In the spring of the sixth year of Jianxing, Wei Shuo, as the general of Zhenbei, issued an order to crusade against the general of Guanzhong, announcing that Liaodong would enter a state of war from now on. Under the leadership of Liu Yao, Beigong Chun, and Mao Bao, the Xiang army and the government soldiers, who had long been in battle, set off from Feng Yi, Xinping, and Anding, and the troops were divided into three routes to attack all parts of Guanzhong.

In just over a month, in addition to the southern counties of Yongzhou, the eastern and western counties of Yongzhou, including Huayin, Tongguan, Yumei, Yongxian, Chencang and other counties, have fallen under the control of Liaodong.

The Qinzhou faction headed by Sima Bao could only retreat to Chang'an, trying to survive.

At the same time, after the Battle of Yumei, the Guanzhong Di forces involved in the rebellion were dealt a heavy blow.

When the results of the Yumei battle reached Qinzhou, the three leaders of the Di tribe, Fu Hong, Yang Nandi, and Yang Jiantou, were all stunned by the strength shown by Liaodong, and at the same time worried. With the character of Wei Shuo, the general of Zhenbei, the three of them will not have good fruits to eat. In order to prevent being liquidated by Liaodong in the future, the three of them took advantage of the fact that Liaodong had not yet intervened in Qinzhou, and immediately divided their troops to seize the territory of Qinzhou.

Just when Wei Shuo was busy conquering Guanzhong, a message from the Central Plains completely disrupted the layout of Liaodong.

"I didn't expect Yuzhou Muzu to be so vulnerable, it's not as good as Cao Wei!" Wen Qiao said with a little resentment.

"You can't blame Zu Yue for this, Yuzhou saw that Shi Le had obviously been planning for a long time. Not only did he manage to keep Cao Wei neutral, but he also gave full play to the speed advantage of the cavalry attack, and completely defeated Zuyo before all parties intervened. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Chang touched his chin and pondered: "I just can't understand how Shi Le kept Cao Wei neutral? ”

"If Cao Wei really intends to withdraw from the alliance, then the situation in the Central Plains will really change greatly. At present, the main force of Liaodong is all in Guanzhong, if there is no Cao Wei to contain it, Zu Yue is a new defeat, and only Li Ju, Shao Xu, and Zu Li are afraid that they will not be able to suppress Shi Le. ”

"Well, Changzhi's worries are also Shuo's worries, and the defeat of Yuzhou can be said to indicate that the net carefully compiled for Shile has revealed a big flaw. With Shi Le's great talent, he will never let go of this opportunity in front of him. ”

As soon as Wei Shuo, Lu Chang, and Wen Qiao finished speaking, everyone at the scene echoed one after another, and the room was suddenly filled with sighs and worries.

"My lord, the changes in the Central Plains are not necessarily bad things for Liaodong."

Hearing this, Wei Shuo was shocked, turned his head and took a closer look, it turned out to be Mo Han. Since Mo Han joined Liaodong, he has successively set up plans to Tuoba Xianbei and Guanzhong, and all the plots have been successful, and he is faintly known as the first strategist in Liaodong.

In fact, if you really want to talk about it, Pei Wei, Gao Zhan, and Wen Qiao may not be much worse than Mo Han, just because the backgrounds of the three of them determine that they will have scruples and persistence in their hearts when making suggestions. On the contrary, Mo Han, who was born in a businessman, will only consider problems from Wei Shuo's point of view, as long as it is beneficial to Liaodong, anyone can be calculated by him.

Wei Shuo, who was still worried just now, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Shirong, why did you say this?" ”

"My lord, Liaodong has concentrated nearly 100,000 elites to go to Guanzhong, which shows the importance of Guanzhong to Liaodong! Unless it is a major matter related to the life and death of Liaodong, the lord will never give up Guanzhong halfway. ”

Hearing this, Wei Shuo bowed his head slightly to show his approval, the change in the Central Plains did catch him a little off guard, but if he really wanted to give up the opportunity to enter the main pass in front of him and attack Shile instead, then he would definitely not agree! After taking Guanzhong, Liaodong will have the land of Yongqin and Shuo Youyou, as long as it is managed properly, it will have the foundation to unify the world.

