"Damn! Damn it! Damn it! ”

Han Sui is indeed a cunning man, but he also feels very helpless in the face of Wei Tao's earthen city built by negative soil, and originally wanted to take advantage of the unstable foundation to directly break the city, but after a splash of water, the water quickly condensed into ice, which made the earthen wall very solidified.

If this continues, even if a city is built here, Han Sui can believe it.

Faced with such a situation, Han Sui's mood was very bad, in fact, it was not only Han Sui, how could Ma Teng not be like this, although he had also sent Ma Chao and Pang De to send troops, but with the earthen wall defense that had just been built, it gave Wei Tao the upper hand.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the dead were Qiang people, then Ma Teng and Han Sui would also be heartbroken.

"Father, this can't be done, if it goes on like this, won't our army be suppressed, and if we want to defeat Wei Tao, we will have to face the enemy head-on!"

Ma Chao was very acute, and immediately spoke to Ma Teng after seeing several failures.

"Meng Qi, I also know that this is the case, but you don't know Wei Tao's strength, if Wei Tao is the only one with you and Ling Ming, I will naturally not be afraid, but there are many generals under him, and Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun have not yet arrived and there are such brave generals available, how can they be able to be enemies?"

Ma Teng is also helpless, if it is not Ma Chao who speaks, I am afraid that Ma Teng will also be furious, where is there such a good explanation, of course, Ma Teng did not think that Ma Chao could solve the problem for himself.

After all, although Ma Chao is impatient and accustomed to solving problems by force, Ma Chao is not a brainless guy.

When it is impossible to win by force, Ma Chao can also be seen to be resourceful.

"Father, although the force of our army is inferior to that of the other side. But our army can have other plans. That Wei Tao fought with us in Sili before. Although the cavalry is not inferior to our army, in fact, the casualties on both sides are equal, so it can be seen that although the strength of its generals is strong, its soldiers are just ordinary. ”

Hearing Ma Chao say this, Ma Teng didn't refute it, he also knew about it, but Xiliang was sparsely populated. Ma Teng's own troops are actually not much.

In the past, the Xiliang cavalry was the best in the world, and in the past, Dong Zhuo used this to deter the world and abolish the Son of Heaven, so in Ma Teng's view, it is now like this, which is already proof that Xiliang suffers.

But Ma Teng didn't interrupt what Ma Chao said after all, and let Ma Chao continue.

"So if our army fights with it instead of fighting generals, then it can consume its strength, even if it is powerful and weak, how can it be our army's opponent? Wouldn't you just be able to quit Xiliang? Xiliang will still be under the control of my Ma family. ”

Hear what Ma Chao said. Ma Teng was slightly silent, and then asked.

"Meng Qi. You also know how strong our army is, and how can our army fight with Wei Tao in such a situation? Don't say in vain, if our army loses more heavily under a fight, then it will be Liangzhou to be handed over. ”

"Huh...... Father, if it is with the strength of our army, it is naturally insufficient, in this case, why not let the Qiang take action? ”

Seeing that Ma Teng seemed to be a little puzzled, Ma Chao was slightly straight, and then said slowly.

"There are a lot of Qiang people in Liangzhou, and even more so than my Han people, the reason why we can suppress them is that in addition to the strong military strength of our father and the strong martial arts of our children, we are also backed by the Han Dynasty. Although that Wei Tao attacked us, I have to say that he said that the Qiang people are gradually becoming stronger by relying on us. In that case, why don't we take out our money to recruit the Qiang? The Qiang tribe is poor, if you see the goods and goods, you must be the first to take the lead, in this way, we have not only lost the strength of Wei Tao's army, but also preserved the strength of our army, or consumed the Qiang manpower, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone. ”

Even Ma Teng had to applaud Ma Chao's idea.

Ma Teng's understanding of the Qiang people is better than that of Ma Chao, the strength of the Qiang people is not necessarily how strong, but many small and medium-sized tribes are very poor, if they are tempted by money, then they must be willing to fight with their lives.

But Ma Teng even thought that if only his own family contributed, then it was possible to be benefited by Han Sui, so after thinking about it, he also sent someone to pass on this idea to Han Sui.

Han Sui is an old man and cunning, so he naturally understands what Ma Teng means.

But Ma Teng's confrontation with it can be said to be an internal matter in Xiliang, and now that Wei Tao's army is pressing, it is a crisis for the entire Liangzhou, so it is natural to agree.

Soon, both of them posted their own bounties and distributed them to various Qiang tribes.

Under the temptation of wealth, there were dozens of small and medium-sized tribes that were immediately ready to go, and even the various tribes were ready to move, even those big tribes were arguing, and many people also decided to send troops.

Ma Teng and Han Sui's big moves naturally couldn't hide from Wei Tao, but after getting this news, Wei Tao shook his head, and then smiled.

"Changwen, this time you don't need to send people to conspire again, that's what some people in the Xiliang Army thought of. It saves a lot of effort. ”

Originally, according to Chen Qun's intention, he wanted to find a way to send someone to let Ma Teng or Han Sui know about this strategy, but now Ma Teng and Han Sui did it on their own, which really saved a lot of effort.

