Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, just want to die

Chapter 623: A turn of events

"Your Majesty, things are not going well."

Regarding Ma Di's question, Liu Yin shook his head slightly and answered honestly. Facing his surprised gaze, Liu Yin replied resentfully,
"Originally, Yanzhou was not easy to fight. The smooth progress before was due to the active surrender of the local wealthy rightists. But now... the wealthy families in Jiyin are eager to fight with us."

Your Majesty, can't you hold the Heyin Diving Competition later? Being stuck at this juncture, how can I successfully conquer Yanzhou...

Strategically speaking, the timing of the Heyin Incident was very poorly timed. The explosion of such a big thunder at this juncture will have a huge impact on the situation in Kanto.

Liu Yin naturally knew Ma Su's helplessness and last resort, but he still wanted to say that this incident made Jun Qianxiang a little reckless.

"Ahem... It's not a big problem. After all, victory cannot be achieved by compromise." Ma Di coughed twice and gently covered up the topic.

"Since the Yanzhou clan is unwilling to surrender voluntarily, we can't be blamed. Starting from now on, the entire army will attack Yanzhou. I will personally lead the team to ascend first and win Yanzhou quickly!"

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy anymore, Shijun." Liu Yin sighed and handed Ma Su the latest battle report obtained by General Yisi from Yecheng.
"Sima Yi, the puppet Wei Taiwei, has been appointed as the shepherd of Yanzhou and is in charge of the military affairs in the Central Plains. He has led more than 70,000 soldiers from Hebei Qing Dynasty south to Cangting, and they can support Yanzhou at any time."

"Including Yanzhou's original troops, the total strength of the Wei army can reach 110,000. By then, all the fortresses in Yanzhou will have sufficient troops, and the plan for a quick victory will basically become a luxury."

Before in Guanxi, the person Ma Su wanted to kill most was Sima Yi. Unfortunately, he failed in the end and had to shoot Chen Tai to make amends.

Ma Su's decision stunned all Ji Han generals.

Regarding Liu Yin's report, Ma Su frowned.

"Xiuren, since you continue to attack Jiyin with 30,000 troops, if you encounter a county that refuses to surrender, you will immediately attack it!"

"Bo Yue, Shi Zai, follow me and lead the main force from Chenliu to the north! We will send troops to Hebei to let the old thief Sima have a good time!"

"What the hell, wasn't it enough to beat Sima Yi in Guanxi before? This old thief still dares to show his face?"

This old thief Sima, why isn't he dead yet?

The initial plan for this Eastern Expedition was to send troops to capture the Guandong prefectures and counties that Cao Wei had abandoned. Therefore, from the very beginning, the Han army that left Hulao Pass in the east marched all the way south, heading eastward from Chenliu.

Yanzhou is inherently difficult to fight, especially its northeastern counties, which include the Taishan Mountains. Now that Sima Yi, who is best at defense, is put in charge of Yanzhou, the quick victory plan can basically be declared bankrupt.

Ma Su looked at Cangting, which was hundreds of miles away from Chen Liu on the map, and a fierce look suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"TMD, since Sima Yi wants to join in the fun, let him have all the fun!" Ma Di slammed the table, pointed at Cangting in the hinterland of Hebei, and said decisively.

And the consequences of letting Sima Yi, an old artist, escape are already obvious. Without this thing, Cao Wei would have collapsed, and there wouldn't be so many things.

As for Dongjun north of the Pu River, the Han army did not launch an offensive because the area was densely populated and not suitable for large-scale military operations.

If the Northern Expedition were launched now, the Han army would need to cross rivers such as Jishui and Pushui, all the way to the Yellow River. In this way, the supply line will be lengthened and the Wei army will gain the advantage of fighting at home, so veteran generals generally do not choose this way.

However, when this decision was made by Ma Su, everyone expressed their determination after being stunned for a while. After all, no matter how good you are in fighting, can you be as powerful as our mighty general? The general said that the Northern Expedition is possible, then there must be an opportunity for the Northern Expedition. Just carry out the military orders honestly!
"How are we going to fight? General, give the order. I, Jiang Wei, will definitely charge forward!" Jiang Wei patted his chest, smiled and took the lead in asking Ma Su for battle instructions.

"Your Majesty, I am also willing to be a vanguard! Open the way for the army to go north!" Deng Ai also bowed his hand and said to Ma Su.

"Very good, I already know your spirit of thinking about the big man... But, I have to take the vanguard position personally!" Ma Di glanced at the two of them and said calmly.

"So, Bo Yue is responsible for leading the central army, and Shi Zai is responsible for leading the rear army. Just control the army behind me."

"This time, I will never let this old thief Sima Yi escape!"

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Ma Di's actions were extremely decisive. As soon as he set the goal of heading north, the army set off the next day.

However, Ma Su's surprise attack to the north was not an all-inclusive march northwards. In that case, the main force of the Wei army would have been waiting for him at the ferry before he reached the bank of the Yellow River.

He had to quickly cross the Pu River before the Wei army could react, and rush hundreds of miles to attack Baimajin. Only by capturing the Yellow River crossing can the Han army have a chance to further threaten Hebei.

Therefore, Ma Su once again made the decision to divide his troops. He personally led 10,000 cavalry first and quickly raided the nearest Pu River ferry.

And this Pu River Ferry is the Yanjin Ferry. To the south of this ferry, there is a somewhat famous small ferry called Guandu.

Because the Han army was heading east all the way before, they passed by this place without paying any attention. Therefore, the Cao Wei garrison at Yanjin believed that the Han army was not targeting them, and because they had too few troops, even if they were vigilant, it would be useless, so the whole army had been neglecting to take precautions.

Therefore, when Ma Su led the Han cavalry and rushed towards them, the Wei army on the south bank of Puyang surrendered immediately.

After occupying the southern part of the ferry, Ma Su did not make the same mistake as the last time and quickly sent people to investigate the depth of the river.

Soon, the conclusion reached made Ma Su very happy. At present, the Pu River is also in the dry season, and the river is shallow enough for war horses to flow across.

After coming to this conclusion, the Han cavalry quickly formed a formation on the south bank of the Yellow River. With Ma Su taking the lead, the whole army attacked across the river and headed straight to the north bank of Pu River.

As long as the size of the cavalry increases, the psychological impact on the infantry will be huge. Especially when faced with the massive 10,000 cavalry crossing the river, the morale of the Wei army stationed on the north bank collapsed almost immediately.

So when the Han cavalry landed on the north bank of Pu River, the defenders had already thrown away their weapons and were waiting by the river to surrender. Except for their general named Cao, all the soldiers surrendered very quickly.

The only fly in the ointment was that the guard of Yanjin, Cao Jia, the son of King Cao Biao of Chu, ran away on a fast horse. His running away will definitely make the Han army's Northern Expedition noticed by the old thief Sima in advance.

So, after Ma Di pondered for a while, he decisively ordered,
"The entire army threw away all unimportant things, took only five days' worth of food, and marched with me day and night to seize the crossing of the Yellow River!"

(End of this chapter)