Chapter 656: Yangzhou Rebellion
At Ma Su's refusal, the Danyang mountain people who tried their best to sneak over from Jiangnan were a little disappointed.
They do not fall under the jurisdiction of Soochow. On the contrary, they and Soochow can be said to have a hostile relationship. Because of this, these surviving mountain tribes hope that Soochow will perish as soon as possible day and night.
The worst thing is to return to the post-Han era, when Han people and mountain people have nothing to do with each other. It's not like Sun Quan now. He is a nimble dog in the mountains, and he has to rush in to capture him...
"However, just because I am not fully prepared this time does not mean that I do not want to cross the Yangtze River south." Ma Su shook his head, and then added, giving the other party a hope.
"The main purpose of the Han Dynasty sending troops this time is to build a city here and push the front here. But the resistance in Soochow is strong now, and I'm afraid it won't be long before we have to withdraw."
"Obviously you came at the wrong time, come earlier next time..."
"General Han! We will share your worries!" Before Ma Di could finish his words, the Danyang mountain man had already spoken first. After giving a trembling salute, he took the initiative and said,
"Now for the sake of defense, Soochow's main forces have been mobilized to Jiangbei. We have long had the idea of going down the mountain to counterattack again. If General Han is in urgent need, we can immediately go down the mountain to contain him!"
Regarding this proposal, Ma Su just pondered for a while, and then nodded ambiguously. Then the people of Danyang Mountain agreed without hesitation, fearing that Ma Di would withdraw.
Soon, Ma Su got in touch with some mountain people in Danyang County. This made Ma Su very excited. Unexpectedly, he found a way to break the situation.
In fact, the people in all counties and mountains in Yangzhou are now relatively weak. But no matter how weak he is, he still exists, not to mention that he can't withstand the full strength of your Sun Quan.
The Soochow Tribe has suffered heavy losses in recent years, and most of its main forces have been buried in Jingzhou. Now in order to prepare for the three-sided siege by the Han army, Sun Quan sent all his main forces to the border.
In other words, Soochow is very empty so far...
After sending this Danyang mountain man away, Ma Di quickly wrote a letter and found Liu Yin to give instructions.
"Xiuren, please quickly send someone to deliver this letter to Jingzhou and hand it over to Miss Guan Yinping. As the actual person in charge of Jiaozhou, he should be able to contact the Shanyue people in Yangzhou!"
While the Han army recaptured Jingzhou, Guan Yinping was also ordered to attack Jiaozhou from the south and east. The South Central Han Army and the Jiaozhou Army fought in Guilin, and the stalemate lasted for several months. After Jingzhou was recovered, the entire Jiaozhou surrendered to Ji Han.
After regaining Jiaozhou, the imperial court granted a nominal title to Jiaozhou Mu. However, it was still Guan Yinping himself who was responsible for leading the troops and actually guarding Cangwu County and frightening Jiaozhou.
Look how short Ji Han is. Guan Yinping has been dragged out to work...
However, even though she is a female, Guan Feng is still very good at dealing with foreigners. In the two years since she left Nanzhong and Congzhen Jiaozhou, she also appeased the Shanyue people in Jiaozhou and expanded the reputation of Miss Guan San to the entire south.
So Ma Su planned to ask Miss Guan San to help and cause a little trouble for Sun Quan.
A letter has been sent, and Ma Su can only wait...
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In the next month, the Han army and the Wu army began to fight continuously. During the day, the Han army built the city wall, and at night, the Wu army took advantage of the darkness to destroy it.
As time goes by, the confrontation between the two sides becomes more and more acute.
However, as time went by, the Han army's logistics became weak. The logistics of Soochow are still smooth, and it seems that Sun Quan has once again won this confrontation.
As long as the Han army is forced to retreat and Soochow takes advantage of the situation to pursue them, they can achieve a good result no matter what.
However, Sun Quan was not happy at all. As the confrontation lasted longer and longer, Sun Quan's heart was bleeding.
Now, across the entire Danyang Plain and Yuzhang Plain, large areas of rice remain unharvested. After such a long time, a lot of food may have rotted in the ground.
This is all food! But they are all the guarantee of Soochow’s national strength! Faced with the waste of such a huge amount of food, Sun Quan was heartbroken.
Fortunately, although most of the elites are gathered at the border, there are still some elites in Wudi who are still farming. During this period, part of the grain was harvested, which could be regarded as stopping part of the losses...
Sun Quan could only comfort himself like this...
Just as Sun Quan was comforting him, Jianye suddenly sent an urgent battle report. When Sun Quan saw the prime minister's seal above, his expression changed instantly.
"What happened to Jianye?" Sun Quan said calmly.
"Your Majesty! Five tribes of Baiyue Bandits from Wu County suddenly came down to plunder! Wu County's defense is empty and unable to resist, and the bandits have breached the headquarters!"
"At the same time, several groups of Danyang bandits also came down the mountain and set fire to our grass valley in the wild! The entire Danyang field suffered heavy losses, and a large amount of grain was destroyed!"
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Hearing the battle report from the rear, a trace of panic flashed in Sun Quan's eyes. But he quickly reacted and turned around to look outside Ruxuwu.
There, Ma Di's flag was fluttering in the wind, as if mocking him.
"Ma Su! It's you again!"
The murderous intent in Sun Quan's eyes was almost condensed to its essence, and he wished he could chop Ma Di down as a corner of the table.
How come whenever I meet Ma Su, everything goes wrong. Even if he fights at his home court, he can't take advantage?
Compared to Sun Quan's anger, Lu Kang on the side heard the problem. After a moment of silence, Lu Kang's face changed quickly, and he hurriedly said to Sun Quan,
"Your Majesty! We must withdraw our troops to Jianye to deter the Shanyue in Yangzhou! If we are delayed here by Ma Su, I am afraid Yangzhou will be in chaos!"
There are dozens of barbarians in Yangzhou, such as Baiyue, Shanyue, Danyang, etc. Their existence has always been a hidden danger in Yangzhou, and it has not been removed so far.
And now, I don't know if it is Ma Su's instigation, but now such hidden dangers have erupted. If we don't withdraw our troops as soon as possible, I am afraid that Yangzhou will be in chaos without Ma Su's action.
Under Lu Kang's reminder, Sun Quan also reacted. But he seemed a little embarrassed before giving the order.
"But... if I withdraw my troops to Jianye, then the Shu army..."
He now gathered all his forces here to barely freeze Ma Su. If the troops were divided at this time, Ma Su would have a chance to build the city...
In this way, the efforts of the past three months would probably be in vain!
"Your Majesty! Yangzhou is more important than Ruxu Fort!" Lu Kang smiled bitterly and bowed to remind Sun Quan.
"If we lose Ruxu Fort, we can still rely on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to continue to persevere. If Yangzhou is in chaos...we will die without a burial place!"