January 22, 241 AD.

Outside Hefei.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Cao Shuang, the Great Sima of the Wei Dynasty, came out of his tent to greet Emperor Cao Rui. Cao Rui glanced at Cao Shuang, then looked at the city of Hefei in the distance, dismounted and asked Cao Shuang: "Sima, in whose hands does Hefei belong?"

Cao Shuang frowned and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I have been attacking for days, and Hefei will be captured soon.

Please don't worry, Your Majesty."

Cao Shuang did not lie. He set out from Luoyang and was not delayed all the way. It was just because the journey was too far. He hurried and hurried slowly. By the time he arrived at Hefei, Hefei had been occupied by Soochow for several days.

He was ordered to rush to Hefei's aid. As a member of the royal family of the Wei Dynasty,

And it’s Da Sima again,

Of course he knew the importance of Hefei to Wei.

Cao Shuang didn't even rest in Hefei. As soon as he arrived in Hefei, he launched a fierce attack on Hefei.

It’s just that Hefei City has high walls and deep walls.

Moreover, there were 60,000 to 70,000 Soochow soldiers and horses in the city. They held the city firmly. Cao Shuang, who had only 50,000 soldiers and horses, could not shake Hefei even though he attacked for days.

Cao Rui did not mean to blame Cao Shuang, because Soochow sent troops first, and calculating the time, unless Cao Shuang spread his wings and flew to Hefei, he would not be able to arrive before the Wu army conquered Hefei.

Moreover, Sun Quan sent troops to Hefei several times before, and each time they fought a few battles, the Wu army would be defeated and retreat, and the result would be the same regardless of the number of people.

So this time Cao Rui only gave Cao Shuang 50,000 people.

Thinking that with the 30,000 defenders of Hefei City, plus Cao Shuang's 50,000 troops, there would be a total of 80,000 people.

There is also a fortified city. What can Sun Quan do even if he has an army of 100,000?

"Ai Qing, please live in peace!" Cao Rui said calmly.

Returning to the Chinese army's tent, Cao Rui asked Cao Shuang: "Da Sima, I have brought 50,000 more elite troops to Ai Qing." As he said that, he looked at Cao Shuang and asked, "How should we use Ai Qing's plan to break the city?" < /p>

One hundred thousand troops!

This is all the troops and horses that Cao Rui can mobilize, and 10,000 of them are drawn from Jizhou.

Hefei, Cao Rui is determined to win.

"Strong attack!" Cao Shuang said solemnly.

Now Sun Quan is holed up in Hefei City, and he has already found out the news. Wuchang is also deploying troops and generals. It seems that Sun Quan does not intend to give up Hefei easily.

"Okay!" Cao Rui nodded and said, "Then attack with force and treat others with their own medicine."

Cao Rui also knew before that Sun Quan's attack on Hefei relied on force.

"From now on, divide the soldiers and horses into twelve teams;" Cao Rui said: "Four teams will take turns to attack the city every day!"

"No!"

All the generals responded in unison!

One hundred thousand people were divided into twelve teams, each team was less than ten thousand people.

But it can make Soochow very uncomfortable. This trick has also been used by Sun Quan before.

Starting early in the morning on the 23rd,

The Wei army attacked Hefei City from the west, north, and east gates at the same time. They planned to let Sun Quan experience what it means to be exhausted.

But——

Sun Quan in Hefei City was not worried, but was relaxed and contented, because at this moment, there were nearly 70,000 Wu troops in Hefei City.

With 70,000 people defending a city, it would not be easy for Cao Rui to break it.

Therefore, facing the wheel battle launched by the Wei army, Sun Quan also made corresponding strategies. He divided 70,000 people into three teams so that they could also rotate.

The two sides went back and forth and carried out offensive and defensive drills in Hefei City for more than ten days, but the results still did not change. That is, the Wei army's 100,000 people were reduced to 80,000, and the Wu army was reduced to nearly 70,000 people, which was reduced to 60,000.< /p>

Although the Wei army brought three-bow crossbows, and before attacking the city, they would fire a shower of spears, but this thing was good at defending the city, but the effect was not very obvious when used to attack the city.

Moreover, there were originally more than a hundred three-bow crossbows in Hefei City. As the Wu army entered the city, of course these items all belonged to the Wu army.

When they attacked Hefei on the first day, Wu Jun had seen its power. After Sun Quan entered the city, he was overjoyed when he saw the three-bow crossbow. Through the soldiers' stories, Wu Jun quickly learned how to operate the three-bow crossbow. method.

Before Cao Shuang and his army arrived, Sun Quan ordered people to cut down trees nearby and work hard to make the spears needed for the crossbow. Of course, there were tens of thousands of spears on the battlefield in the south of the city and east of the city. These were all shot by the Wei army before. .

By the time Cao Shuang arrived at Hefei, Wu Jun had already been prepared.

When the Wei army fired spears at the city of Hefei, the Wu army of course fought back in the same way.

Both the Wei and Wu armies had three-bow crossbows, and their ranges were the same, so the daily exchange of spears became the opening song of the battle.

However, after more than ten days of hard work.

The Wei army also failed to make any progress, which made Cao Rui anxious.

February 8.

Cao Rui stopped attacking Hefei and instead sent envoys into the city to meet Sun Quan.

