The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 301 Zhang Wu Withdraws His Troops
Zhang Wu ordered the soldiers to pile up firewood in Wuguan, poured kerosene on it, and used it to stop Cao's pursuit, and then led the army to withdraw to Nanxiang.

After Xiahou Dun received the order, he crossed Xishui without stopping, bypassed the mountains, and marched along Danshui to Wuguan Road, but happened to meet Zhang Wu who had just come out.

Both sides stopped advancing immediately, and each lined up to confront each other.

Although Zhang Wu has few soldiers, he is not worried at all, because the area is surrounded by mountains and dense forests, which is not suitable for large armies to fight, but it is beneficial for the Jingzhou army who are good at mountain warfare.

Although Xiahou Dun had many soldiers, Zhang Wu, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan were all ruthless when he saw the opponent's banner, and the terrain was not good for him, so while forming an array, he sent people to Wuguan to inspect and report to Cao Cao.

Seeing that Xiahou Dun hadn't moved, Wei Yan couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with Xiahou Dun? Is he blind? Can't you see us? Why didn't he come to attack!"

Zhang Wu said with a smile: "Xiahoudun is only blind in one eye, not completely blind. Of course he saw us, but he is pretending to be blind!"

Huang Zhong also said: "Xiahoudun has been on the battlefield for a long time and has a lot of experience. The mountains here are rugged and densely covered with jungles. Xiahoudun dare not take the risk to attack."

In the vast Qinling Mountains, let alone Xiahoudun's 5 people, even if you give him another [-], you can't find it in the mountains and jungles.Moreover, Xiahou Dun was afraid of being ambushed by Zhang Wu, and it would be a small loss to lose some troops. It would be a disaster if he was captured alive by Zhang Wu.

Xiahou Dun didn't dare to fight Zhang Wu, and Zhang Wu didn't dare to fight Xiahou Dun either.After all, there were tens of thousands of people on the other side, and Xiahou Dun would not foolishly come out to challenge Zhang Wu. It is estimated that no one of Cao Cao's generals would challenge Zhang Wu in the future.

Zhang Wu was still in a hurry to go back and attack Sun Quan. Since neither side dared to take the initiative to attack, let's pretend we never met!

When Cao Cao saw that Wuguan was on fire suddenly, he knew that Zhang Wu had already run away, so he led his troops to put out the fire.The fire was finally extinguished, and the entire Wuguan was burned to the ground. Cao Cao had to order the army to repair Wuguan.Because Wuguan is the barrier to the south of Chang'an, if Zhang Wu can come once, he can come a second time, and the next time he may directly attack Chang'an.

Xiahou Dun watched Zhang Wu lead the army away, but he was not in a hurry. Anyway, his purpose of sending troops this time has basically been achieved. As for killing Zhang Wu so easily, don't dream.

Sometimes when a large army goes out to fight, it does not necessarily have to be a battle. Victory is considered as how many enemy troops are killed. Achieving the strategic goal is also a victory.For example, this time Xiahou Dun sent troops from Wancheng. Although the march was hard and he did not fight the Jingzhou army, he successfully forced Zhang Wu back from Wuguan.

Otherwise, if Zhang Wu is allowed to occupy Wuguan all the time, Cao Cao's main army will be dragged in the pass, unable to completely annihilate Ma Chao, nor can he return to Xudu to support Sun Quan.

After Zhang Wu left, Xia Houdun was afraid that Wancheng would be lost, so he withdrew his troops back to Wancheng.

Cao Cao left Guo Huai to guard Wuguan, returned to Chang'an with his generals, and began to deal with Ma Chao.

Since Jicheng had the reinforcements of Zhang He and Xu Huang, Ma Chao did not dare to attack the city again, and because Ma Chao plundered the people and was unpopular, several Qiang soldiers sent out to plunder were also wiped out by Zhang He and his cavalry. Retract Licheng and wait for the opportunity.

Of course, Zhang Wu would not send someone to notify Ma Chao when Zhang Wu withdrew, so Ma Chao did not wait for the opportunity, but waited for the news that Cao Cao led the army back to Chang'an.

Pang De advised Ma Chao to temporarily withdraw his troops and return to Longyou Qiang to restore his strength, and then make plans after Cao Cao left.

