Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated.

The combined population of the counties may not be millions.

However, the land of Liangzhou is handed over with Hu and Qiang, Han and Hu live together, the people are fierce, and almost everyone can fight with men, and it is a place that produces high-class elite soldiers.

Ma Teng and Han Sui's seizure of Liangzhou is a recent thing, but the source of the riot they followed can be about a hundred years old. The Qiang rebellion lasted for a hundred years, and the Han family could not check and balance.

This is one of the major reasons for the turmoil in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The two were originally just ordinary people, but when the Qiang people Beigong Boyu rebelled, they were robbed and forced to rebel together.

Later, there was internal strife within the rebels, and Ma Teng and Han Sui killed Beigong Boyu and raised troops. But they still had ties with the Qiang, and all the soldiers were 100,000 each.

The force is very strong, Dong Zhuo is the assassin of Liangzhou, and he is responsible for suppressing the two.

Dong Zhuo moved west to Chang'an, Han Sui seized Wuwei County, Ma Teng occupied Tianshui County, the two divided Liangzhou in the north and south, and each shook his army in response to Dong Zhuo.

"It's really thrilling and exciting along the way, there are many horse thieves and bandits along the way. Liangzhou is really messy. On this day, Li Hui led the delegation given by Zhang Shuang and arrived at the boundary of Tianshui County.

Looking at the boundary monument in front of him, Li Hui wiped the sweat on his forehead and said with a wry smile.

"It's a life of nine deaths." The attendant Chen Yuan also smiled bitterly.

The group felt nostalgia for a moment near the boundary monument, and then went deep into Tianshui County. Ma Teng's heavy troops were stationed here, and after arriving in Tianshui County, the security was obviously much better.

The next day, the group arrived at the Tianshui Governance Office, Jicheng.

After entering the city. Li Hui went straight to the Zhengxi General's Mansion and met Ma Teng.

Inside the General's Palace. Ma Teng was playing with Zhu'er. Ma Teng is about thirty years old and has blue eyes. The hair is slightly yellow, there is obvious Hu blood, the height is broad, and the majesty is very strong.

"Father, how do you see me riding?" Ma Chao skillfully turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile. At the age of eleven, he was already extremely strong, with a face like a crown of jade, and an aristocratic atmosphere.

"Very good, wait a few years. I will give you five hundred cavalry, and lead the army to fight against the thieves. Our Ma family's family business will be inherited by you. Ma Teng laughed and said.

"Thank you, father." Ma Chao said overjoyed.

"Father, and we, we also have to lead the troops." The younger Ma Xiu and Ma Tiefei pounced, all of them were little tiger cubs.

"Okay, okay." Marten laughed. Very happy.

At this time, someone came to report the visit of Li Hui, the chief secretary of the general.

"Father, although you didn't directly raise troops, you also shook and joined the Yuan Shao Alliance. Bravado. It is a hostile relationship with Zhang Shuang, what did he send people to do? Ma Chao said curiously.

"Probably a lobbyist." Ma Teng smiled, then touched Ma Chao's head and said, "Go." Play with your brothers. ”

"Oh." Ma Chao sighed and went down.

Ma Teng came to the hall to meet Li Hui.

"The young foot is beyond my expectations. Some make me suspicious. The general ordered you to be the envoy of the general's main book, are you despising me? After Ma Teng saw Li Hui. Snack was taken aback and said.

"There is a way that those who have aspirations are not young, and Ganluo came up with a strange strategy at the age of twelve, and was worshiped by the king of Qin as a secretary. How can the general know that I am not the second Ganluo? Li Hui smiled and arched his hand.

"You're mad." Ma Teng shrugged his shoulders, and then asked, "The general sent you, definitely not to talk to me, if you have something to say." ”

"The general is quick to talk, then I'll say it directly." Li Hui arched his hand, then straightened his posture and said with a smile: "Dong Zhuo was frustrated in front of Hangu Pass, Yuan Shao and others scattered and left, and millions of people in the world raised troops, which is just a joke. Does the general have any ideas? ”

"The general is indeed majestic, supports the Xiongguan, and dispatches troops to fight the princes of the Quartet. The situation is getting stronger, but that's about it. After all, Si Li is in the middle of the world, the land of four wars. Princes from all walks of life, such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, must merge the weak and develop stronger. When the time comes, he will attack Sili again. When the time comes, the momentum will be stronger. The general has now overcome the difficulties, which does not mean that he has already passed the future. ”

Ma Teng shrugged his shoulders and said.

"The general's words are different." Li Hui shook his head and said, then got up and said to Ma Teng: "After the general defends against the attacks of the princes of the world from all sides, he can crusade against Zhang Yan in the north and expand the territory and annex the state." To the south, it is Nanyang County. This county has a population of hundreds of thousands, and its lord Yuan Shu's mound is dry and cannot be defended. If the general has to merge the state and Nanyang, the people under the rule of the general will be as many as four or five million. How can it be summed up in a sentence that the situation has become stronger? ”

"So what, even if the general situation is extremely strong. He couldn't compete with Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in the northeast. Xiang Dong is afraid that Cao Cao is also a difficult bone to gnaw. To the south is Liu Bei, stronger. To the west, Dong Zhuo, the strongest. I'm in Dong Zhuo West, and I have to do with Liangzhou, what does it have to do with me? ”

Ma Teng said disapprovingly.

