"Commander father, what's the urgent military situation?" Ma Chao asked uneasily when he saw his father's change of expression.
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Ma Teng threw the information in his hand to the ground. His face was filled with shock and anger. For a moment, he was so angry that he had nothing to say.
All the Xiliang civil and military officers in the hall were also surprised and suspicious, but they could not imagine what kind of information would make Ma Teng, who was usually calm, suddenly become so excited.
Fazheng, who was nearby, stood up and picked up the piece of information. When he looked at it, his expression changed and he blurted out: "Yuan Fang's 50,000-strong army unexpectedly attacked Pujing Pass. Han Sui was defeated and fled the pass!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the lobby.
"What? Didn't Yuan Fang just fight with us? Why did he suddenly attack Pujin Pass again?"
Ma Chao roared in shock, jumped up, took the information from Fazheng's hand and took a look, he couldn't help but be shocked and furious
Pujin Pass has actually fallen.
Facing the cruel facts, everyone in the hall from Ma Teng down fell into panic.
"It turns out that Yuan Fang secretly sent troops north to cross the Yellow River and enter Hedong County when he fought with us again. He took advantage of my unpreparedness and raided Pujing Pass. This person was able to plan his troops to such an extent in advance, and hid everything in his plan. The other plan is really magical and hard to guard against. "
Even as a hostile camp, Fazheng couldn't help but praise Yuan Fang.
Ma Teng was worried, Zhang Xiu was shocked and at a loss, Ma Chao was furious, and Chen Gong had a gloomy face and had nothing to say.
Pujin Pass has been lost, even though Chen Gong is resourceful. What else can be said.
The Yellow River flows from Tongguan. Suddenly it turned a 90-degree turn, flowing from north to south to east to west.
Tongguan is located at the bend of the Yellow River. There is the danger of the Yellow River in the north and the steepness of the Qinling Mountains in the south. Therefore, one man can guard the pass and no one can open it.
??And this Tongguan goes north along the Yellow River, not more than a hundred miles away. It is Pujin Pass, which is located on the west bank of the Yellow River and is the only passage from Bingzhou into Guanzhong.
Once Pujin Pass is lost, Yuan Fang's army can bypass the natural barrier of Tongguan, drive south from the north, and take Chang'an directly.
To put it bluntly, Pujin Pass was lost. Tongguan lost its strategic significance and had no value at all in defending it.
?????????????????????????None of the Xiliang princes present know the importance of Pujin Pass. How can they not be extremely shocked if the pass city is lost today?
In a state of panic, Fazheng sighed: "It has come to this. It is meaningless to hold on to Tongguan any longer, and Chang'an cannot be defended either. Alliance leader, please abandon the pass and retreat to the west."
Once Tongguan is abandoned, Yuan Fang's 200,000 troops can successfully enter the Guanzhong Plain. At that time, they alone will have tens of thousands of Xiliang troops. How can we defend the city of Chang'an?
At this time, Chen Gong, Zhang Xiu and others stopped talking and did not oppose Fa Zheng's proposal.
Ma Teng hesitated for a long time, then reluctantly squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Withdraw."
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The main camp of the Qi army and the main tent of the Chinese army.
Yuan Fang and his civil and military ministers drank some wine to celebrate this great victory.
"Your Majesty, we still have 50,000 troops staying in Shaanxi County. Why not transfer these 50,000 troops, gather 200,000 troops, and capture Tongguan in one go." Zhang Fei said excitedly.
Yuan Fang smiled, raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup.
Guo Jia smiled slyly and said: "Tongguan is a dangerous pass. Even if we gather an army of 200,000, we may not be able to capture it. Your Majesty deliberately left those 50,000 troops behind, but they have other uses."
deliberately?
Zhang Fei was stunned and confused, and the other generals also looked suspicious, most of them confused about Yuan Fang's intentions.
