Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 204 198. Battle Report
"Sir Wu... Sir Wu, to be honest, my... my Han army intends to capture Gui... Guiyang, and I hope you can help me."

After the dishes were cooked, Deng Ai spoke stutteringly and made clear the purpose of his inviting Wu Dang over.

When Wu Dang heard Deng Ai's words, his expression changed and he no longer laughed happily. Instead, he became very serious.

"The traitors of the Eastern Wu have stolen Jingzhou, which has angered the gods and the people of the world. As long as my Han army wants to recapture Jingzhou, Dang will not refuse even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire. I'm afraid that General Deng has come up with a plan by asking Dang to come here?"

Wu Dang's attitude was extremely serious. For him, as long as he could drive the people of Jiangdong out of Jingzhou, he would not hesitate even if he died. This was why he repeatedly rebelled against the Eastern Wu.

"Mr. Wu...Mr. Wu is so righteous. I...I heard from Mr. Xi of Lingling that Zhao Fan is...he is timid but suspicious, so...so I have a plan and hope that Mr. Wu...Mr. Wu can help."

When Deng Ai saw that Wu Dang was serious, he naturally could not continue to laugh. Instead, he also adjusted his attitude, making the originally relaxed atmosphere of the welcoming banquet become solemn.

Those present were all high-ranking generals of the Han army, with no one else present, so there were no taboos when talking about military affairs.

Deng Ai already had an idea on how to capture Guiyang, and the plan was very simple. Since Wu Dang had arrived, he could use internal and external forces to attack from both sides. Wu Dang's troops would disguise themselves as farmers from the surrounding areas and sneak into the city in batches. When the Han army came, they would attack from both inside and outside. Guiyang did not have too many soldiers to begin with, and it would be easy for them to be caught off guard by the Han army.

However, this would put Wu Dang and his men at greater risk, which was why Deng Ai needed to have a good talk with Wu Dang. After all, the city was enemy territory, and if it was exposed, at best they would rebel prematurely, and at worst they would die on the spot. Deng Ai had to explain the risks to Wu Dang.

However, Wu Dang was quite straightforward after listening to Deng Ai's arrangements. He agreed to them and made corresponding arrangements after returning to the camp.

After Deng Ai and Wu Dang had discussed the matter, the army, in order to cooperate with Wu Dang, deliberately persuaded the villagers in some surrounding villages to go to Guiyang County on the grounds of avoiding the war, and some of Wu Dang's brothers took the opportunity to blend in.

After all, they are farmers and native people of Jingzhou, so there is no sense of incongruity in their role-playing.

Just a few days later, the Han army arrived at the city of Guiyang in full force, but the development of events was beyond Deng Ai's expectations.

Deng Ai overestimated Zhao Fan. Zhao Fan surrendered because of Zhao Yun's military might, which shows that he did not have much backbone.

At that time, Zhao Fan had Bao Long and Chen Ying as his support, which enabled him to surrender and then rebel again. However, Zhao Fan's hair and beard are now white, and his courage is even less than before.

In addition, although Zhao Fan was timid, he was still quite meticulous. The fact that the Jiangdong army had suffered two defeats was known to everyone, and Zhao Fan was no exception.

At this time, Zhao Fan returned to his hometown and had no capable generals under his command. Therefore, when he heard that the Han army was approaching, he knew that his few weak and incompetent men could not resist the Han army that was able to defeat the Jiangdong army. He simply abandoned Guiyang County and headed east with his family and valuables to Luling County.

So although Deng Ai made careful plans, when Deng Ai's army approached the border, the city of Guiyang opened the city and surrendered, the prefect fled, and the remaining pawns did not need to fight the Han army to the death.

Therefore, Deng Ai actually took Guiyang County without bloodshed. He only appeased the local people, counted the inventory, and sent messengers north to report the situation to the Grand Commander. Ma Su was speechless after hearing how Deng Ai took Guiyang. He had fought a bloody battle with Han Teng, and Han Teng would rather die than surrender. Whether it was the water plan the day before or the street fighting in Changsha, it actually caused a lot of trouble for the Han army.

As a result, Guiyang in the south encountered a coward like Zhao Fan, who simply abandoned the city and left without fighting when he heard the name of the Han army. How could Ma Su remain mentally balanced?

This feeling is like when you are at work, and you have gone through great pains to appease a client who is in a bad mood, and you feel a little sense of accomplishment, but two days later your colleague catches up with the client and is in a particularly good mood, and easily catches up with or even exceeds your results. How can you feel good about this?

Ma Su now thought that Deng Ai was just lucky, and he increasingly didn't think Deng Ai could be on equal footing with him. But a loss is a loss, no matter what happened to him, it was indeed faster than his own conquest of Changsha, this was an indisputable fact, and Ma Su would not play tricks like a child.

With a somewhat grim look on his face, Ma Su asked the scout to report his situation here as well. Then he sent the scout away and sat in a temporary office room, sulking.

After a long journey, the scout met Zhang Nan in the Dongting Lake area and informed him of the pacification of the two counties. Zhang Nan then informed Feng Xi. However, Feng Xi was busy looking for Huang Chengyan and Fu Zixun at that time, so Ma Liang was responsible for informing Feng Xi of the details.

Feng Xi took the battle report of the two men's attack on the two counties and looked at it carefully. Although many details were missing, Feng Xi still guessed a lot of things based on the general trend of things and the personalities of the two men.

Especially when Zhang Nan described in detail how he passed on the secret bag that Feng Xi had given him to Ma Su, Feng Xi couldn't help but smile and shook his head, looking at Ma Liang who had a gloomy expression on his face.

"Why does Ji Chang look like that? Although You Chang suffered a small loss and lost many soldiers and generals, he gained battle experience and learned a lot. Isn't that wonderful?"

Feng Xi teased Ma Liang a little.

"Alas... my brother was young and frivolous. Now he was defeated by Han Teng's trick. His pride has been crushed, which is a good thing. It's a pity that I lost more than 2,000 elite soldiers in Jingzhou."

Ma Liang sighed. Although Ma Su won in the end, the losses were quite heavy. It can be said that he learned these lessons at the cost of human lives.

"The success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. This is the way it is in war. That is why we have to start with domestic affairs and strive to ensure that the families of the fallen soldiers have no worries. We cannot let them shed blood and continue to shed tears in the future."

Feng Xi also expressed some emotion. When Ma Liang heard what Feng Xi said, he nodded and his complexion improved slightly.

Feng Xi was quite satisfied with the results of Ma Su's battle. First of all, the battle of Changsha was not that intense, and it could be considered a minor fight, but the lesson it taught Ma Su was real.

Han Teng was indeed a ruthless guy. Feng Xi didn't expect that he could so decisively throw out the bait to lure Ma Su into the trap and directly kill so many Han soldiers.

However, judging from the battle reports sent back by Ma Su, although he had restrained himself a little, he still seemed unconvinced, and there was still a sense of arrogance in his words. Feng Xi knew that he had to continue to teach him a lesson in order to temper his character.

(End of this chapter)