After driving for two consecutive days, the vast expanse was covered with yellow sand.
On this vast Gobi desert, apart from the yellow sand, there are heavily weathered rocks, which are steep and strange, whining in the wind and sand, like ghosts crying.
Ma Chao and the more than 25,000 cavalry behind him had passed through the hinterland of the desert between Tianshui and Jieting, heading straight towards Longxi County.
Except for the occasional withered yellow weeds along the river, the rest of the place was as desolate as a ghost land.
The sky is yellow and gray, and it is even more oppressive to see the distance.
Even the breeze will bring a little bit of wind and sand, swirling and spinning strangely, very fast and far away, making people feel as scared as if they are about to die.
If it weren't for the fact that this army was a journey of iron and blood, and had gone through the cycle of life and death for a long time, it would have been intimidated by this endless desert.
No matter where you look to the southeast, northwest, or anywhere, you can't see the edge.
Everywhere you look is devastation, and there is death and desolation.
As Ma Chao was marching, he couldn't help but ask Yang Fu: "Do we have to take this dead end road?"
"Lord, this is the hometown of Fu.
And Longxi County is in the middle of a battle with the bandit army.
Only by walking on a dangerous road can a certain class of soldiers defeat the invading bandit army without knowing it."
Yang Fu kicked his legs again He stepped on the stirrups, stretched his body that was already shaken and exhausted, and returned to Ma Chao.
"There should be no problem with Pang De, right?"
Ma Chao frowned and then asked casually.
"There should be no problem."
Yang Fu said, after recalling the map, he said: "Pang Pingdong also has more than 25,000 Ma family cavalry.
Although they are not as good as the master's elite soldiers, they can only deal with those who are harassing Guangwei County.
Cheng Yi's 40,000-strong army should be easily captured.
What's more, Pang Pingdong also has Fa Xiaozhi, Xu Yuanzhi, and Hua Ziyu to help him in this expedition, so there is no need to worry. " "Well," Ma Chao didn't say anything more and just accelerated his riding whip.
However, the ominous premonition that had arisen since the expedition became stronger: This expedition seemed extremely normal, but with the troops divided into two groups, could it really be true?
No problem?
Although Liangzhou is caught in internal strife, there are no knowledgeable people who can see that the Ma family will definitely send troops to help.
After walking for another half day, Ma Chao saw Xiao Tian reporting that he had found a suitable place to camp.
He raised his head and looked at the sky again.
Ma Chao stopped the elephant dragon and ordered the troops to set up camp.
As for Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Xun You, Yang Fu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Yang Xiu and others, they followed Ma Chao into the Chinese army's tent for ceremonial purposes.
"Before the march, you all have a good plan in mind.
However, the battle is dangerous and unpredictable, so you must be cautious."
Ma Chao unfolded the march map and spread it among the desks.
Then he looked at Yang Fuda and said, "Let Yishan talk about the situation in Liangzhou first for your reference."
After saying that, Ma Chao looked at Yang Fu, and after Yang Fu sorted out his thoughts, he took the lead in grasping the void with his five fingers, and after sweeping the whole area of Liangzhou, he said: "Since ancient times, there have been constant wars in Liangzhou, and Zhangye and Jiuquan in Hexi ,Dunhuang, The five counties of Wuwei and Jincheng were all populated by Hu and Han people.
However, many Han people had plans to move to the border, which caused serious conflicts between Han and Hu.
Fortunately, the idea of the Hu-Han family in the world was spread, so Han Sui, the leader of the Iron-Qiang League, also pursued this strategy.
It makes Liangzhou calm."
After finishing all this, Yang Fu pointed directly to the key point and continued: "Boyue of Han Dynasty is now dead.
Although there are signs that it was Cao Cao's thief, Cheng Gongying led his troops to attack Longxi, but it was a defeat."
As he said, Yang Fu pointed his finger at a county in Longxi and said: "Cheng Gongying took over the command of Jincheng County's army.
There are more than 50,000 soldiers.
It seems that the army is fierce, but it has not gained the essence of a military strategist."
"First, the civil strife has not been settled."
After saying this, Yang Fu pointed to Jincheng County and said: "Jincheng has been run by Han Zhenxi for a long time, and its people's hearts are mostly towards the Han family, and the lord is the son-in-law of the Han family, and he is very popular among the people. .
Cheng Gongying did not appease the people, so he lured and killed the Ma family's Longxi County governor, and even sent troops to become enemies of the Ma family.
This move has already made the people of Jincheng dissatisfied, and the Han family's branch clans have secretly surrendered to the Ma family. " "Second, foreign aggression is unstable."
