Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 752 Cao Cao’s son died!

When the rugged and difficult Mount Wei disappeared behind him.

When the dangerous pass that no one can open opens in front of his eyes without any defense.

When the surging Yellow River appeared in front of me.

When the slightly dilapidated Guanzhong, the desolate fields, and the roadside with many bones, all these scenes appeared in front of him.

Cao Cao finally couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This is Guanzhong, the place where the three dynasties of Zhou, Qin and Han flourished."

He looked at the extremely distant army behind him. Even if they were camping, they were several miles away, and they couldn't even see their faces before and after. This kind of military strength was the strongest since the late Han Dynasty.

He felt that he was extremely lucky.

Yuan Shao was powerful, but he was in a place of four battles. He encountered powerful northern enemies such as Gongsun Zan and the State of Yan one after another. During the shocking battle with him, he was raided by the State of Yan. As a result, he took advantage of him and plucked the peaches.

The greatest enemy died in the siege.

If you encounter this kind of thing once, you are quite lucky. I never expected that it could be repeated again in Guanzhong.

Ma Chao, a Liangzhou tiger general and a lord of Guanzhong, unexpectedly encountered a powerful enemy from outside the Han Dynasty, and it was he who came behind.

It was too smooth.

The success made Cao Cao himself feel whether he was really blessed by destiny.

"Ma Chao, Ma Chao."

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, with murderous intent in his eyes.

Cao Cao and Ma Chao had a big feud.

……

The prancing horse raised his gun, feeling the cool breeze blowing from both sides of his face. Ma Chao felt the sweat on his cheeks slightly dry.

The spear in his hand never stopped, still harvesting lives at high speed.

He is the Jin Machao of Guanzhong in Liangzhou, he is the mighty general of the Qiang people, and he is King Yong of Guanxi!
The vast mountains and rivers only trembled under his horse's hooves, and life bloomed and disappeared in the blood flowers.

In the eyes of the people of the Western Regions, he is like a demon god, invincible and invincible. He is as majestic as the legendary protector god of Buddhism and Taoism.

The corpses scattered all over the place are proof of Ma Chao's bravery.

The war between the Western Region and Guanzhong was fierce, and no one was willing to make any concessions. Both sides had already begun to fill it with the most ordinary young men.

Groups of elites were trained by cruel wars and then fell on the battlefield.

Ma Chao slightly tiredly retracted his invincible blade. He kept attacking here, but the soldiers of the Western Region seemed unable to kill them all.

With the blessing of those Taoist priests and monks, they attacked their own army without fear of death.

Ma Chao swore that if he could defeat the King of the Western Regions, he would rush into the Western Regions and smash all the temples and Taoist temples to pieces.

……

Cao Cao led the army into Guanzhong, but the news that the Xiliang princes surrendered like a broken bamboo finally reached the ears of Ma Chao and other senior officials of the Yong Kingdom.

The questions asked by Fazheng that day had definite answers.

The princes of the Central Plains not only knew that there was a big war here, but also directly mobilized their armies to attack.

Cao Cao's attack on Guanzhong was too overwhelming. He was already the largest prince in the Central Plains, and Guanzhong was at a disadvantage. Now he had gathered a group of Xiliang princes. With these people leading the way, their power was unimaginable to Ma Chao.

"I have a grudge against Cao Cao."

Ma Chao said to Fazheng with a gloomy face, "I'm afraid Cao Cao wants to kill these people quickly."

Ma Chao's ministers were all a little panicked.

At the beginning, Cao Cao invited the Han princes to go to the Central Plains to help him attack Yuan Shao. In the end, Ma Chao stabbed Cao Cao severely in the back, almost blocking Cao Cao on the north bank of the Yellow River and unable to return.

If it weren't for Xiahou Dun and Chen Gong's efforts, Yanzhou's foundation would probably be destroyed.

Cao Cao has been in the Central Plains for so many years, and the danger he encountered that time can definitely be ranked among the top three.

With such deep hatred, Cao Cao would definitely kill Ma Chao quickly.

