Not everyone is able to see the situation he is facing clearly and make the most suitable choice. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the beginning, Quzhou assassinated Chen Zhang, the first reason why he chose to take refuge in Huainan was because he was smart enough to see the situation clearly and knew how to choose the most suitable path for him; The second reason is that he had not been an assassin for a long time at that time, and there was still the restraint of the people sent by Qian Biao, so Chen Zhang was not used to the feeling of being in power, and it was naturally easier to accept taking refuge in Huainan.

But Wei Quanyan, Lu Guangchou and others are different.

It is the so-called easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

For these assassins who have been divided from the southern states for more than ten or even twenty years, and are like soil emperors, after tasting the feeling of being in power, naturally no one wants to be a little brother anymore, unless it is really at the end of the mountain.

Huainan's current policy is in everyone's eyes, in the past Yang Xingmi era, Huainan's local assassin history was still held by military generals, and Yang Xingmi, the assassin who defected to Huainan, will generally be retained, not only has greater power, but also has a higher degree of autonomy.

But now, with Yang Wu ascending to the throne, it has long been Huainan's major policy to gradually replace the unrestrained military generals with civilian officials who are easier to control and manage.

By now, the assassination history of the inland states that Huainan originally occupied has been basically replaced by civilian officials, and even the land of Liangzhejiang that was just fought two years ago is now gradually being replaced by civilian officials.

For this kind of change, Wei Quanyan, Lu Guangchou and other assassins who are used to being the emperor of the soil are naturally full of reluctance.

If Huainan is really strong, so strong that they have no hope at all, then these assassins may be a little sober and obediently choose to take refuge in Huainan; It's just that Huainan's strength is not strong enough to make them desperate.

Not to mention anything else, those deep mountains and old forests in southern Jiangxi alone will greatly limit the strength of the Huainan Army, so that they cannot mobilize too many troops; They are more familiar with the local terrain and are able to adapt well to the local environment.

As the so-called poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, the residents of this area are originally unruly lords, and they have not personally seen the strength of the Huainan army, how can they be willing to give up their own territory?

At this time, the envoys of the six states gathered in Tanzhou to discuss the matter of jointly dealing with Huainan.

Ma Yin personally came forward to persuade these envoys, and gave them rich bribes, hoping that these envoys would be able to persuade their respective assassins to join their anti-Huainan alliance after they returned.

"At the beginning, Zhao Kuangning was the envoy of Shannan Dongdao, with 100,000 troops, how respectful was his status? But once he lost his territory, after arriving in Guangling, he was oppressed by some Guangling officials. Then Zhao Kuangning still went as a vassal of Huainan, and he was treated like this. Imagine what kind of treatment the assassins behind you would be treated if they went to Huainan? Ma Yin asked loudly.

I have to say that Ma Yin has found a good breakthrough at this point, although Zhao Kuangning's experience has his own fault, but in the eyes of outsiders, they only saw the result of Zhao Kuangning being exiled to Wenzhou.

So when they heard this, they all began to ponder.

"Although Huainan is strong, it is not invincible! The deep mountains and old forests of Jiangxi are forbidden places that are difficult for them to enter. As long as everyone unites and works together, we will definitely be able to defeat the Huainan Army! When you go back, you all ask your respective lords, whether you choose to unite and create a territory for your children and grandchildren, or choose to go to Guangling and live a life and death as a prisoner who is completely manipulated in the hands of others, this is all up to your choice! Ma Yin continued to bewitch.

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After these envoys had left, Ma Yin asked his marching Sima Zhang Ji, "Zhang Sima thinks that in the end, how many people can choose to fight against Huainan with Ben Shuai?" ”

Although Ma Yin was full of confidence when bewitching these envoys, he also had little confidence in his own heart about whether he could defeat the Huainan army.

Think about it, Zhu Quanzhong, the king of Liang, is so powerful, the number of troops that can be used for mobility alone is as high as 200,000, but these 200,000 troops are still defeated by the Huainan army.

If Zhu Quanzhong crossed the Huai River to fight with the Huainan army and was defeated, Ma Yin can still say that it was because Huainan occupied the right time, place and people; But when the Huainan Army went on the Northern Expedition, it could still defeat the Liang Army, so the combat power of the Huainan Army would be a little terrifying.

Of course, although Ma Yin was a little worried, he did not completely lose confidence.

After all, he is a tyrant who has risen in troubled times, and he will not be intimidated by such a little difficulty.

What's more, in his opinion, the current Liang army is only temporarily contained by the situation in the north, and when he solves the troubles in the north and re-draws his forces to exert pressure on Huainan, Huainan can not use many troops to deal with the southern feudal towns.

For the Huainan Army after being contained, Ma Yin still has the confidence to confront.

"According to the following estimates, except for Raozhou Thorn Shi Tang Bao, the other Thorn Shi should eventually choose to join the side of the Jieshuai!" Zhang Ji said with great certainty.

