Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 289 Ma Teng's Request

Within three days after Ma Chao and Han Sui retreated, Wei Yan led his army to rescue Chang'an. When he heard that not only was Chang'an safe and sound, but that the defenders in the city had also defeated the [-] coalition forces of Ma Chao and Han Sui, forcing them to die. After the news of retreating away, I felt extremely shocked. A weak brigade with less than [-] troops actually defeated an army of [-]. This kind of battle is not unheard of in history, but it is probably unique to defeat the opponent so simply up.

"My lord, there are indeed a large number of talented people, which is admirable." After nearly two years, although Wei Yan still couldn't change his arrogant character, he also deeply understood the truth that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky. What is awe, the whole person has become a lot deeper and more stable. After confirming that Chang'an is safe and sound, he first recommended candidates for Beidi County Sheriff, and then bid farewell to Zhong Yao and others, and led the army back to the station, which is Shangjun and Xihe County Gu Luo City at the junction.

Due to the strong counterattack of the big Han in the past two years, the current Southern Huns are obedient to Liu Hena and dare not disobey at all. Wei Yan's residence is only a few dozen miles away from Meiji, where the Huns' royal court is located, and there they are ostentatiously attracting captives. In addition, Wei Yan's own army also garrisoned fields there, and exchanged food for the horses of the Southern Huns to form cavalry. Now Wei Yan has more than [-] troops under his command. All the cavalry, and each of them had two horses. The horses were also secretly made with horseshoes, equipped with double-sided stirrups, and practiced riding and shooting all day long. Although the Huns saw it, they dared not have it What a change, but also to send troops to help Wei Yan fight at any time.

It's not that the Huns didn't want to resist, it's that Wei Yan is fierce enough, he can go back and forth in the Huns' cavalry battalion without being invincible by himself, and the cavalry under his command are all strong, it's really hard to provoke, so even though he knows This will only lead to the Han army getting stronger and weaker, but they can only bear it helplessly.

And shortly after Wei Yan returned to the station, Liu He also led his army back to Chang'an. At this time, the four counties in Hexi were all pacified, and Pei Qian, the governor of Hexi, was well governed there. I believe that the Silk Road will be reopened in a short time. It is no longer a distant dream to restore Chang'an to its peak period, or even exceed its peak period, but within reach.

As for the coalition forces of Ma Chao and Han Sui who had already fled to Jincheng, I believe that after this big defeat, it would be difficult for them to send troops to fight again in a short time. Even if they want to raise troops, they still have to consider the issue of food and grass.

What's more, at this time, Ma Chao and Han Sui were already in harmony, and even Han Sui's five great generals were now guarding against each other, and they no longer trusted each other as before.Therefore, for them now, solving internal troubles is more important than solving foreign troubles.

It is precisely because of this realization that after Liu He returned to Chang'an, he did not actively deploy the defense against Ma Chao and Han Sui's coalition forces except for rewarding the meritorious ministers.

However, not all the generals under Liu He understood Liu He's calculations, and Zhou Cang was one of them. One day Liu He was having a banquet with his wives and concubines in the backyard, when he suddenly saw a soldier report that Zhou Cang asked to see him.

Liu He was taken aback when he heard the words, then smiled and said, "It must be because of Ma Chao and Han Sui's affairs, let him come in and talk."

"At the end of the day, Zhou Cang met the lord, the eldest lady, Mrs. Cai, Mrs. Zhen, Mrs. Da Qiao, Mrs. Xiao Qiao, and Mrs. Diaochan..." Even though Zhou Cang has always been careless, nothing is wrong. Yu Huai, seeing so many peerless beauties together all of a sudden, still blushed, couldn't speak well, and hurriedly saluted all the beauties in embarrassment.

Naturally, Liu He knew Zhou Cang's embarrassment, and quickly signaled the girls to retreat, and then said to Zhou Cang: "Zhou Cang, what is the important thing you want to see me today?"

I saw Zhou Cang saying: "To be honest, my lord, I will meet my lord in the future. The main purpose is to remind my lord to beware of Ma Chao and Han Sui. Although they were defeated and retreated last time, their main force is still there. Once they launch another attack, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it." A minor trouble. Although they cannot capture Chang'an, it does not mean that they cannot capture Anding or Wuwei. Once these two places fall, I am afraid that the four counties in Hexi that we worked so hard to recover will fall into the hands of thieves again. "

But Liu He said with a smile: "I didn't expect Zhou Cang to care about state affairs now. This kind of performance is commendable, but you don't know that sometimes the effect of not defending is better than defending. Think about it, now Ma Chao, Han Sui, and other Five Route warlords are all gathered in Jincheng and Youfufeng, and they don’t even dare to stay in Youfufeng any longer. In the whole of Youfufeng, only the area west of Mei County is still garrisoned. Other places have voluntarily given up, but with so many people together, let’s not talk about how to solve the problem of food, grass and camping, let’s just say that they are on guard against each other and making troubles when they are free, conflicts will soon erupt, and if we push too hard If they don't, they will unite together and try to fight against me. This is not good, so instead of this, we might as well not defend and let them get into chaos first. Of course, what I said about not defending is only on the surface Actually, because in fact, our defense has never been relaxed, haha, Zhou Cang, you just wait to hear the good news, I believe it will not be long before the civil strife between them will break out."

"Really, will this really happen?" Although Zhou Cang was puzzled in his heart, he didn't dare to ask further questions, so he could only bow to Liu He and retreat.

After Zhou Cang left, Liu He quietly set off to a seemingly ordinary small courtyard behind the General's Mansion, strolled to the hall of the small courtyard, and said as soon as he came up: "I didn't expect that? You did it for him He is willing to stay in Chang'an with his body as a pawn, but once you are killed, he doesn't even blink his eyes, and straightforwardly admits the thief as his father. Although there is also a side of being bewitched by Han Sui, it is enough to show his own coldness. This is you A good son who would give everything for it."

As soon as Liu He finished his sentence, he saw a person coming from behind the screen. If he was familiar with him, he would be so surprised that his eyes would pop out, because this person was shot to death by Han Sui a few days ago. Ma Teng!

I saw Ma Teng sighing: "It seems that I have misjudged, my son is really cruel, but after all, he has this kind of relationship with you, and he is a rare fierce general. If one day in the future he If it really falls into your hands, you hope you can spare his life, and I will try my best to persuade him to work for you. This can be regarded as my request to you."

(End of this chapter)