Chapter 326: The Situation in Nanyang
Ma Tan's big move, which he had been holding back for two and a half years, suddenly spilled out at this critical moment. In the face of such a perverted armament, Man Pet is completely defenseless.
Not only was it full of favors, but the entire Wei army was stunned by the First World War. Not only did they trample on each other, but thousands of people died, and the soldiers of various departments also seriously demonized the Shu army.
"Have you heard, those Shu people in Kunyang City are helped by ghosts and gods!"
"I saw it a few days ago, and suddenly countless ghost soldiers in heavy armor were killed from the city gate! Everywhere they went, no one could resist them! ”
"I saw with my own eyes a brother who was cut in half by them! Only a ghost soldier can do this kind of power! ”
"Let's be cautious, such a terrible ghost soldier, it is impossible for our camp to stop it!"
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As rumors spread, the Wei army was panicked, and the morale of the army began to fluctuate. Although the full pet responded quickly and banned the spread of rumors, it still could not stop the spread of fear.
What people fear most is what they don't know anything about!
The sudden appearance of the armored cavalry basically destroyed the military spirit of the Huainan Wei army, which was full of favor and command. Now even if they are full of favors, they don't dare to insist that they attack the city, in case the Shu army kills again, there will be more than a few thousand people dead.
There was no way, Man Pet could only order all the departments to surround Kunyang first, and focus on holding on. He hurried to build a new siege machine, and at the same time took his henchmen to try to analyze how the Shu army did it.
You must know that the heavy armored cavalry Cao Wei was tried to form. When the horses were overtime, Cao Cao used heavy armored cavalry to intimidate.
However, because the armor is too heavy, it is difficult for the armor-piercing horse to maintain balance. If the horses also wore armor, the requirements for the cavalry were too high.
However, the appearance of Ma Tan's gang of armored horses is completely unreasonable. Not only are they armed with sabers, but they don't even have their bodies shaking after slashing and killing their enemies.
"There's definitely something about it that makes it so easy for them to ride on horseback!" Man Pet narrowed his eyes, constantly recalling the scene of the day of the battle. It was as if he wanted to memorize all the appearances of the armored cavalry of the Shu army.
As long as you can figure out the reliance of this armored cavalry, I believe that with the national strength of the Great Wei, it will definitely be reproduced. At that time, if the Great Wei can also form an armored cavalry, the two countries of Shu and Wu will not have to worry!
But no matter how you think about it, full pet doesn't notice that there is anything wrong.
After all, stirrups and horseshoes are too small to notice in the chaos. In particular, Ma Jian also made a certain cover-up here, and it was difficult to tell the difference between armored horses for a while.
When Man Zhong continued to study how the armored cavalry of the Shu army came out, and reached a stalemate with Ma Yan, the situation in Nanyang began to change rapidly.
Zhang He and Zhang Yi led 30,000 Shu troops to besiege Wancheng with great momentum. With the arrival of the follow-up siege equipment, the siege of the Shu army became more and more fierce.
A series of new siege equipment such as eight bull crossbows, return cannons, and Lu public vehicles were taken out by the Shu army.
In the face of such an offensive, the Wancheng defenders really began to ask for help as Zhang He expected. He sent a large number of messengers to ask for help in various parts of Nanyang at the risk of being intercepted and killed by the Shu army.
In this regard, the Shu army was still Zhang He's strategy, and sent people to violently intercept and kill the messenger. However, after intercepting and killing most of the messengers, the Shu army will deliberately leave a few to escape with serious injuries.
After the messengers brought the news with injuries, the Wei troops everywhere also believed that the Shu army was storming Wancheng. Subsequently, garrisons from all over the country were dispatched one after another, preparing to go to Wancheng to rescue, intending to unite to repel the Shu army.
But all the reinforcements of the Wei army, before they arrived in Wancheng, encountered mountain climbing...... Volley by the right general Zhang He. The soldiers and horses of the Wei army were originally scattered and few, and most of them were unable to resist after encountering Zhang He's assault, and the whole army was annihilated.
Even if there is luck, there are not many people left without the total annihilation. In this way, it only took half a month to encircle the point and send reinforcements, and most of the Wei army in Nanyang was wiped out.
To the south, the Xiangfan Wei army was intercepted by Wu Ban of Xinye and Xiang Pet of Dangyang. The attack couldn't beat Xiang Pet, and the retreat couldn't break Xinye, and tens of thousands of elites were surrounded in Xiangyang and Fancheng like this.
If it continues like this, it is basically a matter of time before Nanyang is captured. In another month at most, the Shu army will be able to break through Wancheng and occupy the entire Nanyang.
However, at this time, Zhang Yi and Zhang He received a piece of information,
"The Wei army in Runan entered Nanyang from Wuyin?" Zhang Yi's face was a little solemn, and he was a little nervous listening to the report.
"It's the hussar general Qin Lang, and his troops must have more than 10,000 people......" Zhang He's brows also furrowed, feeling a little tricky.
"Qin Lang is low-key, cautious and not risk-taking. With his character, leading troops into Wuyin will only be steady and steady, and it will become the biggest obstacle for us to occupy Nanyang! ”
Now most of Nanyang has no garrison, as long as Wancheng is broken, it will be decided. But once a large army of the Wei army appeared in Wuyin, then these county towns began to sway.
The Han army was small, and this situation would seriously hinder the advance of the Han army.
"How should this be a good ......" Zhang Yi didn't know what to do, touched his chin and thought,
"Why don't you divide your troops to capture the nearby county town first, and make sure that the north of Nanyang is not lost before you make plans?"
"No, it's still the same sentence, doing so will let all parts of Nanyang see our weakness." Zhang He directly refused, and said categorically.
"Ma Jian is already fighting with Man Zhong in Kunyang, and he can't delay for long. Once this is done, it is not possible to do it in a year and a half if you want to take Nanyang completely. ”
"The road to Wuyin in Runan is rugged, Qin Lang may not have a smooth grain road, and now is the time to establish a camp before it is stable. Give me 5,000 people half a month, and I'll find a way for you to break Qin Lang! ”
Zhang He's request for battle made Zhang Yi hesitate for a moment, after all, this was Cao Wei's general, and it seemed a little risky to let him lead the troops into battle. However, Zhang Yi thought about it and seemed to have a good relationship with Ma Yan, and finally nodded in agreement.
"In that case, there is General Lao Zhang! If it succeeds, this battle will definitely be the general's first achievement! ”
"The first merit is not the first merit, it is not important to say this now......" Zhang He smiled bitterly, shook his head lightly and said,
"I don't want to see Ma Jian work so hard, but in the end it falls short. This bastard, although a bit of a brainless, has to say...... He is a gentleman, and I must admire him. ”
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Ma Tan in Kunyang suddenly sneezed at this time,
"Someone is talking about me again?" Ma Tan touched his nose and felt a little inexplicable.
Why is there always someone talking about him behind his back, it's outrageous.
"General, it seems that the Wei army is moving again." At this time, the scout walked in and reported to Ma Yanyu.
"Huh? The raid a few days ago hasn't convinced the full pet? ”
(End of chapter)