The world of Kyushu, originally did not have the name of Liangzhou, the Hexi Corridor is rich in water and grass, the climate is mild, it is the paradise of nomads, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the second year of Yuanjia, the champion Hou - Huo Qubing commanded the army to defeat the Huns entrenched here, and then placed Wuwei, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Dunhuang four counties, this is the emergence of Liangzhou!

In the following hundreds of years, the monarchs of the Han Dynasty continued to expand their territory and actively advance to the west, and the territory of Liangzhou continued to increase, and by the time of the two emperors of Huan and Ling, it had become a large state with twelve counties and ninety-six counties and a population of one million, and it had also become an inseparable part of the Chinese territory!

A huge cowhide map was hung in the secret room of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the military meeting began, Prime Minister Cao Cao was on top, the civil and military ministers sat on both sides, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi brothers were present to observe, everyone's eyes were all fixed on the position of Liangzhou, but the expressions were completely different, some were excited, some were sad, and some sighed!

In this era, the feelings of the Han monarchs and ministers towards Liangzhou can be described in sixteen words, "It is useless to take it, it is a pity to abandon it, the weakness of the country, and the war is continuous!" ”

The terrain of Liangzhou is long and narrow, stretching more than 2,000 miles from east to west, there are 500 miles wide from north to south, and the narrowest place is only a dozen miles, there are Han people, Huns, Qiang people, Yueshi people living on it, and there are many small tribes that cannot be named, it can be said that Hu and Han are mixed, it is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and me, in order to compete for grassland, water sources, livestock, and mines, the tribes are constantly fighting, it is said that the longest tribal war has lasted for hundreds of years, and there is still no end!

For hundreds of years, the Han Dynasty has invested countless elite soldiers into Liangzhou, transported countless grains, grasses, and ordnance, this land is like a bottomless black hole, always filled, when the Han family is strong, it can barely be deterred, once the country declines, the first turmoil must be Liangzhou!

During the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and a group of ministers led by Da Situ Cui Lie suggested giving up Liangzhou and shrinking the defense line in order to free up troops to suppress the rebellion in the country.

There are two largest forces in Xiliang, one is Ma Teng, who occupies the three counties of Jincheng, Longxi and Wuwei in the south, and the other is Han Sui, who occupies the three counties of Beidi, Anding and Hanyang in the north, and as for the other six counties, they are occupied by eight forces respectively, and they are together and are known as the 'Ten Towns of Xiliang!' ’

Ma Teng and Han Sui are the strongest, with tens of thousands of soldiers, and they are sworn brothers, the two work together to suppress, the situation in Xiliang is quite stable, and now these two people are fighting, and the city and land of the twelve counties have become a pot of porridge, as for the cause of the civil war, the military newspaper is not very detailed, and everyone is not easy to guess, but it is not difficult to guess, it is nothing more than three things: territory, money, and beauty!

Xiliang is in turmoil, and the opportunity to intervene has come, the Cao Ying group controls the imperial court and has the name of the righteousness of the world, and there must be a response to this matter, three choices, the first to send a messenger to mediate the war? Second, press the troops, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and third, directly send troops to take the twelve counties of Xiliang into your hands!

After a long silence, everyone's eyes fell on Guo Jia, according to the military convention, it was this 'ghost talent' who was the first to speak, and in terms of strategic vision, no one could compare with it!

"Liangzhou is the gateway to the northwest, if you can grasp it in hand, you can communicate with the 36 countries of the Western Regions to the west, raise the prestige of the Han Dynasty, suppress the Xiongnu royal court to the north, you can attack the grassland tribes, and to the east you can encircle and merge the state, threatening Yuan Shao's flank, so that the soldiers must fight for the place, and the heaven-sent opportunity, you must not miss it!"

Guo Jia took out the wine gourd from his waist, raised his head and poured it violently, exhaled comfortably, his slightly pale little face was also ruddy, and the whole person entered a state of excitement...... "The key to Xiliang, the world knows, if I don't move, Yuan Shao of Hebei will inevitably send troops to the west, once it falls into his hands, it will be overwhelmed by the army, the western capital Chang'an is difficult to protect, the west is not guaranteed, and the eastern capital is not safe?" ”

"Feng Xiao's words are reasonable, if the old man doesn't take it, Xiliang will fall into the hands of Yuan Benchu, and the general situation is in danger!" Cao Cao nodded slightly, the light in his narrow eyes flickered, when today, the biggest threat to himself is Yuan Shao, there will be a battle between the two males, the first strike is strong, and the last one will suffer!

After another moment of contemplation, everyone's eyes turned, and this time it fell on Xiao Yi, if Guo Jia is a strategic wizard, Xiao Lang is a tactical genius, the two of them set a plan, and the other is executed, and the cooperation is seamless!

