Liu Zhang was startled by Fazheng's sudden shout. He thought there were enemy troops coming, so he hurriedly looked around.
However, the surroundings were still very calm, and there were more than 30,000 troops surrounding the two of them. Even if there was an enemy attack, they would not be so panicked.
"My lord, if you were Han Sui, what would you do... when faced with this situation?"
Fa Zheng did not answer directly, but asked Liu Zhang a question.
Liu Zhang knew that Fazheng would not act without aim, so he thought carefully in his heart.
"Xiao Zhi, Han Sui is like a trapped beast fighting now, and his demise is only a matter of time. Even if I face this situation, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to achieve anything."
It was not that Liu Zhang was belittling himself. The destruction of 40,000 Liangzhou cavalry had already heralded Han Sui's defeat.
With no soldiers or generals in hand, how can you change your fate against the will of heaven?
Hearing Liu Zhang's answer, Fazheng looked even more nervous.
"My lord, if you have a choice, you may get a bad reputation. But it can block the enemy or even destroy the enemy. What would you choose?"
"this..."
Liu Zhang did not answer immediately. He needed to think about it from Han Sui's perspective.
Han Sui even served in the Liangzhou Governor's Office in his early years. Whether in terms of reputation or ability, there is no doubt in Liangzhou.
It was precisely because of his status as a famous scholar in Liangzhou that he was able to come into contact with He Jin, who was then the general.
However, with these excellent labels, Han Sui still chose to join Beigong Boyu's rebel army.
Regardless of whether he was forced in the early stage or not, in general, when faced with a life or death decision, Han Sui would definitely put his personal life first.
After all, if you die, there will be nothing!
Based on Liu Zhang's understanding of Han Sui, he was in a desperate situation at this moment. If he could eliminate himself, not to mention being infamy, he would probably be infamy for thousands of years without hesitation.
Liu Zhang racked his brains, but still couldn't think of another killer move for Han Sui.
"Xiao Nao, I guess Han Sui will do whatever it takes to deal with us. But is there any other means he can use?"
"Could it be that the land of Liangzhou was dedicated to the Qiang people to trigger a war between the Qiang people and the Yizhou army?"
Even if it were as Liu Zhang expected, Han Sui would not be able to save the crisis.
In fact, the situation of the Qiang people is similar to that of the barbarians. Their number is no less than that of the barbarians, but there are more tribes than the barbarians.
There are very few barbarians who can pull out an army of tens of thousands on their own.
If the Qiang people want to fight against Liu Zhang, they must gather the strength of many tribes.
With Han Sui's ability, he might be able to win over some Qiang people, but it would be difficult to win over too many Qiang people.
After all, there are also great conflicts among the Qiang people, and wars break out every year for their own reasons.
The Qiang tribe is still in chaos. Which tribe leader has the heart to help Han Sui and Liu Zhang fight to the death?
"Not Qiang people."
Fazheng shook his head, and then softly uttered two words.
"Xiao Guan!"
Liu Zhang was slightly startled, as he seemed a little unfamiliar with the name of this level.
"Xiao Guan?"
It's no wonder Liu Zhang didn't react. Xiao Guan's presence was too low throughout the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period.
East Hangu, South Xiaowu, West Sanguan, and North Xiaoguan are the four major passes in Guanzhong.
Donghan Valley is the Han Valley Pass during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Hangu Pass is the main pass guarding Sili and Guanzhong. However, it is now abandoned due to the diversion of the Yellow River.
Nanxiaowu guarded the Wuguan between Nanyang and Guanzhong.
Wuguan has a reputation of being surrounded by mountains and rivers and is naturally dangerous. If you want to enter Guanzhong from Jingzhou, there is only one way to enter Wuguan.
Even at this moment, Wuguan is still vital and irreplaceable.
Whoever has Wuguan in his hands will have the initiative to attack.
In Liu Zhang's early planning, the first task after occupying Guanzhong was to take control of Wuguan.
Xisan Pass is now often referred to as Dashan Pass, a dangerous pass guarding the Chencang Road.
When Sanguan was first established, it was also to guard the chokepoint between Hanzhong and Guanzhong.
However, with the development of time, there is not only Chencang Road in Guanzhong and Hanzhong, so the role of Sanguan becomes more embarrassing.
Fortunately, Chencang Road is still the most suitable road among the four roads in Guanzhong, and the dispersal of the pass still plays a big role.
Liu Zhang sent Zhang Ren to attack Chencang. The first thing to conquer was Sanguan.
Beixiao Pass, as the name suggests, is a pass in the northern part of Guanzhong.
The main passage from Longshang into Guanzhong is the valley lowland cut by rivers such as the Wei River and Jing River.
The mountains in the Weihe River direction are steeper, while the Jinghe River direction is relatively easy.
Xiaoguan guards the passage from the Jinghe River into Guanzhong.
Xiaoguan stands on the edge of Longshan Pass and is the most important barrier in the northwest of Guanzhong.
Xiaoguan is closely related to the strategic position of the Great Wall, and forms a complete defense system with the town forts built along the Great Wall in Huan County.
As long as Xiao Guan is tightly controlled, the north gate of Guanzhong will be completely closed.
Liu Zhang was unfamiliar with Xiao Guan entirely because the targets of Xiao Guan's defense were not the princes within the Han Dynasty.
The main targets of Xiaoguan's defense are the nomadic peoples in the northwest of Guanzhong.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were targeted.
But later the Xiongnu split into two parts. The northern Xiongnu fled far away, and the southern Xiongnu surrendered. The Xiongnu was completely declined.
Xianbei, a new force in the desert, took the place of the Xiongnu.
Therefore, in Liu Zhang's era, Xiao Guan's main role was to counter Xianbei's invasion of Guanzhong.
As for Liu Zhang having no impression of Xiao Guan, it was mainly because Xiao Guan had never experienced a war since the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Today's Xianbei is no longer in its heyday, and the reason goes back to the first two years of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Tan Shihuai, the great hero born in Xianbei, died at the age of only forty-five.
In 156 AD, Tan Shihuai unified all Xianbei tribes and established a royal court in Danhan Mountain.
Xianbei went south to plunder the Eastern Han Dynasty, went north to resist Ding Ling, went east to repel Fuyu, and went west to attack Wusun.
Not only did they completely occupy the Xiongnu's homeland, they even once invaded the Japanese country!
Xianbei occupied more than 14,000 miles of land from east to west and more than 7,000 miles from north to south!
If we only look at the area, Xianbei's strength is not weaker than that of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Facts have also proved that Xianbei once crushed the Eastern Han Dynasty in terms of military strength.
Since Tanshihuai unified Xianbei, the harassment and invasion of the Eastern Han Dynasty's borders have been very frequent, sometimes even several times a year.
At that time, Emperor Huan Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty had a huge headache for Xianbei, and the entire court was helpless against Xianbei.
Emperor Huan had no choice but to send an envoy with a seal and ribbon to confer Tan Shihuai as king and take the initiative to make peace with him.
Unexpectedly, Tan Shihuai rejected Emperor Huan's kindness without hesitation. Instead, he believed that the power of the Eastern Han Dynasty was weak, which intensified his plunder and invasion of the Eastern Han Dynasty's borders!