Chapter 52 Liangzhou

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The cool wind in the west is blowing, and the wind is mixed with sand particles and hits people's faces, making people feel painful. A group of ten people galloped in the wind on tall war horses. The leader rode a white horse, which was white except for the horse's sideburns, which were blue, and there was not a single stray hair. This person is Ma Teng's brother-in-law - Han Sui.

"Lord, I don't know what Ma Teng is looking for you for?" The person who followed Han Sui was Han Sui's deputy general, Yan Xing, and I saw Yan Xing's black helmet and black armor, with deep eyes, giving people an unpredictable feeling.

Han Sui grabbed the white jade and blue-maned horse under the seat, and looked at the sand flying in the wind in the distance, "The old man is not very clear, it should have something to do with Cao Cao." "The people who live in the land of wind and sand and bitter cold all the year round have long been accustomed to the strong wind in Liangzhou, and in the wind, Han Sui and his party are moving towards Huaili.

Hearing that Han Sui had arrived in Huaili, Ma Teng hurriedly greeted him, "Brother is coming, there is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome." ”

"Big brother, you're too polite." Han Sui also hurriedly got off the horse and caught up with Ma Teng. In the wind and sand, the two brothers clasped hands tightly and asked for warmth. After a period of greetings, Ma Teng and Han Sui walked into the Huaili Governance Office, and Ma Teng had already set up a banquet to entertain Han Sui who came from Jincheng.

At the banquet, both Ma Teng and Han Sui tore the mutton on the table and feasted on it. After being full of wine and food, Han Sui took the lead in speaking, "I don't know why the eldest brother called the younger brother to Huaili this time?" ”

"The Son of Heaven ordered me to be the general of Zhengnan, and let me lead my troops to crusade against Sun Quan." Ma Teng wiped his mouth with his oily hand, smashed it, and tasted the mutton that was still in his mouth, "I don't know what the virtuous brother thinks about this matter?" ”

Han Sui put down the leg of mutton in his hand and fell into deep thought. Yan Xing, who was sitting on one side, flashed a glimmer of light in his deep eye sockets, and soon disappeared. Han Sui wiped his hands and brushed his white beard under his chin, "Cao Cao's move may have another meaning, I advise you not to go." ”

Ma Teng nodded approvingly, "Brother Xian is right, but I think I still have to go." ”

"Isn't that too dangerous?" The wrinkles on Han Sui's face couldn't hide the worry on his face at all.

"Cao Cao is jealous of my Ma Teng, it's nothing more than jealousy of my Xiliang Iron Cavalry." Ma Teng's face was proud, and he tore off another piece of meat from the roast sheep in front of him, "As long as the old man leaves the army in Xiliang, he Cao Cao will not dare to do anything to me." ”

Ma Teng explained his plan in detail to the people present, and Ma Teng's plan was to let Ma Chao take charge of the army and attack Han Sui. Han Sui and Ma Chao kept accusing each other to the Son of Heaven, and the two families fought each other, creating the illusion of expelling Ma Teng from Xiliang. Ma Teng fled to Xuchang with the remnants of the defeated army to join Cao Cao, so as to take the opportunity to capture Xuchang and rescue the Son of Heaven, so as to use Xuchang as a springboard to enter the Central Plains.

Han Sui still has concerns about Ma Teng's plan. Han Sui was stationed in Jincheng with only 30,000 troops, which was not Ma Teng's opponent at all, and Ma Teng had a good relationship with the leaders of some Qiang tribes, and if the Qiang tribe sent troops, Ma Teng's soldiers and horses would be several times more than his own. If Ma Teng really did the fake show and really attacked himself, then he would not have the strength to fight back at all. In fact, Han Sui's worries were for a reason, Ma Teng and Han Sui were at odds, and the relationship between the two families had always been very tense, but it was only later eased under the mediation of Zhong Xuan. At the banquet, Ma Tie and Ma Xiu's hands climbed up to the hilt of the sword on their waists from time to time, and Han Sui saw all this. Under pressure, Han Sui finally agreed, but that night, Han Sui asked Yan Xing to rush back to Jincheng County to contact those Qiang tribes who were familiar with him, hoping that they would help in case of emergency.

In the days that followed, Ma Teng and Han Sui kept accusing each other of each other's wrongs. Soon news came out from Xiliang that Han Sui colluded with Ma Chao's subordinates to rebel, and Ma Teng was driven out of Liangzhou, and only took 5,000 remnants of the defeated army to Xuchang to join Cao Cao.

Cao Cao, who was in Xuchang, suddenly received the news, which frustrated his plan. Xun Yu hurriedly felt a report from the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion, "Prime Minister, Han Sui colluded with Ma Chao's subordinates to drive Ma Teng out of Xiliang. Ma Teng was on the way to Xuchang with 5,000 soldiers, and he didn't know whether to take Ma Teng in? ”

"A few days ago, Ma Teng and Han Sui kept accusing each other of each other's mistakes, it seems that this matter is true." Cao Cao threw aside the bamboo slip in his hand, and kept tapping the table with the index finger of his right hand, "He must be taken in, just keep him just enough to recover Liangzhou." ”

"No!" Xun Yu left the study and went to make arrangements.

That night, Cao Shuang also learned about Xiliang's current situation. Cao Shuang opened the red bamboo tube on the desk, took out the note inside, and his face was cloudy. Cao Shuang wore a black cloak and came to Jia Xu's house to avoid the soldiers patrolling the street. Jia Xu was woken up in his sleep, but Jia Xu was not angry, because Jia Xu had already instructed that if Cao Shuang's son came, he should be notified at any time.

"I don't know it's so late, what's the urgency of Shuang Gongzi?" Jia Xu was dressed very neatly, sat in his seat and asked.

Cao Shuang smiled embarrassedly, and bowed his hand and said, "Sir, don't blame, this is Xiliang's urgent report." ”

Jia Xu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about this matter, and read the urgent report handed over by Cao Shuang one by one by relying on the oil lamp, with a smile on his face, "Ma Shoucheng is a good chess player." ”

"To put it simply, don't sell it." Cao Shuang didn't understand what Jia Xu meant, and hurriedly asked.

"I'm afraid that the chaos in Xiliang was all caused by Ma Shoucheng, the two families fought each other, and Ma Teng's intention to do something wrong in Xuchang is probably true." Jia Xu didn't explain everything thoroughly, just a little.

Today's Cao Shuang is studying by Cao Cao's side, his thinking has been exercised, and his sense of some things has been slowly cultivated. Cao Shuang sat in his seat and pondered for a while, "You mean, all this is an illusion, and Ma Teng's entry into Xuchang is not good for the prime minister." ”

"Don't forget, Ma Teng was also a participant in the edict back then." Jia Xu continued to explain to Cao Shuang, "I'm afraid that in the past few years, Ma Teng has already stayed enough in that bitter cold place in Liangzhou. ”

Under Jia Xu's prompting, Cao Shuang straightened out everything. In fact, the matter is very simple, the reason why Cao Shuang and Jia Xu can see through it is because they have the most accurate intelligence in their hands, and the accuracy of intelligence determines the victory or defeat of a war. Now there is not much money in the accounts of the bad house, and the money obtained from Renyazi and the raid of the house at the beginning allowed Cao Shuang to invest in the formation of the intelligence network, which is completely controlled by Cao Shuang.