The battle was won, but the situation remained grim.

The siege of the Western Capital was lifted, but the Qiang rebellion did not subside.

The big cities of Poqiang, Linqiang and Longqi are still in the hands of the Qiang people.

And with Xiahou Ba's injury, our strength was reduced by another 10%.

We can't let Xiahou Ba go up and kill people with a limp, right?

Xiahou Ba kept shouting that he was okay and could go into battle to kill the enemy again.

Yang Zheng and Guo Dun smiled bitterly at the same time.

Yang Zheng handed Liu Heng's severed head to Guo Dun for inspection. Guo Dun was overjoyed and said, "This is the head of the same leader! This thief was defeated and died, and half of the Qiang in Xiping County were wiped out."

The leader of Lao Jie Qiang attacked Tong.

"This was beheaded by my warrior Liu Heng." Yang Zheng told the truth.

Guo Dun smiled and said: "The meritorious deeds of your soldiers are the meritorious deeds of you."

Logically this seems to be the case.

Xiahou Ba's thoughts were no longer on the Qiang people, but on the Hu people. "That day, Xingyun decided to first relieve the siege of the Western Capital, then raid the Western Sea and burn its lairs. It can be done today!"

Guo Dun looked at Yang Zheng in surprise, "It turns out that Captain Yang is not only brave in martial arts, but also has such a strategy. Ye Wudai has a force of troops in Linqiang, and there are also cavalry in Xihai. General Xiahou and Captain Yang mainly use infantry.

, I’m afraid it won’t be possible.”

Of course, everyone likes flattery, and Yang Zheng is no exception.

Xiahou Ba snorted coldly, "Although our army only has 6,000 troops, aren't there many troops stationed in the Western Capital City? In addition to the large Han people, it shouldn't be difficult to gather 20,000 troops together."

Guo Dun smiled bitterly and said: "General Wei didn't know something. The clan brothers escaped that day and took a group of garrison troops with them. However, the large Han people were able to defend the city. If they went out to fight in the city, they would probably disperse. If they can help, what will happen to them?"

The general will have left the city long ago to repel the Qiang thieves."

Those who share the same desires will win.

The wealthy Han people did not have the motivation to go on an expedition, nor could they selflessly help Xiahou Ba without doing anything thankless and harming their own interests.

A twisted melon is not sweet.

Forcing others to do something difficult will only be counterproductive.

Only a cohesive army has combat effectiveness.

Moreover, Ye Wudai's troops were placed there, known as an army of one hundred thousand...

Even if there isn't an army of 100,000, it sounds pretty bluffing.

Yang Zheng suddenly felt that he had oversimplified things.

Even Guo Dun, who was a general in the army, didn't seem to have much interest in a surprise attack on the West Sea.

Xiping is his home, his one-third of an acre of land.

The credit for defending the Western Capital is enough, there is no need to risk one's life by taking huge risks.

There are many people who are good at planning, but few who succeed.

The reason is that due to various conflicts of interest, the original intention will continue to change.

If Xiahou Ba had not been injured, these 6,000 people, coupled with Xidu's horses, could have gone to Xilanglang.

But now that Xiahou Ba is injured, it's a different matter.

His subordinates may not obey Yang Zheng's orders.

One carrot and one pit.

In this era, generals and subordinates had a personal dependence relationship.

The subordinates of many generals in Soochow were private armies.

Lord Wu can command his generals, but he may not be able to command his army.

Therefore, Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, led hundreds of thousands of troops in his Northern Expeditions, advancing both by land and water, but they always miraculously collapsed under the walls of Hefei.

In the 20th year of Jian'an, Zhang Liao's 7,000 troops attacked Soochow's 100,000 troops, and used 800 elite troops to attack Soochow's 100,000 troops until they reached Sun Quan's Ya Banner...

Among the three people present, Yang Zheng had the lowest military rank. Being able to speak up and others being willing to listen was already a compliment.

Xiahou Ba frowned and glanced at Yang Zheng, his expression a little depressed.

Yang Zheng said: "Now that the siege of the Western Capital has been resolved, and the general has made great achievements, we can just wait and see what happened to Guo Huai and Ye Wudai."

Guo Huai was the governor of Yongzhou and had a heavy army in his hands.

