As a prisoner, Pei Ji thought for a long time and remained silent.

As a veteran general in the army, Gan Ling followed Yan Xing to fight in the south and the north, and made many military exploits, and his achievements were unsurpassed by many generals and colonels.

Although Yang Feng's military exploits are not as prominent as Ganling, his status in the army is also more prominent after marrying Yan Xing's sister.

He also belongs to the line of in-laws in the army, and although he did not rise to power only by nepotism, in such a situation where the two generals are arguing, it is easy for people to make a rash statement and make a slight accident.

Pei Ji didn't dare to speak rashly, and the generals focused their eyes on Jia Xu, who became the focus of his attention, his face was calm, but his slender fingers were also gently pinched, obviously secretly calculating the pros and cons of the game and the game.

After a while, Jia Xu asked Yang Feng out loud.

"General Yang, if you follow your strategy of taking Yongzhou, how many soldiers and horses do you need?"

"Three thousand elites are enough!"

Yang Feng thought about it for a moment and immediately said the number in his heart.

"How long will it take to pacify Yongzhou?"

"Before the first snow of winter, Fengbi should pacify the four counties of Hexi."

"Okay, what about General Gan?"

"This will need 2,000 state soldiers as the forerunner, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and a number of combat equipment, as short as three months, as long as half a year, to fully pacify the four counties of Yongzhou."

"Then the old man will understand, the two generals don't need to fight anymore in this matter, General Yang will lead the elite first, and General Gan will leave Jicheng to prepare for the attack of the army, and the two generals will each set up military orders, gather the old military book, and send it to Guanzhong to report to the hussar general, how about it?"

Jia Xu is an old man, and he does not recklessly point out the right or wrong strategies of the two generals, but advocates the principle of each taking the merits and demerits and coordinating and unifying, and puts forward the proposal that the two generals' strategies should be carried out in parallel and independently.

Gan Ling glanced at Yang Feng, thought about it, nodded and said:

"Jia Gong's strategy is feasible, and the elite soldiers can also be selected from General Yang's command, but at the moment they are stationed in the city, and the generals have their own military affairs, who is willing to follow General Yang to Yongzhou?"

The three thousand elite men and horses can be selected from the soldiers and horses originally allocated to Yang Feng to lead, but all the generals obeyed Ganling's military orders to fight, and this time it was Yang Feng's advocacy to use troops, and Ganling did not take the initiative to order generals, but just let the generals under his command recommend themselves.

When Yang Feng heard this, Huo Ran got up and said loudly:

"Fame but immediately take it, Zhang Meng, He Luan, Huang Ang's generation, rabble ants, can be captured in one battle. Do any of you want to share fame with me? ”

At this time, the tent Chinese Wu, Zhao Hong sent envoy Li Xiao, Hou Cheng and Song Xianshu were guarding outside, Zhang Liao did not move, Pang De and Yang Qiu had their own thoughts, and Qiang Hu generals such as Servant Gulu and Wulou Thorn also looked at each other, only Ma Chao, who had been silent, suddenly got up and said.

"I wish to go together!"

"Ying and Guang are also willing to go together!"

Lu Ying and Lu Guang saw Ma Chao get up and go out of the ranks, and after exchanging glances, they also followed closely behind and went out to fight.

Seeing this, Ma Jun, who served as a staff member with the army, also got up and stammered:

"Take,,Take Hexi,,,Four counties,or,,Need,,Build,,Offensive and defensive tools,Jun,,Know,Know this way,With the army,,Pingliang,,It has not been used,,This time I am willing to help,,General Yang!"

After Ma Jun finished speaking, his face was already flushed. Because of his initiative, the generals invited him, but it was a little more fun, and the atmosphere was no longer so solemn and stagnant.

Gan Ling looked around at the generals, and after confirming that no one was out of the queue again, he nodded and said loudly:

"Okay, General Yang, the general will transfer the three generals and the horse army to your command, the soldiers are fast, if you want to quickly pacify Yongzhou, you should gather the men and horses as soon as possible, get ready, and set off as soon as possible!"

"No!"

"No!"

"No!"

···

After the military discussion, Gan Ling and Jia Xu stayed in the tent.

Jia Xu'an sat in his seat, looked at the military book in his hand, and did not say a word.

Although Yan Xing's command is not as unbalanced in civil and military affairs as Dong Zhuo, it is still relatively obvious that martial arts are more important than civil governance, which is of course the norm of all forces in troubled times.

Among this group of arrogant generals, the generals from Guanxi account for the largest proportion, Gan Ling, Xu Kun (Dong Ying), Yang Feng, Zhai Hao, Yan Xing, Ma Lin and other generals are all battle-hardened generals, plus the grand strategy of the Yan Xing camp is still based on "westward expansion", so the generals from Guanxi also have the highest status in the army.

Ganling is the first of the generals in the ranked army in terms of seniority and military merits.

Xu Kun, who was in Xihe, Zhai Hao, who was guarding Henan, and Yan Xing, who often sat in the rear, were inferior to him in terms of military exploits and prestige in the army.

The only one who can catch up and fight is Yang Feng.

Yang Fengjiu has been in the army for a long time, and he has repeatedly made military exploits, and this year he married the sister of a hussar general, plus he is a brave fighter in the army, which can be described as hot and aggressive.

In the previous expedition to Guanzhong, he had a secret quarrel with Jia Xu's old master Duan Xuan, and now he has a disagreement with the main general Ganling, if this time he advocates the victory of the conquest of Yongzhou, then Yang Feng's position in the army is like a leap forward, becoming the next general in charge of the army and the governor.

