Chapter 239 The troops approach Jiangzhou
In the autumn of the ninth year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang's troops marched out of Baoxie Road, launched the second Northern Expedition, and returned in triumph.
This battle did not occupy a large place in Guanzhong, but the gains were quite abundant. Moreover, the Shu army's multi-faceted joint operations not only defeated the Wei army's offensive, but also caused the Guanzhong battle to collapse several times.
For example, Zhao Yun and Zhang He led more than ten thousand troops to defeat the Wei army at Wudang Mountain. Cao Wei sent tens of thousands of troops to attack Nanyang for two months, but failed to achieve anything.
In the right direction of Longlong, after Guo Huai's main force withdrew, Fei Yi immediately transferred the main force to Anding County. As a result, Sima Yi's main force was attacked by Shu Han's superior troops and retreated to Jincheng after losing more than a thousand soldiers and horses.
The most important thing is that General Cao Zhen, the northwest pillar of Cao Wei, became seriously ill after this battle. After Ma Su congratulated him, his condition worsened and he was only one step away from death.
All these changes made Shu Han's situation begin to improve.
From this point of view, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition can be called a great victory. At least no one in future generations will know that the purpose of sending troops to Baoxie Road this time was to meet Ma Di...
In short, when Zhuge Liang returned to Hanzhong, all the officials in Hanzhong came to congratulate the army.
However, Zhuge Liang was not happy. After briefly arranging the finishing work, he immediately led his army to Sichuan. Although he knew that Li Feng could not cause too much trouble, he still had to be cautious after all.
As long as the weather doesn't affect it much, it won't take long to get from Hanzhong to Shuzhong. Zhuge Liang led his troops to Zitong within a few days, and then learned the latest news in Shu.
Li Feng's rebels passed through Guanghan County and encountered strong resistance from local county soldiers. After a fierce battle, the rebels were defeated and had to retreat to Jiangzhou.
But even so, Li Feng's rebels still did not give up the attack. After the main force retreated to Jiangzhou, small-scale troops continued to be dispatched to try to sneak past Guanghan County and attack Shu County.
"It seems that the rebels have become timid and must fight quickly, otherwise they will run away!" Zhuge Liang immediately made a judgment that Li Feng was planning to run away.
The Jiangzhou rebels themselves are part of the Jiangzhou garrison and the militia, and their combat effectiveness is not high. The tens of thousands of people could not even defeat Guanghan County, and the offensive momentum had obviously been exhausted.
Now if they hear that the main force of the Han army has returned, they will definitely find a way to escape. Jiangzhou is too close to Yong'an. If the rebels desperately want to escape, the Yangtze River Pass may not be able to stop them.
As a result, Zhuge Liang then made a series of responses.
First, Zhang Yi was asked to lead five thousand troops from Bazhong to aid Yong'an, responsible for blocking the Yangtze River pass to prevent the rebels from escaping. At the same time, he also sent an order to Li Hui of Nanzhong to block all roads in Nanzhong to prevent the rebels from breaking out south.
Finally, Zhuge Liang called Ma Su up and gave him the task of defeating the enemy head-on.
Although he really wanted to slap Ma Di, Zhuge Liang had to admit that now that he was running long distances to defeat the enemy head-on, Ma Di was considered the top of the line. Faced with the need to defeat the enemy quickly, Zhuge Liang still handed over the task to Ma Su.
"You Chang, I will give you three thousand cavalry this time. You can attack Jiangzhou from Guanghan County. It is best to successfully defeat the enemy within ten days!" Zhuge Liang explained to Ma Su the mission of his trip and arranged the location of Li Feng's base camp. out.
"Don't worry about the counties under Jiangzhou. They will all be stabilized as soon as Li Feng dies. You only need to lead the troops to Jiangzhou quickly and defeat the rebels under the city of Jiangzhou."
"Don't worry, Prime Minister! You don't need 3,000 people, you can just lead a hundred personal guards..."
"If you dare to take such a risk again, I will throw you outside Chengdu to manage the production of Shu brocade!" Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly became evil, and his tone was full of warning.
"I will let Chen Zhi follow me throughout the whole process, and I won't even try to hide my actions! Otherwise, you, Ma Youchang, just pack up and become the owner of the Shu Brocade Workshop!"
Seeing Zhuge Liang's increasingly dangerous look, Ma Di immediately shrank his head.
Well, my prime minister has figured out his Achilles heel. As soon as he opened his mouth, Ma Su was most afraid of depriving him of his military power and throwing him directly into the safest place.
How could this make Ma Di die?
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After being suppressed by Zhuge Liang, Ma Di could only lead three thousand cavalry to Jiangzhou.
During this period, Chen Zhi followed Ma Su like a thief. Even when Ma Su went to the toilet, he had to wait outside with him, which was more active than Ma Su's soldiers.
There is no way, this general of my own is too adventurous. Even if you watch it every day, you may not be able to see it. How dare Chen Zhi be lazy.
Because Chen Zhi never left, Ma Di could only take the main road and attack Jiangzhou.
After the cavalry arrived in Jiangzhou, Ma Su began to encounter rebel resistance. However, most of them were militiamen with no morale. Ma Di couldn't even intervene himself, and the rebels were defeated by the vanguard.
It was not like there were no soldiers in Jiangzhou who could fight back then. There were still many elite soldiers under Li Yan's administration. However, most of them were taken to Longyou by Hua La Hua La Bai. After Li Yan died, Fei Yi took advantage of them all.
There was nothing he could do, and Li Yan didn't expect that he would be so dignified as a minister, and he would die in confusion in the end.
Therefore, there were not many soldiers left for Li Feng, and they were basically old, weak, sick and disabled.
Without a standing army, the main force of the rebels was the militia and county soldiers. That kind of combat power is really nothing to see in front of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
Ma Di led his troops with great momentum, and at noon on the fifth day, they reached the gates of Jiangzhou City as if they were in no-man's land.
However, when Ma Di arrived at Jiangzhou City smoothly, he found that the rebel base camp was empty. The city gates were open and the streets were deserted, not even a soldier guarding the city.
In short, Jiangzhou is like an empty city.
"What is Li Feng doing?" Ma Su looked at the empty Jiangzhou City in shock, feeling puzzled.
Is Li Feng messing up?
"General Ma! Long time no see!"
At this time, a calm voice came from the top of the city, and a man appeared on the top of the city. Behind him were two children, carrying a table and two wine glasses to the city.
He is Li Yan's son Li Feng.
"You have changed a lot. I almost don't recognize you." Li Feng looked calm and waved to Ma Su distantly.
"We meet old friends today. Don't you plan to come over for a drink and have a detailed chat?"
Li Feng's behavior instantly made Liu Yin and other senior generals tense up, and their eyes were filled with vigilance.
Their army came to the city, but the rebel leader was so calm. Not only that, but they also opened the city gate to welcome him, which I wouldn't believe if there weren't an ambush dog.
Liu Yin and others were all attentive and began to be alert to their surroundings, ready for an ambush at any time.
However, at this moment, Ma Su jumped off the horse and said with a smile.
"No problem, I really want to drink and chat with Li Jiangzhou!"