The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 361 Cao Cao Raids Hanzhong Land

But it is said that after Cao Cao claimed to be Wei Gong, he drank and had fun in Tongque Terrace in Yecheng every day.

In the early summer of the 15th year of Jian'an, Cheng Yu met with him one day and said, "I reported to Duke Wei. According to scouts, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong sent troops to attack Yizhou. The soldiers entered Shu. That Zhang Wu was extremely ambitious, and his subordinates were worried that he would have the desire to annex Yizhou. Wei Gong should send troops to capture Hanzhong as soon as possible in order to seek Yizhou, and Zhang Wu would take it later."

Cao Cao said: "Zhang Wu had long had the ambition to annex Yizhou, but Yizhou's terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and he has never had a chance. This Liu Zhang is really useless. With the land of a state, he even took Zhang Lu There is no way, but to drive away a dog, but lead a tiger into the house."

Cheng Yu said: "With the strength of Yizhou, it is enough to resist Zhang Lu's invasion. But Liu Zhang is weak, and Yizhou's internal struggles are endless, so they can't unify with the outside world. Moreover, Ma Chao defected to Zhang Lu and was appointed by Zhang Lu as the vanguard."

Cao Cao added: "Although Liu Zhang invited Zhang Wu to Sichuan, the great families in Yizhou must be on guard against Zhang Wu. Zhang Wu's army goes deep alone, and the transportation of food and grass is inconvenient. I'm afraid he won't dare to take action for a while. We just finished fighting Hanzhong. Afterwards, they blocked Zhang Wu in Xichuan!"

Cheng Yu said: "Wei Gong, please tell me when can we send out troops?"

Cao Cao asked: "Is the food and grass for the army and horses fully allocated?"

"All are ready and ready to send troops at any time."

"Okay, call Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren to meet and discuss the matter of dispatching troops."

After Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren arrived, Cao Cao asked, "I heard that Zhang Wu has entered Shu to help Liu Zhang resist Zhang Lu. I'm afraid his intention is in Yizhou. I intend to send troops to attack Fancheng and Xiangyang while Zhang Wu is far away from Jingzhou. You two How do you like it?"

Xiahou Dun said: "Although Zhang Wu is not in Jingzhou, Guan Yu and Pang Tong are guarding Fancheng, and it is difficult to take it in a hurry. Moreover, even if we take Fancheng, our army does not have a navy, and it is difficult for our army to cross the Han River to attack Xiangyang. It is better to take Hanzhong first. The victorious soldiers take Shu, and then go down with a single drum."

Cao Ren also agreed with Xiahoudun's opinion. They have been fighting Jingzhou for many years, so they naturally know that apart from Zhang Wu, his generals and military advisers are not easy to deal with. It is better to follow the previous plan and get Hanzhong first.

Therefore, Cao Cao decided to send troops to the west, and ordered Xia Houyuan and Zhang He, who were guarding Chang'an, to be the vanguard. Cao Cao personally led the generals and advisers in the center, and Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun were responsible for escorting the grain and grass.

In addition to counselors such as Jia Xu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Sima Yi, and Jiang Ji, Cao Cao also brought Xun Yu into the army and went out together.

When Cao Cao proclaimed himself Duke of Wei, Xun Yu objected, which angered Cao Cao. From then on, Xun Yu claimed to be sick at home and ignored political affairs.But after all, Xun Yu was a person who had held power for a long time. Many high-ranking officials under Cao Cao were related to Xun Yu. Now that Cao Cao was going to personally lead his troops on an expedition, he was naturally worried about leaving Xun Yu in his base camp in the rear.

What if Xun Yu did something tricky while he was away?Although Xun Yu does not hold military power, his prestige is too high. If he really unites with the emperor, he may really cause big troubles for Cao Cao.

The most important thing is that there are still two great enemies, Liu Bei and Zhang Wu, outside, so Cao Cao is really worried.

Xun Yu seemed to have guessed something, and before leaving, he explained some things to his son Xun Yun.Xun Yun is not stupid, of course he can guess some things, but he can't do anything, now his father-in-law may want to kill his father, but he can't stop it.

Although the Xun family is the top family in the world, they are still like lambs waiting to be slaughtered in the face of absolute power. Facts have proved that only when they control the army can they truly control power.

Cao Cao led his army from Yecheng and traveled all the way to Chang'an. Xun Yu stayed in Chang'an due to illness.

Zhang Lu followed the advice of counselor Yang Song and sent his younger brother Zhang Wei as the general and Ma Chao as the vanguard to attack Yizhou, but they were defeated.