Now that the King of the Western Regions is in the west and vows to come out to the east, there is a real fire between the two sides, and neither side will retreat.

The enemy Cao Cao from the east came with an army, vowing to conquer Guanzhong, which was almost a dead place.

Ma Chao said with some difficulty: "Yuan Benchu ​​was defeated by a double attack at the beginning. Now we are not as powerful as Yuan Benchu, but we are in the same situation. What should we do?"

Fazheng thought for a while and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the current situation is nothing more than war and peace.

If the king is willing to fight, although Cao's army is powerful, it may not be able to win. After all, this is Guanzhong, not Guandong. With you, the king, our army may not be incapable of fighting.

If the king thinks he is no match for Cao Cao, he can surrender.

Although the king admits that he has a great enmity with Cao Cao, Cao Cao has the ambition to conquer the world.

He is a man of great will, with the opportunity of the universe in his mind, and a tolerant mind. People who surrender to Cao Cao have never had anything unexpected happen to him.

The king just stabbed Cao Cao in the back as an ally, what does that mean?

Since the Zhou Dynasty, except for the Luo clan, which prince has not betrayed his allies?

Even Cao Cao himself backstabbed Chu King Liu Bei.

As a hero who aspires to unify the world, if the king is willing to surrender, Cao Cao will definitely accept the king happily.

Being able to get a powerful army and land without spending any money is definitely what he wants. "

Ma Chao was silent for a moment and then said slowly: "Xiaozhi, do you mean to let me surrender to Cao Cao like this?"

Ma Chao felt extremely aggrieved.

This was simply a non-war crime for him. If the King of the Western Regions hadn't attacked him like crazy, he would never have ended up in this situation.

He should have been a powerful country in the world with the power of Western Qin, instead of being in this precarious state.

Fazheng shook his head in everyone's eyes, and Shi Shiran said: "If you say surrender or not, my intention is not to surrender.

At least you can't just surrender without doing anything.

Then you are really at the mercy of others.

Moreover, Cao Cao is too powerful now, so he may not necessarily take the king too seriously. He must let Cao Cao see the value of the king, and he can negotiate terms whether it is war or peace. "

Ma Chao breathed a long sigh of relief. At least he still had a chance. He might not be unable to find a way out of the desperate situation.

But he didn't see Fazheng sighing deeply behind his back. Those words before were all to comfort Ma Chao.

The situation in Guanzhong has reached the current point, and the possibility of a comeback is extremely slim unless countries such as Yan, Lu Bu, Wu and others attack Wei together.

If the Wei State starts a war in Nanyang, Huaisi, Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Sanhe at the same time, the Wei State will definitely collapse in a short time.

Otherwise, with Wei's current national strength, he would be able to defeat the other princes on another front while holding on to one front.

Although he was not optimistic about Ma Chao's future, Fazheng still conscientiously planned for Ma Chao and said: "Your Majesty, dealing with the Western Regions and Cao Cao at the same time is the way to death.

Now one person must be dealt with with all his strength.

The minister's suggestion is to cede the four counties in Hexi to the King of the Western Regions in exchange for the support of the Western Regions King, and then attack Cao Cao together. The Western Regions, the Yong Kingdom, and the Qiang people, united, may not lose to Cao Cao. "

Ceding the four counties in Hexi to the king of the Western Regions?

Ma Chao pondered that although Liangzhou was where his Ma family started, he was from Fufeng, and it didn't matter whether he was in the four counties of Hexi or not.

Fa Zheng may not have had the same idea when he made this suggestion. For a noble man like him from Guanzhong, the four counties in Hexi were dispensable.

If the four counties in Hexi can really be exchanged for a short period of peace, it will be completely worth it.

Ma Chao doubted: "Can the King of the Western Regions agree?"

Fazheng shook his feather fan slightly, revealing only his slightly narrow eyes, and said in a sinister voice: "Please also ask the king to select an envoy to go out. I just need my guidance, and it will be successful."

……

Western Military Camp.

The fact that Ma Chao would send an envoy was somewhat beyond the expectations of the King of the Western Regions. All the nobles of the Western Regions looked at the envoy curiously.

