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The bald deer was unwilling to sit idly by and watch the opportunity, and insisted on sending troops to annex Houliang, which was also supported by most courtiers.

And the bald Wei Tan said that the Hexi army was looking at the side and should not act rashly.

He worriedly persuaded his brother: "Brother Wang, the alliance of Nanliang, Houliang, and Western Qin is one, and it will affect the whole body. ”

"Whether it is Xiqin or Hexi, they will not watch Nanliang annex Houliang, and the other party will definitely interfere at a critical moment."

"Are you saying that even Western Qin doesn't want me to annex Nanliang and Houliang?" After saying that, the bald and ligu Lu had a look of disbelief on his face.

"Brother Wang doesn't know, that beggar Qiangui is ambitious, and he has long had the ambition to dominate the land of Qin Liang."

"It's a pity that the Battle of Wuting was lost that year, and Western Qin was hit hard, which also curbed the momentum of his expansion to Liangzhou."

"Recently, Western Qin has frequently used troops in Qinzhou, and in the spring of this year, Qifu Qiangui sent tens of thousands of troops to attack Tianshui County, and there is a great tendency to take Qinzhou."

"Dare to ask Brother Wang, if Western Qin takes Qinzhou, where will its next goal be?"

"River Valley?"

"However, at present, the Hehuang Valley is divided equally by the three families, except for most of the Xiliang and Nanliang, and the south of the Yellow River and the area of Caohan belong to the West Qinhe Prefecture."

"Over the years, Hezhou Assassin Shi Peng Xinian has repeatedly invaded Baitujin in the north, if there is no begging and Qiangui to instruct him, do you think it is possible?"

"It can be seen that Western Qin has always had the intention of getting involved in the Hehuang Valley."

"But once Houliang is destroyed, the Southern Liang will be dominant, and Western Qin will never have a chance to unify the Hehuang Valley again."

"Therefore, Xi Qin will definitely not watch his brother destroy Hou Liang."

"Not to mention that in addition to Xiqin, there is also the unpredictable Hexi eyeing you."

"When I thought of the tens of thousands of Hexi troops overwhelmingly heading south to Hongchiling, my brother's heart pounded."

After listening to the analysis of the bald deer, the bald deer was silent for a long time.

In the end, he sighed and said, "Brother Xian's words are very reasonable, but for my brother to insist on his own opinion. ”

"Brother Xian, don't be in a hurry, and listen to the brother finish speaking."

"The words of the virtuous brother are reasonable, but they are not pedantic."

"Don't you know the risks? No, it's clear under that. ”

But why do you still agree with Yang Huan's proposal? That's because if nothing else, Nan Liang has no way out. ”

"There are big rivers blocking the road to the east and south, and after crossing the big river, it is still the territory of the friendly West Qin, so it is easy to provoke disputes."

"Not to mention the north, that's where the Hexi overlord is."

"Using the current strength of Nanliang to provoke the other party is undoubtedly self-defeating."

"Thinking about it for my brother, there is only one way to expand westward."

"After annexing Houliang, and then going west to the plateau, there are still Tuyuhun, and there are a lot of tribes waiting for us to conquer."

"Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it's better to give it a go, if you are lucky enough to extinguish Houliang, Nanliang will greatly increase her strength."

The bald Li Lu Gu's words deeply shocked the bald Wei Tan, and at the same time, he felt more and more that it was difficult for a small country to survive in the troubled times, and he could only survive in the cracks.

At this moment, he suddenly understood why his brother knew that there was a lot of danger after sending troops, but he still insisted on being unmoved.

To put it bluntly, it's just a helpless struggle.

As the bald deer said, don't fight, just wait for death; Fight, maybe there is still a glimmer of life.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Since my brother has made up his mind, my younger brother is willing to personally lead the troops to attack Houliang." ”

"No, this time I will personally lead the troops, and you will stay behind to guard Lianchuan Fort (now Ledudong), and beware of Hexi and Western Qin sneak attacks."

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Jincheng was originally the seat of Jincheng County, and the capital was moved here after the beggar returned to the throne.

Why is it called Jincheng? There are two theories, one of which is said to have been dug up for gold during the construction of the castle.

However, this explanation is not credible, and most of it is far-fetched rumors.

Its real meaning is that Jincheng is surrounded by mountains, solid as golden soup, and the allusion of "Jincheng soup pool" is taken to say that it is solid.

In the spring of 392 A.D., the Western Qin Dynasty had just sent the army out to Tianshui in Jincheng, and before they had time to take a breath, they caused an uproar due to the changes in Hehuang.

"After the Liang Palace changed, Lu Su was killed......"

"Lu Chao is in power, and Lu Long is on the throne ......"

