Chapter 348: Exchanging tens of thousands of troops for Ma Di’s head

Chapter 348: Exchanging tens of thousands of troops for Ma Di’s head

In November, Wang Ling was attacked head-on by the Shu army at the foot of Dingying City. Later, he found that he could not break through and withdrew to Xia Cai.

At the same time, the entire Cao Wei's Guandong front was on full fire.

On the northern battlefield, a total of 60,000 troops from Xudu Dingling besieged Kunyang, but Wang Ping fiercely resisted. The two sides continued to fight on the battlefield from Kunyang to Yexian, and the battlefield was extremely fierce.

On the eastern front, Wang Ji and Linghu Yu led troops from Qingzhou and Yanzhou, totaling 50,000 soldiers and horses. Together with the 20,000 soldiers and horses left behind in Huainan, they faced Sun 100,000 troops. This time, Sun Quan was rare and was not speeded through. Instead, he formed a very valuable stalemate with the Wei army.

Including Wang Ling's troops, Cao Wei's troops in the southeast have reached 170,000.

But even so, Cao Wei still gave Ma Di high respect. This time, Cao Rui specially mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Hebei, and sent Jia Kui as general to the south for reinforcements.

Before leaving, Cao Rui specially summoned Jia Kui, a veteran of three dynasties, and explained to him his only mission this time.

Don't worry about anything, just stare at Ma Su and beat him!

Wancheng, Kunyang, Guanzhong... don't worry about it. As long as Ma Di is dead, you won't hesitate to wipe out so many soldiers and horses!

"Western Shu is a small country! The only famous generals are Su and Liang! If this person dies now, the whole northwest and southwest will be able to survive!"

Cao Rui is still very talented in grasping key issues, and he can clearly see through the battle situation in the southeast.

Even though Wu Laoer was playing very hard, Kunyang was very difficult to deal with. But in fact, the core contradiction lies in the fact that Ma Di himself is wandering in the middle, harassing left and right, which makes the war situation deadlocked.

As long as this Ye Ye is killed, everything will be easy!

So after Ma Su delayed for half a month in Dingying, the Hebei Wei army led by Jia Kui also arrived on the battlefield. Tens of thousands of Wei troops stationed in Xiping and made contact with Wang Ling. Wang Ling then led his troops to Xiping to join Jia Kui.

As soon as the two met, Wang Ling immediately wanted to give Yin Shou to Jia Kui. He didn't want to stay in the military camp for a day, so he might as well go back to Yanzhou to complete his qualifications.

"Liang Dao, I will leave this military power to you. I have been leading the army for so long and have lost many generals. I no longer have the courage to continue leading the army." Wang Ling held the military power in his hand and said with runny nose and tears, and wanted to give it to Jia Kui. .

However, Jia Kui didn't take this trick and directly pushed the military seal back into his hand and said calmly.

"I know you are indeed guilty, but let's wait until Ma Su is killed. If you step down before Ma Su is killed, you will be derelict in your duties, but you will be held accountable!"

Being choked by Jia Kui, Wang Ling had no choice but to take back the military seal.

"I came under the imperial edict with only one mission, which is to kill Ma Su. His Majesty has issued an edict that whoever kills Ma Su will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and be promoted to the third level!"

"Yan Yun, I believe you also hope to be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, right? Aren't you excited by such a big opportunity in front of you?"

"Of course I'm excited!" Wang Ling nodded, but he already cursed in his heart.

Do you want to listen to what you are saying and kill Ma Su? It's almost as if he killed me.

"But how should we deal with Ma Su specifically? Liang Dao, you also know that Ma Su is good at fighting, and his soldiers and horses are even more brave. I'm afraid it won't be easy to kill him, right?"

"It doesn't matter, I already had an idea on the way here." Jia Kui nodded and said calmly.

"Although the Shu army is defending in danger, its strength is only 10,000 in the final analysis. Moreover, the leader of the thieves, Ma Su, only has 3,000 cavalry, and they only rely on the Runan Plain and bully you for having no cavalry."

