Ma Yan's guess was right, and Luoyang also got the news at this time.

Although Ma Tan entered Nanyang with an infantry ahead of Sima Yi, he had the first hand in the surprise attack. However, after Sima Yi reacted, he quickly sent fast horses to Luoyang and Wancheng to send messages and warnings respectively.

The main direction of attack of the Han army is not Guanzhong, and Zhuge Liang himself is a cover. The main force of Xishu is Ma Tan, and the strategic target is Nanyang.

The news reached Wancheng, and the Wancheng guards quickly made a strategy of clearing the wilderness. Only two days in advance, the Han army failed to achieve victory, and had to besiege Wancheng little by little.

On the other hand, Luoyang also received an early warning from Sima Yi, from Emperor Cao Rui to Jiuqing below, all of them were in a hurry.

"Why don't you die yet! Why didn't Zhuge Liang die!! Do they have to fight us to the death? Cao Ruiqi's face turned pale, since he ascended the throne, the master and apprentice of Xishu have been able to give him the whole job every year.

Poor Cao Rui has basically not slept well in the past few years, and everyone has lost a lot of weight. And recently, he seems to have been bombarded with bad news and feels like his grandfather.

From this point of view, Cao Rui is indeed Cao Cao's true grandson.

But at this moment, Cao Rui is not the only one who is anxious. Before Prime Minister Chen Qun waited for the court meeting to start, he stood up directly and spoke to Cao Rui.

"Your Majesty! The Shu army attacked the east and west this time, and Zhuge Liang personally made a feint, obviously the plan was very big, and it should be the same as the whole Nanyang. At this moment, whether it is a false alarm or not, we should immediately send troops to help Nanyang, and we must not let Nanyang have problems! ”

"That's right! Please send troops to help Nanyang! ”

"Nanyang can't afford to lose, otherwise Luoyang will be in danger!"

"Please get tens of thousands of elite soldiers to support Nanyang for Your Majesty!"

As soon as Chen Qun's words came out, most of the officials in the entire Cao Wei stood up and expressed their support. They all said that His Majesty must send troops immediately, and Nanyang must not lose.

There is no other reason, that place in Nanyang is too crucial.

Judging from the map, as long as the Han army left Kunyang, they crossed a river and entered the territory of Yingchuan. A large part of Cao Wei's gang of three princes and nine kings were born in Yingchuan County.

His ancestral land is about to be taken out by the Great Demon King Ma Yan, who can not be in a hurry.

And from Kunyang upstream, you can soon enter the Luoyang Basin. If you go east for only one or two hundred miles, you can reach Xudu, the former base camp of Cao Cao.

Back then, Guan Yu just hit Xiangfan, forcing Cao Cao to almost move the capital. Now Ma Jian has a lot more soldiers than Guan Yu, and he directly crossed Xiangfan to attack Nanyang, so it's no wonder that Cao Wei Wenwu is not crazy!

For a long time, Cao Wei Qunchen's mainstream attitude towards Shu Han has always been a border hidden danger, threatening some worthless territory. Now that this hidden danger has suddenly appeared, seeing that it has hit their doorstep, these families are anxious.

Seeing this, Cao Rui also nodded quickly, and after pondering for a while, he gave his own answer,

"With the hussar general Qin Lang as the general and Cao Shuang as the deputy general, lead 30,000 troops south to settle in Nanyang! Inform the governor of Huainan to be full of favor, and order him to lead tens of thousands of troops to settle in Runan, and respond with the general of Zhengnan! ”

"The soldiers of Yanzhou and Yuzhou all urgently went to Xudu to assemble, and rushed to the front line after being armed with Xudu's arsenal!"

This time, Cao Rui was also anxious, and mobilized all the three states in the Central Plains in one go.

Qin Lang led 30,000 central troops and galloped down the river to aid Nanyang after the Luoyang army. On the Manchu side, the Huainan army was sent to Runan to prevent the Shu army from having too many troops, and Qin Lang couldn't withstand it alone.

As for the troops of the three states of Kwantung, they all gathered in Xudu, and if there was a long-term war, they quickly entered the battle.

Basically, in addition to Hebei, Cao Wei also came out of the house.

It's bound to be a tough battle.

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When Cao Wei's army began to rapidly assemble on the Nanyang side, Ma Jian also adjusted his deployment.

Xinye fell, and Xiangfan's Wei army would definitely go crazy and fight back. There are more than 40,000 Wei troops here, and its guard is Pei Qian, and his ability is not bad. If it goes all out to the north to flank the Han army, its threat is not small.

Therefore, Ma Jian appointed Wu Ban, the general of Zhengdong, as the governor and led the troops to garrison Xinye. It only needs to defend the city and block Xiangfan to prevent the Wei army from attacking and disturbing the north.

After dealing with Xinye, Ma Tan divided 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack westward, and conquered several counties that were stuck on the road that the Han army must pass. Then lead the main force to the north and join Zhang He and Zhang Yi in Wancheng.

Most of the places in the middle of Nanyang are flat rivers, and there is basically no danger to defend. Therefore, Cao Wei basically did not have many troops stationed in these small counties.

Its main defenders are basically concentrated in Wancheng and Xiangfan.

When Ma Tan arrived in Wancheng, Zhang Yi and Zhang He had been besieging Wancheng for nearly ten days. But the two of them were helpless in this fortified city, and there was no way to break through the city.

"Look, General Zhengbei! This city is the first fortified city in Nanyang, and with our current troops, I am afraid it will be difficult to storm it. After Ma Jian arrived at the barracks, he quickly rode a horse to observe it himself, while Zhang Yi personally pointed to Wancheng in the distance and reported to Ma Tanyu.

Wancheng is nearly 20 meters high, and the city walls are strong and difficult to break, even with catapults. The gate is a gate, and the weight can reach thousands of catties, and it is basically impossible to forcibly break through.

The moat was fifty to eighty meters wide, and there were even low walls built on the banks. Basically, everything from the city walls to the moat has been developed to the extreme.

After looking around carefully, Ma Jian also had to admit that this fortified city was indeed not easy to fight.

"Since it's so difficult to fight, you can focus on siege for the time being." Ma Yan wiped his chin and said after a moment of contemplation.

"Most of Nanyang has not yet been captured, so you can divide your troops to occupy each county first. Wait for most of Nanyang to be occupied, and then turn back and attack Wancheng. ”

"Wait, it will ...... General, I don't think that's appropriate! ”

At this time, Zhang He stood up, bowed his hand, and said with a somewhat complicated expression.

I have to say that it is indeed a little difficult for Lao Zhang to let him call General Ma Yan. After all, Zhang He has suffered losses on two people in his life, one is Zhang Fei, and the other is Ma Yan.

But now Ma Jian is his top boss, which makes Zhang He very uncomfortable.

"Huh?" Seeing this, Ma Tan raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand and pulled Zhang He up with a smile and said,

"If Lao Zhang has anything to say, just say it, there's no need to salute or anything. Didn't we talk in prison before, rounding up is also a worship, what are you doing with me so much? ”

"Wait, wait...... Who has bowed to you! Don't talk nonsense! Zhang He was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly denied it.

There are more people you have offended, don't pull me on your back!

"Hahaha......" Seeing Zhang He's embarrassment, several people who were familiar with the relationship between Ma Tan and Zhang He laughed.

General Ma is still like this, not in shape at all.

(End of chapter)