Chang'an, the residence of the great general of He Batsheng is crowded with people, Pingliang general Chai Yanping, Duhu general Yang Jian, army general Li Yuan, Fengche general Yang Kun, right Mi general Sun Fengzhen, left auxiliary general He Batzhong and other elites of the younger generation are gathered here. In addition www.biquge.info there are also veterans Dugu Xin, Dou Luguang, etc., all of whom were ordered by Emperor Gao Huan to lead their own troops to gather with He Basheng's subordinates to prepare for the conquest of the Hexi Corridor.

Gao Huan had heard about the envoys of Shanshan, Khotan, Qiuzi, Shule, Shache and Gaochang before, and knew some things about the Hexi Corridor, which was his determination to conquer and unify the Hexi Corridor before going to war with the Turks. The proposal put forward by Yang Kan and Yang Xiuzhi was to strike militarily and politically to win over them, with Ma Furong bearing the brunt of the largest military secession regime in the Hexi Corridor to date.

Then there was Zhang Jun, who had been king of Dunhuang for more than ten years, and finally Shao Long, who was weak but had mysterious backers. As long as these three evil forces are defeated, the entire Hexi Corridor will once again return to the arms of the central government of Qi State. In order to train newcomers and train troops for future Turkic warfare, this time Gao Huan gathered the best young generals in the country to gather in Chang'an, some people said why not gather Hu Luguang, Hu Luxian and others, in fact, in Gao Huan's heart, these two brothers are enough to take on the big responsibility, and the Khitans in the north are still ready to move.

So Gao Huan won't transfer Hu Lujin away. Even the above young generals are enough to deal with the bandit warlords in the Hexi Corridor. At least that's what Gao Huan thinks. He Batsheng served as the governor of Hexi this time, and he led a total of 360,000 troops from various departments, which was more than enough for a warlord like Ma Furong who had 40,000 or 50,000 people under his command.

The whole action plan was decided by He Batsheng, supplemented by Dugu Xin and Dou Luguang, especially Dugu Xin, who had not fought several times before, Gao Huan wanted to explore his strength, Dou Luguang was able to participate in this western expedition as the backbone, he himself was very surprised, and was finally appreciated by the emperor and saw his talent, so at first these people were holding their breath and wanted to behave well.

Ma Furong summoned Ma An, Ma Hansheng and others, because he had already heard the rumors, and the news from Chang'an seemed to be very unfavorable to him, he had earned enough money in the Hexi Corridor in the past two years, and he didn't want to be the most right with the powerful Gao Huan now, so he called these two people over to discuss with them how to deal with He Basheng's 160,000 conquest army. At this moment, there were only three of them in the room, and Ma Furong's fat and wide body really couldn't move easily, and he felt uncomfortable even writhing when he sat on the chair.

Ma An was very aware of the current affairs and held the teacup without saying a word. Ma Hansheng is also a chicken thief, and he has been playing with the jade wrench in his hand for a long time. Seeing that neither of them spoke, Ma Furong asked a little anxiously: "You two are talking to him, now you are burning your eyebrows and pretending to be calves with me." Ma An put down the teacup and said: "The king (in order to appease him after Gao Huan exterminated the Western Wei Dynasty, he was specially named the king of Pingxi) At present, the court has repeatedly urged us to collect local taxes over the years, not for money, do you really think that Gao Huan is poor in money?" He wants you to give in and bow your head. ”

Ma Furong was a little angry: "Damn, he is the emperor, Lao Tzu is just a little king, how can I bow my head?" Ma An nodded and said, "He just wants you to take the prince to Yecheng." Ma Furong said angrily when he heard this: "Fart, he doesn't think about it, he thinks Lao Tzu doesn't know his little abacus?" He wants to put Lao Tzu under house arrest, and if Lao Tzu really goes, he will be a big fool. Ma An said: "So, we can't show weakness to him at this moment, we must tell him clearly our demands, we can obey him, but you can't go to Yecheng." ”

Ma Hansheng interjected: "I know that money is a trivial matter, but how can we clearly convey our demands to them? Ma An thought for a while and said honestly: "It's useless for the so-called weak side to be reasonable, I think the only way to fight with them is to fight." Ma Hansheng immediately knew that he was setting himself up, because Ma Furong divided his territory into three parts, Fanhe and Wu'an were his Ma Hansheng's territory, if he really fought, he would bear the brunt, Ma An's territory was in Xijun, relying on the middle position, and Linsong and Zhangye at the back were Ma Furong's territory.

Therefore, Ma Hansheng quite disagreed with the war with the Qi army, and he immediately said: "We are now at an absolute disadvantage in terms of morality and strength when we start a war with the Qi people, and it is impossible to confront them at all. Ma Furong didn't wait for Ma Anan to open his mouth and asked, "Then what do you say we should do?" Ma Hansheng thought for a while and said: "King, the so-called righteous and unrighteous are more helpful, we can't take all the risks ourselves, at this time, we should pull Shao Long, Zhang Jun, and He Jiulian to form a coalition to deal with the Qi people together." ”

Ma Furong nodded and said: "This is a way, but it's not the best, you think of other ways, it's best to be the emperor here for a long time without having to go to war with the Qi people." "Ma Han said in his heart, there is such a way, I still follow you? I did it myself. But he said: "King, in fact, it is not that there is no solution, but at present, I think we can negotiate with them first, drag them first, and when our coalition forces are assembled, we can fight with them, and it is not too late to tear our faces." ”

Ma Furong nodded and said, "Well, your kid has a good idea." Just do what you say. So Ma Hansheng said to Ma An: "How about brother, let's share the work between the two of us, do you go west or east?" Ma An thought for a while and felt that it was dangerous for him to go east and west, so he said, "I think it is best for me to assist and help the king here." "He was Ma Furong's lord before, and many government decrees were drafted by him, and later because of the expansion of the territory, Ma Furong made Daoxi County, where he was sent, the lord of a city.

But at this moment, he was already in a hurry, and Ma Furong himself said anxiously: "When is it, I don't need you by my side for the time being, you two will finish the things in front of you first." Ma An then thought for a while and said, "Then I choose to go west, send an envoy to the countries of the Western Regions on behalf of the king, and contact them to form a resistance alliance." Ma Hansheng was waiting for his words, so he said: "Okay, then I can only go east at risk and negotiate with the Qi people." ”

Ma Furong stepped forward and said very movingly: "Hansheng, I know that you are a good son of our Ma family, this time I will leave it to you, success or failure is all on your shoulders, try to delay time with them, and give Ma An space so that he can have enough time to complete the alliance." Ma Hansheng nodded in embarrassment and said: "Since the king said so, my subordinates will do their best, please rest assured that I will definitely win the due status and protection for our Ma family when I go east this time." Ma Furong was moved to tears, and his hands held him tightly and did not let go. (To be continued.) )