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

Chapter 694 Xiahou Ba Returns

Although his brother Sima Zhao had stabilized the court and provided him with a safe rear, Sima Shi was not reassured and still maintained a number of spies in Yecheng.

There was no way. His younger brother was really unreliable. Sima Shi was now afraid that he would be sold out and help others count money.

In addition, Sima Shi also had to monitor Guanqiu Jian who was already under house arrest...

In short, the whole Hebei province is full of leaks and lacks manpower. Sima Shi was really curious, was he really that great in the script written by Ma Su?
But no matter what, Sima Shi had to continue to hold on. Whether for himself or for the entire family, he had no way out at this point.

For a period of time, the Han and Wei sides began to be on guard against each other across the Yellow River. The Han army was on guard against the Wei army's southward harassment, and the Wei army was on guard against the Han army's sneaking across the Yellow River.

Under such a confrontation, the situation in the Yellow River gradually stabilized. No one dared to relax their vigilance, but no one was willing to take a step forward.

This confrontation lasted for a full six months.

In May, the Han army almost blocked the gap on the last four lines. With the unity of Ji Han, the Yellow River was restrained back to its original riverbed. The Yellow River flood that had ravaged Qingbei for more than half a year finally had a preliminary relief.

However, the impact of the flood is not so easy to eliminate. The bodies of people and animals that were drowned in the Jishui River that hit Pingyuan County will begin to ferment as the weather gets warmer.

At that time, the plague will come and spread to the entire Qingxu.

Therefore, the task left to the Han army was still very heavy. They had to mobilize a large number of people to bury a large number of corpses and clean up the sewage before the temperature rose.

This task was not only tedious, but also risky. If one was not careful, the people who entered would be infected with typhoid fever. But even so, all the generals in the general's mansion took the initiative to take on the task.

However... none of this had anything to do with Ma Su. He was still required to continue patrolling the river defenses to prevent the Wei army in Hebei from moving south.

At this point, Ma Su knew that Zhuge Liang was just looking for an excuse to let him rest. Ma Su was also planning to inspect the water conditions of the Yellow River, so he did not sneak away as usual.

If Ma Su did not leave, the Wei army on the other side of the river would not dare to leave at all.

The two sides stared at each other across the Yellow River for several months. During this period, wherever Ma Su went, he could see a group of Wei cavalry following him.

Ma Su didn't care much about it, but after being followed for several months, he became a little annoyed.

"These Wei dogs have nothing to do, right? They follow me every day." Ma Su looked at the Wei army on the other side of the river from afar, and they were also looking at him. When their eyes met, it seemed as if they were about to produce flames.

Then, after staring at each other for a long time, Ma Su finally gave in. However, this also greatly aroused Ma Su's anger, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

"Doesn't this show that General, you have great deterrent power? Just by doing nothing and walking twice along the river bank, the other side is so frightened." The attendant next to him immediately complimented, praising Ma Su's deterrent power.

"No matter what, I'm tired of following them for a few months... I have to create some trouble for them and can't let them follow me so easily." Ma Su snorted lightly, touched his chin and pondered.

Sima Shi had sent people to follow him for more than half a year. If he didn't retaliate, Ma Su would be so depressed that he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

But how to cause trouble for him?

Ma Su thought that Sima Shi was recently encircling and suppressing the remnants of Cao Shuang, and was about to finish it off again. If Sima Shi could finish it off so easily, Hebei would usher in a period of peace.

It is hard to say what kind of tricks Sima Shi will come up with for Ma Su at that time given his ability.

Therefore, Ma Su decided to cause some trouble for Sima Shi in this regard.

Then, Ma Su thought of Xiahou Ba, who had been under house arrest in Luoyang.

"Go and send a letter to the Prime Minister. I need to go back to Luoyang and borrow some money and grain to set up in Hebei."…………

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Ma Su's request was quickly approved, and Zhuge Liang gave Ma Su the right to allocate the Luoyang treasury. As long as the amount of money allocated did not affect disaster relief, the rest could be used at will.

With Zhuge Liang's nod, Ma Su quickly set out to return to Luoyang.

At this time, Xiahou Ba, a relative of Cao Wei, had been under house arrest for several years. When Ma Su arrived, the uncle of the current emperor was leisurely fishing in the courtyard.

"General Xiahou, long time no see!" Ma Su walked in and said with a smile when he saw Xiahou Ba so leisurely.

"After so many years, has General Xiahou finally let go of his obsession?"

Xiahou Ba glanced at him, said nothing, and continued to look back at the pond.

Ma Su didn't care that Xiahou Ba ignored him. He just pulled a cushion and sat next to Xiahou Ba with a thick face and said with a smile,

"General Xiahou, we are friends who have known each other for a long time. Is there anything we can't just talk about? Remember what I said before, a friend comes from afar..."

"We must first make their minds suffer and their bodies hungry, then whip them dozens of times and drive them to another courtyard." Xiahou Ba continued with an expressionless face.

"So if you have something to say, please say it. If not, General Han, please don't delay my fishing trip."

Apparently, even after so many years, Xiahou Ba still had no good feelings towards Ma Su. Ma Su just smiled awkwardly and then got straight to the point.

"Does General Xiahou still miss Wei?"

"I miss Wei so much that I can't sleep day or night." Xiahou Ba answered bluntly without any hesitation.

"Are you going back?" Ma Su asked.

"I don't want to." Unexpectedly, Xiahou Ba refused very decisively.

"Huh?" Ma Su looked at Xiahou Ba in surprise, not knowing what he was up to.

"General Han wants me to go back now, maybe just to make me go back to Hebei to cause trouble."

"Now Xiahou Xuan and Sima Shi are fighting. You know I can only support Xiahou Xuan if I go back, and then the civil war in Hebei cannot be stopped... This is not good for me, and it is not good for Wei either."

"So there's no point in going back, we might as well continue fishing here."

As Liu Chan's uncle, Xiahou Ba still had some status. Although he could not run around as a prisoner, he still knew a little about the situation in Hebei.

So he rejected Ma Su's proposal to add fuel to the fire. For Cao Wei, the most important thing to do was to end the battle as soon as possible and prepare to resist the Shu army's northward advance.

"General Xiahou, perhaps you don't quite understand the reality yet?"

Ma Su raised his eyebrows slightly and spoke slowly.

(End of this chapter)