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

Chapter 653: I? Dog-footed I!
Although Sun Quan knew that Ma Su came with ill intentions, he still went forward anyway.

When he appeared on the top of the city wall with a group of young generals, the entire Wu army in Ruxuwu began to cheer. Although Sun Quan's reputation was not good in Yizhou, at least in Yangzhou, he was still the undisputed emperor of Wu.

Seeing the reaction of his troops, Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief. He felt more confident and he also held his head high to meet this former nightmare.

However, just as he reached the top of the city wall, he heard a mocking shout from below.

"Hey, is this our Great Wei Wu King Sun Lao Er? I haven't seen you for a few days. Have you recovered from your injuries?"

Ma Su led several cavalrymen and appeared about a hundred steps outside the city. With just these few people, the Wu army in the city was frightened and dared not to fight.

"Ma Su! This is Jiangdong! This is the territory of my Eastern Wu! You are a fake regime established in a cave in Yizhou. Why don't you stay in the north and come here to die?"

Sun Quan suppressed the nervousness in his heart, looked at Ma Su calmly, and shouted righteously.

"Cao Wei's level was not good enough, and we were defeated by you in the end. But so what? Our soldiers in Dongwu are all united, how can you, the weak soldiers in Xishu, compare with us?"

"Go back as soon as possible and don't let your soldiers die here in vain!"

It must be said that Sun Quan has indeed grown a lot over the years. At least his mouth has become much smarter, and he can even bite back.

"Tsk... It seems that Wu Laoer's blow was not in vain. He has even learned how to talk nonsense." Ma Su was amazed and looked at Sun Quan as if he was looking at a clown.

"However, it is not a good thing to be a monkey in a human's clothing. Sun Lao Er, have you forgotten what the consequences are when one's virtues are not worthy of one's position?"

In Ma Su's view, Sun Quan was just like a monkey wearing a crown. After all, Yangzhou was in internal and external troubles, and no one should force himself to become emperor at this time.

But Sun Quan did it anyway, and he proclaimed himself emperor despite all the pressure. Even because of this, Gu Yong, the first prime minister of the Eastern Wu, had a falling out with Sun Quan.

"I am the ruler of Dongwu! Jiangdong is the foundation of my father and three brothers! How can I allow you to say so much?" Sun Quan was furious and slapped the city wall angrily.

Seeing that Sun Quan was getting anxious, Ma Su laughed even more happily and said without giving him any face.

"I? I? You're nothing but a monkey wearing a hat. Come down if you can, and see if you can get away this time!"

Sun Quan was really upset by Ma Su's insulting words. If he hadn't had a bit of rationality left, he would have really wanted to go and have a fight with Ma Su himself.

But he obviously knew that he could never beat Ma Su. And judging from the current situation, he obviously couldn't win even if he scolded him.

There was no other way. Sun Quan had to order a small force to leave the city and drive Ma Su away. If Ma Su continued to unilaterally provoke them, their morale would probably be affected.

Soon, Zhuge Ke took the order and led hundreds of soldiers out of the city to pursue.

However, the Wu army had few horses and the cavalry was extremely weak, so Zhuge Ke could only lead the infantry to pursue. The slow mobility of the infantry allowed Ma Su to despise them at will, and there was no threat at all.

Finally, Ma Su provoked again, and Ma Zhong shot and killed several of Zhuge Ke's personal guards. After provoking Dongwu enough, he left with his troops!

From the beginning to the end, the contempt for the Eastern Wu was evident. The entire Wu army in Ruxuwu felt greatly insulted, and for a time the generals were filled with righteous indignation.

However, these were suppressed by Sun Quan, as he knew that the Eastern Wu could not match his fighting power.

However, although he felt insulted by Ma Su, Sun Quan did not feel much pressure. After all, there was no water for 300 miles from Hefei to Ruxuwu, and the road was difficult to travel. There was no county town to borrow power on the way, so the loss was astonishing. Every time Cao Wei went south, they basically fell in this uninhabited area. Even if they went smoothly to Ruxuwu, they would eventually retreat because of running out of food.

Ruxuwu was a homeland for the Eastern Wu, and it was effortless to rely on the Yangtze River for water transportation. Sun Quan believed that as long as the city was fortified and the countryside was cleared, Ma Su would retreat on his own sooner or later, just like Cao Wei did in the past.

Sun Quan had always believed this firmly, so he ordered 50,000 Wu troops to defend Ruxuwu. But as the Han army began to take action, Sun Quan began to get restless.

"The Shu army has started to build the city wall on the spot? Do you mean that Ma Su is planning to stay here and not leave?" Sun Quan looked at Lu Kang with a grim face, and his heart, which had just been relieved, was suddenly hanging again.

"Looking at the movements of the Shu army, this is probably the case." Lu Kang nodded and said very affirmatively.

"And our scouts in Huainan have also sent back news. The Shu army in Huainan has already started repairing the roads, especially the road south of Hefei."

"Looking at the situation, the ultimate goal of the Shu army is probably to push the battle line to the gate of Ruxuwu."

"Impossible! They are dreaming!" Sun Quan could no longer sit still, he stood up suddenly and said angrily.

If Ma Su began to stay outside Ruxuwu, Sun Quan would have no chance to reduce the number of troops stationed in Jiangbei. By then, the military pressure faced by the entire Yangzhou would be unprecedented, and even the economy of Dongwu might be dragged down.

After all, although Yangzhou looked rich, in fact, the treasury was full mainly because of the protection of the Yangtze River. The only arable land in Jiangdong was the Danyang Plain and the Yuzhang Plain, which was not comparable to the rich Central Plains.

If Ji Han really takes root in Ruxuwu and the confrontation continues for a long time, Sun Quan will definitely be the first to collapse!

"No, we must stop the Shu army!" Sun Quan narrowed his eyes, but after looking around, he felt a little disappointed.

Now there is no veteran general left in the Eastern Wu, and the last veteran general, Lu Xun, has been dead for three years. At present, Sun Quan has only a bunch of young generals under his command, and almost none of them can take charge of their own affairs.

If this continues, something bad might happen to Dongwu.

Sun Quan shook his head, threw away all these pessimistic emotions, then looked at Zhuge Ke and said.

"Yuanxun, this mission is left to you. Don't let me down!"

"only!"

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The climate in the south of the Yangtze River is very humid, and the soil is soft and not suitable for building a city. So although Ma Su led his soldiers to do everything they could to build the city wall, the progress was still extremely slow.

However, Ma Su was not in a hurry. Although the logistical pressure was great, it could still be sustained. As for the threat from the Eastern Wu, it was almost zero in Ma Su's view.

Given the cowardice of those Dongwu rats, do they still have the courage to go out of the city to fight?
Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Ma Su was concentrating on building the city, and ignored the troops of the Eastern Wu. However, Ma Su still underestimated the courage of the Eastern Wu. After all, they still had a few brave warriors.

On a dark and windy night, the gates of Ruxuwu suddenly opened...

(End of this chapter)