Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 165: Praise for the power of God, plot to pursue Ma Chao and suspect Bingxian County (1/8 pursuit)

Zhuge Liang sighed: "Bo Song knows my heart. I serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, and I have participated in the deployment of Longyou."

"If You Chang can supervise the military and administration of the five counties of Longyou, I can rest assured to plot Liangzhou and Guanzhong."

"If You Chang can't take charge of Longyou, I will have to keep another general."

"I am of great use to Zilong. Yi De will definitely not want to stay in Longyou. Han Sheng is not familiar with government affairs. Wen Chang is the prefect of Hanzhong and there is no way he can stay."

"You don't need You Chang. The only one who can replace You Chang is Bo Song."

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "I will definitely not stay in Longyou, that's why I decided to go to Jieting with Ma Canjun."

"With me watching, Ma Canjun doesn't dare to be arrogant or arrogant when he goes to the street pavilion; I just want Ma Canjun to see the cruelty of the battlefield, not to let Ma Canjun be hit and unable to recover."

"If Ma Shenjun is beaten and becomes autistic, who will be the governor of Longyou for my father?"

Zhuge Liang stared at Zhuge Qiao: "Bosong, tell me the truth. If I can't leave the five counties of Longyou quickly, and Jietingchengguan is burned down, how sure are you that I can wait until I arrive?"

General Zhao Yun of the Yi Army took Tianshui County.

Ma Chao held his whip and smiled: "If we directly set up a stronghold in Jigu, wouldn't it make Yang Qiu mistakenly think that I am afraid of him?"

Although he was very worried about Zhuge Qiao's safety, Zhuge Liang also knew very well: all the generals' sons were in the army, and Zhuge Qiao had to share the honor and disgrace.

The chariot general Zhang Fei took Nan'an County.

Zhuge Liang changed his expression and lowered his voice: "Are you trying to make Yu Chang unable to command even a single soldier?"

"Brother, we are just suspicious soldiers. Why not just set up a stronghold in Jigu instead of going directly to Yi County?" Ma Dai was a little confused.

Going to the street pavilion in person was something Zhuge Qiao had carefully considered.

"That's fine." Zhuge Liang sighed: "Bosong is sure, and I respect Bosong's wishes."

Compared with Zhuge Liang's defeat of Longyou in history, although the strategic plan for the defeat of Longyou this time is similar, the combat power setting is completely different.

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "Father, I cherish my life very much. But Dad, don't be too anxious and tired. Your body is the capital of reviving the Han Dynasty."

"I'll give you one thousand, escort the food and grass behind, and I'll personally go and pull out Yang Qiu's stronghold outside the city of Yi County!"

You can let Ma Su be the commander-in-chief, but if you don't listen to Ma Su, the commander-in-chief, you have to go to Jieting to survey the specific terrain and then see Ma Su's specific performance.

Also accompanying the Han were General Zhuge Qiao, General Wei, Huang Zhong, General Wei Yan, Zhenbei General, as well as Wu Ban, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, Chen Shi and other brave generals.

Without Wei Yan, Ma Su could not command the two brave soldiers Wei Yan trained in Hanzhong.

Ma Dai saw that Ma Chao believed in calmness, so he stopped trying to persuade him.

"I also hope that you and my mother will give me another brother. I have already thought of a name, and I will call him Zhuge Zhan."

"Looking, admiring." The poem "Daya" and "Sang Rou" says: "I am so grateful to you that the people look up to you." It means admiration for my invincible brother."

Ma Chao led 5,000 infantrymen and rode straight to Xi County. There were many banners and a great momentum.

"I also want to know if Yang Qiu has improved over the years!"

Just because Zhuge Qiao is Zhuge Liang's son doesn't mean he can go to the safest position to achieve military success.

Just like when the great strategist commented on the Battle of Jieting, he once said, "In the first battle, it is better to face the battle first." And this is also true.

Yang Qiu now has 20,000 people in Yi County. Ma Chao takes 5,000 people and goes directly to attack Yi County. This is too frivolous.

Zhuge Liang laughed and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! I'm already forty, why should I give you a younger brother? Even if you want to admire him, shouldn't you admire me?"

