Well now, Ma Chao was defeated, Ma Chao was unexpectedly defeated, the majestic and mighty general came back with only thirteen men, and he was still seriously injured...
Once the god of Xiliang, the god of Xiliang that everyone feared, boom, exploded.
Hearing the news, Han Sui was really happy.
Han Sui was really happy. This time, his strength was not damaged at all. It was just that the Qiang people had a tendency to rely on the Sichuan army, but it was not harmful.
With his powerful force of more than 100,000 Xiliang cavalry, Han Sui was not worried that those Xiqiang would fall to the Sichuan army. No matter how powerful the Sichuan army's infantry was, how could they deal with the grassland people?
As for the Tsing Yi Qiang, it is estimated that Tiexin followed the Sichuan army. The Tsing Yi Qiang had no way of turning back from the day they rebelled, and it was impossible for him to risk offending the Xiliang warlords to win over the Tsing Yi Qiang.
How many Xiliang warlords will you offend if you win over a Qingyi Qiang? This will be very detrimental to your Xiliang hegemony.
The Qingyi Qiang were now divided and held hostage by the Xianling Qiang, and their strength was greatly reduced. It was no longer what it used to be. What Han Sui was more concerned about was that his family was now the only one in Xiliang. Ma Teng now had more than 40,000 people left, and he had more than 100,000.
Ma Chao's prestige has been greatly damaged, and Ma Teng's biggest trump card is gone. What can he use to compete with himself?
This Xiliang will become our own Xiliang.
As soon as the scimitar came out, all the warlords in Xiliang responded. Han Sui thought of this scene and couldn't help but want to compose a poem. At this moment, Ma Teng walked in from outside.
"Brother." Ma Teng clasped his fists and shouted.
"Humph." Han Sui snorted, looking at the sky, thinking about the words in his heart.
"Brother, this time I attacked Sichuan from Xiliang and came back defeated. Liu Zhang killed my soldiers and insulted our military style. Big brother should come forward to avenge the shame of our Xiliang army."
Han Sui cracked his knuckles on the desk and chanted in an old-fashioned way:
"The moon is high and it is cold, but it is cold and the night is bright.
The night is bright and the sky is my own, and the sky is my only one and I am moving the universe."
Ma Teng looked at Han Sui longingly. Han Sui looked intoxicated. Ma Teng was disdainful. You, Han Sui, are not worthy of comparing yourself to the bright moon. You don't even look in the mirror. You have a lot of white beard. In a few years, you may not be here.
In which mound is he lying?
"What a wonderful poem." Ma Teng praised: "Brother, in this northwest night sky, only this bright moon is cold and vast. The moon in the northwest moves the world brightly."
"My dear brother, you are so complimentary. Isn't there a wise brother in this northwest moon?" Han Sui said, waving his hands modestly.
"Well, eldest brother is making fun of me. I am not a bright moon. I, Ma Teng, am a star in the northwest. I was born to be eldest brother."
"Why did you come to me?" Han Sui sat upright with a golden sword, holding an exquisite scimitar in front of him and looking at it, without even looking at Ma Teng.
Ma Teng suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Han Sui: "Brother, I'm here to invite you to send troops this time. Liu Zhang bullied others too much. As the moon in the northwest, I must vent my anger on our Xiliang soldiers."
"Liu Zhang bullied people too much?" Han Sui looked at Ma Teng sideways and said, "It seems that your son led the army to fight at the door of someone's house, right? I said at the beginning, don't fight, don't fight, you are guilty of the crime.
Cool words, not stable), oh, you also said that my son is the most brave in the world, can conquer every attack, and can win Hanzhong.
It's fine now, it's defeated. What's the use of complaining (complaining) to me again? Speaking big words will make your tongue flash. When Ma Chao went to war, what did I say? Aren't you Ma Teng very tough? Why?
, come to beg me again?
