Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 363 Ma Chao (1)

Li Song's army marched towards Guanzhong in a mighty manner. Xiang Yu led the front army with [-] soldiers and horses, Chang Yuchun led the left army with [-] soldiers and horses, Tan Daoji led the right army with [-] soldiers and horses, and Li Song led the central army. Lan commanded [-] soldiers and horses as the rear army, and Xu Maogong and Liu Bowen were responsible for supplying the army with food and grass.

Li Song looked at the letter in his hand from Zhong Yao, which severely criticized Yu Wencheng, saying that he was arrogant and arrogant.

Li Song was at a loss. Zhong Yao's words in the letter were too subtle, and he didn't understand what he was expressing in detail. Li Song couldn't help but wonder if Yu Wencheng had done something out of the ordinary.

"Magistrate Liu, I have read Zhong Yao's letter. He didn't say clearly in the letter that I still know Chengdu. Although he has many problems, he is not a random person." Li Song asked.

Liu Xiongming bowed his hands and said, "Prime Minister, this is what happened." Liu Xiongming told Li Song everything about Yu Wenchengdu's performance that day.

After hearing this, Li Song laughed and said, "Chengdu is indeed a bit reckless, let me tell him about it."

Liu Xiongming was dizzy after hearing this, and he was just talking, so Yu Wencheng didn't want to be lawless, it was not just a little reckless, Liu Xiongming was really speechless.

"Magistrate Liu can understand the general situation, tell right from wrong, and not conspire with Ma Chao to rebel against the court. This is very good! Lantian is very important, and Magistrate Liu has been in Lantian for a long time. Please trouble Magistrate Liu to go back and gather his troops to resist with the imperial army. Rebel Ma Chao." Li Song said.

As for Liu Xiongming, Li Song didn't know how strong he was, but when Li Jue and Guo Bang were in chaos, many people were willing to join him, so he could see his ability from the side.

Although he rebelled against Cao Cao later, he had no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao again. Cao Cao pulled his beard and said, "You old thief, where are you going?"

Although Cao Cao was very angry, Cao Cao did not pursue it. Instead, he restored Liu Xiongming's official position and transferred him to Bohai County to work.

Even people like Cao Cao didn't pursue him for the crime of rebellion. If he didn't have the ability and good character, it would be absolutely impossible for him to end well. That's why Li Song asked him to go back to call for deployment.

But what Li Song didn't know was that after Liu Xiongming went back, not only did he not persuade his subordinates, on the contrary, his subordinates forced him to rebel together. Otherwise, Li Song would never let him go back. In fact, even Liu Xiongming himself didn't know he was going back. What awaits him.

"No! Please rest assured, Prime Minister! I will definitely persuade them to fight Ma Chao together." Liu Xiongming said.

"Good!" Li Song was overjoyed!Said: "I will seal you and I will be the rebellious general, and go back to gather the troops to fight against Ma Chao."

"No!" Liu Xiongming bowed his hands, said goodbye and left, and went back to Lantian to persuade his subordinates to fight Ma Chao's Xiliang army together.

After Liu Xiongming left, the army continued to set off towards Tongguan. Halfway through the journey, they met Yuwen Chengdu, Pei Yuanqing, Zhong Yao, and some remnants of defeated soldiers, all in a panic.

"Tongguan is the key point guarding the post road from Chang'an to Luoyang. It is the key to entering and exiting the Three Qin Dynasty. It is the necessary place and defense pass for entering the Central Plains in the east and exiting Guanzhong and the Western Regions in the west. It has always been a place that military strategists must fight for."

"Therefore, I ordered to strengthen the city defense. You have [-] elite soldiers, not to mention [-]. Even if you don't have it, Ma Chao's Xiliang army will not be able to break through it in a short time. When the time comes, my army will definitely arrive. Why did you lose Tongguan now?" Li Song said angrily.

