Liangzhou, Hanyang County.

Hanyang County is connected to the Beidi Army in the west, Wudu County in the south, and Longyou in the west.

Cao Wei declared war, and in less than three months, he had already entered Hanyang County.

After the strength of the Wei army was reorganized, the regular army of all the large battalions in the country was composed of soldiers and horses of the Twelve Guards, plus the navy and the Han Protector Army, which was not much less than Sun Wu in number.

This time in the battlefields of Bingzhou and Liangzhou, six guards and horses, nearly 300,000 troops, were mobilized.

Among them, the four guards came to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, which were the left and right tiger guards, the left and right Xiao guards, and then added Sima Yi and Wei Duan to rectify the Guanzhong soldiers, and trained the left Weiwei, and the right Weiwei from the Shangdang Cao Hong's department.

Six guards and horses, the soldiers are divided into two roads, of which the left Xiaowei went north to the state, converging Cao Hong's right Weiwei, with Cao Hong as the main general and in command, Tian Feng as the military division, directly into Taiyuan, capture and state.

This way of troops is very smooth, before November, Taiyuan, which has been taken, forced Yanmen County, and fought with the Wu army, and now it is difficult to give up.

The main force converged the forces of the four guards of the city, with the prince Cao Ang in command, the general Zhang Liao as the deputy general, Guo Jia as the military division, and went straight to Liangzhou, the vanguard army was the Zuo Weiwei led by Sima Yi and Wei Duan, and the right army was the Zuo Huwei led by Pang De himself.

In late September, Sima Yi and Wei Duan had already used the might of the vanguard army to directly attack Hanyang from the right to support the wind, all the way like a bamboo, and successively broke through the two divisions of Liang Xing and Yang Qiu, the main generals of the Liang army, and approached Liangdu.

At the beginning of October, the main force, under the leadership of Cao Ang and Zhang Liao, went straight into the territory of Liangzhou, covering most of Liangzhou in one go.

In mid-October, Pang De personally led Zuo Huwei's 50,000 troops. From Hedong to Xihe County, the Liang army, which had been pressed from Xihe County, entered Beidi County.

In late October, the two major generals of the Liang Army in Beidi County, the candidate and Cheng Yin, with 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Liang Army, surrendered to Pang De, three days later. Pang De's soldiers divided into two routes, all the way to the west, occupied Wuwei, all the way south, quickly captured Anding, and before November, joined up with the main army and horses, and attacked Hanyang County.

The Liang army was defeated again and again, and successively lost the right Fufeng. Most of the territories of Beidi, Wuwei, Anding, and Hanyang, now only Wudu and Longyou remain, and the situation is precarious.

At the beginning of November, the vanguard army of Sima Yi and Wei Duan. The soldiers came to the capital of Liang in one breath, and officially brought in a decisive battle between Cao Liang.

Jicheng. Hanyang Zhisuo, now it is also the capital of Liangguo, Ma Chao ascended the throne from here, and became the king of Liangguo, this city once rose.

It's a pity that now he is facing Cao Wei's army. The city was in a state of gloom.

In a somewhat humble Liang King's Palace, the king Ma Chao sat on the dragon chair, but he seemed to be a teenager who had aged overnight, and the spirit of his whole body had been drained when he was lost in Northland County.

He asked himself that maybe he couldn't stop Cao Wei's offensive. But if he wants to delay it for a year or two, it is okay, and this time is enough for his ally Sun Wu to come to help.

But Pound's appearance knocked down all his thoughts at once.

Ma Chao knows better than anyone else in his heart that Pound represents a meaning in Liangguo, Pound has never been sorry for Ma Liang, it is the Ma family, it is Liangguo, and he is sorry for him.

So even if he wants to resign, I'm afraid he can't complain, but he still feels a little uncomfortable when he understands and understands.

"King, now that the Wei army is menacing, most of the cities in Hanyang have been lost, and they are surrounded by enemies on three sides, I'm afraid this Ji city can't be stopped, so it's better for us to hide!"

