The reason why Han Wenyue cried was not because he realized that the situation in Liangzhou was at the end of his rope, but because Gongsun Xun saw through his trick at a glance, which put him personally at the end of his rope.

Think about it, theoretically speaking, the traditional Liangzhou area, that is, the seven eastern counties of Liangzhou, have been in chaos for hundreds of years. During these hundreds of years, the Han Empire, which was at its peak, devoted the entire country to many large-scale conquests...

…

Did you win? There must be a winner.

But is it even? It’s just more chaotic every time.

Therefore, Han Sui actually had some confidence in Gongsun Xun's sudden military action. As long as Liangzhou could unite as one and rely on the terrain to resist, with only 30,000 to 40,000 enemy troops, they could completely overwhelm the opponent's logistics.

At that time, as long as Cao Liu in the Central Plains wakes up and takes action, or if another trouble occurs in Chang'an, Gongsun Xun will only hold his nose and make peace with the heroes of Liangzhou.

Even if Gongsun Xun is very capable and can use a "short, flat, and fast" method to defeat Heping Liangzhou, and even control Liangzhou for a while, it doesn't matter. Because the Qiang Han situation in Liangzhou is too complicated.

Sooner or later there will be chaos... Han Wenyue really doesn't think Gongsun Xun can do what the Han Empire couldn't do with all its might.

In other words, as long as Han Sui can hide and survive, and can continue to live in Liangzhou, then he can't tolerate being a loyal minister of the Gongsun family for two years. Anyway, once Gongsun Xun leaves, he will still be the local emperor of Jincheng, and when Liangzhou is in chaos again

, he is also the actual controller of the three counties.

In fact, Han Wenyue has been separatist in Liangzhou for many years, and he has always had this mentality when facing the strong men from the east - even though he has been the most powerful warlord in Liangzhou for a long time, every time he really encounters huge military and political challenges

When challenged, he would take the initiative to retreat, and then push a fool to come out and be the nominal leader.

Of course, this person is also the perfect candidate for betrayal during the decisive battle and for merger and expansion after the war.

First it was Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, then Guo Guo, then Ma Teng, and finally there might be Ma Chao in another time and space... It can only be said that in this world there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.

, the Yellow River has thousands of miles of sand in its nine bends, and its reputation is by no means unfounded.

So back to the present, now Han Sui actually still wants to use this "six-county alliance" method to summon the heroes of Liangzhou, and then elect Ma Teng or someone to create momentum so that Gongsun Xun can target this person.

, he hid behind and continued.

But who could have imagined that Gongsun Xun, an old friend of Luozhong in the past, seemed to know him too well, so he did the opposite and directly arranged for him to be separated from the Han Dynasty - just to tell the whole world that he was General Wei.

Gongsun Xun is here to beat Han Sui, everyone else should get out of the way!

"Father-in-law." Before Pound walked out of the private room, he spoke sincerely again. "My general also said that in troubled times, since you have decided to separate one side, you should not always think about taking advantage of others without being taken advantage of by others... Today

He is just collecting debts for the heroes of Liangzhou who have been sold by you in the past ten years! And this time, please know that whether it is war or peace in Liangzhou, there is no disharmony in this time, and no matter who is responsible

Because, he will blame it on you, so please think twice before you act."

At this moment, Han Sui didn't even think about crying anymore.

Of course, I really couldn’t cry anymore... On the afternoon of September 8th, the heroes of Liangzhou gathered on a platform outside Yuzhong City and started another so-called Liangzhou Alliance. This kind of alliance is really not

It happened once or twice. When Beigong Boyu revolted, and later when the Kingdom marched to the East, the three auxiliaries had similar actions, but never before were there so many people as today.

Because this time, not only the radicals and warlords who are alienated from the central government, but also the moderates who have maintained trust and expectations for the Han Dynasty or General Wei, and even the neutrals who have always lived their own lives have also gathered...

...After all, this alliance is an alliance recognized by Gongsun Xun and Ma Han at the same time.

Looking around, we can see that Qiang and Han people are mixed, officials and bandits are mixed together, civilized and military people are indistinguishable, there is a great disparity between the rich and the poor, and there are even Di people and Xianbei people. The venue is the open-air ruins of the Han army camp when Yuzhong was besieged, and everyone is not alone.

There are no chairs, a few people are sitting on the ground, but most of them are armed and riding on horses, as if they are ready to fight and escape at any time... There is no way, this is Liangzhou. For hundreds of years, Liangzhou has been so complicated and chaotic.