As soon as the news of Houliang's internal strife came, Xiqin was nervous.

The relationship between the three kingdoms of Western Qin, Southern Liang, and Later Liang was complicated, and they would only be unanimous in the face of Hexi.

However, after all, the three countries have different interests, so there are many contradictions and conflicts between the three countries.

Taking Western Qin as an example, begging for Qiangui and Wei Shuo have similar ideas, and it is nothing for Nanliang and Houliang to occasionally clash with each other, but one must not be allowed to dominate.

Similarly, Nanliang and Houliang were very guarded against Western Qin's attempt to touch the heart of the Hehuang Valley.

Originally, when the begging and Qiangui, the bald hair and the lonely and Lu Su were there, the balance between the three kingdoms could still be maintained.

But now that Lu Su was stabbed to death, and the bald Wugu also unfortunately passed away, he was worried that the Triple Alliance would split because of this.

Sure enough, it was not unreasonable for the beggar to be worried, and it didn't take long for the news of Nanliang's large-scale invasion of Houliang to come.

The eldest son said to his father: "Father, it seems that the bald deer has a lot of appetite. ”

The beggar Qiangui was also full of fear of Nan Liang's actions, and frowned and said, "I didn't expect Nan Liang to move so fast." ”

Qi Fu Chipan was quite dissatisfied: "Nan Liang is too uninteresting, since the three parties have formed an alliance, they don't even know us about such a big thing as attacking Hou Liang." ”

"Father, do you want to stop Nan Liang?"

Qifu Qiangui understood that his son was mixed with a lot of selfishness when he said this, and he didn't want Nanliang to annex Houliang.

Because in this way, Nan Liang's strength will be greatly increased, and it is very likely to be on an equal footing with Xi Qin.

For Western Qin, this must not be allowed to happen.

If Nan Liang had informed Xi Qin in advance, he would definitely try to stop the bald and lily deer Gu.

The bald Lugu obviously realized this, so he suddenly raised his troops, just because he didn't want Xi Qin to interfere.

"No, no, no, leave him alone, maybe the bald and Lilu will repeat his brother's mistakes."

"Father is saying that Nanliang can't extinguish Houliang?"

Qifu Qiangui nodded with a smile and said: "Xiping City is dangerous, and for the Nanliang army, which is dominated by cavalry, the siege battle is barely difficult. ”

"In addition, don't look at the contradictions between the children of Zhulu in ordinary times, but under the crisis of destroying the country, everyone will definitely abandon their previous suspicions and unite to meet the enemy."

"In the face of the Houliang people who are united and fighting locally, even if the number of Nanliang troops is larger, it is not easy to conquer Xiping City."

"Just take the opportunity to weaken Nanliang, so that the bald brother will be fine all day long, always thinking about fighting and annexing the land."

"Father, do you think the Hexi Army will take the opportunity to go south?"

Regarding his son's question, after thinking about it, he said dejectedly: "Wei Shuo's mind is not good, who knows how he will react?" ”

"I think that when Fu Deng was in danger, you and I thought that Hexi would not be indifferent, but until Fu Deng died, Hexi did not move."

Since dealing with Wei Shuo, Begging Qiangui has never had the upper hand, and he has never guessed the other party's mind correctly.

After the Battle of Wuting, he thought that Wei Shuo would take the opportunity to go south, who wanted to be afraid for months, but there was no movement in Hexi.

It wasn't until the Battle of Shuofang broke out that he understood why.

Later, Yao Xing's army was defeated in Shangjun, and he thought that Hexi would take advantage of the situation to go south to take Chang'an, but he quietly lost his voice.

In the end, when Fu Deng was about to die, as an important chess piece for Hexi to contain Guanzhong and Longyou, he thought that Hexi would definitely save Qianqin at any cost.

As it turned out, he still didn't guess Wei Shuo's mind.

This time after the Liang civil strife, how did he know how Hexi would react?

If the Hexi Army really moved south, where should Western Qin go? Begging for Qiangui, I couldn't help but think secretly.

Although neither father nor son was sure whether the Hexi army would rush south, they still sent a large number of scouts to the north of the Yellow River in order to find out the news.

As a result, a few days later, more shocking news came back one after another.

"According to the scout's report, Guangwu has been captured by the Hexi army, and most of the guards Shuo and the Hexi generals are stationed in the city."

"What!" When the beggar Qiangui, who was resting on the bed, heard the news, he sat up suddenly.

Even if the news was confirmed to be true, he still couldn't believe that all this was true.

"How is this possible? Guangwu City is an important military town in Nanliang, and there are heavy troops stationed in the city, how can you say that you will lose it? ”

Next, the news continued to spread back to Jincheng from the other side of the river, giving the people of Xiqin a sense of impending disaster.