"See the lord!" Just in winter, Cao Cao summoned Lu Rui and Guo Jia to the study to discuss the march into Chang'an.

"Extraordinary and filial piety are here? Sit down! ”

"Thank you, lord!"

"Extraordinary, Fengxiao, according to intelligence, for half a month, heavy snow has generally fallen in Guanzhong, and now the snow in Guanzhong has covered the entire Guanzhong Plain, Gongda thinks that our army has reached the best time to attack Chang'an, what do you think?"

"Lord, my subordinates have just tested the impact of horses with General Cao Chun outside the pass, and the current snow has indeed effectively weakened the running speed of horses, our army has been resting here for several months, and it is time to counterattack Chang'an."

"Rui seconded!"

"Okay, this Sikong has decided to go out of Tongguan in three days, Fengxiao, you go and inform the king of the roast goose, and go with our army in three days!"

"No!"

Outside Chang'an City, Ma Chao was commanding the Xiliang soldiers to clear the snow, and at the same time using the snow to build a circular trench to continue to give full play to the power of the Xiliang Javelin Cavalry.

"My lord, General Ma and General Han have invited you to enter the Taishou Mansion to discuss political affairs, according to the intelligence, Cao Cao's army has made a comeback and is approaching Chang'an." Ma Chao was inspecting the progress of the soldiers' project, and Zhang Baiqi came to find Ma Chao.

"Okay, Bai Qi, let's go see my father and father-in-law together!"

"The child has seen his father, father-in-law!"

"Meng is up? Hurry up. ”

"Thank you, father!" After Ma Chao met Ma Chao and Han Sui, he sat down, and Zhang Baiqi also sat down next to Ma Chao.

"Father, I heard that Cao Cao is making a comeback again?" After Ma Chao sat down, he took a sip of wine.

"Not bad. Meng Qi. Cao Cao raised 150,000 troops and marched to Chang'an. Ma Teng glanced at Ma Chao worriedly. The total strength of the regular army of Ma Chao and Han Sui of the Xiliang Army is only 50,000, in order to defend Tianshui, the old nest in the Jincheng area only has 20,000 regular troops in Chang'an, and Cao Cao is 150,000 elite soldiers who have experienced a hundred battles.

"One hundred and fifty thousand?" Zhang Baiqi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Cao Cao to actually dispatch an army of 150,000 to deal with the Xiliang army, which should be Cao Cao's maximum mobile military force.

"If you add the army of the Roast Goose King Luoshi Fort, doesn't Cao Cao have an army of 200,000?" Zhang Baiqi said to himself.

"Not bad. Bai Cai's words are reasonable, according to intelligence, Cao Cao's current army is about 200,000. Han Sui nodded, and there was a worried look in his eyes.

"Father, father-in-law, have you forgotten that Dong Zhuo also had 200,000 Xiliang soldiers back then, our Ma family and Han family are still standing in the land of Xiliang, and Cao Jun's 200,000 Yanzhou army, my father and father-in-law are afraid?"

"Meng Qi, don't underestimate Cao Cao. Cao Cao has commanded the army for many years and has elite soldiers in his hands. There are countless wise men and brave generals, and there is a gap between our army and Cao's army in terms of strength, and if we are not careful, I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out. ”

"Father rest assured, of course the child knows the gap between our army and the Cao army, the child has never underestimated Cao Cao, the child has built trenches outside the city, you can continue to play the advantages of our army's javelin cavalry, Cao Cao wants to capture Chang'an is not easy, until the spring of next year, our army can enter Tongguan, if Tongguan is obtained, our army can take advantage of the danger of Hangu to stick to Guanzhong."

"This?" Han Sui and Ma Teng glanced at each other, Ma Chao's idea was very bold, if it succeeded, the land of Guanzhong would definitely be the world of the Ma family and the Han family.

"Meng Qi, if you raid Tongguan, do you want to mobilize the soldiers stationed in Tianshui and Jincheng, otherwise it will be difficult for our army to succeed." After Zhang Baiqi listened to Ma Chao's thoughts, he reminded Ma Chao that Chang'an's military strength was insufficient now. (In front of Han Sui and Ma Teng, Zhang Baiqi and Ma Chao are still brothers, after all, the current commanders of the Xiliang Army are nominally Han Sui and Ma Teng.) ）

"Bai Cai, Chao also knows that it is not easy to raid Tongguan, so today Chao decided to discuss with his father and father-in-law how to consolidate my Xiliang land, and then concentrate his forces to fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao."

