On the official road in Liangzhou, an army of more than 40,000 people was marching slowly against the sky full of yellow sand. On the flag was a large gilded character: Han!
"Father-in-law, are we really going to Jicheng like this?" A man in black armor asked another veteran with gray hair on his temples.
"We've come this far, can we still go back?" the veteran said with a hint of dignity.
"Oh, I hope that Yi Ji can really convince Ma Teng." The man in black armor sighed.
These two people are Han Sui and Yan Xing!
In February, Yi Ji arrived in Ji County, Tianshui County, and persuaded Ma Teng to raise troops to fight against Cao. At Ma Teng's request, he sent envoys to the small princes in Liangzhou, Guanzhong, and Hedong to persuade them to join forces to fight against Cao.
But Ma Teng still has one last worry, that is Han Sui of Jincheng County. Different from the novel, Ma Teng and Han Sui were indeed sworn brothers. Later, the two turned against each other, and Han Sui once killed Ma Teng's wife and children.
, the hatred between the two is irreconcilable!
Yi Ji went to Jincheng County again and paid a visit to Han Sui. On the one hand, he spoke powerful words, but on the other hand, he threatened Han Sui, saying, "If the general wants to sit back and watch, I will persuade Ma Teng to unite the princes and destroy the general first!"
Han Sui had no choice but to agree to lead troops to Tianshui County and Jicheng where Ma Teng was located.
To the west of Jicheng, there is a military camp, where Ma Teng and other minor princes have gathered.
Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu, Candidate, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Ma Wan, Cheng Yi and other ten small princes. They may lead an army of seven to eight thousand, or three to five thousand. They are known as the ten princes of Yongliang, with a combined army of nearly five thousand.
Ten thousand.
"This time I will capture Cao Cao's Guanzhong and Chang'an city!" The man who spoke was a rough-looking man. His name was Cheng Yin, and he once called himself King of Liang. When he came to Hebei County this time, he led six thousand troops.
"Huh." Yang Qiu, who was calm, snorted and said nothing.
But just such a cold snort made Cheng Yin furious, "Young man, didn't you lead a thousand more people than me? What's there to be proud of?"
Yang Qiu couldn't bear it anymore and pointed at Cheng Yin and yelled, "Are you worthy of occupying Chang'an?"
"What did you say?"
"Oh, it doesn't have to be like this. Everyone is here to form an alliance to fight against Cao Cao."
"With so few troops, how dare you talk about forming an alliance?"
"This matter still depends on the decision of Ma Tenggong and Han Suigong."
"Fuck you, why should I leave my troops and horses to them?"
For a time, more than ten people were arguing, and the situation was tense.
"The mob!" In the distant camp, the young silver-armored general sneered, with disdain in his eyes.
"Meng Qi, don't be rude in front of Mr. Ji Bo." The person who spoke was Ma Teng. Unlike Han Sui, Ma Teng had a ring-shaped beard on his face.
Yi Ji put down the knife he was using to cut the mutton and said, "It doesn't matter. General Meng Qi is young and generous, and he has a true nature."
Ma Teng smiled and said, "Sir, do you think these people are reliable?"
Yi Ji was cutting the mutton and said without raising his head: "It's unreliable. Can't the general just turn around and kill them?"
The reason why Yiji persuaded Ma Teng was to attack Cao Cao, consume the strength of the small princes, and then destroy them, then destroy Han Sui, and dominate Xiliang!
But to be honest, among the princes of Xiliang, Ma Teng's strength is undoubtedly the first, with nearly 800,000 people and 100,000 troops, including 30,000 cavalry.
Han Sui was second, with only more than 400,000 people and more than 70,000 troops, including 20,000 cavalry.
The two of them were so aggressive in their military affairs that the people of Liangzhou had a hard time. Along the way from Yiji, almost all the people were dishonest people.
However, Han Sui had good relations with the Qiang people, which is why Ma Teng was stronger than Han Sui but could not destroy him.
"General Han Sui has arrived!"
Outside the military camp, the messenger came in to report.
