Chapter 560: Provocation and overturning
Chapter 560: Provocation and overturning?
Ma Su once again led the entire army to make a big gamble, leading the army to bypass the Emei Platform and march straight north along the Fen River.
The 30,000-strong army carried ten days' worth of food and headed straight for Pingyang County with the determination to burn everything.
Facts have proved that Wang Jing is not an idiot, he still has some knowledge of people. While he was leading his troops to garrison the Emei Terrace, he ordered his most reliable general Lu Zhi to garrison Pingyang County.
Lu Zhi was not an idiot. After hearing that the Shu army had bypassed the Emei Platform, he was suddenly stunned.
"Is Ma Su so trusting? Does he have the confidence to break through the city before the food runs out?" Lu Zhi frowned, expressing confusion at Ma Su's bizarre actions.
As a general, it is rare for a general to put his army to death like this. Especially since Ma Su now has more than 30,000 people with him, tens of thousands of people may die if they are not careful.
"The whole army is defending the city and cannot get out of the strong wall. I want to see if the majestic Xishu Hussar General can conjure grain out of thin air!"
Lu Zhi quickly sent an order to the entire army, and soldiers from all departments defended the city. At the same time, rolling wooden stones, arrows, and kerosene were prepared on the top of the city, intending to entertain the Shu army.
Under such circumstances, 30,000 Han troops successfully arrived at Pingyang City.
After the Han army arrived at the city, as Lu Zhi expected, they set up camp and launched an ant attack on the city on the same day. Thousands of Hu soldiers used flying ladders and simple siege equipment to launch a strong attack from three directions.
However, although the offensive was fierce, it actually did not put much pressure on the defenders. After all, in the final analysis, these are just a group of barbarians with low combat power, which is far inferior to the elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty.
The fierce attack on the city lasted for several days, but the Han army failed to achieve any success. For this reason, the morale of the Han army outside the city plummeted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and there were even desertions.
However, on the seventh day, the Han army suddenly stopped attacking. This incident aroused Lu Zhi's vigilance, but soon he received a report from the top of the city, and Ma Di himself came to the city to persuade him to surrender.
"Is Ma Su running out of skills? Or maybe he has some other plans..." Lu Zhi frowned, but without hesitation, he immediately led his guards to the top of the city.
"Ma Su, General of the Han Dynasty Hussars, would like to ask General Pingyang to come and speak with us!"
Ma Su, still wearing a very representative white armor, rode to Pingyang City in person and shouted to the top of the city.
"I am Bo Luzhi, the leader of Bingzhou. May I ask General Xishu what he has to say?" Luzhi also stood up from the top of the city. Seeing Ma Su nearby, he frowned and responded.
"If you are here to persuade me to surrender, then don't speak as soon as possible and go back."
"Master Lu, there is no need to say harsh words anymore. Your tribe has already told me that you are the most loyal subject of the Han Dynasty. As a person from Xiliang, you have had a desire to surrender for a long time, and you can only bear the humiliation and bear the burden for the sake of the Han Dynasty."
"There is no need to continue now. The Han Dynasty's Eastern Conquest is overwhelming and the unification of the world is a foregone conclusion. Just leave the rest to me..."
After two and a half years, Ma Su once again used his powerful rhetoric skills and began to talk nonsense.
In response to this, Lu Zhi's face suddenly darkened, and her eyes when looking at Ma Di suddenly became a little murderous.
However, compared to Lu Zhi's anger, the generals watching the show at the back were confused.
"The general held us down to prevent us from storming the city, and then he had other plans. Did he plan to continue to scold the enemy with his mouth?" Jiang Wei looked at Ma Su's confusing operation in confusion, then turned to look at the others and asked road.
"We don't have much time. There is no need to waste a whole day talking to them. What kind of plan is this?"
Zhang Yi and Shu Ji also spread their hands, expressing confusion. Ever since Ma Su decided to take a gamble against everyone else's opinion, all subsequent operations were extremely confusing, and several people could not understand them.
For a moment, Jiang Wei, Shu Ji, and Zhang Yi looked at Deng Ai, ready to see what this talented man who was always good at figuring out his boss's thoughts had in mind.
"Uh... I don't quite understand it, but the general must have a deep meaning in doing this." Deng Ai shook his head. Although he didn't understand it, he firmly believed that the hussar general definitely had his own plan.
"Perhaps this is a secret signal to the city? Or maybe it is a hint to the wealthy people in the city to do something. In any case, the general has his own plan!"
"Yeah?"
Just when everyone was confused, Lu Zhi at the top of the city was already fed up. He directly lifted the crossbow out and shouted at Ma Su.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you have the ability, come and attack the city. If you can conquer this city, I, Lu Zhi, will be at your disposal. If you waste time here any longer, the powerful crossbow in my hand will not be tolerated!"
"Tsk...I'm so anxious!" Ma Di pointed at Lu Zhi and said in surprise.
"Your self-restraint is not enough. You can't stand it when I'm just trying to persuade you to surrender. This is far worse than Hao Zhao."
"It seems that not only are you too timid to fight, but your temper is also far worse..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Zhi had already aimed at Ma Di's chest and shot an arrow.
However, Lu Zhi's archery skills needed to be improved, and the arrow missed Ma Su.
Such accuracy obviously aroused Ma Su's ridicule. Then he reined in his horse and turned around, walking back while waving to the city head.
"That's all, at your level, it seems that I'm overthinking it. Tomorrow I will personally lead the troops to attack the city. I hope you can resist it..."
The moment they saw Ma Di turn around and come back, all the generals breathed a sigh of relief. Although the provocation failed, at least the general was safe.
However, the moment Ma Su turned around, the corners of Lu Zhi's mouth suddenly rose.
"It's now!"
Lu Zhi's first arrow did not hit, but Lu Zhi had already calculated the range covered by the arrow. Ma Su is obviously over the moon. He has already reached a point where he can kill Ma Su! Now is the time to kill Ma Su!
As soon as Lu Zhi finished speaking, the marksman who had already been deployed quickly appeared, aimed at Ma Di's almost unobstructed back, and released arrows in unison!
The arrows covering the area can't hit you, so how about sniping directly?
This time, Ma Su's 100% dodge seemed to have failed. A crossbow shot hit Ma Su's back, and the general was shot off his horse with one arrow!
Everything happened too fast, and all the generals in the camp watched helplessly as Ma Su fell.
"Is this also part of the general's plan?" Jiang Wei was even more confused and subconsciously asked Deng Aidao.
"Shut up and save the general!"
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In Ma Su's more than ten years of military service, this was the first time he was persuaded to surrender on the battlefield and overturned. After stepping into a stone's throw like death, he was assassinated by a young general.
But Lu Zhi, who succeeded in one blow, was not excited because from the beginning to the end, he felt a strange aura.