Xiaoguangong

Chapter 240 A mouthful of blood
Yang Xiu's thinking is very simple.

Yunshan and Chang Diao are recognized rising stars among Cao Jun. Both of them came from reckless backgrounds and had no backing.

Needless to say, Yun Shan, he has gathered a large army and can already be called a prince along the way.

Although Chang Diao appeared to be alone on the surface, he secretly controlled countless soldiers and horses.

However, these two people are not easy to win over and use. It is better to give them a very high status and let them go to Liangzhou to fight far away from the center of power.

The Qiang-Han War has lasted for a hundred years. If Yunshan and Changdiao went to Liangzhou, they might not be able to return to the Central Plains in their lifetime.

Yang Xiu took the opportunity to gradually expand his influence in school affairs. If he could do as usual, Cao Cao would not want to easily control him.

Jia Xu saw Yang Xiu's thoughts at a glance, and Cao Cao was not stupid, but he was too lazy to expose it directly, so he simply turned to Chang Diao, and said with a kind smile:
"What does the giant eagle think?"

Attack Liangzhou...

Although Chang Diao's education level is not high, he still knows what the hell Liangzhou is.

Back then, Beigong Boyu rebelled and swept Liangzhou easily, threatening Sanfu, and the imperial court once thought of throwing Liangzhou away.

Didn't he go directly to Ma Chao's old lair if he went to such a ghostly place?It would be strange not to be beaten to death by random punches.

His teeth were trembling uncontrollably, but he had to force a kind smile:
"Dang, of course listen to the prime minister's orders.

But, the general thought he still needed to listen to General Yun's opinion!
If General Yun is willing to sweep Liangzhou down, Chang Diao will risk his life and help General Yun sweep Liangzhou down! "

Listen up, everyone, what I'm talking about is helping General Yun sweep Liangzhou down.

It's not that Chang Diao didn't know Yunshan's true identity, he thought about it, and thought that Guan Ping's goal was to overthrow Cao Jun, so he wouldn't be free to fight the Qiang people before Cao Jun was wiped out.

As Cao Jun's school commander, Guan Ping must also be afraid of me passing on information, and he won't give me any power if there is a real fight.

In the future, if Guan Ping overthrows Prime Minister Cao and writes a letter of persuasion to Liu Bei in my capacity, he will be able to spend the rest of his life as an official.

If Guan Ping does not defeat Prime Minister Cao in the end, then I will still have a chance to escape, just like Su Wu back then.

It's not a bad idea to think about it this way.

"Okay." After hearing Chang Diao's answer, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile.

Let's often carve this person, although he is a little vulgar, but the pattern is quite good, willing to be a green leaf.

You Yunshan often carved these two pillars, Cao Cao finally felt relieved.

"Tanzhi's giant eagles are all loyal and courageous. It is really a great fortune for the imperial court. When I go to Chang'an to meet Tanzhi, I will..."

Cao Cao also wanted to show off his literary talents, but seeing a fast horse galloping towards the smoke and dust in the distance, his temples jumped a few times immediately, and he felt a sense of ominous premonition in his heart.

It wasn't just him, all the generals in Cao Jun felt an ominous premonition in their hearts. Looking at the panicked knight running from a distance, they each slowly clenched their fists.

"Report! Report! Report!"

The knight rushed into Cao Cao's barracks, dismounted skillfully from his horse, ran up to Cao Cao under the leadership of the guards, quickly bowed down to the ground, and then clenched his left hand and put his right palm on his left fist, which was clearly a gesture of mourning!

"What happened?" Cao Cao was shocked.

The knight took a breath and said anxiously:
"There were rebels in Xuzhou, General Wang Changshi Xiahou led the people to put down the rebellion, beheaded the mastermind, and wiped out the remnants.

But, but Wang Changshi was shot by an arrow, and unexpectedly, unexpectedly died... Already, already gone! "

"Which Wang Changshi?"

Cao Cao's face was pale, and even his lips gradually lost their color.

He could almost hear the sound of blood flowing from his body, and the head that had been silent for a long time suddenly made a roar, which made him almost unable to stand still.

"I'm asking you a question! Which Wang Changshi is it! Which Wang Changshi is it!"

In fact, this question does not need to be answered at all.

There are not many long histories of Cao Cao, and there is only one surnamed Wang.

"Yes, Wang Bi Wang Changshi..."

Cao Cao's figure seemed to freeze suddenly in the wind. He froze for a moment, and turned his eyes to Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan who were beside him for help. Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, he believed that he had heard correctly.

"Wending... Wending is gone? Gone?

Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, Gu, when Gu left... ah..."

Cao Cao spat out a mouthful of purple blood, and sat down on the ground with a bang!

