The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 302
After the army returned, Cao Cao returned to Xudu with a group of advisers and generals, ready to see if Sun Quan could be rescued.As for Ma Chao, Cao Cao felt that Xia Houyuan and Zhang Xi would be enough to deal with it. As long as Ma Chao fell into a trap due to revenge, it would be nothing to worry about.

Sure enough, Ma Chao found out that Cao Cao had really returned to Xudu, and most of the generals in the army followed him back, so he wanted to lead his troops back to attack Jicheng again.

Pang De advised: "Be careful of Cao Cao's deception. It is better to wait a few more days."

Ma Chao had such a bad temper that he was not willing to wait any longer. When he thought of his wife, children and relatives being chopped off from the city wall one by one, his eyes suddenly turned red and he wished he could fly to Jicheng immediately to kill Jiang Xu, Yang Fu, Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu had them all hacked to death.

"I have found out that Cao Cao is in a hurry to return to Xudu to deal with Jiangdong's affairs, so he must have really retreated. Cao Cao has left, and there is only Xia Houyuan in Guanzhong. Who else in Liangzhou is my opponent? My whole family died at the hands of the gangsters in Yangfu. hand, if I don’t kill this person, how can I go back?”

His wife, children, and the whole family were all killed, and he was defeated. Most of the Qiang soldiers who came out with him lost more than half. If he just went back like this, wouldn't he be laughed to death?Every time you come back in a big defeat, who will follow you in the future?

Pang De and Ma Dai also knew Ma Chao's temper, so they didn't dare to persuade them anymore, and together with Ma Chao, they led their troops back to Longxi, ready to continue attacking Jicheng.

In order to attract Ma Chao into the trap, Yang Fu personally led his troops out of the city to fight. Seven of Yang Fu's brothers came to help and lined up in front of the formation.

When Ma Chao saw Yang Fu, it was an enemy meeting, and he was extremely jealous.Ma Chao hated Yang Fu's false surrender, and recommended two undercover agents to himself. When he led the army to leave, he occupied his city and killed his wife, children and more than a dozen close relatives.Yang Fu hated Ma Chao's betrayal of the king and treason, and killed more than 40 members of his good friend Wei Kang's family, governor of Liangzhou.

Both sides were blinded by hatred and blinded by anger.Yang Fu seemed to have forgotten Ma Chao's bravery, did he think that his eight brothers could not defeat Ma Chao?But Ma Chao didn't care if the other party had any traps, he just wanted to kill Yang Fu, and then rushed into the city to kill all the men, women and children in the city!
Ma Dai and Pang De fought against the rear army, and eight of Yang Fu's brothers fought against Ma Chao together. As a result, a group of bronzes were wiped out, leaving Yang Fu who was shot five times in his body and survived!No wonder the attack is not high, it turned out to be a pure meat outfit!
Suddenly, Zhang He led the army to kill him, ten thousand cavalry directly dispersed Ma Chao's army, and then surrounded Ma Chao.Ma Chao rushed forward, with only more than 100 cavalry around him, and he couldn't get out when he rushed left and right in the army.

Seeing that they were in an ambush, Pang De and Ma Dai desperately led their troops to rescue.The defenders in the city went out of the city to fight back under the leadership of Jiang Xu. In desperation, Ma Chao had no choice but to lead his army to break through and retreat to the northwest.

Jiang Xu and others carried Yang Fu into the city for treatment, and Zhang Yun led his army to pursue Ma Chao.

Ma Chao and the others fled in embarrassment, and they could not travel dozens of miles. Suddenly, an army in front came up, and the leading general shouted loudly: "Ma Chao, leave, save your life!"

It turned out that Xia Houyuan came with his army and stopped Ma Chao's retreat.

Ma Chao was about to fight, but Pang De advised: "There are interceptors in front, pursuers in the back, and we are tired of men and horses, so we can't fight anymore!"

Ma Dai also persuaded: "Brother, we can't fight any more. If we keep the green hills, we don't have to worry about running out of firewood!"

Ma Chao took a look and saw that there were only a thousand or so cavalry following him, Xia Houyuan had at least a few thousand men in front, and Zhang He had thousands more chasing him behind.

"What can I do?" Ma Chao asked.

