Just when Qin Xiaobai was in Bingzhou, vigorously fighting a propaganda war, Cao Mengde, the general of the expedition to the west, also led his three million soldiers and horses to the battlefield at this time, Xiliang.

Qin Xiaobai knew that Cao Cao had never been to Xiliang, and he might not know much about the situation in Xiliang, so he had already informed Xu Rong, who was guarding Chang'an, and asked them to send a scout horse to investigate the current dynamics in Liangzhou, and Cao Mengde had some intelligence help.

The Xiliang Department is worthy of being a Xiliang person, and they are familiar with Liangzhou, and before Cao Cao arrived in Liangzhou, he had already informed him of the general understanding of the situation in Xiliang.

Therefore, after Cao Cao led the army to Xiliang, he directly led the army to find Han Sui Ma Teng, and then beat him without saying a word.

Speaking of which, Han Sui and Ma Teng are also very wronged, at least that's how they feel.

Originally, they nested in Xiliang and called themselves kings, but after Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, they received an invitation letter from Dong Zhuo, inviting them to come to the imperial capital together to conspire with each other.

Although Han Sui Ma Teng was dominant in Xiliang for a while, the imperial army could not do anything about them, but they knew that they were not in the right position after all, and they were born as rebels, and if they were not officially recognized by the imperial court, they would not be able to last long.

Therefore, they could not resist the temptation, and immediately poured out of the nest, and the coalition army came to Sili.

As a result, when they were halfway there, they heard that Dong Zhuo had been defeated, and the person who was now in charge of the government was Qin Xiaobai.

The employers are all dead, and it will be boring for them to go again, but they finally came all the way here, and they are about to enter the division, and they haven't caught anything, how can they go back so easily.

And they heard that Qin Xiaobai, who is now in charge of the government, implements a feudal system. Co-governing with the princes made Han Sui Ma Teng's mind active again, didn't they just want to turn positive, and at the same time not lose their territory, Qin Xiaobai's policy was exactly what he wanted.

So they continued to advance towards Si Li, preparing to go straight to Luoyang to ask Qin Xiaobai for officials, and give them an autonomous Liangzhou or something.

And when they want to come, Qin Xiaobai will definitely be rewarded greatly when he sees them taking the initiative to vote, and he will definitely be able to reap more benefits when the time comes.

The result is on the way to come. ran into Cao Cao's troops, and no one in the world knew that Cao Cao was messing with Qin Xiaobai, so Han Sui Ma Teng was ready to ask Cao Cao to help them bring a message to Qin Xiaobai.

But I knew that Cao Cao, who was obviously far less soldiers and horses than them, saw them kill them directly, which caught them off guard and retreated thousands of miles before stopping.

Fortunately, their Xiliang army has been on the battlefield for a long time. And the whole army is riding, so the loss is not big.

However, the current situation has made Han Sui Ma Teng a little confused, who is the anti-thief in this special meow. Why haven't they made a move yet, the other side will not care about the three seven twenty-one first.

Although he was attacked by Cao Cao like this, Han Suima Teng held back the fire in his belly, and he really wanted this short-sighted goods to be destroyed. But it depends on the owner to beat the dog.

After all, Qin Xiaobai is now the number one prince in the world, and he represents the central court, if possible. They still didn't want to have an armed conflict with Qin Xiaobai.

So Han Sui Ma Teng immediately sent someone to Cao Jun's camp to shout and negotiate.

In the face of Han Sui Ma Teng's envoy shouting, Cao Cao seemed to have not heard it at all, and sat in the tent of the commander and kept giving orders, ordering the three armies to prepare to continue the attack on the Korean and Malaysian coalition forces.

This made Cao Cao's military advisor Xi Zhicai couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Lord, didn't the Prime Minister say that it is enough to let Han Sui Ma Teng recognize the central government, and now Han Sui Ma Teng seems to have the intention of negotiating with our army, why don't we talk to them." ”

Cao Mengde shook his head and said: "Brother Xiaobai once told me before I set out on the expedition that Han Sui and Ma Teng are not like other princes, they belong to the rebel army, they are unruly, they do not listen to tunes and do not listen to propaganda, and they have a lot of desires that are difficult to fill.

