Han Sui did not dare to be careless, so he called Cheng Gongying and asked about the last time he met Ma Chao.
Cheng Gongying only remembered that Ma Chao and Yang Xiu hit it off immediately, and Yang Xiu was probably the last person to see Ma Chao.
Han Sui heard this and regretted it.
Just one Jia Xu is enough to cause a headache, and with Yang Xiu in the mix, Ma Chao, who has no brains in the first place, will definitely be deceived into a fool and manipulated by them.
Han Sui did not dare to neglect and immediately sent someone to inquire.
The results came out quickly. Five days ago, Ma Chao led his troops out of camp and headed northwest.
Han Sui was so angry that he shouted that Ma Teng was stupid and couldn't even control his own son, and summoned the generals to discuss the matter.
Jia Xu and Yang Xiu were also invited.
Before Jia Xu arrived, he told Ma Teng to ask about Ma Chao's whereabouts.
Ma Teng was very obedient. As soon as Jia Xu arrived, he asked Jia Xu if he knew where Ma Chao had gone.
Jia Xu frankly told Ma Teng that Ma Chao went to Xiutuze.
As soon as the words were spoken, there was silence in the tent.
Even if those present here don’t know where Xiu Tuze is, they know where Xiu Tuze is. They also know that Ma Chao is not a good person. Naturally, rushing to Xiu Tuze is not to do good deeds or send warmth.
He was going to take the back route of Baima Tong.
Han Sui's expression remained unchanged, and he asked when Ma Chao would leave, and then divided his generals to prepare to fight against Baima Tong.
Baima Tong will receive the news soon. When he learns that his retreat is cut off, he will either take the initiative to attack or retreat. Regardless of which outcome, Han Sui must treat it with caution.
He came all the way here, not to visit relatives and friends, nor to die.
He arranged for his son Han Yin to join Cheng Gongying and lead his troops to attack Lingzhou.
After the river leaves the mouth of the gorge, it divides into two. The main stream continues to the north, the tributaries turn east and then north, and finally merge with the main stream. An oasis is formed between the two rivers, which is Lingzhou. It is sixty or seventy meters wide from east to west.
Li, nearly two hundred miles long from north to south.
Lingzhou has abundant water and grass, making it an excellent pasture. After the rise of the Han Dynasty, Heqiyuan and Haofeiyuan were set up here to breed military horses. Now that Han County has moved inland, this area has become a pasture for Xiu slaughter tribes, and there are many Xiu slaughtered people.
Tu Gehu was grazing in the continent.
In short, this is a valuable place within a hundred miles.
Of course, it is also the place where Xiutu focuses his defense.
If Han Sui wanted to seize this place, there would naturally be a fierce battle, so he sent his son Han Yin and his confidant Cheng Gongying to fight.
Han Sui himself will attack Lingzhou City in the south of Lingzhou, which was once the seat of Han County. Although it is no longer the seat of the county, there are still a large number of Hu and Han people living there, and it is also a place where wealth is concentrated.
Ma Teng led his troops to Linggukou, preparing to attack Baima Tong.
Yang Xiu watched Han Sui arrange the war and shook his head secretly.
Han Sui's intelligence was all on his face. He ate his own meat and let his horses gnaw his bones. Did he really think that he was the only one who was smart and everyone else was a fool?
He glanced at Ma Teng secretly.
Ma Teng didn't look very good, but he didn't have an attack. He felt a little helpless.
Jia Xu lowered his eyebrows, like a puppet.
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After the meeting ended, the ministries immediately took action.
Yang Xiu and Jia Xu, together with the main force led by Han Sui, attacked Lingzhou City.
Sitting in the car, Yang Xiu lifted the curtain, looked at the cavalry passing by outside, and sighed softly.
"Sir, this Korean appointment is in vain. This arrangement..."
"What's wrong with this arrangement?" Jia Xu smiled leisurely.
"If Ma Teng can't resist the white horse copper, what can he do if the white horse copper falls down?"
Yang Xiu said it very cryptically. In fact, what he wanted to say was that Ma Teng would most likely not go all out. He would probably get out of the way with a little thought and watch the white horse and copper rush to attack Han Sui.
Originally, men and horses had no advantage. If Ma Teng continued to stand aside, Han Sui would only have 20,000 troops left to use.
