The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 281 There is no opportunity to create an opportunity

Zhang Wu also knew that Ma Chao would definitely not be reconciled, but in the battle of the Weihe River, Ma Chao's direct line of Xiliang iron cavalry had been completely lost. Even if he gathered some Qiang soldiers to take revenge again, the fighting power of the northern nomads in this era was far worse than that of the Han people. many.

There is a saying in this era called "one Han should be five Hus", which means that one Han soldier can resist five Hus.Because when the Han people were strong, the Han people had good food, strong physique, and good weapons and equipment, and the nomads were no opponents at all.

Even if the feudal lords are fighting now, the great Han has accumulated power for a long time, and those who violate the strong Han will be punished even if they are far away. The Hu people in the north are psychologically afraid of Han soldiers.The Hu people had to wait until the population of the Han nationality dropped sharply and the northern frontiers were unguarded before the Hu people became active.

Therefore, even if Ma Chao never made a comeback, the impact would certainly not be as great as the first time. Cao Cao stayed in Xudu without moving, and only Xia Houyuan led the army to drive Ma Chao away.

But that is also an opportunity, Ma Chao himself may not be Xia Houyuan's opponent, what if Zhang Wu helps?You, Cao Cao, always make trouble for me, and now you are still watching me covetously, not letting me take care of Sun Quan, well, I will make trouble for you too.

As long as Xia Houyuan in Chang'an was unable to send troops to deal with Ma Chao, then with Ma Chao's ferocity and his prestige in Liangzhou, it would be no problem to turn Liangzhou upside down.

At that time, it is possible to attract Cao Cao again, and Jingzhou will have the opportunity to send troops to Jiangdong.

How can I help Ma Chao?The distance between Jingzhou and Liangzhou is too far, and there is Qinling Mountains in between. It is definitely impossible to send troops directly to help Ma Chao, so we can only contain Xia Houyuan.

Xia Houyuan is now stationed in Chang'an, guarding the important place in Guanzhong, and Zhang Wu has no chance to attack Chang'an.There are four passes in Guanzhong, namely Hangu Pass in the east, Dashan Pass in the west, Wuguan in the south and Xiaoguan in the north.

These four passes are like the four gates in the pass, which are tightly closed to protect the pass. Among them, Wuguan in the south is located in the mountain stream about [-] kilometers east of the present Danfeng County.The Danshui, a tributary of the Han River, crosses the mountains in the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains from northwest to southeast, cutting a long and narrow valley, and becomes a passage between the north and the south in the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains.

Going northwest along this passage, you can go directly to Lantian and approach Chang'an.Going southeast along the passage, you will reach the Nanyang Basin.Wuguan has been the southern gate of Xianyang and Chang'an since ancient times, and it is a battleground for military strategists.

Starting from Xiangyang, first go up the Han River to Danjiangkou and enter the Danjiang Reservoir, then go up the Danjiang River to the confluence of Danjiang and Wuguan River, and then you can go directly to Wuguan along the Wuguan River.

Although the distance is long, you can take a boat along the way, which can save energy and facilitate the transportation of food, but you can't dispatch too many troops, because the Danjiang River is not a big river like the Han River after all, and the logistics transportation can't keep up.

However, Zhang Wu didn't intend to attack Chang'an City. His plan was to sneak to Wuguan to see if there was a chance to make a sneak attack and occupy Wuguan.As soon as the Jingzhou army occupied Wuguan, Chang'an would be threatened, and Xia Houyuan would try his best to take it back, so that he would not be able to fight Ma Chao.

If Wuguan is heavily guarded and there is no chance for a sneak attack, then Zhang Wu will show his flag and pretend to attack Wuguan.With Zhang Wu's reputation, Xia Houyuan would definitely be so frightened that he would quickly lead his troops to support Wuguan, which would also achieve his goal.

Xiahou Yuan will definitely ask Cao Cao for help when the time comes, because Zhang Wu puts too much pressure on them, and Xia Houyuan cannot guarantee that he can handle it.As long as Cao Cao leads his army to help, Zhang Wu will immediately withdraw his troops, and then there will be an opportunity to attack Jiangdong. As for whether Ma Chao lives or dies, Zhang Wu will not care.