When you, Ma Teng, were defeated by Li Jue and Guo Si from Chang'an, I, Han Sui, felt soft-hearted, helped you, and even became brothers with you. When you, Ma Teng, turned around, you attacked me. If you are in trouble, I will be your big brother.
I am the one who was taken advantage of, do you think I will fall for you again this time?"
Ma Teng looked at Han Sui who was gloating about his misfortune, and felt resentful in his heart. He also mentioned the pain of losing his wife and child. Ma Teng just wanted to cut Han Sui in half with one knife, but the situation was stronger than him. Ma Teng knew that Han Sui was an old fox.
, now I am deliberately angry with myself.
As long as he contradicted him now, Han Sui would have reason to lead his troops to attack him. Now that his strength was greatly damaged, and Ma Chao, his biggest supporter, was seriously injured, if he turned against him, the consequences would be dangerous.
Ma Teng swallowed his anger and said: "Brother, it was my younger brother who was too reckless and didn't listen to my elder brother's advice. Now that I think about it, I really regret it. If there is another chance, I will do it no matter what the elder brother says.
But what can we do now? A big mistake has been made. If you don't help the younger brother, who else can help the younger brother?"
"Why should I help you?" Han Sui said disdainfully.
"On the way here, I have asked people to spread the news throughout Yongliang that my eldest brother wants to help me take revenge. I am afraid that all the dozens of warlords in Yongliang know about it now. If the eldest brother doesn't help me, I will lose face."
"You..." Han Sui stood up suddenly and glared at Ma Teng. This was not because Ma Teng had no face. He was clearly putting himself on the fire. No matter how much quarrel or hatred he had with Ma Teng, in the eyes of outsiders,
The two are still brothers.
Ma Teng is so widely spread all over the world, if I don't help him, wouldn't I be convinced that I don't care about brotherhood?
"Furthermore, Chang'an Sili Colonel Zhong Yao and General Xia Houyuan have decided to send troops and horses to help, and urge us and the two brothers to work together."
"Ma Teng, are you forcing me?" Han Sui said angrily. At this time, Han Sui and Ma Teng had surrendered to Cao Cao in name, but it was only in name but not in reality. Now Ma Teng actually used Cao Cao to threaten him. Han Sui
Sui's lungs were about to burst with anger.
"How dare you, little brother? Don't misunderstand me, brother." Ma Teng hurriedly clarified: "Who would like to see Cao Cao annihilate the thieves? I will ask Zhong Yao and Xia Houyuan to ask Cao Cao's army to help big brother realize his grand hegemony."
Han Sui snorted: "Avenging your Ma Shoucheng, what does it have to do with me, Han Sui? Besides, I, Han Sui, have never wanted to build any grand hegemony."
"The eldest brother is clear and noble, and the younger brother knows that, but the position of leader of the 47th Yongliang Warlord Alliance belongs to the eldest brother. The eldest brother belongs to Xiliang..."
"Wait, wait, wait." Han Sui interrupted Ma Teng and asked with raised eyebrows: "What did you say? Who is the leader of the Yongliang 47th Route Warlord Alliance?"
"Don't eldest brother know?" Ma Teng asked in surprise: "We, the Yongliang 47th Route Warlords, including me, Ma Teng, have decided to jointly recommend eldest brother as the leader of the alliance and join forces to attack Sichuan."
"Grand leader? Allied forces attack Sichuan?"
Han Sui pondered deeply, the current situation in Xiliang is a warlord regime. There are more than a dozen warlords attached to him, about 100,000 people, and there are also more than a dozen warlords attached to Ma Teng, only 40,000 people. Even if Yongzhou is added,
The warlords who are attached to Zhong Yao and Xia Houyuan, as well as those with reading ability like Liu Bei, add up to only one hundred thousand people.
Even if all these warlords unite, they will only be on par with themselves. In the Yongliang area, they will have an absolute advantage.
