Han Sui's rebellion actually did not attract much attention. The princes of all walks of life are busy with their own affairs, how can they have time to pay attention to him. Yuan Shao is busy preparing to solve Gongsun Zhan, Cao Cao is thinking about uniting with Lu Bu to clean up Yuan Shu, and Liu Bei is discussing with Liu Biaomei to deal with Sun Ce together, and Liu Zhang, the only one who seems to be quite idle, also set his sights on Nanban after going north hopelessly, who has the time to care whether Han Sui can turn the tables and kill the imperial court?

Cherrigi has already divided his troops with Han Sui. The words that Liu Xie said to Han Sui before the battle were like a thorn piercing into Cherrigi's heart, although Han Sui tried his best to explain afterwards that it was Liu Xie's discordant plan, but Cherrigi just refused and didn't dare to fully believe it. In view of Han Sui's past character, it is indeed not easy to win the trust of others.

Han Sui had no choice but to agree to Cherrigi's request to decide to divide the troops. Fortunately, Cherrigi did not do anything to the end, and set up the camp twenty miles south of Yuzhong, and used Han Sui as horns to confront the imperial army together.

Liu Xie was not in a hurry to clean up Han Sui, the current situation was better than he expected in advance, most of Liangzhou was still focused on the imperial court, and since the main forces of Cheriji and Han Sui were now dragged in Yuzhong, the control over the rest of Liangzhou became weak. According to Jia Xu's latest news, Jia Xu is ordering Zhao Yun and Pang De to select and train a new army from the black mountain thieves who were previously placed in Zhangye and Jiuquan counties, although it is only temporary, but as long as a month's work, Jia Xu can form a battleable army of no less than 50,000, and at that time, it will be the time for a complete decisive battle with Han Sui and Cheriji.

Han Sui and Cherrigi had nearly 150,000 soldiers and horses, and Liu Xie currently only had 40,000 horses on hand, and if Jia Xu's 50,000 men were added, the chances of victory would be greater. And Ma Teng's Ma family's army, as long as Ma Teng can be rescued safely, the gap between each other's forces will be further narrowed.

Liu Xie of the Western Army never thought of being transferred back from the beginning to the end, and Liu Xie also believed in the old way of Fa Yan, and would not agree to Zhang Liao and Dian Wei to give up the good situation and collect troops to return for help. However, just in case, Liu Xie still used carrier pigeons, so that Pang De, who stayed in Jiuquan, could convey his message to the Western Army as quickly as possible.

Thanks to Liu Xie's decision, Fa Yan was able to persuade Dian Wei, who desperately wanted to return to the army, to ignore the rebellion of Han Sui behind him, and make every effort to solve the combined forces of the Western Regions. Since Zhang Liao and Dian Wei led their troops into the Western Regions and fought successively, the countries of the Western Regions, who finally realized that the situation was not good, had to put aside their past grudges and concentrate on fighting against the Han Dynasty, an outsider, in order to protect themselves.

It's just that their reaction is still a little slower, the guerrilla army led by Zhang Liao is fine, but the beggar army led by Dian Wei and Zhang Ren has surged from the initial 20,000 to more than 60,000. The beggar army, as the name suggests, is a beggar army that Liu Xie is preparing to establish. In the beginning, of course, the Han Chinese were the main ones, but after each battle, the captured prisoners of war would be added to the army as vanguards, and after each battle, the surviving slaves would become the commanders of the new prisoners of war, gaining freedom and wealth. Just like a snowball, the beggar army is now leading the way with captured prisoners of war from various countries in the Western Regions, and some of the lower-level generals are also from the Western Regions.

The Western Regions do not want to respect the old and love the young like the Han people in the Central Plains, and convince people with virtue. It is not important who works for whom, the key is to be able to give greater benefits to yourself. Dian Wei and Zhang Ren originally thought that it would be difficult to lead this beggar army, but after they really understood the thoughts of those people in the Western Regions, Dian Wei and Zhang Ren knew that they had thought too much before.

Before being incorporated into the begging army by the Han people, many soldiers in the Western Regions had nothing but themselves, but when they became a member of the begging army, especially after becoming a junior general in the begging army, these people suddenly found that they had become the aristocratic lords who had been the envy of them before, with women and wealth. And this part of the people has changed from being reluctant at the beginning to being more enthusiastic than anyone else.

These people know very well that they can have everything they have now by attaching themselves to the Han people, and once the Han people fail, they will lose everything they have now. For the sake of their own good life, they are determined to fight.

