Chapter 617 Retreat

"General, let's go." Gao Lan advised that he had seen the current situation clearly, unless a group of people fell from the sky and stopped the pace of Cao's army, and then the Jizhou army could reduce losses.

Cao's army outside the city has tens of thousands of horses, which is far from comparable to the army in the city.

Ma Chao's first reaction to the news was to escape immediately. There was a great disparity in strength between the enemy and us and made a desperate resistance. Ma Chao clearly remembered Jia Rong's advice before leaving. After gathering the soldiers and horses, he immediately ran away without even saying a greeting. This was not Ma Chao's unkindness. The situation on the battlefield was instantaneous. Wanchang, carelessness, is the end of death. What's more, Ma Chao also bears the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and has a great responsibility.

The speed at which the Xiliang army gathered, if Wen Chou and Gao Lan were here, they would definitely be surprised. After a while, the cavalry and infantry were ready. The cavalry wrapped the infantry in the middle in case the situation changes, they could react at any time and began to retreat in an orderly manner.

It was not until he walked out of the plain county that Ma Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

Ma Chao escaped, but the Jizhou army in the city suffered. There were 30,000 soldiers and horses of Cao's army entering the city. The two sides fought in full swing in the city. The newly awakened Jizhou army and the wolf-like Cao army.

Seeing the continuous death and injury of the soldiers under his command, Gao Lan felt the constant beating of the corners of his eyes. He grabbed a soldier and said, "Where is the Xiliang Army?"

For a while, the Xiliang army should have heard the news to come to support, so that the Jizhou army could also withdraw more soldiers from the city. In the current situation, if Ma Chao leads the army to join the battle, there is no possibility of left and right on the battlefield situation.

"The little man just went to explore the barracks of the Xiliang Army and found that there was no one left." The soldier answered truthfully.

Gao Lan let go of the soldier's hand, and his heart was full of mixed feelings. The motivation to support his fighting might be the reinforcements of the Xiliang Army. Unexpectedly, this pillar had fled without any righteousness.

"Withdraw." Gao Lan said to Wen Chou.

"Withdraw." Wen Chou shouted loudly.

There were only more than 5,000 Jizhou troops evacuated from the city, and most of them were injured. The attack of Cao's army at night surprised them and did not have much combat power at all.

After only an hour of moving forward, Wen Chou met Ma Chao. He was about to come forward and scold him and was caught by Gao Lan. The current situation is that the Xiliang Army and the Cao Army are better than them. If there is any conflict, it is still the Jizhou Army who is unlucky.

"General Ma is not in the city. How did he appear here? General Ma must have known about the changes in the city just now, right? Gao Lan said with a smile.

Ma Supernatural can hear the meaning of Gaolan's words. As a general, he doesn't want to be looked down upon, but this is still a little insignificant compared with the lives of his soldiers. If you don't enter the Xiliang army, you will never understand the importance of a low-level soldier.

"There is something wrong with the general in the city, but there is chaos in the city, and I have no choice but to do it. I hope the two generals can observe it clearly. After I go back, I will tell King Liang according to the truth. No matter what kind of punishment is, Ma Chao is willing." Ma Chao holds boxing.

The earnestness between the words did not make Wen Chou feel anything. The eyes looking at Ma Chao became a little hostile. You are from the Xiliang Army, and you have not lost the soldiers and horses. After going back, you will naturally be rewarded, and the Jizhou Army has lost countless losses. After the two went back, they received It is not only a punishment, but also the fall of Pingyuan County means that the Jizhou army has completely lost control in Qingzhou, and Yuan Shao ceded Zhuo County to the Xiliang Army before.

In the past, the Jizhou army may be a little unconvinced and longer than the Cao army, but today's situation does not tolerate Yuan Shao's presiness. Cao Cao's hands will only have more soldiers and horses than Yuan Shao. Cao Cao occupies more places and is easier to provide supplements for the army. How can he be afraid of Yuan Shao's revenge?

After Ma Chao returned to Chang'an, after telling what happened on this trip one by one, he went back to rest and ran around on the battlefield repeatedly, which made him excited and tired at the same time.

Without Ma Chao's report, Jia Rong had already learned about a series of changes in Qingzhou through intelligence. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao's power in Qingzhou was completely disintegrated so quickly. After Qingzhou was in Cao Cao's hands, it was not only Yuan Shao's strength that was weakened.

Jia Rong rubbed his head. Let's talk about it later. At present, the most important thing is to develop its strength as soon as possible, let Xiliang Bank blossom and bear fruit in the whole land of China, and let the money in the hands of the princes constantly move closer to Chang'an.

The expansion of Xiliang Bank was at the moment when the war of the princes was just extinguished. After the war, neither Yuan Shao nor Cao Cao was willing to offend the Xiliang Army. However, in the face of the establishment of Xiliang Bank, Cao Cao still implemented a series of measures, one of which was to set up a bank belonging to Cao Jun, called Yanzhou Bank. In Xuzhou, the Bank of Xuzhou, the Bank of Yuzhou in Yuzhou, and the Bank of Qingzhou have also been opened. In a word, the bank has sprung up under the rule of Cao Jun.