The envoy was bold and went straight to see the Queen of the Western Regions. He then heard the King of the Western Regions ask: "What is the purpose of the envoy coming here? But is King Yong willing to surrender to our country of Daxia?"

The envoy's expression did not change. He had been instructed when he came and there was no way he would get angry. So he directly started talking in classic words and said with a loud smile: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister is here because the Xia Kingdom is in great danger. If not for this, I will How come I am here?"

The King of the Western Regions immediately sneered after hearing this: "The envoy is really kidding. Our Western Region has a vast territory, abundant resources, a large population, and tens of millions of soldiers and horses in the country. It communicates with the West and has a lot of goods. I'm afraid your country is no match for our country."

The words of the King of the Western Regions made everyone in the tent feel proud. After leaving the east, they realized that the Western Regions were already so powerful.

The envoy smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't you know that Cao Cao, the largest prince in the Central Plains, has entered Guanzhong?

He owns two thousand miles of land, all of which are suitable for farming. He has a population of tens of millions and an army of hundreds of thousands. With such huge power, even the king and I combined, are probably no match for him.

You and my king are here to kill each other until the end, but it is a lose-lose outcome, and in the end, Cao Cao gets the advantage of the fisherman.

My king already wants to surrender to Cao Cao. When that happens, how will you handle yourself?

The king ordered his ministers to come here because of the truth that the lips are dying and the teeth are cold. Don't you understand this truth, the king? "

The words of the envoy of the Yong Kingdom made the King of the Western Regions' face change again and again, and he became completely uneasy. Naturally, he had investigated the information about the Central Plains before attacking the Central Plains.

I know how powerful Cao Cao is.

But until now, the war has not gained any benefits, and he still has to join the Ma Chao alliance to fight against Cao Cao. Naturally, he is unwilling. There is no such reason in this world.

Before the King of the Western Regions could make any statement, the nobles of the Western Regions in the tent had already exploded and said angrily: "What Cao Cao? I don't know, but if King Yong wants to use these words to ask us to stop attacking, that is simply dream!
Liangzhou Guanzhong must be in my pocket in the Western Regions! "

Looking at the excited nobles of the Western Regions, the King of the Western Regions suddenly knew that peace talks with Ma Chao were absolutely impossible. People and wealth will die and birds will die for food. This is the reality!

The messenger sighed slightly, knowing that he still had to use his last trump card.

So he said loudly in the noisy voice of the crowd: "Your Majesty, my king is willing to cede the entire Hexi Corridor to the Western Regions and sign a cession contract as a sign of sincerity for the alliance between the two parties."

Upon hearing this, the King of the Western Regions immediately stood up and asked in a serious voice: "Does King Yong take it seriously?"

The nobles of the Western Region also fell silent, looking at each other with some surprise. The envoy nodded heavily and said: "Of course you take it seriously, this is my king's credential!"

As he spoke, he took out the certificate of credence from his arms. It had been stamped with the seal of King Yong, and attached was the Kan map of the Hexi Corridor and the population and household registration atlas.

After the complete population and household registration land atlas is handed over later, this will really be the land of the Western Regions, and it can be directly taken over to collect taxes. This sincerity is not unreasonable.

The King of the Western Regions couldn't help but burst into laughter, and then looked at the envoy with shining eyes and said: "I would like to ask your envoy to report back to King Yong. Since King Yong has such sincerity, I, the son of the Western Regions, value integrity the most. I am willing to share the blood with King Yong." As an alliance, we will fight together against the Wei King Cao Cao who invades Guanzhong."

None of the nobles from the Western Regions in the tent said anything at this time. We fought for so long and shed so much blood, wasn't it just to get the Hexi Corridor?

How many people died in the Western Regions for this strategic goal?

Now we can get here without any effort, and it is in the interests of the Western Regions to attack Cao Cao who attempts to invade Guanzhong.After all, if Ma Chao occupies Guanzhong, the Western Regions still have a chance to capture Guanzhong. If Cao Cao is allowed to occupy Guanzhong, the Western Regions may be stuck in the far west for life and cannot come out.

