Chapter 557: Provocation Overturned?

Ma Tan once again led the whole army to start a big gamble, leading the army directly around the Emei Plateau and marching north along the Fenshui.

The 30,000 troops all carried ten days' rations and went straight to Pingyang County with the determination to break the cauldron and sink the boat.

Facts have proved that Wang Jing is not an idiot, he is still a little knowledgeable. While he led his troops to garrison the Emei Plateau, he ordered Lu Zhi, the most reliable general under his command, to be responsible for garrisoning Pingyang County.

Lu Zhi was not an idiot, and after hearing that the Shu army had bypassed the Emei Plateau, he was stunned.

"Is Ma Jian so big? Does he have the confidence to break the city before it runs out? Lu Zhi frowned, puzzled by Ma Yan's bizarre actions.

As a general, it is rare to put a large army to death in this way. In particular, Ma Jian is now carrying more than 30,000 people, and tens of thousands of people may die if he is not careful.

"The whole army is defending the city, and the strong walls are not out, I want to see if the dignified Xishu hussar general can conjure up grain out of thin air!"

Lu Zhi quickly ordered the whole army, and the soldiers of all units defended the city. At the same time, the city has prepared all the rolling wood and stones, arrows and fire oil, and plans to entertain the Shu army.

Under such circumstances, 30,000 Han troops successfully came to the city of Pingyang.

After the Han army approached the city, as Lu Zhi expected, after setting up camp, they launched an ant-attached siege on the city on the same day. Thousands of Hu soldiers launched a strong attack from three directions with flying ladders and improvised siege equipment.

Ma Tan was still wearing a very representative white armor, and he personally rode to the city of Pingyang and shouted to the city.

After two and a half years, Ma Jian once again came up with a powerful mouth cannon technique and began to talk about it.

"We don't have much time, so there's no need to waste a whole day talking to them, what kind of deployment is this?"

"The Great Han Hussar General Ma Tan, please come and talk about it from Pingyang!"

"Ma Yan, this is a poor skill? Or maybe there are some other calculations......" Lu Zhi's brows furrowed, but he didn't hesitate, and immediately took his guards to the top of the city.

"I am the lord of the state, Bo Luzhi, dare to ask General Xishu what his high opinion is?" Lu Zhi also stood up from the top of the city, and when he saw that he was close at hand, he frowned and responded.

However, on the seventh day, the Han army suddenly stopped attacking. This change aroused Lu Zhi's vigilance, but soon, he received a report from the head of the city, and Ma Jian himself came to the city to persuade him to surrender.

"Lord Lu doesn't need to be cruel anymore, your clansmen have already told me that you are the most loyal courtier of the Han Dynasty. As a person from Xiliang, he has long had the heart of belonging, and he can only endure humiliation for the sake of Dahan Sheji. ”

In this regard, Lu Zhi's face darkened suddenly, and his eyes when he looked at Ma Jian suddenly became a little more murderous.

However, although the offensive was fierce, in fact the pressure on the defenders was not great. After all, in the final analysis, this is just a group of Hu people with combat strength, and they are far worse than the elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty.

The onslaught on the city's head lasted for several days, and the Han army did not achieve its size. For this reason, the morale of the Han army outside the city is plummeting at a speed visible to the naked eye, and there are even deserters.

However, compared to Lu Zhi's anger, the generals who were watching the play in the back were puzzled.

"There's no need to continue now, the Eastern Crusade of the Han Dynasty is already overwhelming, and the unification of the world is a foregone conclusion, just leave the rest to me......"

"The general held us down and didn't let the city be stormed, and then said that he had another plan, that is, he planned to continue to rely on his mouth to scold the enemy?" Jiang Wei looked at Ma Yan's confused operation suspiciously, and then turned his head to look at the others and asked.

"If you're here to persuade you to surrender, then don't talk about it and go back as soon as possible."

Zhang Wei and Shu Ji also spread their hands and expressed their puzzlement. Since the fight against Ma Tan to make a gamble, all the operations since then have been extremely confusing, and several people are a little incomprehensible.

For a while, Jiang Wei, Shu Ji, and Zhang Wei looked at Deng Ai together, ready to see what this great talent who has always been good at figuring out the boss's mind has.

"Uh...... I don't quite understand, 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 plans.

"Maybe it's a code message to the city? Or maybe it's hinting at what the big clans in the city are doing, anyway, the general has his own plans! ”

"Really?"

Just when everyone was puzzled, Lu Zhi at the head of the city was already bored. He directly lifted the crossbow out and yelled at Ma Yan.

"Don't talk nonsense, if you have the ability, you will come to attack the city, if you can break through this city, I, Lu Zhi, will be at your disposal. If I waste time here again, I can't bear the crossbow in my hand! ”

"Tsk...... I'm in a hurry! Ma Tan pointed at Lu Zhi and said in surprise.

"Your cultivation is not enough, I can't bear it if I just persuade you to surrender, this is far worse than Hao Zhao."

"It seems that you are not only timid and afraid to fight, but your temperament is also far behind......"

Before the words fell, Lu Zhi had already aimed at Ma Yan's chest, and shot an arrow at him.

It's just that Lu Zhi's archery skills need to be improved, and this arrow is very far away and did not hit Ma Yan.

Such an accurate head obviously caused Ma Tan's ridicule, and then Le Ma turned around, and waved his hand at the city head as he walked back.

"That's it, at your level, it seems that I think too much. Tomorrow I will personally lead troops to attack the city, I hope you can resist it......"

The moment they saw Ma Tan turn around and come back, all the generals breathed a sigh of relief, although the provocation failed, but at least the generals were safe.

However, at the moment when Ma Jian turned around, the corners of Lu Zhi's mouth suddenly rose.

"It's now!"

Lu Zhi's first arrow didn't hit, but Lu Zhi had already calculated the range covered by the arrow. Ma Jian is obviously hi, he has already stepped into a stone's throw away, and now is the time to kill Ma Yan!

As soon as Lu Zhi's words fell, the sharpshooters who had already been deployed quickly appeared, aimed at Ma Yan's almost unobstructed heart, and released arrows in unison!

Arrows in the area of coverage can't shoot you, so how about a direct sniper?

This time, Ma Yan's 100% dodge seemed to be ineffective. A crossbow arrow shot the back of the horse's heart, and with one arrow, the general was shot off the horse!

Everything happened too fast, and the generals in the battalion watched the horses fall

"Is this also in the general's plan?" Jiang Wei was even more confused, and subconsciously asked Deng Aidao.

"Shut up, save the general!"

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In the more than ten years that Ma Tan has been on the expedition, this is the first time that he has been persuaded to surrender on the battlefield. After stepping into a land like death, he was plotted by a young general.

But Lu Zhi, who won the first blow, was not excited about this, because from beginning to end, he felt a strange aura.

(End of chapter)