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Zhao Yun and Xu Rong walked into the camp side by side, Han Sui and Lu Bu followed closely, divided to both sides, half a step behind Zhao Yun and Xu Rong, bowed to Liu Xiu, and shouted in unison:

"Meet General Wei!"

Liu Xiu laughed, got up and walked around the desk, and stretched out his hand to support Zhao Yun and Xu Rong's shoulders: "Zilong, Zilie, thank you very much." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhao Yun smiled gently: "Thank you for the general's compliment, mainly because Captain Xu cooperated well." ”

Xu Rong hurriedly shook his hand and said with a smile: "General Zhao is polite, you are the main force, and the state army is strictly disciplined, flexible tactics, and the generals cooperate tacitly, Rong is amazed." ”

"Hehehe, don't be polite to each other, it's just in time, Zhong Dian came out of the big and small elm valleys again, I don't have enough troops, I don't know what to do, you guys are here, just help me think of a way."

"May I attach the general Jiwei." Xu Rong bowed and replied, and Zhao Yun also smiled and saluted.

Liu Xiu let go of them, walked in front of Lu Bu, didn't speak, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Look at this, our flying general is not happy." ”

Lu Bu laughed and shook his head disdainfully: "Some Qiang people, they only know how to flee for their lives, where is the opponent, Zhong Dian came just in time, we have no place to use the strength of Jing Rui, wait for him to come, see if I don't beat him all over the ground to find teeth." ”

"That's good, it's not in vain that I left you two urns of Qiang wine."

Lu Bu rubbed his hands excitedly, and said greedily: "General, are there only two urns?" ”

The crowd laughed.

Liu Xiu turned to Han Sui again and said, "Wen Yue, have you gone home?" ”

Han Sui bowed and saluted: "I am busy with military affairs and have not been able to go home yet, but my father has already sent a letter, saying that everything is fine at home." Thanks to the general, there is no way to repay him, but to charge into battle and never give up. ”

Liu Xiu patted him on the shoulder and laughed softly: "Wenyue, this is not my credit, it is the credit of Mr. Gongxiao and Bian Zhang, and you will have to thank them more when you come later." ”

Han Sui raised his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, and then relaxed his expression: "Huh." ”

"Come, everyone sit down, Ling Ming, and serve tea to the generals." Liu Xiu greeted loudly and asked them to sit down around the map, not long after, Yan Zhong, Lu Yi and Bian Zhang arrived, and the big tent suddenly became lively, Xu Rong and Han Sui stepped forward to salute Yan Zhong, Lu Bu stared at Yan Zhong for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "It turned out to be you." ”

Yan Zhong smiled and nodded: "General Fei has always been good?" ”

"Okay, very good." Lu Bu laughed, turned to Liu Xiu and said, "It turns out that he is Mr. Yan Gongxiao, I have seen him in Wenhe Camp." ”

Liu Xiu was very surprised, he looked at Yan Zhong, Yan Zhong did not hide it, arched his hand and said: "Wen He wrote to me many times and invited me to join the shogunate, but Zhong was a little hesitant at that time, so he failed to visit the general. ”

Liu Xiu touched his nose and didn't say anything, and said in his heart that it was probably an inspection of me, these capable people have more initiative in the workplace, and their own boss can't force it, so he can only behave well, hoping not to be fired by them.

Bian Zhang glanced at the two thousand stone seal ribbons around Han Sui's waist, and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, just thinking about whether to greet him as a confidant or meet with officialdom etiquette, Han Sui had already walked over with a smile, holding Bian Zhang's arm affectionately with both hands: "Ziwen, thanks to you this time, otherwise my Han family will be finished." ”

Bian Zhang was stunned for a moment, his heart was much more relaxed, and he hurriedly said modestly: "Wen Yue's words are serious, I just did what I had to do, and the one who can best solve the siege of your Han family is the general's strange soldiers." ”

"Hehe, the general is not only surprisingly victorious with soldiers, but also has a unique vision in employing people. With Ziwen's intelligence, he will soon be able to stand out. Han Sui comforted: "I have to be one step ahead, otherwise, I won't be able to catch up with you in the future." ”

Bian Zhang blushed, and the two glanced at each other and smiled in unison.

