The courage to admit mistakes in front of the public made Ma Teng and others feel admirable.

After the banquet, Gao Shun and Fu Zhu came to the study to have a detailed conversation.

Fu Zhu asked, "Lord, Huang Juncheng hasn't sent back the news from Jincheng County yet?" ”

"Sent some back, as Shou Cheng said, Han Sui has great ambitions, and his subordinates are complex, and it is very difficult to recruit An; In the end, it depends on how Huang Juncheng operates. ”

Fu Zhu said firmly: "My lord, the officers and soldiers of Zongjian who have been captured after the reorganization are completed, and they will be authorized to personally lead the army, cross the river to quell the rebellion of Han Sui, recover Jincheng County, and connect with Yongzhou. ”

The plan is perfect, he thought in his heart, when the army is reorganized, the soldiers are strong, only the officers and soldiers stationed in Longxi County are stronger than Han Sui, taking advantage of the autumn harvest season, the army can eat in the place, and Han Sui will lack a lot of food in winter, in order to make a living, Han Sui has to surrender, he will win without a fight.

Gao Shun shook his head and vetoed: "There are only seven counties in Jincheng County, the territory is remote and narrow, the people are poor, and Huangzhong is occupied by the Qiang people, how can it support the consumption of 100,000 troops?" It is only necessary to occupy Yuzhong County, confront it across the river, and exhaust its officers and soldiers, and it will be defeated without a fight. ”

As for the idea of connecting with Yongzhou, Gao Shun did not attach much importance to it, and the road from Xiaoguan to Yongzhou is now very convenient.

And dispatched 100,000 troops, just to recover such a small territory as Jincheng County, the input and output are extremely mismatched, Gao Shun doesn't want to make a big deal about it, just trap them, and keep them to attract the attention of the court and Dong Zhuo, which can be regarded as the only little value of Han Sui and others.

Fu Zhu asked again: "If it is not possible to recruit An Han, how will the lord arrange it for the public?" ”

"There are nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers in Longxi alone, and the consumption is huge, and the logistics operation is very difficult, so it is advisable to move inward; As for the generals, he ordered Lu Yi to be the captain of the Qiang Guard, led the men and horses of the headquarters, attacked Yuzhong County ten days later, recovered the Yongshi County, and stationed on the spot, responsible for the vigilance along the Yellow River, and responsible for suppressing the rebellion of the Qiang people in several counties; As for Li Meng, Pang De, Cheng Zhi and others, as well as the reorganized army and their families, they will all be transferred back to Chang'an and then make arrangements. ”

"Lord, how many guards are left in Longxi County?

"According to the plan of annexing the border counties, each county has two thousand five hundred cavalry and three thousand infantry; Fan Cai is stationed in Ji County and supports the Quartet at any time. ”

Fu Zhu did not object to Gao Shun's arrangement, and said: "The lord is thoughtful, so very good. ”

In the following period, Gao Shun continued to stay in Didao County and reorganize the army; Li Meng and Ma Teng were busy training; The entire Didao County has become a large military camp, and the momentum is magnificent.

Gao Shun believes that the huge movement here will definitely reach Jincheng, but he doesn't know how much of a role it will play in recruiting Han Sui.

At this time, Huang Yan and Lu Yan had arrived in Yunwu County, Jincheng County, for many days, and Han Sui ceremoniously received the wind and dust for them, but Han Sui avoided it after that, and just asked his subordinates to take turns to feast Huang and Lu every day.

Han Sui was very aggrieved in his heart, Zhou Fei took over as Liangzhou Mu, and he was not in a hurry to attack, but to shrink the defensive line, and not to fight with them, whether it was Jixian or Chencang, or Chang'an City, they were all impregnable and difficult to overcome.

Now Gao Shun came to Liangzhou in person, restored control over Wudu County, recruited Ma Teng, destroyed Zong Jian, and pointed the spearhead at Jincheng County.

Jincheng County is now strong and strong, but the materials are poor, if Gao Shun takes the initiative to attack, he only has to flee west along the Huangshui; Don't look at his command of 100,000 troops, these people and him are just using each other, and they are not loyal to him, this is the essential difference between him and Ma Teng, Ma Teng can accept Zhao'an, but he can't accept Zhao'an, otherwise, he will definitely be in a different place, and now he avoids Huang Yan and Lu Yan, which is also his self-preservation strategy.

