After the battle of the fine willow gathering, Liu Bei and the others returned to Chang'an City.

Those Liangzhou military horses that were led by Pang De and left behind to cover Ma Chao's escape were also temporarily lowered under Ma Teng's persuasion.

The number is small, but it is a big blow to the Liangzhou army.

Since the gathering of the fine willows, Ma Teng, who could have been regarded as a heroic and dry cloud, locked himself in the house and closed himself all day, as if he had locked up his own house.

Liu Bei invited him several times, and only today he was able to invite Ma Teng to drink, and Jia Xu accompanied him on the side, wanting to help him relieve Ma Teng.

Ma Teng didn't speak, just drank alone.

But in the blink of an eye, there were already three or four empty altars in front of him.

Liu Bei shook his sleeves, shook his head helplessly, and had to smile and said, "What Meng Qi did in the final analysis can be regarded as for the Ma family, but what he thinks differently in his heart, why is Shoucheng like this."

Putting down the wine jar in his hand, Ma Teng exhaled, "Xuande doesn't need to defend him, the Central Plains state of etiquette, this kind of thing may not be common, but in our land of Liangzhou, this kind of thing is very common."

"The reason why I'm sad now is that I never thought that my Ma family boy was different from others. But now that I think about it, why didn't I start my own business?"

Liu Bei nodded.

Ma Teng put down the empty bowl in his hand, "I know that Xuande came to me mostly to ask me to eat a bowl of punishment wine. It doesn't matter, the son doesn't teach, the father's fault, Xuande just takes my life."

Liu Bei smiled: "Shou Cheng is thinking badly. How can Meng Qi's actions be blamed on you, although you turned your back on the Han family, you also had many merits in suppressing the alien races in Liangzhou, and the merits were enough to offset it. I'm looking for you this time just to give you a chance."

"Now Meng Qi is unwilling to surrender, and he can't bear the separation of your father and son, and wants to let Shoucheng leave, so as to fulfill the love of your father and son. However, if Shoucheng wants to join forces with Meng Qi and become my enemy in the future, then don't blame me for not being affectionate."

Ma Teng did not speak immediately, and drank several bowls of wine.

After a long time, he spoke: "Xuan De is benevolent, Meng Qi does not know the righteousness, Han Sui is rebellious and unreasonable, they are enemies of the world, how can I abandon the light and turn to the dark. If he fights with Han Sui in the future, I am willing to go with the army, and I will definitely take off Han Sui's head. As for the Liangzhou army, when the time comes, I should be able to bring in a lot of manpower."

Liu Bei nodded and smiled, "Shoucheng understands righteousness and is ready to thank the people of Liangzhou."

The two chatted a few more words, and Ma Teng said goodbye and left.

When he left, he smelled of wine and swayed.

After he left, Liu Bei took a sip of wine alone.

At this time, Jia Xu, who was drinking with him and rarely spoke, spoke and said with a smile: "If Ma Teng really chooses to return to the Liangzhou army, will the lord really let him go?"

Liu Bei nodded, "Yes." On the contrary, I would prefer Ma Teng to go back. Now that Ma Teng is gone, although Ma Chao is brave, he is younger after all and loses his recklessness. In terms of scheming methods, they are by no means Han Sui's opponents, and they will inevitably be used by Han Sui. But if Ma Teng goes back, the two old foxes, even if they don't distinguish between winners and losers, will always have to bite a mouthful."

Jia Xu smiled.

His own father-in-law really saw the truth about Ma Teng.

In the previous battle of Xiliu, Ma Teng's sadness was naturally true, but now that he is closed, it is also true that he is afraid of self-preservation.

A person who can start from scratch and make a huge family business in Liangzhou, a place that does not pay attention to benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom, will be a simple person.

Now bow your head and bend over, but the situation is stronger than people.

It is this knowledge of current affairs that can better prove that this person is a handsome man.

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Xu has a strategy next, which may not be useful to others, but it can deal with Ma Chao and Han Sui, and it must have a miraculous effect."