In other words.

"Soldiers are very quick. While Yang Qiu doesn't know that I am praising Xiandao, I can catch him off guard first."

Zhuge Qiao raised his lips and said, "Father, I misunderstood. If Ma's decision to join the army was measured, how could Wei Zhenbei and I dare to disobey him?"

"Even if there are only 5,000 people, I will still mobilize 50,000 people! Only in this way, Yang Qiu will not dare to take a step outside the city of Xi County!"

"Go and let You Chang check in, so you don't have to come in." Zhuge Liang couldn't stand Zhuge Qiao's sudden narcissism and waved Zhuge Qiao away.

Baoxie said.

Zhuge Qiao looked up to the sky and sighed: "Brother Zhan, it seems that you will be born a few years later."

Zhuge Qiao raised his finger: "If it's just me and Wu Dang Feijun, it's 50%; if we add Wei Zhenbei, it's 100%! Even if Meng Da and Zhang He come in person, they can't get any advantage!"

Zhuge Qiao chuckled: "An elder brother is like a father. Father, you are busy with official duties, so you must not have time to teach me, so naturally I have to teach you."

The soldiers are elite and brave, and they can be called the peak combat power of the Yanhan branch in Yizhou!
The generals divided their forces and marched.

The hussar general's horse crossed the Baoxie Road to act as a suspect.

Ma Chao arrived too quickly and attacked fiercely. In less than three days, he had wiped out more than a dozen Yang Qiu's strongholds from Yi County to Baoxie Road.

Without Zhuge Qiao, Ma Su would not be able to command anyone in the five departments of the Fei Army.

After experiencing the lesson of Jieting, "Every time he goes out, Liang must be in the army." This is why Mu Mendao killed Zhang He during the fourth Northern Expedition.

If Ma Su went to Jieting to be the commander-in-chief, he would not be able to command more than 3,000 troops!
Even the soldiers Zhuge Liang assigned to Ma Su may not really listen to Ma Su.

Zhuge Qiao's words have been very straightforward.

"This is impossible!"

Yang Qiu from the county town stood up and stared at the stronghold commander in front of him in disbelief.

"I have more than a dozen strongholds outside the city, and I have deployed a total of 5,000 people. Even 5,000 dolphins and dogs can hold them back for more than ten days!"

"How could the Han soldiers advance so quickly?"

"You must have given up your stronghold and fled when you saw the Han soldiers. What crime should you do?"

The general did not dare to raise his head, but he felt quite aggrieved: There were indeed five thousand people in the stronghold outside the city, but there were more than a dozen strongholds! It’s not like there are five thousand people in one stronghold!

But the general did not dare to argue like this, for fear that Yang Qiu would kill him with a knife in shame and anger.

The general said weakly: "General, we really resisted, but the Han soldiers are too brave to stop us!"

Yang Qiu said angrily: "What a waste! Then can you see clearly who is commanding the Han soldiers?"

The general shook his head: "The other party is approaching fiercely, and I have no time to see clearly."

Yang Qiu really wanted to kill the general in front of him, but the Han soldiers destroyed more than a dozen strongholds. In the end, he didn't even know who the enemy was!
"Send the order, organize the troops and leave the city."

"I want to see who is this blind person who dares to invade my county!"

Yang Qiu immediately ordered five thousand cavalry and left the city angrily.

however.

Yang Qiu's luck seemed not very good. Just ten miles out of the city, Yang Qiu encountered the surging Ma Chaojun.

Seeing the familiar pattern of the general's flag, the memory deep in Yang Qiu's mind resurfaced, and his face instantly turned ugly: "The flag with the word "horse" and "wolf roaring"? It's Ma Chao!"

In the past, Cao Cao planned a plan with Zhong Yao, hoping to destroy Guo through a false plan. He took Hanzhong openly and secretly captured Liangzhou.

Nine tribes, including Ma Chao, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Yang Qiu, supported Han Sui as their commander and rebelled against Cao Cao.

