Chapter five hundred and twentieth: departure, the movement of all parties
Taking the token, Xiao Wen nodded.
The look on his face was as calm as ever.
His eyes fell on the token, and after just a few glances, he put the token into his sleeve.
"Thank you, sir." Xiao Wen said while cupping his hands.
As for his purpose of blocking the Qilian Mountains, he did not elaborate on it with Ma Teng.
However, he knew in his heart that with Ma Teng's ability, it was not difficult to find some clues.
After all, there are many players from Dongning Pavilion heading to Xiliang.
This group of players, plus the soldiers they carry, number in the tens of thousands, if not more than 100,000, right?
With so many people entering Xiliang, even if they enter through a narrow path, they will inevitably attract the attention of Dong Zhuo and Ma Teng.
After all, that’s tens of thousands of people!
Once there is a riot, it will be another "Xiqiang Rebellion".
Today's Xiliang cannot afford another riot!
However, even if Dong Zhuo received the news, he probably would not take any action.
After all, Qilian Mountain is Ma Teng's sphere of influence.
Today's Xiliang can be regarded as a three-legged situation.
Ma Teng and Han Sui count as one share, Xiao Wen, the hussar general, counts as one share, and Dong Zhuo.
However, the power of the first two is still far behind Dong Zhuo.
Add up?
Perhaps it is possible to compete with Dong Zhuo.
Whether it is against Ma Teng or Xiao Wen, the hussar general.
Dong Zhuo may be smiling on the outside, but secretly he is eager to kill both Xiao Wen and Han Sui!
Therefore, he would definitely be very wary of such a large number of strangers entering Xiliang, but he was only wary.
After learning that the target of these guys is the Qilian Mountains, they will put down their guard and watch the show slowly.
After all, Qilian Mountain is Ma Teng's place.
Find trouble for Ma Teng and find something for that guy to do?
Dong Zhuo was very happy to see this.
Therefore, after he figured out the intentions of those players, he was naturally eager to let those guys find something for Ma Teng to do.
If you do it well, you can kill Ma Teng in the turmoil.
In this way, they can fish in troubled waters and swallow up Ma Teng's part of the land.
Xiao Wen knew these calculations in his heart.
However, the player's issues naturally have to be resolved by the player.
He didn't have a good impression of Dongning Pavilion to begin with. If possible, he wouldn't mind teaching Zhang Yazhi and Wang Heng a profound lesson.
Just like right now.
After chatting with Ma Teng for a few words, Xiao Wen said goodbye and left.
After taking Ma Chao back to his territory, he was not in a hurry to set off for the Qilian Mountains, but looked at his territory panel.
Now, most of the indicators for upgrading the territory from a main city to a vassal state have been achieved.
All that's left is the number of generals recruited, and Xiao Wen's own level has not reached level 60.
The former is quite simple, as long as Zhang Baiqi thinks clearly and expresses his willingness to submit to him, he will be satisfied.
After all, it is the remnant force of Taiping Dao that is regarded as the spark of hope by the master of Taiping Dao. There should be quite a few military commanders left among them, right?
With the participation of those generals, the former condition will naturally be met.
As for raising the level to level 60, it is not difficult for Xiao Wen.
However, promotion to a vassal state cannot be rushed at the moment.
reason?
Today the Han Dynasty is still there, and the imperial court is still there.
If you build a vassal state first before the imperial court is in chaos, you will inevitably attract the covetous attention of interested people and attract the imperial court's attention.
Anyway, this is what happened in the dream deduction.
Some players transformed their territory into vassal states through various channels and methods, becoming the first player in China to own a vassal state.
However, the imperial court was still there at that time, and the emperor was still there at that time.
How can I allow others to sleep soundly in the place where I sleep?
As a result, those in power in the Han Dynasty mobilized their troops and, under the slogan of eradicating rebellion, destroyed the player's vassal state.
In less than a month, it transformed from a vassal state into a main city.
Since then, players have understood.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
Even if the imperial court is on the verge of collapse, its power is beyond the reach of ordinary players!
Therefore, while the current situation is still in chaos, don’t rush out.
That way, it's easy to get headshot!
This is also the reason why Xiao Wen continued to upgrade his territory level before, but now he has entered the Buddhist state and even deliberately slowed down the speed of territory advancement.
Everything is based on the overthrow of the Han Dynasty!
If the court is not in chaos, how can the vassal states be stable?
Therefore, promotion to a vassal state cannot be rushed and must be done slowly.
Xiao Wen muttered and immediately asked for Dian Wei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and Zhang Song.
Not long after, these six people came to the city lord's mansion and looked at Xiao Wen above, their eyes full of respect.
"I need to go to the Qilian Mountains and will take most of the Silver Dragon Riders and White Dragon Riders with me. Two generals, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, and Mr. Guo will go with me."
"The matter of guarding the main city will be left to Mr. Xi, City Lord Zhang, and General Dian Wei."
Xiao Wen ordered.
When he said these words, his face looked slightly serious.
When several people heard this, they didn't dare to say anything and immediately nodded in agreement.
However, Dian Wei was a little reluctant.
After all, he is Xiao Wen's personal guard.
Now, the lord takes the general out to conquer all directions, but leaves him as a personal guard in the city. Doesn't he put himself in danger?
Other lords always take their personal guards with them wherever they go. They are afraid that if they are far away and their personal guards are not around, they will not feel safe.