Liu Xiu introduced Koji Yi to Zhao Yun and others, especially praised his loyalty and bravery, Zhao Yun and others stepped forward to greet him, in front of these famous generals in northern Xinjiang, Koji Yi was a little embarrassed, and arched his hands and admired him. Everyone humbled each other a few words and sat down together to discuss military affairs.

After two months of continuous fighting, Zhao Yun and Xu Rong had driven the Qiang people south of Jincheng, limiting the scope of the Qiang rebellion to Wudu, Longxi, and the southwest of Jincheng. At present, the largest Qiang tribe is Zhong Qiang, Zhong Dian joined Beigong Boyu and the kingdom, and is rushing from the big and small elm valleys, with a total strength of between forty and fifty thousand, all of them are Jing Rui, plus the people who stayed in Jincheng before, as well as the Qiang people who were originally in Beidi and Anding, and were later driven here by Zhao Yun and others all the way, the total number is about 120,000.

In addition to the Qiang people in Longxi, Wudu County also has Baima Qiang from Guanghan, which was originally the Wudu indigenous Wolf Qiang, the total number is more than 10,000 people, they are attacking Sanguan, Huaxiong is defending with danger, and has defeated them many times, but because of insufficient troops, he can not go out of the pass to pursue, so the two sides have been facing each other in Sanguan.

"In addition to Zhong Qiang, there is also a Song Jian, the king of the Han Dynasty in Caohan." Liu Xiu said with a smile, "This Song prince has a limited army, probably less than 10,000 people, but there is food, and the little son is better than us." ”

Zhao Yun and the others didn't speak, revealing a wry smile that felt the same way. When they set out from Bingzhou, they brought two months' worth of military rations, which had been exhausted, and now all the military ration supplies fell on the shoulders of the people of Liangzhou. It is said that they are fighting in Liangzhou, and it is natural for Liangzhou to provide grain and grass, but the problem is that Liangzhou is poorer than Bingzhou, and the people of Liangzhou have a lot of pressure, Han Sui is a native of Liangzhou, and he knows this very well. Liu Xiujun was strict in discipline and was not allowed to rob, so the supply of military rations was a little stretched. Liu Xiu said that Song Jian was well-lived, but it was not exactly a joke.

"The imperial court is quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and it will not be able to spare troops and money to support us in a short period of time." Liu Xiu sighed and glanced at Yan Zhong, Han Sui and the others: "In order to win this battle and not miss the ploughing, I hope that the squires of Liangzhou can focus on the overall situation, donate generously, and support me with grain and grass for another month." ”

"General, will a month solve the problem?" Han Sui asked.

"Whether or not we can solve the problem, we only have a month." Liu Xiu waved his hand, "The Qiang people want to plant wheat in April, and they can't always entangle with us here." In a month, if we can defeat them and occupy the good valley of the Great and Small Elm Valleys, we can settle there in Tuntian, if we can't defeat them, then we ......" He hesitated for a moment: "We can only retreat to Hanyang and Jincheng and try our best to defend this line, as for Longxi and Wudu, we have to wait for autumn." ”

He smiled again, "Fortunately, now that we have recaptured most of Liangzhou, the place where the horses are raised is solved." And rest for a summer, wait for the autumn to be high and fat, and then fight with the Qiang people. ”

Lu Bu grinned, "What's the need for autumn, this time I'll kill that Zhong Dian and cut off his head to make a night pot." ”

"If it can be done, of course it would be great." Liu Xiu continued: "Zhong Qiang is currently the strongest Qiang tribe, if we can kill Zhong Dian and disperse the Qiang people, then we can divide and dismantle, and each of them can be broken, and my Qiang Seventh Battalion can be formed as soon as possible." It is the best policy to govern with Qiang and I to brake with static. ”

Everyone nodded, although the 20,000 troops in Bingzhou helped a lot, but the pressure on money and food was too great, if Liu Xiu's Liangzhou army was built and fought locally, the pressure would be much less. The Seventh Battalion of the Han Dynasty is easy to handle, but the Seventh Battalion of Qiang has to break up Zhong Qiang, otherwise there is such a giant, and few Qiang people will be willing to take refuge in Liu Xiu.