After the failure of the rebellion against Cao Cao, Ma Chao fled Hanzhong, Yang Qiu, Candidate, and Cheng Yin surrendered, Li Kan, Cheng Yi, and Liang Xing died in battle, and Zhang Heng and Ma Wan disappeared.

Now that Candidate and Cheng Yin are lingering elsewhere, only Yang Qiu's official career is smooth.

Ma Chao has been dormant in Yizhou for many years. Many people in Yongliang have forgotten Ma Chao's bravery, but Yang Qiu has an unforgettable memory of the killer Ma Chao.

"I'm so excited!"

Yang Qiu felt bitter in his heart.

Over the years in Guanzhong, Yang Qiuguan has grown bigger and bigger, with fewer and fewer opponents. He has always been able to defeat the Qiang and Hu rebels accurately, and he has become increasingly arrogant.

If ten years ago, Yang Qiu had heard that more than a dozen strongholds were captured by Han soldiers in less than three days, he would never have led his troops out of the city easily.

And now.

The proud Yang Qiu, when he heard that the stronghold was robbed, his first reaction was that he felt humiliated and had to destroy the enemy to avenge his shame. He did not think deeply about why more than a dozen strongholds could not be defended for three days.

Facts have proved that the opening sentence of Sun Tzu's The Art of War is the best way to use troops!

If you use your troops without caution, you will easily fall into a life-and-death crisis and existential dilemma.

In the city, the generals in the stronghold are scolded as useless. When they leave the city, they encounter the murderer Ma Chao.

General Yi Pi was eager to try: "General, the enemy has arrived, charge and kill them!"

Seeing that this general's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, Yang Qiu couldn't help but yell: "Shut up! Send the order and form a formation to meet the enemy!"

Although General Pi didn't know why Yang Qiu was angry, he didn't dare to say anything more and retreated angrily behind Yang Qiu.

Seeing Yang Qiu forming a formation, Ma Chao also held down the formation.

After a while.

Ma Chao rode his horse out of the battle, raised his whip and pointed it at Yang Qiu, shouting: "Could it be that the person coming is Yang Qiu of Jincheng?"

Yang Qiu bravely went into battle.

Ma Chao raised his whip and laughed: "Yang Qiu, we haven't seen you for so many years. When we met, we greeted him with great force, which makes me a little flattered!"

Although Yang Qiu was frightened by Ma Chao's bravery, he did not want to lose his spirit and shouted: "Ma Chao, if you don't stay in Yizhou, why did you come to invade my county?"

Ma Chaosheng is like a bell, but also like a tiger and leopard: "Of course he came to Guanzhong under the edict of the Emperor of Han Dynasty!"

"Yang Qiu, in the past you and I fought hard against Cao Cao, but I really don't want to fight with you. If you are willing to offer your county to surrender to the Han, I will definitely show your great merit to the emperor."

Yang Qiu took a deep breath and lied: "I can still remember the blood oath we made in the past."

"It's a pity that things in the world are unpredictable. Now you and I are our own masters. Remembering our friendship in the past, I don't want to fight with you!"

"The matter of surrender is of great importance. I need to return to the city to discuss it with everyone."

"Give me three days, and I will have a reply after three days!"

Ma Chao reined in his horse's head and shouted: "The Cao family and I have a grudge against killing my father. Although Cao Cao is dead, his son Cao Pi is still here."

"I have sworn long ago that I will eat his flesh, sleep on his skin, and destroy his clan. I will shed my blood for the hatred in my heart!"

"Yang Qiu, if you really don't want to surrender, I won't make it difficult for you. All you need to do is lead your troops away. If you are willing to help me in revenge again, I will treat you as my brother Pao Ze."

"I will come again in three days! I hope you will remember to swear by the blood alliance and never embarrass me!"

After Ma Chao finished speaking, he led the generals to retreat.

When Yang Qiu saw Ma Chao leading his troops away, he let out a long breath.

If Ma Chao had just charged for the kill, Yang Qiu was not sure whether he could escape with his life. "General, do we really want to surrender?" General Yip asked in a low voice.

Yang Qiu frowned and shouted: "Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey? Our family members are all in Chang'an City. If Ma Chao is surrendered, our family members will be slaughtered!"

