Now that their respective tasks have been decided, there is nothing to hesitate about. The 30,000-strong army was divided into three groups. One group was led by Wang Ling and went directly north to Rile. The other group was led by Jia Kui and diverted to the northeast to attack Fanhe. Zhang Liao then headed to the north.
It went directly to Qunlang Ridge between the two places.
Just when the storm was raging in Liangzhou, a fast horse rushed directly into Chang'an where the emperor was now.
"General, envoy Ma Teng wants to see you."
Li Jue's mansion is still full of singing and dancing. To be honest, they have really let themselves go since they conquered Chang'an. They are immersed in drunkenness, glory and wealth every day. But now a guest comes, and it is none other than
Ma Teng's envoy to Chang'an.
"Why did Ma Teng send an envoy here again?
To be easily incited to rebel is a real loss of face for the old man of Xiliang."
Hearing that it was Ma Teng's envoy, Li Jue couldn't help but feel contempt. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were torn apart by a counter-intuitive plan before they even reached the border of Bingzhou. The two brothers turned against each other, and Li Jue and the others were also from the West.
General Liang, this has really brought shame on the Xiliang army.
"Is that seeing or not seeing?"
Li Jue's confidant glanced at Li Jue, but there was doubt in his eyes.
"See you or not, of course I want to see him. Call the envoy Ma Teng to wait in the side hall. I will go to see him after drinking."
After thinking about it for a while, Li Jue decided to meet Ma Teng's envoy.
"promise."
After a while, Ma Teng's envoy was taken to the side hall, but after waiting for a long time, Li Jue was not seen. It was not until late at night that he appeared in the side hall, smelling of alcohol.
"Little man Ma Feng, pay your respects to General Chariot and Cavalry."
Seeing Li Jue's appearance, Ma Teng's envoy Ma Feng quickly paid him a courtesy.
"Okay, excuse me. Why does Ma Shoucheng want you to come over?"
Li Jue, however, waved his hand at Ma Feng indifferently, then sat down on the top of the table.
"General Chariot and Cavalry, my lord is in danger, and Liangzhou is in danger. I hope you can act righteously to help Liangzhou get out of trouble."
Ma Feng didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
"Haha, since Ma Shoucheng originally wanted to be the one who takes chestnuts from the fire, he must be prepared to be slapped on the ear. Yuan Gongli has a strong army and a strong horse. I am afraid that I am powerless even if I want to help."
Faced with Ma Feng's directness, Li Jue didn't mince words and said directly, you went to steal someone else's base yourself, but you didn't steal it and were killed by others, and you were pushed back to your home base. This is cause and effect.
retribution.
"General, when we sent out troops, it was ordered by the imperial court. Now our lord is about to have a decisive battle with Yuan Jiujiu. The imperial court cannot stand idly by. Besides, if my lord is really defeated, Yuan Shu's next target after taking Liangzhou will naturally be Yongzhou. His lips are dead and his teeth are cold.
Ah, General."
Hearing Li Jue's reply, Ma Feng immediately became anxious. The current situation is that the enemy is strong and we are weak. If Chang'an can send troops, it will be of great help to Liangzhou's war.
To be honest, Ma Feng's words did make Li Jue hesitate. It was true that he encouraged Ma Teng to attack Bingzhou, and if Liangzhou was really captured by Yuan Shu, then Yuan Shu would never give up the fat piece of Yongzhou in the next step.
He still understands the truth.
"Let's do this. It's getting late now. You should rest now. I will report to the Emperor tomorrow about the Liangzhou matter and see how His Majesty makes a decision."
Since he was a little hesitant, Li Jue decided to share this matter with his companions, such as Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others.
"promise."
Li Jue has said this, and Ma Feng has nothing to say. After all, he is just a nobody. He can't answer these high-level matters, so he can only passively wait for the result.
The next day, Li Jue did not hesitate and directly called together the other three Xiliang generals who had rebelled with him.
"What's wrong?"
After the four people gathered together, Guo Bang looked at Li Jue who summoned them, his eyes full of doubts.
"Ma Teng's envoy arrived in Chang'an yesterday."
Li Jue didn't say anything more, he just ordered Ma Teng's messenger. He believed that the other three would know what he wanted to express as long as they were not pigs.
"Ma Shoucheng feels that he cannot stop Yuan Shu and wants us to send troops to support him."
Guo Bang glanced at Li Jue, and the confusion in his eyes turned into sadness, and even a hint of fear.
"I feel that if Yuan Shu really wants a decisive battle, Ma Teng's strength will not be able to stop him. The current situation will fall on us.
If we don't send troops and just sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, the result is likely that Ma Teng will be directly destroyed. And after Ma Teng is destroyed, he will most likely target us next.
But if we send troops, it would be good if we can defeat Yuan Shu. If we cannot win, it will be equivalent to completely establishing a relationship with Yuan Shu. Then it will not be possible, but we will definitely use troops."
Li Jue thought very clearly. After all, this is the situation now. If he doesn't send troops, Ma Teng will definitely be dealt with. But if he sends troops, he is afraid that he will not be able to defeat Yuan Shu and cause trouble in vain.
"Bang, it doesn't matter if I hit you, or if I don't fight, what should I do?"
When Fan Chou heard Li Jue's words, he couldn't help but punch the table, expressing his irritability.
Not only Fan Chou was irritable, but Guo Si and Zhang Ji were also frowning. Liangzhou is now a quagmire, and anyone who enters may be trapped, so be careful about this.
"Since we can't make a decision, we might as well call Jia Xu over and ask for his opinion."
The four of them were frowning and unable to make a decision. Suddenly, Zhang Ji thought of a person, Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. Rather than just standing there in a daze, it would be better to ask his opinion.
"Yes, come, call Jia Xu to come over and tell the story."
When they heard Zhang Ji's words, the eyes of the remaining three people all lit up. Yes, how could they forget about this old boy Jia Xu?
"promise."
After the order was given, the guards galloped towards Jia Xu's mansion.
The personal guard came to the door of Jia Xu's mansion, and before he even got off his horse, he directly shouted to the servant guarding the door.
"According to the order of the General of Chariots and Cavalry, I quickly recruit Zuo Feng Yi and Jia Xu to go to the Palace of Generals of Chariots and Cavalry to narrate the story."
When the servant heard what the guard said, he did not dare to neglect and went directly into the mansion.
"Master, Master, General Chariot and Cavalry, please come over and tell us your story."
The servant rushed to Jia Xu in a panic and quickly told him about Li Jue's summons.
"General Chariot?"
Hearing Li Jue's move, Jia Xu was also a little confused. He hadn't heard of any fighting anywhere. They couldn't intervene in Yangzhou or Yuzhou. Could it be that there was a problem in Liangzhou?
"Yes, the general's bodyguards are waiting outside the door now."
The servant nodded simply.
"All right."
No matter what was the reason for calling him there, Jia Xu did not dare to neglect. After changing his clothes, he went out directly, boarded the prepared carriage and ran towards Li Jue's house.
