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

A celebration banquet ended with a lot of fun.

At Cao Yuan's suggestion, Cao Cao issued an order the next day to designate Chang'an as the Xijing of Wei State.

At this time, Ma Chao had led his remaining troops to retreat to the west of Longshan.

Although there are dangerous points in Longshan, they are far less dangerous than those in the Qinling Mountains and other mountains, and are no longer a concern.

Two hundred thousand Wei troops rested on the spot in Chang'an City, preparing to attack Longxi and completely destroy Qin.

While the Wei army leader was resting, the prefects of Fufeng and other counties in Guanzhong submitted letters of surrender one after another, stating that they were willing to surrender to the Wei Dynasty.

Soon, news came from Longxi.

Ma Chao had retreated to Jicheng in Longxi, and with the support of Fazheng and other ministers, he succeeded to the throne of Qin.

Royal palace, main hall.

Cao Cao sneered and said:"This kid Ma Chao, whose father's bones are still cold, is really filial to be in such a hurry to take over the throne so soon." All the generals burst into laughter.

Someone suggested that Ma Chao was a remnant and could not make waves, so there was nothing to worry about.

The soldiers have been fighting for a long time. It is better to call off the rear army for the time being and wait until autumn to attack Ma Chao.

"Prince, what do you think?"

Cao Cao looked at his son

"Although Qin lost Guanzhong, it still had Liangzhou in Longxi and held the land of Yizhou, so it still had the capital to make a comeback."

"If we don't take advantage of the victory to attack and annihilate Ma Chao, once the army leaves, Ma Chao will definitely cross Longshan and attack the key points again."

"At that time, Chang'an and even Guanzhong were in danger of losing something again."

"If that time comes, won't all our hard work be in vain?"

Cao Yuan opposed the withdrawal of troops.

Killing them all and eliminating future troubles forever is his style.

Cao Cao nodded heavily:

"What the prince said makes sense!"

"Ma Chao is brave and should not be underestimated!"

"I will work hard to defeat Ma Chao and destroy the Qin Dynasty!"

The generals were in awe, and their fighting spirit was ignited again.

Cao Cao immediately ordered and personally led an army of 250,000 from Chang'an to Longshan.

In early spring, the Wei army occupied Chencang City, the last important town east of Longshan..

Pass Chencang to the west, cross Longshan, and then enter the counties of Longxi.

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Jicheng!

Inside the Puppet Palace.

Ma Chaoku sat on the throne, looking at the urgent report in his hand like snow flakes, his brows furrowed.

Zhang Song spoke in a heavy tone and reported the latest military situation.

Everything is clear:

Cao Cao led an army of 250,000 people across Longshan to drive him out and kill him!

"Thief Cao, are you trying to force me to death?"

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and looked at the ministers:

"The army of Cao Cao's thieves has broken through Chencang and will pass through Longshan at any time. Our Qin Dynasty has reached a critical moment of life and death. If you have any clever strategies to defend against the enemy, why not offer them to us!"

"King!"

"I think that we have no way out. The only chance is to concentrate the main force on the Longshan line and never let the Wei army enter the Longxi Plain!"

Zhang Song said without hesitation.

Ma Chao nodded slightly, but sighed:"Yongnian's words are reasonable, but it is a pity that the troops available to me now are only 50,000. He wants to block the 250,000 Wei army east of Longshan. ,well~~"

All the ministers lowered their heads sadly, shook their heads and sighed.

At this time.

Ma Xiu said:"The army of Cao Cao and his son want to cross Longshan, and they must cross the street pavilion. I think that as long as we have elite soldiers and strong generals to guard the street pavilion, we will be able to stop the Wei army from entering Longxi!"

Ma Chao's eyes lit up, I didn't expect Matthew to have this insight.

Ma Chao jumped up, came to the map, and stared at it for a long time.

"What the Second Young Master said is absolutely true"

"Among the various valley roads in Longshan, only the Street Pavilion Road is the widest and easiest to navigate. Cao’s army of thieves will definitely take the Street Pavilion Road."