Ma Teng and the others stood up and looked around. Han Sui's troops were all outside the camp, and they had blocked the entrance to the camp.
Under the escort of Yan Xing's leading troops, Han Sui walked slowly towards Ma Teng.
Ten meters away from Ma Teng, Han Sui stopped. The eyes of Ma Teng and Ma Chao seemed to devour Han Sui!
Han Sui killed Ma Teng's wife and children. For Ma Teng and his son, one was the hatred for killing his wife, and the other was the hatred for killing his mother.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and the flags in the military camp were swaying. The flags of "Ma, Li, Yang, Cheng, etc." danced with the wind, which seemed to indicate the outcome of this alliance.
"Shou Cheng (Ma Teng's word), are we just going to stand like this?" Han Sui spoke first.
"Hmph!" Ma Teng snorted coldly, "Han Sui, after this time, our subordinates will see the truth!"
When he directly called Han Sui, Ma Teng was forced to suppress his anger.
After the princes sat down, Han Sui looked at Yi Ji with a cold look in his eyes, "Yi Ji, it was your idea, what do you think we should do?"
Han Sui really hated Yi Ji. If Yi Ji hadn't used coercion and inducement, how could he have come to Ma Teng's territory in person?
Yiji didn't care about Han Sui's hatred and bowed to Ma Teng, "We have General Laoma."
Ma Teng nodded and said hello, and several soldiers brought the map.
After the soldiers put the map in place, Yi Ji walked to the side and said: "Look, everyone, Cao's army is going south now. Although it is said to have 600,000 troops, it is only close to 300,000. Fancheng attacked at night and was killed by my lord. Nearly more than 80,000. With my lord confronting him in Xiangyang, these troops of Cao's army will not be able to return to the north for the time being, let alone return to Guanzhong to aid."
"So this is a great opportunity for us to advance into Guanzhong. Zhong Yao from Chang'an and Cao Hong from Tongguan have only 80,000 troops together. And your troops and horses add up to 200,000."
"If we can take advantage of this opportunity to capture Chang'an and Tongguan in one fell swoop, we can seize Yongliang and become a king in Guanzhong."
Han Sui sneered, "That's nice to say. If we take Guanzhong, who will we give it to?"
Han Sui's territory was in Jincheng, and he captured Guanzhong. For him, it was also separated from Ma Teng's enclave.
"Give it to me!" Ma Teng said directly.
Han Sui stared at Ma Teng, "You are already powerful. If you have Guanzhong, is there any way for us to survive?"
Although the small princes did not speak, their faces were obviously full of worry and suspicion...
Ma Teng ignored Han Sui and motioned to Yi Ji to continue. Yi Ji nodded, looked around at the crowd and said, "You don't have to worry about this issue."
"General Ma promised that if he wins Chang'an this time, all he wants is the territory, the population, and the wealth will all belong to you!"
"ah?"
"Chang'an City has a population of nearly 200,000."
"Yes, even though Guanzhong has been in war for many times, there are still a lot of people there, right?"
At this moment, all the princes began to think about the future again.
Ma Teng stood up and said: "Yes, after ten years of governance by Zhong Yao, Chang'an has a population of no less than 200,000, and the entire Guanzhong has a population of no less than 500,000! As long as Guanzhong is captured, these will all be yours, and I will not want any of them!"
"Take Guanzhong!"
"Take Guanzhong!"
Everyone was a little excited for a moment. Ma Teng looked back at Han Sui who was gritting his teeth. He walked closer and whispered in his ear: "Han Sui, this time I am forcing you to send troops. If you don't send troops, you will block the way of people and money. You see Do they agree or not?”
After saying that, he smiled darkly at Han Sui.
Han Sui looked at the proud Ma Teng and then at Yi Ji who was standing next to the map. He understood that this scholar had come up with all this.
Ma Teng made it clear that he wanted to use them to achieve his hegemony. Ma Teng, who occupied Guanzhong and Tongguan, could free up his hands to slowly deal with the Xiliang princes.
However, as Ma Teng said, cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. If he dare not send troops, these people will be the first to have trouble with him, Han Sui.