Longyou, Jincheng.

Han Sui was about sixty years old, with gray hair and thin cheeks. This Longyou overlord, who went through the second emperor of Huan Ling, set off the rebellion of the Longyou Qiang people, and then sat and watched the changes in the world, is now also dying.

Although Han Sui is old, the depth of his eyes is elusive. Sitting on a couch paved with tiger skins and leopard felt, there is a Han knife next to him. Between the gaze, few people dare to look at each other.

Yan Xing's secret defection to Cao Cao was not an accident. However, Han Sui is getting older, and the north is initially decided, and for the chaotic northwest, its deterrent power is becoming less and less, and it is also human nature for the generals to consider their own rich and prosperous future.

Han Sui looked at Yan Xing and asked, "Yan Ming has been in Yecheng for a long time, I don't know how Cao Gong is doing?" ”

Yan Xing bowed his head slightly, arched his hand and said: "Although Duke Cao was defeated in Chrysostom and suffered heavy losses, there were about eighty or ninety thousand people, but most of them were Jiang and Han soldiers, so there were about forty or fifty thousand soldiers killed and wounded under Duke Cao's account. ”

"However, Cao Gong is a strong soldier in China, with a solid household registration and abundant grain and grass, and has now returned to the heyday of the army. Hearing that Liu Bei occupied Wu Chu, Cao Gong wanted to raise troops to fight for it and restore the peace of the rivers and lakes. ”

Han Sui sighed a few words and said: "The family is a big business, and it is inevitable that the army will be defeated. Liu Bei was able to sweep Wu Chu, which was surprising! ”

During the reign of Emperor Ling, Han Sui entered Luoyang to pay homage to He Jin during the reign of He Jin. At that time, I knew Cao Cao and met Liu Bei.

At that time, Liu Bei was young, in order to integrate into the circle of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's group of rich brothers, he liked brocade clothes and loved dogs and horses. Although it is integrated into the circle of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's group of second generations, it is in the lower echelons of the circle.

At that time, Han Sui didn't have much impression of these inconspicuous big ears, but had a deep memory of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. I never thought that Yuan Shao was dead, but the former little brother Liu Bei rose instead.

"What letter does Duke Cao have, or is there an edict from the Son of Heaven?" Han Sui asked.

Yan Xing took out the towel from his bosom and said, "Cao Gong wrote to the general, saying, 'The general was forced to raise troops due to the current situation, and Cao Gong knew the difficulties of the past. Now that the north has calmed down, I hope to see the general in Yecheng as soon as possible'. Cao Gongnian's father is old, has been knighted, and entered China as an official. Now he has named the young son of the general as the captain of the cavalry and the marquis. ”

Han Sui took the letter, frowned and said, "I have sent my eldest son into Yecheng, why does Cao Gong want my youngest son to enter Yecheng now?" ”

On the eve of the Battle of Chrysostom, under the persuasion of Zhang Ji, Ma Teng took his two sons into Yecheng, and Han Sui was little threatened by Cao Cao in Longyou, so he only sent his eldest son into Yecheng, leaving a young son by his side.

While speaking, Han Sui opened the letter, saw Cao Cao's letter, and saw the edict canonizing the history of Yizhou.

"Duke Cao wants to make me the assassin of Yizhou?" Han Sui said in surprise.

"Exactly!"

Yan Xing explained: "Cao Gongyan said that Liu Bei made trouble in Wuchu, and he had to ask for it today. However, Liu Zhang and Liu Bei in Yizhou had an alliance with each other, making chaos in Bashu, and the soldiers and horses in the Central Plains were difficult to withdraw, so they wanted to send generals to fight against Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang with that horse Mengqi. ”

"Heh~"

Hearing this, Han Sui sneered and said: "Cao Mengde is calculating, and he wants me to wait for Bashu to conquer, and he will do the mantis catching cicadas behind him, and the yellow finch will be behind." ”

Cao Cao's strategy was not only seen through by Ma Chao, but also by the scheming Han Sui.

Yan Xing stubbornly persuaded: "Acting as a general, the general has been planning for more than 30 years since the army was raised, the people of Jincheng have withered, the soldiers and horses are tired, and the base is narrow. ”

"Bashu is rich, Liu Zhang can be bullied, and the only thing he fears is Shu Dao. If the general can raise troops into Bashu, then wealth and nobility are at hand. Generals can also take land as a base, or leave it to their heirs, or they can be crowned high-ranking officials. ”

"When Cao Gong wanted to seal Ma Teng as the assassin of Yizhou, Ma Chao was the Taishou of Hanzhong. With his words, he asked Cao Cao to change the title of general to Yizhou Assassin History. I hope that the general can plan for the lower part of the account and think about the great cause. ”

Han Sui secretly weighed the gains and losses in his heart, and pondered Yan Xing's words deeply.

