"Grand Governor, isn't General Yuwen supposed to be stationed in Xianzhou? Why did he go to Shanzhou?"

The imperial court had clearly decided on a strategy. Huang Zhen was to defend Langzhou and Yuwen Zhen was to defend Luzhou. But now the plan had changed. Although Zhao Zhi gave Ma Wu Chijie and allowed him to adapt to changes and make decisions in the face of battle, he arbitrarily changed the strategic layout that the imperial court had discussed in advance. In the event of a defeat, all responsibilities will be borne by Ma Wu alone.

Ma Wu said: "I asked him to go. Tubo sent 300,000 troops this time. The number of people is overwhelming. Shenzhou is too far away from Langzhou. If the battle situation on Huang Jian's side is dangerous, Yu Wenzhen may not be able to rescue him."

Shan Qiu worriedly said: "In this case, the south of Langzhou will be empty. If Tubo divides its troops to attack Taozhou, there may be danger in the pass."

Ma Wu waved his hand: "As long as Langzhou is not lost, I have an army of 100,000 on my side, and I won't dare to act rashly even if I'm in Tufan."

I won’t say more about the single feud. Before Langzhou is captured, the possibility of Tufan dividing his troops and heading south is indeed slim.

"You have had a good journey. Let's not mention other things for now. Have a good rest tonight. I will gather the generals tomorrow to discuss it again."

"I am willing to serve the Grand Governor."

Li Xun and others stood up, bowed their hands, and then left, took a bath, and went to bed early.

Early the next morning, just after breakfast, Ma Wu sent people to Li Xun's military camp and asked them to quickly go to the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion to discuss important military situations.

Arriving at the Dudu Mansion, more than ten generals gathered together, most of them local officials from Liangzhou.

In the entire Longyou Dao Eleven Prefectures, only four prefectures were actually controlled by the Jin Dynasty, namely Langzhou, Liangzhou, Shenzhou and Shanzhou. Before Ma Wu arrived with his army, because Tubo and Tubo The Jin Dynasty has been inactive for many years, so there are actually not many troops stationed in the four states of Longyou, with less than 40,000 soldiers. Langzhou has 18,000 soldiers, Liangzhou has 10,000 soldiers, Shanzhou has 5,000 soldiers, and Yanzhou has 5,000 soldiers. .

Ma Wu took 10,000 soldiers from Yu Wenzhen and left them in Liangzhou. Now Li Xun has also arrived with 10,000 soldiers. There are 30,000 soldiers in the entire Liangzhou. The strength is not bad. Shanzhou and Langzhou are currently fighting fiercely. Right now, Ma Wu had these 30,000 soldiers in his hands, but he had some ideas.

Ma Wu summoned all the generals and expressed his thoughts directly. It was cloudy in the past three days. Seeing that a heavy rain was coming, Ma Wu was preparing to lead an army of 20,000 to attack 100,000 Tibetans outside Shanzhou City at night. A large army may be able to break the siege of Shanzhou.

Most of the generals agreed with Ma Wu's idea. After all, the time and place were on their side. They were attacking at night. The possibility of success was extremely high. Even if they could not destroy the 100,000 Tibetan army, they could at least destroy it. Kill them back and alleviate Yuwen Zhen's urgent need.

While everyone was discussing, a soldier rushed into the conference hall of the Governor's Mansion in a panic.

"Grand Governor, my subordinates have something important to report."

Ma Wu frowned and said displeasedly: "If you have something to say, just say it. How can you be so flustered?"

The soldier quickly said: "Grand Governor, His Royal Highness Prince An is here."

Ma Wu was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Who is coming?"

"The general who governs the country, the governor of Anbei, and the king of An, Li Zhong, are here."

This time the soldier told all Li Zhong's official names.

Ah! The commander is here?

Ma Wu finally came to his senses and asked urgently: "Where is the commander now?"

"We have reached thirty miles outside Liangzhou City."

Ma Wu immediately walked out of the hall, shouting loudly as he walked: "Follow me to welcome the arrival of the general."

Thirty miles away from Liangzhou City, countless military flags were flying, and the area was so dark that there was no end in sight. They were all cavalry, moving forward quickly.

When they arrived five miles away from Liangzhou City, the cavalry army stopped moving forward, but stopped and began to set up camp.

Dozens of cavalrymen rushed out of Liangzhou City and galloped towards the cavalry camp five miles away.

"He who comes is stopped."

Nearly a mile away, hundreds of cavalry rushed out of the camp and surrounded Ma Wu and others. Everyone stood ready with their bows and arrows ready. An officer at the head yelled loudly, stopping Ma Wu and others from moving forward.

OK.

Ma Wu stopped his horse, raised his hands on his horse and said, "Ma Wu, the governor of Xia Liangzhou, came here to pay homage to the commander-in-chief."

The officer looked at Ma Wu with a serious and resolute face for a while, then nodded and said coldly: "Dismount and wait where you are, I will go and pass the message."

After the officer finished speaking, he turned around and rode away.

Some people were dissatisfied: "It's just a general, this is too rampant!"

Ma Wu turned around and glanced at them sternly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be rude, dismount and wait."

When everyone saw Ma Wu's words, they had no choice but to dismount and stand there waiting quietly.

After a while, the officer returned, waved his hand, and ordered in a deep voice: "Get out of the way and let them enter the camp."

Everyone got on their horses again and headed towards the camp not far ahead.

Shan Qiu said with envy: "He is really an elite teacher."

Mao Anfu nodded: "I have always heard that King An Li Zhong was very strict in his military management. Now it seems that the rumors are indeed true."

Li Xun looked at the cavalry team. Although there were only a few hundred people, they were all in neat formation. They all had serious expressions, strong bodies, and advanced in an orderly manner. They were indeed elite.

At this time, Li Zhong's Chinese army tent had just been set up. Ma Wu entered the tent and saw a familiar figure with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at a huge map on the wall in front of him.

There was excitement on Ma Wu's face, and he immediately knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and shouted loudly: "General Ma Wu, pay your respects to the commander-in-chief."

"Meet the Marshal."

Li Xun and others also knelt down on one knee and performed military salutes.

The man turned around, with a resolute and serious face, a long beard under his forehead, a thin face, and an elegant appearance, looking more like a scholar.

Li Xun also saw Li Zhong's face clearly and was slightly surprised. This was Li Zhong, the famous Prince of An, who looked like a weak scholar.

Li Zhong stepped forward to help Ma Wu up and said with a smile: "Ma Wu, you are the governor of Liangzhou and a general. How can you kneel down like me so easily? Please get up quickly."

Ma Wu said excitedly: "How dare a certain general be complacent in front of the commander-in-chief."

Li Zhong smiled and asked all the other generals to get up.

Ma Wu asked: "The commander-in-chief came here this time for Tubo?"

Li Xun nodded and said quietly: "It's for Tubo, otherwise why would I come in person?"

Ma Wurao shook his head and said in confusion: "Although Tubo is powerful, Langzhou and Shanzhou both have strong cities and thick walls. They are also guarded by two brave generals Huang Ji and Yu Wenzhen. I still have an army of 30,000 in Liangzhou."

, the overall situation seems unfavorable, but in fact it is not serious.”
Chapter completed!