Chapter 342 Cao Wei should need talents like you
"He is Ma Di!"
Cao Shuang looked at the Han general with a ghost face and almost subconsciously said it.
But soon, Cao Shuang realized what he was doing, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
What am I doing? He couldn't beat Ma Su, but he revealed his opponent's identity. Wasn't this damaging to the morale of his own army?
Sure enough, although Cao Shuang's voice was not loud, only the soldiers heard it. But because Ma Su's reputation was so great, the soldiers who followed him all panicked when they heard about it.
"What? Is this Ma Su?"
"That Ma Su from Xishu who ate hundreds of people alive?"
"I heard that the general was eaten by him! This is an invincible ghost!"
In just a few breaths, most of the Wei army's cavalry knew that they were facing Ma Su. The already unstable military morale cracked at this moment, and many soldiers began to become afraid.
The ruthless man who was said to have penetrated the entire Kansai defense line with one shot and one man. The generals and governors of Guanzhong were all in his hands, and I even heard that he ate thousands of them alive!
Coupled with Ma Di's overlord-like actions just now, it deepened Wei Jun's fear.
In fact, Ma Su was able to fight so arrogantly, not only because of his good luck, but also because of the blessing of the stirrups.
Stirrups and horseshoes are a time-honored invention for cavalry. After the emergence of this thing, it not only liberated the heavy cavalry, but also greatly improved the combat attributes of the light cavalry.
For example, the Tang Dynasty cavalry in later generations was the most standard light cavalry.
He holds a saber, a carbine, and a short bow on his back, and is extremely well-armed. It can shoot arrows with high accuracy from a long range, and the sabers and spears in melee are not a vegetarian either.
The overall combat effectiveness is much higher than that of the Han Dynasty shock cavalry.
All the weapons of the personal guards led by Ma Su were on par with the Tang cavalry in the original history. Even Ma Su himself carries a short bow, although he may not be able to shoot accurately...
All in all, with the support of the latest equipment, Ma Su no longer has to rush like before. He could even stop for a moment in the Wei army's formation, casually hack to death two Wei cavalrymen, and then leave.
But Cao Shuang couldn't even do the most basic escape. Dozens of people in Ma Su's army kept fighting, and they couldn't get rid of him at all.
Finally, when the losses reached a hundred men, the elite cavalry led by Cao Shuang finally couldn't hold on anymore. Except for a small number of personal guards who tenaciously defended Cao Shuang, the rest of the cavalry fled in all directions, not daring to fight Ma Su again.
But if you want to escape at this time, it depends on Ma Su's mood.
"Split the troops and pursue them! Even if we can't catch them all, we still have to catch most of them!" Ma Di waved his hand, and with only a few dozen personal guards, he gave the order to divide the troops very decisively. Then he roared out with only about ten people and chased Cao Shuang straight to kill him.
"Children in front, dismount quickly..."
"I surrender!" Before Ma Su could kill him, Cao Shuang jumped off his horse and shouted.
Ma Su personally brought people to chase him, which was indeed enough face. In addition, he had encountered the Shu army before, so he knew how ruthless Ma Su was.
If it was too late to surrender, Ma Su would be dead if the knife in his hand failed to stop him.
"I'll test it!" This was indeed the case. Cao Shuang's sudden surrender almost made Ma Su's waist slip away.
Shouldn't you vow to fight to the death at this time? Then I rushed over and took care of you, both men and horses. How perfect.
Why did you surrender?
"I am Cao Shuang, the deputy general of Qin Lang's army in the Central Guard of Wei! I surrender now!" Cao Shuang threw away his sword. The guards behind him hesitated and threw away their weapons.
"How can you surrender so easily...Wait a minute, are you Cao Shuang?" Ma Su was speechless and subconsciously wanted to say a few words, but when he suddenly heard Cao Shuang's name, his brows suddenly furrowed.
Cao Shuang? The one in history who forced Sima Yi to the point of pretending to be sick and paralyzed him, and finally even took the risk and launched the Gaopingling Incident to bring him down?
After all, he is on the same level as Sima Yi, is that all?
Ma Su looked Cao Shuang up and down. His performance on the battlefield didn't look like a capable person.
But then I thought about it. Historically, Cao Shuang gave Wang Ping a lot of military exploits in the Battle of Xingshi. It seems that he is really not good at fighting.
"Yes, I am Cao Shuang, and I am from the Wei clan!" Cao Shuang nodded and spoke very quickly.
"We Dawei will redeem me, I am very valuable..."
There was nothing he could do. With You Chu's experience, Cao Shuang was really afraid that the man in front of him would kill him if he got excited.
He couldn't fight again and again, but he couldn't run away. Even if he surrendered, he might not be able to save his life... At this moment, Cao Shuang felt extremely aggrieved.
When did the majestic Wei Zhonghujun ever suffer such injustice!
"Cao Cao is really sad to have a junior like you." Since the other party was of some value, Ma Di slowly put away the blade. However, the look he looked at Cao Shuang still contained a bit of contempt, and...a bit of inexplicable brilliance.
Historically, Cao Shuang seemed to be very good at political fighting and once pushed Sima Yi out of the high hall. However, because of the noble disease, he offended many senior officials and leaders, and was finally taken away by Sima Yi.
Cao Cao had to scold Cao Shuang severely. The foundation he had worked hard for half his life was lost by this wave.
Moreover, this guy doesn't know how to fight, and he made a complete mess in the Xingshi battle. This... is really a talent given to this man by God!
Such a useful person must not die. We must find a way to send him back to Cao Wei!
As luck would have it, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi started fighting internally, wasting the national power of the pseudo Wei. If you are lucky, you can directly refrigerate Sima Yi, which will make a decisive contribution to the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty.
This is a key talent!
"Detain him and put him under house arrest with Qin Lang, and wait for the pseudo-Wei to redeem him." Ma Di shook his head and said calmly,
"Such a person is not worthy of our knife!"
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Ma Su led dozens of people to chase him, but he came back with Cao Shuang in half an hour. Qin Lang was a little surprised by this speed, and couldn't help but murmur that Cao Shuang's martial arts seemed to have declined.
If it were him... it would have taken at least an hour before he was caught, right?
"Lao Zhang, the matter is settled, Wuyin has been recovered." Ma Di returned with his guards, threw Cao Shuang to the ground, and said calmly.
"Wu Yin has been captured. Send people to guard these prisoners. Let's join forces and prepare to deal with Wang Ling as soon as possible."
"Now Soochow's troops have arrived in Hefei, we must take countermeasures as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Wu Laoer defeats Hefei, Wang Ling may ignore us and go back to fight Kunyang."