Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 532 Tianshui Qilin
In September of the third year of Zhangwu.

Lu Xun ordered Wei Yan and Wang Ping to attack Wudu and Yinping counties.

Hearing this, Ma Chao became furious and ordered 30,000 Han and Qiang troops to ride south, hoping to recapture the two counties of Longnan. Wei Yan used three thousand troops to defend Xialu and occupy Ma Chao at the foot of the city.

Lu Xun then led 30,000 troops out of Yangping Pass and rushed to Wudu to face Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was unable to defeat him for several days, and when he heard that Lu Xun was arriving with his troops, he did not dare to attack Xialu in a hurry, so he turned to fight against Lu Xun.

In order to defeat Lu Xun quickly, Ma Chao went out to the camp to invite battle day after day. Lu Xun, on the other hand, closed the camp without fighting and played chess with Zhao Ang.

Longyou military camp, Jiang Jiong military camp.

In the big tent, I saw an eighteen-year-old man holding a bamboo slip and studying the classics and history. He has red lips, white teeth, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, a tall figure, and a handsome appearance. If an outsider sees him, he will be impressed by his outstanding appearance.

This man is none other than Tianshui Jiang Boyue!

Since Ma Chao entered Long, in order to win the hearts of the scholars in Long You, he recruited a large number of Long people as officials. Jiang Wei was eighteen or nineteen years old, at the age of a crown. Because of his father Jiang Jiong, he was appointed as Yilang.

Jiang Wei pondered for a while and then said with a smile: "Wei occupies China. It has a vast territory and a strong country. Although it has defeated the Southern Han several times, its power is still there. If there are wise kings and wise ministers, it may not be impossible to unify the world; after the Han succeeded the two Han Dynasties, it occupied the upper and lower parts of the river. There are dangers in the mountains and rivers, and the leaders are brave and the ministers are wise, so the Northern Expedition is often successful."

When Jiang Wei read the content about Ma Yuan abandoning Weixiao and defecting to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, he became extremely excited and stood up and walked around.

"A real man should be like Ma Fubo, looking for a wise master and fighting in the world. How can he till the fields and read the scriptures in vain?"

Today, Ma Chao is leading his army to march south, while Jiang Wei is following his father, Jiang Ji, on the southward march, serving under Ma Chao.

"Is that so?"

Of course, although it is said that it is service, Jiang Wei has no choice now. After all, his family is in Longyou, and his father Jiang Ji serves under Ma Chao.

"What Bo Yue said today should not be said easily. If you say something wrong, the king is afraid that you will be punished for it!" Jiang Ji warned.

"Father, how is the situation?" Jiang Wei put away the bamboo slips and asked.

Jiang Ji was silent for a long time. Ma Chao was not a wise leader, how could he not agree with it. It's just that his family is in Longyou. Besides working for Ma Chao, who else can he work for?
Of course, what surprised him was that his young son had such knowledge?

Jiang Ji shook his head and said, "Lu Xun closed the camp without fighting. The king is very irritable."

Jiang Wei put the bamboo slips on the case and said: "Father, your Majesty is not a wise lord. He is just a Kui Xiao at most. If the Jiang family takes him as the master, they will be harmed by war in the future. In Wei's opinion, My father should find another way out, either to surrender to Wei or to Han. He should not treat the king as a British master."

Although Jiang Wei was young, he was not optimistic about Ma Chao, who was separatist in Longyou. In his eyes, Ma Chao betrayed the emperor, was ruthless and unjust, and had no bottom line.

Jiang Ji stroked his beard, already agreeing with Jiang Wei's statement.

In addition to being ruthless and unrighteous, Longyou's strength is very weak, and the external environment is not that optimistic. Today Lu Xun's attack on the two counties of Longyou is the best example.

While thinking, Jiang Ji asked with a smile: "As Bo Yue sees it, where is the way out for me, the Jiang family?"

Jiang Ji frowned slightly, looked at his Qilinzi, and asked, "What does Bo Yue mean?"

After saying that, Jiang Ji sat down on the high chair, drank the water from the cup, and said: "Longyou is a vast land with few people. If the war lasts for a long time, our army will definitely be short of food and grass. Now that Hexi and Guanzhong are watching with eager eyes, it seems that Longyou is empty. , the two places may take the opportunity to send troops to Longyou."

