In fact, Ma Su's obsession with seeking Xiangyang was because of his foresight in his dream. He wanted to change the direction of history and thus change his destiny!

Although Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang asked him to give up his plan to capture Xiangyang, he didn't want to fail and wanted to do his best in the end. He didn't have much hope for success. He was really not afraid of losing his promises!

No matter what the final result is, as long as Ma Su works hard, he will not regret it. He can go to Guanzhong to deal with Cao's army and carry out guerrilla warfare.

In order to increase the weight of Man Chong's speech in Xiahou Dun's mind, Ma Su decided to give him another gift to Man Chong, let his subordinates go Niu Jin and accompany him to Xiangyang.

After Man Chong left, Ma Su was not idle either. He summoned his generals to discuss and assign tasks.

Ma Su made a sure thing this time. If he wanted to conceal the old world like Xiahou Dun, he first needed to hide his generals from his subordinates, so as not to talk too much and leak the news.

Therefore, when Ma Su announced his combat plan, he did not disclose his combat intentions, nor would he disclose his transaction with Man Chong. Even if Man Chong was released, only his confidant Fang Shan knew about it.

Anyway, he had to retreat in the end. This time Ma Su did a thorough job and gave up Xinye directly and asked He Yun to lead more than 1,000 troops as the vanguard of the army, prepare warships and ships, and escort the army across the river.

As Ma Su's confidant, Fang Shan was left to guard Wancheng this time. Ma Su ordered that if Xiahou Dun came to attack, he would abandon the city and leave, while another confidant Xing Daorong would be left in Wuguan, so that they would have to stick to it.

If Ma Su wants to continue to hang out in Liu Bei’s group, he cannot violate Liu Bei’s orders. If he wants to enter Guanzhong, Wuguan must not be lost!

Ma Su led his army to Xiangyang City. When he crossed the river, he did not encounter decent resistance because Xiahou Dun focused on the defense of the navy in the direction of Jiangxia.

After getting ashore, he did not encounter any obstacles from Cao's army along the way. Only a few scouts retreated quickly, obviously reporting to Xiahou Dun from Xiangyang.

This time, Ma Su was in full swing. The team of nearly 10,000 people was vast and powerful, especially Pang Rou's more than 4,000 Xiliang cavalry, with a rainbow of momentum.

Xiangyang's city was strong, and although the defenders had nearly 10,000 troops, the cavalry were taken away by Cao Ren when Cao Cao conquered Xiliang. For Xiahou Dun, who had no cavalry to protect the formation, the cavalry of Xiliang was a huge deterrent.

Most of the soldiers guarding the gate were soldiers brought by Cao Cao from the north. They knew the power of the cavalry and looked fearful, and were afraid of going to fight. Fortunately, they were guarding the city.

Shortly after Ma Su arrived outside the city gate, Xiahou Dun watched the formation accompanied by Man Chong, Niu Jin and others.

Because this time, Ma Su did his homework well and seemed to be in a prosperous state, but after all, his soldiers had not been trained for a long time, and they were just not useful.

Xiahou Dun has experienced a long battle formation, so Ma Su's little formation naturally cannot scare him!

But because of the loss of Wancheng and Xinye, he had no way out, and the food and grass in Xiangyang were allocated to Cao Cao for the westward expedition, it was less than three months now.

Xiahou Dun knew that Cao Cao led the army to fight westward, with a long journey and a long time. He was absolutely unable to come back in just a few months, let alone come to rescue the siege.

Before Cao Cao went to war, he left a bottom line for Xiahou Dun: If the situation is bad, you can abandon Xiangyang, but you must ensure the safety of Wancheng!

Now both Wancheng and Xinye have been lost, Xiangyang is already an isolated city and hard to defend, and Xiahou Dun is helpless.

Fortunately, Man Chong and Niu Jin, who were guarding Wancheng, returned, which gave him more help.

Xiahou Dun already knew the reason for the loss of Wuguan and Wancheng. He did not think that this was the responsibility of Man Chong and Niu Jin. They only had a few thousand military horses, and it was normal for them to be unable to defend them.

Although they were released after being captured by Ma Su, Xiahou Dun did not doubt their loyalty and still took them as his capable subordinates and took them by his side.

Xiahou Dun watched silently for a long time. Because of the existence of thousands of Xiliang cavalry, he did not dare to go out of the city to fight, so he asked Man Chong casually:

"Boning, you are a famous wise general, do you have a strategy to retreat to the enemy?"

