Why did Lu Bu keep Han Suilai?

Even though this was Han Sui's initiative, no matter from any aspect, it was more in the interests of Han Sui to keep Ma Chao, Ma Teng's eldest son, than Han Sui, but he still agreed.

He didn't want to help Ma Chao get rid of this traitor out of good intentions. To be honest, judging from the first meeting between him and Ma Chao, the two sides would definitely become enemies in the future, so there was no reason to help the enemy.

What Lu Bu is doing is what he discussed with Han Sui today.

In fact, according to Lu Bu's thoughts, Ma Teng's power is not bad among the princes in the world today, and even if it is bad, it will not be counted down. Especially in the so-called Kansai Alliance of Small Princes, Ma Teng, as the leader, is also the most powerful. With his resourcefulness, of course

If we had known that the so-called alliance was unreliable, otherwise the original Seventeenth Route Alliance against Dong Zhuo would have defeated Dong Zhuo long ago, so he would definitely look for opportunities to attack other small forces in the alliance.

Now Ma Tengkong has the name of Liangzhou Mu, but does not have the actual status of Muye State. In addition to Wuwei County, he has Beidi County, which he just snatched from the Qiang people.

You must know that Liangzhou has one more county than Bingzhou. Among the remaining eight counties, not to mention Jincheng County, in the hands of Han Sui, even if Han Sui is now on Lu Bu's side, but with Yan Xing and other good generals with both wisdom and courage to guard it, Ma

Teng can only look at the ocean and sigh; Longxi County is occupied by the Di people, and it is even more difficult to take it;

Like Hanyang County, Wudu County and Anding County, they are jointly occupied by small forces such as Cheng Yin and Ma Wan, each with less than 10,000 troops in several counties. However, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Dunhuang counties are attracted by the Silk Road.

However, in terms of strategic value, it is not attractive to Ma Teng at all.

And if Ma Teng really wants to take action, he must first attack the small forces in the three counties. Perhaps people like King Dou Mao of Di, Han Sui, the prefect of Jincheng, and others can survive early, but when Ma Teng will kill everyone else,

Once it's taken care of, they won't be able to do anything even if they don't accept it.

As Ma Teng's power grows, it is also a big threat to him. For him, it is not a good idea to move eastward or southward. If he wants to expand his territory, he can only focus on Bingzhou in the east by north, that is,

Lu Bu's sphere of influence.

In the past, there was a Qiang person in the middle as a buffer, but now the two areas are directly adjacent to each other, and there is no way to avoid it even if you want to.

Even now, Ma Teng will take the initiative to come to cooperate. That is the threat of Dong Zhuo, but the situation is changing so fast that even Lu Bu cannot foresee it. Who knows when he will fall out and stab him in the back. It is always better to be prepared.

a lot of.

Besides, why was Han Sui willing to stay before? With his level of resourcefulness, it was impossible not to see Ma Teng's purpose. Just letting him come up with all his tricks would mean nothing in the face of Ma Teng's absolute advantage.

Without considering foreign aid, just by relying on yourself and other small forces in the alliance, even if they join forces, they are no match for Ma Teng. But with foreign aid, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Although these are just speculations by Lu Bu, Liang Le and others. The fact that Han Sui took the initiative to ask to stay in the first place is enough to explain the problem. In addition, although Han Sui did not give a clear answer today, judging from his attitude when facing his own problems

Attitude, Lu Bu already knew the answer in his heart.

In fact, Han Sui probably knew his thoughts very well in his heart, but he still looked entangled. This was definitely not to show off in front of Lu Bu, but sincerely, but in Lu Bu's view, it was just looking for trouble.

However, since Han Sui wanted to deceive himself and others, Lu Bu ignored him for the time being. When he left the room, he saw Liang Le coming to greet him outside, "Marquis Wen, do you have an answer to this Korean promise?"

Lu Bu shook his head, Liang Le frowned, but heard him say again: "Don't worry, there is no reply for a while, it's nothing. I believe that Han Wenyue is a person who understands current affairs."

