Chapter 336: General Conquering the North Heads South to Runan
Wang Ling, the governor of Yanzhou, the last member of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the nephew of the former Situ Wang Yun. Over the years, this man has been working hard in Guandong and has served as the governor of Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou. He has good abilities and connections.
Because of this, Cao Rui initially asked him to sit in Xudu and be responsible for coordinating the gathering of soldiers and horses in the three states of Kanto.
As a result, Man Chong died suddenly in Kunyang, and Wang Ling had to go to Dingling at the age of more than sixty years old. As an old leader who had basically never been on the battlefield, he was forced to lead the three armies against Ma Su, the first general of the Shu Han Dynasty.
I have to say, this is a very unfortunate thing.
As soon as he arrived at Dingling, Mr. Wang Ling immediately gathered his military power and quickly straightened out the personnel network during the Man Chong period. Wang Ling then quickly promoted several talented cadres, decentralized power and managed the troops, and quickly solved the problem of military morale instability.
Next, Wang Ling only needs to wait for the main force of the Wei army to join Xudu, and then he can hide behind and command the army to attack Kunyang.
As a result, Soochow suddenly invaded all fronts. Both Jiujiang and Lujiang counties were attacked by Soochow, and the Huainan defense line was in emergency. And the most terrifying demon king on the opposite side, Ma Di, suddenly led his troops south to attack Runan.
From this point of view, Ma Di is going to the south to join Soochow!
The next multiple-choice question was placed in front of Wang Ling. What should he do?
If we continue to attack Kunyang according to the original plan, there is a high probability that the Huainan defense line will not be maintained. After all, the main force was brought to Dingling by Manchu, and now Ma Di suddenly went south. The troops left behind in Huainan will definitely not be able to stop it.
Moreover, the Kunyang guard is Wang Ping, and he is not a mediocre person. Maybe Ma Di has captured the whole of Runan and returned, but he hasn't captured Kunyang yet.
But if they go south to rescue Runan, the main force will have to confront Soochow. In this way, the pressure on the Shu Han side is reduced. When Wancheng and Xiangfan can no longer hold on, Nanyang will also be lost.
The problem is that both Nanyang and Huainan are extremely important strategic military regions for Cao Wei. Losing either of these two places would be an unbearable price for Cao Wei.
And the person most responsible for all this is obviously Wang Ling.
Whichever one is lost is his fault, and it may affect his career.
"Fuck! It's broken, you're in the wrong place!" Faced with such a situation, Wang Ling was so angry that he wanted to turn the table over.
"No matter what I do, I will have to take the blame in the end! I understand why this is the case. His Majesty is still unwilling to let Qin Lang come back to take charge. This is a position where I will take the blame!"
After venting, Wang Ling still had to think about what to do next.
Huainan will definitely be saved, and Kunyang must also be defeated. Losing one of these two places is enough for Wang Ling to retire early.
But it is still there. At this time, the benefits of Wang Ling's many years of operation in Guandong are reflected. Because they were recruited by the old leader, the garrison troops from Qingyan and Qingyan in the north moved south very quickly and had already reached Qiaojun.
The leaders of these two soldiers are Wang Ling's nephew Linghu Yu, and his old subordinate Wang Ji.
Wang Ling quickly wrote a letter instructing the two of them not to go to Xudu to gather, but to go directly to Shouchun to help Hefei.
Wang Ling left 30,000 soldiers and horses to continue the siege of Kunyang, and at the same time attacked Wuyang southward in an attempt to cut off Ma Su's food route. And he himself led an army of fifty thousand people and marched south from Dingling to prepare to fight Ma Su.
Although Ma Su seems to have only 10,000 people, our Ma Ye is worth 40,000 troops sitting on the ground, and Wang Ling gives him full respect.
As for Kunyang, Wang Ling used his connections to hand it over to his fellow Taiyuan native, Wang Chang, the governor of Yuzhou.
Look, how far does this man's connections in Kanto extend? Basically, half of the people in Kanto have a relationship with him.
In addition, Wang Ling also deployed many back-ups so that Wang Chang could quickly mobilize the military forces of Yuzhou and Huainan. These arrangements were enough for Wang Chang to quickly mobilize about 50,000 troops to smash into Kunyang City after he went south to Runan.
Whether it is defeating the Wu army in the south of Hefei or defeating Wang Ping in Kunyang, as long as there is a way to win, the decline of the southeast can be stopped.
After arranging these, Wang Ling was not even out of breath, and then led an army of 50,000 people from Dingling to attack Runan.
At this moment, Ma Su led 3,000 Han cavalry and 7,000 infantrymen and had gone south into Runan.
Because of the tight military strength in Runan, there are basically not many counties that can stop Ma Su. Coupled with the existence of equipment such as the Eight Ox Crossbow designed by Ma Su, the Han army's siege speed increased to a higher level.
After being deployed in Wang Ling for less than half a month, Ma Di led 10,000 Han troops to attack Wuyang, Xiping, Wufang and other places one after another. The army's frontline was directed at Ancheng, the administrative center of Runan County.
By conquering Ancheng, the Han army could open up contact with Lujiang County. At this time, Lu Xun was leading 50,000 troops to besiege Anfeng, the governor of Lujiang County. The distance between the two sides was not far away.
Everyone knows that Ma Su has the ability to turn decay into magic, and to lead a weak brigade to create an elite force. If he and Soochow join forces, Wang Ling will be unable to play.
Therefore, after learning that Ma Su's troops were pointing directly at Ancheng and had crossed the Ru River, Wang Ling responded immediately. An army of 50,000 marched all the way south, heading straight for Shangcai, the nearest county seat.
Wang Ling's plan was to imitate Sima Yi, the governor of Guanzhong, and lead an army to play a close-quarters game with Ma Su. As long as I follow closely enough, you won't be able to penetrate me back and forth, but if I shrink my head fast enough, you won't be able to hit me.
When the direction of Kunyang recaptures Wuyang City and cuts off Ma Di's food route, Ma Di will be unable to continue fighting and can only evacuate. At that time, Wang Ling only needs to continue to press closely and send gifts all the way out. Then the victory will belong to him, Wang Ling!
It's a really good plan. It seems that I, Wang Ling, am still a treasure trove!
Then, as soon as Wang Ling arrived in Shangcai, he heard that the information should be updated.
Ma Di only took more than a thousand people from his own army to cross the Ru River. The main force did not cross the river at all, but went westward in a hurry. Ma Di and his 1,000 cavalrymen only wanted to go to Cai for a tour, and then crossed the Ru River to chase the large army before Wang Ling arrived.
He, Wang Ling, was fooled!
Although the main force of the Han army was not well organized and could dribble quickly, Ma Di's troops could barely do it. So Ma Di played a trick of golden cicada to escape directly under Wang Ling's nose, and then turned around and headed west.
So where did Ma Su go?
Answer: Let’s go to Wuyin!
"Holy shit! Ma Su's target is the Cavalry General Qin Lang!" Wang Ling suddenly realized that Ma Su was a feint, and his target was to hit Qin Lang!
Since Qin Lang was arranged by Man Chong to station in Wuyin, he has been staying here with Cao Shuang. Then because Ma Su went south too quickly, Qin Lang didn't have time to evacuate.
Qin Lang is your Majesty's favorite, and Cao Shuang is your Majesty's clan relative. If anything happens to them...
The picture is too beautiful to imagine!
"Quick, the whole army is pursuing us! We must rescue the General Hussars!"