Luo Zheng pulled Xun Yu to sit down on the soft couch and said: "This is the danger of going to Liangzhou, Ma Teng and Han Sui are entrenched in Liangzhou, although they are attached to the imperial court, but in fact, they do not obey the orders of the imperial court at all, and the situation in Xiliang is corrupt. ”

Xun Yu said indifferently: "As the general said, Ma Teng and Han Sui are powerful, and they are only superficially attached to the imperial court, but in fact, they are disobedient to the imperial court's orders. It is indeed not easy for the general to gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou. However, it is still too early to say this, now Ma Teng occupies the three counties of Hanyang, Wudu and Longxi, and if you want to go to Liangzhou, you must use Ma Teng's territory. Moreover, Ma Teng's army was extremely short of food and grass, and the general brought a large amount of military rations, and Ma Teng would never let the general cross the border. ”

Luo Zheng said in a condensed voice: "General Ben was worried about this, so he stopped at Chencang. ”

Xun Yu said: "If the general doesn't want to take a detour from Anding and Wuwei, he can only enter Liangzhou from Hanyang." However, from Anding to Wuwei to Lingju, it is not less than two thousand miles away, and most of the grain and grass carried by the general will be consumed on the road. ”

Luo Zheng had also thought about this question a long time ago, nodded and said: "What Wen Ruo said is extremely true, this general only has 10,000 stone of military rations, and when the army arrives in Lingju, it is estimated that he will eat almost enough, so he can only enter Liangzhou from Hanyang." ”

Xun Yu said: "It is unknown what Ma Teng's attitude is at the moment, why didn't the general send someone to visit Ma Teng, and if he wants to enter Liangzhou by means of Hanyang, he can give him 2,000 stone of military rations, see what Ma Teng says!" ”

Luo Zheng pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "How about taking the northern land or stability as the foundation?" ”

Xun Yu smiled indifferently and said, "The general has had this idea for a long time, right?" ”

Luo Zheng didn't hide it, and said calmly: "Yes, since Dong Zhuo's old thief is unjust, don't blame General Ben for being disloyal." The road to Lingju was blocked by Ma Teng and Han Sui, everyone knew that General Ben went to Liangzhou to jump into the fire pit, Dong Zhuo's old thief still pushed General Ben into the fire pit in order to appease Niu Fu and others, how could General Ben do what he wanted. If you don't go to the court, under the pretext that the road is not quiet, you will turn around and go north to take stability or the north, and divide one side. ”

Xun Yu shook his head and said, "Absolutely not." ”

Luo Zheng frowned and said, "Why? ”

Xun Yu said: "Since the road is impassable, what if Dong Zhuo summons the general back to Luoyang?" ”

Luo Zheng was silent, this is indeed a problem.

Xun Yu said again: "If the general refuses to obey the edict, Dong Zhuo only needs to give Ma Teng and Han Sui a promise of high-ranking officials, and then give money and grain to lure them with heavy profits, then Ma Teng and Han Sui will inevitably lead the crowd to attack." At that time, Dong Zhuo will send a large army to attack again, and it will be doomed. ”

Luo Zheng said awe-inspiringly: "What Wen Ruo said is extremely true, General Ben is too much to take for granted. ”

Xun Yu said: "At present, the general can only follow the order, and first gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou." Ke sent people to Longxian and frankly said that our army would take the opportunity to go to Lingju to see what Ma Teng's attitude was, and then wait for an opportunity to move. ”

Luo Zheng muttered: "That's the only way." ”

At that moment, he wrote a letter and arranged for someone to send it to Hanyang overnight.

Chencang is more than 300 miles away from Longxian, and the fast horse will arrive in two days.

On the afternoon of the fifth day, the primary school sent to Longxian County to deliver the letter returned, and at the same time brought Ma Tengdi's request.

Ma Teng wanted to borrow 20,000 stone of military rations, although the words were tactful, but it was no different from a forcible extortion.

After Luo Zheng listened to the report from the military academy, his face immediately turned cold, gloomy and terrifying.

With a wave of his hand, the little colonel immediately went down to rest.

Luo Zheng said in a dark voice: "When our army left Luoyang, it only brought 10,000 stone of military rations, and it was frugal along the way, and now there are only 8,000 stone of military rations left. Ma Teng opened his mouth and asked for 20,000 stone of military rations, not to mention that General Ben didn't have it, even if he did, it was impossible to give it to him. ”

Xun Yu said: "In this way, Ma Teng didn't plan to let the general enter Liangzhou at all. ”

Luo Zheng was a little irritable, got up and paced a few steps in the tent, and said, "Ma Tengdi's attitude, General Ben has expected it. No matter how Ma Teng and Han Sui fought in Liangzhou, they were absolutely unwilling to let the imperial court forces intervene in Liangzhou again, and it was expected that General Ben would not be allowed to enter Liangzhou. If you want to enter Liangzhou, you can only provoke Ma Teng and Han Sui to fight again, so that our army will have the opportunity to take advantage of the weakness and enter Liangzhou. Otherwise, even if you enter Liangzhou, you won't be able to go to Lingju. ”

Xun Yu said: "Right now, Han Sui and Ma Teng have just quit the army, and I am afraid it will not be easy to separate." ”

Luo Zheng sighed: "In this way, the only way to go north is to settle down, enter Wuwei from Anding, and then turn around and go to Lingju." ”

Xun Yu groaned and said: "It is not impossible to detour from Wuwei, the general went out of the town of Xiqiang, and he was ordered by the emperor to stabilize the emperor Fu Jianshou and Wuwei to provide the food and grass needed by the army along the way." ”

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "Anding, Wuwei have been war-torn and poor, the people can't eat enough, they can't even pay the taxes of the imperial court, and even if Huangfu Jianshou and Zhang Meng have surplus food, they won't give ...... to this general."

