Seeing that Cheng Gongying, the dignified military division, was actually choked by him this time, Liang Xing was a little proud. In fact, since escaping the Battle of Bo Fan Valley, Liang Xing has been very dissatisfied with Cheng Gongying. If it weren't for Cheng Gongying's strategy of falling for Ma Chao, he would not have fallen to the point of begging for food from the villagers along the road.

Liang Xing said with a smile: "Through Yinping Dao, our army can go straight from Liangzhou to Chengdu City. I heard that there is now a Yellow Turban Army ravaging Yizhou, and even the Ba County, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, has been captured, and now the Yizhou soldiers are fighting with the Yellow Turban Army. The Yizhou soldiers have always been weak, how can they resist my Xiliang Iron Cavalry? And Yinping Dao is only known to some natives in Wudu, and if our army really comes out of Yinping Dao and attacks Yizhou, it will definitely be taken by surprise. In this way, isn't Bashu Fertile Field at your fingertips? ”

Liang Xing said this, and Han Sui, Yan Xing and the others were a little moved. You must know that the land of Yizhou Bashu is the richest and most fertile place in the world, and it has always been famous for its abundant people and rich money and grain; There are more advantages of salt and iron, and there are mountains and rivers to win, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is simply the most suitable land in the world to become a royal industry, and even Guanzhong is not as good.

But Cheng Gongying disagreed, and said: "General Liang, since you said that this Yin Ping Dao is so secret, presumably the Yin Ping Dao should be very sinister and narrow, right?" ”

Liang Xing was originally quite complacent, but when he heard Cheng Gongying, he was stunned for a moment and said, "How does the military advisor know? ”

Cheng Gongying said with a smile: "Liangzhou and Yizhou are far away from the Qinling Mountains, which is a moat, otherwise they would not have to use the plank road to communicate." Chencang Road, Jinniu Road, Baochuan Road and other roads are the most convenient and wide mountain roads on the Qinling Mountains, but the horses can not be bridled, the cars cannot be connected to the tracks, it is expected that the Yinping Road must be narrower than these roads, and more sinister. ”

Han Sui glanced at Liang Xing coldly and did not speak. Liang Xing lowered his head in shame. Cheng Gongying said: "As for our army, they are all iron horses, and they are not good at trekking mountains and rivers. The Yinping Road is narrow, and it is not conducive to transporting grain and grass. If we really follow the general's idea, our army will definitely be trapped and killed in the Yin Ping Dao. I hope that the general will offer advice next time, but he must be considered carefully. ”

Liang Xing retreated with a bitter face, and Han Sui said, "In that case, Boying, what should the old man do?" ”

"There is no other way, if you want to survive, you must break through Ma Chaozhi's blockade and return to Jincheng and return to the central and northern parts of Liangzhou!" Cheng Gongying said resolutely.

Han Sui fell into deep thought, but Ma Play and Zhang Heng were startled, and Ma Play said, "Strategist, you are crazy!" Ma Dai's 30,000 elite cavalry is stationed in Longxi, and Ma Chao's 70,000 or 80,000 elite cavalry are settling down. ”

Cheng Gongying said: "Not really. Although Longxi and Anding were captured by Ma Chao, there were many cities in the two counties, and Ma Chao was bound to divide his troops to garrison. Among them, the four cities of Baishi, Caohan, Didao, and Pingxiang, as long as our army conquers one of the cities, it is enough to open the road back to Jincheng. Four cities, no matter how clever Ma Chao is, how can he guess which city our army breaks through? Although it is difficult for our army to escape back to Jincheng from Anding County, which is garrisoned by Ma Chao, it can still escape back from Longxi County, where Ma Dai is stationed. Ma Daiduo is not as good as his brother, and he must not be the opponent of the lord. ”

Han Sui was still thoughtful and didn't make a decision for a long time. Zhang Heng objected: "My lord, what the military advisor said is indeed possible. But Ma Chao's army is several times larger than our army, how difficult it is to break through many obstacles and return to Jincheng! Once the city cannot be captured, Ma Chao will definitely lead a heavy army to besiege it after learning about it, and there will be nowhere to run if he wants to!

