Chapter 504 Ding Feng fights at midnight
After hearing about the rare naval defeat on Lu Xun's side, Ding Feng quickly adjusted his deployment.
All the soldiers and horses who were attacking cities and territories in various places in Wuling were withdrawn. All 20,000 Dongwu soldiers and horses gathered near Linyuan, and then there was no movement.
In more than ten days, Soochow soldiers and horses made no progress at all. However, Xing Daorong did not dare to relax at all. He still personally led the troops to guard the city and monitored Soochow's movements day and night.
At this time, there were only 7,000 barbarians on the Linyuan front line, and they were basically the second line troops of the Han Dynasty. Even with the favorable terrain to defend him, Xing Daorong still felt uneasy.
Who knows if Ding Feng may have any conspiracy, but it is better for the weaker party to be careful.
However, news soon came from the north that Ma Di defeated the Soochow navy near Yidao. Not only did they severely injure the main force of Soochow, but they also severely injured their commander Lu Xun and knocked him into a coma.
After this series of news spread, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted. Everyone was excited about the victory of the Hussars General, and Ding Feng's abnormal behavior was understandable.
He was frightened by the hussar general and did not dare to take action. It looks like they will probably voluntarily withdraw from Wuling soon.
The school captain Chen Ying was extremely happy after hearing the news, and then he looked down upon Soochow soldiers and horses. Not only did he despise Lu Xun, but he also felt that he could not bear Ding Feng in front of him.
"Daorong, why are you still guarding the city! Those Jiangdong rats will run away in a short time, why are you so nervous?"
After realizing that Xing Daorong was still guarding Ding Feng nervously, Chen Ying patted the old man and said.
"They have been frightened out of their wits by the Cavalry General and there is nothing to worry about."
"It's better to be cautious. If anything happens due to carelessness, we won't be able to see the general again." Xing Daorong shook his head and said cautiously.
"Looking at you like this, all the courage you had in Lingling has been lost." Chen Ying shook his head, not understanding Xing Daorong's caution.
Just as the two of them were arguing, a guard suddenly walked in from outside and carefully reported to Xing Daorong,
"General! Reinforcements from Yidao have arrived at Lingyang from the Jingnan Trail. We need to send people to cover them."
"General Xiang, are there any reinforcements?" Xing Daorong was immediately delighted and asked quickly.
"How many people were sent to the general, and which general was sent."
"Uh... General Hussars..."
"It turns out to be a hussar... Holy shit! General Ma is here in person?" Xing Daorong was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, he almost choked to death on his saliva.
"Hurry! Prepare your horses! I must rush to Lingyang immediately to meet the general..."
"Wait a minute, General, the Cavalry General has an order... This time he wants to enter the city quietly, without making any noise... I mean don't make any noise." The guard quickly opened his mouth to stop Xing Daorong's movements, and then added cautiously.
"Huh? Does General Hussar have any plans?" Xing Daorong was a little stunned and looked at Chen Ying. However, after some hesitation, Xing Daorong still prepared according to Ma Su's instructions.
The general must have deep intentions for doing this, so we just do it.
Under Xing Daorong's cover-up, Ma Su quietly came to the Linyuan front line with more than a hundred soldiers in his army a few days later. After several years, Ma Su met Xing Daorong and others again.
"General Hussars!" Xing Daorong, Chen Ying and others all saluted Ma Su with their hands raised and their attitude was extremely respectful. Especially Chen Ying. Ma Di rescued him from Bu Zhi. He directly regarded Ma Di as his reborn parent.
It's a pity that Bao Long died in the battle with Soochow two years ago, and he still talked about Ma Di's kindness before his death.
"Everyone, get up. There is no need to do this false courtesy." Ma Su didn't care about this and just waved his hand and said.
"I came here this time just to surprise Ding Feng, so don't make any announcement. So now, explain to me what the situation is like and where the enemy is now?"
After hearing what Ma Su said, Xing Daorong and Chen Ying glanced at each other, and then both felt a sense of sympathy for Ding Feng.
Being able to be plotted against by the Cavalry General is truly an extraordinary blessing.
But sympathy is sympathy, and the Cavalry General's orders must be completed as soon as possible. Xing Daorong quickly led the way and explained to Ma Su the current battle situation in Jingnan.
Linyuan is close to the Yuan River on one side and a lake on the other side, and the city is right in the middle. There happens to be a hill close to the lake, and Wuxi barbarians are stationed here to take care of each other in the city.
So in general, Linyuan's terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the battlefield is very narrow. It's just that Soochow has a navy to take care of it, and Xing Daorong has a lot of troops at hand, so Soochow has been suppressing him.
The Soochow Navy has currently contracted all fronts, and the entire army has retreated to the Longyang line. There is a distance of thirty miles from the Han army, which is why Chen Ying despises him.
They have all retreated to that place. If they take a few steps back, they will have to withdraw from Wuling. No matter how they look, they don't look like they are going to launch an attack.
Then Ma Di, under the cover of Xing Daorong and others, came to the barbarian camp on the side of the city. Here, Ma Di also met his old friend Shamoqi and a group of barbarians.
However, after Ma Di saw the deployment of the Han army, he felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.
They are dozens of miles apart, they can easily defend themselves and the terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack... How do you feel about the Wei army in the battle to Dongxing?
And now that it’s December, even the weather in Wuling has turned a bit cooler. So what’s the next step?
It must be a fight in the snow, right?
Ma Su narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly smiled a little.
He thought of how to surprise Ding Feng.
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Late one night a few days later, outside Linyuan City, a group of Soochow soldiers and horses appeared outside the city.
A total of five hundred Dongwu warriors took off their armor, wore thin clothes, and held short swords. The leading general was Ding Feng, the general of Soochow.
He was also wearing thin clothes, carrying only a short knife and not even a goggles.
There were no surprises. The Han army was as unprepared as planned.
This time, Ding Feng's target was the barbarian camp stationed on the hill to the north of Linyuan.
"Soldiers! It's time to fight hard. Follow me and move forward desperately. As long as we can defeat them, Wuling can be captured in one fell swoop!"
Ding Feng himself was at the front of the team and climbed up the hill. When Ding Feng looked at the barbarian camp that was already close at hand, Ding Feng breathed a little heavier and immediately encouraged his men.
Ding Fengzai withdrew all his troops to Longyang, pretending to lead his troops to retreat, with the purpose of paralyzing the Wuling defenders. Then the real killer move was the commando team of hundreds of people that he personally led.
They retreated to show weakness to show off their troops, and then launched a sudden attack, catching the Shu army by surprise. Ding Feng believed that with his own bravery, he would be able to defeat the Shu army and defeat Linyuan in one battle!
I didn’t expect the Han army, this is the direction of my attack!