"Okay, you can do it." Cao Cao replied.

"Yes."

Sima Yi rolled up the map and left the lobby as well.

"It's really hateful that aliens are attacking frequently these days. I have sent for peace with them on many occasions and offered them generous terms, but they have not been moved. Do you have any good suggestions? Cao Cao asked.

Jia Xu said: "The foreign races are unwilling to accept the surrender of the imperial court, mainly because of Ma Chao. In their hearts, Ma Chao is General Tianwei and is invincible. If the prime minister can defeat Ma Chao, they will naturally surrender. ”

"I also know this, but Ma Chao is still in Yangpingguan, how can I..."

Cao Cao didn't finish his words.

The spies who had left before ran back and reported: "Prime Minister, Longxi is in a hurry!" ”

Cao Cao took the urgent report, and after reading it, he was shocked: "Ma Chao is actually in Longxi City." and Yuan Xi. They have gathered more than 20,000 iron horsemen, depending on the situation, to attack Longxi City. ”

Jia Xu unfolded another map and frowned slightly: "The location of Longxi City is very special. He choked the official road to Chang'an. Once occupied by Ma Chao, we have no way out. If you can't beat Ma Chao, you will be in danger of running out of food. Don't forget that there are also many alien races, and they are all all interested in Ma Chao. ”

Cao Cao said: "Wen He is too worried, we have an army of 150,000, and our strength is several times that of Ma Chao, how can we not win?" ”

"I hope the prime minister is right. The minister suggested that the soldiers be divided into two routes. Hold the aliens along the way to prevent them from meeting with Ma Chao. The other way went to Longxi and annihilated Ma Chao. If this move is successful, Xiliang will also be calm. ”

"Hmm."

Cao Cao responded: "Just do as you say." ”

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

All the alien races gathered in Jincheng to fight Cao Cao. Cao Cao sent Xiahou Yuan and Sima Yi to first use the strategy of exhausting the troops to delay time, and then to fight with the formation, and finally won in one move.

Tens of thousands of alien iron horsemen, heavy casualties.

At this time, they also received the news that Ma Chao was in Longxi, so they gave up attacking Jincheng and went to meet Ma Chao.

Longxi City.

Ma Chao personally led a large army to attack the city.

"Kill..." The Xiliang army carried ladders and attacked the city with rudimentary equipment. Although the Cao army stationed in the city had 6,000 people, they were not elite and difficult to resist.

Half a day after the battle, Longxi City was conquered by Ma Chao.

"Finally home..." Ma Yunlu was very happy.

If you really want to talk about it, this is her home.

Jincheng moved there later, and there were no superfluous emotions.

The first thing he did when he returned to the city, Ma Chao took his younger brothers and sisters to pay tribute to his father Ma Teng. After that, a banquet was set up to celebrate the achievement, after all, the counterattack on Longxi was a thing worth celebrating. It can also arouse the fighting spirit of the Xiliang army and make sufficient psychological preparations for the next decisive battle with Cao Cao.

Yuan Xi put down the shelf and mingled with the soldiers of the Xiliang Army.

Drinking, boxing, wrestling, and having fun.

The most brilliant is Ma Chao's sister Ma Yunlu, Yuan Xi really didn't expect that her wrestling skills are very good, and there is no problem at all for one person to deal with two strong men.

At the celebration banquet, she won consecutive victories and became the focus of everyone's attention.

Yuan Xi also thought in his heart that Ma Yunlu's martial arts were much stronger than Gao Lan, and his views on the way to use troops were also very unique. If I go to Hebei in the future, I can go to the military department, and I will definitely be competent.

Drunk overnight.

The hall was full of sleepers.

The next day, Yuan Xi got up very early, said goodbye, and hurried back to Hebei, preparing to transfer the giant beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Garden to eliminate Cao Cao.

When I returned to the Military Administration Department, I just received a reply from Min Rou.

The Xiongnu had promised to send back Cai Yi's daughter Cai Yan, but they needed 30,000 stone of grain as a ransom. This is the rule of the Huns, every time they go to the Central Plains to plunder and loot something, they have to pay a ransom before they are returned. And it's very credible.

Although Cai Yan has become the wife of King Zuoxian of the Huns, it stands to reason that he will not agree, but now the situation of the Huns is very bad, there is a shortage of food in the territory, and he does not dare to attack Yanmen Pass. This is also for the sake of the whole Huns, and King Zuo Xian has nothing to say.

Inside the Military Administration.

Yuan Xi told all about Longxi.

Frustrated and excited, he said: "Lord, this is a godsend." Why not take this opportunity to completely eliminate Cao Cao? ”

"Do you think it's possible?"

"Why can't it?" Frustrated and excited, he said: "Cao Cao's main force is in Xiliang, and he can't come back in a short time." Let Ma Chao blockade the main Longxi, we will mobilize heavy troops and march to Yanzhou and Jingzhou, and within a few months, we will definitely make contributions. ”

"Ahem..."

Yuan Xi didn't rush to agree, and asked the other officials, "What do you think?" ”

The secretary of the military department who had just returned to Yecheng replied: "In the first battle of Chang'an, the minister was extremely ashamed. But it also shows the combat effectiveness of Cao's army. Even if Cao Cao's main force is in Xiliang, it will be difficult for us to capture Jingyan Prefecture. ”

"Zhengnan, you were scared by Cao Jun, right?" Guo Tu said. From his tone, it can be heard that he is also in favor of sending troops to completely eliminate Cao Cao.

"I'm not scared, but I think... Caution should be exercised. The judge said.

Tian Feng was listed: "The minister thinks that it is not appropriate to start a full-scale war with Cao Cao now. Because at present, the armies of the states are still recuperating, and the marriage relationship with Sun Quan has not been implemented, and negotiations with the northern alien races are still being made. In case of a big move, once ... Again, we will be on the back foot. Since Ma Chao has surrendered to the lord, why not use the Xiliang soldiers to fight with Cao Cao, although we can't achieve a complete victory, but it is also beneficial for us to drag Cao Cao. ”

Frustrated retorted: "God-given opportunity, how can you hesitate." Once you miss it, you don't stand a chance. ”

"The stakes are high, and you can't be impulsive...."

The courtiers quarreled as they talked.

Yuan Xi didn't stop them, and listened while drinking tea.

Fu Zhu and Guo Tu both agreed to send troops to fight Cao Cao in a decisive battle. Tian Feng, Cui Yan and others thought that this move was too risky, and they were worried that Sun Quan and the northern alien race would take advantage of the situation, so they suggested starting a local war.

The so-called local war refers to Xiliang. The only troops participating in the war were the Xiliang Army.

After arguing for a while...

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I have already planned to send troops." Yuan Hao is right, since the death of my father, we have been fighting for many years, and we have not stopped for a moment. Even Youzhou is empty, and the people don't even have a place to farm. Hebei and the two states have also been conscripted many times, and there is a lack of young and strong. The several states that have just been conquered are also recovering, and the army is incomplete, making it difficult to form combat effectiveness. If we rush to mobilize troops to participate in the war, even if we can win, it will be a big blow to us. So I want to wait a year before I start this big fight. ”

"You also remember that the elimination of Cao Cao and the recovery of the Central Plains is a major matter that concerns thousands of Li people, and you must not take risks. We have to be 100% sure, otherwise we might as well rest. ”

"I went back to Yecheng this time, just to transfer a few giant beasts and go to Longxi to help Ma Chao and teach Cao Cao some lessons. If there's a chance... I will try my best to recover Xiliang. ”