But soon, Wei Tao's expression was correct.

"Changwen also knows that although our army's plan is exactly like this, I have to say that Na Ma Teng and Han Sui are also willing, this time the Qiang people are afraid that they will do their best, and I am afraid that there will be seventy or eighty thousand people coming. These people are not really disciplined and have not been really trained, so they are not really qualified soldiers. But the greatest advantage of these foreign barbarians is that they are not afraid of death, and if they are really damaged, then it is ridiculous. ”

Although this is the case, Wei Tao also understands that there is no perfect thing in the world, and it is impossible to kill and injure the Qiang people without losing themselves.

Wei Tao just hoped to reduce his losses, and then he took Xiliang down.

"I naturally understand the meaning of the lord, but if this is the case, this place is not a place to be. After all, it is backed by the Wei River, and the terrain is wide, which is suitable for cavalry attacks. Although there is an earthen wall to cover, the Ruoqiang people forcibly attack at any cost. Our army is dead! ”

Wei Tao nodded slightly, he naturally understood this truth, reality is always changing, before he had to compete with Ma Teng and Han Sui, and if he wanted to put pressure on them, then he would have to cross the Wei River and compete with them.

But now the situation has changed, and the enemy Wei Tao will face has become a Qiang army, and this is a place of death.

Wei Tao will not do anything when he has a choice.

"The meaning of the long text is to retreat to the other side, across the river, and then fight with the Qiang?"

Wei Tao quickly asked.

"Yes, there are a lot of Qiang cavalry, with the Wei River, it can weaken its strength and turn the Wei River into a geographical advantage for our army, and the Han Sui can store water to impact our army, can't our army take advantage of this?"

"Changwen, the matter of storing water is not a matter of one or two days, but it is necessary to store water for a long time. In fact, although Han Sui did the same, it was precisely because the time was not long, so the effect was not very great, otherwise with such a small boat would have capsized a long time ago, where could it be so easy to stop? ”

I have to say that Chen Qun does have some skills in this kind of military, but he is still a step behind Zhou Yu and others, and he was speechless when Wei Tao refuted it like this.

But Chen Qun's words reminded Wei Tao, and after a period of contemplation, Wei Tao's face showed a smile, and then he said.

"Changwen, the strategy you just made is indeed not feasible, but if you think about it again, it may be feasible."

"Oh?"

Chen Qun was a little confused, and then he heard Wei Tao say slowly.

"If it is water storage in the upper reaches, then Ma Teng and Han Sui have been in Xiliang for a long time, so it is naturally impossible not to know, but as long as the water storage is maintained, then the Wei River will gradually dry up, and people can pass through the horses, whether it is for the Xiliang army or for the Qiang people. All of this can be a temptation, so what will they do in the face of this temptation? ”

Wei Tao smiled slightly, and asked and answered himself without waiting for Chen Qun to speak.

"No one will be so stupid, waiting for our army to flood them, so they only have two possibilities, one is to slowly order people to pass, but in this way, a few people will not send sheep into the tiger's mouth, and they will be directly beheaded by our army. The other is to seize the upstream estuary, so that the water storage and opening are in their hands, so they can naturally cross the river with confidence, and at the same time, it can also become a barrier, once they are defeated by our army, they can also use it to cut off the pursuit of our army. ”

"Does the lord mean that this is a deterrent, and then he waits for work? Yes, that's wonderful! Although Xiliang is barren and barren, this Wei River can be regarded as a rare big river in Xiliang, and there are more rivers in the upper reaches, and dense forests are all over, whether it is an ambush in the jungle or to deal with cavalry, it is very advantageous. ”

Chen Qun was not stupid after all, he quickly understood what Wei Tao meant, and after a little thought, he nodded and praised.

"Such an offensive and defensive situation changes, especially in this way, the Qiang people's numerical advantage is suddenly difficult to play, if it is not conducive to a protracted and long battle with our army, the Qiang people's morale will definitely drop greatly. Moreover, this time to recruit the Qiang people to fight, Xiliang still needs to supply grain and grass, so if it is supported, then they must be the ones who can't support it in the end. ”

Wei Tao smiled slightly, this is what he meant.

Since the last time Wei Tao was flooded to no avail, Han Sui had shrunk his forces back, after all, the upstream was not an important place, and it was impossible to waste troops and horses to garrison.

Therefore, it was very easy for Wei Tao to send troops to occupy it, and then immediately intercept and store water.

The Qiang people are going to send troops, but it still takes time to send troops, and the main reason for this period of time is to guard against Wei Tao's sudden launch at this time, and the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, so where will it be so much to pay attention to.

It has been more than ten days, after the men and horses of various Qiang tribes arrived one after another, before they could go out to fight and provoke, Wei Tao led the army and retreated directly to the other side of the river.

At this time, everyone found that although the water of the Wei River was not feasible for people and horses, the water level had dropped a lot. (To be continued......)