In the Western Regions, a hundred people are heroes, and a thousand people are heroes, and if you occupy a city, you dare to establish yourself as a king. If this is placed in the Central Plains, I am afraid it will make people laugh, but in this Western Regions, this is a very normal phenomenon. Here, whoever has the biggest fist is justified! Zhang Liao and Dian Wei, who have already understood this truth, will naturally not be soft, and Fa Yan's words are also very reasonable, if the coalition forces of the Western Regions countries are not resolved, the Han army cannot retreat with confidence.

Liu Xie's message was also delivered when Fa Yan discussed with Zhang Liao and Dian Wei and decided to settle the alliance of the Western Regions first. Fa Yan and Zhang Liao were overjoyed, while Dian Wei was still a little worried.

"Junming, you don't know Jia Wenhe's ability, don't you know how powerful Zhao Yun and Pang De are. Since Jia Wenhe is sure that he can organize 50,000 horses and horses to hand over to Zhao Yun and Pang De, then there is no need to worry about any mistakes in the back of our army. Han Sui and Cherrigi are just clowns jumping off the beam, so there is nothing to worry about. For now, we only need to concentrate on conquering the Western Regions for the imperial court, and leave the rest to others. ”

"Well, that's all there is to it. Mr. Fa, then according to the previous way of fighting, the beggar army will take the lead, and Wen Yuan will lead the guerrilla army to sweep the battle for me. ”

Zhang Liao on the side nodded and replied: "No problem, since the back road is worry-free, then we will concentrate on moving forward, and when we defeat the coalition forces of the Western Regions, it is better to take advantage of the victory and pursue according to the old rules." ”

"Okay, just Yiwenyuan."

The members of the coalition forces of the Western Regions are complicated, and the reason why they can unite at this time is only because the arrival of the Han people is too strong, and those lords who are powerful in the Western Regions are afraid of losing their former rights. But there are many people with mixed mouths, and for their own interests, it is inevitable that they will only think about taking advantage and refusing to suffer, so that the alliance of all countries, which cannot achieve unity, will naturally be defeated against the Han army.

There is no suspense, don't look at the number of the coalition forces of the countries exceeded the Han army, but after holding on for a while, the coalition forces of the countries began to rout, first for the great power to preserve its strength and refused to contribute, and then for the small country to protect itself quietly slipped away, the beggar army led by Dian Wei dispersed the military formation of the coalition of the nations, and the coalition forces of the countries were also defeated.

Dian Wei's beggar army stayed to clean up the battlefield and collect prisoners, while Zhang Liao's guerrilla army divided into several routes, following the armies of small countries that had left the battlefield to destroy the country by hugging grass and beating rabbits.

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The war in the Western Regions is going well, and there is nothing for Liu Xie to worry about. At the beginning of the fight, Liu Xie was not prepared to stay in the Western Regions, and the purpose of this army was to plunder. Because the goal is clear, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei and others are not bound by any constraints, and it can be said that as long as the goal is achieved, the means do not need to be considered.

Liu Xie's current main opponents are still Han Sui and Cherrigi. Don't look at the two of them because of Liu Xie's words, they are suspicious, but the main object they deal with is Liu Xie, and against an army of nearly 150,000 people, Liu Xie still feels a little difficult. Fortunately, there are Xun You and Zhong Xuan around to help make suggestions and reduce the pressure on Liu Xie. Xun Yu needs to sit in Chang'an, and talents like Sun Qian and Buqi belong to internal affairs talents, and they can't help much in things like wars. However, with Xun You and Zhong Xuan, Liu Xie is not unavailable. It's a pity that Sima Yi is not here, otherwise Liu Xie could have been more relaxed.

Liu Xie was waiting for Jia Xu's army to be built, and at the same time, he was not idle, actively planning how to rescue Ma Teng from Han Sui's hands. If you want to say that not saving Ma Teng is also good for Liu Xie, as soon as Ma Teng dies, the imperial court can reorganize the Ma family army and put it into the regular army sequence of the imperial court. But the problem is that at present, Liu Xie hopes to use Ma Jiajun to deal with Han Sui, if Ma Jiajun can be added, Liu Xie's chances of victory can be greater, and he does not have to take greater risks.

What's more, Ma Teng has always been obedient since accepting the imperial court's edict, and through Jia Xu's secret report, Liu Xie also hopes that Ma Teng can become a general that the imperial court can trust, not to mention anything else, Ma Teng's prestige among the Qiang people alone will help promote the integration of the Han and Qiang ethnic groups.