.

Han Sui originally thought that after he had stabilized the situation in Chang'an, he could join Ma Chao by the Weishui River, and then jointly attack Cao Cao who was about to cross the river.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived, the front line had already advanced to the Weishui River.

Cao Cao's occupation of the north of the Wei River is equivalent to opening the gate of Guanzhong.The combat potential of the Guanzhong rebels is definitely not as good as Cao Jun, who can continuously support from the Central Plains, and Han Sui is already at a disadvantage.

What's more terrible is that Ma Chao fell ill at this time.

Han Sui struggled to stop Cao Cao's army trying to cross the river, racked his brains constantly to dispatch troops, and fought many times with Xu Huang and Zhang Yun's vanguard army.

However, Ma Chao's reinforcements could not arrive for a long time, and Han Sui, who had been severely weakened under Chang'an City before, was unable to support himself, and was forced to continuously reduce the number of soldiers besieging Chang'an, which barely ensured that the Weishui defense line was not broken.

This style of play aroused extreme dissatisfaction among the rebels. They denounced Ma Chao one after another, and Han Sui's soldiers also complained about Ma Chao's various injustices to Han Sui.

In a word, otherwise, we will put all the charges on Ma Chao and simply surrender to the court.

Han Sui hesitated for a long time but still didn't dare to rest assured.

He set off a large army to rebel this time, and unless he was willing to go to Xudu, Cao Cao would not let him go even if he surrendered.

He was too old to bow his head to Cao Cao, and always hoped that if he persisted, a miracle would happen.

But not all waiting has a good outcome.

A few days later, Ma Chao resigned his troops and joined Han Sui. Han Sui was surprised to find that Ma Chao's army, which used to have nearly 3 people, now has less than 2, and its morale is low. suffered a major blow.

Yang Qiu, who was in the back of the palace, also rushed back soon. Under the onslaught of the army led by Cao Cao himself, Yang Qiu had to give up Tongguan in order to preserve his strength, and Li Kan, who was less powerful, ran away early.

Now that the gates of Guanzhong are wide open and Cao Jun is unimpeded, the Guanzhong coalition forces are almost on the verge of failure this time.

"What's going on here?" Han Sui murmured, his aging face full of pain.

Although Han Sui did not publicly criticize, Ma Chao still felt the hostility of the generals.

At the beginning of the army, the generals looked at Ma Chao with awe in their eyes, and they all thought that Ma Chao could lead the people to fight a world, at least to promote peace, and let Cao Cao seal the entire Guanzhong to them.

But the result now...

Not only did they fail to grow, but they became weaker and weaker. More than half of the major warlords like Han Sui and Ma Chao suffered casualties, and the power of other small warlords also declined rapidly. It was almost impossible to maintain their previous status.

"General Ma's father is an official in the court, so he has to think about the court.

It's us rebels who suffer! "

Li Kan said strangely, implying that Ma Chao and Cao Cao were actually on the same team, and that he took Cao Cao's benefits to help Cao Cao weaken these warlords in Guanzhong.

Of course, this remark was deliberately provocative, and Li Kan regretted it a little after he finished speaking, for fear that Ma Chao would jump up in a rage and would challenge him to a one-on-one match.

Unexpectedly, Ma Chao just snorted, his face full of despair, only he himself knew how badly he was hit by the defeat in this battle.

The three armies can win the commander, but the man cannot win the will.

When Han Sui saw that Ma Chao's vigor had faded into such a state, Han Sui couldn't help but secretly groaned in his heart.

He sighed, shook his head in pain, and said, "After you all talk about it... what is the way out? Do you want to continue fighting with Duke Cao, or...or follow me and return to Liangzhou?"

Liangzhou is really sky high and the emperor is far away.

No matter how good Cao Cao can fight, he has to consider whether the logistics can keep up. Han Sui has always had a good relationship with the Qiang people there all these years, and fled to their tribe. The Qiang people were completely wiped out, otherwise it would be really difficult to catch Han Sui.

But apart from Han Sui and Ma Chao, there are still many people who live in the Guanzhong area. If they go to Liangzhou, they will be directly annexed by Han Sui.

What Li Kan said just now gave everyone a lot of inspiration. Ma Teng is familiar with Cao Cao, and Han Sui is also familiar with the imperial court.

Could it be that he negotiated with the imperial court to wipe out everyone in Guanzhong first, and then retreat to Liangzhou to become the emperor?
"How can you easily admit defeat? If you want to fight, you will fight to the death with Cao Cao!" All the generals in Guanzhong expressed their opinions one after another, and Han Sui felt a little sad when he saw their eyes dodge.

It's hard to lead the team when people's hearts are scattered.

(End of this chapter)