Longxi County, which was established in the Qin Dynasty, was originally under its control. Tianshui, Lanzhou and other areas that once included the later Gan Province were the places where the ancient Chinese Silk Road passed, and when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had not conquered the four counties of Hexi, this county had always been the first line of the westernmost Han Dynasty to resist the Xiongnu. Because it is located in the upper reaches of Weishui, its geographical location is very important, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

When the Eastern Han Dynasty was just established, because of the repeated rebellions of the Qiang people, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, appointed Ma Yuan as the county guard of Longxi County. And it was from here that the Fubo general Ma Yuan became famous.

Although Ma Yuan repeatedly suppressed the rebellion of the Qiang people, due to the influence of the region, he could not attack the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau where the Qiang people lived, so he naturally could not completely eradicate the rebellion.

So, Ma Yuan made a decision and set a very bad precedent, which affected the ethnic ecology of the entire Liangzhou, Guanzhong, and northern regions of Liangzhou, Guanzhong, and Bingzhou at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms period, and even the Eastern and Western Jin and Northern Dynasties.

Ma Yuan moved some of the subjugated Qiang people to Longxi, but he himself did not have the ability to educate the aliens.

This led to the fact that later, some Qiang and Di people who had not been completely sinicized gradually moved to Liangzhou. The successors, as well as some county guards along the border counties of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all learned from Ma Yuan to move the subdued aliens into the interior.

For example, the Southern Xiongnu people have moved to the Fen River valley during the Three Kingdoms period.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a very strange situation was formed, and in today's Liangzhou, especially in the four counties of Longxi and Hexi, as well as Jincheng County and Wudu County, the number of Qiang and Di people is more than that of the Han people. This phenomenon has even spread to Bufeng and Hanyang. The so-called Hanyang County is actually another name for Cheonshui County.

It can be said that the destruction of the Western Jin Dynasty was due to Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty himself, but Ma Yuan also had to pay part of the responsibility for the later Wuhu Rebellion.

After Ma Yuan's death, his successor did not have the military ability of Ma Yuan, and won and lost in the war with the Qiang people. This led to a sharp decline in the local Han population, and the rent was greatly reduced. The governance office of Longxi County was also forced to move to Xiangwu County, and later, it was moved to Didao. In the fifth year of Emperor Yonghe of Han Shun, the population of the Eastern Han Dynasty was at its peak, but the population of Longxi County dropped sharply to more than 5,000 households, and the total population of a county was about 30,000.

Until now, the county governance of Longxi County is still in Didao, but since the Song Dynasty established the anti-flag, the people of the counties in Longxi County have fled to Caohan because of the rebellion of Han Sui and others. This is because although Song Jian rebelled, he was only a lord of protecting the territory and the people, and he did not have the ambition of Han Sui and others, so the current Longxi County is focused on Caohan, and it is no longer the county Zhidi Dao.

In any case, Longxi County is the place where the ancestor Ma Yuan became famous, so Ma Teng has always been obsessed with Longxi County, and often pays attention to it.

He hadn't done it before, and Ma Teng was just worried that if he attacked the county seat of Caohan County, he would lose a large number of subordinates, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

Ma Tie also knew the situation, so he was worried that if he really let Jin Jue, a kid, capture Caohan City with only a thousand people, then the entire Longxi County would really be in his pocket.

"Hehehe, the old man naturally won't be so cheap for him." Ma Teng smiled and replied, it seems that he has long been prepared for this matter.

"Dai'er, I'll hand over this thousand people to you. After that kid takes the city of Caohan for us, you will give him the letter of appointment I wrote, and by that time, I will already be the pastor of Liangzhou, and it is really right to appoint him as the county guard of Wudu County. Ma Teng commanded with a smile.

"Uncle, this ......" Ma Dai hesitated, it was a bit against his faith to do this, with Ma Dai's person, he really didn't want to do this.

