Volume 6 The Heroes Compete Chapter 74 It's the right time
The yellow dust is rolling, the sound of hooves is like thunder, a cavalry is speeding all the way to the north, there is no curved cover, there is no gorgeous car, but there are two knights in front of the army, one is holding an eight-foot scepter, and the other is holding a golden big horse, showing the noble identity of the commander of this cavalry.
"General Yu!" A cavalryman galloped head-on: "Fifty miles ahead, there is the Wuqi Pavilion!" The Liangzhou Army Scout has been discovered! ”
"Good!" Nan Ying slowly raised his hand, and the entire cavalry brigade immediately slowed down: "Continue to investigate, you can openly play the banner of this general!" ”
"Yes!" The cavalry quickly turned his horse and drove away.
"In my hometown, there is an old saying that an ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws....... I don't want to do it today, but this thing should be on me!" Nan Ying smiled at the jade man who was riding along: "Let's go, meet your two brothers!" ”
Ma Yunluo's jade lips moved slightly, but she finally didn't speak, but lowered her head gently, which makes people wonder if this world's number one peerless female general will also have a cowardly daughter posture?
After planning for several years, Nanying launched a campaign across the territory of the Han Dynasty quite riskily, and after the two strategic goals of opening up the east and west and recapturing Chang'an were finally realized, he still had one last purpose....... to completely solve the Liangzhou problem, connect Liangzhou, Guanzhong and Hanzhong as a whole, rely on each other, obtain sufficient strategic depth, and lay the foundation for the next step of attacking Xichuan and Jingzhou.
The Liangzhou problem has plagued the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, and has even become an important cause of the great chaos in the world, which is of course due to the ineffective administration of the court and the weak combat power of the army, but also because of the intricate ethnic contradictions in Liangzhou. The court spent more than 100 years and fought several Hanqiang wars, almost pouring the strength of the whole country, but did not complete the grand wish of pacifying Liangzhou, but caused the reality of today's demarcation and rule.
In that year, Han Sui and Ma Teng joined forces, and an army of 80,000 attacked the imperial capital, although it was frustrated and returned in the hands of Nanying, but the Liangzhou army was famous, which changed the color of the princes of the world. Subsequently, Han and Ma successively annexed the kingdom, Li Xiangru and other Liangzhou warlord forces, and surrendered Liang Xing, Cheng Yin, Hou Xuan, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, and Ma Wan, with a total army of 130,000. Except for Song Yang, the "King of Heshou Ping Han" who occupies a corner, the Han and Ma forces have almost unified Liangzhou, and Ma Teng has even occupied his hometown, most of the areas of the right Fufeng among the three auxiliaries, even the Li Guo coalition army does not dare to compete with it, and the strength of the entire Liangzhou group is unprecedentedly strong.
Recovering Liangzhou is almost a dream that is impossible to complete at this stage. However, according to the ubiquitous intelligence network reconnaissance of the Bozhou Navy, under the powerful appearance of the Liangzhou Army, there are many difficulties hidden.
With the frequent invasion of Zhuhu in Liangzhou, the chaos of the people's ten rooms and nine emptiness continued to intensify, Ma Teng and Han Suikong claimed to be the overlords of Liangzhou, in fact, they only controlled the four counties of Beidi, Anding, Hanyang, Longxi and some areas of Youfufeng, Jincheng, Wuwei and other places, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and other places have been completely out of control, and have become the horse farms where Xianbei, Di, Tuge and other Hus gallop vertically and horizontally. It can be said that in Liangzhou, the dominance of Ma Teng and Han Sui has been seriously threatened.
The direct cause of the fact that the two Koreans had superior forces but were unable to expand was the food problem. Liangzhou itself is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is barren, and it is the lowest low-grain producing area among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. Since the great chaos in the world, as Guo Yan said, almost all the ordinary people in Liangzhou have been displaced, where are there still people engaged in labor production? Since the fifth year of Guanghe, the Hanzhong Eagle's Nest has never stopped the large-scale action of crazy grain purchase, although their acquisition focus is on Sanfu and Sili, Jingzhou and other places, but they have also entered Liangzhou to repeatedly "sweep", almost buying out the surplus grain of the people. This directly led to the fact that it was difficult for the Liangzhou army to obtain sufficient military food from the people in the future.
If Nanying's estimate is good, Ma Teng and Han Sui are almost exhausted, and if they want to survive, there are only two ways to choose, one is to storm the cities in China at all costs and plunder the precious food they rely on for survival; The second is to bow down to the court under sufficient conditions in exchange for the court's military supplies.
Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on Nan Ying's lips. If Chang'an was still in the hands of Li Guo, Ma Teng and Han Sui might really go down in one go, but at this time, it was already too late...... Huang Zhong and Xun Youling 1,000 Black Eagle Guards had taken control of the palace, carried out the strictest protection of the Son of Heaven, and cooperated with Huangfu Song's 15,000 troops to strengthen the city defense of Chang'an; Guo Yan, who had annexed Li Dao's old department, was leading an army of 25,000 to approach Fufeng, directly threatening Ma Teng's hometown. In the north, Anding, the most elite 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Bohai Expeditionary Force are facing off against the Liangzhou Army. If it really starts, let alone capture Chang'an, it is difficult to say whether the Liangzhou army will be able to gain the upper hand.
Therefore, Han Sui and Ma Teng can only sit down and negotiate, the situation is stronger than people, so they can't help but bow their heads, not to mention that there is Ma Yunluo, a key figure in the middle, who is public and private, and reasonable, Han Sui and Ma Teng can no longer refuse.