The three people who spoke did not dare to raise their heads, and finally it was Zhong Yao who said: "Prime Minister! The Xiliang army came to attack Tongguan, the vanguard Ma Dai called the formation, and was beheaded by General Yuwen halfway under his horse."

That's right!Dare to challenge Yuwen Chengdu, even if Ma Chao came, he would not be able to get a bargain, and it is not uncommon to kill Ma Dai half-way.

"In a rage, Ma Chao and Han Sui led an army to besiege Tongguan. They couldn't attack for a long time. Ma Chao's Zhonglang General Pang De offered a plan for Ma Chao. Unexpectedly, the two generals fell into his trick, and Tongguan was breached."

The second generation of officials has his own arrogance, but also his own shortcomings.

Li Song frowned. Of course he knew Pound. He was at most a brave and skilled general. Could it be that he was also a resourceful and wise general?

"That's all! Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs! Take it as a lesson, and write down this mistake for the time being. If you want to do it again, you will definitely be executed." Li Song said.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Yu Wencheng waited for others to thank him, got up and followed the army to fight towards Tongguan.

Li Song's troops went straight to Tongguan.

Xue Rengui said: "Prime Minister, our army has traveled thousands of miles to come here, and we are already exhausted. We can set down the fence first to rest, and then come back before it is too late."

Li Song looked up at the sky and said: "Rengui is right! Our army is indeed exhausted, and it is almost dusk now, so it will not be too late to attack Tongguan tomorrow."

Li Song turned his head and gave orders to the messengers behind him, "Command! Cut down trees, set up fences, and divide them into three villages, Xiang Shaoyu in the left village, Tan Daoji in the right village, and the generals and I will stay in the middle village. We will rest here today and send troops tomorrow. Attack Tongguan."

"Promise!" The messenger led the order and left, the army stopped immediately, and the various departments dispatched troops and horses to cut down trees nearby, erected fences, and set up camp.

As soon as Li Song's army arrived, Ma Chao from Tongguan learned that Ma Chao decided to leave the customs tomorrow to face Li Song's army.

The next day, Li Song led the generals and schools from Sanzhai to rush to the pass, when they met Xiliang army horses, and the two sides deployed their battles.

Li Song went out under the banner of the gate and saw that Xiliang's soldiers were all brave and heroic. He also saw that Ma Chao was born with a face like a powder, lips like vermilion, a thin waist and broad shoulders, a powerful voice, a white robe and silver armor, With a spear in hand, he immediately went forward; Han Sui went up and Pang De went down.

Han Sui and the Li family are related by marriage, but he never expected that he would join forces with Ma Chao and fight against him. Li Song never understood why. Han Sui could ignore the marriage between the Han and Li families. Women have no status anyway to speak of.

However, Han Sui could disregard the safety of his son in Xuchang and stay with Ma Chao wholeheartedly. Li Song really couldn't understand this.

Li Song was secretly surprised, and rode his horse alone to Han Sui and said, "Mr. Han, your two families are relatives by marriage, and your son Han Han is an official in Xuchang. You don't care about the friendship between our two families. Why do you have to do this because you are not good enough for your son's future?" Not to mention self-destruction of the future, but also the loss of your son's position and death, how can you bear it!"

Hearing Li Song's words, how could he bear it, Han Sui felt bitter, but he couldn't say how he had the heart to hurt his son, but he lost this son and had other sons.

If he dared not agree to Ma Chao's request, all his sons would be lost, and Han Sui had no choice but to swallow the pain in his heart alone, bowing his head in silence.

Seeing that Han Sui had been silent for a long time, Li Song frowned, looked at Ma Chao and said, "As a descendant of a famous general in the Han Dynasty, why do you want to betray the court?"

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and yelled: "Li thief! You deceived the emperor and harmed the good and the good. You have committed a crime that cannot be punished! You have killed my father and brother, and I will not share the vengeance of the heavens! I will capture you alive and eat your flesh!"

(End of this chapter)