"Although Jieting is a small town, it is located on the west edge of the valley road, so the art is extremely important."

"If we can block the street pavilion, we can block 250,000 Wei troops in Longshan, preventing Cao Cao and his son from taking advantage of their strength."

Zhang Song also echoed.

"I think that as long as we hold the street pavilion for more than two months at most, Gongsun Du of Liaodong will merge with the Xiongnu in the state, and the Xianbei people in the north of the Great Wall will move south in large numbers."

"At this time, Cao's thieves will definitely return eastward, and the crisis in front of us will be resolved."

"After Cao's thieves retreat, we will have time to mobilize Yizhou soldiers and horses to go north, leave Longshan in the east, and regain the lost territory in Guanzhong!"

The Dharma is upright and the advice is presented eloquently.

"What you say makes sense! Ma

Chao said proudly:"The army was ordered to march day and night to the street pavilion to block the Cao thief and his son east of Longce!""

"promise!"

The ministers immediately accepted the order.

Ma Chao did not dare to hesitate, and personally led 40,000 soldiers and horses from Jicheng and went straight to Jieting.

These 40,000 soldiers and horses were all his existing troops. It can be said that he was using the bottom line of his capital. He also took it out.

Two days later,

Ma Chao led his army and rushed to Wuyang City, southwest of Jieting.

The scouts came to report that the army led by Cao Cao had just set off from Chencang, and the forward was still two hundred miles away from Jieting.

There was still enough time.

Ma Chao ordered the army to rest in Wuyang City.

In the royal tent, all the ministers gathered to discuss how to guard the street pavilion.

It was late at night, and the imperial tent

"Your Majesty, I think it is not safe to place our hopes of Cao Cao's retreat on the Xiongnu and Xianbei people."

Jia Xu poured cold water on Ma Chao's strategy.

Ma Chao sighed:"Otherwise, all the princes in the world have been wiped out. Who else can I count on except the Huns and Xianbei?"

Jia Xu pointed at the map:

"Although the street pavilion must be defended, if the king puts all the soldiers in the street pavilion city, if it cannot be defended, won't the army be wiped out?"

"The old minister thought that we should think of another strategy.

Ma Chao's eyes lit up and he asked urgently:"Does Wen He have another clever plan?""

Jia Xu's eyes moved to Chang'an City.

"Cao Cao's 250,000-strong army marches westward and attacks Longxi. The Chang'an area will definitely be empty of troops."

"Why doesn't the king leave a group of elite troops to guard the street pavilion, but lead the army to bypass the street pavilion, go straight to Beidi County in the north, then turn back south and attack Chang'an City?"

Jia Xu raised his hand to make gestures and revealed his clever plan.

The ministers were in great spirits, and all their eyes were delighted.

Ma Chao also jumped up and moved his eyes to the north of the map.

"Well, Wen He was planning to encircle Wei and save Zhao!"

Ma Chao clicked his tongue in appreciation and kept nodding.

Fazheng said:"Your Majesty, don't forget that Cao Yuan has a miraculous plan. If he predicts that we will attack Chang'an unexpectedly and make Cao Cao secretly take precautions, wouldn't we lose everything?"

Ma Chao's brows furrowed again.

"Our surprise attack on Chang'an may not necessarily be successful."

"If Cao Cao's thieves are aware of it, they will definitely divide their troops to stay in Chang'an, and the number of troops attacking Jieting will be reduced, which will also reduce the pressure on Jieting."

"Guarding the street pavilion is our fundamental goal."

Jia Xu made another analysis.

Fazheng fell silent.

Zhang Song agreed:"If Wen He's plan is successful, if we can attack Chang'an by surprise, we can cut off the Cao thieves' food route. By then, the 250,000 The army must fall apart!"

Ma Chao's body shook, and his eyes flashed.

Jia Xu's plan was a big gamble.

If the bet wins, he can turn the situation around and turn defeat into victory.

Ma Chao stared at the map, his eyes getting more and more excited.