Chencang City is located in the north of Weishui and west of Huangshui, and is an extremely important transportation hub and military town.

But this place is too far away from Yongzhou, and the nearest county seat is also on the east bank of Huangshui. There was no city to defend such a large plain in the middle, and the grain route was basically completely exposed.

There is not much arable land in Chencang, and Hao Zhao has no intention of cultivating land here at all. Grain and straw can only be supplied by Yongzhou, and there is no ability to produce it by itself.

Originally, it was okay, the food for 5,000 people hoarded in Chencang City for March was completely enough. But now with the addition of Wang Shuang's troops, the Wei army suddenly has 5,000 more mouths, and the demand for grain and straw is much greater.

As long as Ma Jian can cut off the grain route of Chen Cangcheng like Guan Er Ye did back then, this Hao Zhao will be in vain even if he will defend the city again.

Ma Jian told Wang Ping a little about the idea of going east to cut off his grain route. As soon as this idea was proposed, it almost scared Wang Ping to death.

"I can't help it, General, it's too risky, it's easy to get into trouble!" Wang Ping is a veteran who has been fighting for many years, and he can see the risks at a glance.

"Since Hao Zhao is guarding Chencang, he must be on guard against the grain road. The Wei army's grain route was not only by land, but also by water from Weishui to Chencang by boat. ”

In this case, the general led his troops to rob its grain route with little effect, and it was possible to be surrounded and intercepted by the Wei army. After all, the general is not a military general, so if he rashly leads the troops to do this, I am afraid ......"

Wang Ping didn't finish his words, but Ma Jian basically understood what he meant.

Guan Yu had the confidence to go to Jiangling North Road, but it was Guan Erye who had the strength to do it.

Since the first emperor started the army, he has been fighting on the battlefield in the Central Plains for more than ten years, fighting all the way to the undead veterans who survived. Even so, in a series of battles in the Absolute North Road, Guan Erye was in danger and almost had an accident.

Although you Ma Jian does have some command talents, the way of marching and serving soldiers is still a little bit worse than that of Guan Erye. Moreover, Guan Erye led the soldiers and horses of his own home, and the group of Qianghu people under Ma Tan couldn't even surround Hao Zhao.

At this level, do you dare to fight a guerrilla war like Guan Erye?

"So do you think that if I go to the method of despairing food, what are the odds? How dangerous is it? Ma Jian pondered for a while, then raised his head again and asked.

"The odds of winning are less than 30%, the danger is huge, and it is very likely that something will happen." Wang Ping said categorically that in his opinion, even if 30% is an optimistic estimate.

Hao Zhao is not stupid, he must be on guard, how can you be starved of food all the time. You must know that Guan Erye was able to cut off the North Road, and the biggest reason was that Cao Ren was blocked by Zhou Yu in Jiangling at that time.

"When Wang Ping said this, I was relieved." Ma Jian nodded with satisfaction, it would be good to have a professional to help analyze.

The success rate is close to 70%, and it can die at any time, how good!

"Call Shu Jilai, take the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to pack up, we are ready to go!"

Wang Ping: "??? ”

After all the hard work I've been talking about for a long time, you're all going to fart, aren't you?

"General, you're taking a risk like this!" Wang Ping felt a little anxious, but before he could finish speaking, Ma Jian suddenly turned to look at him.

"Zijun, I have 3,000 Qianghu tribes under my command, and 2,000 Wudang Flying Army. This thing is indeed very dangerous, so I will only take a thousand cavalry, and you can take some of my craftsmen. ”

"If I succeed, then Chen Cangcheng can go down without a fight at any time. Instead, it failed, and at most it lost more than a thousand cavalry that had not yet been trained. ”

"These two thousand Qiang Hu tribes are left to you, and if I die, they will be your tribes. With your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to train them into disciplined Qiang cavalry, right? ”

"Don't worry, even if my horse dies, it won't affect too many soldiers!"

Ma Jian basically calculated most of the things, and tried his best to ensure that he did not affect the other soldiers. Even if it is the Qianghu tribe under his hand, Ma Jian will divide two-thirds to prevent too much loss.

What's more, this is an adventure, not exactly a death operation.

"General, I don't think it's necessary to take such a risk......" Wang Ping wanted to persuade again, but Ma Jian shook his head and said bluntly.

"Zijun, that Hao Zhao guarding the city is not trivial. If he repairs Chen Cang, even the prime minister will not be able to capture this place. ”

"We don't have much choice, we have to take this risk!"

Saying that, Ma Jian left directly, not giving Wang Ping a chance to continue persuading.

Wang Ping was silent for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly gritted his teeth and began to write letters in his position.

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Ma Tan moved very quickly, leaving Meng Guo's Wudang Fei Army and 2,000 cavalry, and he only left Lüyang with 1,000 troops and continued south.

There are 10,000 Wei troops defending in the direction of Chencang City, and the daily consumption is very large. Therefore, Yongzhou has also become frequent in transporting grain to Chencang, and basically has to send it once every half a month.

Ma Tan came out of Longdao with his subordinates, quietly bypassed Chen Cangcheng and went straight to Weishui. After waiting for less than five days on the east road behind Chen Cang, Tanma discovered the Wei army's grain transportation team.

"General, the scouts have found that the grain transport team of the Wei army is marching towards this side, and the escort is no more than a few hundred soldiers."

After detecting the target, Shu Ji immediately reported it to Ma Yan.

"The Wei people are the only ones who escort the grain and grass? They deserve to be robbed of food! Ma Jian was a little dissatisfied, just this point that the Wei army was enough for anyone to fight, and he couldn't touch him.

Fortunately, the Wei army did not transport grain by water, but by land.

"Men of the big man, prepare to fight me!"

Ma Tan stepped onto his horse and shouted at a group of cavalrymen behind him.

The Qianghu cavalry immediately came to their senses, and all of them turned over their horses and followed the horses with a roar.

At this time, the Wei army's grain transportation team did not realize the seriousness of the matter, and was still leisurely escorting grain and grass westward.

The team transporting grain and straw generally has few soldiers and is not capable of conducting scout scouts. So it wasn't until Ma Tan's cavalry appeared in the north and rushed over with a large stream of dust that the Wei army noticed.

"Enemy attack!"

The officer in charge of the escort of the Wei army was shocked and hurriedly shouted.

"Array up to meet the enemy! Protect the grain! ”

There are still dozens of miles away from Chencang, and it is estimated that it is too late to ask for help. However, the officer still sent someone to report to Chen Cang and ask for support.

Hundreds of Wei soldiers hurriedly gathered in formation, with shieldmen in front and pikemen in the back, and archers in the back. Lined up in a simple horse rejection array, trying to contend with the Shu army.

But obviously this is thinking too much, how can they be able to stop the Qianghu cavalry with Ma Tan taking the lead?

Before the Qianghu cavalry got close, countless javelins had already been projected, shooting densely at the Wei army!