Although Ma Teng's operation surprised Liu Qi.

But he still chose to agree, and marriage in this era is not a big deal.

As long as Liu Qi marries Ma Yunlu, Ma Jiajun can be used by him. Such a good thing, why not do it, it belongs to a wife who prostitutes and many fierce generals.

Originally, Ma Teng went south from Xiliang, which was already unexpected. Liu Qi didn't think about this at the beginning, after all, Xiliang and Hanzhong also have a certain distance.

And at the beginning, Liu Qi thought that Ma Teng could buy time for himself by delaying Cao Jun in Xiliang. As a result, Ma Teng fell for Cao Cao's strategy, but was quickly defeated and broke through.

Now that Ma Jiajun has joined Liu Qi, this has greatly enhanced Liu Qi's strength.

After stabilizing the situation in Hanzhong.

Liu Qi asked Ma Chao, Ma Dai and other generals to stay in Wudu, and he took Ma Teng, Ma Yunlu, and Wenpin and other Jingzhou generals to prepare to return to Jingzhou, and this battle has ended.

The next thing to do is to recuperate.

At the same time, Liu Qi also appointed Huang Zhong as the Taishou of Hanzhong, as the first general on the Cao front.

Youfa Zheng and Zhang Song are in charge of Yizhou affairs.

Combining civil and military forces, when necessary, Liu Qi would order Huang Zhong and Ma Chao to go north to respond to the battle plan.

Today's Liu Qi has occupied most of the world.

If he really wants to fight against Cao, it will naturally not be just Yizhou all the way, but three ways together.

In this way, Cao Cao can be given the greatest threat.

Cao Cao's strength should not be underestimated, and as a first-class hero in the world, Cao Cao's ability is also very strong.

If Liu Qi despises Cao Cao, he will definitely pay a heavy price.

So no matter what the situation in the world is, Liu Qi will go all out and spare no effort to deal with Cao Cao.

Everything is settled.

Liu Qi embarked on the road back to Jingzhou.

Jingzhou is the place where Liu Qi started, and it is also the place in the world that can best coordinate the overall situation.

Huang Zhong was instructed without any doubts.

As a veteran, he can feel Liu Qi's trust. In the entire Hanzhong and Wudu defense lines, he is the main general, even if Ma Chao and others who defected over, they can only be below him.

If this can't show Liu Qi's trust and attention, I'm afraid there will be no other way.

At this moment, in Xiangyang City.

Zhuge Liang has received news that Xue Li has led a large army and has taken Wancheng, which is an important passage for his side to go north.

Similarly, Gan Ning led the elite to kill, and after a hard battle, he took Hefei for himself. And Gan Ning took this opportunity to march into the land of Huainan.

Only by taking Huainan can Jiangdong be regarded as gaining a firm foothold.

This is already two flowers.

Even if Cao's army has sent reinforcements, his own soldiers and horses are not vegetarians, and the final victory is not yet known.

Zhuge Liang believed that the final victory belonged to his side.

That's when it happened.

Someone came in to report it, and a secret letter came in.

This is exactly what Liu Qi wrote.

Now that Hanzhong has been taken, Cao Cao has no choice but to evacuate, so that Zhuge Liang does not have to worry, he can meet the enemy with all his might, he can't rush forward, but he doesn't have to be afraid of Cao's army.

If Cao's army wants to fight, then fight with it.

so that they do not dare to come again.

In the current situation, Liu Qi's side has taken the initiative.

Unless Cao Cao's soldiers and horses arrive, he really wants to play with Liu Qi, and then it will be an unprecedented decisive battle.

But this is not possible.

Liu Qi believes that Cao Cao does not have such a decision now.

If you really want to fight, with the current situation, Cao Cao is more likely to lose. So Cao Cao needs time to prepare, and his final choice is mostly to take a step back.

Abandon the original line of defense and lay out a new one.

At the same time, accumulate strength for a fight.

This is also the strength of Cao Cao, he will not give up easily, even if he tries everything to kill to the end.

Zhuge Liang's expression was stunned and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Qi won Hanzhong, which was great news for him. The previous plan of Longzhong has been completely successful, and even surpassed a lot.

Even only

Jiangdong, who can unite and cannot be plotted, is now also in Liu Qi's hands. When the time comes, how will Cao Cao deal with it, and when the time comes, he will be overstretched, and he can find his flaws.

Without delay, Zhuge Liang sent someone to deliver the message.

Let the soldiers and horses on both sides be more vigilant.

It was a good thing for Liu Qi to take Hanzhong, but it meant that Cao Cao gave up Hanzhong and could send troops and horses back to support.

Even if Cao Cao has eaten deflated many times, he still needs to pay attention to it.

After the evacuation of Hanzhong.