As for the safety of this trip, Nanying is not worried. Although half of the 2,000 Black Eagle Guards stayed in Chang'an, there were still 1,000 Black Eagle Guards and 2,000 elite cavalry under the original Guo Yan on their side.
In the battle before the Tiger Prison on the same day, Nanying and Lu Bu led their troops to fight, and Lu Bu and Koji Yi were defeated and returned to the battle, but this Hu Che'er did not retreat, which made Nanying have a trace of cherishing talents, and he did not hesitate to offend the princes from all walks of life and let him live. And this Hu Che'er is indeed grateful for his kindness, and he was dissatisfied with Li Dao early, after Sun Binshuo and Guo Yan personally came forward to contact, he did not hesitate to throw himself to the side of the Bohai Navy, and killed Li Dao in front of the battle, making great contributions.
To Nan Ying's surprise, Fan Chou was not an undercover agent arranged by him, but he also took the initiative to participate in the killing of Li Dao, and cooperated seamlessly...... When Dong Zhuo was killed in the Chang'an Palace that day, this Fan Chou also turned back before the battle and directly slaughtered Dong Zhuo's female Mei Niu Fu, which was a wall grass. However, meritorious service must be rewarded, otherwise it will lose people's morale. Nan Ying considered it again and again, considering that Fan Chou was after all an important general in Dong Zhuo's old army, second only to Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji, and had contributed to the two counterinsurgencys, so he played the son of tomorrow, awarded him a real shortage of Pingxi generals, and ordered him to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses in his headquarters to cooperate with the action, and postpone thirty miles back for backup, which can be regarded as a gesture to the generals of Liangzhou. Of course, Nanying was not without precautions against him, he temporarily selected a thousand soldiers and horses from the forbidden army, handed them over to Hua Xiong and Sima Zhi to command, and ran ten miles parallel to Fan Chou's army. Once Fan Chou makes a move, the two armies of the Southern Eagle Headquarters and Huaxiong will attack at the same time, and the elimination of Fan Chou is only a snap of a finger.
"General, Sima Changshi sent someone from the rear army to send a letter!" A cavalryman rushed up from behind.
Nanying slowed down his horse, unfolded the white silk handed by his subordinates, and gradually showed a smile on his lips. This Sima is strict in martial arts, but when it comes to military dispatch and logistics support, he is definitely a good hand, and he actually requisitioned a large amount of grain and grass in Chang'an City and surrounding counties in one day and one night as a newcomer to Chang'an. In his report, he detailed the amount of grain and grass, its source, and the approximate time of its arrival, and asked the rear army to slow down its march and wait for the delivery procession from nearby places.
"What did Sima Zhi say?" Ma Yunluo rode his horse closer, and his eyes fell on the white silk in Nanying's hand.
"Sima Zhi, this kid, a generation of masters!" Nan Ying clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "With these grains, I'm not afraid that the two eldest brothers won't bow their heads!" ”
"Nonsense!" Ma Yunluo's jade cheeks were slightly red, but her eyes couldn't help revealing a trace of joy: "Sima Zhi has made a great contribution this time, you should also show it...... I heard that his eldest son will be 10 years old next month, do you want to give a congratulatory gift? ”
"To send, of course to send!" Nan Ying grinned: "However, you see that the children are all ten years old...... Are we also thinking about getting married? ”
"Get out!" Ma Yunluo couldn't parry anymore, and grabbed the horse's belly from her feet, and the war horse galloped away like an arrow. However, no matter how fresh the breeze blows, it can't reduce the fever on the face.
Nan Ying landed behind her, but the evil smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a complex and profound stunned color. He commanded his subordinates for more than ten years, and his prestige grew, and his undefeated name and respected status were well known to the world. In recent years, the voice in the military has become louder and louder, and there are all requests for the lord's marriage and early succession, but Nanying has delayed it for various reasons.
Just because of Ma Yunluo's thoughts, Nanying has already seen the fire. Although she disagrees with Ma Teng's political opinions, and even hates his disregard for the lives of ordinary people, it does not mean that she can easily let go of this family affection that is thicker than water. In this era, if there is no parents' order and matchmaker's words, the marriage event will attract countless criticisms, which will be a big trouble for Nanying and even the entire Bohai naval force. And from a personal emotional point of view, the eldest brother is like a father, and a marriage without the blessing of a loved one is imperfect.
Therefore, Nanying is eager to solve the Liangzhou problem as soon as possible, not only to solve military worries, but also to allow Ma Teng and Ma Yunluo brothers and sisters to release their previous suspicions and get back together, so that the next Qin and Jin have no regrets.
Both Han and Ma have ambitions, and if Bohai is weak and Liangzhou is strong, even if they agree to form an alliance with marriage as a bond, they will be in the same bed, with no trust at all, and they may break their promises and cross the river and tear down the bridge at any time. Now it is different from the past, with the opening of the Great War, the true strength of the Bohai Navy has been hidden for a long time has been made public, its land spans the east and west of the Han Dynasty, and its troops have hundreds of thousands of tiger and wolf divisions, and it is also the orthodox identity of the auxiliary emperor's uncle, occupying the name of righteousness. On the other hand, Han and Ma have a group of heroes on the outside, and they have become isolated, and there are people scattered inside, and it is difficult to continue to have food and clothing, not to mention that there are still upright people in the world who are always criticizing and writing, which makes the political reputation worse. Even if the two of Han and Ma are lustful for profit, but in the end, they are also people who understand the situation, when they see the prosperity of the Bohai side from their own bleak future, and where to go, don't ask themselves!
In a word, it is time to recover Liangzhou!