Chapter 429 Ma Di is ambushed
"Is the Wei army still unwilling to go out of the city to fight?"
"No, General!"
"He is so calm!"
In the Han army camp, Ma Su looked at Huayin City from a distance and felt helpless.
He did think that his appearance in Weinan would make the Wei army cower. But he really didn't expect that even though the Wei army's strength exceeded Ma Su's by more than twenty times, it still couldn't hold on.
With such a huge military advantage, you can win even if you are a flying dragon, right? In this situation, you are so stunned that you dare not even take a step. Compared with you, the Song Dynasty is an iron-blooded dynasty.
The Wei army refused to fight, so they had to keep facing each other like this. Although this seemed to be more in line with the strategic goals, it made Ma Su very unhappy.
I want to fight! I didn’t come to Weinan to retire!
Especially when he saw Zhang He in Weibei leading his troops and fighting Chen Tai so happily, Ma Su felt a little regretful. If he had known that Xin Pi was so cowardly, he should have asked Zhang He to come to Weinan under his banner, and he should have quickly dealt with Chen Tai in Weibei.
Is it too late to change it now?
However, just when Ma Su was at his wits end and was about to lead a thousand elite soldiers to attack Huayin where 20,000 people were stationed, suddenly a scout rushed into the military tent.
"General Shenwei! There's a situation!"
"Is there a situation? The Wei army went to war?" As soon as he heard that there was a situation, Ma Di immediately became energetic, stood up quickly, picked up his weapon and walked out.
"It seems like old Xinpina can't hold it in anymore. I have to fight with him today."
"Uh... It's not that the Wei army went to war." The scout scratched his head and said cautiously,
"According to the reports from the scouts in the west of Huayin City, the Wei army in Huayin City began to withdraw eastward in large numbers. Wei General Wang Ji even used the banner to personally lead the main force to march away. Judging from the strength of the army, it should be more than 10,000 people. .”
"What? Not only did Xinpi not go out to fight, but he withdrew!" Ma Su was stunned, and for a moment he didn't understand what Xinpi meant.
Isn't he going to support Sima Yi? If you want to go to Huayin, Chang'an, you can't give up. After all, on the Weinan road from Tongguan to Chang'an, Huayin is a must-pass.
But in such a place, Xinpi actually planned to give up? Or face him with only a thousand troops?
What's wrong? You have a grudge against Sima Yi and you suddenly don't want to rescue him?
But soon, Ma Su immediately thought of something and frowned.
Could it be that Zhang He, Deng Ai and others in Weibei made some new moves, which forced Xinpi to withdraw his troops to retreat to Tongguan?
With this concern, Ma Su did not rush to pursue, but stayed on the spot and sent people to Weibei to inquire about the situation. He was very worried if this was Simpi's plan and wanted to lure him away and take a detour.
If the Wei army is not blocked and tens of thousands of Wei soldiers are allowed to reach Chang'an, the pressure on the prime minister will increase sharply.
Soon, news came back from Weibei. Zhang He said that Deng Fan had led his troops northward nearly a month ago under the general's secret order and planned to attack Pujindu. The intelligence recently returned shows that Shu Ji has delayed a large number of Wei troops at the Pujin Crossing line.
Seeing this situation, Ma Su's first reaction was to slap his thigh.
"Broken! Why did I forget my plan to sneak into Pubanjin! Forced to cross the Yellow River and cross Zhongtiao Mountain to surprise the hinterland of Pubanjin under heavy snow. The risk is no greater than retiring in Weinan!"
Hearing that Deng Aishuji had successfully smuggled into Pubanjin, Ma Su quickly thought of the same plan as Deng Fan. But at this moment, Ma Su could only regret that he had not thought of this plan at the time.
I'm so stupid, really...
"So General Kamui, we..."
"Order Zhang Yi to lead his troops south across the Wei River to join our army! The entire army dropped their baggage and went into battle lightly to follow me in pursuit of the Wei army!" Ma Su made a decisive decision and the entire army marched to pursue Xinbi.
At this moment, from Ma Su's perspective, it is obvious that Shu Ji and Deng Ai have opened up the situation in Pubanjin. Simpi had to urgently lead his troops back for rescue. This was the time to pursue and defeat the enemy!
Ma Su doesn't have many other advantages, except being absolutely decisive at critical moments. Regardless of whether the choice is right or wrong, hesitation is taboo at this time.
After Ma Su gave the order, the thousands of elite Han troops who had been training here for a month had a feast. After eating and drinking, the entire army dropped all their baggage and went into battle lightly, bypassing Huayin and quickly pursuing Xinpi eastwards.
However, Ma Su did not rely too much on it. He only relied on thousands of infantry to pursue him. Even if he won, he would not be able to expand the results. So while pursuing, Zhang Yi also led more than 2,000 Han cavalrymen to forcefully cross the Wei River under Ma Di's orders.
After crossing the Wei River, this group of Han troops would quickly come to chase Ma Su. Finally, he and Ma Su reunited near Tongguan and finally defeated the Wei army.
As long as Xinpi can be severely damaged on the front line of Tongguan and the Wei army in the Kwantung area loses all its vigor, then Ma Su can directly block Tongguan and ride on his face. By then, not only will Wei's Kwantung reinforcements be unable to advance westward, but Sima Yi's retreat may also be completely cut off!
At that time, Guanzhong will become Tetsuo's little dark room, and the Prime Minister, with more troops than Sima Yi, will challenge King Sima Xuan...
Isn’t this better than Bo Ran?
With this idea in mind, Ma Su led a thousand Han troops on a forced march and headed straight for Tongguan. In order to catch up with Xinpi, Ma Su threw away all the food and supplies.
But this time, Ma Su's luck seemed to have come to an end. When Ma Su led his troops and rushed to a place only a few miles away from the customs clearance, and could already see Tongguan from a distance, Ma Su sensed something was wrong.
The imagined scene of the Wei army retreating into Tongguan in a panic did not appear. The Wei army, led by a young general, formed a neat formation and seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
"Something's wrong! This is a trap!" Ma Di narrowed his eyes and immediately reacted.
But at this moment, countless shouts suddenly rang out from the mountains and forests on the side. Countless Wei soldiers and horses suddenly rushed out of the mountain forest, and all of them were full of morale and rushed towards Ma Di's troops from the side.
And the general leading this group of Cao Wei ambush troops was Xin Pi!
On the front, Pingxi Captain Wang Ji quickly waved his sword and shouted excitedly,
"The Shu army has been surrounded by our army! Ma Su's son has been trapped by our army. The whole army charges me!"
"Whoever can kill Ma Su in formation, Your Majesty is willing to make him a Marquis of Ten Thousand Houses!"
Suddenly, two groups of Wei troops surrounded him at the same time, with a total strength of tens of thousands. Xin Pi and Wang Ji worked in tandem and quickly surrounded the Han army in the center with a large army!
Xinpi was extremely excited at this moment, and even burst into tears. Ma Su, who had always been invincible, was finally ambushed by his great Wei!
If Ma Su can be killed now, even if Sima Yi is sold directly, he will be directly promoted to the position of Sangong when he returns to Luoyang!
"The whole army is surrounding us! Don't let Ma Su's son escape!"