Cao Cao was in a bad mood, but he knew he couldn't just give up. The matter is not over yet, no matter how strong Liu Qi is, if he wants to turn the situation around, he must seize every opportunity.

Before leaving Hanzhong, Cao Cao was well prepared.

Cao Ren was appointed to guard Chang'an, responsible for the entire Yongliang defense line, and at the same time summoned an army of 100,000 left.

They will be the standing army of the Yongliang Defense Line.

After all, Liu Qi is in Hanzhong, leaving many fierce generals, and there are not a few soldiers and horses. If Cao Cao didn't stay a little longer, in case Liu Qi wanted to plot against Yongliang, he wouldn't have time to react at all.

It's already like this, even if the people are dissatisfied, he can't take care of it, he must solve the problem in front of him first.

If Liu Qi can't be beaten, it will not be a matter of whether the people are resentful or not.

Cao Cao's power will be overthrown.

The foundation he has worked hard for so long is about to be ruined, how willing Cao Cao is, he doesn't want to see this day.

However.

did not wait for Cao Cao to return to the division to support.

News of Xun Yu came again.

It turned out that Wancheng and Hefei had fallen, and in the face of the enemy's strong attack, even if reinforcements were sent, it would be useless.

The only good news is.

After the Jingzhou soldiers and horses took Wancheng, they did not take advantage of the situation to advance, but reorganized the soldiers and horses and arranged the defense line.

If Xue Li and the others march forward, it is not impossible to kill Luoyang. This matter is a bit risky for Xue Li, but it is not impossible to succeed, which is exactly what Cao Cao is afraid of.

As for the land of Huainan, a big war is breaking out at the moment.

Gan Ning took Hefei, in addition to leaving some soldiers and horses to repair the city, he personally led the elite division, wanting to take this opportunity to wipe out the entire Huainan land.

As it turned out, Gan Ning thought a little simple.

Although Le Jin was defeated and retreated from Hefei, he rushed to meet Xiahou Shang as soon as possible, and the two generals reorganized their troops and horses to intercept Gan Ning, and the two sides fought fiercely, and no one had the intention of retreating.

But Gan Ning's level is still very strong.

In the face of Le Jin and Xiahou Shang, he did not fall into the disadvantage, and even had a certain advantage. The army slowly advanced at a certain pace, but the battle would not end easily.

This is Cao Cao's territory after all.

The second general of Lejin is waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.

When the follow-up soldiers and horses arrive, Gan Ning's pressure will become much greater, which is also inevitable.

So what Gan Ning has to do is to take Huainan as soon as possible.

At this moment, Cao Cao was in a temporary tent.

Although there was not much good news, he was not incompetent and angry, giving everyone present the feeling that Cao Cao seemed to be in good spirits and a little younger, and the pressure of adversity stimulated Cao Cao.

I saw Cao Cao's eyes burning, and he said in a deep voice:

"This Liu Qi is really a fierce rival, if you solve Liu Qi today, you can dominate the world. And Liu Qi can't sit still, he wants to kill so-and-so.

Now that Wancheng and Hefei have been lost, the positions are very important, and in the next battle, our army will definitely be in a disadvantageous situation, but I hope you can understand.

This kind of adversity, our army has not experienced it, and when we fought against Yuan Shu, our situation was even worse, and we still turned defeat into victory and broke the enemy in one fell swoop.

Although Liu Qi is powerful, he is too young, and this is his biggest flaw. As long as you do your best, the final victory will definitely belong to us! ”

At the instigation of Cao Cao, the morale of the generals was high.

They followed Cao Cao, they hadn't seen any scenes, and a momentary defeat was nothing. The final result is yet to come, and who knows what it will be?

Soon, Cao Cao calmed down and asked:

"Now that our army is fighting one after another, exhausted, it should have rested, hoarded grain and grass, and tried to fight again.

But

Now it's different.

The loss of Wancheng and Hefei, we must do something, but with today's troops, if we want to divide the troops, it is difficult to achieve any results, what suggestions do you have? ”

After thinking about it, Cheng Yu said:

"Prime Minister Qiqi, although Hefei is important, it is only related to a Jianghuai, but Wancheng falls, the enemy army can go north to capture Luoyang, and even kill Xuchang to plunder the Son of Heaven.

It is because of his humble position that our army should recapture Wancheng now, and when the time comes, the first line of Wancheng will be held, Luoyang and Xuchang can be preserved, and it will not be too late to try to take Hefei at that time. ”

Cao Cao was thoughtful, he nodded and said:

"Gongda, what do you think?"

Xun You also said:

"Prime Minister Qi, in his humble opinion, if he can recapture Wancheng, it will indeed be more beneficial, but after the enemy army took Wancheng, he did not take advantage of the situation, but arranged a defensive line.

They must be prepared, even if the prime minister personally leads the army, they are somewhat sure that they will take a strictly defended Wancheng, this matter is difficult, and the prime minister should know.

