The first year of Han Jingsui, July 28.

Five days after the fall of Di Dao, the elders of the Qiang tribes in the west of the river who were recruited by Yadan, the prime minister of Xiqiang, to enter the royal city to discuss, reached an agreement one after another, converged with the Cao army, and attacked the Shu army on the front line of Di Dao.

Fought with Baimaqiang and Shu armies in Longxi to determine the initiative in the Liangzhou war.

As Xiahou Nan and Yadan exchanged letters to determine the time to send troops, on this day, the two armies set off almost at the same time, all the way to the west, all the way to the east.

Along the way, the flags of both sides covered the sky, like floating clouds covering the sun, and the horses galloped endlessly.

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At this time, Baima Qiang Yang Wan led his infantry to garrison Di Dao and strengthen the city defense to prepare for the next war, and at the same time closely contact the various tribes who were willing to send troops to help, so that they could lead the people to scatter in Di Dao and set up camps in all directions, and prepare to start a battle with Xiqiang and other Qiang tribes close to Cao's various tribes.

As for Guan Ping at this time, he led more than 3,500 Han and Qiang knights to secretly pass through the territory of the Qiang tribe close to Heguan, and traveled directly from behind to take Linqiang, the royal city of Xiping, bypassing the Qiang-Hu coalition army that was marching from the Qiang.

At this moment, the land of Liangzhou is surging, and the forces of all parties have already met each other, and the Cao army first sent troops from Chengji to march to Didao through Pingxiang with Guo Huai's department.

The main force of the Cao army, Xiahou Nan, marched westward from Ji County, the capital of Tianshui, and entered Xiangwu from the road to join Fei Yao's department, and also sent troops to Di Dao.

The various Qiang coalition troops recruited by Yadan, the prime minister of Xiqiang, also came from the west.

At the same time, Xian Lingqiang, who had already been moved, also heard the wind and raised troops to abuse Longxi and attack Di Dao.

In response to this situation, Yang Wan is also a good general, and he also hurriedly analyzed the current situation, and his own strength is currently unable to compete with the Cao clan and the Qiang-Hu coalition forces, and finally finalized a targeted contingency plan.

With Di Dao as the mainstay, the tribes camped around Di Dao with their backs, and all parties formed a trend of echoing, one side was in danger, and all parties rushed to help each other.

Under the strict arrangement of many orders, Di Dao laid out a strict and strong fortification.

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Hexi counties.

At the junction of Jiuquan County and Xihai County, at the foot of the mountain, several extremely large battalions are built around the mountains and rivers, and the military tents constitute a magnificent and mighty military camp.

At this moment, in the main tent, the two people wearing golden armor cloaks and sideburns shawls, but their complexions are different from those of the Central Plains, with high noses, big eyes, and yellow hair, but they are very similar to the Hu people in the Western Regions.

The land of Liangzhou is almost separated from Wuwei, and the terrain around the west of Wuwei is different from the flat land of Longxi and Longyou, but there are natural scenes such as deserts and oases.

Jiuquan, Zhangye, Xihai and other counties of the Han people are also rare, but the Western Regions horse gangs come to trade more, but since the late Han Dynasty chaos gradually lost control of Liangzhou, the Hexi Corridor has almost become an enclave.

In several counties, the Qiang and Di tribes are lined up to control the four directions, and some small towns and towns are also monopolized by small forces such as horse bandits all the year round.

In the past few decades, the land west of the river has long been in chaos.

It is precisely because the situation is too chaotic that Rao is Xiahou Yuan relied on the sweep of Liangzhou, and the power of Hubu Guanyou has no spare strength to get involved in Hexi.

At this moment, the two Hu leaders in the camp are respectively in Jiuquan, Xihai and other counties, although there are only 10,000 soldiers under their command, but because of the perennial battle, the combat power of the soldiers is also extremely strong, and they can be called elite soldiers.

