Becoming stronger from cutting Hu and Cao Cao

Yuan Shu's territory is not that big compared to Yuan Shao's, and his territory is even smaller than Li Chen's Xuzhou.However, these counties of Yuan Shu must not be underestimated.These counties of Yuan Shu are the most affluent counties in the entire world, with a population of more than 200 million.

Among the princes in the world, the richest one can be said to be Yuan Shu.It's hard to say whether soldiers are good or not, but this food is definitely enough.Moreover, Yuan Shu's army is also the best equipped among the princes in the world.

Yuan Shu claimed to have 40 troops, of course, this so-called 40 troops must be a bit false.In fact, Yuan Shu's military strength was no more than 10,000+ at most.Although the military strength is only 10,000+, most of Yuan Shu's territories border on his brother Yuan Shao.There are not many places that need to be stationed for defense, so Yuan Shu can use quite a lot of troops.

At this moment, Yuan Shu has mobilized an army of 15, with general Ji Ling as the main general, waiting for Cao Cao's army to be held back by Ma Teng, and give him a look back.

2 Chapter Forty

Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Beigong Boyu, the three largest warlords in Xiliang, annexed Wuwei, Mayi, and Liangcheng counties respectively.Although these three counties are not big, they have 10,000+ soldiers.

At this time, Cao Ren, who was heading north, had 20 people on the surface.But his family knew about his family affairs, so Cao Ren knew that he was just a strong outsider and a middle-aged man.Now Cao Ren's team is raising flags and bluffing.On the surface, there are 20 people, but in fact he only has more than [-] people.

Guo Jia's task for Cao Ren was not to fight Ma Teng head-on, but to defend Heishi Pass. Even if Heishi Pass could not be defended, Guo Jia allowed him to retreat to Fufeng area.If Cao Ren had retreated to Fufeng, then Ma Teng would not occupy Wuwei, Mayi, and Liangcheng in Wei, but a dozen or so counties north of Fufeng.

Cao Ren understood that Guo Jia was abandoning his car to save his handsome man.These counties from Fufeng to the north are one of the poorest counties in Wei State. Instead of bringing in any taxes every year, they need relief from time to time.

If these dozens of counties are lost at this time, it seems that Wei State has lost its territory on the surface, but in fact it is tantamount to throwing these burdens on Ma Teng.For Cao Ren, as long as Ma Teng and others are stopped north of Fufeng, it will be a victory.

Wuwei County, county government.

Ma Teng sat on the main seat, and Han Sui and Beigong Boyu sat on his left and right.Down below are the generals under the command of the three, such as Ma Teng, Ma Dai, Yan Xing and so on.

At this time, everyone's faces had a look of eagerness to try.The news of Cao Ren's arrival had reached Ma Teng's place. At this moment, everyone's faces were full of fighting intent.

Although Cao Ren brought 20 soldiers and horses, Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Beigong Boyu combined had 10,000+ troops.Although on the surface, Cao Ren has the advantage in terms of military strength.But one thing to understand is that Cao Ren's soldiers and horses are mainly infantry, while Ma Teng's soldiers and horses are mostly cavalry.

Ma Teng thought that since Cao Ren came with 20 troops.Then they are designated to take revenge, and then it must be a decisive battle head-on.In a head-on confrontation, there is no doubt that cavalry is far stronger than infantry. It is not an exaggeration to say that one cavalry can hand over three infantry.

"Everyone, Cao Ren, the general under the command of Cao Cao, king of Wei, has led an army of 20 towards us. It is only two or three days away from us. Let's talk freely and tell us about our countermeasures." Ma Tengchao asked everyone.

"Countermeasures, what countermeasures are there?"

"Soldiers come to fight, water comes to cover up, they come, let's follow up." Han Sui said first.

After Han Sui took over Mayi, he is still so proud now.Ma Teng, Han Sui, Beigong Boyu and the others are now making the three counties of Wuwei, Mayi, and Liangcheng the horns of each other.Cao Hong also thought so at the beginning, so Cao Hong transformed these three counties into military cities.Cao Jun hoarded a large amount of supplies, equipment, etc. in these three counties.

Therefore, after the three of Ma Teng and the others occupied these three counties, they obtained a large amount of military supplies, which also made the three of them a little swollen.Han Sui and the others thought that every city of Cao Jun had such supplies.Therefore, at this time they are full of fighting spirit and want to take down a few more cities and take advantage of them.