"It was just a delaying tactic to deceive that idiot Ma Chao! Huh, this thief is brave and foolhardy. I just used a little trick to kidnap him away."

"Don't have any doubts, return to the city quickly and set up defenses. In three days, I will humiliate that man!"

Yang Qiu turned around and hurriedly returned to the county town.

At this shocking moment, Yang Qiu was so horrified that he broke into cold sweat.

the other side.

Ma Chao led his troops to join Ma Dai.

After hearing about the three-day agreement between Ma Chao and Yang Qiu, Ma Dai couldn't help but wonder: "Given the situation at the time, Yang Qiu had neither the advantage of the city's location nor the strength of his troops. Why didn't my brother capture Yang Qiu directly? Instead, he gave Yang Qiu three days to prepare?" "

Ma Chao smiled and said, "Brother Dai, a few days ago you advised me to set up a stronghold in Jigu and serve as a suspect. How come you have forgotten the prime minister's advice now?"

"You and I are using troops along Baoxe Road to attract the attention of the armies in Guanzhong and to provide cover for the Prime Minister's surprise attack on Longyou."

"If I had defeated Yang Qiu just now, Meng Da of Chang'an would have personally led troops to the county seat after hearing the news."

"Yang Qiu was afraid of me, so he didn't dare to compete with me. But Meng Da refused to obey me when he was in Yizhou, so he won't be afraid of me now."

"If Mengda brings troops to attack, no matter whether we fight or retreat, Mengda will notice that I am bluffing."

"At that time, I will have no choice but to retreat from Jigu, and the suspected soldiers will be useless!"

"I deliberately asked Yang Qiu to leave, but Yang Qiu would think that I was arrogant, brave and foolhardy."

"If I plant more than a dozen Han army flags in Yang Qiu's strongholds to confuse Yang Qiu's spies, Yang Qiu will not dare to act rashly again."

"The news of the Prime Minister's surprise attack on Longyou cannot be kept secret for long. If Meng Da heard that Longyou was attacked, he would definitely lead troops to rescue him personally for fear that the Prime Minister would cut off Longyou."

"But at this time, Yang Qiu, who has the advantage in military strength in Xi County, chose to stand in a stalemate with me and not fight. Such cowardly behavior will definitely make Meng Da suspicious."

"Although Yang Qiu was promoted to an official by Cao Pi, he was always a reduced general. He also swore a blood oath with me and raised an army to rebel against Cao Pi."

"Regardless of whether Yang Qiu has any objections, Meng Da does not dare to let Yang Qiu stay alone in Yi County."

"In the past, Cao Cao used divisive tactics to drive a wedge between me and Yang Qiu and others. Today, I can also use divisive tactics to drive a wedge between Yang Qiu and Meng Da."

"In this way, you can be called a suspicious soldier!"

Ma Dai was in awe: "Brother makes a decision, and my foolish brother admires it."

Ma Chao is brave and resourceful.

In the past, Cao Cao and Ma Chao faced off at Tongguan. Cao Cao was stationed at Puban and wanted to cross the river westward. After hearing this, Ma Chao said to Han Sui, "You can hold on to the north bank of the Wei River. In less than twenty days, the food in the east of the river will be exhausted, and Cao Cao will inevitably retreat."

However, Han Sui did not use Ma Chao's strategy and insisted on using the strategy of "attacking halfway across the river". As a result, Cao Cao found an opportunity to cross the river.

After crossing the river, Ma Chao sensed something was wrong in advance and led more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry directly towards Cao Cao's army. He almost captured Cao Cao in a battle. Although he drove Cao Cao back to the north bank, he also lost the opportunity to defend the north bank. .

In the end, Cao Cao established a foothold on the south bank with Lou Gui's strategy of pouring water to build an ice city.

If Han Sui had not been conceited and did not accept Ma Chao's good strategies, and the allies were suspicious of each other, it would have been difficult for Cao Cao to defeat the coalition forces of Ma Chao and Han Sui in Weinan.

When Cao Cao later heard about Ma Chao's plan, he even sighed, "If the horse doesn't die, I will have no place to bury him."