"Xilianghu and Han live together, the people are fierce, and they are known for their warriors with iron hooves and scimitars, if these people can be included in the army, expand their strength, and then use them to fight against Hebei, they will be profitable!"

Xiao Yi attaches more importance to the source of soldiers in Xiliang, because of the natural environment, the distribution of Chinese has a characteristic, the more north they go, the more fierce they are, fighting a battle without fear of death, and the people in the south are relatively mild, better at reading and writing!

Yuan Shao occupies the Qing, You, Hebei, and four states, all on the north bank of the Yellow River, the weather is cold, the environment is harsh, is the place to produce the world's elite soldiers, relatively, Cao Ying's army is mostly Xu, Yan, Henan, Si four states of the children, these places are relatively rich, the soldiers lack some blood and courage in their bones, against the tiger and wolf division of Hebei, do not have an advantage!

"Moreover, the Central Plains is flat, the battlefield is a decisive battle, relying more on the cavalry impact, Xiliang is a famous place for horses, if it can be included in the hands, our army can expand the cavalry on a large scale, galloping all the time, invincible in the world!"

"Xiao Lang is right, the cavalry can be invincible in the world!"

"There is a shortage of horses in the army, if we can get the land of Xiliang to raise horses, the combat effectiveness of our army can soar all the way!"

"The general has no horse, such as folding his legs, for the sake of Xiliang's war horse, it is worth fighting!"

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Xiao Yi's words aroused a strong resonance among the generals, since the Zhao Wuling King 'Hufu cavalry shooting', the cavalry appeared on the battlefield, and soon replaced the heavy chariots, galloping vertically and horizontally, thousands of miles roundabout, the impact is even more powerful, on the battlefield, as long as it is used properly, 10,000 cavalry can break through more than 100,000 infantry, divide the encirclement, and annihilate one by one, it is a well-deserved king of all soldiers!

The combat power of the cavalry is amazing, the cost is also very high, the princes want to form a large-scale cavalry, for the hegemony of the world, but there are very few can do it, the reason is that there is still a lack of war horses!

The raising of war horses is very difficult, in addition to excellent breeds, there must be wide pastures, clean water, sufficient sunshine, but also cold, windy, snowy, wolf......, only in such a harsh living environment, can we cultivate good at running, strong character of war horses, as for the Central Plains people's livestock of those, can only be used to pull carts, turn mills, just large donkeys!

Although the world is big, there are only two places to produce war horses, one is the Mobei grassland, and the other is the Hexi Corridor.

Mobei environment is harsh, disasters continue, the Huns are entrenched here, nomadic for a living, the war horses produced there, strong character, can withstand wind and snow, have endurance, can endure hardships, the requirements for feed are very, in winter can dig up the snow by themselves, look for grass roots to eat, the disadvantage is that the stature is short, the weight-bearing capacity is slightly poor, and the running is not fast!

Xiliang has a dry climate, the wind and sand are also big, the horses there are tall, good at running, long, fast, almost all the famous horses in the world are from this, but it is the best source of war horses, but the Xiliang war horses are more delicate, the requirements for feed are very high, the temper is not good, it is very difficult to feed, the most typical example is Xiao Yi's 'cabbage', good to eat and drink, do not like to work, that is Uncle Ma!

After Yuan Shao occupied the four states of Hebei, he got a lot of war horses from the Huns, formed a large number of cavalry troops, and his power increased dramatically, which is also one of the reasons why he can become the head of the princes in the world.

Battlefield battle, shoot people first shoot horses, the loss of war horses is often above the soldiers, coupled with diseases, injuries, aging ......, over the course of a year, the loss of war horses in the army is about fifty percent, at least tens of thousands of horses shortage, in recent years, if it wasn't for Xiao Yi to get some war horses from the Xiqiang tribe, the cavalry of the Cao army would have been disbanded long ago!

Strategically it must be fought, tactically it can be fought, now there is only one last question left, does Cao Ying Group have the strength to fight this battle, thinking of this, everyone's eyes turned to Xun Yu, what is the attitude of this big housekeeper?

Someone has made an analogy, Cao Ying's three important ministers, with different abilities, just like the three founding heroes of the Han Dynasty, Guo Jia is full of wisdom and imagination, comparable to Zhang Liang, Xiao Yi has won a hundred battles, and has conquered everything, comparable to Han Xin, as for Xun Yu, governing the country and appeasing the people, it is Xiao He, it is with their assistance that Cao Cao can dominate the four states and look at the world!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the West Liang is heavy, the soldiers and horses are fine, it is beneficial to take it, and it is harmful to lose it, now the horses and South Korea are fighting each other, and the twelve counties are in chaos, which can be described as a godsend, if you don't send troops to attack, it will be too late to regret!"

Xun Yu stood up and said impassionedly, but the look on his face was very gloomy, and he was full of guilt, "But, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, the old man is incompetent, and there is ~~ no money in the treasury~!" ”