In the turbulent times, the conquests are continuous, and the competition in the army is fierce, and the replacement of old and new generals is the norm.

Jia Xu, who was insightful, was reluctant to get involved in the competition of too many generals in the army, so after Ganling left him, he remained silent, sitting quietly and looking at the military book in his hand.

Gan Ling was silent for a long time, and finally took the lead in speaking, he looked at Jia Xu and said:

"Jia Gong, don't you think General Yang's proposal to use troops this time is too risky? Liangzhou has just been defeated, the hearts of the people in the state have been decided, Li Biao, Song Jian and others are on the side, not to stabilize Liangzhou first, but to enter Yongzhou. ”

Jia Xu smiled and said:

"The general said very much, but the old Guanguan Yang used troops this time, but he was not arrogant enough to think that with the three thousand elites under his command, he would be able to run rampant in the four counties of Hexi, maybe he already had other clever plans to break the enemy in his chest. Moreover, the generals of the horses and the koji are young and brave, and even if they lose, they will definitely be able to escort General Yang to retreat. ”

Gan Ling shook his head and said:

"I can't see that he wants to use tricks to defraud the city, but the method of danger can not be repeated, and it is inevitable that he will be defeated after all by relying on trickery. Ma Chao, Lu Ying and other generals, brave and brave, but young and strong greedy, irritable blood, Ma Jun is a scholar on paper, Yang Boyang wants to rely on them to take the four counties of Hexi, I am really not optimistic. ”

Jia Xu smiled and said to the stubborn Gan Ling:

"General, all the art of war in ancient and modern times, whether it is steady or steady, or surprising and dangerous, is made for the purpose of defeating the enemy. No one is perfect, for generals, in order to win and destroy the enemy, when necessary, we must also use the greed of the soldiers, use their anger, use their bravery, and use their foolishness. Ci is not in charge of the army, on the battlefield, for the final victory, for the general, everything is possible, everything is done! ”

When Gan Ling heard the end, his face was also slightly moved.

For the first time, he felt the huge power hidden in the old man who was over half a hundred years old beside him, and his style of talking and laughing calmly made the people around him easily forget his determination and ruthlessness when dealing with major events.

At this time, thinking of the rumors about him in the past, Gan Ling couldn't help but wake up in his heart, and a thin sweat oozed out of his back in an instant.

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Ten days later.

Yang Feng, who won the lead of the troops, took Ma Chao, Lu Ying, Lu Guang, Ma Jun and others, and quickly sent troops to Zu Li, crossed the river by boat into the mouth of Yuyin, and drove directly to Guzang City along the abandoned side wall and pavilion barrier.

Surprisingly, Zhang Meng, who was said to be unable to catch up with the enemy and could not chase the enemy, reacted very quickly in the face of the menacing Yang Fengjun.

Yang Feng claimed that they were here to appease the four counties, and let Ma Jun, who was not good at words, board the car and act as an envoy to appease Han and Hu, while Yang Feng and other generals led the army to escort them, and the first stop of the envoy was Guzang City.

In order to dispel the vigilance of Zhang Meng's soldiers and horses, Yang Feng also deliberately asked Liguang to stay in Yuyin City with 2,000 horses, and he took 1,000 horses to guard the nominal messenger Ma Jun, and the 1,000 soldiers and horses sent by Zhang Meng to Guzang City together.

Yang Feng has been a ranger in Hexi since he was a child, and he is a famous man in Jiuquan. He was very familiar with the customs and customs of the four counties of Hexi, and he returned to the old place and went to Guzang City, along the way it was like playing in the mountains and rivers, pulling the brothers of the Koji family and the leading soldiers sent by Zhang Meng, tasting the scenery everywhere and hanging the monuments.

As the brigade rode into Guzang City, Yang Feng made a temporary decision on this day, and led everyone to gallop up the heights, drinking and having fun.

"Do you know, how did the four counties of Hexi come from?"

Yang Feng asked everyone with a smile with a drunken drunken spirit.

Lu Ying smiled and continued:

"I heard that Hexi used to be the pasture of the Xiongnu kings, and the former Han Xiaowu Emperor opened the border, and Huo Hu rode two great victories in Hexi, captured this Hexi land, and set up counties, which led to the four counties of Hexi."

"That's right, so do you know the origin of the names of the four counties?"

Yang Feng blinked drunken eyes and laughed.

After the brothers of the Koji family looked at each other, they shook their heads and looked at the military official sent by Zhang Meng, who thought about it and said with some surprise:

"I only heard of 'Jiuquan' in the next, it was Huo Hussar who poured the imperial wine into the golden spring and drank it with all the soldiers, so that the name of the county was born. As for the names of Wuwei, Zhangye, and Dunhuang, they are shallow and ignorant and do not know the origin. ”

Yang Feng laughed, and said to everyone:

"The martial arts are named after the 'martial arts and military might' of Huo Hussars and the Han Army. Zhang Ye, take Huo Bi to ride to the west of the river, 'cut off the arm of the Huns, Zhang China's fold' meaning. Dunhuang, the old sound of the Huns, take its meaning of 'grand'. Huo Hussar broke the Huns, seized the land of Hexi, the annals of merit, famous through the ages, really a model for our generation of warriors! ”

"What the general said is extremely true, Huo Hu's cavalry achievements are in the annals of history, and his fame has been immortalized through the ages, and he is really a model for my generation of martial artists!"

Everyone responded and complimented Yang Feng for his erudition.