Although Yang Qiu remembered Ma Chao's bravery, he had long forgotten Ma Chao's wisdom in advising Han Sui.

After all, after Ma Chao's defeat in Weinan, although he had some small victories, he was driven out of Liangzhou step by step, and finally had to rely on others to join Zhang Lu.

This made Yang Qiu feel more contempt for Ma Chao.

Therefore.

When Yang Qiu encountered Ma Chao, he would be frightened by Ma Chao's bravery and prowess in fighting. However, after Ma Chao retreated, Yang Qiu began to despise Ma Chao as a useless man, and was deceived into retreating after a few words.

Within these three days.

Yang Qiu didn't do anything. He sent a large number of scouts to find out about Ma Chao's strength.

Knowing that the dozen or so strongholds that Ma Chao had seized were all filled with the flags of Han soldiers, Yang Qiu admired his quick wit that day!

"If I hadn't bought these three days, I might have had to abandon the city and leave!"

"Fortunately, I was smart enough to make Ma Chao believe it, so I had enough time to deploy the city defense."

"Surrender to Liu Bei? How ridiculous!"

"What qualifications does Liu Bei, a veteran revolutionary, have to let me serve?"

"In Guanzhong, I can command 20,000 soldiers and horses, how much can Liu Bei give me?"

Yang Qiu originally only had 5,000 troops, but after Cao Pi became emperor, he granted Yang Qiu the title. Yang Qiu then recruited more troops in Xi County, with 20,000 followers.

It's just that most of them are mobs. Otherwise, even with 20,000 elite soldiers, Ma Chao would not be able to break through more than a dozen strongholds in three days.

Yang Qiu despised Ma Chao in his heart, so his tone was naturally more contemptuous.

County Magistrate Xi asked: "General, do you want to send someone to Chang'an to report the news?"

Yang Qiu snorted coldly: "Why do you need to report the news? Do you think I can't defend the city of Yi County? I have 20,000 troops in Yi County. Do you want me to report the news because you want Meng Da to laugh at you?"

County Magistrate Xi was glared at and somewhat frightened: "I heard that Zhuge Liang has 50,000 troops in Nanzheng. I'm afraid Ma Chao is just the vanguard."

"The troops in Xi County are insufficient and it is difficult to defend for a long time. It does not matter if the subordinate is dead. If the general's future is delayed because of this, it will be dangerous."

Yang Qiu couldn't help but laugh when he saw what Magistrate Yi said so well: "Ma Chao can show off his power outside the city, but when it comes to attacking the city, he is only at the level of a child. I was caught off guard three days ago, so I used words to deceive."

"Now I have reorganized the defense in Yi County. All the soldiers are wearing armor and armor, and the arrows and stones at the top of the city have been prepared. If Ma Chao dares to attack the city, he will never come back and die without a burial place!"

"Don't have any doubts. You only need to mobilize the soldiers and people in the city to help defend the city. When Ma Chao is retreated, I will personally report to your majesty to express my merits for you!"

Ma Chao said three days, just three days.

On the fourth day, Ma Chao led his troops to the gate of Yi County and shouted, "Is Yang Qiu here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of gongs and drums at the top of the city, and the archers unfurled their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at Ma Chao below.

Ma Chao pretended to be horrified: "Yang Qiu, why are you doing this?"

Yang Qiu laughed at the top of the city: "Ma Chao, you self-righteous man, do you think I would really miss my old relationship with you and rebel against Wei and surrender to Han?"

"I just used a little trick to deceive you, but you don't know it. It seems like a hopeless guy like you, if you return to Hanzhong early, you may be able to save a small life."

Ma Chao pretended to be furious: "Yang Qiu! Three days ago, I missed my old relationship and refused to fight with you. How dare you deceive me? If you have the guts, roll down the city and fight me to the death!"

Seeing Ma Chao angry, Yang Qiu was even more proud: "Ma Chao, don't you pride yourself on being brave and are called the mighty general by the Qiang people? Come on, come on, I'll stand here. If you can shoot me, this county town will be surrendered to you. Give in!"

Ma Chao sneered in his heart, but on the surface he was furious. He immediately took his bow and arrow and shot towards the top of the city.

