Han Sui said: "Xiliang is the Xiliang of the Han Dynasty, and it is also the Xiliang of my Han Sui and the 500,000 Han people in Xiliang. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info If the imperial court insists on abandoning Xiliang regardless of Xiliang's life or death, why should I and 500,000 Xiliang people give up Guanzhong? Are we still guilty of protecting our homeland and protecting the western frontier of the Han Dynasty? Guanzhong is the strong backing of Xiliang, and Xiliang can only continue to survive with the support of Guanzhong, and everyone understands this truth. Now that the imperial court can't protect Xiliang and can't solve the invasion problem of the Xiliang Qiang people, can't it be allowed to let the Xiliang people solve it themselves? How can there be such a thing in the world? ”

"Before the imperial court completely stabilized the western frontier, even if it occupied Guanzhong, conquered Luoyang, defeated the rebellion, and pacified the world, it still could not rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. Looking at the decline of the Han Dynasty in the past few decades, doesn't it still show that the stability of Western Xinjiang is important to the fate of Han Zuo? The imperial court wants to fight Luoyang and pacify the world, I don't stop it, but the imperial court wants me to give up Guanzhong and give up Xiliang, I can't agree. Xiliang was lost and destroyed, not only 500,000 Xiliang people were displaced, mourning all over the wilderness, and the Han Dynasty would also go to the end of the road. ”

"Now that the people of Xiliang are willing to defend the territory, and are willing to rely on the powerful forces of Guanzhong to defend the vast west, the imperial court can sweep the world without any worries, under the command of the Son of Heaven and the general. When the world is stable and the Han Dynasty is revitalized, the Xiliang people will not only give the court a rich Guanzhong, but also give the court an intact and stable Western Xinjiang, what's wrong with this? ”

"The imperial court does not have the ability to defend the western frontier, nor does it let the Xiliang people defend the western frontier, the imperial court can do whatever it wants, in the eyes of the imperial court, the western frontier is just a palm-sized place on the map, insignificant. In your hearts, are there mountains and rivers in the western frontier? Are there 500,000 people in Western Xinjiang? When you decided to give up Xiliang, did you ask the people of Xiliang? Have you asked the 500,000 people of Xiliang? Have you asked the countless martyrs buried in Xiliang? Have you ever asked about the land sprinkled with the blood of the martyrs? ”

Huangfu Li was speechless, and the flying pigeon passed the book to Jicheng, and Han Sui was already determined to hold Guanzhong, and begged the imperial court to make an immediate decision.

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Feng Ji hurried to Chang'an.

Yuan Shao said in his letter: "Brother Wen Yue was able to keep his promise and refuse to let the Northern Xinjiang Army set foot in Sanfu, which bought me time to readjust and deploy my troops, and I am very grateful. ”

Guanzhong was originally Yuan Shao's, but it was robbed by Han Sui, and now Yuan Shao not only can't recapture Guanzhong, but also has to be polite to Han Sui, thanking Han Sui for helping him block the Northern Xinjiang Army, the grief and helplessness in his heart can be imagined.

Feng Ji gave Han Sui a detailed introduction to the current situation.

In the Central Plains battlefield, the princes' coalition army suffered a crushing defeat in the Central Plains battlefield and suffered a great loss in strength, which would give the Northern Frontier Army the opportunity to concentrate on attacking Luoyang, and at the same time, it also gave Sun Ce and Zhou Yu in Jiangdong the opportunity to concentrate on attacking Jingzhou.

If Jiangdong misses this golden opportunity, it will always be under the attack of Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Cao Cao in Jiangbei, and it must get rid of this crisis immediately, so that Jiangdong can concentrate on dealing with Cao Cao in Jiangbei and gain time for recovery and stability. Once the Jiangdong Army attacked Jingzhou, Liu Biao was dragged to the Jiangxia battlefield, and he would not be able to support Luoyang in time.

Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, without Liu Biao's support, were bound to invest more troops on the battlefields of Henan and Yingchuan in order to stop the Northern Xinjiang Army's attack on Luoyang. At this time, Guanzhong was in danger, because Yuan Shao's main forces were all in the Kanto area at the moment, and they could no longer help Han Sui.