Ma Teng was regarded by Han Sui as a trump card in his hand, even if he couldn't let Ma Jiajun help him deal with the court, he could let Ma Jiajun not help the court deal with him. Therefore, Han Sui did a very strict job of guarding Ma Teng. Even his son-in-law, Yan Xing, didn't know where Han Sui hid Ma Teng. Except for knowing that Ma Teng is in Yuzhong, I don't know anything else.

But although Yuzhong is now occupied by Han Sui, it was operated by the imperial court before. For the grass and trees in the elm, the imperial court is more familiar with it than Han Sui. Although Han Sui also ordered someone to check after getting Yuzhong, and blocked some hidden passages hidden in secret places, there were still some secret passages that had slipped through the net, and through these secret passages, a large number of soldiers could not be sent in, but some elites who were proficient in reconnaissance could be sent, but there was no problem at all.

Liu Xie's subordinates are mostly those rangers. Treating those rangers who like to violate the ban by force, Liu Xie adopts an attitude of solicitation, of course, if there are rangers who are stubborn and refuse to accept the imperial court's edict, Liu Xie will not be merciful. Shi A and Zhu Dao, who can be called the leaders in the ranger world, will take care of those disobedient people for Liu Xie.

Compared with ordinary soldiers, the Ranger's personal combat power is significantly higher. Han Sui's carefully arranged defense in Yuzhong was not much difficult for Shi A, Zhu Dao and others. However, Han Sui did hide Ma Teng very strictly, and Shi A and Zhu Dao worked hard for half a month, but still did not find any clues.

If Ma Teng can't be found, Ma Jiajun can't use it with confidence, and Liu Xie can only count on Jia Xu's 50,000 people, but Jia Xu's men and horses can't rush to Yuzhong overnight, Liu Xie can only fight with Han Sui and Cheriji to delay time.

The longer the time dragged on, the more uneasy Han Sui's heart became. Not to mention anything else, just the food and clothing of 150,000 people already made Han Sui feel a little unbearable. Originally, he expected to be able to get supplements from other places in Liangzhou, but he didn't expect Jia Xu to be vicious, as if he was guarding against Han Sui in advance, except for a batch of grain and grass at the beginning, he didn't get anything after that, and the consumption during this period of time was all the family money accumulated by Han Sui in the past.

"It has to be done quickly." When meeting with Cherrigi, Han Sui said with a serious expression.

Cherrigi also wanted a quick victory, and his cronies who stayed in the rear had sent a letter saying that the Han army had behaved abnormally, and it would be unfavorable for him to continue to stay in Yuzhong and wear down the Han army. But the problem is that the Han military camp at this time is like a turtle shell, and he is a little reluctant to use the lives of Xiqiang warriors to smash him.

"King Xiqiang, now is not the time to feel sorry for the lives of the soldiers, as far as I know, Jia Xu, who stayed in Zhangye, is forming a large army, once he leads the army to arrive, and the imperial army is flanked back and forth, you and I will die without a place to be buried." Han Sui bitterly persuaded Che Lijidao.

"Haven't you Han emperors always paid attention to subduing people with virtue? If it really doesn't work, I, the Qiang people, will give in to him. Yadan, who was beside Cherrigi, suddenly spoke.

"Prime Minister Yadan, the emperors you are talking about are not the current Son of Heaven, and he is not very interested in subduing people with virtue. If we lose this battle, I Han Sui will not have a good end, but you Qiang people, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat. Don't think that if you don't make you pay a huge price today, you will definitely not be spared. ”

"Not necessarily." Yadan wanted to say more, but was stopped by Cheriji stretching out his hand, Cheriji looked at Han Sui, and said seriously: "Han Wenyue, I believe that what you just said is true, but I Xiqiang sent troops this time for benefits, and now the benefits are not half a point, but the soldiers and horses have lost a lot, and the opinions of his subordinates are very big, if you want them to contribute, then you must show something." ”

Han Sui couldn't help but curse in his heart when he heard this, this Cheriji shouldn't be the king of Qiang, he should be a businessman, and he is definitely a profiteer! He talked to him about life and death, but he took the opportunity to ask for benefits from him. Most of his family is used to feed the bottomless pit of Cherigi, but he didn't expect him to be satisfied.

"Then I don't know what King Xiqiang wants?" Han Sui asked angrily.

"Since it is a union of two families, it is necessary to elect a principal. Han Wenyue, you promised to be a vassal to me before, why haven't you fulfilled this promise so far? ”

"This, this ......"

