The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

However, Yuan Tan turned to the Xiongnu and brought the Huns to rob the big man. This is absolutely unforgivable and he must die.

After this chaos, Tian Feng ordered Zhao Yun to receive nearly 4000 Yuan Tan soldiers who surrendered. As for Hu Chuquan and others, there are only more than [-] people left, and Tian Feng ordered them to leave.

Before Hu Chuquan left, he originally expressed his intention to submit to Liu Bei, but Tian Feng refused to obey Liu Bei's order. This was not Tian Feng's intention, but Guo Jia's intention.

Guo Jia knew that Chen Ziming wanted to annex all ethnic groups in the grassland and continue to extend the territory of the Han Dynasty. If the Huns were convinced, it would be difficult to do so in the future.

After Hu Chuquan and others left, the Northern War was over. After nearly four months, 30 elite soldiers were mobilized, and 20 civilian husbands were recruited. Finally, they won a big victory in the war with the Huns.

Of the 20 soldiers and horses of the Xiongnu who came from the south, only [-] of them were able to go back. It can be said that the entire army was wiped out. As for Yuan Tan’s [-] soldiers and horses, including Yuan Tan, they were all wiped out. Go to labor reform for a period of time, and then return home to work in agriculture. After all, they are all big men, and it is not their fault.

"Brother wants me to take Liangzhou, and Wen Yuan and Zilong's soldiers and horses will follow me. This is the order of my brother. The others should do what they want." Zhang Fei took the lead in the battle carelessly, without saying anything If you are abducting, you will immediately transfer troops as soon as you come.

This is also the reason why Chen Ziming insisted on letting Zhang Fei come. If someone else came, it would be hard to just say that Liu Bei asked him to take Liangzhou. After all, Liangzhou is still in the hands of Liu Bei's allies, but Zhang Fei is so stubborn that he doesn't care about Liangzhou. In whose hands, as long as Liu Bei wants it, he can take it.

"This time in Liangzhou, I am the general in charge of the army, Feng Xiao is the military advisor, Yuan Hao is the army commander, Zhengnan is the master, Zhang Xiu leads five thousand soldiers and horses as the vanguard, Zilong and Wen Yuan lead the army to follow me Go backward and take Fengling County directly." Zhang Fei formally issued an order to advance troops, making Zhang Xiu, who had performed outstandingly in the northern battle, the forward, and he began to reuse it.

After all, Zhang Fei is a general of the army. He has a great say in the formation of a new army in the future. If Zhang Xiu performs well, he will definitely be sent to be the leader of the army in the future.

"General, now that the Xiongnu have been defeated and their strength has been greatly reduced, they dare not go south easily. I will waste food and grass waiting here. Why don't you let me wait for the soldiers and horses to go together." Huang Zhong couldn't sit still, seeing Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao both lead The army went to take military exploits, and he stayed here with the northwest wind.

I could play with the Huns before, but now I give the Huns a hundred courage, and the Huns dare not come south to commit crimes, let him get military exploits anyway.

"General, there is no need to keep so many soldiers and horses stationed here now. I am willing to fight with the general in Liangzhou." Huang Zhong's deputy Qu Yi hurriedly followed Huang Zhong and said.

You must know that Qu Yi's ability is not inferior to Zhang Xiu's. It's just that he was unlucky in this battle and was destroyed by Yuan Tan, which made him fail to complete the mission. Yi is very unwilling.

Especially Zhang Xiu is now favored by Zhang Fei. If he doesn't seek opportunities to gain military exploits, he will be thrown away by Zhang Xiu in the future, so when Huang Zhong proposed to follow Zhang Fei to attack Liangzhou, he hurriedly asked for a fight.

"That can't be done. I don't have an order from my elder brother, so I can't drop your troops." Although Zhang Fei is reckless, he is not an idiot. Some things are not allowed, such as privately deploying troops, which is a taboo.

"General, I can tell the emperor to wait for a few days." Huang Zhong also knew this. Even if Zhang Fei dropped them now, they would not dare to just follow Zhang Fei. After all, the military department did not transfer orders. They left the defense zone without authorization, which is a felony.

Guo Jia, who was under Zhang Fei's head, suddenly said, "Hehe, did the general forget that before leaving, Ziming gave the general the right to do things cheaply."

"Oh?" Zhang Fei was taken aback for a moment, and then asked suspiciously: "In the meaning of filial piety, can I do whatever I want?"

