Chapter 173 Guanqiu Jian’s forbearance
Guanqiu Jian's first battle was obviously not very good. When he arrived in Zhuyang before he could take a breath, Ma Di gave him a big blow.
The ships were connected in series, protected by soldiers who were good at water warfare, and the cavalry were inside, so that the cavalry could cross the river as if they were walking on flat ground. This kind of gameplay is difficult for anyone to understand, let alone Guanqiu Jian.
It's only Ma Su who doesn't know how to play cards, so he often thinks in weird directions.
It was not until Ma Su's troops withdrew to the south bank of the Han River that Guanqiu Jian relaxed his vigilance again. Only then did he dare to gather the rebels and lead the troops to prepare to camp and defend.
Now he finally understood why Zhuge Dan didn't dare to fight when he was almost stabbed in the eye when facing Ma Su. With Ma Su's impact like the wind and his miraculous charging power, Guanqiu Jian had to accept the defeat.
Do you want to fight the war seriously? Hit nm!
Guanqiu Jian then led his troops to retreat several miles and camped far away from the Han River to prevent being attacked by Ma Su at night. Not only that, Guanqiu Jian also placed all the powerful crossbows, bows, arrows and spearmen in the army on the outside for defense.
Guanqiu Jian finally realized what it means to conquer with every attack. However, he didn't seem to be very convinced. He returned to the military camp and began to study the military formation style desperately, preparing to find another day to regain his position.
On the other side, Ma Su returned to camp victoriously, and the soldiers were all excited.
"It seems that it is indeed feasible to cross the river with a chain of iron ropes... Wei Jun probably never expected that he would be defeated by the plan designed by his family, right?" Ma Di touched his chin and said to himself with a bit of a smile.
Since designing the iron chain chain during the grain robbery in the Wei River, Ma Su has conducted in-depth research and development on this strategy. Multiple ships are connected by iron lock ropes, which have very good resistance to bumps in the water.
As long as the soldiers know a little bit about water, they will be able to walk on it as if they were on the ground. Not to mention that all the infantry under Ma Di's command were natives of Jingxiang and were extremely good at water warfare.
But even so, two of Ma Su's horsemen unfortunately fell into the water. People rescued them but the horses were gone.
"This style of play looks like it requires a lot of practice. If you train it well, you can fight against Soochow in the future..." Ma Di touched his chin and thought subconsciously, but he soon realized it.
"Fuck! Do we need cavalry to fight Soochow? This is a waste!"
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In the next month, Guanqiu Jian began to dig deep ditches and high forts on the Zhuyang line, and defended the camp. He didn't know what he was doing. Ma Su led a small force and once again started his old business, guerrilla cutting off food roads.
The waterway in Zhuyang is relatively narrow, so it is not easy to transport grain for the new city. Now that there is someone like Ma Su who likes to fight guerrillas, it is even worse.
It is worth mentioning that although Ma Su defeated Zhuyang, he did not send anyone to defend it. I don’t know if it’s due to the influence of his previous master, but Ma Su still likes to fight in the wild.
Because Guanqiu Jian did not dare to fight, Ma Su's navy cavalry came and went freely along the Han River. Ma Su was so arrogant that he passed by a wild dog on the edge of the Han River, and the Shu army had to approach him and give him a slap.
In one month, Nanyang's three shipments of grain to Xincheng were in vain. Ma Su, on the other hand, instantly became a lot richer and began to feed his horses with Cao Wei's military rations.
Now it was Zhuge Dan's turn to write a letter to warn Guanqiu Jian. Why was Guanqiu so timid? How could An Neng be such a cowardly general in the Wei Dynasty?
As the tides turn, who can be better than anyone else?
Guanqiu Jian did not refute this, and stayed at the fortress honestly, not even daring to enter Zhuyang City, for fear that Ma Su would ambush someone to kill him.
Nearly two months into the confrontation between the two sides, an urgent letter from Xincheng County was delivered to Guanqiu Jian's desk. The army was almost out of food and fodder, and the morale of the Wei army was in a low state. Zhao Yun and Zhang He were already on the verge of destroying the mausoleum.
In the letter, Li Fu, the governor of Xincheng County, almost begged, Mr. Guanqiu, please stop going wild and come and save me!
If you don't save me, I will die for you!
Only then did Guan Qiu Jian gently shake his head and make a decision.
"It looks like we can't wait any longer. It's time to have another encounter with Ma Su's son." Guanqiu Jian narrowed his eyes and made the final decision.
For two months, Guan Qiu Jian was like the Dragon King's son-in-law, holding back and not showing off. The Shu army provoked him several times, but he did not send troops to fight.
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It is worth mentioning that Guanqiu Jian's ability to bear it till now is only due to luck. He never hung up his coaching flag, which led to Ma Su not knowing the name of the Wei general he was playing against.
Fortunately for Guanqiu Jian, among all the generals who faced off against Ma Su, he was the only one who could keep his reputation.
Then Guanqiu Jian led the army out and officially marched towards Ma Di's base.
"General, the Wei army that had been holding tight to the wall suddenly moved. At this time, they have arrived outside Zhuyang City."
On the south bank, while leading the Qiang and Di cavalry to continue training on water skills, a spy came back to report to Ma Su.
"Looking at the size, there should be 30,000 people. The flags and flags are all uniform. The generals should not be incompetent."
"Really?" Ma Di raised his eyebrows, a little surprised that Wei Jun, who had been beaten by him, dared to come out.
Could it be that they have some preparations?
Ma Di felt a little wary, but he still jumped on the warship himself, taking only a few hundred cavalry with him to have another look.
"By the way, did the opponent's coach still not show his flag?"
"still none."
"TMD!" Ma Su cursed secretly. The stories he compiled this month can almost be compiled into a novel, but it is also a pain to not know the name of the protagonist.
Not long after Guanqiu Jian arrived at the battlefield, the Shu army was dispatched. A dozen ships, connected by ropes and iron rings, quickly appeared on the surface of the Han River.
The leader, Ma Su, sat in front of the boat and ignored the powerful crossbows and arrows of the Wei army.
I'll just sit here and let you cum, and you see who can hit it!
"General! The Shu army is coming!" Guanqiu Jian's deputy general reported to him.
"There are more than a thousand soldiers and hundreds of cavalry. They can move forward and retreat like the wind. They are elite soldiers! Their soldiers can be used for their own purposes. They are not afraid of death when they fall into battle and fight to the death. Therefore, they are respected... This is a great talent!"
Guanqiu Jian had already put away his pride at this moment and looked at Ma Su's soldiers and horses with a learning eye. He was very surprised that Ma Su could train the Shu army to be so elite and good at fighting.
Since ancient times, those who can be loved by soldiers and can be trained as extremely elite are all famous generals. After all, training elite soldiers requires strict discipline. Once military law is strict, it will be difficult for soldiers to love you.
Li Guang, the famous Han general, marched and used his troops casually, so all the soldiers were willing to use him. It is precisely because of this that Li Guang has made many military achievements in Yanmen for decades, but... he understands everything.
That's why Guanqiu Jian was surprised that Ma Su could train the army to be so elite and be so loved by the soldiers.
What a great talent!
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Liu Yin, who was far away in Xiangyang, suddenly sneezed again and his whole body shivered suddenly.
This feeling...why do you feel like something has been stolen?