This doesn't really seem like a wise choice.
Jia Xu turned to look out the window with a self-deprecating smile on her lips.
"You have seen Baima Tong before, but you are not very familiar with the terrain nearby. Lingwu Valley is in the southwest of Lingzhou. Even if Baima Tong leaves the valley and rushes to Lingzhou, he will have to cross the main stream of the river. The weather is getting warmer and there is not enough ice.
To carry people and horses, we either need to build a pontoon bridge or break up the ice floes to ferry people and horses by boat. In short, it will take a lot of time, so it is not as convenient as crossing the river directly from the tributary on the east side."
Yang Xiu suddenly understood. "So Han Sui doesn't need Ma Teng to block the white horse copper. He just wants him to delay for some time. In this case, Ma Teng will have no effect, and Lingzhou will be Han Sui's gain."
This method is not clever, but it is enough to deal with Ma Teng and his son.
Jia Xu looked away and sighed softly.
"Han Sui was able to become the most powerful prince in Liangzhou in ten years. He is certainly not stupid, but his achievements are limited to this."
Yang Xiu nodded in agreement.
Han Sui's structure is indeed not big enough, and his future achievements will not be great.
He cared about everything and seemed to have taken advantage, but he also restricted his own hands and feet. In Xiliang, he was able to call the wind and rain, but once he entered Guanzhong and faced off against Li Jue and Guo Si, he showed his cowardice and suffered repeated defeats.
"Cheng Gongying is available," Yang Xiu said. He had a very good impression of Cheng Gongying and wanted to help him.
Jia Xu nodded and added, "There is also Yan Xing, whose military force is not weaker than Ma Chao's, and he is also available."
Yang Xiu wrote it down carefully.
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Just as Yang Xiu and Jia Xu analyzed, Ma Teng had no interest in a head-on fight with Baima Tong. Facing Baima Tong who was condescending and struggling to attack, Ma Teng fired a few arrows, turned around and ran away, getting out of the way.
Baima Tong lived in the Lingwu Valley. He thought that Han Sui would remain passive and idle in the fight. The two sides would exchange insults in the air and would not really fight. Unexpectedly, Han Sui suddenly turned his face and sent out all his main force to take Lingzhou directly. He suddenly panicked.
hands and feet.
A large number of tribesmen, cattle and sheep were on the island, and there was no time to retreat, so he had to lead the main force to rush for reinforcements.
After defeating Ma Teng, Baima Tong had no intention of pursuing him and rushed to the river to prepare to cross the river.
The weather was getting warmer, and although the ice on the river had not completely melted, it was no longer safe. Baima Tong could not cross the river on the ice, so he had to order people to break the ice floes and use horse-hide boats to ferry them.
After a day of hard work, just after several thousand people had crossed over, Han Sui had already captured Lingzhou City and led his troops to kill them.
White Horse Tongkong had a superior force, but he could only watch Han Sui massacre the thousands of knights who had crossed the river across the river.
Han Sui easily defeated Baima Tong's men, leaving a small number of knights to guard the ferry. He personally led the main force north along the east bank of the river, destroying several ferries in a row, and overwhelmingly killed Baima Tong's men.
Falling flowers and flowing water.
Seeing this, Baima Tong knew there was nothing he could do to save his life, so he had to curse Han Sui across the river for his betrayal, and then led the remaining troops back to Lingwu Valley, preparing to return to Xiutuze to temporarily avoid the sharp edge of the Han army.
At this time, Ma Teng turned back and followed him to kill him.
The white horse Tong was unwilling to fight and ran all the way. Ma Teng followed behind and picked up a lot of trophies. It was considered that his work was not in vain.
At noon on the third day, Han Yin and Cheng Gongying defeated Xiutu's tribes on the continent. The war was over. Han Sui had won a complete victory. He was satisfied and decided to stop as soon as possible.
At this time, Jia Xu found Ma Teng and suggested that he continue the pursuit.
Not to go to Xiu Tu Ze, but to Tu Shen Ze.
Ma Tengyan obeyed the plan, and without Han Sui saying hello, he led his troops northward and attacked Tu Shenze.
This time, Jia Xu suggested that Yang Xiu follow Ma Teng and see a real war.