"Our advantage is that we have a large number of troops, a total of 70,000 people. However, we don't have many cavalry. Even if we win in the field, we may not be able to capture Ma Di."

"If we are to deal with Ma Su, the only way is to lure the enemy deep into the trap, then encircle him from all sides and defeat him in one battle!"

"Of course, Ma Su is cunning and will definitely arouse suspicion, so we have to start with Jiao Bing and lure him into the game step by step!"

Wang Ling narrowed his eyes, and he keenly sensed Jia Kui's thoughts. If he guessed correctly, Jia Kui planned to use the army as bait, first lose his troops and defeat his arrogant troops, and then close the net to surround and annihilate them.

This is a plan to sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of people in exchange for Ma Su's head!

With an army of 70,000 fighting against several thousand men, if the enemy can be lured deep into the enemy's territory, it is indeed reasonable to encircle and annihilate them. But based on Wang Ling's understanding of Ma Su, he felt that this matter was a bit risky.

At the very least, what if Ma Su was not fooled?

But seeing that Jia Kui was ready, Wang Ling just nodded slightly and spoke.

"Since Liang Dao has made a decision, I will naturally act according to the plan. But I said in advance that this is your plan. If Ma Su is defeated, it is not my fault!"

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Wang Ling and Jia Kui quickly reached an agreement, and then Jia Kui made a series of arrangements.

This veteran who had fought with Cao Cao had a much higher level of military strategy than Wang Ling. Before he came, he had learned about Ma Su's combat style and record in advance. Basically, he would conquer with every attack and capture with every attack. He would beat whoever he caught.

However, Jia Kui also discovered Ma Su's weakness, which was that his troops were too small and could not afford to be wasted.

Ma Di himself did run rampant on the battlefield and went to any length, but it was not necessarily true that his soldiers could do the same. Although their formation seemed to be stable and their soldiers and generals seemed to be one, they still suffered losses in every battle.

Therefore, Jia Kui targeted Ma Su's troops from the beginning, striving to maximize the destruction of Ma Su's troops. As long as the three thousand cavalry under his command who are good at fighting are dealt with, Ma Di will completely lose his strength like a tiger with its teeth pulled out.

The plan was finalized, and then Jia Kui asked Wang Ling to lead 30,000 troops first and attack Dingying again. He led the army from Hebei to deploy, preparing to select a grave for Ma Di to bury him.

Wang Ling once again led the Wei army to Dingying and set up a camp to besiege on three sides.

Naturally, this news could not escape Ma Di's scouts, and Ma Di quickly figured out Wang Ling's whereabouts.

"Why is Wang Ling so stubborn and why is he coming to Ding Ying again?" Ma Su was a little surprised. He thought Wang Ling would try in another direction, but he didn't expect that Xia Cai had retreated for so long and went to Ding Ying again.

"It seems like the last time didn't hurt him. We have to do it again!" Ma Su got on his horse and called all the cavalry to shout.

"Soldiers, follow me forward and defeat the enemy today!"

Now Ma Su has become a little numb after winning, so although he is wary of Jia Kui's men, he is not worried about any conspiracy by the other party.

Three thousand cavalry quickly gathered, and then followed Ma Su from near Wufang, and rushed towards Dingying again.

The core of gathering troops into a city lies in his wandering soldier. Holding the main force to defeat the enemy, delaying the arrival of the guerrillas, Feng Ma Su rushed to the battlefield and attacked from both sides to harvest the game.

In Ma Su's view, this would be another big battle. After a fierce battle between the two sides, the Han army defeated Wang Ling.

Ma Su's three thousand cavalry moved very fast, but they had already reached Dingying in two days.

However, when he arrived near Dingying, the results of the scout's investigation made Ma Su aware that something was wrong.

"Wang Ling's entire army is dispatched? Are he desperately attacking the city? When did he become so brave?"