Chapter 412: Scare off thousands of troops
In front of the camp gate, two hundred fully armed Han army elites resolutely carried out the orders given by Ma Su. Facing the Wei army that was several times their own, the two hundred Han army launched an attack with no fear of death.
Although they are fully equipped and have amazing combat effectiveness, the Wei army is not a vegetarian either. The two sides fought several times in the small territory of Yingmen. The Han army suffered heavy losses, but they still fought to the death and refused to retreat.
They firmly believed that the cavalry general would not abandon them. They will die on the battlefield before General Ma comes back.
Just when the situation began to turn, a dull sound from the Wei army camp attracted the attention of the Wei soldiers behind. Some soldiers immediately discovered that the handsome flag of their main camp was missing!
"The handsome flag is gone!!" The soldier shouted, quickly causing a chain reaction.
Many soldiers didn't pay attention at first, but at this shout, almost everyone subconsciously looked back. Sure enough, I saw that the place where the coach's flag originally stood was empty, and the big flag representing the coach was gone!
"The handsome flag is gone!"
"The main camp was attacked by the Shu army!"
"There are also Shu troops in the rear! We were ambushed!"
The military marquis was not present, and the commander's flag fell down. The Wei army's morale was instantly in chaos. And the most important thing is that at this moment, the camp was set on fire by Ma Di!
The raging fire caused chaos among the troops, and no one in the Wei army was willing to fight to the death. Everyone abandoned their helmets and armor, defected and fled, and the Han army blocking the door finally rushed into the camp!
As the Han army charged on both sides and chased them north, the Wei army was defeated and could no longer form an organized resistance.
When Ma Su gathered his troops and counted them one by one, nearly half of them were killed in the battle, and many of them still had scars.
However, before the Han army could celebrate their victory, the rumble of horse hooves and shouts could already be heard outside. Reinforcements from other Wei army camps are already close at hand!
"General! We..."
"Keep fighting!" Ma Su was completely excited at this moment, and he had already suffered a lot of injuries in the fight. If he could continue to charge, even if he couldn't die tonight, he would definitely be left with fatal hidden injuries.
Maybe the next time you have this kind of death-seeking intensity, things will be done!
So Ma Di categorically rejected the suggestion that the soldiers should wear armor and hair, and went forward naked with a gun in hand, and led the troops out to fight in an extremely arrogant manner!
"I am Ma Youchang, General of the Han Dynasty! Who dares to kill me!"
With his back to the fire, covered in blood and still naked in front of him, Ma Su looked as if he had just returned from Taishan Mansion. The Han soldiers behind him had armors covered in blood, and they were full of murderous intent. Under the firelight, it was unclear how many Han soldiers were there.
The Wei army who came to support immediately murmured when they saw this scene, especially when they heard Ma Su announcing his family status, they were all frightened.
"He is Ma Di!"
"It's Ma Su! It's the butcher of Xishu!"
"Quickly go! Go back and report to General Sun that Ma Di has crossed the river!"
Because the camp had been breached, it was difficult for the Wei army to determine the number of Han troops. And when they heard that Ma Di, the most terrifying butcher in Western Shu, was here, almost everyone was scared.
As a result, Ma Su was excitedly preparing for another battle, and then watched helplessly as the Wei army, which was ten times his own, turned around and left.
"What's going on! Why are you running away?" Ma Su was stunned for a moment, then realized that he seemed to have scared them away and became anxious.
"You can't leave! No one can leave without a fight in front of me, Ma Su!"
This sentence quickly had a backlash. After hearing Ma Di's words, a group of Wei soldiers were instantly frightened and fled in confusion regardless of their organization.
Ma Su didn't even move, and the Wei army trampled on each other, causing countless casualties.
In the end, only Ma Di and a group of Han soldiers were left messy in the wind.
"General Chariot and Cavalry, have we won the battle? What should we do next?"
"That's it for now... let's call the follow-up troops over first."
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Originally, Ma Su planned to have 300 men attack the Wei army camp and end the battle quickly. As a result, because Wei Jun's precautions were unexpected, Ma Di changed from a sneak attack to a strong attack.
In the end, after going round and round, the ending did not change. A thousand Wei troops were defeated by a forceful attack, and then the reinforcements were scared away with their illustrious reputation.
Ma Su successfully landed in Weinan and established a beachhead in Weinan.
The beachhead was opened, and the main force of the Han army quickly crossed the Wei River before the Wei army could come to rescue in time. Thousands of soldiers and horses carrying chariots quickly landed in Weinan and set up positions on the spot to defend themselves.
By the time Sun Li received the battle report, the Han army had already crossed the Wei River and was immediately panicked.
"Didn't Ma Su go to attack Beidi County? If he didn't confront Chen Tai, why did he suddenly raid Weinan?"
Although he had never fought against Ma Su, he was well-known and Sun Li did not dare to neglect him. When he heard that thousands of Shu troops were crossing the river at one time, Sun Li immediately chose to ask for help.
"It's impossible for my 20,000 men to drive Ma Su out of Weinan! We must ask the governor for help!" Sun Li was sweating profusely and wrote a letter to Chang'an for help. At the same time, he ordered his subordinates.
"All camp fronts are shrinking to avoid confrontation with the Shu army. If Ma Su leads troops to attack, be sure to hold on to the camp and never go out to fight!"
His troops are relatively scattered, and many camps are far apart. If Ma Su did not give him a chance to react and led troops to raid each camp, Sun Li would be in danger of being defeated one by one.
Therefore, Sun Li ordered all guards to be withdrawn, and all defenses were to be made without going into battle. Ma Di has already crossed the river anyway, so there is little point in continuing to be vigilant.
However, Sun Li didn't know that his operation directly harmed his colleague Chen Tai.
After detecting the Wei army's strategic contraction across the board, the Han army began to take action. One night, more than a thousand soldiers quietly moved out from the beachhead and then disappeared into the night.
The Wei army was unaware of this strategic contraction...
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At the same time, on the Chang'an front line, the main force of the Wei army commanded by Sima Yi and the main force of the Shu army deployed by Zhuge Liang have been facing off for half a month.
At this time, Wu Gong had been defeated, and the west gate of Weinan was gone. Sima Fu and his son led their troops back to Huxian County, divided their troops into camps, and reluctantly built another line of defense.
For this reason, Sima Yi also sent Guo Huai with 10,000 troops for reinforcements, and then the west was basically stabilized.
Sima Yi then deployed tens of thousands of troops near Chang'an and set up forts along the Wei River to warn the Shu army. Sima Yi was especially afraid that Zhuge Liang would repeat his old tricks and suddenly lead his troops across the river to fight with his back, which would put him in a huge passive position.
However, Zhuge Liang did not do this, and the Wei army's scouts also reported the Shu army's movements.
When he learned that Zhuge Liang had gone to farm again, Sima Yi burst out laughing.
"Zhuge Villager is really short-sighted and has great ambitions but few talents. How can the consumption of a hundred thousand troops be supplemented by a little farmland? He is wasting manpower and bringing about his own death."
Sima Yi's words aroused the agreement of all the generals, and they all said, "The commander-in-chief has great opinions."
But at this time, Sun Li's urgent request for help suddenly arrived, interrupting Sima Yi's laughter.
"Great Governor! General Ma Su of Shu led his troops south to cross the Wei River. General Sun cannot resist, please support me!"