Liu Xuan was not dumped in Wuguan, and Ma Jian had to escort the prince's car all the way to Nanyang.

The group went south from Wuguan and went straight to Wancheng, an important town in the north of Nanyang, along the Wuguan Mountain Road. Because at this time, the inside and outside of Wuguan were already under the control of the Han Dynasty, so the prince's car could travel unimpeded between Guanzhong and Nanyang.

Within a few days, Ma Jian and others came to the city of Wancheng. Wang Ping was shocked when he heard about the prince's southern tour, and hurriedly led people out of the city to welcome the prince and the general of the chariot into the city.

Wang Ping can also be regarded as Ma Tan's old brother, and like Yao Hu, he has had a fateful friendship with Ma Jian since the street pavilion. In these years, as an important minister of the Northern Expedition, Wang Ping's official title is second only to Ma Yan, and he has reached the rank of general of Zhendong.

In general, although it is not as fast as the promotion of the young players in Ma Tan's core team, it is not slow.

So, after Ma Jian and Wang Ping reunited in Wancheng, they couldn't help but sigh for a while.

"Zijun, this short period of time is really hard, if you don't resist the offensive of the pseudo-Wei in Nanyang, Guanzhong may not be able to recover." Ma Jian looked at Wang Ping who was a lot haggard compared to himself, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Okay, okay, kill me, right? You, a general who has been on the front line all day long, say that I work hard, and I can't stand it. For Ma Yan, Wang Ping was not so restrained, and directly rolled his eyes and said.

"If you want to say that it's hard, that's what I'm telling you."

Wang Ping is not humble, he has indeed not had such a difficult time during this time.

Two months after the Battle of Guanzhong began, Cao Wei began to launch an offensive against Kunyang. Cao Rui took advantage of this to drag out Biqiu Jian, who had been refrigerated for several years, and asked him to lead his troops from Xudu to launch an offensive against Nanyang.

I have to say that Cao Rui is really interesting enough for his good friends.

But although Biqiu Jian is a bit handsome, he is far worse than Wang Ping. What's more, there are not many veterans left in the Huainan Military Region who have been beaten by Ma Jian in the first two years, and most of Biqiujian's troops are the second-line troops that have just filled in the Tuntian soldiers.

Although the number of such a unit looks bluffing, its combat effectiveness is still unsatisfactory. In this regard, Wang Ping did not have to personally go to the front line of Kunyang, but pushed part of his troops to Wancheng to defend it, and used this to deal with Li Hui in the south.

So although Wang Ping seems to be a lot haggard, in fact, life is much more moisturized than Ma Yan.

"Speaking of which, Nanyang doesn't seem to have much military pressure?" After listening to Wang Ping's detailed explanation, Ma Jian was not happy, but a little disappointed.

He had come to find an opportunity to die, and naturally the more fierce the enemy's attack, the better. But with the strength of the Kunyang Wei Army, this makes it difficult for Ma Jian to do.

It is precisely because he knows Ma Tan's habit that he is even happier at this time. Even before Wang Ping opened his mouth, he added another wave of blockage to Ma Yan.

"There is no pressure in Kunyang anyway, according to the report of the Wei prisoners captured in Kunyang, the puppet Wei side is also preparing to move the capital, and they are even planning to withdraw their troops." Wang Ping looked at Ma Tan's disappointed expression and couldn't help but be happy.

As one of the first people to fight against Ma Tan, he knew very well that Ma Jian was particularly fond of fighting. The greater the number of people, the greater the intensity of the war, and the more excited Ma Jian became.

"So it's unlikely you're going to have a chance to fight anyway."

"As for the south side...... The pressure on Li Tingshi's side is indeed a bit strong, but I estimate that as soon as you pass, Dongwu will immediately roll up. Even if they don't run, with the combat power of Eastern Wu, there is a high probability that they will not be able to let you enjoy it. ”

"! I ran for nothing! Ma Jian was a little speechless, and expressed deep indignation at the lack of fighting.

"It can't be regarded as a trip for nothing, Nanyang also has a lot of things that need someone to help." Wang Ping thought about it, suddenly remembered something, and said to Ma Yan.

"For example, now that Xinye has gathered a large number of displaced people who are homeless and have been in need of relief. Among them were many Tuntian people who had fled from Yingchuan, as well as some people from Nanyang who had been displaced by the war. ”

This part of Nanyang was originally extremely rich, and the population was as high as 2 million during the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, because it is located in the north-south transportation hub, the strategic position is extremely important, resulting in perennial wars here since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Especially in the past two years, under various high-intensity wars, Nanyang has basically become a barracks. There are no conditions for organizing tuntian in the local area, and a large number of tuntian people have fled in Yingchuan, and the backlog of displaced people has always been a headache.

This problem had already been discovered when Ma Jian came, but Ma Jian was very puzzled.

"Shouldn't it, shouldn't this matter be handled by Jingzhou Thorn History? Besides, Wuguandao has been open for more than a month, why hasn't Li Hui made any moves? ”

Ji Han transferred Li Hui out of Nanzhong, with the original intention of letting him be in charge of passing through Nanyang. After two years, the Han can use this as a base to recover Jingzhou.

But now that Nanyang is surrounded by displaced people, and the territory is not stable, what is Li Hui doing?

"Li Tingshi can't make a move, he has to sit in Fancheng and confront Dongwu all the year round." Wang Ping shook his head and explained with a wry smile.

"Although the pressure in Kunyang is not great, Xiangfan has been pressed and beaten by Dongwu because of the sluggishness of the water army. Li Tingshi had to personally suppress Fancheng to guard against the sneak attack of Eastern Wu. ”

"As for me...... I can't read, and I can't handle these things. ”

"Tsk...... Okay, looks like I'm busy again. Ma Tan had nothing to say about this, so he could only shake his head and say.

We all have a bright future!

Then Ma Jian brought Wang Ping to the crown prince Liu Xuan, and asked the old brother to show his face in front of the prince. After all, Ma Tan's group of generals are already princelings, and they can't have a bad relationship with the prince.

Well...... Why don't I go back and write a list of teachers, and add the names of Wang Ping, Jiang Wei, and Deng Fan?

After staying in Wancheng for a few days, Ma Tan then led the prince's car into Xinye, the seat of governance in Nanyang. Sure enough, I saw a large number of homeless homeless people in Xinye Matan, many of whom were old Xinye people who had followed Liu Bei in the past.

With so many people displaced and the fields in Nanyang deserted, the situation was even more difficult than Ma Jian imagined. It seems that the war in the south must be ended as soon as possible, and then we can free up our hands to reorganize Nanyang.

Ma Jian thought so, so he proposed to go to Fancheng in person to replace Li Hui to deal with Eastern Wu. After all, he has also fought several battles with Soochow, and he has experience in fighting Soochow.

And then something laughable happened.

Regarding Ma Tan's proposal, Li Hui of Fancheng couldn't ask for it, and immediately handed over military power to Ma Tan. But before the Ma Tan people arrived in Fancheng, the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Wu who were blocking the Hanshui River and besieging Xiangyang at this moment rolled up their armor and ran away without a trace.

The speed of escape was beyond the reach of dust, and by the time Ma Jian was in place, the soldiers and horses of Eastern Wu had already fled back to Jiangxia.

In total, I'm just here to deter you?

(End of chapter)