When dinner was ready, the Xiliang army hastily finished eating and drinking, hid at the foot of the mountain and fell asleep, Chen Zhi divided the troops to patrol, and the other soldiers also rested in the camp.

Due to the limited tents, everyone had to squeeze a few people into a tent, Liu Qi shared weal and woe with everyone, and called Ma Chao to sleep on his feet.

The next morning, the troops were collected and returned to the camp, Zhang Ren and Ma Dai had broken through the cultivation of the army, it turned out that Cao Xiu found out that the Han army was asking for help in batches to the east, and Sima Yi did not come for a long time, so he knew that the strategy had failed, and abandoned the city overnight.

The civil and military forces welcomed Liu Qi into the city, saw the salute again, and ordered the whole army to celebrate, Ma Chao suffered heavy losses from his subordinates, and had no intention of drinking and feasting, so he took the Xiliang generals to the camp to talk and reflect on himself.

In this battle, Ma Chao's headquarters was elite, and Pang De's army was wiped out, and only the 30,000 Xiliang troops under Ma Dai were not reined in and readjusted, and before they succeeded, they would be buried in other places.

Early the next morning, Liu Qi was discussing with Fa Zheng and Li Yan about going west, and Ma Chao took Ma Dai to ask to see him, and he asked to go into the palace to meet.

Liu Qi said: "The soldiers and horses of each battalion are resting, and Meng Qi is injured, so he should take care of it." ”

Ma Chao hugged his fists and said: "The minister is here for the training of the troops, although the battle was lost, I was ashamed to speak, but for the glory of the greedy wolf army, I had to come with a cheeky face." ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "Since it is for the military, it is for the state, and it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

Ma Chao sighed: "After several battles, Ma Chao knows that although the generals are brave, it is difficult to win without strategy!" Originally, there was a staff officer in the army, which was enough to make meritorious contributions, but Mr. was talented, and should be used for the country, if he was only in the Xiliang Army, it would be overkill, and the last general wanted to ask one person to join the army for the greedy wolf army and help me. ”

Liu Qi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Knowing that mistakes can be changed, good is great!" Meng Qi has this understanding, and he is very relieved, General Ma Dai is calm, has a good command of the army, and can join the army! ”

Ma Dai hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "The last general is just a martial artist, how can he take on this great task?" Sima Yi's plan this time shows that we are short-sighted, and we need to use people who know the art of war well and are proficient in strategy. ”

Liu Qi glanced at the magic circle, and saw that he bowed slightly, and when he came, everyone was still discussing the reform of the military system, and the general who independently commanded the army set up a lieutenant to join the army.

This is different from the current army to join the army, with a certain degree of military power and decision-making power, and even to a certain extent, there is a difference in the decision-making of the lieutenant who joined the army, which is somewhat similar to the political commissar of later generations, and can also avoid the hidden danger that some ancient warlords are too powerful and cannot be dropped.

Now Ma Chao has taken the initiative to put forward important people, this is an excellent opportunity, with the greedy wolf army first, and gradually promote it in the whole army, at least more than 10,000 generals, staff officers must be allocated, with the current talent reserve, it should be enough.

Ma Chao saw that Liu Qi was silent, thinking that he was hesitating, so he hurriedly got up and hugged his fists and said: "The last general does not dare to expect Wolong and Phoenix Chicks to help, only one person in the army is needed, Guo Huai and Guo Boji are enough to join the army!" ”

"Oh?" Liu Qi glanced at Ma Chao in surprise, thinking that this kid was quite discerning, and asked with a deliberate smile: "Guo Boji is soft-spoken, and he has not been in the army for a long time, can the general listen to him for military staff?" ”

Ma Chao nodded solemnly and said: "Guo Boji is young and promising, both civil and military, and he has to be straightforward and pointed, and he knows Tao Strategy, and the last general can trust him." ”

Ma Dai also got up and hugged his fists and said: "The Xiliang Army used to be rebellious and undisciplined, and now it has been renamed the Greedy Wolf Army. Guo Huai has trained the troops well, and he will definitely be able to help us and others, and we will definitely obey our words, and the generals will be harmonious, and we will work together to make contributions to the Han family, and I hope that the king will be favorable. ”

Liu Qi didn't expect that Ma Chao and the others would have to rectify the Xiliang Army, and laughed and said: "Okay, since the two generals have this determination, they will immediately promote Guo Huai to join the army captain of the greedy wolf army, clean up the people and horses, and make meritorious contributions." ”

The two were overjoyed, and they were busy thanking Liu Qi, but they didn't care about passing the general's order first, so they hurried away, and went to the military camp to find Guo Huai.

