With the 50,000 men of Zhou Zhina's Western Legion being ordered to go south, the Western Expeditionary Army suddenly shrank, even counting Gao Shun and Xu Sheng's trapping camp and sharpshooters, the total was only more than 30,000 people, but fortunately, more than half of the soldiers were elite enough to have the strength to fight.

The reduction in the number of troops also made the marching speed increase slightly, and in only three and a half days, they arrived at the historical city of Chencang, in the west of Fufeng, ahead of schedule!

Chencang is an important place in Guanzhong since ancient times, and now it is the western gateway of Jingzhao, Fufeng, Feng Yi, the three auxiliary places, the strategic position is extremely heavy, the saying "Ming Xiu plank road, dark Chen Cang" Chen Cang is here, the terrain is very dangerous.

Dozens of miles to the southwest, there is a road leading to the northeast of Wudu County, and it is also the only unobstructed road between Fufeng and Wudu County.

This road passes through a pass, which is famous all over the world, known as one of the four passes in the Guanzhong Eternal Xiongguan - Sanguan.

The four major passes in Guanzhong, the east is Hangu Pass, the south is Wuguan, the southwest is Sanguan, and the northwest Xiaoguan is a rare majestic Xiongguan in the world.

Earlier, Cao's army had stationed 4,000 people in this Sanguan, and as a permanent garrison, its importance can be seen.

But recently, Zhong Xuan sent a letter to transfer away a thousand soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Ling, Yu Ban and other generals who were stationed north of the Yellow River and sat in the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi in the north of Sili, hurriedly transferred 2,000 to resist Yuan Shao's appointment of Shi Gaogan, the Taishou Guo Yuan of Hedong and others.

Therefore, in the end, only a thousand people were left to garrison this Sanguan.

After Zhong Xuan was forced to retreat to Henan, Jingzhao, Feng Yi, Fufeng, and Hongnong were pacified by Jingzhou, but there were still 1,000 people stationed in this Sanguan, which was the last place with the ability to resist. However, now it is also occupied by Li Yan and Wang Ling.

Earlier, when Li Yan and Wang Ling led their troops and horses here. There was hardly any persuasion. The young general who was guarding the gate switched and surrendered.

Now that this Cao army is alone in this scattered pass, abandoned forever, they really have no other choice but to surrender.

At the same time, Han Sui, who was stationed in Wudu, was so angry that he didn't expect Zhong Xuan to be defeated so quickly and so completely.

Now Wang Xu has pulled out and led his troops westward. Apparently he had already been burned.

It's not that he's afraid, he's strong in the west, and he doesn't have anything to fear when he really fights, but he is really angry in his heart.

He had no grudge against Wang Xuben, and even had commercial and trade ties with the Jingzhou General's Mansion through Guò Hanzhong, and often used war horses and livestock to be abundant in Liangzhou in exchange for much-needed money, grain, and ironware. Since he occupied Wudu, and Hanzhong was also captured by Wang Xu. It has been maintained.

The relationship between the two forces can not be described as friendly, but it can also be said to be a partnership. Of course, its connection with Si Li Cao Jun is even closer.

This time, it was all because of the temptation of interests, so he raised troops to help Cao.

But before attacking Yangping Pass, nearly 30,000 people were killed and wounded, and countless money, food, materials and equipment were spent, but they lost all their money. Except for being canonized by the imperial court and getting a general to conquer the west, which can greatly enhance the appeal in Xiliang, there is nothing else.

Yangping Pass failed to be captured, there was no way to enter Hanzhong, and nothing was rushed.

Sima Yi promised to let Cao Cao provide a huge amount of food and ironware, but there is not even a shadow, not to mention the procrastination over there, under the pretext that it takes time to mobilize materials, there has been no movement for two months, even if he really leaves now, he will not be able to send Xiliang.

Wang Xu occupied the four counties of Jingzhao, Hongnong, Feng Yi, and Fufeng, and cut off the two forces from them, how to send them?