"Brother Russia, according to the detailed report of the Longxi side, the chieftain of Burning Dangqiang, who has about tens of thousands of armor soldiers under his command, took advantage of the current Longxi land Cao, Shu, Xiqiang and other forces to fight, and when the storm was surging, he aimed the spearhead at the counties in the west of our Hexi."

"According to the scout report I arranged two days ago, the Qiang soldiers were strong, and as soon as they entered Zhangye County, they subdued most of the small forces such as the Duma Gang in the territory.

A middle-aged man who was nearly forty years old, the tall and sturdy Hu man showed a worried look on his face at this time, and said to the same burly and powerful Hu general beside him.

These two people are none other than Oh He and Yao Ge.

"Brother Xian, what you said, for my brother to understand the situation in general, otherwise why would I invite you to come here to discuss countermeasures?"

Oh He listened and said slowly.

"The forces of the Qiang tribe are far stronger than the tribes of the two of us combined, and the morale is booming, and you and I want to stop its troops is tantamount to using the mantis arm as a car."

When the words fell here, the worry on Burning Ge's face became thicker and thicker, he pondered for a moment, and said again: "The strength of the two of them is slightly stronger, if we can combine the interests of the two to compete with Burn Dang, in fact, there is a lot to be done!" ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed with a look of extreme regret: "Alas, but the two of them raised troops and joined forces to the west to join forces with the Cao clan to attack the Shu army and the Qiang tribe close to the Shu people when Yadan, the prime minister of Xiqiang, recruited the Quartet. ”

"So, according to what I think, why don't we first migrate westward and retreat to Yumen and other important towns, and rely on the Western Regions to make friends with various western tribes to fight against the burning dang, what does Brother Russia think?"

Yao Ge slowly put forward his own proposal, preparing to migrate westward and ally with the Zhuhu of the Western Regions.

Merely.

When these words fell, Oh He groaned for a while, but waved his hand and refused: "This matter is not appropriate!" ”

"Why?"

"If we really migrate to the west, then our department will be equivalent to duckweed without roots, without roots such as Jiuquan and Xihai, even if we rely on the power of the Western Regions Zhuhu to resist the burning dang?"

"At that time, it can only be a tiger in the front, and a wolf will be lured into the house later, is it possible that after I retreat to the Jade Gate, won't the Hu of the Western Regions covet the tribes under your command and me?"

"Not only that, since the Han Dynasty was in turmoil, the Western Regions Protectorate has existed in name only, and the tribes of the Western Regions have also attacked each other for many years, and I am also worried that they are too busy with internal fighting to help us wait, if this is the case, our army has lost the foundation of Jiuquan and Xihai, and I am afraid that there is no room for resistance."

After some analysis, Russia and He gradually analyzed the disadvantages of refusing to migrate westward in order to lure the Western Regions Zhuhu as aid.

After the words fell, Burning Ge nodded and seconded the proposal after hearing this, and then slapped his head and smiled bitterly: "Alas, it's still Brother Russia who thinks far-reaching, I really haven't thought about it so much, if it's really like what you said, then I'll wait for the migratory tribe to leave the west, and I will dig my own grave!" ”

It's just that, having said that, he returned to the topic after a while: "But even if it is in the interests of the two of us, it is categorically difficult to compete with the burning dang, I don't know if Brother Russia has a way to crack it?" ”

"Breaking the game?"

Hearing this, Oh He muttered, thought for a long time, and said in a low voice: "From this point of view, we also have to learn from the fascination and moths to cover them, and befriending one party thinks that it is the best policy to help in this way!" ”

"Now that Cao and Shu are fighting for Longxi, what does Brother Russia plan?"

When the words fell, Oh He stared at him tightly, and after a while, with a smile, he said: "I am going to send an envoy to visit the Shu general Guan Ping, let him negotiate with the chief of Zhuodangqiang, and let him dispel the idea of continuing to use troops against several counties in Hexi." ”

"And you and I have lived in the land of Hexi for a long time, and we already know the topography of this place well, if we want to quickly annihilate us, we can't do it, so we can use this as an exchange."

