Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

Ma Su's guess was correct, and Luoyang also got the news at this time.

Although Ma Su entered Nanyang one infantry ahead of Sima Yi, he had the first step in the surprise attack. However, after Sima Yi reacted, he quickly sent fast horses to send warning letters to Luoyang and Wancheng respectively.

The main direction of the Han army's attack was not Guanzhong, and Zhuge Liang himself was a cover. The main force in Xishu is Ma Su, and the strategic target is Nanyang.

The news reached Wancheng, and the defender of Wancheng quickly made a strategy to strengthen the walls and clear the country. With only two days in advance, the Han army failed to win and had to surround Wancheng and gnaw at it bit by bit.

On the other hand, Luoyang also received Sima Yi's warning. From Emperor Cao Rui to the Jiu Qing below, everyone was anxious.

"Why doesn't Ma Di die? Why doesn't Zhuge Liang die?! Do they have to fight us to the death!" Cao Rui's face turned pale with anger. Since he ascended the throne, the two masters and apprentices in Xishu have become more and more young. I can give him a whole big job every year.

Poor Cao Rui has hardly had any good sleep in the past few years, and he has lost a lot of weight. And recently, he seemed to be suffering from a headache like his grandfather due to the constant bombardment of bad news.

From this point of view, Cao Rui is indeed Cao Cao's true grandson.

But at this moment, Cao Rui was not the only one who was anxious. Before the court meeting began, Prime Minister Chen Qun stood up and spoke to Cao Rui.

"Your Majesty! This time the Shu army is attacking from the east to the west, and Zhuge Liang personally staged a feint attack. It is obvious that his intention is very big, and it should be the whole of Nanyang. At this moment, regardless of whether it is a false alarm or not, troops should be sent to Nanyang immediately. We must not let Nanyang have any problems!"

"That's right! Please send troops to help Nanyang!"

"Nanyang can't make any mistakes, otherwise Luoyang will be in danger!"

"I have invited tens of thousands of elite soldiers to support Nanyang for Your Majesty!"

As soon as Chen Qun said this, most officials in Cao Wei stood up to support him. They all said together that His Majesty must send troops immediately and Nanyang must not suffer any loss.

There is no other reason. The place in Nanyang is really crucial.

Judging from the map, as long as the Han army left Kunyang, they crossed a river and entered the territory of Yingchuan. Most of Cao Wei's three nobles and nine ministers came from Yingchuan County.

My ancestral land is about to be taken away by the great devil Ma Di. Who else would be in a hurry?

And if you go upstream from Kunyang, you can quickly enter the Luoyang Basin. If we only go eastwards for a hundred or two hundred miles, we can reach Xudu, the former base camp of Cao Cao.

When Guan Yu only reached Xiangfan, he forced Cao Cao to almost move his capital. Now Ma Su leads only a lot more troops than Guan Yu, and he directly crosses Xiangfan to attack Nanyang. It is strange that these Cao Wei civil and military officials are not crazy!

For a long time, the mainstream attitude of the officials of Cao Wei towards the Shu Han has always been a hidden danger for border defense, threatening some worthless territory. Now that this hidden danger suddenly appeared, and saw it hitting their doorstep, these wealthy families became anxious.

Seeing this, Cao Rui nodded quickly and gave his answer after pondering for a while.

"With General Qin Lang as the general and Cao Shuang as the deputy general, we will lead 30,000 troops south to station in Nanyang! Inform Man Chong, the governor of Huainan, and order him to lead tens of thousands of troops to station in Runan to coordinate with the general who conquers the south!"

"The soldiers from Yanzhou and Yuzhou rushed to Xudu to gather, armed with the arsenal of Xudu, and rushed to the front line to support the front line!"

This time Cao Rui was also impatient and mobilized all three states of the Central Plains in one go.

Qin Lang led 30,000 central troops and rushed down the river to aid Nanyang after Luoyang armed forces. On Man Chong's side, the Huainan army was sent to Runan to prevent the Shu army from being too powerful for Qin Lang to withstand it alone.

As for the troops from the three states in Kanto, they all gathered in Xudu, and if there was a long-term war, they would quickly join the battle.

Basically, except for Hebei, Cao Wei also spent all their money.

This is destined to be a fierce battle.

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When Cao Wei's army began to quickly gather towards Nanyang, Ma Di also adjusted his deployment.

If Xinye falls, the Wei army in Xiangfan will definitely fight back like crazy. There are more than 40,000 Wei troops here, and their guard is Pei Qian, who is also very capable. If they go all out to attack the Han army northward, the threat will not be small.

Therefore, Ma Su appointed Wu Ban, the general who conquered the east, as the governor and led the troops to garrison in Xinye. We only need to defend the city and block Xiangfan from allowing the Wei army to attack from the north.

After dealing with Xinye, Ma Su detached 10,000 troops to attack westward and conquered several counties that were stuck on the Han army's only route. Then he led the main force northward and met Zhang He and Zhang Yi in Wancheng.

Most of the places in the middle of Nanyang are flat and flat, and there is basically no danger to defend. Therefore, Cao Wei basically did not station many troops in these small counties.

Its main defenders are basically concentrated in Wancheng and Xiangfan.

When Ma Di arrived at Wancheng, Zhang Yi and Zhang He had been besieging Wancheng for nearly ten days. But the two of them were helpless in this strong city and could not break through the city at all.

"Look, General Zhengbei! This city is the most fortified city in Nanyang. I'm afraid it will be difficult to attack with our current strength." After Ma Di arrived at the military camp, he quickly rode on horseback to observe for himself, while Zhang Yi pointed to Wanwan in the distance with his own hands. The city reported to Ma Su.

Wancheng is nearly twenty meters high, and the city wall is so strong that it is difficult to break even with a catapult. The gate is a gate, which can weigh thousands of kilograms, and it is basically impossible to break through it by force.

The moat ranges from fifty to eighty meters wide, and there are even low walls built on the shore. Basically, everything from the city wall to the moat has been developed to the extreme.

After looking around carefully, Ma Su had to admit that this fortified city was indeed difficult to fight.

"Since it's so difficult to fight, we can focus on siege for the time being." Ma Di wiped his chin, thought for a while and said.

"Most of Nanyang has not yet been captured. We can divide our troops to occupy each county first. After most of Nanyang is occupied, we can then go back and attack Wancheng."

"Wait, General...General, I don't think this is appropriate!"

At this time, Zhang He stood up, bowed his hands, and said with a complicated expression.

I have to say that asking him to call him General Ma Su was indeed a bit embarrassing for Lao Zhang. After all, Zhang He had suffered losses from two people in his life, one was Zhang Fei and the other was Ma Su.

But now Ma Su is his immediate boss, which makes Zhang He very uncomfortable.

"Huh?" Ma Su raised his eyebrows when he saw this situation, smiled and stretched out his hand to pull Zhang He up and said,

"If Lao Zhang wants to say anything, just say it. There is no need to salute or anything like that. Didn't we talk before in prison? Even if we round it up, it counts as a bow. Why are you doing so much nonsense with me?"

"Wait, wait, wait... Who has been with you? Don't talk nonsense!" Zhang He was shocked and quickly denied it.

You, Ma Su, have offended so many people, please don’t use me as a backstop!

"Hahaha..." Seeing Zhang He's embarrassment, several people who were familiar with the relationship between Ma Di and Zhang He laughed.

General Ma is still like this, not formal at all.