Liangzhou, Hanyang county.
Guzang county.
This is the place where Han Sui occupied. He was united with Ma Chao and attacked Chencang county. However, Han Sui was helpless. As soon as he attacked Chencang County, he heard that Zhang Xiu had defeated Yuan Shao's 100000 troops and returned triumphantly.
The news shocked all the soldiers.
There was an uproar in the army.
One by one, the attacking soldiers were scared out of their wits and didn't want to fight.
You know, the last time Zhang Xiu and Han Sui fought, Han Sui was unable to resist. In particular, Zhang Xiu became more and more brave in the subsequent war. It can be said that she was invincible. In a short time, she calmed Guanzhong.
Zhang Xiu's strength made Han Sui's Xiliang army cold.
This time, Han Sui sent out troops to publicize that Zhang Xiu was attacked by Yuan Shao, and Zhang Xiu could not resist. In addition, Hanoi County, there are also high-ranking offensive news.
Under such a premise, Han Sui's soldiers are fighting with high morale.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiulian and Yuan Shao can beat each other.
You know, Yuan Shao is one hundred thousand people.
But still failed.
This scares Han Sui's soldiers. Even Han Sui himself laments in his heart. Is it not Zhang Xiu who is in heaven?
Han Sui had no choice but to withdraw with Ma Chao.
Longxian, the city has a general's house.
This is hansui's residence. Now hansui is back. He has no intention to enter the army, so he plays all day, drinks wine and watches the singer dance. It's a happy life.
In the hall, the sound of silk and bamboo comes one after another.
The singers are graceful and dazzled.
Han Sui sat on the throne with a cheerful face, shaking his head and immersing himself in it.
"Newspaper!"
Outside the hall, there was a cry of soldiers.
A soldier rushed in with a look of panic.
With a plop, the soldier knelt down on the ground and reported: "general, it's not good. Zhang Xiu is going to Liangzhou to kill 70 thousand soldiers. Now, the news has spread in the streets. "
Brush!
Han Sui's face changed greatly.
Zhang Xiu killed her.
You know, now Han Sui is in Liangzhou, and there are no 70000 elite soldiers under his command. Zhang Xiu mobilized 70000 elite soldiers in a concerted effort to completely pacify Liangzhou.
Han Sui's face became gloomy gradually. He waved his hand to let the singer and musician back down and said in a deep voice, "go and invite Ma Chao to come at once!"
"Here it is
The soldiers have to be ordered to inform immediately.
Today's Ma Chao, Chen Bing is also in Longxian city. Because there was no peace between the two sides.
Today's Ma Chao, strength is not weak. After all, after Ma Chao returned to Liangzhou, he quickly convened Ma Teng's old headquarters and integrated many forces. In the army of Xiliang, especially in Liangzhou, the strong were worshipped, so no one dared to oppose Ma Chao's unification of the army.
Under Ma Chao's command, there are nearly 30000 elite troops. But a large number of soldiers consume a lot of food every day. On the one hand, it was Ma Chao who raised the food himself. After all, Ma Chao occupied quite a lot of places. On the other hand, Han Sui supported some of them.
Han Sui now has no less than 40000 troops. Its actual strength is slightly stronger than that of Ma Chao. Before Ma Chao came, Han Sui had called Zhuang Ze, the counselor around him.
This is Han Sui's new recruit.
Zhuang Ze enters the hall, bows to Han Sui and asks: "the Lord summoned him, but for Zhang Xiu's sake?"
Han Sui said, "apart from this, what else can we do?"
Zhuang Ze's face was very serious and said slowly: "there are three strategies for Zhang Xiu's killing."
"Speak quickly."
Han Sui's face showed a happy smile. Now, he is worried that there is no way to resist Zhang Xiu. He is very happy that Zhuang Ze can provide good strategies.
Zhuang Ze replied: "first, immediately arrange for Ma Chao to send troops to Longguan. Longguan is the gateway of Liangzhou. If Zhang Xiu can't break through Longguan, she can't enter Liangzhou. "
"In particular, Longguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Ma Chao has a total of 30000 elite soldiers. With these 30000 elite soldiers, he will be able to resist Zhang Xiu. Even if Ma Chao can't keep watch, it can greatly weaken Zhang Xiu. "
"At that time, even if Zhang Xiu still has troops to kill, we are not afraid of Zhang Xiu."
