Chapter 651 Jiangnan defends itself

Chapter 651 Jiangnan defends itself

Ma Su never took the fighting power of the Eastern Wu army seriously. If it weren't for the great river, Sun Quan would have been defeated by Yangzhou long ago.

The Yangtze River is a problem that any regime that goes south has to face. And most of the time, the troops that march south will be stopped for a long time at this natural barrier.

Although there are many mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, Yangzhou also has a large number of plains suitable for farming. This has created a sufficient logistics for the Eastern Wu, allowing them to fight for a longer time during the war.

If the war potential of the Eastern Wu is not weakened in advance, it will be difficult for the Han army to go south.

And now, Sun Quan has taken the initiative to mobilize all his main forces. And judging from this posture, he probably won't withdraw his troops easily before he regains a sense of security.

In the final analysis, they were all scared by Ma Su's extraordinary fighting power...

And Ma Su has come to his senses at this moment. If he can take advantage of this. At that time, with a small number of troops, he can attract Sun Quan to maintain a large army stationed at the border for a long time, which will naturally make a lot of resources of the Eastern Wu go to waste.

The resources of the other side are being wasted, while we are preparing materials by setting up farmland. It is hard to say how much help this will provide to the future war against Wu...

And the most important thing is that the Huainan front was previously the battlefield between Cao Wei and Eastern Wu. The Han army has only been stationed there for less than half a year and actually knows nothing about the front line.

And from the Yangtze River to Hefei, most of the counties in the middle have been demolished. This is a completely uninhabited area, and even the Huainan military will not occupy this place.

If there is no advance reconnaissance, the Han army's southward attack on Wu will probably be very passive.

So, a plan that can both advance reconnaissance and tie up a lot of Eastern Wu's energy was born in Ma Su's mind.

The other side first went south with part of the troops and built another city south of Hefei and north of Ruxuwu. This will not only push the frontline position under the eyes of Eastern Wu, but also provide a forward base for subsequent wars.

The most important thing is that once the city is built, Sun Quan will not dare to move the army away from Ruxuwu.

With 100,000 troops stationed in one place, the loss of food and horses is astonishing. Ma Su does not believe that with the efficiency of the broken government of Dongwu, it can save up the defense funds while maintaining the loss of tens of thousands of troops.

After making this plan, Ma Su immediately called Deng Ai and told him about this idea.

However, to Ma Su's surprise, Deng Ai opposed it.

"Sir, this is too risky and not cost-effective at all. It is a thankless job." Deng Ai shook his head and explained to Ma Su seriously.

"From Hefei to the south, the swamps are dense and the roads are difficult to travel. Cavalry can hardly play a role. In this case, if you rush south, you may only be able to fight against Dongwu with infantry."

"As for Dongwu... the fighting power of those Jiangdong rats is indeed not good enough, but their escape speed is too fast. What's more, you plan to build the city wall there. If Dongwu wants to cause trouble, you can't catch up at all."

"Even because it is a local battle, Dongwu's morale and organization will be greatly improved. If you are not careful, you may be easily plotted against by them..."

Deng Ai also knows a lot about Dongwu. These private soldiers of Jiangdong nobles are weak shrimps once they cross the Yangtze River. Any garrison soldiers can chase them away.

But once the battlefield becomes their own doorstep, their fighting power quickly undergoes a qualitative improvement. Everyone is fearless and their organization is greatly improved.

In the final analysis, everything is still the self-defense of Jiangnan. Even the core reason why the river that is difficult to cross is that the people in Jiangnan don't want you to cross it.

Under such circumstances, any attempt to build a family in Jiangnan is extremely thankless. At that time, even if Sun Quan doesn't want to make trouble for you, I'm afraid that the big families in Jiangnan will spontaneously cause trouble for Ma Su.

A toad crawls on the instep, it doesn't bite you, but it annoys you!

Ma Su is also clear about this matter, but he doesn't think it's a big deal.

Isn't it just Jiangnan self-defense? I'm fighting against Jiangnan self-defense!

"Shi Zai! You are narrow-minded. How can you not do it because of trouble? We are generals of the Han Dynasty. Is there anything worth us to be afraid of?" Ma Su waved his hand and taught Deng Ai a lesson.

What's more, Yangzhou will be recovered sooner or later. If we don't take advantage of this time to strike the self-defense forces in Jiangdong, it will be difficult to control Yangzhou after it is recovered, right? ”

“We can’t leave a mess for future generations! If there is a problem, it must be solved!”

“You are right!” Deng Ai hurriedly bowed and honestly admitted his mistake to Ma Su.

But looking at Deng Ai’s expression, Ma Su basically knew that he didn’t listen at all.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about these things. Anyway, this matter is settled.” Ma Su waved his hand, sighed and said.

“In the next three months, I will continue to preside over the farming affairs in Shouchun. After the overall deployment design is almost done, Lianghuai will be fully handed over to you, Shizai.”

“At that time, I will personally lead the troops south and advance to the Yangtze River to establish front-line outposts.”

“As for who can accompany me... let Xiu Ran go with me.”

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In the following time, Ma Su began to stay in Shouchun City and used most of his knowledge to deploy the farming in Lianghuai.

In fact, Ma Su should be considered a professional farming talent in theory. After all, he was a student of water conservancy engineering in his previous life. If it weren't for this incredible buff, he would most likely have become the prime minister's right-hand man in governing the country.

Unfortunately, his character and combat power do not allow him to stop. If there were no battles to fight now, Ma Di would not be farming in Shouchun.

However, when Ma Su picked up his old business again, it gave Deng Ai and others a huge shock.

Especially when deploying the plan for water conservancy excavation, Ma Su seemed to have changed into a different person. He showed extremely high professionalism on various issues, and even Deng Ai could hardly understand many details.

In this way, Ma Su gave Deng Ai, the master of farming in the Three Kingdoms, a little shock of modern knowledge.

After the deployment, Deng Ai couldn't help but sigh,

"I am afraid that your talents are unparalleled in the world... If you had been born forty years earlier, I am afraid that even the Later Han Dynasty would not have perished."

A man is always victorious in every war, he is a master of farming, has his own way of Confucianism, and has strong political skills...

If such a great talent participated in the disputes at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Deng Ai couldn't think of anyone else who would have any chance of winning...