Chapter Twenty-Six: An Unexpected Attack
Han Sui's cold tone was just like his cold expression at this time, which made people shudder. The guard received the order and hurriedly fled from Han Sui's big tent, as if if if he stayed a little longer, he would become Han Sui's punching bag. There was no one else in the big tent, and Han Sui, who was still sitting quietly, suddenly took the case, and could no longer hide the anger in his heart, and scolded loudly, but this time, the protagonist was replaced by Ma Teng.
Ma Teng came out of Han Sui's big tent, and his heart was also depressed. Although all the city guards sent people to surrender here, they really made their prestige soar. Especially even Xiahou Yuan, who fought with weak troops, admitted that he was not his opponent, and it was impossible for Ma Teng not to rejoice in his heart. But Han Sui himself knows that he is not only ambitious, but also has a small belly. This time, I heard that the audience was only willing to surrender to themselves and did not turn their faces on the spot, which was already beyond their expectations. However, Han Sui has always been known for his gloomy mind and his old scheming and calculating, although he didn't show anything on his face this time, whether he would knife himself behind his back was really unguarded.
With the return of Ma Teng and the beginning of the surrender, the entire camp of the Xiliang Army began to get busy. Although most of the soldiers were woken up from their sleep, Xiahou Yuan's retreat was enough to make their morale so high that they no longer felt sleepy. After all, some time ago, Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin's successive defeats and retreats really filled the Xiliang army with a smell of depression, and now that Xiahou Yuan is invincible, how can he not be angry! Especially the soldiers of Ma Teng's army, they are even more arrogant, haven't they heard that those city guards know that they are coming to ask Ma Teng, the first overlord of Xiliang, to surrender?
There was jubilation in the Xiliang army, but Chang'an City is now quiet, the power of the curfew is absolute in this era, and at night, except for the soldiers patrolling the city, who dares to come out and walk into the street, it is basically a dead word. Moreover, the patrol guards have absolute power over life and death against these people who violate the curfew, and no one will be held accountable even if they are killed. Therefore, even if it is the meticulous work of the Xiliang Army, he does not dare to move easily.
However, the Taishou Mansion was not calm at all, and the angry Xiahou Yuan was now red-eyed, and he had a feeling of choosing someone to devour. After all, he is a famous general who has been on the battlefield for a long time, but now he wants to let out the wind, and he says that he is not as good as Ma Teng, which makes Xiahou Yuan feel how can he bear it. In his own words, if the rabble of the Xiliang Army can give him 50,000 elite soldiers, he will definitely be able to kill them without leaving a single piece of armor!
Sima Yi and Lu Xun, who were sitting in the lobby, smiled bitterly when they heard this, especially Sima Yi, who looked at Lu Xun with sympathy. Xiahou Yuan was so short-tempered and arrogant, Lu Xun persuaded him to come back, and it took a lot of effort to let him act according to the plan, you can imagine how much effort it took to make him act according to the plan. Even Lu Xun sighed again and again in his heart, lamenting that his trip was really difficult. Fortunately, Gao Ye had expected it and gave him the sword, otherwise he might not be able to come back.
Zhong Xuan, who was sitting next to Xiahou Yuan, persuaded with a smile: "General Miaocai, don't be angry." Don't we don't have 50,000 elite soldiers now! The Xiliang army is already brave, and the focus of the lord is on Yuan Shao in Hebei, you and I are in Chang'an, just to prevent the lord from worrying about the future, what is personal honor and disgrace? Before Zhong Xuan's words fell, Xiahou Yuan drank all the wine in the cup and sighed.
In fact, Zhong Xuan also understands that although Xiahou Yuan is short-tempered, he is by no means a person who does not know the general situation. His anger and abuse are nothing more than a vent, and they should not be true. Seeing that Xiahou Yuan's mood calmed down a little, Zhong Xuan continued to persuade: "What's more, now that there is Situ planning, he asked the general to show weakness and retreat, there must be his deep meaning." This time, Situ faced the three-way soldiers and horses of Jingzhou, Bingzhou and Xiliang, and his actions must take into account the overall situation. Now that Jingzhou's soldiers and horses have retreated, as soon as Situ's army arrives, they will inevitably fight back with all their might. At that time, it will be the time for you to kill the Xiliang army! ”
Hearing this, Xiahou Yuan drank another glass of wine, and then he let out a long sigh and said: "Yuan Chang, you don't have to worry about me, Situ designed to use soldiers, and I have always been convinced!" It's just that this time Situ told me to cheat and not say anything, and asked me to say something I can't beat Ma Teng, this, this really makes me feel uncomfortable! Zhong Xuan was also silent when he heard this, it was indeed a kind of torture for Xiahou Yuan to take the initiative to admit that he was not as good as a person who was not as good as himself, and it was really understandable that he was so angry.