"Ahem." Guo Jia heard Zhang Fei's words, coughed lightly, and said, "That's not true, but there are still some powers, such as transferring General Huang Zhong's troops to attack Liangzhou. "

Guo Jia was also speechless, he could do whatever he wanted, whether he could speak, he murmured a few words in his mind and continued: "Ziming thought about the possible situation in the north, and also thought that after destroying the Xiongnu army, , there is no need to garrison so many soldiers and horses here, so this right is given to the general, and the general decides according to the actual situation."

"Oh, good!" Zhang Fei heard that it was so, and immediately said happily: "Since Ziming gave me the right to mobilize you, you can go with me."

Zhang Fei didn't think there were too many soldiers, so he directly mobilized 30 troops, plus the 40 soldiers and horses of Hedong Taishici, and directly held [-] troops. This is a very terrifying force, and Cao Cao is busy again.

When Zhang Fei came to a word, Guo Jia called Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao over speechlessly and said, "Although there are no strong enemies in the north for a while, it must not be guarded without soldiers. You need to arrange everything before leading the army to leave. .”

Chapter 3 The Army Departs

Chapter 3 The Army Departs

Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao quickly arranged everything. Youzhou had Yan Gang in charge and secret guards going deep into the grasslands. Once Xianbei wanted to go south, they had time to react.

Only in Bingzhou, Huang Zhong originally wanted to keep Qu Yi to guard it, but unfortunately Qu Yi would not do anything, Huang Zhong also knew that Qu Yi was very capable and would probably be the leader of an army in the future, so he no longer forced himself to let him Two [-]-man teams under him stayed behind to guard Bingzhou, while he led an [-]-strong army to leave with Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei's actions can be described as very fast. After staying in Yanmen Pass for three days, he led his army to the east of the river. When Cao Cao received Zhang Fei's army coming east, his face changed drastically. But this defeat was too complete. With 20 troops, only a few thousand people fled back.

Even Cao Cao, who has a big family and a big business, can't afford the loss of 20 troops, not to mention the Huns. Cao Cao knows that the Huns in the north no longer have the strength to threaten Liu Bei.

"My lord, I'm overjoyed." Just when Cao Cao was frowning, Dong Zhao's voice came out from outside, making Cao Cao frown slightly, but soon a smiling face leaked out to meet Dong Zhao who was smiling all over his face.

"Gongren, where does the joy come from?" Although Cao Cao had a smile on his face, he was very unhappy in his heart. Before Ma Chao could solve it, Liu Bei's army was about to arrive.

Although Xiahou Dun won Jingzhou for him, compared with Liu Bei, the difference in strength is still too large. Only by letting him win Liangzhou can he be qualified to challenge Liu Bei head-on.

And according to Xi Zhicai's plan, after taking Liangzhou, Hanzhong and Yizhou are all in his pocket. As long as he looks for another opportunity to take Hanzhong and Yizhou, Cao Cao will not be afraid of Liu Bei at all.

But he underestimated Ma Chao's prestige in Xiliang, and he was able to gather forces of all sizes in Xiliang to bring him such a big trouble.

"Prime Minister, the envoy of Han Sui from Xiliang is here." Dong Zhao approached and said softly to Cao Cao.

"Oh!" After hearing this, Cao Cao's complexion improved greatly. This is what he and Ma Chao have been waiting for for so long.

This time we sent troops to fight Ma Chao, fortunately we brought Lu Bu, a super thug, otherwise no one would be able to cure Ma Chao, Ma Chao is so brave, he killed several generals of Cao Cao in a row, if Ma Chao and Xu Chu did not fight Ma Chao and Pang Germany, Cao Cao's army has been defeated.

Cao Cao had no choice but to fight Ma Chao. He listened to his advice and stopped taking the initiative to fight Ma Chao. Ma Chao led his troops to fight, so he took Lu Bu to fight Ma Chao. Anyway, Cao Cao would not lose anything.

Then Cao Cao used the strategy of alienation to gradually cause conflicts in Xiliang and mutual distrust. The effect gradually came out, and Ma Chao hadn't come to fight for a long time.

Now Han Sui's envoy came to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao knew that the time had come to defeat Ma Chao, so he immediately called everyone to discuss.

"Han Sui wants the post of governor of Liangzhou, I can give it to him, and I can give him the money and food he wants, as long as he can solve Ma Chao's trouble immediately, I can promise him anything first." Cao Cao said to the people below. : "With Han Sui and others as internal responses, Ma Chao is concerned about insufficiency, but..."

