Chapter 379 Soochow comes to redeem people
In the twelfth month, Liang retreated from Guanzhong to Yongzhou and used wooden oxen to transport Yao to the broken valley.
After getting rid of Zhong Yao's pursuers, Zhuge Liang completed this feint attack and made a bigger gain. But Zhuge Liang was not happy about this, but looked very serious.
Zhong Yao has great prestige for the military and civilians in Guanzhong and is an indispensable pillar of Guanzhong. If this kind of talent were replaced by Shu Han, they would definitely be highly praised. He is better than anything else sitting in Guanzhong.
But such a talented person was forced to death by Sima Yi. From this incident, Zhuge Liang can clearly see how ruthless Sima Yi's opponent is.
This is a very ruthless opponent, but I still don’t pay enough attention to him.
After ordering people to bury Zhong Yao, Zhuge Liang then led his troops back west and withdrew to Fufeng County. Jiang Wei, Shu Ji and other troops also returned to Beidi County. Since then, the fourth Northern Expedition of the Shu Han Dynasty has officially ended.
This Northern Expedition was the most intense war in the history of the Shu Han Dynasty, with as many as 100,000 troops deployed. The two sides started fighting at the beginning of the 11th year of Jianxing and continued until the end of the year.
The three kingdoms of Wei, Han and Wu all invested massive amounts of troops. In just one year, more than 400,000 troops entered the battlefield.
But the final result was good. Ma Di went through a series of dangerous battles in Nanyang, and was forced to swallow Nanyang hard under the attack of Wei and Wu. And after the melee, although the Han army suffered huge losses, the gains were also extremely rich. Even the moment Zhuge Liang received the battle report, it was extremely shocking.
But speaking of Ma Su...
Zhuge Liang calmed down again and looked at Yang Yi standing aside.
"Master Wei, have you finished handling the matters you were asked to do before?"
"Prime Minister, the chicken feathers and peach wood sticks you need are ready, but I don't know..." Yang Yi was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, cupped her hands and reported,
"Bring it up to me. It happens to be early, and there aren't many government affairs during this period. It's time to prepare a gift for You Chang." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, shaking his feather fan calmly and smiling.
Gift?
Yang Yi frowned and became even more unhappy with Ma Su. How could he let the Prime Minister ignore his official duties and prepare gifts for him personally?
Just because he can fight? What's the use of him being able to play? Don't I have any credit for his achievements?
Damn!
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At the same time, Ma Su, who was in Xinye, suddenly shuddered, feeling as if someone was thinking about him.
"What's going on? Why do you feel something is wrong?" Ma Su scratched his head, feeling a little confused for a moment.
It feels... like he has a problem with his butt?
It must be an illusion! I am a great general of the Han Dynasty who conquered the north. I have just made an unparalleled achievement. Who the hell dares to slap me!
"General Ma, all the battle reports and household registrations have been counted." At this time, Liu Yin pushed the door open and saw an incomprehensible expression on Ma Su's face, which was a little strange.
"We captured a total of nearly 50,000 people from Soochow, and dozens of generals and lieutenants. The highest general is Zhu Ran."
"More than 100,000 people moved back from Yingchuan, and more than 40,000 soldiers and horses surrendered in Wancheng, Xiangfan..."
Liu Yin listed them one by one for Ma Su, and the sum of the various gains was very scary. A rough estimate is that as long as the Shu Han can digest Nanyang, it can expand its army by about 50,000 to 60,000 people, which can be described as a bumper harvest.
In short, in one sentence, the Shu Han gained a lot from this battle, and Ma Di made a fortune even more.
However, Ma Su was not interested in this. After hearing this, he just said lightly,
"I'm not good at handling these matters, so I'll put them together and send them to Chengdu, leaving Jiang Changshi and Fei Shangshu to take charge."
"Speaking of a year of fighting, I have to prepare to go to Chengdu to report on my duties and rest for a while. Next year, the Prime Minister will use all his strength to attack Guanzhong, and I can't miss it."
Now in Shuzhong, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Dong Yun are working together, and their work efficiency is not much better than that of the prime minister. Let them be responsible for this, so that Nanyang can be digested as quickly and efficiently as possible, and the nutrients obtained can be used to enhance the strength of the Han army.
Moreover, next year will be the last moment of the Guanzhong War decided by the Prime Minister himself. By then, the Shu Han Dynasty will devote all its strength to launch the Northern Expedition. Ma Su didn't want this incident in Nanyang to affect his death-seeking behavior in Guanzhong.
However, although Ma Su was anxious, Liu Yin said not to be anxious yet, there are still things for you to deal with.
"General, I'm afraid you can't leave Nanyang now. Someone is coming from Soochow." Liu Yin waved his hand, grabbed Ma Su and reported to him.
"Is there someone coming from Soochow? Those rats are here to declare a challenge, right?" As soon as he heard that someone was coming from Soochow, Ma Di couldn't help laughing.
To be honest, Ma Di has to thank Soochow, because their rash backstab gave Cao Rui courage. The result was that Cao Rui, encouraged by Soochow, pursued rashly, but was defeated by Liu Yin in a single battle, completely losing his ability to threaten Kunyang.
If there were no Soochow, Ma Di would probably have to confront Cao Rui in Yingchuan until next year.
"I guess they are here to ransom people. They are preparing to ransom prisoners just like the Puppet Wei people did some time ago." Liu Yin replied with a smile, and for a while the air of joy was active in the room.
In the Battle of Nanyang, the Shu Han used 70,000 soldiers and horses to forcefully capture nearly 100,000 Wei and Wu soldiers and horses. With such a huge loss, even Cao Wei was a little shaken, let alone Soochow.
A few days ago, people came from the puppet Wei Dynasty and demanded the ransom of all the prisoners. But Ma Su held all the prisoners of war and exchanged only Cao Shuang and Qin Lang.
Are you kidding me that there are so many soldiers? Should I go back and arm you to continue fighting with my big man?
Even Ma Su felt it was a loss to return the two useless hostages.
However, Ma Su's attitude towards Soochow was completely different. After all, Ma Su didn't think that Soochow, with an additional 50,000 troops, would pose much of a threat to Shu Han.
Maybe it could make Sun Quan swell up a bit, and then he might kill him again.
"Who is the envoy from Soochow? I just want to meet you."
"It's Zhuge Ke, the son of Zhuge Jin and the nephew of Prime Minister Zhuge." Liu Yin replied.
"Zhuge Ke...let him in." Ma Su narrowed his eyes and flickered slightly.
Zhuge Ke can also be regarded as a historical celebrity. As the last hawk in Soochow, he was also quite heroic.
Later, under the guidance of the guards, he brought a relatively young scribe to Ma Di's house.
"Zhuge Ke of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, see the general of the Han Dynasty conquering the north!"
His expression was extremely humble, and his attitude was almost pleading.
There is no way, the situation is stronger than the people, and tens of thousands of troops were captured at once. If they can't redeem them, Soochow is not far from being destroyed!
"Is this Zhuge Ke?" Ma Di looked at the prime minister's nephew and nodded slightly.
"You came here on the orders of the rebellious Marquis Wu, right? I don't know why you came here?"