Yang Feng came in a hurry and left in a hurry. He left the camp directly before his butt was even hot from sitting.
If it weren't for Dian Wei, Yang Feng would definitely not be willing to come to see Wang Can.
This report can be regarded as repaying Dian Wei's kindness for saving his life.
After Yang Feng left the camp, only Wang Can, Guo Jia and Fazheng were left in the camp. Wang Can looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "I thought Han Sui was the only army, but now there are more Southern Qiang people. Shaodang
The army has changed again. With our current strength, it may be difficult to deal with their coalition forces. What do you two think?"
Fazheng cupped his hands and said: "In view of my humble duty, I have to slow down the march to disrupt Han Sui's formation."
After a pause, Fazheng continued: "We have taken the initiative and are not in a hurry, but Han Sui is still waiting for the lord to lead his troops to Jicheng, and it will definitely not be stable. Besides, Han Sui has gathered so many soldiers in Jicheng.
Countless amounts of food and grass are consumed every day, which is a huge expense, and Han Sui will definitely not want to delay it. Once Han Sui gets impatient and gets confused, things will be easier to handle."
Wang Can nodded and said: "Xiao Zhizhi is right. The marching speed must indeed be slowed down."
After a pause, Wang Can looked at Guo Jia again, waiting for Guo Jia to speak.
Guo Jiaxiao said: "My lord, I think we have to make two preparations. The first is what Xiaozhi said to slow down the army; the second is to strengthen the scope of the scout's exploration."
Guo Jia looked calm and said slowly: "Han Sui is preparing to take action in Jicheng, but there is no guarantee that Han Sui will not send troops. Once Han Sui leads a large army to kill, we will be very passive. Now our army has insufficient strength and can easily be defeated."
Defeat. Therefore, when intensifying the intensity of scout exploration, it is also necessary to strengthen the defense of the army."
Wang Can ordered: "Well said, you are responsible for these two matters and deal with them as soon as possible."
"promise!"
Fazheng and Guo Jia agreed with clasped fists, solemn expressions on their faces.
Yang Feng's news did not affect the general direction of Wang Can's plan, but it did let Wang Can know Han Sui's trump card.
After the Southern Qiang and Shaodang sent out troops, they could not be ignored.
At first, Wang Can thought that his military strength was not weaker than Han Sui's. However, now it seems that Wang Can's military strength is obviously insufficient, especially when Han Sui, Shaodang, and the Southern Qiang people unite, they are more threatening.
Even if Wang Can doesn't go to Jicheng, there will still be danger.
Therefore, the response policy must be appropriately changed to be sure to win this war.
The army continued to set off, but the speed became even slower.
Although the speed of the army slowed down, Wang Can's requirements for the soldiers in the army became more stringent. Along the way, Wang Can even asked Zhao Yun, Chen Dao and Zhang Ren to train soldiers so that their soldiers would be prepared to be attacked at any time.
. Therefore, although the army was very slow, it was always in a state of preparation and did not relax.
Rather than calling this way of traveling to Jicheng a rush, it would be more appropriate to call it military training.
The army marched slowly, and its morale gradually improved.
While on the road, Wang Can often visited the army. On the one hand, he encouraged all the soldiers to train hard, and on the other hand, he could also evaluate the situation of the soldiers in the army.
In this way, soldiers can continue to grow and become stronger and stronger.
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Time passed, and five days passed in a flash.
On this day, Han Sui led his army to Jicheng and stopped at Jicheng. Han Sui stationed 30,000 troops outside the city and immediately entered the city with his generals.
Han Sui was not going very fast, but he had already arrived at Jicheng.
However, there is no information about Wang Can's army, and it is not known where it is.
Jicheng, County Hall.
Han Sui sat on the main seat, with all the generals under his command sitting below him. He looked serious, and his eyes swept over the generals under his command one by one, and finally fell on Yan Xing, asking: "Yan Ming, have the grain, grass and supplies arrived in Jicheng?"
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Yan Xing clasped his fists and said, "Replying to my lord, everyone has arrived."
Han Sui asked again: "Where are the armor, weapons, and horses?"
Yan Bi replied respectfully: "All the baggage and ordnance have arrived. Now everything is ready. As long as Wang Can and his army arrive in Jicheng, we can execute the plan according to the plan."
Han Sui twirled his short beard under his chin and said with a smile, "Okay, just wait until Wang Can comes."
Speaking of this, Han Sui said: "Actually, I originally thought that Wang Can would refuse to set the location in Jicheng and choose another location. I didn't expect that Wang Can was so arrogant that he dared to agree to accept surrender in Jicheng. Although this man is not crazy.
He's a bit arrogant, but his courage is first-class, which is very admirable!"
Yan Xing listened to Han Sui's words and said: "It's a pity that no matter how powerful he is, he will be defeated by the lord."
Han Sui laughed loudly and nodded.
It seemed that Wang Can was already his target. After a while, Han Sui asked again: "How are the Shaodang and Nanqiang armies prepared? Can they attack at any time?"
Yan Xing cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord, the Shaodang and Qiang people have arrived and have been waiting for a long time."
Han Sui felt relieved now. He had been planning for so long just to kill Wang Can.
Although he had to pretend to surrender, Han Sui could endure it as long as he could achieve his goal.
Han Sui stared at the generals under his command, and ordered them one by one to prepare for war, preparing for a big fight with Wang Can. According to Han Sui's plan, he would first submit to Wang Can before he could launch a counterattack and fight with Shaodang.
The Qiang people cooperated internally and externally. Therefore, Han Sui had to arrange all the generals under his command in order to achieve success in one fell swoop.
While Han Sui was assigning tasks, soldiers ran into the hall and reported that Ma Chao and Ma Xiu were coming.
The moment he heard the news, he felt happy.
Ma Teng died, but not all the forces under Ma Teng were lost.
Power does not only refer to Ma Teng's military strength, but also includes the connections Ma Teng left behind during his lifetime.
Ma Chao brought his brothers to defect, and Han Sui could eat away at the foundation stone Ma Teng had laid bit by bit. With the help of Ma Teng's original connections, he could devour all of Ma Teng's original foundation. Not only that, Han Sui could also use
Ma Chao's force attacked Wang Can and reaped the benefits.
Han Sui was very excited when he thought of this.
At that moment, Han Sui sent soldiers to welcome Ma Chao into the hall.
Han Sui was shocked when he saw how Ma Chao and his party were dressed. He didn't expect that Ma Chao and his party were just like beggars. At first glance, they were clearly beggars. Han Sui was surprised, but he was overjoyed. Ma Chao was unlucky.
It means that the more he hates Wang Can, the more Han Sui can use Ma Chao to the maximum extent and at the same time dig out all the foundations of Ma Teng.
At that moment, Han Sui asked someone to take Ma Chao down to wash up.
In the evening of that day, Han Sui greeted Ma Chao at the county government office.
The civil and military officials involved were all Han Sui's confidants and were not worried about the news leaking out. In the following time, Ma Chao disappeared from everyone's sight like air, as if he had never appeared.
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As time went by, Wang Can's army moved away from Tianshui County little by little.
However, the army led by Wang Can was still far away from Jicheng, and there was still a long way to go. Wang Can was not anxious, but Han Sui waited in Jicheng for a long time but did not see Wang Can, and he could no longer wait.
He was impatient. When Wang Can led the army on the way, Han Sui sent an envoy again to meet with Wang Can.