Even if this trip does not completely subdue them, they must also see the strength of the central court, so that they can be enforced and powerful, so that they can truly recognize the authority of the central court. ”

In history, Han Sui Ma Teng came to Chang'an City after Dong Zhuo's death, and Li urged Guo Yan, who inherited Dong Zhuo's power at that time, but he vigorously wooed them, and all kinds of officials were added to the territory to give the land, but Han Sui Ma Teng was not satisfied, and kept asking Li Qiu Guo Yan for it.

In the end, Li urged Guo Yan to naturally fall out with Han Sui and Ma Teng, and the two sides also had a big fight.

If you don't show Han Sui and Ma Teng the strength of the central court, you will inevitably make the same mistake again.

Then Cao Cao said with a smile: "Moreover, according to the intention of the little white brother, he will also divide Xiliang into two and set aside a Yongzhou for me to govern. ”

Qin Xiaobai will not favor Cao, Liu and Sun over the other, since Liu Bei and Sun Jian are divided into Qingzhou and Jiaozhou, they will naturally give Cao Cao a state.

Although Qingzhou, Jiaozhou, and Yongzhou are not good places, they are all chaotic, poor mountains and bad waters, barren and barren places......

And the role of these three states is very important.

Qingzhou, Jiaozhou, Yongzhou, plus Qin Xiaobai's own direct control of the division and annexation, this on the map of China, formed a five-finger, can exert influence on any prince, but also Qin Xiaobai to consolidate the authority of the central government, to ensure that in the face of the Wuhu chaos in the future, the Eight-Nation Alliance can mobilize the entire strength of China.

Qingzhou and Jiaozhou are not only barren, but also unable to connect with the subordinates, which is an enclave that is difficult for Qin Xiaobai to meddle in, and if the central court wants to control it directly, the cost will be very huge.

Therefore, letting Liu Bei and Sun Jian occupy governance is the most cost-effective way to control the territory.

As for Yongzhou, although it is close to Sili, it is also close to the Qiang people in the north, and in the future, when the Wuhu chaos in China, it will become a barrier for Sili, so that the Qiang people cannot directly cholera Sili, the central core of Chinese politics, economy, and culture.

"It turns out that the Prime Minister, the picture is so big."

Xi Zhicai nodded when he heard this, and then said: "Then now we just now, isn't it enough to repel them for thousands of miles?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "This is a sneak attack, if you don't win it, they will definitely not accept it, and you must fight again to defeat them head-on." ”

Now that Cao Cao has just won a small victory, which has weakened the morale of the Lower Korean and Malaysian coalition forces, if you want to fight head-on, this is undoubtedly the best time.

Of course, in fact, there has already been a sneak attack, and it is impossible to sneak attack again.

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he suddenly realized, so he immediately assisted Cao Cao in reorganizing his army and officially declared war on the Korean-Malaysian coalition army.

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As a result, when the frontal battle began, Cao Cao found that the Korean-Malaysian alliance was not so easy to deal with.

Han Sui Ma Teng's army, with a total of 10 million men, was more than three times the number of Cao Cao's troops, although it had the upper hand at the beginning.

But gradually when they came back to their senses and began to counterattack, Cao Cao only felt that his pressure had doubled, and if he continued like this, he would not be able to be counter-suppressed.

Finally, after Cao Cao survived the day, and the two sides temporarily withdrew their troops, Cao Cao immediately returned to the camp to ask Xi Zhicai for advice.

Xi Zhicai is usually resourceful, but at this moment he is helpless, after all, there is too much difference between the soldiers and horses of the two sides, Han Sui and Ma Teng are still fighting at home, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is rampant on the plain, how can their infantry resist.

Just as the two ministers were staring at each other, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he remembered something: "By the way, Brother Xiaobai gave me a tip." (To be continued.) )