Zhang Xiu's eyes finally made the numb Guo Si react. He raised his head and looked at Zhang Xiu with a pleading in his eyes.

Dian Wei took out the dagger that had been prepared and handed it to Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu held the dagger in his right hand and stabbed it into Guo Si's left chest with one knife.

As blood blew out, the heat in Guo Si's body quickly passed, and only then did he truly feel what cold is.

Zhang Xiu pulled out the dagger in his hand, cut Guo Si's neck with the dagger, took the head and put it in the wooden box. He said to Dian Wei: "Brother, send someone to whip the horse and go to pay tribute to my uncle. The ritual of the Ethal Prison (pig, sheep, cow)."

"No." Dian Wei Lianrong was solemn, and first called two personal soldiers in, cleaned up, and then he took the box and arranged for people to go.

Zhang Xiu lowered his head, looked at his bloody hands, and remembered the moment he had just passed by.

"About this, Zhang Ji is pretty good to me. It is natural to avenge him today."

This matter is just revenge and pleasure. But when it passed, it passed. Zhang Xiu quickly became unpredictable in his heart. He asked his personal soldiers to get hot water in, took a shower, and washed all the fishy smell, and then he calmly went down to sleep.

Now that things have come, he can sleep calmly even in the sea of ​​corpses and blood.

The next morning, Zhang Xiu did not enter the city, but sent a few soldiers into the city. The strategic location of this city is very important.

But after the fight, it was just that.

With the city being captured, most of Zhang Xiu's plan to attack the Longyou counties this time has been completed.

Now there is only one final shot left, which is also the most important battle.

Battle of Jicheng.

At present, the court is peaceful and peaceful. Sun Jian, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao are all developing, while Liu Yan is already surviving.

The imperial court had sufficient food and supplies, and it was not a problem to spend a year or two.

The army came from Jieting, and was already trapped. Zhang Xiu ordered that the army be stationed here for three days, and then sent troops to attack Jieting three days later.

The next morning, Zhang Xiu was sitting upright in the central army's tent reading. Dian Wei walked in from outside and reported: "Mr. Min, the governor of Liangzhou, is here."

"Please come in." Zhang Xiu showed a little smile on his face, putting down the booklet and saying.

"No." Dian Wei Yingnuo continued, and then Min Chun walked in from outside. He looked dusty and looked quite tired.

"Ming Gong." Min Chun bowed to Zhang Xiu with a very respectful attitude.

These scholars from the Jizhou Group were all valued by Zhang Xiu. They all respected Zhang Xiu very much.

"Sir, thank you all the way. Sit." Zhang Xiu was very grateful to Min Chun to come from Anding County to Lieliu City, and asked him to sit down with a smile, and asked his personal soldiers to make a bowl of broth and gave it to Min Chun to drink.

Min Chun drank the broth with gratitude, her body became warmer and her face became a little rosy.

Then Zhang Xiu said seriously: "Sir. I have thought before that Liangzhou is so big and the problem is so complicated. There are Qiang people, Hu people, and the countries in the Western Regions."

Zhang Xiu opened his head first, Min Chun listened with a serious look on his face. After Zhang Xiu looked at him, he said again: "I had thought before that Liangzhou was divided into two prefectures. One was the Longyou county, and the other was the Hexi county, and the Liangzhou governor."

"The Qiang people are managed by the Qiang lieutenant, and the Western Regions are managed by the Western Regions, and maintain the stable Silk Road."

"I want to change your Liangzhou Governor to Qinzhou Governor, and the capital was set up in Jicheng. But now Jicheng is still in Ma Teng's hands, so you can recruit people in Lieliu City and form the governor's office. By the way, you can help me sort out the surrendered soldiers left by Guo Si. The old and weak will be relieved and return to the fields, reclaim the land, and stay strong and become the state soldiers in your hands. What do you think?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiu looked at Min Chun. This was not an order, but an negotiation. Min Chun was a very capable and loyal person.

I have been in Anding County for many years and am very familiar with the things in Liangzhou.

Li Li, the captain of the Qiang Hunting School, joined him from Jizhou, and the two were friends.

The Qinzhou Governor's Office, the Qiang Guardian's Office, the Liangzhou Governor's Office, and the Western Regions Guardian's Office. These four local yamen are the main force Zhang Xiu's rule, appease and restraint of Liangzhou in the future.

This is no trivial matter.

The reason why the Han Dynasty was defeated was that it was external and internal troubles. Ethnic minorities rose in the chaos. The Huns, Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Qiang people. Among them, the Qiang people launched rebellions in Liangzhou for a hundred years. The Han Dynasty's army frequently went on expeditions and consumed countless money and food.

In addition to the emperor's incompetence, the Han Dynasty collapsed.

It is difficult to conquer Liangzhou, and it is also difficult to manage Liangzhou.

Governing Liangzhou well, taking its strength as its soldiers, and taking war horses as its military use, maintaining and stabilizing the Silk Road, and bringing a steady stream of wealth and income to the court.

This is an important part of Zhang Xiu’s blueprint.

The rest of Sili and Yizhou produce grain, which serves as the rear.

Of course, Zhang Xiu's status is now here, so he will not take care of how to manage the local area, but instead appoints Junjie to manage it.