Cao Cao dares to send it, can Wang Xu still watch it? Looking at the enemy so many food and iron tools, safe from his own territory to guò?

Idiots won't do it!

What's worse is that he has now ruined the relationship with Jingyi Erzhou, while Wang Xu has miraculously won a complete victory and seized the land of Sanfu, if the trade on both sides is blocked in the future, how can he exchange for a large amount of grain and iron tools, and even more strategic materials that Liangzhou does not have?

If Xiliang is only occupied by him, of course he is not afraid, but there is also a powerful Ma Teng.

It and Ma Teng divided Liangzhou, fought for many years, all want to occupy Liangzhou alone, this kind of chaotic war, all kinds of strategic materials are consumed very quickly, Ma Teng in the north, in the future, can be with the state, and even with Wang Xu two forces to trade, to obtain more powerful power.

But he is finished now, he occupies the southern part of Liangzhou, and he does not border with Bingzhou, if he wants to exchange with Bingzhou, he must pass through Ma Teng's territory, if he is not crazy, he will not send it to others to rob.

However, Wang Xu now occupies the four western counties of Sili, cutting off his connection with Cao's army, if Wang Xu really blocks the border, then Ma Teng will become stronger and stronger in the future, and he will be weaker and weaker, and there is a lack of materials, so there is no reason not to be annexed.

Therefore, he is now afraid not of war, but of a more far-reaching future, and angry because he has found that he has done a great deal of wrongdoing and has suffered heavy losses.

As for Sima Yi, the envoy of Cao's army, he has been looking for nearly two months, and he has searched all over Wudu County, but he has not found it.

What kind of person is Sima Yi, shrewd and wise, cunning as a fox, how can he give him a chance to catch it. Seeing that he couldn't defeat Yangping Pass earlier, he had already begun to find a way to retreat, and under the pretext of going to the Qiang clan and clan to help, he stayed for a while, and at the same time avoided Han Sui's control.

Then the situation in Sili changed dramatically, and when he got the news and heard that Zhang Hewei was shocked in Guanzhong and hit Duling directly, he had already speculated that Zhong Xuan would give up Chang'an and retreat to Hongnong.

Although he didn't expect Hongnong to fall so quickly, Sima Yi understood that Zhong Xuan was absolutely powerless, and there was no way to try to appease Han Sui, and many promises would become empty talk, so Han Sui's injustice had already been decided, and there was no luck!

Since this is the case, then how can he not run, otherwise when the battle situation develops, Han Sui will definitely tear him alive as a messenger.

Therefore, when Sima Yi learned that Zhang He was stationed in Duling, he told the leaders of the Qiang and clan tribal alliances that he would go to Han Sui's army to have a look.

The information of the Qiang and the clan was extremely closed, and they didn't know anything at all, let alone deduce it, so they were allowed to go freely to the side of the allies.

The result is of course predictable, Sima Yi has completely disappeared from the territory of Wudu since then, and no one has ever seen him again.

Although the Qiang and clans are closed to intelligence, they are not stupid. It doesn't mean that there is no ability to detect the news at all.

When Wang Xu took over the four western counties of Sili. In Chang'an, all the soldiers and horses were rectified for more than two months. They also knew a qiē.

Their thoughts are not complicated, they don't think about the general trend of the world, but think that Cao Jun itself is now in trouble, defeated again and again, and suffered enemies on several sides, how can they still have the ability to fulfill their earlier promises, even if they really enter Yizhou, they will not get support. Sooner or later, they will be swept away.

What's more, now they have a lot of casualties, but they can't open the situation for a long time, in their opinion, it is not good at all, when they heard that Wang Xu defeated the Cao army, and came with a large number of soldiers and horses to conquer Wudu, they decisively chose to run away.

They had come for a painted cake, but now even the drawn cake had dissipated, and of course they had retreated.

The soldiers and horses of several tribes quickly dispersed, and each fled back to the tribe west of Wudu.

