In November of the eighth year of Jian'an, Pingyuan Xiang Zang Ba died in the plain.

Zang Ba died in battle and the plains fell, which also means that Qingzhou was lost in Hebei.

After Liu Chuang killed Zang Ba and paid tribute to Huang Shao, he immediately ordered the deportation and led 8,000 troops south to cross the river and advanced into Gaotang.

Liu and Ma joined forces at Gaotang, which also caused the Han army to rise suddenly.

When Mao Hui from Jibei and Xu Xi from Jinan saw Zang Ba being killed, the Han army headed south, he knew that the situation was hopeless. He continued to besiege Gaotang, but it seemed meaningless. The two of them came to raise troops this time, more to rescue Zang Ba. Zang Ba had the grace of saving both of them, but now that Zang Ba is dead, the kindness seems to have become much weaker. It is said that people are cold when they go away, and the lights are gone when they die! No matter how strong the kindness is, they still need to be alive. Once a person dies, it seems much easier for Mao Hui and Xu Xi, and they dare not continue to be entangled.

Ma Chao is definitely a difficult guy to deal with.

Xu and Mao surrounded Gao Tang, but Ma Chao still took the initiative.

During several battles on the banks of the Yellow River, Ma Chao defeated Xu and Mao's coalition forces again and again with his personal courage and the amazing combat power of the Western Liang soldiers.

This guy is like a war machine. He never knows what fear is, let alone what defense is.

Ma Chao took the initiative to attack in succession, causing the coalition forces to lose their troops.

With such an opponent, Xu Xi and Mao Hui couldn't help but be shocked. Now, a guy who is more cruel than Ma Chao came across the river. Even if he was determined to avenge Zang Ba, he had to think carefully. Liu Chuang took over the remaining power of the Pingyuan Victory, and he was definitely not something that Xu Xi and Mao Hui could resist. How dare he face it?

In this case, retreat is the best choice.

At this moment, Mao Hui led his troops to withdraw troops to the Jishui River overnight. But he was quite interested. He did not retreat on his own, but instead covered each other with Xu Xi. Xu Xi retreated to Jinan, that is, Luoyin. Mao Hui first covered Xu Xi, and then covered Xu Xi, and finally escaped from the battlefield safely. Of course, the reason why the two were able to evacuate safely was because Liu Chuang did not pursue him.

After Liu Chuang arrived in Gaotang, he immediately found Ma Chao.

Out of Liu Chuang's expectations, Ma Chao was very calm and did not even show any sadness.

"Brother, I feel sorry for you!"

Liu Chuang wanted to comfort Ma Chao, but he waved his hand and said calmly: "Uncle Emperor doesn't have to worry about me. Zhongqi's death in battle is the duty of a warrior. Martial man. Ma Ge's body is the most common. This time he died in battle, and he was not good at learning skills, so no wonder others.

When the two armies are facing each other, either you kill me or I kill you... Yu Zhongqi said that although he died, he would return to Mu Bathur's arms. It is also a blessing. Uncle, if I die in the battlefield in the future, please send my body back to Xiliang. In this way, you and my brothers will definitely be able to fight side by side in the next life."

For the Qiang people, life and death seem to be very indifferent to life and death.

Ma Chao has half of the Qiang bloodline, and he grew up under the care of his grandfather since childhood. Later, he lived with the Qiang people. He believed in Mubathue, which is the god of Qiang people. The Qiang people respect ghosts and gods and worship various gods. Mubathue is a god they believe in uniform, and its nature is similar to that of the gods.

I originally thought that Ma Chao would feel sad because of Ma Xiu's death.

But now it seems that he is very calm and does not seem to lose his calmness because of this!

Liu Chuang's heart was much more stable. He patted Ma Chao on the shoulder, "Brother, the battle in Qingzhou has come to an end, but I don't know what brother plans?"

Ma Chao raised his head and looked at Liu Chuang and said, "I want to stay in the plains, what do I think?"

Liu Chuang heard this, but laughed!

"I originally wanted to ask my brother to follow me to return to Yanjing, but since my brother is staying on the plain, I can't ask for it."

To be honest, Liu Chuang didn't want Ma Chao to be in charge of Pingyuan Country.

However, since Ma Chao took the initiative to propose, he had no reason to object. Although in Liu Chuang's mind, Shi Huan was the best candidate to take charge of Pingyuan Country. But after thinking about it carefully, Ma Chao might not be as calm as Shi Huan, but his aura could be as safe as Pingyuan.

What Liu Chuang has to consider now is Donglai.

This time, Cao Cao lost the Plain Kingdom and if he could not be recaptured immediately, he would inevitably put pressure on Donglai.

With a sharp man like Ma Chao on the plain, he can restrain the forces of the Cao army in Qingzhou at any time and share a lot of pressure for Donglai.

only……

Liu Chuang can conclude that Donglai will inevitably be under great pressure in the future.

Although Gan Ning was brave, he was better than the sea. Although Lu Xun helped, he was never the best candidate. Before, Liu Chuang did not occupy the plain, and Donglai was only used as a fulcrum, and the significance was not very obvious. But now, Liu Chuang has the plain, which can echo Donglai. The most important thing is that after Liu Chuang has the plain, he can establish a port for naval garrison.

In Liu Chuang's memory, there was a city named Lijin at the mouth of the Yellow River in later generations.

