"What? Jingzhou also sent an envoy to Liangzhou?" Du Xi exclaimed in the inn and looked at Cheng Yin and the others in surprise.
"That's right, the envoy of Jingzhou has arrived in Xuanwei City. Maybe he is discussing the alliance with Ma Teng at this time." Cheng Yin said with a wry smile.
"This..." Du Xi looked at Yang Xiu in surprise. Even he was in a daze at this time and didn't know what to do. Jingzhou's actions were really beyond his expectations.
"Zi Xu doesn't need to do this. The purpose of this envoy of Jingzhou is not yet known at this time. We will inform the lord of this news first and wait for the lord to make a decision." Yang Xiu shook his head and said, "They are here to stabilize the situation in Liangzhou, if they give in to Han."
So it was used, but it was troublesome.
"The envoy didn't know anything. The envoy of Jingzhou passed by Wuwei and knew that the envoy did not enter again, but rushed to Xuanwei directly, clearly to form an alliance with Na Ma Teng to deal with the lord. Moreover, Ma Teng's army had a large amount of food and supplies.
I think the messenger should be very clear about this."
Li Kan bowed. They came here to persuade the two to block Jingzhou. If they retreated due to difficulties, it would be troublesome.
"I naturally know this. I don't know what General Han plans?" Du Xi had calmed down at this time and waved his hand and asked.
"The lord's intention is not to ask the two adults for whatever, but I just hope that the adults can convince Cao Sikong. If Jingzhou really participates in this battle, Cao Sikong can send someone to temporarily delay the power of Jingzhou, so that the situation in Liangzhou will be much easier.
Of course, if Cao Sikong could lend some food and grass to the lord, the lord of Liangzhou would definitely not let Ma Teng's plan succeed." Li Kan bowed.
"oh?"
Du Xi looked at Li Kan coldly. Li Kan said it was extremely beneficial, so he let the lord hold Jingzhou. Although Han Sui was at a disadvantage now, he was about the same as Ma Teng. Liangzhou naturally stabilized, but Jingzhou could
Not so easy to deal with.
Dominating Jingzhou and Yizhou, with a vast territory, strong soldiers and strong horses, even they had to be cautious. Moreover, they had just defeated Yuan Shao, and the soldiers were exhausted and could still fight against Jingzhou.
The most important thing is why did they hold up Jingzhou for Han Sui? They want Liangzhou to be stable, but they cannot sacrifice for others. It would be enough that the situation in Liangzhou could be stable, if not
It is only possible to stabilize them and wait until the army returns in the future and then attack and plunder. Why bother to wade through this muddy water at this time?
"I will tell the lord what General Han means, but please give me a word to General Han. Why should my lord help him?" Du Xi glanced deeply at the two of them and said in a deep voice.
"Ah?" Cheng Yin and Li Kan were also stunned, and then both bowed and said, "Don't worry, Lord Messenger, I will make Sikong feel at ease."
At this time, the two of them also understood that it would not be possible to let Cao Cao hold Jingzhou for them without paying a certain price.
After the two left, Du Xi looked at Yang Xiu with a serious look on his face: "Dezu, do you think Jingzhou is really coming to form an alliance with Ma Teng?"
Cao Cao was sure to win the situation in Liangzhou. Although he pretended to be nothing just now, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"I'm afraid that Jingzhou is coming here the same as what I am waiting for." Yang Xiu thought for a while.
"You mean they don't want Ma Teng to fight fiercely with Han Sui?" Du Xi said in surprise.
"No, they not only hope that the two of them will fight fiercely, but also hope that both of them will suffer losses. Jingzhou has just swallowed Yizhou and started coveting Liangzhou again. It is really uneasy." Yang Xiu frowned and said, "The power of Jingzhou is the same as the power of Jingzhou."
It is developing too fast. It has just been a few months since Yizhou was captured, and even with the help of Liu Zhang, it is impossible to control Yizhou at once.
At this time, I was coveting Liangzhou. I really don’t know if Liu Qi was too confident. Could it be that he was not afraid of civil strife in Yizhou?
"What? Are you saying that Liu Qi is paying attention to Liangzhou again?" Du Xi exclaimed. If Jingzhou gets Liangzhou, it will definitely be a huge bad news for them.
Although Cao Cao did not want to be an enemy of Jingzhou at this time, he had to firmly suppress their forces to the south of the Yangtze River and not allow them to develop their forces to Jiangbei.
Now Jingzhou is coveting Liangzhou, clearly trying to find a foundation in the north and let Jingzhou's power rise to another level.
"There is a big deal at this time, and we can't make the decision." Du Xi said solemnly, and after saying that, he shouted to the outside of the door: "Come."
As he said that, he had already grabbed the pen and ink on the table and wrote quickly. In an instant, a letter was finished. At this moment, a young general stepped in.
Before the young general could speak, Du Xi handed the letter on the table to the visitor: "Send someone to send this letter to the lord's office as soon as possible."
"No." The young general was shocked, knowing that there might be something shocking in the letter.
Xuanwei City, rested in the inn for a night, and was led to Ma Teng's mansion as soon as he got up the next day.
"I don't know what happened to Mr. Xuanwei?" Ma Teng had long been very curious about Fa Zheng's purpose. The reason why he resisted and didn't ask was to not want Jingzhou to take the initiative.
