The kings of Goguryeo were all captured, and the news of the surrender of the palace came, and Han Xuan was overjoyed. Originally, he just wanted Hu Wei, a strange soldier, to drag Goguryeo so that he could deal with Gongsun Kang at the front with peace of mind, but he didn't expect Goguryeo to fall into his hands like this.

Han Xuan immediately left Han Dang to guard the city of Fanhan, and led a large army to take over all parts of Goguryeo, so he was not in a hurry to use troops against Liaodong County, Goguryeo was enough for Han Xuan to digest for a while.

And the news of Han Xuan's destruction of Goguryeo also reached Cao Cao, Han Xuan's rise in Liaodong has been unstoppable, but Ma Chao is also very powerful in Xiliang, Cao Cao is entangled in whether to break Ma Chao or Han Xuan first.

It turned out that Cao Cao had previously sent Wei Qi and Zhang He to lead the army out of Hedong to try to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong through the territory of Ma Chao and other Liangzhou generals, and Ma Chao, Han Sui and other Guanxi warlords suspected that Cao Cao was going to attack and annex Liangzhou.

Ma Chao even thought that this was Cao Cao's false way to destroy the enemy, so he united with the generals Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu of Anding, Hou Xuan of Hedong, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Ma Wan, Cheng Yi and other ten departments with a total of 100,000 horses to raise troops against Cao, Ma Chao was also ready to win over Liu Xiongming's forces to strengthen their momentum.

This Liu Xiongming was originally a native of Lantian, when he was young, he made a living by collecting medicine and hunting, often lived at the foot of the mountain of the covered car, went in and out of the clouds and mist every day, never got lost, and people said that he could spit out the fog. When Li Dao and Guo Yan were in turmoil, many people went to join him. Liu Xiongming's power has now grown to more than 20,000 people, and Ma Chao naturally wants to win him over to join the anti-Cao camp.

Ma Chao sent his younger brother Ma Dai to persuade Liu Xiongming, but Liu Xiongming was a master who bullied the weak and feared the hard, how could he dare to fight Cao Cao. So Liu Xiongming rejected Ma Chao and beat Ma Dai with a stick, Ma Chao was furious and personally led his troops to defeat Liu Xiongming. Liu Xiongming's defeated army was driven to Guanzhong by Ma Chao.

Although Ma Chao defeated Liu Xiongming, he was not complacent, he was ambitious and wanted to go out of the customs to compete in the Central Plains. In order to win over Han Sui, Ma Chao led Ma Dai and Pang De to Han Sui Dazhai on this day, ready to persuade Han Sui to make up his mind to resist Cao.

Han Sui sat on the main seat and waved his hand to signal the servant to give Ma Chao a seat. After Ma Chao thanked him, he looked at a general beside Han Sui, his eyes full of murderous intent.

That person was Yan Xing, who had almost killed Ma Chao with a broken spear, but was later defeated by Ma Chao. As soon as the two of them met, they were very blushing.

Moreover, Yan Xing is deeply valued by Han Sui, and Ma Chao also knows that the biggest obstacle to persuading Han Sui this time is this Yan Xing. Before the Battle of Chibi, Han Sui sent Yan Xing's envoy to pay homage to Cao Cao, Cao Cao had already heard of Yan Xing's reputation, cherished his martial bravery, and sealed Yan Xing's behavior as a guard.

Yan Xing begged Cao Cao to let his father move to the capital and then go back to see Han Sui. Yan Xing conveyed Cao Cao's instructions to Han Sui: "Wenyue, you had no choice but to raise troops at the beginning, and I know it, so you should come to Shun this morning and assist the imperial court." ”

Han Sui blamed Yan Xing for being disloyal, and also acted as a lobbyist for Cao Cao, Yan Xing persuaded Han Sui: "How can I Yan Xing be selfish, I persuade the general to join Cao Cao for the sake of the general." The general has been raising the army for 30 years, and the people and soldiers are exhausted, and the land they occupy is narrow, so they should have relied on the male lord as soon as possible. Therefore, when I was in Yecheng, I had clearly told Cao Cao that I would let my father go to Beijing, and hoped that the general could also send a proton into the court to show his loyalty. ”

Han Sui watched for two years, and then agreed to send his son, while Yan Xing sent his parents to Cao Cao's controlled Jingshi.

Ma Chao and Han Sui said: "I heard that my uncle returned victoriously against Zhang Meng, and this time my uncle is really happy, and he came to congratulate him." ”

Han Sui glanced at Ma Chao and said suspiciously: "Why is there double happiness?" ”

Ma Chao said: "Now Cao Cao's Chibi army is defeated, Han Xuan is entrenched in Liaodong and getting bigger and bigger, Cao Cao is tired of coping with it, and he has no time to look west. Now the little nephew and the generals of Liangzhou discussed raising troops to fight against Cao Cao, but the little nephew's qualifications are not enough to convince everyone, so the generals intend to elect their uncle as the governor and lead the generals to enter the customs together! ”

When Han Sui heard this, he was first overjoyed, if the generals of Liangzhou could unite, their strength would naturally be different from what they used to be. However, Han Sui was a little worried, so he had to sigh: "Cao Cao controls the imperial court, and he has the grace of all my generals in Xiliang, how can we betray him?" And I still have a son in the court as a hostage, if I raise troops to rebel, his life is in danger! ”

Ma Chao said calmly: "Previously, Sili Captain Wei Qi had ordered me to murder the general, and the people in Kwantung were not trustworthy. And Cao Cao is a Han thief, and the court is no longer the court of the Han Dynasty. Now my father is also an official in Yecheng, I am willing to abandon it for the sake of righteousness, treat the general as his own father, and the general should also abandon the proton, and treat the super like a parent! ”

Han Sui also likes Ma Chao very much, and compared with Yan Xing, Ma Chao is even better. And his son in the court was a straw bag, which broke Han Sui's heart. Han Sui heard that Ma Chao had the intention of recognizing him as his father-in-law, and couldn't help but hesitate.

