The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 703 Chapter 702
It is rumored that Zhang Lu is rich as a country, but what is in front of Pang Tong and Xu Huang today is only this wealth.

However, the two still had some doubts. Zhang Lu's secret room was very large, and using such a large secret room to store such a small amount of wealth felt a bit overkill.

However, after the two people exchanged eyes, neither of them spoke, and kept their questions in their hearts.

Ma Chao has been paying attention to every move of Pang Tong and Xu Huang. Seeing that neither of them reacted, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He believed that his plan had succeeded, leaving Pang Tong and Xu Huang speechless. can be said.

Later, Ma Chao asked people to move all the gold, silver and jewels out, then loaded them into the car and handed them over to Pang Tong for management.

As the supervisor of the army, Pang Tong's authority is slightly greater than that of Ma Chao, the pioneer. When necessary, he can represent the regent Zhang Yan.Pang Tong is a smart man, he knows that Zhang Lu's wealth is definitely more than that, but Ma Chao's things are impeccable and impeccable, and he can't catch any clues.

When the gold, silver and jewels were sent to Pang Tong, and Ma Chao asked Pang Tong to let him go, Pang Tong borrowed flowers to present Buddha and transferred the wealth to Ma Chao.

Ma Chao refused to accept it, but Pang Tong said: "General Ma is the vanguard of the Western Expedition, and the soldiers he leads are all in charge. It is inevitable that some people will be killed or injured during the battle. The money should be given to General Ma's subordinates. , appease your subordinates well, take a rest for a day, and leave immediately tomorrow to go to Shuzhong. The real fierce battle is yet to come. As long as General Ma leads the people to fight the enemy bravely, the Regent will definitely not miss General Ma's reward! "

Ma Chao clasped his fists and said, "Since that's the case, then Ma would be more respectful than obedient."

Xu Huang squinted at Ma Chao with disdain.After Ma Chao left, Xu Huang asked: "Military Master, Zhang Lu's wealth is definitely more than that. It must have been embezzled by the kid surnamed Ma. The money is just used by the surnamed Ma to plug our mouths." Yes, he sent these gold, silver and jewels over with good intentions, why did the military adviser send him back, isn’t it all cheaper for that boy surnamed Ma?”

Pang Tong frowned, and said coldly: "General Xu, please pay attention to your words. What kind of boy is Ma Chao? He is also a general guarding one side, why did you call him that when it came into your mouth? You should call him General Ma."

Xu Huang said: "I call his grandma's General Ma! A person like him who snatches spoils of war is also worthy of being called a general? He is simply a bandit! No, he is not even as good as a bandit!"

Pang Tong said solemnly: "General Xu, let me tell you once again that Ma Chao is an upright General Zhenxi. If you speak rudely again, be careful that I will give you a copy with the regent. I know you have prejudice against Ma Chao. , but you have to figure out what the real purpose of the Prince Regent is for this Western Expedition. If you continue like this, sooner or later you will destroy the Prince Regent’s great affairs. If Ma Chao finds out about this matter, he will definitely rebel. Maybe you will unite with Zhang Fei and rebel together, when the southwest and northwest rebel at the same time, you will be a sinner of the country!"

After Xu Huang heard it, he held back, but he was not convinced, and asked, "Military Master, why did you give those gold, silver and jewels to Ma Chao?"

"What do you know? This is playing hard to get. From now on, all your actions must be authorized by me. Otherwise, you are acting without authorization. The regent gave me the power to kill generals before the battle. Be careful!" I beheaded you!" Pang Tong said.

Xu Huang saw that Pang Tong was younger than himself, but he did things in a disciplined manner, as if he didn't give himself any face, and he used the regent to suppress him everywhere, so he didn't feel very happy.

However, thinking that he will fight side by side with Pang Tong for a long time in the future, if we get stuck with him, it will definitely not be a pleasant cooperation in the future, and Pang Tong has a lot of tricks, maybe he played behind his back If you make a bad move, you can't bear it anymore.

Therefore, Xu Huang did not show any rebellious heart, but was very obedient to Pang Tong.Nominally, the vanguard of the Western Expedition was Ma Chao, and the deputy vanguard was Xu Huang, but in fact, both Ma Chao and Xu Huang were under the restraint of Pang Tong, the supervising army.

Hanzhong was captured by Ma Chao, and Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei were beheaded. Many believers in Wudoumi Taoism in the territory could not accept this fact. Many fanatics committed mass suicide and buried Zhang Lu, but most of them were fake People who live on their own, because after joining the Taoism of Wudoumi, they will not have to worry about eating and drinking, and they don’t need to farm. They only need to chant scriptures every year. Such days are the most yearning for many migrants who flow into Hanzhong from other places. of.

Therefore, after Zhang Lu's death, many believers of Wudoumi Taoism completely chose to surrender, and there were hundreds of thousands of prisoners alone.

But all of this happened within the territory of Hanzhong. Since Pound had controlled all the passes from Hanzhong to Xichuan in advance, there was no leak of news.

After Ma Chao reported the number of captives to Pang Tong, Pang Tong asked Xu Huang to take over all the captives, and then selected 1 people who were used to fighting and put them under Xu Huang's subordinates. People, incorporated into the Hanzhong household registration, and responsible for reclaiming wasteland.

