Chapter 586 Wei Bing and Han Generals
The situation Jiang Ji was facing was very critical at the moment, and the Wei army was retreating faster than he had planned. Therefore, if you want to stabilize the front line, you must have reinforcements.
However, because of the fall of Hanoi, the reinforcements from Hebei were unable to quickly support from Mengjinguan, and they would not be able to arrive in a short time. Therefore, after Jiang Ji looked around, he could only find a way to recruit troops from Yanzhou to fill the line.
But in response to Jiang Ji's order, the generals looked embarrassed, and some didn't know what to say.
"Jiang Sima, there is also civil strife in Yanzhou, and a large number of troops are also needed. I am afraid that Yanzhou Mu..."
"Take my seal and ribbon to Puyang! We must mobilize the troops no matter what!" Jiang Ji didn't care at all, and without saying a word, he took out Da Sima's seal and ribbon and slapped it on the table.
"The civil strife in Yanzhou is nothing more than a few petty thieves causing trouble, and it does not affect the overall situation. If the Shu army breaks through Luoyang and hits Guandong, what can he do with his little strength?"
"Let Yanzhou Mu have an overall perspective! Prioritize national affairs first!"
Facing Jiang Ji who made it clear that he wanted to use his power to suppress others, it was hard for the generals to say anything. He could only accept Jiang Ji's seal and send people to Yanzhou to grab reinforcements.
"By the way, is there any other movement over at Wubao? Ma Su is not running around, is he?" Jiang Ji suddenly remembered the dirty thing Ma Su, so he turned around and asked.
To this, the general replied honestly,
"The general responsible for guarding said everything is normal and the Shu army has no plans to break out. Please rest assured, Sima."
"Why did Ma Su change his gender? Since he is really being used as a thorn in his side?" Jiang Ji frowned and quickly realized something was wrong.
This is not in line with Ma Su's character, especially when he has not done anything for more than ten days, how can Ma Su still sit still?
Jiang Ji keenly felt that there was something wrong, but he was too busy at the moment and couldn't really take a look in person. So he pondered for a while but put it aside for the time being, planning to wait until he was done with the two days and the pressure in Luoyang was relieved before going to see what Ma Di was up to.
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While Jiang Ji was doing his best to resist the Han army's three-pronged offensive, Ma Di led thousands of troops to attack the tuntian manor in the south of Luoyang.
The people who farm here are all military camps. There are often thousands of soldiers in a manor. However, despite their large numbers, their fighting will is very weak.
After the Han army broke through its outer perimeter, the garrison soldiers raised their hands and surrendered extremely smoothly. In just two days, Ma Su recruited thousands of Wei soldiers.
During the recruitment process, Ma Su found that many field soldiers were very numb. The long-term high-pressure and high-burden life has made them all lack hope and feel numb.
In response, Ma Su quickly revised his strategy and directly announced to all farming households that all those who joined the Han Dynasty would not only be able to transfer to normal household registration, but also be exempted from taxes for the next three years. The farmed fields are completely owned by the farmers, and from now on you are self-cultivated farmers!
Such encouragement had an immediate effect, and a large number of Cao Wei's field soldiers swore to surrender to the Han without any hesitation. Even most of the garrison soldiers became leaders after they surrendered, leading Ma Di to liberate the surrounding garrison villages.
Thanks to the deception of some officials in Cao Wei, Jiang Ji had no idea that Ma Su had broken through. Ma Su was almost left alone and quickly recruited a large number of Wei soldiers in southern Luoyang.
Ma Di brought out a total of 1,000 forward-selecting battalions. After more than ten days of reorganization, the tribe quickly expanded to 10,000 people.
These 10,000 soldiers are basically all Wei soldiers, but the lower-level generals are all Han generals. This configuration can ensure that the assembled units maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness, while also giving morale a boost.
In such a short period of time, Ma Di organized such a huge force behind Jiang Ji. Although there are still many field soldiers who are willing to join, Ma Su does not plan to continue to expand.
The ultimate limit of a thousand selected forward battalions is 10,000 people. Any more numbers will affect the combat effectiveness.
When the army was reorganized, Ma Di immediately ordered the entire army to march eastward without saying a word.
This time his goal was to cut off the enemy's logistics supply line, but it was just a coincidence that he played it so big. But even so, Ma Di's goal has not changed, it is still to cut off Luoyang's logistics first.
So, where can we cut off the connection between Luoyang and Guandong in a true sense?
No need to ask, then of course it’s Hulao Prison!
So after Ma Su reorganized the army, he immediately went straight to Hulao Pass without stopping. Even if we cannot conquer this dangerous pass in Guandong, we must first cut off its connection with Luoyang.
Hulao Pass is located in the easternmost part of Luoyang Basin and is the most dangerous pass in Guandong. When the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo, they were blocked here by Dong Zhuo.
The terrain here is dangerous and the passes are strong, making it extremely easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It is obviously impossible to rely on the troops composed of Wei soldiers and Han generals under Ma Di to storm Hulao Pass, so they can only outwit them.
Ma Su ordered the main force to follow from a distance, and he led several hundred people ahead. Under his own banner, he rushed to the gate of Hulao Pass with great fanfare to provoke.
At this time, Cao Rui has set his reward at 100,000 households, and there is even the possibility of being promoted to king with a different surname. Ma Su believed that as long as he personally went out and made the defender of Hulao Pass think there was a chance, it would be enough to draw out the enemy.
However, Ma Di still underestimated his reputation. When he appeared at Hulao Pass, the Wei army at the head of the city felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. The entire army was on high alert, with crossbows, catapults, kerosene, and gold juice all prepared.
The guard general wrote a suicide note immediately after seeing Ma Su, and then swore to live and die with Hulao Pass.
Ma Su: "..."
I think there is no need to be so cautious...
"General Hussars, they don't seem to be hooked, what should we do?" Ma Su's personal guards also noticed this situation and quickly turned to ask Ma Su for instructions.
"Do we need to attack directly? My subordinates have prepared the flying ladder. As long as the general leads us to charge again, we..."
"Stop, stop, camp on the spot and chew slowly..." Ma Di waved his hand and shook his head helplessly.
Hulao Pass was still too dangerous. Even if Ma Su himself could get there first, the soldiers behind him would not be able to keep up. In the end, there would be no point except losing soldiers and generals.
Obviously, after so many years, Ma Su's brainless strategy is no longer so effective. Jiang Ji was like this before, and so is the guard at Hulao Pass now.
After everyone in Guandong knew that Ma Su was invincible in the field, Ma Su's invincible vanguard breakthrough no longer had room to show off.
If he wants to win by committing suicide, Ma Di still has to think of other ways.
"Let me think of another way..."