Zhang Wu 3rd year, September.

Lu Xun ordered Wei Yan and Wang Ping to attack and seize Wudu and Yinping two counties.

Hearing this, Ma Chao was furious, and ordered Qi Hanqiang to ride south with 30,000 steps, wanting to recapture the second county of Longnan. Wei Yan with 3,000 people, stuck to Xialu, according to Ma Chao under the city.

Lu Xun then led 30,000 soldiers and horses out of Yangping Pass and rushed to Wudu to meet Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was unable to resist for several days, and when he heard that Lu Xun led his troops to arrive, he did not dare to rush to attack Xialu, so he switched to Lu Xun.

In order to defeat Lu Xun quickly, Ma Chao went out of the camp to invite the battle every day. And Lu Xun closed the camp without a fight, and played chess against Zhao Ang.

Longyou military camp, Jiang Jian military camp.

In the big tent, I saw an eighteen man holding a bamboo slip and studying the scriptures. His lips are red and his teeth are white, his eyebrows and eyes are beautiful, his figure is tall, and his heroic spirit is compelling. If outsiders see it, they will praise it for its outstanding appearance.

This man is none other than Tianshui Jiang Boyo!

Since Ma Chao entered Long, in order to win the hearts of the Longyou scholars, he recruited a large number of Longshi as officials. Jiang Weinian was eighteen or nine years old, at the age of the crown, and because of his father Jiang Yin, he was specially recruited as a councillor.

Today, Ma Chao led the army to the south, and Jiang Wei followed his father Jiang Jian to the south and served under Ma Chao's account.

Of course, although it is said to be effective, Jiang Wei has no choice now, after all, his family is in Longyou, and his father Jiang Jian is working under Ma Chao's account.

"The eldest husband should be like Ma Fubo, looking for the Ming Lord, and turning to the world. How can you cultivate the fields and read the scriptures in vain? ”

When Jiang Wei read the content of Ma Yuan's abandonment of Kui Hustle and Bustle and defection to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, he was extremely excited, got up and paced.

Although Jiang Wei is young, he is not optimistic about Ma Chao, who is in Longyou. In his eyes, Ma Chao turned his back on the king, ruthless and unjust, and had no bottom line at all.

In addition to being ruthless, Longyou's strength is very weak, and the external environment is not so optimistic. Today, Lu Xun's raid on the two counties of Longyou is the best example.

When Jiang Wei was reading the history books, his father Jiang Jian walked into the account. Jiang Jian had a look of helplessness on his face, and there was a little bit of resentment.

"Father, how's it going?" Jiang Wei put away the bamboo slips and asked.

Jiang Jian shook his head and said, "Lu Xun closed the camp and didn't fight, and the king was very irritable. ”

As he spoke, Jiang Jian sat on the chair, drank the water in the cup, and said: "Longyou is vast and the people are sparse, if the war lasts, our army's food and grass will definitely be poor." And now in Hexi and Guanzhong, if you know that Longyou is empty, the two places may take the opportunity to use troops on Longyou. ”

Jiang Wei leaned to Jiang Jian's side and said with a smile: "In the Kansai, Wei Qiang and Han Ci, Longyou again." If the two weak contend, they will be profited by the strong Wei. Lu Xun is a general of the Han Kingdom, he is not a person without a plan, this matter is so shallow, how can he not know! ”

Jiang Jian frowned slightly, looked at his unicorn, and asked, "What does Boyo mean?" ”

Jiang Wei pondered for a while and said: "As Wei expected, Lu Xun must have a plan, and he will not sit idly by and watch Longyou be recaptured by the Wei people." ”

"Is it like that?"

Jiang Jian touched his beard, and he already agreed with Jiang Wei's statement in his heart.

"The words of Boyo today are not to be spoken lightly. If he is wrong, the king will be punished for it! Jiang Jian admonished.

Jiang Wei put the bamboo slip on the case and said, "Father, the king is not a wise lord, at most he is just a noisy person. If the Jiang clan takes him as the master, he will be killed by Bing Ge in the future. In Wei's opinion, his father should find another way out, either to Wei or Han. Do not treat the king as a hero. ”

Jiang Jian was silent for a long time, Ma Chao was not a wise lord, how could he not approve. It's just that his family is in Longyou, in addition to doing things for Ma Chao, who else can he work for?