Liu Bei also smiled and said, "It just so happens that I also have a strategy, why don't you and I write it on the palm of our hands and see if there are similarities."

The two of them each wrote in their hands, and then spread out their palms.

Laughing at each other.

The books on it are all the words of separation.

…………

Huaili, Han Sui belt

The soldiers came and joined forces with Ma Chao.

It's just that although the two sides are in one place, they are stationed in two places, each guarding against each other.

At this time the people were in the tent.

Since the army is united, even if it is only in name, there is still a person to decide everything.

And this person can naturally only be one of Ma Chao and Han Sui.

On Han Sui's side, Han Sui was the leader, and there were several generals such as Yan Xing and Cheng Yin behind him.

In comparison, Ma Chao's side seems to be a little alone, only Ma Chao and Ma Dai.

It's just that although the number of people on Ma Chao's side is small, they are not allowed at all in terms of momentum.

Han Sui smiled and said, "Meng Qi, in terms of age, I am much older than you, even if your father is here, he is just discussing things with me. Why, are you so young that you are stronger than your father?"

Ma Chao pressed his sword and said coldly: "You and I are in Liangzhou, and force has always been the truth! Where is the need to judge the length by age? If Han Jun can defeat the sword in my hand, I will be in charge of Han Jun, but I don't know if Han Jun has the guts!"

Behind Han Sui, the generals also pressed their own swords, but Ma Chao was not afraid at all.

The two sides held each other for a moment, and Han Sui opened his mouth and smiled: "I am also thinking about the overall situation, since Meng Qi is unwilling, if there is something, you and I will discuss."

Ma Chao sneered.

Han Sui didn't say much about this matter anymore, now that Liu Bei is still stationed in Chang'an, the enemy is current, and other things can naturally be pushed back.

As for what happened after that, he didn't take Ma Chao seriously at all.

In terms of strategy alone, he is enough to kill Ma Chao dozens of times.

He opened his mouth and asked, "Now that Liu Beitun is stationed in Chang'an, does Meng Qi have a strategy to break the enemy?"

Chang'an is a strong city in the world, and now it has not suffered from Li Guo's rebellion, not to mention that the Liangzhou army is mostly cavalry, and it is tantamount to an idiot's dream to take Chang'an under the condition that Liu Bei's army is entrenched.

Even Ma Chao has always been arrogant, and he doesn't dare to think like this.

He said in a deep voice, "The only strategy now is to fight with the Qingzhou Army outside the city."

Han Sui smiled bitterly, "What is the combat strength of the Qingzhou Army, presumably Meng Qi also knows it now. With the same strength, even if it is my Liangzhou military horse, I am afraid that it will not be their opponent."

In fact, there is not much difference in the combat strength of the two armies, after all, the Liangzhou army and horses are already famous for their good fighting and bravery, but the armament of the Liangzhou army is not as good as the Qingzhou army.

On the same day, the fine willows gathered in a battle, and the Liangzhou army cracked and slashed to the stomach of the Qingzhou army, and the other party may not be fine with two or three knives, but if it is cut by the Qingzhou army, one knife will lose its combat power.

This is also one of the reasons why Han Sui had to swallow his anger and join forces with Ma Chao.

Alone, it is difficult to be the opponent of the Qingzhou Army.

Ma Chao naturally understood this, and he frowned and said, "I naturally know about this too. But I, a man from Liangzhou, have I ever been cowardly? What's more, now that the Qingzhou Army has been forced to the door, this battle is unavoidable, and it is impossible to hide if you want to."

Han Sui nodded and smiled, "I also understand this truth, but since I have to fight, I naturally have to think of more methods, so that the chances of victory can be greater."

He lowered his eyebrows slightly, and continued to smile: "In the past, General Fubo made great contributions to the Northland, and the people of the Northland still cherish it. The Ma family has always had prestige in the north, and Meng Qi is also known as the general of Shenweitian. Meng Qi might as well summon the Qiang tribes scattered in all directions in the state and promise heavy benefits. When the time comes, there will be many brave soldiers, why worry about Liu Bei not breaking it?"

