I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 350 The relationship between Han, Wei and Wu changed again

On the evening of July 20th, the Han army's camp was brightly lit, and the shouts outside the camp were loud.

When Sima Division heard the news and came over, the Han army had already begun to gather outside the camp.

"What are the Shu thieves doing?" Chen Tai, who was standing next to Master Sima, was shocked.

Others also looked puzzled.

"Is this going to attack the city? But it's night now."

Zhong Yu also raised questions.

Not long after, a scout came to report: "Report, General, the Shu army is digging and building mounds of earth."

"Digging mounds of earth? Do the Shu army want to use mounds of earth to level the city wall? Isn't this unnecessary? Why build mounds of earth when there are heavy artillery that can knock down the city wall?"

Master Sima did not draw a conclusion, but asked the scouts to continue investigating.

"Where are those Shu troops who dug the soil before?"

Master Sima's heart trembled, and he quickly took the report from Zhong Yu's hand and examined it carefully by the light of the fire.

"How much was removed?"

In the second half of the night, Sima Division, who had just slept, received news again that the Han army was building large siege equipment outside the city.

"But it's dark now. If you want to stop the Shu army, I'm afraid..."

They were even more surprised when they saw the big movements several miles away.

Master Sima still didn't speak. He frowned and stared ahead.

The Wei army at the top of the city finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sima Shi had to put on his clothes and arrived at the top of the city.

"Withdraw troops when it gets dark and move slowly. Since the Shu army doesn't care about the darkness, we don't care either! Send troops immediately!"

"Send more scouts out and pay close attention to the enemy's movements."

"uncertain."

At Yin Shi, the Han army stopped and slowly became quiet.

Master Sima turned around and went down the tower. As soon as he returned to his residence, Zhong Yu suddenly rushed over on horseback: "General, the scouts reported that the Shu army is withdrawing."

"Still in the camp, I confirmed."

"General, go back and rest. If the Shu army attacks the city at dawn, someone will report it." Zhong Yu said.

"Are the Shu thieves planning to attack the city?"

Master Sima hesitated for a moment and said, "Send a thousand cavalry out first to test."

"Here!"

"Well, you guys should go back and rest."

Chen Tai and Zhong Yu also arrived.

"Here!"

Sima Division himself also took action. He began to assemble the soldiers and horses in the city. After the first batch of cavalry was tested, he could launch the second batch at any time according to the situation.

When troops are withdrawing, it is easiest to pursue and destroy the enemy.

Because the enemy has withdrawn its troops and cannot form an array, the morale of the troops will also be lower.

But when withdrawing troops, they are also the most vulnerable to counterattack.

Because the enemy withdraws his troops, he will arrange for the rear or ambushes to surprise him.

At this time, the operations of both parties are greatly tested.

At the fourth quarter of Yinshi, Lu Zhi suddenly received a piece of information: "General, the northwest gate of Wancheng opened at the fourth quarter of Yinshi, and a cavalry group left the city."

"how many people?"

"It was too dark to check the number of people. It was about one or two thousand people."

Lu Zhi looked solemn and said, "Report to General Luo."

"Here!"

When the sky gets slightly brighter, the cuckoos in the woods used to quiet down, leaving only the sound of cicadas and countless footsteps.

The mighty army is rapidly retreating south.

The Wei cavalry finally caught up, but encountered a Han army of two thousand men. The Wei cavalry did not engage in battle immediately because the generals were also worried that the Han army would set up an ambush around them.

After all, this place is more than sixty miles away from Nanyang City.

They bypassed the Han army's formation and continued to move forward, but still did not take action.

Sima Shi sent them out not so much as a pursuit but as a test.

The information was quickly sent back to Nanyang City.

At this time, the Han army under Nanyang City had already withdrawn. The Wei army scouts entered the Han army camp and found that no one was left.

Chen Tai originally planned to order a pursuit, but was rejected by Sima Shi in the end.

"General, the Shu army's retreat now is a rare opportunity for us."

"The Shu army retreated in such an organized manner, so there must be an ambush." ​​Sima Shi said, "This place is not far from Xinye, and our army's strength is far less than that of the Shu army. If we rush deeper, we may be in danger of being counterattacked."

Chen Tai sighed and stopped talking.

Master Sima's worries are justified.

There are only 20,000 to 30,000 elite troops in Wancheng, and the rest are in Bowang, hoping that when the Han army besieges Wancheng, they can encircle the Han army on both sides.

As a result, the Han army did not encircle the city, but stationed its troops and formed formations to attack a city wall from time to time without entering the city.

Both sides are spending time in Wancheng.

But the strength of the Han army is indeed greater than that of Wancheng. This is a fact.

Before Guo Huai and Sima Zhao came back, Master Sima had no confidence to pursue them.

Moreover, he also received news that Li Heng had left Yuzhou and might appear on the Nanyang battlefield at some time to give himself a big surprise.

It was also Sima Yi's order not to pursue.

"Wu Jun is still in Jiangling. This time Wu and Shu completely fall out. This is our chance." Master Sima said calmly, "You don't have to worry. Go back and have a good rest. I will report to the Taifu."

On the evening of July 21st, the stench of Jiangling City mixed with the smell of blood was nauseating.

Bodies piled up on the streets, sticky blood hung on the walls and spread on the ground.

The wild dogs foraging for food trampled and squeaked.

After the child in the front house cried until his voice became hoarse, he looked blankly at the corpses of more than a dozen Han and Wu soldiers in the backyard.

After many days of brutal fighting, the Wu army was exhausted, and the Han army defending the city was at the end of its battle.

Dong Yun immediately fell ill. He was bedridden and said to Du Yu in a depressed state: "Is Jiangling's destruction imminent?"

"Not yet, we still have five thousand defenders."

"Wu Jun refused to give up this time."

"We won't give up either."

"Is there any news about the General?"

"No."

Dong Yun sighed and stopped talking.

"Don't worry, Mr. Dong. Last night I arranged for people to dig many trenches in the city. Wu Jun wants to fill them with corpses. It will take several days."

"It's not an option to continue like this. Do we really have to fight to the last soldier?"

"The people have participated. Why should Dong Yun be pessimistic? The people are willing to defend the city with us, which shows that we have won the hearts of the people." Du Yu said calmly, "The students of Jingzhou University have also participated, and every man has participated. Come in and pick up a knife, or a farm tool. Lu Xun is in more trouble than us now. Sun Quan must be urging him."

As Du Yu said, Lu Xun's heart is now more painful than Dong Yun's.

It's just that Lu Xun's emotional management is too strong, and he finally calmed down, as if he could take over Jiangling City at any time.

But Zhu Ran, Ding Feng and others couldn't stand it any longer.

More than 10,000 people have been killed in the battle, and they were killed during a frontal attack, not when they were escaping.

This is enough to illustrate the brutality of the siege.

There were originally trenches underneath many of the piled corpses in the city.

The stench could be smelled even in the Wu Army camp when blown by the summer wind.

"Grand Governor, we have received the latest news that the main force of the Shu army has withdrawn from Nanyang to Xiangyang."

(End of this chapter)