Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

If you are not a householder, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive. The logistics of Shu Han are far from being as easy as Fei Yi and the others said.

After Liu Bei took control of Yizhou, Shuzhong began to transform rapidly under the leadership of Zhuge Liang and others. Nishikawa's war machine was assembled by Zhuge Liang in two years, with extraordinary efficiency.

However, after this war machine was assembled, it basically didn't rest for a few years. Starting from the Battle of Hanzhong in the 22nd year of Jian'an to the present in the twelfth year of Jianxing, the Shu Han has been fighting for nearly twenty years.

Even if Shu is a land of abundance, and even if the prime minister is excellent in internal affairs, Xichuan cannot withstand such a huge consumption. By now, Yizhou is exhausted, and coupled with this unprecedented Northern Expedition, this may be the last strength Yizhou can provide.

If this battle fails to capture Guanzhong, or even fails to completely capture Guanzhong, then the Shu Han will no longer be able to conduct a large-scale Northern Expedition for at least five years. By the time of the next Northern Expedition, it is estimated that Ma Su will be the only top leader in the Shu Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Liang is very clear about the current situation. Since all the chips are on board in this most critical battle, the stud must be big.

After the prime minister's explanation, Ma Su roughly understood what it meant.

In the past few years, he has been successful in all battles, and he basically does not consider the issue of food and fodder when large corps goes into battle. But this comes at a price, and Yizhou can no longer afford such trouble.

"So this time, we not only need to drive Sima Yi out of Guanzhong. We also need to defeat Xiaoguan, Tongguan, Wuguan and Pubanjin." Ma Di looked at the map of Guanzhong, squinted his eyes and said to himself Said.

The strategic goal this time is to control the entire Guanzhong and then move the capital to Chang'an.

Guanzhong Plain is located in the middle of the four passes, with Sanguan in the west, Tongguan in the east, Wuguan in the south and Xiaoguan in the north.

These four passes are the gateway to the Guanzhong Plain and the prerequisite for Chang'an's security. All four passes and Pubanjin must be captured before Guanzhong can be truly controlled by the Shu Han.

Now Sanguan has been controlled by the Han army, so it is very easy to enter Guanzhong. But if we want to occupy Guanzhong, we must not miss any of the remaining three passes.

There is no need to worry about Wuguan, Nanyang is now occupied by the Shu Han. As long as Sima Yi is forced out of Chang'an, Wuguan will definitely surrender without a fight.

But Xiaoguan, Pubanjin and Tongguan in the north are not so easy to fight.

so……

"So Prime Minister... I am responsible for commanding this Northern Route Army, right?" Ma Su looked at the map and twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.

"Who else can take on this important responsibility besides you?" Zhuge Liang glanced at Ma Di and asked slowly.

"This task is not easy, Prime Minister, I feel..."

"If you lose, you won't be able to command the army for five years..."

"Then again, it depends on people. I don't think it's that difficult."

"hehe……"

Zhuge Liang looked at the map again and continued to plan the battle deployment.

"The military pressure in the direction of Nanyang is not that great for the time being. At that time, let Wu Ban attack from Wancheng to contain the enemies of Wuguan."

"As for Wei Yan... he has other plans!"

"This battle is of great importance, everyone must go to the battlefield!"

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When Zhuge Liang was considering combat deployment, he asked Ma Di to get some advice. Ma Su also gave a lot of suggestions on this, most of which he considered to be brilliant.

Later, after Zhuge Liang ignored unreliable suggestions such as "raiding Luoyang" and "entering Hebei", he referred to some strategies that Ma Su considered relatively conservative.

The master and apprentice discussed until late at night before the deployment was basically finalized.

A few days later, Zhuge Liang sent an order to break camp and set off, and tens of thousands of troops stationed in Hanzhong embarked on the Northern Expedition.

This time the Han army took the Chencang Road and first stationed in Fufeng County to join the Han army in Yongliang. The army gathered in Yongzhou, and then sent out the main force to attack Guanzhong Sanfu.

Baoxie Road was mainly used to transport logistics from Hanzhong to the front line, relying on stray horses as a transportation tool.

The army marched on the Shu Road for more than ten days and finally arrived at Fufeng County.

At this time, the Han troops on the Yongliang front line had gathered here, and a large amount of grain, fodder, and weapons were stationed in Chencang. A series of Ma Su's old subordinates, Jiang Wei, Shu Ji, Deng Ai, Zhang Yi and others have been waiting here for a long time.

During this Northern Expedition, except for Xiang Chong in the east, Wang Ping of Wu Ban in Nanyang, and Liao Hua who defended the prince in Yongzhou, all the capable generals of the Shu Han came out. Wei Yan, Wu Yi, Chen Shi, Zhang Yi, Ju Fu... even Liu Yin was dragged to the battlefield in Guanzhong.

Just one sentence, Guanzhong must be taken, I will fight with you!

The Han army arrived at Fufeng County from Chencang Road, and the Han army stationed here finally reached its peak. The soldiers of Yongliang, the elite of Shu, and the Wudang flying army and other miscellaneous troops, totaling one hundred thousand troops!

Among them, there are more than 10,000 cavalrymen from Yongzhou, all equipped with stirrups and horseshoes.

In addition to the troops for the frontal attack on Guanzhong, Nanyang's Wu Ban also led 20,000 troops to attack Wuguan.

All added up, Shu Han dispatched a total of 120,000 troops this time!

When the troops were gathered together, Ma Su even doubted whether he had heard wrongly.

Since the founding of the Shu Han Dynasty, the number of troops has never exceeded 50,000. But this time when all the money was taken out, Ma Su realized that Shu Han was already so wealthy.

"This Northern Expedition is really a big deal. Our Han army can finally fight a rich war." Ma Su clicked his tongue.

"If we win this battle, we will be more generous in the future." Zhuge Liang waved his hand, not too surprised.

The surprise has long passed, and now there is no wave in my heart.

Next, Zhuge Liang needed to use the last bit of time to deal with military affairs, and Ma Di was also driven back to his camp.

As soon as he returned to his military camp, he immediately saw Jiang Wei and others waiting for him in the military tent. Seeing Ma Su's return, Jiang Wei, Shu Ji, Liu Yin and others stood up and saluted Ma Su.

"See General!"×6

"Everyone, get up. You know I don't like etiquette." Ma Di was startled for a moment, then laughed and waved his hand.

This group of people were all single-handedly promoted by Ma Su from the lowest level, and they have the best relationship with Ma Su. Now that the acquaintances are reunited, the old feelings come back for a moment.

For a time, the military tent was filled with a happy atmosphere, and several people thought that the old leader could lead them to create greater glory.

It is worth mentioning that although Shu Ji was the first to defect to Ma Su, Liu Yin was the one with the highest official position. After defeating Cao Rui in Yingchuan, Liu Yin returned to Chengdu and was promoted to guard general, ranking second in rank as a permanent general.

Finally, there are Shu Ji's Changshui captain and Jiang Wei's Pinglu captain. Zhang Yi and Deng Ai are both generals.

But while chatting, Ma Su discovered a strange situation.

Jiang Wei seemed to be in a pinch, and he was always arrogant and now he was sitting in the second seat to Shu Ji. Ma Su, who knew the personalities of these young generals better, felt keenly that Jiang Wei seemed to have something he didn't say.