Chapter 251 The second trip out of Qishan
The ninth year of Jianxing is destined to be an extraordinary year. Whether in the original history or now, it is a year that determines the destiny of the Northwest.
Two months after the troops left Baoxie Road, Zhuge Liang led more than 40,000 Shu troops to take the Qishan Road again and left Qishan.
Fei Yi, the governor of Yongzhou, immediately went out to meet him, quickly handed over the grain station, and handed Longyou over to Zhuge Liang.
Four years ago, Zhuge Liang led the Northern Expedition and sent his troops out of Qishan to capture the five counties of Longyou. At that time, this area was still dilapidated, Qiang and Di were in chaos, and there was basically nothing perfect about it.
However, when he left Qishan this time, Longyou had already changed his appearance.
From Xi County to Pingxiang, the entire Longxi Plateau has been fully developed. Countless farmers are walking across vast tracts of fields that have just been plowed in autumn.
The rebellious Qiang and Di people have almost disappeared. Either they have become farmers in this field, or they have become fertilizer in this field...
It has to be said that Fei Yi's ability is definitely not bad for being appreciated by Zhuge Liang. After all, it is not something that ordinary people can do to manage the dilapidated Longyou like this in three years.
"Fei Yi, see the Prime Minister!" Fei Yi saluted Zhuge Liang.
"Wen Wei has worked hard in the past few years, and it took a lot of effort to manage Longyou like this." Zhuge Liang was very satisfied with the current situation of Longyou, helped Fei Yi up and said with a smile.
"Serving the country is not hard work," Fei Yi replied honestly.
"Okay, Wen Wei is really a talent of Sheji!"
Just when Zhuge Liang met with Fei Yi and took over Yongzhou to prepare for the Great Northern Expedition, Ma Di was also blocked.
"Your Majesty! You finally came back to see us!" A tanned captain blocked Ma Su and shouted loudly.
"I wonder where the talent comes from!" Ma Su, who was distracted, was startled, but when he took a closer look, Ma Su was stunned.
"Wait, are you Yao Hu?"
"Your Majesty, do you still remember something? The general left without saying goodbye, and Yao didn't even have time to chase him!" Yao Hu burst into tears. Thinking about his experience in the past two years, he couldn't help but sigh at how difficult it was for him.
At the same time, another scribe with the same dark skin followed and almost cried after seeing Ma Di.
"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for three years. Are you okay?"
This was Li Mu, who succeeded Ma Su as the governor of Longxi, and he also suffered the same old crime.
Ma Di ran back before, leaving a lot of things in Longxi County to Li Mu, and went to fight Wu Laoer himself. Li Mu followed a lot of drawings left by Ma Su and built water conservancy in Longyou step by step.
There were too many hardships and dangers that they had to overcome on their own, and several Qiang rebellions almost killed Yao Hu and Li Mu.
After all, the Qiang and Di people are afraid of the mighty general Ma Di. Who are you, Li Mu and Yao Hu?
Fortunately, the Di king Dou Hong, who had been captured before, did not hesitate and joined the Han army with the Di soldiers and horses. With the support of the Di soldiers, the Han army suppressed the Qiang rebellion again and again.
Now that he saw Ma Di finally coming back, Li Mu and Yao Hu felt like an abandoned little daughter-in-law, and couldn't stop crying.
"Ahem... Ziwen, thank you for your hard work." Ma Di was a little embarrassed. It was indeed unkind of him to leave without saying goodbye.
Others wiped his butt, while Ma Di went to the Jingzhou battlefield to enjoy himself. Judging from the appearance of these two guys, they must have suffered a lot.
"But you don't have to suffer anymore. Our prime minister is leading his troops to the Northern Expedition again. It won't be long before we all are transferred back to Shu and put in more important positions."
"Sigh... let's not talk about suffering. There is nothing to complain about following the envoy and practicing the way of a gentleman." Li Mu wiped his tears and said with a bitter smile.
"Just tell us when you leave next time..."
"Next time for sure! Next time for sure!" Ma Su promised again and again, although I don't know how credible it is.
In general, the officials and generals here in Longyou have not returned to Shu for three years. This time the Shu army came out of Qishan for the second time, which made the officials and generals stationed in Longyou extremely excited.
It’s finally time for the Northern Expedition again, and I don’t have to continue to live here for the rest of my life!
Wu Yi, Wei Yan, Yang Yi, and Wang Ping all returned to the army. The troops trained and recruited by Longyou joined forces with the Shu army and began to move north.
After three years of operation, Longyou added more than 23,000 troops to the Shu Han regime. Among them are 20,000 infantry and 3,000 Qiang and Di cavalry. It can be said that they have made a fortune!
Counting the soldiers and horses of Ma Su's headquarters and the Hu cavalry gathered in Guanzhong, Shu Han already has 8,000 cavalry!
Seeing this data, Zhuge Liang looked a little more smiling.
"With this kind of troops, can we support the Han Dynasty and return to the old capital?"
"Your Majesty, the late Emperor, Liang can fulfill the promise of Longzhong!"
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In July, Zhuge Liang led 60,000 Shu troops to Anding County and joined Wei Yan, the general of Zhenbei. Tens of thousands of troops were stationed beside the Yellow River and began to threaten Jincheng County in the southernmost part of Liangzhou.
The Hanzhong front line in Shuzhong also began to be fully operational, transporting grain and grass for the Northern Expedition. The Shu region recruited a large number of civilians and used the wooden ox developed by Zhuge Liang as tools to transport large quantities of grain and grass northward.
A large amount of grain and grass were transported from Shuzhong to Hanzhong, and then continuously transported from Hanzhong to Longyou. It will then be transported all the way to the front line by Longyou civilians and provided to the front line troops.
The Shu Han army mobilized a total of 150,000 troops, including combat troops and auxiliary troops!
Such a massive action would naturally be impossible to hide from Cao Wei and Soochow. Scouts from the two countries sent the information back one after another, and it was quickly delivered to the monarch's desk.
Soochow was cautious when they saw this situation, and Sun Quan always had some ideas.
However, Wuling's front line was heavily defended, and General Xiang Chong was not given a chance. And considering that the Shu army advanced eastward last year and almost reached Jiangling, Sun Quan put away those little thoughts.
It's okay, there is still time, sooner or later there will be a chance.
If Soochow's mood was still reluctant, Cao Wei's mood was completely crazy.
"Sichuan people have nothing else to do, right? Why do they invade invaders every year, and they invaded invaders twice this year!"
When Cao Rui received the news, he was almost mad. He wished that the imperial commander would personally go to Zhuge Liang to slap Zhuge Liang for his big mouth.
In just a few years, your Shu army has made three northern expeditions!
Three times! Three times!
Even the donkeys in the production team know how to take a break. Aren’t you Shu Han tired from fighting every day?
Even if you're not tired, you can at least give us some time to rest.
At this moment, Cao Rui hoped more than anyone else that the master and apprentice in Xishu would die soon and stop causing trouble for him. If Zhuge Liang and Ma Di had not died, there would never be peace in the northwest of Cao Wei.
"Your Majesty! The general is currently seriously ill in Chang'an and recuperating. I'm afraid he won't be able to support Liangzhou." Sikong Chenqun looked embarrassed and told Cao Rui.
"Moreover, Liangzhou is exhausted and consumes a lot of money and food every year without practical significance. Please give up Liangzhou and use Sima Yi, the governor of Liangzhou, to withdraw to Guanzhong and supervise the military affairs in Guanzhong."