Meng Gongwei stood beside Ma Chao, looked at Ma Chao, who was a little lonely, and suggested in a low voice: "Although Hanyang is the foundation of our Liang Kingdom, Longyou County is the place where the Liang Kingdom rises!" ”

"The world is so big, is there still a place for Lone to hide now?" Ma Chao was a little self-deprecating: "Longright? Even if we escape to Longyou, will we be able to stop the offensive of the Wei army? ”

As the king of Liangguo, his blood and temper were suppressed bit by bit, but at this point, the arrogance of his violent and arrogant horse in the past has also awakened.

"Lone is not going anywhere, there are still 60,000 soldiers and horses in Jicheng, Lone may not be defeated, if Jicheng is defeated, what if Lone will die for the country!" Ma Chao's eyes were a little scarlet, and his battle intent was awakening.

"Great King, with the prestige of the Ma clan in Longyou, and with the assistance of the Qiang people, we may not be able to make a comeback!" Meng Gongwei said in a deep voice: "Although there is General Ma Dai in Wudu, once the Wei army launches an offensive, he is bound to be unable to stop it. ”

The Liang army is 100,000, but 20,000 have been surrendered in the north, and Ma Dai's 20,000 soldiers and horses are also a little precarious, and now there are only 60,000 main forces, which is the last hope.

Meng Gongwei was afraid that it was not Ma Chao who would fight to the death, he was afraid that Ma Chao would surrender.

This is not in line with Sun Wu's interests, from Sun Wu's point of view, the longer Ma Chao drags the Wei army, the more beneficial it will be, if the Wei army can be introduced into Longyou, with the terrain, it is not a problem to fight for a year and a half, it is best to pit these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses here for two or three years.

"Gongwei, is Wu Jun willing to send troops to help?"

Ma Chao suddenly asked in a cold voice, in fact, there are some things that they already know, but at this point, he doesn't have to be afraid.

"Great King, Dawu is now in Xishu, and he has just experienced a westward campaign, even Taiyuan has been lost, and they have no troops to come west!"

Meng Gongwei shook his head, Ma Chao is not very shrewd, but he is not stupid either, in this situation, Wu Guo has even lost Taiyuan, where are the troops coming west.

"So you want to use Lone to drag Cao Wei's soldiers and horses, right?"

Ma Chao's face was cold, and a murderous aura crossed his eyes.

"The King?" Meng Gongwei's face changed slightly, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, he did have such an idea, but he ......

"Go down, I want to be alone and quiet!" Ma Chao took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and waved his hand coldly.

"No!"

Meng Gongwei nodded, with a touch of deep meaning in his eyes, looked at Ma Chao, and then strode out of the main hall.

"Zhang Heng, why did you say that Ling Ming would fight Gu for Cao Wei, even if his father was sorry for him, but Gu Ke has never been sorry for him. He's Lonely's best brother! ”

After half a ring, Ma Chao's voice sounded a little lonely in the hall.

"King, General Pang may be looking for a way out for us!" Zhang Heng walked out of the screen and said in a low voice: "In today's situation, Liangguo can't exist alone at all, even if it's not Cao Wei." Sun Wu will come to fight us one day, we are too weak, sandwiched between the two males, there is no way to survive at all! ”

The praying mantis catches the cicada, the yellow finch can be behind, but the tiger and the wolf are in a decisive battle, and a little rabbit is not able to pick up the cheap, whether it is a tiger or a wolf. will swallow him.

"A way out? What other way out do we have? ”

Ma Chao's eyes were far-reaching, and he was full of murderous intent: "Between Lone and Cao Wei, it is the enmity of killing his father, that is not the same as the sky, what is the way out!" ”

"Great King, the first king did not die at the hands of Cao Wei, but at the hands of Wei Duan!" Zhang Heng pointed to it.

"Is there a difference?"