Ma Chao knew that he had few soldiers, and he would definitely not be able to defeat Cao Cao's 20 troops, so he led his troops to Longyou and Wuwei, but Ma Chao's wife and children died tragically in Jicheng, and now he and his cousin Ma Dai were the only ones left in the family. How willing to leave!
So, while Ma Chao pretended to retreat, he ordered people to hide near Jicheng to inquire about Cao Jun's movements at any time.If Cao Cao led his army to leave and Jicheng was empty, he would immediately lead his troops back to attack Jicheng. If there was no chance, he would retreat and wait for the opportunity.

Because of Zhang Wu's sudden attack on Wuguan, Xia Houyuan did not dare to leave to fight Ma Chao. Therefore, Ma Chao was not defeated as badly as before. There were still many soldiers under his command. The state is still incompetent.

After all, Liangzhou is too big, and Cao Cao couldn't station a large army in Liangzhou for a long time because of too much logistical pressure.Ma Chao grew up in Liangzhou and was familiar with the terrain, so it was a headache to come out to harass him from time to time.

After Cao Cao returned to Chang'an, he was about to lead his army to kill Ma Chao first, but Jia Xu suggested: "If the prime minister leads an army, Ma Chao will flee far away. Ma Chaoxiang is famous for his 'healthy and brave', and he has been brave since he was a child. Fighting fiercely, but also being extremely brave. Now that his wife and children have died in Jicheng, he will not give up reconciled. If he is allowed to escape, he will come back to take revenge because of his prestige among the Qiang people, and Liangzhou will never have peace .”

"What is Wenhe's strategy?" Cao Cao asked.He also knew that Ma Chao would not die, and Liangzhou would be in trouble, but Ma Chao was indeed too fierce, and most of his men were cavalry, so it was easy to defeat him, but it was somewhat difficult to catch him.

What Jia Xu is best at is analyzing the opponent's character, and finding ways to deal with him from the opponent's character flaws.Jia Xu is from Liangzhou and knows Ma Chao very well, so he said: "Prime Minister, Ma Chao has a strong personality and loves to show off his personal bravery. After retreating, maybe he will sneak back. The prime minister can send a general to lead the cavalry to set off quickly, cut off his retreat back to Qiang, and then lead the main force back to Xudu, but set up an ambush near Jicheng to wait for Ma Chao to arrive."

Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he adopted Jia Xu's strategy and ordered Xia Houyuan to lead [-] cavalry straight to Jincheng to cut off Ma Chao's retreat. In the upper valley south of Jicheng, waiting for Ma Chao to come.

After Sima Yi heard Jia Xu's strategy, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, he deserved to be "Jia's poisonous man", he wanted to drive Ma Chao to death!The last time Ma Chao and Han Sui joined forces to cause chaos, it was also Jia Xu who offered a "dividing scheme" to make Ma Chao and Han Sui turn against each other.
It seems that we have to be careful of this old fox who is good at protecting himself in the future. It is best not to be an enemy if you can be friends with him!

Jia Xu can be regarded as the smartest person in the Three Kingdoms, perhaps it is more appropriate to say that he is old and cunning.When he followed Dong Zhuo, he was not bad. Later, after Dong Zhuo died, Li Jue took advantage of the chaos to occupy Chang'an again.Later, he helped Zhang Xiu defeat Cao Cao twice, which not only caused Cao Cao to lose his army, but also indirectly killed Cao Cao's eldest son, nephew and confidant and favorite general. However, after surrendering to Cao Cao, he was deeply trusted and reused by Cao Cao.

The most powerful thing is that Jia Xu was able to get involved in Cao Cao's selection of heirs. Cao Cao even followed Jia Xu's advice and made Cao Pi his successor.The other Yang Xiu who pretended to be clever and meddled in this matter died a miserable death.

Now Jia Xu has a great kindness to Cao Pi, and Cao Pi is very grateful to Jia Xu after succeeding to the throne.Moreover, Sima Yi and Cao Pi are in the same group, so Jia Xu has indirectly helped Sima Yi a lot.

Throughout the Three Kingdoms, is there anyone who can follow six bosses like Jia Xu and become more and more officials?In the end, he became a Taiwei and lived to be 77 years old!
(End of this chapter)