Even if he co-opted Huangzhong Yizun, he was only a nominal leader, and he could lead them to plunder the wealth of the Han people and rob the Han women. For hundreds of years, they had little loyalty to the court if they left the government immediately, and if they rebelled again after accepting Zhao'an, then he Han Sui should be unlucky.

Huang Yan and Lu Yan are also prominent, not something he can offend, he can only eat, drink and entertain.

Those barbarian leaders are not stupid, since Han Sui doesn't want to offend people, they don't want to offend, treat them well, and listen to some information.

Huang Yan and Lu Yan were very aggrieved, they couldn't see Han Sui himself, and these barbarians who Han Sui arranged to receive them had no possibility of rebellion, they were either Xian Lingqiang or Beidi Qiang, all of whom had a bitter hatred with the Gaoshun forces, you know, not only were they driven away from the original pasture, but many of their clansmen were also sold into slavery by the champion Hou, they were fortunate to be able to escape, and they didn't think about revenge all the time; Even if Dangqiang is burned, now occupying the upper reaches of Huangshui, his strength is not weak, and there is no possibility of surrender.

Similar to being imprisoned, he couldn't move freely, and even if he was familiar with people, he didn't come to visit, which made Huang Yan very disappointed.

Lu Yan is young and vigorous, and wants to return to Longxi County, and report to the lord truthfully, and the lord will definitely send a large army to quell the rebellion.

Soon after, the news of the destruction of Zong Jian's forces came, and to their surprise, Zong Jian, his hundred officials, and their families were brutally beheaded for public display, and their bodies were exploded in the open air, and the bodies were not allowed to be collected.

They never expected that Zong Jian would be eliminated so easily, and his subordinates would become prisoners of officers and soldiers and accept the incorporation of the Champion Hou, so that the strength of the Champion Hou was even stronger, and what made them frightened was that there were nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers stationed in Didao County alone.

Han Sui couldn't sit still, if he didn't accept Zhao'an, war was inevitable; The strength of the officers and soldiers was getting stronger and stronger, and he did not have the confidence to resist the officers and soldiers now, so he immediately summoned the leaders to come and negotiate.

As soon as the news was announced, everyone was panicked, some of them were frightened by the champion Hou, some were frightened by the cruelty of the officers and soldiers, and some were shocked by the strength of the officers and soldiers.

Under the same conditions, the combat effectiveness of the officers and men is stronger, not to mention that the troops are well-equipped and well-armed, but that the battle formation and discipline are much stronger than those of their troops. Their troops are predatory and lax in discipline, and when they fight a good battle, they will rush forward, otherwise they will be scattered in a hurry, and their troops will be defeated like a mountain.

Han Sui asked: "Now that the government has sent people to recruit us, and the personnel are in Yunwu City, are there anyone willing to accept Zhao'an?" ”

No one answered.

Han Sui said again: "In this case, I hope you will not regret it in the future; At present, we still have two ways to go, first, fighting, we will definitely not be able to defeat the government; The second is to flee, everyone is ready, once the officers and soldiers attack, we will evacuate immediately. ”

"Where?" Some people think that Han Sui is very good at fighting, and since he said that he can't defeat the officers and soldiers, he can only evacuate.

Han Sui said: "Retreat west along the Huangshui, if the officers and soldiers are chasing, then stretch their supply lines, and we will choose the opportunity to fight again." ”

"What if the officers and soldiers don't chase after them? Have we been waiting upstream? ”

Beidi Qiang and Xian Lingqiang did not want to evacuate, they hoped to use the strength of the alliance to attack the officers and soldiers, and their leader asked, "Do you want to evacuate without fighting?" What about our livestock? There aren't that many pastures upstream. ”

The leader of the Burning Dangqiang also did not want the allies to withdraw to their territory, so he advised: "We can defend by the river, why evacuate?" ”

It was difficult to reconcile the crowd, and Han Sui had a headache, so he had to adjourn the meeting temporarily.

Soon, the news that Gao Shun's army was marching in the direction of Jincheng County came, which made everyone panic.