Chapter 500 Water War
After Ma Su almost released a Pacific Ocean, Han Cong finally lost and left with difficulty. While escaping, Ma Zhong also shot an arrow at his horse's butt.
In particular, Han Cong found the gate closed when he fled back to the camp. Finally, Lu Xun saw that Ma Su had no intention of pursuing him, so he ordered the door to be opened to welcome Han Cong back.
With such a timid look, Ma Su and the other riders all laughed.
"General, look at these Soochow rats! Even if you sneeze, it will be like an earthquake to them!" Ma Zhong pointed at the Soochow camp and smiled brightly.
It's just that Ma Su looked at him in surprise, and didn't know how to remind him that you, Ma Zhong, are also from Yangzhou. When you talk about Jiangdong Rats like this, aren't you scolding yourself as well?
However, after doing this, a group of young generals in Soochow were very angry about this. Several young generals found Lu Xun and asked for orders to go out and kill Ma Di!
"Great Governor! Old man Ma Di has gone too far in bullying others. Please allow me to go out and fight him to the death!"
"Captain! Let me go to battle! I will definitely kill Ma Di!"
"Captain! He only has a small number of people. If we swarm him, we can drown him with just a drop of spit..."
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"Okay, okay, everyone go back and defend the camp!" Lu Xun was so angry that this group couldn't see the situation clearly. I wanted to grab them by the collar and slap them twice to wake them up.
Didn't you see Ma Su releasing water? Even if he didn't release the water, with the fighting power of the Shu army, aren't you really afraid of being overwhelmed?
Is it really because our survival in Soochow depends on the hundreds of thousands of troops? The Soochow regime can be maintained until now, all relying on the Yangtze River and the navy!
In fact, Lu Xun did have a headache, because the Soochow generals were talented in general information. When Liu Bei came with the elite of the Shu army, the veterans who had been fighting for more than ten years clamored to go to war.
Ya's Three Gorges and Yiling failed to stop the Shu army. As a result, these veteran generals crossed the river to fight the Shu army in the mountains. At that time, it was he who suppressed the enemy with all his strength, and this led to the Yiling victory.
Those old guys were all carried away, but when their children came up, they were even more reckless than the veterans.
If he didn't still have some prestige now, Lu Xun wouldn't dare to imagine how Soochow would lose.
In the end, under Lu Xun's pressure, the Soochow generals could only suppress their anger and retreat. Later, Lu Xun severely punished Han Cong for going to war without permission, and sent his trusted aides to guard the camp gate, and he was determined not to go to war.
Seeing this situation, Ma Su probably understood Lu Xun's attitude. After some provocation, Ma Su led several of his cavalrymen away.
In the following days, Ma Di and the Han army began to frequently provoke outside the Soochow camp. After Lu Xun swallowed his anger many times, Lu Xun had to send some troops to fight.
During this period, Ma Di also took the initiative to show weakness when facing Soochow. In various provocations, he withdrew more than 70% of his strength, and his performance was that of a famous general.
The two sides were in a stalemate outside Yidao City. Ma Di was unable to complete the breakthrough, and Soochow could not continue to attack Yidao. But this was not a bad thing for Lu Xun, because at this time Ding Feng was conquering the city in Wuling.
Once Yi Dao reaches a stalemate, everything will be fine after Ding Feng completes his breakthrough.
So Lu Xun was not in a hurry and relied on the deep ditches and high barriers in the Yangtze River to avoid fighting.
Ma Su had already guessed Lu Xun's plan and had been prepared for it. Therefore, after several days of confrontation on land, Ma Di returned to Yiling and ordered Guanxing to lead the navy forward. He wanted to personally lead the navy to collide with the Soochow navy on the river.
Ma Su's arrangement shocked Xiang Chong, and he gained a new understanding of Ma Su's adventure.
"Prince Taifu! The Soochow Navy has dominated the river for so many years, and its combat power cannot be underestimated. Most of our navy are newly trained, and it is impossible to compete with Soochow. Please think twice!" Xiang Chong found out After Ma Su came, he hurriedly advised Ma Su not to be impulsive. My own navy only has so little wealth, so I can't accompany him in like this.
Especially if you go in with me, General Hussars, why are you causing trouble by following me? Just because you're a southerner, you won't be good at water battles, right?
Facing Xiang Chong's advice, Ma Di didn't care, he just waved his hand and said,
"What a huge violation, you have to understand that sooner or later we will have to fight the Soochow Navy. As long as we plan to regain Yangzhou, we must cross this hurdle."
"So no matter what, we always have to test it out first. Even if the outcome is not decided in one battle, we still have to have a run-in with Soochow's navy to see the gap between us, right?"
"If we continue to stand still in the face of the Soochow navy, we may not be able to regain Jiangdong for another hundred years."
"Then you have to consider your own safety. What's more, our naval forces are all small boats now, not even a building." Xiang Chong lost his temper after being told by Ma Di and said helplessly.
"In this case, when we face Soochow, we are basically in a state of being crushed. If you play in person, there is a high possibility of injury or even an accident."
"And this is a good thing... Ahem, I mean, then I have to go on stage to cheer up our Han navy! When the weak defeat the strong, morale is an important factor!"
"Anyway, five thousand versus twenty thousand, the advantage is mine!"
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"What? Ma Su's son wants to have a water fight with us?" Lu Xun also looked shocked after receiving Ma Su's invitation.
"That's right, Governor, Ma Di wants to come and die." Han Cong nodded and looked at Lu Xun's expressionless expression.
"So what you mean is..."
"Hmm..." Lu Xun touched his chin, a little unsure of what Ma Su meant. But if Ma Su really plans to have a water fight, he really won't be afraid.
"In that case... let's meet Ma Su! Let's also revive the morale of the soldiers!"
At Lu Xun's order, Soochow sent out five thousand naval troops and three ships. The Han army almost came out in full force. Ma Di personally led four thousand naval troops out of Yidao and faced the Soochow navy head-on.
The navies of both sides dispatched hundreds of ships and formally met on the wide river.
Before the ships of both sides met, Ma Di stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the Soochow Navy from a distance. I saw dozens of Jiangdong ships escorting three building ships, coming in a neat queue. Under the command of the central commander's flag, each ship advanced and retreated in an orderly manner.
"It is worthy of being the only thing that Soochow can get. There is indeed something in it." Ma Su turned around and looked at the unorganized sailors on his side, and couldn't help but sigh.
"But this trip is indeed the right one, this is indeed a tough one!"