Chapter 250 The Third Northern Expedition

Chapter 250 The Third Northern Expedition

In the court hall of the Shu Han Dynasty, Ma Su was rewarded by Liu Chan personally in the presence of everyone.

One hundred catties of gold and silk, and more than ten people from the Ma family became officials because of their protection. And Ma Su's son, whom he rarely met, was also made a prince.

However, the reward for Ma Su himself was not high, and he was not promoted in official position or marquis.

The main reason is that Zhuge Liang considered that Ma Su would achieve more military exploits in the future and sooner or later he would become the backbone of the Shu Han. If the reward is awarded too quickly, I am afraid that it will be impossible to seal it soon.

Ma Su was indifferent to this, but he understood why he was rewarded again.

Fei Yi and the others picked up a lot of projects that he had not yet launched in Longyou and put them into operation. It turned out that the project was run by Fei Yi and made money, and then it was reported that the credit was attributed to him...

Well, rounding is not a kind of...

However, this time the court did not award Ma Su specifically, but had another purpose. After conferring a reward on Ma Su, Zhuge Liang walked out slowly and saluted Liu Chan with a serious face.

"In the past, the late emperor always considered that the Han Dynasty and the thieves of the country could not coexist, and the royal industry should not be settled in a corner, so he asked his ministers to attack the Han thieves."

"With the late emperor's keen observation and ability to estimate the talents of his ministers, he already knew that if he went to conquer the enemy, his ability would be weak while the enemy was strong. However, if he did not attack the enemy, the royal family would also be defeated. Should he just sit back and wait for death, or should he wait for death? What about taking the initiative to conquer the enemy? Therefore, I appointed my ministers without any hesitation. When my ministers accepted the appointment..."

"In the past, Xiang Yu held Pengcheng firmly, relied on the wealth of the Central Plains, and relied on his overlord talent to be proud of the world. But Gaozu only relied on Hanzhong, and he was finally able to defeat Xiang Yu."

"The troops of the puppet Wei today are not as good as Xiang Yu's, and the territory of the Han Dynasty is also stronger than that of the Great Ancestor. How can we not defeat the thieves? This is the first advantage of our Han Dynasty!"

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Facing Liu Chan and with his back to the ministers, Zhuge Liang began to speak out his ideas in an orderly manner. The overall meaning can be understood clearly by everyone, that is, the Northern Expedition is needed again!

Historically, Zhuge Liang will set an example after last year's announcement, and his words make people feel sad. The core of it is the five major doubts mentioned by Zhuge Liang and the last sentence, "I will die after exhausting myself."

It seems touching to die after working hard, but in fact it is a complete tragedy.

I can only do my best until I die. As for success or failure, I can no longer predict it.

But now, because of successive victories in Kaibian, Zhuge Liang still feels good about his energy and control of the future. So this time, Zhuge Liang began to talk about the advantages of the big man.

He eloquently listed five or six advantages of the Han Dynasty, and made an oath that "the Han and the traitors will not stand apart, and the king's industry will not be in peace."

"Now the soldiers are well equipped, and the soldiers are willing to fight to the death for the Han Dynasty. This is a precursor to the rise of the Han Dynasty. The war in Guanzhong is in chaos, Cao Zhen is seriously ill, and the world is changing today. If I cannot seize this opportunity, I may not be able to predict what will happen next. ”

After Zhuge Liang's speech, he spoke very fiercely, basically expressing the attitude of the Prime Minister's Office.

In this battle, Zhuge Liang once again mentioned Fei Yi, Jiang Wan and others, and included his successor Ma Su among them.

After hearing this, people who know the Prime Minister basically understand that the Prime Minister will not return to Chengdu for a long time.

As Zhuge Liang finished his last words, Zhuge Liang once again proposed the Northern Expedition.

No one had any objections to Zhuge Liang's proposal and all agreed. In the past two years, despite the fact that the Shu Han was attacking Wu and sending troops to praise Xiandao, in fact, the consumption of food and fodder was very little.

After the victory of the expedition against Wu, the Han Dynasty Marquis Wu took the initiative to reimburse the travel expenses and food expenses for the Han army, so that the battle against Wu not only did not lose money, but also made a lot of money.

When soldiers go out to pay tribute, they also feed from the enemy. The actual food produced by their own family is less than 50%.

So now the Han Dynasty's treasury is still full of grain and fodder, enough to support the next round of the Shu Han's Northern Expedition. Moreover, at this moment, the local faction has completely lost power, and all the officials in the central government are the Jingzhou faction and the Dongzhou faction, which are the main war factions.

"What the Prime Minister said is true! How can a big man live in a corner? The fake Wei Dynasty steals my destiny as a big man and deserves death. I am incompatible with his power!" Liu Chan also nodded, stood up and said in person.

"Recover the Central Plains! Return the old capital!"

"Kuanfu Han room!"

"The Han Dynasty is revived!"

The monarchs and ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty all expressed their opinions, and the third Northern Expedition officially began.

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"Our goal in this battle is to conquer Liangzhou in the north and wipe out all the Wei troops entrenched here. Then we will open up the trade routes to the Western Regions and connect Yongliang to one another."

"But the person in charge here is Sima Yi, the former governor of Huainan in the Puppet Wei Dynasty. He is not an easy person."

After the dispersion of the dynasty, Ma Su, Zhang Yi, Chen Shi and other generals who were still in Chengdu gathered at the Prime Minister's Mansion. The scribes who used to come and go were nowhere to be seen, leaving only the generals in full uniform.

Zhuge Liang personally spread out the map and discussed the strategy of the Northern Expedition with the generals.

"We must first attack Jincheng County, occupy this area and cut off the connection between Liangzhou and Guanzhong. Then the main force will go north, attack all the Jiuquan counties of Wuwei, and regain the entire territory of Liangzhou."

"During this period, the puppet Wei will definitely send out a large army to support Liangzhou, and the Qiang and Hu people are also allied with the puppet Wei and may attack the flanks of our army at any time. Therefore, we must leave a force to block here..."

Zhuge Liang pointed to the east of Jincheng County, and then looked at the generals.

"Who can be handsome?"

"Me!" Ma Su introduced himself without saying a word. He pressed Zhang Yi and Chen Shi with both hands and stood up on his own.

Zhang Yi: "???"

Chen Shi: "???"

"Okay, let's go with you Chang." Zhuge Liang nodded and then made arrangements for the rest of the war.

In this battle, except for Zhao Yun and Zhang He of Wudang and Xiang Chong of Wuling, all the generals of Shu Han were defeated.

If Liangzhou cannot be conquered, half of the Shu Han in the northwest will not be able to sit still. Moreover, the trade routes in the Western Regions are very important to the Shu Han, so Liangzhou must be conquered.

"Gong Yan, how many troops will we dispatch in this battle?" Ma Su pulled Jiang Wan from the side and asked the logistics captain.

"Thirty thousand Shu soldiers, 15,000 Wudang flying troops, and 15,000 Long Youbu cavalry, totaling 60,000." Jiang Wan glanced at Ma Su and said lightly.

"That's it?" Ma Su was a little disappointed. He thought he could get one hundred thousand.

"That's it? That's what you said..." Jiang Wan almost laughed out of anger, and nodded to Ma Su.

"Sixty thousand would be great, what else do you want? What's more, the Wei army in Liangzhou only has 50,000. Do we need that many soldiers to defeat them?"

You must know that the Northern Expedition to Longyou only dispatched 60,000 Shu troops, and the rest were auxiliary troops. Now, in theory, we don't need too many troops to attack a lonely Liangzhou.

What's more, with the Prime Minister personally taking action, it wouldn't be that difficult.