"That's right, Brother Han is right, they're here, let's just fight."

"We have set up a pocket formation early on. As long as Cao Ren dares to bring people in, we will encircle and wipe them all out." Beigong Boyu also echoed.

"Yes, hit."

"That's right, beat the fuck up. We Xiliang soldiers and horses, can we still be afraid of them?" A group of young generals also shouted.

Because of the continuous occupation of the three counties in Weidi, this time is the time when Xiliang soldiers and horses are in full swing.Especially these young generals from Xiliang, each one of them has a kind of arrogance of being the eldest, the second, and my third.

Just when everyone was in full swing, a partial general walked in and whispered a few words in Ma Teng's ear.

This person didn't know what he said in Ma Teng's ear, and as soon as he finished speaking, Ma Teng's face became tense, and his expression was a little ugly.

Everyone is a person who understands words and emotions. Seeing Ma Teng's face change, the originally noisy lobby became quiet in an instant.

Ma Teng frowned, glanced at everyone, and then said in a low tone: "The news just came from Heishi Pass. After Cao Ren arrived at Heishi Pass, he stopped moving forward. Instead, he joined forces with Cao Hong. Start to strengthen the Black Stone Pass, it seems that this is to defend the Black Stone Pass."

If Cao Ren simply didn't move forward after arriving at Heishi Pass, it could be explained that he wanted to rest at Heishi Pass and recuperate.However, Cao Ren has already begun to strengthen the Black Stone Pass. What does this mean? It shows that he has no intention of moving forward at all.

As soon as Cao Ren stopped at Heishiguan, Ma Teng was the one who was in a hurry.Why do you say that?Because if it's a field battle, it stands to reason that Ma Teng has a better chance of winning, but if it's a siege, then it's hard to say who has a better chance of winning.

"His Royal Highness Liang, I think Cao Jun's so-called 20 soldiers and horses are probably bluffing. Think about it, if there are really 20 soldiers and horses, then this person eats horse chews, and his daily consumption is one Huge loss."

"If Cao Jun really used 20 soldiers and horses, then it should be a decisive battle with us at speed. If we use 20 soldiers and horses to confront us, for a long time, this will consume Wei's own national power." Ma Teng The military adviser Cheng Gongying twirled his goatee and said slowly.

"The military adviser is right. Since Cao Ren is now guarding Heishi Pass, there is no need to bring 20 troops. Although Heishi Pass is not small, it is not big. 20 troops are more than enough to guard Hulao Pass, let alone Said that a small black stone is closed." Ma Teng said the same.

After this analysis, Cao Ren's so-called 20 soldiers must be a bluff, but now the question arises, since Cao Ren's 20 soldiers are a bluff, how many people does he have?

"Military Master, how many soldiers and horses do you think Cao Ren brought this time?" Ma Teng asked.

"King Liang, Wei State is surrounded by heroes and enemies are everywhere. Although the army has the most troops, there are also many enemies that need to be defended, so they must not bring too many people. Since they did not take the initiative to attack, but chose With the defense of Heishi Pass, I think the number of people should be around [-] to [-]."

"However, it's hard for me to estimate the exact number of people." Cheng Gongying, the military adviser, said to Ma Teng.

Chapter 241 Pre-war Planning

"Brother, since they won't come, why don't we attack?" Han Sui said to Ma Teng.

Ever since Han Sui occupied Mayi, his heart swelled.Don't look at Mayi City as small, but it is much better than Han Sui's Jincheng.Moreover, this Mayi fight was also very easy, so Han Sui did not put Cao Jun in his eyes.

"Military division, can this Heishiguan be attacked by force?" Ma Teng asked Cheng Gongying, the military division beside him.

Don't underestimate this Cheng Gongying, although in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this Cheng Gongying did not leave any name.As we all know, Luo Guanzhong in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a Shu blow, and most of his pen and ink are used to describe the civil servants and generals of the Shu Kingdom.For people from other factions, most of them are taken in one stroke.

In the official history, this Cheng Gongying is not easy.His name is a compound surname, Cheng Gong, with a single English character.He served Han Sui first, then Ma Teng, and finally surrendered to Cao Cao when Ma Teng was defeated.Cao Cao once worshiped him as a military adviser to quell the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou, and finally he was named a lieutenant.

