Chapter 474 Uncle Liu recruits Ma Chao

Liu Bei's army was divided into two routes: the first route was led by Liu Bei himself and successfully blocked the in-depth invasion of the Xiliang iron cavalry led by Ma Chao in the northern battlefield of Yizhou. The other was led by Zhuge Liang to defeat the barbaric barbarian army in the southern battlefield and won a victory.

The reversal of the war in Yizhou finally calmed down the panic of Liu Zhang, the pastor of Yizhou. Responsible for the logistics supply, he constantly mobilized food and fodder and military materials from all over the country and sent them to the front line in time. It is said that Zhao Wei, a state official who has always been an iron rooster, also actively and enthusiastically responded to Liu Zhang's call. For the first time, he also sent 40 trucks from his station and was on the way to the state city.

The change in the attitude of Zhao Wei, a state official, also made Liu Zhang very gratified. He was in a very good mood, and even scolded Changshi Yang Xiu to his face, because Yang Xiu suggested to Liu Zhang: Take advantage of the opportunity of Uncle Liu's army to settle in Yizhou, he can take advantage of the situation to deprive Zhao Wei of his military power... Zhao Wei holds 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses, and is not compatible with Liu Zhang. For the superiors, Zhao Wei is a heart disease, and he does not get rid of his heart disease. Sooner or later, it will become a disaster...

Facing Liu Zhang's scolding, Yang Xiu could only think aggrievedly: Liu Zhang is still young, and his vision is too short-sighted...

Let's talk about Pingyang Pass. Pang Tong, who is in charge of Liu Bei's logistics, also saw Liu Bei's admiration for General Ma Chao. So he carefully planned for Liu Bei to recruit Ma Chao. When he told Liu Bei a thoughtful and meticulous plan, Liu Bei immediately thanked him repeatedly.

For more than ten consecutive days, Zhao Yun, the first fierce general under Liu Bei, fought with Ma Chao, the first fierce general in Xiliang, once a day. At the end of each battle, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao were reluctant to part. The fierce battle is quite fierce, and their martial arts are invisibly improved to another level: both of them vaguely feel the new realm of martial arts, but that realm is just like the flower in the mirror and the moon in the water, which is unattainable. They knew that the new realm was the realm that Lv Bu, the most fierce general in the world, entered. At that time, Lv Bu was still seriously injured by Guan Yu. Otherwise, Cao Cao could not attack Xuzhou City at that time.

On this day, Zhao Yun came to the battlefield early, but Ma Chao still did not go out to fight. Zhao Yun didn't call, but waited quietly, as if his lover was waiting for the arrival of his lover.

Zhao Yun didn't know that Ma Chao's side was facing a serious shortage of food and fodder at this time: the food and fodder consumed by an iron cavalry was equal to five ordinary soldiers. I don't know what's wrong. The food and fodder that should have been shipped three days ago have disappeared so far. In three days, the spare grain and fodder were quickly consumed. Today, Ma Chao's army didn't even have breakfast. So, where does Ma Chao have the leisure to discuss the new realm of martial arts with Zhao Yun?

When Ma Chao complained that his ally Zhang Lu did not send food and fodder in time, Zhang Lu himself was also furious in Hanzhong County: because he learned from his confid that since Ma Chao led troops to capture Xiongguan Pingyang Pass, on the way to attack Yizhou City, he was forced to retreat to Pingyang Pass led by Jingzhou Mu Liu Bei. Ma Chao did not plan how to defeat Liu Bei's army, but he played martial arts skills with Zhao Yun, a general under Liu Bei's command, on the battlefield for several days, and repeatedly missed the fighter... And Liu Bei's side showed no sign of a strong attack. All this showed that Liu Bei intended to recruit Ma Chao, and Ma Chao was also willing to be sincere!

So, Zhang Lu, who was furious, ordered his generals to stop escorting food and fodder to the front! At the same time, he sent troops to cut off Ma Chao's back road. He wanted to prevent Ma Chao from suddenly coming back to the battle.

Zhang Lu and Ma Chao are suspicious of each other, which shows that Pang Tong's "alparation" has achieved initial success. Pang Tong sent people to Hanzhong County to get in touch with Zhang Lu's confidant in private and gave the other party a large amount of property. He also reminded the other party: Once Ma Chao is established in Hanzhong County, Zhang Lu will reuse him, and your future will be gone...

Therefore, Zhang Lu's confidants thought that their future and glory and wealth would be cut off by Ma Chao, so they added jealousy in front of Zhang Lu. In the end, it made Zhang Lu's wrong judgment: Ma Chao was two-hearted. Ma Chao wanted to betray himself and join hands with Liu Bei to attack himself... When his teacher When Uncle Ren Qiang put forward different opinions, Zhang Lu was furious and pointed out that he was responsible to his face. In the end, his nephews broke up unhappily.

Just when Ma Chao was angry with Zhang Lu's unprovoked suspicion, Liu Bei himself came to the gate and proposed to Ma Chao: he was willing to accept Ma Chao as a partner, even if he formed an alliance with Ma Chao, and the two sides would work together to create a new world and create a great career...

Finally, Ma Chao, who was worried about food and fodder, accepted Liu Bei's hearty and sincere invitation to welcome Liu Bei's army. Almost without blood to attack the Xiongguan, and at the same time, he recruited a fierce general. Liu Bei was extremely happy, just like ordinary people in later generations suddenly won the lottery jackpot.

Before submitting to Liu Bei, Ma Chao also put forward his own conditions: that is, he and his army are close to Yizhou and Liangzhou. In other areas, Ma Chao has the right to refuse Liu Bei's deployment... For Ma Chao's almost harsh requirements, Liu Bei also did not think about it and readily agreed.

