Back to Wang Kai's side.

Wang Kai took Luo Cheng all the way south from Beidi County, and they finally returned to Xiabi County to join Qin Qiong after half a month.

At this time, Ma Teng, with the help of Li Wei's soldiers and horses, also recovered the two cities that Han Sui took from him.

Since then, Ma Teng and Han Sui's grievances have become deeper and deeper, and they often have small-scale conflicts.

Then turn to Wudu County and Xiabi County.

Not long after Wang Kai returned to Xiaban County, he learned the news that Huangfu Song had died on the battlefield.

After that, Wang Kai swore to avenge this revenge, but he was short of troops for a while, so he had to silently continue to accumulate strength in Xiabi County.

Because of the renewed dispute between Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liangzhou, Wang Kai was given a valuable opportunity for development, but the war potential of Wudu County had been exhausted after several conscriptions.

Wang Kai stayed in Xiabi County for about a month, and he deeply felt that it was difficult to create a situation based on Wudu County, so he immediately gathered a large army and prepared to go west to Hanzhong County for development, because Hanzhong County has a large population, and it is the right way to use this as the base.

After determining the itinerary, Wang Kai immediately led an army of 15,000 men through the Daba Mountains and into Hanzhong County.

With the appearance of Wang Kaibu in Hanzhong County, three forces suddenly appeared in Hanzhong County, one is the imperial court force headed by Hanzhong Taishou Sugu, and the other is the Yizhou force headed by Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, which includes Sima Zhang Xiu and Sima Zhang Lu under Liu Yan's command, as for this last force is Wang Kaibu who passed through the Daba Mountains to seek development in Hanzhong County.

Let's talk about Wang Kai's side first.

After Wang Kai led his troops into Hanzhong County, he immediately sent Luo Chengcheng's vanguard army to the nearby county of Chuyang to spy on the enemy.

After Luo Cheng led 3,000 elites to rush to Chuyang County, Meng Jun, the guard general of Chuyang County, immediately sent people to Nanzheng County to convey the news to Sugu, the Taishou of Hanzhong.

At the same time, Sima Zhang Xiu and Sima Zhang Lu, the governor sent by Liu Yan, led an army of 20,000 people to Nanzheng County.

When Su Gu, the Taishou of Hanzhong in Nanzheng, learned that there were enemy troops in the northwest and southwest of Hanzhong County, he was immediately anxious like an ant on a hot pot, because the troops he could mobilize were only about 20,000 people.

After thinking about it, Su Gu finally decided to withdraw his troops and return to Nanzheng.

As Su Gu's military order was handed down, the soldiers and horses that Su Gu was able to mobilize immediately headed towards Nanzheng.

Then turn to Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiubu in the southwest of Hanzhong County.

When Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu learned that Su Gu had collected his troops and returned to Nanzheng to hold on, they immediately led their troops to march, because Liu Yan's order to them was to kill Su Gu and return Hanzhong County to Yizhou Mu jurisdiction.

At this time, Luo Cheng's vanguard army also defeated Meng Jun, the defender of Chuyang County, and occupied the city.

As Luo Cheng took Chuyang County, he immediately sent someone to notify Wang Kai to let him come.

After Wang Kai learned that Luo Cheng had taken Chuyang County, he did not hesitate to take the remaining troops into Chuyang County.

At this time, the army of Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu also crossed the layers of obstacles and came to Nanzheng County and settled down.

When Hanzhong Taishou Su Gu saw that Liu Yan's army had arrived, he immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss the enemy's strategy.

At the meeting, Luo Qing, the chief of Su Gu's account, said to Su Gujin: "My lord, Yizhou Mu is very determined to take Hanzhong, and the minister proposes to open the city and ask for surrender. ”

Seeing Luo Qing say this, Ma He, the commander of Su Gu's account, immediately stood up and retorted: "Lord, you must not agree to Luo Changshi's words, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan sent troops to commit the crime and made it clear that he wanted the life of the lord, if the lord opened the city and asked to surrender, he would definitely be plotted." ”

After Luo Qing heard this, he immediately argued with Ma He.

