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

Chapter 660 Zhuge Ke is thoughtful

In November of the 21st year of Jianxing, a brand new city was completed one hundred miles north of Ruxuwu.

This city is made of rammed earth walls and is very small, so it has little value. If the Eastern Wu sent a large number of troops with thunder chariots to attack, it might be possible to destroy this place.

But even so, it was enough for the Han army.

At this point, the Han army only needs to stabilize this place, and they can continuously send the power of Lianghuai to the gate of Ruxuwu. As long as this city does not fall, the Han army will become a sharp sword hanging over the head of Dongwu for a long time.

In this way, Ji Han only needs to maintain a small number of troops to divert most of Jiangdong's attention. As one side grows stronger while the other loses, Dongwu will die slowly sooner or later.

After the city was built, Ma Su named it Po Wu City, which meant that the destruction of the Eastern Wu would start from this city.

After the city was built, Ma Su quickly left some troops to garrison the city, and then he led his troops back north without any hesitation.

Anyway, the harvest season in Jiangdong had passed, and the people of Jiangdong had no energy to harvest due to internal and external difficulties. A large amount of grain rotted in the fields, which greatly hit Jiangdong's strategic strength.

This is enough. If we launch a general attack rashly without considering the situation, it will trigger a stress response from Jiangdong.

Ma Su led his troops back north, which made the entire Eastern Wu feel relieved.

"This plague god has finally left..." Lu Kang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked at the direction of the Han army's orderly retreat, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"If he stays here for a few more days, I'm afraid we really won't be able to bear it."

"Fortunately, now that the Shu army has finally been sent away, the soldiers can be dismissed first and return to their hometowns to farm and repair the losses."

This three-month-long confrontation was extremely tormenting for the Eastern Wu. Watching their own food and fodder being depleted without being able to do anything about it gave Lu Kang a headache every day.

"Sent away? Not necessarily." Zhuge Ke smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"If I'm not mistaken, when the farming season comes again next spring, Ma Su will probably come south again!"

"By then, which city will they rely on? It will be difficult to drive them away..."

"There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain. After all, we have repelled these Shu troops." Lu Kang shook his head and said indifferently.

Lu Kang has not been able to crack this level of conspiracy so far. So instead of wasting time thinking about these troubles, it is better to take care of the things in front of him first.

"By the way, didn't His Majesty say before that he would send people to Hebei to form an alliance with the Pseudo-Wei? Is there any news?"

"No, it is said that Hebei is in civil strife and our envoys cannot get ashore at all." Zhuge Ke shrugged and said pessimistically.

"Although I'm a little disappointed, I still want to say that our hope is not great..."

Although Zhuge Ke was also a military commander, he was more inclined to civil service. As the son of Zhuge Jin, he had a deep understanding of the political situation in Eastern Wu.

Although the Eastern Wu is united in fighting against foreign enemies, once Ma Su leaves, they will immediately start fighting internally. And this kind of internal fighting will continue until the next time the Han army goes south...

At present, even if they clenched their fists, they might not be able to stop the Shu army from advancing southward. Even so, their fingers were still fighting each other.

What hope is there?

"Yuanxun, these things are not for us to decide." Lu Kang patted his shoulder and said slowly.

"Especially considering these things that are not our business, why not think about how to fight back in the north and save our country of Wu?" "Speaking of which, the civil strife in Yecheng is said to be caused by an important official of Cao Wei who despised Cao Shuang's talent, so he launched a coup to save the court... Tsk, the way the northerners deal with it is really violent."

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart. Hearing Lu Kang's unintentional sigh, a gleam of brilliance suddenly flashed in Zhuge Ke's eyes.

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Ma Su naturally didn't know that under the influence of Cao Wei, certain changes had also occurred in the Eastern Wu.

Of course, this is normal. When a country is about to perish, there will always be people who try to save the country from collapse. Whether it is Zhuge Ke or Sima Shi, they are trying to make a last-ditch effort with their own strength.

The first step in their final struggle is to gain power. Otherwise, how can they manage politics well if they always follow a bunch of insects?
However, these were not important to Ma Su, and he did not care what would happen to Dongwu and Cao Wei. After leading his troops back north, Ma Su quickly returned to Hefei.

This trip southward was quite rewarding for Ma Su. Not only did he ruin Jiangdong's harvest of the previous season, but he also contacted the mountain tribes in Jiangdong who were still resisting.

These Shanyue, Baiyue and Danyang mountain people are very tenacious. With these non-Jiangdong self-defense forces, it will be of great help to the Han army to destroy Wu.

At the same time, after Ma Su returned to Shouchun, Deng Ai also gave good news. During the period when Ma Su went south to harass the Eastern Wu, the first farming in Lianghuai also achieved certain results.

In short, this year Huainan had a bumper harvest, and the harvest in Huaibei and Huaibei was 20% more than expected. This achievement could increase the number of military settlements from 50,000 to 70,000 next year.

At this rate, it might only take two years for the population of Lianghuai Military Settlements to reach 100,000. In three years at most, Ji Han could save enough money to move south.

"It is worthy of being the Lianghuai area, a land of fish and rice..." Ma Su looked at this series of account books and couldn't help but marvel at it.

"Even Jingzhou and Nanyang are probably not as rich as this if you really compare them."

"It's all thanks to your planning of the canal. Otherwise, with the water power in Lianghuai, we probably wouldn't have reached our current level." Deng Ai shook his head slightly and bowed to compliment Ma Su.

"Your Excellency is both civil and military, which is a blessing for the Han Dynasty!"

"Stop flattering me here!" Ma Su smiled and nodded at Deng Ai.

After some joking and chatting, Deng Ai's expression suddenly became serious.

"Sir, just two days ago, an envoy came from Chang'an. It is said that he wants to invite you back to Chang'an, saying that there is something important to discuss with you."

"Big thing? Is there anything more important than destroying Wu and attacking Wei?" Ma Su frowned and couldn't help asking.

"I don't know. It is said that the prime minister has also received the imperial edict and is ready to set off back to Chang'an." Deng Ai shook his head, then took out a letter and handed it to Ma Su.

"Why don't you come and see for yourself? I'm afraid something big is really happening in Chang'an."

Ma Su frowned and quickly took the letter from Deng Ai. He opened the letter and took a look at it, then his face suddenly changed.

"Gong Yan passed away?"

(End of this chapter)