Han Sui asked Ma Chao to go back first, and then reply when he thought about it. After Ma Chao went back, Yan Xingjin admonished Han Sui and said: "General, Ma Chao wants to rebel against the imperial court, but he can ignore his father's life. The general was deeply appreciated by Cao Gong, and he must not listen to Ma Chao's words, conspire with him, and fall into the quagmire. ”

Han Sui did not listen to Yan Xing's advice. It didn't take long for Ma Chao to invite Liang Xing, Ma Ruan, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin and other generals, and invited Han Sui to the banquet, and the generals at the banquet swore to fight Cao Cao.

Seeing that Han Sui seemed to have the intention of joining the group, Ma Chao came to Han Sui's table and knelt down and said, "Since the generals of Liangzhou have formed an alliance, we must not have an alliance leader." Chao is willing to ask his uncle to be the governor and lead the super to fight against Cao thieves! ”

"Liang Xing is willing to be led by General Han and fight Cao Cao together!"

"I, Cheng Yi, agree to elect the leader of the Korean covenant!"

"I, Ma Ruan, also agree!"

“……”

Yan Xing also wanted to persuade Han Sui, but saw Han Sui wave his hand to stop him, and said to the generals of Liangzhou: "Today, the generals coincide, it seems that there is a providence." I, Han, am willing to accept the will of heaven, accept the position of the leader of the alliance, and come to Japan to raise troops to attack Guanzhong! ”

After the Guanzhong coalition army elected Han Sui as the governor, Han Sui ordered Liang Xing and Cheng Yin to lead the army to gather in the Wei River, and since he and Ma Chao, Yan Xing and other generals led a mixed army of 100,000 Qiang, Hu and Han people, stationed in Tongguan, preparing to attack Guanzhong, Hongnong, Feng Yi and many counties responded with troops, and the people fled from the Meridian Valley into Hanzhong.

When the news of Han Sui joining the Liangzhou rebel army came, Cao Cao immediately drew his attention from Liaodong back to Xiliang. Cao Cao glanced around the hall, fixed his gaze on Cao Ren, and said to him: "Zixiao, I order you to be the governor, and lead Gao Ran and Xu Huang to go first to refuse." ”

Cao Ren, Gao Lan, and Xu Huang came out together and hugged their fists and said: "The last general will take orders!" ”

A few people were just about to go down, but Cao Cao advised: "The Guanxi soldiers are elite and strong, and the generals are holding on to the wall, do not attack head-on, and wait for the support of our army." ”

Cao Ren was one of the best defensive generals under Cao Cao, and Cao Ren and other generals did not live up to Cao Cao's expectations when they arrived in Guanzhong, blocking the pace of the attack of the Guanzhong coalition army.

In August, Cao Cao's army marched west along the Yellow River through Hangu Pass and reached Tongguan. At this time, Cao Jun's grain and grass were supplied by Luoyang Jinghan Valley. Although Tongguan is dangerous, it is not a one-man pass, and the narrow pass that cannot be opened by ten thousand people must be guarded by a large army. It is precisely because of this characteristic of Tongguan that Cao Cao used a large army to press Tongguan and put on a posture that he had to enter Guanzhong from Tongguan, so the attention of Ma Chao and other allied forces in Guanzhong was firmly attracted to the defense of Tongguan.

The various departments in Guanzhong continued to increase troops to Tongguan, and when Cao Cao heard about it, he raised his head and laughed. Seeing this, Xu Huang asked: "The enemy army is growing stronger, why is the prime minister not worried but happy?" ”

Cao Cao explained: "Guanzhong Road is a long way, if the thieves defend according to the terrain, even if I send troops to attack, it will not be pacified in one or two years." Now they are all gathered here, although the number of people is numerous, but they all do not submit to each other, and they can be destroyed in one fell swoop! It's easier than they were to defend themselves, so I'm very glad for that. ”

Cao Cao then ordered the troops to enter the Tong Pass, and Cao Ren suggested: "You can set the fence first, and then it is not too late to break the pass." ”

Cao Cao then ordered the sergeants to cut down trees, set up a row of fences, divided into three villages: Cao Ren on the left, Xu Huang on the right, and Cao Cao in the middle of the village. The next day, Cao Cao led the Sanzhai army to go to the pass, and met the Xiliang military horses.

Cao Cao came out of the horse to the door flag to see that the soldiers of Xiliang were all holding huge shields and holding javelins. saw Ma Chao born with a white face and thin lips; Thin waist and broad shoulders, with a strong voice; Wearing a white robe and silver armor, holding a spear and riding a dragon tip, riding a Dawan horse "Sha Lifei" stood in front of the formation; Pound on the left, Ma Dai on the right.

Cao Cao was secretly surprised, and personally stepped forward and shouted to Ma Chao: "Ma Chao! You are the descendants of famous generals of the Han Dynasty, why did you turn your back on the court? ”

Ma Chao raised his spear and pointed it at Cao Cao and scolded: "Cao Cao's old thief! Bullying the king, the crime is not punishable! Today I will take you alive. ”

After Ma Chao finished speaking, he raised his gun and killed Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was behind him. The two horses fought, and the horse's spear danced vigorously, and the fight was combined, and he was defeated and left.