The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 425 Raid and Argument
In the spring of the 18th year of Jian'an, Zhang Wu's right army division general Xu Shu suddenly assembled a large army, and transferred generals Huang Zhong, Pound and others, together with generals such as Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Lei Tong, Wu Lan, etc., a total of [-] troops suddenly stormed Xiabian.

Xiabian is the county seat of Wudu County and the northwest gateway of Hanzhong. After capturing Xiabian, Cao Jun in Hanzhong can be blocked in the Hanzhong Basin, and it can also control the roads across the Chenghui Basin, directly connecting Qishan and Chencang.Winning Xiabian can not only radiate the entire Wudu, but also go north to attack Longyou.

In fact, it was a lie that Xu Shu attacked Xiabian, because although it had so many benefits, its location was in the northwest of Hanzhong after all. It was still a bit risky to capture Wudu before taking Hanzhong.

But Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong definitely didn't think so, because the other party had Ma Chao, who enjoyed a very high prestige among the Di and Qiang people.The last time Cao Cao captured Hanzhong, although he temporarily conquered the Di people, the Di people in Wudu County did not completely surrender to them. Xia Houyuan also snatched 10,000+ Dendrobium grain from the Di people not long ago.

If Ma Chao is allowed to return to Liangzhou, the consequences will be unimaginable. Not only will the whole Liangzhou be in chaos, but even Guanzhong will be unstable.

Who will be the defender at this time?It was Yang Fu, Ma Chao's great enemy.

When Longyou was pacified and Ma Chao was defeated, Cao Cao appointed Yang Fu as the prefect of Jincheng based on meritorious deeds, but before he took up the post, Cao Cao felt that the position of Wudu was more important, so he sent Yang Fu to the next debate.

Since the Xiliang Ma family was hostile to Cao Cao, he was killed by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao killed more than 200 people before and after.The most tragic thing was that Ma Chao's wife and children were all killed in Jicheng because he mistrusted Yang Fu. At that time, Ma Chao's sons were very young, and they were hacked to death one by one by Yang Fu from the city wall.

Ma Chao wished he could eat Yang Fu's flesh and drink Yang Fu's blood.

From these reasons, both Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong felt that Xu Shu wanted to really attack Xiabian, which could not only cut off the northwest gate of Hanzhong, but also capture Liangzhou to obtain war horses while the main force of Cao's army was in Huainan, and avenge Ma Chao.

The main forces of Cao's army on the western front were all at Yangping Pass, Nanzheng and Dingjun Mountain. The Di people along the way would not embarrass Ma Chao. Instead, they provided guides and food for the Chu army. Xu Shu's army soon arrived at Xiabian and began to prepare to attack the city.

For Cao Jun, Xiabian and Wu are both lost. It is not only a question of whether Hanzhong can defend or not, but the whole Longyou will be in turmoil again. Even if Ma Chao gets thousands of horses to go back, Cao Jun is a threat.

Xu Shu's purpose was to deceive the main force of Cao's army in Hanzhong, creating an opportunity for another army to capture Dingjun Mountain and kill Xiahou Yuan.

The commander of the other army is Fazheng, led by generals Zhang Ren and Li Yan, with a force of 1, and is now on the way to Dingjun Mountain.

Fazheng is not only the prefect of Shu County, but also the military adviser of the general's mansion. Zhang Wu has always had a rule in sending troops to fight, that is, either he leads the army himself, or he leads the army with the military advisers.

The rest of the generals, regardless of their position, must accept the restraint of the military division during wartime.

The reason why Zhang Wu handed over the capture of the most important Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong to Fazheng, Zhang Ren, and Li Yan was because although these three people were very capable, they were not well-known at this time, and they could just paralyze Xiahouyuan.

In the original book, Huang Zhong was not well-known when he beheaded Xia Houyuan. Even Zhang Yun looked down on Huang Zhong, thinking that he was old and should have gone home to take care of him.

