The plan is agreed and the rest is easy to handle, and everyone will do their own jobs and implement them with all their strength.

Hao Zhao's subordinates were guarding Sanguan. It was difficult to walk on the road to block the mountain with heavy snow. It was impossible to get them back with great effort. Also, because the road was difficult and the news was not transmitted smoothly. Who knows what Ma Chao was going on? If the defenders came and the defenders had not passed, wouldn't they be over?

Therefore, Cao Ren specially transferred 7,000 elite troops from the army, plus the 3,000 defenders in Tongguan, which was exactly 10,000.

Hao Zhao and Xin's subordinates worked together for two days, and on the morning of the third day, he rushed to Tongguan with a 7,000 army and a large amount of supplies.

Cao Cao and others were not idle either. They secretly sent people to draw a map of Guanzhong and dispatch soldiers. On the surface, they drank and sang every day, giving the outside world a sense of peace of mind and sending troops after spring. They wanted to see if the Liang army would be fooled.

If it were just Ma Chao, they could do more than that, shrinking their defense line and making a stance of being arrogant, extravagant, and enjoying peace of mind, numbing Ma Chao, but Fa Zheng... That guy is more ghost than a fox. In recent years, he helped Ma Teng and his son to deal with other princes of Liangzhou. Various means have emerged one after another. No one in the Wei Dynasty dared to take this person lightly.

The king and minister of the Great Wei Dynasty were busy in Chang'an, and Ma Chao and Fa Zheng were also stepping up preparations for the war.

Biancheng under the jurisdiction of Wudu County.

After Ma Chao finished his busy schedule, he rode back to the county magistrate's mansion with Fa Zheng. He walked into the hall and pulled off the snow-covered cloak and threw it to his guards. He picked up the thermos kettle on the table and poured a glass of water. He sucked it and sprayed it out quickly. He said in a frustration: "It's so hot."

After saying that, he put down the water cup and sat down, cursing: "Damn Cao Thief, I sent Lu Su to detour Yumen Pass to block the back of our army. What do you think?"

Although the spies in Liangzhou are not as good as the Jinyiwei and the Xiuyiwei, they are not a good person. The news that should be spread has long been passed back.

Ma Teng was killed. Although Ma Chao was sad, he breathed a sigh of relief. Without Ma Teng, he would have no restraint and could feel at ease to fight with the Wei army.

Unexpectedly, the waste Ma Dai was wiped out by Xu Huang before he could reach Sanguan and escaped alone. Ma Chao was so angry that he almost tore him to death. If he had been dissuading his slander, Ma Dai would have been punished by military law.

The unfavorable first battle made Ma Chao very worried and had to speed up his pace of becoming king. In addition to the promise of rewards to his subordinates, he took the opportunity to tie himself to Liu Bei's warship. It was always a good thing for many allies.

Originally, he agreed with Xun Chen that he would enter Guanzhong, the Han army went north to Nanyang, and attack the Wei army from both sides. Who knew that the damn big-eared thief was traitor. As soon as he started, the bastard changed his way to attack Shu. Isn’t this obviously treating himself as a gun?

Unfortunately, there is no way. A weak country has no diplomacy. Liangzhou is not as strong as others. What else can I do except pinch my nose and admit it? Now I have offended Cao Zhe. I can't offend the Big Ear Zhe anymore, right?

Today, he was handling military affairs in the military camp, but after receiving the news of Lu Su's detour, he was shocked. He continued to stay and was afraid of losing his composure and affecting the morale of the army.

Fa Zheng thought, "It's indeed a bit serious. Lu Su will definitely not stand still when he arrives in Dunhuang. He will definitely follow Dunhuang Jiuquan, Zhangye Wuwei and other counties all the way eastward, and finally meet with Cao Zhe to the city of Chang'an. This is extremely unfavorable for us."

"But it hasn't reached the point where the fire is burning. Although Cao Zhe has good tactics, he chose the wrong opportunity. In the winter, the road that Lu Su walked on is bigger and thicker. If the cotton coat is enough, he must freeze to death on the grassland. Although there are cotton coats to keep warm, it will take at least two months for him to get from Hungary to Dunhuang. It will take another two months for him to come back along Dunhuang Jiuquan Zhangye Wuwei. Four months are enough for us to perform."