"Han Wenyue, do you still think that you can break off relations with me Xiqiang at this time?" Yadan asked in a weird way, forcing Han Sui into a corner. Indeed, Han Sui never announced to the outside world that he was a vassal to Xiqiang, and did not want to be saddled with the notoriety of colluding with foreign thieves. But now that he is being forced by Cherrigie, Han Sui seems to have no choice.

"Father-in-law." Yan Xing appeared in time and saved Han Sui.

"What?"

"The Ma family sent someone."

"The Ma family? Where is that man now? Han Sui hurriedly asked when he heard this.

"The son-in-law has already brought people back to the house, and no one has seen them."

"Good, good. King Xiqiang, I have important matters to deal with now, and I ask King Xiqiang to seriously consider the matter of the two families joining forces to send troops. Han Sui nodded, said something to Cherrigi, and then left in a hurry with Yan Xing.

"This Korean covenant is cunning." Yadan looked at Han Sui's back and said.

"Don't worry, he'll agree sooner or later." Cherrigi said with a sneer.

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"Yanming, thanks to your timely arrival, otherwise my father really wouldn't know how to deal with it." On the way back, Han Sui said to Yan Xing with emotion.

“…… Father-in-law, son-in-law has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not? Yan Xing was silent for a while, and then said to Han Sui in a deep voice.

"You and I, son-in-law, what can't you say? But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

"Father-in-law, the current situation is that the enemy is strong and I am weak, and Cherrigi is not a credible person, should we think about retreating early?" Yan Xing asked tentatively.

Han Sui was silent when he heard this, he knew that many generals in the army did not agree with his decision to choose to turn his face with the imperial court, but he didn't expect that even his son-in-law had no confidence in him now. However, what Yan Xing said is not unreasonable, the cunning rabbit three holes, leaving yourself an extra way to retreat is only good and there is no harm.

"Then Yanming, where do you think our retreat is?" Han Sui asked with an unchanged expression.

Yan Xing saw that Han Sui was not angry, so he continued: "According to the opinion of the little son-in-law, Xiqiang Cheriji is not credible, so even if he wants to leave, he must not be with Cherrigie, so as not to be annexed in the future. But the imperial court obviously will not continue to accept us, and if we want to have a way to live, we must either find a way to go to Hudi, or find an opportunity to take refuge in the princes from all walks of life. ”

"Hmm...... I will consider this matter. ”

"Yes. Father-in-law, you see that the Ma family sent someone here at this time, why did they come? Yan Xing didn't urge, but instead asked another question.

Hearing Yan Xing ask about this, Han Sui didn't think much about it, the Ma family sent people to come, and there was no other choice for war or peace. However, with Ma Teng in his hand, Han Sui was quite sure of persuading the Ma family not to help each other.

"Who is the person sent by the Ma family? Not...... What happened to you? Han Sui asked casually, and found that Yan Xing's expression had become a little strange.

"Father-in-law, the Ma family sent a woman."

"Woman? Could it be Yunlu's girl? Han Sui was stunned when he heard this, and then remembered the woman he had seen when he had a good relationship with Ma Teng, who claimed to be Uncle Han.

"Yes, that woman does call herself Ma Yunlu. Father-in-law, did you say that Ma Yunlu came secretly? ”

"Probably not." Han Sui replied uncertainly.

When he saw Ma Yunlu, Han Sui knew that his son-in-law's guess was correct, that Ma Yunlu did secretly come to see his father without telling his family. This woman was not difficult for Han Sui, but begged Han Sui to allow her to see her father Ma Teng to confirm that Ma Teng was still in the world, but she didn't mention other requests.

Han Sui did not embarrass Ma Yunlu, and at the same time, he also hoped that Ma Jiajun could be stabilized through Ma Yunlu's mouth, after all, if Ma Teng had not shown up, it would be difficult to guarantee that Ma Jiajun would think that Ma Teng was dead and completely fall to the imperial court. However, for the sake of safety, Han Sui locked Ma Yunlu and Ma Teng together after Ma Yunlu met Ma Teng, and only let Ma Yunlu's entourage go back to restore his life.

Looking at his daughter who had thrown herself into the net, Ma Teng said with a wry smile: "Yunlu, you have always been smart, why did you do such an unwise thing this time." ”

After confirming that no one was eavesdropping outside, Ma Yunlu laughed quietly: "Father, if the daughter doesn't come, how can she know where the father is hidden by the old man Han?" Father rest assured that his daughter had already met with the Holy Lord before she came here, and I believe that it will not be long before someone will come to rescue our father and daughter. ”