When Cao Cao said this, his face was livid and he said: "Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei to lead an army of 30 to the east, and they will soon reach the east of the river. I must return to the army to fight, otherwise Henan and other places will be in danger."

"Prime Minister, Liu Bei only sent Zhang Fei here. Neither he nor Chen Ziming made any moves. They probably don't want to fight the Prime Minister now. Zhang Fei's goal should be Liangzhou." Xun You stood up and said to Cao Cao.

"That's right." Xi Zhicai said, "Liu Bei has just experienced the battle of the Huns in the north. Although the damage in the battle is not great, the consumption of food and grass must be a lot. Moreover, Sun Ce's army is restrained in the south, and there are people sent by the emperor among them. .”

Xi Zhicai walked up to the map, pointed to the tunnels of Liangzhou, and said, "Although there are many alien races in Liangzhou, and the Qiang people often make rebellions, they are good at producing war horses. The most important thing is that the southwest of Liangzhou can enter Yizhou."

"If the prime minister wants to compete with Liu Bei, then Yizhou must be won. Only by using Yizhou as a base that is easy to defend and difficult to attack can we fight against Liu Bei today."

Xi Zhicai made it very obvious that Zhang Fei must not be allowed to occupy Liangzhou, otherwise they will be threatened when they enter Yizhou, and if Yizhou cannot be held in Cao Cao's hands, then Cao Cao will be completely incapable of fighting Liu Bei.

"Do you have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Cao Cao frowned, Zhang Fei was aggressive, and the most important thing was that Zhang Fei was surrounded by top strategists such as Guo Jia and Tian Feng.

Moreover, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Tai Shici and others are also fierce generals who have long been known to the world. In such a formation, Cao Cao must go all out to block Zhang Fei's attack.

"Prime Minister." Xi Zhicai stood up and said, "If Zhang Fei wants to take Liangzhou, he must first take Fengling County in Sili Prefecture."

"The Prime Minister can mobilize the army to Hongnong County to confront Zhang Fei's army. In this way, no matter whether Zhang Fei sends troops to attack Fengling County or goes south to attack Henan County, the Prime Minister can send troops to stop it."

From the map, Hongnong County and Hedong County are almost side by side, while Fengling County is in the north of Hongnong County, and Henan County is in the south of Hongnong County. These two places are very important to Cao Cao.

Fengling County is the place Zhang Fei must pass through to attack Liangzhou, while Henan County is where the emperor's capital Luoyang is located. Most of Cao Cao's military supplies are stored there, and it is the main road to contact Nanyang.

If Fengling County is lost, Zhang Fei's army can drive straight into Liangzhou. If Henan County is lost, then the connection with Nanyang will be blocked, and Henan is also connected to Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which is the most important thing.

Luoyang can be said to be the center of the land under Cao Cao's rule, but it's a pity that Hezhong County fell into Liu Bei's hands because Zhang Ji surrendered to Liu Bei. Now Tai Shici sent troops to garrison there, directly threatening Luoyang, the imperial capital of Henan County.

"Well, Cao Ren was ordered to guard Yanzhou with [-] troops, Le Jin to guard Yuzhou with [-] troops, and Li Dian to guard Jingzhou with [-] troops. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan immediately led their troops to Hongnong County." After listening to Cao Cao After Xi Zhicai's analysis, he immediately made a decision. It is enough to keep [-] soldiers in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Jingzhou. Cao Cao transferred all the remaining soldiers to Sili Prefecture, and concentrated most of them in Hongnong County. , ready to fight Zhang Fei there.

"Gongren, send someone to contact Han Sui immediately. I agree to all his requests, but Ma Chao must be defeated within three days. It is best to kill Ma Chao." Cao Cao looked at Dong Zhao who was in charge of contacting Han Sui and said: Yes, Ma Chao is so brave that he can't let him return to Fufeng, he must ensure that Ma Chao has no chance of making a comeback."

Cao Cao and Ma Chao had a feud against their father, and it was impossible to subdue Ma Chao. If Ma Chao were allowed to return to Fufeng, with Ma Chao's bravery and Ma Chao's prestige in Fufeng, he would be able to gather some troops soon.

At that time, Cao Cao was busy fighting with Zhang Fei. If Ma Chao came behind Cao Cao again, Cao Cao would threaten him, so Cao Cao asked Han Sui to solve Ma Chao's trouble.