However, the defenders in Wuwei City did not have any abnormal movements because of Fazheng's arrival, but the contact between Cao Cao's envoy and Han Sui became more and more frequent. They met three times in a day.
It made him feel uneasy.
"Haha, here I am here to make a deal with the general at the order of the lord." Fa Zheng bowed, and was somewhat surprised that Ma Teng made him come early in the morning.
"I don't know what the deal is?" Ma Teng's hand in his robe couldn't help but clenched a little.
"That's right. My lord wants to form a cavalry, but I don't have any good horses in Jingzhou, so I want to get some horses from the general. Of course, I will never let the general suffer. No matter what kind of request, the general will say it.
That's it." Fa Zheng chuckled.
"Oh, do you think this is serious?" Ma Teng said in surprise.
"Of course, the prices paid by different conditions are naturally different." Fa Zheng said with a smile.
"I wonder how many horses your lord wants?" Xiongba naturally attaches great importance to horses over the years. Although there are many horses in Liangzhou, horses are a huge wealth in other places.
"It depends on how much the general wants me to pay for Jingzhou. If you want to form a decent cavalry, you will need at least 20,000 war horses." Fa Zheng said with a smile.
"Twenty thousand horses, that's not a lot." Ma Teng nodded and said, most of the soldiers and horses in Liangzhou are cavalry, and the territory is vast and suitable for horse herding. If peacetime, almost every household would have an old horse.
"My lord said that as long as the general is willing to pay the price, even if he wants us to send troops to help the general kill Han Sui, but I know that the general and Han Sui are deeply in a grudge. This is what killed Han Sui.
The matter will definitely not be handed over to me in Jingzhou." Fa Zheng's eyes seemed to be brighter.
"Huh?" After Fa Zheng said that, Ma Teng was shocked. Although he had a little advantage at this time, Han Sui refused to accept Wuwei City. He didn't know how long it would take to capture Wuwei.
What's more, Cao Cao's power is now intervening in Liangzhou, so I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a disaster.
"There is a big deal at this time, please stay for a few days." Ma Teng bowed. Cao Cao might not interfere in Liangzhou at this time. If he rashly asks Jingzhou for help, it would be a good deal for Jingzhou.
"It's okay, when will the general think about it and come to me at any time, but I hope the general will make a decision as soon as possible." He looked up at Ma Teng, and Fa Zheng stood up and left.
The longer the time goes on, the greater the chance of Cao Cao intervening in Liangzhou, and the more price he can offer. Anyway, Jingzhou doesn’t have to worry about anything.
"Father, why don't you agree to him? As long as you can defeat Han Sui, tens of thousands of war horses are worth it." Ma Chao said in confusion.
"You don't understand, the matter of war horses is of great importance. If Jingzhou gets war horses, the power of Jingzhou will definitely increase suddenly, which will be extremely unfavorable to us." Ma Teng shook his head. Although he was not sure what Jingzhou would be in the future, he also subconsciously.
I don't want Jingzhou to rise.
"My father was worried too much. The reason why Jingzhou was so anxious to form a cavalry was just to guard against Cao Cao. Then Cao Cao and Jingzhou could be regarded as a life-and-death enemy. Once Cao Cao freed up his hands to deal with it, Jingzhou would be Jingzhou.
I have the strength to intervene in Liangzhou." Ma Chao shook his head and said, "There are Cao Cao in the north of Jingzhou and Sun Ce in the east are all flirting with Liu Qi. If there is any abnormal movement, they will definitely attack Jingzhou in groups."
"Let me think about it again and order people to pay close attention to Han Sui, Du Xi and others." Ma Teng shook his head and said.
"Brother, are you really planning to go to Jingzhou?"
On a small mountain road north of Wancheng, dozens of ragged soldiers walked slowly along the mountain road. In front of dozens of people, two generals in armor were surrounding this person, and they were chased by Yuan Shao.
Liu Bei from Jizhou.
"Where can you go if you don't go to Jingzhou? I want to see what Liu Qi looks like. See if he dares to drive me out of Jingzhou."
A few months ago, when Feng Ji and others suddenly found him, Liu Bei realized that something was wrong. He was always careful in Jizhou and did not dare to be careless at all.
Yuan Shao's suspicious personality was very well known, and he knew that Yuan Shao would never let him take charge of the troops. Sure enough, in just a quarter of an hour, the troops sent by Yuan Shao rushed over, thinking that he would take his men under his command as soon as possible.
Escape in a hurry, otherwise he would have been in a different place at this time.
"Then Yuan Shao is really a villain, and he dares to harm his lord like this." A big bearded man next to Liu Bei said hatefully, his voice was like a bell, with a strong hatred. It was Liu Bei's second brother Zhang Fei
.
"Hey, I just hope that Liu Qi can wait for me to settle down for the sake of being a relative of the Han Dynasty. You don't have to follow me anymore." Liu Bei sighed.
"What are you saying about Brother? If Yuan Shao hadn't refused to send reinforcements, Brother would have been a patriarch of the state at this time. Then Liu Qi was just a child. If I felt embarrassed by Brother, I would shoot him to death with an arrow." Zhang Feiyi
He said impatiently.
"Second brother, you must not be so reckless. We are here to be his protection, how can we be rude to him?" Liu Bei shook his head and said.
"Lord, there is Wancheng in front." Chen Dao, who was on the other side of Liu Bei, pointed to the front.
Liu Bei looked up at the city in front of him, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes. After a while, he sighed and walked over with several people.