Those old grievances in the past were agreed upon when Wu and Shu restored their alliance (223), and they were resolved together, and the two sides would never mention them again.
At that time, Shu Han was facing a siege by five armies and actively requested not to bring up old grudges. Only then did Sun Quan relent and agree to renew the alliance.
Nowadays, Ma Su talks about "Battle of Jing" and "Battle of Yiling", for fear that everyone will not remember those unpleasant old grudges in the past.
Moreover, fighting emergencies is like putting out fires. Soochow was besieged by the three armies of Wei for four months. The situation was extremely critical. Ma Di actually planned to send troops within three months, but he only led 3,000 people, and he also made a surprise attack on Chang'an?
What's going on?
Zhuge Jin looked at his younger brother Zhuge Liang, looking for help.
Zhuge Liang turned around and cupped his hands to Liu Chan and said: "Your Majesty, Soochow is my ally and must be rescued from the danger of overthrow. I thought that in the presence of a general, I would send 50,000 troops to attack Cao Wei in the north."
"Ah? Ah, ah! My father-in-law's words make sense, so I'll just follow my father-in-law's opinion."
Liu Chan was startled and quickly understood: "Ma Su, I will command you to command 50,000 elite troops and march northward. You can decide for yourself whether to fight or not!"
Ma Di quickly stepped forward to receive the order, then took the troop mobilization order talisman from Zhuge Liang, held his head high and walked out of the palace.
Zhuge Jin quickly stepped forward to salute and thank Liu Chan, then chased him out of the palace, stretched out his hand and called:
"Wait a minute, General Ma, is it necessary to make a comprehensive plan for such an important matter as sending out troops? Are you setting off so soon? I wonder where the general intends to attack?"
Ma Di glanced at Zhuge Jin impatiently: "In order to save you from the critical situation in Soochow, my wife is about to give birth, but she cannot enter the house. Does General Zhuge still want to give me guidance on how to use troops in Shu Han?"
These words were so serious that Zhuge Jin couldn't take it. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, no, General Ma misunderstood. What I meant is that sending troops so hastily, uh, isn't it a bit hasty?"
"I wonder where General Ma wants to attack?"
In fact, what Zhuge Jin wanted to say was that Ma Su had better lead his army to attack Wei's important towns and strategic places, such as Chencang, Chang'an and other places, so that Wei would have to send troops to rescue immediately. This would quickly reduce the pressure on Soochow.
Instead of attacking small and insignificant places like Longyou, Shanggui, and Jixian.
Ma Di shook his head and said in a very firm tone: "I intend to personally lead fifty thousand troops out of Ziwu Valley and attack Chang'an. I wonder what the general thinks of the plan?"
Surprise attack on Chang'an
Once the Wei army is well prepared and sets up an ambush in Ziwu Valley, wouldn't your 50,000 soldiers and horses be nothing but meat buns beating dogs?
Zhuge Jin's eyes widened and he was shocked for a while, then he cupped his hands and said, "I wish General Ma a successful battle!"
Ma Su looked up to the sky and left with a big smile.
Since most of the soldiers and horses of Shu Han were stationed in Hanzhong, even if he had the military talisman, Ma Su had to arrive in Hanzhong first before he could receive the soldiers and horses.
After coming out of the palace, Ma Su took Zhang Xiu and the great wizard who had been waiting for a long time. The three of them and two horses headed north, walked a long way, turned in the direction, and went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Zhuge Liang has been waiting at home for a long time.
As soon as they met, Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "Young Chang is going here. How many troops do you want to bring with you? Where do you want to attack?"
"Su Zheng was puzzled, so he came to ask the Prime Minister for advice." Ma Su cupped his hands and did not say what he planned.
Obviously, in the court hall just now, Zhuge Liang said that he would send 50,000 troops to attack Wei, but he was just doing it to show Zhuge Jin.
The national policy of the Shu Han Dynasty has been decided, and it is at a critical moment of development. It is impossible to send 50,000 troops to waste national power by mobilizing troops and troops.
Therefore, this military order has water content.
You can't just take the military talisman and leave.
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, glanced at Ma Su approvingly, and said thoughtfully: "I intend to send ten thousand troops to pretend to attack Chencang to break the siege of Soochow. What do you think?"
After a pause, he added: "Maybe twenty thousand."
With just one sentence, there are ten thousand more troops.
This is a good thing.
Ten thousand horses has finally been upgraded to twenty thousand horses.
However, Ma Su shook his head: "Prime Minister, you don't need so many soldiers and horses. If you just want to break the siege of Wu State, a thousand men are enough!"
A thousand people?
Even the military immortal Han Xin can’t do it!
Zhuge Liang looked solemn and silent.
In his eyes, Ma Su's military literacy was still very immature, and his marching formations were full of flaws at a glance. His ability to defeat Zhang He's Seven Formations was due to various factors and luck, and this factor cannot be replicated.
For example, there are beast tides, hailstorms, mountain road ambushes, sneak attacks to seize the city, flooding the city, etc. After these strategies are used once, it is difficult for such objective conditions to occur again, and even if they do occur, it will be difficult to work again.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang believed that this Northern Expedition should at least bring enough soldiers and horses with the ability to protect themselves.
Starting from 10,000, below 30,000.
If there are fewer soldiers and horses, it will not be able to put pressure on Wei; if there are too many soldiers and horses, Shu will waste its national power.
