Chapter 217: Cao Mengde is as wise as a god, and Ma Mengqi is a man of wisdom.

Chapter 217: Cao Mengde is as wise as a god, and Ma Mengqi is a man of wisdom.

Midnight,

In Cao Jun’s camp,
"Why is there no movement at Tongguan?"

"What is Han Wenyue still hesitating about?"

"The situation has come to this point, but he is still holding on and refusing to surrender?"

During the day, Cao Cao met Han Sui under the city, and he saw all the misconduct of his former "old friend".

Cao Cao had already determined that his letter must have produced miraculous effects.

Han Sui and Ma Chao have already fought, and Ma Chao is dead!

While talking outside the city, Han Sui's expression changed drastically after hearing the news from the soldier, and he hurried back to the city, thinking that it was undoubtedly Ma Chao's subordinates who were causing trouble.

It is hard to say that the city of Tongguan is now a river of blood...

It is hard to say how many people are left in the Xiliang coalition army. Is Han Wenyou going to face the huge Tongguan alone?
Cao Cao's face was gloomy and uncertain...

"Hmph! Wait and see how long you can last!" Cao Mengde suddenly snorted coldly: "If you don't surrender today, you will have to surrender tomorrow! With the situation like this, how can you let yourself think about it?"

Behind him, there was Liu Zilie leading an army, watching covetously.

But as long as he could capture Tongguan and then take over the 100,000-strong Xiliang coalition army, and deploy the 200,000-strong army at Tongguan, he would definitely make Liu Zilie suffer a bloody defeat!
Now the army that Liu Zilie is leading from Nanyang has only about 30,000 to 50,000 troops, and they can only march 30 miles a day. It will take some time to reach Tongguan. Han Sui can only hold on for one or two days.

I will definitely be able to capture Tongguan before Liu Wu arrives at Tongguan!
The more Cao Mengde thought about it, the more confident he became, and the last bit of doubt in his heart disappeared.

He turned around and fell asleep on the bed again, but he was still muttering: "This Han Sui is so coy and timid. It's really not fun at all..."

……

West of Tongguan, Ma Chao stopped his troops and stationed his horses.

"Han Wenyue surrendered to the King of Chu?"

"How, how is this possible?! How dare you lie to us about military intelligence?!" Ma Chao's eyes were red with anger, and the golden tiger-head spear in his hand was pressed against the scout's throat.

There are 70,000 Xiliang troops in Tongguan, so they can still fight. Why would they surrender to Liu Wu? !
"I see it clearly, I can't be wrong..."

"Han Wenyou and Liu Zilie rode side by side at first, and then Han Wenyou personally led Liu Wu's army straight to the city of Tongguan! I followed them secretly all the way..."

The scout who was trying to get the news swallowed hard, as if he saw the terrifying scene again: "Han Sui shouted that the King of Chu had arrived, and personally opened the west gate of Tongguan."

"I saw with my own eyes that Liu Wu's army has already entered Tongguan!!"

Han Sui surrendered to Liu Wu!

Liu Wu's army has already entered Tongguan! !

Pang De, Ma Dai and others on the side felt a loud buzz in their heads and looked despairing.

It's over, completely over.

Han Sui led the Xiliang tribes to surrender to Liu Wu, so what should they do? Now the more than 10,000 cavalry in their hands are no match for Han Sui and Liu Wu.

Could it be that he and others also have to surrender to Liu Wu?
Dang rang~
The tiger-headed golden spear fell to the ground powerlessly, and Ma Chao's face turned pale.

Han Sui, Han Sui surrendered...

Tongguan was also occupied by Liu Wu... and he was actually sold out by Han Sui!

I was thinking of joining forces with Han Sui and then having a decisive battle with Liu Wu. Now it has become a complete joke.

"Han Sui...Han Sui!"

"Cowardly man! Incompetent old dog!!" Ma Chao was so angry that he lost his composure. He yelled, "Seventy thousand men! There are still seventy thousand men in Tongguan! How dare you surrender without a fight!"

