Chapter 749 Changes in Guanzhong!
The sudden death of Liu Yan had a huge impact on the situation in the southwest.
Liu Zhang inherited the throne with the support of his ministers, but part of the power of Shu Kingdom temporarily fell into the hands of Zhang Song and others, which made many people dissatisfied, and undercurrents suddenly surged in Shu Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Shu was founded not long ago and had not yet formed a strong centripetal force. Maintaining the balance in the country was a great test of Liu Zhang's political skills.
King Zhang Lu of Hanzhong was ready to make a move, and the situation in Shu began to shake again.
The progress of the expedition against the Southwestern Yi was quite good, and Liu Zhang issued an order to withdraw the troops to deal with Zhang Lu's attack.
In the end, he was persuaded by Zhang Song and others.
If we withdraw the troops now, we will not only have to face Zhang Lu and the Southwestern Yi, but also the Wu army. By that time, the situation will be even worse. Besides, it is impossible for Zhang Lu to attack Shu, so there is no need to worry.
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When Shuzhong was shaken, the upper area of Shuzhong, namely Guanzhong, was also in great chaos.
As the old saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain.
There is no doubt that Chang'an is the core of Guanzhong, but there is only one Chang'an. How can it be divided between Ma Chao and Han Sui?
Ma Chao was stronger, so he occupied Chang'an.
Ma Chao was a junior, so Han Sui naturally refused to submit. However, he also claimed that he was no match for Ma Chao, so he gathered Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu and other former generals of Dong Zhuo in Hongnong and other places to attack Ma Chao together.
The eastern part of Guanzhong is full of the mighty Western Liang Cavalry. Ever since Dong Zhuo led the Western Liang Cavalry out of Liangzhou, the Western Liang Cavalry has been synonymous with strength over the past decade.
As for why Dong Zhuo's generals followed Han Sui to deal with Ma Chao, it was naturally because Ma Chao was the strongest but not so strong as to be invincible. The idea of uniting the weak to attack the strong is engraved in everyone's bones.
Chang'an.
This pearl city of the pre-Han Dynasty had become much more desolate a hundred years later. Its successive masters were not good at governance, so the city continued to decline.
Faced with the collective attack from the princes of all sizes in Guanzhong, Ma Chao and Fa Zheng smiled at each other. This was already expected by Fa Zheng.
Ma Chao stroked the spear that had accompanied him in killing countless enemies, and said with a cruel smile: "Xiaozhi, Han Sui has taken the bait. This battle will completely defeat him, and we will take over Guanzhong and become the power of Western Qin."
Fa Zheng's eyes sparkled with a dazzling light, and he said with some emotion: "This is really God helping the king.
There is not a single vassal of any importance in the vast Guanzhong area. The Shu area is in chaos. After integrating Guanzhong, we can join Shu and truly control the power of Western Qin."
Ma Chao's eyes were full of excitement. He believed that as long as he followed Fa Zheng's arrangements step by step, the achievements he would eventually achieve would be something that was unimaginable before.
Guanzhong is a place with four barriers on all sides, easy to defend but difficult to attack, but Han Sui was already inside the Guanzhong area. They led their troops westward to attack Ma Chao, who directly led his troops away from Chang'an without any preparation to defend Chang'an.
This is actually a little-known fact – big cities are hard to defend!
Cities like Chang'an and Luoyang are difficult to defend, and the larger the city, the harder it is to defend.
Large cities need to rely on surrounding towns and villages to supply food, water and other materials to maintain their operations.
They surrounded the city, cut off food and water supplies, and could not even feed the hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
Besides, Ma Chao also had the extremely elite Western Liang cavalry under his command, so he was naturally not afraid of Han Sui and others.
Tens of thousands of elite Xiliang cavalry were deployed on the vast Wei River Plain, with infantry and others ahead of the cavalry.
Ma Chao, wearing armor, rode forward and asked loudly, "Han Sui, I believe I have done nothing wrong to you. In terms of seniority, I should call you uncle. Why did you join forces with these outsiders to attack me?
Only a fool would do something that would make his loved ones sad and his enemies happy. Are you such a fool?"
He couldn't help laughing out loud, which completely annoyed Han Sui, who yelled, "Ma Chao, you are just a bastard Hu bastard.
When your father was alive, he would not have dared to be so rude to me.
He is indeed a bastard, ignorant of etiquette, and is just wearing a human skin, but he has the heart of a wolf inside. "
hiss!
As soon as Han Sui said this, everyone gasped. This curse was too harsh.
Ma Chao's face turned purple almost instantly; Han Sui's words hit two of his sore spots at the same time.
Fa Zheng immediately sensed something was wrong and before Ma Chao could get angry, he shouted, "Han Sui, you are one of the most powerful lords in the world, yet you are so ignorant.
