I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 329 The showdown with Master Sima!
The Han army was approaching so fiercely that Sima Division's scouts were hoarse. They all told Sima Division that there were many Han troops dozens of miles south.

People swimming in the water, growing on trees, climbing in the fields, there are Han soldiers everywhere.

At this time, Sima Yi, who was in Luoyang, received a military report that Li Heng's army was heading north again.

It is said that several horses at the inn were run to death.

Sima Yi looked at the report, but his face was a little solemn. He read Sima Division's tactics carefully and couldn't help but nod in praise.

At the same time, he said to Gao Rou: "Li Jian wants to break through the Nanyang defense line, enter Yingchuan, threaten the hinterland of the Central Plains, and force me to mobilize troops from Guanzhong."

After hearing this, Gao Rou said: "This guy's idea is simply arrogant. Nanyang and Yingchuan have heavy troops, and the terrain of Nanyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. He wants to use this to relieve the siege of Guanzhong. It is a fool's dream!"

"And if he wants to break the siege, he can only break through the Nanyang defense line in a short time, which is even more impossible."

Sima Yi sighed: "This time, if everything goes well, Guanzhong can expel the Shu Han, and can also take it back to Xiangyang and then to Jiangling."

It's not that Sima Yi is out of his mind, Sima Yi is extremely sophisticated in his conduct.

There are 10,000 troops in the city and 20,000 troops stationed in the barracks outside the city.

He replied to Sima Zhao that Nanyang County was surrounded by mountains, and Li Heng could only place his army in front of Nanyang and the Wei army to fight.

Master Sima's reply seemed impossible to refute.

Sima Yi immediately wrote to Sima Shi and asked him to follow his own tactics.

Sima Zhao reminded Master Sima in the letter that Li Jian was a very cunning person. He would not attack Nanyang with all his strength. There must be other conspiracies.

But he couldn't think of how else Li Heng could fight.

We can only honestly open up the front line in Nanyang and compete head-on.

On the afternoon of the eighth day of May, the main force of the Han army arrived outside Wancheng.

The Wei army's defense was staggered inside and outside the city.

Moreover, the barracks were stationed on the banks of the Feishui River. This stationing was obviously to defend against the enemy.

In the game in front of them, every word Sima Yi and Gao Rou said was correct.

On the eighth day of May, Sima Zhao's 50,000-strong army arrived at Bowang and stood by near Bowang.

Luo Xian, the former commander-in-chief of the Han army, sent people to scold him, but the Wei army did not go out to fight.

As long as he stayed in the Bowang area and guarded the key points out of Nanyang and into the Central Plains, Li Heng would have no other conspiracies.

The Han army began to repair heavy artillery.

The Wei army was divided into two groups, responding to each other from a distance and being flexible.

As for what was wrong, Sima Zhao couldn't tell for the moment.

That night, the fire stretched for more than ten miles. The Han army was cutting down trees and building fortifications. The sound spread to Wancheng, making it difficult for people in Wancheng to sleep.

But Sima Zhao, who had stronger military ability than his brother, felt something was wrong.

But on this day, Sima Zhao wrote a letter to Master Sima.

Sima Shi is a person who plays conspiracy. Sima Shi's political ability is almost perfect.

The scout went to check not far away, and it was obvious that the Han army was busy.

All the information that night was also sent to Master Sima's desk.

"If the city is broken tomorrow, be prepared for street fighting. We will occupy the advantageous position in the city in advance." Sima Division said to Chen Tai, "If the Shu army encircles Wancheng, I will order Sima Zhao to send his elite troops south and attack the Shu army from the north. "

Chen Tai nodded, he couldn't help but appreciate the military talent of Master Qi.

In such an overall situation, Master Sima was not panicked at all and remained calm and composed.

"General Wei, judging from the intelligence over the past two days, the Shu army has indeed come out in force." Chen Tai said, "Should we take action?"

"I have sent people to take action. Two thousand cavalry and 20,000 infantry will be sent from Bowang today. The victims of Tanghe will quickly enter Xiangyang and cut off Li Jian's rear supply!" Sima Division's eyes revealed a bright light.

"And now that we have heavy artillery, Li Jian can conquer Wancheng, and we can conquer Xiangyang." Sima Shi pointed at the map, "We have conquered Xiangyang, and Li Jian has no way to retreat. Li Jian can conquer Wancheng. Even if we are unfavorable in the battle in Wancheng, we can still If we retreat to Bowang and hold on to Bowang, the Shu Han will not be able to enter the Central Plains."

"So Li Jian was trapped and died in Nanyang. He will either fight us head-on in Bowang or return to Xiangyang?" Chen Tai asked in surprise.

"We have retreated to Bowang, and the Shu army must have suffered a lot. At this time, the news that we have conquered Xiangyang should also have reached Li Jian. Logistics has been cut off. Does he still have the heart to spend time with us in Bowang?"

After hearing what Master Sima said, Chen Tai burst out laughing. He felt that Master Sima was simply a genius!

No matter how the game of chess is played, Wei Jun has the advantage.

Because Li Heng's supply line was very long, but Wei Jun's supply line had no problem.

The reason why there was no problem was that Sima Division arranged for Sima Zhao's troops to be stationed in Bowang, which was the only place to pass from Nanyang to the north.

There are mountains behind Bowang, and the Wei army can continuously transport grain to Bowang from Yingchuan in the north.

Therefore, judging from the terrain, the Han army is already at a disadvantage.

This is a difficult war to fight.

This was also the main reason why Li Heng ran away after catching people in the new field.

Li Heng also admitted that Nanyang is difficult to fight, even harder than Xiangyang.

On the tenth day of May, as Sima Division expected, the Han army began to use heavy artillery to attack the city.

The city walls trembled under the bombardment of heavy artillery, and everyone in the city could hear it.

If a man heard the sound of artillery for the first time, he would be startled.

If a person hears the sound of artillery a second time, the stress will be lessened.

And as the number of times increases and cognition strengthens, the emotion will further weaken.

At this time, there were no Wei troops at the head of Wancheng.

The Wei army has been arranged according to the terrain position in Wancheng City.

After they waited for the Han army to come in, they started fighting in the streets with the Han army.

In fact, if the Han army wanted to fight a street battle with the well-prepared Wei army, the chance of winning would be less than 10%.

No matter how powerful the army is, it still knows how to seize advantageous terrain.

The Han army's heavy artillery bombarded them all morning, and the walls of Wancheng were covered with shallow pits and were already crumbling.

After noon, the city wall of Wancheng collapsed.

The morale of the Han army was high, but they did not rush to attack the city. Instead, they sent troops to advance towards the Wei army camp outside the city.

Prepare to confront the Wei army outside the city first.

"Report! General, the Shu army has not entered the city."

"I understand." Master Sima calmly drank a glass of wine, "Whether Li Jian enters the city or not, he must stay in Nanyang for more than a month. He cannot be saved on the Western Front, so he should find a way to save himself! "

At noon, the sun in the sky is poisonous and hot.

Li Heng stood up from under the shade of the tree. He was full of energy and said to the soldiers below: "Everyone, after climbing over the mountain in front, we will arrive at Yingchuan County."

Everyone stood up and started packing their things.

After Guan Tong fed the war horses soybeans, he came over and said, "General, there should be a fight in Wancheng by now, right?"

"Not only is there a fight, Master Sima probably sent people to cut off our retreat."

(End of this chapter)