My Ji Han Dynasty was prosperous in martial arts, but I have always convinced people with virtue

Chapter 31
Jicheng.

Pang Tong looked at the map and gently shook the fan in his hand.

To the south, news of Ma Chao's surrender had already come.

The smooth development of things far exceeded Pang Tong's expectations.

He just wanted to appease Ma Chao, and let him guard the west gate of Hanzhong to prevent Zhang Lu's harassment.

It can be said that Ma Chao surrendered after meeting Liu Chan at Baishuiguan.

"Young master, young master, you are always unexpected."

Ma Chao's surrender is of great benefit to his side.

With him, the cost of governance in Liangzhou can be greatly reduced.

Those predatory barbarians will also become much more obedient.

In addition, he still has three thousand Xiliang cavalry under his command.

This is an elite cavalry army that can compete with Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry.

After Zhang Xiu's death, the Xiliang iron cavalry was no longer seen in the battles in the Central Plains.

The cavalry army under Ma Chao's command may also be the only remaining Liangzhou elite.

But even so, the situation is still grim.

Ma Chao has great prestige among the Qiang, Di and other Hu tribes, and can even be said to be like a god.

As long as Ma Chao raised his arms and called out, he could easily gather more than ten thousand Qiang and Di armies.

The advantages of the Qiang and Di armies are that they are elite and brave, and have less logistical needs.

But there are also shortcomings, and you can't fight against the wind.

Like a mercenary, it needs the blood of the enemy to feed.

These Fanjun are unreliable at critical times, and only the local Han army in Liangzhou can really be relied on.

After Ma Chao withdrew, Wei Kang returned to Liu Bei, and today's water county is already under the control of Pang Tong.

However, there are only a few cities in this county, and the [-] Han army is weak enough to have an impact on the situation in Bashu.

Even, the support of Bashu is needed.

As for counties such as Longxi and Wuwei, after years of war and chaotic situation, self-preservation is already barely sufficient, and they can't gather troops and horses to support them.

Liangzhou has just been attached, and the hearts of the people are not in harmony.

Xia Houyuan's Guanzhong army is coming towards Tianshui County at this time. Only by repelling him can Liangzhou enter temporary stability.

Insufficient strength, only a strange move can determine the outcome in one fell swoop.

"Today should have the result."

Pang Tong looked up at the night sky, as if he heard the neighing of war horses.
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Lue Yang.

Night fires burn on the battlefield.

In the air, the smell of blood is strong.

Ma Chao waved the tiger-headed Zhan golden spear in his hand, and ended the life of Cao Jun's vanguard officer.

All around are Qiang warriors painted with gold and silver.They looked at Ma Chao with fear and admiration in their eyes.

Xia Houyuan's one thousand vanguards were attacked by Ma Chao's vanguard just as soon as they arrived in Lueyang.

In this battle, he only brought Ma Xiu and Ma Tie's [-] Xiliang righteous men and [-] Qiang Qingqi.

Ma Chao's [-] Xiliang iron cavalry, led by Pang De, guarded Zhang Lu's [-] troops in Wudu and Yinping counties.

From Qishan Road, flying horses for hundreds of miles, to Lueyangcheng, beheaded a thousand vanguard troops of Cao Jun.

After winning the victory, Ma Chao did not leave.

Three thousand Qiang people cut up the corpses of Cao Jun soldiers, and hot blood poured out all over the ground.

The Qiang people smeared blood on their bodies and danced strangely under the moonlight.

The two thousand Xiliang righteous men were resting. After the three thousand Qiang people held the victory ceremony, they began to search for the equipment on Cao Jun.

Cao Jun's thousand vanguards are all Xia Houyuan's elite, and they have a lot of valuable equipment on them.

The sky was slightly bright, and the sound of horseshoes vibrated above the ground.

Xiahouyuan's army is here!

Cao Jun's current main force is in Jianghuai, fighting against Soochow.

The total number of Xia Houyuan's Guanzhong Army was only a little over [-].

