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Chapter 166: Ma Chao¡¯s defeat

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    Outside the city of Xicheng, in Ma Chao's handsome tent, the smell of wine was overwhelming.

    It has been more than a month since the troops left Chencang, but they were blocked by Zhang Ji in Xicheng, making it difficult to move forward. Ma Chao felt angry in his heart.

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    Xicheng, also known as Xiwu, was built by Dong Zhuo for himself and Diao Chan to enjoy themselves. The city walls are tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

    Zhang Ji is from Gaoling, Feng Yi County, and has been working as a minor official in Guanzhong since he was sixteen. When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought in the Hedong War, Zhang Ji, Zhong Yao and Ma Teng formed a coalition and killed Gao Gan and Guo Yuan's troops.  He was defeated and killed Guo Yuan in the rebel army. Ma Chao was in the Xiliang army.

    He is not only good at defending the city, but also very familiar with Xiliang soldiers and horses, especially Ma Chao.  Therefore, Ma Chao has not gained any advantage since the war began.

    Ma Chao drank a lot of wine in the handsome tent, then threw away the wine glass and looked at the map carefully.  After watching it for a while, my eyes suddenly lit up and I became energetic.

    "Come here, beat the drum for me to gather the generals!"

    "No!"

    Immediately, the war drums sounded outside the commander's tent. In a short time, the generals, deputy generals and army commanders came to the commander's tent.

    Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying, one on the left and one on the right, sat on either side of Ma Chao, while the others stood on both sides.

    "Everyone, Yicheng is tall and strong. Since Zhang has fifteen thousand soldiers and horses, it is not conducive to a strong attack. Now I have a plan to attack Chang'an directly. I hope you will move forward bravely and kill the majesty of our Xiliang soldiers and horses.  Come." Ma Chao said loudly when he saw everyone had arrived.

    "What's the general's clever plan?" Cheng Gongying asked.

    "About eighty miles to the north from here is Yongcheng. Yongcheng has been gradually ruined since the Qin Dynasty. There must not be many troops stationed at this time. However, there is a small road heading east from Yongcheng, which leads directly to Fengyi on the left and Fengyi on the right.  Fufeng, Xianyang, and thus capture Chang'an. By then, Xicheng will be just an isolated city and can be destroyed without attack!"

    After Ma Chao finished speaking, everyone started talking quietly.

    "General, bypassing Yicheng and attacking Yongcheng can indeed avoid the real situation and attack the weak." After a while, Cheng Gongying said, "But Zhong Yao is by no means an idle person and will not ignore Yongcheng. Moreover, the road to Beishan is rugged.  , it is difficult for large groups of troops to move, and even if a small group of troops get around, they will easily fall into the siege of Cao's army."

    After Cheng Gongying finished speaking, many people nodded. This is indeed the truth.  Once a lone army goes deep and is besieged by the opponent, first of all, food and grass will be a problem.

    "Cheng Gong's strategist said that the art of war relies on perfect combination and surprising victory. If you don't use surprise soldiers, how can you win? And if you use surprise soldiers, how can you not take risks? As a strategist, you don't even understand this principle, right?"

    Ma Chao was born in a family of generals after General Fubo Ma Yuan. He had been familiar with military books and strategies since he was a child. He was by no means brave or without plans.  And his words were obviously full of contempt for Cheng Gongying.

    "General, Chenggong's military advisor is right. It's more than 200 miles from Yicheng to Chang'an. Even if there are no troops stationed in Yongcheng, Zuofengyi and Xianyang, it will be very difficult to transport food and grass. Once relief is not available, all will be lost.  The army was destroyed." Yan Xing also raised objections.

    "Ha" Ma Chao sneered a few times, "When did us Xiliang men become so greedy for life and afraid of death? In this case, I will personally lead the troops! Liu Zhoumu of Jingzhou promised to send troops, and now is the best time. As long as we attack Chang'an,  Liu Zhoumu is marching out of Yique Pass and occupying Luoyang, then the entire Sili and Jingzhao Yin will be ours!"

