Chapter 27 A Crisis is a Turning Point

Things never go as planned, and Gao Ye has long known that. But now Bu Dugen, who was 108,000 miles away from him, actually took his soldiers and horses to kill Si Li, which made Gao Ye feel a little caught off guard. Although he fought against the Xianbei people when he was in Wuyuan, he was quite familiar with their tactics. But at this moment, his own troops are a little stretched to deal with Ma Teng in Xiliang, and he has to rely on tricks to win. Now that the Xianbei people have been killed again, how can Gao Ye not worry?

Gao Ye took the military report and immediately ordered the drums to gather the generals. The steps were menacing, and his original preparations had to be changed accordingly. Although he was prepared for Ma Teng to ask the Qiang people to help, he was prepared to kill him from the north of Sili. But Han De, who went north, only had 3,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he could barely maintain it against the Qiang people, but it would be dangerous to deal with Xianbei soldiers and horses ten times stronger than the Qiang people!

Now Sima Yi and Lu Xun are both in Chang'an, and for a while, Gao Ye didn't even have anyone around him to discuss. There is absolutely no problem for the generals in the big tent to carry out the order, but if they are allowed to formulate a strategy, it will be a disaster for Gao Ye and for themselves!

Although the same military newspaper arrived a little late, it was also delivered to Zhong Xuan in Chang'an, who was already exhausted because of the displaced people, grain and grass and Xiahou Yuan, and the whole person sighed a long sigh when he read the military newspaper, and there was a sense of hopelessness in some lives. In addition to immediately ordering someone to invite Xiahou Yuan, Lu Xun, Sima Yi and a number of Chang'an officials to discuss the matter, Zhong Xuan really didn't know what else he could do now.

It is definitely not an easy task to gather officials from Chang'an. None of today's Chang'an City officials are not so busy that their feet don't touch the ground. Whether it is the inventory and transfer of materials, grain and grass, or the supervision and management of the work of the displaced people, a large number of manpower is required. What's more, Chang'an City still has daily government affairs to deal with, city defenses to arrange, old and weak women and children to support, and meticulous work to arrest. Xiahou Yuan is now already arranging the city defense, and Sima Yi and Lu Xun have also joined in the handling of government affairs and the management of displaced people. Zhong Xuan's order, but it took two hours, and this can be regarded as calling all the people.

In the lobby, Sima Yi and Lu Xun looked at the military newspaper, both frowning. When Gao Ye was discussing with the two of them, he was already ready to help the Qiang soldiers. After all, Ma Teng has a good reputation among the Qiang people, and the Qiang people respect him, so it is very likely that Ma Teng will call the Qiang people to help in the war. But now there is a tiger outside the wolf-proof fence, which can't help but make both of them frown. The strained forces and the dilemma of the situation made the two of them not know how to deal with the scene in front of them for a while. On the other hand, Xiahou Yuan, who had just seen the military report, had already scolded.

As for Zhong Xuan, he has been listening to the work reports of officials of all sizes. Although Zhong Miao was also extremely worried about the situation in front of him, after experiencing the initial panic, Zhong Miao calmed down. After all, the person who really has to deal with such a chaotic situation is Gao Ye, not himself, and he doesn't know what the overall situation is like when he is in Chang'an. Maybe Gao Ye now has a way to deal with it, and he still manages this Chang'an with peace of mind and does a good job of the tasks assigned by Gao Ye.

With such a mentality, Zhong Xuan listened to the reports of officials and arranged new tasks for them on the side. The more the war is imminent, the more things to be done, and the more carefully you have to explain them. Especially in the matter of preparing grain and grass, Zhong Xuan is even more concerned. Although I don't know how Gao Ye will deal with the Xianbei soldiers and horses now, no matter what, the soldiers and horses must go first before they move the grain and grass.

As for Sima Yi and Lu Xun on the other side, they had already started a heated discussion on what should be better for the situation in front of them. Lu Xun still proposed to abandon Ma Teng and Xianbeiren's target Chang'an at this time, and deal with the current situation with great depth. And Sima Yi thought that the discord plan should continue, as long as it could disrupt the rebellious army and make Ma Teng and Han Sui turn against each other, then the Xianbei soldiers and horses should not be afraid. The two of them had a heated discussion here, but Xiahou Yuan, who was originally angry on the side, became more and more surprised the more he listened. Not only because the strategies of the two of them were feasible, but more importantly, Xiahou Yuan even felt that he saw the shadows of strategists like Guo Jia and Xun You from the two of them. After all, Xiahou Yuan is a military general who followed Cao Cao all the way, how big is the role of these strategists in Cao Cao's journey, and how can Xiahou Yuan not know?

It's just that before Xiahou Yuan could continue to sigh, he saw that the door of the lobby was pushed open suddenly, and a small official hurriedly ran in, panting and bowing to Zhong Xuan: "Fujun, Si ...... Situ has arrived! ”

Zhong Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Hurry up and go out with me to greet you!" Before the words fell, only the voice of Gao Ye sounded from outside the door, and Zhong Xuan saw this Gao Ye from outside the door and smiled: "No need! At present, the enemy is still in a hurry! Zhong Fujun, General Xiahou, Zhong Da and Bo Yan are all there? ”

When Gao Ye said this, he walked into the lobby, and a group of officials hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Xiahou Yuan, Sima Yi and Lu Xun didn't dare to slack off, after all, Gao Ye called the names of the three of them as soon as he entered the door, how could the three of them not appear in front of Gao Ye in a hurry? Besides, Xiahou Yuan is still carrying a name that is not as good as others, and now that Gao Ye called his name, there must be a battle for him to fight, how can he not dare to hurry forward with such a good thing.