The troops were arranging to prepare to take advantage of the victory to attack, take Hanoi in one fell swoop, and approach Wei County, suddenly probe the Malay report, Cao Pi mobilized 50,000 horses from all over the state, gathered in the upper party, and sent Zhang Yan, the general of the Black Mountain, to lead 100,000 troops to support Hanoi, and set up camp and fortification in the Muye area.

Fa Zhengyan said: "The army has arrived, but there is no need to rush to fight, Cao Pi colluded with foreign tribes this time, and soon lost the hearts of the people, and the territory will be chaotic, at that time Kong Ming must have pacified the Central Plains, the north and the south echo, the east and the west go hand in hand, and there is the will of the people, Hebei can be decided by a war!" ”

Liu Qi shook his head and sighed: "Cao Pi is holding his salary to fight fires and digging his own grave, which is far from Cao Mengde!" ”

Li Yan said again: "Cao Pi mobilized the soldiers and horses of the state to gather the party, the west can support Hedong, and the south can attack Hanoi, so it is necessary to guard against it." ”

Liu Qi sneered: "Taihang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, although I can't enter the state, and the soldiers and horses of the state don't want to step into Hanoi, Huo Jun can be adjusted to defend the city." General Li was supported by King Ye, and Hedong was not surrendered, so he also had to guard against attacks from both sides to ensure that Hanoi was safe. ”

Taihang Bacheng, since ancient times is the main road in and out of Taihang Mountain, Taihang is from the party to the wild king, there is Huo Jun to guard the valley mouth, let him come how many soldiers and horses, it is also in vain.

Li Yan received the order, first led the troops back to Yewang to garrison, increased troops to the city, and sent scouts to Taihang and Wangwu to inquire about the news.

After Li Yan left, Fa Zheng frowned and said: "Cao Pi transferred the state troops to the south, and I am afraid that there will be a military disaster in the state." ”

Liu Qi said: "There is a natural danger in Yanmen Pass in Bingzhou, and it is difficult for the Hu people to break through, if Ke Bineng is really moved by Cao Pi's words, he will enter Youzhou with the whole army, how can he fight back?" What's more, the Xianbei army has already suffered a lot of vitality, and it is unable to divide troops to attack the city and seize the land. ”

"I hope so!" Fa Zheng sighed lightly, anyway, Liu Qi couldn't reach the matter of merging the state, so he didn't talk about it in detail.

Liu Qi was more concerned about the situation in Hedong at this time, and whether Zhao Yan, the Taishou of Hedong, could change his mind and return to the Han Dynasty would determine the life and death of the people on both sides of the Fen River.

The Xiongnu were divided into two parts of the north and the south, the northern Xiongnu have been nomadic to the west, and the southern Xiongnu were dependent on the Eastern Han Dynasty as vassals, placed in the Hetao area, built the court of Wuyuansai, and then moved to Meiji, and placed the Xiongnu Zhonglang general to lead the army to supervise.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu rebelled and invaded the border many times, and even led the troops to plunder to the hinterland of the Central Plains in the Chenliu area, Cai Yong's daughter Cai Wenji was taken to the Xiongnu at this time, leaving the famous "Hu Ji Eighteen Beats".

Later, Yu Fuluo attached himself to Cao Cao, divided the Southern Xiongnu into five divisions, and placed them in Xihe County, each of which selected a virtuous king, and selected another Han as Sima to supervise it.

At this time, Xihe County has been basically occupied by the Southern Xiongnu, once the five Xiongnu responded to Cao Pi, a large-scale invasion, Hedong then supported money and grain, and the threat in Sili was great.

This is also the reason why Xu Shu wants to go to Hedong in person, if he can persuade Zhao Yan to surrender, he can use Fenshui as the boundary to block the footsteps of the Xiongnu from going south and prevent the Central Plains from being slaughtered again.

Although they were all wars, most of the princes of the Central Plains wanted to occupy the territory as a foundation and appease the people to govern the territory.