Of course, what surprised him was that his young son had such insight?

After thinking about it, Jiang Jian asked with a smile: "If you take Boyo's opinion, where is the way out for my Jiang family?" ”

Jiang Wei pondered for a while and said with a smile: "Wei occupies China, the territory is vast and the country is strong. Although the Southern Han Dynasty was defeated several times, the power was still there. If there are wise monarchs and virtuous ministers, it may not be impossible to unify the world; After the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, it occupied the upper and lower rivers, and there was the danger of mountains and rivers. Its lord is heroic and virtuous, so the Northern Expedition has many victories. ”

"If you vote for Wei or Han today, you need to visit the two countries and observe carefully to know where the British lord is."

Jiang Wei, who is young this year, is not a general who has been deeply affected by Hann in history. Voting for Wei or Han at the moment is very much worth pondering and observing in his eyes.

"My son is long!"

Jiang Jian was greatly relieved and said: "My Jiang family's prosperity needs to be watched by my son." ”

Jiang Wei bowed his hand to Jiang Jian and said, "Father, if you want to be ordered to send an envoy to Han Wei in the future, you must bring Wei with you." ”

"Good!"

In the Longyou Army, not only Jiang Wei saw Lu Xun's intentions, but Cheng Gongying also saw Lu Xun's intentions and told Ma Chao.

But Ma Chao knows what to do, now he is already riding a tiger, sitting back and watching Lu Xun invade the territory, he can't help but fight.

If he does not send an army to fight, his men will deceive him for weakness, and his prestige will be greatly reduced. But when he sent troops to fight, Ma Chao was helpless in the face of Lu Xun's insistence and no way to break the enemy.

During the confrontation between the two armies for more than ten days, Cao Zhen in Guanzhong was overjoyed when he learned that land and horses were fighting. Shang Shu Cao Pi asked Guanzhong and Liangzhou to send troops together to conquer Longyou in the west.

For a time, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong gathered, and the Hu soldiers in Hexi were down. Ma Chao received the military report, and he felt uneasy.

Just when Ma Chao wanted to lead his troops back to the division, Lu Xun sent Li Hui as an envoy.

When Ma Chao heard that Li Hui was ordered to come, he immediately summoned him, of course, in order not to fall into his own military might, he deliberately set up a pot at the tent door and boiled it at a high temperature.

Li Hui entered from Dazhai, saw an iron pot set up in front of Ma Chao's big tent, combined with the current information, and instantly understood that Ma Chao was already in embarrassment, and couldn't help laughing a few times, so he waved his sleeves into the account.

Ma Chao sat in armor and pressed his sword, Han and Qiang armor stood on the left and right, and several cronies sat on the left and right.

"Han envoy Li Hui pays a visit to the general!" Li Hui saluted.

Ma Chao looked at Li Hui contemptuously and said, "Lu Boyan is too timid to fight, what is the matter with sending you here today?" ”

Li Hui smiled slightly, arched his hand and said: "It's not that our army doesn't dare to fight now, I'm afraid that the general will not know that a catastrophe is coming!" ”

"Huh?"

Ma Chao glared at Li Hui angrily and said, "Can you see the pot outside the tent?" If you speak inappropriately, I will cook it. ”

Li Hui had no scruples, and said with a smile: "The general is about to come with a catastrophe, but he doesn't know it at all. I'm afraid that if I cook it, I'm afraid that the general will soon follow in his footsteps. ”

"Hey~"

Li Hui stroked his beard, completely ignoring Ma Chao's face.

Ma Chao had a gloomy face and said, "Lu Xun didn't dare to fight according to the soldiers, what trouble did I come from?" Now the cowardly and troubled person is afraid that it is Lu Xun. ”

Li Hui saw that Ma Chao's dead duck had a hard mouth, and directly broke it and said: "The middle of the day is the sun, and the moon is full, and the common sense of the world is the common sense." The general rebelled against Wei and took advantage of the Han to rise to power. In the battle of Guanzhong, if the two do not help each other, how can it be said that there is no disaster? ”

Hearing this, Ma Chao's face changed suddenly, but he didn't speak.

