In any case, transfer troops to Hanzhong first. He thought about it for a while and decided to draw a capable person. After Su Lie was transferred to Runan, he followed Xue Rengui and confronted Cao Ren again, and he also had a lot of credit after several battles, and he could take over Xue Rengui to garrison Runan, so that Xue Rengui could be transferred out, and the three old men Hua Rong, Yang Zhi, and Meng Liang could also be transferred out, follow Xue Rengui to Hanzhong, and then send Lu Guang, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang to Su Lie, so that Runan was not weakened much.

After having Xue Rengui, even if Di Qing and Fu Youde can't get out, Xue Rengui can also take the lead and attack Liangzhou.

Zhang Yi thought about it again, to see who was more suitable for the Liangzhou Thorn History, and after thinking for a long time, he thought of Li Hongzhang, his ability is completely sufficient, and he is also very strong in diplomacy, which is very suitable for winning over the Qiang people.

Of the ten counties of Liangzhou, Hanyang County can be concurrently served by Li Hongzhang, Wudu County Taishou appointed Pang Ji, Longxi Taishou appointed Kuai Yue, Anding Taishou appointed Han Song, Beidi Taishou as Xu Shu, Jincheng County Taishou as Li Shanchang, Wuwei County Taishou as Zheng Yuan, Zhangye County Taishou as Hu Zong, Jiuquan County Taishou as Yan Pu, and Dunhuang County Taishou as Wu Yi.

Zhang Yi planned to garrison the army in Dunhuang, Juyan and Wuwei in Zhangye's vassal state, Ji County in Hanyang County, and Wudu County in Wudu County, plus troops from other places, about 40,000 or 50,000 were needed. There are about 30,000 troops in Hanzhong now, so at least Xue Rengui needs to bring 30,000 troops to Hanzhong, because Hanzhong also needs 10,000 troops to garrison.

Xue Rengui took Yang Zhi and Hua Rong to be exchanged for Lu Guang, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang back to Shouchun, and Zhang Yi transferred Yan Yan, Meng Yan, Meng Shu, Wang Yansheng, Zhang Jiayu, Chen Bangyan, Chen Zizhuang, Kou Feng, Wang Ping, Zhu Huan, and Lu Chang to Xue Rengui. Mobilize so many people, mainly stationed in various counties, the land of Liangzhou is not peaceful, and each county must have a general, so as not to rebel against the Qiang.

Xue Rengui set out to Hanzhong with all the generals and 30,000 troops, from along the Han River such as Fangling, and then to Shangyong. Zheng Hun has opened up the road from Fangling to Shangyong and Shangyong to Hanzhong for more than a year, although he has not built the mainland, but there is no problem with passing the army, at least there is no need to climb again.

It was almost August when he arrived in Hanzhong, and Xue Rengui was temporarily stationed in Hanzhong, waiting for Shuzhong's grain to be delivered this year. A lot of the grain hoarded in Hanzhong was consumed during the attack on Shu last year, and the remaining grain was no longer enough to support the war of 50,000 troops.

In July, Cao Cao garrisoned Pusaka and wanted to cross the river and march westward.

Ma Chao and Han Sui said: "As long as we are stationed on the north bank of the Wei River, in less than twenty days, the grain in the east of the river will run out, and Cao Cao will naturally withdraw his troops." ”

But Han Sui thought that it was better to attack halfway, Ma Chao was known for his bravery, and he didn't have much control over his strategy, so he listened to Han Sui's advice. Han Sui is an old Jianghu for many years, crisscrossing Liangzhou for decades, famous for his wisdom, known as the Yellow River of Jiuqu.

But after Cao Cao heard about Ma Chao's plan, he shouted: "If the horse doesn't die, I'm afraid there is no place to bury." ”

In August, the grain in Cao Cao's rear kept up, and he prepared to cross the river at Puban. He sent Xu Huang to lead 4,000 people to cross the river at night and set up camp. After Ma Chao heard about it, he sent Liang Xing to attack Xu Huang.

