"See the lord!" After Cao's army entered Chencang, Cao Cao sent spies to look around, trying to find out the whereabouts of the Xiliang army.

"Wenhe is here, Wenhe sits, what's the matter?" Seeing Jia Xu coming, Cao Cao knew that there must be good news.

"Thank you, lord!" Jia Xu straightened his collar and sat down.

"Back to the lord, Xu's spies reported today that they found a large number of traces of the Xiliang Army in the direction of Tianshui and Jincheng." Jia Xu hesitated for a moment to report to Cao Cao.

"Tianshui and Jincheng?"

"Wenhe, you were a little hesitant when you returned just now, why is that?" Cao Cao noticed the change in Jia Xu's expression.

"My lord, my subordinates are not sure of the accuracy of this information, I'm afraid this is also Zhang Baiqi's suspicious strategy."

"Suspicious tactics?"

"Exactly, lord, now that the baggage of the Xiliang army in Tianshui has been destroyed by the Hou Ye, it stands to reason that Zhang Baiqi should not disperse the army, so if one army is besieged by our army, after a long time, the food and grass will be defeated, and the other army will have no way to live." Jia Xu thought about it again, Zhang Baiqi is not a stupid person, and it is too unwise to disperse his troops at this time.

The reconnaissance of the military situation in ancient times was generally based on the imprints left after the army marched to infer the actual situation, and the scouts could not directly sneak into the barracks to investigate carefully, which was to find death, not to collect intelligence, so the ancient reconnaissance of the military intelligence would be wrong, which was often used by resourceful people to set up schemes.

"Wen He, in your opinion, the Xiliang Army is using a suspicious tactic, what is the true intention of the Xiliang Army?"

"Lord, Jincheng is Han Sui's lair. Han Sui has deep roots there. Jincheng and the north of the Qiang land. If the Western Liang army retreats to Jincheng, there is still something to do, even if it is defeated by our army, it can go away to the Western Regions. ”

"Although Tianshui was taken by Hou Ye, but Hou Ye's troops are insufficient, Zhang Baiqi's spies who stayed in Tianshui must have informed Zhang Baiqi of this information, and the Xiliang army may also hit the forces to recapture Tianshui, and Tianshui will connect Hanzhong in the south. The land of Qiang in the west also has the power to whirl. ”

"And."

"And what, Wen He doesn't have to be taboo, keep talking."

"If these two places are not the target of Zhang Baiqi, then the purpose of the Xiliang Army will not dare to speculate." Jia Xu felt that Zhang Baiqi seemed to be laying out, but he couldn't say what was wrong. East? That is Chang'an and Tongguan, if the Xiliang army advances eastward, sooner or later it will become a turtle in the urn.

"Hahahaha! Zhang Baiqi is really an interesting opponent, and he has been fighting for many years. When I encounter such an opponent today, I have to work hard to find out what I want. It's so interesting! ”

"My lord?"

"Wenhe, since we can't guess Zhang Baiqi's thoughts, then don't guess, this Sikong has decided to stay in Boda tomorrow to garrison Chencang, and I will personally lead the army to Tianshui." Cao Cao listened to Jia Xu's words, and had a plan, Zhang Baiqi didn't care, he had a more important goal.

"Tianshui?"

"That's right, Wen He, you already know the things in Hanzhong, since Zhang Baiqi's purpose can't be guessed, then let's change our goal!"

"Target?"

"What does the lord mean Hanzhong?"

"Exactly!"

"The lord is majestic and strategic, admire!" After Jia Xu heard Cao Cao's words, he immediately reacted, Cao Cao was worthy of being the hero at that time, and he actually thought of raiding Hanzhong.

Although Zhang Baicai's movements are unknown, Cao Jun has now grasped the initiative, as long as he takes every step of the way, there is nothing to fear from the Xiliang Army.

Zhang Lu is the new leader of Hanzhong, and there is a threat from Liu Zhang in the south, and the battle between the Xiliang army and the Cao army must be watching the fire from the other side, if it is a surprise attack on Hanzhong at this time, then Zhang Lu must be unprepared.

After taking Hanzhong, it is much more meaningful to take Xichuan directly than to occupy Xiliang.

According to the situation, make strategic adjustments according to the actual situation, this is the real hero!

"Well, Wen He still knows my mind, Wen He, you can discuss this matter with Gongda and leave it to you." Some of the details of the march still had to be left to his subordinates.

"My lord, I offer a plan, which can be the icing on the cake for my lord." Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, and the poisoner was about to strike again.

"Oh, what is Wenhe's clever plan, come quickly."

"The lord can let General Miaocai lead the elite to raid Jincheng!"

"Golden City?"

