Chapter 639 Reinforcements Arrive
"The Prime Minister came to Luoyang? When did he come? He didn't want to whip me, did he?"
After hearing that Zhuge Liang came to Guandong, Ma Di suddenly panicked. You must know that the good things he has done in governing Guandong for more than a year can already make Zhuge Liang slap him ten times.
It's just that the distance has been limited before, so Ma Su is not too worried. And because the imperial court ordered him to supervise Guandong, Ma Su thought that the prime minister might have forgotten when he had the opportunity to return to Chang'an.
As a result, just over a year later, Prime Minister Zhuge came to Kanto in person. This time Ma Su was weak. After all, the prime minister really knew how to whip him.
"Are you scared? I thought You Chang was the reincarnation of Han Xin who was not afraid of anything." Wei Yan, who had just arrived at the front line, looked at Ma Di's attitude and couldn't help but smile happily.
"You're kidding, that's the Prime Minister!" Ma Di rolled his eyes and said plausibly.
"Okay, the Prime Minister won't be coming to Langya for a short time. He has to clean up Luoyang's mess for you." Wei Yan waved his hand and quickly got back to his words.
"Because you took too many risks in Guandong, the Prime Minister couldn't stand it anymore in Chang'an. So "please help Guandong", His Majesty also quickly stamped it and approved it."
"Now Sizhou has been temporarily taken over by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and together with the people from the General's Mansion, they have taken over and pacified Zhuzhou County in the Central Plains. You Chang, you don't have to worry too much about the fire in the rear. Just go to the Northern Expedition with peace of mind."
"Oh, that's it..." Ma Su nodded in disappointment, thinking that he could have another big fight, but it was all gone.
Facts have proved that when you are in a high position, even if you want to increase your intensity, it is not that easy.
"Why do you feel so disappointed?"
"You heard wrong." Ma Di waved his hand perfunctorily.
"In short, since you have no worries anymore, you can rest assured to fight against the Wei army." Wei Yan nodded, patted Ma Su on the shoulder and said sincerely.
"The late emperor's wish before his death was to help the Han Dynasty and end this bloody chaos! Now you are the only one in the world who can solve it. Defeat the Wei army as soon as possible and complete the unification of the Han Dynasty."
"A quick victory? I want it too, but we have to give Wei Jun a chance." In response, Ma Di sighed helplessly, waved his hand and said to Wei Yan.
Now Ma Di's blood pressure was almost high due to being dragged down by the Wei army. Tens of thousands of troops were blocked here, and the confrontation had been going on for two or three months without any progress.
Ma Su and Sima Yi had played against each other several times before, but they were mostly accidental. Either Ma Su was not the main attacker, but only the prime minister's auxiliary, or the two sides encountered an unexpected encounter or a pursuit encounter.
This also led to the fact that although Ma Di knew that Sima Yi was good at guarding, he did not have a clear idea. But this time, as Sima Yi had more troops, Ma Di finally understood what the Iron Bastard meant.
For three whole months, hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides faced off here, leaving no chance for Ma Su. Even though the main force of the Han army has arrived now, there is still nothing that can be done against Sima Yi who is defending in danger.
As a veteran of many years of fighting, Ma Su has naturally fought many tough battles. It is no exaggeration to say that whenever Sima Yi gave him a chance, Ma Su would not hold it in until now.
But the fact is that the Wei army relied on the natural dangers of Qinnan and the advantages of Qingzhou's home field, and did not give Ma Su any chance to perform. Even the grain road was so tightly guarded that Ma Su couldn't catch the chance to penetrate.
As for the provocation method to seduce the opponent... it's not like Ma Su didn't try it. But it's a pity that Sima Yi has never let him down, and he doesn't fall for it every time.
So, Ma Su was helpless and stayed here for three months. Until Wei Yan arrived, Ma Di failed to find a chance to fight the old thief Sima.
Seeing how resentful Ma Su was, Wei Yan couldn't help but smile. But when I saw Ma Su looking over with resentment, I immediately held it back.
"Ahem... It seems that Youchang's situation is not very good either. But don't worry, the Prime Minister has already told me before I left. I have brought a Buqu that can definitely solve your problem."
"Ma Dai's Liangzhou Army? What chance will those Xiliang cavalry have in Langya?" Ma Di shook his head, not thinking that Wei Yan could bring him much surprise.
However, Wei Yan waved his hand and spoke slowly.
"Who told you that I only brought people from the Liangzhou Army? I brought over an old soldier of a big man."
"Old song?" Ma Su narrowed his eyes slightly, and after thinking for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Could it be that they are Wudang Feijun?"
Seeing Wei Yan smiling and nodding, Ma Su was overjoyed.
Wei Yan was right, this step could indeed change his current situation. The most critical reason is the composition of Ji Han's army.
At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the main components of the Han army were basically Shu soldiers. These soldiers who have lived in Yizhou all year round are basically good at mountain walking, and it is extremely easy to cross mountains and ridges.
However, with the recovery of Guanzhong and the surrender of a large number of Guanzhong troops, Ji Han launched military reforms. A large number of veterans from Shu retired and were replaced by Qin troops who were capable of conquering and fighting in the Great Plains of Guanzhong.
The Qin army is indeed very powerful and can endure hard battles. This can be seen from the fact that they followed Ma Di and penetrated Cao Wei all the way to Langya. But compared to the Shu soldiers, their experience in mountain warfare is very poor.
When he was in Bingzhou, Ma Di got lost in the small Shangdang County because his troops were not good at crossing mountains. Facing the natural dangers of Qinan, which was much easier to navigate than Qin Chuan, Ma Su was even more helpless.
However, all this will be solved with the arrival of Wudang Feijun. When Ma Su looked in the direction of Muling Pass again, he found that Sima Yi's defense seemed to be full of loopholes.
"Chang Wen has given me a big gift. Now I finally have a chance to meet Sima Yi." Ma Su couldn't help but sigh at this, and his mood became very happy for a while.
"Don't thank me, thank the Prime Minister. This is what the Prime Minister asked me to bring." Wei Yan shrugged.
After all, Langya Kingdom is still the Prime Minister's hometown, and he knows best how difficult it is to fight here.
Take the natural barrier of Daxian Mountain in front. Two thousand years later, it had a more widely known name, called Yimeng Mountain.
It was such a difficult mountain road to walk, and the Han army was no longer good at mountain walking, and Sima Yi led the army to refuse. The buffs were all stacked up, so it was no wonder that Ma Su's eyes turned green from being suffocated.
"All in all, this really helped me a lot." Ma Su took a long breath, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and his whole body was filled with fighting spirit.
"Tens of thousands of troops have been holding back Langya for so long, and finally I found a chance."
"This time, I will never let the old thief Sima escape again!"