Chapter 1166: Situation in Guanzhong
"However, before waiting for the news from Wu State, my lord must discuss it with the King of Tang again. We can tell him our strategy and say that we hope that the Tang army can put on a show first to attract the attention of Qi State, and then we The two families will attack the East China Sea with thunderous force and open up the connection between the two families," Xi Zhicai said after thinking for a moment;
"Is this feasible?" Cao Bao said with a frown;
"It must be feasible. Firstly, the State of Wu will definitely agree to jointly send troops to attack the State of Qi. Now if the State of Wu wants to expand its strength, it can only go in three directions: south, west and north. The southern part of Wu County, Kuaiji County and Yuzhang County in the south. The counties in Jiangdong are obviously not comparable to those in Jiangbei, and in Jiangbei there are only two states, Qi and Tang. Therefore, from the perspective of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, it is not difficult to see that sending troops to the East China Sea is the best direction for Wu. " Xi Zhicai explained to everyone;
"And the King of Tang definitely wants us to try to delay and weaken the Qi State, so he will definitely support this kind of action that only makes a gesture rather than directly sending troops. My lord, if the King of Tang is hesitant, we might as well Make it clear to him that if we see no hope of survival, we may as well surrender to Qi."
After hearing this, Ye Laixiang's eyes lit up and she said, "Yes, if Huangfu Chaobo is really unwilling to agree to this, the military advisor's suggestion is indeed a good way to control him."
"It's just that this strategy is the last resort. It's best not to be used unless it is absolutely necessary." Xi Zhicai said helplessly;
Ye Laixiang nodded and dialed Huangfu Chaobo's communication. After the two communicated for a while, Ye Laixiang looked at everyone with a happy face and said: "Huangfu Chaobo agreed. He said that by the beginning of March next year, he He would gather the armies of Yan and Hezhou toward Pei and Shanyang counties, and by the way, it would disrupt Qi’s spring plowing. He asked us to send troops in early March, but I didn’t agree. In the end, we set the time After March 10, however, after the great battle, the Tang Dynasty withdrew its troops and rotated their troops."
"That's enough," Xi Zhicai clapped his hands and said with a smile, "My lord, please make arrangements early. Qingzhou also needs to be prepared."
"Okay, this time the troops will be sent out by General Xu Sheng. After reaching a consensus with Wu State, preparations will begin. The direction of Qingzhou will be handed over to General Yue Xi, and the security of the two counties in Langya will be handed over to General Cao Bao. ." Tuberose ordered after thinking for a moment;
"The last general takes orders!" Upon hearing this, the three generals quickly stood up and agreed.
As expected by Xi Zhicai, a few days later, Zhao Yu returned to Langya from Jiangdong and brought back a reply from the State of Wu. He was willing to send troops to the East China Sea with Langya. The two parties agreed that even if they could not capture the entire East China Sea, they must capture Tan County. The cities to the east, Quxian and the cities to the south were all owned by Wu, while the three cities of Zhuqi, Licheng and Ganyu near Langya were owned by Langya.
Ye Laixiang and Xi Zhicai didn't care about this result. The purpose of their battle was to drag Wu into attacking Qi. If they could open up the connection with Wu, it would be considered a success. As for the cities in the East China Sea, They are not too obsessed with how much they can win.
What Tuberose now needs to face is the upcoming war, while Wuyu, the prefect of Zhangye who is far away in Xiliang, is already complaining endlessly. Ma Teng's sudden dispatch of troops caught Wuyu off guard. Within a few months, he lost the three cities of Biaoshi, Leju and Anmi, allowing Ma Chao's tens of thousands of troops to force Lufu into the city.
Fortunately, Wuyu has been carefully managing Lufu City and Yumen Pass in the west. Now that winter has arrived, he can barely block Ma Chao's attack. Heavy snow fell, and Ma Chao's army, which was unable to attack, retreated to Anmi City to rest and wait for the arrival of next spring.
In Luoyang City, Huangfu Chaobo was also convening several military advisors to discuss matters. As for Ye Laixiang's request, well, to be precise, it was a request. Huangfu Chaobo agreed without much thought and sent troops to disrupt Cao Cao's sight and give Ye Laixiang and Sun Ce Providing cover is just a piece of cake for me.
What's more, although the Tang army hopes to have a few years to recuperate, the soldiers still need to be trained.
It's just gathering an army, it doesn't matter much, and Huanghuangfu Chaobo is sure that Cao Cao has no intention of fighting him again, at least for the time being. If Ye Laixiang and Sun Ce could get some pieces of meat from Cao Cao, Huangfu Chaobo would be very happy.
After hanging up Ye Laixiang's communication, Huangfu Chaobo looked at the Guanzhong map in front of him.
"My lord, the news coming back from Yongzhou and Liangzhou can basically be concluded that Ma Teng and Han Sui have been interested in Dong Huang's Qin State. The time should be after Ma Teng captured Jiuquan and Dunhuang. Now Ma Teng Teng's son Ma Chao has led his troops to the west. Although he is temporarily blocked in Lufu, according to the news from Xiliang, Jiuquan Prefect Speechless will not be able to hold on for long. At best, Jiuquan will be completely controlled by Ma Teng's army in the middle of next year. "Seeing that his lord turned his attention back to the map, Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said;
"Yes, Jiuquan is a sparsely populated area, and the two most prosperous counties in Xiliang, known as Jinwuweiyin Zhangye, are both under the control of Ma Teng's army. The strength of the two families is not on the same level at all. Also, Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng, is invincible, and Wuyu’s subordinates are invincible." Xu Shu also added at the side;
"If Ma and Han join forces to advance eastward, can Dong Huang stop it?" Huangfu Chaobo asked;
"It's almost impossible. It's only a matter of time before the Qin army is defeated." Pang Tong said from the side;
"Oh, why did Shi Yuan say that? You know that Dong Huang can now be said to have gathered all the Xiliang troops under Dong Zhuo's command. And there is also Li Ru to help. Is it really so bad?"
"The Xiliang army has been torn apart after Dong Zhuo's death. Although Dong Huang has now reunited most of the Xiliang army with the help of Li Ru, Dong Huang no longer has the strong Xiliang generals under Dong Zhuo's command. "
As he spoke, Pang Tong counted them one by one: "General Hua Xiong and General Xu Rong have returned to the lord's command, Zhang Jijun has left Nanyang, Li Jue and Guo Si are dead. Of the remaining Xiliang generals, only the capable ones are left. Niu Fu, Dong Yue, and Duan Xuan are all good enough, but the rest of the generals plus Li Jue's family generals are not of much use. Although Dong Huang's army has Li Ru to help him, his generals are too poor. How can we stop Ma Teng and Han Sui's army? You know, Han Sui is a wise man known as the Nine Bends of the Yellow River. "
"So your suggestion is to march into Guanzhong while the three families in Guanzhong are fighting?" Huangfu Chaobo asked; "Do we want to attack Tongguan?"
"Absolutely not!" Xun You stopped him quickly: "My lord, you must not have such an idea. Now the emperor of the Han Dynasty in Chang'an is like the emperor of Zhou in the past, and he is the common master of the world. If my lord is like the king of Qin back then, he can do this." However, the Tang State is now surrounded by enemies on all sides. If we attack Chang'an at this time, we will follow in the footsteps of Dong Zhuo."