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When the two armies were fighting, Fu Xie was prepared to die in battle as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but thousands of rebels knelt down to him and begged him to escape;

Gai Xun fought hard, but was injured and embarrassed. He yelled on the battlefield and asked people to kill him, but no one dared to do it;

Zhang Huan fought countless battles in exchange for precious military merit, but he actually exchanged the military merit for a household registration as a third assistant;

Dong Zhuo was farming in Longxi at a young age, but he had dozens of wealthy Qiang people hanging out with him;

When Yan Zhong was an official in other places, he repeatedly persuaded Huangfu Song to rebel against the Han, but when he returned to Liangzhou and faced the coercion of the rebels, he chose to commit suicide;

Each war was a so-called Qiang rebellion, but the main force in each rebellion was Han tycoons. Later, most of the Qiang rebel leaders were wiped out. Instead, the Han people who were coerced were demoted to generals. Demotion became a common trend!

In this place, there are not so many boundaries between enemies and friends. One year, we were friends from the same village who faced the famine together. The next year, we were fighting against each other because of the righteousness of the Han Dynasty. The year before, we were all allies based on blood.

As sworn brothers, next year we are wild dogs biting each other for territory; one year ago we almost killed each other's whole family, and the next year we become father and son brothers again, going out to rob and survive.

The people of Liangzhou themselves don’t even know who their enemies are and who are their friends. It seems that everyone is a friend and everyone is an enemy.

So back to the present, not long after the alliance started, it slipped in a strange direction.

In fact, Han Sui, together with Ma Teng and Pang De, just rode on the stage with armored cavalry and shocked the audience. Before he could finish his polite words, someone slapped him in the face!

Because of the participation of a large number of pro-Han wealthy families, Han Sui had expected this, but he never expected it to come so quickly.

"May I ask General Huya!" A person raised his voice and asked in the audience. "What is the purpose of summoning heroes from six counties in the name of an alliance?"

"It's to discuss how to deal with General Wei's menacing attack this time." Longxiang General Ma Teng saw Han Sui beside him and said nothing. He thought that this guy didn't know the person who said the words, so he responded briefly on his behalf.

Tip. "Weizhang, your Zhao family in Ji County is from a famous family in Tianshui. This matter is related to the overall situation of Liangzhou. If you have something to gain, you might as well speak up."

The man named Zhao Weizhang was Zhao Ang, the son of the famous Zhao family in Ji County, Hanyang County (Tianshui). Hearing this, he was not polite. He directly reined up his horse and climbed from the side to the general platform where the Han army besieged Yuzhong in the past, and then turned around.

He immediately stood on the stage, looked around, and said rudely: "Gentlemen! According to Zhao Ang of Tianshui, everything today is caused by the tiger's teeth. The trouble caused by the two thieves of Longxiang, but just like the previous times, they want us all to suffer."

The people of the state are just trying to offset the trouble for them!"

The audience was noisy for a while, with some laughing and some shouting and scolding.

"What are those words from Weizhang?" Ma Teng couldn't help but panic. "How could I ever have such bad intentions?"

"Why is General Longxiang acting like this?" Zhao Ang still spoke fiercely, but did not look back at all. He just pointed his head at Ma Teng, Han Sui and others behind him. "General Wei sent troops to suppress Liangzhou on three sides. What happened?

Is there someone who is called a Han official but is actually a Han traitor, who separatizes the prefectures and counties, and is good at doing power and fortune?! And in these years, the people who have separatized Liangzhou and enjoyed wealth and honor are not the two thieves Huya and Longxiang. Could it be me, Zhao Ang?

Or is it your Beidi Fu Gan? Or is it your Jincheng Baima Qiang? It can’t be your Longxi Li family Di, right?”

Every time Zhao Ang pointed at someone, the audience burst into laughter for a while. In the end, the noise was uncontrollable and the laughter was overwhelming.

After the laughter subsided, Fu Qian, the servant of the Huangmen who was ordered to come here, raised his voice angrily in the audience: "How can the Fu family in the North be a thief?! So far today, I have been ordered to observe the people of Liangzhou.

, Secondly, I want to tell Liangzhou Xiangzi that eight years ago, my father died at the hands of thieves for Liangzhou, and today I, Fu Qian, can also die at the hands of thieves for Liangzhou!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an even louder roar in the audience. Countless Qiang, Han, and Xianbei heroes from Beidi County rushed forward one after another. They bluntly said that if Han and Ma dare to take action today, they will not be able to bear the responsibility even if they die.

Fu family.

Some of them were unavoidably wild and untamable. They drew their swords directly from the audience and shouted at Han Ma, demanding their lives!

