There was nothing to say all night, but early the next morning, Chen Gong received a letter from the Ma-Teng coalition asking for help. They were ambushed, and it was six days ago.
The process was not complicated at all. Ma Teng and others went to Xihe County, which is now basically where the Hu people live.
The target of Ma Teng and others is Taiyuan County.
Bingzhou has been poor and weak since ancient times, but not all places are poor. Where Taiyuan County is located, developed water systems such as Fenshui River and Jinshui River flow through here. It is also located on a rare large plain in Bingzhou. The soil is fertile and the population is also Bingzhou.
The largest county, if they can capture this place, they will make a lot of money from this trip.
Therefore, Ma Teng and others did not choose to go with Chen Gong, but went to Xihe County on their own to prepare to capture Taiyuan County in one fell swoop.
As for whether they will help the court after it is captured, it depends on the sincerity of the court or Chu Nan. Moreover, if Chen Gong wants to use Bingzhou as a springboard to attack Youzhou, the food road will be in their hands.
Of course, the prerequisite for all this is to be able to capture Taiyuan County.
Zhang Heng secretly surrendered to Yuan Shao and revealed the march route to Xinpi. From Xiliang to Xihe County, the army had to pass through Xiaopingjin, Shouyang Mountain, Gaonu and other places. They were thousands of miles apart. Even with the support of the military formation, it would take at least five years.
It would take 3 days to arrive, and after Xinpi persuaded Zhang Heng and obtained the marching route, he rushed back to Bingzhou without stopping, and made a plan with the high officials to reduce the flow of water in the upper reaches of the river and build a dam. When the Xiliang Allied Forces crossed the river, the gate would be opened.
Release water.
Most of the 50,000 Xiliang troops were lost in one night. Gao Gan, Guo Yuan and Huchuquan took advantage of the situation to attack. The Xiliang army was in chaos. Ma Teng and others had been fighting for a lifetime, but they did not expect that this victory was inevitable.
The battle was lost inexplicably. Because Zhang Heng had received Xinpi's warning in advance, he led his troops at the end. After the water flooded the three armies, he immediately led his troops to withdraw. Ma Teng and others were captured by the Bingzhou Army with their remaining troops.
Defeated and fled.
Even if there were powerful generals such as Ma Chao, Yan Xing, Ma Teng, and Pang De, without troops and horses, they could only break out in the face of the thousands of troops surrounding them. In the end, Xin Pi drove him all the way to the Tongtian Mountain area, and he had no choice but to break out.
Get out of trouble and send people to Chen Gong to find rescue.
"How did Gongtai know that Zhang Heng betrayed the enemy?" After Lu Bu asked the messenger to go and rest, he looked at Chen Gong curiously. He still can't figure out why Chen Gong gave up the 50,000 troops and allowed them to be plotted?
This is an army of 50,000. If it can be handled well and all the military power is taken down like here, the men and horses here alone will be enough to pose a threat to Yuan Shao's army.
"It doesn't matter whether it's Zhang Heng or not. Gong Chu thought that the person sent by Yuan Shao would seek cooperation with Han Sui. After all, Zhang Heng... is still worse." Chen Gong said with a smile.
Compared to Zhang Heng, Han Sui is undoubtedly the one who can control the overall situation of Xiliang. Moreover, Han Sui has a repetitive nature. As long as the interests are justified, Han Sui will never hesitate to stab Ma Teng in the back.
But now Zhang Heng has been chosen. Although he is also one of the warlords lingering in Xiliang, compared to Han Sui, Zhang Heng is not enough to control Xiliang in terms of ability and prestige.
"It seems that Yuan Shao's counselors not only want to repel our army, but also want to get involved in Xiliang and even Guanzhong!"
The reason is very simple. Zhang Heng obviously does not have enough ability to control Xiliang, let alone Guanzhong, but the other party chose Zhang Heng as a partner. Firstly, Xiliang will not be able to send troops again in a short time. Secondly, if this
If the Yuan family wins the battle, then all the big forces in Guanzhong will be basically wiped out. At that time, they can take advantage of the situation and take Xiliang and even the entire Guanzhong into their hands.
Zhang Heng, who lacked prestige, could not stop the Yuan family who were coming with a great victory.
In fact, Chen Gong also had this idea. After winning this battle, Chu Nan will not only get Qingyou and Ji Sizhou, but also these three assistants, Xiliang will also become Chu Nan's bag.
Now with the death of Liang Xing and others, the land of Sanfu is actually in Chu Nan's hands.
It's a pity that the opponent came too late. If he was smart enough and wanted to turn defeat into victory at this time, he should not have chosen to severely damage the Xiliang army. Instead, he should cooperate, persuade Han Sui to switch sides, scheme against Ma Teng, and then lead the Xiliang army to jointly deal with Chen Gong.
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It may also be due to time reasons that there was no time to find Han Sui, so Zhang Heng was chosen. But no matter which way, the Xiliang army suffered heavy losses in this battle.
The population of Xiliang is no longer enough for them to raise a similar elite force. In this war about the fate of the world, by this time, Xiliang can actually withdraw, and they will no longer be able to participate in this competition.
The game of the world.
Whether Chen Gong or Xin Pi, the purpose of coming here is actually to clear the chessboard and clear these small princes and warlords off the chessboard first.
As for who can get this place in the pass in the end, it depends on whether their hands are broken.
"If it's a rescue, won't these soldiers be used by me?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong and persistently asked the question that he didn't get the answer to yesterday.
