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The princes in the Guanzhong area were very wary of Cao Cao.
On the surface, they bow to the court, but in fact they are very selfish. In this era, everyone wants to compete in the Central Plains. How could Ma Chao and others give up on such a good place like Guanzhong.
Cao Cao was defeated in the south and lost to Yangzhou. He urgently needed a place to vent his anger and establish his prestige, and Guanzhong was the most in line with Cao Cao's expectations.
However, the Guanzhong area surrendered to the imperial court, and Cao Cao was always embarrassed to attack them.
So he chose Zhang Lu as his target.
What I didn't expect was that the princes in Guanzhong were afraid that Cao Cao would "destroy Guo and seize Yu", so they brazenly rebelled.
Why rebellion?
As mentioned before, Han Sui, Ma Chao and others were all ministers of the imperial court, so resisting the imperial court was not treason.
After the Xiliang coalition forces send troops, Cao Cao will have an honest reason to attack the Guanzhong area.
At this time, it is important to pay attention to the teacher's reputation. If you are successful, you will be helped by many people, but if you are wrong, you will be given little help.
The Xiliang Allied Forces obviously do not hold moral principles.
The feud between Cao Cao and the Ma family has been going on for a long time. Ma Chao went his own way in Xiliang, and Ma Teng made trouble in the capital. In short, they just refused to let Cao Cao have peace.
Among them, there is one thing about Ma Chao that angered Cao Cao even more, that is, he united with Yangzhou and coveted Chang'an. If Cao Ren hadn't held on, Chang'an would have been lost long ago.
Cao Cao believed that he was no match for Yangzhou, so he could only start by eliminating threats and expand his territory at the same time.
If Xi Zhicai had not been seriously ill and it was difficult to carry out some arrangements, this battle would have started long ago.
After the second anti-Liu Ke alliance was defeated, Cao Cao decided to cultivate his body and mind, be a transparent person, and no longer appear in front of Liu Ke.
But Sima Yi remonstrated, saying: "If the Prime Minister doesn't take advantage of Yangzhou's weakness to eradicate the enemy, is he going to sit back and wait for death?"
Cao Cao then secretly plotted to capture Hanzhong Zhang Lu, which resulted in attracting two big fish, Han Sui and Ma Chao.
Han Sui and Ma Chao commanded the Xiliang Allied Forces to be invincible.
Pang De, the vanguard at the front, led an army of 50,000 people, coming in force from all over the mountains and plains.
Cao Ren stepped out and asked Xiliang why he rebelled.
Pang De didn't talk nonsense, he took one blow of his sword and fought with Cao Ren. When they didn't agree, Cao Ren knew he was outmatched and ran away in defeat.
Ma Chao and Han Sui led their troops to surround Chang'an.
Cao Ren went to the city to protect him. Chang'an was the capital of the Western Han Dynasty. It had strong walls and deep trenches, and the allied forces were unable to attack it in a hurry.
After being surrounded for ten days, we could not break through.
Pang De suggested: "The soil in Chang'an City is hard and alkali, making it unbearable to eat, and there is no firewood. We have been sieging for ten days, and the soldiers and people are starving. It is better to withdraw the army for the time being. As long as it is like this, Chang'an can be easily obtained."
"Good." Ma Chao said.
The coalition forces retreated like this, and Ma Chao personally stopped the rear, until all the troops and horses gradually retreated.
When Chang'an guard Zhong Yao came to the city to take a look, the rebels had all retreated. Worried about fraud, he hurriedly sent out sentries to detect the rebels. As expected, the rebels were far away, so he was relieved.
So he ordered the soldiers and civilians to go out of the city to collect firewood and water, and opened the city gates to let people in and out.
On the fifth day, Ma Chao's troops suddenly arrived again, and soldiers and civilians rushed into the city.
After guard Cao Ren let people in, he quickly closed the city gate.
However, soldiers and civilians disguised as Pound finally sneaked into the city.
At night, Pang De launched an attack, lit a fire, attacked the city gate, killed the gatekeeper and led Ma Chao and Han Sui into the city.
Cao Ren and Zhong Yao lost to the rebels and retreated without Chang'an. Chang'an, which had been guarded for so long, was finally lost.
The Xiliang coalition troops entered Tongguan, and the Battle of Tongguan also began.
In ancient times, Tongguan belonged to the Taolin Sealand, bordering the Qinling Mountains to the south, the Weishui River and the Yellow River to the north. It was located at the transportation hub of the three provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan. There is a saying that "the cock crows can be heard in three provinces, and the gate is closed to choke nine states". The Yellow River passes through here and forms a barrier to the north of Tongguan, so the geographical location is very dangerous.
The generals participating in the war on Cao Cao's army include: Cao Cao, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Zhu Ling, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, etc. There are as many as 350,000 soldiers participating in the war, all of whom are elites who have experienced the battle in the Central Plains.