Ma Chao, Han Sui and others did not take Cao Cao too seriously, they were limited by the rampant thinking in Guanzhong over the years. Over the years, they have been rampant in Guanzhong, and Zhong Xuan, Zhang Ji and others have repeatedly asked them to send troops to attack the enemy, giving them the illusion that Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are incompetent. And they don't have an image of Xu Huang, they are just nobodies! That's why Liang Xing was sent to attack Xu Huang, and he only led 5,000 soldiers and horses.

Xu Huang: Who is that? The person who was called the reincarnation of Zhou Yafu by Cao Cao, even if he was no longer capable, was not something that a little Liang Xing could deal with. Although Liang Xing is a warlord of Xiliang, the only people who become the warlords of Xiliang are the Ma family and Han Sui.

Liang Xing was defeated without any surprises.

Cao Cao himself personally led his army from Tongguan to the north, wanting to join Xu Huang. As soon as the front army passed, Ma Chao was killed. Cao Cao took Xu Chu to lead the armed guards to break off, and continued to let the soldiers cross the river. However, Ma Chao came over and quickly shocked Cao Cao's army into chaos and killed near Cao Cao. Cao Cao sat on the Hu bed and did not move, quite like Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and did not move.

However, Xu Chu, Zhang He and others were scared, and hurriedly drove Cao Cao onto the boat. Ma Chao chased to the river and pointed at Cao **'s arrows, and the arrows rained down. If it weren't for Xu Chu's protection, Cao Cao might have died. Xu Chu held the saddle to block the arrows while holding the bamboo pole to support the boat, and gradually escaped from the range of the arrows.

At this time, Ding Fei, a lieutenant under Cao Cao, released a large number of cattle and sheep downstream, and Ma Chao's subordinates went to snatch the cattle and sheep one after another, not caring about attacking Cao Bing. Cao Cao's army successfully crossed the Weishui and joined Xu Huang.

Cao Cao's subordinates kept looking for Cao Cao, and after finding Cao Cao, they were all pleasantly surprised, and some of them were scared and cried, but Cao Cao laughed and said, "I was trapped by a thief today." ”

Since Cao Cao was in the army, although he has lost a lot of battles, there have only been so many embarrassing defeats. The first time was ambushed by Xu Rong, the second time was in Puyang and almost caught by Lu Bu, and the third time was this time.

This made Cao Cao look at Ma Chao with admiration, Cao Cao unified the north, he thought that the only opponent was Zhang Yi, and now he and Zhang Yi have basically formed a south and a north, two parts of the world. Now the only place that is no longer ruled by the two of them is the place controlled by these Liangzhou warlords.

So this is a place where the two must fight, and Cao Cao wants to take advantage of the fact that the two of them are not fighting again, and take Guanzhong and Xiliang first. What he has to do now is to cut off Zhang Yi's channel to obtain war horses, without war horses, Zhang Yi will have a disadvantage when facing him on the plains, so that the north can be stable.

Cao Cao and Ma Chao and others fought, and Xue Rengui, who was in Hanzhong, couldn't help but be anxious, now was the best time for him to attack Liangzhou. The so-called sandpiper and clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, Xue Rengui wants to be this fisherman, but the food and grass are not enough.

At the end of September, the grain and grass were finally delivered, and it was Wei Rui who brought the soldiers over. Wei Rui will also follow Xue Rengui to attack Liangzhou, and after Yizhou is basically stabilized, the generals who follow into Sichuan have their own arrangements. As the two strategists of the two southern roads and the middle road, Liu Muzhi returned to Shouchun after capturing Chengdu, he was one of Zhang Yi's big butlers and needed to return to Shouchun.

And Wang Shouren was left behind in Nanzhong, and he was the one who was specifically responsible for assimilating the Nanban. For the assimilation of Shanyue, he did a good job, and the important task of assimilating the Nanban was handed over to him by Zhang Yi.