The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 366 Take the initiative
Chapter 370 Take the initiative to attack

"[-] Hanzhong soldiers blocked [-] Cao's army, really..." Seeing the secret report sent by the secret guard, Chen Ziming was speechless for a while, what was Zhang Lu thinking? .

"Zhang Song..." Chen Ziming knew what the problem was. It seemed that Zhang Song had been bought by Cao Cao. He not only hinted at Zhang Lu's surrender many times, but also persuaded Zhang Lu when Zhang Lu sent Ma Chao to stop Cao Cao. Give less troops to prevent Ma Chao from becoming bigger.

Originally, Zhang Lu wanted to give Ma Chao [-] soldiers and horses, but in the end he only gave [-]. With [-] poorly equipped Hanzhong soldiers and horses against the [-] Cao army, even if Ma Chao had a favorable position, it would not be so easy to block it.

"It was ordered that Zhang Xiu of Liangzhou immediately lead [-] soldiers and horses to go down the Wei River and station troops outside of Chencang. Once the Ziwu Valley is lost, let him lead the army to pass through Chencang and enter Hanzhong to stop Cao Cao." Chen Ziming's order was sent out soon. However, the journey from Linzi to Liangzhou is far away. After leaving Qingzhou, you have to cross Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Silizhou to get there. No matter how fast the messengers are, it will take more than ten days.

"Brother, I'd better go to Liangzhou to sit in town." After thinking for a long time, Chen Ziming had to give up the comfortable life of being with his wife and children, and asked for orders to go to Liangzhou.

Liangzhou is too far away from Linzi, if there is any change there, it will take almost a month to go back and forth, which is a joke for Bingguishensu.

"Alright..." After Liu Bei thought for a while, he also nodded in agreement. It is indeed the best choice for Chen Ziming to sit in Liangzhou.

Only Chen Ziming and Guan Yu are qualified to sit in Liangzhou. The others are not very suitable. Guo Jia's resourcefulness and prestige are enough, but his health is not good enough to endure the suffering of Liangzhou and other bitter cold places. recuperating at home.

As for the others, whether it was Xu Shu or Chen Gong, their strategy was a bit weak, Liu Bei was worried, Tian Feng's resourcefulness was not weak, but his power and prestige were not enough. After all, Liangzhou soldiers and horses were prepared to enter Yizhou.

Chen Ziming set off, the rear was stable, and there were a few perverted advisers to help plan, even if Cao Cao attacked with all his strength, he would not be afraid, and without Chen Ziming, it would not have much impact.

This time Chen Ziming will take over Yizhou before he will be a teacher, so he not only brought Jia Xu, Pang Tong, Shenpei and others, but also the newly reorganized Huang Zhong Army.

The Huangzhong Army is a mountain army. They are good at fighting in the mountains. Among them, there are more crossbowmen. The purpose of taking this army is to attack Yizhou.

Moreover, there is also a Zhang Liao army in Liangzhou. It is no problem to take Hanzhong, but it may be a little insufficient to attack Yizhou.

When the soldiers and horses led by Chen Ziming were still on their way to Liangzhou, fierce fighting had already begun at the gate of Hanzhong, Ziwu Valley, and Cao Cao had already ordered the army to attack the Ziwu Valley pass defended by Ma Chao.

"The combat power of Hanzhong soldiers and horses is far inferior to our army, and the armor in hand is also far inferior, but this level is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can only be attacked from one side, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army. With this, at most [-] soldiers and horses can be attacked. The city is very unfavorable to us, do you have a good strategy to break through?" Cao Cao frowned and looked at the level that could not be conquered for a long time, and calmly asked the counselors around him.

"Prime Minister." As Cao Cao's confidant and advisor, Cheng Yu followed Cao Cao again, and when he heard Cao Cao's questioning, he immediately said, "Ziwu Valley is a dangerous place, and it is the gateway to Hanzhong. If Zhang Lu has [-] soldiers here, we will be helpless." Come back with success."

"But now there are only [-] soldiers and horses in this area, and the combat power is extremely poor. I look at the casualties. Within five days, Ma Chao's [-] soldiers and horses are only one or two left. How can he be a prime minister with a hundred thousand troops."

In the face of such a dangerous situation, what is the use of a high-level strategy? It is not just a way of attacking by force, filling it with human life, and one day it will be taken down.

"Five days..." Cao Cao frowned and said nothing after hearing this. Five days is already very good to win such a dangerous level, but Cao Cao is definitely too long.

"Prime Minister, don't worry. According to secret intelligence reports, Liu Bei is cleaning up. His rule is unstable, so he won't invade for a while. The Jiangdong army is all going south, and there is no threat to us." The thin Xi Zhicai saw Cao Cao's intentions at a glance. I was worried, so I spoke out to comfort.

"Order the army to tackle key problems day and night..."

Three days later, in the Ziwu Valley checkpoint, Ma Chao looked at the siege army moved by ants below with bloodshot eyes, his face was full of evil spirits, and his right hand held the spear tightly.

"Young general, the soldiers and horses in the city suffered heavy casualties and are very tired. If this continues, I may not be able to last long." Ma Dai also had red eyes and a tired face. It could be seen that he hadn't rested for a long time.

"Is there any news about reinforcements?" Ma Chao asked Ma Dai without squinting his eyes.

"No..." Ma Dai's answer caused a flash of murder in Ma Chao's eyes, which quickly disappeared. After defending the city on the first day, Ma Chao sent someone to ask Zhang Lu for help, but it had been three days. , there is no news yet, which means that Zhang Lu has no intention of reinforcing here at all.

"General, why don't you withdraw, or..." Ma Dai said worriedly, looking at the steady stream of Cao troops outside the pass.

"Go call Ling Ming..." Ma Chao took a deep breath.

Pound came with a big sword, and behind him were five hundred cavalrymen who were full of energy. One could tell at a glance that they were definitely the elite among the elite. At least among the Hanzhong soldiers, only Zhang Lu's personal guards could compete with these soldiers. compared to.

"Follow me to kill..."

Ma Chao didn't say much, neither did Pang De. Hearing Ma Chao's words, he waved his hand, and Ma Chao's steed was brought in. Pound followed behind, and the closed door slowly opened.

"This......."

The soldiers of Cao Jun who were still banging on the closed door were stunned when they saw the closed door opened, and were at a loss for a while, but soon, they all turned around and fled in horror, because they saw a group of cavalry rushing out of the doorway, killing them with murderous intent. .

"kill!......"

Ma Chao took the lead, brandishing a long spear in his hand, causing numerous casualties to the enemy troops outside the city in an instant, followed by Pound, who did not lag behind with a big sword in his hand, and cleaned up the left and right fish that escaped the net for Ma Chao. Enemy forces outside the pass.

"Run away..."

"Help......."

Ma Chao led his troops and horses to rush out, and the Cao army outside the city was in chaos for an instant. They were powerless to stop Ma Chao's charge. They dropped their weapons and fled, trampling on each other, causing countless casualties.

"kill!!!"

Ma Chao led five hundred cavalry to follow closely behind, chasing and killing all the way, constantly expanding the results of the battle.

Ma Dai, who stayed behind, also took the opportunity to send people out to burn all the siege weapons left by Cao Jun outside, and at the same time take back some feather arrows and armor.

"Ma Chao, my son..."

Cao Cao was taken aback when he received the news that Ma Chao had killed him, then he was furious, and immediately sent someone to fight Ma Chao.

(End of this chapter)