Chapter 326 The arrival of Man Chong
"These people from Wei are all bastards. They are so embarrassed and so cowardly."
In the jungle west of the father city, Ma Di and hundreds of cavalry were hiding here. After hiding for several days, the Wei army was unable to leave the city, leaving Ma Di speechless.
At this moment, Wang Ping, Jufu, and Ma Zhong were each dressed as Ma Su, and each led a soldier and horse to station, all under the banner of General Zhengbei. Ma Su himself hid in the jungle with hundreds of personal guards, waiting for the Wei army to surprise and harass them.
But Qin Lang was more cowardly than he thought, and had been huddled in the city for several days. Although this is beneficial to Ma Su, it still makes Ma Su very unhappy when he has no battle to fight.
Just the banner of General Zhengbei scares you like this? Can your pseudo-Wei generals have some backbone!
"General, the vanguard of the Wei army in Huainan in the south has arrived at Dingling, not far from Kunyang." At this time, the deputy general reported to Ma Su,
"And the people in Kunyang have almost evacuated. At this time, Kunyang has completed the fortification and clearing of the country. If we continue to delay here, we will easily be outflanked by the Huainan Wei army, so we should retreat first!"
"What a pity, what a great opportunity." Ma Di shook his head, regretting that he could not give Wei Jun a fatal blow.
"That's all, let's retreat to Kunyang first. The Wei army is disturbed by this attack and will probably be more vigilant in the future."
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When the three horses came northward with great fanfare, Qin Lang huddled in the city and did not come out. After the Han army stationed here for several days, Qin Lang received news that the Han army had retreated.
"The Shu soldiers retreated? Retreating at this time??" Qin Lang hesitated for a moment, then thought of something, and suddenly felt happy,
"Could it be that the army led by Governor Mandu has arrived? The Shu army had to retreat?"
Now that the Han army is at an advantage, it is absolutely impossible for Ma Su to retreat with his character. Now that the dominant side suddenly retreats, there is a high probability that there is a reason to retreat.
After much deliberation, only Manchuang's Huainan army arrived and forced Ma Su to retreat.
In this case... Qin Lang began to ponder and consider whether to lead his troops in pursuit.
If the Shu army retreats in an emergency, he will surely gain great success by following behind and attacking. If he is lucky and captures several captains of the Shu army, he can even gain more favor from Cao Rui.
But after some pondering, Qin Lang shook his head decisively and rejected the idea.
"Ma Di is cunning and good at fighting. Even if he withdraws his troops, he will definitely be on guard. What's more, we haven't contacted Governor Mandu yet, so it's difficult to determine whether this is a trick by the Shu army to lure the enemy..."
After Qin Lang pondered for a while, he still felt that it was better to be on the safe side and not pursue him. There was no need for this in the first place. Even if he had no military exploits, as long as he didn't do anything serious, he wouldn't lose his favor.
In this case, there is no need to take the risk.
Qin Lang made an order that he would not leave, and flatly refused Cao Shuang's request to fight. Cao Shuang was very dissatisfied with this, but there was nothing he could do about it when Qin Lang showed his handsome seal.
Qin Lang made a correct decision, because when the Han army retreated, Ma Di personally led more than 500 people from his army to the rear. As long as the Wei army dares to pursue, Ma Di is ready to personally teach Qin Lang how to behave.
In the end, the Wei army did not pursue it, and more than 10,000 Han troops successfully returned to Kunyang. The Huainan Wei army in Dingling had the idea of attacking, but because there were few vanguard troops and horses, and Qin Lang did not pursue them, they had to give up the idea.
It was not until the Han army retreated to Kunyang for several days that Qin Lang confirmed many times that the Han army did not ambush. Only then did he lead the Central Army to slowly move forward and march southward with extreme caution.
At the same time, Man Chong personally led 80,000 people from Huainan, followed the Huai River north to Dingling, and marched west to threaten Kunyang. At the same time, the main force of Qin Lang's central army arrived at Dingling and joined forces with Man Chong. The total force reached 100,000. Since then, the Wei army's military strength has reached its peak.
"I've seen General Hussar!" Man Chong saluted immediately after seeing Qin Lang.
"What did Governor Mandu say? I was just ordered to lead the troops here. The generals who are really responsible for the war are you senior generals. I should be the one to say hello to you." Qin Lang immediately returned the salute and saluted Man Chong.
Qin Lang is a low-key person, very good at observing people's words and emotions, and knows who should be respected. He still had to respect a big leader from an aristocratic family like Man Chong and an old revolutionary.
Man Chong was very pleased with this, and then the two of them chatted in a pretentious manner, and Man Chong quickly got to the point.
"General Qin, when the Shu army marches east this time, it is most likely that they want to repeat what happened to Longyou in the past, and attack and occupy Nanyang. As for the importance of Nanyang, I don't need to say more, the general also knows it."
"The problem now is that the thief general Ma Su is cunning and good at fighting, making him extremely difficult to deal with. Now that he personally leads the troops to station in Kunyang, I'm afraid he won't be that easy to fight."
Man Chong quickly conducted a series of analyses, and Qin Lang also listened carefully. Finally Man Chong made his judgment,
"Ma Su's goal is obviously to use Kunyang to hold us back and delay most of his troops. We can't just follow the path he gave us. It would be terrible."
"If you have any orders from Governor Mandu, you can say it directly without being so tactful. Your Majesty told me before I left Luoyang that you make the decision on all major matters." Qin Lang replied calmly.
"Very good, General Qin is a happy man!" Man Chong nodded slightly, then pointed to a place in the south.
"Wuyin is still in the hands of our army, and we can enter the Nanyang Basin from there. Although the road is rugged and difficult for the army to pass, this is our only chance."
"A certain guild on the Kunyang front line will lead the main attack on his own, preventing Ma Su from moving. We also ask General Qin to lead his troops south and occupy Wuyin. If they can successfully enter Nanyang, they will definitely defeat the Shu army in one battle!"
Regarding Man Chong's order, Qin Lang didn't hesitate at all and took it smoothly. After the two sides were polite, Qin Lang immediately led his troops to Runan, preparing to enter Nanyang from Wuyin.
After getting rid of Qin Lang, Man Chong could now monopolize the entire Kunyang war effort. From the beginning, Man Chong planned to use Ma Su as his stepping stone.
"Ma Youchang, Ma Youchang, how dare you be so trustworthy, and dare to stand against Kunyang with only more than 10,000 troops." Man Chong looked at the small Kunyang City, as if he was looking at his own military exploits.
"Is it really because you can win every battle? Do you really think that you can have help from heaven like Liu Xiu did in the past?"
"This time, you will be wiped out just like the Soochow soldiers and horses I defeated!"
While Man Chong was talking, countless Wei soldiers were building floating bridges to cross the river. More than 80,000 Huainan elite soldiers, led by various ministries, began to surround Kunyang City.
The Battle of Kunyang, which represented the ownership of Nanyang, officially broke out.