After the military discussion, Liu Xiu pulled Han Sui aside. "Wenyue, I should have asked you to go home first, but I have an important matter now, and I need you to go there in person."

"General, please." Han Sui hugged his fists, "Jincheng is already under the control of our army, you can go back and see it at any time, and it won't be in the way if you are a few days late." ”

"Hehe, I knew that Wen Yue would not refuse." Liu Xiu explained to Han Sui with a smile. More than half a month ago, Dong Zhuo returned to his hometown of Lintao, Liu Xiu originally wanted to meet him, and just pulled him over to form a battalion, but Yan Zhong stopped him. Yan Zhong said that Dong Zhuo is a strong man in Longxi, and his relationship with the Qiang people is also very close, including Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, who have a close relationship with Dong Zhuo. And the Dong family is the family with the best prospects in Longxi County over the years, Dong Zhuo's father Dong Junya started from a small official, and once served as a lieutenant of the Yingchuan Lun clan, although Dong Zhuo's own career is not smooth, but he has also been a 2,000-stone Taishou, if you let him give you a captain, will he be willing? If you don't agree, then what will happen to the general's face?

Liu Xiu felt reasonable, Dong Zhuo was not the kind of person who was in a hurry to enter the office, and a mere captain was not in his eyes at all. With his strength in Liangzhou, he will soon be able to rise again, and he may not be willing to be his subordinate like Ko Yi. If you refuse, won't both sides look good? Therefore, he treated it coldly for half a month, waited for Han Sui to come, and then invited Han Sui to meet Dong Zhuo.

Han Sui is a famous man in Liangzhou, and when he was in Jinyang, he had a direct relationship with Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo still respected him. It was much better to let Han Sui go to find out Dong Zhuo's tone than for him to come forward directly. If Dong Zhuo is willing, he can let him be the Sima of other departments, lead an army alone, and fight in the area of Lintao and Wudu, if he is unwilling, it will not be embarrassing for everyone.

Han Sui understood as soon as he heard it, and without saying a word, he decided to set off immediately.

Outside the city of Lintao, Wangqu Valley.

Dong Zhuo galloped on his horse, where the strings sounded, an elk fell in response, Dong Zhuo quickly took another arrow, turned around and shè, the feather arrow left the string, leaped over eighty steps, and drew a beautiful arc, in the middle of a white fox that had just jumped. The white fox let out a wail and rolled down the hillside, landing right in front of Dong Zhuoma, who had stopped.

Li Dao rushed over, turned over and dismounted, picked up the white fox and took a look, and saw that the feather arrow was hitting the throat of the white fox, and couldn't help but praise: "The archery skills of adults have not diminished back then." ”

"What's the use of good archery." Dong Zhuo put away his bow wistfully, turned around before the horse, walked up a hillside, looked at the snow on the mountain in the distance, and let out a long sigh. Li Wei saw that he was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to say anything more. Now the Yellow Turban in Shandong is making trouble, the Qiang people in Xiliang are fighting fiercely, and Dong Zhuo, who wants to seek fame immediately, is idle at home, and the bad mood can be imagined. Although these people have some martial arts, they are not very eloquent, and they don't know how to persuade Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo stood with his reins in his hands, his thoughts fluctuated, and at the end of his sight was the location of the big and small elm valleys, where Zhong Qiang had more than 100,000 troops in rebellion, which was fierce and unexpected. Dong Zhuo couldn't think of why this was the case, which was one of the reasons why he refused to go to see Liu Xiu. He knew the situation in Liangzhou very well, there were not enough troops, financial and material resources to deal with this rebellion, even if Liu Xiu could have 20,000 troops to support him, but what about money and food?

