Chapter 334 Soochow joins the war
"Brother, long time no see." Ma Su's face was calm, and there was no surprise in his eyes, as if he was looking at a stranger.
Ma Tong didn't care about this, and was even somewhat satisfied. My brother has grown up to be qualified enough. Under his leadership, the Ma family in Yicheng will definitely not decline.
Anyway, the Ma family has investments in all three companies. No matter who wins, the Ma family in Yicheng will have the blood of the dragon.
However, he was satisfied, and Ma Tong still faithfully fulfilled his responsibility as the envoy of Soochow. After a few polite words with Ma Su, Ma Tong revealed his purpose.
"King Wu sent someone this time..."
"It's Wu Hou, brother." Ma Di interrupted Ma Tong and reminded him thoughtfully,
"Two days ago, King Sun Quan of Wu was demoted to the title of Marquis of Wu because he arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor."
"Ahem...Okay, the Han Wuhou hopes to unite with the Han Heavenly Army to attack the Puppet Wei in the north." Ma Tong shrugged and said nonchalantly.
He didn't care about such things, it was Sun Quan's face, it didn't matter what happened to Ma Tong. Now Sun Quan's prestige in Soochow has been severely damaged, and many aristocratic families are looking at Sun Quan and murmuring in their hearts.
If Sun Quan hadn't mastered the art of checks and balances, making this group of aristocratic families unable to rebel, Soochow would have been in chaos long ago.
"The pseudo-Wei usurped the mandate of heaven, and both humans and gods were angry. All the heroes in the world wished to eat its flesh alive. The Marquis of Wu is now sitting in the southeast, with an army of 200,000, and he also has the heart to seek thieves..."
"Brother, there's no need to say such embarrassing things. Just say what you have to say." Ma Di interrupted Ma Tong again and said somewhat speechlessly.
"Let's just say it directly, what does Sun Quan want to do?"
Ma Tong was silent for a while, then finally spoke,
"Marquis Wu wants to attack Hefei again."
really!
Ma Su put his hand on his forehead and shook his head helplessly, having to admire Sun Quan's perseverance.
From the thirteenth year of Jian'an to the autumn of the tenth year of Jianxing, Soochow has never stopped planning to attack Hefei. Sun Quan fought several battles in Hefei, but they all ended in failure, and none of them was successful.
Such a city was built only five years after Jian'an. As a result, Soochow mobilized more than 100,000 troops and fought for 20 years without stopping.
Until now, Sun Quan still has not given up on this city. Even Ma Di had to admit that Sun Quan did have enough perseverance.
but……
"Since Wu Hou wants to attack Hefei, then send troops to fight. Why are you coming to me?" Ma Di put down his hand and looked at his second brother suspiciously.
Hefei City is located in Jiujiang County, across two large counties of Runan and Lujiang from Ma Su. If you can't hit it with eight poles at such a long distance, why come to Ma Su to discuss countermeasures?
Did he still want Ma Su to abandon Kunyang and go south across the two major counties of Cao and Wei to help him conquer Hefei?
What a joke!
However, Ma Tong just waved his hand gently and carefully explained his purpose.
"Although Wu Hou intends to fight in Hefei this time, he does not intend to fight only in Hefei. Instead, he plans to divide his troops into three directions and attack Jiujiang, Lujiang and Xiangfan at the same time. He will send 150,000 troops to cooperate with the Han army's Northern Expedition."
"At that time, Marquis Wu will personally lead the army to surround Hefei and trap the Wei army in Huainan. At the same time, he ordered General Ding Feng to lead his troops north along the Han River from Xiakou and attack Xiangfan together with the Han army."
"The third route is Commander-in-Chief Lu Xun, who will move his troops towards the Lujiang River, join the bandits from Guishan, and intercept the reinforcements from Hefei."
"So Wu Hou hopes that the general can lead his troops south and fight the Wei army in the direction of Runan. This will make the Wei army not dare to attack Kunyang with all its strength, but it can also fight side by side with Lujiang Governor Lu."
"If this is feasible, then the territory from Hefei to Nanyang will no longer be owned by the Puppet Wei. By then Wu Hou will attack Qingxu, Prime Minister Zhuge will lead the army out of Qinchuan, and attack from both sides, then the Puppet Wei's defeat will be just around the corner. .”
Ma Tong quickly revealed all Soochow's plans and generously described Soochow's strategic blueprint to Ma Di. Judging from their strategic thinking, it seems that Cao Wei is not the dominant side now, but a lamb to be slaughtered.
Ma Di just rolled his eyes and was speechless. Soochow's daydream was a bit too big.
Now Cao Wei's overwhelming power still has at least nearly 400,000 troops. Moreover, Cao Wei has the vastness of the Central Plains. If it really mobilizes its forces at full power, its military strength can be greatly expanded.
With Soochow's combat power, it can't even defeat Hefei. Are you still considering sending troops to Qingxu?
A few dishes, so drunk.
Especially when I heard Ma Tong say that Sun Quan planned to go out personally this time, I knew there was no hope this time. As soon as this man appears, in addition to adding debuff to his own side, he also boosts the morale of the opponent.
After all, there is some hope that Lu Xun will defeat Lujiang County. However, the water network of the Lujiang River is not large, and most of them are land battles. With the Wu army's level of land battles, Ma Di probably doesn't need to place too much hope.
However, Ma Su did not immediately reject the other party's request, but subconsciously began to think about how to gain benefits.
Now the Shu Han has mobilized a large number of forces to fight, and will fight with the main force of the Wei army in the next few years. If Soochow has no effect at all, then Shuhan will be in real trouble.
No matter what, we must let Soochow play a role and contain it appropriately.
At the very least, next time Cao Wei mobilizes the Wei army from Huainan to advance westward, he can stop thinking about the threat of Soochow!
"The strategy is not bad. If there is enough feasibility, it is not impossible for me to go south to cooperate with you, but..." Ma Di narrowed his eyes, and after thinking about it for a long time, he already had an idea in his mind.
Since Soochow wants Hefei so much, it’s better to give them a chance. It happened to take the opportunity to distract the Wei army and reduce the military pressure on Kunyang.
Otherwise, once the nearly 200,000 troops in Guandong are assembled, it will be impossible for Ma Su to win unless he becomes the great mage and summons meteorites.
"But we can skip the journey to Xiangfan. General Xiang Chong of the Han Dynasty is strong enough to deal with the Wei army in Xiangfan. You should put your troops into the battlefield to the east."
"Hey, if you have more troops, you will have more strength. Wouldn't it be faster to conquer Xiangfan as soon as possible to provide help to Kunyang?" Ma Tong said immediately, intending to fight for it. After all, if the Wu army participates in the Xiangfan battlefield, they will eventually get some profit in the Jingzhou battlefield.
Although Soochow's main goal was to lead troops into Huaihe, Jingzhou Sun Quan still didn't want to give up. Otherwise, if Nanyang is completely occupied by the Han army, Sun Quan will basically have no hope of staying in Jingzhou.
But before Ma Tong could finish his words, Ma Di waved his hand and interrupted, and said calmly,
"If a Soochow soldier crosses Dangyang, I will personally go to the Xiangfan battlefield and wipe out the Wei army together with you Soochow!"
"It won't take long anyway. After cleaning up, I will go back to Kunyang and continue to defend the city. You can go back and let Wu Hou take care of it."