The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 293 Changing the Battle Situation in Guanzhong

Chapter 293 Changing the Battle Situation in Guanzhong

After Zhang Wu occupied Wuguan, in order to create the illusion that he was preparing to attack Chang'an, he left Wei Yan and [-] soldiers to guard the pass the next day, and personally led Shamoke to attack Danfeng County.

Danfeng is a small county, and there are not many defenders. Now including the soldiers who escaped from Wuguan last night, there are only a few hundred.And because Wuguan is blocking the front, the city defense of Danfeng County is not perfect.

Therefore, when Zhang Wu personally led the troops, Xia Houen knew that the morale of the soldiers was low and they could not resist at all, so he led the troops to retreat to Shangluo.

There used to be a county in Shangluo, with a larger population, so the garrison was slightly larger, and the city defense was more complete than Danfeng.Therefore, Zhang Wu stopped at Danfeng and did not attack Shangluo again, because at this time he had insufficient troops.

At this time, Ma Chao heard that Jiang Xu and Yang Fu had joined forces with Yin Feng and Zhao Ang to resist him. In a rage, he first beheaded the son of Zhao Ang who was serving under him, and then joined forces with Pang De and Ma Dai. , left Jicheng, and came to Licheng.

Jiang Xu and Yang Fu led troops out of the city to fight Ma Chao, but they couldn't resist the bravery of Ma Chao and Pang De, and they left in defeat.When Ma Chao drove his troops in pursuit, Yin Feng and Zhao Ang led troops to attack from behind, and Jiang Xu and Yang Fu also led troops to attack Ma Chao from both sides.

Ma Chao couldn't keep track of each other, so he had to retreat after fighting for a long time.

Originally, at this time, Xia Houyuan received Cao Cao's military order and led the defenders of Chang'an to attack Ma Chao, just in time for Ma Chao to be flanked by two sides, so the three-way army defeated Ma Chao, and Ma Chao's troops suffered heavy losses.

Now Xia Houyuan received an urgent report from Xia Houen, saying that Jingzhou Mu Zhang Wu personally led troops to attack Wuguan, and led troops to capture Danfeng, with the intention of attacking Chang'an.Xia Houyuan was so frightened that he dared to send troops to attack Ma Chao, but the one who came was the invincible Zhang Wu, Cao Jun suffered a lot under his hands!

What troubled Xia Houyuan the most was that Wuguan had been lost, and there was no danger to defend the south of Chang'an. As long as Zhang Wu broke through Shangluo and Lantian again, he could directly march to the city of Chang'an.

With Zhang Wu's prestige, Xia Houyuan couldn't guarantee that he could keep Chang'an, so he hurriedly sent someone to rush a letter to Cao Cao, while leaving Zhang to guard Chang'an, he personally led the army to Shangluo, intending to block Zhang Wu, and waited for Cao Cao's army to come to help.

But he said that after Ma Chao's defeat, he wanted to go back to Jicheng to take a rest, but when he came to Jicheng and called for the gate, the defenders on the city wall not only did not open the gate, but even shot down random arrows.It turned out that Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu, two officers recommended by Yang Fu, took advantage of Ma Chao and Pang De's departure to occupy the city and betrayed Ma Chao.

Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu stood on the city wall, scolded Ma Chao, and killed Ma Chao's wife, Yang Shi, three young sons, and more than ten close relatives, and threw the bodies from the city wall.

Ma Chao was so angry that he almost fainted, and was about to order to attack the city, when Jiang Xu and others came behind him with another army.Ma Chao led the army to turn around and kill them, but Ma Chao's Qiang soldiers had just experienced a major defeat, their morale was low, and the opponent had a large number of troops. Although Ma Chao and Pang De were brave, they also beheaded Yin Feng and Zhao Ang in the melee, but the soldiers under them They all fled.

Ma Chao had no choice but to lead his troops to flee overnight. At the fourth watch, when he fled to Licheng, the soldiers guarding the gate thought it was Jiang Xu who had returned and opened the gate.Ma Chao's wife, children and relatives all died tragically in Jicheng. He was holding back his hatred, and after entering the city, he continued to kill men, women and children.