Besides, the land of Jingzhou is close at hand, and in the event of a major war, Zhuge Kongming can also mobilize troops and horses to support in time, which will not give our army an opportunity at all.

They took Wancheng in order to threaten Luoyang and Xuchang, and they also asked Prime Minister Mingjian! ”

Xun You said very seriously, so that everyone did not dare to slack off.

Even Cheng Yu suddenly realized.

He only considered the benefits of retaking Wancheng, but did not consider the difficulty of taking Wancheng. Wancheng was already strong, and during this period the enemy army continued to strengthen, and it was even easier to defend and difficult to attack.

It can be said that Cao Cao's chances of recapturing Wancheng are slim.

Of course, this does not mean that Cao Cao will never have a chance to retake Wancheng. It's just that he needs to straighten out his troops and horses, accumulate strength, and take it down in one fell swoop when the time comes.

How easy is it to rush to lead troops now?

Cao Cao understood what Xun Yu meant.

He quickly locked on a person, it was Sima Yi, who didn't take the lead much, this kid was a smart person, but he was too cautious, and sometimes he was so reluctant that Cao Cao broke out in a cold sweat behind his back.

But at the moment, I don't care so much this time.

For him, as long as Sima Yi can use it, he believes that in his own hands, Sima Yi can't make any waves.

Facts have proved that in Cao Cao's hands, Sima Yi really didn't dare to do anything, and behaved very obediently.

"Sima Yi, what do you think?"

was asked by Cao Cao by name, but Sima Yi was not surprised, he quickly spoke:

"In fact, the idea of humility, like Xun Junshi, is not a good opportunity to capture Wancheng, the enemy army has already prepared, even if it sends troops at this moment, it is just a waste of time and only increases casualties.

It's better to go to Huainan, even if you can't recapture Huainan, you can't let the enemy continue to attack the city.

Once Jiangdong completely occupies the land of Huainan, if the prime minister wants to go south to Jiangdong in the future, it will be difficult and difficult, maybe it can't be seen today, but it can affect the prime minister's plan. ”

Cao Cao closed his eyes slightly, and finally nodded:

"What you said is reasonable, but a certain party just thought about it, it is really not suitable to send troops to Wancheng now, so send another army and horses to block the road north of Wancheng to Luoyang.

As for Xuchang, soldiers and horses can be arranged to defend outside, and there is no need to take the initiative to attack Wancheng. Waiting for the defenders of Wancheng to attack, then it will be an opportunity for our side to counterattack.

Then our army will go to Huainan!

This Gan Xingba can be called the first fierce general under Liu Qi, and now he leads the army to fight in Huainan, and the two generals Le Jin and Xiahou Shang lead the troops to confront, but they are still not opponents.

A Wancheng, give it and give it, but this Ganning people are not enough to swallow elephants, and they still want to take the entire Huainan for themselves, which is simply wishful thinking! ”

Cao Cao's eyes were sharp, and he seemed extremely calm now.

The tremendous pressure made Cao Cao understand that he could no longer despise Liu Qi until the situation became clear.

The son of the former guinea dog has shown great ability. No matter what Liu Qi was like before, he is now a first-class prince in the world.

With such an existence, whoever dares to underestimate him will definitely die a miserable death.

Cao Cao's previous feelings returned.

Just as when Guandu faced Yuan Shao

Later, Cao Cao was under a lot of pressure, and even thought about surrendering directly.

However, he eventually persevered.

and completely changed the situation, so that the invincible Yuan Shao was defeated, and his territory also belonged to Cao Cao.

If he hadn't defeated Yuan Shao this time, he wouldn't have been where he is today. Therefore, the battle of Guandu is an important part of Cao Cao's life, which is really unforgettable.

"Liu Qi, what is there to be afraid of!"

Cao Cao muttered in his mouth, showing his determination.

Decided on the next plan.

Cao Cao didn't even return to Xuchang, but went directly to Huainan. At the same time, Cao Cao sent Cao Zhang, led some elite cavalry, and rushed to the battlefield first, helping the two generals to stabilize the situation.

Cao Cao had already made up his mind.

Knock Gan Ning back first, and then he will rest with the people.

The soldiers were exhausted.

And the grain and grass were also exhausted in the successive battles. The grain and grass that was robbed last time made Cao Cao uncomfortable for several days.

Therefore, in order to be able to fight Liu Qi with all his strength in the future.

Cao Cao needed more grain and grass, as well as more elite soldiers, which was his plan for the next battle.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao even had some expectations.

Now the two forces are fighting each other, Cao Cao is very strong, but Liu Qi is not weak at all.

Such an evenly matched confrontation is really rare.

But Cao Cao never expected that Liu Qi's advantage was far greater than he thought, after all, people were open.

How can this situation be compared together?