Ma Su led his troops eastward and conquered the champion. After Rang County, he took the entire Tuanshui defense line into his pocket. The army went straight to the Fangchuan River Basin, defeated Nieyang and Anzhong, and went straight to Xinye.
Cao Rui gritted his teeth and insisted on sticking to Xinye.
Xinye is one of the fortresses of Nanyang County. It has to pass through Xinye from south to north. Emperor Guangwu raised his troops from Xinye, and after Liu Bei entered Jingzhou, he also guarded Xinye for many years. In the unofficial history of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain to three fires,
One fire is on Bowangpo, and the second fire is on Xinye.
It was purely a false fire to burn Xinye, but it was a fact that Liu Bei was stationed in Xinye for many years. It was also in Xinye that Liu Bei slowly began to get along with the heroes of Jingxiang, and thus accumulated contacts, and later competed for the four counties in Jiangnan and made progress in Yizhou.
The foundation was laid in the world, and these people were also the backbone of the Jingxiang Group in the Shu Han Dynasty today.
"When I followed the first lord to leave Jingzhou, I was not as big as you are now." Ma Su pointed at Xinye City in the distance with a horse whip and said with emotion: "No one expected that when he returned to Jingzhou again, he was already a human being.
To middle age.”
Wei Ba smiled and Ma Su's resentment was quite serious.
Among the heroes of Jingxiang who followed him back then, the most eye-catching one was of course the current Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, but it was definitely not just Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was just one of the representatives of the Jingxiang Group, and was not even the most important one. It’s not that Zhuge Liang was the one who said that
He was not capable, but although Zhuge Liang had a wide connection, he did not have the strength of his family as his backing and could not directly help Liu Bei gather the Jingxiang gentry.
At that time, the real power of Liu Bei was the local gentry in Jingxiang, such as Yin Guan and Xiang Lang. When Liu Bei took the four counties in Jiangnan and became the governor of Jingzhou, Yin Guan was the chief clerk, while Xiang Lang supervised Zigui and other four.
The county military and civil affairs control the most important counties leading to Yizhou by Liu Bei, and their real power is no less than that of the Yuan Cong generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun.
Although the Ma family in Yicheng cannot be said to be second to none, its strength cannot be underestimated. More importantly, the Ma brothers are Zhuge Liang's best friends. Zhuge Liang's two brothers-in-law, Kuai Qi and Pang Shanmin, did not follow Liu Bei, and his father-in-law Huang Chengyan is famous.
, but apart from marrying his daughter to Zhuge Liang, he did not help Zhuge Liang too much. The group of people led by the Ma family and Yang brothers were truly supported by Zhuge Liang.
Now Yin Guan is dead, Xiang Lang Xianju, and the Ma brothers who were closest to Zhuge Liang died, and the other almost died, and almost died at his own hands. The internal part of the Jingxiang system collapsed, and it is no longer up to words.
At this moment, Ma Su only mentioned the late emperor Liu Bei, but did not mention Zhuge Liang. He was obviously worried about Zhuge Liang's intention to kill him and take responsibility. At that time, he was very righteous and said that he was willing to die and share the responsibility for Zhuge Liang, but when that passion gradually faded away
After that, all that is left is the heart knot.
Wei Ba was very clear about Ma Su's psychology. The reason why he had to wait until Zhuge Liang issued the order to kill Ma Su before pleading Zhuge Liang was to create this fait accompli, which was hardened in the close relationship between Ma Su and Zhuge Liang.
A thorn was inserted.
If this thorn has grown up healthily, Ma Su, who used to be Zhuge Liang as his father and brother, now regarded himself as the leader of the Anti-Prime Minister Alliance.
"Life is short, like morning dew." Wei Ba shook his horse whip and smiled, "However, now Brother Youchang is invincible, and he is so lucky that he has returned to his hometown."
"Before conquering Wancheng, everything was passing by." Ma Su quickly turned the topic back, "Ziyu, although our army is strong in morale and fierce in offensive, it has conquered several counties in a row, but Wancheng has not yet fallen, and Xinye is also in the hands of the Wei army.
Sima Yi was still stationed in Fancheng, so with our troops, whether it was attacking Xinye or Wancheng, they were not strong enough. If you were not careful, you might even be frustrated in the field. Do you have any tricks?"
Wei Ba shrugged: "If Brother Youchang doesn't have any way to win, what tricks do I have? As for me, I have a little cleverness, but Wancheng is there, and without soldiers, I can't use my teeth.
Go and chew. To be honest, if I can chew it with my teeth, I would rather give it a try."
Ma Su raised his lips gently: "Ziyu, don't be humble. You are the general of Zhennan, and this war should be commanded by you. Thank you for your respect for me, let me try the means, but you can't just do it.
I don't care about it, right? We have insufficient troops, but you still have surprise soldiers. If you don't want to help me, I have to stop watching, and you will take on this burden."
Wei Ba pondered for a moment: "If you want to talk about the people who can still move, there are indeed some. My senior brother Zhao Guang and the more than 10,000 people led by the general of the escort Chen Da are still in Yuzhou. If they can enter Jingzhou westward and work with our army, they should
If Sima Yi can cut off Sima Yi's retreat and force him to give up Fancheng. If Sima Yi gives up Fancheng, the General of the Cavalry can go north. In this way, the burden on Brother Youchang's shoulders will not be so heavy."
Ma Su smiled. "Then let them come quickly. After Chen Qun's reinforcements came, there were still 60,000 or 70,000 people in Nanyang, and nobles like Cao Rui. Only General Cavalry and I can't afford it.