"Did the general send you here because he wanted to learn from King Qin's long-distance friendship and close attack?" Ma Teng looked at Li Hui again and said with a faint smile.

"There is no denying this from a distance and a close attack." Li Hui smiled quietly, and then arched his hand: "But it's also for the general." ”

"Hahaha, I am an enemy of the general, and he plans for me??? Wait, let me finish laughing. Ha ha. Ma Teng laughed loudly, very disdainful.

Li Hui smiled, really waited for Ma Teng to finish laughing, and then said: "The general is right, the general and the general are indeed rivals." But there is a way to be a fire, and there is an urgent need. The general and the general are separated from Dong Zhuo, even if they are enemies, they have no direct vital relationship. What about intersecting? On the contrary, the general and Dong Zhuo are neighbors, and Dong Zhuo has 300,000 elite soldiers who can go west at any time. Riding 100,000 lightly, you can reach Tianshui in five days. ”

"Hey, is this sowing discord?" Ma Teng smiled and was not moved.

"Of course not, please allow me to analyze it." Li Hui shook his head with a smile, and then arched his hand: "Dong Zhuo has 300,000 elite soldiers, and he lost tens of thousands of people in the battle with the general. and allocated counties to supplement. He has a population of more than 2 million, and he has transferred men to fill the army. and to provide for an army of 300,000. How to replenish food??? Even Xiao He couldn't feed the army for him under such circumstances, let alone Li Ru. Isn't his only way to go west, defeat the general and the general, and expand the land? ”

Hit the nail on the head.

The smile on Ma Teng's face retracted and fell into deep thought. He actually had precautions for this, after all, before he raised troops to attack Zhang Shuang, Dong Zhuo was a general of the imperial court, they were traitors, and they were enemies.

Now Dong Zhuo is not in a good position, expanding his strength by eating big and small, and then fighting with Zhang Shuang, there is a great chance that this will happen.

But from Li Hui, or from Zhang Shuang's mouth, this situation made Ma Teng very unhappy and suspicious.

"Although this is said from my point of view, I am afraid that it is more beneficial to the general, right?" Ma Teng sneered.

"It's good for both sides. Dong Zhuo's 300,000 troops are a threat to the general, and it is also a threat to the general and General Han. The two generals may as well set up their own borders, which is not only a defense, but also a threat to Dong Zhuo's rear. Dong Zhuo must dispatch troops to defend the two respectively. The number should be fifty or sixty thousand per person. Another tens of thousands of people will defend Tongguan, and tens of thousands will defend Qingni Pass. He also has about 100,000 elite soldiers sitting in Chang'an. In order to have enough to eat, these 100,000 elite soldiers may have to farm their own fields. In this way, Dong Zhuo defended the general and General Han against the threat of the general, and prevented Dong Zhuo from eating the big and swallowing the territory of the two generals. For the general, it is also to relieve the danger of the West. It's good for both sides, so why not? ”

Li Hui smiled and said with his mouth moving.

"Say a thousand things and ten thousand, or use us to suppress Dong Zhuo." Ma Teng sneered.

"It's definitely not a use, and I don't dare to use it. The general had a close relationship with General Han Sui and swore to be brothers. There are 200,000 soldiers, and they are brave and good at fighting Liangzhou soldiers. If the general dares to make any bad moves, the two generals may have to join forces with Dong Zhuo to deal with the general, but the general really doesn't dare. ”

Li Hui waved his hand and said with a look of awe.

These words reached Ma Teng's heart.

"I have a really good relationship with Han Sui, and together we are also a force that can influence the situation. If we see the wind and rudder, we will prevent Dong Zhuo from going west and destroying us. can also unite with Dong Zhuo when Zhang Shuang has the upper hand. The grass on both sides of the wall is upside down, and you can sit on the fisherman's profit. ”

Ma Teng's heart was quite moved.

But let Zhang Shuang solve Dong Zhuo's troubles without spending a single soldier. Ma Teng's heart was a little unhappy, and he felt that he was at a loss, so he said: "In this world, there is no good thing that does not contribute money. The general sat on the land of four counties, and there were many people and wealth. My Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and money and food are a problem. ”

"It's blackmail, but it's not unexpected. Use it first, and then get it back. Li Hui's heart was bright, so he smiled and said: "The general is willing to give 20,000 stones of grain and 10,000 horses of silk." ”

"One for each person, or will we share this together?" Ma Teng asked.

"One for one person, of course."

Li Hui said.

After a pause, Li Hui said again: "In addition, when the general came, he prepared a treasure for me to give to the general." As he spoke, Li Hui hooked his hand to his entourage, took out a box, and when he opened the box, it was a white jade treasure.

"Good jade!" Ma Teng recognized the goods, praised it, and simply accepted it.

"Now that the agreement has been reached, I will send troops shortly. Sir, stay with me today and enjoy the food of Liangzhou. Ma Teng suggested.

"No, I have to rush to Wuwei immediately. Consult with General Han Sui. In order to make it smooth, I also asked the general to write a letter and let me bring it over. ”

Li Hui shook his head and refused, and pleaded.

"That's fine." Ma Teng nodded, wrote a letter expressing his intentions and analysis of the war, and handed it to Li Hui, and not long after, Li Hui set off for Wuwei. (To be continued......)