Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 326 Ma Chao is now in Tongguan?

Chapter 327 Ma Chao is now in Tongguan?

After spending the night with Diao Chan, Cao Chong led the [-] Shence Army all the way west the next day to support Tongguan.

"Call me that Wei Guan." Cao Chong ordered when camping at night.

The messenger who sent the letter turned out to be Wei Ji's nephew Wei Guan, no wonder he was so bold, after being cleaned up by Cao Chong, he became much more honest.

"Ma Chao is now in Tongguan?" Cao Chong felt that the situation in Guanzhong was too chaotic, and the information given by the school affairs office was also very vague.

"I didn't see anyone, but I saw his banner."

"Who is besieging Tongguan now? Tell me clearly this time. What you said yesterday was vague, and it doesn't match up with my information. If you are dishonest, I will throw you into the Yellow River to feed the fish. Then back to Luoyang, he, Wei Qi, doesn't dare to do anything to me!" Cao Chong glared at him and said.

"Young master, it's not that I was vague, but Guanzhong is too chaotic. There are more than a dozen of these rebels, big and small, and there are many gangsters attached to them. We can't figure out where these bandits are. To whom does it belong..."

Hearing what Wei Guan said, Cao Chong had a headache. Isn't Ma Chao very talented in commanding an army?How could it be such a mess?
"Now it is confirmed that Ma Wan, Candidate, Liang Xing, and Li Kan are besieging Tongguan, right?"

"Ma Wan has always been in the north of Tongguan, and Liang Xing also appeared in the north. The two went around the east of Tongguan along the river and tried to attack from behind. After being repelled, Liang Xing disappeared. Nanxiaoguan was also repulsed, and there are many people around, and we don't know whose it is!"

Seeing that Cao Chong was frowning and remained silent, Wei Guan said to Cao Chong again: "Young master, although the bandit army is a bit chaotic, just because of their large number, adults can only rely on high walls to resist now, and cannot stop the small band of bandits from bypassing the pass. Ka, if they attack from both sides, no matter how strong Tongguan is, it won't last long."

This is what Wei Ke worries about. The difference in the number of people is too great. He can only watch the enemy climb over the mountain ridge and the tidal flat pass by. , what is the significance of Tongguan?
"You go back tomorrow and tell Wei Ji that I will help him clean up the rebels on the bank of the Yellow River, and he will figure out what to do in the direction of Xiaoguan in the south."

"Thank you, little boy, for your help!"

Wei Guan was so honest in front of Cao Chong, but it wasn't just that Cao Chong whipped him twenty lashes, Cao Chong's army made him jump. He has been in the army for many years, and he can tell at a glance that Cao Chong's Shence Army is better than Tongguan. Army elite.

On the second day after Cao Chong led the army to set off, Lao Cao got the news in Xudu.

"Wei Ji is very good at finding reinforcements. Since Cong'er has already set off, let Cao Chong take the post of partial general and lead his troops, along with Yi Que and Cheng Gao's [-] defenders, to assist Wei Ji at Tongguan!"

"Prime Minister, be careful! The young master has never experienced war before, so it might be inappropriate for him to lead thousands of troops to defend Tongguan."

"Prime Minister! The young master is still young, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public in the army. What if..."

"Prime Minister, it's better to let Yin Guohe from Henan lead troops to support Wei Kai, or send troops from Hanoi and Hedong."

When everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion heard that Cao Chong was going to help Wei Ji defend Tongguan, they all objected in unison.

Tongguan is so important, but you sent a little baby who has never been on the battlefield. Prime Minister, are you drifting away? Don’t forget that Zhong Yao was killed just now, and more than 1 horses were lost.

"Haha! Don't panic, everyone. Although Cong'er is young, he has experienced battles. Isn't he the one who put down the rebellion in Luoyang? I have seen the five thousand soldiers under him. They are very elite. The terrain of Tongguan is dangerous, but It is still feasible to stick to it for a few days." Lao Cao said to a group of subordinates.

"Besides, Cong'er is already on his way. How can Luoyang's [-] Shence Army obey others' command?"

Hearing Lao Cao's question, everyone was silent. The 5000 troops in Luoyang were Cao Chong's private army, and they were handed over to others to command. Not to mention Cao Chong was unwilling, those soldiers were not happy either.

Seeing that everyone had nothing to say, Lao Cao ordered the defenders of Yique Pass and Chenggao Pass to move west quickly to meet with Cao Chong, and at the same time give Cao Chong the title of general.

After Cao Chong led the army away for five days, he stopped fifty miles east of Tongguan.

"Young master, we are still far away from the rebels, and besides, we still have a telescope to watch the enemy's situation, why don't we go for a while before camping?"

"Be honest and follow Zhao Yun's arrangement!" Cao Chong gave Xia Houba a sharp look.

"Young master, all the way here faces the river in the north, and the mountain is difficult to face. There is only one road in the middle. If you want to win, you still have to rely on the navy to catch you by surprise. Otherwise, if you fight in this narrow place, you will suffer a lot of casualties." Zhao Yun suggested. .

"That's the way to go, but this section of the river is turbulent and the river is too narrow, so it's difficult to catch people by surprise. Let's discuss it when Lu Xun arrives tomorrow. Let's study the nearby terrain today."

Leaning on the bank of the Yellow River, competing with the Xiliang cavalry on infantry, that's something a fool can do. Cao Chong puts his hopes on Lian Lian and Ling Tong this time.

"Zhang Biao, come here! This is the map you drew? I asked you to train in the Peking University Camp for a few months. What are you drawing?" Cao Chong glanced at the crude map prepared for him by the school office. What can he see?
"Young master, please calm down. Zhao Yun and General Lu Xun asked you to draw this way. Your original request was too difficult. The brothers in the school office still haven't figured out your map with contour lines. ..." Zhang Biao, the school lieutenant of the school office, hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Young master, we can't understand your picture, so don't make things difficult for Zhang Biao. The school affairs office has done a good job." Zhao Yun said beside him.

Seeing Zhao Yun say the same thing, Cao Chong felt helpless.

"Young master, calm down! I brought all the brothers who surveyed this terrain, and you can ask them for details." Zhang Biao hurried forward to explain again.

As a crossing party, Cao Chong of course knew that Lao Cao would fight Ma Chao in Tongguan, Weinan, so he asked the school office to start surveying the terrain in this area last year, but Cao Chong did not expect that the blueprints from the school office would be so rough.

The map that Cao Chong disliked, but Zhao Yun and Xia Houba regarded it as a treasure, lying on their knees while studying it while gesticulating, and even called several school officials who were surveying the terrain to ask them one by one, Cao Chong listened to the whole process.

"By the way, who observed the hydrology of this section of the Yellow River, why is there no record?" Cao Chong asked.

"Hydrology? What is that?" Zhang Biao and everyone in the school office were taken aback.

"It's how deep the water is, how fast the current is, how big the boat can go, whether there are hidden reefs, etc..."

"Young master, you didn't order me to ask for these!" Zhang Biao said aggrievedly.

"Hey! Forget it, let Lu Xun go and see for himself tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)