Xiahou Ba reluctantly nodded.

In the next few days, the entire army rested in the Western Capital City.

Guo Dun was a good man, and he sent cattle and sheep as rewards, which greatly pleased the soldiers.

Xiahou Ba sent out wave after wave of scouts to inquire about the surrounding situation.

Guo Huai is still stationing troops in Yuzhong.

But Ye Wudai stopped at the Luan Bird.

This confrontation seems acceptable.

Liangzhou is caught in a strange balance.

But this balance only lasted half a month.

In August, when the Shu army moved north, Jiang Wei led ten thousand troops, Chen Bing and Gan Song, to the south of Minshan Mountain to spy on the Longxi Army north of Minshan Mountain.

The Qiang people responded.

The Qiang rebellion, which had gradually subsided, became active again.

Even Nan'an County, which has always been as stable as Mount Tai, is in turmoil.

Longxi County, which is at the forefront of the storm, is even more turbulent, and all Qiang tribes are gathering in Longxi.

At this moment, Guo Huai, who was stationed in Yuzhong, suddenly turned south, entered Didao City, and occupied the magpie nest...

As soon as Guo Huai moved, Yewudai also moved. Without any scruples, he sent his troops to kill Guzang City, the seat of Wuwei County.

There was no fire on the front line, but there was a fire in the backyard.

Didao has always been Xiahou Ba's stronghold.

Now it is inexplicably occupied by Guo Huai.

And it’s still justified.

Xiahou Ba's face was ashen, and his newly healed wound was bleeding again.

Yang Zheng was also a little worried about Wu Han.

Fortunately, I had a little more foresight in the beginning, and even if I lost Wuhan, I still had the Xihe Camp and Jishi Mountain.

But I was secretly glad that not long after, Guo Huai's military order arrived.

Let Xiahou Ba break the siege of Wuwei!

In fact, when Guo Huainan went to Longxi to suppress the Qiang people and defend against the Shu army, the heavy burden of Hexi fell on Xiahou Ba.

Of course Xiahou Ba could just sit back and do nothing.

And once Yewudai captures Guzang and cuts off Hexi, it is self-evident who will be more responsible.

After all, Xiahou Ba is the closest to Wuwei and is currently the top general in Hexi.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but admire Guo Huai's ability to deflect blame.

Xiahou Ba's eyes were red, "How can we break the siege of Wuwei?"

Yang Zheng sighed, Xiahou Ba couldn't go back to Didao, and his play with Yuhan was over. If not, the secret of Xihe Camp and Jishi Mountain would be discovered by Guo Huai.

There are three ways in front of us. One is to retreat to Longxi and squeeze out Guo Huai. However, in doing so, he is disobeying the military order, and the control will fall into Guo Huai's hands. In the future, Guzang will be lost, and Xiahou's hegemony will be increased.

Secondly, we should stand still but still implement the policies. Wuwei County is too important. It is the most important node in the Hexi Corridor and the vassal screen of Yongliang.

Third, raid the West Sea, go straight to Ye Wudai's lair, surround Wei and rescue Zhao.

Guo Huai actually only gave him one way to go.

A road of narrow escape.

Yang Zheng cupped his hands and said: "raid on the West Sea!"

Xiahou Ba sighed: "That's the only way!"

Immediately he stood up tremblingly from the slump, limping to get his weapon.

He looked like this, let alone going on an expedition, he even needed help when walking.

Sure enough, before he could take more than two steps, he almost fell down and was held up by his own soldiers.

Xiahou yelled domineeringly.

But there is nothing that can be done.

Yang Zheng could not help but be considerate of his leadership, "Three thousand people under my command are enough."

"Xingyun..." Xiahou Ba was anxious and angry, with sweat all over his forehead.

Yang Zheng said: "It is actually not difficult to break the siege of Wuwei. The previous scouts have found out that Yewudai's family members are all in the West Sea. If I succeed, Yewudai's Hu people will have no fighting spirit. Fan Can, the governor of Wuwei, is a loyal man and always has a plan."

, It’s not that easy for Ye Wudai to defeat Gu Zang.”

Guo Dun's face was filled with respect, "Yang Duwei is a true national scholar."

These words were undoubtedly ironic to Yang Zheng.
Chapter completed!