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Chapter 778: The princes are against the Soviet Union, and the smoke of war is everywhere in the north

"hateful!"

"Bastard!"

"Shameless!"

Thirty miles north of Yanmen Pass is Ma Teng’s military camp.

After counting the losses, Ma Teng was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cursed.

Although the loss was not serious, it still broke his heart.

The counties outside the Great Wall are not as wealthy as those inside the Great Wall, and their population is smaller, far less than that of the Hu tribes.

Initially, he brought 30,000 soldiers from Liang Province. He thought that by incorporating the county soldiers, coercing the common people and recruiting the Hu people, it would not be a problem to raise an army of 60,000 to 70,000, let alone 100,000.

However, who would have known that when the Hu tribes heard that he wanted to oppose Su Yao, they all avoided him like the plague, and not much of the local people were mobilized.

He recruited soldiers from the county and mobilized the common people, and finally gathered an army of more than 40,000 people.

As a result, more than 2,000 people were beheaded in this raid, and countless more fled in the chaos.

Now, Ma Teng had no choice but to set up camp here, monitoring the movements of the enemy at Yanmen Pass while sending out as many cavalry as possible to the surrounding areas to gather up the defeated soldiers, regroup their forces, and prepare for a new round of battle.

Ma Teng sat in the big tent, his face gloomy, his eyes flashing with anger and unwillingness. He knew very well that the defeat at Yanmen Pass not only frustrated his army, but also disrupted his original plan.

"Military Advisor, what should we do next?" Ma Teng looked at Fu Gan beside him and asked in a deep voice.

Fu Gan frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Sir, we have lost the opportunity to attack Bingzhou. Xu Huang is stationed here, and Yanmen Pass is difficult to capture. However, we cannot give up just like that."

"Oh? What good ideas does the military advisor have?" Ma Teng asked anxiously.

Fu Gan said slowly: "Envoy, although Su Yao is powerful now, he has many enemies. Although we cannot defeat him head-on for the time being, we can start from other aspects."

"Please speak, military advisor." Ma Teng urged.

Fu Gan nodded and continued, "Have you ever thought about why Su Yao is so eager to pacify Hedong and Bingzhou?"

Ma Teng was stunned for a moment, then he said thoughtfully: "Of course it is to stabilize the rear so as to deal with the threats from other princes."

Fu Gan smiled slightly and said, "Your Excellency is right. Su Yao now controls the two capitals, but the princes of the world have not submitted, especially those princes with heavy troops, such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, who are eyeing him covetously."

"However, although Su Yao is famous, his foundation is not stable after all, especially the food and supplies, which makes it difficult for him to sustain a large-scale war for a long time."

Ma Teng's eyes flashed when he heard this: "Military Advisor, do you mean that we can start with food and grass?"

Fu Gan nodded and smiled, "That's right. Your Excellency, have you ever thought that Hedong is one of the granaries in the world, and its salt and iron profits make it even richer than the rest of the country?"

"Although Su Yao has occupied Hedong now, he has just arrived and his foundation is not yet stable. The local noble families are in an uproar and have taken the initiative to recruit reinforcements to demand the expulsion of Su Yao."

“This shows that we are by no means alone in this fight.”

Ma Teng heard this and his heart moved:
"Military Advisor, what you mean is that we just need to exert pressure here and wait and see, and the fire will naturally start behind Su Yao?"

Fu Gan smiled slightly, nodded and said, "That's right, Your Excellency is wise."

"Although Su Yao is strong, he is now caught in a dilemma." Fu Gan continued, "He has to deal with our attack, quell the rebellion in Hedong, and guard against the actions of other princes. It can be said that he is surrounded by enemies on all sides. How can he not be defeated?"

After hearing Fu Gan's words, Ma Teng smiled again.

"Hahaha, listening to your talk is better than reading for ten years!" Ma Teng laughed, his eyes flashing with excitement, "Let's act according to this plan." Ma Teng immediately ordered the entire army to stop advancing and set up camp outside Yanmen Pass. At the same time, he sent envoys through You and Ji to the Central Plains, contacting princes and aristocratic families along the way to fight against Su Yao together.

At his call, Jizhou Mu Han Fu claimed to have led 100,000 troops to respond. Youzhou Mu Liu Yu also began to eye Liaodong covetously and sent people to infiltrate it.

Even soon after, Ma Chao, Han Sui and others who received Ma Teng's message later due to geographical reasons also raised troops in Xiliang and responded from the east and west.

For a time, the entire northern territory of the Han Dynasty, from the northwest to the northeast, was suddenly shrouded in war clouds and the atmosphere was tense.

Although the flames of war have not yet spread to the territory controlled by Su Yao, the atmosphere of impending storm has already made everyone in the Central Plains feel the tremendous pressure.

And this is exactly what Ma Teng and others intended.

They believe that under such heavy external pressure

The noble families in the Central Plains will never let go of this opportunity!

As long as there is chaos in Sanhe area and Su Yao's food supply is blocked, Ma Teng will swallow up Bingzhou and march south to the heart of Luoyang.

However, Ma Teng waited and waited, but no news of the chaos in the Central Plains came to him. Instead, something went wrong with his allies.

Just to his east, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou who personally led his troops to respond, was unexpectedly caught up in a civil war after he sent out his troops and was hindered.

Under his rule, Hejian Xiang Wang Rou and Weijun Taishou Zhang Fang were dissatisfied with his control and openly challenged Han Fu. They led neighboring princes such as Dongjun Taishou Cao Cao and others to attack Han Fu together. Suddenly, the land of Jizhou was plunged into war.

All of a sudden, the eastern plain, the most suitable direction for attack, was completely blocked, and the remaining two routes to the north and west were blocked by Xu Huang and Lu Bu at Yanmen and Dashan Pass respectively, making it impossible to move forward.

"Trash, trash!"

After another attack was blocked, Ma Teng cursed anxiously:

"What are those useless families in the Central Plains doing?!"

"Obviously, I am responding to their call and helping them to fight against the traitors and remove the emperor's entourage."

"In the end, they themselves are like turtles, not wanting to put in any effort, just waiting to reap the rewards?!"

Ma Teng's anger and anxiety echoed in the tent. He clenched his fists, almost crushing the case in his hands.

Fu Gan stood aside with a serious expression. He knew very well that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to them.

They originally thought that by responding to the call of the Central Plains families and raising an army to fight the rebellion, they would be able to quickly gain a response and form a pincer attack on Su Yao.

However, reality dealt him a heavy blow.

The internal strife caused by Jizhou Mu Han Fu had plunged their eastern front into chaos. Now only the northern and western routes were left, and both were met with stubborn resistance.

Now, after a long battle, it is already the harvest time of August.

Ma Teng and others knew very well that if they could not make another breakthrough, Su Yao, who controlled the two capitals of Sili, would recover and get through his weakest time.

"We must mobilize the Central Plains families!"

"At any cost!"

Ma Teng took a gamble and decided to send more people to the Central Plains to persuade those Central Plains families to start an uprising.

However, Ma Teng did not know at this time that the chaos in the Central Plains that these princes had been eagerly waiting for not long ago had already happened.

(End of this chapter)