In that case, why did he bother to join in the fun. Moreover, the Son of Heaven promised him that he would definitely use him again, and he didn't need to go to Liu Xiu's General Wei's Mansion for a while, he couldn't do it for a few months, and he had to have one more righteousness as a monarch and minister, which was too much of a loss for him.

"Your Excellency...... Adult ......"

Dong Zhuo turned his head and saw that it was Sima Huzhen, the personal guard, followed by two war horses, and there was a master and a slave sitting on the war horse. Dong Zhuo was far away and couldn't see the person's face clearly, but when he saw that Hu Zhen didn't dare to walk in front of him, but looked sideways, this person should be a big man. Dong Zhuo turned around and walked down the hill. The hillside was not flat, but the horse under his crotch walked with ease.

"Wenyue?" When Dong Zhuo saw the appearance of the person who came, he couldn't help but be surprised and happy. "Why do you have time to come to Lintao?"

Han Sui smiled and said, "I heard General Wei say that you went home to rest, how could I not come and take a look?" If it is raging today, you are leisure, and you still have time to hunt deer shè foxes. ”

Dong Zhuo laughed, since he was sent by Liu Xiu and was a famous man in Liangzhou, whether he wanted to enter Liu Xiu's General Wei Mansion or not, at least he had this face. He waved his hand, ordered the guards to slaughter the deer on the spot, light a fire to roast the meat, and took the wine he brought with him from the saddle, and sat on the ground with Han Sui.

Han Sui conveyed Liu Xiu's thoughts to Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo listened to it, smiled silently, and just drank the wine one after another. After a moment of silence, he said: "Please Wen Yue to greet General Wei on my behalf, I understand his good intentions." It's just that Yingchuan is newly defeated, and the generals of the defeated army are not brave, I don't want to be laughed at by the Qiang people because of this, and the morale of General Wei will fall. ”

Han Sui listened and knew that Dong Zhuo had already rejected Liu Xiu's invitation, and he no longer insisted on it, so he asked instead, "The yellow scarf is so fierce?" ”

Dong Zhuo was a little embarrassed, raised his thick fingers and scratched his eyebrows: "Actually, the yellow turbans are just a rabble, but there are too many of them, like ants all over the mountains, and they can't be killed no matter how they kill." ”

Han Sui took a sip of wine and didn't say anything. In his opinion, after Liu Xiu pacified Liangzhou, he was likely to pacify the Yellow Turban. With the geographical advantages of merging the state, of course, it is to go directly to Jizhou, Jizhou is the base camp of Zhang Jiao, and the strength is also the strongest, so it is very necessary to understand the tactics of the Yellow Turban in advance.

"Also, they're not all rabble." Dong Zhuo thought for a moment, and seemed to suddenly think of something, and the hand holding the wine jug was stunned for a moment: "Among the rebellion of that yellow turban, there seems to be a Jing Rui with about 100 people, and the tactics are very strict. ”

Han Sui glanced at Dong Zhuo, and couldn't help but want to laugh a little, Dong Zhuo is also a battle-hardened person, he was defeated by a group of rabble, of course he was unwilling, and he always had to find some excuse to cover it up. Jing Rui, who has about 100 people, can control the battlefield, do you think it is the Xuanwu battalion of Tanshi Huai?

"These people have yellow scarves on their heads, they have armor on their bodies, and they shout something loudly when they fight, something like a spell. He is not afraid of death in battle, and he fights in formation, and he is very skilled in cooperation, and it seems that he has been trained for a long time. Dong Zhuo said slowly, his expression became more and more solemn, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Han Sui, his eyes were a little hollow, as if he was thinking about something. In front is the sword and shield hand, and then the crossbowman, it should be the Zhang crossbow, and their shè skills are very skillful......"

