The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 446 Sima Yi Arrives

Looking back now, Zhang Wu's army on the western front put the breakthrough on Xia Houyuan. Even the commander-in-chief Xu Shu, Ma Chao, Pang De and other current fierce generals did not hesitate to cover for Fazheng's 1 horses.

Xia Houyuan has been fighting with Cao Cao since Cao Cao launched an army against Dong Zhuo. He often leads troops in battle independently, and is especially good at leading cavalry in battle.Regardless of Xia Houyuan's resourcefulness, in terms of 30 years of battlefield experience alone, there are few people in this world who can match it, and Xia Houyuan's military strength is also good, even if it can't reach the super first-class level, there is no problem with being first-class.

Fazheng, Zhang Ren, and Li Yan who played against Xia Houyuan were not well-known. At most, Zhang Ren had a little reputation in Shu, and he had never had a relatively famous record. When he played against Zhang Wu, Surrendered without a fight.

That Fazheng was a scholar, and Li Yan was a young general who had never been to the battlefield. These two were still standard [-]-year-olds, and together with Zhang Song, they sold their original boss Liu Zhang.

No one could have imagined that Xia Houyuan would lose to a scholar, who was the first to lead an army in battle, with 1 horses on both sides, and his head was chopped off in the end.

Although the commander of the Chu army on the western front was Xu Shu, Sima Yi felt that this tactic must have been instructed by Zhang Wu, because although Hanzhong is a small place, it is related to the trend of the world and the relationship between the two major military groups Cao Cao and Zhang Wu. Who can take the initiative, so this matter must be Zhang Wu's final decision.

Why is Zhang Wu so sure that Fazheng's 1 horses can defeat Xiahouyuan's 1 horses?If the plan fails, it will be as difficult as ever to capture Hanzhong in the future. As soon as the Huainan War is over, Cao Cao will definitely defend Hanzhong with all his strength. When Cao Jun occupies a favorable location and has a large number of troops, Zhang Wu will pay 10 people No price is guaranteed to win.

It can be said that Zhang Wu is betting his fortune for the next ten years on Fazheng. Sima Yi can't help but sincerely admire Zhang Wu's courage and ability to recognize people. At the same time, he is also troubled by the fact that there are so many capable people under Zhang Wu's command. Incessantly.The three great military advisors Pang Tong, Xu Shu, and Zhuge Liang were already overwhelming. It is said that Zhang Wu also valued a young man named Lu Xun very much, and now another Fazheng appeared.

Who would have thought that the young scholar named Fazheng would kill Xia Houyuan who had ruled the world for 30 years the first time he led an army on the battlefield. It is said that Li Yan is also very skilled in martial arts. Are young people nowadays so fierce?
While Sima Yi sighed, he couldn't help being very envious of Fazheng. Look at him, he took up such a big job at a young age, was so trusted and reused by his boss, and became famous in the first battle.And I served under Cao Cao's command ten years ago, and I haven't had the opportunity to lead the army until now, and I have always been a role of strategist.

Compared with other people's bosses, Sima Yi felt that his boss was really too small. He guarded against this and that all day long. Except for the clan generals, he didn't trust anyone. Although he left Cao Cao's side now, he still A military strategist who can only move his mouth!
They are also military advisers, why is there such a big gap between them!
Sima Yi couldn't help thinking, what would happen if he served under Zhang Wu's command?He felt that with his own talents, he should be no worse than the few military advisers under Zhang Wu's command, and maybe he had long been in power!

However, Sima Yi just thought about it, he didn't dare to betray Cao Cao and surrender to Zhang Wu, because his Sima family was under the rule of Cao Cao, so he couldn't run away!

Sima Yi concluded that after Zhang Wu captured Hanzhong, his next goal was to capture Wudu, open an opening from Liangzhou, and then use Ma Chao's influence in Liangzhou to start continuously invading Liangzhou and build a cavalry force at the same time.

It can be said that this development strategy is the most correct, and it is not difficult for others to guess. Sima Yi would have planned the same way.But even if you guessed it, there was nothing you could do, because the Ma family's influence in Liangzhou was built over generations and was not something that Cao Cao could eliminate in a short time. The only reason to blame was that Cao Cao did not drive out Ma Chao and kill them all.

Sima Yi wanted to rush to Wudu as soon as possible, but Wudu could not support so many troops, because the transportation around Wudu was inconvenient, and it was difficult to transport food and grass, so Sima Yi persuaded Cao Hong to lead the army to stay in Chang'an, and he and Yu Jin only led [-] infantry to Xiabian.

Xiahoudun, Xu Huang, and Zhang Xi are already there, and there are nearly [-] cavalry, and [-] infantry are enough. On the contrary, Guanzhong's troops are relatively empty, and after Zhang Wu took Hanzhong, there was a threat to Guanzhong. possible, so a large army is needed.

Although Zhang Wu is unlikely to take the Meridian Road to attack Chang'an directly, because the logistics cannot keep up with it, it is very dangerous, but now who dares to underestimate the enemy when facing Zhang Wu?As long as there is Zhang Wu, all preparations must be made. Even if Zhang Wu suddenly leads an army to appear outside Chang'an City, Sima Yi will not be surprised at all!
But Cao Hong did not agree to stay in Chang'an, and he also wanted to go to Wudu.Although Cao Hong escaped, his nephew Cao Xiu did not. Cao Hong wanted to follow the army to Wudu, and then inquire about Cao Xiu's whereabouts. He had to have accurate information whether he was dead or alive.

If Cao Xiu died in battle, Cao Hong would bring back the corpse no matter what.Although Zhang Wu and Zhang Wu were hostile to each other, everyone knew Zhang Wu's benevolent name and the title of saint at that time. Cao Hong believed that as long as he was sincere, Zhang Wu would not embarrass him.

It would have been great if Cao Xiu hadn't died, because Zhang Wu never killed captives, and even if he captured them alive, he would allow others to redeem them, but the ransom he wanted was a bit special, just some weird things.At the beginning, Cao Hong's elder brother Cao Ren was captured alive twice by Zhang Wu, but he was redeemed by Cao Cao.

Cao Xiu is the leading figure in the second generation of the Cao family. As the older generation gets older, it can be said that Cao Xiu's role is no worse than that of Cao Ren. As long as Zhang Wu doesn't want to pass on the national jade seal, no matter what treasure he wants, I believe Cao Cao will agree.

Sima Yi had no choice but to let Cao Hong go to Wudu, but Chang'an could not be left unattended, so with Cao Hong's consent, Sima Yi let Yu Jin and Guo Huai temporarily guard Chang'an, and he and Cao Hong immediately assembled troops to march towards Wudu.

After Zhang Wu held the military meeting, Pang Tong and Guan Yu returned to Fancheng, the defenders of Jiangling also returned to Jiangling, Zhang Song and others returned to Chengdu, Zhang Wu stayed in Nanzheng temporarily, and there were still some things he needed to deal with, such as splitting up Hanzhong The major aristocratic families established business management organizations in Hanzhong and joined the entire Jiangnan business circle.

There is also the issue of how to deal with the religious belief of the people in Hanzhong. Most of the people in Hanzhong believe in religion, which is very unfavorable for the government to manage, which involves the contradiction between theocracy and political power.But this kind of thing cannot be managed roughly and forcefully, that will cause turmoil, and it needs to be guided slowly.

Zhang Wu intends to establish a book printing house in Hanzhong and vigorously promote education, so that this problem can be almost solved after two to three generations.

(End of this chapter)