Chapter 528 Accident
In the end, Liu Yin's strategy was adopted, and Ma Di quickly adjusted his deployment according to his strategy.
First of all, Ma Di pinned Wang Ping to Wancheng as the final guarantee in times of crisis. Then Li Hui was asked to lead troops into Ye County and temporarily block Guo Huai's strong attack.
At the same time, Ma Su sent people to Chang'an and dispatched Ma Dai to Nanyang to provide support.
Compared with others, Ma Dai was one of the few generals who actually followed Ma Di and fought a spearhead raid. His fighting style and body shape are similar to Ma Su's, which makes him suitable for pretending.
Finally, it’s about Liu Yin. Ma Di plans to let him go with Li Hui. After all, it would be safer to deal with Guo Huai with such a talented person who helped the country.
But Liu Yin was not happy about this and insisted on continuing to follow Ma Su.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to follow you in the conquest of Soochow, and I can also hold you when you are on top to ensure that the plan is not exposed!" Liu Yinxiao said, if you use reason, you will be beaten to death anyway. Don't leave.
Ma Di had no choice but to modify the letter and ask the Cavalry General to send someone more capable to fight with him to suppress the battle.
If Ma Su's deployment is successful and everything goes well, he will not only be able to repel the Wei army without having to fight personally, but he can also take back Jiangling City.
Of course, if it fails, not only will everyone in Soochow be alert, but even Nanyang may become unstable.
This is a gamble, but Ma Su is willing to take the gamble.
After everything was arranged, Ma Di came to Xiangyang to take charge and stopped heading north. What he needs next is to wait for the right time.
But this time, Ma Su didn't wait for the opportunity, but instead waited for bad news.
"What did you say? Kunyang and Ye County are lost!" Ma Di looked at the envoy sent by Wancheng in shock and asked in disbelief.
"Kunyang and Ye County were repaired by Wang Ping for more than two years, weren't they considered impregnable? How come they were defeated by Guo Huai in just ten days!"
"Ahem... General Hussars, the enemy is too cunning." The envoy sent by Li Hui replied awkwardly,
"According to reports from the defeated soldiers, the Wei army suddenly pretended to be in an uproar in the middle of the night, and then sent people to hold your flag to pretend to be reinforcements, and then the entire army deliberately retreated."
"The soldiers in the city thought you had arrived, and were afraid that they would not be able to win military honors, so they rushed to the city to support you. As a result..."
Ma Su: "..."
Am I already omnipotent in the eyes of the Han army?
The Wei army was beaten and retreated as soon as they arrived. Since they still believed such an outrageous act, it really left Ma Di speechless.
And he couldn't arrive even at this time, wouldn't Kunyang's defenders even count the time?
"It seems that Xiuren's plan is going to go wrong. In this case, I have to go to Wancheng..." Regarding the sudden change, Ma Su shook his head helplessly and looked at Liu Yin a little more. Very sorry.
To be honest, the strategy is good, but this plan cannot keep up with changes. Ma Di didn't even expect that Guo Huai would take advantage of the Han army's unlimited confidence in Ma Di and actually gnaw down both Ye County and Kunyang.
Now that Nanyang's gate is wide open, if Guo Huai leads his troops in, only Ma Di can repel them.
So there was no other way, Ma Di could only give priority to ensuring the safety of Nanyang.
But just when Ma Su was about to continue heading north with his personal entourage, Liu Yin stopped Ma Su again.
"Shijun! In this case, wouldn't it be more convincing to the Wu people and the pseudo-Wei that you have gone to Ye County?" Liu Yin's face was serious, but he still gritted his teeth and said,
"In this case, based on Guo Huai's many years of experience in fighting with you, I am sure that he will not dare to move forward! In this case, it is the most suitable to implement the plan..."
"But Xiuran, I am General Hussar, the future general." Ma Di interrupted Liu Yin's words and said calmly.
"At this moment of crisis in Nanyang, I have to go north. As for taking risks, I can only do it without affecting the safety of the big man."
"So now, I have to go north in person..."
It is true that everything may go as Liu Yin said. Wei Jun will probably not dare to move forward after taking Ye County. But at this moment, the threat facing Nanyang must be faced by Ma Di, the cavalry general.
If the Wei army enters Nanyang and cuts off the north-south road of Nanyang, it will be a huge interference to the entire Jingzhou strategy. Especially in recent years, under Li Hui's governance, Nanyang has become somewhat popular. If it experiences another war, Nanyang will be completely ruined.
This is impossible for Ma Su to accept, and it will shake the Jingzhou War Zone. After all, at any time, Ma Su's premise of seeking death was always to commit suicide without affecting the future of the man.
Regarding this, Liu Yin also fell into silence, and finally could only smile bitterly,
"General, please excuse me, but Yin still didn't think carefully..."
"It doesn't matter, your idea is good, but unfortunately we must first ensure the safety of Nanyang County." Ma Su waved his hand and finally comforted Liu Yin.
"As for the Wu army in Jiangling, it doesn't hurt. Their main force was severely damaged, so it doesn't hurt to let them stay in the city for a few more days."
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Because of this accident, Ma Su had to shelve Liu Yin's idea. Then he continued to go straight to Wancheng with his personal entourage, preparing to lead Nanyang's troops to fiercely resist the Wei army.
However, when Ma Di arrived at Wancheng, he received the battle report and the Wei army began to retreat.
With this cleverness, Guo Huai immediately refused to advance after taking two cities at the speed of light. He quickly withdrew his army. Except for thousands of people who stayed in Ye County, all the main forces retreated to Kunyang.
"Everything is as Xiuran said. Guo Huai has lost all his courage on the battlefield these years." Ma Di was speechless for a moment when he looked at the information coming back from the front line.
"I even wonder if Guo Huai ran away as soon as I showed up in Ye County?"
If it weren't for this plan, it would be difficult for Ma Di to explain why Guo Huai only sent a few people to garrison Ye County.
"There is no need to doubt General Ma, he will just run away." Wang Ping understood this very well and quickly gave Ma Su the answer.
"I have heard rumors from the Puppet Wei Dynasty before that those who run away after hearing someone else are considered brave, those who run away after seeing someone are brave, and those who run away after encountering someone are considered brave!"
"These days, any soldier who has fought against a hussar general is revered as a brave warrior over there..."
Ma Su: "..."
Am I so scary? Has the Wei army shrunk like this?
"So You Chang will lead us to counterattack and regain the lost ground as soon as possible. We can also continue to attack Sun Quan this morning!" Li Hui also nodded and reminded Ma Su.
"As long as Ye County is recaptured, the north will be basically safe. Then we can redeploy our troops to the south and recapture the entire Jingzhou as soon as possible!"