Chapter 135 Persuading Surrender
"Ma Zhong, Ma Zhong, I caught you!"
Ma Su was overjoyed. He thought he could only kill Pan Zhang in a formation, but he didn't expect an unexpected gain.
Ma Zhong was known as the killer of famous generals in the Three Kingdoms, and both Guan Yu and his son were captured by him. His archery skills were very good and he was Pan Zhang's loyal lieutenant.
This person is one of the enemies of the Shu Han regime, and has a grievance with the Guan family.
Seeing Ma Su looking at him with surprised eyes, Ma Zhong looked ashen.
md, the whereabouts are in their hands.
"Kill or behead him, it's up to you." Ma Zhong closed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
"I have no say in this matter. You should wait for the Prime Minister's decision." Ma Di shook his head, glanced at him and said.
"Of course, you also have the opportunity to make up for your mistakes. If you are willing to help me pretend to surrender to the Yi Dao..."
"Sorry General Ma, I can't do this. This is not something a loyal general can do." Ma Zhong shook his head without hesitation and refused firmly.
He is from Jiangdong, and his family was under the rule of Soochow. It doesn't matter if he dies, but if he harms the whole family, he will spend his whole life in the eyes and contempt of others.
Seeing that Ma Zhong was very stubborn, Ma Su could only sigh helplessly and gave up his plan to use Ma Zhong as bait to open the gate of Yidao City.
Of course, the success rate is not high. After all, Pan Zhang's defeated troops have probably fled back. If the guess is correct, Yidaocheng is already on high alert at this moment.
It's a pity, if it weren't for Pan Zhang, he might still have a chance to steal the city.
"Forget it, we've already come, we can't go back now, right?" Ma Su scratched his head, waved his hand and asked the soldiers to escort Ma Zhong back to Yiting, and he continued to move towards Yidao with the rest of his troops.
After traveling for dozens of miles, a tall city blocked the mountain road. Behind this city is the Jingnan Plain, which is flat, open and densely covered with rivers.
This is Yidao City and the last barrier of Soochow's defense line.
After getting out of here, Soochow could no longer rely on the narrow mountain roads to resist the Shu army. The reason why the late emperor failed to launch the battle of Yiling was because he did not attack Yidao.
At this time, Yi Dao had already closed the gate tightly, and the Wu soldiers on the top of the city looked like they were facing a formidable enemy. Zhu Ran, the general who defended the city, couldn't help but feel his scalp numb when he saw the Shu army with strong morale and neat military appearance outside the city.
Pan Zhang left at noon, but Buqu escaped in the afternoon and told Pan Zhang that he was gone. After defeating Pan Zhang, the Shu army was able to fight all the way over without any delay. This fighting power was so terrifying.
Zhu Ran was not so panicked when he was guarding Jiangling, but it was obvious that he was really nervous.
"I am General Fenwei of the Han Dynasty, Ma Di, and the man on top of the city is General Zhu Ran of Jiangdong?" Ma Di asked as he rode forward and looked at Zhu Ran on top of the city.
Zhu Ran is Hao Zhao of Soochow, and he is also a general who is extremely good at defense. If he is really guarding this place, I'm afraid Ma Su will have to use his old skills to break the city.
"Of course!" Zhu Ran's expression suddenly changed when he heard Ma Su's name.
He was not a simple-minded general like Pan Zhang. He knew the value of the name Ma Su.
I won't list Ma Di's achievements in Longyou. His level can be seen just from his plan to kill Zhang He.
Zhang He and Zhang Liao were both good generals of the Five Sons, and both were generals of Cao Wei. So Zhang He is about the same as Zhang Liao, and Ma Su is bigger than Zhang He, so...
Ma Di is greater than Zhang Liao!
"It turns out to be General Zhu, whose name I have admired for a long time!" Ma Di sighed in his heart, then cupped his hands and said.
"Today, under your Majesty's order, we are going to attack Sun Quan, who pretends to be the emperor, and we want to pass through here. I have always heard that General Zhu is a famous general of the Han Dynasty. I don't think he will help Sun Quan's rebels to resist the heavenly soldiers, right?"
"We should open the city gate quickly. I am willing to join hands with the general to defeat the traitors. Don't make any mistakes!"
After hearing what Ma Su said, Zhu Ran could only shake his head disdainfully. He was a Soochow general who was born and raised in Danyang, and Ma Di actually tried to persuade him to surrender?
Are you kidding me? Even if Zhu Ran jumped from here, he would never betray Soochow and surrender to Shu.
"General Ma, don't waste your words. If you want to attack the city, come here! I, Zhu Ran, will accompany you at any time!" Zhu Ran waved his hand, looked at Ma Di at the bottom of the city, and said.
"What's more, even if I open the city gate now and let you in by yourself, would you dare to enter?"
The last sentence was a mockery of Ma Su, but when he heard it, Ma Su immediately became happy and nodded directly.
"If you dare to open it, I will dare to enter!"
Zhu Ran: "???"
Liu Yin: "???"
"What? Is General Zhu Ran afraid of me, a Confucian scholar?" Ma Di raised his eyebrows, looking at Zhu Ran on the top of the city and said with disdain.
"I gathered five thousand soldiers to occupy the high city, but in the end, even a Confucian scholar who had no power to tie a chicken was afraid. You, Zhu Ran, are nothing more than that."
you? Don’t have the strength to restrain a chicken? Confucian scholar?
The corners of Zhu Ran's mouth were almost cramped. He wanted to see with his own eyes how thick-skinned Ma Di was.
Fuck, not to mention your brilliant achievements in Longyou, how could you kill Pan Zhang in battle only by a weakling?
I believe you!
"Someone, put a basket down!"
Zhu Ran was angered by Ma Su's arrogant attitude, and waved his hand and ordered. Several soldiers lowered a basket to the top of the city, and then Zhu Ran looked at Ma Su with a sneer.
"Don't you dare to enter the city? Please do it!"
"If you dare to go to the top of the city and enter the Yi Road to reminisce with Zhu, Zhu will promise to surrender to you!"
"It's a deal!" Ma Su said and jumped off the horse, stepping onto the basket without the slightest fear.
After all, he had an opportunity to commit suicide with a high winning rate, and Ma Di was not willing to let it go.
It's just that Ma Su's actions almost frightened Liu Yin. If you're not a general, you really want to go. He quickly grabbed Ma Su and admonished him,
"General Fenwei, what are you doing? You are the general of the armed forces. You cannot put yourself in danger!"
"Danger? What kind of risk is this? Can a few Jiangdong rats kill me?" Ma Su didn't care at all, and happily patted Liu Yin's hand to reassure him.
"Xiuren, lead your troops well. I'll be back as soon as I go."
"Tell the prime minister later that Zhang Ni, the captain of Guanghan County, has great talents and should be reused. Li Mu, the commander of Longxi County, and Chen Zhi, a native of Runan, are both talented and should be reused."
"I'll tell you the rest when I get back!"
After saying that, Ma Su broke free from Liu Yin's hands with lightning speed and walked to the edge of the city in a swagger.
"Come on, General Zhu, I believe you are a gentleman!" Ma Di straightened his back and said to Zhu Ran at the top of the city.
"I will personally come to the city to talk to you!"
Zhu Ran was stunned by Ma Su's actions. He didn't expect that Ma Su actually dared to stand up just for a show.
Are you really here? I'm just kidding!
Not to mention Zhu Ran, even the soldiers responsible for pulling the rope were at a loss. They all looked at Zhu Ran and waited for his order.
"General, let's..."
"Pull up! I want to see what Ma Su wants to do!" Zhu Ran ordered through gritted teeth.