Chapter 514: Soochow Counterattacks
Under the comfort of Quan Cong, the generals of Cangwu County suppressed the timidity in their hearts and were willing to lead the troops to the battle.
Soon, all the troops stationed in Cangwu County were assembled, and there were about five or six thousand people. These soldiers and horses were basically left behind by Buqi back then, which can be regarded as the foundation of Dongwu's control of Jiaozhou.
You must know that although Jiaozhou is nominally the boundary of Eastern Wu, the actual controller is still the family of Shixie, the former Jiaozhou assassin. Although Soochow has been deepening its control over the years, the southern counties of the core are still weak.
And if you want Shixie's family to be honest, you need enough troops. That's why Buqi will be stationed in Cangwu all year round to deter the entire Jiaozhou.
Quan Cong is also very clear about this, once he loses, the loss is too great, and the entire Jiaozhou may quickly defect. Therefore, this counteroffensive against Guiyang can only succeed, and it must not fail.
"Relying only on my little strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat Ma Yan, and I have to find the Supreme to support." Quan Cong secretly calculated the number of troops, quickly repaired a book, and sent someone to send it to the mouth of the oil river.
After delivering the letter, Quan Cong led his troops north and went straight to Guiyang.
Along the way, Quan Cong walked very carefully, for fear of being raided by Ma Tan. Scouts are scattered on every march, and antlers are built and trenches are dug for every camp.
But Quan Cong didn't know that his fear was completely superfluous. Ma Tan had no interest in sneak attacking him, and he was still conducting his risky social experiments in Guiyang at this time.
After Wei Wen's death, 3,000 soldiers surrendered to the Han army on the spot. After Ma Jian removed his organization and broke it up, he dispatched more than 500 elite soldiers from the headquarters to serve as grass-roots officers and completed the initial rearmament.
In a very short period of time, the Han army expanded from 1,000 men to 4,000 troops. However, what is the specific combat effectiveness of this soldier and horse, Ma Jian does not have a bottom in his heart.
At the same time, Ma Jian also had a trace of doubts about Sun Quan's ability to react. He has been beating Guiyang for several days, Wei Wen's bones are cold, why don't you Sun Quan react at all?
Is Soochow's intelligence system so crotch-pulling? The nearby generals were killed and you don't know at all?
Do you have to turn around and poke your ass again for you to react?
Just when Ma Jian was waiting for Sun Quan to be a little anxious, the scout came to report, and Wu County of Cangwu County moved.
"Why did Wu Jun from Jiaozhou come to join in the fun? Sun Quan: Is this not going to be wanted by Jiaozhou? Ma Tan was a little stunned after receiving the report, and some surprises came not Sun Quan's troops but the Jiaozhou army.
But soon, Ma Jian was relieved, probably Sun Quan was planning to attack him back and forth. After all, he has a reputation, and it is understandable that Sun Quan is a little cautious.
"It seems that we have to fight quickly, first dispose of this group of Wu troops in the south, and then prepare to face the main force of Eastern Wu." Ma Yan nodded slightly, made a judgment on the current situation, and then immediately ordered.
"The whole army is assembled, let's go and meet the soldiers and horses of Cangwu County for a while, and see what they are made of!"
…………
…………
…………
Quan Cong came from Cangwu County to the vicinity of Chenxian all the way. Then he met an envoy sent by Ma Tan, who delivered a letter of war to Quan Cong in person.
"Our general plans to fight with you in Chenxian County, and I have sent a certain person to give you a war letter!" The envoy presented the war book and said to Quan Cong with an extremely arrogant attitude.
Quan Cong didn't care about the arrogance of the Han envoy at all, but he was like a great enemy to Ma Tan's war book.
"You, go open the war book and see what the hell Ma Jian is doing!" Quan Cong pulled a subordinate general and ordered him to dismantle the war book, while he hid far away.
After all, Lu Xun was directly doused with Ollie because he was not careful about the gift given by Ma Tan. Quan Cong was also in the army at that time, and he saw with his own eyes that Lu Xun still had a peculiar smell on his body after taking a bath for three days.
He is a Confucian and still wants face, so anything given by Ma Jian must be treated with caution.
Fortunately, this time Ma Jian didn't do any work, it was completely a normal war book. On the contrary, it was Quan Cong's posture that made the generals' eyes look at him a little more inexplicable.
After confirming that Ma Jian did not set up an ambush, Quan Cong also breathed a sigh of relief. However, after reading Ma Tan's battle book, Quan Cong's brows suddenly furrowed.
"Am I an idiot? He has so many troops, isn't it stupid for me to fight him head-on again? ”
Quan Cong is one of the few people in Eastern Wu who understands and understands the gap in the combat power of the two sides. When he saw that the strength of the Shu army reached 4,000, he knew that he could not defeat it head-on.
His vigor is in full swing, and he can't hide yet, how can he be willing to be tough with you.
Thinking of this, Quan Cong planned to refuse. But at this time, Quan Cong suddenly had an idea in his mind.
He had heard that Ma Tan had always liked to chase and fight, and he didn't know how to restrain at all. And this feature is obviously available in Quan Cong's view.
"Since the general of the Western Shu Hussars sincerely invited the battle, I will not refuse, and I will have a hard fight with your Shu army today!"
Quan Cong quickly changed his words and immediately approved to see him on the battlefield in Japan. Later, in the puzzled eyes of the generals, an order was issued for a decisive battle with the Shu army.
"General, ...... you"
"I've got my own arrangement! Everyone, I promise to defeat Ma Jian here! Quan Cong waved his hand and said confidently to the generals.
Under Quan Cong's order, the 6,000 Wu troops rested on the spot for a day. Then the whole army abandoned all the baggage, the whole army was prepared, and then went straight to Chenxian.
And when the soldiers and horses of Eastern Wu arrived, Ma Jian had been waiting on the battlefield for a long time. The 4,000 Han troops were waiting under the city, and Ma Jian personally put on his horse and stood in front of the battle.
"It's the Xishu hussar general Ma Yanhu?" After Quan Cong saw Ma Yan, he shouted in front of the battle.
"Wrong, I'm the Great Han Hussar General." Ma Jian waved his hand and immediately corrected Quan Cong's mistake.
"And you didn't call Quan, you should call me the Great Han Hussar General, the Prince Taifu, and the Wu'an Hou Ma Tan......"
Since getting rid of the Marquis of Jieting, Ma Tan wished that more people would know his title and title. Especially in the days when Wu'anhou was just rewarded, he got lost in cyber every day, and when he met acquaintances, he said, "How do you know that I was awarded Wu'anhou." ”
Quan Cong didn't know about this, he just nodded and said calmly.
"General Ma is so talented, it's a pity to stay in such a small country as Xishu......"
"It's really a little small, but it won't be long before Sun Quan is gone, and the territory of the Han will be bigger." Ma Jian immediately answered and said with a smile.
"I know that General Quan, you are also a person who wants a great country, why don't you come to help the Han achieve meritorious deeds and lose your position as a marquis?"
Quan Cong: "......"
I'm so stupid, really, I want to compare my eloquence with Ma Yan......
(End of chapter)