Cao Ren left Chang'an with his generals.

The defense of Chang'an was in charge of Cao Tai, Wen Ping, Hao Zhao, and Jiang Yu.

Two hours later.

It's late in the evening.

The army of Ma Chao and Yan Liang arrived in the west city of Chang'an and camped in an open field.

"I just received a report that Cao Ren has left Chang'an and is heading northeast." In the tent, Yan Liang said.

"Leaving Chang'an?"

"Is he going to give up Chang'an?" Ma Chao and Pang De looked at each other.

"It's impossible to give up Chang'an." Yan Liang said: "There are still 50,000 troops in Chang'an, as well as a large number of equipment to defend the city, and Cao Ren also left his son Cao Tai in Chang'an, which shows that he still wants to defend here." ”

"We have crossed the Wei River, can he hold it?" Ma Chao shook his head slightly: "He is delusional." ”

"Meng Qi don't underestimate Cao Ren, he knows better than us the consequences of the fall of Chang'an, and if he dares to keep Cao Tai in Chang'an, he must be fully prepared. Moreover, he personally guarded the Wuguan to prevent our army from breaking through there and entering the Central Plains. It can be seen that his mind is clear enough, and he would rather lose Chang'an than defend the military pass, and he is ready to intercept us outside the pass. ”

"General Yan is right, Cao Ren must mean this." Pound Road.

"Then we... Is it to attack Wuguan first? Or Chang'an? Ma Chao asked.

"Wuguan!"

Yan Liang said without hesitation: "Wuguan is the main road to the Central Plains, we must capture it." As for Chang'an, it only needs to send tens of thousands of iron cavalry to contain it, and the enemy army will never dare to go out of the city to fight. ”

Ma Chao nodded, and said to Ma Dai on the side: "You lead 30,000 iron horsemen and camp in the east of Chang'an." ”

"No."

Ma Dai should be down.

Yan Liang continued: "There is also Huayin in the north, which is close to Tongguan, and it is very likely that the enemy will increase his troops from there to rescue Chang'an. Although they are unlikely to succeed, it will affect our troops to capture the pass, so they must send troops to guard it. There is also Shangluo in the east. Shangluo is close to Wuguan and is a barrier to the west of our army, which must be occupied. Our siege equipment can also be placed in Shangluo, ready to be transferred to Wuguan to participate in the battle at any time. ”

"Hmm."

Ma Chao ordered: "Ma Tie, Ma Xiu, you each lead 10,000 iron cavalry to capture Huayin and Shangluo." ”

"Order."

Two people came out of the ranks.

After arranging, Yan Liang said: "Our soldiers are mainly responsible for attacking the city. The Western Liang Army was in charge of field operations. Early tomorrow morning, remove Ma Dai, Ma Tie, and Ma Xiu, and advance to Wuguan. We must take advantage of Cao Ren's arrival at Wuguan and before the layout is completed. ”

"No..."

All the generals in the tent agreed in unison.

Next.

The whole army advanced to Wuguan.

After receiving the news, Cao Tai in Chang'an City was very worried: "My father has 30,000 recruits in his hands, can he stop Yan Liang?" Should I send a force to help? ”

Cao Tai asked Hao Zhao.

"Our mission is to garrison Chang'an, no matter what the situation is, the soldiers in the city must not be taken lightly. What if the enemy is deliberately lured and actually wants to capture Chang'an? As for the generals... Wuguan is close to Nanyang County in Jingzhou, and can directly get the support of the Jingzhou army, with the prestige of the general, he can easily mobilize tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops to garrison Wuguan, and the general does not have to worry. Hao Zhao said.

Cao Tai smiled and said, "My father is right, General Hao is really extraordinary." ”

"Thank you, General, for the compliment." Hao Zhao is neither humble nor arrogant.

Cao Tai said: "You can follow me in the future, I will ensure that you will rise step by step." As Cao Ren's son, he does have the capital to say this. Others have to make meritorious contributions step by step when they are promoted, but those who are valued by Cao Ren and Cao Tai only need one sentence to arrange positions in the army. can be given to lieutenant generals, lieutenants, etc., without going through Cao Cao.

If you want to become a general in the army, it is not difficult.

Cao Ren recommended Hao Zhao to Cao Cao, how could Cao Cao not use it?

Don't look at your young age, you can become a general in minutes.

Hao Zhao clearly knows that there are many talents under Cao Ren, and there is no future for Cao Renxu, and Cao Ren's son Cao Tai looks a bit wasted, and under his hands, he should be able to be reused.

Hao Zhao hugged his fists and said: "The last general is willing to listen to the general's orders." ”

"Good!"

Cao Tai said: "We will be brothers in the future, and I will not treat you badly." General Hao, what do you think we should do now? ”

Hao Zhao replied: "Chang'an City has a solid defense, and it has been fully prepared, why be afraid? Please sit in the government office, and the last general is willing to lead the army to defend the city, so that the enemy army will not be able to enter. ”

"Okay, I'll leave the matter of defending the city to you..." Cao Tai thought about it and became a shopkeeper.

In his opinion, Hao Zhao's talent is far above him, and he was sent by his father, loyal and reliable. Instead of blindly commanding by himself, it is better to hand it over to Hao Zhao, no matter whether he wins or loses, he has a statement.

Facing the 30,000 iron cavalry outside the eastern city, Hao Zhao set up several lines of defense against the cavalry.

All the horse rejection and arrow towers were built in front to prevent a large number of iron horsemen from entering the city when the enemy army broke through the city. Of course, it can also block enemy sieges.

...............

...............

The battle of Chang'an is about to start.

The war in the Central Plains is also going on intensely.

Zhangjaw and Wangmen, located in Cage City, had just occupied the city and were surrounded by nearly 100,000 enemy troops. Among them, on the mountain outside the cage city, there are 5,000 elites, all of whom are veterans, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and they contain Zhang Jaw as soon as they come out. Behind the cage city, there are 1,000 Shenji battalions, fighting together with the 5,000 elites.

The tiger and leopard cavalry from Xuzhou, led by Cao Chun, was no slower than the ambush soldiers in Cage City, and they rushed to participate in the encirclement at the first time. Then, twenty miles west of the cage city, the 20,000 Cao troops lurking there also advanced towards the cage city. Cao Cao personally led 50,000 elites to Cage City.

In just a few days, nearly 100,000 people surrounded and suppressed Zhang Jaw.

"Kill..." Outside the cage city, the tiger and leopard rode close to the city pass.

Zhang Jaw was defeated again and retreated to the city.

"General Zhang, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Zhang Jaw looked at the tiger and leopard riders outside the city, and sighed: "Cao Cao's elite troops really deserve their reputation. I confronted him three times, and I was defeated in all of them. I can't imagine it... My pioneer battalion will not be able to defeat the tiger and leopard riders. ”

"The tiger and leopard cavalry is the most elite cavalry under Cao Cao, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. The defeat of the general is also reasonable. Wang Men said.

"But then we're in a dangerous situation..."

Zhang Jaw looked back at the short cage city and said, "This city is too dilapidated to garrison troops at all. Once we are surrounded, we don't even have a chance to evacuate. ”

"Does the general have an idea?"

"We have to get out of here and fight on the outside..."

"Can you still get out?" Wang Men shook his head and said: "According to the last general's investigation, Cao Cao's 50,000 elites are less than fifty miles away, and one day, they will be able to arrive." It is almost impossible for us to defeat tens of thousands of troops on the periphery in one day, and the general has already tried, and it is so tricky to just face the tiger and leopard cavalry.... ”