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

Chapter 651 Jiangnan defends itself
Ma Su never paid attention to the combat effectiveness of Soochow Tribe from beginning to end. If it hadn't been for that big river, given the value of Yangzhou, I'm afraid Sun Quan would have been promoted long ago.

The Yangtze River is a problem that any regime going south has to face head-on. And most of the time, the troops of the Southern Expedition would be stopped at this natural danger for a long time.

Although there are many mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, Yangzhou also has a large number of plains suitable for farming. This made Soochow's logistics abundant, giving them the confidence to fight for a longer period of time.

If Soochow's war potential is not weakened in advance, it will be difficult for the Han army to move south by then.

But now, Sun Quan took the initiative to mobilize all his main forces. And looking at this posture, he probably won't withdraw his troops easily until he regains a sense of security.

In the final analysis, they were all frightened by Ma Su's incredible 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, Sun Quan can be attracted to maintain a large army to garrison the border for a long time, and naturally a large amount of Soochow's resources will be wasted.

The resources on the other side are being wasted, while on our side we are preparing supplies in Guangtuntian. Given the ebb and flow of one another, it’s hard to say how much help it will provide in the future war against Wu...

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

From the Yangtze River to Hefei, most of the county towns in between have been demolished. This area is completely no man's land, even the Huainan military camp will not occupy this area.

If there is no advance investigation, the Han army may be very passive when it goes south to attack Wu.

Therefore, a plan that could not only advance the investigation but also contain a lot of energy in Soochow was born in Ma Su's mind.

There, some troops were sent south first, and a city was built again south of Hefei and north of Ruxuwu. This will not only push the forward position under Soochow's nose, but also provide an advance base for subsequent wars.

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

A hundred thousand troops were stationed in one place, and the loss of men and horses was staggering. Ma Di didn't believe that with Soochow's poor government efficiency, it could maintain the defensive assets while maintaining the loss of tens of thousands of troops.

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

However, to Ma Su's surprise, Deng Ai objected.

"Your Majesty, 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 navigate. It is difficult for the cavalry to play its role. Under such circumstances, if we head south rashly, we may have to lead the infantry to fight Soochow."

"As for Soochow...the fighting power of those Jiangdong rats is indeed nothing, but their escape speed is too fast. What's more, you plan to build the city wall there. If Soochow wants to cause trouble, you won't be able to catch up. of."

"Even because it is a local battle, the morale and organization of Soochow will be greatly improved. If you are not careful, you may be easily plotted by them..."

Deng Ai also knew a lot about Soochow. This group of private soldiers from Jiangdong's wealthy families are like weak-footed shrimps once they cross the Yangtze River. Just a few soldiers in the field can chase them away.

But once the battlefield becomes one's own doorstep, the combat effectiveness quickly improves qualitatively, everyone is fearless of death, and the level of organization is greatly improved.

In the final analysis, everything is still caused by Jiangnan's defensiveism. Even for that river that is difficult to cross, the core reason why it is impossible to cross is that people in the south of the Yangtze River do not want you to cross the river in the north of the Yangtze River.

Under such circumstances, any attempt to build a family at Jiangnan's doorstep would be extremely thankless. At that time, even if Sun Quan doesn't want to cause trouble for you, I'm afraid the big families in Jiangnan will spontaneously create trouble for Ma Di.

The toad crawls on the instep and doesn't bite, but it hates you!
Ma Su was aware of this matter, but he didn't think it was a big deal. Isn’t it Jiangnan autochthonism? What I’m fighting is Jiangnan’s self-denialism!

"Shizai! What you said is too small. How can you not do it just because of the trouble? We are the generals of the Han Dynasty. Is there anything else we should be afraid of?" Ma Di waved his hand and said to Deng in an old-fashioned way. Ai lectured.

What's more, Yangzhou will be taken back sooner or later. If we don't take advantage of this moment to attack the auto-defensist forces in Jiangdong, it will probably be difficult to control Yangzhou after we take it back, right? "

"We can't leave a mess for future generations! If there are problems, they must be solved!"

"What the envoy said is true!" Deng Ai quickly cupped his hands and admitted his mistake to Ma Su honestly.

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

"That's all, let's not talk about these things anymore. In short, this matter is settled." Ma Di waved his hand and said with a sigh.

"In the next three months, I will continue to take charge of farming affairs in Shouchun. Once the overall layout and design are almost complete, Lianghuai will be fully handed over to you, Shi Zai."

"At that time, I will personally lead the troops south and force them to establish frontline outposts along the Yangtze River."

"As for who can accompany me... let Xiuran go with me."

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

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 might 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...

(End of this chapter)