Chapter 168 Chapter 26 Tu Shu Divides Han Sui (4)

Cao Cao was overjoyed, laughed three times in a row, drank three cups in a row, and said happily: "Guanzhong can be worry-free!" Before the words were finished, a person came out from the front of the tent, it was Jia Xu, the general staff of the Western Expeditionary Army.He was also full of smiles, and sat down and said: "I have overheard what the prime minister and the princes said. In fact, if you want to cross the Wei River or the Yellow River, why do you have to travel so far? I have already found out that Feng Yi, a small county east of Tongguan, is very empty. The guard, Feng Yuan, is greedy for wine and lustful. Seeing our army confronting Ma Chao at Tongguan, drinking and prostitution all day long, he is really vulnerable. I think our army should send troops to the east of the river, and temporarily abandon the west of the river. "

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and said: "It's not right. It is because the east of the river is very close to Tongguan that we can't send troops away. Otherwise, the enemy gathered at Tongguan will immediately divide their troops to help, and the danger of Tongguan will not be caused by the enemy's division of troops. If the enemy divides his troops to the east of the river, it will definitely hinder our army's crossing. However, we can use our strategy to make our army divide to the north of Tongguan and to the north of Tongguan in addition to maintaining Xiahouyuan's troops in Tongguan to stand against him. In the southeast direction, take Ma Chao by the nose and ask him to place the main force in the area south of the Weishui River and deploy defenses in Weinan. In this way, the west of Hexi will be even more empty, and our army can safely and boldly cross the river from there. .”

Xu Huang took over the conversation and said: "Of course, if Ma Chao mistakenly thinks that we are going to confront him for a long time at Tongguan and Tongguan North Line, Northeast Line, and Southeast Line, our army can control the entire Hexi area by passing Pubanjin. In fact, more than half of the outcome has already been decided.” Jia Xu saw that Cao Cao had drawn up so many clever strategies, and said with a smile: "I live in seclusion as the general staff of the Western Expedition, but I am not as smart as the prime minister. I can't come up with a big plan, so I have to come up with some small strategies: After General Xu crosses the river, he can be ordered Soldiers used wooden fences and military vehicles to separate a passage in the west of Hexi, which is not only beneficial to our army, but also prevents the enemy from counterattacking, in line with Sun Tzu's "first be invincible, and wait for the enemy to be victorious."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Mr. Jia is a humble gentleman, and Meng De can't match it. If Ma Chao sees that our army has occupied Hexi and rushes to attack, then I will divide the army and cross the Yellow River from the north of Tongguan. Please plan." Everyone laughed and ended this "temporary meeting", and a battle was about to begin. On the second day of 159, Cao Cao ordered Zhong Yao to lead his troops to the river banks north and southeast of Tongguan to deploy defenses.The long-awaited pawn reported to Ma Chao.When discussing with Han Sui, Ma Chao and Han Sui thought that Cao Cao, seeing the stalemate in Tongguan, intended to seek breakthroughs in Hedong and other places.So they pulled out part of the Qiang army stationed in Tongguan and a small number of directly subordinate troops stationed in Hexi, and marched to several urgent ferries. In this way, Hexi was completely exposed to Cao Jun.

That night, Cao Cao secretly ordered Generals Xu Huang and Zhu Ling to lead a newly-built mixed force of infantry and cavalry, with a total of 4,000 people. . When they came to the ferry, they did not meet Ma Chao's soldiers, and crossed the river very smoothly.Then he entered Taiyuan County; after a quick march, he came to the empty bank of the Yellow River. The river was rushing with great momentum.Xu Huang and Zhu Ling smiled at each other in the dark, and said, "Hexi is finally here!" Subsequently, the troops crossed the Yellow River and entered the Hexi area, which Ma Chao and Han Sui regretted.

Before dawn, Xu Huang and Zhu Ling ordered soldiers to build fences and fortifications overnight.At daybreak, he was spotted by Ma Chao's patrol riders and immediately reported to Tongguan.Zhu Ling went to take the grain and grass that Ma Chao had stationed in Hexi. When Ma Chao heard the news, his face turned pale with fright, he kept rubbing his hands and falling down.Han Sui hurriedly ordered Liang Xing to lead five thousand elite troops to rush to Hexi to fight Xu Huang and Zhu Ling's army. Liang Xing had an all-night love with a dancer girl last night, and didn't fall asleep until morning, unexpectedly when he closed his eyes, he was woken up by the lieutenant general, who said that Cao Cao had set up camp in He'an, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

Liang Xing's lieutenant general was called Ma Ji, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, big shoulders and a thick waist, and wielded a broad sword. Like a thousand hands.Although Ma Ji's swordsmanship is acceptable, he is stupid and has no plans.At this time, he and Liang Xing galloped together, and said in his mouth: "Actually, I'm only afraid that Cao Jun won't come. If I came to lead the army, I would have already opened the gate of the city and let him in. I would kill him in one go. I hate Xu The two thieves, Huang and Zhu Ling, are greedy for life and afraid of death, so they don't come directly to Tongguan, but they are patient with me coming all the way to kill him!"

Liang Xing was very worried at first, but when he heard what Ma Ji said, he couldn't help laughing, and scolded: "Silly, if Xu and Zhu come to Tongguan, isn't our army already under attack? We are rushing now to stop He killed him as far as Tongguan. You just follow me, and when you see Xu Huang's twin axes, just fight and fight, if you say more, be careful to slap your mouth!" Ma Ji stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to speak all the way. Finally, I saw the fort built temporarily by Xu and Zhu from a distance.At that time, Xu Huang had ordered the soldiers to take a nap after marching overnight and building fortifications, and then buried the pot for cooking.Zhu Ling led a small army and had also controlled the grain and grass in Hexi.After they had eaten their fill, they waited for Ma Chao to come in person, and they fought exclusively.

Unexpectedly, it was not Ma Chao.Xu Huang looked around and saw the word "Liang" written on the door flag, so he knew that Liang Xing had arrived.Yin said to Zhu Ling: "I heard from Yu Jin that under Liang Xing, there is a lieutenant general who is known as the 'Thousand-handed General', and he is quite successful. Today my hands are itchy, I am afraid I have met the enemy." Zhu Ling said: "The enemy army has traveled a long distance, and it is better to attack them hard before they can catch their breath. You can fight that guy quickly, and I will attract elite soldiers to cover up later."

Xu Huang raised his axe and got on his horse, stepped forward and yelled, "Liang Xing's men, who is the 'Thousand-Handed General'?" Under the gate flag, next to Liang Xing, a fat and fat brave man reined in his horse with a knife, he really looked like a hero, he glared at Xu Huang and said nothing. Liang Xing turned to "General Thousand Hands" and said: "This person is Xu Huang. Take his head for me!" Ma Ji immediately rode his horse and wielded his sword to fight Xu Huang;Both of them were good at swords and axes, they were evenly matched, they killed more than a hundred of them at once, it was hard to tell the winner.The soldiers on both sides were also dumbfounded.

Fighting for more than 20 bouts, Ma Ji saw that he couldn't cut down his opponent, he was anxious, and his hands couldn't help but flustered.Seeing the opportunity, Xu Huang wanted to kill him.After a few rounds, he finally saw clearly, he used his left ax to hold the knife cut by the horse machine, looked at his belly with his right hand, cut the ax in the middle, and immediately fell off the horse, seeing that he was dead.