Faced with such a chaotic scene, Ma Teng and Han Sui were panicked and silent. This made many Qiang Han leaders who were close to the two men find it difficult to do so. It took a long time before Fu Qian and Gaishun came to the stage.

It gradually calmed down with the comfort of the two.

Obviously, after Zhao Ang, Fu Qian, and Gaishun made such a fuss, it would be ridiculous to still want to share the same hatred with the enemy. At least Beidi, Hanyang (Tianshui) and other two counties that fell under Gongsun Xun's control have already shown their attitude. However,

More importantly, Han Sui's strange behavior has aroused uneasiness and vigilance among his subordinates and the leaders of the areas he rules...

In other words, Liangzhou, especially the separatists and separatists, would be presumptuous if they wanted to establish an effective top-down rule. Han Sui and Ma Teng were each nominally two big leaders, but

Lifting the curtain of nominal rule between the two, what was covered underneath was still densely packed with tribes and wealthy families, large and small.

Moreover, the two of them have not been without rivals in Liangzhou over the years, let alone unite and really treat each other as brothers... For example, Yang Qiu was squeezed out by Ma Teng and Han Sui; another example is that Ma Teng

Gongsun Xun was assigned to the east of Liangzhou and settled in the three northern counties. Han Sui stayed in the south and west. Among them, Longxi County was where Ma Teng's initial base was. So Ma Shoucheng, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, made a move when he left Longxi.

In an underhanded move, he supported a veteran rebel named Song Jian, which caused Han Sui to suffer a big loss.

And don't mention it, Song Jian still has two tricks. After causing Han Sui to suffer from pain, he finally controlled the entire Longxi, and then claimed to be the King of Pinghan, making Chang'an and Yecheng furious at the same time. At that time, Gongsun

Xun had just defeated Yuan Shao and established Yecheng, how could he endure it? He just had to personally lead troops to Liangzhou.

How was it resolved in the end?

The answer is that the entire Liangzhou, including Longxi County, realized the problem and knew that Song Jian would ruin everyone's future for separatism sooner or later if they continued like this. So Han and Ma joined forces, plus Huangfu Song, who was stationed in Hanyang at the time, and the three of them

They joined forces to force the tribes in Longxi, and the powerful people took action together and killed Song Jian in Longxi. However, Longxi was still the leader of the old tribe of King Pinghan, and only nominally belonged to Han Sui.

Under this special political model, once Han Sui and Ma Teng lose their prestige, the consequences will be terrible.

Of course Han Wenyue also noticed this, so he hesitated for a moment, and he didn't know whether it was out of luck or unwillingness, but he reined in his horse and tried to resist a little.

After all, Han Sui was the one who had led Liangzhou for ten years. His appearance at this time also made the audience gradually quiet down - everyone wanted to hear what he had to say.

"Dear children of Liangzhou," Han Sui sighed as he reined in his horse side by side with Zhao Ang on the stage. "Although Fufeng Zhao, Beidi Fu, and Dunhuang Gai have always been close to the imperial court and have their own affiliations, in the end we, Liangzhou

We are our own people, so I don’t blame the three of them for criticizing me today. But I, Han Sui, still want to refute and ask you a question... Many years ago, although General Longxiang and I were in charge of Liangzhou, we and I

Can one call it mean to treat children from six counties?"

As soon as this statement came out, there was a lot of discussion in the audience. After all, Han Sui and Ma Teng had ruled Liangzhou for a long time, so how could they not have any prestige?

Among them, Han Sui was a famous scholar in Xiliang when he was young, and he was a talented person in the state. He always had the basic ability to govern the place; Ma Teng was not bad either. He had a kind-hearted character and was lenient to others. At the same time, he had defeated many enemies in the north.

The harassment of Xianbei in the west is also based on some people's hearts.

Seeing the subtle attitude of everyone, Han Sui couldn't help but relax a little, and asked another key question: "Actually, if you think that General Longxiang and I are not enough to govern Liangzhou, then it doesn't matter. The two of us have the power."

What can I say? I can send my family to Yecheng, and then go to Cheshi to serve as General Pingxi, Zangzhou Mu, and Protector of the Western Regions; General Longxiang can go to Chang'an or Yecheng to serve as Jiuqing, and I heard that he can also be added as a county marquis.

, His eldest son Ma Mengqi is now very useful in General Wei's army... In other words, the two of us are indispensable for generations, but what about you? Once General Wei enters Liangzhou, will he have any respect for you?

Are General Long Xiang and I treating you well?"

The audience became increasingly noisy, and the subordinates of Han and Ma took the opportunity to make noise:
To be continued...