If a port can be built here, the navy can go out to sea and go directly to Laizhou Bay to reach Donglai, which can be shortened by half compared to the previous voyage distance. In other words, Liu Chuang can use the navy to continuously raid the Henan coast to share the pressure of Donglai. This is not a trivial matter, and the best command is Gan Ning... Gan Ning sails in the Bohai Sea, and Zhou Cang rages in the East China Sea. Using Donglai as a springboard can pose an effective threat to the Qingxu coast and can also bring greater pressure to Cao Cao.

Therefore, Gan Ning must be drawn out.

But after Gan Ning is drawn, who will take charge of Donglai?

Liu Chuang already had some plans in his heart...

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The plains were lost and Zang Ba died in battle.

The situation in Qingzhou has undergone tremendous changes.

With Mao Hui and Xu Xi's retreat first, Cao Peng's offensive against the county also slowed down.

It was not that he did not want to seize the county, but that the reinforcements of the Han army arrived. The one who came to rush to the county this time was Cao Peng's old opponent. Xu Chu, who defeated Cao Peng in Guanjin and Pang De, was quite afraid of the courage of the tiger crazy. Although the reinforcements brought by Xu Chu this time were not his Tiger Ben Army or Lao Wuying, they were also elite Han army... Cao Peng encountered Xu Chu outside the county town, and the two sides fought a big battle.

Lu Yu, who was in the county, was keenly aware of the arrival of reinforcements, so he immediately ordered Ma Dai to lead his troops out of the city to attack.

Seeing that Cao Peng was attacked from both sides, he did not dare to fight with Xu Chu. So he retreated 30 miles and set up camp on the banks of Luoshui River. With Xu Chu's arrival, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted. Xu Chu was even more unwilling to avoid the war easily. He ordered Ma Dai to garrison in the city, and he led a group of troops to camp outside the city to confront Cao Peng. At the same time, Taishici also arrived in Xipingchang and set up camp on the north bank of the Yellow River.

The advantage of Cao's army in terms of military strength was gradually lost as the Battle of the Plains ended.

After Liu Chuang and Ma Chao joined forces, they rushed straight to the county.

For a moment, Cao Peng felt the aggressive momentum of the Han army.

He did not dare to underestimate the Han army. What's more, Liu Chuang came to the county in person, and there were even powerful generals like Ma Chao, Xu Chu and Taishi Ci under his command.

Cao Peng quickly ordered again to retreat to the south bank of Luoshui.

However, this time he learned from his lessons in the Zhang River and set up camp on a high point in the south bank.

Although it is the cold winter month and the river is frozen, who can guarantee that Liu Chuang has no other means? After setting up a camp in Henan, Cao Peng hurriedly sent someone to ask Man Chong for help. At this time, Man Chong had already received news of the loss of the plain in Linhou and was helpless.

After receiving Cao Peng's request for help, he immediately rushed to Luoyin and summoned Cao Peng urgently.

"You don't have to worry about friends and students. Although the thieves captured the plains, they seemed to be coming in full force, but in fact they were already at the end of their strength.

Now we only need to defend the Luoshui line and never let it cross the Luoshui... When the war in Guanzhong is over, the lord will return to the capital, and the thieves will withdraw their troops and retreat. Their current strength is not enough to ravage Henan, and there is no power to swallow the entire Qingzhou."

After hearing this, Cao Peng nodded slightly.

He didn't understand this truth, but Cao Peng felt very uncomfortable when he was forced to this point by Liu Chuang.

However, the facts are better than others. Cao Peng also knows that now is not the time to show off... Retreat to the south bank of Luoshui is also the best choice at present!

As Man Chong guessed, Liu Chuang did not immediately order an attack after arriving in the county.

After asking about the situation of the war, he came to Ma Chao and said, "Now our army has seized the plains. The military strength has reached its limit. If you want to continue to move south, you may not be able to meet the strength. The most urgent task is to stabilize the plains as soon as possible... I am going to abandon the county and retreat to Hebei.

And Henan only needs to keep Gaotang.”

"The emperor's uncle wants to leave the county?"

Ma Dai couldn't help but exclaim, looking at Liu Chuang in surprise.

Liu Chuang nodded, "The gains and losses of the county are not hindering the overall situation.

The key is to stabilize the plains. If the county continues to occupy, not only will it be necessary to distribute troops, but it will also consume a lot of supplies.

I have ordered Mr. Ziyuan to start preparations in Hebei and retreat to Hebei in three days... As for the 40,000 people in the county, I will try my best to let them go to the plain with us. The plain is vast, but the population is slightly sparse. I am going to build a new city at the mouth of the river, which is enough to resettle it. Of course, if you don’t want to follow us, you don’t have to force it. The Zi family may as well pay more attention in the past two days."

Ping was originally a big county in Qingzhou, but since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, wars have continued and the population has decreased by more than half.

Liu Chuang now has no spare time to fill the population into the plain, so he had to plunder from Henan... Henan has a large population and has few land. If he can attract some of the population from Henan, it can relieve a lot of pressure from Liu Chuang. Lu Yu has followed Liu Chuang for many years, so of course he knows Liu Chuang's thoughts.

He immediately stood up and said, "Don't worry, lord, I will definitely send 40,000 people in the county to accompany you."

Liu Chuang nodded and turned his eyes to Ma Dai again.

"Brother, you are calm and calm when you encounter problems.

I have been with my brother for many years and have become more loyal. Next, I will let my brother sit in the plains, so I ask you, the second brother, to station troops in Gaotang on your behalf. How about it?"

Ma Dai was stunned, then stood up and said, "The last general will not be humiliated."

Liu Chuang smiled slightly and then stood up.

He glanced at the people in the yamen hall and suddenly smiled, "Everyone doesn't have to worry about this little county.
Chapter completed!