Tian Feng, Huang Zhong, Wu Yi, Zhang Ren and others took advantage of its retreat. Ambushed and killed some, and gave a hard lesson. But he didn't dare to chase too far.

The alliance of several tribes of the Qiang and clan tribes is actually only a small part of these two major ethnic groups, which are organized by several tribes closer to Wudu, and there are really more ethnic groups, living in the farther west, and they will not and cannot participate.

Han Sui knew in his heart that these tribes were now vassals of the Han Dynasty, mainly living in the wilderness, and occasionally a few tribes rebelled, which was a common thing, and after repelling them, he would not care too much, and it was impossible for Wang Xu to go deep into the wilderness to teach a lesson.

So obviously, Sima Yi ran away, Cao Jun was repulsed, and he became the only wronged leader, bearing the anger of Jingyi Erzhou, stealing chickens and rice, how not to jump in anger.

But no matter how angry he was, it was irreparable, so he could only hurriedly transfer 80,000 troops from Longxi again to garrison Wudu County, first strictly defend it, and then consider the way to deal with it.

When Wang Xu led his troops from Chencang to Sanguan, his army also arrived in Wudu and divided his troops into three routes.

One route was personally commanded by him, and Wang Xu was in the northeast to resist the scattered passes.

All the way to the east, confronting Zhao Yun and Wei Yan at Yangping Pass.

There is also a road in the south, with the soldiers and horses led by Tian Feng, Huang Zhong, Wu Yi, Zhang Ren and others.

Relatively speaking, Han Sui had more troops, but the gap between the two sides was not particularly large, and Wang Xu was also not in a hurry to fight, only concentrating his troops and guarding the dangerous passes everywhere.

On the second day of March in 200 AD, Ma Teng, who had been silent and accumulating strength for a long time, finally waited for a god-given opportunity and decisively sent troops.

Almost all the main forces of the Xiliang Army under his command were mobilized, totaling more than 200,000 troops, and the troops were divided into three routes to attack Han Sui.

The eldest son Ma Yi and the second son Ma Chao led the middle road, like a bamboo, and broke the main defenders of Jincheng County within half a month, Lianke six counties, and approached Yunwu, the capital of Jincheng County!

The news was quickly explored by all parties, and the battle reports flew to the hands of the princes of all parties like snowflakes.

Sanguan Chengtou ......

Wang Xu and the generals walked on the magnificent city wall, looking at the Han Sui camp in the distance, and they were all laughing.

"I can't imagine that Han Sui, a cunning wolf, will have today!" Wang Ling said with a smile.

Yan Liang shook his head: "This thief is too greedy!" If it weren't for his greed for the richness of Hanzhong and Cao Cao's promises, where would he be in this situation today? ”

"Yes! The strength is insufficient, but the appetite is too great, so I didn't eat it, but choked to death! Gao Shun sighed.

Chen Zhi was excited to hear this, and couldn't help but speak: "Lord, now Han Sui's rear is in danger, and the army's spirit is fluctuating, if we send troops again, it will inevitably be quickly defeated!" The last general asked for an order, willing to be the front, and fight with Han Sui first. ”

With his words, the generals also put away their smiles and looked at Wang Xu with burning eyes, their eyes full of eager anticipation.

Wang Xu was not in a hurry to speak, and looked at Han Sui's camp for a long time before he smiled and asked, "Do you still remember that when Zhong Xuanbing retreated from Hongnong, I received a letter from Fengxiao?" ”

"Remember!" Zhang Hehui said: "At the beginning, Guo Junshi said that Zhong Xuan was likely to retreat to Hongnong and break the crisis!" ”

The generals also nodded, apparently knowing about it one after another.

"yes!" The corners of Wang Xu's mouth drew his habitual arc, as if smiling: "But most of you probably don't know, I also wrote two letters at that time, which were sent to Yuan Shao in Hebei and Ma Teng in Xiliang respectively. ”

"This ......"

The generals looked at each other, apparently most of them did not know, and their faces were full of doubt. (To be continued......)