Since returning to Xiangyang, Man Chong knew that Ma Su would definitely come to attack the city soon, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not take the initiative to participate in the defense, nor did he persuade Xiahou Dun to abandon the city.

Although it was not Man Chong's original intention to let Xiahou Dun abandon the city, it was just Ma Su's plan to seek Xiangyang.

But I don’t know why. After many deductions, Man Chong had to admit that Ma Su’s plan was an open plan, and it was really tailor-made for himself, and it was also Xiahou Dun’s only best strategy at present.

Therefore, he was also considering how to convince Xiahou Dun along the way, and formed a complete set of rhetoric in his mind!

Once Liu Bei's army arrives and blocks all ferries, Xiahou Dun is afraid that he will not be able to leave!

After hearing Xiahou Dun ask him, hesitating for a moment, Man Chong decided to fulfill his promise, and casually persuaded Xiahou Dun, and replied:

"Because there are no cavalry to assist in the battle, the general will definitely lose when he goes out to fight, and he can only stick to it! But it is difficult to defend the lonely city. I have a plan that is not perfect, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not!" Man Chong wanted to rude himself to rude his responsibility, so he naturally would not say this plan in one breath, so he deliberately pissed Xiahou Dun's appetite.

Xiahou Dun said without doubting him:

"Speak!"

Man Chong replied carefully:

"Wancheng can go directly to Xuchang, without any obstacles in the middle. Now occupied by Ma Su is a confidant for the Prime Minister! Xiangyang and Jiangling share the natural danger of the Yangtze River, which is like a knife hanging above his head for Liu Bei. This time, Liu Bei should have planned for a long time and is bound to win Xiangyang. In a few days, Liu Bei's army will come. At that time, General Xiahou will be unable to resist!" After all, he persuaded Xiahou Dun to escape without fighting, and Man Chong was a little embarrassed to say anything and couldn't help but pause.

Xiahou Dun said in a timely manner:

"Liu Bei's army has reached the border and will probably join the encirclement tomorrow. General Man's intention is to let me abandon the city and leave before Liu Bei's encirclement?"

Man Chong was not easy to speak at first. Since Xiahou Dun had already said it, he would say the words he had prepared long ago:

"Yes, I wanted the general to abandon the city and leave, but not to be defeated and returned to Xuchang, because I had a confidant who told me that Ma Su's attack on Xiangyang this time was almost out of nowhere, leaving only hundreds of people to guard Wancheng and Xinye. Therefore, I suggest that the general give up Xiangyang tonight and raid Xinye and Wancheng. As long as we can defend Wancheng, Xudu will be as stable as Mount Tai. As for Xiangyang, we can only talk about it after the Prime Minister returns to the army!"

Xiahou Dun had no desire to fight, but because Man Chong lost Wancheng first, he had no reason to abandon the city. When he heard Man Chong say this, he had the opportunity to regain Wancheng, so he naturally didn't want to let it go and did whatever he wanted!

Xiahou Dun was decisive in killing and regardless of whether what Man Chong said was true or not, he immediately issued an order to make the Xiangyang navy prepare to cross the river at night, and the whole army gathered, and for the first update to eat, the second update to abandon the city, and after crossing the river, he rushed to Wancheng!"

When Man Chong heard that Xiahou Dun issued a series of military orders without hesitation, he was stunned. He thought Ma Su was whimsical, but who knew that he had persuaded him casually, Xiahou Dun actually believed it. He couldn't help but admire Ma Su's judgment and became a little more afraid!

When dealing with Ma Su this time, Man Chong was always at a disadvantage. Although he was unwilling to accept it, it was not the time to get it back! On the contrary, in order to repay Ma Su's grace for not killing, he had to express something!

Man Chong also knew that Ma Su's real goal was Xiangyang, and he should not chase Xiahou Dun and retreated. He simply became a good person again and sent a confidant who was staying in Xiangyang to send a letter to Ma Su, explaining in detail Xiahou Dun's marching formation, so that he could occupy Xiangyang early tomorrow morning!

Of course, Man Chong sold his good things to Ma Su, because of Xiahou Dun! The implication is that I have kept my promise and persuaded Xiahou Dun to abandon the city and leave. I hope Ma Su can keep his promise and not send Xiliang cavalry to chase him!
Chapter completed!