However, the city of Yixian County is high, and Ma Chao's arrow has no power when it reaches the top of the city.

Yang Qiu saw the opportunity, stretched out his right hand, held Ma Chao's arrow in his hand, then opened his bow and nocked the arrow: "Ma Chao, look at my amazing shot!"

The arrows coming down from the top of the city were already more powerful. Seeing this, Ma Chao quickly turned his head to avoid the arrows.

Yang Qiu waved again, and arrows from the top of the city were fired at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao blocked it with his gun for a while, reined in his horse and turned around to leave.

"Ma Chao, aren't you going to fight me to the death? Why are you running away!" Yang Qiu burst into laughter at the top of the city, uttering sarcasm.

Ma Chao pretended to be ashamed and angry, and waved his gun and shouted: "Archers, press forward!"

After shooting at each other for a while, Ma Chao said harshly: "Yang Qiu, just wait for me. When I build the siege equipment, I will destroy your city and leave no chickens or dogs behind!"

Yang Qiu did not show weakness, laughed and shouted: "Ma Chao, I will give you three days! Don't worry, I will never leave the city to rob the camp in these three days. You can rest assured to build siege equipment, I will wait for you to attack!" "

City head.

Seeing Ma Chao leading his troops away, the county magistrate offered his advice: "General, Ma Chao's morale has been dampened today, why not rob the camp tonight?"

Yang Qiu's face turned cold: "Rob the camp? If you want to die, don't take me with you! Why do you think I said 'I will never leave the city to rob the camp'?"

"I told Ma Chao on purpose. Ma Chao is impatient and suspicious. The more I say I won't rob the camp, the more he will mistakenly think I want to rob the camp."

"While Ma Chao was on guard day and night, I was recharging my strength in the city. He was exhausted and I was exhausted. How could we not win?"

The county magistrate choked on his words.

Yang Qiu returned home laughing.

Although his family, wife and children are all in Chang'an City, Yang Qiu has several concubines in this county.

"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"

Yang Qiu admired the singing and dancing of orioles in Chen Nei, while Ma Chao dug deep trenches and piled up antlers in Yang Qiu's several strongholds outside the city.

As a Xiliang general who is used to cavalry, Ma Chao is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of cavalry.

Although he set up a conspiracy to deceive Yang Qiu, Ma Chao was also worried that Yang Qiu would not play his cards according to the routine.

If Yang Qiu gets mad and comes to rob the camp, it will not only affect Zhuge Liang's deployment, but also lose Ma Chao's prestige.

"Brother, do you need to arrange for someone to build siege equipment?" Ma Dai asked.

Ma Chao thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "There is no need to waste this energy. Let the soldiers find more dry firewood, dig more earthen stoves in the stronghold, and light bonfires at night."

"Only five hundred stoves will be burned tonight. In five days, the number will be changed to one thousand stoves, and the number will be increased by five hundred stoves each day."

"Cut more bamboo and wood, and tie up all the spare flags. When adding more stoves, you will also increase the number of flags in the stronghold."

In a regular march, one stove can provide food for ten people, and five hundred stoves means five thousand people. Ma Chao imitated the method of adding more stoves, making Yang Qiu's spies mistakenly think that Zhuge Liang's main army was arriving one after another.

Three days later.

Ma Chao led his troops to attack the city. Seeing the rain of arrows on the city, he cursed and left.

The next day, Ma Chao led his troops to attack the city again, but still cursed and left.

After two days of attacking, Ma Chao stopped attacking the city.

Yang Qiu was confused, so he sent spies out of the city to investigate, and with this investigation, Ma Chao's method of increasing the number of stoves also had an effect.

Hearing the spies saying that Han soldiers were arriving at Ma Chao's stronghold one after another, Yang Qiu even sneered: "It seems that Ma Chao is conscious that he cannot take Yicheng and has to wait for Zhuge Liang's main force to arrive."

"Haha, what will happen if more people come? The art of war has it that you can attack it ten times. If you don't have ten times the strength, you can't even think about taking over the county town."

"What's more, it's not just Xi County that has soldiers in this pass!"

(End of this chapter)