Ma Chao frowned and pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "Okay, I'll summon the Qiang tribe."

Han Sui smiled and said, "This is the best, breaking Liu Bei will be done."

…………

In the second half of the month, the Qiang people in Liangzhou, who were close to the Ma family, came from all directions.

In a short period of time, tens of thousands of people gathered.

It must be known that the Qiang people have grown up on horseback since they were young, and in terms of the art of arching horses, even ordinary Liangzhou soldiers are far from being able to compare with them.

However, Liu Beijun in Chang'an City only left Chang'an, and his troops were stationed in the west of Gaoliu.

Confronted the Liangzhou military horses stationed on the opposite side, and then no more

Enter.

On this day, Liu Bei wrote a letter and invited Han Sui to meet before the battle.

…………

Ma Chao got the news and came to Han Sui's account.

At this time, Han Sui had just finished reading the letter, and the letter had not been put away, and was being placed on the eucalyptus in front of him.

Ma Chao first glanced at the letter on the table, and then asked directly, "I heard that Liu Bei wrote a book, and you want to meet Han Jun?"

Han Sui nodded and smiled, "This is indeed the case. Liu Bei and I have known each other since we were in Luoyang. It's just that I've never seen each other for so many years, but I can be regarded as an old man."

Ma Chao nodded, then looked at the letter on the eucalyptus and asked, "Can you lend me the letter sent by Liu Bei?"

Han Sui frowned at first, but soon stretched it out again, he had read the letter several times, and there were no inappropriate words in it, all of which were mentioned were old things, and he talked about farewell, feeling that many of the old people in the past were no longer there.

He smiled and said, "This is natural, and now that you and I are allies, we naturally have no reason to hide from you."

He handed the letter to Ma Chao, Ma Chao took it in his hand, read it carefully, and then said with a smile: "It's that the little nephew misunderstood, he killed Liu Bei every day, and the little nephew will definitely come to ask for guilt."

Han Sui smiled but did not speak.

Ma Chao said goodbye and left, Han Sui looked at the letters spread out on the eucalyptus, and remembered some stories of the old people.

As people get older, they tend to think of some stories from the past.

Even if he is not very old now, there are actually a lot of old people.

In the dead of night, when he is alone, he often thinks of Fu Xie, the kingdom, and the old people who died in his hands.

Han Sui suddenly laughed at himself, even if he returned to that time that was not so long ago, he would still kill these old people without hesitation.

No way, who let this be a troubled time.

Being alive is better than anything else.

…………

Ma Chao returned to the tent, and his face immediately became gloomy.

Ma Dai was already waiting in the tent, and when he saw this, he immediately asked, "Brother, but there is something wrong with Han?"

Now that Ma Teng and others are in Chang'an, Ma Chao can only trust Ma Dai.

Ma Chao snorted coldly, "Today, Liu Bei sent a letter to Han Sui, I rushed to inquire, and Han Sui showed me the letter, and the content of the letter was ordinary, nothing more than to say some old things when they were in Luoyang."

Ma Dai was stunned for a moment, "In that case, why is my brother angry?"

Ma Chao said coldly: "There is nothing wrong with the content of the letter, but the words on the letter have been altered."

"Brother means that Han Sui secretly colluded with that Liu Bei?"

Thinking of Han Sui's usual life, he realized more and more that this is most likely the case.

He Han Sui even killed a lot of his former friends, and now seeing that Liu Bei is difficult to deal with, it is natural to secretly collude with him.

Ma Chao was silent for a moment before he spoke, "You can't make a conclusion so easily, you still have to take another look."

…………

Liu Bei asked Han to meet before the battle, and the Liangzhou military horses naturally couldn't weaken their morale.

In public and private, Han Sui needs to go out to meet Liu Bei in front of the battle.

In front of the two armies, the main generals of both sides marched out of columns.

Han Sui was followed by Ma Chao and Yan Xing, while Liu Bei was followed by Zhao Yun and Xu Chu.