Ma Su thought for a moment and said, "I only brought a thousand men, and announced to the outside world that I would send 50,000 troops to march directly from Ziwu Valley to Chang'an. When the Wei State sent troops and horses to Ziwu Valley for defense, I would go straight to fetch Chencang."
"Prime Minister, please relax, the small town of Chencang is only garrisoned by Wei general Hao Zhao with a thousand men. Even if I can't go down in one fell swoop, I will definitely surprise them."
After hearing this, Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, you rush to Hanzhong and lead the army northward. By the way, have everything been properly arranged for the establishment of the Yue Road?"
"Everything has been arranged. The Jianyue Road is now temporarily under the control of my eldest son Ma Wen. In addition, the repairs of various roads in central Sichuan will also be in charge of him in the future, with Huang Xi and Li Sheng assisting from the side."
Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment and said: "Youchang, are you trying to train Ma Wen to be a skilled craftsman? This is a good idea, but I think his appearance and character are honest and steady, and he may be a general who can guard one side. You really can't
Are you planning to take him into the army and train him as his successor?"
Ma Su shook his head and laughed and said: "Prime Minister, compared to generals, I, the Shu Han, lack technical talents even more. Besides, I still have so many sons, and my wife is about to give birth. If I want to train successors, it is not possible to catch a large number of them."
As soon as he said this, Zhuge Liang's face suddenly turned cloudy, and he reminded with a straight face: "Youchang, it's time for you to hit the road!"
"..." Ma Su suddenly realized that he had lost his words and resigned.
Show off in front of Zhuge Liang that he has many sons.
Something seems wrong.
As soon as Fang came out of the study, he was blocked by a little boy.
He was only three or four years old, with a tiger-like head and bright eyes.
The little guy put his hands on his hips, looked up at Ma Di with difficulty, snorted with his nostrils pointing to the sky, and stood in the way, refusing to let him pass.
Damn, I was actually despised by a child!
Ma Su stretched out his big hand, pinched the little guy's cheek very rudely, and said with a smile: "Little guy, why did you stop me? What's your name?"
The little guy snorted again, raised his little hand and slapped away the evil hand on his face, turned his head and looked aside: "Who are you?"
"What are you doing at my house?"
"Why are you so speechless and angry with my father?"
"snort!"
"..."
This time, Ma Su really felt the contempt.
This kid is a little precocious and a little too smart.
Ma Su knelt down, stuck out his butt, showed an amiable expression, and said, "Little guy, do you believe I can call you by your name!"
"If I call your name, can you let it go?"
The little guy glanced over, snorted again, turned his head to the other side, and said in a milky voice: "I don't believe it!"
Ma Di chuckled: "Your name is Zhuge Zhan, right?"
The little guy was stunned. He crossed his waist and looked at Ma Su carefully, and said through his nostrils: "You must have learned my name from my father. It's not a skill!"
"It doesn't matter, I won't give it to you!"
Seeing how cute the little guy was, Ma Su suddenly became interested in teasing the baby, and immediately smiled and said: "Then tell me, what do you need to do before you are willing to accept it and get out of the way?"
The little guy frowned, thought for a moment like an adult, and asked: "Are you that Ma Su? Others say that you are a god at predicting things. If you can tell whether it will be rainy or sunny tomorrow, I will obey."
about you!"
"This is too simple!" Ma Su laughed and immediately spent 100 points to check the weather forecast for the next ten days, and then said: "Little guy, remember, starting from tomorrow, it will rain twice in ten days.
It rained for five days at a time, four days at a time, and it was sunny on the sixth day."
Hearing this, the little guy quickly raised his little hand and looked into his palm, and then he was dumbfounded.
Ma Su rubbed Zhuge Zhan's little head, stood up and left to give him a favor.
The little Zhuge Zhan stayed in the corridor, arms crossed, motionless for a long time.
Not far away, in the study room, Zhuge Liang looked through the window, taking in the whole scene with a calm expression, while his heart was filled with turmoil.
He observed the changes in the wind and clouds during the day and the movement of the stars at night, but he only deduced that it would rain in the next five days. Ma Su could deduce the weather in the next ten days by just closing his eyes and pondering for a moment?
Thinking back to the last time when Ma Su prepared cotton clothes ten days in advance and killed Dai Ling with 20,000 ambushes, Zhuge Liang took a deep breath.
Hiss~
What kind of method is this?
Unlike others who were only slightly surprised by Ma Su's changes in the past two years, they then took it for granted that this was Ma Su's nature.
Zhuge Liang held the opposite attitude.
He had known Ma Su for twenty years and was both a teacher and a friend, and he was very familiar with the latter's character.
Back at the entrance of Hulu Valley, Zhuge Liang even saw something unusual about Ma Di at a glance.
Not to mention the book, Ma Su's sinister character, sparse calligraphy, lustful temperament, and decisive or steady style of doing things are all incompatible with the original Ma Su.
It is impossible for people to undergo such big changes in two months.
Zhuge Liang had doubts about the origin of the current "Ma Su" at the beginning, but he could not figure out the reason.
Over time, I saw that Ma Su could only be balanced by focusing on the Han Dynasty, so he stopped inquiring and combined the two Ma Sus before and after him into one person.
But today, Ma Su's performance gave him a strange idea.
Not an ordinary person!
With great doubts and confusion, Zhuge Liang waved to the window and said: "Zhan, come here."
The little boy came back to his senses, ran into the study with his short legs, came to Zhuge Liang's knees, raised his head and said:
