Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

Sima Yi had no idea what Shu Han planned to do next. But as the general person in charge of the Northwest Theater, he must think about the worst possible situation.

What if the Shu army comes to fight you desperately this time? If it can't withstand the entire Guanzhong, it will all be lost.

So while he was playing, he requested reinforcements from Luoyang direction to come to Guanzhong for reinforcements, and at the same time, he asked the entire Guanzhong theater to start first-level combat readiness. There were 100,000 troops from various departments in Guanzhong, all of whom were mobilized in advance to prepare to face the Shu army that might appear at any time.

For Sima Yi, the most troublesome thing was the four Shu roads in the south. Except for the westernmost Qishan Road, he had to be careful on several other roads, even in Ziwu Valley.

What if Ma Su doesn't respect martial ethics and comes out with thousands of people?

At the same time, Sima Yi also started an internal investigation and began to liquidate Shu Han undercover agents.

Before Cao Zhen died, he told Xiahou Ba that there must be someone in Chang'an, otherwise the battle at Ziwu Valley would not have been so miserable. Xiahou Ba relayed it to Sima Yi. Although Sima Yi didn't quite believe it, he still conducted an internal investigation.

Considering Cao Zhen's plan to make a surprise attack on Ziwu Valley with the main force, the confidentiality measures were very good from the beginning. So since there is a mole, it must be someone who is in a high position but still has a disloyal heart.

In the end, Sima Yi investigated and found a suspect.

This suspect is the founder of Cao Wei’s Northwest Army, Zhong Yao!

Although this man is an old man from the Cao Wei regime, his foundation is not very clean. These 100,000 Guanzhong troops are basically his base. Their influence spreads throughout Guanzhong, and they are absolutely capable of passing information to the Shu Han.

Of course, what really made Sima Yi suspect him was a previous case.

In September of the 24th year of Jian'an, Guan Yu rose to prominence in Jingzhou, and Liu Bei also posted relatively good results in Hanzhong. At this time, a small man named Wei Xi in Yecheng launched a rebellion.

The scale of this rebellion was not large, and it was quickly put down by the then crown prince Cao Pi. However, a large number of people were involved, and a large number of officials from Jingzhou and his former boss were implicated.

Zhong Yao is among them!

Although Zhong Yao was later reinstated, his suspicion was not cleared. Now that this matter was brought up again, Sima Yi couldn't help but doubt him.

However, Zhong Yao was an old leader in Guanzhong, older than Cao Zhen, so Sima Yi naturally did not dare to touch him openly. However, Sima Yi quickly wrote a document to Luoyang, saying that the situation in Guanzhong was tense and someone was urgently needed to calm things down.

Although Mr. Zhong is over seventy, there is nothing he can do, so he just has to work out. In order to calm Zhong Yao's heart, didn't he have a young son who was only a few years old? He sent him to a safe place in Luoyang to receive education, so that Mr. Zhong could serve his country with peace of mind.

Obviously, Sima Yi has never been a good person. This guy is talented in calculating and exploiting other people's weaknesses.

While Sima Yi in Guanzhong forced Zhong Yao into the battlefield in his seventies, the war preparations on the other side of the Shu Han side were not so tense.

Yongzhou's 30,000 soldiers, together with the 3,000 cavalry under Ma Dai's command, were the main force in the north of the Shu Han's eastern expedition. Liangzhou also dispatched 10,000 infantry and cavalry, but the main force was Hu soldiers and could only be used as support.

A total of 40,000 soldiers and horses were dispatched, and the core goal was to push the battle line to the third auxiliary in Guanzhong. At the same time, the land of Yongliang was used to divert the attention of Guanzhong and even Luoyang, making it impossible for Guanzhong to farm and recuperate.

From this moment on, Shu Han and Cao Wei officially began a full-scale showdown.

The moment has officially come when Yongliang will not dismantle its armour, and Guanzhong will not release its saddle.

When Zhuge Liang sent troops from Yongliang to conquer Guanzhong, Ma Di returned to Liangzhou to take inventory of his headquarters and prepare to go south to Hanzhong.

Prime Minister Zhuge gave him really great power this time, letting him serve as the leader of the Northern Expedition. Not only that, in order for Ma Su to proceed smoothly in Nanyang, the prime minister personally came to feint you.

Behind such a heavy power comes a huge responsibility, which makes Ma Su feel guilty.

But no matter how you say it, it's still good. How can you escape when you become the general of Zhengbei? So after Ma Di returned to Liangzhou, he gathered all the elite members of his headquarters and took them with him.

Long Wuyi now has a total establishment of 3,000 people, most of whom are Qiang and Hu cavalry who were later included. The earliest veterans that Ma Su followed now only have more than 600 people.

This time Ma Su took them all with him, and brought all the novelty gadgets he had prepared over the years.

There’s nothing more to say, Nanyang must be taken down.

By the way, when he returned to Liangzhou, Ma Su also investigated where the prince obtained the seal and ribbon of the governor's office. After asking around, I found out that the prince had recruited several rangers, one of whom was extremely good at forging seals and ribbons. The prince used these rangers to trick some troops into heading north.

It's a pity that he underestimated the Prime Minister and was directly rejected by the Prime Minister. In the end, he failed to run to the north.

However, before Ma Su left, Shu Ji rushed back from Beidi County and reported something to Ma Su.

It was none other than Jiang Wei, whom Shu Ji had discovered before, who liked to use Yin to nourish the dead.

"I discovered that not only General Jiang's own soldiers were dead soldiers, but there were hundreds of dead soldiers in his family compound. Raising dead soldiers has been banned by the imperial court for a long time. General Jiang is probably going to get himself into trouble."

Shu Ji returned to Wuwei, found Ma Su and reported the matter to him. At the same time, Shu Ji asked Ma Su to persuade Jiang Wei. After all, it is easy for others to use this as an excuse to talk about things like this.

In recent years, several of Ma Su's former subordinates have been promoted very quickly due to their numerous military achievements. There are many jealous people in the army, so we must not make any mistakes at this time.

However, Ma Di was a little scratched by this, recalling that Jiang Wei seemed to be particularly fond of raising dead men in history. The specific reason why is not mentioned in the history books, but this is obviously not an advantage.

Whether this matter is considered big or small depends on whether anyone can comment on it.

So Ma Di thought for a while, then shook his head and spoke loudly.

"Boyo is the pillar of the Han Dynasty. He has devoted himself to the country, and everything he does is for the Han Dynasty. There is nothing to stop him. Let Boyo do it with peace of mind. He and you don't need to worry about others gossiping. If anything happens, all the responsibility will be taken away. mine!"

Ma Su spoke loudly, and someone in the governor's office must have heard him. Shu Ji didn't say anything more about this. Since the general had expressed his stance, he had nothing to say.

"Okay, let's go back! That's all, don't worry about anyone gossiping." Ma Su patted Shu Ji on the shoulder and said calmly, then got on his horse and got ready to set off.

In September, Ma Di led his elite troops quickly southward and returned to Hanzhong via the Qishan Road.

This time he basically didn't bring any of his confidants, and only brought 3,000 cavalry from his headquarters. Jiang Wei, Shu Ji, and Deng Fan were all left in Beidi County, and even Yao Hu was left in Wuwei to cooperate with the Prime Minister in the eastward expedition to Guanzhong.

As for Hanzhong, 30,000 elites have been gathered at this moment, and a large amount of food, grass and baggage are gathered here.

However, when Ma Di arrived in Hanzhong, he did not go to the military camp to get the commander's seal immediately. And he went into the Hanzhong Arsenal and found the great talent Pu Yuan to discuss important matters.

This time in the eastward expedition to Nanyang, he planned to give the Wei army something new.