"Zihua, you are very lucky. With just a little more time, you have the opportunity to manage the affairs of a county. How many people will envy you to death."
"General Hua, don't laugh at me. I really don't have a clue as to what my lord is planning to do with this move."
"Okay, Zihua, don't think too much. It's just the position of acting prefect. It's not that I really want you to be the prefect. Just take this order as an opportunity to practice. If it's not Master Zhou Mu,
There are no suitable manpower around you, Zihua, you just want this opportunity and there is nothing you can do about it."
"Old General Xu's words made Zhi Mao suddenly enlightened. Zhi would like to thank the old general for his advice."
"Don't be too happy too early. You have a lot to do when you get to Zhide. The tails behind us have been hanging far away and refuse to leave. When you get to Zhide, be careful of them causing trouble for you. In addition, Zhangye has
Two vassal states, tens of thousands of barbarians, how to prevent them from expanding their influence while maintaining their power after experiencing major changes?
You also need to carefully consider to ensure that the local powerful will not repeat themselves. The most important thing is that after reaching Zhende, you also need to raise food and grass for the army to prepare for emergencies. Although I have not been to the west of Wuwei, I have heard that the climate in Jiuquan, Dunhuang is severe.
Seriously, the population is not abundant, and the food and fodder for our army will eventually be a big problem."
"It seems that the burden on Zhi's shoulders is really heavy and makes people breathless."
"It is necessary to raise enough food and grass without causing strong resistance from the local people. Although the Lord's order said that local people will cooperate, we cannot be careless because of this. If you can do these things well, Zihua, when the time comes
If Lord Zhou Mu recommends you to be the prefect, do you think there is anything wrong with it, not only for the superiors but also for the subordinates and for you?"
"Indeed, it is true that Zhi's fledgling can win the lord's respect and take on such an important task. He will certainly live up to his expectations."
"Haha, that's right~ Young people, you should be motivated and dare to take responsibility, so that you won't regret it when you get old."
"Xu Yingchun, is it possible that you are jealous of Zihua?"
"Hua Boying, you little brat, don't use those words to push me. I don't care about that prefect of Laoshizi. My biggest wish is for the man to be shrouded in horse leather and return to his dead body. Besides, the Western Regions, I have never seen anything like that in my life.
It looks like that, so even if someone comes to replace me as the prefect, I will definitely not change it."
Of course, Xu Rong's act of pretending to be 13 was criticized by Hua Xiong and Sima Zhi.
In fact, this 30,000-strong army was quite close to the border between Wuwei and Zhangye.
Unlike Li Shushi, who had enough horses but led his troops to make a small turn in Hanyang, although the army led by Xu Rong and Hua Xiong marched far slower than Li Shushi's small force, under Xu Rong's careful preparation,
them
But he took the shortest route, the Northern Silk Road, so when Li Shushi was delayed for a day or two in Zhangye, this large force had already been replenished in Guzang and started to march towards Zhangye. Even the entire force did not go too far.
Tired look.
This shows that the veteran general Xu Rong is indeed a quite experienced commander.
Naturally, both Hua Xiong and Sima Zhi benefited a lot from this journey. After all, even a general like Hua Xiong who had followed Dong Zhuo for many years and was familiar with the geography of Xiliang was not as careful as an old general like Xu Rong. It was easy for him to miss the details.
There are many omissions above.
It was the details that Xu Rong noticed that allowed the army to maintain sufficient morale and energy under difficult marching conditions.
Therefore, when the messenger sent by Li Shushi had not reached Guzang, he had already encountered this army.
This led to the above joke.
"Lord, you think we should..."
A fierce slashing action showed the true mood in Cheng Gongying's heart at this time. Han Sui really did not intend to fight with Li Shushi's army, because this kind of meaningless loss would only put Han Sui into an unfavorable situation. After all, although
In name, Han Sui is the supreme leader of the Qiang-Hu coalition forces, but even if Bian Zhang has semi-retired and Ma Teng is sent away with an excuse, Han Sui still needs to face those who are not strong but are still enough to unite to defeat anyone.
A small force that people fear.
These forces were originally introduced by Han Sui to fight against the Qiang people who were not very peaceful, but he did not expect that the gourd was pressed. The Qiang people have become much more peaceful recently, but those small people such as Cheng Yin and Candidates
The warlord was restless again.
If Han Sui's strength is greatly damaged by the battle with Li Shushi's troops, then Cheng Gongying believes that those small forces will not mind uniting to find trouble for Han Sui. After all, they are used to being wild and do not like Han Sui's overreach.
The "tightening curse" that has been tightened by Han Sui has been developed by these white-eyed wolves for a long time, but they have not dared to act because of Han Sui's strength.
Of course, it is not easy to let those people serve as cannon fodder. Otherwise, Han Sui will never be able to continue sending troops as long as someone is provocative.
And this is another important reason why Han Sui wants to expand. As the territory becomes larger, those restless little guys will have more food to eat and will naturally be less wary of the tightening curse. As long as Han Sui's strength develops better than them.