Most of Qinzhou has been obtained, and the Qinzhou governor was established. In addition, the four local yamen of the Qiang-guarding Clan Li and Liangzhou, which were originally established, were half established. The remaining half can be discussed later.

Min Chun thought about it for a while before bowing and saying, "Ming Gong planned it very much. Liangzhou was too big before, and the governors of Liangzhou could not come. Setting up the governors of the two states would be beneficial for rule over Liangzhou."

"But even so, the troops are still slightly insufficient. If Liangzhou is in a long-term stability and conquer the Qiang people, they will no longer rebel. They need to leave some generals to defend the place."

"What the gentleman said is very true. Qiang, Hu, and Western Regions are all brave and fierce people who rely on their strength to bully the weak. Only by suppressing the strong can we maintain long-term stability. But in this future, I will pacify Ma Teng and Han Sui."

Zhang Xiu nodded.

The general matter was decided like this. Min Chun, the governor of Liangzhou, was changed to the governor of Qinzhou. He managed Tianshui County, Longxi County, Nan'an County, Lueyang County, Anding County, and the capital was in Jicheng.

For Min Chun, his power has actually increased. Before, he was in Panheng, Anding County, saying that the governor of Liangzhou was actually just a county magistrate, but now he has become 90% of the governors.

The remaining 10% is still in Ma Teng's hands.

Min Chun was very concerned about work and ignored the fatigue of the journey. So he brought a few confidants to Lieliu City and presided over the work in Qinzhou.

Zhang Xiu was moved by Min Chun's diligence, so he ordered some reliable maids and servants to serve Min Chun.

After three days of settlement and setting up the governor of Qinzhou, Zhang Xiu led a large army to Jicheng. He met with Pang De, Hu Cheer, Yan Xing, Li Li and others in the middle. After arriving near Jicheng, Zhang Xiu had more than 100,000 troops.

The voices of people and horses were neighing endlessly, and the army was continuous for more than ten miles, majestic and powerful, with a vast aura.

.............

Shortly after Zhang Xiu conquered Jieting.

Jicheng, in the study room of Ma Teng’s mansion.

Ma Teng, Han Sui, Yang Fu and Ma Chao sat together to discuss the defense issues of Jicheng.

Ma Teng raised his head, looked at everyone seriously, and said, "Now I have a 150,000 army in my hand. Ji City has been repaired, raised and reinforced repeatedly by me. It is a majestic city. The food and equipment in the city are piled up like mountains."

"We defended the city and fought to the death with Zhang Xiu. The chances of victory were 80% higher. But this defense should be divided into what to say. According to the military strategy, we should use 100,000 people to defend the city, and 50,000 people to build a camp outside the city. The city and camp are mutually supportive."

"What do you think?"

Among the four, Ma Chao is a young man and can't get in. No one will listen to him even if he interrupts.

Yang Fu was a subordinate, so everyone looked at Han Sui. Han Sui pinched his beard and thought for a while before saying, "This is normal law-abiding. The city and the camp are mutually supportive. But Zhang Xiu is not an ordinary person. We divided 50,000 troops to set up a camp outside the city, which is equivalent to an extra flaw. What should we do if Zhang Xiu breaks through our camp outside the city and swallows our 50,000 elite soldiers? In my opinion, it is better to accumulate all the troops in Ji City and defend Ji City with 150,000 troops."

"Zhang Xiu can only use one way to deal with us and attack the city!" Han Sui said this, raised his head and showed a sneer.

Yang Fu focused his head, showed confidence, bowed to Ma Teng and said, "Master. Han Dacheng is right. This is Jicheng, a city that the Master has managed for many years. We are strong. The two Masters have two flags in Liangzhou, not Guo Si, Yang Qiu, and Li Jue. Our military morale will be very stable. As long as we defend the city, we will not reveal any flaws. Even if Zhang Xiu fought for three years, he would not want to attack Jicheng."

This is of course an exaggeration. Although there is a lot of food in Jicheng, it cannot be eaten for three years. Ordinary food cannot be stored for three years.

Yang Fu said confidently, after the remarks of [Jicheng must be protected], he said: "It is a method for us to defend the city to the death. But it is also a method for sending people to contact the princes. There is Yuan Shao in the north, Cao Cao in the east, and Sun Jian in the south. We can send people to contact each other. Even if they cannot really raise an army to attack Zhang Xiu, they can still send a small amount of troops to threaten Zhang Xiu's rear, so that Zhang Xiu has worries."

"What Changshi Yang said is very much. We have a strong city, with sufficient soldiers and sufficient food, and are not afraid of Zhang Xiu. But we cannot sit and wait, and we need to take the initiative to contact the princes."

Han Sui nodded gently and agreed.

"Okay. If you contact the princes, you can do it yourself. As for the defense of Jicheng City, I will be responsible for it. We work together to fight Zhang Xiu to the death at this Jicheng City. Let's see who is the land of Liangzhou."

After listening to this, Ma Teng was ambitious and said with great emphasis.

After the four of them agreed, they went to do their own business. Han Sui had a small workload. He was a guest army and only had 30,000 troops.

Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others have a lot of work. They need to arrange troops, count food, military supplies, etc.

150,000 people are guarding a majestic city, which is a test of the ability of a general. If he is not good, he may lose his footing.

Jicheng must not be distracted.

They want to fight Zhang Xiu with a male and female under this city.
Chapter completed!