This official position in the Three Kingdoms period was worthless, but the title was still very valuable. Cheng Gongying was able to be named a marquis by Cao Cao, which shows that this person has real skills.

Ma Teng asked Cheng Gongying for advice. After Cheng Gongying pondered for a while, he said to Ma Teng: "Heishi Pass can be attacked. Cao Cao's total force is only 70 million. We must guard against Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao. Li Chen. According to my opinion, he can use only about 20 troops. Now that Cao Ren is guarding Heishi Pass, I guess Cao Cao has seen that there are people behind us."

"Since Cao Cao has seen that there are people behind us, then he must be holding down soldiers and horses to guard against other people. I estimate that the number of troops in Cao Ren's hands may only be tens of thousands. If so, this Black Stone Pass can be taken Next." Cheng Gongying said to Ma Teng.

"That's right, if we can't take even a small Heishiguan, then how can we talk about plotting the world?" Beigong Boyu on the side also said.

At this time, Cheng Gongying walked to the side of the map and said to everyone: "His Royal Highness, look, Cao Jun is now defending Heishi Pass for a generation. Behind Heishi Pass is more than ten cities in Weidi. If you go further, it will be Fufeng City." .”

"Fufeng is a huge city. It is easy for us to attack Heishi Pass, but it is difficult to attack Fufeng. Now, the reason why Cao Ren is defending around Heishi Pass is to keep it. Behind Heishi Pass and in front of Fufeng City There are only a dozen counties."

"If we want to attack Heishi Pass, then we must attack fiercely, and Cao Jun cannot be given a chance to breathe. The walls of these dozen or so county towns are short and not conducive to defense. I estimate that as long as we attack Heishi Pass, Cao Jun will definitely abandon it. These dozens of county towns turned to rely on Fufeng City to stop our army."

"Brother, did you hear that? As long as we conquer Heishiguan, it is equivalent to picking up more than a dozen counties of Cao Wei for nothing. We have already made a lot of money by capturing three counties now, which is more than a dozen counties." "Han Sui said excitedly.

"Brother Han, it's better to listen to the military adviser first." Ma Teng waved to Han Sui, motioning him to sit down and listen to Cheng Gongying.

Due to various reasons such as the customs of Xiliang, most of the people in Xiliang are reckless and rough.There are very few people with brains like Cheng Gongying, and Ma Teng finally met one, so he naturally obeyed Cheng Gongying's words.

After Han Sui sat down, Cheng Gongying continued to say to the crowd: "After conquering Heishiguan, our goal is not these ten county towns. Our goal is Fufeng. Since Cao Ren defended Heishiguan for a generation, the strength of Fufeng must be emptiness."

"Once the Black Stone Pass is lost, Cao Ren will actually turn around and try to defend Fufeng. But most of Cao's army are infantry, and most of us are cavalry. Our marching speed should be much faster than Cao's army."

"So, what I mean is that after we take down Heishiguan, we don't care about the dozens of county towns. Let's go directly to the rear of Cao's army and take down Fufeng first. After we take down Fufeng, it is equivalent to blocking the way of this Cao's army."

"In this way, these Cao troops will be forced to stick to these dozens of county towns. When the time comes, once Cao's troops disperse, we will be able to encircle them one by one."

I have to say that this Cheng Gongying is really capable.If his strategy is true, it will be equivalent to distributing Cao Ren's army to various counties.In this way, they can be divided and wiped out.

However, Cheng Gongying didn't know that Cao Ren didn't come here by himself.Cao Ren also came with a military division, but of course the military division Cao Ren led was definitely not Guo Jia.If Guo Jia came, Cheng Gongying would not be enough for Guo Jia to calculate.

Who is the military advisor that Cao Ren brought with him? This person is Cheng Yu.Although Cheng Yu was not as good as Guo Jia, he was still considered a first-class military advisor.Cheng Yu's style of strategizing is exactly the same as Jia Xu's, and he also likes to use some poisonous tricks.

In the history of the previous life, when Cheng Yu was a military commander defending the city, when there was a lack of food in the city, he used to let the soldiers use human flesh to satisfy their hunger.It can be seen from this that Cheng Yu is a person who will use any means to achieve his goals.