The Xiliang Allied Forces include Ma Chao, Han Sui, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Yang Qiu, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, etc., who are commanded separately and do not belong to each other. The number of troops is approximately 450,000.
The strength difference is about 100,000, but the Xiliang coalition forces are so uneven that even the commander-in-chief is difficult to do.
By the time Cao Cao's army arrived at Tongguan, Tongguan was already tainted with the strong smell of blood.
"XiliangThe soldiers are strong, and they are good at using spears. If they are not selected as the vanguard, they cannot be resisted. "Xia Houyuan reminded.
"The initiative in the war lies with me, not with the enemy. Although the enemy is good at using spears, I will make them unable to stab. Just watch." Cao Cao said confidently.
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When they saw the Xiliang coalition troops arriving in an endless stream and arraying themselves under the city, the generals were worried.
The Xiliang Army is not only powerful individually, but also has so many numbers. How can they resist it?
But Cao Cao was very happy and said: "The road to Guanzhong is long. If the enemy relies on the terrain for defense, even if I send out all my troops to attack, it will not be pacified in one or two years."
Now all the princes in Guanzhong are gathered here. Although there are many people, they don't like each other. There is no commander with enough prestige among the coalition forces, not even Han Sui.
In this way, I can eliminate them in one fell swoop, which is much easier than defending them individually. "
This is how Cao Cao gave his subordinates confidence step by step, allowing them to build up the belief that they would win.
At this time, Xu Huang suggested: "My lord can send an army north to cross the river, then cross the river at Urabanjin, and set up camp in the west of the river."
These two rivers, one is the Wei River and the other is the Yellow River.
As for why the camp was set up in Hexi, it was of course to invade the Liangzhou base camp, or to go around to the rear of the coalition forces to act as a surprise force.
"This plan is feasible." Xia Houyuan agreed.
So, Cao Cao agreed with Xu Huang's strategy and sent Xu Huang and Zhu Ling to command an army of 40,000.
Before leaving, Cao Cao warned: "Act according to your ability, and remember not to be greedy for merit and rush forward."
"Follow your orders!" Xu Huang said.
Because of this plan, the coalition forces were in dire straits.
Ma Chao proposed to guard the north of the Wei River to block Cao Cao's army, but Han Sui chose to attack it halfway across the river.
In the end, Ma Chao made a compromise.
¡°However, who will send the troops specifically is a difficult problem.
As the governor, Han Sui had great power and wanted to preserve his strength, so he ordered Yang Qiu to intercept.
Yang Qiu is a human spirit, how could he listen to Han Sui's words?
In the official history, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne and Yang Qiu was appointed as the champion general. When Cao Pi was persuaded to proclaim himself emperor, "General Wei Gongqing Shangzunzao" ranked eighth, ahead of Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Xu Huang, and Zhu Ling, and his status was evident. .
"My martial arts skills are average, I'm afraid I might miss the Governor's important mission." Yang Qiu said.
The princes in Guanzhong were very aggressive and eager to brag that their martial arts were the best in the world, but Yang Qiu was so shameless.
No wonder they are doing so well.
The reason why Han Sui wants to deal with Yang Qiu is because he has a better relationship with Ma Chao. It's not right to say that, Yang Qiu just walks between the two of them.
Yang Qiu didn¡¯t want to go, and Han Sui didn¡¯t dare to force him.
"Cheng Yin, go!"
"Yang Qiu isn't going, why should I go?" Cheng Yin said.
Being rejected twice in a row, Han Sui lost face!
How did you become the governor?
Han Sui looked cold and said, "Why, don't you want to do anything?"
"Commander, my strength doesn't allow it!" Cheng Yin cried, "It's fine if we are evenly matched. No one is afraid of anyone, but to deal with Cao Cao, I am the only one who will die."
Han Sui's face looked better now.
"You can send Liang Xing's troops to send troops." Ma Chao suggested.
Liang Xing is Ma Chao¡¯s loyal younger brother. Even his eldest brother stood up and spoke, so Liang Xing could only bite the bullet and agree.
"I will go there eventually."
"Haha, okay, I am indeed a warrior from Xiliang, unlike some people." Han Sui laughed.
But soon he stopped laughing.
"Liang Xing's troops only have 20,000 troops, so I'm afraid they won't be able to accomplish anything. Can the Governor add 20,000 troops? I'll send another 10,000 to form an army of 50,000, which will be led by Liang Xing." Ma Chao said.
I didn¡¯t expect Ma Chao to have this idea!
Han Sui was caught off guard. He and Ma Chao were evenly matched, with 300,000 troops, and the rest were his younger brother's troops.
Liang Xing commanded an army of 20,000, which was indeed a bit shabby.
"Can!"
Han Sui agreed immediately. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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