Small Landlords of the Three Kingdoms

135 Chapter 170. Fighting for Xiliang
Originally, it was agreed that the competition would officially start three days later, but Luo Jie suddenly went back on his word and disappeared suddenly with Camuri and Uliji. Wang Hao didn't know why Roger's army left.

The gossip array lasted for seven days, and I don’t know what happened. It suddenly failed. After the princes found out that the gossip array was invalid, there was no one in Roger’s camp. , and some scattered herdsmen.

After Roger retreated, the situation in Xiliang became more subtle again, because Ma Chao was defeated and unable to control Xiliang.

There are three families who can swallow the fat meat of Xiliang. With Yuan Tan's current strength, he can barely do it. Yuan Tan has Gao Lan to guard the small ranch, Zhang He must guard Bingzhou to resist Cao Cao, and his ambitious brother Yuan Shang , if you eat Xiliang, you will be a little powerless, and you will be unwilling to give up, because Yuan Shang's territory is twice as big as his, and he must expand his territory if he wants to get ahead.

Ji Ling: "According to General Cao Ren's report, we may swallow Xiliang now..."

Sima Yi: "Liu Bei in Shuzhong is nothing to be afraid of. The key is Wang Hao of Jingzhou. With such a good timing, it stands to reason that Wang Hao shouldn't give up the land of Xiliang..."

Ji Ling: "It's well known that Ma Dai intends to join Wang Hao, and Ma Chao has a feud with King Wei who killed his father..."

Sima Yi: "Not necessarily with Ma Chao. Even if Ma Chao has enmity with King Wei, Wang Hao may not be willing to accept Ma Chao!"

Ji Ling: "Why?"

Sima Yi: "Because of Guo Jia and the daughter of the Ma family, don't you forget that after the fall of Xiliang, Guo Jia and Ma Yunlu were killed by Merkel Roger..."

Ji Ling came to his senses at this time, Guo Jia escorted Ma Dai and Ma Yunlu back to Xiliang, but was imprisoned in the small courtyard by Ma Chao.

This time, Merk and Roger led foreign countries from the outer domain to capture Xiliang. Most of the responsibility for Guo Jia's abduction by Roger should be attributed to Ma Chao.

Guo Jia began to follow Wang Hao as an aide when he started from scratch, but now because of Ma Chao's interference, Guo Jia was taken away by Merck Roger. Given Guo Jia's status in Wang Hao's mind, would Wang Hao accept the purchase? Even Ji Ling is not sure about Ma Chao's surrender.

Liu Bei: "Please give me a reason, Master Zhuge?"

After the Eight Diagrams Formation was unsealed, Liu Bei received an urgent report from Sun Qian on the front line. According to Sun Qian, Ma Chao’s army was defeated like a mountain, and Xiliang was looted by the prince of the Dayue Clan and foreigners from outside the territory. .

Sun Qian thinks that this time is the best time for Liu Bei to expand his territory. Once Liu Bei takes Xiliang, he can get rid of Wang Hao's control of Jingzhou.

After taking Xiliang, not only can the territory be doubled, but also the horse breeding base can be obtained. As long as they form an alliance with Yuan Tan in Bingzhou, they can counterattack Cao Cao or Wang Hao at any time with Yuan Tan, which is simply a godsend opportunity.

Zhuge Liang: "My lord, have you forgotten how miserable Cao Mengde was a few days ago?"

Liu Bei: "What does this have to do with taking the land of Xiliang?"

Zhuge Liang: "Naturally there is a connection, my lord, why do you want to withdraw from Xiliang suddenly?"

Liu Bei: "Is there any conspiracy in it?"

Zhuge Liang: "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins!"

Zhuge Liang squeezed his bones and shook the feather fan lightly. From Zhuge Liang's point of view, it was clear that Merkel Luojie retreated in spite of the difficulties and planned to become a squirrel.

