Cao Hong waited for reinforcements outside Tongguan, but was told to let him redeploy troops, Xu Huang and Sima Yi crossed Weishui to Guanzhong, and were so angry that they jumped to their feet and scolded.

But he lost Tongguan, he knew that he had a heavy responsibility, so he had no choice but to send an order to transfer troops from Hongnong nearby, and reluctantly gathered 5,000 men and horses.

Cao Hong thought that he had heard it wrong, and repeatedly asked the person who sent the letter, and he couldn't help but be ecstatic, and hurriedly led his troops to Tongguan, and sure enough, he saw that the Cao army flag was raised again at the juncture.

Han Hao greeted him and pointed to a piece of red cloth on the table: "The military advisor ordered us to take Ma Teng's head, persuade the defenders to surrender, and send them to Xuchang to report the victory." ”

Ma Teng...... He's dead? Cao Hong's eyes widened in disbelief, and he stepped forward to uncover the cloth, and sure enough, it was Ma Teng's head.

Ma Teng has been a big trouble in Guanzhong since he rose to Xiliang, and he and Ma Teng have been in Guanzhong for nearly a year, but they are still attacked by him.

In the face of the solid Chang'an City, there was nothing to be done, as soon as Sima Yi arrived, not only did he recapture Chang'an, but also killed Ma Teng so easily?

Han Hao sighed and told Sima Yi to deceive the Xiliang army with a trick, making it kill each other, taking the opportunity to seize Chang'an, tricking Ma Teng's father and son into the city, shooting them with arrows, and almost annihilating the 100,000 Xiliang army.

"Good guy—" Cao Hong gasped and said after a while: "This young man! ”

Han Hao hesitated: "It's just that this killing is too heavy, I'm just afraid of ......"

"Damn it!" Cao Hong gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "The Xiliang Army is indeed a big trouble in Guanzhong, and Ma Teng's father and son insulted the prime minister's ancestors, and they are innocent of death. ”

A few days ago, he was scolded by Ma Xiu, coupled with the sneak attack on Chang'an, Cao Hong had long hated Ma Teng's father and son, but felt that this was the only way to relieve his hatred.

A mere 100,000 people is not a big deal in Cao Hong's opinion, he followed Cao Cao to slaughter Xuzhou, Yecheng, and Wuhuan, and hundreds of thousands of people at every turn, and he has long been accustomed to it.

At that moment, Han Hao was ordered to send Ma Teng's head to Xuchang, and he rushed to Chang'an to celebrate his achievements non-stop.

After thinking about it along the way, Cao Hong suddenly felt that something was wrong, and rushed to Chang'an, where Xu Huang and Sima Yi went out of the city to greet him and ask him to preside over the big event.

Cao Hong asked as he walked: "A certain lost Tong Pass, you can't wait to come to the rescue, but instead after crossing north to attack the thief, didn't you wait for this scene a long time ago?" ”

Xu Huang turned his head to look at Sima Yi, in fact, he thought the same thing in his heart, but he didn't want to ask questions all the time.

At the beginning of the division of troops, he was worried that Cao Hong would not be able to hold on, and reminded him several times, but Sima Yi was not worried, and he was not in a hurry to enter the army after crossing the river, and waited until the news of the loss of Tongguan came before crossing the river to the north, which was obviously expected a long time ago.

Sima Yi looked calm, hugged his fists and said: "The general is too worried, I am just waiting for Ma Teng's reinforcements to arrive, and his army is short of grain and grass, so he will transport grain from Chang'an." I used a plan to break it, so that the Ma father and son rescued each other, diverted the tiger from the mountain, and won Chang'an in one fell swoop. Ma Teng was unable to send troops outside the pass, so he did not give first aid, and asked the general for forgiveness. ”

Cao Hong laughed and said: "As long as you can recapture Chang'an and stabilize Guanzhong, you are willing to be bait!" ”

Recaptured Chang'an and eliminated Ma Teng, Cao Hong's heart disease was completely eliminated, and he raised his eyebrows, and naturally he no longer cared about these things with Sima Yi, and ordered a banquet to celebrate his achievements.

In the city of Chencang, Han Sui received a report from Ma Teng that he was setting off with the whole army, and before the front army moved, the defeated army fled back and reported the news of Chang'an.