"It's just that he is just the governor of Jincheng. Even if he agrees to our request, when we and Ma Teng succeed in driving out the Qiang people, Ma Teng will be able to use his new victorious momentum to wipe out the small forces in his alliance in one go.

Clean, even if this Korean date goes back to Liangzhou, what kind of waves will it cause?"

Lu Bu frowned. This was indeed a problem, but then he thought of something. His eyebrows relaxed and his expression became relaxed. "Perhaps, someone will solve this problem for us."

Liang Le was startled for a moment, then seemed to think of something and couldn't help but laugh.

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At the turn of autumn and winter in the second year of Chuping of the Han Dynasty, Shangjun of Bingzhou was used as the battlefield. Lu Fengxian, the herdsman of Bingzhou, and Ma Shoucheng, the herdsman of Liangzhou, became the two major princes in the world for the first time. They jointly sent troops to encircle and suppress the alien Qiang people who occupied Shangjun and parts of western Liangzhou.

The combined power of the two sides is extraordinary, and what's more, they are unprepared. The Qiang power has been greatly weakened in recent years. Now, according to Beidi County and Shang County, they are still surviving. Now, under the alliance of the two parties, they can do even this again.

Not here anymore.

Regardless of whether it was Lu Bu or Ma Teng, the attack on the Qiang people this time was unprecedentedly cruel, and the final effect did not disappoint them. It can be said that this battle alone was equivalent to directly cutting off the roots of the Qiang people. Perhaps no matter

Both Lu Bu's and Ma Teng's armies also had Qiang people, and after all, they were not here to massacre, so the Qiang surrendered troops would most likely become prisoners of both sides. But by this time, everyone knew that it would be difficult for the Qiang and Hu to make a big wave again.

In this cooperation, both of them got what they wanted most. Lu Bu got Shangjun, and finally completed the unification of Bingzhou at this moment.

At this point, all the nine counties of Bingzhou have fallen into Lu Bu's control, making him truly a Han Dynasty Bingzhou Mu, and he is also a Bingzhou Mu without a governor.

For the time being, Ma Teng was not very interested in the territory of Bingzhou. On the contrary, after acquiring Beidi County, it would make it easier for him to implement his next plan.

And just like Lu Bu would worry about how to arrange things differently even if he captured the Qiang and Hu, Ma Teng already has many Qiang people in his army. Relying on these old people to lobby and influence, I believe that it won't be long before those Qiang and Hu prisoners will become his new fighting force.

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Of course, these things aside, Dong Zhuo's unusual movements made him wary. Although there was no big movement yet, he had to be careful. Even internally, Ma Teng began to be on guard. Who knew that at this time, those small princes forces would not

Will they abandon the alliance because of temporary fear or interests?

"Meng Qi, why are you so anxious to see me?" In the Wuwei County Prefect's Mansion, Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao who had hurriedly arrived, with a somewhat hesitant look on his face.

"Father……"

Seeing Ma Chao hesitate to speak, Ma Teng didn't know his concerns, so he sneered and said, "Do you still want to plead for Han Wenyue?"

Ma Chao remained silent. He and Han Sui still had a good relationship, because Ma Teng often scolded him harshly, even in front of his subordinates, and refused to give him any face. This made him very dissatisfied. Whenever this time, Han Sui

He would comfort him. It can be said that to some extent, his relationship with Han Sui was better than that with Ma Teng, his biological father.

But he is not a reckless man who doesn't know how to use his brain. He knows that everything Ma Teng is doing is correct from his point of view, and he and he should be on the same position. On this point, he has no way to refute him.

I just feel a little hard to accept it.

Ma Teng's expression suddenly softened. Looking at Ma Chao, he seemed to think of the stubborn woman he once was. Finally, he sighed and said: "Don't worry, your Uncle Han and my father are close friends, and he is now at Lu Fengxian's place. He is safe."
Chapter completed!