"Yes, my lord, according to the wisdom of Zhang Baiqi, he will definitely not divide his troops to attack, Jincheng may be empty of troops, and Jincheng is far away from Chencang, and the Xiliang army will definitely not expect our army to dare to raid Jincheng. In addition, the lord can ask Cheng Yin and others to lead the people of the headquarters to assist General Miaocai and test their loyalty! ”

"Wonderful, wonderful! Just follow the text and the plan, let Miaocai come to see me quickly! ”

"Yes, my lord!" Jia Xu's plan is really the icing on the cake, if the Xiliang army really retreats to Jincheng, Xiahou Yuan's surprise attack can take the lead and hit the morale of the Xiliang army. If the Xiliang army did not return to Jincheng, maybe Xiahou Yuan could take Jincheng and destroy Han Sui's lair.

When Cao Cao of Chen Cang was planning Hanzhong, in the camp of Qiang to the west of Tianshui, the old Qiang king, Jiang Wentao, was looking at a map made of sheepskin, thinking about the future of his tribe.

The old Qiang King has been a banner of the Qiang people for generations, and his reputation is much stronger than that of the roast goose king. One is a generational aristocracy, and the other is an upstart.

Since his family has determined the dominance of the Qiang people, the old Qiang king has always been the honorary leader of the Qiang people, here the old does not refer to the age or the number of years, but refers to the family and seniority of the old, legend has it that the family of the old Qiang king is the descendants of the ancient gods, ordered to rule the Qiang people.

It's a pity that there are any ghosts and gods in the world, after many generations of wind and rain, the old Qiang king has gradually become a symbol, especially this generation of the old Qiang king, Jiang Wentao, his family's dominance among the Qiang people has gradually faded out of the political circle, just a good wish of the Qiang people.

"Old Qiang King, you still haven't rested so late?" A servant next to the old Qiang king, Anu, took an oil lamp and walked into the old Qiang king's room.

"No hurry, no hurry, I have to think about it carefully!"

"Anu. There have been no rumors in the village lately. What's new about our Qiang tribe? ”

"Old Qiang King. The village and the tribe have been discussing the battle between the Xiliang Army and the Cao Army recently, and everyone has their own opinions on whether to support the Cao Army or support the Xiliang Army. If calculated by numbers, the number of people supporting Cao's army and the Xiliang army is roughly equal. "The Han people who ruled Xiliang determined the life of the Qiang people, and everyone naturally set their eyes on the confrontation between the two armies.

"There have been some rumors in the stockade lately." Anu looked at the old Qiang king and stopped talking, should this matter be said?

"Anu, if there is anything you dare not say in front of me, say it. Don't be taboo! The old Qiang king scolded Anu unhappily, when did this Anu learn the Han people's way, and act according to people's colors.

"Yes, King Lao Qiang, King Lao Qiang, now many people in the village are rumored that you have been bought by Cao Jun, and the Ma family has a great favor to us, and now we have been exterminated by Lu Rui, but we are not moving, I'm afraid this is not appropriate?" Anu didn't know how to express it. I only combined the words I heard and told the old Qiang king.

"Keep talking!" After hearing this, the old Qiang king nodded. Motioning for Anu to continue, these were all expected by the old Qiang king.

"Yes, King Lao Qiang, the Guli tribe is the most ferocious, and he threatened that if King Lao Qiang does not avenge the Ma clan, he is not worthy of being the King of Qiang. If the old Qiang king doesn't act again, he will lead his troops to attack Xiliang alone, even if he fights to the last person, he will avenge the Ma clan!

"Humph! Gu Li, that idiot, only wants to live with the women, cattle and sheep of the Han people, and does not care about the life and death of the clansmen, and uses the grace of the Ma clan to incite the clansmen, which is extremely stupid! ”

"Old Qiang King? So what should we do now? There have been rumors in the clan, if the old Qiang king does not take action, I am afraid that the army's morale will be unstable. ”

"I naturally know about this, but I want to take a look at it again, by the way, Anu, what has been the recent movement in Tianshui?" King Lao Qiang glanced at Anu, and asked Anu to sneak into Tianshui City a few days ago, but he hadn't asked carefully.

"Tianshui? Old Qiang King, Tianshui is really different now! Speaking of Tianshui, Anu danced with his hands.

"Different? What's the difference? Seeing Anu's Angzi, the old Qiang King was stunned for a moment, could it be that Tianshui has changed?

"Really, King Qiang, Tianshui has changed a lot!" Afterwards, Anu began to tell what he had seen and heard in Tianshui.

First of all, after Lu Rui controlled Tianshui, in addition to distributing the baggage of the Xiliang Army to everyone, he also abolished the old system of Xiliang and established a new system.

The core of the new system is the Qiang and Han families, and all the Xiliang people in Tianshui no longer distinguish between Han and Qiang people by household registration. The Han and Qiang people can preserve their own customs, and the selection and employment of officials and the payment of taxes will not be distinguished by the Qiang and Han.