"Meng Qi, what do you think?" After Han Sui listened to Ma Chao's bold idea, his eyes suddenly lit up, if he got the land of Guanzhong, then the Xiliang Army could establish a country with the land of Guanzhong.

"Father-in-law, now Liangzhou is divided into two, Tianshui, Jincheng, and the Western Regions are under the control of our army, while the Northland, Anding, and Luocheng are in the hands of the Han scholars who support Cao Cao. There is a plan that can enable our army to seize stability, and in the northern area, if our army obtains the entire territory of Liangzhou, we can concentrate our forces to fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao. ”

Ma Chao pointed out the current situation in Guanzhong and Xiliang, where Liangzhou west of Chang'an was under the control of the Western Liang army, while Liangzhou north of Chang'an was under the control of the Han clan who supported Cao Cao.

"Oh? Meng Qi, what are your plans? After Ma Teng listened to Ma Chao's plan, his eyes also lit up. Ma Teng wanted to marry a Qiang girl because the scholars in Liangzhou looked down on Ma Teng's down-and-out scholar background, and these scholars were the biggest obstacle to the Ma clan's unification of Xiliang!

"Father, if our army releases the news of the mobilization of Tianshui and the army in the Xiliang area, how will Cao Cao respond?" Ma Chao smiled and glanced at the three of them.

"Cao Cao is a hero in the world, and he will definitely not let go of this opportunity to send troops to raid my Tianshui and Jincheng area."

"Brother Shoucheng is right, Cao Cao has always liked to use strange soldiers, he is adventurous, Cao Cao will definitely send someone to raid my Tianshui and Jincheng area."

"Now that the north bank of Weishui has been controlled by our army, if Cao Cao wants to raid my Tianshui and Jincheng area, he must only let the scholars in the area of Anding and Beidi send troops, and when the time comes, it will be an opportunity for our Western Liang Army to annihilate Liangzhou in one fell swoop and support Cao Cao's scholars."

"Meng Qi's plan is very second! If this plan is successful, Guanzhong will be in the pocket of my Xiliang army. Han Sui and Ma Teng glanced at each other, and Ma Chao really came up with a good plan.

"If the father and father-in-law agree, Chao will send the white horse to carry it out."

"Meng Qi, I told your father, this time against Cao Cao, the Xiliang Army is fully responsible for Meng Qi, if Meng Qi has any decisions in the future, there is no need to ask me and Shou Cheng's brother." Han Sui and Ma Teng both knew very well that Ma Chao was the most strategic general in the Western Liang Army, and it was possible to defeat Cao Cao by putting the Western Liang Army under the command of Ma Chao.

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

"Okay, Meng Qi, you and Bai Qi go down and prepare, your father and I will still inspect military affairs in the city."

"Yes, father-in-law!" Then Ma Chao took Zhang Baiqi and left the Taishou Mansion.

"Lord, this is a letter sent to the lord."

"Oh? Bai Qi, have you investigated Yixin's identity? ”

"Please forgive the lord, the subordinates have not yet investigated Yixin's identity, but the subordinates believe that Yixin and Cao Cao are at least not the same people, and Yixin should also be Cao Cao's opponent."

"Yixin is not simple, this matter can't be blamed on Bai Qi, since Yixin is Cao Cao's opponent, then what did this Cao Cao's opponent bring us this time?" Ma Chao smiled, it doesn't matter what identity you are, what matters is that you are hostile to Cao Cao!

"My lord, Yixin's letter stated that he suspected that there were internal ghosts in our army, and it should not be a coincidence that someone escaped the last time our army dealt with the Liangzhou bureaucrats."

"Oh?" Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, recalling that he had wholeheartedly suggested that Ma Chao use the wedding to deal with the Xiliang bureaucrats, and he was ready to implement the plan, and the real deployment time was only three days, and he actually let some of the Han bureaucrats run out, especially an important person like Wei Duan, it seems that there is really a ghost.

"Bai Qi, the matter of the inner ghost will be left to you!"

"No!" (To be continued......)

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