Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

Just when Sima Yi was laughing, Sun Li's letter for help came in, immediately interrupting Sima Yi's interest.

All the generals were silent for a while. They had just expressed their "high regard to the Commander-in-Chief", but now Ma Su had crossed the river. By such a coincidence, Sima Yi was almost slapped in the face on the spot.

However, Sima Yi was not embarrassed at all. He quickly stopped smiling and asked calmly,

"Ma Su has already crossed the river? How did Sun Li guard the river?"

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief! Ma Di, the Shu general, led a small number of Shu troops across the river at night and attacked the camp. Their fighting power was too strong and we couldn't resist it. In the end..."

"In this case... there is really nothing we can do." Sima Yi shook his head and didn't say anything. He just waved his hand and said,

"In this case, Zhuge Liang is obviously a decoy, and the real main force is Ma Su."

"The situation is in danger and we must provide support as soon as possible!"

After speaking, Sima Yi took a look around and found that all the generals who had fought against Ma Su had their heads lowered. After all, all generals who have met Ma Su know how powerful he is and don't want to get into trouble with him.

Sima Yi didn't say anything about this, he just glanced at it and pointed out his candidates.

"Hu Zun! I order you to lead 20,000 troops to help Sun Li! We must drive the Shu army out of Weinan!"

"Yes!" Hu Zun nodded, stood up and took the order.

Seeing Hu Zun's high-spirited response to the order, many generals looked at him with admiration and couldn't help but sigh,

"It's true that calves born are not afraid of tigers..."

After dispatching Hu Zun to leave, Sima Yi suddenly said that since Ma Su was the main force, Zhuge Liang's defense on the opposite side must be empty. Later, he appointed Sima Shi as general and ordered 20,000 people to prepare to cross the river and go north to fight with the Shu army.

But just when Sima Yi was about to make the arrangements, his bodyguard suddenly walked in to report.

"Captain! The imperial envoy is here!"

The person who came was none other than Xinpi, the guard sent by Cao Rui, and he came holding the Emperor's Talisman.

"Your Majesty has decreed that the soldiers in Guanzhong must put defense first when fighting against the Shu army! But those who want to fight must be killed first and reported later!"

After Xinpi read out the decree, he then showed the Emperor's Talisman, indicating that this was the Emperor's will. All the generals were happy for a while, but Sima Yi was very unwilling, and the meeting ended hastily.

After the news spread, the soldiers in Guanzhong were angry and helpless. But at least morale has not declined because of this. The Guanzhong Army still has sufficient trust in the Governor Sima Yi and believes that he is a hawk who takes the lead in fighting.

But at this time, Sima Yi, the hawk trusted by the Guanzhong Army, was having a small meeting with Xin Pi in the rear camp.

"Zhongda, has the situation here become this critical?" Xinpi looked at Sima Yi and asked with a frown.

Not to mention Cao Rui, even Xin Pi knew Sima Yi's character very well. When did King Sima Xuan, who was always aggressive on the battlefield, ask the central government for instructions?

This time he not only asked for a fight from a thousand miles away, but also spoke urgently. Cao Rui quickly understood what he meant. Then Xinpi was sent to give Sima Yi the ban on war, and to ask about Sima Yi's specific situation.

Sima Yi was also unambiguous about this, and explained all the current arrangements very simply. At the same time, he told Xinpi very pessimistically that if more than 50,000 reinforcements could not be sent before December, Chang'an would most likely fall.

Xinpi was shocked when he heard this and looked at Sima Yi in disbelief.

"Zhongda, now is not the time to joke..."

"Do you think I'm joking?" Sima Yi asked calmly,

"But you promised His Majesty..."

"I did promise, but Nanyang is gone, Wuguandao is blocked, and Luoyang has only sent 20,000 reinforcements so far."

Sima Yi's words left Xin Pi speechless.

Before Sima Yi took office, Cao Rui also said that once the Shu army invaded Guanzhong in the north, Guandong would do everything in its power to support it.

As a result, after two years, Nanyang was gone, Wuguan was blocked, and only 20,000 reinforcements had arrived so far.

This little support is of little help to the Guanzhong battlefield. How can Sima Yi deal with this... How can he defend Chang'an?

"Aren't you already guarding the Wei River now, and the battle line is basically stable? Even if some Shu troops sneak through, they can still be driven down..."

"In December, it's very cold." Sima Yi replied expressionlessly with a terrifyingly calm expression.

As soon as these words came out, Xinpi also fell silent.

The winter in Guanzhong is very cold, and it gets even colder in December. And the Wei River next to Chang'an will freeze at that time...

In other words, the danger of this river will no longer exist, and the Han army in Weibei can cross the ice!

In fact, Ma Su's crossing of the river did not make him feel in danger. As long as he was strictly guarded, Ma Su would not be able to project more power to Weinan with the Wei River blocking him.

But when the Wei River freezes and the Han army can cross on the ice, that will be a real crisis.

Sima Yi didn't know whether Zhuge Liang, who had never been to Guanzhong, had this idea, but his attitude towards farming in Weibei was very clear.

He didn't intend for a quick victory, he came for a protracted war with Sima Yi. Even if Sima Yi can hold off the Han army in December, Zhuge Liang can wait until December next year to fight again...

However, Sima Yi estimated that if the imperial court could not rush to rescue enough troops in time, he would not be able to survive this year.

When facing his generals, he needs to keep talking tough to keep the morale of the troops stable. However, when facing Xin Pi, Sima Yi would quickly change his attitude and use the most pessimistic attitude to shirk responsibility.

Xin Pi finally nodded and told Sima Yi that he would send reinforcements to Guanzhong as soon as possible when he returned. After all, Guanzhong is the last buffer zone to the west of Luoyang. Once this place falls, Cao Wei will have to move the capital.

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When Sima Yi had already begun to make the most pessimistic plan, Ma Di had already surrounded Xinfeng with thousands of elite troops.

Because of Sun Li's lack of troops and the great reputation of his horse, Sun Li chose to shrink his defense. In this way, Ma Di led thousands of people to pass through the gap made by the Wei army at night.

After arriving at Xinfeng, the Wei army's vigilance was greatly reduced. Ma Di quickly looked for a boat in the deserted place, built a bamboo raft and crossed the Wei River north again.

In less than ten days, the Han army bypassed Chen Tai's "Maginot Line of Defense" and successfully penetrated Beidi County diagonally.

The defense line that Chen Tai had painstakingly deployed for two or three months became a joke.

But at this time, Chen Tai didn't know that the man in his dream, Ma Su, was already behind him. At this moment, he saw the Shu army crossing the Weishui River south to defeat Sun Li, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that Ma Su had let himself go.

After relaxing, Chen Tai couldn't help but brag to his men about how awesome his defense was.

"Look, even Ma Su had to bow his head because of my genius defense. You can see from the actions of the Shu army that my place is more difficult to fight than Weinan."

"What? Is it possible that Ma Su will attack in the east and west again? Unless he can fly, he can't get past my defense line of Xinghe!"