However, Zhong Xuan still smiled and said: "Now that our army is not as good as others, it is natural to do strange tricks, and you must understand this wonderful general." I remember when I read Situ's "Thirty-six Strategies" before, one of the strategies said 'Doubt is doubt.' Compared with the inside, do not lose yourself'. Isn't this a match for today's situation? General Pan Zhang used 4,000 stones of grain and grass to let Liang Xing and Cheng Yi fight, and there were heavy casualties, which is enough to show the cleverness of Situ's discordant plan! Now he has asked Zhao Ang, Liang Kuan and others to surrender to Ma Teng, completely ignoring Han Sui, which is the suspicion of suspicion. Maybe Situ is waiting for Ma Teng and Han Sui to turn against each other! ”
Zhong Xuan analyzed the situation for Xiahou Yuan on the one hand, and persuaded Xiahou Yuan to be calm and not to be impatient, and not to worry about temporary gains and losses. To be honest, Lu Xun, who walked into Xiahou Yuan's camp, actually did it, but such a thing as persuading Xiahou Yuan is not something that Lu Xun is qualified to do. This is also the reason why, in the face of Xiahou Yuan's non-cooperation, Lu Xun could only sacrifice Gao Ye's sword, explain the strategy and force Xiahou Yuan to cooperate. If Lu Xun of that day also comforted Xiahou Yuan like Zhong Xuan today, then Lu Xun would not be able to escape death even if he had a sword in the night. After all, how could a military general of Xiahou Yuan's level accept a little-known imp to comfort himself?
Xiahou Yuan's irritable mood is just an emotion, he should obey Gao Ye's orders, and Xiahou Yuan does not dare to disobey it in the slightest. What's more, what Zhong Xuan said is reasonable, Gao Ye will do this, there must be a reason for him to do so. After all, he has known Gao Ye for so many years, and Xiahou Yuan believes that he has never seen Gao Ye do anything to his own people, so Gao Ye has absolute credibility at this point.
However, on the other side, Gao Ye, who was rushing to Chang'an, was smiling. The battle reports in Chang'an and Wugong have been sent back to Gao Ye's hands, whether it is Zhong Xuan's rapid arrangement of the problem of displaced people, or Pan Zhang's strong implementation of the discord plan, it makes Gao Ye feel very smooth. Even Xiahou Yuan, who was the most difficult to handle, accepted the military order under Lu Xun's flickering and withdrew to Chang'an. Now that there is a lesson from Liang Xing and Cheng Yi, and the suspicion between Ma Teng and Han Sui will inevitably arise because of the surrender, the alliance relationship between the ten road coalition forces in Xiliang has now reached a verge of collapse, as long as you add another fire, pacifying Liangzhou is just around the corner!
The war in the south has been stabilized, Cai Mao of Jingzhou has also withdrawn, and Guo Yuan of Bingzhou is facing the coercion of Lu Bu, and it is still difficult to defend it. Now, as long as you allow yourself to defeat this coalition army, the war on the Western Front will be stable. At that time, as long as it is divided and co-opted, it will be ready for the pacification of Liangzhou in the future. The reason why it is to prepare for the future is mainly because he really does not have the ability to take Liangzhou now, not only is there a shortage of soldiers, but also a shortage of food and grass. What's more, the bitter cold land of Liangzhou is not rich in grain; The Qiang, Di and Han people lived together, and the situation was complicated. It is easy to take Liangzhou with his current strength, but when the time comes, not only will a large number of officials be needed to govern, but also a reasonable ethnic policy, and there will be too many things to consider to supply grain to Liangzhou.
If Cao Cao can really completely kill Yuan Shao in Hebei in this battle, the land of Hebei alone will be enough for him to be busy. Now Cao Cao still wants to merge the state, which is obviously the result of his careful consideration. Although Bingzhou is also on the border, the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the north are eyeing each other, but compared with Liangzhou, Bingzhou is still much easier to govern. The most important thing is that Bingzhou is close to Cao Cao's ruling center, and Cao Cao can react quickly even if there is any situation.
Based on these reasons, Gao Ye simply held the mentality of defeating the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou this time, as for when to take Liangzhou, when to attack Hanzhong, and when to enter Yizhou, it was just a plan in Gao Ye's mind now. In history, Wei Yan once suggested that Zhuge Liang's troops leave the Meridian Valley and attack Chang'an from Hanzhong. Now in Gao Ye's eyes, this road seems to be a broad road to bypass many dangers and raid Nanzheng. 2669
It is said that Long Wangshu has not yet taken Liangzhou in Gao Ye, and he has already figured out how to take Yizhou. After all, Gao Ye has a history of thousands of years as a reference, how to take Yizhou, Gao Ye has several different plans in his mind. In the faint candlelight, Gao Ye even picked up the pen and wrote, writing down these thoughts in his mind one by one on the paper, so as to compare their advantages and disadvantages.
When Gao Ye finally put down his pen, the sky outside had already been polished, and the soldiers also started their morning exercise under the call of getting up. Gao Ye ordered someone to bring a basin of water, and after a little washing, he also began his daily martial arts training time. In March, although the weather is still a little cool, it has long since disappeared from the severe cold of winter. This kind of weather is the most popular in the high night, especially when the situation is good now, which makes the high night feel even more happy.
It's just that Gao Ye was practicing martial arts, and he saw a guard running over in a hurry, standing on the side quite at a loss, and his face was full of anxiety. Gao Ye immediately stood up, took two long breaths, adjusted his breath, and beckoned him to come closer. The guard hurriedly ran over and said, "Situ, Yaxian County is urgent, Xianbei Budugen led 100,000 troops, and came from Bingzhou to kill Si Li!" Now it has arrived in the Dingyang area. This is the military report just sent this morning, and I ask Situ to decide! ”