After hesitating for a while, Han Sui said: "Let me think about it for a long time, what does it mean to watch Ma Mengqi!" ”

After Yan Xing retreated, Han Sui looked at Cheng Gongying again and asked, "Berger, what Yan Ming said is reasonable, and he is my cronies. Now Cao Cao sent me south to conquer Yizhou, I hesitated, I don't know if I can ask for it? ”

Cheng Gongying pondered for a while and said: "Although Yanming is a general, he has many selfish intentions, and his words are more to Cao Gong. The British thief thought that the general could ask for Bashu, but he couldn't do his best to ask for it. ”

Han then stroked his beard and said in deep thought, "What do you mean by this? ”

Cheng Gongying considered his words and said: "The general's land is narrow and the people are tired, and the Shu Road is difficult to walk. The general can use the name of Bashu to enter the military capital and take the private capital of the military capital for his own use. If Hanzhong can be broken, it will be divided; If you can't break it, you can get rich. ”

"If Cao Cao and Huang Que are behind, Guanzhong Ma will bear the brunt. The general is located in Longyou, take Wudu, Hanzhong civilian capital, make friends with the pawn of Qiang, sometimes there are Longshan precipitous, outside the Ma family as the forerunner, the general imitates the Dou Rong of the Han Dynasty, Kui Hustle and bustle, and the outside Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, entrenched in the northwest, it is also feasible. ”

Dou Rong, the king of Liangzhou who was entrenched in Liangzhou at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, when Liu Xiuping was in the east of the country, conquered Longyou, Dou Rong asked for his life to surrender and enter the court as a minister.

After a pause, Cheng Gongying reminded: "The general's foundation is in Longyou, and Qiang and Hu Youen, greet the old people, give up money and money to the public, you can do something!" However, the general broke the Hanzhong and wanted to enter Bashu, but he would never be able to do it! ”

Han Sui thought for a moment and said: "Fake Dao to cut down Yu, in the name of Bashu, take the private capital of Hanyang and Wudu counties, and divide the wealth of Hanzhong." When the horses are destroyed, occupy Longyou and Hanzhong, or ally with the horses to resist Cao Cao? ”

The foundation of the Han family and the Ma family is different, Han Sui started early, entrenched in Longyou for many years, has a close relationship with Qianghu, and the foundation is in Longyou.

Ma Teng raised his troops late, ran between Guanzhong and Longyou, and was driven by Han Sui to Huaili in Guanzhong, where he settled in order to expand his power.

Ma Chao longed for the money of the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, helped him get rid of his shackles, swept Longyou, and became a figure like Kui in the late Western Han Dynasty.

Cheng Gongying's suggestion was to let Han Sui play a false trick and use the name of the southern expedition to Hanzhong to extract private capital from Wudu County, so as to expand his power.

As for Wudu County, it is located west of Hanzhong, south of Longyou, and is located on the road to Shu. Han, Qiang, and Di are entrenched in it, and there are two or three hundred thousand people. Although it is not as good as Hanzhong, in the barren northwest Lianglong land, Wudu County can be said to be a rare rich land.

After pondering for a long time, Han Sui said: "If you want to cut down Bashu, you must not do the matter of sending your son." ”

Han Sui is already old, and now he has to toss a lot, and he can no longer send his son to Yecheng. Otherwise, he will have no successor in a hundred years.

In the winter of the fifteenth year of Jian'an, Prime Minister Cao Cao made an order, worshiped Han Sui as the Yizhou Assassin History, Ma Chao as the Hanzhong Taishou, and Yan Xing as the Qianqian Taishou. Sili Lieutenant Zhong Xuan wrote a book to the generals of Guanxi, and raised troops into Shu to fight against the demon Zhang Lu and the thief Liu Zhang.

Han Sui and Ma Chao discussed the southern invasion during the Chencang period, and asked Han Sui to set off from Longxi to take the Qishan Road, cross Wudu, and attack Yangpingguan; Ma Chao went south from Guanzhong, took the ramp, and cut Hanzhong.