Zhong Xuan immediately asked those irrelevant officials to hurry down and continue to deal with various matters, and ordered someone to serve tea, seeing that Gao Ye and several people had already sat down, he basically settled everything, and then came over. He saluted Gao Ye, and then sat down at the bottom of Gao Ye, opposite Xiahou Yuan. As soon as he sat down, he heard Gao Ye sigh lightly and asked, "Today's military report, everyone must have read it, right?" ”

Hearing this, Zhong Xuan arched his hand and said: "Xianbei Budu Genqin led nearly 50,000 soldiers to kill from Bingzhou. After I received the military report, I called everyone to come to discuss, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly, Situ! ”

"No, no! Budugen will come, completely beyond my expectations, I thought Cherrigi was tricky enough, but I didn't expect it, Yuan Benchu is really bloody this time! Originally, I asked Han De to lead 3,000 troops and garrison Cherrigi in case Cherrigi took the opportunity to attack. But his little soldiers and horses are still too weak in the face of Budugen. Now I have Gao Shun lead 3,000 troops, and 1,000 of his troops and my personal guard battalion, and rush to Suyi to prepare, while I hurry up and rush to Chang'an, so that I can discuss with you how to fight next. ”

As soon as Gao Ye's voice fell, Lu Xun was shocked and said: "Sir, are you going to leave the remaining soldiers and horses here, and you will personally rush to Suyi to deal with the roots?" Isn't that too risky? ”

Sima Yi also frowned when he heard this, although he didn't think of this at once, but as soon as Lu Xun opened his mouth, Sima Yi knew that Lu Xun's guess was true. Otherwise, why did Gao Shun go directly to Suyi with the camp and Gao Ye's personal guard battalion? Thinking of this, Sima Yi also persuaded him: "Sir, I also think this is a bit risky. Although the focus of gravity should still be on the body of the Xiliang Army, and the defense should be the main focus on Budugen now, will there be fewer soldiers and horses? Moreover, now that the discord plan has become more than half, it will not take too many soldiers and horses to repel Ma Teng and Han Sui. ”

When Gao Ye heard this, he was not as contemplative as Zhong Xuan and Xiahou Yuan, but smiled with relief. I just said my own arrangement, Lu Xun and Sima Yi immediately understood their purpose, such a keen sense of smell, it really deserves to be a genius. However, Gao Ye still smiled and said: "What Zhong Da said is good, now our focus is still on completely defeating the Xiliang army." But what I want is not simply for Ma Teng and Han Sui to withdraw to Xiliang, what I want is for the two of them to be unable to fight again for at least five years! Otherwise, why should I let the guards of Qianxian, Meiyang and other places surrender to Ma Teng? The two of you should know the trick of this. ”

Gao Ye said that, Lu Xun and Sima Yi both nodded, but Xiahou Yuan exclaimed, seeing Gao Ye looking at him, but hurriedly covered his mouth. Gao Ye said: "Miaocai, I was forced to let you out the wind before, don't blame me!" Xiahou Yuan didn't dare to say anything when he heard this, and Gao Ye then smiled and said: "This time Budugen is coming, I will personally go to meet the enemy, and this Ma Teng and Han Sui will be handed over to you." I've done a lot, and not only do I know a lot about it, but they are both resourceful people. Although you are the main general, you must listen to the opinions of the two of them in every battle, and you must not act recklessly! Do you understand? ”

Xiahou Yuan hurriedly heard this, originally Xiahou Yuan didn't know much about Gao Ye's calculations, so he was still a little depressed in his heart. Now that Gao Ye's arrangement suddenly made Xiahou Yuan have a feeling that his eyes were bright, if he was the main general, he would have a great credit for winning this battle. Moreover, Lu Xun and Sima Yi's discussion just now also convinced him a little, and it is understandable to listen to their opinions before the war. Gao Ye saw that Xiahou Yuan agreed happily, so he smiled and said: "I came here this time, just because I was afraid that you would not want to listen to the strategies of these two young people, and you would be dissatisfied." But now you don't have an opinion in your heart, that's good. What results I want this time, you already know in your heart, remember, you are a great contributor to getting the results. If you can't get it, I won't give you credit! ”

Xiahou Yuan laughed and patted his chest and said: "Situ don't worry, I will definitely listen to the opinions of Zhongda and Bo Yan more, and promise to let Xiliang Jun know this time, what is Tianwei not to be offended!" ”

Gao Ye nodded when he heard this, then looked back at Sima Yi and Lu Xun and said, "Although this is a big crisis now, it is also a big turnaround. If the operation is good, maybe the results will be much greater than we originally thought. I already have a plan for Budugen, and it won't be a problem to spend a month or two with him. You two remember, although I need you to deal with Ma Teng and Han Sui as soon as possible, and then come to support me, you can't do it quickly! Don't be dizzy, fight steadily, give me the Xiliang Army, completely beat back to Xiliang! ”