As soon as Cheng Gongying said his plan, Ma Teng pondered for a moment and felt that the plan was feasible.After all, it was easier to force Cao Ren's troops into a dozen cities and divide them up than to force them to join forces in the high city of Fufeng.

Of course, this is just Cheng Gongying's plan.If you plan it, someone else will crack it.Cheng Yu is not a simple person, Cheng Gongying can think of it, so Cheng Yu can also think of it, maybe Cheng Yu has a more poisonous plan waiting for them.

At the same time, Black Stone Pass.

After Cao Ren came to Heishiguan, he immediately took over Cao Hong's military power.As Cao Wei's chief military officer in the north, Cao Hong first lost Wuwei County, and then lost Mayi and Liangcheng.Cao Hong was mainly responsible for this matter, so as soon as Cao Ren came, he took over Cao Hong's military power and beat him with thirty army sticks as a warning to others.

Cao Ren was much more experienced in marching and fighting than Cao Hong. As soon as he took over Heishi Pass, Cao Ren reinforced the defense of Heishi Pass many times, and re-arranged the defensive positions of soldiers on the city wall.

"General Cao, this Black Stone Pass is going to be lost after all, so there's no need for such a defense?" Military Adviser Cheng Yu said in Cao Ren's ear.

"It's true that the pass must be lost, but before I lose the pass, I have to let the Xiliang army know that our Cao army is a vegetarian." Cao Ren said firmly.

"However, is your plan really useful, military advisor?" Cao Ren said to Cheng Yu.

"Don't worry, general, I promise Ma Teng will leave tens of thousands of corpses outside Fufeng City." Cheng Yu said confidently.

Chapter 142 Yan Xing as the Pioneer

Now that Ma Teng has made a decision, he doesn't hesitate any longer. The mountain warlords in Xiliang dispatch their own troops.In addition to leaving a small number of soldiers and horses to garrison the city, the general attack has gathered [-] soldiers and horses, and is about to attack Heishi Pass.

There is no doubt that Liang Wang Ma Teng has the highest status and the most troops among the three.The command of the [-] troops was naturally in the hands of Ma Teng, and Han Sui and Beigong Boyu dared not say anything about this.

However, in addition to the central army, this army must have an advanced army. Among the advanced troops, he needs a vanguard general with extraordinary courage.

In the military tent, because of the position of the vanguard general, there was a complete commotion.Who is making trouble here?The two people making a fuss were Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing and Ma Teng's son Ma Chao.

Both of these two people are unworthy and brave, and they both want to be the vanguard general.No one is willing to give in to anyone at this moment, and the two are arguing in the middle of the Chinese army's tent, and it seems that they may fight at any time.

"Hmph, if not, let's play a match, and whoever wins will be the vanguard general." Yan Xing said coldly.

Yan Xing and Ma Chao fought a battle last time, although the two ended in a tie on the surface.However, in fact, Yan Xing was slightly better.Yan Xing's weapon was broken, but Ma Chao was almost stabbed to death by Yan Xing.

Ma Chao was also very upset about losing to Yan Xing last time. He felt that Yan Xing was insidious and plotted against him.If it is true about martial arts, Yan Xing must not be his opponent.

"Hmph, just hit me, I'm still afraid that you won't succeed." Ma Chao snorted coldly, and said very unhappily.

Looking at it, these two people are not just going to quarrel, this is a sign that they are about to fight.If the two of them do it now, it will be a big joke.Before fighting Cao Jun, his own people started fighting first.

"Chao'er, don't mess around."

"In this battle, Yan Xinglai will be the vanguard." At this moment, Ma Teng made the final decision and confirmed Yan Xinglai as the vanguard.

"Thank you, brother, my son-in-law will definitely not disappoint you." Han Sui thanked Ma Teng on Yan Xing's behalf.

"Thank you, King Liang." Yan Xing also bowed his hands in thanks.

At this time, Yan Xing was full of complacency, while Ma Chao was full of anger.However, this was decided by Ma Teng, so Ma Chao dared not say anything more.You know, Ma Teng's family education was very strict, and Ma Chao didn't dare to disobey his father.

Why did Ma Teng let Yan Xing be the vanguard instead of his son Ma Chao?You know, this pioneer is doing meritorious service.And as a pioneer, he must be the first to break into the Black Stone Pass, and the first to enter the Black Stone Pass must be the first to benefit.