"Go back and tell Cao Rui!" Sun Quan glanced at the Wei envoy and said calmly: "There is no need for a decisive battle. I am not Liu Adou, and I have no interest in taking Cao Rui as a prisoner." As he said that, he deliberately smiled and said: "For I tell Cao Rui that if you don’t want your country to be ruined and your family to be destroyed, you should withdraw your troops and go back to Luoyang as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late.”

"Hahaha!" The Wei envoy laughed when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty! We, the Wei Dynasty, have an army of 100,000 to besiege Hefei. How can your Majesty stay there for a long time when he goes deep alone?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the generals of the Wu army around him, and then said: "I, the Emperor of Wei, would like to advise your majesty that Wei is strong and Wu is weak. If your majesty understands the current situation, you should withdraw your troops as soon as possible and withdraw from Hefei. Otherwise, I, the emperor of Wei, will march south and your country will be destroyed." That’s it.”

"Hahaha!" Sun Quan said with a smile: "Nothing, nothing, let Cao Rui raise his troops south as soon as possible to save me from going all the way north."

"Send off the guests!" After finishing speaking, Sun Quan said loudly.

Originally, Cao Rui wanted to anger Sun Quan and ask him to either leave the city for a decisive battle, or to withdraw from Hefei and return to Soochow as soon as possible.

However, Sun Quan is so easily angered.

"Shameless old man!" Cao Rui said angrily: "I swear to destroy Soochow, I swear to destroy Soochow!"

Just when Cao Rui was furious, a young general quickly entered the tent and was so frightened that Cao Rui turned pale.

"Your Majesty!" the young general said anxiously: "Wu Yi, the Han cavalry general, and Guan Xing, the general of Zhenbei, led an army of 50,000 people out of Tongguan eastward and have reached Hongnong City."

"???"

The entire tent suddenly fell into dead silence.

Cao Rui froze on the spot.

He is currently busy regaining the lost land of compound fertilizer. He does not want Liu Chan to stab him in the back at this time.

"Liu Adou! Liu Adou!" Cao Rui said angrily: "You are a bastard with no faith."

A few months ago, Liu Chan sent people to Luoyang, telling him that the Han Dynasty would soon send troops to destroy Wu, and also invited the Wei Dynasty to jointly send troops.

Originally, Cao Rui planned to sit back and watch the tiger fight and remain neutral.

It's just that Sun Quan suddenly launched a two-pronged Northern Expedition, forcing the Wei Dynasty to send troops south to resist the Wu army. Now he doesn't ask Liu Chan to keep his word and takes the opportunity to send troops to destroy Wu. He only wants Liu Adou to remain neutral at this time.

But——

He was wrong. Among the Three Kingdoms, the Han Dynasty was the most powerful and Cao Wei could no longer compete with him. Now that there was an opportunity to stab him, how could Liu Chan let it pass?

Destroy Wu——

This is Liu Chan’s plan.

Just when Cao Rui was anxious, Sun Quan in Hefei City was so excited that he wanted to dance. He said excitedly: "Adou is very good, Adou is very good!"

"Hahaha!"

"Hefei is worry-free!"

"Hefei is worry-free!"

A few months ago, Liu Chan said that he would unite with Wu to destroy Wei, and now he actually means what he says.

When the Han army leaves Tongguan in the east, as long as it breaks through Hongnong County, Luoyang, the capital of Cao Wei, will be exposed to the Han army's cavalry.

Now that the main force of the Wei army is contained by the Wu army, how can the Wei army in Luoyang stop the Han army?

Hongnong County——

"General!"

Guan Xing smiled and asked: "When will we start attacking the city?"

The army had arrived in Hongnong for three days, but Wu Yi did not order an attack on the city, but maintained a standoff outside Hongnong City.

"No rush, no rush!" Wu Yi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Wait a little longer for Cao Rui."

"???" Guan Xing was stunned when he heard this.

This dispatch of troops was also due to the battle between Wei and Wu in Hefei. The Han Dynasty found a fighting opportunity, so the emperor ordered Wu Yi to be the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition, leading Guan Xing and others to send troops to attack Wei.

However, when Wu Yi's troops arrived at Hongnong, they refused to attack the city.

"General!" Guan Xing said: "At this time, Hongnong's defenders are lacking. This is a good opportunity for our army to attack the city. Why do we have to wait for Cao Rui to rush to help?"

Of course Guan Xing didn't understand.

However, the commander-in-chief is Wu Yi, and if he doesn’t order the attack, Guan Xing will have nothing to do with him.

The Han army suddenly attacked, and Hongnong's defenders were naturally frightened. At this time, Hongnong only had more than 10,000 defenders. How could they defend against 50,000 Han troops?

Cao Wei was attacked on both sides, and the most nervous one was naturally Cao Rui. Compared with the loss of Hefei, he was more afraid of the loss of Luoyang. He originally wanted to fight Sun Quan, but when he learned that the Han army was coming to kill Hongnong, he no longer continued to attack. Thoughts about Hefei.

In the afternoon of that day, Cao Rui returned to Luoyang with an army of 50,000 to aid him. He needed to get to Luoyang before Hongnong fell.

Of course, Hefei is not just left alone. Sun Quan still has to block it here. Even if Hefei is lost, Sun Quan cannot be allowed to take the opportunity to go north.
To be continued...