    "General, don't be reckless!" Cheng Gongying said quickly, "Liu Zhoumu is right in agreeing to send troops, but Jingzhou has just experienced a great war, and soldiers, horses, food and grass cannot be gathered quickly. If Cao Cao's army cannot be stopped by then, our army will be in a dead end.  !¡±

    "General, what Chenggong's military advisor said makes sense!" Ma Dai stepped out and saluted Ma Chao, "Didn't Liu Bei promise to send troops out of Xiegu to help us? It turned out that his purpose was to seize Hanzhong and make us passive. Cao Cao  The momentum is great"

    "How powerful is Cao Cao? What should I fear?" Ma Chao directly interrupted Ma Dai, "Now I order Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying to lead their troops to attack Yicheng from tomorrow. Ma Dai will lead five thousand  Soldiers and horses, move towards the entrance of Xiegu, and send out news to meet Liu Bei's troops. I personally lead an army of 10,000, with Yang Qiu Chengyin as general, and send troops to Yongcheng!"

    "No!"

    Ma Chao has made a decision, and others can only accept it.

    The next day, the Xiliang army began to take action.  Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying ordered five thousand soldiers and horses and slowly came to the west gate of Yicheng.

    At this time, Yicheng guard ZhangHe was already neatly dressed and standing on the top of the city.

    When the Xiliang army first arrived, they launched several fierce attacks, but they failed to achieve any results. They even failed to climb up the city and lost more than 5,000 soldiers and horses.

    Later, the two sides just confronted each other.  Zhang knew that Ma Chao was waiting for Liu Bei's troops to rush out from the Xiegu Road and occupy the south bank of the Wei River, attacking from both sides.

    If that were the case, Xicheng would be difficult to defend.

    But later, Zhang Ji received the news that Liu Bei suddenly captured Hanzhong, and he felt relieved.  It turns out that Liu Bei's plan was to destroy Guo by false means, and his target was Hanzhong.

    Zhang Lu has been operating Hanzhong for many years. Although Liu Bei has occupied it, it is not stable internally. At this time, he will never dare to leave.

    Now facing Ma Chao's troops, Zhang Ji was full of confidence.

    Yan Xing commanded his troops to attack only twice, then stopped attacking and lined up under the city. This made Zhang Ji a little puzzled. He didn't know what kind of medicine Ma Chao was selling in his gourd.

    After a while, soldiers came to report that Ma Dai led five thousand soldiers and horses to the entrance of Xiegu. He also heard that Liu Bei's army was coming.

    Zhang laughed after hearing this.

    "Ha Ma Chao, you are so smart, you still want to attack the east and the west! But you don't know that Zhong Yuanchang has already set up a net to prevent you from returning!"

    The attack and defense of Yicheng are going on every day. The purpose of Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying is just to hold Zhang Ji back and prevent him from dividing his troops to reinforce Yongcheng, so it is always a feint attack.

    Zhang Ji knew it well and was not in a hurry when dealing with Yan Xing. The two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding, as if they had practiced.

    Half a month later, the soldiers came to report that Ma Chao was back.  This somewhat surprised Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying, and they hurried out of the camp to greet them.

    It turns out that Jin Ma Chao doesn¡¯t have the same style as in the past!  He looked miserable.  Covered in dust and blood, there were only a few hundred soldiers behind him.  Cheng Yin and Yang Qiu were even worse than Ma Chao, with only a few dozen soldiers left.

    Needless to say, he returned in a disastrous defeat. The whole army was wiped out. He was lucky to be able to come back alive.

    With 10,000 troops and horses reduced, we were unable to attack the city, so we had to retreat to Chencang.

    The vigorous joint Northern Expedition between Xiliang Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yizhou Liu Zhang ended hastily.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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