Lu Rui's measures in Tianshui were supported by the people of Tianshui, and many Qiang people came out to respond to Lu Rui's conscription order. Even the scholars had no objection to Lu Rui's policy.

"It's so powerful to win people's hearts!" King Lao Qiang listened to Anu's description and basically understood Lu Rui's strategy in Tianshui.

"Win hearts and minds? What does this mean, King Qiang? Anu looked at the old Qiang king puzzled, what does this mean?

"This means that everyone will be convinced of Lu Rui, Anu, isn't that what it looks like?"

"Yes, Lao Qiang Wang, a good brother of mine in Tianshui, Ah Zhi, also said that Lu Rui's policy was good, and he was selected to become a captain of the new army."

"New Cadet Captain?" The old Qiang King was stunned for a moment, the Qiang people have always been discriminated against in the Xiliang area, even when the Ma clan was in power, it only improved the treatment of the Qiang people, and there was no equality between the Qiang and the Han, but even so, the Qiang people felt that it was a great kindness, and they respected the Ma clan very much.

"Lu Rui, this is to destroy the Qiang tribe! The old Qiang king said to himself, and then motioned for Anu to leave.

After Anu left, the old Qiang king pondered alone in the room, and Lu Rui used a trick to draw salary, he really wanted to destroy the Qiang tribe!

The old Qiang king has been weak and sick since he was a child, and his martial arts are not good, which is also the reason why the prestige of the old Qiang king is damaged, the Qiang people respect the old Qiang king without extraordinary force, and naturally cannot control the people, and the roast goose king is one of the best people in the Qiang people's martial arts, which is also the reason why the rocky fort is strong.

Although the old Qiang king is not good at martial arts, he likes the power and strategy of the Han people since he was a child, and he learns the Han people's art of war.

"The power of sinicization is very powerful, if I don't do anything, I'm afraid the Qiang people will perish!" The old Qiang king looked at the ancestral stone inscription and secretly made up his mind that he must stop Lu Rui!

Although Ma's policy in Xiliang can win the hearts of some Qiang people, discrimination is still there, and the Qiang people still identify with the Qiang people rather than the Han people.

Lu Rui's decree in Tianshui has eliminated this discrimination in writing, although it is difficult to implement, but over time, the Qiang people in the land of Tianshui will definitely be sinicized, and when the time comes, it will be the time when the Qiang people are exterminated, and the old Qiang King will not let this happen.

On the second day, the old Qiang king wrote a letter to Lü Rui, indicating that his tribe was interested in submitting to Cao Cao, and hoped that Lü Rui would make a proposal to Cao Cao to accept the tribe of the old Qiang king.

King Lao Qiang's letter soon arrived at Tianshui's Taishou Mansion, and Lu Rui hurriedly summoned Jiang Yu and others to discuss.

"Wei Zhang, Jiang Yu, what do you think of the letter of the old Qiang king?" In order to show his sincerity, if Lu Rui agrees, King Lao Qiang will bring his clansmen and gifts to Tianshui and present them to Lu Rui.

"Master Hou, the old Qiang king is the leader of the Qiang people, our army controls Tianshui with only a hundred people, and the old Qiang king came to show goodwill, I'm afraid there is fraud!" After reading the letter, Zhao Ang had doubts, this old Qiang king was quite resourceful, could it be some of his strategies?

"Hou Ye, Lao Qiang King is different from the leaders of other tribes, he controls the tribe by wisdom, his martial arts are not outstanding, but he is not a timid person, and he also has more than 10,000 elites under him.

"Think twice?" Lu Rui listened to the advice of the two, smiled helplessly, and wanted to think twice, but this old Qiang King didn't give himself a chance to think twice!

Just before Zhao Ang and Jiang Yi came to the Taishou Mansion, Cao Pi had already reported to Lu Rui, for some reason, the matter of Lao Qiang King wanting to return to Cao Cao had spread all over Tianshui City, and now the streets and alleys in the city were talking about this matter, but this matter was still a rumor, and there was no official recognition.

Obviously, this is the ploy of the old Qiang king, and as soon as the letter arrived at the Taishou Mansion, the gossip of Tianshui City spread, which is simply impossible.

Good strategy! This marquis had to agree, since this matter has been spread by the grapevine, Lu Rui must promise the old Qiang king, otherwise others will use a hot face, and you will stick it with a cold ass, which makes the Qiang people think of Cao Jun, and Cao Cao's rule in Xiliang will be affected.

"Wei Zhang, you reply to the old Qiang king for this marquis, and this marquis agrees with the old Qiang king's suggestion and asks him to bring his people to surrender."

"Master Hou, the heart of defense is indispensable, we can temporarily reject the old Qiang king, and wait to figure out his true intentions, and then."

"No need, Wei Zhang, just do what I want!" Lu Rui then told Zhao Ang and Jiang Yu about the grapevine, and the two glanced at each other and understood what Lu Rui meant. (To be continued......)

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