Pang Yu closed his eyes slightly and thought, and then said seriously:

"I have been the magistrate of Poqiang County in Jincheng County for the past few years, but the local affairs have long been led by the powerful warlords and the Qiang tribe, and Han Sui is behind it, but he pretended to let go of me and other officials, deliberately exacerbating the contradictions between us."

Sweat dripped onto the seat, but Xu Yi forgot to wipe it, and asked a little nervously: "In this way, he deliberately intensified the conflict, and then took the opportunity to accept local affairs." Could it be that Wuwei and Zhangye will also have such a fate? ”

Pang Yu said: "That Han Sui pretended to avenge Wei Zhoumu and win people's hearts, but in fact, his intentions were sinister, and it is estimated that things will develop in the worst direction." But please rest assured, I will definitely do my best to make Dunhuang prepare as soon as possible. My mother can also contact all over the world to pass on the truth of the matter. ”

Xu Yi was slightly stunned, and immediately remembered Zhao E's fame, and then thanked: "Jiuquan is so lucky to have Ziyi and your mother, this matter is extremely dangerous, please be careful." ”

Pang Shu formally bowed: "Please rest assured, although I am powerless to stop the powerful Han Sui, I will also turn into fireflies and ignite the hope of the rebels." ”

A few days later, Jiuquan Huang Ang and Huang Hua gathered thousands of composers to fight against corrupt officials and meet the banner of Han Sui's righteous army, and raised troops to make a rebellion. Since a group of officials had already fallen to Han Sui, Huang Ang and Huang Hua easily defeated a small number of state and county soldiers and invaded the Taishou Mansion.

Xu Yi bowed to the east, then looked at the wood and grease in front of him, and muttered, "It's my incompetence that can't prevent the county from falling into the hands of thieves." But there are many heroes and women in the state and county, and the day when the truth will be revealed, will definitely be ushered in. ”

He gritted his teeth and ignited the wood grease, reducing the Taishou Mansion to ashes.

Under the strategic decision of Huangfu Li, Han Sui took advantage of the fact that Tong Yuan and Jia Xu were busy with the affairs of Jingzhao and Fufeng counties, and boldly sent troops to the west, and easily controlled the four counties of Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye, and Jiuquan.

He Luan of Zhangye County also followed Yan Jun and Huang Ang and took refuge in Han Sui. In addition to Anding County, which was controlled by Ma Teng, and parts of Beidi County, which were divided by Liang Xing, Cheng Yin, Hou Xuan, and Li Kan, the entire northwest warlords were connected.

Immediately afterwards, Han Sui and Ma Chao incorporated the Qiang tribes in various counties, forcing them to become vassal forces, regularly paying tribute to cattle, sheep and livestock, and providing soldiers and horses to fight together.

In the southern part of Jincheng County, Song Jian, who claimed to be the king of the Caohan region, also paid Han Sui a large number of cattle and sheep felt tents, saying that he would be ready to be sent at any time and follow him to create a situation together.

At this point, Han Sui expanded from an ordinary force in Jincheng County to an overlord in Hexi.

Further west, in Dunhuang County, after Taishou heard about it, he abandoned his official position and went to the distant Anxi Empire. On the contrary, it was the long history Zhang Gong and his son Zhang who temporarily stabilized the situation in Dunhuang.

They accepted Pang Yu, who escaped from Jiuquan at night, learned about the specific situation, and gained insight into Han Sui's ambitions and conspiracy.

