Chapter 510 The beginning of the attack on Wu
Just when Soochow was planning to dispatch its strongest combat force, Sun Shiwan, Ji Han basically occupied all the territory east of the Xiangjiang River.
After Xiang Chong recovered a large area of lost territory, he immediately sent officials to control the counties. Taxes and household registrations from various places were immediately protected and quickly gathered in the public security city.
In just two months, the Han army recaptured less than half of Jingnan and gained hundreds of thousands of people. Especially when the public security of Jingnan, the administrative center, was recaptured, Ji Han regained a foothold in Jingnan.
In fact, Soochow should not have lost, at least not so miserably. After all, even if one of Ding Feng and Lu Xun could stand up, they would not be defeated so quickly.
But when Lu Xun and Ding Feng were in trouble one after another, Ma Su's sudden attack on the police seemed to be a stroke of genius. Because they lost the commander who could calm the situation, Soochow was leaderless and collapsed as soon as they heard the news.
In the end, as soon as Ma Di retook the public security, the Wu army in Jingnan quickly collapsed, leaving no room for Ma Di to develop.
Ma Su has nothing to say about this. After all, he is from Soochow, what else do you want.
"General Hussar! After this battle, we have recovered most of Jingnan. The soldiers of each department can still fight again, and the recovery of the entire Jingnan is just around the corner!"
After Yi Dao drove the Dongwu soldiers and horses to Jiangling, Xiang Chong personally came to the police to report the situation to Ma Su.
"But according to our reports in Yangzhou, Soochow has begun to gather troops on a large scale. In about half a month, the Wu army will arrive."
"It doesn't matter. So far, I haven't paid attention to Soochow. If they dare to come, I will give them a beating myself."
Ma Su didn't care about Xiang Chong's worries at all. For him, the more people coming from Soochow, the better, and it is best to decide the southeast in one battle.
Especially so far, all the problems that troubled Ma Su have been solved, and the Han army has also gained the ability to continue the war.
Before this, it was never the Yangtze River and the fortified city that restricted Ma Su's performance. These were not insurmountable. What really gave Ma Su a headache and couldn't let go of his hands and feet was always the supply of troops and food.
Yizhou has been recuperating on a large scale since the beginning of the year. Taxes and corvee exemptions have been reduced in various places. It will not be able to support the war in a few years. As for Nanyang, life was extremely difficult and they were unable to provide help.
Even when Ma Su came to Yi Dao to support him, he could only bring a few thousand people with him, for fear that bringing more would lead to a shortage of food and fodder.
But all this became no longer a problem after taking down the police.
There is no other reason. This is the public security department and the administrative center of Jingnan. All the tax money and grain collected by Soochow from Jingzhou will be concentrated here, and then distributed uniformly.
Now it is November, and all the money and food from the four counties in Jingnan for the previous quarter have been accumulated in the public security treasury. Especially because Soochow has exploited Jingnan to the extreme all year round, the police have far more money and food than imagined.
So when Ma Di entered the police station, everyone was shocked by the full treasury. As Ji Han's general, Ma Di rarely saw the Han army be so wealthy.
All in all, Soochow collected huge taxes in Jingnan under the name of infamy, and then gave them to Ma Su in vain. In response, Ma Su saluted directly to Dong Zhengzhong and silently thanked Sun Quan.
"Don't ignore the gifts given by Sun Quan, a common man!"
With the police's abundant money and food, the Han army had the confidence to fight further. So after some thought, Ma Su finally decided to advance the war against Wu.
With so much money and food to cover, can I still be afraid of you, Sun Shiwan?
"Send someone to deliver a message to Li Cishi, and ask him to prepare to send troops to attack Nanjun. The attack on Wu will probably be prepared in advance." Ma Di waved his hand, turned to Xing Daorong and ordered.
"By the way, I sent someone to inform Guan Yinping and ordered him to lead the troops from Nanzhong to attack Jiaozhou as a response. Even if we can't take Jiangling this time, we will definitely take Jingnan into our hands!"
"only!"
…………
…………
…………
Soon, Ma Di, as a hussar general, quickly ordered the Jingzhou theater to start mobilizing and preparing for war.
After receiving the order, Li Hui and Wang Ping of Nanyang immediately began to assemble all the soldiers and horses of Nanyang to prepare to go south. Under Li Mu's deployment, Yizhou also tried its best to mobilize some troops and sent them to Jingnan for support.
"Your Majesty, this is the last force that Yizhou can use at present. Take it." Li Mu shook his head, and while sending troops to supplement Ma Su, he couldn't help but complain.
"It's only been a few months. Your Majesty has abandoned all the affairs of Yizhou and gone to play big games by yourself. I don't think you're a gentleman... I deserve to be exhausted every day!"
With the support of Yizhou and supplies from Jingnan, Ma Di quickly gathered 20,000 soldiers and horses in the police station. At the same time in the south, Guan Yinping also led the Nanzhong barbarians to enter Jiaozhou via mountain roads.
Ma Su has a clear goal in this battle. I may not be able to get Jiangling back, but Jingnan must be renamed Liu. For this goal, Ma Di was even ready to fight a protracted war in Jingnan.
At the same time, Lu Xun, who had been in a coma for two months in Jiangling, finally woke up at this juncture with difficulty. Obviously, Lord Taishan did not intend to accept him at this time. Despite such serious injuries, Lu Xun miraculously survived.
"Captain! You're awake!" After Lu Xun woke up, the general next to him felt extremely excited. Not only because of their relationship with Lu Xun, but the most important thing is that they don't have to worry about being sold to others by Sun Quan in the short term.
"How is the situation on the front line? Has the Shu army taken advantage of the victory and pursued it? Where is the main force of our army now?" Lu Xun woke up, and after a brief recollection, his eyes suddenly condensed, and the first thing he said when he opened his mouth was to ask about the situation of the battle.
At least no matter what, Lu Xun is indeed a responsible enough person. Even though everyone above and below him was suspicious of him, Lu Xun still tried his best to complete his duties.
"Captain, the war situation... is not optimistic." The general next to him saw him in this state and couldn't bear to tell him about the bad situation. But Lu Xun still insisted on asking, and the general had to report honestly and truthfully.
When it was learned that after he was seriously injured and comatose, Ding Feng was directly plotted to death by Ma Su. When the entire Jingzhou war situation reached an irreversible point because of the accident between the two of them, Lu Xun's expression changed.
It turned white all of a sudden.
Especially when he heard that most of Jingnan had been lost and the police had been lost, Lu Xun almost fainted again.
During the time he was offline, the situation was completely beyond his control. At this moment, the war situation in Jingnan is inevitably going to decay, and it is even a question whether Soochow can keep Jingnan.
But even so, Lu Xun still did not give up hope. After taking a breath, he asked the general with difficulty.
"Where is the Supreme! Did you say anything? Does what I, the governor, said still apply?"
"Captain, the Supreme Commander...he plans to personally drive and conquer..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Xun rolled his eyes and fainted again, leaving Jiangling City in chaos.