Xia Houyuan fought the world with Cao Cao in 189, and has been on the battlefield for more than 20 years. It can be said that Xia Houyuan has long been a famous general in the world and the commander of the western front appointed by Cao Cao.Since Huang Zhong took refuge with Liu Bei in Changsha, except for a battle with Guan Yu, he had no successful record.

It is estimated that Xia Houyuan had never heard of the one-hundred-round battle between Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, so he was very disdainful of Huang Zhong, a veteran who was nearly [-] years old, but was hacked to death by the old man Huang.

The current Huang Zhong is different from that in history. Because he has fought against Cao Jun many times and defeated Cao Jun's generals many times, Cao Jun is very familiar with him and knows that he is a strong and strong enemy.

If Huang Zhong appeared on the Dingjunshan battlefield, it would definitely attract Xia Houyuan's attention, so Xu Shu brought all the generals Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Pang De and others familiar to Xia Houyuan to the next debate.

Although Huang Zhong is not here, Zhang Ren and Li Yan are here, so they are also capable of this task.

Li Yan is someone who can fight Huang Zhong single-handedly for fifty or sixty rounds, and Zhang Ren can also draw with Zhang Fei. In terms of force alone, although these two people may not reach the super-class level, but He was stronger than Xia Houyuan, and both of them were younger than Xia Houyuan.

Coupled with Fazheng, Xia Houyuan's nemesis, the chances of winning against a somewhat reckless Xia Houyuan are great.

Sure enough, when Cao Hong learned that Xu Shu led an army to raid Xiabian, he immediately led troops to support with Cao Xiu, and took Zhang He with him when passing through Yangping Pass, because according to the information obtained by the scouts, the other party dispatched Ma Chao, Huang Huang and others. Zhong and Pound are three great generals.

Cao Hong relied on his own elite cavalry, otherwise he would not have dared to fight against Ma Chao after suffering a big loss. When he was guarding Tongguan, he was almost beaten to death by Ma Chao and Pang De.

However, Xia Houyuan did not divide his troops to support Dingjun Mountain. The first reason was that he was far away and did not have many cavalry under his command. The second reason was that Dingjun Mountain was also very important, and the other party actually sent [-] cavalry. Soldiers came to fight for Dingjun Mountain.

Xia Houyuan felt that the opponent's [-] soldiers were probably to contain him, because according to the scouts, the leader of the army was actually a scholar named Fa Zheng, and the two generals who led the army were also unknown.

Although Xia Houyuan looked down on Fazheng, Zhang Ren, and Li Yan, his years of war experience still made him cautious, because after passing Dingjun Mountain, he could go straight to Nanzheng, and there are not many defenders in Nanzheng city now.

When Yang Fu learned that Xu Shu's army was coming, he quickly organized a defense of the city. When he heard that Ma Chao was coming, he was also very excited.Ma Chao hated Yang Fu, and Yang Fu also hated Ma Chao, because Ma Chao killed his friend Wei Kang and Jiang Xu's family.

Yang Fu wasn't afraid of Ma Chao's arrival at all, but he knew how powerful Xu Shu was.No matter how brave Ma Chao is, he is a martial artist at best. Even if Pang De and Huang Zhong are added, he is not regarded by Yang Fu. At the beginning, Ma Chao and Han Sui raised an army of 20, most of them were cavalry, and they were not suppressed in the end. ?

But Xu Shu is a well-known military adviser in the world, and the first counselor who took refuge in Zhang Wu. Today, Zhang Wu has become a legend. Everyone in the world does not know Zhang Wu's knowledge of people.

Since Zhang Wu dared to hand over the military power of the entire western front to Xu Shu, he fully affirmed his ability and loyalty. Such a top-level military division has [-] elite soldiers in his hands, as well as brave generals like Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and Pang De. Assistant, who dares to say that he can defeat him?

Therefore, Yang Fu couldn't hold out, waiting for Cao Hong to come to rescue.

(End of this chapter)