When Liu Bei sent troops to Shuzhong, Ji Ling, Zhang Liao and others rushed to Xiliang one after another. It was obviously impossible for Merk and Roger to eat Xiliang with an army of [-] troops from outside the region.

Since Xiliang could not be swallowed, he simply gave it up generously. This would not only avoid the loss of resources and soldiers in the war, but also provoke a melee among the princes of the Central Plains.

Once several major vassals fight, no matter who wins the land of Xiliang in the end, they will be severely injured and unable to conquer again in a short period of time. If Mo Keluojie makes a comeback at this time, he may benefit from it.

Liu Bei: "But..."

Zhuge Liang: "No, but, my lord, have you ever thought about it, if my lord takes over the land of Xiliang, who will guard Xiliang?"

Liu Bei: "My second and third younger brothers can guard Xiliang for me. Do you think Yun Chang and Yi De will..."

Zhuge Liang: "My lord, you have misunderstood. The second general and the third general are naturally competent. However, when Xiliang arrived in Bingzhou and the southern Xiongnu, Yuan Tan's Zhang He and Gao Lan were not easy to deal with.

Cao Mengde had been captured by Ma Chao for several cities before. If Wang Hao hadn't taken Ma Chao in, Ma Chao would definitely have wandered around Xiliang.

Cao Ren's army is at Ting Street, and Ji Ling has already arrived in Jingzhao, so it is not appropriate for the Lord to start a dispute with Cao Mengde at this time. "

Liu Bei listened to Zhuge Liang's words, although his heart was a little shaken, but Sun Qian's words were also very right, if Liu Bei gave up the land of Xiliang this time.

Regardless of whether Xiliang ended up in the hands of Yuan Tan, Cao Cao, or Wang Hao, his chances of getting out of Shuzhong in the future are close to zero.

Liu Bei walked back and forth in the big tent, Zhuge Liang wanted to speak to persuade but was stopped by Liu Bei with a wave of his hand, and Liu Bei would be hesitant at every critical moment.

What he wants is Zhuge Liang's support to give him the confidence to take Xiliang County, instead of constantly discouraging him and making him hesitate.

This is why Liu Bei hates Zhuge Liang. He likes to pour cold water on him every time. Even if the good medicine is bitter and good for the disease, he will feel very tired if he eats too much.

Liu Bei: "If I insist on taking the land of Xiliang, besides Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, who else will take action?"

Zhuge Liang: "My lord...this...except that Yuan and Cao may fight for Xiliang with the lord, Wang Hao is also a role that the lord needs to guard against..."

Liu Bei finally chose to fight for the land of Xiliang. Even if he could not completely annex Xiliang, he would eventually win the gate of Guanzhong. Only in this way could Liu Bei be qualified to look forward to the Central Plains.

Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei had made up his mind, so he could only think about how to take Xiliang as much as possible for Liu Bei, instead of blindly dissuading Liu Bei.

Zhuge Liang: "If my lord insists on fighting for the land of Xiliang, you can send someone to secretly unite with Yuan Tan, and let Yuan Tan send troops from Bingzhou to harass the land of Hanoi, and Cao Cao will definitely send troops north.

The lord ordered the two generals to go south to fight against Wang Hao of Jingzhou. After the matter was completed, the two families divided the land of Xiliang equally, and Beihai, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Wuwei, Jincheng and other counties were all given to Yuan Tan.

The lord only needs Tianshui, Longxi, Anding, Tingjie, Fufeng and other places. I believe Yuan Tan will agree with the lord! "

Zhuge Liang knows how to plan, but he seems to have forgotten one person, that is, the prince of the Great Yue Clan, Merk Roger. Don't forget that the First Legion of the Great Yue Clan has just left the Nanman. land.

The princes from all walks of life have their own ghosts, only Wang Hao looks preoccupied. It's not that Wang Hao doesn't want the land of Xiliang, but there are more important things than fighting for Xiliang. There are not many more!
(End of this chapter)