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

Chapter 656: Yangzhou Rebellion
With Ma Su's refusal, the Danyang mountain man who had tried every means to sneak across from Jiangnan was somewhat disappointed.

They were not under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Wu, on the contrary, they were in a hostile relationship with the Eastern Wu. Because of this, the surviving mountain tribes hoped day and night that the Eastern Wu would perish quickly.

The worst case scenario is to return to the post-Han era, when the Han people and the mountain people had nothing to do with each other. It's not like Sun Quan now, when he had to rush in and capture me even though I was a nimble dog in the mountains...

"However, this time it's just because I'm not fully prepared. It doesn't mean that I don't want to cross the Yangtze River to the south." Ma Su shook his head and then added, giving the other party hope.

"The main purpose of the Han army's deployment this time is to build a city here and advance the battle line here. But right now, the resistance from the Eastern Wu is strong, and I'm afraid we will have to withdraw soon."

"Obviously you came at the wrong time. Come earlier next time..."

"General Han! We will help you!" Before Ma Su finished speaking, the Danyang mountain man spoke first. After a trembling salute, he took the initiative to say,

"Now, in order to prepare for defense, the main forces of Dongwu have been transferred to Jiangbei. We have long thought of going down the mountain to counterattack again. If General Han is in urgent need, we can go down the mountain immediately to contain him!"

Ma Su only pondered over this proposal, and then nodded in an ambiguous manner. Then the Danyang mountain people agreed without hesitation, fearing that Ma Su would evacuate.

Soon, Ma Su got in touch with some of the mountain people in Danyang County, which made Ma Su very excited. He did not expect that he would find a way out of the predicament.

In fact, the mountain people in the counties of Yangzhou are now relatively weak. But no matter how weak they are, they still exist, not to mention that they can't withstand the main force of you, Sun Quan.

In the past few years, the Eastern Wu army has suffered heavy losses, and most of its main forces have been buried in Jingzhou. Now, in order to prevent the Han army from attacking from three sides, Sun Quan has sent all of his main forces to the border.

In other words, the interior of Dongwu is very empty so far...

After sending the Danyang mountain man away, Ma Su quickly wrote a letter and found Liu Yin to give instructions.

"Xiuran, quickly send someone to deliver this letter to Jingzhou and give it to Miss Guan Yinping. Now that he is the actual ruler of Jiaozhou, he should be able to contact the various Shanyue tribes in Yangzhou!"

While the Han army was recovering Jingzhou, Guan Yinping was ordered to attack Jiaozhou from the south. The Nanzhong Han army and the Jiaozhou army fought in Guilin and the stalemate lasted for several months. After Jingzhou was recovered, the entire Jiaozhou surrendered to the Han Dynasty.

After recovering Jiaozhou, the imperial court appointed a nominal governor of Jiaozhou. However, it was still Guan Yinping himself who was responsible for leading the troops and actually guarding Cangwu County and intimidating Jiaozhou.

Look at how short-staffed Ji Han is, Guan Yinping has even been dragged out to do some work...

However, although she was a woman, Guan Feng was very good at dealing with foreigners. During the two years she left Nanzhong to guard Jiaozhou, she also appeased the Shanyue people in Jiaozhou and expanded the reputation of Miss Guan San to the entire south.

So Ma Su planned to ask Miss Guan San to help and cause a little trouble for Sun Quan.

A letter has been sent, and now all Ma Su can do is wait...

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For the next month, the Han army and the Wu army began to fight each other. During the day, the Han army built the city wall, and at night, the Wu army destroyed it under the cover of darkness.

As time went by, the confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense.

However, as time went on, the Han army's logistics began to weaken, while the logistics of the Eastern Wu remained smooth, and it seemed that Sun Quan had once again won the confrontation.

As long as the Han army was forced to retreat, and the Wu army took advantage of the situation to pursue, it would be a good result. However, Sun Quan was not happy about this. As the confrontation lasted longer and longer, Sun Quan's heart was bleeding.

Now, across the Danyang Plain and the Yuzhang Plain, large tracts of rice remain unharvested. After so much time has passed, much of the grain is probably rotting in the fields.

These are all food! They are the guarantee of the national strength of the Eastern Wu! Faced with such a huge amount of food being wasted, Sun Quan felt heartbroken.

Fortunately, although most of the strong men gathered at the border, there were still some strong men in Wu who were still farming. During this period, some food and fodder were harvested, which could be regarded as stopping some of the losses...

Sun Quan could only comfort himself like this...

Just as Sun Quan was comforting her, an urgent war report from Jianye suddenly arrived. When Sun Quan saw the Prime Minister's seal on it, his face changed instantly.

"What happened in Jianye?" Sun Quan said calmly.

"Your Majesty! Five groups of Wujun Baiyue mountain bandits suddenly came down the mountain to rob! Wujun's garrison was empty and unable to resist, and the bandits broke into the capital!"

"At the same time, several groups of Danyang bandits also came down the mountain and set fire to our grass valley in the wild! The entire Danyang farmland suffered heavy losses, and a large amount of food and fodder was destroyed!"

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Hearing the battle report from the rear, Sun Quan's eyes flashed with panic. But he quickly reacted and turned around to look outside Ruxuwu.

There, Ma Su's flag was fluttering in the wind, as if mocking him.

"Ma Su! It's you who did this again!"

The murderous intent in Sun Quan's eyes was almost condensed into substance, and he wished he could chop Ma Su off as if he were a corner of the table.

Why is it that whenever he meets Ma Su, everything goes wrong for him. Even when he is fighting on his home turf, he can't gain any advantage?
Compared to Sun Quan's anger, Lu Kang on the side heard something was wrong. After a moment's silence, Lu Kang's face changed rapidly, and he hurriedly said to Sun Quan,

"Your Majesty! We must withdraw our troops to Jianye to deter the Shanyue in Yangzhou! If we are kept being held back by Ma Su here, I'm afraid Yangzhou will be in chaos!"

There are dozens of barbarians in Yangzhou, such as Baiyue, Shanyue, Danyang, etc. Their existence has always been a hidden danger for Yangzhou, and it has not been eliminated so far.

Now, I don't know if it was Ma Su's instigation, but now the hidden dangers have erupted. If we don't divide our troops and withdraw quickly, Yangzhou will be in chaos without Ma Su's intervention.

After Lu Kang's reminder, Sun Quan also reacted, but he seemed a little embarrassed before giving the order.

"But...if I withdraw my troops back to Jianye, then the Shu army..."

He had to gather all his troops here to barely hold Ma Su back. If he divided his troops at this time, Ma Su would have a chance to build the city...

In this case, all the efforts of the past three months might be wasted!

"Your Majesty! Yangzhou is more important than Ruxu Fort!" Lu Kang smiled bitterly and bowed to remind Sun Quan.

"If we lose Ruxuwu, we can still rely on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to continue to hold on. If Yangzhou is in chaos... we will die without a burial place!"

(End of this chapter)