Jiang Xu's old mother was in the city, and Ma Chao personally killed Jiang Xu, Yin Feng, and Zhao Ang's whole family.Since Xia Houyuan didn't bring any troops, Ma Chao still had thousands of soldiers under his command, so he temporarily guarded Licheng, hoping to wait for the opportunity to attack Jicheng to avenge his revenge.

But Jiang Xu, Yang Fu and others knew the bravery of Ma Chao and Pound. Although they defeated Ma Chao, they did not dare to take the initiative to attack again, so they had to guard Jicheng first and wait for the reinforcements to arrive.

Jiang Xu learned that his mother and family were killed by Ma Chao, and he wished to kill Ma Chao for revenge, but he knew that he was not Ma Chao's opponent, and he could only give away his head when he went, so while guarding Jicheng, he sent someone to urge Xia Houyuan Come to the rescue.

But Xia Houyuan didn't dare to go, he was afraid that he would leave Chang'an to fight Ma Chao, what if Chang'an was occupied by Zhang Wu?At that time, he will be blocked in Liangzhou by Zhang Wu. Not only will he lose Hanzhong, but under the attack of Zhang Wu and Ma Chao, even he himself may not be able to see Cao Cao again alive.

How did this weapon come by such a coincidence?Does he have contact with Ma Chao?

If Zhang Wu really has contact with Ma Chao, then there will be big troubles.

Therefore, Xia Houyuan had no choice but to send someone to send an order to Yang Fu, asking them to defend Jicheng first, and must persist until the prime minister led the army to help.

After Zhang Wu learned that Xia Houyuan personally led troops to garrison in Shangluo, he led his troops to the city of Shangluo again, and shouted to the city wall: "Xiahouyuan, do you dare to come out and fight?"

How dare Xia Houyuan come out to challenge Zhang Wu one-on-one. Back then, none of the six of them could beat Zhang Wu. If he went out, wouldn't he be in the same situation as Cao Ren?

Seeing Xia Houyuan huddling in the city and not daring to come out, Zhang Wuyao flaunted his power and then withdrew. He just wanted Xia Houyuan to see himself with his own eyes and put some pressure on Xia Houyuan.

Seeing Zhang Wu with his own eyes this time, Xia Houyuan really felt more pressured. He had imagined that other generals under Zhang Wu were using Zhang Wu's name to deceive him, but now it really is the real one.He has seen Zhang Wu with his own eyes and fought against him, this cannot be faked.

Zhang Wu came to attack Wuguan, with few troops and no heavy siege equipment, of course he would not attack the city with his two thousand men, so he stayed at Wuguan, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Of course, Xia Houyuan didn't dare to take the initiative to take back Wuguan. This Wuguan road is rugged and densely covered with jungle, which is not suitable for cavalry combat at all.If the cavalry cannot be dispatched, Xiahouyuan would not dare to fight Zhang Wubu.

While Xia Houyuan and Zhang Wu were busy strengthening the city defenses, Ma Chao finished his rest and led his Qiang soldiers to plunder around.

Jiang Xu and Yang Fu did not dare to fight, so they had to defend the city, while Ma Chao tentatively attacked the city once, seeing that there was no hope of taking Jicheng, he retreated.

After Cao Cao received Xiahouyuan's urgent report in Xudu, his face turned pale with fright. Zhang Wu actually led troops to attack Wuguan himself. What is he going to do?Is he going to jointly attack Chang'an with Ma Chao?

A Ma Chao is not in Cao Cao's eyes at all, because he no longer has the invincible Xiliang Iron Cavalry under his command, and at most he can cause some troubles with his personal bravery, but Cao Cao believes that Xia Houyuan alone can settle Ma Chao.

But it was different when Zhang Wu came. Not only was Zhang Wu braver than Ma Chao, he was also wise and brave. Xia Houyuan was no match for Zhang Wu at all.

Now that Wuguan has been lost, if Zhang Wu breaks through Shangluo and Lantian all the way to the city of Chang'an, and Ma Chao leads his army to join Zhang Wu, then the whole of Liangzhou and Guanzhong will be over.

If Guanzhong is lost, Luoyang will be in danger, and then the entire north will be unsafe, because that is Zhang Wu. Cao Cao and all his civil and military officials are not aware of the threat posed by Zhang Wu.

So Cao Cao immediately sent troops to support Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)