"Let Guan Ping stop the burning of the dangdang from continuing to abuse Hexi, and our army will hold the counties of Hexi for the Shu army to prevent any other forces from getting involved in Hexi, I think, now that the Longxi War is in full swing, Guan Ping will definitely not give up your and me, God-given allies."

The words fell, and he was clear, but a trace of doubt rose in his heart, and he asked: "Brother Russia, I don't know something, why did you choose to befriend the Shu army instead of the Cao army, Cao Mengde, the king of Wei, is now in the northern states, although he lost both in World War II last year, but after all, the power is also extremely strong, on the other hand, the Shu army only has the land of the two states in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a balance of Sun Quan in the east. ”

"If you fight for the foundation, I think it will be the Cao family that will destroy Shu and Wu in the future, and dominate the world, Brother Russia's move?"

"Hahaha."

After a few words, Oh He laughed a few times, and then said loudly: "Brother Xian, what you said is good, the Cao family is indeed the strongest on the surface at present, if you fight for the foundation, if you talk about consumption, Shu and Wu are difficult to match, but there is no absolute, and I look at Guan Ping This person is a great variable." ”

"Brother Xian, think about it, Guan Ping is just a Jingzhou general, he has never set foot in the land of Liangzhou before, but you carefully taste his achievements, from the beginning of the seven hundred miles through Yinping uninhabited land surprise attack on the important town of Qiang Road in Xiqiang, and then with two thousand knights across the cool land for a while, in the deep roots of the Cao army in Longxi, Longyou, the Cao army was unable to exterminate this army of only a few thousand knights."

"On the contrary, Guan Ping, a person who has never had anything to do with the Qiang tribe, also hugged the beauty and married the beloved daughter of Yang Ju, the king of Baima Qiang, and the virtuous brother thought that if the Shu army really went all out to fight for Liangzhou in the future, could the land on the right side of the pass still be owned by the Cao army?"

"Don't forget, there is still the biggest trump card in the Shu army that has not yet come out."

"You mean General Shenweitian?"

As soon as these words fell, Yao Ge immediately understood why he had befriended the Shu army.

On the surface alone, it is indeed the strength of the Cao army now, but if you analyze it carefully, Guan Ping, a general who has never set foot in Liangzhou, can lead a team of knights to stir up the situation in Xiliang and let all the forces fight together.

If it really comes to the time of the all-out decisive battle of the Shu army, the main force of the Shu army will come out, and with the afterglow accumulated by Ma Chao, the Cao army on the right side of the pass may be difficult to hold.

In fact, Oh He also has his own small abacus, he himself has dominated Hexi for many years, even if the Shu army can not pacify the world, but if it can sweep Longyou, it will be enough to take Xiliang.

At that time, he can completely rely on the Shu army, please lead the people out of the Jade Gate to go deep into the Western Regions to sweep the Zhuhu, once the mourning Western Regions are pacified, he will be able to continue to dominate the Western Regions by virtue of his prestige in sweeping the Western Regions.

And the Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains, and the Emperor Shangao is far away, won't his good days come?

But if he is attached to Cao Jun, once Cao Jun unifies the world, will he still let him suffer on the frontier?

It is the best policy to fight in pairs, and to make friends with the weak against the strong.

On the contrary, he hopes that this troubled world will continue, as long as the world is not unified for a day, then he will also have the capital to dominate the troubled times.

And today's Burning Ge does not fully understand the true intentions of Oh Ho, and he still seems to understand it.

"Brother Russian, is Guan Ping really sure to persuade Burning Dangqiang to stop using troops?"

"Don't worry, this matter is easy to hear! I am sure of my brother. ”

Oh He said with a calm look on his face.

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