Chapter 369 Flowering in the Center
"The people inside should surrender quickly! Your general Ma Di has died in Yingchuan!"
"Give up! All of Nanyang has surrendered, and you are the only one left here!"
"Don't be a coward, come out and fight if you have the ability!"
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"I can't stand it anymore! If it weren't for the greater good, I would have beaten them to death tonight!"
Xiang Chong's face turned red with anger in Fancheng, as if he had been insulted.
Xiang Chong has never seen any big storms in his life. When he was in charge of Nanzhong, he could talk and laugh calmly about the Nanman rebellion. But now, the insults from Soochow outside the city really broke Xiang Chong's defense.
Is there anything more insulting than being scolded by a rat?
Yes, being called a rat by a rat...
After Lu Xun successfully attacked the outer city of Xiangyang, the army came all the way to besiege Fancheng. After shrinking his troops to defend Xiang Chong, Lu Xun encircled him on all sides and began a strategy of attacking the enemy's heart.
While constantly spreading rumors that Ma Su was dead and that everyone in Nanyang had surrendered, they were facing internal attacks. The core strategy is to disintegrate the morale of the Shu army in the city, so as to force Xiang Chong to surrender.
Xiang Chong could only laugh at this, looking at Soochow Nara's fighting power outside the city. Xiang Chong estimated that he would be able to annihilate them all in less than a night if he had to attack.
It was a pity that General Zhengbei had already made arrangements so that no matter how angry he was, he could not be provoked into fighting. After all, Ma Su had managed to set up such a big situation. The three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu had invested 300,000 troops, but they couldn't scare Lu Xun away so quickly.
However, Ma Su also gave Xiang Chong a time limit. As long as he waited for a message, Xiang Chong could take action.
What news? Let's wait for news from Yidao or Xie Dongcheng.
Although I don't know what Ma Di has planned, Xiang Chong himself is still very patient. Even though he was so angry at Soochow, he still restrained his troops to defend the city and tried not to alert the enemy in advance.
On the other side, the remnants of several thousand people in the inner city of Xiangyang were also besieged. Zhuge Zhi personally led troops to besiege him for several days, but found that he could not defeat him, and then he stopped taking care of it.
As long as Fancheng is captured, how much trouble can these thousands of people cause?
Zhuge Zhi didn't care and finally gave Soochow a fatal blow.
The Soochow army besieged this place for more than half a month. Lu Xun discovered that Xiang Chong was indeed a person and was still unable to attack. Xinye was guarded by Wu Ban and could not be defeated, which put Soochow's progress into a deadlock.
But what made Lu Xun relieved was that the progress in the direction of Dongsun Huan was extremely smooth.
Zhuge Liang tried his best to build Xie Dongcheng with empty defenses, and the main force of Soochow successfully broke through it. However, the stubborn resistance of the Shu army in Yidao prevented Sun Huan from winning the battle and had to continue his march.
Then the main force of Soochow went all the way, conquering Xiaoting and Yiling successively, and the army arrived at Zigui before their eyes.
After defeating Zigui, only Yong'an was left in Shu to face the Wu army. This situation is simply not good. It seems that the Shu Han family is almost gone.
Therefore, Lu Xun then arranged for his soldiers to persuade Fancheng to surrender and try to undermine the Shu army's will to fight as much as possible.
Your hometown is almost occupied by us and you have nowhere to go. What's the point of still resisting here?
Lu Xun felt that in this way he could successfully persuade the stubborn Shu army to surrender and break their will to fight...
Tsk, when it comes to attacking the opponent's mind and calculating his opponent's thoughts, he is still a little behind compared to Lu Meng.
"So, Sun Huan has already reached Zigui?" Xiang Chong's expression changed instantly when he heard the news. But instead of getting panicked, I got excited.
"So, can we finally fight back?"
"General, I've already investigated it, it should be true." The scout nodded, raised his hands and said to Chong Chong.
"Very good, I've been holding it back for more than half a month, and it's finally our turn to take action!" Xiang Chong's eyes flashed with awe-inspiring fighting spirit, and he waved his hand and said,
"Send the order, at the third watch tonight, the city will raise fire as a signal, and the whole army will attack! At that time, give a signal to the general Zhengbei in the inner city of Xiangyang, and we will attack together in the south and north!"
"Having made the Soochow rats happy for more than half a month, it's time for us to take action!"
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At three o'clock that night, no one was sleeping in the inner city of Xiangyang, which had been besieged for more than half a month.
Thousands of Han soldiers were all fully dressed and full of fighting spirit. Everyone is looking at the figure in the center, waiting for the order from this Han military spirit.
Yes, this is our general in the northern expedition, Ma Di, and Ma Dai is neatly dressed and standing beside him.
From the beginning, Ma Di was not in Yingchuan and had been hiding in the inner city of Xiangyang. During the Soochow sneak attack for more than half a month, Ma Di did not show up once.
After all, in order to play a long-term role in catching big fish, and in order to be able to bloom in the center, Ma Su naturally has to be careful to hide himself.
Soochow had no idea that there was such a big devil who had been squatting in Xiangyang City for more than half a month, which they felt they had occupied.
If they knew, they would obviously not underestimate the thousands of people in the inner city.
"It should be almost time, General." Ma Dai asked in a low voice.
"Don't worry, wait for the signal from Ju Wei." Ma Di smiled slightly and waved his hand.
"Don't worry. This time, at least half of the 100,000 Soochow soldiers and horses must be kept. By then, there will be plenty of military achievements, and everyone will have a share."
"Ahem...the general is wise." Ma Dai coughed twice, then continued to wait with his spear on his back.
At this moment, soldiers suddenly came down from the top of the city and ran to Ma Su's side to report in a low voice.
"General, the flames over Fancheng are soaring into the sky, and they are attacking the general!"
"Very good! That's it now!" Ma Su suddenly stood up and stretched with a smile.
"Soldiers, we haven't fought in half a month. Have you had enough rest?"
"Now is the opportunity to make great achievements. There are a lot of Soochow rats outside, rushing to give us their military exploits! Their heads are easier to chop off than the Wei people, and their military exploits are as good as gifts!"
"Soldiers, do you have the confidence to cut down ten of them each!"
"have!!"
Thousands of soldiers all shouted in unison with enthusiasm, and everyone was full of fighting spirit.
"Okay! Gentlemen! Charge with me!" Ma Su whistled, quickly mounted his horse, and rushed out with a spear in hand.
Ma Dai and hundreds of cavalry followed closely, followed by thousands of Han soldiers.
At this moment, the Soochow soldiers and horses in Xiangyang City have not yet realized the seriousness of the problem, and are still patrolling lazily. However, at this moment, the Wu soldiers surrounding the inner city watched helplessly as the gate of the inner city suddenly opened wide, and then a white figure rushed out at the lead!
"Who is that!"
"The rats of Soochow can make the great Han and horses look young!"
Before a group of Soochow soldiers could react, Ma Di jumped on his horse and rushed out with his whip raised. In just a moment, several Soochow soldiers who were blocking the front were suddenly swept away.
The Soochow formation was cut open by Ma Su like a knife cutting tofu. Ma Dai and other thousands of Han soldiers followed suit and suddenly rushed out, catching Soochow off guard!
At the same time, Ma Su's voice quickly spread throughout the audience. All the soldiers of Soochow heard Ma Di's voice clearly, and they all panicked immediately.
"What? Ma Di is in Xiangyang!"