"It's not that the lord is lucky, but that Yuan Highway is too strong. In the eyes of these Guanzhong families, the Southern Family is just a group of hillbillies, and now they are asked to follow behind this group of hillbillies, how can they be willing? Rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail, these arrogant people have no choice but the lord. Xi Zhicai saw it clearly, and broke the idea of the Guanzhong family in one word.

"Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, the little brother who used to look down on him has become an existence that he needs to look up to in just ten years, these Guanzhong families must have five flavors in their hearts!"

"Who's to say it isn't! From the growth of the southern family, you can get a glimpse of the horror of Yuan Highway. How inconspicuous was the Southern family back then? The Cai family and the Kuai family in Jingzhou can barely be regarded as first-class, and the families in Jiangdong and Yizhou are simply a group of frogs at the bottom of the well. Not to mention the Guanzhong family, it was a branch of the Yang family that was rampant in these places, but now? Xi Zhicai said in a solemn tone.

Cao Cao said in a low tone: "Yuan Highway is indeed very skilled!" However, in the past few years, the power of the Jiangdong family has increased several times on the surface, and it is no wonder that the southern family has been submissive by its rule, and now they must have been willing! ”

Xi Zhicai nodded: "First suppressed the Jiangdong family with the power of the Yuan family, and then developed while suppressing, making the interests bigger and bigger, and then dividing them with a small part of the family, the benefits shared by the families grew rapidly, even if the share was reduced, they were reluctant to accept it, so in just a few years, the Jiangdong family has completely become a tool in the hands of Yuan Shu, let it be handled." I have to say that Yuan Highway is really beautiful to play. ”

"Definitely! Who would have thought that the wandering Yuan family's sister-in-law would have such a means, it was really terrifying. I really underestimated him at the beginning, and now it seems that he is even more terrible than he was at the beginning. Cao Cao muttered.

Now thinking about the scene when he got together for the last time, Cao Cao felt more and more that Yuan Shu's scheming was deep. After so many years of mediocrity, the troubled times are completely like a different person, has it been hiding clumsy?

Xi Zhicai's tone was slightly relaxed: "Lord, the stones of other mountains can attack jade, Yuan Highway's success proves that the family is not uncontrollable, we can learn from it and take the Guanzhong family in our hands." Wouldn't that be better? ”

Cao Cao smiled reluctantly: "Zhicai, you think too simply. Although the current Guanzhong family is Longyou Shoal and Tiger Falling Pingyang, the background is still there, and the difficulty of controlling them is not comparable to that of the group of nouveau riche in the south. ”

The strength of the Southern Family is now based on power, not people. If you talk about intrigue and talent, even if you let it develop for another ten years, it can't compare with the Guanzhong family. Cao Cao knows very well the horror of these old families, compared to the simplicity and rudeness of the southern families, there are countless capable people and talents among them, and they can encroach on everything you do without a word, even Cao Cao has palpitations, so he has been trying to avoid contact with them.

But now that the situation is forced, he just doesn't want to contact him and can't do it, so he can only take one step at a time, and be more vigilant!

That night, Cao Cao let Xiahou Yuan lead his soldiers to harass the Tongguan guards as usual, and attacked twice from time to time, so that they could not rest. However, unlike the previous two days, tonight, Xiahoudun of Cao's army led a force of 30,000 people quietly left the camp and touched the mountains and mountains on the north side of Tongguan.

"General, this is it!" Following the map given to him by the man in black, the scout found a remote edge of the forest.

Xiahoudun looked at the dense forest in front of him, overlapping and boundless, and the weeds on the ground were as high as their calves, not to mention the passage of the army, even if it was difficult for a lone pedestrian to pass.

"Are you sure it's here?" Xiahoudun questioned.

"Not bad! I've crossed it many times, and here it is. There is a path ahead. The scout carefully compared the surrounding terrain and said with certainty.

"You send someone to explore the path first, there should be a trail hidden here."

"No!"

Soon, the scout returned, bringing the good news that Xiahoudun had hoped for. In this layered dense forest, there is indeed a path that has been pioneered, which is the secret artery prepared by the Guanzhong family. On the surface, there is no way to go, but as long as you go tens of meters, you will find a flat path, enough for two carriages to pass.

Xiahoudun went all the way down this path, and sure enough, as drawn on the map, he directly bypassed Tongguan and came to the area between Tongguan and Chang'an. And start preparing for the next move.

......

"Boom!"

On the avenue between Chang'an and Tongguan, the sound of thousands of galloping horses slowly sounded.

"How much longer?" Fan Chou said eagerly.

"General, at our current speed, we will be able to reach Tongguan in two hours. However, we have been marching for half a day, and the soldiers are a little tired, so why don't you take a rest first? The adjutant said.

Fan Chou shook his head and said, "Saving soldiers is like fighting fire!" Tongguan is at stake, and the sooner we arrive, the better. Tell the soldiers to move on, and wait until they reach Tongguan to have a good rest! ”

"No!" The lieutenant thinks about it too. With the spirit of hardship and hard work of the Liang soldiers in the west, a quick march for half a day is just a piece of cake, nothing more than being tired, as long as you don't encounter battle. But now that Cao Liu Liantong Pass has not been captured, where is the enemy?

Unbeknownst to him, however, less than twenty miles away, a team was already ready and waiting for their prey to catch into the net.

The movements of the Xiliang soldiers were soon discovered by the scouts sent by Xiahoudun, who was overjoyed to learn that Fan Chou did not stop to rest and recuperate, but continued on his way.

"Excellent! Originally, he only wanted to attack while the other party was resting and gaining a stable foothold, but he never thought that the other party was so careless. Xiahoudun immediately changed his plan, from the original sneak attack to an ambush.

After a while, the 30,000 iron cavalry led by Fan Chou still rushed to this place, and when he saw the dense forests on both sides of the road ahead, Fan Chou frowned, but he did not have much defense.

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”

Just as it marched to the center of the dense forest, countless thin voices instantly sounded in the dense forest on both sides.

"Not good! Enemy attack! Fan Chou, who had been killed, understood as soon as he heard these voices that he had been ambushed, and hurriedly shouted.

Countless arrows shot out from the dense forest, overwhelmingly shooting at the Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Fan Chou, and the Xiliang Army, which was already a little tired, was defenseless, and even the cloud qi of the legion could not be opened, and a large area fell in an instant.

"Damn! Don't worry about the enemies on both sides and charge me forward! Fan Chou hurriedly mobilized the cloud qi of the legion to protect his army, and shouted.

Every time the forest is not entered, not to mention that he is leading all cavalry, at this time, fighting with the enemy crossbowmen ambushed in the forest is tantamount to seeking his own death, and it is the best policy to flee quickly. Since the other party has set up an ambush, he has naturally taken into account the path of his retreat, and the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, so it is better to rush forward directly, maybe they can break through the enemy's ambush.

After all, Fan Chou is an experienced veteran, and he made a decision in a flash. He believed that with his 30,000 Xiliang Iron Horsemen, nothing could resist him, so he could break the formation with his strength and rush forward directly.

Seeing this, Xiahoudun, who was hiding in the shadows, flashed with admiration in his eyes, and said with a smile: "This person is good, but unfortunately, all your roads have been blocked by me." ”