Both sides rode forward, and the Liangzhou military horses in the distance who were in the forefront were looking at Liu Bei in front of the battle.

I couldn't help but think in my heart, this person is just an ordinary appearance, not like a powerful person, how can he occupy a lot of territory in the Central Plains?

Liu Bei and Han Sui turned their horses to the right, while Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and others stayed where they were.

Ma Chao glanced at the big black man in heavy armor opposite, and Xu Chu glared angrily.

Ma Chao sneered, "I just took advantage of my strength that day, so you took advantage of it, do you think it's really me who can't be an opponent!"

Even in Liu Bei

Under the tent, Xu Chu has never been afraid of Guan Zhang and the others, and now he is not afraid of him Ma Chao.

He tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled a not-so-handsome smile, "So what are you waiting for? Wait for me to beg you to do it?"

Ma Chao became famous as a young man, and he was invincible in Liangzhou, but he only suffered a loss once in Yan Xing.

As for now, as long as he fights, he is sure to cut Yan Xing under the horse.

He picked up the spear on the saddle and wanted to fight with Xu Chu in front of the battle, but was stopped by Ma Dai.

Not far away, Liu Bei and Han Sui, who were two horses in parallel, turned their heads to look, and then looked at each other and smiled.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Today's young people are high-spirited, far better than when we were in Luoyang!"

Han Sui shook his head, "What was the situation when we were in Luoyang back then? A small official in Luoyang City, even if he doesn't like us, casually stretching out his hand is enough to kill you and me. People like you and me may not be afraid of death, but when we finally arrived at the feet of the Son of Heaven, we naturally lowered our eyebrows and begged for life, where did we dare to be so ambitious."

He glanced at Liu Bei again, and said with a smile: "Xuande is different from me, but there is Lu Zhi as a teacher, and ordinary people still have to respect you a little." But what can I do with my white body."

He let out a long sigh, "I can't do anything, just struggle to survive."

Liu Bei was silent for a moment, and then asked, "This is the reason why you killed Fu Nanrong?"

Han Sui smiled, "Actually, where is the reason? And where is the need for any reason? Xuande, people like you and me, what I want is the hegemony of Wang Tu that is enough to leave a name in history."

Liu Bei turned his head to look at him and said with a smile, "You and I are actually different."

Han Sui smiled, "I thought it was the same."

After walking a distance, the two hugged their fists and said goodbye.

…………

"Lord, what should we do with the defeated army in Liangzhou that we have captured?"

In the big tent of the Qingzhou Army, Zhao Yun was standing with his fists clenched.

Jia Xu, who was discussing in the tent on the side, stood up when he heard this, and said, "What General Zhao said is reasonable, although the defeated army in Liangzhou that has been captured by us now is not much, whether to kill or stay, we should first set a charter. In case there are too many defeated troops in the future, we are afraid that our heavy grain and grass will not be enough to supply."

It was originally from the day that Liu Bei and Han Sui met before the battle, and the two sides fought several times after that.

Now there are many prisoners in the Qingzhou army in the Liangzhou army.

Since ancient times, there has always been a matter of opinion on how to deal with captives.

In the past, Bai Qi killed countless prisoners, but no one in the world who is a general does not admire Bai Qi.

In contrast, there are actually more people who are kind to their captives.

So in the end, it can only be determined by time and event.

Jia Xu's implication now is naturally that he doesn't want the defeated army to squeeze the food of the Qingzhou army.

Although the words were ruthless, they could not be evaded.

Liu Bei hadn't answered yet, but Jia Xu smiled and said, "What does Zilong think?"

Liu Bei also looked at it with a smile when he heard this.

Zhao Yun frowned, now that the lord is here, he must have his own opinions, but this matter is related to the lives of many people, but he has to say, "Yun thinks that it is ominous to kill prisoners since ancient times."

If the lord chooses to kill the prisoner in the future, Zhao Yun will naturally obey and understand.

It's just that there will inevitably be disappointment in his heart, and the lord he thought he had since Changshan should not be such a person.

