The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 306 The army opens

Chapter 310 Eighth Army Deployment

Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao quickly arranged everything. Youzhou had Yan Gang in charge and secret guards going deep into the grasslands. Once Xianbei wanted to go south, they had time to react.

Only in Bingzhou, Huang Zhong originally wanted to keep Qu Yi to guard it, but unfortunately Qu Yi would not do anything, Huang Zhong also knew that Qu Yi was very capable and would probably be the leader of an army in the future, so he no longer forced himself to let him Two [-]-man teams under him stayed behind to guard Bingzhou, while he led an [-]-strong army to leave with Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei's actions can be described as very fast. After staying in Yanmen Pass for three days, he led his army to the east of the river. When Cao Cao received Zhang Fei's army coming east, his face changed drastically. But this defeat was too complete. With 20 troops, only a few thousand people fled back.

Even Cao Cao, who has a big family and a big business, can't afford the loss of 20 troops, not to mention the Huns. Cao Cao knows that the Huns in the north no longer have the strength to threaten Liu Bei.

"My lord, I'm overjoyed." Just when Cao Cao was frowning, Dong Zhao's voice came out from outside, making Cao Cao frown slightly, but soon a smiling face leaked out to meet Dong Zhao who was smiling all over his face.

"Gongren, where does the joy come from?" Although Cao Cao had a smile on his face, he was very unhappy in his heart. Before Ma Chao could solve it, Liu Bei's army was about to arrive.

Although Xiahou Dun won Jingzhou for him, compared with Liu Bei, the difference in strength is still too large. Only by letting him win Liangzhou can he be qualified to challenge Liu Bei head-on.

And according to Xi Zhicai's plan, after taking Liangzhou, Hanzhong and Yizhou are all in his pocket. As long as he looks for another opportunity to take Hanzhong and Yizhou, Cao Cao will not be afraid of Liu Bei at all.

But he underestimated Ma Chao's prestige in Xiliang, and he was able to gather forces of all sizes in Xiliang to bring him such a big trouble.

"Prime Minister, the envoy of Han Sui from Xiliang is here." Dong Zhao approached and said softly to Cao Cao.

"Oh!" After hearing this, Cao Cao's complexion improved greatly. This is what he and Ma Chao have been waiting for for so long.

This time we sent troops to fight Ma Chao, fortunately we brought Lu Bu, a super thug, otherwise no one would be able to cure Ma Chao, Ma Chao is so brave, he killed several generals of Cao Cao in a row, if Ma Chao and Xu Chu did not fight Ma Chao and Pang Germany, Cao Cao's army has been defeated.

Cao Cao had no choice but to fight Ma Chao. He listened to his advice and stopped taking the initiative to fight Ma Chao. Ma Chao led his troops to fight, so he took Lu Bu to fight Ma Chao. Anyway, Cao Cao would not lose anything.

Then Cao Cao used the strategy of alienation to gradually cause conflicts in Xiliang and mutual distrust. The effect gradually came out, and Ma Chao hadn't come to fight for a long time.

Now Han Sui's envoy came to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao knew that the time had come to defeat Ma Chao, so he immediately called everyone to discuss.

"Han Sui wants the post of governor of Liangzhou, I can give it to him, and I can give him the money and food he wants, as long as he can solve Ma Chao's trouble immediately, I can promise him anything first." Cao Cao said to the people below. : "With Han Sui and others as internal responses, Ma Chao is concerned about insufficiency, but..."

When Cao Cao said this, his face was livid and he said: "Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei to lead an army of 30 to the east, and they will soon reach the east of the river. I must return to the army to fight, otherwise Henan and other places will be in danger."

"Prime Minister, Liu Bei only sent Zhang Fei here. Neither he nor Chen Ziming made any moves. They probably don't want to fight the Prime Minister now. Zhang Fei's goal should be Liangzhou." Xun You stood up and said to Cao Cao.