However, if they want to become the overlord of Yongliang head-on, those warlords will definitely unite to attack them. With more than 100,000 people and tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry, it will be difficult to annex these miscellaneous people. In addition, the Qingyi Qiang will turn to the Sichuan army, and the Qiang and Ma Teng will be eliminated first.
The more we unite, the more likely we are to win or lose.
In addition, Cao Cao was obviously on Ma Teng's side. Although Cao Cao could not dispatch a large army for the time being, Xiahou Yuan and Zhong Yao were also able to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers. As a result, the consequences for himself would be even more dangerous.
Moreover, even if he defeated these warlords and became the overlord of Xiliang, it would still be a miserable victory.
After all calculations, it is not worthwhile to become the overlord of Xiliang head-on.
And if you use this attack to attack the Sichuan Army, you don't have to do anything to the Sichuan Army, and you don't have to go to Hanzhong. As long as you fight a showy battle and defeat the Sichuan Army, your prestige will soar. Even General Shenweitian can't defeat the army.
How shameful would it be if you defeated yourself?
The position of overlord of Xiliang is within reach.
"Brother." Ma Teng continued to persuade: "Now some tribes in the Xiqiang are ignorant of current affairs and seem to be turning to Liu Zhang, but they are not sure. Brother just needs a big victory over the Sichuan army to make those Qiang people
We know who they can rely on. If the eldest brother hesitates, the world will think that we are afraid of Liu Zhang, but more than one Qiang in Qingyi will fall to the Sichuan army."
"Don't set a trap for me." Han Sui shouted and said coldly: "Don't you think I don't know? First you spread the news, then you used Cao Cao's power, then you promised to be the leader of the alliance, and finally you said that the Qiang people
profit.
It’s so reasonable and well-founded, could your Ma Teng brain come up with these words? Don’t think that I don’t know that this is what the evil Zhuge Liang told you.”
Ma Teng was shocked, thinking that Han Sui was about to fall out.
"However." Han Sui said solemnly: "What you said makes sense. I will not accept your provocation. I don't pay attention to the Xiqiang at all. The leader of the alliance is just a passing cloud.
It’s just that the Xiliang army is in the same camp. Liu Zhang killed my soldiers and insulted our army’s authority, so he refused to take revenge. When everyone mentioned the Sichuan army and the Xiliang army, it was the Sichuan army that suppressed us. He asked how our Xiliang army could gain a foothold in the world.
?”
"Chu."
Han Sui struck the table with his sword. Unlike Liu Zhang's blunt scimitar, the table immediately broke into two halves. Han Sui said bitterly and with deep hatred: "Liu Zhang, I, Han Sui, are at odds with you."
.........Shicheng, Pang Tong's mansion.
Jiang Yin told Pang Tong about the affairs of the palace. Over the past year, Pang Tong had helped Liu Bei with many ideas. When Zhuge Liang faced off against Hedong, Pang Tong was behind it. If it hadn't been for Pang Tong, there would have been 200,000 people.
How could things like Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others be able to take care of it?
Jiang Yin bowed to Pang Tong and said, "Teacher, Mr. Zhuge is really generous this time. He sent out eight thousand troops to help Ma Teng, and connected with the warlords of Yongliang and Liang to attack Sichuan together. It is a huge momentum."
"Eight thousand?" Pang Tong pondered for a moment, then laughed and said: "Kong Ming is really willing to give up. If he loses everything like Ma Chao, I wonder what Kong Ming will do. Which general will lead the eight thousand people, Guan Zhang or Zhao Zilong?
"
"No, it's Mi Fang."
"What?" Pang Tong stood up and waved his hands and said, "That damn fat guy can also lead troops? No..." Pang Tong pondered for a moment and asked, "Are those eight thousand people all new soldiers?"
"Teacher is really good at predicting things. Those 8,000 people are all new recruits, and even the veterans who joined before have been picked out."
"Wen Tao, the Marquis of Shu, has a good military strategy, and Fa Xiaozhi has an insight into the opportunity. Now the Sichuan army has the power of victory. Kong Ming is letting these eight thousand people die. Kong Ming will never do such a stupid thing. If something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
.”