"I, Ma Mengqi, am truly blind, and so are all the tribes in Liang Province! They actually nominated an old bastard like you as the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang coalition forces!"

"You have truly brought shame upon the warriors of Liangzhou!!"

under the moonlight,
Ma Chao's shouts and curses echoed throughout the surrounding wilderness. He knew that Han Sui was just like his father and regarded surrender and rebellion as commonplace. But he never dreamed that Han Sui would actually surrender to Liu Wu even though he had soldiers and generals.

Even if we retreat to Liangzhou and defend ourselves, it is far better than surrendering to Liu Zilie!

Guanzhong is vast. Even if Liu Wu occupied Chang'an, could he still block the entire Guanzhong and the road leading to Liangzhou? !
Ma Chao regretted that he should not have stayed in Lantian for a day or two to gather his troops. If he could have returned to Tongguan earlier, Han Sui might not have led the Xiliang tribes to surrender to Liu Wu...

But if I returned to Tongguan without any soldiers, Han Sui would certainly look down on me. If he still wanted to surrender to Liu Wu at that time, how could I stop him without any soldiers or generals?

"Liu Wu has occupied Tongguan, and Cao Cao is also entrenched to the east of Tongguan. The situation is critical... Brother, you should make a decision soon!"

"General! We still have more than 10,000 cavalrymen, and we may be able to do something!"

Ma Dai and Pang De stared at Ma Chao closely. In the current situation, they could advance or retreat, surrender or fight. The most taboo thing was to be indecisive.

If Ma Chao doesn't make a decisive decision, I'm afraid these more than 10,000 cavalrymen will not be able to be saved!

Without these ten thousand cavalrymen, they would just be fish on the chopping board of Liu Wu or Cao Cao.

"If it weren't for Liu Wu, how could we have ended up like this? I will never surrender to Liu Wu!" Ma Chao quickly calmed down and made a decision immediately: "Cao Cao and I have a grudge against each other for killing my father, how can I surrender to Cao Cao?!"

Right now, the most favorable option for Ma Chao is naturally to surrender to either Cao Cao or Liu Wu.

But Ma Mengqi is the descendant of General Ma Yuan, the Fubo General. He has great ambitions and wants to accomplish great achievements and bring glory to his family. How could he be willing to be inferior to others?

Ma Dai took a step forward: "Brother must have a solution."

Ma Chao did not hesitate: "The only plan now is to retreat back to Liangzhou, back to Sanfu..."

The Sanfu area originally belonged to Guanzhong, which included Jingzhao, Zuofengyi and Youfufeng in the capital of Chang'an. However, the Qiang people in Liangzhou repeatedly rebelled and invaded the Sanfu, so the court simply assigned the Sanfu to Liangzhou.

When Dong Zhuo moved west, he moved a million people from Luoyang. The Three Prefectures also benefited from this and became much more densely populated, making it indeed suitable for garrisoning troops.

Ma Chao kept talking: "Now we will evacuate the Tongguan area first, rest and recuperate, accumulate strength, and then reorganize the army and prepare for battle..."

"Besides, if we retreat, only Liu Wu and Cao Cao will be left in Tongguan. If two tigers fight against each other, one of them will surely be injured!"

Ma Chaoyue said, his mind became clearer, and a sneer flashed across his lips: "Han Sui certainly surrendered to a new master, but in doing so, he led all the elite troops of Liangzhou out of Liangzhou."

"Now that Liangzhou is empty, it is the time for us to do something great and dominate Liangzhou!"

Ma Dai and Pang De were stunned...

Is it a good thing for him and others that Han Sui has surrendered to Liu Wu?

Xilulu~
"Don't delay!" Ma Chao jumped on his horse, his eyes full of fighting spirit again: "The whole army will return to Xiliang. This Guanzhong... hehe, let them fight to their heart's content!!"

　There is one more chapter, which will be later. I will try to update it around 1 or 2 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)