Ma Chao frowned and said, "Do you mean attacking now?"

The mountains are blocked with heavy snow, and it is the same with the Wei army's difficulty in traveling to Liang army. No one is willing to fight in this kind of ghost weather.

Fa Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "There is no way. Cao Wei's national strength is too strong, we can't afford it. We can only fight quickly and decide quickly. We will solve one before Lu Su meets the Cao thief. Now that Sanguan is taken away, we can only go to Xiaoguan, follow the Jinghe River to the Wei River or cross the Luohe River to attack Tongguan, and fight with the Wei army under Chang'an City."

"Although the Wei River is frozen, the Wei army has too much explosives, so it is not difficult to break the ice. It is always unsafe to take this road, so I still recommend going to Luohe to attack Tongguan. If you break Tongguan, you can go straight to Chang'an, and you will bet on one battle and win or lose."

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then let's bet once, success or failure will be the first to take place."

Fa Zheng smiled and said, "Not only, since Liu Bei agreed to fight against Wei with us, he can't just say it. He sent an envoy to contact Wenpin Zhuge Liang, who attacked Hanzhong, and asked them to send troops from Ziwu Valley to meet us under Chang'an City."

"Ziwu Valley?"

Ma Chao exclaimed: "How is it possible? They are attacking Bashu, why did they suddenly change their course?"

When the enemy is too strong, we should join forces with all forces that can be combined to deal with it together. The Liang army faces the enemy head-on to attract the main force of the Wei army. It is indeed a good idea for the Han army to attack from Ziwu Valley, but the Han army is fighting with the Shu army. Sending troops to Ziwu Valley is equivalent to breaking the Han army's strategic deployment on Shu. Will Zhuge Liang agree?"

Fa Zheng sneered: "He can't help him. Today, Cao Wei is the strongest. Liu Bei wants to win the world and naturally spares no effort to weaken Cao Wei's strength. Once such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is missed, it is impossible to meet again. Do you think it is important for Liu Bei to attack Bashu or weaken Cao Wei?"

Ma Chao's brows were squeezed into the character "Chuan", and he thought for a long time before saying, "If it were me, I would definitely beat Cao Wei first. Liu Zhang is a mud gourd that is not threatening. It is no difference to beat a few days earlier or a few days later. Anyway, Bashu cannot escape there, so Cao Wei is different. A little weakening can give Liu Bei a little more breathing opportunity."

Fa Zheng smiled and said, "That's the reason, but we can't put all our hopes on Liu Bei. We asked Ma Dai to lead a 30,000 army to Dunhuang to block Lusu. After passing Longxi, we followed the Qishan Mountains into Hanzhong, and then left Ziwu Valley. Zhuge Liang didn't do it, so we did it. Zhuge Liang had some troops together and Ma Dai let Ma Dai obey Zhuge Liang's command."

Ma Chao said, "It's OK, what else?"

Fa Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "Also, Cao Zhe has many advisers. He can definitely think of it. Maybe Tongguan and Chang'an have set up nets of heaven and earth to wait for us to enter. There is little hope of winning on the front battlefield. The only thing we can count on is the strange soldiers of Ziwu Valley. If we cooperate well enough, the Ziwu Valley reinforcements suddenly emerged at the critical moment of the decisive battle with the Wei army, which is definitely enough for the Wei army to drink a pot."

"Also, Sanguan is in the hands of the Wei army and needs to be guarded by a trustworthy general. The most important thing is to keep it confidential. If the Ziwu Valley army can achieve miraculous results, it is necessary to divert the attention of the secret spy of the Jinyiwei. If the Wei army explores Ma Dai's movements, all our arrangements will be wasted."

"Wei Army has a strong national strength, and it is okay to lose once, twice, three times, and five times. If we can't do it, we have to finish the game once."

"Now the retreat is blocked, and the plan to escape to Anxi has gone bankrupt. If this is the case, let's be a little more ruthless. All the people in the north of Anping Tianshui and Longxi will be moved to Wudu. Once the war is defeated, they will immediately take the people back to Hanzhong and surrender to Liu Bei. If the people of the five counties are as letters of surrender, Liu Bei will definitely give us the treatment we deserve."

Fazheng's move is ruthless enough.
Chapter completed!