Listening to Dong Zhuo's thoughtful narration, Han Sui couldn't help laughing: "Where are the civilians here, this is a commonly used battle formation in the army, but the scale is smaller." ”

"Yes, it's a battle formation commonly used in the army." Dong Zhuo suddenly slapped his thigh, shocked and inexplicable: "How can there be people under Zhang Mancheng who have ever fought?" ”

Han Sui couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw that Dong Zhuo's face didn't look like a cover-up, and squinted his eyes at Dong Zhuo: "Are you sure?" ”

"Sure." Dong Zhuo's face suddenly became very ugly. He remembered that when Lushan was ambushed, he and the guard camp were the first to be attacked, and at that moment, arrows and stones rained down from the sky, which stunned him at once, and the small array of about 100 people was killed at that time, and quickly defeated the front army led by Niu Fu, and chanted loudly, so that the county soldiers of Yingchuan dispersed in a hurry.

This timing is too well mastered, and people who have not experienced actual combat in the army cannot grasp it so accurately.

After listening to Dong Zhuo's analysis, Han Sui was also very surprised. He thought for a while, and then said: "When Yuan Shao went north, there were many people under the account, and there should be a lot of people from Nanyang, He Hao and He Boqiu are from Nanyang, He Miao is also from Nanyang, and it is possible to have people in the yellow scarf." ”

Dong Zhuo turned his head to look at Han Sui, and suddenly asked, "You say, could it be that Yuan Shao sent someone to stumble on me?" ”

Han Sui hesitated for a moment and considered the wording. "It's hard to say, it's possible, but you can't talk nonsense until you have evidence."

"Evidence?" Dong Zhuo slapped his thigh angrily: "Where can I find this evidence?" Yuan Benchu is known as the leader of the world's corporals, and He Hao is even more famous as a party member, even if those people are caught, can they still betray them? ”

Han Sui didn't answer him, if this matter is true, it is very serious. Taking a step back, regardless of whether this incident was instigated by Yuan Shao or not, at least it shows that there are people from the family in the yellow scarf, and they are not completely homeless people who are forced to a dead end. This result far exceeded Han Sui's expectations, the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and persuaded Dong Zhuo a few more words, and hurried back to Di Dao.

After listening to Han Sui's report, Liu Xiu didn't feel any surprise, he had long known that many families had dealings with Zhang Jiao, and some people went one step further and were willing to join Zhang Jiao in rebellion, which seemed to be reasonable. As for saying that Yuan Shao instructed them, he felt that maybe Xing was not big, maybe Dong Zhuo himself thought wrong.

"Won't come?" Although this result was also expected by Liu Xiu, it was still a little regrettable. Aside from the disgust of Dong Zhuo in the memory of his previous life, in general, the current Dong Zhuo is still a fierce general who can fight well. At the beginning of Luoyuan, although Dong Zhuo was defeated by the blow of Tanshi Huai, he led the remnants of the soldiers to bite the Tanshi Huai, which still caused some trouble to the Tanshi Huai, and finally played an important role in cutting off the connection between the Tanshi Huai and the Xuanwu Battalion, and was a meritorious man.

He wanted to win over Dong Zhuo, on the one hand, he didn't want to drive him to a dead end and control him under his own power, and on the other hand, he really wanted to take advantage of Dong Zhuo's appeal in Longxi and his extraordinary ability. It's just that Dong Zhuo doesn't appreciate it, and he can't force it, so he has to cold him for a while, maybe it's okay to send someone to talk about it.

Liu Xiu no longer pinned his hopes on Dong Zhuo, and immediately began to arrange matters related to the decisive battle with Zhong Qiang. Zhong Dian and his army had already arrived at Caohan, and he joined forces with Song Jian, thinking that he would soon attack. After Liu Xiu and the generals discussed, they decided to lead Zhong Dian to the area of Yuzhong to be surrounded and annihilated. This might have widened the distance between Zhong Dian and Song Jian, forcing their baggage line to lengthen and leave room for encirclement. Jincheng is Han Sui's hometown, he is familiar with the terrain there, and it is easy to get the support of Jincheng County.