Don’t you know that the Qiang people are not listed among the barbarians, but among the Xia people?
It doesn't matter that you have a foul mouth, but you actually want to abolish the Xia system that has been established for thousands of years. Who gave you the courage? "
Han Sui suddenly felt uneasy. Ma Chao's expression improved a little. He drew out his spear, pointed it at Han Sui and shouted angrily, "Han Sui, although I don't care about the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, I won't allow you to talk nonsense here.
My mother was once the legal wife of my father, but he later became rich and married a Han woman, demoting his wife to a concubine. I became a bastard. Now Ma of Fufeng has restored my mother's status. I am the only legitimate son of my father. I hope you all know this."
hiss!
Today, people gasped in shock more than in the past few decades. Everyone who followed Han Sui never expected that they could actually eat this kind of melon.
Although Ma Chao showed his filial piety in every word he said, he did not give any face to Ma Teng at all. He almost said that Ma Teng abandoned his wife and children for fame and fortune.
Han Sui naturally knew Ma Teng's family affairs very well, and was about to mock him again, but he didn't expect a sharp arrow to fly directly at his face. However, because the distance was too far, the arrow ran out of power and fell to the ground before it reached him.
Ma Chao said proudly: "Han Sui, if you cross this arrow, you will die without a burial place today. This is my last chance for you."
Upon hearing this, Han Sui laughed wildly towards the sky, and couldn't even stop laughing, "Ma Chao, Ma Chao, I really don't understand why you are so arrogant?
Do you really think you are invincible just because you are so powerful in martial arts?
How many people can you kill on the battlefield?
One hundred people?
Or a thousand people?
I have tens of thousands of people here. Even if you kill them until you are exhausted, nothing will change.
You are really too arrogant, to the point of being ridiculous. Today I must let you know that only by being humble can you live well. "
Ma Chao looked at Han Sui coldly and waved his hand gently. The Yong army immediately formed an army and marched forward in unison, but it was mainly the Xiliang cavalry that galloped out.
All the Xiliang generals, who had been watching the show for a long time, led their troops forward.
Zhang Xiu, who came with his uncle, looked at the majestic Ma Chao and said with an itch: "Uncle, nephew, I will go to meet Ma Mengqi."
Without waiting for Zhang Ji to speak, Zhang Xiu rode out and shouted, "King Yong, do you dare to fight me?"
Ma Chao said disdainfully without even looking up: "Who the hell are you? How dare you challenge me?"
Zhang Xiu was immediately furious at being looked down upon by Ma Chao, and shouted angrily: "Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, is my fellow disciple, don't be so arrogant!"
A fellow disciple of Zhao Zilong?
Now Ma Chao became interested. When he was in the Central Plains, he had fought with the strong men of the Central Plains. Needless to say, he was no match for Lu Bu. Only a few others could be on par with him, and Zhao Yun was one of them.
Thinking of this, Ma Chao rode out, pointed his spear at Zhang Xiu and said, "Zhao Yun is the most powerful martial artist in the world. I will test your strength against him."
When Zhang Xiu saw Ma Chao coming out of the battle line, he burst into laughter and walked forward. He used the Hundred Flowers Liaoluan spear technique like pear blossoms in the rain, and his speed was so fast that Ma Chao was frightened.
The spears in the hands of the two men were hitting faster and faster. In a short period of time, it seemed that Zhang Xiu was not weaker than Ma Chao. However, only Zhang Xiu knew that he was no match for Ma Chao.
The Hundred Flowers Spear Technique is the most intimidating. If you can't win even with this technique, it means there is a gap in hard power.
Ma Chao is one of the strongest people in the world today, and it can even be said without exaggeration.
Except for Lu Bu, no one else in the world can beat him. Even if Zhao Yun uses his invincible power at all costs, he can only tie with him.
At first he was indeed intimidated by Zhang Xiu, but after only a hundred moves, he reacted and collided with Zhang Xiu with great force. The heavy illusions suddenly disappeared, leaving only blood from every shot. Zhang Xiu immediately fell into a disadvantage.
Ma Chao laughed wildly and said, "So this is the spear technique Zhao Zilong uses. You are truly my lucky star. If I meet Zhao Zilong in the future, I will surely be able to defeat him more easily."
The two generals fought, and Zhang Xiu saw that he was at a disadvantage, so he picked up his spear and left the battle circle. With his strength, although he could not beat Ma Chao, he could still leave if he wanted.
Ma Chao stood on his horse, pointed at Zhang Xiu from a distance and said as a matter of course: "You are very strong and worthy of my recruitment. Surrender to me and I will make you a marquis and a general."