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he patted his thigh and said, "There is." ”

Xun Yu smiled and said: "Liangzhou Qiang is in chaos, and it has not been completely pacified. The general borrowed grain from Huangfu Jianshou and Zhang Meng, but it was just an excuse. As long as they enter stability, they can plunder Qianghu and provide food for the army in the name of counterinsurgency. ”

Luo Zheng laughed and said, "Those who know me, Wen Ruoye." That's what General Ben meant. ”

Xun Yu said: "However, this matter is quite taboo, and the general needs to do his best to show the court and present the reason." ”

Luo Zheng thought so, and immediately wrote a letter to Xun Yu, and then sent it to Luoyang in an expedited manner of 800 miles.

The next day, the army rose out of camp, turned north from Chencang, and entered the territory of Anding County.

Since the rebellion of the Qiang people Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou in the first year of Zhongping, the land of Liangzhou has been in constant flames, and the people have suffered deeply, and they have fled with their families.

Liangzhou's population was originally small, but after a few years of war, the population of each county dropped by more than 50%.

Since entering Anding County, the army has often been uninhabited for dozens of miles.

Everywhere we went, countless villages were destroyed, and vast fields were barren and overgrown with weeds.

Luo Zheng stood beside the horse road and muttered: "Although Liangzhou is a fierce place, its population is a fatal flaw, and it is too far from the Central Plains. Even if Liangzhou can be unified in the future, I am afraid that it will not be able to advance eastward. ”

"There's no way around it."

Xun Yu also rode a horse and put on a thick coat, but despite this, he was still frozen and breathed, "However, Liangzhou's geographical advantages are not comparable to those of the Central Plains." The folk customs here are fierce, and the mountain road is far away, there are dangers to be defended in the front of the pass, the first Qin is based on the cool of the pass and the tiger looks at the Central Plains, the six countries are annihilated, and the hegemony of the world is achieved. As long as the general can unify Liangzhou, make great efforts to govern the country, encourage childbearing, and have a sufficient population, he can leave Liangzhou and enter Guanzhong. ”

Luo Zheng shook his head and said: "Having said that, but in this way, there is no hope of going east without thirty years." ”

He didn't say the latter words, thirty years later, Cao Cao was afraid that he would have unified the Central Plains long ago.

At that time, even if Liangzhou has a sufficient population, I am afraid that it will not be able to attack the Central Plains again.

After all, the population of the Central Plains is there, and even if Liangzhou is a fierce place, it is difficult to dominate the world.

Cao Apu is not the Six Kingdoms, and in the face of the Central Plains, which has completed unification, even if Qin Shi Huang is resurrected, he may not be able to advance eastward.

Stopping and stopping along the way, the army crossed the valley and arrived at Wushi a few days later.

Luo Zheng sent an envoy to Linjing, and asked Anding Taishou Huangfu Jianshou to prepare the required grain for the army.

After hearing the news, Huangfu Jianshou hurriedly convened a group of staff to discuss countermeasures.

Linjing, too shou official residence.

Huangfu Jianshou looked around at the county adjutants, and said in a condensed voice: "Luo Langzhong wants to go to Lingju to take office, but he can't pass Hanyang, and wants to make a detour from Anding through Wuwei. ”

When the words fell, an adjutant said: "My lord, since the first year of Zhongping, Liangzhou has been hit by wars, the people are hanging upside down, and the people have moved out of the house. ”

"Exactly!"

All the officials and subordinates nodded their heads in agreement, and they did not agree to provide food and straw for Luo Zheng's army.

Huangfu Jianshou frowned and said: "However, if you don't give food and grass, Luo Zheng has a habit of plundering, and when he leads the army to conquer the Kanto, he will plunder everywhere, if he also plunders the counties, what should he do?" ”

A subordinate official said: "Your Excellency, you can rest assured, in the past, the army plundered the Kwantung region, but it was necessary to make the Kwantung rebels withdraw their troops from the Tiger Pass." Now is different from the past, if he continues to plunder, how can the Son of Heaven spare him. ”

Huangfu Jianshou nodded again and again, and said, "This is right, but how to reply to Luo Langzhong?" ”

A staff member said: "He was ordered by the Son of Heaven to take care of Xiqiang, if he really refused, I am afraid it will not be beautiful." Why don't you order someone to escort dozens of stone of military rations to the labor army, and then tell the truth, so as not to be embarrassed. ”

"That's a good thing."

Huangfu Jian Shou said happily: "Just make up a whole number and give him 100 stones of military rations!" ”

"Your Excellency is wise."

All the subordinate officials and officials praised each other, looked at each other and smiled.

Huangfu Jianshou immediately ordered people to gather the soldiers and escort the Baishi military rations to Wushi.

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