Chapter 717: Unification of the World
After the main force of the Wei army collapsed, the road to Yecheng was opened.
So Ma Su quickly ordered Liu Yin to be the chief general, and led the army to continue northward to pursue the remnants of the Wei army and take over the counties in Hebei. And Ma Di personally led three thousand cavalry and rode straight to Yecheng at high speed.
In fact, the distance from Baimajin to Yecheng is not far. Ma Di and his cavalry troop traveled lightly and quickly, and arrived at the foot of Ye City in three days.
However, when Ma Su arrived at the gate of Yecheng, he was stunned. After comparing it with the map for a long time, he turned around and asked Ma Zhongdao.
"Did we really make a mistake?"
"No... right?" Ma Zhong was also a little unsure and replied cautiously.
Now Yecheng has become a scorched earth. Most of this huge city has been turned into ruins, and even more than half of the city walls have been destroyed.
If you didn't know better, you would have thought that this place was massacred.
"Hiss... I understand why the people in the Military Council repeatedly emphasized the fire in Yecheng. Did this really destroy the city?" After repeated confirmation, Ma Su couldn't help but take a breath of air. .
At this moment, he suddenly really wanted to see Jing Hui at First Sight. After all, it does take strength to make the capital of a country like this with his own hands.
You know, in the original history, Yecheng, the center of Hebei, has existed for hundreds of years. It was not until the founding of the Sui Dynasty that it was destroyed under the control of Yang Jian.
But now, Yecheng has been destroyed four hundred years in advance, and one has to admire Zhong Hui's ability.
"That's all, let's take over the defense of the city first, and then see how many living people there are." Ma Di shook his head gently, and then led the Han army into Yecheng.
What Ma Su didn't expect was that after seeing the Han army enter Yecheng, the capital of Cao Wei, all the people who could still breathe came to greet them, old and young.
In the eyes of these Yecheng residents, the Han army at this moment is the great king's division.
Soon, Yecheng was successfully taken over by Ma Su (after all, there was nothing left). At the same time, this also means that Jizhou, the richest state in Guandong, is officially included in Ji Han's territory.
And Ma Di also made some inquiries and figured out what happened in Yecheng after the fire.
"How dare Zhong Hui, a fool like you, go and steal the wealth of a wealthy family? Are you risking your life?" Ma Di was a little speechless. He found that since he started, there have been many more incidents of fair and square robbery of wealthy families.
It's really a desperate matter. Are those people so easy to rob? If they were particularly easy to snatch, I wouldn't have needed to rely on them to kill me in the first place.
"That's right, I really feel like I'm dying." The head of Yecheng's Military Affairs Department smiled helplessly and then added.
"And as expected, he started a fight with the private soldiers of the wealthy family that day. Before the general arrived, they fought for several days. The entire city of Ye was paralyzed by law and order. Burning, killing, and looting became the norm in this half month. Already..."
In one sentence, Yecheng has been ruined.
"What about Zhong Huiren?" Ma Su raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but ask.
"Perhaps he is dead... His troops were routed a few days ago, and his whereabouts are unknown."
"Oh..." Ma Su shook his head regretfully, expressing his sorrow for the death of a great talent.
Such a great talent helped the man solve several problems by himself. Then he was rewarded for his merits on horseback and suddenly disappeared, hiding his merits and fame.
Hmm...nice guy.
"Ask the soldiers to search to see if there are any living members of the Cao family. Your Majesty has been thinking about the person sitting next to him, so you can't let Your Majesty's expectation go in vain."
Soon, the Han army began to search for the Cao Wei clan throughout Yecheng. However, it is a pity that Zhong Hui's work was carried out very well, and all the Cao Wei clan in Yecheng were killed. The Han army searched around but could not find a single living person.
This result left Ma Su a little speechless, but at the same time, he also had some...understanding?
Cao A'ao, Cao A'ao, after seeing this scene, will you regret your actions of massacring the city?
Oh, it's all karma.
At this time, Ma Su also suddenly wanted to understand the meaning of the original sentence "three horses in the same trough".
Ma Chao shook the foundation of Cao Wei's rule in the northwest. He Ma Di personally led the troops to destroy Cao Wei's regime. And Sima Zhao... single-handedly wiped out the entire Cao family clan!
Three horses in the same tank!
"Tsk...I suddenly believe that this is my fate." Ma Su couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, some soldiers finally rushed over to report,
"General! We found a dying child in the ruins. From him, we found the token of the pseudo-Wei clan!"
"oh?"
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At the same time that Ma Su captured Yecheng, Jiang Wei, Liu Yin, Shu Ji, Zhang Yi and other generals attacked from all sides. The entire Hebei counties surrendered in defiance of the wind, and Jizhou recovered without encountering any resistance.
Yang Hu in Qinghe County abandoned his army and fled after hearing that Sima Division was defeated and Yecheng fell. Immediately Xiahou Ba gathered his troops and took the initiative to find Ma Dai to surrender.
As for the last remnants of the Sima family, they defeated Yi Jing all the way. Then when the Han army came to attack, he quickly abandoned the city and fled to Liaodong.
At this point, the last piece of the puzzle of the Han territory was taken back. Except for Liaodong, all the territory of the Han Dynasty has been recovered.
This also means...the world is unified!
Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the fifth year of Zhongping in the late Han Dynasty, the Central Plains has been plunged into a long melee. After decades of disputes, this piece of Chinese land finally completed its reunification in the autumn of the twenty-fourth year of Jianxing!
When the news was passed back to Luoyang, even though it had been expected, Zhuge Liang himself could not help but burst into tears. The old minister in his seventies cried like a child at this moment.
It has been twenty-seven years since Zhuge Liang took office as prime minister in the first year of Zhangwu. After decades of wind and frost, this old minister of the two dynasties of Ji Han finally saw what he dared not dream of.
Ji Han, really unified the world!
"Emperor, did you see it! The Han Dynasty has really revived!"
Zhuge Liang looked to the southwest, and for a while he was overwhelmed with emotions. Zhuge Liang even felt that it would be worth it even if he died here now.
Of course, this is impossible. After many years of health preservation, Zhuge Liang's health is better than Ma Su, and it is not certain who will send whom.
Zhuge Liang was excited but did not forget his business. He immediately ordered someone to deliver the good news to Chang'an. At the same time, after calming down, Zhuge Liang also began to plan for the future, such as recuperation and letting Liu Chan go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods.
Thinking back to the past, when the first emperor named Adou, he dreamed of offering sacrifices to the gods on Mount Tai...