Zhuang Ze talks with a bright face.
"Good, good, good!"
Han Sui had a bright smile on his face. He praised Zhuang Ze's suggestion.
Let Ma Chao to block the knife, Han Sui is willing to. However, Han Sui has to consider how to make Ma Chao willing to guard Longguan, which is what he wants to ponder.
Zhuangze continued: "second, widely publicize the killing of Qiang people by Zhang Xiu, and describe Zhang Xiu as a person who discriminates against Qiang people and wants to exterminate them. Only on this premise can we arouse the indignation of the Qiang people. "After a pause, Zhuang Ze said: "although there are countless Han people in Liangzhou, there are also Qiang tribes of different sizes. These Qiang people are brave and have strong fighting capacity. With the help of Zhang Xiu's pressure and the cohesion of the Qiang people, the Lord can fight against Zhang Xiu. "
"Not bad!"
Han then nodded again.
Although Qiang people respect Han Sui, many tribes obey him. But in fact, most of the tribes did their own things, and did not really follow Han Sui's instructions.
When Zhang Xiu wanted to kill Qiang people, countless Qiang people would hate Zhang Xiu.
This is helpful for Han Sui to gather strength.
Zhuang Ze once again said: "third, recruit again, recruit soldiers from Qiang and Han people. With the second foundation, it is easy for the Lord to recruit soldiers. As long as the Lord's army is strong and strong, it is not difficult to resist Zhang Xiu. "
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"
Han Sui caressed his hand and said, "what Mr. Zhuang said is very true."
Zhuang Ze smiles and looks indifferent.
It's not hard.
Time is not long, a burst of rapid footsteps, from outside the hall. A tall, handsome young man strode in.
It's Ma Chao.
Today's Ma Chao is more dignified, and his eyes are more sharp. In the year when he returned to Liangzhou, he recruited a large number of soldiers and trained them, which made the soldiers under his command more cohesive and effective.
Ma Chao's heart, Jiji camp want revenge.
Before that, the news that he did not want to fight back was that he did not want to fight back.
In the end, Ma Chao retreated.
Ma Chao now, also get news, know Zhang Xiu to Liangzhou to kill.
Ma Chao's heart was full of excitement and excitement. As soon as he entered Longxian County, he said: "father-in-law, Zhang Xiu is coming. It's time for us to send troops. When Zhang Xiu was killed by 70000 soldiers, it was obvious that she wanted to destroy us completely. "
Today, Ma Chao calls Han Sui his father-in-law because he married Han Sui's daughter.
This is to strengthen bilateral relations.
Rao is so, in fact, Ma Chao's heart is also extremely afraid and vigilant of Han Sui.
He didn't trust Han Sui.
Han then nodded and said: "Meng Qi, look at the momentum of Zhang Xiu. He did have the heart to kill me. But for the battle with Zhang Xiu, after careful consideration, I think we should focus on defense first. "
"Longguan is the gateway of Liangzhou."
"Longguan is easy to defend, but difficult to attack. We only need to guard Longguan, and we can resist the enemy outside Longguan."
Han Sui said: "so my idea is that you personally lead 30000 elite soldiers to Longguan to resist Zhang Xiu's attack. As long as Zhang Xiu can't take Longguan, we are not in danger. "
Ma Chao frowned and asked, "don't we attack?"
"No!"
Han Sui shook his head and said, "we will not take the offensive strategy for the time being."
When Ma Chao heard this, he frowned. He didn't agree with Han Sui's suggestion, because under the current situation, he thought that Han Sui and his troops could unite to fight against Zhang Xiu.
But Ma Chao thought about it and had an idea in his heart. He said, "Ma Chao understands the arrangement of my father-in-law. Next, I will send troops to Longguan. But we don't have much food in our army. I'm afraid my father-in-law needs to supplement it. "
"No problem!"
Han Sui said directly: "I immediately ordered to transfer 30000 stone grain and Yiying's weapons to you."
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
Ma Chao raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and left.
Han Sui looks at Ma Chao's back as he leaves. He is quite proud in his heart. He thinks that Ma Chao went to Longguan because he was young and vigorous, and also because he was eager to revenge.
He's not in such a hurry.
First use Ma Chao, weaken the strength of Zhang Xiu, and then fight with Zhang Xiu not too late.