Zhang Gong said to Pang Yu: "Ziyi, please rest assured, as long as my Zhang family is here, I will not let the Han thief enter here." It's just that with the help of Dunhuang County, Han Sui cannot be overthrown, and Liangzhou is a pure land, and this matter needs the support of the imperial court. ”

Pang Shu said: "Then please ask the Zhang family to strictly guard the county and officially send someone to report to the imperial court." On my side, I made contact with the Central Plains from the secret road, and formed heroes from all over the world, accumulating strength to oppose Han Sui. It's just that there is no countermeasure at the moment, so please be too determined. ”

Zhang Gong said: "Of course, we can't break with Han Sui directly, confront it head-on, and even compromise in exchange for control of Dunhuang." However, the Jiuquan Huang family was full of evil, and killed Taishou Xu Yi again. We can denounce them and secretly arrange for men to deal with them. ”

Pang Shu and Zhang Liang's eyes lit up, this method was really good, ostensibly admitting Han Sui, but in fact continuing to keep Dunhuang. And to deal with the enemy is not to shout stupidly and hit the stone with an egg, but to deal with Han Sui's subordinates secretly first, starting from this notorious Huang family, which has aroused the anger of the public, it is estimated that it can get twice the result with half the effort.

Zhang Gong said: "The people who arrange to deal with the Huang family can't have too close a relationship with me in Dunhuang, it's best to be wise and brave and be able to take charge alone." At present, I think about it, except for Ziyi, there is no second candidate. ”

Pang Yu opened his mouth and said: "Of course I can, but the military affairs are not my strength, so it is better to be a side assistant." However, there is one person who is very suitable for attacking the Yellow Thief. ”

"Who is it?"

"His name is Yang Aruo, the word Boyang, although he is unruly, but he is jealous and hateful, which is just right for him to gather soldiers and horses to crusade against the yellow thief."

Zhang asked: "But Yang Aruo in the East City, and Yang Aruo in the West City?" ”

Pang Shu smiled: "Haha, officially this person." Now he is not the ranger who is good at fighting, he will wear a ghost mask when he fights now, because he changed his name to Yang Feng, and is also known as Ghost Feng. Today, the counties of Hexi, especially Qianghu, no one admires him very much. ”

Zhang said: "Yes, I have heard his name for a long time, and I really want to meet him, I don't know how Yang Aruo is doing?" ”

Pang Yu said: "The Jiuquan Huang family is very powerful, gathering a lot of people, and once wanted to buy Yang Aruo and become his general.

Although Yang Aruo is a little strange and righteous, he has the world in his heart, supports the state and county, and does not take refuge in the Huang family, who already has opposing intentions. ”

"I heard that Huang Ang raised an army to make a rebellion, and after killing Taishou Xu Yi, his arrogance was extremely arrogant, and he would report it, and hunted down and killed people who had festivals everywhere. He knew Yang Aruo's ability and would never take refuge in him, so he bought Yang Aruo's head with a lot of money. Yang Aruo, who was in Zhangye County, heard about it and fled after slashing several people. ”

Zhang Gong and Zhang knew that Pang Yu and his mother were both loyal and righteous, and they had made many heroes in the rivers and lakes, but they didn't expect them to be so well-informed and the news was so detailed, and they were immediately admired.

Pang Yu continued: "I also ask Changshi to issue a secret order to grant Yang Aruo the position, so that he is in the light and I am in the dark, which is enough to deal with Huang Ang and Huang Hua." ”

Zhang Gong said: "Of course, I can secretly appoint Yang Aruo as the commander of Jiuquan, and let him gather soldiers and horses on his own to accumulate the strength to crusade against the thieves." However, because Dunhuang self-protection is still a problem, it is at most so, and Ziyi and Boyang are also requested to pay attention to safety. ”

At the same time, in Jiuquan County, some new things are quietly and silently integrated into the people's livelihood here.

"This is the inn, it's called the Silk Road Inn, and it's really interesting to have the same name as the goods we sell the most."

"Yes, there is also this dart master and the information on the road, which is too convenient for ordinary business travelers like us. We are not like those scholars, heroes, and poor families, it is really a small business, and it will be finished when we encounter thieves. ”

A Han merchant and a Sogdian merchant were exchanging new things about the area.

In front of them was a new building called the Silk Road Inn, which could meet the basic accommodation, catering, and storage functions of the caravan, and even provide an appropriate amount of money or information, as well as understand the nearby situation and hire a dart master to escort it, which was really a great innovation.