Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

In the hall, Ma Teng is thinking about a beautiful blueprint.

Outside the hall, Zhang Song, Fazheng and Jia Xu arrived in a hurry.

Three people came, claiming to have an urgent military situation, and asked to see Ma Teng.

"It's so late, and my father is about to go to bed. The three of you should come back tomorrow. The second son,

Ma Xiu, blocked the three counselors from outside the palace.

Zhang Song said solemnly:"Second Young Master, there are changes on the front line. We must meet the king immediately!""

Ma Xiu didn't care. No matter how much the three of them begged, they were not allowed to disturb Ma Teng. It wasn't until Ma Teng in the palace heard the noise that he let the three of them in. Only then did Matthew let them go.

The three of them looked solemn. , when he was busy entering the main hall, Zhang Song was unsteady on his feet and even tripped over the threshold.

"Yongnian, what happened, you are so chaotic? Ma

Teng's heart trembled, and his face was full of uneasiness.

Zhang Song didn't know how to speak, so he looked at Jia Xu. Jia Xu coughed a few times and looked at Fazheng.

Ma Teng became anxious and shouted:"What happened?" , don’t hesitate! The three of them were shocked and did not dare to shirk anymore.

Zhang Song cupped his hands and sighed:"Your Majesty, Hongnong just sent back an urgent report that Shaanxi City has been captured by the Wei army!""

Ma Teng was shocked and took half a step back.

His shocked eyes seemed as if his ears had heard wrongly.

What about conquering Bingzhou, what about competing in the Central Plains, what about competing with Cao Cao for the world's beautiful blueprint. They were all captured by Zhang Song. The news he brought was instantly shattered

"Are you sure the message is correct? Ma

Teng asked with a trembling voice:"Wu Yi reported it just the day before yesterday, claiming that Shaanxi City was infallible. Why did it suddenly fall?""

Zhang Song sighed and told the Wei army's surprise attack on Shaanxi City. The whole story was told sadly.

Ma Teng looked shocked and froze in place.

"Your Majesty, we have fallen into the trap of Cao Cao and his son!"

"Their navy entered the Yellow River, just pretending to attack Shaanxi City, just to lure Wu Yi's troops out"

"The Cao thieves had already sent Huang Zhong across Funiu Mountain to attack Xin'an City, which was depleted of troops, before they surrounded Xin'an."

"This must be Cao Yuan's poisonous plan!"

Fazheng revealed all the causes and consequences.

Ma Teng's heart felt like a heavy blow, and he suddenly stared at Zhang Song, with deep resentment in his eyes.

"Zhang Yongnian, is this your exquisite layout?"

Facing Ma Teng's question, Zhang Song was sweating profusely on his forehead. A bit of shame flashed across his face. He didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Yongnian's strategy is very clever, but we were careful, no one expected that Cao Yuan would attack Shaanxi City with such a magical stroke!"

Jia Xu came to Zhang Song's rescue.

Zhang Song hurriedly said:"That's it. I didn't think carefully and was taken advantage of by Cao Yuan. I failed in my duty! Ma

Teng fell down on the throne, panting heavily, unable to calm down for a long time.

After drinking three cups of tea, he managed to calm down.

After a long sigh, Ma Teng said bitterly:"This Cao Yuan, He is indeed the best counselor in the world. The three of you worked together, but you were not able to see through his scheme."

Fazheng, Zhang Song and Jia Xu looked at each other, all of them ashamed.

Jia Xu swallowed, cupped his hands and said:"Your Majesty, now that things have come to a point, the only option is to immediately mobilize the prince's army to go back south and go to recapture Shaanxi. City, maybe we can still make up for it."

"Yes, king"

"Shaanxi City is the throat connecting Xin'an and Guanzhong. If this city is lost, Yan Liang of Xin'an will be surrounded and killed in the isolated city."

"Moreover, without Shaanxi City, our two-pronged attack on Hedong would have come to naught."

"Shaanxi City must be recaptured!"

Zhang Song also resolutely spoke.

Ma Teng suddenly woke up and shuddered.

His ambitions had already been shattered by the news of the fall of Shaanxi City just now.

For him at this time, guarding this three-acre area in Guanzhong , that's a blessing.

Even if the fat meat from Hongnong County is returned to Cao Cao, it doesn't matter.

But if Shaanxi City is lost, the 25,000 elites led by Yan Liang will be trapped and die in Xin'an City.

This More than 20,000 soldiers and horses may be nothing to Cao Cao, who has a big family and a great business.

But to him, it is a piece of flesh.

He cannot afford to lose it!

"What you say makes sense!"

"Quickly pass the imperial edict to the Crown Prince, ordering him to lead the troops at Pubang Pass and immediately go south to Tongguan to recapture Shaanxi City for me!"

Ma Teng shouted in a hoarse voice. He rode a messenger and immediately headed north.

Two days later, Ma Chao, who was stationing troops at Pubang Pass and waiting for the Yellow River to freeze, received news of the fall of Shaanxi City.

This news naturally made him greatly Shocked.

In desperation, he had no choice but to lead an army of 100,000 people southward, leaving Tongguan and heading towards Shaanxi City.

In Shaanxi City,

Huang Zhong had already made six thousand soldiers well fed and refreshed, waiting for Ma Chao's army to attack..

And the navy commanded by Lu Meng also set up a water camp on the riverbank north of Shaanxi City.

The water camp and Shaanxi City formed a trend of echoing from the north to the south.

As for food and grass, there is no need to worry at all.

Shaanxi City is originally Nearly 100,000 dendrobiums of grain and grass were gathered in the city where the Qin army's grain and grass were transferred.

Huang Zhong attacked Shaanxi City, and all of this grain and grass naturally fell into Huang Zhong's hands.

The city was strong, had sufficient grain, and had strong morale, as well as naval support. , Huang Zhong was not afraid when he learned that Ma Chao's 100,000-strong army was attacking.

Three days later,

100,000 Qin troops came to the city.

Ma Chao sent out 20,000 troops and stopped Lü Meng's navy on the Yellow River.

The remaining 80,000 troops Horses marched down all sides of Shaanxi City and surrounded the city into an iron barrel.

After that, there was a crazy attack on the city.

For five consecutive days, four thousand people were killed or wounded, but Shaanxi City remained motionless.

The Qin army followed the Xiliang army For the Lord, they are good at fighting in the wild and not good at attacking cities.

What's more, what they are facing is the city held by the world's number one veteran Huang Zhong.

This siege battle has fallen into a stalemate.

Ma Chao is left to capture What's crazy is that Yan Liang kept sending urgent reports from Xin'an, claiming that the morale of the Xin'an defenders was low, and asked Ma Chao to recover Shaanxi City as soon as possible and restore the passage between Xin'an City and Guanzhong. Otherwise, the military morale in the city would collapse, and there would be no need for the Wei army to attack Xin'an City. He would destroy himself without a fight.

Under Yan Liang's urging, Ma Chao could only ignore the fatigue of his soldiers and continue to launch a fierce attack on Shaanxi City.

It was dusk. It was another whole day of siege, and the walls of Shaanxi City had been piled up thickly. There was a thick layer of corpses.

But not a single Qin soldier could reach the top of the city.

"Huang Zhong old man~~"

Ma Chao looked at the dazzling and flying"yellow" flag, gritting his teeth, but his eyes were full of helplessness.