……

Cao Cao, who was traveling smoothly, didn't know that Ma Chao and the King of the Western Regions had reached a short-term alliance, but he felt something was wrong in Guanzhong.

Ma Chao clears the country on a strong wall.

During the Zhaocheng meeting, they agreed not to destroy each other's grain, grass and farmland, but just as the way not to kill prisoners is to take no prisoners.

As long as it is not deliberately and obviously destroyed, the agreement does not say that you cannot harvest it yourself and eat it. The parts that cannot be eaten by humans can be fed to horses and other livestock.

Feeling Ma Chao's resolute fighting will, Cao Cao smiled at the Wei officials and said: "It seems that Ma Chao is going to fight to the end and want to fight against the small army."

Although he was smiling, his voice was full of chills. He felt that Ma Chao was a little ungrateful and dared to resist him.

Xun You frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's because he stabbed the king in the back and is now worried that the king will punish him for this matter, so he resisted desperately. This is not a good thing."

Just as Cao Cao was about to express his disdain for Ma Chao, he saw Xi Zhicai, whom he trusted, also said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Ma Chao is a tiger and wolf general, and we in Wei State lack such generals the most.

Dian Xiaowei was brave enough to be worthy of all men, but he had no ability to lead an army.

The clan generals are all talented and even handsome, but they are not enough to be called an enemy of ten thousand people.

Only General Xu can rush into battle and have the talent to lead an army, but this is far from enough.

If we can capture Ma Chao and surrender, our army will no longer be at a disadvantage when facing Liu Xuande in a stalemate with tens of thousands of enemy generals.

Fa Zheng, Fa Xiaozhi under Ma Chao, is also the world's top resourceful man, especially good at military strategy. In recent years, Fufeng Ma family has become great in Guanzhong. Fa Xiaozhi has made countless achievements. If he can After getting this person, Liu Xuande, who had no advisers to begin with, was no longer a match for the king. "

Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard these words. Now he has warriors like clouds and advisers like rain. Even Yuan Shao at his peak was not as good as him.

If Ma Chao can join his command, then Liu Bei's strongest military commander group will not be inferior to him.

Jin Machao faced Zhao Yun, the North Spear King Zhang Xiu faced Taishi Ci, the tiger fool Xu Chu faced Zhang Fei, the ancient evil Lai Dian Wei faced Guan Yu, and he also had generals from the Xiahou family and the Cao family.

More than just not falling behind?

Even better than Liu Xuande!

When a great writer like Cao Cao, who was quite emotional, thought of this, he suddenly felt endless waves of excitement in his heart. He felt extremely happy. He was better than Liu Bei in terms of generals, which he had never dared to think about before.

He said enthusiastically: "Zhicai said it well.

I have a mind that can accommodate the universe. As long as Ma Chao is willing to surrender, I will treat him as a prince. If he is unwilling to surrender, I will beat him until he surrenders.

March into Chang'an! "

Cao Cao waved his sword and ordered, and the army that stretched for several miles began to march again, and a steady stream of grain and grass was transported upstream from the Yellow River.

……

Ma Chao reluctantly cut off the Hexi Corridor in exchange for the opportunity to form a blood alliance with the king of the Western Regions. He was very fast and immediately withdrew all the Yong army from the four counties, including the scholars who were unwilling to stay in the four counties.

As for the big gentry, they naturally didn't want to leave. Ma Chao didn't want to rule here, so they took the king of the Western Regions as their master.

Nowadays, the only territory that is truly in the hands of Ma Chao is the eastern part of Liangzhou, which is the traditional source of the six counties of the Imperial Guards of the Early Han Dynasty. In the Later Han Dynasty, except for Longxi County, the rest of the counties were frequently renamed. , so the world began to call it Liujun.

In addition to these six counties, Ma Chao also ruled most of Sanfu. At first, he and Han Sui used Chang'an as their boundary, and the west of Chang'an belonged to him, including the city of Chang'an.

