Ma Su chatted with Ma Liang for a while. Seeing that the fourth brother was a little tired, he knew that he was under a lot of pressure, so he fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Ma Liang wanted to go back to Xiangyang to take charge of Guan Yu to prevent Cao Ren from taking advantage of the situation, and the two brothers waved goodbye.

Ma Su led 500 elite troops to report to Guan Yu, who organized Ma Su into a team of the central army.

Guan Yu's subordinates, Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, Hu Ban and other trusted generals were all easy to use. He had already completed the assembly of the army, and there were almost 30,000 troops to fight.

Guan Yu had many men and horses, and there were many trusted generals under him, so he was not short of Ma Su's five hundred troops.

Originally, Guan Yu also recognized Ma Su's talent. Although Ma Su had always assisted Zhang Fei, because he had no conflict of interest with Guan Yu, and Ma Liang and Guan Yu were kind, there was no grudge between them.

But in Huarong Road, Guan Yu not only failed to capture Cao Cao, but also got the benefits back from Cao Cao, which was a blank check, which made Guan Yu lose the price very much.

Later, he learned that it was Ma Su who decided to make a plan for Zhang Fei, so Guan Yu violated the military order, and he felt an inexplicable hostility towards Ma Su.

Although Ma Su was sent by Liu Bei, Guan Yu did not take him seriously and was preparing to leave him idle.

Guan Yu led an army of 30,000 to rescue Lingling, but did not dare to delay. He marched to Yiyang all the way, preparing to quickly support Hao Pu on the Xiangjiang River.

But when he arrived in Yiyang, he was blocked by Lu Su's army.

Lu Su only had 10,000 troops. Facing Guan Yu's 30,000 troops, he did not think he still had a chance of winning.

He immediately sent someone to ask Sun Quan in Lukou for help and summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.

In the battle to lead the army to attack Wancheng in Hefei, Gan Ning suffered nearly 70% of the 1,000 troops in the headquarters suffered nearly 70%. Before the infantry could replenish their infantry, there were only 300 soldiers at that time.

As a first-class general, Gan Ning was not afraid of Guan Yu. He used to be an ally and was not easy to compete with Guan Yu. Now that he has the opportunity, he is determined to use Guan Yu as a stepping stone, so he asked Lu Su for his order:

"If the governor adds another 500 people to me, I can go to the other side of Guan Yu to stop him from crossing the river. I will ensure that Guan Yu will not dare to wade across the river as long as he hears my cough. If Guan Yu must lead his troops across the river, it will be a good opportunity for me to capture him!"

Lu Su knew Gan Ning's courage well, but he didn't think that Gan Ning's 1,000 troops could defeat Guan Yu's 30,000 elite troops!

But he had no better way, so he treated the dead horse as a living horse. He immediately selected a thousand elite troops and handed them over to Gan Ning, allowing him to stop Guan Yu.

Gan Ning was afraid that Guan Yu would sneak across the river at night, so he led his troops to the upstream fortification overnight.

Guan Yu has long heard of Gan Ning's reputation, but now he has achieved success and cherishes his feathers, but he does not have the indomitable spirit of Hulaoguan back then.

Guan Yu was afraid that the small river ditch would capsize and did not dare to be careless. Seeing that Lu Su was prepared, he gave up his plan to cross the river and tied firewood on the shore to build a camp, which was stalemate from Ganning.

In less than a day, Guan Yu received news from the counties in Jingnan, knowing that Guiyang and Changsha had surrendered without fighting, and that Lingling County, which he was going to rescue, was also surrendered by Lu Meng using a plan.

Before he could fight, he lost the three counties. Guan Yu suddenly didn't know what to do next!

But Jing's originally red face instantly turned crimson purple, and now he can't cherish his feathers. The three counties of Jingnan were lost in his hands. He didn't want to shirk responsibility. Even if the elder brother wanted to hand it over to Jiangdong, he would have to grab it back by himself.

After thinking about it, Guan Yu had no other choice except to go to war.

Guan Yu was preparing to cross the river and defeat Gan Ning, then fought a decisive battle with Lu Su and recaptured the three counties of Jingnan. The battle was about to begin. Before sending troops, he called Ma Su over and announced his plan.

Ma Su led his army and although he was not favored by Guan Yu, he was not idle. His confidant Xing Daorong was a native of Lingling. When he set out from Baidi City, he asked Xing Daorong to lead people back to Lingling.

Although he was rushing to slow down, Xing Daorong was still one step late. When he was about to arrive at Lingling City, he happened to encounter Hao Pu opening the door and surrendering. Xing Daorong quickly took the shortcut and rushed back.

Xing Daorong knew that Lu Meng was eager to rush to Lu Su and would definitely lead the troops down the Xiangjiang River. He made arrangements in advance at a dangerous shoal on the road that Lu Meng must pass, preparing to give Lu Meng some color.

Xing Daorong had only more than 100 men under his command, and he was not strong enough to achieve satisfactory results. He happened to send someone back to send a letter to Ma Su and requested reinforcements.

After reading the plan sent by Xing Daorong, Ma Su also thought it was a good opportunity.

Ma Su himself had only 500 troops and had no autonomy. To implement this plan, he had to obtain Guan Yu's consent and support.

Knowing that Guan Yu didn't like him, Ma Su had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Guan Yu to report and borrow troops, but happened to meet Guan Yu to invite him to participate in the first military convention.

Although there is no certainty of victory, Guan Yu must not wait for Sun Quan's army to retreat from Jingnan. The battle with Gan Ning is imperative!

It was said that it was a military discussion, but Guan Yu had no intention of asking others for advice. After he finished informing the information, he directly took his own plan and prepared to cross the river and go to war with Ganning.

Although he had no intention of asking Ma Su's opinion, at the end, Ma Su was sent by his elder brother Liu Bei after all. Based on politeness, Guan Yu still looked at Ma Su and asked politely:

"Youchang, what are your ideas?"

When Ma Su heard this, regardless of whether Guan Yu was sincere or false, he naturally would not miss this opportunity. He stood up and replied:

"Although I don't have a good idea to attack Lu Su, I don't have the chance to defeat the Jiangdong Army. My subordinate Xing Daorong was originally from Lingling. When he went home to visit relatives, he happened to meet Lu Meng lure Hao Pu. He was familiar with Lingling geography and knew that Lu Meng returned to the river and set up an ambush at a dangerous place. However, because it was not enough, if General Guan wanted to borrow 500 troops, he would definitely hurt Lu Meng severely. I wonder what General Guan thought?"

Guan Yu was actually very optimistic about Ma Su's plan, but he couldn't stand it for a moment, twisted his long beard and pondered without saying a word.

When Ma Su saw that Guan Yu did not reject his proposal on the spot, he knew that he was already moved and just needed to change his mind and find a reason for him, so he continued to persuade:

"General Guan, the three counties of Jingnan have been lost. If you want to retake it, it will not be possible in a short time! Jiangdong and we are allies after all, and the risk of a full-scale war is too great. It is estimated that in the end, it will still take negotiations between the two sides to resolve it. As long as General Guan can win a victory, he will have the capital for negotiation, and he may not necessarily defeat Lu Su. Moreover, this time I am leading troops to ambush Lu Meng. I have 500 troops myself, and only General Guan can allocate 500 troops, which will not affect General Guan's deployment to attack Ganning!"
Chapter completed!