People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 468: Established Plan
In Wuwei, Liangzhou, wild winds blow through the wilderness, raising up yellow sand all over the sky. This is the most important passage connecting the Central Plains with the Western Regions. Since Zhang Qian opened up the road, it has occupied an extremely important position in Eastern civilization.

Today, this relatively chaotic region is once again in turmoil. It is no longer a rebellion within Liangzhou, but they are facing a powerful external enemy.

The Yellow Turbans are coming!

Before this, no one had expected that a Yellow Turban group that had little connection with Liangzhou would be able to invade Liangzhou and defeat the local military and civilians of Liangzhou. Even the Ma father and son, who were regarded as heroes by the people of Liangzhou, could not withstand the powerful offensive of the Yellow Turbans.

For more than half a year, Ma and his son were forced to retreat from Bingzhou by the Yellow Turban army led by Wang Dang and Wuli. Even so, Ma and his son did not suffer any loss. At least they looted a lot of supplies from Bingzhou. If the Yellow Turbans had not counterattacked so quickly, they would have even abducted the people of Bingzhou.

Unfortunately, our ally Cao Cao, who fought together this time, was really weak. He made rapid progress in the early stages, but when the main force of the Yellow Turbans arrived, he was defeated in just one month. He was really a waste.

When the Ma father and son discussed the war situation in private, they cursed Cao Cao countless times. If it weren't for the problem on Cao Cao's side, they could still barely withstand Wu Li's counterattack.

Cao Cao's defeat meant the failure of his plan to seize Bingzhou. Although the Ma father and son reacted quickly and began to retreat immediately, the Yellow Turbans were not slow either. They retreated halfway back to Beidi County in Bingzhou, where they were intercepted by Wu Li who was pursuing them and Wang Dang who showed up halfway.

A sudden contact battle immediately caused the Ma father and son to suffer again. The Yellow Turbans were still as terrifying as before.

When they first entered Bingzhou, they had to fight against a part of Wuli's army, but it was enough to make Ma and his sons exhausted. Now they are facing the main force of Bingzhou that defeated Wuli and Zhang Baiqi and killed Han Sui. This force is enough to completely suppress the army of Ma and his sons, and it is not impossible that they will be defeated by the Yellow Turbans.

And now Wang Dang's army has rushed out, which directly overturns the balance. There is no doubt that this war will end with the great defeat of Ma father and son.

Unfortunately, the battlefield here was already within Liangzhou. Ma Teng had sent messages to various parts of Liangzhou asking for help early on and received a timely response. Troops from all parts of Liangzhou came to the rescue, and ultimately the Ma father and son escaped this disaster.

However, the Yellow Turbans were not willing to give up easily. The two sides chased them all the way from Beidi County to Anding County.

It was here that tactical differences began to arise between Ma father and son. Ma Chao, seeing reinforcements gathering from various places, felt that he was capable again and strongly proposed another battle with the Yellow Turbans.

Ma Teng didn't want to take such a risk, but after Ma Chao repeatedly asked for a fight, he finally softened his heart.

In fact, he didn't want to take such a risk, but Ma Chao was too eager to fight, and he didn't want to dampen Ma Chao's morale. Moreover, based on his recognition of Ma Chao's ability, he was somewhat delusional. What if he really won?

However, although Ma Teng and Ma Chao had good ideas, the Liangzhou army was quickly defeated in another battle. This battle completely shattered the confidence of the Ma father and son.

Ma Teng could be regarded as a veritable local overlord, and Ma Chao was a rare and powerful general, but that was all. The gap in strength between the two armies could not be made up by their personal abilities, and their blind self-confidence brought them enough bitter consequences in the second war.

After the defeat in this battle, Ma and his son no longer had any confidence in continuing the war, and they led their troops to retreat from Anding to Wuwei.

After that, although the Yellow Turbans continued to pursue, they only did so briefly. The two sides were temporarily stable and a confrontation was formed. The Ma father and son were greatly relieved. Fleeing all the way finally gave them some breathing space. However, they did not know that the Yellow Turbans were not doing well at the moment. "General, our army is almost in the heart of Liangzhou. Fighting here is already the limit. The current battle line is very long, and the local people of Liangzhou, whether Han or Qiang, are very hostile to our army. The risk of long-term garrison is very high. If we get too entangled with the enemy and let them cut off our logistics line, the situation we have finally opened up will be lost."

In the military camp, Ju Shou, who was appointed as the military advisor, looked at the map spread out on the table and analyzed the current situation with a serious expression.

Beside him were generals such as Wang Dang, Wuli, Zhang Baiqi, etc. They were also sitting around the table, thinking and judging on their own.

Zhang Baiqi frowned and said, "Military Advisor is right. The local people in Liangzhou are very xenophobic. Compared to us, they are obviously more friendly to the Ma family. Even when we send soldiers to trade with the local people, we are often driven away. Although they dare not attack us now, they may become a threat to our army at a critical moment in the war."

Wang Dang nodded. What Ju Shou and Zhang Baiqi said was definitely not alarmist.

This also confirmed Xu Chen's original judgment that it would be difficult for the Yellow Turbans to establish a mass base in Liang Province in a short period of time, and long-term intensive combat was almost impossible. If they advanced rashly, they would easily get stuck in the quagmire and unable to extricate themselves.

"We definitely can't fight anymore. Although it's a pity, our intended tactical goal is not to annihilate the Ma family. Since the risk of continuing to fight is too high, let's act according to the plan!"

Wang Dang did not think too much and immediately expressed his opinion. In fact, more than half a year had passed and he no longer had much time to waste in Liangzhou.

There were only a few months left for the scheduled southern expedition, and Wang Dang could not let the army rush non-stop from one battlefield to another. He had to quickly quell the hidden dangers in Liangzhou and re-engage in the battle after a few months of rest.

Of course, everyone had no objection to this decision, but they were inevitably a little worried.

Wu Li said in a deep voice: "It would be fine if the Ma family father and son can really accept the peace talks, but if they don't know what's good for them and insist on forcing our army, then what should we do?"

After these words were spoken, the rest of the people fell silent. They had all thought about this problem, but there was no good solution.

Ju Shou smiled and shook his head, saying, "I think the Ma family father and son will definitely accept the peace talks. This matter is not up to them. We are in trouble here, and they are not any easier than us. When I go to the Ma family camp to attend the meeting, I will definitely bring back the peace agreement!"

When everyone saw Ju Shou's confident look, they were a little confused. They didn't know where Ju Shou got his confidence from.

But soon, Ju Shou gave them an answer. He stood up and smiled.

"We are buying time, and so are Ma's father and son. Although Han Sui of Liang Province died, he still has many old subordinates. If Ma's father and son delay fighting with us for too long, I'm afraid they won't be able to eat hot food."

After everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.

(End of this chapter)