I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 328 Political security is the first element
"I heard that before the general went north, Cao Wei's elite gathered in Nanyang and Yingchuan, with nearly a hundred thousand people. It has not been long now, and those elites must still be there. It will be very difficult to penetrate Nanyang and Yingchuan Big, are we really ready?"

"You don't have to wait until you are ready to do things in this world. The late emperor passed away suddenly in the past, and your majesty was young, so the prime minister was appointed at the critical moment. Before that, the prime minister had never governed a country, nor had he commanded a large army!"

"You have to know that by the time we are ready, we will have no chance!"

Lu Zhi was touched by Li Heng's words, and he said: "In that case, let's go north with all our strength. But the general on Sun Quan's side still needs to be on guard."

"I have made arrangements."

On the second day of May, Li Heng issued a "Remonstrance against Thieves" in Xiangyang, gathering soldiers and horses from Jingzhou in a high-profile manner, expressing his intention to go north again.

This news was delivered to Chen Tai in Wancheng that evening.

At that time, Master Sima happened to be in Wancheng to inspect the defense situation in Nanyang, and he also learned the news.

Sima Division quickly sent more scouts south to confirm the news, and at the same time asked someone to send a letter back to Xuchang, informing Sima Zhao that Sima Zhao should be ready to mobilize the army at any time.

On the third day of May, the endless Shenwu Army gathered outside Xiangyang City, with flags like waves.

"It's not surprising. Now that we are using troops on the western front and Zhuge Liang is in danger, Li Jian probably wants to fight through the eastern front and force us to mobilize reinforcements from Chang'an."

Master Sima said firmly: "No, it's true."

Because logistics has been packaged and assigned to Dahan Logistics Trading Company, Dahan Logistics Trading Company's operating model includes self-operation and subcontracting.

Chen Tai fell silent.

"All have been dispatched, and all the troops are pressed into Chencang."

"This Li Jian just withdrew his troops and is now heading north again. Is this a deception?" Chen Tai asked doubtfully, "Does this on purpose to make us tired?"

Master Sima said: "He must seek a quick victory this time, and as long as we defend, it will only take a month for some news to come from the western front."

At noon on the third day of May, the former army set off.

"I see." Chen Tai nodded, "Li Jian's move makes sense."

Master Sima looked at Chen Tai and said seriously: "Last month, the capital received news that Zhuge Liang was seriously ill. The court unanimously believed that it was a rare opportunity."

In the evening, the latest news reached Sima Shi's ears.

Of course, the number of logistics troops is much smaller than in the past.

Especially the shioiki in subcontracting makes most businessmen willing to participate and distribute profits according to the quantity provided.

Master Sima knew what he was worried about and said: "Zhuge Liang is exhausted and seriously ill. This is our goal. As long as Zhuge Liang dies on the battlefield this time, the defeat of the Shu army is inevitable. Although the losses are larger, but To be able to drive the Shu army out of Guanzhong, some costs must be borne."

Li Heng gathered his troops very quickly. On the night of the first day of May, the army was already deployed outside Xiangyang City on the third day of May.

The core of this model is a complete logistics and transportation system.

Chen Tai suddenly felt a lot less pressure. If it was just defense, that would be easy.

Chen Tai said in surprise: "So all the troops on the Western Front have been dispatched now?"

Including the main elite, engineer battalion, logistics troops, etc.

Chen Tai was shocked when he heard this and said, "We are using troops on the Western Front?"

"That's weird."

Sima Shi took up his pen and began to write a letter to Sima Yi, stating the situation in Nanyang.

On the fourth day of May, the Han army's front troops arrived in Xinye and stationed in Xinye, and the engineering battalion began to build a walled city in Xinye camp.

At this time, a large number of Wei army scouts began to work overtime. Countless pieces of dense information were sent to Master Sima's desk.

All the intelligence is telling Master Sima: Li Heng is coming, and the main force is coming out in full force!

On the same day, the Wei army in Xuchang began to gather outside the city. After Sima Zhao reviewed the army, he led 50,000 troops and sent troops from Xuchang to Nanyang.

At this time, there were still 30,000 Wei troops gathered in Wancheng, Nanyang, totaling 80,000 troops.

Xuchang left 20,000 troops behind.

On the fifth day of May, Li Heng's main force arrived in Xinye, with a total of 100,000 troops.

At the end of the day, Li Heng's letter to Chen Tai was delivered to Wancheng.

Still doing the same thing, he persuaded Chen Tai to surrender.

But the difference is that Li Heng's tone in the letter was very arrogant, saying that if you, Chen Tai, don't surrender, I will massacre Wancheng!
I am a great general of the Han Dynasty, and now I command an army of one hundred thousand. With just a spit of spit from one person, I can flood Wancheng.

After Chen Tai read the letter, he showed it to Master Sima.

Chen Tai said: "It can be seen from the letter that Li Jian is really anxious now. He wants to use troops against us quickly and force the court to mobilize troops from Guanzhong. In fact, I have a question, and I would like to ask General Wei to answer it."

"What doubts?"

"Even if Li Jian breaks through the Nanyang defense line, we don't need to mobilize troops from the eastern front. Qingxu and Yangzhou should still have troops."

Sima Shi said: "It is used to defend Sun Wu. This time Li Jian went northward, Sun Quan must have known. Sun Quan has two things to do. One is to take the opportunity to sneak attack the general, and the other is to observe Yangzhou. If we transfer from Yangzhou Soldiers and Sun Quan will not miss this opportunity to go north."

"I believe that Sun Quan attacked Jiangling secretly. After all, Lu Boyan was guarding Wuchang. But after the defeat of Hefei last time, does Sun Quan still have the strength to go north?"

"Have you heard of Zhuge Ke?" Master Sima asked.

"I seem to have heard something."

"He has been in Wankou. He did not participate in the Battle of Hefei last time. Moreover, this person is a rare hardliner in Wu State. We cannot ignore him."

There is another point that Sima Division did not say: deploy troops from Yangzhou? Will a military leader like Wang Ling agree?
There are too many political protagonists in this.

If Wang Ling puts forward political conditions, such as asking Sima Yi to hand over part of Luoyang's military power, will Sima Yi agree?

If he doesn't agree, wouldn't it tell everyone that Sima Yi is ambitious?

If he agrees, and Sima Yi has killed so many people, will the Sima family be liquidated in the future?

This puts Sima in a dilemma.

Therefore, it is not a good idea to mobilize troops from Yangzhou or Qingxu.

It can even be said to be the last resort.

Instead of doing this, it is better to mobilize troops from Guanzhong.

Sima Yi stayed in Guanzhong for several years, and almost everyone in Guanzhong belonged to Sima Yi.

As for the issue of whether to stay in Guanzhong, there are actually ways to solve it: when withdrawing troops, remove all the people in Guanzhong, leaving Zhuge Liang an empty shell.

It can be seen from Sima Shi's weighing that political considerations come first at all times.

War is in the service of politics.

The Han army only rested in Xinye for one day. Early in the morning of the seventh day of May, they continued to move north, aiming directly at Wancheng, which was just in front of them.

(End of this chapter)