Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

The Zhuge family has three talents: dragon, tiger and dog.

Needless to say, Zhuge Liang, the famous Mr. Wolong in Jingzhou, was the greatest prime minister in two thousand years.

Tiger is Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang's elder brother, and one of the top five advisers in Soochow. After becoming emperor of Soochow, he was worshiped as a general by Sun Quan and the tiger of the Zhuge family.

Zhuge Dan is the last dog and the most useless member of the Zhuge family.

It is worth mentioning that although the three people in the clan work together for three political powers, this is not because the Zhuge family wants to put all their eggs in one basket. It's just that when the Zhuge family fled south, Zhuge Dan didn't run away.

At that time, the Zhuge family was so depressed that it was difficult to desert the army, so they were not qualified to consider such a thing.

However, the comments about this dragon-tiger dog are indeed good. Zhuge Dan is indeed the most useless person in the Zhuge family. Compared to Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin, he is relatively ordinary.

Even if Dan is the dog of the Zhuge family, it is still a heavenly dog, and it cannot be defeated by ordinary people.

Since Zhuge Dan's dismissal, Xincheng's defense has become much more stable instantly. Zhao Yun and Zhang He led the army to attack for four or five months, but without any results.

So Zhuge Liang sent Ma Su here with the intention of disrupting the situation. Let Ma Su, a guerrilla master who spread rumors, come to Xiangfan to stimulate Zhuge Dan.

Regarding this order, Ma Su accepted it immediately without any hesitation. They rested in Yidao for a few days, and then led their troops and horses to advance northward from Jiangbei New City.

It is worth mentioning that at this time, Zhuge Liang had already commanded the Shu army to build a new city in northern Jing. Zhuge Liang named him Xie Dongcheng, which means people from the east, stop here.

Originally I planned to name it Xie Wucheng, but then I thought about it and thought that Soochow was theoretically owned by the state, so I changed the name.

Ma Su led his troops northward from Xie Dongcheng and attacked the front line of Xiangfan.

The Wei Army's Xiangfan front line is in Dangyang County, which is the Wei Army's frontline outpost to the south.

At this time, there were only a thousand Wei troops stationed in Dangyang, and they were patrolling in boredom. They have received news that the Shu and Wu people in the south have stopped fighting and made peace, and they will all evacuate soon.

Theoretically, there will be no war on their side, and even if there is, it won't be too big.

So in their view, their retirement life will soon begin again.

Just when the Wei soldiers were stretching and preparing to start fishing for the day, they suddenly saw dust rising in the south. At the same time, they could clearly feel the ground shaking and the noisy sound of horse hooves coming from behind.

"Enemy attack!"

There was an uproar among the Wei troops in Dangyang, and everyone became nervous.

Didn’t you say there was no war on the southern front? Why did the enemy suddenly attack?

Soon, a large number of Shu troops were approaching. More than a thousand cavalry and more than 4,000 infantry appeared in front of the Wei army in an orderly manner, with the word "horse" shining brightly on the vanguard flag.

The Shu army's military formations are neat and the battle is awe-inspiring. This deterrence is very great. The captain guarding the city couldn't help but feel a little dazed in such a scene, and felt a little familiar for a while.

When that man led the Northern Expedition, the Shu army under his command was also so tyrannical.

"I am General Ma Youchang of the Han Dynasty! I am leading the Heavenly Army of the Han Dynasty in the northern expedition against the rebels. I know that you are all martyrs who have been kidnapped in Jingzhou. You should open the door and surrender as soon as possible and join us in defeating the rebels! Then I, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, will have many rewards!"

At this time, Ma Su's lines to persuade him to surrender had almost become a jingle. When he saw the city ahead, he almost blurted out the lines.

However, Ma Su's words were of no use at all as always. Apart from shocking the Shu army's comeback, the Wei army guarding the city showed no interest in Ma Su's words.

This is also due to the system of stationing soldiers in different places designed by Boss Cao.

To put it simply, the Wei army troops stationed in Jingzhou were not natives of Jingzhou, but came from Qingzhou. Their families are all in Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and there are basically no local soldiers.

This can effectively prevent soldiers from surrendering in addition to making the soldiers stationed in the camp unaccustomed to the local environment. Even if the commander abandons his family and surrenders, the soldiers below will flee because they are worried about their families.

In this era, filial piety is the first priority, and there are not many animals who can ignore the family.

Of course, this does not mean that the remaining loyalty, loyalty, etiquette, justice, integrity and shame are not important. There should never be only filial piety left.

After persuading the Wei army to surrender, Ma Di slowly began to lead his troops to attack the city.

Thousands of soldiers were extremely skilled in assembling siege equipment, while a thousand cavalry from Ma Su's headquarters were monitoring the Wei army on one side to prevent the soldiers and horses from suddenly coming out of the city.

"Huh...it's been a few years, but I'm still not unfamiliar at all."

An old soldier moved the parts of the siege equipment extremely skillfully and couldn't help but sigh.

"Yeah... the last time I did this was when General Guan was attacking Fancheng." The other Paoze also missed this feeling a little, and his hands became faster and faster.

"It's a pity that after the rats were led by Soochow, they haven't attacked the city for five years."

"I still miss this feeling. I don't know if I can still be proficient in killing enemies in battle?"

"Don't worry, I can definitely still kill the enemy!"

While talking, this group of Jingzhou veterans had already expertly built the first siege equipment.

When Guan Yu went on the Northern Expedition, they didn't look down on this small town in Dangyang. Even big cities like Xiangyang Fancheng are not untouchable in front of them.

Seeing that the Shu army began to build siege equipment, the captain who defended the city did not hesitate at all and immediately sent people to report the news to the rear.

Ten years later, the Shu Han army appeared again in Jingxiang!

The news that Shu troops had left Nanjun quickly spread to the Nanyang War Zone, and the entire Jingxiang began to be on high alert. Zhuge Dan, who was far away in Xincheng County to resist Zhao Yun and Zhang He, soon received the news.

"Didn't you say that the Shu army won't go north? Why have they already begun to attack Dangyang?" Zhuge Dan received the news and frowned after reading it several times, feeling that something was not quite right.

According to his understanding of the Shu Han, if the Shu army really wanted to go to the Northern Expedition, the army would have already been dispatched by this time. Jingxiang's frontline defenders numbered no more than ten thousand, and they would be in danger if the Shu army attacked fiercely.

But they didn't. Instead, they sent Ma Di, who was rumored to be good at winning by surprise, to go north. The troops he brought were not many, only 5,000, so there was basically no threat if they were to capture the city.

So what exactly is the Shu army planning?

Could it be that they were gathering around the spot to call for reinforcements?

Zhuge Dan touched his chin and began to think about countermeasures, trying to figure out the intentions of the Shu army.

Ma Su's guess was correct. It was impossible for the opponent not to think too much about the shadow of a famous tree and his existence. As soon as Ma Di's banner was raised, Zhuge Dan's thinking had already included Wancheng.

After thinking about it several times, Zhuge Dan was still not sure, and finally he made a relatively stable choice.

Divide troops to support Xiangfan to stabilize Xiangyang's defense line and prevent surprise attacks. The Dangyang line was directly abandoned to prevent the Shu army from encircling the point for reinforcements.

Zhuge Dan himself also returned to Nanyang, preparing to observe from the center to see if there was any way to stop the fire, and then use the general reserve team to put out the fire.

War breaks out again in Xiangfan area!