"Marquis Wen still remembers when the princes challenged Dong?" Chen Gong asked without answering.
"Of course I remember." Lu Bu nodded. When the Hulao Pass was closed, he was suppressed by one man and the other heroes huddled in the camp and did not dare to stand out. Looking at Lu Bu's entire life, that battle was also his highlight moment.
"What does Marquis Wen think of the coalition's combat strength?"
"The chickens and dogs are vulnerable!" Lu Bu raised his head unconsciously.
"Among the eighteen princes, none of them can come into the eyes of Marquis Wen?" Chen Gong continued to ask.
"There are some. Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan led them, both of them have strong troops. If they go head-to-head, the Xiliang army may not be able to get benefits. There are a few others who are not bad." Lu Bu recalled.
Now that I think about it, the coalition forces are really not empty.
"Then why did Marquis Wen say that they were just local chickens and dogs?" Chen Gong said with a smile.
"People's hearts are divided, and those people have plans for each other." This was what Li Ru said back then. If the coalition forces divided and attacked, it would be difficult to defend Luoyang. Although they gave up Luoyang in the end, it was Dong Zhuo who gave up on his own initiative. Before leaving,
, and killed a handful of them, almost killing Cao Cao who was pursuing him.
Lu Bu suddenly understood and looked at Chen Gong: "Gongtai is saying that the Xiliang coalition is also like this?"
Chen Gong nodded, not too stupid, and sighed: "In a war, the more people the better, the loss of the Xiliang Allied Forces is certainly a pity, but for our army, it is not a bad thing, otherwise these people would be open to the public
They may take action when they obey the orders of our army, but if they encounter a tough battle, they will never lose their own strength. Moreover, after our army captures Bingzhou, it will march to Youzhou. At that time, the Xiliang army will be very
If we don't provide assistance, it will threaten our army's rear."
"Marquis Wen needs to know that they can fight for our army because of the benefits I promised, and they can also fight for our army because of the benefits Yuan Shao promised, helping our army attract the main force of the enemy's army, so that we can successfully defeat the four generals of Liang Xing.
Complete annexation, their usefulness has been exhausted." Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile.
"Otherwise, the food and fodder for these 80,000 troops alone will make our army unable to plot Youzhou! Not to mention that after we annex Liang Xing and others, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others will definitely be wary, let alone our army.
In battle, once the supply of food and grass is insufficient, they may even directly attack our army. This is the best outcome. I will help them again at this time, and they will even be grateful to us and take all the supplies for us in the future.
Let's make some preparations."
Lu Bu now fully understood that the Xiliang army was only an ally after all, and they could defect at any time. With such troops and horses in the war, they would not only have to face Yuan Shao, but they would also have to guard against their allies defecting at any time.
Calculated this way, Chen Gong actually had a share of the credit for the defeat of the Xiliang Allied Forces.
Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong strangely, almost causing his whole army to be wiped out, but in the end he still wanted to make people feel grateful?
Seemingly understanding Lu Bu's meaning, Chen Gong said calmly: "The people who ambushed the Xiliang army were Yuan Shao's men, and those who were scheming among them were also Yuan Shao's people. In addition to promoting an alliance between the Xiliang army and inviting them to fight against the national traitors, I also
He didn't do anything else. This time Xiliang was defeated, you can't blame me. Marquis Wen doesn't need to look at me like this."
Ha~
Lu Bu twitched the corner of his mouth and was speechless. Chen Gong indeed did not do anything to plot against the Xiliang army, but it gave Lu Bu the feeling that the whole thing was part of Chen Gong's plot.
After carefully recalling the whole incident in his mind, Lu Bu suddenly came to his senses after a while, looked at Chen Gong and blurted out: "You let the Zhen family's caravan go!"
These words were a bit confusing, but Chen Gong understood what Lu Bu meant by this.
At the beginning, Chen Gong borrowed the help of the Zhen family to send Jizhou grain and grass to Xiliang, and then used coins to let Xiliang's heavy army buy grain from Zhen Yao. It was impossible for Yuan Shao to be unaware of such a big movement.
Then it was logical to use the trick to instigate the Xiliang army, but Chen Gong took the initiative. When the Zhen family's grain team arrived, the Xiliang army was already preparing to send troops. The people sent by Yuan Shao had no time to make more arrangements, so they could only try to
Get rid of this Xiliang army.
It wasn't that he was not resourceful enough to see the reason, but Chen Gong simply didn't give people enough time and had no choice but to bury the Xiliang army.
When Chen Gong wooed the Xiliang Army, he did not expect the Xiliang Army to be used by him from the beginning. To put it bluntly, he wanted to stabilize Guanzhong and weaken the Xiliang Army.
Judging from the current results, Chen Gong's plan was obviously successful.
Lu Bu naturally couldn't imagine such a complicated thing, but he was keenly aware that the Zhen family might be the key to Chen Gong's entire plan against Xiliang. All of this might be related to Chen Gong's original deal with the Zhen family.
Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu with some surprise. You can call him smart. He can't turn around many things. But if he is not smart, the most critical point in his plan can be seen through by Lu Bu at a glance. Even if others know about Chen Gong
The layout may not be able to clarify the context and find the most critical point in such a short time.
"No matter what, this plan is done. Now that Ma Teng's messenger has arrived, it's time for us to send out troops." Chen Gong said with a smile.
"Rescue?" Lu Bu nodded.
"No, Zilong can just go. We will lead the troops to ambush and annihilate the enemy's main force in one sentence, and then we can easily capture Bingzhou!" Chen Gong shook his head, rescue was secondary.