But later he attacked and killed Han Sui. Although he did not kill all the Xiliang princes and occupy the entire Guanzhong due to the sudden attack from the Western Regions, Han Sui still had a considerable piece of land occupied by him.

His current sphere of influence is basically similar to the Qin State during the Western Development Period.

Ma Chao led his army back east. Fazheng and he took stock of each other, and both of them had slight twitches on their faces.

Because the battle between Yong Kingdom and the Western Regions caused too much damage. Basically [-]% of the elite were involved, and the other losses were countless.

The entire Yong Kingdom's national strength was at least half reduced due to this battle, and the Zhongxia Kingdom would not be much better.

Ma Chao asked with trembling hands: "The strength of Yong State is not as good as that of Wei State, and we are still suffering heavy losses. Can we really still fight against Wei King Cao Cao?"

Unless the soldiers in Guanzhong can match ten with one, it will be really difficult to defeat Cao Cao.

He even had the intention of surrendering directly. The current situation looked like throwing an egg against a stone, with no chance of winning at all.

Fazheng saw Ma Chao's thoughts and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, in this world, useful talents will not be abandoned, and talented people will be reused.

Even though the strength of our Yong Kingdom is not as good as that of the Wei Kingdom, with the presence of the Xia Kingdom and the Qiang tribe, we still have at least [-]% of the strength of the Wei army!

With [-]% strength, as long as the tactics are right, the weak can defeat the strong. "

His eyes were filled with crazy red light. Even Ma Chao was startled by Fazheng's appearance. He had no idea why Fazheng was acting like this.

Fazheng knew very well that Ma Chao was now afraid of Cao Cao. Under such circumstances, it would be difficult to win. However, the education Fazheng had received since childhood could not allow him to surrender so easily.

He wants Cao Cao to invite him to the Wei Kingdom, who attaches great importance to him.

For Fazheng, since he could no longer help Ma Chao to dominate the world, he wanted to achieve a great cause in Wei.

Anyone with insight in the world can see that Cao Wei is most likely going to dominate the world, and Fazheng naturally wants to get a share of the pie.

Fazheng probably didn't expect that he had long been listed with Cao Cao, and he was one of those people who could board Cao Cao's ship without doing anything.

He made a mistake in judging his influence among the advisers in Guandong.

……

Cao Cao marched into Guanzhong and divided his troops into three groups to attack Ma Chao.

Ma Chao followed Fazheng's strategy and took advantage of the favorable geographical location in Guanzhong to avoid Cao Cao's main force and attack one of the partial armies. It was said to be a partial army, but its military strength was no less than that of the main force, and there was no shortage of advisers and generals.

Today's Cao Wei is able to be so luxurious, and his family background is so rich!
……

Ma Chao suddenly rushed out from behind, but saw flags waving and flying sand and rocks. The Wei army could not see how many people there were. They could only hear the sound of countless horse hooves in the smoke and dust.

Wei's soldiers suddenly panicked.

I saw arrows shooting out from there, and the Wei army was immediately scattered. When the smoke and dust dispersed a little, I saw that all the cavalry were covered with strange bloody skin and had ghost masks on their faces.

This impactful scene appeared in front of the Wei army, and the horses in full armor that rushed out from the front directly rushed into the Wei army camp that had not had time to form a formation.

The unformed infantry were nothing more than lambs to be slaughtered facing the fully armed cavalry, and even the elite Wei army immediately fled in all directions.

Xia Houyuan, who was leading the army, felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, but he quickly realized something and asked in a cold sweat: "Where is the second young master?"

do not know!
Everyone around him was confused, and Xia Houyuan's heart sank deeper and deeper.

The son of King Wei——Cao Pi!
Now in the military!

If something unexpected happened among this chaotic army, it would be terrible.

This Wei army directly bombed the camp. In this case, even Han Xin could not clean up the army. Xia Houyuan could only find people among the rebels, but facing the crowd that came, he desperately found that there was no way to deal with it. Maybe you can find it.

If he didn't leave, he might be trapped in the rebel army and die.