After the battle plan was decided, Liu Xiu led the main force to the Great Xia area and engaged Zhong Qiang's forward. Although Zhong Qiang's combat effectiveness is not high, but there are many people, Liu Xiu after killing and injuring thousands of people on the other side, and Zhong Dian who rushed to hear the news met, the two sides tested each other for a few rounds, Liu Xiu feigned defeat and slowly retreated. The Qiang people and Liu Xiu had fought for so long, and for the first time they had taken advantage of the head-to-head confrontation, Zhong Dian suddenly became confident, and chased after him with 50,000 Jing Rui, and he had to capture Liu Xiu alive.

The kingdom sensed the danger, and he said to Zhong Dian, who is Liu Xiu? Since his debut, he has never lost a battle, this time he went to Liangzhou, and also brought the Bingzhou army that had fought viciously in northern Xinjiang, how could he retreat easily? Will he lure the enemy deeper, wait for us to jump into the encirclement, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop?

Zhong Dian laughed, what happened to the 20,000 state army? I'm 50,000 people here, and he wants to surround me? Okay, come on, see who surrounds whom. I'm afraid he won't be able to swallow it, but will choke to death. Mr. Wang, although the strategy is important, it must also be backed by strength, if there is no strength, no matter how much the strategy is, it will be in vain. I have 120,000 troops here, Jing Rui 50,000, how many people is Liu Xiucai? Even if you add the state army, but only 50,000 people, can he defeat me?

The kingdom seems to have a point, the disparity in strength is huge, and no amount of stratagem will be in vain. What's more, after the big and small elm valleys were attacked by the heavenly wolf, Zhong Qiang suffered heavy losses, if he didn't defeat Liu Xiu before planting wheat in April, and couldn't sow seeds in time, Zhong Qiang would definitely encounter a famine today, more than 100,000 people, no one could afford to provide it, and he could only hope that they would be self-sufficient.

And if you want to plant wheat with peace of mind, defeating Liu Xiu has become an inevitable choice, otherwise if you want to ensure the safety of the big and small elm valleys, the Qiang people must concentrate at least 30,000 Jing Rui to defend on the front line of Caohan and Heguan, which is a huge expense, whether it is the Qiang people or the king of Heshou Pinghan, they can't afford such consumption. The longer it drags on, the more likely it is that the Qiang people will have internal strife.

"Since this is the case, we will force Liu Xiu to fight a decisive battle." The kingdom finally agreed with Zhong Dian's decision: "It's just that we have to form a group, and we can't give Liu Xiu a chance to break through." There are many of us, and the decision is good for us and bad for him. ”

Zhong Dian was very satisfied, and when he thought that if he defeated Liu Xiu, he would be rewarded by a great sage and good teacher, and his heart felt like a fire was burning. He commanded the army, pressing step by step, crossing the Taoshui, less than a hundred miles from Yuzhong.

Liu Xiu's army was ready for a decisive battle, but in the face of the 50,000 Qiang people who were in a group, he still felt a great headache. With the combat effectiveness of his subordinates, it is not impossible to defeat these 50,000 Qiang people, but the losses will be relatively large. Duan Cheng fought for two years before more than 400 people died, that was conditional, whether it was ordnance or grain and grass, the imperial court had prepared it for him, but now he was empty-handed, and the equipment lost some time ago was nothing to make up, and even the arrows were a little nervous.

What's more, the military rations that were supposed to be delivered a long time ago never arrived, and the army only had three days of food and grass left. Liu Xiu did not dare to guarantee that the battle would be resolved in three days, so he immediately sent Bian Zhang to Ji County to urge Shi Zuochang, the assassin of Liangzhou.