Chapter 325 How to fight against several Ma Su on the opposite side
Originally Qin Lang was cautious and wished he could stay far away from the Han army and wait for Man Chong to attack. Now Ma Su suddenly led his troops northward, which made Qin Lang even more worried.
At best, Ma Su is planning to defeat them one by one. At worst, Ma Su is likely to take advantage of the trend and head northward, directly into the Luoyang Basin.
Once something happens in Luoyang, big things will happen throughout Guandong. This is something Qin Lang cannot bear, and the more he thinks about it, the more he becomes afraid.
Therefore, while the Han army was still far away, Qin Lang led 30,000 central troops to defend his father's city. At the same time, in order to prevent the Han army from sneaking through, Qin Lang ordered his deputy Cao Shuang to lead his troops to garrison outside the city and set up a camp to block the main road.
As long as you hold on and wait for the Huainan army led by Mandu to arrive, everything will be fine.
However, the Han army came faster than Qin Lang imagined. With a distance of dozens of miles, the Han army only took one day to reach the gates of his father's city. The banner of "General of the Han Expedition to the North" stood at the front of the military formation, and a general unknown to Qin Lang was showing off his power in front of the formation.
"Is this person Ma Su, the general of Western Shu?" On the top of the city, Qin Lang pointed at the Shu general in front of the formation and asked curiously.
"Why does his commander-in-chief only have official positions? Doesn't Xishu, such a fierce general, grant him a title?"
A general's flag is usually embroidered with everything from place of birth to official position to marquis. For example, "Zhuge Liang, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty and Marquis of Wuxiang" can basically be identified at a glance as Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
But Ma Su's handsome flag made Qin Lang a little confused. Why didn't he embroider his own marquis? No?
But these are innocuous. At this moment, Ma Di has already begun to persuade the Wei army to surrender as usual under the protection of the Han army.
In this regard, Qin Lang did not say a word and ordered all the soldiers not to say anything. If you ever get into a conversation with this devil, it will be the end if you let him come up with something to say.
Qin Lang is now on the rise of his career, and he cannot be ruined by Ma Su.
However, Qin Lang wanted to deal with it coldly, but not everyone on their side thought so. Here, while Qin Lang was still carefully observing the formation of the Han army and trying to see what Ma Di looked like, he saw the gate of the camp outside the city suddenly open.
"I am Xiahou Wuye, the captain of the Great Wei Po Shu School! Who dares to fight with me!" A military general led thousands of Wei army soldiers and suddenly came out and rushed towards the Han army.
"What's going on? Didn't I give Cao Shuang an order not to come out? Why did he send troops to fight!" Qin Lang was stunned for a moment, then frowned and immediately asked his left and right.
"General Qin, Cao Hujun said... he is your majesty's confidant, and he has the right to decide whether to send troops." The messenger who came in from outside the city was a little embarrassed and reported to Qin Lang cautiously.
"Oh, that's it." Qin Lang's expression was as calm as ever, with no hint of happiness or anger.
"In this case, there is nothing I can do. Let Cao Hujun go..."
Cao Shuang is a direct descendant of the Cao family clan and a member of the emperor's family. Qin Lang, his godson, knew very well that if Cao Shuang didn't listen to him, there was nothing he could do to stop him.
In this case, it's up to you, there's nothing I can do anyway.
At the same time, Cao Shuang sent his general Xia Houwu and led his troops to kill him. However, facing the Wei army's surprise attack, the Han army did not panic at all, but instead quickly changed their formation.
Then, when Xiahou Wu rushed hundreds of steps in front of the formation, several crossbows suddenly came out of the Han army's formation!
"shooting!"
With an order, several crossbow arrows were suddenly shot out. Under the strong impact, they quickly flew towards the Wei army in front. Xia Houwu didn't even have a chance to react, and he was directly shot through by the man and his horse!
The Ba Niu Crossbow has a range of up to 800 steps, and its penetrating power is not even close to the city gates. What does a young general like you mean?
The leading general was suddenly shot and killed, and the Wei army's formation was immediately in chaos. Then the leader "Ma Su" waved his gun, and the Han army quickly covered it up, and the Wei army returned in defeat.
Seeing this situation, Qin Lang was not surprised. He just waved his hand and ordered the defeated troops to retreat.
But just when Qin Lang thought that the temptation was over, he suddenly heard a loud earthquake of military drums from the north!
"I am Ma Su, the general of the Han Dynasty conquering the north! You children, please get off your horse and die!"
At this time, a group of Shu troops suddenly appeared behind the Wei army like magic soldiers descending from the sky. The leading general, wearing white armor and white robes, came out holding a long gun.
His handsome flag is also the "Han Zhengbei General's Horse"!
Han troops suddenly appeared from behind, and Cao Shuang's troops who had set up camp outside the city were in an uproar. Facing the Han army besieged from two sides, the Wei army quickly defended the camp and fought with the Han army.
"Why is there a Ma Su here?" Qin Lang was startled, and then realized something was wrong.
He obviously blocked all the avenues, so how did the Han army get to the back? Moreover, wasn't Ma Su leading the masses from the front? Why did he suddenly go to the back and lead the troops in a surprise attack?
Qin Lang hurriedly divided his troops to rescue Cao Shuang, preparing to take Cao Shuang into the city to guard. After all, he has all Luoyang elites in his hands, so he is really not afraid of the Shu army in a head-on confrontation.
However, just as the responding troops left the city, more than a hundred Shu army cavalry emerged from the corner. The leading Han general came first, holding a spear and shouting,
"Children, do you know Ma Su, the general of the Han Dynasty who conquered the north?"
"Another Ma Di here? How many Ma Di are there in Xishu?"
They were all generals and troops urgently transferred from Luoyang, and no one had ever been in Guanzhong. Because of this, almost no one among them knew Ma Su. Even if they were far away, no one would know which one was Ma Su.
The result is that there is a Ma Su in front of the Han army, a Ma Su in the back, and now another Ma Su appears at the gate of the city.
This is what is called Ma You Chang, You Chang Ma and Chang Ma You?
Because they could not understand the situation at all, the Wei army was in a panic. The Han army took advantage of the situation and launched a surprise attack, facing the panicked Wei army.
Because he didn't know who was Ma Di, Qin Lang didn't dare to leave the city due to Ma Di's reputation. If Zhen Ma Su is still squatting somewhere, it would be bad if he prepares to attack him unprepared.
However, Qin Lang was timid, but Cao Shuang was unlucky. Two "Ma Di" led troops to attack him from front to back, and attacked his camp with great ferocity. In the end, Cao Shuang was forced to put on the armor himself and run to the front line to supervise the battle. He was hit by two arrows before he could withstand the Shu army's offensive with difficulty.
The battle continued until dusk, when the Han army retreated together again. However, the Wei army cowered and trampled on each other and suffered huge losses. Three captains were killed by the Han army.
This raid directly put Wei Jun's temptation to test out of his mind. As soon as the Han army withdrew, Cao Shuang immediately led the entire army into his father's city to join Qin Lang and said nothing about going out.
The most important thing is that Qin Lang sent people to investigate and found that the Han army had divided its troops into three and a half areas and surrounded the father city. The strength of the Han troops in the three places was basically the same, and they all came to surround them under the banner of "Han conquers the northern generals and horses".
Such a false and false strategy immediately made Qin Lang unsure of his decision.
There are several Ma Su on the opposite side, how to fight?