After a while, Su Gu, who couldn't bear it anymore, immediately shouted: "Don't quarrel anymore, the opinions of the two of you have some truth, let me think about it." ”

Luo Qing and Ma He saw that Su Gu said this, and the two of them had to shut up and be silent.

After a while, Su Gu spoke: "Ma He, the soldiers from Chuyang County came back to report that Chuyang County has fallen, I don't know who the enemy army in this Chuyang County is?" ”

"Back to the lord, according to the report of the soldiers who fled back to Nanzheng, it seems that it was Wang Kaibu of Wudu County who attacked Chuyang County."

"Wang Kai? Is it the apprentice of the famous general Huangfu Song? ”

"Exactly."

"Then why did he come to Hanzhong County? We're separated from Wudu County by a big mountain. ”

At this time, Luo Qing interjected: "Lord, Wang Kai's raising troops to attack is obviously not good!" With our strength, we can't fight Wang Kaibu at all, and the minister thinks that it is the best policy to ask for surrender in Kaecheng. ”

"Luo Changshi wholeheartedly persuaded the lord to surrender to Liu Yan, could it be that you have been bought by Liu Yan?"

Hearing this, Luo Qing thought that his secret acceptance of bribes had been exposed, and he argued surprisingly loudly.

Seeing this, Su Gu hurriedly reassured Luo Qing not to be angry, because Su Gu didn't see Luo Qing's weakness at all.

Besides, after Luo Qing was appeased by Su Gu, he slowly calmed down.

At this time, Su Gu spoke again: "I have decided, since Liu Yan and Wang Kai are not good at coming, then why don't I lead them to fight, I am sitting on the fisherman's profits." ”

Luo Qing and Ma He were stunned when they heard this, because they didn't expect Su Gu's answer to be this.

After a pause, Luo Qing and Ma He unexpectedly reached a unanimous opinion, they were all persuading Su Gu not to daydream, after all, Wang Kai and Liu Yan were not so easy to get along.

But Su Gu felt good about himself, and he wouldn't listen to Luo Qing and Ma He's reminders at all.

Seeing that Su Gu was stubborn, Luo Qing and Ma He could only reluctantly obey Su Gu's intentions in the end.

Immediately after, Su Gu said to Luo Qing: "Luo Changshi, I order you to go out of the city immediately and make it clear to Liu Yan's subordinates that as long as they help me repel Wang Kai, then I will give up Hanzhong County, if not, then I will fight to the death." ”

Luo Qing was very helpless on the surface after hearing this, but in his heart he was happy, because he could continue to extort a windfall.

At this time, Su Gu said to Ma He again: "Ma Duwei, I order you to immediately rush to Chuyang County to state to Wang Kai, if he is willing to help me repel Liu Yan's army, I will surrender Hanzhong County." ”

Ma He also acted helpless after hearing this, but he really thought about Su Gu.

After arranging, Ma He and Luo Qing left Nanzheng County one after another.

Because Luo Qing was close to Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu's army, Luo Qing soon came to Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu's camp to meet Erzhang.

When Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu saw Luo Qing coming to send an envoy, the two of them immediately met with Luo Qing alone.

As the soldiers around the camp retreated, Zhang Xiu asked Luo Qing: "Luo Changshi, why did you come to our army camp?" Don't we ask you to be in harmony with the outside? ”

"Don't talk about it, a third force has appeared in Hanzhong County, and I don't have a chance to do it now."

"The third force? Is Luo Changshi joking? ”

"No, Wang Kai of Wudu County appeared in Chuyang County, Hanzhong County, the two adults should be able to guess what the reason is!"

"What? Wang Kai actually appeared in Hanzhong County. ”

Sighing, Zhang Xiu immediately muttered a few words in Zhang Lu's ear.

After hearing this, Zhang Lu thought in his heart: "I originally planned that after Zhang Xiu killed Su Gu, I killed Zhang Xiu and occupied Hanzhong, but I didn't expect that a Wang Kai suddenly appeared at this time, if I sent a message for help, then my previous plan would not be wasted, no, I must not ask Liu Yan for help." ’

Thinking of this, Zhang Lu agreed to Zhang Xiu's words, but he didn't really do it afterwards, because his goal was to occupy Hanzhong to promote the Five Dou Rice Sect.