Chapter 645: Unification of the World is a Foregone Conclusion
At the same time as Sima Yi died of illness, the Han army also completely defeated all the Wei troops in Langya. Almost all of the 100,000 Wei troops were wiped out, and since then the main force of Cao Wei was almost emptied.
Before this, although Cao Wei had suffered defeats in successive battles and the quality of its troops had declined. But in the final analysis, it was still a big country with hundreds of thousands of troops sitting in the Central Plains.
Because of this, Ji Han regarded Cao Wei as the biggest enemy from beginning to end.
However, all this ended with the end of the Battle of Langya.
After this battle, the Han army won a decisive victory and completely defeated the last elite of Cao Wei. Not only that, the Han army also successfully captured the natural barrier of southern Qi and re-incorporated the vast Central Plains into the territory of the Han Dynasty.
So far, Cao Wei has completely fallen from a big country to a small country on the edge. Even with this great defeat and Sima Yi's departure, it is still a question whether Cao Wei can still hold the court.
This result is what all Han generals like to see. Especially after calculating and finding that Cao Wei only had about 100,000 soldiers, the entire Han camp was ecstatic.
"General, from now on, the demise of the pseudo-Wei is a foregone conclusion. Our Han Dynasty will unify the world, and there will be basically no more variables." Liu Yin bowed to Ma Su, and congratulated Ma Su with a bit of calmness in excitement.
"Next, we only need to deal with the remaining two small countries to end this century-long chaos!"
"And you, General, will definitely become the reincarnation of Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty!"
"Okay, stop flattering, I know the results of the war are very good." Ma Su was also very excited about this, and smiled and stopped Liu Yin's compliments.
"Moreover, according to the scouts, the old thief Sima is finally dead. His son led the troops to retreat to Jinan, and it seems that he wants to give up Qingzhou directly." Jiang Wei also stood up and reported another good news to Ma Su.
Ma Su's expression suddenly relaxed when he heard the news, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"At least I forced this old thief to death! It's really not easy!"
Think about it, in the fifteen years of the Northern Expedition, ten years were spent on hammering Sima Yi. From Guanxi to Shandong, it took more than ten years to kill Sima Yi.
It's really not easy.
However, as he relaxed, Ma Su's thoughts also diverged. Soon he recalled something and couldn't help but sneered.
"With many things to do and little food, how can it last long! Liang will die!"
"How can a good soldier survive without strategy? Su will die!"
"How can a weak body survive after long-term labor? Wan will not live long!"
"The old thief Sima has been stubborn all his life, but in the end, he didn't survive any of the above three people. Instead, he, the old artist who is best at health preservation and can eat half a cow in one meal, died first."
At the beginning, Sima Yi used the name of health preservation to stubbornly mock the three of them, saying that they would die of overtime sooner or later. But after being forced to Guandong, he also started to work overtime, and even lost his life for his family.
After all, who can be better than who? It's just that it's easy to see others carrying loads.
All the generals agreed with Ma Su's last ridicule.
"Speaking of which, the prime minister came to Luoyang in person, and he is probably still thinking about it. Send someone to send the prime minister a victory report and tell the prime minister that the unification of the world is a foregone conclusion."
"Don't worry, general, I have sent someone on a fast horse to quickly send the victory report to Luoyang. In less than ten days, the prime minister will receive the victory report." Deng Ai stood up at the right time and said to Ma Su.
"Very good."
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The victory of the Langya Battle soon spread to Luoyang and spread throughout the Central Plains. Zhuge Liang, who had just met and appeased the officials of Guandong in Luoyang and stabilized the situation in the Central Plains, looked very calm after hearing it.
"Youchang did a good job."
Then, when the messenger just walked out of the main hall, he heard Zhuge Liang's voice standing up suddenly, and his trembling laughter.
Well, the prime minister is not as calm as he looks.
Zhuge Liang is certainly not calm. Every time he sees the map, his hand holding the feather fan will tremble slightly.
Twenty years ago, when he took over Shu Han, he never dreamed that there would be such smooth progress. It has only been twenty years, and the Han army has already reached Langya!
Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Yanzhou surrendered one after another. The once invincible Cao Wei retreated to Hebei, and the Han Dynasty unified and ended the chaos...
Zhuge Liang could only see such a situation in his dreams.
But now, he really made it come true. And according to his physical condition and the speed of the front line, he might really see the unification of the world in his lifetime.
"My lord, the great cause will be accomplished!" Zhuge Liang thought of the instructions of Emperor Liu Xian in Baidi City in the past, and he burst into tears again.
However, after the sigh, Zhuge Liang quickly adjusted his state. When he met with the surrendered generals from Guandong, Zhuge Liang was calm and composed, without revealing any clues.
Only those who have experienced hardships can understand how hard it is to win all this. Especially since all this is the credit of Ma Su, Zhuge Liang cherishes this victory.
After Sima Yi's death, Zhuge Liang can be said to be the strongest politician in the world. Under his ease and mediation, the Guandong tyrants who feared Ma Su's name were at ease.
With Zhuge Liang in Luoyang, they should not be confiscated. Although the court may still measure the land and unify the classics in the end, it is at least better than the destruction of the whole family.
In this way, the people in the three states of the Central Plains quickly settled down under Zhuge Liang's comfort. The surrendered soldiers and generals were no longer afraid, and they all worked hard for Ji Han.
Finally, the account books from various places in the Central Plains were sent to him for calculation, which almost scared Zhuge Liang.
The three states of the Central Plains have a population of 2.6 million and tens of thousands of soldiers in the existing account books alone. This does not include the uncounted farming households and monk tenants.
If all are counted, the population of the three states of the Central Plains must be nearly 4 million!
Even so, this is the Central Plains after Huainan was almost completely deserted and experienced a hundred years of chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty. If it was placed before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the three states of the Central Plains would have at least nearly 20 million people.
Such a rich income made Zhuge Liang breathe a little heavier. After pondering for a while, Zhuge Liang ordered people to send all the victory reports and account books to Chang'an.
After all, Ma Su took risks in Guandong, and he was not the only one who was frightened.
After making all these arrangements, Zhuge Liang began to think about how to quickly rectify the taxation policy in Guandong. But before Zhuge Liang could come up with an idea, Ma Su suddenly sent him another letter.
The letter sent by Ma Su was very brief, with only one line of words on it.
"Prime Minister, Langya has been recovered, and the wanderer must return to his hometown after all."