I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 463: It’s a fight to see who can’t bear it first!

Li Heng simply said: "Don't expose it yet."

"General, are you worried that Sima Shi is just testing us?"

"Well, we can't tell how many cavalry Sima Shi has dispatched this time. If Sima Shi has enough cavalry, he will definitely launch surprise attacks on multiple fronts."

The Wei army, which had an advantage in cavalry numbers, had more room to operate on this large battlefield with a depth of more than 100 miles.

Before long, Wei cavalry arrived at the battlefield one after another.

"The enemy only has cavalry. Tell Wen Zhongruo not to send troops rashly." Li Heng put down the telescope.

"Why?" Dong Yun asked in confusion, "The enemy only has cavalry. Our army should be able to defeat them more easily if we combine cavalry and infantry!"

Li Heng didn't even look at Dong Yun. He was even unwilling to answer Dong Yun's idiotic question.

"Master Sima doesn't want to fight at all now. He just uses the cavalry to lure us. When our cavalry is dispatched, the enemy will surely pretend to be weak and wait for our infantry to move forward and attack together. The enemy will surely pretend to retreat, which will consume the energy of my infantry." Lu Kang said.

Then he added: "Sima Shi's main force is still behind, so we can't fight him now."

Dong Yun seemed to understand and sighed, "So, we have to wait until tomorrow?"

Sure enough, after the Wei cavalry entered the battlefield, they began to harass on a large scale, and the distance of the harassment was also very wide.

They did not dare to get too close, and their formation was spread out loosely, leaving space for the main force to evacuate at any time.

Li Heng looked through the telescope again.

The Wei troops were hesitant. They wanted to rush over and fight head-on, but they were also worried that they would be held back by the Han army and unable to get out.

It was like a scumbag who saw a beautiful girl and wanted her to cooperate in taking off her pants, but was afraid that she would pinch his waist.

The battle dragged on until the evening, and the Wei army was reluctant to leave.

Several cavalry squads acted on their own initiative, but were intercepted and killed by the Han cavalry.

Around evening, the military report reached Sima Shi.

Sima Shi frowned and asked, "How many soldiers did the Shu army dispatch?"

"About 10,000 were dispatched, including some cavalry."

"Is there nothing else?"

"Nothing."

Watching the setting sun, Sima Shi fell into deep thought. He asked Yang Tan, "We've been talking about investigating the main force of the Shu army. How's the investigation going?"

"The three places where the Shu army is currently distributed have relatively large military forces, and there is no difference in the transportation of food and fodder. It is impossible to determine which route the main force of the Shu army is in." Yang Dan said, "But what is certain is that Li Ji'an is in the middle route, and the possibility that the main force of the Shu army is in the middle route is very high."

Sima Shi couldn't help but feel a little impatient. According to common sense, he should be in the middle, but when had Li Heng ever fought a battle using common sense?
The vanguard cavalry sent today to test the waters didn’t even see the color of their underwear.

"Who is the commander of the right wing of the Shu army?" Sima Shi asked again.

"That... I don't know for now."

Wang Ji on the side said: "General, now that my three armies have been dispatched, it doesn't matter where the enemy's main force is. Our goal is clear. We will fight head-on, defeat the Shu army, and attack Hefei from the left!"

After hearing what Wang Ji said, Sima Shi's mind was slightly relieved.

"This time, my central army has 20,000 elite cavalry and 50,000 infantry. This will be a tough battle!"

Early in the morning of June 11, just after dawn, Li Heng was eating breakfast when information came from the front.

After reading it, he immediately stood up and said, "Master Sima is here!"

In the morning, the Wei army's vanguard cavalry once again harassed the Han army's vanguard.

This time the raid was significantly larger in scale and included more cavalry.

The number of cavalry yesterday was about 3,000, and today it has at least doubled.

Moreover, there were a large number of heavy cavalry among the cavalry. After the light cavalry continued to harass the Han army's line, the heavy cavalry began to forcibly attack the formation.

This cavalry rotation tactic lasted until noon. The Han army was on the defensive.

Of course, the Han army's subsequent troops also came out one after another.

A total of 50,000 troops were lined up on the plain.

It is more than ten miles wide and several miles long.

This was a battle of grand scale.

And this battlefield is just one of the points where both sides have invested.

This time, the entire southeast battlefield from Shouchun to Hefei, covering an area of ​​more than 200 miles, had more infantry.

Cao Wei's troops from Yangzhou came out in full force, and the Han army also deployed almost all of its combat-capable troops.

In the afternoon, Lu Kang hurried over and presented the latest intelligence to Li Heng.

"The number of Wei's cavalry this time is at least over 10,000, and the number of infantry is also tens of thousands." Lu Kang said, "The commander of the left wing of the Wei army has also confirmed that it is Hu Zun!"

"More than 10,000 cavalrymen?" Dong Yun was surprised. "So most of the cavalrymen are on this route. It's nonsense to talk about raiding Hefei and cutting off our retreat!"

"I'm afraid the number of cavalry mobilized by Sima Shi this time is far more than 10,000." Li Heng suddenly said, "If the enemy comes, we will stop him. If the water comes, we will block it with earth! No matter how many Sima Shi comes, we will fight them. This battle will be a decisive battle!"

Just as he finished speaking, the sound of war drums came from the front.

Li Heng immediately went up to the main general's platform and saw a large number of cavalry in front of him, rushing towards this side like a black torrent.

The follow-up cavalry had begun to enter the battlefield one after another. After connecting with the cavalry in front, they stretched for more than ten miles and rushed towards the two wings of the Han army.

As soon as Dong Hong was helped up, he saw the endless Wei cavalry, and he stood there in a daze.

The dense sound of iron hooves accompanied by the sound of war drums resounded in all directions.

The shouts and cries of killing shook the whole area, and even Cheng De, who was ten miles away, could vaguely hear them.

"Master Sima has sent all the cavalry to this route?" Dong Yun said in a deep voice.

"I'm afraid not!"

The division of labor among the Wei army's cavalry was very clear. The light cavalry used bows and arrows to harass the Han army's formations, and they were highly mobile and moved quickly.

Arrows flew densely in the air, and both sides launched a large number of long-range attacks.

The cavalry with double stirrups can move more freely and flexibly.

But even so, the Wei army could not break through the Han army's defense for a while.

Because the Han army had a large number of infantry and armored personnel, the defense was very tight.

The Wei army attempted to force an attack several times in different places, but all failed.

And because of the cutting effect of the infantry formation, the Wei cavalry that entered between the formations became targets of powerful crossbows.

After half a day of confrontation, the large number of Wei army's cavalry failed to shake the Han army's defense.

It was not until the evening that the people below reported all the battle situations of the day one by one.

"Where are the cavalry? Li Jian didn't send out the cavalry?" Sima Shi asked.

"No."

"How many cavalrymen did you guess Li Jian have?"

"At least thirty thousand." Yang Dan said.

"Where are the thirty thousand cavalry?"

There was a moment of silence, and Yang Hu suddenly said, "Maybe they are on their right flank, preparing to circle around to the rear of our central flank and kill us."

(End of this chapter)