"Although Tongguan is dangerous, our army will not be able to successfully enter Guanzhong without conquering Guancheng. No matter how much it costs, Tongguan must be captured." Zhao Yun said in a solemn tone.
"Who said that if you want to enter Guanzhong, you have to break through Tongguan?" Yuan Fang asked back, with a deeper meaning in his words and expressions.
If you don¡¯t break through Tongguan, then you can enter Guanzhong?
Zhao Yun was suspicious for a moment, his thoughts were whirling, and he realized the hidden meaning of Yuan Fang's words. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he blurted out: "Your Majesty, could it be that you want to follow Pu"
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Before Zhao Yun could say the word "pu", Yi Cong, a scout, came in excitedly and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, good news from Hedong. Two generals, Wei Yan and Zhu Ling, have succeeded in a surprise attack and have successfully captured Pujin Pass."
Pujin Pass has been broken!
As soon as the news of this success came out, the big tent was instantly filled with excitement and surprise.
Zhao Yun suddenly looked at Yuan Fang, his face full of joy and surprise, Fang ShiCompletely understood the meaning of Yuan Fang's words.
Zhang Fei was stunned for a long time, then he suddenly realized, and shouted in surprise: "Your Majesty, it turns out that you deliberately left 50,000 soldiers and horses behind, so that you could send these 50,000 soldiers and horses to steal while we and Ma Teng were fighting in Tongguan. Entering the east of Hedong, we raided Pujin Pass."
Yuan Fang laughed and admitted Zhang Fei's guess.
In fact, long before sending troops to march westward, Yuan Fang, together with Guo Jia and other advisers, had already formulated a strategy to attack the east and attack the west, attacking Tongguan openly and taking Pujin Pass secretly.
Yuan Fang was still thinking about how to deceive Ma Teng and sneak attack Pujin Pass. Who would have thought that before he could make a move, he was met by Ma Teng's confident challenge to him.
How could Yuan Fang miss this God-given opportunity? Even with Guo Jia's advice, he used 150,000 troops to fight Ma Teng, but secretly left 50,000 troops commanded by Wei Yan and Zhu Ling to take advantage of the battle. On this occasion, they crossed the Yellow River north to raid Pujin Pass.
Everything was as Yuan Fang expected, the plan was successful, and Pujin Pass was successfully captured.
At this time, Yuan Fang no longer concealed anything, so he asked Guo Jia to tell the generals all about his prior planning and strategy.
The generals suddenly realized this and marveled at Yuan Fang's foresight. Zhang Fei even raised his thumb and grinned loudly: "Your Majesty, your use of troops is too evil. Zhang Fei, I really admire you."
Yuan Fang smiled faintly, drank the wine in the cup, and said boldly: "If you flatter me, please save it for later. Now that Pujin Pass has been lost, Tongguan and Chang'an will definitely be difficult to defend. Ma Teng will most likely abandon the pass and flee. Send the order, mobilize all the troops to attack the problem, and I will give Ma Teng a good send-off!"
On the same day, Yuan Fang gathered 150,000 troops, marched out on foot and cavalry, and prepared to launch a large-scale attack on Tongguan.
When the army launched an attack on the city, the Daqi soldiers were surprised to find that the 30,000 Xiliang cavalry on Guancheng were already empty and fled.
?As expected.
Yuan Fang's army easily captured Tongguan and captured this important pass that entered Guanzhong.
As soon as the city was closed, Yuan Fang continued to advance westward without stopping, leading his army to take Chang'an City directly.
At the same time, Yuan Fang's edict was also sent to the north. Wei Yan and Zhu Ling commanded an army of 50,000, and also went south from Pujin Pass and flanked them from the north.
When the 200,000 soldiers commanded by Yuan Fang rushed to Chang'an City in a mighty manner, the Western Capital of the Han Dynasty was also an empty city.
Ma Teng, Han Sui and Zhang Xiu, the three Xiliang princes, did not have the courage to hold on to Chang'an. After looting all the Chang'an treasury, they hurriedly fled westward, all the way to Chencang.
