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

Wu Yi executed him.

Thousands of Wei army officers and soldiers chased the defeated Qin army towards Tongguan.

Forty thousand Montenegrin troops have been killed.

Although many of the 100,000 Qin troops commanded by Ma Chao escaped, more than 40,000 soldiers and horses were killed and captured.

This time, Qin lost a total of nearly 80,000 troops.

The Wei army was victorious.

In this battle to destroy Qin, the initiative finally returned to Cao Cao's hands.

After this battle, Ma Chao will no longer be able to launch raids on the Wei army's food routes.

"Your Majesty, what are we waiting for? Let’s conquer Tongguan in one go!"

Cao Ren, who was flying back, shouted excitedly.

Cao Cao laughed loudly and wanted to give an order. The whole army would not stop and attack Tongguan in one go.

"Father, wait!"

Cao Yuan stopped Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was startled.

Cao Yuan approached Cao Cao and whispered something in his ear.

A light flashed in Cao Cao's eyes and he said:"Don't chase the poor bandits. We will capture Tongguan sooner or later. The soldiers will fight for it. I'm all tired. Let's take a good rest for a few days."

"Your Majesty, don't rest!

Cao Ren immediately said:"In this fight, the soldiers are still mentally and physically strong. Let's continue to pursue the Qin army.""

Cao Cao didn't explain much and just smiled secretly.

So

Cao Cao was not impatient and ordered 200,000 troops to camp on the spot.

At night, each general came to Cao Cao with the battle report to claim credit.

Cao Cao rewarded Cao Cao based on his merits. They had a big banquet and celebrated this great victory together in the tent.

The generals laughed and drank heavily, all in high spirits.

They followed Cao Cao and retreated from Tongguan all the way, allowing the Black Mountain Army to massacre the people, burn, kill and loot, and they had already felt angry in their hearts..

In this battle, the Black Mountain Army was completely wiped out and the Qin Army was severely damaged. The evil spirit that was held in the heart was finally vented. How could we not enjoy it?

"Your Majesty, in this battle, we captured nearly four thousand Montenegrin bandits alive. Please tell us how to deal with them?"

Tai Shi Ci stepped forward to ask.

"Prince, what do you think should be done with these four thousand Montenegrin troops?"

Cao Cao looked at Cao Yuan with a questioning look.

Cao Yuan said coldly without thinking:"I thought that I should kill them all without leaving a single person behind!"

All the ministers agreed.

The Black Mountain Army did many evil things and killed so many people. Of course the Wei generals were eager to kill them all to avenge the dead people.

Cao Cao waved his hands and said,"Listen to the prince, everyone Behead it"

"promise!"

Tai Shici accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

The killing order was passed down.

In a moment, wailing sounded in the camp.

The Black Mountain prisoners kept begging for mercy, and the wailing was endless, echoing over the camp.

However, the Wei army officers and soldiers showed no sympathy. , execute all these Black Mountain bandits

…… five days.

For five consecutive days, Cao Cao rewarded the Wei army officers with wine and meat, allowing them to rest and recuperate as much as they wanted.

After recharging his strength, Cao Cao gave the order to march westward towards Tongguan.

At this time, Ma Chao had already escaped hundreds of miles away.

The cities along the way looked at the wind and surrendered, and the Wei army recovered the lost ground without any bloodshed.

From Xin'an City to Tongguan, it is more than 300 miles. If the Wei army pursues with the Red Horse Yi Cong, they can catch up in less than two days.

However, under Cao Yuan's suggestion, Cao Cao's army slowly pursued him, stopping and stopping like he was touring the mountains and rivers.

Every time a city was recaptured, the Wei army had to rest for at least one day.

Therefore, when Ma Chao and his remaining troops were defeated and fled to Tongguan, the Wei army regained Shaanxi City.

When the army entered Shaanxi City, Cao Cao held a banquet in the county government and continued to drink with all the ministers.

"Your Majesty, I have a few words, I don’t know whether I should say them or not. Pang

Tong hesitated for a long time before he finally spoke.

Cao Cao waved his hands and said,"Shi Yuan just speaks out." Pang

Tong took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty, I think that your Majesty's current marching strategy is unreasonable.""

Cao Cao and Cao Yuan looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Cao Cao smiled and asked:"Do you feel that my pursuit speed is too slow and let Ma Chao retreat to Tongguan calmly? Pang

Tong's eyes trembled, and he heard a clue from Cao Cao's reaction.

He then asked:"Your Majesty, our army is pursuing so slowly, is it possible that your Majesty did it on purpose?""

"Shiyuan, let’s not say that I chased you too slowly."

"I ask you, even if we catch up with Ma Chao, can we capture Tongguan?"

Cao Cao asked again.

Pang Tong shook his head and said:"Ma Chao still has 60,000 troops. Even if we can catch up, the most we can do is kill some more Qin troops, but we may not be able to capture Tongguan."

"In your opinion, how should our army capture Tongguan?"

Cao Cao asked again

"Tongguan is the most powerful pass in the world. After Ma Chao returns to Tongguan, he will definitely ask Ma Teng for help and send more troops to Tongguan."

"Moreover, Tongguan is backed by Guanzhong, there is no shortage of food and grass, and sufficient military resources."

"I think we have little hope of attacking Tongguan head-on."

"Chen Jue must defeat Tongguan by surprise! Pang

Tong spoke eloquently, with a strong sense of confidence in his words.

Cao Cao and Cao Yuan, father and son, looked at each other again.

Cao Cao said:"Shi Yuan said this, he must have a clever plan in mind. Tell me, how do you plan to win by surprise?""

Pang Tong then came to the map.

"I believe that Your Majesty can lead the main force to Tongguan and pretend to attack the key point head-on."

"Secretly, His Majesty sent a surprise force across the river to attack Pubanjin from Hedong County."

"It is already deep winter, the weather is freezing and the Yellow River must be frozen"

"Your Majesty's amazing army can cross the Yellow River on ice and capture Pubang Pass on the other side of the river in one fell swoop."

"At that time, your majesty will lead the army into Hedong again, and then he can easily enter Guanzhong from Pubang Pass."

"In this way, our army can bypass Tongguan and penetrate into the hinterland of Guanzhong in one fell swoop!"

Pang Tong pointed out the country on the map and presented a strategy.

After hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing.

Pang Tong, however, looked blank and looked at the laughing Cao Cao, confused.

"Shiyuan, your plan is indeed a clever one."

"But have you ever thought about it? Ma Teng had tens of thousands of troops stationed at Puban Pass."

"If we can't find ways to mobilize these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if I send a surprise army to the east of Hedong, do you think we can attack Pubang Pass?"

Cao Cao put away his smile and asked.

Pang Tong seemed to be awakened, his thoughts were whirling, and his eyes were changing.

Suddenly, a surprise flashed across Pang Tong's eyes.

He asked urgently:"Your Majesty, you have been deliberately walking around these days. If he refused to pursue Ma Chao, could he be waiting for Ma Teng to mobilize troops from Pu Ban Pass to reinforce the defense of Tong Pass?"