Chapter 462 The war is over
Chang'an Mansion is located next to the imperial palace and was the former residence of Colonel Cao Weiguan. But now that Chang'an is controlled by the Han army, it has become the temporary office of Zhuge Liang's Prime Minister's Office.
The old palace in Chang'an is too dilapidated, and many places have been destroyed by war, making it temporarily uninhabitable. Therefore, the Prime Minister's Palace was temporarily set up in the Guanzhong Colonel's Palace to handle affairs, and people were sent to repair the Chang'an Palace again.
When Ma Di entered the place, he saw a large number of officials from the Prime Minister's Office who were already busy working skillfully. Almost everyone had a mountain of official duties in front of them, and the busy scene made Ma Di think he was still in Chengdu.
However, what is different from the past in Chengdu is that now all officials are in a happy mood and are very capable. For a moment, it seemed as if everyone had an extra layer of buff, and their energy and mood were greatly improved.
"The Crown Prince is back? The Prime Minister has been talking about you for a long time." At this time, Dong Cao of the Prime Minister's Mansion saw Ma Di coming back and immediately stepped forward and said with a smile.
"Come with me quickly. If you come one day later, the Prime Minister will probably go to Pubanjin to find you in person."
Seeing this, Yang Zhun wisely took a step back, preparing to wait for Ma Di to finish chatting with Zhuge Liang before going in to see him.
Facts have proved that the direct descendants of these wealthy families are not cerebral palsy dudes. On the contrary, because of years of high-level experience, each of them is a human being and can know what they should do at any time.
Under the leadership of Dong Cao, Ma Su followed all the way to the back room. Before anyone entered the house, Ma Su heard Zhuge Liang's smiling voice from a distance.
"Control is still unstable in large areas of Weibei, and we don't have much time. Bo Miao still has to trouble you."
"What are you talking about, Prime Minister? I'm very satisfied to be able to fight for the big man again at this age. What's the trouble?"
"Go back quickly. I have sent a message back to Chengdu. Your Majesty has already held a meeting in Chengdu to discuss the matter of moving the capital. In July or August at the latest, Your Majesty will bring hundreds of officials from the clan to the north from Chengdu to move the capital to Chang'an. ”
During the conversation, Deng Zhi walked out of the house with a smile. After seeing Ma Di in the corridor, Deng Zhi's smile suddenly became stronger.
"You Chang came back with another victory? It's a pity that we don't have time to be polite. Let's talk about it when I get back."
With that said, Deng Zhi hurried past Ma Di and took Zhuge Liang's instructions to patrol the counties in Weibei.
Ma Su walked into the room and saw Zhuge Liang dealing with a mountain of official business with a smile on his face. Although the workload was staggering, Ma Di saw that Zhuge Liang was somewhat contented.
"You Chang? You are finally back." Seeing Ma Di return, Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said with a smile.
"It's a good fight. Pu Banjin, Tongguan and Hongnong have all been taken back. This saves a lot of trouble, and Guanzhong doesn't need to maintain so many troops..."
"Anyway, good job."
Seeing Zhuge Liang so happy, Ma Su breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the Prime Minister didn't care about his unauthorized petitioning in Luoyang, and it should have been revealed.
Since he no longer had to be whipped, Ma Su became more relaxed and sat down directly and asked,
"Prime Minister, what's the big deal in calling me back in such a hurry? If the Prime Minister hadn't been in such a hurry, I could have fought to Luoyang City."
"It's not a big deal. The truth is... we have no food." Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang's smile faded and his face became a little helpless.
"Gong Yan wrote to me and said that the treasury of Yizhou has been basically exhausted. I have saved some money from the grain and fodder seized in Chang'an and the farming in Weibei, but I have to prepare for moving the capital, and I am no longer able to support even one soldier to continue the Eastern Expedition. .”
"The treasury is exhausted? Is it so fast?" Ma Su scratched his head and was a little confused for a moment.
"Before the war, Wen Wei told me that it could last until this autumn harvest..."
It's okay that Ma Su didn't mention it. Zhuge Liang was speechless when he mentioned it, and pointed directly outside Chang'an City.
"As for this question, I have to ask you about the hundred-mile-long earth wall you built in Weinan."
Originally, Fei Yi and Jiang Wan were fully prepared before the Northern Expedition. According to normal war losses, the grain can last until the autumn harvest no matter what.
As a result, Ma Di frantically built huge projects in Weinan and built a city wall in Weinan. Among them, a large number of civilians and strong workers were recruited, which required the Han army to provide food from the logistics.
Thanks to the high level of Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and others, as well as Zhuge Liang himself supervising the logistics, we could barely hold on. Even if the Ma Su project is delayed by another month, the Han army will run out of food before they can capture Chang'an.
Even Li Mu, who was on the right side of Longyou, was preparing to use his own authority to order the men to fight and the women to be lucky because he was urging food from the front, and everyone worked together to fight.
It can only be said that the battle in Guanzhong seemed to be fought extremely smoothly, but from the perspective of logistics, winning was very difficult and dangerous.
"So now we can no longer provide any food for the Eastern Expedition." Zhuge Liang shook his head and sighed calmly.
"But it's enough so far. Even if you can successfully leave Hangu and capture Luoyang, we can't hold it. It's better to accept it as soon as possible."
"Furthermore, Li Hui of Nanyang couldn't stand it anymore and sent people to Chang'an to ask for help. Facing Soochow's sudden northward raid and the fierce attack of the Wei army in Kunyang, Nanyang's military pressure is huge. You may need to go and take a trip."
"So there is no other way. The war on the Eastern Front must end."
"Okay...it turns out that the logistical pressure is already so great." Ma Di was silent for a moment, not expecting that the logistical pressure would be so great.
Zhuge Liang would never let him worry about these things during the war. Even if the fight continues for another month, maybe Zhuge Liang can still get him rations.
Our Prime Minister is awesome!
"It's a pity. I was already at the gates of Luoyang City, waiting for the final attack. I can only say it's a pity."
"Oh, you still have to be considerate of Gong Yan...wait, where did you just say you have hit?" Zhuge Liang's voice suddenly rose a few decibels, and his originally gentle eyes suddenly became a little murderous.
"So...you still disobeyed military orders and ran to Kanto?"
"It looks like we have to settle the old and new accounts together!"
I thought you would just sigh with emotion, but I didn’t expect that you, a thick-browed boy with big eyes, would actually go there?
Then you have to take out the chicken feather Zenzi again!
It wasn't until this moment that Ma Su suddenly realized why the Prime Minister was in such a good mood at first and didn't care about him going deep alone.
Taken together... the prime minister didn't know that he secretly went to Luoyang to petition at first?
So what do I do? Do you want to get on the pole yourself and ask for a hammer?
"Ahem... Prime Minister, I think I can explain... Calm down, Prime Minister!"
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In March of the thirteenth year of Jianxing, after six months of fighting and the annihilation of more than 100,000 Wei troops, Ji Han's fifth Northern Expedition officially came to an end!