"Kong Ming's move is by no means easy, but I can't guess his intentions, Jiang Yin." Pang Tong thought for a moment, looked at Jiang Yin, the man in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Back then, you were abandoned by the Jiang family in Jicheng.
Everyone despises you, even Uncle Liu Huang (Liu Bei) doesn't take you in. It's me who takes you under my wing.
You and I are both abandoned sons of the family, but we are both people with self-ambition. The only person I can trust here is you. I really can't figure out what happened to Kong Ming, but if Kong Ming takes action, it will shake the world. Are you willing to go with the army to Hanzhong?
"
"Teacher, Jiang Yin was at the end of his rope. If he hadn't taken me under his wing, he would have become a wolf. But he still taught me day and night, teaching me the strategies to organize the army and manage the government. Jiang Yin followed the teacher's instructions in every way."
As he spoke, Jiang Yin showed a determined expression and said loudly: "Sir, you just want me to disrupt the coalition's attack on Sichuan. Jiang Yin will do his best and will not hesitate to die." Jiang Yin leaned down and bowed down.
"Nonsense." Pang Tong angrily shouted: "Who asked you to destroy the Fuchuan River? Can you destroy it? With Zhuge Liang's shrewdness, even I dare not do anything big, and I still have to help Liu Bei out.
If you come up with an idea, as long as you have the slightest hint of evil, there will be nothing to hide from Zhuge Liang.
Don't say you can't be unruly, but you should also be careful when speaking in the future. No matter who is in front of you or behind you, even if they are private, Zhuge Liang will address you as Sir, Military Advisor, and Liu Bei will address you as Lord, Emperor's Uncle, do you understand?"
"The student noted it down."
"Yes." Pang Tong nodded: "You have no other purpose in going this time. It is to see clearly what Zhuge Liang is going to do. If it is not detrimental to the Lord of Shu, don't worry about it. If it will cause serious harm to the Sichuan army, you may really
I will fight to the death."
"yes."
"Remember, it's a serious injury, otherwise, your death will not be worth it."
"Students wake up."
"Go ahead."
.........Yangping Pass, Liu Zhang's army had just withdrawn to Yangping Pass when they received news that Ma Teng was spreading news everywhere and that Han Sui wanted to help him avenge him. Liu Zhang was dubious and stationed troops at Yangping Pass.
"My lord, after the Tsing Yi Qiang returned, I recommended Xi Fengchi, the first warrior of the Tsing Yi Qiang, as the leader, and united several small tribes to fight against the Xian Ling Qiang, but I'm not optimistic.
Many Qiang tribesmen who originally said they would join us all attached themselves to Han Sui after they returned, and ignored the difficulties faced by the Qingyi Qiang.
The pastures and horse farms of the Tsing Yi Qiang were originally divided by the Xian Ling Qiang, and they were leaderless. After the great battle, the Xian Ling Qiang were overwhelming and defeated the Tsing Yi Qiang tribes, large and small, one by one. Now they are taking over the Tsing Yi Qiang horse farms and pastures, and are dealing with high towers and fine seals.
Chi and the White Horse Qiang army."
"There is not enough military power to deter, and the Qiang tribe is treacherous, as I expected." Liu Zhang raised his head and asked: "How many troops did Ling Qiang send out this time?"
"Ten thousand people, plus other dependent tribes, the number is more than 30,000. The total number of Xifengchi and Gaota Baima Qiang is more than 10,000. There is a huge disparity in strength."
"Thirty thousand people? That's a lot of money. How many warriors do Xianling Qiang have in total?"
"About 30,000, but excluding the old and young, the real strength of young people is only 20,000."
"Twenty thousand, ten thousand gone, ten thousand left, damn it." Liu Zhang pounded the table hard.
Fa Zheng was greatly puzzled. He had already eliminated the Qiang and left ten thousand people behind. Why was Liu Zhang so angry?