The strength of the Xiliang people was limited and they could not fight against the Northern Frontier Army alone. As soon as Guanzhong was lost, Luoyang fell into siege, and Yuan Shao was in danger.

Therefore, if you want to solve the crisis in Luoyang, the key is to hold Guanzhong, and guarding Guanzhong is directly related to the survival of Xiliang people. So far, the two have been firmly bound together.

If Yuan Shao and Han Sui were able to join forces to inflict heavy losses on the Northern Frontier Army attacking Guanzhong, Chen Bing would threaten Hedong with the Yellow River. The Northern Frontier Army in the Central Plains had no choice but to abandon Luoyang and withdraw its troops to defend it.

The Battle of Guanzhong became a decisive battle to resolve the current crisis and form a full momentum.

After listening carefully to Feng Ji's account, Han Sui thought for a long time.

"Yuan Tu, can you be sure that Hebei's next attack target is Luoyang?" Han Sui pointed to the map and asked, "Will Li Yi continue to lead the army to attack Luoyang from the three directions of Hanoi, Henan, and Yingchuan?" ”

Feng Ji frowned and didn't speak, and he wasn't sure. If Hebei's next target is Guanzhong, then they will have to deal with not only the 60,000 Northern Xinjiang Army in Hedong, but also many more troops, 100,000 or even 150,000 Northern Xinjiang Army. In other words, even if Yuan Shao and Han Sui join forces, the battle of Guanzhong will be lost, and it is possible that the whole army will be annihilated.

"The Northern Frontier Army in the direction of the Central Plains, what has happened recently?" Han Sui asked again.

Feng Ji shook his head and said, "I haven't received any useful news." ”

Han Sui asked again: "Is the boat bridge on the Yellow River still there?" ”

"It's still there. According to the scouts, fewer and fewer people have recently crossed the Yellow River south, and the population that has moved south to Qingdao and Yanzhou has basically crossed the Yellow River, but there is no sign of the bridge being dismantled. Perhaps Li Yi also used these bridges to transport grain, grass, baggage, and troops. Feng Ji looked at Han Sui, who looked worried, and comforted with a smile, "Judging from the current situation, it is still very likely that Li Yi will attack Luoyang after the autumn harvest in October. ”

"Where is the target of Hebei's attack this year is extremely important to whether we can launch the Guanzhong War." Han Sui sighed softly, "Once the battle of Guanzhong fails, you and I will no longer have the possibility of reversing the situation. ”

Feng Ji asked, "If Li Yi's next attack target is Guanzhong, what is Brother Wen Yue's countermeasure?" Could it be that Brother Wen Yue plans to preserve his strength, give up Guanzhong, and return to Xiliang? ”

Han Sui was silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying with a wry smile: "Return to Xiliang and everything will return to its original state, so why am I still staying in Guanzhong now?" We can't take risks, or assume that Hebei wants to fight Guanzhong. ”

"If it is assumed that Hebei wants to attack Guanzhong, then Hebei will need time to gather troops and hoard grain and grass. Hebei has just experienced an unprecedented war, the grain and grass have been exhausted, and it must wait until after the autumn harvest in October to collect grain to replenish it, so Hebei's attack time may be chosen at the end of October or November. Han Sui paused for a moment and said slowly, "There is still more than a month to go, and we can take the initiative to attack." ”

"Active attack?" Feng Ji said in surprise, "Our forces have not yet been assembled, and I am afraid that the initiative will not be able to achieve the goal." ”

Han Sui smiled slightly and said: "Hebei is now forcing me every day, asking me to let the army from Hedong enter Guanzhong, so as to threaten Luoyang, contain the troops in the west of Guanxi, and respond to the attack on Luoyang by the Northern Frontier Army on the battlefield in the Central Plains." Hebei's real purpose is Guanzhong, so I haven't agreed, and now it seems that it's time to promise them. ”

Feng Ji suddenly realized and asked Han Sui: "Yue Fei and Xu Da in Hedong have more than 60,000 troops, can we eat them?" ”

"How many troops can be mobilized into the Guanzhong battlefield at the beginning?" Han Sui asked.