Did Ma Teng really give Han Sui the credit and benefits of being the first to enter the city with good intentions?Of course not to mention, if it's a matter of heart and mind, three or five Han Sui are tied together, and he is not Ma Teng's opponent.

Don't forget the strategy laid down by military advisor Cheng Gongying, what is the purpose of attacking Heishi Pass, and the purpose of attacking Heishi Pass is for the Fufeng City behind.Black Stone Pass is just a checkpoint, how can it compare with the supplies of Fufeng City.

Ma Teng asked Yan Xing to be the vanguard, so Han Sui and Beigong Boyu's army would be the main force to attack the city.At that time, even after the capture of Heishi Pass, the soldiers of Han Sui and Beigong Boyu will be exhausted.

Under such circumstances, Ma Teng was ordering his son Ma Chao to lead his troops to Fufeng City, and they would be the first to arrive at Fufeng City.In this way, the greatest benefit of Fufeng City came into Ma Teng's mouth.

Ma Chao is still young and doesn't understand his father's scheming.However, under such circumstances, Ma Teng would not explain much to Ma Chao.

Three days later, outside the Black Stone Pass.

Ten miles away from Heishi Pass, a [-] army set up a camp that stretched for several miles.Ma Teng is worthy of being the descendant of Ma Yuan, General Fubo of the Han Dynasty. This is the experience passed down from the military family.Ma Teng's camp was set up in a very orderly manner, with horses, antlers, trenches, etc. all available, and he was not afraid of Cao's army coming to attack the camp while their foothold was not stable.

After conquering Wuwei, Mayi, and Liangcheng counties one after another, the Xiliang army, which lacked armor and weapons, had already begun to equip it with iron armor.Of course, most of the armored soldiers were infantry used to attack cities.

Xiliang people are good at riding and shooting, so Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Beigong Boyu's cavalry are mostly light cavalry.What the light cavalry pays attention to is lightness and agility. If it is equipped with iron armor, it will affect the speed instead.

However, at this time, the tall Xiliang infantry were equipped with iron armor, and their defense was greatly improved.In this way, this is tantamount to making up for the shortcomings of the Xiliang army's inability to attack the city.

As a vanguard general, Yan Xing had to go to the city to call for battle as usual. Under such circumstances, if Cao Jun went to fight, it would be exactly what Yan Xing wanted.If Cao Jun didn't fight and was scolded by Yan Xing in the city, it would definitely affect the morale of the army.

The war drums were beating, and Yan Xing was criss-crossing the Heishan Pass alone, not to mention that Yan Xing's lip service was really six.After yelling and scolding, Cao Ren really got angry.

"The turtle above, are you Cao Ren? You have to come out and have a fight with grandpa." Yan Xing pointed the spear in his hand directly at the field and cursed loudly.

Cao Ren's face was completely blackened by the scolding. Originally, Cao Ren thought that if he let the kid scold for a while, and he ignored his words, the kid would lead others to leave.But, who knew that this kid was still scolding at the top, after scolding for half an hour, he just didn't leave.

Cao Ren has been fighting with Cao Cao since he made his fortune. He can be regarded as half a famous general in this era. How can he tolerate a junior like Yan Xing, such scolding?

In Cao Ren's view, he, Ma Teng, and Han Sui belonged to the same generation.What kind of a guy is this boy who doesn't even have full hair, since he dares to scold him endlessly.

Uncle can bear it, but aunt can't bear it.Thinking of this, Cao Ren decided to go out of the city and fight this kid.

"Kick, kick, kick."

Cao Ren got off the city wall, got on his horse, and led a group of soldiers to fight out.

"The general will be named." Cao Ren came to the front of the formation and shouted at Yan Xing.

"I am Yan Xing." Yan Xing replied.

"I, Cao Ren, have never killed anyone who is unknown, but you are too insane, boy, so I will make an exception for you today?" Cao Ren said angrily.

"Ha ha!"

"I, Yan Xing, am an unknown person today, but tomorrow it will be known to the world."

"I don't know, taking the head of Cao Renxiang will make me Yan Xing famous." After Yan Xing finished speaking, he charged towards Cao Ren with a spear in his hand.

Cao Ren is a famous general under Cao Cao's command. It can be said that he has been on the battlefield for a long time. How can he be afraid of Yan Xing, a little-known brat.With a big knife in his hand, he also greeted Yan Xing.