When the news of Ma Chao's return to Liu Bei reached Zhang Lu's ears, Zhang Lu fell ill angrily. Liu Bei did not take advantage of his illness to stop the progress of the crusade. Liu Bei is taking advantage of your illness to kill you.

Hanzhong County has been a must-have place for soldiers since ancient times. Hanzhong County is surrounded by mountains, and a big river runs through the city. This big river, together with Pingyang Pass and Weixing County, Pingyang Pass is the barrier of Chengdu City, Yizhou City, and Weixing County is the gateway to Chang'an City. To the north of Hanzhong County is close to Wuzhangyuan, and to the south is Chenggu and Brazil County. As long as you occupy Hanzhong County, you can Take a firm control of the situation around you... Unfortunately, the cowardly Zhang Lu doesn't know how to make full use of the natural geographical advantages of Hanzhong County.

However, it is difficult to do anything with Zhang Lu's military strength and his shallow thoughts and vision. He can only sit in Baoshan and waste his time.

Hanzhong County is a must for Liu Bei's side, which is also the only requirement for him to enter Sichuan to help Liu Zhang quell the rebellion, and the short-sighted Liu Zhang also happily agreed to Liu Bei's request. After a day of renovation in Pingyang Pass, Liu Bei and Ma Chao joined forces and headed for Hanzhong County. The gates and fortresss guarded by Zhang Lu's army could not resist the attack of Liu Bei's secret weapon "Zhuge chariots": hundreds of Zhuge chariots, thousands of stones were thrown together, and quickly piled up into ladder-shaped stone piles at the border of the gate and the wall of the fortress. Then, hundreds of Zhuge chariots quickly advanced to the enemy's wall. Shoot dense crossbows to cover the attacking troops... It was just a charge, and Liu Bei's army easily took down the gate and fortress.

Ma Chao saw the power of Zhuge chariot for the first time, he was deeply impressed: if Liu Bei had attacked Pingyang Pass, even if the Xiliang generals he led were not afraid of death, they would still be able to resist... It can be seen that Liu Bei's love for him.

Liu Bei's brave performance also made the fierce Xiliang soldiers unwilling to show weakness. After entering the Hanzhong Plain of Yima Pingchuan, it is the stage for Xiliang soldiers to perform. Under their iron hoofs**, Zhang Lu's army was almost completely destroyed.

For the cruelty of the Xiliang army, the benevolent Liu Bei did not stop and blame him. After all, today is different from the past, and one more person will consume one more grain. At this time, Liu Bei, who has 100,000 soldiers, can only live a careful life: if there is no grain and grass, he will be collected from the people. At this time, he is still green and yellow. In the season, the food in the hands of the people is for life-saving... Instead of embarrassting the people, it is better to treat the enemy in one step... So the fierceness of Ma Chao's army has helped Liu Bei a big favor in disguise. Why does Liu Bei pretend to be a saint?

More than ten days later, when Liu Bei led 50,000 troops to the South Gate of Hanzhong County, Zhang Lu handed over the city to his uncle Ren Qiang. He led hundreds of bodyguards to leave the city and went to the hinterland of the Central Plains to surrender to Cao Cao. Zhang Lu knew that he couldn't keep the city. He wanted to borrow troops from Cao Cao and recapture the city... For the rest of his life, he and Liu Bei vowed to stand, and the hatred was as deep as the sea!

Ren Qiang led 10,000 soldiers with low morale, looked pitifully at Liu Bei's neat and uniform formation, and finally abandoned the city and surrendered. Finally, at the request of Ma Chao, the 10,000 Han Chinese army led by Ren Qiang was integrated into Ma Chao's army, and Ren Qiang also became Ma Chao's staff. This result is also Ren Qiang's dream. Originally, he liked Ma Chao very much.

After helping Liu Bei occupy Hanzhong County, Ma Chao's whole mind was to lead his troops back to Fufeng County as soon as possible. Under the planning of Fengchu Pang Tong and Ren Qiang, they set a battle plan for Ma Chao to attack Fufeng County from the waterway: occupy Wuzhangyuan, an important town in the north of Hanzhong County, and then build warships in Wuzhangyuan, and train the skills of water warfare...

Under the persuasion of Pang Tong and Ren Qiang, Ma Chao did not rush, but implemented their battle plan step by step.

After Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong County, he began to suppress the local mountain thieves and bandits. At this time, there was a detailed report to Liu Bei that Pingyang Pass, which returned to Chengdu, was accepted by the army of Zhao Wei, a state official. At the same time, Zhao Wei ordered that other troops are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving Pingyang Pass...

According to this secret report, Fengchu Pang Tong pointed out to Liu Bei: Zhao Wei, a state official, is going to rebel, and Liu Zhang, who has only had a good life for a few days, is going to live an anxious life...

When Liu Bei proposed to lead troops to counterattack Pingyang Pass and returned to Chengdu to help Liu Zhang, he was immediately rejected by Pang Tong. Pang Tong advised Liu Bei to be calm and listen to the dispatch of Zhuge Liang. Liu Bei couldn't refuse Pang Tong's suggestion, so he stayed in Hanzhong County at ease.

Liu Bei won a victory in the northern battlefield of Yizhou, while in the southern battlefield, Zhuge Liang was strongly resisted by the barbarian army. In the territory occupied by the Han people, Zhuge Liang was not blocked by the barbarian army. They almost chased Meng Huo's main force all the way. However, when they entered the territory of barbarians, they were subjected to suicide harassment by small forces of barbarians.

Zhuge Liang knew that this was the tradition of the barbarian tribes: he would rather die than let the enemy rest on his territory. The barbarian tribes do not have the knowledge and awareness that they don't care about the gains and losses of a city and a pool. They are just reckless and fighting to the death.