The Xiliang Allied Forces, which had been defeated in a row, put up a formation to fight Yuan Fang to the death on the front line of Chencang with their backs to Longxi and Liangzhou.
At this time, Yuan Fang, who had captured Chang'an, stopped attacking.
Because, on the day of the capture of Chang'an, Yuan Fang received urgent information from Chen Liu and Taishi Ci Xingye:
Cao Cao has sent troops to Sichuan.
According to Tai Shici's intelligence, Cao Cao gathered 50,000 troops and marched toward Yizhou in a mighty manner. Liu Zhang's army retreated steadily. In less than a month, Cao Cao had defeated several counties in eastern Sichuan, and his troops had already Approaching Jiangzhou City, an important town in the east of Yizhou.
When the news came, all the civil and military generals in Yuan Fang's camp were shocked.
"I didn't expect that Cao Cao has been hiding in Jingzhou for so long. He was waiting for this opportunity. Your Majesty, if we capture Yizhou for Cao Cao, the strength of Jingzhou and Yi will be greatly increased. Don't underestimate it."
As a native of Jingzhou, Wei Yan had a clear-headed judgment on the situation in Jingyi.
But Yuan Fang only said calmly: "If I don't pacify Guanzhong, I can't rest assured to go south. If I want to pacify Guanzhong, Cao Cao will definitely take the opportunity to attack Yizhou. This has long been expected. Now what we have to do is to fight with Cao Cao." Seize the time and destroy the Xiliang coalition before he takes over Yizhou."
Wei Yan and other generals suddenly realized that the king of Qi from his homeland had already prepared for Cao Cao to take Sichuan.
"It was expected that Cao Cao would take Shu, but it was a bit surprising that Liu Zhang was so useless and that Cao Cao defeated Jiangzhou so quickly." Guo Jia said with emotion.
Yuan Fang didn't feel strange.
You know, in history, Cao Cao beat Liu Bei to the point of fleeing, but Liu Bei was able to capture Shuzhong in the end. With Cao Cao's ability, it is not surprising that he defeated the cowardly and incompetent Liu Zhang like a beast.
At this time, Zhang Fei jumped up and shouted: "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and march westward, and destroy Ma Teng's group of scoundrels in one go."
Yuan Fang nodded slightly and prepared to issue the order to march.
"Your Majesty, although Ma Teng's armies are defeated now, they can still make it together.With an army of 60,000 to 70,000 men available, if our army is pushed too hard and the Xiliang people are frightened and unite to resist resolutely, they may not be able to defeat them quickly. "
Liu Ye raised objections, but said: "In my opinion, Ma Teng lost consecutive battles and his strength has been seriously damaged. On the contrary, Han Sui's strength has not been much damaged. I believe that Han Sui will not accept Ma Teng and continue to be the leader of the alliance." "Why don't the king take advantage of this and postpone the invasion of troops? Once the external threat is reduced, Ma and Han will fight internally. At that time, we can take the opportunity to defeat them one by one and quickly pacify Guanzhong."
Liu Ye's words made Yuan Fang's eyes light up, and he suddenly saw a new way of thinking.
"What do you think of Fengxiao?" Yuan Fang glanced at Guo Jia.
Guo Jia took a sip of wine and nodded: "Zi Yang's words are reasonable. Postponing the attack may accelerate the division and internal fighting of the Xiliang army, helping us to seize Guanzhong before Cao Cao can and march south."
The two counselors agreed, and Yuan Fang had more doubts. He immediately ordered the entire army to rest and regroup at Chang'an and postpone the march to Chencang.
At this time, Guo Jia suddenly thought of something again and said with a sly smile: "Your Majesty, we can't just wait for the Ma Han to fight among themselves, we have to add a handful of firewood to them. Your Majesty, don't forget, we still have a A powerful bargaining chip.¡±