Moreover, the lord retreated to Jincheng, then the remaining Hanyang, Tianshui and Wudu, Ma Chao can take it without blood, and then divide Liangzhou into east and west with the Yellow River as the boundary, and the six counties in Hedong, namely Beidi County, Anding County, Hanyang County, Longxi County, Tianshui County and Wudu County, are divided by Ma Chao, while the lord can only get the six counties of Hexi, namely Jincheng County, Wuwei County, Zhangye County, Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County and Juyan Subject. It's a big loss! ”

Han Sui glanced at Zhang Heng and said, "Then what do you mean?" ”

Zhang Heng said: "It is better to stick to Hanyang, Tianshui and Wudu first, and urge the six counties of Qiangzhong and Hexi to send reinforcements." When the new army arrived, Ma Chao could not attack it for a long time, so he must retreat, and the lord could protect the three counties in the southwest. ”

Han Sui is still difficult to decide, even if it is the Yellow River of Jiuqu, he will hesitate when he chooses the wrong path and will be doomed.

Cheng Gongying said: "I don't dare to agree with General Zhang Heng's words. The reason why Qiangzhong obeyed the lord was because they were afraid of the lord. But once the lord is besieged by Ma Chao, the people in Qiang see that the lord himself is difficult to protect, where will they send troops to rescue? Maybe they will surrender to Ma Chao. Besides, the three counties have no danger to defend, how can they stop Ma Chao? ”

Zhang Heng has nothing to say now. Seeing that Han Sui still couldn't decide, Cheng Gongying took a step forward anxiously and said, "Lord, don't hesitate any longer!" You must know that Hanyang has just been defeated, Tianshui and Wudu are just looking at the wind, and the people of the three counties will not be used by the lord, and it is not the lord's foundation at all. Jincheng and Jincheng County, Wuwei County, Zhangye County, Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County and Juyan Subjects behind Jincheng have been in the control of the lord for a long time, so they are really the rear of the lord and the foundation on which the lord relies to grow. Only by relying on the natural danger of the Yellow River and the six counties of Hexi can the lord have enough strength to compete with Jinmachao, and there will be a chance to recover the six counties of Hedong in the future. ”

Han Sui raised his head at this time, and Cheng Gongying said: "Therefore, even if there is a blockade and interception of more than 100,000 troops by Ma Chao and Ma Dai combined, the lord must break through it and return to the six counties of Hexi." Otherwise, not only will the six counties of Hedong be handed over, but I am afraid that the entire Liangzhou will not have the land of the main public cone. ”

"But if you want to break through its barriers, you must pay a heavy price......" Han Sui was still a little hesitant, Yan Xing, Ma Wan, Zhang Heng and Liang Xing had nothing to say.

Cheng Gongying resolutely said: "Even if the whole army is annihilated, the lord can make a comeback as long as he returns to the six counties of Hexi." ”

Han Sui had some doubts about this, knowing that although the six counties of Hedong were devastated by the war, the cultivated land was relatively broad, the climate was also very pleasant, and the population still accounted for most of Liangzhou. Losing the six counties of Hedong and taking the six counties of Hexi to compete with Ma Chao is fundamentally a disparity in strength.

Seeing Han Sui so hesitant, Cheng Gongying knew that Han Sui actually knew very well in his heart that what he said was right, and understood the importance of the six counties in Hexi, but he was afraid. So Cheng Gongying took it to heart, deliberately sneered, and said, "Heh! The subordinates knew that the lord was afraid of Ma Chao, so he didn't dare to easily break through the two counties of Longxi and Anding, which were heavily garrisoned. The lord does not dare to advance, and there is no way to retreat, otherwise he will surrender Ma Chao! ”