Guanzhong was newly settled, and Liangzhou was remote. Considering the logistics supply and the stability of the rear, Xia Houyuan only brought [-] elites to come.

Xia Houyuan expected enough.

Ma Chao brought his own tribe, Zhang Lu's reinforcements, and the Fan army of the Qiang and Di tribes, but there were only more than ten thousand people.

Liangzhou couldn't hold on under the front of his soldiers.

But now, the terrifying scene on the battlefield made Xia Houyuan very frightened.

One thousand of his elites died one after another, and their bodies were dilapidated.Those Qiang people looked at them like beasts bathed in blood, with greed in their eyes.

Ma Chao held the golden gun with a tiger head in his hand, and gave a loud shout.

"Xiahou, you dare to fight me!"

The momentum shook, and the three thousand Qiang people behind Ma Chao roared like beasts that had been spayed with chicken blood.

Many soldiers in Xiahouyuan's army encountered Qiang soldiers for the first time, and they were very frightened by this situation.They got off their horses and were also frightened, wanting to run away one after another.

The morale of the army was frustrated, Xia Houyuan saw the momentum on the other side like a rainbow, and immediately had the intention of retreating.

Jia Xu persuaded from the side.

"General, most of Ma Chao's main forces are Qiang people. They are easy to provoke when they gain power, and easy to rebel when they lose power. And the people in Liangzhou are at odds with Ma Chao. Even though the young phoenix is ​​wise, it can't make it go away. Quick strike, it will be broken!"

Jia Xu once belonged to Dong Zhuo, and had a deep understanding of the habits of the Qiang and Di tribes in Liangzhou.

He was originally ordered by Cao Cao to control the situation in Liangzhou.

But when Jia Xu arrived, the situation had changed, and it was unrealistic to disintegrate the Liangzhou forces from within and let them surrender to Cao Cao.

Now, only by defeating Ma Chao quickly can Liangzhou be regained control.

Xia Houyuan hesitated.

"Ma Chao's army is in full swing, and there is no chance of winning if we fight against it."

Jia Xu saw the doubts in Xia Houyuan's heart, so he came up with another idea.

"You can retreat first, the Qiang people come here for wealth, and their momentum is easy to disperse, and then attack them."

When Xia Houyuan was about to adopt it, he saw smoke and dust flying behind Ma Chao, and the army was rushing here carrying the Liu character banner.

Look at the number, there are thousands of people.

"Everyone in Liangzhou belongs to Liu Bei!"

Xia Houyuan sighed, and then he didn't even want to fight any more, and gave the order to withdraw the troops.

Jia Xu glanced at Ma Chao's army in front of him, and sighed inwardly.

The loss of a thousand elites had already drained Xia Houyuan's spirits.

Jia Xu understood that the opponent's army was equal in number to his own, but the interior was chaotic, and it was impossible for the people of Liangzhou to join forces with Ma Chao to deal with Xia Houyuan.

This is nothing but Fengchu's bluff!
But Pang Tong accurately grasped Xia Houyuan's state of mind at this time.

When Cao Cao marched eastward across the board, it was necessary to stabilize all parts of the country.

For Xia Houyuan, it was even more important.

Keeping Guanzhong is the top priority.

There is no victory in victory, and there are mistakes in defeat.

Pang Tong's move easily bluffed Xia Houyuan.

If we retreat this time, it will be difficult to attack Liangzhou next time.

Jia Xu didn't care much about Xia Houyuan's victory or defeat.

Anyway, Jia Xu has already chosen herself out.

He looked at his homeland, and there was a flash of light in his eyes for a moment, and he quickly returned to his old look.

Taking everything into consideration, the situation in Yizhou collapsed so quickly, and it still lost to Jiangzhou.

Jia Xu turned his horse around, he seemed to be unsteady when he walked, and now his horse was steady, like growing on a war horse.

"Liu Bei's son is really interesting."

(End of this chapter)