"That's right." Xi Zhicai said, "Liu Bei has just experienced the battle of the Huns in the north. Although the damage in the battle is not great, the consumption of food and grass must be a lot. Moreover, Sun Ce's army is restrained in the south, and there are people sent by the emperor among them. .”

Xi Zhicai walked up to the map, pointed to the tunnels of Liangzhou, and said, "Although there are many alien races in Liangzhou, and the Qiang people often make rebellions, they are good at producing war horses. The most important thing is that the southwest of Liangzhou can enter Yizhou."

"If the prime minister wants to compete with Liu Bei, then Yizhou must be won. Only by using Yizhou as a base that is easy to defend and difficult to attack can we fight against Liu Bei today."

Xi Zhicai made it very obvious that Zhang Fei must not be allowed to occupy Liangzhou, otherwise they will be threatened when they enter Yizhou, and if Yizhou cannot be held in Cao Cao's hands, then Cao Cao will be completely incapable of fighting Liu Bei.

"Do you have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Cao Cao frowned, Zhang Fei was aggressive, and the most important thing was that Zhang Fei was surrounded by top strategists such as Guo Jia and Tian Feng.

Moreover, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Tai Shici and others are also fierce generals who have long been known to the world. In such a formation, Cao Cao must go all out to block Zhang Fei's attack.

"Prime Minister." Xi Zhicai stood up and said, "If Zhang Fei wants to take Liangzhou, he must first take Fengling County in Sili Prefecture."

"The Prime Minister can mobilize the army to Hongnong County to confront Zhang Fei's army. In this way, no matter whether Zhang Fei sends troops to attack Fengling County or goes south to attack Henan County, the Prime Minister can send troops to stop it."

From the map, Hongnong County and Hedong County are almost side by side, while Fengling County is in the north of Hongnong County, and Henan County is in the south of Hongnong County. These two places are very important to Cao Cao.

Fengling County is the place Zhang Fei must pass through to attack Liangzhou, while Henan County is where the emperor's capital Luoyang is located. Most of Cao Cao's military supplies are stored there, and it is the main road to contact Nanyang.

If Fengling County is lost, Zhang Fei's army can drive straight into Liangzhou. If Henan County is lost, then the connection with Nanyang will be blocked, and Henan is also connected to Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which is the most important thing.

Luoyang can be said to be the center of the land under Cao Cao's rule, but it's a pity that Hezhong County fell into Liu Bei's hands because Zhang Ji surrendered to Liu Bei. Now Tai Shici sent troops to garrison there, directly threatening Luoyang, the imperial capital of Henan County.

"Well, Cao Ren was ordered to guard Yanzhou with [-] troops, Le Jin to guard Yuzhou with [-] troops, and Li Dian to guard Jingzhou with [-] troops. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan immediately led their troops to Hongnong County." After listening to Cao Cao After Xi Zhicai's analysis, he immediately made a decision. It is enough to keep [-] soldiers in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Jingzhou. Cao Cao transferred all the remaining soldiers to Sili Prefecture, and concentrated most of them in Hongnong County. , ready to fight Zhang Fei there.

"Gongren, send someone to contact Han Sui immediately. I agree to all his requests, but Ma Chao must be defeated within three days. It is best to kill Ma Chao." Cao Cao looked at Dong Zhao who was in charge of contacting Han Sui and said: Yes, Ma Chao is so brave that he can't let him return to Fufeng, he must ensure that Ma Chao has no chance of making a comeback."

Cao Cao and Ma Chao had a feud against their father, and it was impossible to subdue Ma Chao. If Ma Chao were allowed to return to Fufeng, with Ma Chao's bravery and Ma Chao's prestige in Fufeng, he would be able to gather some troops soon.

At that time, Cao Cao was busy fighting with Zhang Fei. If Ma Chao came behind Cao Cao again, Cao Cao would threaten him, so Cao Cao asked Han Sui to solve Ma Chao's trouble.

(End of this chapter)