"Really? If the other five states can join, then most of Jiangxi will fall directly into the hands of Ben Shuai! Ma Yin's face flashed with joy.

Zhang Ji's judgment is still very convincing, this person was Qin Yan's staff at the beginning, but he despised Qin Yan's personality very much, so he wanted to go back to his hometown Chang'an, but when passing through Caizhou, he was detained by Qin Zongquan and forced to be his staff.

After that, Zhang Ji saw Qin Zongquan's worries in advance, so he persuaded Liu Jianfeng, who was good friends with him, to quickly plan other ways to retreat; Since then, he has become Liu Jianfeng's staff, giving advice to Liu Jianfeng, and has made a lot of contributions.

After Liu Jianfeng died, the generals originally wanted to support Zhang Ji, but Zhang Ji didn't want to come out, so he deliberately fell off the horse, and then gave up the position of coach to Ma Yin for this reason.

For this staff member who has both vision and no ambition, Ma Yin naturally attaches great importance to him and makes him a marching horse.

"Because Tang Bao is closest to Huainan's territory, it is very difficult for him to join. But Peng Yanzhang, after all, this person has an elder brother as a bond, as long as he persuades his brother, why don't he join in? Zhang Ji said.

Ma Yin nodded, and suddenly sighed: "Your analysis is very correct. It's a pity, it would be better if King Langya could join in! ”

Wang Zhenzhi's attitude was now extremely delicate, when he sent his eldest son Wang Yanhan to envoy Huainan, only to send him directly to the front line against the Liang army.

After observing the scenes of the successive battles between the Huainan army and the Liang army, especially after the Huainan army went north to meet Wei Bo's army and defeated the main force of the Liang army in one fell swoop, Wang Yanhan was convinced by the strength of the Huainan army, knowing that the Fujian army could not be its opponent if it was in the same number.

Therefore, after Wang Yanhan returned to Fuzhou, he tried his best to persuade Wang Shenzhi not to be an enemy of Huainan, and this time Ma Yin sent an envoy to invite him to fight against Huainan together, but Wang Shenzhi refused.

"Jie Shuai has to look at Shu, if he can join forces with Wei Quanyi and others, as long as the strategy is right, it will be enough to block the attack of the Huainan army. At least it will not be so easy for Huainan to capture Jiangxi. As for Wang Zhenzhi, although he did not agree to join forces with Jieshuai, he also did not choose to oppose Jieshuai, right? The strength of the Fujian army was relatively weak, and even if he sent troops to help in the war, he would not be able to send many troops. Let's think about how to solve the situation of being attacked on both sides! Zhang Ji smiled.

Ma Yin sighed: "I just hope that Liu Yin can be smart and make a rational choice." ”

If Huainan was greatly restrained by Qian Biao at the beginning, Ma Yin was also restrained by Liu Yin, who seized Lingnan, and the two sides had fought many times, and no one could help anyone.

In addition to Liu Yin, Ma Yin also has another place that needs to be a headache, and that is the barbarians scattered all over Hunan.

In this era, whether it was Hunan or Jiangxi, they were all widely distributed areas of the Southern Barbarians, and the Central Plains people from the north could only control the cities of a very small number of prefectures and counties, but many places outside the cities were still under the control of the indigenous barbarians.

Since Ma Yin took charge of Hunan, there have been more than ten riots of these barbarians before and after, although they are far from being the opponents of the Hunan army in regular combat, but all kinds of sneak attacks, sabotage and other actions are still a headache.

In addition, when the number of garrisons in some states and counties is small, there will also be some large tribes that will take the opportunity to launch large-scale rebellions, which will greatly consume Ma Yin's strength, otherwise with his current strength, he will definitely expand on a large scale.

Having a good relationship with Liu Yin, trying to win over the local natives, and reducing the trouble they bring, these two points are what Ma Yin has to do now.

So not long ago, Ma Yin not only sent an envoy to contact Wei Quanyi and others, but also sent an envoy to befriend Liu Yin and explain to him the benefits of peaceful coexistence between the two families and against Huainan together.

As for the indigenous barbarians, Ma Yin has no good way for the time being.

Soon after, Ma Yin received replies from all parties, just as Zhang Ji expected, among the six state assassins, except for Raozhou Assassin Shi Tang Bao, the other five finally decided to add Ma Yin's side.

This result made Ma Yin overjoyed, and what made him even happier was that the envoy sent to Guangzhou also had a reply: Liu Yin not only agreed that the two sides should be friendly and jointly deal with Huainan, but also Liu Yin took the initiative to propose a marriage between the two families.

Ma Yin agreed without thinking about it, and at this point, Ma Yin was finally able to concentrate on dealing with Huainan.

"As long as it is used properly, they can be defeated in the Battle of Yuezhou at the beginning, which shows that the Huainan army is not invincible!" Ma Yin reminded himself in his heart.