Han Sui was shocked: "Shoucheng has 100,000 elite soldiers, and he occupies Tongguan, how can he be defeated overnight?" ”

Cheng Gongying, who joined the army, said: "There are a lot of soldiers in Cao's camp, and General Ma will be tricked if he advances lightly against the enemy." ”

Yan Xing asked for an order: "Why doesn't my father-in-law take advantage of the situation to send troops to avenge General Ma, recapture Chang'an, and collect all the Guanzhong?" ”

Han Sui's heart moved, touched his chin and said: "Cao Jun has taken Chang'an again, if I take advantage of its unstable foothold to recapture the city and the land in Guanzhong, won't it be in my hands?" ”

"No!" Cheng Gongying hurriedly persuaded: "General Ma's 100,000 elites are still invincible, the three of father and son have no place to return, and the blood in Chang'an City is still dry. ”

Han Sui was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered the people and horses to be taken back, and ordered: "Go and invite Xiliang Ma Chao!" ”

……

When the battle in Guanzhong was in a hurry, the war in Huainan fell into a stalemate.

Liu Qi crossed the river to the north, met with Zhou Yu's army, and went to the front to check the terrain, which was no less important to Jiangdong than Hefei.

In history, Cao Wei and Sun Wu fought no less than ten times around this pass, and they faced each other for decades, winning and losing each other, and it was also one of the focuses of the Cao-Sun War.

When Eastern Wu entered the Central Plains in the north, it was necessary to break through Hefei and occupy Shouchun, and if Cao's army wanted to take Jiangdong, it must also take the wet beard and occupy the Yangtze River defense line.

Now that Sun Quan was defeated in Hefei, he lost his beard, and stealing chickens did not lead to rice, and Jiangdong was in a hurry.

Although Zhou Yu recaptured the Yangtze River defense line, he also knew that this was because Cao Cao knew that the naval army was invincible and retreated to the dry road, but if he did not take the wet beard, the Jiangdong crisis could not be resolved.

Chaohu Lake is surrounded by mountains, the terrain is complex, and the mouth of the water is the outlet of the Chaohu Lake, the water of the Chaohu Lake flows to the southeast, between the two mountains of Qibao and the Xu, the mouth of the Xukou is built according to the east of the Xushan Mountain.

Liu Qi personally went to the battlefield to observe the terrain, and saw that the mountain wall was precipitous, the confrontation between the banks was like a gate, and the water village became the throat connecting the north and the south.

After Sun Quan's defeat in Hefei, he built a dock fort in Weixu to protect Jiangdong, surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the water, only half of it was built, and it was raided and robbed by Cao's army to marry others.

And Cao Jun built a fence on Qibao Mountain in the west, and the two camps echoed each other, and the water and land transportation, even with the wisdom of Zhou Lang, was helpless.

The two armies have been facing each other for more than a month, and Liu Qi has not moved troops on the seventh or eighth day, sighing: "When will this fire be burned in such a battle?" ”

Xu Shu said: "If you want to burn a fire, you need something to start a fire, and the time has not come, so I have to wait patiently." When Kong Ming sent the news, Zhou Lang still refused to send troops, so he had to go back to Jingzhou first, and the matter of Liangchuan was important. ”

Liu Qi spread his hands helplessly: "I still wanted to go to Jianye and discuss with Lu Zijing about opening a branch in Yunjian, but now I am trapped in the barracks, delaying me to make money!" ”

Since the trip to Xiangyang, Lu Su has never forgotten the various arrangements and livelihoods in the water and clouds, and Xi Guan invited him to open a water and cloud room in Jiangdong at that time.

When we met in the camp this time, Liu Qi secretly brought two taels of Du Kang, and Lu Su was still unsatisfied, and took the opportunity to mention it again at this time, Lu Su was quite tempted.

But in the army, when resisting Cao first, Lu Su did not want to talk about this matter in detail, Liu Qi was helpless against this stubborn guy with a clear distinction between public and private, so he had to agree to talk about it in private with Jianye.

When he was bored, suddenly Zhuge Jin came to invite, and Sun Quan added 5,000 reinforcements, asking Zhou Yu to break Cao as soon as possible, so that Liu Qi could get out early and go to Jianye.

Liu Qi was puzzled: "Why is Wu Hou suddenly so eager? ”

Zhuge Jin sighed: "Wu Guotai was very happy when he heard that the general came to aid Jiangdong, and he wanted to go on a blind date in person, see the general, and ask questions every day." Wu Hou and even filial piety did not want the wife of the country to be too concerned, so he increased his troops to help in the war. ”

Liu Qi asked Zhuge Jin to go back first, and when he was ready, he arrived, and turned around and asked Xu Shu: "Could it be that Sun Quan has another trick?" ”