Ma Chao stayed in Pang Rou to guard Huaili, and summoned Cheng Yin, Li Kan, and Zhang Heng to gather troops with the edict of the Son of Heaven, promising heavy profits and discussing the conquest of Hanzhong.

Pang De said that the Meridian Valley is steep and few people are guarded, and the people of Guanzhong take this road and flee into Shuzhong. Zhang Lu demon said, after less war, when he heard that Guanxi was attacking, he would be shocked.

When Han then attacked Yangping Pass, the general took the slope, and Zhang Lu divided his troops to defend him. There will be no heavy troops in the Meridian Valley, and De please lead 3,000 people to the Meridian Valley, and a thousand horses will carry the grain, and he should capture Zhang Lu for the general.

Ma Chao allowed it, divided 3,000 elite soldiers, and gave 2,000 horses.

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When the news that Han and Ma made an alliance with Chencang and wanted to destroy Bashu reached Chengdu, Liu Zhang panicked.

In the hall, Zhang Song saw that Liu Zhang was panicked, so he took the opportunity to exert pressure, and deliberately said worriedly: "The soldiers of Guanxi were in chaos in Liangzhou in the past, and it was difficult for the Gaihan room to calm down. After years of war, Kansai withered, and it was difficult to mobilize troops. Jinma and Han were ordered by Cao Cao to march south, if they got Zhang Lu's money and grain, and then took Bashu, they dared to ask the envoy, who in Shu could stop them? ”

Liu Zhang put down the scarf and said worriedly: "Lone is also deeply worried, Dong Zhuo's cholera Han room, Guo Li is chaotic in the pass, and the sharpness of his soldiers and horses is beyond the strength of the Shu soldiers. But there is nothing to be done! ”

Liu Zhang can't even solve the problem of separating Zhang Lu from Hanzhong, and it is really difficult for a strong man to expect him to dare to deal with Ma Chao and Han Sui.

Zhang Song smiled faintly and said: "Liu Cheqi is a descendant of the same sect and an enemy of Cao Gong." Sitting on Wu Chu, more than 100,000 soldiers, Huo Jun and Guan Yu are all famous generals, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Gan Ningshi are brave generals, enough to defeat the Guanxi soldiers. ”

"In the past, the king wanted to become the good of the three families, and sent Meng Da and Fa Zheng to lead the army out of Sichuan to help the two royal Cao, and now Liu Che rode back to the envoy Jun'er!"

Zhang Song made an idea to consider Liu Zhang, and said: "You can ask Liu Cheqi to send troops into Shu and ask him to go north to ask Zhang Lu." If you can break through Hanzhong and Yizhou is strong, it will be Cao Gong who will be there in person, so that you will not be afraid. ”

Liu Zhang's brows furrowed and asked, "I'm afraid that Liu Xuande is unwilling, and wants to occupy my Yizhou." ”

Now for Liu Zhang, except for Zhang Lu, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are all big guys, and he can't afford to mess with them. Not only did they have to worry about Cao Cao's attack, but they also had to worry about Liu Bei's westward advance.

"No!"

Zhang Songzhi was in his hand and said: "Liu Che rides a person of benevolence, and Liu Qi entrusts him with Jing Chu. He treats Qizi like a parent, and the reward is very heavy. At the beginning of this day, he was in charge of Wu Chu, which was thousands of miles wide, how could he be distracted from looking west at Bashu. ”

"And Liu Che will be sent to conquer Bashu, and the grain and grass roads are all in the hands of the envoy. If there is any rebellion, then the military needs will be cut off, and the envoy will be overthrown. ”

Different from history, Liu Bei's status today is noble, far from being comparable to history. It is inevitable that he will not enter Shu in person, but will be sent to Shu. Whether it is Zhang Song or Liu Zhang, he also thinks the same.

Seeing that Liu Zhang was worried, Zhang Song suggested: "Today, Yizhou generals Pang Xi and Li Yi are proud of their merits and have bad intentions. If there is no external help, the outside is invaded by Ma and Han, and there are generals who make chaos inside, Yizhou is not owned by the envoy. ”

After a pause, Zhang Song said sincerely: "If the envoy does not give up, Song is willing to make the envoy Liu Cheqi, reiterate the alliance between the two families for the envoy, ask the troops to fight Zhang Lu in the north, and return the peace of Yizhou." ”

"Good!"

Liu Zhang's brows loosened and said, "In this case, there is Lao Ziqiao to envoy Wu Chu." ”

"No!"

(End of chapter)