Ma Chao sneered: "Could it be that Cao Wei will call Wei Duan out, I don't believe it." Cao Wei's face is not like this, even if he kills Lone. It will not be disgraced and disgraced! ”

"Maybe there's a difference!" Zhang Heng squinted his eyes and said faintly.

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Northwest of Jicheng, Luoyang City.

The main force of the Cao army, the left and right guards, and 100,000 troops, are all stationed here. Looking at the direction of Jicheng from afar, Zuo Weiwei, who was the vanguard army, had already approached the city, and Pang De's soldiers and horses were also oppressed south.

They are ready for a final onslaught.

In the big tent.

The main general Cao Ang was wearing battle armor and sat proudly in the first place, and beside him were the military advisor Guo Jia and the general Zhang Liao. In the starting position, Xu Huang, the main general of the left Xiaowei, Li Dian, the main general of the right Xiaowei, Pang De, the main general of the left Tiger Guard, and Sima Yi, the commander of the right Weiwei.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the horses are fierce, although they are fighting as trapped beasts now, but the troops under his command are not weak, Jicheng, Wudu, Longyou, they still have 100,000 troops, how can we take this Jicheng with the smallest casualties?"

Cao Ang led hundreds of thousands of troops for the first time, but he actually didn't have much bottom in his heart, if it weren't for Guo Jia and Zhang Liao by his side to support them unconditionally, he might not be able to bear these arrogant soldiers.

However, as the war against Liangguo developed smoothly, he entered the hinterland of Liangzhou in one breath and directly approached the city, and his self-confidence began to swell up a little.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......" Pound stood up.

"There is no prince here, General Pang, you can call a certain General Cao!" Cao Ang glanced at Pang De, smiled gently, and said lightly.

In the army, he will not stupidly put on his prince's stinky stand in front of these arrogant soldiers.

"General Cao, when Your Majesty was in Luoyang City, he once promised me that on the day when the soldiers came to the city, he was willing to give Pang De a chance to surrender Ma Chao in person, I don't know if General Cao can fulfill it?"

Pound was expressionless and said lightly.

When Cao Cao entered the Pang Mansion for the third time, that sincerity moved him, but he was willing to go out of the mountain, a bigger reason was that he didn't want to see Ma Chao die in vain.

If they all want to fight, it is better for him to personally lead the troops to attack, it is best to fight for a glimmer of life, Ma Teng is sorry for him, but Ma Chao is still the best brother in his heart.

"Father's promise?"

When Cao Ang heard this, his eyes moved, and he couldn't help but glance at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia met his gaze, but sighed slightly in his heart, although Cao Ang is already good in the younger generation, he is all-round in civil and military affairs, and he will not be condescending to others, but his temperament is too gentle, if it is a peaceful and prosperous world, he is definitely an outstanding heir, but in this troubled world, he is always inferior to the decision of the Sun brothers.

At this point, if the two armies face off against each other in the future, he will suffer a big loss.

Guo Jia didn't say anything, Cao Ang was slightly anxious in his heart, and his eyes hurriedly looked at Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao naturally understood what Guo Jia meant, held back his breath in his heart, and sat silently.

Since Cao Cao has Cao Ang as his heir, he must also be on his own.

Cao Ang took a deep breath, as if he had some understanding of what the two meant, his eyes looked at Pang De, and asked, "General Pang, are you confident that you can recruit Ma Chao?" ”

"Nope!" Pang De said calmly: "But I hope to give it a try, if I can surrender, we can take Xiliang without blood, which is also a great thing for us!" ”

He didn't want to fight with Ma Chao, he wanted to fight, he hoped that Ma Chao could surrender to Cao Wei, even if the lobbying failed, he had a clear conscience.

"What do you want?"

"I want to go to Jicheng in person and talk to Ma Chao face-to-face!" Pound said confidently: "In the whole world, if there is one person who can convince him, it is me Pound!" (To be continued.) )