Of course, this was just Zhang Wu's own plan, and he didn't tell anyone else, because what might happen at that time, what if Ma Chao didn't send troops?What if Cao Cao couldn't help but want to go south again in the past two years?

The most important thing now is to improve strength, train soldiers, and make preparations to digest the newly acquired Yuzhang and Luling counties as soon as possible.But at most two years later, Zhang Wu must send troops to attack Jiangdong, because the longer the delay, the stronger Jiangdong's recovery will be, and the more difficult it will be to fight.

There is another reason, and that is what Zhuge Liang said now.

Zhuge Liang looked at the map and said: "Cao Cao was blocked by the Han River several times when he went south, and suffered heavy losses. I don't think Cao Cao will forcefully cross the Han River to attack Xiangyang until he is not sure. So now there are two things in front of Cao Cao. The first way is to solve Jiangdong first, train the navy in Jiangdong, and then attack Jingzhou by land and water; the second way is to take Hanzhong first, then occupy Yizhou, then train the navy in Yizhou, and go straight down the river. Take Jingzhou."

Zhang Wu asked, "Which way does Kong Ming think Cao Cao will choose?"

Zhuge Liang said: "If what I expected is correct, Cao Cao should choose the second path."

“How come you see?”

"If Cao Cao takes Jiangdong, he will still have to face the difficulty of not having a navy. Although the Jiangdong navy is not our army's opponent now, it is still no problem to deal with Cao Jun on the water. Even if Cao Cao uses iron chains to deal with the Jiangdong navy again, but At the critical moment, our army can suddenly rush in and destroy Cao Jun's warship, making it repeat the same mistakes."

Zhang Wu agreed. Although Jingzhou also wants to fight Jiangdong, Zhang Wu must not agree to Cao Cao's occupation of Jiangdong.Because as long as Cao Cao occupies Jiangdong, within ten years, Jingzhou will face the danger of extinction. If Jiangdong really can't stand it, Zhang Wu will definitely send troops to help Jiangdong defeat Cao Cao.

Zhuge Liang went on to say: "Cao Cao has obtained the land of Xiliang, and encircled Hanzhong from the west and north. Taking Hanzhong first will give full play to its infantry and cavalry advantages. It is also convenient to transport grain and grass by taking the Wei River from Chang'an. Just garrison troops in Wancheng to prevent our army from attacking Xuchang."

The rest of the people also agreed with Zhuge Liang's words. Although Cao Cao couldn't win Jingzhou, it would be no problem if he really wanted to fight Hanzhong.

Zhang Wu also knew that although Zhang Lu had occupied Hanzhong for nearly 30 years, it was because Liu Zhang and his son were not talented and general, and Cao Cao had been confronting Yuan Shao.Later, after Cao Cao cleaned up Yuan Shao, he wanted to take a shortcut to take Jingzhou in one fell swoop, laying the foundation for unifying the world in advance, but he stumbled several times in Jingzhou.

It can be said that Cao Cao didn't take Zhang Lu seriously before. In Cao Cao's heart, Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang and his ilk were easy to catch!

In fact, this is true. Zhang Lu has no generals under his command. Even with the help of Ma Chao and Pound, they were forced away by Zhang Lu's trusted treacherous minister Yang Song.

One of Zhang Lu's advisers, Yan Pu, has some skills, but it's a pity that Zhang Lu doesn't listen to him.

When Cao Cao's troops approached the city, Zhang Jiaozhu even abandoned the city and fled after losing streak.

If Cao Cao continued to attack Yizhou after taking Hanzhong, with Liu Zhang's cowardice, he might surrender.

Whether it is letting Cao Cao occupy Jiangdong or capture Yizhou, it will be very unfavorable to Jingzhou, so Zhang Wu must try his best to stop Cao Cao.If Cao Cao really attacked Hanzhong, then Zhang Wu would definitely send troops to harass and restrain him, at least not allowing Cao Cao to win Hanzhong and then Yizhou.

But the premise is to completely deal with Jiangdong first, otherwise Sun Quan will definitely cause trouble behind his back.

Therefore, within two years at most, Zhang Wu must find a way to attack Jiangdong, and then he can do his best to prevent Cao Cao from attacking Yizhou.

If there is an opportunity, we must take it, if there is no opportunity, we must also create an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)