. As the elder brother, Zhao Guang cannot always let his younger brother and junior brother be good at being good at the forefront, right? Chen Dao is as famous as the old general Zhao. With him, he can greatly boost our army's morale."
Wei Ba nodded with satisfaction. Ma Su said this, just to agree to give Chen Dao and Zhao Guang a share of weight. This time he went to the army, he did not seek merit and kept a low profile, but it does not mean that the people around him should do the same. No matter whether it is his brother Wei
Feng and his senior brother Zhao Guang, he wanted to win the greatest benefit for them. Especially Zhao Guang, who won him over, but Zhao Yun, the last benchmark in the Yuan Cong Department. If it weren't for seeing Zhao Guang have the opportunity to make contributions, Zhao Yun
Can you really take care of his house and protect the hospital with peace of mind?
Of course, interests cannot represent everything, but if there is no interest, the others will become rootless trees and water sources.
"Okay, I'll write to them immediately and ask them to come over to support." Wei Ba said readily: "However, their troops are limited, so it's better to mobilize the Wu army to attack together."
"Wu Army?" Ma Su frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said again: "Sun Quan has been slow to move, probably waiting for more practical benefits. Perhaps the only ones who can give him this benefit are General Cavalry and Prime Minister. General Cavalry.
The outcome is uncertain now, and Sun Quan may not believe him. The only one who can speak is the Prime Minister. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister has not yet taken over Ji County, otherwise..."
Ma Su had already cut off private contact with Zhuge Liang, but Wei Ba and Wei Yan still had contact. They knew some of the situation in Longyou and knew that Zhuge Liang seemed to be in good condition in Longyou, but in fact there was no big progress. Ji County is still here
In Hao Zhao's hands, Tian Yu defended Yuzhong, and Xiahou Ba led five thousand cavalry to roam outside, repeatedly robbed Zhuge Liang's food road, burned down the huts that had just been built by the Qiang people, killed the Qiang people, and even once rushed to the Qiang people's nest.
, killed a large number of left-behind young and old, which made the Qiang people very troubled. Many people came back and returned, and Zhuge Liang's military farming was also greatly affected.
I don't know when I will wait. Hao Zhao's tough bone caused Zhuge Liang to have an unexpected trouble. Other nearby counties have surrendered to Zhuge Liang, but because Ji County is not over, Zhuge Liang's main force cannot leave Ji County.
, where it is impossible to conquer further, Jincheng, Xiping and other places are still waiting and watching, and Wuwei and Zhangye do not take Zhuge Liang seriously.
Longyou has actually become a stalemate. As of now, before Hao Zhao cut off food, Zhuge Liang had no better way except for strong attacks. However, strong attacks are not easy. With Ma Jun, a technical talent in the city, Zhuge Liang has no military equipment.
Too many advantages to speak of, strong attacks will inevitably lead to heavy losses.
Of course, Ma Su didn't want Zhuge Liang to go too far, but the actual situation is that only Zhuge Liang had the confidence to make Sun Quan believe it, forcing Sun Quan to cooperate with the Shu Han army to attack the Wei army and seize Nanyang. Zhuge Liang obviously had no intention of helping, and he had been fighting against Nanyang.
Keeping silent, even competing in secret, fighting for resources. Wu Yi refused to come to Nanyang to help, but transported large amounts of Hanzhong's grain storage to Guanzhong and Longyou, which was a very obvious sign.
As for the current situation, Zhuge Liang has a greater grasp of it. What he needs is time, and he also has time, while Li Yan and Ma Su don’t have much time. Without sufficient food reserves, their war cannot last long.
The arrow is on the string and has to be fired.
"Brother Youchang, since that's the case, I'll try it." Wei Ba hit his palm with a horse whip and smiled casually: "We are prepared with both hands. If Sun Quan is willing to cooperate, we will kill Cao Rui and eat Nanyang.
If Sun Quan does not cooperate, then we will teach Sun Quan a lesson and drive him out of Jingzhou."
"How can that be done? Wouldn't it let Wei reap the benefits of the fisherman?"
Wei Ba squeezed his eyes: "No. Let's fight, Cao Rui was just taking a breath. I think maybe he would transfer the main force to Longyou to save Ji County."
Ma Su suddenly realized, and pointed at Wei Ba: "Ziyu, you are a bit rogue."
"Then what can I do?" Wei Ba shrugged, looking very innocent. "I am just a general in Zhennan. Just take care of my acre of three-point land. This is not something I can ask about the general trend of the world.
Let's leave it to the Prime Minister, a master like General Cavalry and Brother Youchang, let's worry. Hahaha..."
The more Wei Ba thought about it, the happier hesitated, and couldn't help laughing loudly. Ma Su thought for a while, and then laughed helplessly.
"You, you, not only have many strange plans on the battlefield, but also have no reason to change in the court and do not follow the rules."
"If the weak fight against the strong, if the rules always follow, will there be hope for victory?" Wei Ba put away his smile and said lightly: "Who wants stability the most? Of course, those who have already gained benefits are afraid of the rat,
Whoever has the biggest and most valuable means will be more afraid. As for me, the small capital is big and the profit is big, and it is only suitable to be a gambler."
Ma Su's eyes trembled and he looked at Wei Ba meaningfully. Wei Ba's words were not just about the prime minister who was far away from Longyou, but rather about it.
A gambler with nothing is terrible, and a gambler with a knife in his hand is even more terrible. If anyone doesn't have eyes to provoke him, he may turn into a thug at any time. With a lot of money, he still keeps a bachelor