Ma Chao and Fa Zheng laughed loudly as they looked at the overwhelming army, and thought to themselves: "Cao Cao should know our abilities this time, right?"

Ma Chao was charging towards the enemy with a smile, when suddenly he seemed to hear something calling him the son of King Wei.

Eh?
The son of King Wei?

Ma Chao and Fazheng looked at each other to make sure they heard correctly. They quickly looked at the source of the sound in the noisy battlefield and saw a group of soldiers besieging several people. One of them was wearing fine armor. He looked important at first glance. A good character, but his martial arts skills are relatively poor.

He can't really be the son of King Wei, right?

If King Wei's son doesn't follow King Wei in the central army, why would he appear in such a partial army?
It's too dangerous, isn't it?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the man shout again: "I am Cao Pi, the son of the King of Wei. If you let me go today, my father will definitely thank you with a lot of money."

Lying...

He is really the son of King Wei!
Ma Chao and Fazheng looked at each other and felt numb. The two of them showed their worth and were not seeking death. Ma Chao was about to give a loud shout to stop the soldiers.

puff!

An arrow hit Cao Pi's face heavily, and an arrow penetrated Cao Pi's face with a look of unwillingness. He fell to the ground instantly. The soldiers around him cheered. This was a great achievement.

Ma Chao and Fazheng felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

King Wei's son died in our hands?
Ma Chao said with some difficulty: "Xiaozhi, you said that Cao Cao has the heart to tolerate the world. Can he still tolerate the murder of his son?"

Veins popped up on Fazheng's forehead. He took a deep breath and then said slowly: "Cao Cao must have such a big heart, but do you believe it, Your Majesty?"

"I don't believe it!"

Ma Chao said categorically that people always judge others by themselves. He believed that he could not let go of the enemy who killed his son, so naturally he did not believe that Cao Cao could endure it.

Fazheng nodded and said: "Besides, Cao Cao is old, even if he is willing to let us go for the sake of the world, where is his son?

We killed the brother of the future monarch of Wei. I heard that Cao Ang has a good relationship with all the brothers. Will he avenge Cao Pi in the future?

People cannot live in the moment, they always have to look at the future. "

Ma Chao was silent, but knew that Fazheng was right. If he surrendered to Cao Cao under such circumstances, he would truly hand over his wealth and life to the Cao family.

And ask yourself, there is a high probability that it will not end well.

At this point, Fazheng and Ma Chao already had a choice they had to make.

The original plan to surrender to Cao Cao could no longer be implemented under such circumstances.

Ma Chao said with a sad face: "Then what should we do now?
If Cao Cao knew that we killed his son, he would be furious. If we join forces to attack, our army will definitely be no match! "

Fazheng pondered for a moment and said: "Now we have two choices. One is to surrender to Cao Cao first, and then find an opportunity to break out of Cao Cao's camp.

Secondly, Cao Cao's army is now all in Guanzhong, and there are not many troops in the country.

We can just lead more than [-] Xiliang cavalry, carry provisions and grass, cross Hedong, and then walk from the border of Jin and Wei, all the way to the border of Wei and Yan, and finally reach Qingzhou.

There will be no big army to intercept us along the way, and then we will go directly to Yan State or Liu Xuande. "

Are you kidding me?
Marching two thousand miles, just bringing dry food with you, isn't this looking for death?

Fazheng was a counselor. As a general, he knew how difficult it was to march such a long distance. Without supplies, it was simply impossible.

The most reliable method is the first method, but...

Ma Chao really couldn't make up his mind. He just killed Cao Cao's son and then turned around and surrendered to Cao Cao. This looked like he was seeking death.

Indecisiveness leads to disaster!
Ma Chao decided to follow the first method. There was really no other way now. Fazheng knew from Ma Chao's expression that Ma Chao had made up his mind.

He began to think about his options.

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When the emperor conquered Ma Chao, Zipi died at Chao's hands, and Ji Chao cried and begged to surrender. The emperor endured his grief and said for the sake of the country: "Both life and death are destined. I am sad but not angry. You are at peace." - "Book of Wei" The Chronicles of Emperor Wu

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