"Lord, Xiangyang City has been holding out for so long, it's time to lead the army back to help." Gan Ning said.

As soon as the words fell, Li Yan shook his head and said: "No, although Dong Zhuo only left 10,000 horses, but these 10,000 horses are all cavalry, if they are used well, they are comparable to 100,000 infantry troops, and they must not be underestimated, but I am afraid that as soon as our army leaves, 10,000 iron cavalry will immediately move south, how to stop it then?" ”

Gan Ning was silent and agreed with Li Yan's words.

"General Yang, what do you think?" Su Zhe looked at Yang Feng and asked for his opinion, in order to show his importance to this newly surrendered general.

Yang Feng shook his head with a smile: "The last general has no opinion, and it is all up to the lord's decision." ”

"Where's the old general?" Su Zhe looked at Huangfu Song again.

Huangfu Song stroked his white beard lightly and said: "The current situation is indeed delicate, the old man is the master, Xiangyang must not be saved, and the 10,000 Xiliang cavalry in front of him must not be guarded, it is better to divide our 60,000 soldiers and horses into two halves, half to save Xiangyang, and continue to threaten Dagu Pass all the way." ”

Su Zhe knew that Huangfu Song would give such a strategy.

He was waiting for his words.

At that moment, Su Zhe nodded again and again, and said: "Old General Yizhen is reasonable, so let's divide 20,000 from General Yang's troops and horses, and the old General Yizhen will be temporarily commanded, plus the original more than 5,000 soldiers and horses under the old general's command, it should be barely able to resist the threat of 10,000 enemy cavalry." ”

As soon as the conversation changed, Su Zhe continued: "General Yang, you will lead the remaining 20,000 soldiers and horses, together with my 15,000 men and horses, and our 35,000 troops, to go south to save the siege of Xiangyang, what do you think?" ”

Huangfu Song's eyes moved, and he immediately understood the deep meaning of Su Zhe's move, and secretly thought in his heart: "It turns out that he wants to take this opportunity to divide Bai Bo and surrender generals, and this move is also grandiose." ”

Su Zhe was still jealous of Bai Bo's surrender.

After all, this army was born in a rogue and capricious, and in less than a month, Dong Zhuo and his two lords were replaced, and they had a history of "betrayal", and any lord would have to be guarded against.

Moreover, Yang Feng is not a reliable person in history, first cooperated with the Xiliang people, then fell to Cao Cao, then turned his face with Cao Cao, and then defected to Yuan Shu.

For such a person whose "loyalty" is wavering, Su Zhe naturally has to be wary.

The most important thing is that the number of Baibo troops is 40,000, and the soldiers and horses that Su Zhe currently holds, plus the troops and horses of Huangfu Song, are only 20,000.

The soldiers held by a general are even bigger than him, the lord, even if Su Zhe has the courage to do so, how can he rest assured.

Therefore, he wanted to surrender the 40,000 Bai Bo army, cut it in half, and made them lose contact with each other in the south and the north.

Only in this way can he better digest this 40,000 surrendered army, completely eliminate the potential threat of Yang Feng, and let him become a member of his own generals in the true sense, and use him boldly to serve him with confidence.

Huangfu Song heard Su Zhe's surprise, and Yang Feng, as the party concerned, couldn't see the clues.

Su Zhe's voice fell, and Yang Feng showed embarrassment, and said with a bitter face: "The lord has an order, and of course the general will resolutely implement it, but this matter is just a little difficult to do." ”

"Is there anything difficult about General Yang?" Su Zhe asked.

Yang Feng smiled bitterly: "That's the case, this Baibo Army is not owned by the last general, it was originally submitted to the lord, and the last general also abolished his lips and tongues, and persuaded other generals that the big guy was willing to follow the last general to submit to the lord." ”

"It's just that these brothers, they are like brothers and sisters, and they swore a heavy oath at the beginning, no matter who my brothers of the White Polish Army follow in the future, they will still live and die together, fight side by side, and must not be separated."

"I thought that Dong Zhuo also wanted to transfer some brothers to perform other tasks, but he was resolutely opposed by his brothers, and in the end Dong Zhuo had to give up."

