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

Chapter 689 Things have changed
"Shi Zai, this time you only need to lead 3,000 soldiers to fight. When you encounter the main force of Dongwu, you only need to fight hard and lure the enemy deep into your territory!"

After all the deployments were completed, Zhuge Liang called Deng Ai over, gave him 3,000 men, and then gave him instructions.

"The level of Dongwu's military strength is indeed not a big deal, but if they keep hiding on the boat, we can do nothing about it. So now we must lure them ashore, and then surround and annihilate them!"

"I understand!" Deng Ai nodded and saluted Zhuge Liang.

"I promise to complete the task!"

Zhuge Liang was quite satisfied with this. He nodded slightly and then handed over the military power to Deng Ai.

In this way, Deng Ai set out with three thousand soldiers in a menacing manner.

Zhuge Liang's deployment was very simple, which was to lead the Wu army to the north bank of the Yangtze River, and then use the superior force and the superb mobility of the Han army to quickly surround and annihilate it.

This is not a very clever move, but it is safe. As long as Dongwu has the slightest desire to make progress, they will fall into the trap.

However, even so, Zhuge Liang was still full of concerns.

"Will Shi Zai follow my deployment?...Alas, I am old after all, and I can hardly recognize the officers of the Han Dynasty." Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and sighed as he looked at the direction where Deng Ai left.

"It's okay, Prime Minister. General Deng is a man of broad mind. He won't act on his own like the general did." Deng Liang beside him consoled him.

"It's hard to say... I don't believe that a general who is submissive and only follows military orders will be valued by Yu Chang." Zhuge Liang shook his head. He knew Ma Su very well.

Although Ma Su, like Zhuge Liang, also liked to emphasize that military orders were as firm as a mountain, he was still happy to give his generals some room to play in some situations.

This is completely different from Zhuge Liang's theory because it involves higher risks, but it is very effective.

In the current situation, Zhuge Liang seriously doubted whether Deng Ai would obey military orders and feign defeat to lure the enemy.

"It should be possible... maybe." Deng Liang was obviously unsure and could only speak cautiously.

Just as Zhuge Liang shook his head and was about to start working again, there was a burst of hurried horse hooves from outside. Then there was a commotion outside.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Eight hundred miles at a time!"

Then a messenger rode his horse straight into the center of the army, jumped off the horse, and hurried into Zhuge Liang's military tent.

"Prime Minister! Qingzhou, urgent!"

"Urgent? What big thing happened in Qingzhou?" Zhuge Liang was slightly stunned and his brows suddenly frowned.

"Even if they were unlucky and the Wei army counterattacked and took away the entire Qingzhou, they wouldn't be in such a hurry, right? Could the pseudo-Wei be so cruel and ruthless..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhuge Liang's face suddenly changed. He then quickly took the letter from the messenger and almost fainted when he opened it for the first time.

"How dare they!"

Zhuge Liang, who was always gentle, had a rare tone of gnashing teeth. As a Confucian scholar and a native of Shandong, Cao Wei's move was really jumping back and forth in his own minefield.

"You Chang is in Qingzhou now, right? Let him take over the government affairs of Qingzhou as soon as possible and hold the fort for the time being. I will quickly end the war here and immediately go north to support Qingzhou!"

In less than a second of anger, Zhuge Liang had regained his consciousness. His expression immediately became serious and he began to make comprehensive arrangements.

"Order someone to send a letter to Chang'an, asking Huang Quan to come to Luoyang to preside over government affairs as soon as possible. At the same time, write a letter to His Majesty, asking him to approve the allocation of funds for disaster relief as soon as possible!"

"If the Yellow River is shut off, it will inevitably cause a large-scale disaster. If we don't want to cause chaos in Kanto, we have to hurry up!"

"As for the fake Wei... we'll settle accounts with them later!"

Zhuge Liang had regained his serious state at this moment, and he was like a computer running at high speed. Although he was clearly in a state of emotional turmoil, he was still able to arrange all matters, big and small, in an extremely calm manner. In a very short time, the original deployment was completely replaced. The Han army's subsequent plan was also seamlessly connected to a quick battle and a quick decision, and to rush north to help as soon as possible after dealing with the Eastern Wu.

Zhuge Liang was very clear about the destructive power of any natural disaster and other disasters. If it was not dealt with, it was possible that half of Guandong would be plunged into chaos.

After arranging everything, Zhuge Liang immediately turned around and gave the order.

"Hurry up and send someone to catch up with Shi Zai and tell him that he doesn't need to feign defeat to lure the enemy. Just end the battle as quickly as possible! If his 3,000 men can't hold out, order the cavalry to support them and repel the Wu army as soon as possible!"

"In the face of the disaster in Qingzhou, none of this matters!"

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"Damn it, it's so shameful to lose to these rats!"

At the front, Deng Ai finally followed Zhuge Liang's deployment and reluctantly pretended to be defeated. Through his superb acting skills, he successfully made the Wu army's vanguard believe that Deng Ai was really defeated.

After all, Deng Ai had only 3,000 men, and it was not Ma Su who led the troops. After a "hard battle", Dongwu felt that their victory was natural.

This was a shame for Deng Ai, but he still obeyed the military order. After all, he was different from Jiang Wei. Deng Ai knew how to judge people by their abilities.

But even so, Deng Ai still felt extremely humiliated. Listening to the shouting of the Wu army chasing him from behind, Deng Ai really wanted to turn around and beat them to death.

"Don't run away, Shu thieves! Today is the day you die!"

"Don't be a coward! Weren't you happy to bully us under the leadership of your Ma Su?"

"Now that Ma Su can't come, you guys are done for!"

"Fuck!" Deng Ai cursed inwardly without saying a word, looked at Sun Quan's flag from afar, then waved his hand and ordered the entire army to continue retreating.

However, at this moment, Deng Ai saw a fast horse coming in front, and someone shouted at him from a distance.

"Shi Zai! The Prime Minister has issued an order. Things have changed. A quick battle and a quick decision!"

Just these words made Deng Ai rein in his horse and said subconsciously,

"What's changed?"

"The Prime Minister said there was an emergency and there is no time to go to the Wu army in Hefei. The Prime Minister asked you to fight quickly and defeat the Wu army as soon as possible, and then lead the troops back north!" The messenger explained to Deng Ai and handed over Zhuge Liang's order.

To be honest, it was a bit hasty to suddenly change the military order on the battlefield. But Deng Ai didn't feel that way at the moment. He just kept silent for a while and then suddenly laughed.

"I don't know what happened, but... it's exactly what I want!"

Deng Ai turned around abruptly and yelled at the Han troops who had been chased by the Wu army and felt frustrated all the way.

"Soldiers, let's strike back! Show these ignorant Wu dogs some strength!"

(End of this chapter)