Unsurprisingly, Yang Bai and others blamed Ma Chao, saying that he knew that Zhang Wu and Liu Zhang were united, but continued to fight beyond his control, so he was defeated by Zhang Wu, losing troops and losing generals.

Although Ma Chao was very annoyed, but he was single and weak, and he had nothing to do with those people. Although he hated Yang Bai deeply and wanted to kill him with a single sword, but the Yang family held the military power, no matter how brave Ma Chao was, he could not rely on the people around him. A few people against an army of tens of thousands.

At this moment, Xizuo reported the news of Cao Jun's invasion to Hanzhong, Zhang Lu was shocked, and quickly discussed with his younger brother Zhang Wei, general Yang Bai, counselor Yang Song, and Yan Pu how to retreat from the enemy.

Zhang Wei said: "Cao Jun's forward Xia Houyuan came from Liangzhou. The most dangerous place in Hanzhong is Yangping Pass. We can set up camps around Yangping Pass, surrounded by mountains and forests, and fight Cao Jun. Brother, we should allocate more food and grass to deal with it in Hanning. "

As soon as Ma Chao saw the opportunity, he asked: "Chao and Cao bandits have a deep blood feud. Now that Cao bandits are coming to attack, Chao is willing to lead his army to meet the enemy. He will definitely kill Cao's army!"

Although Yang Bai and the others rejected Ma Chao, they also knew that Ma Chao could indeed fight. Cao Cao's powerful generals were like a cloud, and it was really difficult to resist. With Ma Chao in the front, they would be safer.

Therefore, Zhang Lu appointed Zhang Wei as the main general, and led Yang Bai, Yang Ren, Ma Chao and others to set off on the same day to resist Cao Jun at Yangping Pass.

At this time, Pound had recovered from his illness and went out with Ma Chao, which made Ma Chao feel relieved.

The last time I was in five rows with Zhang Wei, Yang Bai, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang, I was almost killed by them. This time I had Pang De to cooperate with me, which was somewhat better.

After Zhang Wu planned to occupy the Fushui Pass, he sent people to spread the news to Chengdu, saying that Zhang Wu saw that Liu Zhang was unwilling to send the original and support food and grass, and in a rage, he killed Xu Jing, Liu Gui and others, and recruited Jiameng to close the pass. The garrison captured the Fushui Pass by surprise and was about to attack Chengdu.

After hearing this, Liu Zhang was so frightened that he couldn't keep up his mind, so he quickly called Huang Quan and others to ask about their strategy.

Huang Quan said: "My lord, don't worry, Zhang Wu is looking for his own death. My lord can send troops to Luo County overnight to block the throat road. At the same time, I ordered Yan Yan, the prefect of Bajun, to block the river and block Zhang Wu's retreat. Zhang Wu could not return to Jingzhou, nor could he send reinforcements and food from Jingzhou. Although Zhang Wu is brave and good at fighting, we will not fight with him. After a long time, his food and grass will be insufficient, and the army will be in chaos. At that time, the lord can go away without fighting Win!"

Liu Zhang heard that this method is good. He can win without fighting Zhang Wu, so he asked, "Who can guard Luo County?"

Huang Quan said: "In Zhang Ren, he is both civil and military. If you let him lead the army, he will be able to defend Luo County and block Zhang Wu."

Liu Zhang asked other people for their opinions, and Wang Lei, Li Hui and others agreed with Huang Quan's strategy.

But Zhang Song, Fazheng and others looked aside coldly and didn't say a word, just like watching a play.

The magic circle sighed inwardly, Huang Quan, Wang Lei and other local factions never forget to seize power!Now they have to take this opportunity to further control the military power in their hands.

Zhang Ren is from Chengdu, so Huang Quan recommended Zhang Ren to lead the army, for fear that the Dongchuan faction would get involved in the military power.

At the beginning, Liu Yan used people from the Dongchuan faction to suppress the local faction, and the power in Yizhou was basically controlled by the Dongchuan faction.People from the Dongchuan faction have no roots in Yizhou, so they can only be loyal to Liu Yan and rely on Liu Yan's reuse to ensure their own interests.

And Liu Yan also firmly controlled Yizhou by relying on this strategy.

The current Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang is a big fool. He was dizzy and turned by the local faction, and turned to the local faction instead of the Dongchuan faction.

As a result, the power in Yizhou is now basically controlled by the local faction, and the consequence of the local faction's control of power is often to empty the boss.

Even in modern society, a second-in-command of the local faction may take over a top-in-command from outside, let alone in the Three Kingdoms period when the clan was so powerful.

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