Li Hui's voice changed, his expression became grim, and he said: "Today, the general can't retreat from the Han soldiers, which makes Longyou empty and attracts Cao Zhen's prying eyes." The enemy can not be broken inside, so that the right of Longyou is stable, and the Longren are obedient because of their might. It is to ask the general that there are difficulties inside and outside, why can't he say that a catastrophe is coming? ”

"This~"

Ma Chao was speechless in an instant, it was difficult to ride a tiger and be in a dilemma should be his current situation.

In order to maintain his demeanor, Ma Chao stiffened his mouth and said: "Cao Zhen has regained Longyou, I'm afraid that Lu Xun doesn't want to meet." ”

Li Hui smiled faintly and said: "When using soldiers, you should know how to advance and retreat, and you should not be greedy." Our army has already won the two counties of Longnan, why can't we let the four counties of Longxi give way to Cao Zhen. And the two tigers are competing, how can the victory or defeat be determined. ”

Ma Chao squinted slightly, wanting to see something from Li Hui's face. But he failed, Li Hui smiled lightly, looking very confident.

Li Hui saw that the weather had arrived, and said: "There is a word, I don't know if the general wants to hear it?" ”

"I'd like to hear advice!"

Ma Chao asked the left and right to take out the chairs and invited Li Hui to take a seat.

Li Hui straightened his clothes, sat on the chair, and said: "The general has the idea of preserving his hometown, and our army has the intention of reviving the Han family." In today's Kansai, Wei is strong and Han is weak, how can the general not join forces with Han to control Wei? ”

"Lianhan system Wei?"

When Ma Chao heard this, he sneered a few times and said: "I have long had this thought, but it is a pity that your army broke its promise, broke its oath, and took my second county." Let me join the Han Dynasty to control Wei today, is it a joke? ”

Li Huigai knew that the Han army was at a loss, so he just said lightly: "The land of the world is all Han land, and if the general does not abide by the edict, how can he be called Hanchen?" ”

Ma Chao clenched his teeth and said coldly: "Words deceive me, don't you think I dare not kill you?" ”

Li Hui's words were sharp, and he said in a deep voice: "If you deceive me, I'm afraid that the general will deceive my country first." The past was returned to His Majesty, and His Majesty disregarded his past suspicions and allocated food to help him. And when the army was raised, the general soldiers were to the right of Long. And when the two armies were anxious, the general waited and saw and couldn't help, could this be a big man who deceived me? ”

Hearing this, Ma Chao was speechless, and his momentum was stunned.

Li Hui arched his hand towards Ma Chao and said: "Hui has no intention of having the ability to talk to the general, and now he is ordered by Lu Du to enter the camp to solve the general's current difficulties!" ”

"Early tomorrow morning, Lu Du will set up a banquet outside the village and invite the general to it."

Li Hui arched his hand towards Ma Chao and said, "Tomorrow's banquet, Governor Lu signed an alliance with the general on behalf of His Majesty, which is a rebellion inside and outside the general. If the general has any objections, he can tell Governor Lu tomorrow. ”

Ma Chao hesitated for a long time, but finally relented and said: "I have been with Lu Boyan for a long time, and I would like to go to the appointment to meet him tomorrow." ”

"No!"

"Lu Xun'er, dare to bully me like this?"

After Li Hui left, Ma Chao's face instantly turned cold, and he scolded and said: "First take advantage of the unpreparedness of the second county and send troops and horses to raid it; Later, taking advantage of the emptiness of Longyou, he forced a covenant again. It's too much of a deception! ”

The situation has developed to the present, Ma Chao is not a fool, how can he not understand Lu Xun's plan. It's nothing more than wanting to take advantage of the fire to rob and use Cao Zhen to threaten himself, so as to force him to suffer this loss, and he has to thank him for breaking the siege, which is really disgusting!

It's like forcing someone to eat, and then you have to thank him. Ma Chao doesn't understand, how can Liu Bei and Lu Xun be so disgusting?

When Ma Chao's anger gradually dissipated, Cheng Gongying suggested: "King, the matter has come to this point, we should eliminate the difficulties first." Tomorrow to meet Lu Xun, the king should fight on the basis of reason, and try to benefit my Longyou. ”

Ma Chao had a calm face and said sullenly: "I know it in my heart!" ”

(End of chapter)