Faster, then Han Sui will eventually be able to annex those small forces with equally ambitious ambitions and completely integrate his subordinates.
But who would have thought that Li Shushi looked like he planned to stay in Hexi and didn't want to leave.
"Have the Huns in Juyan and the Qiang Hu in Hou Guan done anything?"
There was no expression on Han Sui's face, as calm as a clear water. It was impossible to tell whether he was really unaffected at this moment or whether he was actually very troubled in his heart.
"After the Huns were defeated and retreated to their homeland, they couldn't get out. They also spread the word that the tribe's great shaman died of illness, and they did not use weapons during the funeral. According to rumors, several shamans were also buried. As for the Qiang Hu of the marquis.
There seemed to be some commotion at first, but after the Huns retreated, there was no sound. They probably planned to make a plan after seeing the situation clearly."
"Died of illness? Buried? I'm afraid he was killed by that little guy's troops. Without the Huns in front, Corsasso would naturally not move around. That little guy was so capable that he actually rode two vassal states.
Suppress it firmly."
As the two largest military forces in Hexi, Hu Qi from Zhangye's vassal state and Zhangye's Juyan vassal state have always been a presence that Han Sui is quite afraid of. Therefore, Han Sui has been conducting intelligence infiltration work on these forces for a long time, but he just doesn't know what
The reason is that Han Sui's infiltration work has not been going smoothly. Although Han Sui is a little anxious, there is no good way.
But who would have thought that Li Shushi, an outsider, could quickly stabilize the situation in Hexi and then start to come into contact with these two forces. Although it is unclear whether the two parties have reached an agreement, judging from the fact that both forces have temporarily ceased their activities, I'm afraid
Obviously, he had received certain promises, and even based on Li Shushi's past actions, Han Sui believed that the two sides would have deeper cooperation. This somewhat disappointed Han Sui, who was prepared to sit back and watch the internal friction between the two sides.
He really didn't understand what changes had occurred that allowed Li Shushi to achieve so smoothly what Han Sui couldn't achieve despite all his efforts. Could it be that destiny really wasn't with him?
When he heard the news, Han Sui felt very sad.
"In this case, we might as well capture Wuwei. Once the situation stabilizes, we can capture the other three counties in Hexi. After all, Li Xue cannot stay here for too long, unless he does not intend to take over Bingzhou and the fertile land of the two rivers."
As a confidant, Cheng Gongying naturally knew about the work Han Sui had done secretly, and even many things were done by him. He naturally knew the hardship and helplessness involved, but he was even more aware of the problems Han Sui was facing now, even if such a move might
It attracted attacks from Dong Zhuo and even Li Shushi, but Cheng Gongying still advised Han Sui like this.
After all, if you don't do this, Jincheng alone won't be enough for Han Sui to move.
Cheng Gongying had to sigh secretly for such a result - indeed, in the eyes of many people, Han Sui was still the traitor wanted by the Han Dynasty. Even though he had now cleared his identity through Dong Zhuo, the sequelae left by the Qiang Rebellion were obviously not short-term.
It could be solved within a short period of time, so when Li Shushi, a "rebellious" with a better reputation, came, he easily gained support.
Although it is not entirely clear what role the Deng family of Zhangye played in all the events, as a native of Liangzhou, he is more sensitive to certain things than Han Sui, a foreigner, so it is easier for him to get closer to the truth of the problem.
It's just that Cheng Gongying couldn't tell Han Sui such a conjecture, not only for Han Sui's mood but also for his own life.
Should I also learn from Bian Zhang to downplay my sense of existence a little bit?
Although he was still loyal to Han Sui, Cheng Gongying felt a little upset when he saw Han Sui becoming more and more ruthless.
"Wait a little longer. If Li Xue really negotiates good terms with those Hu Qi, we will send troops to fight. Otherwise, we will send troops to Zhangye to capture Jiuquan as soon as they leave. I want to see if the bones of those disobedient guys are really there.
So hard!"
Although Han Sui's transformation was still intact, the bulging veins from the forceful clenching of his fists showed how determined he was at this moment. Obviously, this hero seemed to be unable to endure that kind of powerless defeat.
feel.
Looking at Han Sui who had made up his mind, Cheng Gongying took a breath and cleared some of the thoughts that originally existed in his mind. In the final analysis, Cheng Gongying has been Han Sui's most loyal lackey from beginning to end.
But what these two people obviously didn't expect was that compared to the wasteful operation in Zhangye, Li Shushi's trip to Jiuquan was extremely smooth. By the time Han Sui received the news and was ready to send troops, he had already entered.
The boundaries of Dunhuang County.
PS: Today is the day when Hainan was established as a special zone and established as a province. Today is also the 25th anniversary.
PS2: Today is the Water Splashing Festival of the Dai people. I wish them a happy holiday and a good time.
PS3: When Mr. Ma meets the new chairman, there will be a good show this time...