"But it was precisely the main force of Liaodong that was pinned down in Guanzhong that Shi Le dared to attack Yuzhou boldly! The occupation of Yuzhou completely broke the layout of Liaodong's attempt to trap Shile. However, although this matter is not good for Liaodong, it also has certain benefits. ”

"As we all know, Li Ju, Cao Wei, Zu Yue, Zu Ti and the like are all Jin clan towns, and it is only because of Shi Le's power that they have no choice but to serve Liaodong as the leader of the alliance. It can be seen that everyone does not really want to take refuge in Liaodong, and everyone has a little Jiujiu in their hearts. If it weren't for King Langya's own death, and the lord lured him with profit, I don't think they would have been willing to listen to my Liaodong dispatch. ”

"For this kind of feudal town that is not bent on taking refuge in Liaodong, we don't need to care too much about their life or death. When Liaodong was weak, it was possible to plan big things with its momentum. But now, with Liaodong entering the main Guanzhong, Liaodong's strength will usher in a huge development. ”

"To put it mildly, after taking Guanzhong, Liaodong holds the land of Yongqin and Shuo Youyou, and has millions of people under its jurisdiction, even if there is no help from Li, Zu, Cao and others, even if Shile occupies the Central Plains, what is the lord afraid of?"

"And with the passage of time, Liaodong will become stronger and stronger, and feudal towns such as Li, Zu, and Cao will no longer help Liaodong, but will gradually become a stumbling block on the way forward in Liaodong."

Mo Han's words caused everyone present to ponder, and Wei Shuo was also thoughtful. Mo Han's words were a bit rebellious, but they spoke to his heart. In the foreseeable future, it will be a matter of time before Liaodong and the Jin family turn their faces, and Li and Zu's generations will definitely not stand on the side of Liaodong to do rebellious things.

In this way, it is not unreasonable to worry that the local feudal towns, which are still allies at the moment, are likely to become enemies of Liaodong in the future.

"Once a conflict breaks out between the two sides, not to mention what the final result is, just say that the lord is willing to kill Pengcheng and destroy Zu Li? Although these feudal towns have always been self-reliant, they have made great contributions to the fight against Hulu, and I think if there is nothing to be done, the lord will not want to have a direct conflict with Zu Ti and others, right? ”

Wei Shuo nodded lightly when he heard this, if he dealt with Cao Wei and Zu Yue's generation, he would definitely be ruthless. But in the face of Zu Ti, Li Ju, and Shao Xu, who are dedicated to the country, he will definitely have scruples in his heart.

"Isn't this the end?! Since Liaodong can't bear to do it, then you might as well hand it over to Shi Le directly! Without the help of Liaodong, how could the feudal towns be Shile's opponents? When Shi Le cut off the other party one by one, the lord will raise troops under the banner of avenging him, and he will definitely be able to level the Central Plains in one fell swoop. ”

Just when everyone admired Mo Han's plan, Wen Qiao asked: "But in this way, shouldn't Shi Le's strength be greatly expanded?" Isn't Mo Changshi afraid of raising tigers? ”

"Master Wen is right about 'raising tigers', but 'for trouble' is not necessarily!"

Mo Han's eyes flashed and continued: "Liaodong does not want to completely sit idly by and let Shile unify the Central Plains, but to appropriately reduce the aid to the feudal towns and let them serve the purpose of consuming Shile. When Shi Le tried his best to unify the Central Plains, he found that he had already suffered a great loss of vitality. ”

"But I, Liaodong, took the opportunity to recuperate and raised my strength to a higher level. At that time, the Liaodong soldiers will attack the Central Plains and Hebei in different ways, how can Shile, who has been fighting for many years, stop the elite of Liaodong? ”

"Lord, Mo Changshi's words are very good! Thinking that Li Ju and Zu Li's generation are by no means comparable to Zu Yue and Cao Wei, Shi Le can easily win Yuzhou, but he will never defeat Zu Li and Li Ju in three moves and two styles. At that time, Liaodong will assist from the side, and it should not be a problem for them to delay for three or five years. ”

After listening to Mo Han's plan, Lu Chang also agreed. Not to mention that Liaodong doesn't have the energy to meddle in the Central Plains at the moment, and now that he listens to Mo Han's words, even if he has the ability to intervene, he has to oppose it.

"Do you have any other opinions?" Wei Shuo asked casually.

"No objection to the ministers!"

"That's good! Herald Jicheng: Keep the current policy unchanged, and the main force of the Xiang army will continue to be transferred to Guanzhong! The soldiers of the two places are on guard to prevent Shile from sneaking up! ”

Speaking of this, Wei Shuo stood up and waved his hands and said: "In addition, send another order to the various armies in Guanzhong, be sure to continue to implement the original plan, do not take Chang'an, seize Sima Bao, and Liaodong will never retreat!" ”

"No!" They stood and bowed in answer.

As General Zhenbei sent orders to all directions, the Liaodong Army, which had just stopped due to the situation in the Central Plains, started again. Sima Bao, who originally thought that he would escape, was completely stunned when he learned the news!

Sima Bao couldn't understand why Liaodong, which had always taken it as his mission to fight Hu Lu, didn't let the Central Plains Shile fight, why did he just hold on to Sima Bao? Could it be that Wei Shuo is really Sima Ye's loyal minister? But when he said this, not to mention that outsiders don't believe it, even he himself thinks it's impossible. (To be continued.) )