Liu Bei smiled, "Now that the supply of grain and grass in the army is sufficient, there is no such worry for the time being, but what Wen He said is also reasonable, and the regulations on this matter should be set earlier."

"Zilong can go and separate those defeated military regions, and all the sergeants under Han Sui can be put back, and as for the sergeants under Ma Chao, they will stay in our army and eat for a few more days."

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, and then realized, but he still asked: "In this way, I am afraid that most of Ma Chao's subordinates will pretend to be sergeants under Han Sui, and we may not be able to distinguish them all, but I am afraid that there will be fish that slip through the net."

Liu Bei smiled, "It's better if you can't tell the difference."

Zhao Yun understood what Liu Bei meant, hugging

Punch away.

Jia Xu smiled and said, "General Zhao is kind-hearted, but if he leads the army alone, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate. Ci is not in charge of the army, which is the truth that it is not easy for the soldiers for thousands of years. For the general, when it is critical, it is always better to be ruthless. In this regard, the two generals Guan Zhang did an excellent job."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "I have a sense of proportion in this matter, there are countless talented generals in the world, but there is only one Zhao Zilong in my family."

Jia Xu smiled and said nothing.

The father-in-law has a lot of trust in Guan Zhang's second general, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that it should indeed be the case, after all, the two of them started from scratch in Youzhou with the father-in-law, and they are like brothers.

It's just that Liu Bei also attaches great importance to and trusts Zhao Yun, but Jia Xu can't guess his thoughts.

Zhao Yun's martial arts are indeed powerful, but there is no one in the army who can compete with him except Guan Zhang.

Liu Bei glanced at Jia Xu and laughed in his heart.

Even he, Jia Wenhe, is destined not to guess this answer.

People of later generations, who doesn't appreciate Zhao Zilong with a white horse and a silver gun.

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To the west of Huaili, in the military tent of the Liangzhou Army, Ma Chao looked angry and put the long sword placed on the wooden eucalyptus at his waist.

"Brother still has to think about one or two things first. Don't fall for someone else's trick!"

Ma Dai stood at the entrance of the tent, his arms outstretched, blocking the way.

Ma Chao said angrily, "Whose female is the plan? Those captured people under Han Sui's tent have all been released, haven't you seen it? If it weren't for the secret collusion between him Han Sui and that Liu Bei, how could he only release his Han Sui's men and horses, and not our men and horses?"

Ma Dai opened his mouth and said, "I can't say that they just want their brother to think so, so as to separate the relationship between their brother and Han Sui."

Ma Chao, who had already hung the long sword at his waist, said angrily, "How do you know, this move is not to deliberately make us think that they have nothing to do with it!"

Ma Dai was speechless, it seemed that everything was wrong.

At this time, a pawn guarding the camp outside suddenly came to report, and Han Sui sent someone to invite Ma Chao to the banquet, saying that he wanted to explain the things that were released back to the defeated army.

Ma Chao sneered, "I haven't looked for him yet, he came to the door first, I want to see how he explains!"

Ma Dai knew his temperament, but still stopped: "Brother, wait for me to get more people first, and I must be on guard."

"What kind of soldiers and horses, what kind of skills can Han Sui have." Ma Chao didn't care, "If he dares to think about it, I will take off his head with one sword."

Where was Ma Dai willing to let him be so willful, but he was repeatedly dissuaded, and Ma Chao couldn't shirk it in the end, so he had to get off Ma Dai and order some military horses to go with him.

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is in the Central Plains, where benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom are emphasized, and it is not uncommon to kill allies, not to mention that this Liangzhou is a place where life and death can be thrown away for the sake of profit.

Yan Xing was silent.

Although what Han Sui said was a little ruthless, it was a real truth.

If it's not a knife, it's a fish.

This is the truth of the land of Liangzhou.

Han Sui took a few steps forward and patted him on the shoulder, "You and I always have to be closer, your ability is not under Ma Chao, when he dies, you will be the new Shenweitian General."

He repeated softly, "Just kill Ma Chao."