In the system in the bank, Cao Cao also did the same, moving out the set of Xiliang Army, printing and issuing banknotes, etc.

But who do merchants trust more? They don't mention the merchants who travel in the counties of the Han Dynasty, that is, the family in the city. It seems that under the high pressure of Cao Cao, after buying some banknotes, they quietly bought some other money and some Xiliang Bank notes. There is no other reason. Some merchants collect Cao Jun's banknotes under Cao Jun's policy, but Secretly, you don't want it. If you take money to buy things, you are not an uncle at all. You have to look at the merchant's face, unless you take out the banknotes of Xiliang Bank or cash.

However, when the note you took out was issued by Xiliang Bank, the merchant immediately changed his face. After carefully checking the note in his hand, he was relieved to accept it, and the guest became an old man.

This situation soon spread in various cities. The establishment of the bank under Cao Cao indirectly provided an opportunity for the development of the Xiliang Army.

Cao Cao repeatedly wanted to destroy the Xiliang Bank in the city, but finally endured it. When Xun You went to Chang'an to form an alliance with the Xiliang Army, Jia Rong had a way that Cao's army could not stop the development of Xiliang Bank for any reason. If it was found, the alliance would immediately expire.

On the battlefield of Qingzhou, the appearance of the Xiliang Army once made Cao Cao angry, but in the end, the performance of the Xiliang Army made Cao Cao's treacherous plan succeed, and his anger against Jia Rong was reduced a lot.

It is roughly the same as history. When Zhang Song came under the rule of Cao Cao, the treatment he received was very different from that of Chang'an. Even when Cao Cao received Zhang Song, many ministers looked at him and pointed out. Obviously, he was amused by Zhang Song's appearance and completely regarded as a monkey. .

In the face of such a situation, Zhang Song has long been very angry. Anyway, he is also the person who was received by the Liang King in Chang'an.

After Cao Cao came forward, he was not very interested in Zhang Song. There were a lot of disdain between his words. The ancients attached great importance to talent, but also to his appearance. He looked like Pang Tong and was full of talent, but he could never be reused because of his appearance was too bad.

Then Zhang Song did not give up and went to Liu Biao and Yuan Shao's account, and they were all white-eyed. After several comparisons, Zhang Song decided to leave for Chang'an again.

Time flies. In a blink of an eye, two years have passed. The nine years of Xingping are destined to be an extraordinary year. Although Liu Biao changed his year after becoming emperor, the princes did not buy much, and they did not say anything about the title given by Liu Biao.

After two years of rest and recuperation, the Xiliang Army has achieved unprecedented development. The standing force is still 150,000, but Chang'an Luyang has been built to be extremely prosperous. The population of the two cities adds up to 600,000 people. Every time the market opens, there are a lot of traffic and pedestrians, which is very lively.

In the past two years, although the princes also had some small frictions, they did not move much. They did not often reach tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the people also achieved a short period of peace.

In the craftsman's workshop, Jia Rong stared at the thing in front of him and could no longer move it. After seeing this thing from an artist walking in the world, Jia Rong immediately organized talents to conduct research, and with the advanced knowledge of later generations, he studied gunpowder, which Jia Rong had always forgotten.

However, the danger of this kind of explosive made is a little high. A few days ago, a bag of explosives exploded. The momentum directly overturned a hut that studied explosives. It was Liangwangfu who came forward and explained it before stopping the remarks.

After two years of recuperation, the Xiliang army will definitely use force. With the help of gunpowder, it will become easier to seize the city. No matter how strong the gate is, can it withstand being bombed by several packets of gunpowder? Jia Rong seems to have seen the princes trembling under the power of gunpowder.

The research on gunpowder began immediately. Jia Rong naturally hopes that the greater the power of gunpowder, the better. The stability requirements are also very high. It is best to study gunpowder that can explode in water.

What Jia Rong said is a little ahead of time. Anyway, the craftsmen don't understand why gunpowder can still explode in the water.

This is also Jia Rong taking care of them. Otherwise, wouldn't it be more difficult for them to study the pistol grenade?

The research and development of gunpowder is very simple, but the power is worth the school entrance examination. In terms of the formula of later generations, the power must have increased dramatically, but did the ancients understand this?

This time, Jia Rong aimed at Jizhou. Although Yuan Shao has never taken any action against the Xiliang Army, such an enemy always makes people feel a little uneasy. If Yuan Shao of Jizhou can be removed and then occupy Jizhou, it is of great significance to the development of the Xiliang Army. Unlike the barrenness of Liangzhou and other places, Jizhou has always been a large number of grain merchants in the Han Dynasty, but it is also a family. The name of the third princes of Yuan Shao's fourth generation can just win over the family, so that Jizhou can be easily controlled in his hands and get benefits under Yuan Shao. Naturally, the family will not make trouble.