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When he said this, Yang Fu moved his finger to Xiping County and continued: "Xiping County Governor Qu Yan remains neutral in this internal strife.
But the Han family's general Ma Wan However, he supported the Ma family and led 30,000 Han Sui's old troops to attack Jincheng in the south of Xiping County.
Although Cheng Gongying had the upper hand in Longxi County, Jincheng's defense was weak, which was its weakness. " "Third, we have insufficient rear forces and are isolated and helpless."
After Yang Fu said this, he no longer looked at the map, but looked at the crowd and said, "Cheng Gongying only has 50,000 troops under his command, but behind him, Liangzhou is killing the enemy.
Fighting, division and chaos will not stop There is no backup support in the land, and the expedition to Longxi alone, even if the troops are like fire, will burn out, and the Lord's sending troops at this moment is like pouring a ladle of cold water, which greatly destroys the enemy's morale, not to mention what he did after a certain period. , but " "Hit the camp and raid the grain."
Zhang Liao saw a glint in Yang Fu's eyes, and instantly thought of Yang Fu's thoughts, and said: "Since Cheng Gongying has no reinforcements, the supply of grain and grass must be the top priority.
I am waiting for this trip, If Cheng Gongying was cut off from his food route first, greatly reducing the enemy's morale, and then attacked from both inside and outside with the troops of Longxi County, Cheng Gongying would definitely be defeated at the first touch."
"That's right," Li Ru stroked his whiskers, with a cold glint in his eyes, and said erratically: "Although this plan is clever, it's not poisonous enough."
Hearing this, Ma Chao couldn't help but become interested in this poisonous snake, and asked: "If Wen You has a poisonous plan, just tell it, don't live up to your reputation as a poisonous person."
Li Ru's face turned dark when he heard this, and he couldn't tell whether Ma Chao was praising him or derogating him.
But after a while, he returned to his previous gloomy virtue, pointing to the middle road from Jincheng to Longxi and said: "Since Cheng Gongying is unpopular, he will definitely steal grain from Jincheng County and transport it to the front line.
But if someone only intercepts the grain road, What a waste of such a good opportunity.”
As he spoke, the cold light in Li Ru's eyes became more erratic, like a venomous snake staring at a white mouse and saying: "The method of using troops is to surround an enemy at ten, attack at five, fight when doubled, and divide the enemy."
If it is less, you can escape, if it is less, you can avoid it.
At that time, Cheng Gongying was fighting fiercely with Longxi.
If he suddenly heard that the grain road was blocked, he would definitely come back with all his strength.
Although our army only has more than 25,000 troops, its combat strength is no less than that of a hundred thousand troops.
Wouldn't it be better to set up an ambush again and wait for Cheng Gongying's reinforcements to come back?"
"It's really a clever plan to call for reinforcements at Waijian."
Xu Huang couldn't help but clapped his hands after hearing Li Ru's plan.
But when he thought about the plan, it was two tricks at a time, and there was even a trick in the plan.
He was immediately subdued by the viciousness in it and changed his words: "It's not just a clever plan." , it’s even more of a poisonous trick.”
Ma Chao looked around and saw that everyone was thinking this way.
The battle situation on the front line seems to be relatively optimistic at present, so I couldn't help but say: "In that case, after you strengthen your vigilance today, take a rest early, rush to Jincheng tomorrow, and follow this plan."
"This humble subordinate obeys your orders."
Hearing this, everyone retreated one after another.
But Guo Jia, who fell last, deliberately took a step slower and stayed in Ma Chao's tent.
Ma Chao was still immersed in the map.
Guo Jia's shadow was illuminated by the candlelight and blocked the map.
Only then did Ma Chao realize that Guo Jia had returned to the map.
Looking up, he saw that Guo Jia's usually free and easy face was actually slightly covered with doubts.
"Brother, I think this battle is very strange," Ma Chao said, directly expressing his opinion.
"Yeah, everything seems too simple," Guo Jia replied, mumbling to himself: "The unknown person Cheng Gongying was able to capture Han Bo's army of about 50,000, and even deceived three heroes and one hero.
Among them, Jiang Jiezhi's move seems to be beyond the capabilities of ordinary unknown generals."
Ma Chao also nodded, but at present he had no idea at all, so he had to say: "Li Ru's plan is watertight.
Even if Cheng Gongying sees through it, someone can escape everything with one strike.
Let's make a plan after the attack tomorrow night."
Guo Jia was speechless.
Obviously, the inside story of this drastic change in Liangzhou was too thick.
Even though they have sharp eyes and can see through the core, they have not seen through the whole thing. s: Rewards are indeed a good medicine.
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