"It's okay, Dai'er, you think that my uncle and I don't believe what I say. However, have you thought about it, and what the kid just said is also untrue. If he had been appointed by His Majesty, why did he bring out the seal of his dead father? Think about it again, although His Majesty the Emperor is young, will he canonize a little lame man as the county guard of a county? Ma Teng didn't care that Ma Dai refuted his opinion, but patiently explained.

Then, Ma Teng said his full plan, and said, "However, that kid's method is extremely beneficial to our Ma family. After my eldest brother Han Sui and I work together to destroy the two thieves, Chao'er and the three of them can serve as the county guards of the three auxiliary respectively, and Dai'er, you are the county guard of Longxi County. In this way, our Ma family can monopolize half of Lanzhou, and also monopolize Sanfu. I can reward him with a position as the county guard of Wudu County, which is already considered benevolent and righteous?

Dai'er, do you understand your uncle's good intentions? ”

"Uncle, Dai understands." Ma Dai was relieved.

It turned out that Ma Teng, an old guy, was not too smart, but he had already seen through the flaws in Jin Jue's words. Perhaps, Jin Jue really saw Emperor Han Xian, but with his appearance, let alone the position of a county guard, even the position of a county commander could not be given to him. And Jin Jue suddenly said that he was so sure that he would use a method with a very low battle damage rate to break through Caohan, and he himself would laugh at it.

However, what Ma Teng didn't know was that all his thoughts were expected by Jin Jue in advance.

There is no way, one is a traverser, and the other is a somewhat famous historical figure, Ma Teng is actually the same as Han Sui, suspicious by nature, but not as smart as Han Sui, otherwise, Ma Teng could be deceived by Zhong Xuan and Zhang Ji to go to Xudu, but Han Sui was not fooled. For most Xiliang generals, crossing the river and demolishing bridges is commonplace.

In this regard, Jin Jue has been prepared for a long time, the reason why he must borrow troops to take down Caohan is really just to make a name for himself as he just said.

Think about it, he is a little lame man who has no power to tie the chicken, relying on a borrowed thousand men and horses, and effortlessly broke through the fortified city that the only traitor who dared to claim the king but was still alive in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Ma Teng only saw the word profit in his eyes, but he underestimated the political influence of the elimination of Song Jian itself and the attraction of those Han scholars who were lurking in the opposition in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, struggling to find the master, and wanted to make contributions.

Cao Cao is a very typical example, his family has nothing to praise in front of the various families of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His father is a great eunuch, and Cao Teng in history is not a good eunuch, only slightly stronger than the Ten Standing Servants. Compared with Lu Qiang, it is like the difference between the sun and the moon and the light.

However, the reason why Cao Cao was able to attract the assistance of Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and other resourceful people was because of his own ability.

The purpose of Jin Jue's trip is twofold.

First, it is to increase one's reputation.

And Song Jian is the target of the sword sharpening.

Second, temporarily separate Han Sui and Ma Teng, and let them focus their respective attention on conquering the counties in their jurisdiction.

With the personalities of Ma Teng and Han Sui, sooner or later the two of them will fall out for the sake of interests, and of course the later this time comes, the better. Once the two fight, Jin Jue will definitely help Ma Teng to fight Han Sui's forces.

Assist Ma Teng in consolidating his power in Liangzhou and the counties of Sanfu in order to prevent Cao Cao and Zhong Xuan from taking control of it. used Ma Teng as a shield to delay or even block the time for Cao Jun to enter Guanzhong.

This is the reason why Jin Jue knows that dealing with Ma Teng is like seeking skin with a tiger, but he still insists on coming here.

They each put their minds down and went back to think about it.

Besides, Lu Bujun lost Jin Jue, and his subordinates Cheng Lian and Li Feng suddenly left with Cai Wenji and Du Shi and disappeared. These two things made Lu Bu lose face, and for this, he scolded Wei Xu fiercely, this in-law was in charge of the whole army for him, but such a thing happened. If Lu Bu listened to Jin Jue's words and changed this position to Gao Shun, he would definitely not let Cheng Lian and Li Feng leave so easily.