.

On April 9, Li Heng received a letter from Chen Tai, expressing his willingness to surrender, but it would take several days to prepare.

"General, it seems that Chen Tai plans to resist to the death!" Lu Zhi said with a bitter smile, "If we are dragged into Wancheng and Sima Yi's reinforcements arrive, the consequences will be disastrous."

Li Heng smiled and said, "I have no intention of fighting with the reinforcements of the old thief Sima."

Lu Zhi was stunned when he heard this, not quite understanding what Li Heng meant.

Our army is here, and we have uprooted one of their defense points. It is a certainty that they will send troops to support us, so why are we not planning to fight yet?

Li Heng said: "Do you know what Wei Wei's tactics are?"

"Xia Guan heard the general mention it before, deploying a large army in Guanzhong, forcing Cao Wei to deploy a large number of troops on the western front, and then pouring money into Guanzhong, causing fatigue from top to bottom in Cao Wei, and over time, civil strife will inevitably arise within Cao Wei. "

"Then our attack on Nanyang now is also a strategy to weaken Wei. I have no intention of fighting Sima Yi's reinforcements!"

Lu Zhi understood immediately, and the way he looked at Li Heng was different again.

I don’t know what Sima Yi’s expression will be when he learns about it later.

On the ninth day of April, Li Heng's army came to Wancheng.

Li Heng immediately arranged for a large army to surround Wancheng, and at the same time sent people to urge Chen Tai.

Guan Tong came to ask for a fight, but Li Heng rejected him.

Guan Tong was very confused: "General, if the last general is forward, he will be able to capture Wancheng in one day!"

Li Heng smiled and said: "What do I want Wancheng to do!"

Guan Tong was even more confused. He looked at Li Heng and asked: "We came to Nanyang, didn't we just break Wancheng and defeat the Wei army?"

"Wei has many troops. If we defeat them this time, it won't have much impact on the overall situation."

Guan Tong argued with reason: "As long as we occupy Nanyang, we can keep an eye on Cao's thief Xuchang, and we can send troops to the Central Plains at any time!"

Guan Tong's statement is correct. Nanyang is the last barrier from Jingzhou to the Central Plains.

If Nanyang is broken, the Central Plains will be completely exposed to the sharp blade of the Han army.

"Sima Yi will not let us get Nanyang easily. He will definitely come with all his troops. If we go head-to-head with Sima Yi in Nanyang, not only will we not get Nanyang in the end, but we will also take advantage of Sun Quan!"

At this point, Li Heng looked into Guan Tong's eyes and said, "Lu Xun must have received the news that we are going north, and he is waiting for the war to expand!"

"Then let's..."

"Of course, while besieging Wancheng, we will send people to arrange for everyone in Nanyang County to return to Xiangyang! By the time Sima Yi's reinforcements arrive, Nanyang will be empty!"

Guan Tong suddenly understood and said quickly: "The general is so wise!"

On the same day, after receiving Li Heng's urging, Chen Tai sent someone to appease Li Heng, saying that the people below were not very obedient and needed to give them some time to convince them, otherwise the surrender would cause trouble.

After Li Heng read it, he "believed" Chen Tai, and wrote another letter to Chen Tai, expressing his willingness to wait patiently for Chen Tai.

Chen Tai thought that Li Heng had been deceived by him, but he did not know that Li Heng arranged for people to gather people everywhere in surrounding counties and townships.

After five or six days like this, Nanyang County was almost emptied by Li Heng except for Wancheng.

It was at this time that Lu Xun finally confirmed that Li Heng had moved his troops north.

According to the rules, Lu Xun wrote a memorial to Sun Quan.

(End of this chapter)