Han Sui, Liang Xing and other surrendered generals joined in, and everyone came to Wang's house that night.
Wang Ding hosted a banquet and everyone sat together.
Gao Shun, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others were not here, so we joined Han Sui and others, and we could still sit down at the long table.
There were fine wines, delicacies, and the unparalleled benevolence and righteousness of Wang Ding. Everyone at this banquet was very satisfied.
Han Sui, Liang Xing, and other demoted generals easily integrated into the collective.
At the wine table, Zhang Liao actually raised his glass to apologize to Han Sui, and the two drank more than a dozen glasses in a row.
At the same time, Yang Biao also obtained the so-called evidence, and he can convict those in prison tomorrow.
The Xiliang cavalry who surrendered also had many wounded soldiers.
If it can be cured, let the doctor treat it well.
For those who are disabled, Wang Ding will also send them to the Veterans Mansion.
Now there are more than 2,000 remnant soldiers in the Veterans Mansion.
But they don’t just eat and wait to die every day.
In addition to the group of remnant soldiers who came to help during spring plowing, now on weekdays, the veterans of the Veterans Mansion will also find things to do for themselves.
Some are making bamboo baskets and baskets in the yard.
Some only have one hand left, but they use their mouths to cooperate.
It took me a long time to do it, and it’s very neat.
The bamboo baskets they made were sold by other veterans in the market every day.
Regarding the remnants of Xiliang soldiers who were suddenly brought here, no one in the veterans' mansion rejected them.
Nowadays, they are very optimistic.
They are already missing arms and legs, so they can see everything more openly.
Although we were hostile before, we surrendered and became one of our own.
These remnant soldiers of Xiliang are as if the gray sky is suddenly illuminated by a ray of sunshine.
The moment they stepped into the Old Soldier's Mansion, their hearts stayed in Chang'an.
I never thought that they would have such a result.
……
Ma Teng, who was a hundred miles away from Chang'an, learned that Han Sui had surrendered, and quickly returned to Liangzhou with the remaining men.
He ran away again.
They still haven't fought against Wang Ding's army. Just like the last time, they just camped outside Chencang for half a month and then retreated.
This time it’s shorter.
Moreover, he retreated without even seeing the Han army.
Without cavalry, he did not dare to go deeper.
Moreover, the 20,000 cavalrymen were just gone, and the 30,000 infantrymen in his hand seemed unable to stop the Han army.
Only this time, Ma Teng returned to Liangzhou again, and his reputation in Liangzhou dropped.
This time he gathered many Qiang tribes and formed an army of 50,000, and attacked Chang'an with great momentum.
As a result, Han Sui surrendered and lost 20,000 cavalry, which was a heavy loss. After Ma Teng returned, it was difficult to explain to the Qiang tribe.
Next time, if he wants to gather soldiers and horses from many tribes, it will not be so easy.
If you fail once, you can accept it. If you fail the second time, some people may be able to tolerate it.
But for the third time, if it wasn't for the fact that he really couldn't survive, I'm afraid no one would be willing to follow Ma Teng and come to Guanzhong to die.
Ma Teng led 30,000 infantry. Before he returned to Xiliang, he could already imagine what he would have to deal with in the future.
There are also 30,000 infantry following him now, and some people in the army are already complaining.
None of them were injured or killed.
But they had been running for so many days, hard and tired, but in the end they got nothing.
If so, they might as well stay in the tribe and squeeze more goat milk.
Ma Teng himself felt empty in his heart.
He and Han Sui had known each other for twenty years. They had been brothers when they were officials in Liangzhou and rebelled together.
Now that Han Sui was captured, Ma Teng was thinking about Han Sui and his family who stayed in Xiliang. He would take good care of Han Sui's wife and daughter.
"Father, are we going back like this?" Young Ma Chao came to Ma Teng on a white horse.
This time he came to Guanzhong with Ma Teng. He also wanted to show off his skills and let the people in Guanzhong see his strength.
Now that he has not even seen an enemy, he has to withdraw his troops. Ma Chao is really unwilling to do so.
How can he become famous like this?
The young Ma Chao is now very confident in his own strength.
No one in the tribe is his opponent, and no one in the army is his opponent.
He came to Guanzhong to kill fierce generals, and he came to make a name for himself.
He will return to Xiliang with glory.
Instead of running back in despair like now.
When Han Sui left with 20,000 cavalry, Ma Chao wanted to follow, but unfortunately Ma Teng wouldn't let him.
Ma Teng glanced at him and said coldly: "Now there are only 30,000 infantry left. What can we fight with?"
Ma Chao curled his lips and said: "If I had been allowed to follow Uncle Han before, my uncle would not have been captured."
Veins appeared on Ma Teng's forehead. He ran forward on his horse, unwilling to continue communicating with Ma Chao.
Ma Teng didn't like this eldest son very much.
It's just that he is his son after all, and he is brave, so he takes him with him this time to fight together.
The young Ma Chao did not realize that he had made his father unhappy. When he saw Ma Teng running forward on his war horse, he fell behind sickly.
Wang Ding received the news about Ma Teng's withdrawal the next day.
"This time should be able to calm down the Qiang people in Xiliang for a while." Wang Ding asked.
"Don't worry, my lord, I am willing to write a letter and inform Ma Teng, asking him to take the Xiliang army and surrender to the lord." Han Suidao.
Wang Ding nodded, but he felt there was little hope.
Even if Ma Teng and Han Sui are brothers, they may not necessarily choose to surrender just because one of them surrenders.
Even if Ma Teng's reputation in Xiliang plummets this time, he can still be his local emperor in Xiliang.
The spies in the east have returned the news.
Lu Bu was defeated by Fu Luo, who fled to Nanyang with his remaining soldiers and defected to Yuan Shu.
Wang Ding felt confident that he could prepare to attack Hanzhong.
Originally, his only goal was Hanzhong, but he ended up having a fight with Xiliang in advance.
The result was good: Han Sui, Liang Xing and other generals were subdued, and Liu Fan, Liu Dan, and other ministers who opposed him were also eliminated.
Yang Biao has already announced in court that all the ministers he imprisoned in prison will be executed.
However, Wang Ding still has to wait for some time before setting off for Hanzhong.
The rice outside the city is completely mature, and the golden ears are like a golden dreamland.
Wang Ding still personally led his soldiers to harvest rice in the fields.
Unfortunately, there is no rice threshing machine, so we have to do it all with our hands, which is very troublesome and time-consuming.
During the break, he talked to Yang Xiu about this matter.
"Dezu, can you get a machine, put the ears of rice on it, and then turn the machine to remove the rice grains one by one."
As Wang Ding spoke, he also used his fingers to draw strange pictures in the ground.
Yang Xiu listened carefully while staring at the simple painting on the field.
He knew that since Wang Ding had said it, it could definitely be done.
If it doesn't work, it means he hasn't realized it yet.