Moreover, as a personal guard, shouldn't you use your own life to save your lord when he is in danger?
Thoughts flashed across his mind, and Dian Wei opened his mouth, about to say something.
However, before he could say anything, he heard Xiao Wen say: "General, there is no need to say more, I know what the general means."
"It's just that there are not many generals in the city who can be of great use and can be trusted. This time we go to the Qilian Mountains, the road ahead is unknown and extremely dangerous."
"But the Qilian Mountains are dangerous, and the territory is equally dangerous. We can't rule out that someone will take advantage of our empty rear to attack the main city."
"Once this happens, please two gentlemen join forces and cooperate with General Dian Wei to defend this city!"
Xiao Wenyan said, with an extremely serious look on his face.
Will the people in Dongning Pavilion try this trick of making a sound in the east and attacking in the west?
Xiao Wen doesn't know.
However, it is always good to be more wary.
Don't wait for him to come back from Qilian Mountain. If he doesn't have his family, then he will really suffer a big loss!
"Yes, lord!" Dian Wei cupped his hands and replied.
Seeing Dian Wei's appearance, Xiao Wen just felt relieved and asked Ma Chao and Zhao Yun to retreat first, gathering people, horses and baggage to prepare for the Qilian Mountains.
Today, the number of White Dragon Riders and Silver Dragon Riders in the territory has reached 5,000 each.
Altogether, there were ten thousand cavalry.
However, Xiao Wen only planned to take away the general amount, totaling five thousand.
With these five thousand cavalry, plus the soldiers in the Qilian Mountain military camp.
Even if there are hundreds of thousands of people coming to Dongning Pavilion this time, he is not afraid at all!
At some point, defense is often easier than offense!
This is especially true when occupying a favorable location.
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In the evening, a team set off from the main city and headed directly to the Qilian Mountains.
Just when Xiao Wen led the cavalry and disappeared in the dark night, around the territory, more than a dozen spies dispersed one after another. Soon there were carrier pigeons and goshawks flying in all directions.
Late at night, a goshawk landed in the courtyard of Dong Zhuo's residence. A servant hurriedly came over and took off the letter from the goshawk's ankle. He did not dare to neglect and immediately sent it to Dong Zhuo.
In the hall, a banquet was being held. Dong Zhuo was sitting at the top, eating wine and meat.
Below him are his trusted generals.
Further down, there are dancing girls from all over the place.
These dancers have voluptuous figures, and the thin silk is quite eye-catching.
At least, the people in the hall were watching very carefully at this moment.
While the group was immersed in it, the servant quietly walked in and presented the letter to Dong Zhuo.
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo took the letter paper from his hand, spread it out in his hand, his eyes fell on the letter paper, and he immediately frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.
There was nothing else written on the paper, it was just about Xiao Wen leading a cavalry force of 5,000 people out of the territory at night and heading west.
Five thousand cavalry?
This should be equivalent to half the number of cavalry under the hussar general, right?
When he goes out at night, where is his goal?
Where is he going?
Doubtful thoughts flashed through Dong Zhuo's mind one after another. He was thinking about Xiao Wen's whereabouts, but could not find a suitable answer.
Finally, he raised his head and his cold eyes fell on the dancing dancers.
Just a gaze made these dancers pause, as if they noticed something. Their originally delicate bodies became stiff at that moment, and their dancing limbs stopped at that moment. When they looked at Dong Zhuo again,
His face was full of humility and horror.
Without any words, the dancer immediately bowed her hands, trembling, turned around and retreated.
After the dancers retreated, the confidant officials in the hall looked at Dong Zhuo.
To be able to make the lord give up the few moments to enjoy the dinner, it seems that the news just received is very important!
As the thought flashed across his mind, the eyes of these people immediately fell on Dong Zhuo, with a bit of doubt in their eyes, as if they were waiting for the lord to speak.
Dong Zhuo did not speak, but handed the note to the maid beside him. When everyone in the hall had read the contents on the note, the entire hall fell silent.
Dong Dong...
Dong Zhuo's fingers tapped on the armrest of the solid wood chair, making a dull sound.
The entire hall fell into deathly silence, no one spoke.
Dong Zhuo's eyes fell on these people, with a hint of contemplation in his eyes. After a moment, he spoke out and asked: "You have all read the things on the paper. Tell us what you think."
"Niu Fu, you come first." Seeing that no one spoke, Dong Zhuo immediately called Niu Fu's name.
This boy is his son-in-law. Although he is a military commander, he also has a bit of strategy. It would be good to use him to attract others on this occasion.
After hearing this, Niu Fu immediately walked out, glanced at Dong Zhuo first, with a little fear in his respectful eyes, and said: "My lord, according to my opinion, the sphere of influence of the entire Xiliang block has basically been divided.
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"Among the three major plots of land, we occupy the largest area, followed by Ma Teng and Han Sui, and the hussar general has the smallest area!"
"It just occupies a main city and several surrounding counties."
"Among these three major land parcels, the territory located to the west of the hussar general naturally belongs to the prefect Ma Teng."
"Now, the late emperor has died of illness, the new emperor has ascended the throne, and the situation in the court is in turmoil. I think that the hussar general is also an ambitious person, and wants to take this opportunity to expand his sphere of influence and strengthen his power."
"It's just that he knows how powerful we are, so he doesn't dare to become our enemy. Therefore, he can only go west to plot Ma Teng's territory!"