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

Matthew's expression changed with horror, he staggered and almost lost his balance.

Zhang Song also looked shocked, as if he had heard the most incredible thing in the world.

Yangping Pass fell?

There was dead silence in the lobby.

After a while.

Ma Xiu jumped up and shouted:"What did you say, tell me again!"

Ma Zhong said with a sad face:"I report to the second young master that Yangping Pass fell, General Zhang was killed by Cao Yuan, Lei Tong surrendered to the enemy, Wu Lan would rather die than give in, so he cut his body into pieces for Cao Yuan's five horses!"

Boom!

A series of thunder struck down on the top of Matthew's head mercilessly.

He looked shocked and froze in place.

Zhang Song also jumped up and shouted:"This is impossible, Yangping Pass is so strong, Zhang Ren is our number one general in Shu, how could it be lost like this?"

Ma Zhong had no choice but to hand over the information.

Zhang Song snatched it away.

Before he had time to look, Matthew jumped over and grabbed it.

The two of them unfolded the urgent report and got together to take a closer look.

In an urgent report, Huang Zhong made a plan to kill Zhang Ren at Dingjun Mountain.

Then Lei Tong surrendered to Wei, tricked the city gate into opening, and let the Wei army enter Yangping Pass.

Then Wulan was defeated in a deadly battle, and finally Yangpingguan was captured. All the events happened one by one.

The truth comes out.

Ma Xiu and Zhang Song took a deep breath and looked at each other with shock in their eyes.

"Zhang Ren is so difficult to take on such a big task that he actually captured Yangping Pass!"

"He mistook me for a big thing, he mistook me for a big thing~~"

Matthew threw the battle report on the ground and cursed with a look of resentment.

Zhang Song stared at the battle report on the ground, lost his mind and said nothing for a long time.

After a long time.

Zhang Song took several breaths of cold air, and then Fuliping calmed down his frightened mood.

He had no choice but to cup his hands and sigh:"Second Young Master, it's useless to blame Zhang Ren now that Yangping Pass has been lost. Hanzhong cannot be defended anymore. Let's retreat south."

Ma Xiu was shocked and suddenly stared at He asked Zhang Song,"What are you talking about? You advised me to give up Nanzheng and the whole of Hanzhong?"

"Our army has lost troops and generals, and the number of available troops in Nanzheng is less than 20,000."

"Now that Yangping Pass has been captured, one hundred thousand Wei army generals can advance eastward along the Mian River without any hindrance, heading straight for Nanzheng."

"When Nanzheng was besieged, we will be trapped in the isolated city."

"Even Yangping Pass can't stop Cao Yuan. Does the Second Young Master think that we can defend it with a mere Nanzheng City?"

Zhang Song asked with a bitter sigh.

Ma Xiu clenched his fists and couldn't say a word. What

Zhang Song said was true, and he naturally knew this.

But he knew better that Hanzhong was from Yizhou. Gate.

If Hanzhong is lost, the Wei army will drive south and attack Jiange.

Jiange will become the last barrier of Yizhou.

Once Jiange is also breached, the Wei army will enter the Chengdu Plain and will no longer be able to withstand Cao Yuan's troops.

"If Hanzhong is lost, Yizhou will not be protected!"

"Brother Wang handed Hanzhong over to me. If I lost it, how could I go to Chengdu to see him?"

"I will never give up Hanzhong!"

Ma Xiu gritted his teeth and said resolutely.

Zhang Song was taken aback and said anxiously:"Second Young Master, we abandoned the defense of Hanzhong. We still have the danger of Jiange Pass and can still resist the Wei army. If we don't abandon the defense, we will have to wait. Die!"

"You don’t need to persuade me any more!"

"Even if I die, I will live and die with Nanzheng City! Ma

Xiu waved his hand and said resolutely:"You quickly send the order to shrink all the troops and horses to Nanzheng, and prepare to defend the city to the death.""

Then,

" Ma Xiu said again,"Send a messenger south immediately and ask Brother Wang to personally bring the army north from Jiange Pavilion and come to Yangping Pass for rescue. By then, our brothers will cooperate inside and outside, and we will be able to defeat Cao Yuan!""

Ma Xiu's arrogant tone.

Not only did he think he could defend Nanzheng, he even dreamed of defeating Cao Yuan.

Seeing how confident the second son of the Ma family was, Zhang Song had no choice but to shake his head and sigh.

At that moment, a horseman The messenger galloped south, heading straight for Chengdu.

While the messenger was still on the way south,

Cao Yuan had personally brought his army, marched eastward along the Mian River, and headed straight for Nanzheng.

Along the way, there was a mess.

Ma Xiu ordered, All the grain, grass and military supplies in the towns and counties along the way were moved to Nanzheng, and all the cities were set on fire.

He wanted to strengthen the walls and clear the country, and refused to let the Wei army get grain and grass in Hanzhong.

Not only did Cao Yuan not get grain and grass along the way, The military resources had to allocate part of the food and grass to relieve the people.

The food and grass pressure of the Wei army suddenly doubled.

However, fortunately, the Wei Dynasty was strong and had inexhaustible food and supplies.

What's more, Yangpingguan was captured. After that, the grain road for the Wei army was unobstructed.

Millions of tons of grain and grass were transported from Luoyang to Chang'an, and then transported from Chang'an to Longxi, and then southward, passing through Yangping Pass and entering the Hanzhong Plain.

The Wei army had no worries about food and grass.

Cao Yuan ordered that the army Without any worries, we headed straight to Nanzheng.

It was late summer.

One hundred thousand Wei troops came to Nanzheng.

Cao Yuan gave an order and the army set up camp near the Hanzhong seat and surrounded the city of Nanzheng.