Feng Ji thought for a moment, and then spoke: "There are 50,000 troops of Gao Gan, Gao Rou, and Zhang Nan in Guanxi, 20,000 troops of Chun Yuqiong and Zhang Ji, and 30,000 troops of Yuan Xi in Nanyang, adding up to about 100,000 people. If nothing else, we can send at least 50,000 troops into the Guanzhong battlefield. ”

"What? Don't trust me in the first place? Han Sui smiled, "Is he worried that I will secretly join forces with Hebei and eat 100,000 people in one bite?" Why do you want to keep 50,000 people? After the Northern Xinjiang Army in Hedong arrived at the Guanzhong battlefield, the threat in the Guanxi direction had been greatly reduced, and there was no need to garrison heavy troops. Guanzhong is a battle of life and death, you and I should do our best to trust each other, so that we can defeat the Northern Frontier Army. ”

Feng Ji smiled calmly: "Brother Wenyue, if the battle of Guanzhong is defeated, you pat your ass and escape to Xiliang, what about us?" What are we going to do? If all these 100,000 people are buried on the battlefield in Guanzhong, Luoyang can be left overnight, what else will they guard? It's not that we don't believe you, but we are forced by the situation to be cautious. For example, Brother Wen Yue, didn't you also let Han Yi and Ma Chao stay in Xiliang? ”

"If I agree to launch the Guanzhong War at the beginning, I will immediately secretly transfer all the troops in Xiliang to the Guanzhong battlefield." Han Sui said without hesitation, "The cavalry belonging to the Qiang tribe in Xiliang will also rush to the battlefield with him. In this way, I can gather at least 100,000 troops, and you will not only provide food and grass for the Xiliang army, but also at least 80,000 troops to participate in the battle. With 180,000 people to encircle and annihilate the 60,000 Northern Xinjiang Army, we should have a chance of total annihilation. ”

Feng Ji looked at Han Sui in surprise and asked in disbelief, "Are you going to give up Xiliang?" ”

"If I am defeated in Guanzhong, how many troops will I have left? Can I still keep Xiliang? Success or failure is in one fell swoop, and you have to fight if you don't fight. Han Sui stroked his long white beard and sighed helplessly, "I'm already old, time is running out, this is my last chance, the last chance to save Xiliang." ”

"However, now Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao's cavalry is in the Tianqiong Desert, on the north bank of the Yellow River. Once Ma Chao and the cavalry belonging to the Qiang people enter Guanzhong, you are equivalent to giving up Xiliang to Hebei, and your retreat will be completely cut off, how can you fight this battle? Feng Ji asked worriedly, "Brother Wen Yue, do you want to put it to death and live later?" ”

Han Sui Zhizhu said in his hand: "Even if Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao can defeat Xiliang, they can't occupy Xiliang. Xiliang was too poor, and after Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao crossed the Yellow River with a large army and entered the hinterland of Xiliang, they could not get food supplements, how could tens of thousands of cavalry survive? The reason why they were able to stay in the southeast of the Heavenly Dome Desert now was because the Great Desert Hu tribe provided him with food. When they found that Xiliang had nothing left and could not even see the sheep, they had to evacuate quickly. Xiliang will always be our home, and no one can occupy it. ”

Feng Ji asked, "Are you going to be in Xiliang Jianbi Qingye?" ”

"I've ordered the walls to be cleared." Han Sui said, "If Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao are smart, they should withdraw as soon as possible, otherwise they will die a miserable death." ”

Feng Ji was shocked and speechless.

"Once the 60,000 Northern Xinjiang Army is annihilated, Hedong is in danger, and the Northern Xinjiang Army in the Central Plains is bound to retreat on all fronts and quickly support Hedong, so that the danger of Luoyang can be solved." Han Sui said calmly, "You go back and tell Ben Chu immediately, and ask him to believe me." The Battle of Guanzhong is a battle that will determine the life and death of our three parties, and as long as we win, Hebei will no longer have a chance to seize Luoyang. (To be continued.) )