On the other hand, Pang Tong ordered Ma Chao to attack Xichuan quickly. Taking advantage of Zhang Fei's lack of defense, he was caught by surprise and caught him unawares.

Therefore, Ma Chao assembled his troops in the early morning of the next day, left Nanzheng, and went straight to Mianyang, which was occupied by Pound.

After Ma Chao left, Pang Tong was not idle, and asked Xu Huang to lead his troops to Mianyang to guard Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass was originally the only way to enter Shu from Hanzhong, and it was the northern gateway of Shu. However, when Zhang Lu rebelled, Yangping Pass was taken first, and there was no danger in Shu. It is the main pass to defend Zhang Lu.

When Pang De went straight to Mianyang from Wudu, Yangping Pass was the first to be captured, and then he led the army to Mianyang City, so that the news would not leak out.

But now, Ma Chao leads an army of nearly 10 people including Pound and others, all gathered near Mianyang City. Because Mianyang County is too small to accommodate so many troops, and the road to Shu is difficult to walk, horses are not suitable for walking, so Ma Chao So he left a large number of war horses in Mianyang City, led only [-] cavalry, and drove an army of nearly [-] troops out of Yangping Pass and approached Baishui Pass.

In Ma Chao's army, more than half of the people are Qiang people. The Qiang people have a very strong physique. In addition to being able to control horses skillfully, they can also walk like flying in the mountains.This is because the Qiang people have grown up in the plateau and mountains since they were young. They have already walked on flat ground in the mountains and forests, so even without horses, they can go far with their feet.

This is also one of the reasons why Ma Chao brought nearly 6 Qiang people with him when he formed the Western Expeditionary Army.

Ma Chao took the Baima Qiang people as the front part. The Baima Qiang people were active in the Wudu area close to Yizhou. There are also a few Baima Qiang people in Yizhou, so they are very familiar with the terrain in this area, and they are also the best for walking in the mountains. Quick, it just came in handy.

Following closely behind the Baima Qiang is the Shenlang Qiang. The activity areas of the Shenlang Qiang and the Baima Qiang are similar. Although they are not as fast as the Baima Qiang in the mountains, the Shenlang Qiang has brave warriors who are good at fighting. One of the main forces in the army, with its excellent jumping and climbing abilities, it can even climb the high pass city without any siege equipment.

Behind them is the cavalry team led by Ma Chao himself. Ma Chao is in the middle of the whole team for the convenience of command.Behind Ma Chao was a mixed formation of Qiang people such as Xianling Qiang, Shaodang Qiang, Zhongcun Qiang and others led by Pound.

After Ma Chao guarded Xiliang, through his personal prestige, he further eased the contradictions between Han and Qiang, and under Xu Shu's suggestion, he eased the contradictions between the two relatively large Qiang tribes, Xianling Qiang and Shaodang Qiang. It also made the King of Xiqiang, who was Zhong Cunqiang, fearful and convinced, and became the mighty general in the eyes of the Qiang people.

Therefore, whenever Ma Chao has any conscripts, the Qiang people from all tribes will send troops to assist. This time Ma Chao formed the Western Expeditionary Army, first zeroing the Qiang and burning the Qiang, the two deadly enemies, even gave up the original hostile relationship and sent troops one after another. It can be seen that Ma Chao's prestige among the Qiang tribes is irreplaceable.

It was precisely because of this that Ma Chao dared to utter nonsense in front of the regent Zhang Yan, saying that as long as he raised his arms in Liangzhou, hundreds of thousands of people would follow him.

Not long after Ma Chao's army set off, Xu Huang led his troops to block Yangping Pass and block the road from Hanzhong to Xichuan.

Two days later, Ma Chao led a large army to attack Yizhou suddenly. Baishui Pass and all the large and small passes behind him were all lost, and his troops approached Jiameng Pass.

Leng Bao, a famous general in Sichuan, was stationed at Jiameng Pass. The Yizhou army was suddenly attacked violently, because the attackers were all dressed up as Qiang people. At first, the Yizhou army thought it was a rebellion by the Qiang people, until the Qiang people fought all the way to Jiameng Pass. Under the Guancheng of Mengguan, Ma Chao showed up.

It was only then that Leng Bao knew that it was not the Qiang people who were rebelling, but the Han army was attacking.

At first, Leng Bao didn't know that Ma Chao was the intruder. Relying on his own bravery, he went out of the city to meet the enemy and singled out Ma Chao, but was stabbed to death by Ma Chao. Poor Leng Bao had just surrendered to Zhang Fei. It was too late to enjoy the blessing, so he died under Ma Chao's hands.

Seeing that Leng Bao was dead, Leng Bao's subordinates immediately sealed off the gate and stood firm without fighting. Jiameng Pass was extremely strong and the city defenses were thick. Ma Chao tried to charge several times, but all failed. In the end, he had to station his army under the pass. Send soldiers to the front of the battle every day to shout and scold.

As for Jiameng Pass, the Yizhou Army immediately reported the matter to the new Yizhou Shepherd Zhang Fei who was far away in Chengdu...

(End of this chapter)