I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 83 Breaking the Long Road!The storm has formed!

"Come in!"

When the scout came in, he looked panicked, but Xiahou Ba asked, "What's the good news?"

"General, it's bad, the Shu army's city has been built!"

"Hahaha, nonsense! The Shu army has only been building the city for a long time, how could it be possible that it was completed!"

The scout looked anxious and said, "General, it's true. We went to investigate early this morning, and we saw the Shu army's city very far away. It's so long and so high!"

Xiahou Ba slapped him and said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense!"

He walked out angrily.

Generally speaking, in order to ensure the accuracy of intelligence, multiple scouts are sent out.

Next, Xiahou Ba's face began to change.

At first he smiled, then he smiled awkwardly, then he sank down, and finally he turned livid.

Because no matter where the scouts came back, they all told Xiahou Ba that the Han army's city was ready.

This morning, when the Wei army was confirming the news, the Han army had already entered the city one after another.

When Xiahou Ba led his troops and planned to attack the Han army as usual, he found that a two-foot-high city wall had been erected in front of him.

Xiahou Ba looked at those city walls like monsters.

Then, he began to write a report to Sima Yi with trembling hands.

When writing the report, Xiahou Ba's first reaction was that he had been deceived by the scouts.

Otherwise, why would we suddenly receive news that the Shu army had built a city?

It must have been almost completed a long time ago, and the people below were lazy and didn't report it.

But here comes the problem!

Xiahou Ba remembered that the last time he attacked the Han army was four days ago. When he attacked the Han army camp four days ago, he had not seen a two-foot-high city behind the camp!

Xiahou Ba's face looked like he was constipated, like a student who couldn't solve a math problem.

How the hell should I write this!

So Xiahou Ba wrote: The Shu army built a city in four days!Alas!
The afternoon sunshine was very good, and Sima Yi was inspecting the soldiers' training.

Sima Zhao suddenly arrived: "Grand Governor, we have discovered some very strange news on the west bank of Xieshui today."

"what news?"

"It is said that the Shu army is transporting some square bricks to the west."

"brick?"

"Yes, it has been transported for the past half month. At the beginning, it was still covered up, but now it is transported in a big way."

"What is the purpose of the Shu army transporting bricks?" Sima Yi became confused.

Xin Pi on the side said: "Does the Shu army want to build a city with bricks?"

Sima Yi and his son both looked at him like a monster.

In the Han Dynasty, bricks were generally used for paving the floor or decorating walls. Only nobles could afford them, and many of them were also used in tombs.

Build a city with bricks?

Sima Yi has lived for more than fifty years, and this is the first time he has heard of it.

"Xin Gong is joking again." Sima Zhao said, "How can bricks be used to build a city?"

At this moment, the messenger came quickly.

"Report! Grand Governor, General Xiahou has an urgent report!"

Sima Yi took it and opened it as usual.

Then his face changed.

Sima Yi had actually lived in fear for the past year. He was forced to move by the Han army's step-by-step strategy. Then he was forced to move, but he was beaten so hard that he almost didn't even recognize his son.

Originally, Sima Yi pinned his hopes on the battle for Chencang.But now?
Sima Yi frowned and stared at Xiahou Ba's report with squinted eyes, as if he wanted to pluck every word from the bamboo slips and study it carefully.

What the hell is building a city in four days!
This governor really wants to whip Xiahou Ba until he dies!

Sima Yi slammed the bamboo slips together and his face turned blue.

Xin Pi looked puzzled. Sima Zhongda's mood has fluctuated greatly in the past year!

I used to be so calm and confident, so calm and calm.

Why do you always change your face now?
Too restless!
Simbin came over and started to look.

Then he closed the bamboo slips fiercely, his face was livid, and he said angrily: "This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! That stupid pig Xiahou Ba wrote nonsense!"

Does Xiahou Ba know how to joke about this kind of thing?
Obviously not!

This shows that this is true!

what does this mean?
This means that if the Wei army attacks the Han army next, it will not attack the camp, but the city!

What's even more frightening is that the Han army can mobilize a large amount of grain into the new city and store the grain in the house without fear of rain or lack of space.

It can be further extended that the Han army can increase its troops to the north of the Wei River without pressure and completely block the Wei army in Chencang!

And the core point here is that the Han army owns the city and can defend it, or send troops to march westward.

The strategic operation space has been greatly expanded.

Sima Yi was confused for a moment.

This time it was completely beyond his expectation.

"It's bricks!" Sima Zhao suddenly said, "The Shu army built its city with bricks!"

At this time, Xin Pi and Sima Yi also reacted.

The expressions of both of them were even more painful.

Because in their perception, bricks are very precious. Are they used to build a city?

Even Luoyang can’t do it!
Not to mention a small town built temporarily in Guanzhong.

"Crazy! Crazy!" Xinpi screamed with a sad face, "Zhuge Villager is crazy!"

Sima Yi closed his eyes, sighed, and then walked to his tent.

"Grand Governor!" Sima Zhao followed up and said, "It's time to send people to Xiwei now."

Sima Yi glanced at his son with a hint of joy in his tired eyes. His son's growth surprised him.

After returning to the camp, Sima Yi said: "Transfer Guo Huai to Xiwei. There is no point in guarding Beiyuan now."

"Here."

After giving this order, Sima Yi calmed down.

He began to write a report to Cao Rui.

He must write clearly about the seriousness of the problem now.

As for how serious the problem was, Sima Yi was a little confused at first, but he gradually sorted it out.

[-]. The Han army has seized a strategic location and half of the Long Road has been cut off.

[-]. The Han army is increasing its troops, which means Zhuge Liang is preparing to expand the front.

To sum it up: Longyou is in danger!
However, in the eyes of a genius commander like Sima Yi, he saw not only Longyou in danger, but also Chang'an in danger.

After Zhuge Liang captures Longyou, his troops and food will further increase.

This creates a situation where Longyou overlooks Guanzhong!
If the pass is lost, Luoyang will be in danger!
Now it is not a question of whether Luoyang wants to increase its troops, but whether Wei wants to subjugate the country.

There is only one choice: continue to increase troops, mobilize a large number of people to enter the front line of Chang'an, and build a defense line hundreds of miles deep with Chang'an as the center to contain Zhuge Liang!

In the evening, Guo Huai received Sima Yi's order to mobilize troops and also learned about the situation on the Chencang front.

Guo Huai is the most outstanding strategic talent on the Western Front of Cao Wei. His strategic talent is still superior to Sima Yi. How could he not know the importance of the Chencang Front?
Guo Huai looked pale on the spot: Is the situation over?
(End of this chapter)