Ma Chao, who learned to endure and wait, finally found that the real success is after patience and waiting.

Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er led their respective troops, and at first they were ordered to garrison Lingju in Jincheng County, which was closest to Wuwei Guzang, and originally planned to attack Han Sui after the 10,000 infantry led by Gao Shun arrived at the designated position. Because the Yizhou army suddenly invaded Wudu and disrupted the original deployment of Guan Yu and Jia Xu, the war on the Western Front was delayed until March of the fourth year of Guangxi.

After Zhao Xing finished dealing with a bunch of chores in Crouching Tiger City, he turned his attention to Xiliang. Considering that one of the Yizhou troops that attacked Wudu was led by Zhang Ren himself, Zhao Xing suggested that Guan Yu transfer Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao, so that Zhang Xiu, who had been the same brother as Zhang Ren, rushed to Wudu, and at the same time sent Ma Chao to Lingju to join Pang De, and the Xiliang army served as the main force in the attack on Han Sui.

In his letter to his eldest brother Guan Yu, Zhao Xing also emphasized that the task of attacking Han Sui would be handed over to Ma Chao, Tian Yu, Gao Shun and Hu Che'er and others, and that Guan Yu and Jia Xu must sit in the Liangwang Mansion and pay close attention to the movements of Huangfu Song in the direction of Chang'an to ensure that Liangguo would not be suddenly attacked. Once Huangfu Song had the intention of leading his army north to attack Shangjun, Guan Yu could lead the vanguard army to attack Chang'an, and there was no need to ask the Crouching Tiger side.

The two armies of Sima Yi and Zhang Ren, who besieged Xiabiancheng, have finally tasted the power of the vanguard army's heavy infantry division. Although only 5,000 people from the 2nd Heavy Infantry Division were stationed in Xiabiancheng, Han Wei, who was old and heavy, and Zhao Hu, who was gradually recovering from his injuries, resisted several sieges by 50,000 people of the Yizhou Army.

At the beginning, Zhao Xing appointed Zhao Hu, a brother of his own clan, as the Taishou of Wudu, which was really long-term. When Zhao Hu arrived in Wudu, his other political achievements may not be outstanding, but his ability to build fortifications desperately is unmatched. Because of this, the city of Xiabian, where Wudu County is located, was repaired by Zhao Hu to be impregnable, and the city was even more stocked with a large number of war preparation materials specially approved by Zhao Hu from the big butler Liu during his vacation.

With a strong city wall, sufficient supplies, and the rock-solid will of the officers and men of the Heavy Infantry Division, Sima Yi and Zhang Ren combined were unable to go down to the city! Of course, because Ma Chao led the cavalry to garrison Shanglu City, which was not far from Xiajiao, and pinned down the Yizhou army from the flank, this also led to the fact that there were always a certain number of troops in the two armies of Sima Yi and Zhang Ren who were responsible for guarding against Ma Chao's sudden sneak attack, and the surprise attack of the Jin cavalry was not a joke.

Ma Chao and Tian Yu, the pair of Ma Chao and Tian Yu, who were stationed in Shanglu City, after a period of adaptation, each other's senses were very good, Ma Chao felt that Tian Yu had great talents, knew how to ride and fight, and was very suitable to serve as the military advisor of the Xiliang Army; Tian Yu felt that Ma Chao listened to persuasion, fought bravely, knew how to love the soldiers, and could take on great responsibilities as the commander of the Xiliang Army.

After these two partners entered Shanglu City, they tried their best to toss the Yizhou army. Ma Chao took advantage of the characteristics of the Xiliang Army's high mobility and strong assault power, and often led a commando team of about two or three thousand people to be active in the vicinity of Jieting, Hechi, and Xiabiancheng, and took advantage of the mountainous characteristics near Wudu that were convenient for concealment.

Speaking of which, Ma Chao's current war is so strange and changeable, thanks to Tian Yu's advice and tactics, as well as the tactics he learned when Crouching Tiger lectured in Wutang. Zhao Xing has a clear definition of this kind of tactics of hitting and running and maneuvering to annihilate the enemy, that is, the well-known "guerrilla warfare."