"Right now, the lord wants us to divide the army into two ways, of course the last general understands what the lord means, but I am afraid that the other brothers will not understand, and when the time comes, they will oppose it and refuse to carry it out, and the last general is only afraid that it will damage the prestige of the lord."

Yang Fengyang sprinkled some words, and spent a lot of time, just wanting to turn around and express his attitude to Su Zhe:

If you want to divide my White Wave Army, it is absolutely impossible!

Before Su Zhe could speak, Gan Ning became annoyed and asked, "Yang Feng, what do you mean?" Since your Baibo army has submitted to the lord, there is no Baibo army in this world, only the Su family's army, how does the lord want to call you, you just have to obey the order, you make so many excuses, don't you want to disobey, what is your intention? ”

Su Zhe pretended not to see it, and he didn't say anything, wanting to see what Yang Feng's attitude was.

Yang Feng said with a look of grievance: "General Gan really misunderstood me, when I meet a master like the lord, what other intentions can I Yang Feng have, of course, I will go to the soup for the lord, and I will not give up." ”

As soon as the words changed, Yang Feng sighed bitterly: "It's just that I'm really powerless, I also said just now, this Baibo Army is not mine alone after all, if I own it alone, I can hand over all the soldiers and horses now, and I can't do it myself." ”

"You—" Gan Ning was speechless, not knowing how to question for a moment.

Yang Feng's eyes swept a hint of playfulness, and said: "In fact, the last general is also for the good of the lord, in this situation, if the lord wants to forcibly separate the Baibo army, I am afraid that it will cause serious dissatisfaction among other generals, and if they lose control of their emotions and make some trouble, they will miss the lord's major affairs." ”

When he said this, he was naturally turning a corner and saying, if you Su Zhe dare to forcibly divide us, we will dare to set off another rebellion.

Su Zhe couldn't hear the threat in Yang Feng's words, and couldn't help frowning secretly, clenching his fists secretly, and a wave of annoyance burned in his heart.

In the blink of an eye, he forcibly suppressed his dissatisfaction, and secretly thought in his heart: "In the current situation, it is the first thing to repel the Xiliang army first and relieve the siege of Xiangyang, if you take the Baibo army now, it will not be good if you provoke them, it is better to forbear for the time being......

His thoughts flipped, and Su Zhe quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

At that moment, Su Zhe smiled, showed appreciation, and said: "I didn't expect the Bai Bo Army to be so affectionate and righteous, it really impresses me, such a friendly army, how can I bear to separate them, General Yang can rest assured." ”

Yang Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly praised him: "The lord is really the lord of benevolence and righteousness, and he will thank the lord for the forty thousand brothers in the end." ”

As soon as Su Zhe said this, Gan Ning knew that his lord had no choice but to make concessions, although he was unhappy, he didn't say much.

Huangfu Song also understood Su Zhe's difficulties, so he did not express his opinion on this matter, and only said: "In this case, I don't know how Su Cheqi plans to relieve the siege of Xiangyang, whether to leave the Baibo army to guard against the enemy army at Dagu Pass, or send them south to deal with Liu Biao?" ”

"You're not talking nonsense, I'm not stupid, of course it's impossible to use the Baibo Army alone......" Su Zhe scolded in his heart.

That's an army of 40,000, once they are allowed to go south to Xiangyang, it is difficult to guarantee that when they pass through Wancheng, they will not have different hearts, if they end their own lair, it will be a catastrophe.

If they were kept to guard against the Xiliang people, it would be equivalent to handing over the entire northern defense line to this group of newly surrendered troops, which would be even more threatening.

If they take advantage of the fact that their main force is in Xiangyang, they suddenly have a different heart and drive south, what will they do to deal with it?

Or maybe they rebelled again, re-surrendered to Dong Zhuo's arms, and marched south with the Xiliang army, and the northern defense line was empty, what should they do?

In other words, he must always take these 40,000 Xiliang troops with him, only in this way can he control their movements at all times and prevent them from having different intentions to the greatest extent.

But if that's the case, how can he relieve the siege of Xiangyang?

For a moment, Su Zhe seemed to be in a predicament.

In the big tent, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent, everyone stopped talking, and a pair of eyes with different thoughts quietly looked at Su Zhe, waiting for him to make a decision.

Under the gaze of everyone, Su Zhe suddenly lowered his head and counted with his fingers.