Chapter 1807: Stick to Tongguan

Cao Shuo went to the barracks early in the morning.

Mobilization was simply done, and the army drove out of Shouchun.

Of the 50,000 standing army, nearly 20,000 were recruited, and it didn't take long to recruit.

These soldiers walked at the back of the line.

Some of them were veterans of the battlefield, but under Cao Shuo's rule, they were assigned to Junhu Village.

The expansion of the standing army required the recruitment of more soldiers, and these veterans rejoined the army.

Many of them were sent to the military village because they were too young.

Now that they have grown up to be strong men, they will of course be the main recruiters of the standing army.

There were also soldiers who had never been soldiers.

Before joining the Standing Army, they had only taken farm implements or tools used by craftsmen, and had not even touched weapons.

Because of their strong physique, they were also drafted into the military.

Recruits enter the barracks and have to go out for drills every day.

The standing army under Cao Shuo was not quite the same as the armies in other places.

In the army in some places, veterans don't have to go out to drill at all, but Cao Shuo's standing army, whether veterans or recruits, practice killing skills is something they must do every day.

After joining the army, these men who had never been soldiers knew that being a soldier was not as easy as they thought.

After a few months as soldiers, they are physically stronger than ever, and they have mastered the skills of killing enemies, the only thing they lack is the experience of killing enemies in battle.

led the army to Xiliang, but Cao Shuo did not urge the soldiers to speed up the march.

Walking at the front of the team, surrounded by a group of staff and generals, he looked very calm.

"Childe." Sima Yi reminded in a low voice: "Cao Gong and Ma Chao are fighting in Xiliang, do you want to speed up?" lest Cao Gong blame. ”

"My father didn't let us go." Cao Shuo said: "I led the army to help, presumably my father hasn't gotten the news yet. ”

"Gongzi decided to send troops to Xiliang a few days ago, and I'm afraid the news has already spread to Yecheng." Sima Yi glanced at Guo Jia and Xun Yu, and said to Cao Shuo: "Gong Cao should have already made plans for Gongzi to go to help. ”

"That's right." Cao Shuo nodded and said to Sima Yi: "Pass the order, the army will speed up its march and rush to Xiliang as soon as possible." ”

Although the order was given to march as soon as possible, Shouchun was far away from Xiliang, and it was more than a month later to arrive at Xiliang.

Cao Shuo led his army to leave Shouchun and rush to Xiliang, where Cao Cao had already come to fight Ma Chao and Han Sui several times.

Han Sui didn't have anything special about it, but it was Ma Chao's Xiliang cavalry, which repeatedly defeated Cao's army.

Since entering Xiliang, although Cao Jun has made some achievements, the speed of advance is extremely slow.

Cao's army advanced too far into Xiliang, and it was difficult to transport grain and grass.

Seeing that it was difficult to make contributions, Cao Cao ordered the army to withdraw to Chang'an first and then make plans.

Trapped in Xiliang and without any achievements, it is better to retreat to Chang'an first, and wait until the grain and grass are sufficient before making plans.

The Cao family's army retreated in the direction of Chang'an, and Ma Chao and Han Sui each led their soldiers and horses to follow.

Chang'an is not too close to Xiliang Road, and the army walked for several days before seeing a pass in the distance.

Following Cao Cao's side, Xu Chu pointed to the pass in front of him: "Cao Gong, the front is Tongguan, which is being guarded by Zhong Xuan." ”

Looking back, Cao Cao didn't see the figure of the Xiliang army.

He asked to the side, "Ma Chao and Han Sui didn't come with me again?" ”

"Nope." Xun You on the side said: "They didn't follow a hundred miles away. ”

Hearing that Ma Chao and Han Sui did not follow, Cao Cao ordered: "The army enters the customs." ”

When Cao Jun arrived, Zhong Xuan, who was guarding the pass, ordered the pass to be opened.

The mighty army originally advanced into Xiliang from here, and then retreated from here to the Central Plains.

Cao Cao entered the customs, and Zhong Miao waited at the pass.

Seeing Cao Cao from afar, he hurried up to meet him.

"Welcome to Gong Cao." Zhong Miao bowed and saluted.

"No need to be polite." Cao Cao raised his hand and asked him, "When the army entered Xiliang, did the Xiliang army come?" ”

"Nope." Zhong Xuan replied: "The army is advancing to Xiliang, Ma Teng and Han Sui are only concerned about facing Cao Gong, how can they still have the heart to deal with Xiaoxiao Tongguan?" ”

"That's right." Cao Cao glanced back, and then asked Zhong Xuan, "If the Xiliang army arrives and the army is not there, can you hold it?" ”

"There are only 2,000 defenders on the pass, I'm afraid it's a little difficult." Zhong Xuan replied: "If Duke Cao can transfer some soldiers and horses to defend the city, most likely yes." ”

"Cao Hong, Xu Huang." Cao Cao shouted.

The two named generals were named and rode a thousand.

Cao Cao instructed: "You two lead 5,000 troops to cooperate with Zhong Xuan to guard Tongguan, no matter how provocative the Xiliang army is, don't go out of the pass to meet the battle." ”

The two of them responded, and ordered 5,000 men and horses to leave the army that had withdrawn to Chang'an.

Cao Hong and Xu Huang stayed by Cao Cao's side and continued to walk forward.

"Tongguan is important, if this place is lost, Ma Chao and Han Sui will be able to drive straight into the Central Plains." Cao Cao said: "You two must remember that you must not fight lightly. ”

"Cao Gong rest assured." Cao Hong and Xu Huang responded in unison.

Cao Cao then said to Zhong Xuan: "If they stay here, you have to take care of them more." ”

"I will do everything in my power to support the two generals." Zhong Xuan hurriedly responded.

Entering Tongguan, Cao Cao did not stop, but marched all the way to Chang'an.

In the Tongguan Pass, Zhong Miao led Cao Hong and Xu Huang to the pass.

Cao Cao left for more than ten days, and the Xiliang army did not appear.

Seeing that half a month was about to pass, a horn suddenly sounded at the pass.

Cao Hong and Xu Huang were talking in the barracks when they heard the horn and hurriedly ran out.

When they ran out of the barracks, they saw wolf smoke rising from the pass.

"The Xiliang Army is here!" Cao Hong shouted: "Herald soldiers, follow me!" ”

The 5,000 Cao troops led by the two of them ran out of the barracks and rushed to the pass.

Ascending the pass, Cao Hong and Xu Huang saw Zhong Xuan looking out of the pass.

"How?" Running to Zhong Xuan's side, Cao Hong asked.

Pointing outside the pass, Zhong Xuan said, "The Xiliang Army is here." ”

Looking in the direction he pointed, the two of them really saw that the black army was advancing towards Tongguan.

From the lineup of the army, they could probably see that the Xiliang army had also come with thirty or fifty thousand people.

"So many people." Xu Huang sighed in surprise.

"But that's it." Cao Hong said: "We guard the pass, and they attack. As long as we hold on, they won't be able to break through the pass. ”

"General Cao is right." Zhong Xuan said: "As long as we work together, the Xiliang army will definitely not be able to enter Tongguan." ”

The servants stood at the head of the city, looking at the Xiliang army outside the city, and they were secretly ready to defend the pass.

Ma Chao and Han Sui led their troops to Tongguan.

The two men halted their horses at a distance, and the army followed them in formation.

Pointing to the pass, Ma Chao said: "Tongguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, although our army has a large number of people, it may not be easy to break through the pass." ”

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