Since ancient times, allies have been sold, especially in modern times. The Sun regime has been able to establish itself in Jiangdong and has put a lot of effort into this area, and Wu Hou has seen a lot.

However, this time he really misunderstood the situation in Yizhou.

Although the large-scale assembly of the Yizhou army was slow, the Hanzhong operation was actually being carried out in an orderly manner. The most critical link was even laid the foreshadowing half a year ago.

Just as Sun Quan and Zhuge Jin were talking on the river, Pang Tong, one of the two military advisors and generals under the command of Grand Sima Liu Bei, took a few followers to rest in an empty terrace next to the mountain road.

At this time, the sky was dark. Sitting in the mountains and looking up at the sky, I felt the thin clouds swaying like a gauze, causing the stars to shine. Among the vast mountains, there was a strong black smoke of burning cattle and horse manure to evaporate. The mountain wind could not dissipate the black smoke, and fell on the robe wet with sweat, but it made people immediately reach the cold.

Pang Tong couldn't help but sneeze a few earth-shaking times, and then two hares were frightened in the low bushes beside him and ran away. In the distance, a pair of dark green eyes were immediately attracted by the hare and moved quickly in that direction. Those should be jackals or foxes, perhaps Pang Tong and others happened to settle in the hunting ground where they were foraging.

Pang Tong noticed again that across the road, there should have been a wheat field, but now it has been completely abandoned, leaving only the ridges of high and low fields vaguely visible, and the fields are full of thorns. He couldn't help but sigh: "This place is only two hundred miles away from Guancheng, and the surroundings are so desolate."

"Since last year, the prefect of Wudu, Su Ze, has recruited thousands of refugee families and gathered at Xiabian. The land around Xiabian was either abandoned or belonged to the Qianghu Qushang." A heroic iron-armored general stood beside Pang Tong and explained to him: "This move is helpless. Our old friends have been gathering in the Qianghu tribes in the equal areas of Wuduyin. They often go to plunder the people and steal fertile land, so the people can only gather to protect themselves."

Pang Tong nodded slightly.

Both he and Wei Yan understood why the Qiang and Hu tribes kept gathering. To a certain extent, the chaos in Wudu and Yinping was created by Pang Tong and Wei Yan.

However, Qiang and Hu were really wild and difficult to tame. Although Duke Xuande had already paid enough food and fodder, they still did not stop their invasion of the Han people... Sooner or later, there will be a time to punish such actions.

More than half a year ago, Duke Xuande went south from Fucheng to attack Yizhou and left Huo Jun in Fucheng. Huo Jun then continued to expand northward, and then he was joined by Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, and his troops gradually became stronger.

After Zhang Lu was kidnapped by Ma Chao and entered Shu, Hanzhong fell into chaos. During this period, the two generals Huang Zhong and Wei Yan used this opportunity to cross Yangping Pass and extend their troops to the Baozhong front line. Unfortunately, Cao Cao's management of Guanzhong was very fast. Xiahou Yuan and Lu Zhao quickly led a large Cao army to Chencang, and led their troops south several times to threaten Juxian, and tried to cut off the Jinniu Road.

At that time, Duke Xuande was busy rectifying Shuzhong, so he urgently ordered the Jingzhou army in Hanzhong to shrink and retreat to the line along Jiantou and Jiange. As a result, the three generals had tens of thousands of troops, but could only defend them.

But in this process of advancement and retreat, another thing happened.

Previously, when Duke Xuande raised the banner of opposing Cao to destroy the thieves and returning to the Han family order in Jingzhou, he sent envoys to Guanzhong many times to contact the ten generals including Ma Chao and Han Sui who were entrenched in Guanzhong at that time, and lured them with great money and profits, hoping to get the ten generals of Guanzhong to join the alliance to combat Cao to destroy the thieves.

Because of Cao Gong's more powerful persuasion, the ten generals in Guanzhong split. The generals led by Han Sui attacked and killed Ma Chao's troops and welcomed Cao's army into Guanzhong. After Ma Chao escaped by chance, he did not want to retreat to Liangzhou, but instead entered Hanzhong. He joined Zhang Lu's Hanzhong troops to go south and tried to get a share of the chaos in Yizhou.

Before this move began, it was hit by Lei Yuan. Ma Chao's headquarters, which had not many, was completely defeated, and he fled to Hanzhong again. People at that time thought that this person was then trapped in the chaos in Hanzhong, and disappeared from his way out by Cao and Liu's army and the soldiers and civilians of Hanzhong.

In fact, this is not the case.

Previously, when Wei Yan advanced to Baozhong, he accepted the troops stationed in Nanzheng and retreated safely to the west. According to Duke Xuande, he just wanted to try to recruit this Western Liang cavalry as a support for his future development in Guanzhong. Unexpectedly, after the cavalry team withdrew from Yangping Pass, they refused to go to Shuzhong again. One day, taking advantage of Wei Yan's troops' unprepared, they suddenly broke away from control and turned directly to Wudu.

It was obviously a desperate army with only a few hundred soldiers. How could he dare to be so rebellious? At that time, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and other generals were all angry and planned to use heavy troops to pursue and suppress them, so that they would be warned by later generations. However, just as the generals were consolidating the army, Pang De rode alone and brought a letter from his lord.

Everyone was shocked when they saw Xin, and then they realized that Ma Chao had pretended to be a small man and left Hanzhong in the cavalry team. At this time, he had arrived in Wudu County.

It is said that Ma Chao is a cunning enemy, but no one expected that this person would be so cunning. With his wisdom, courage and prestige, once he entered the sphere of influence of the Qianghu tribe, he would be like a dragon swimming in the sea and could no longer be controlled.

All the generals were depressed, and returned to the camp to write the military newspaper, and apologized to Duke Xuande in fear and fear.

Unexpectedly, Duke Xuande did not punish him, but comforted the generals and said that this was a situation of intentional arising and unintentional loss, and it was inevitable that he would suffer losses. He also sent an envoy to follow Pang De to Wudu and wrote a letter to Ma Chao, saying that you and I are both Han officials and should work together. Don’t take the small support from the past to heart.

After the situation in Yizhou was settled, Duke Xuande sent envoys to Wudu several times and presented a large amount of weapons and food to Ma Chao. One of them, even the military advisor General Pang Tong himself came forward and made a secret agreement with him.

After several months, Pang Tong visited Wudu as a military advisor to remind Ma Chao that it was time for the two families to fulfill their contracts.

"Why haven't you come yet?" Wei Yan was a little impatient: "This guy is just a dog that is resting on others. How dare he be so arrogant?"

Pang Tong felt that Wei Yan seemed a little nervous. He smiled, did not respond, and instead said to his entourage: "Add some more firewood and don't let the wolf smoke go out."

Before he finished speaking, a sound of thunder-like hooves sounded in front of the road. The birds in the mountains were alarmed by the cry and flew into the dark sky in horror. The wolves that were originally chasing hares also made panic cry, running past Pang Tong and others, heading in another direction.

"Here! Come!" Wei Yan pressed the handle of the knife with his back hand and shouted to the left and right: "Soldiers are on guard!"

A moment later, dozens of cavalry appeared in front of Wei Yan.

The leader was tall and handsome, but his eyes were as cold as Han Bing, and he seemed to have no regard for the important officials under Xuande Gong. He looked at Pang Tong, then looked at Wei Yan, who was facing a great enemy, and snorted contemptuously from his nose.
Chapter completed!