I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 464 Sima Shi wants to fight head-on!
"I have also deployed heavy troops on the left. If Li Jian wants to push forward on the right, it depends on whether he can hold up in the middle!"

"General, since we are here and have attacked, and Li Jian has determined that we will attack the center, why not send a cavalry unit overnight to quickly enter the left wing, push all the main forces to the left wing, and attack the Shu army's right wing?" Yang Hu suddenly said.

"Mobilizing troops on the battlefield is a taboo in military strategy."

"But this is an opportunity. Li Ji'an will never expect us to deploy troops at the last minute. As long as he can't keep up, we can quickly defeat his right flank with our most superior forces, and then we can surround Hefei with our main force and force Li Ji'an to return to defend."

Yang Hu's eyes lit up and his tone sounded a little urgent, which was very different from his usual gentle and elegant demeanor.

His words also moved Yang Tan who was standing beside him.

Yang Dan said, "General, the Shu army's infantry formation is very strong. The battles in the past two days have not been smooth. Now that Li Ji'an knows that our main forces have arrived, he must have mobilized more troops. If our army mobilizes elite troops to the left overnight, even if Li Ji'an hears any movement, he will not dare to follow rashly. He will also worry whether we have really mobilized troops."

Sima Shi fell into deep thought.

To be precise, Yang Hu's proposal is not impossible.

It is indeed a taboo to deploy troops on the battlefield, but in many cases, if the military taboo is handled well, it will lead to a direct counterattack.

Sima Shi was under greater psychological pressure than anyone else at this time.

Now everyone in Wei is anxious to fight this war because there is really no other choice.

From a strategic perspective, the State of Wei had lost everything economically.

Militarily, Bingzhou was also lost, and the battle line was unprecedentedly extended.

On the surface, it seemed that the Sima brothers were attacking the southeast and Xiangyang respectively.

In fact, it was a total war between Han and Wei.

Because Wei Yan's troops in Bingzhou had already taken action.

Wei might be able to delay for a while by using the geographical advantage of Jingxingkou, but the troops in Hebei were numerous but not strong, which meant that once the Han army entered Hebei, there would be a massacre.

Therefore, under such a big situation, the brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao could only fight a quick battle and make a quick decision in the war in the south.

Otherwise, if time drags on, the southern battlefield is not resolved, and Hebei and other provinces are penetrated by the Han army, the overall situation will really collapse.

Yang Dan added: "From the current perspective, although Li Ji'an has sent out his main force, he may not be willing to fight us quickly. The main infantry has taken a defensive stance."

Even Wang Ji agreed and said, "General, I think what Yang Gong said makes sense. In the past, when Li Ji'an entered Yuzhou, he relied on marching and dragged our army around the Central Plains to gain the initiative on the battlefield. We can do the same this time."

But Sima Shi did not express his opinion, he had his considerations.

In his mind, Li Heng was too cunning.

In this battle, he has abandoned all strategies and plans, intending to use his strong army to crush the enemy directly, even if it means a miserable victory.

As long as he could eliminate Li Heng's main army, Sima Shi would be able to regain a large part of his political base.

There is room for maneuver for many things that follow.

Sima Shi's logic is actually very simple. He knew that the strategy proposed by Yang Hu had room for implementation, but it also had the possibility of failure.

After all, any plan in the world is just a plan before it is implemented.

If victory can be achieved just by strategy, then the strategist can become the lord.

Considering the overall situation, Sima Shi would not allow any mistakes in this war.

Therefore, the starting points of both parties are different.

"Gather all the generals tonight. I want to meet them personally. The decisive battle will take place tomorrow!"

Everyone looked at each other. It was obvious that Sima Shi did not choose to use a surprise attack, but was preparing to confront Li Heng head-on.

After dark, the senior, mid-level and grassroots generals of the Wei army all arrived.

Sima Shi prepared wine for all of them.

The middle-level and grassroots generals, who rarely saw Sima Shi on weekdays, all saw him today. The flames around him shot up into the sky. Sima Shi raised his wine glass, smiled kindly, and said to everyone: "You are all good men of my Great Wei. I am very pleased to follow me to fight this time. In recent years, the Shu bandits have been rampant and the country is in turmoil. I am ordered by the emperor to go south to fight the bandits, and the people are all happy. The emperor and the ministers in the court have already prepared money and goods, waiting for your triumphant return."

Sima Shi's words sounded pertinent, and he behaved in a friendly manner, which immediately won the favor of a large number of people.

Especially those grassroots officers, before meeting Sima Shi, they thought that the general must have at least seven or eight heads, right?

What if I piss him off, will he cut me into pieces and eat them?
Now it seems that the general is so kind and approachable.

If I don't give my life, wouldn't I be letting down the general's high hopes for me?
Everyone raised their glasses and shouted, "We are willing to go through fire and water for the general, no matter what it takes!"

Everyone drank the wine in one gulp, and Sima Shi also drank it.

"Okay, okay, you are all heroes of our Great Wei. After your triumphant return, I will personally promote you to higher positions and titles, and I will never dare to neglect you in the slightest!"

After saying this, Sima Shi also drank the wine in one gulp.

After drinking, he threw the wine glass on the ground and said, "I will kill the Shu thief tomorrow!"

"The Shu thief must be killed!"

Everyone made bold statements.

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, Li Heng got up very early. He started eating only after he inspected the military camp.

At this time, the scouts brought news that the Wei army camp had already taken action.

Li Heng asked, "Could it be possible to detect any unusual movements by the Wei army last night?"

“It has not been detected.”

Lu Kang asked, "General, are you worried that Sima Shi will mobilize troops on the battlefield?"

"It's possible."

"In my opinion, Sima Shi will not do this. He does not want to cause any trouble this time and wants to fight quickly and decisively!" Lu Kang said, "Sima Shi will deploy his main force in the middle line and will not deploy troops on the battlefield, but the left wing is probably full of elite troops."

As soon as Lu Kang finished speaking, a horn sounded outside.

Everyone looked outside.

"Report! General, the Wei army has dispatched!"

Li Heng ate his breakfast leisurely and said, "Youjie is right! Sima Shi is more anxious than we thought! He wants to fight us head-on!"

"General, what should we do now..." Dong Yun asked.

"After dinner, let's fight!"

After finishing his meal, Li Heng left the camp and went up to the main command platform.

At this time, the Han army had already formed up, and the soldiers were eating the dry food they had brought with them, and they also drank some water.

Fighting is hard, and even though Li Heng’s food is very good, it is still much worse than usual.

Not to mention the soldiers.

After I temporarily filled my stomach and put away the remaining pot-cakes, the officers had already started giving lectures.

However, there were a lot of horse hoof sounds coming from the front. The Wei army had once again launched a cavalry attack.

The Han soldiers standing in the middle could not see the situation in front of them, but they could hear the sound of horse hooves like the tide.

There was also the roar of the Wei army.

Soon, arrows came like dense rain.

(End of this chapter)