Zhang Xiu sneered at this and said, "Prince Yong, you should first ensure that you can survive this war. After all, our army is more powerful now, and your crown is already shaky."
Ma Chao was not angry at all when he heard this. Instead, he smiled slightly with a confident expression. This expression made Zhang Xiu feel something was wrong. The princes who had been paying attention to this place also began to murmur in their hearts.
What is Ma Chao up to?
What confidence does he have that allows him to stand here safely? Is there any trump card he has that they don't know about?
Ma Chao took in everyone's gaze, and then looked into the distance at the dust rising. It was thousands of horses galloping and the earth shaking. The princes and soldiers present all grew up on horseback, so how could they not know that a large number of cavalry were coming!
Han Sui said in disbelief: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!
How come Ma Chao still has so many cavalrymen?"
Ma Chao and Fa Zheng looked at each other and laughed wildly again. He pointed his spear at Han Sui and said arrogantly, "Han Sui, let me introduce myself to you. I have another title, 'General Shenwei Tian', which is a respectful title used by the Qiang people.
You think that the elder emperor disliked me, so why did he keep me by his side? It is because I have prestige in the Qiang tribe. Do you think you are only facing me?
You still have to face the Qiang tribes in Guanzhong and Liangzhou!"
As soon as they heard the word Qiang people, the faces of all the princes who attacked Ma Chao changed immediately, without Ma Chao even having to explain his status among the Qiang people.
The Qiang people and the Han Dynasty had fought for so many years, and naturally the Han Dynasty had more victories than defeats. But this does not mean that the Qiang people were really weak. On the contrary, the Qiang people's military strength was very strong, but their organizational ability was too poor.
Qu Yi referred to the Qiang people's combat skills and tactics when training his vanguard, and eventually defeated Gongsun Zan's White Horse Volunteers. He achieved great success in all the battles in the Central Plains.
From the moment the Qiang cavalry appeared, Han Sui felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His not very clear brain felt that he was being tricked by Ma Chao, or rather, by Fa Zheng and Fa Xiaozhi, the men around Ma Chao who were known for their wisdom.
The Qiang cavalry arrived in a flash. When the princes saw the first row of Qiang soldiers, they were shocked because they were wearing the standard armor of the Han army.
The reason why the Han people were able to defeat the surrounding primitive tribes was mainly due to the technological gap. If the Qiang people were also equipped with the weapons and equipment of the Han army, their combat effectiveness would be qualitatively improved.
The Qiang cavalry fearlessly charged into the coalition forces, swinging their swords and slashing. The rear army was originally a group of unarmored soldiers, auxiliary troops and logistics troops, and basically had no combat effectiveness.
Facing the fierce Qiang soldiers, the soldiers were so frightened that they dropped their weapons and fled. Ma Chao's horse kicked and stamped. He comforted the horse and laughed loudly, "My men, charge for me. Whoever kills Han Sui will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins and promoted three levels!"
His generous promise stimulated his soldiers, who immediately rushed forward with a roar.
Han Sui and the others looked ashen and their hands and feet were cold, but they all knew that it was impossible to fight back in the current situation.
They could only flee with a small number of troops first, and then slowly organize the disorderly troops. The families of these soldiers were in their hands, so there was no need to worry about these soldiers surrendering.
Ma Chao's laughter could be heard all over the battlefield. He felt so happy. If he attacked one city at a time, it would take a long time to take Guanzhong. But if he lured Han Sui to lead the army to fight, and then defeated him in one battle, it would be much easier to take over Guanzhong.
This chase and massacre lasted from morning to afternoon. Only the most elite soldiers under Ma Chao were still able to fight, and the rest of the soldiers had been replaced several times.
Just like the classic story of catching 100,000 pigs in three days and three nights, in this era, wanting to kill tens of thousands of people in a battle is simply a dream.
Ma Chao rode a BMW and galloped across the battlefield. He did not do so to kill people, but to show his bravery to the soldiers of Yong State and the Qiang people. This was the image of an invincible warrior that Fa Zheng had tailored for him.
Just when Ma Chao and Fa Zheng were chasing Han Sui and trying to kill him, a sudden piece of news forced them to adjust their plans.
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Han Sui was a general of Liang Province. Since the end of the Han Dynasty, there were dozens of generals, but Li, Guo, Han and Ma were the strongest. When Li and Guo were in chaos, Han and Ma occupied Jing and Wei, and seemed to be invincible in Guanzhong. When Yuan Shao proclaimed himself king, the Qi army headed east with great ambition. When the kings rose up and took Qin as their name, the rebels joined together and planned to endanger the country. He led the people to attack Yong, but he was not as smart as them, and finally suffered the disaster of destruction. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biographies of Ma Chao, Han Sui and Ma Teng"
(End of this chapter)
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