Pang De said: "It's better to retreat to the west first. The mountain roads there are rugged and we are familiar with the terrain. It is not easy for Cao Jun to catch up. We will make plans after we get rid of Cao Jun."

Ma Chao had no other choice but to lead his troops westward. Xia Houyuan and Zhang He chased them all the way. Ma Chao's soldiers fled for their lives when they saw this.

In the end, Ma Chao, Pang De, and Ma Dai fled into the mountains with only a few dozen cavalry, and escaped from Cao Jun's pursuit.

Cao Jun won a complete victory and pacified Liangzhou and Longxi. Xia Houyuan appeased the people in the counties and prefectures of Longxi by himself, ordered Jiang Xu, Liang Kuan and others to guard each place, and then led his army back to Chang'an.

Ma Chao returned after another defeat, with all his soldiers lost. He felt ashamed and went back to Liangzhou and Qiang.
But where to gather people and horses to take revenge?Ma Chao discussed with Pang De and Ma Dai, so he decided to go to Zhang Lu first, and then take revenge with the soldiers of Hanzhong after he gained a firm foothold in Hanzhong.

After Zhang Wu, Huang Zhong and others led the army back to Xiangyang, they ordered Huang Zhong and Sha Moke to lead [-] soldiers into Fancheng to help Xu Shu defend the city, and Wei Yan led [-] soldiers to cruise on the Han River in warships.After ensuring the safety of Xiangyang, Zhang Wu personally led [-] soldiers to sail down the river to the Jiangdong battlefield.

At this time, all parts of Lujiang County had been pacified, Gan Ning led the water army to station in Wuhu, Guan Yu and other generals led the main force of the infantry and rushed to Wuhu to join Gan Ning by boat.

After Guan Yu's troops joined Gan Ning, the soldiers were repaired, the warships were repaired, the weapons and equipment were replaced with new ones, and a large amount of kerosene and arrows were replenished, and the army marched towards Moling.

Moling is the Nanjing of the later generations, but it is much smaller than the Nanjing of the later generations.Although Moling at this time was a very important military town and the largest shipbuilding center in Jiangdong, it was not yet the political center of Jiangdong. It would not be until Sun Quan moved his government here and renamed it Jianye that this place would be in the south of the Yangtze River. center.

It can be said that Sun Quan can be regarded as a powerful hero. Jianye is close to the Yangtze River, and not far to the north is Xuzhou, Cao Cao's territory. Moreover, when Sun Quan moved the capital, Jianye had just begun construction and did not even have a city wall.This also shows that Sun Quan at that time was determined to expand his territory through the Northern Expedition. However, adding Hefei and Zhang Liao made Sun Quan never take a step north in his life.

The mighty Yangtze River made a turning point at Wuhu, flowing northeast, but suddenly turned a bigger bend at Moling, flowing southeast into the sea.In this way, a big turn with the top of the arc heading north is formed, and Moling is at the top of this big turn, but it is just south of the Yangtze River.

Of course, the later generations of Nanjing straddled the banks of the Yangtze River, and the main city was in the south of the Yangtze River, standing across the river.

Such a unique geographical location makes Moling the closest riverside city to the Central Plains. It is connected to the Huanghuai Plain in the north, and Jingzhou and Yizhou can be reached in the west against the current. Jiangdong Plain.Since ancient times, the convenient transportation conditions have made Jianye an important town connecting the north and the south of the river.

Moreover, the mountains around Jianye are its natural barrier, and the north is close to the Yangtze River, which is convenient for defense. Suzhou and Hangzhou, which are also in the south of the Yangtze River, have no danger to defend.Suzhou is Wu County, the seat of Sun Quan's current hometown of Wu County, and Hangzhou is Qiantang, the seat of Kuaiji County.

As a crossing party, Zhang Wu certainly knew the importance of this place. It was the capital of many dynasties in later generations, and the terrain was of course very good.Therefore, in Zhang Wu's plan to destroy Wu, the occupation of Moling was the end of the first phase.As long as Moling is occupied and connected with Chaisang, Jiangxia, and Jiangling, the waterway of the Yangtze River will be completely controlled. As long as Cao Cao does not have a strong navy, the entire south of the Yangtze River will be his own back garden from then on.

(End of this chapter)