The Xiliang Army, which had learned and used guerrilla tactics, in just three months, made the Yizhou Army, which was accustomed to fighting mountain warfare and attacking fortified positions, suffer a lot, and Sima Yi and Zhang Ren, who could not bear the disturbance, had to withdraw their troops from Xiabian City, Sima Yi garrisoned his troops into Hechi City, and Zhang Ren stationed his troops into Fuxian. As a result, the battlefield situation in Wudu became a tug-of-war situation in which the Protector Army and the Yizhou Army each held their own cities and temporarily ceased fighting.

Han Wei and Zhao Hu, who were defending Xiabiancheng, saw that the Yizhou army had finally withdrawn, so they hurriedly asked for help in the direction of Gaoping, but they begged Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao, who had been secretly helping them.

The blue wolf army commanded by Zhang Xiu has 15,000 people, and the current military advisor is Tian Feng, the strategist of the Zhao Xing group, who is firmly in the top few positions, and their arrival has an immeasurable effect on alleviating the tense situation in Wudu.

After meeting Ma Chao and Tian Yu, Tian Feng inquired in detail about the actions of the Xiliang Army in the past three months and the operational characteristics of the Yizhou Army, and then suggested that Zhang Xiu continue to follow the guerrilla tactics used by Ma Chao to constantly attack and harass the Yizhou army stationed in Hechi and Fuxian, so that they could not understand their true intentions.

The blue wolf army led by Zhang Xiu was only higher than the Xiliang army, and its number was 5,000 more people, and it was even more comfortable in mobile operations. Zhang Xiu often led 5,000 light cavalry to patrol the territory of Wudu, and sometimes went directly to the city of Fuxian to shout with Zhang Ren, so angry that his senior brother stood on the head of the city and blew his beard and stared.

Several times Sima Yi wanted to design an ambush for Zhang Xiu, but as soon as he led the army out of Hechi City, another mobile force led by Tian Feng touched Sima Yi's back. Now Sima Yi found out who ambushed who was not certain, Tian Feng, the old fox, was really not easy to arrange the troops, Sima Yi, who had been in charge several times, hid in Hechi City and never showed his head again, and let Tian Feng use his conspiracy and tricks to fight.

Ma Chao, who left Wudu and led his army north, finally joined Pang De in Didao City in Longxi County. When the two met, they naturally had a bitter statement with red eyes. After seeing Pang De, Ma Chao saw his brother Ma Dai again, looking at Ma Dai, who was dressed in armor in front of him and vaguely had the style of a general, Ma Chao couldn't help but feel that the years were ruthless, and the brothers who played with wooden guns behind their butts at the beginning have now grown into pioneers.

Tai Shouhua Weiguo, who was stationed in Longxi County, invited Ma Chao, Pang De, Tian Yu and Ma Dai and others to the mansion to set up a banquet to entertain them, and after the banquet, Hua Weiguo solemnly handed Ma Chao a letter, and said: "This letter is ordered by the lord to send the horse to Longxi quickly, and ask me to transfer it to Meng Qi in Longxi." In addition, the lord has an order, and the 10,000 people under General Pang's department will replace weapons and equipment in Didao City from now on, and after completing the reorganization and personnel adjustment, they will go north with General Ma to live in the north. Within the time limit, the Western Liang Army will completely annihilate Han Sui within three months, and open up the trade route from Liangguo to the Western Regions!"

Ma Chao and Han Sui immediately got up to receive the order, full of confidence in the task assigned by Zhao Xing.

After Ma Chao opened the secret letter and read it, he turned his head and said to a few people in the room: "Master Taifu has already set the three strategies of Ping Han, we only need to strictly implement it, and we can easily win Wuwei!"

Ma Dai was anxious and asked, "I don't know what the three strategies are?"

Ma Chao replied: "The first strategy is to attack the mind." After we arrived in Wuwei, we greeted the old department and threw leaflets into the city to shake the morale of Han Sui's army. In the past, there were eight generals under his father, but now Liang Xing and the two candidates have switched to Han Sui, Ma Wan and Yang Qiu are under the command of General Pang, and Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi and other four people are under Han Sui's account, but they may not really support Han Sui, and they can implement a policy of discord with him; the third strategy is to cut off grain. The materials in Guzang City are scarce, and the food eaten by the soldiers and the people mainly depends on the transportation from the Guanzhong area, as long as we continue to send troops to block Han Sui's logistics supply, there will be chaos in Guzang City in less than two months!"

Everyone nodded their heads, believing that the three strategies pointed out by Zhao Xing were feasible.