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Cao Ang used Lei Xin's means to wipe out the rebel forces and eliminate hidden dangers, and quickly rectified Hanzhong, gradually stabilizing the situation. The cities and counties of Hanzhong also took over smoothly, and everything was smooth and transitional.
Up to now, this important area of Hanzhong has been completely taken over by Cao Jun in this way, without losing a single soldier from the beginning to the end.
At this time Cao Ang got a definite information.
Lu Wen hurriedly came to report: "No, Han Sui and Ma Chao may have turned against each other. The spies came to report that they found [-] to [-] troops passing through the Ziwu Valley Road and arriving in Hanzhong in a few days."
Cao Ang laughed: "Okay, that's great!"
Lu Wen was inexplicable: "How can you still be happy! This guy is plotting something wrong."
"Don't be nervous, this is not bad news, but a good thing!"
Cao Ang smiled: "It's better to take the initiative to send them to my door so that I can get away with it once and for all, than to go through all kinds of hardships and find them."
The land of Guanzhong has been a land of abundance since ancient times, and it is a treasure land of geomantic omen. It has fertile soil for thousands of miles and is blocked by the Qinling Mountains. It is suitable for both farming and life.
In addition, without Guanzhong, there would be no Liangzhou. Without Liangzhou, the strategic containment of the nomads in the north and the Qiang people in the plateau would be lost, and the Hexi Corridor, the Western Regions, and the passage to the Western world would be lost.
Guanzhong must get it back.
Warlordism is not only a threat but also a major cancer.
These guys are violent and fighting constantly. The population of Guanzhong has been decreasing every year for these years, but it is by no means easy to break into Guanzhong.
Only four strategies are available.
Invading directly from the Central Plains, this move must open up the narrow and long Xiaohan passage. The defenders in the pass only need to station a thousand people to guard the Yuguan, and they can easily block the onslaught of tens of thousands of troops.
Crossing the Yellow River from Weidi to the west and forcibly crossing the dangerous shoal into the pass, the famous general Wu Qipu defeated Qin with this method, but the warlords in the pass could set up an ambush at the ferry.
Take the Wuguan Road to cross the Qinling Mountains and enter Guanzhong from the Nanyang Basin. Liu Bang used this route when he destroyed Qin.
Cross the Qinling Mountains on the west side and enter Guanzhong from the Hanzhong area. There are several ancient roads in Hanzhong County and Guanzhong, such as Chencang Road and Ziwu Valley Road.
It can be seen from the above scheme.
Either smashing the dangerous Xiongguan pass, or trekking in depth and length across the Qinling Mountains alone, it is very difficult and time-consuming.
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Chapter 245 I Am Cao Ang
It is precisely because of this that Cao Ang is not only not angry, but also very happy.
If Han Sui and Ma Chao have been ghosting in the pass, there is really nothing to do with them for a while.
But now, the north has not yet settled down, and a huge threat has appeared in the south.
Knowing that the north cannot be attacked for a while, it is naturally impossible for Cao Ang to devote all his time and energy to the north.
If you put all your energy in the north, then the huge threat in the south will definitely affect the already stable areas, and doing so will definitely not be worth the candle.
Therefore, since there is no way to calm down the north for a while, then simply ignore them.
Anyway, they still can't get out of the pass, as long as they send some troops to guard, they don't need to worry too much.
Of course, it is impossible for Cao Ang to let them do whatever they want. He only needs to wait until the troubles in the south are resolved, so that Cao Ang can free up his energy to clean up the enemies in the pass.
However, what Cao Ang did not expect was that the enemies in this level did not choose to retreat, but chose to attack actively.
Cao Ang never thought of this.
However, this is just in line with Cao Ang's wishes. Zheng was worried about how to rectify the northern separatist forces, but he did not expect that the northern separatist forces would take the initiative to attack!
Han Sui, Ma Chao, and several major Xiliang warlords and leaders of the Qiang nationality gathered troops to attack Hanzhong by surprise.
Although this approach is a bit fierce, it is not just a bad thing for Cao Ang.
On the contrary, Cao Ang regarded this surprise attack as an opportunity, an excellent opportunity!
If the separatist forces that had been huddled in the Guanzhong did not come out, Cao Ang would have nothing to do with them.
However, now that they have come out, it is equivalent to giving Cao Ang a chance to fight.
As for such an opportunity, Cao Ang would never lose it.
For such a situation, Cao Ang was too happy, why did he feel a headache?
"Yun Chang, assemble your troops, we will meet them from the front!"
"Zilong, I order you to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to intercept their retreat!"
After Guan Yu and Zhao Zilong heard Cao Ang's command, they took a step forward, knelt down and replied, "Yes!"
This battle, Cao Ang is bound to win!
On the morning of the next day, the two led by Han Sui and Ma Chao arrived in the Hanzhong area with [-] elite troops.
Han Sui and Ma Chao led more than 2 elite troops, and they were extremely fierce and imposing.
It seems that they are bound to win this time.
The two of them are also very confident in their hearts, because they learned that Cao Ang is facing the threat from the south, and it is impossible to free up his hands to deal with them.
However, when they came to the Hanzhong area, they found that it was quite different from what they had imagined.
Han Sui and Ma Chao thought that after arriving in Hanzhong, they would encounter some weak troops.
The two of them thought that when they came to Hanzhong, they would see the mess in Hanzhong.
However, when they really came to this place, what they saw was a scene that they couldn't even imagine.
In front of Han Sui and Ma Chao, there was an army flying the word Cao!
The combat power of this Cao army is only about [-], which is not particularly large.
And Cao Ang also handed over all his troops to Pang Tong, ordering him to be stationed in various areas of Hanzhong.
When it was learned that the forces in Guanzhong were attacking, because the time was too tight, they did not call all those forces back.
In addition, Cao Ang has no way to make an ambush in advance, which can be said to give up both hands for the defensive side.
Simply, this Cao Ang directly led some troops with that Guan Yu, and came together to stop the Xiliang army from raging in Hanzhong.
Although the soldiers of the Xiliang army are said to be very powerful in combat, their military style is corrupt and they have no discipline at all.
Once these people entered a densely populated place, they would expose the nature of the jackal and destroy it beyond recognition.