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

Ma Chao's gloomy face was filled with glory again.

Yes, if we retreat to Yizhou and defend ourselves, there is indeed hope for a comeback.

However, Ma Chao also knew very well that the so-called hope of a comeback was just a pie painted for him by Fazheng.

There is little hope of a comeback, but it is still okay to separate one corner of the country and become the local emperor.

After all, it was Yizhou, a land of abundance, with mountains and rivers inside and outside.

With the Qinling Mountains, Yangping Pass, and Jiange Pass, even if Cao Yuan had great ingenuity, he would be helpless.

Ma Chao took a deep breath and shouted:"Send the order to withdraw all Longxi soldiers and horses to Yizhou!"

Fa Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

So Ma Chao set out again and led the defeated generals with the remaining troops to retreat to Longxi.

At this time, Cao Cao had led his army to cross Longshan and meet up with Cao Yuan.

The father and son led an army of 250,000 people across the Longshan Mountains and marched straight into the Longxi Plain.

The counties watched the wind and descended.

Ma Chao did not dare to make any resistance, and led the defeated troops of the counties to retreat all the way to Shu.

The Wei army took advantage of the victory to pursue it, and almost effortlessly captured the counties in Longxi without any bloodshed.

Once Longxi is broken, the remote Liangzhou will be sent out.

At this point, the two states of Yongliang were included in the territory of the Wei Dynasty.

Tianshui County, Jicheng.

Inside the military mansion.

A grand celebration banquet is being held.

Cao Cao held a grand banquet to celebrate this great achievement with his generals.

"Prince, if it weren't for you in this battle, how could I have conquered Yongliang and Yongzhou in just a few months!"

"Prince, I want to toast you with this glass of wine!"

Cao Cao raised his glass in a toast.

Cao Yuan hurriedly raised his glass and said:"Father, your words are serious. It is the duty of a son to expand territory and make suggestions for my Cao family!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly and drank all the wine in the cup.

Cao Yuan also laughed loudly and poured the wine into his throat.

The generals were in high spirits and the atmosphere of the banquet was extraordinary.

"Your Majesty, the two states of Yongliang and Liang have been pacified, and the entire north has been included in the territory of the Wei Dynasty."

"Na Ma Chao fled to Yizhou and lingered, which was no longer a concern."

"I thought that we could lead our army back east to deal with the Huns and Xianbei people."

Pang Tong stood up and made a speech.

All the advisers and generals agreed, advocating that the class teacher should return eastward.

In the eyes of the ministers, Ma Chao was no longer worth mentioning.

"All the ministers have said that they want the master to return eastward. Prince, what do you think?"

Cao Cao did not rush to make a decision, and looked at Cao Yuan.

Cao Yuan put down his wine glass and said:"Father, I think that we must kill and eradicate Ma Chao completely, and it will not be too late to return to the east again."

Cao Cao's expression moved slightly, and he motioned for Cao Yuan to continue.

"Although Ma Chao lost Yongliang Prefecture, he still had Yizhou in hand."

"Yizhou, a land of abundance, has millions of households and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a natural separatist land."

"If Ma Chao is allowed to secure Yizhou, he will continue to send troops out of Qinliang to threaten our Longxi counties, and our western frontier of Wei will never have peace."

"I think we should take advantage of the victory to pursue, kill Ma Chao, and capture Yizhou in one fell swoop."

"Only in this way can the Western Frontier of the Wei Dynasty be completely pacified."

Cao Yuanyang expressed his judgment.

Cao Cao believed deeply and nodded:"The prince's words are reasonable. If Ma Chao is not eliminated, Yongliang will never have peace!"

"Having said that, the threats from the Huns, Xianbei people, and Gongsun Du must not be ignored."

Pang Tong said again.

The words just fell.

Cao Yuan said without thinking:"This is easy. My father can lead his troops and horses back east to clean up the Xiongnu barbarians. My son, with half of his troops and horses, can continue to go south to conquer Yizhou."

"The prince's words make sense"

"Ok, deal!"

Cao Cao no longer hesitated and made a decision immediately.

After the banquet that day,

Cao Cao issued an order to lead an army of 150,000 people back east to Yecheng.

Prince Cao Yuan also led Liangzhou and Yongzhou as pastoralists, and led ten Ten thousand troops were stationed in Guanlong and took the opportunity to go south to pacify Shu.

Cao Yuan was not in a hurry to go south. He sent troops to serve as governors of each county and divided his troops to guard key points to ensure that the Wei Dynasty controlled Yongliang II.

At the same time, countless Grain and grass were also continuously transported from Chang'an to Jicheng.

One hundred thousand Wei army officers and soldiers also rested and recuperated on the spot.

Hundreds of agents also went deep into Yizhou to spy on Ma Chao's latest intelligence.

After the autumn harvest.

A snowstorm of information was sent to Cao Yuan's desk.

After Ma Chao retreated to Chengdu, he relied on the danger of the Qinling Mountains and expected that the Wei army would not rush south.

So he sat back and relax, finally indulged in wine and sex, and changed from his former heroic and bravery.

Regarding Hanzhong,

Ma Chao sent his second brother Ma Xiu to Nanzheng to control the armies in Hanzhong.

After Ma Xiu took office, he ordered Huang Quan to lead eight thousand Shu troops to camp in Qishan Mountain as a gateway to defend Hanzhong.

The rest of Baishui Pass, At Yangping Pass and other passes, Zhang Ren, Huo Jun and other generals were ordered to guard them.

"Ma Chao seems to have completely lost his ambition and is determined to become a self-defeating thief."

Cao Yuan smiled coldly and showed the information to the ministers.

Pang Tong sneered:"That horse is relying on the danger of the Qinling Mountains. He thinks that we dare not attack Shu and that he is unable to recover Yongliang. That's why he is like this."

"Ma Chaoyue thought that if we didn't dare to attack him, the more we should give him a surprise!"

Cao Yuan's sarcastic eyes flashed with a hint of mystery.

At that moment,

Cao Yuan issued several orders.

First, he spread the word to the outside world that the army was preparing to return east to Yecheng.

At the same time, in Jincheng and other counties, soldiers were sent to pretend to be Qiang invaders. The border counties also spread rumors that they were going to send troops to attack the Qiang people.

A smoke bomb was released to reassure Ma Chao that he would not attack Shu.

A blind trick was used.

Cao Yuan ordered Cao Ren and Cao Hong to lead two troops to attack the Qiang people. The Qiang people and Donggui Yecheng's banner left Jicheng with great fanfare.

Cao Yuan led 30,000 elite troops and marched south under the starry night, heading straight for the enemy camp in Qishan Mountain. The army advanced lightly, crossing the Weishui River and heading south.

The road ahead Gradually it is no longer flat, and the outline of the towering Qinling Mountains is vaguely visible. The Qishan

Camp is located at the mountain pass from the south of the Qinling Mountains to Shu.

Qishan Camp.

The main tent of the Qin Army.

Huang Quan was drinking cup after cup of wine.

"King Qin, King Qin, if you had listened to my advice, how could you have ended up like this?"

"You fled to Shu and did not take my advice into consideration. Instead, you sent my advice to Qishan. With your magnanimity, it is no wonder that you were defeated at the hands of the Cao family and his son. Huang

Quan murmured to himself, with a bit of resentment flowing between his brows.