Jiang Wei pondered for a while and said: "As Wei expected, Lu Xun must have a plan, and he will definitely not sit back and watch Longyou be recaptured by the Wei people."

Jiang Wei leaned next to Jiang Ji and said with a smile: "In Guanxi, Wei is strong and Han is second, and Longyou is second. If two weak countries fight, the strong Wei will gain. Lu Xun is a general of Han, and it is not without a plan. Man, this matter is so superficial, how could he not know about it!”

"To vote to Wei or Han now, we need to visit both countries and observe carefully to know where the British master is."

While Jiang Wei was reading history books, his father Jiang Jiu walked into the account. Jiang Ji had a look of helplessness on his face, with a hint of resentment hidden inside.

Jiang Wei, who is young this year, is not a general who has been favored by Han En in history. In his eyes, whether to vote for Wei or Han at this moment is very worthy of careful observation.

"My son is growing up!"

Jiang Ji was greatly pleased and said, "The success of my Jiang family depends on my son."

Jiang Wei raised his hand to Jiang Ji and said, "Father, if you are sent as an envoy to Han and Wei in the future, you must take Wei with you."

"it is good!"

In the Longyou Army, not only Jiang Wei saw Lu Xun's intentions, but Cheng Gongying also saw Lu Xun's intentions and told Ma Chao.

But Ma Chao knew what he could do. Now he was riding a tiger and could not get off. He could only sit back and watch Lu Xun invade and occupy the territory. He had to send troops to fight.

If he did not send troops to fight, his subordinates would deceive him into being weak, and his prestige would be greatly reduced. However, if he sent troops to fight, Ma Chao was helpless in the face of Lu Xun's insistence on not fighting, and he had no way to defeat the enemy.

During the confrontation between the two armies for more than ten days, Cao Zhen in Guanzhong was overjoyed to learn that the land and horses were fighting. Cao Pi went to Shu and asked Guanzhong and Liangzhou to send troops together to conquer Longyou westward.

For a time, soldiers and horses gathered in Guanzhong, and Hu soldiers from Hexi were sent down. Ma Chao felt uneasy after receiving the military report.

Just when Ma Chao was about to lead his troops back, Lu Xun sent Li Hui as an envoy.

When Ma Chao heard that Li Hui had been ordered to come, he immediately summoned him. Of course, in order not to lose his military power, he set up a pot at the tent door and boiled it at high temperature. Li Hui entered from Dazhai and saw an iron pot set up in front of Ma Chao's big tent. Based on the current intelligence, he instantly understood that Ma Chao was in an embarrassing situation. He couldn't help but laugh a few times and waved his sleeves to enter the tent.

Ma Chao was wearing armor and sitting with his sword in hand. Han and Qiang armored men stood on the left and right, and several close followers sat on the left and right.

"The Han envoy Li Hui pays homage to the general!" Li Hui saluted.

Ma Chao looked at Li Hui contemptuously and said, "Lu Boyan is too timid to fight. Why are you sent here now?"

Li Hui smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "If it's not that our army dares to fight now, I'm afraid the general is in trouble and doesn't realize it!"

"Ok?"

Ma Chao glared at Li Hui angrily and said, "Can you see the pot outside the tent? If you speak inappropriately, I will cook it."

Li Hui had no scruples and said with a smile: "The general is completely unaware of the impending disaster. I'm afraid that I'll be cooked, and I'm afraid that the general will follow suit soon."

"Hehe~"

Li Hui stroked his beard, completely ignoring Ma Chao's expression.

Ma Chao said with a gloomy face: "Lu Xun held his troops but did not dare to fight. How could I be in trouble? The person who is in trouble for being timid today is probably Lu Xun."

Li Hui saw that Ma Chao was stubborn, so he pointed it out directly and said: "When the sun is at midday, it will be waning, and when the moon is full, it will be waning. This is the common law in the world. The general rebelled against Wei and took advantage of Han to gain momentum. In the battle of Guanzhong, how can the two sides not help each other? No harm?"

Hearing this, Ma Chao's expression suddenly changed, but he didn't speak.

Li Hui's voice changed, his expression became serious, and he said: "Now the general cannot retreat the Han troops outside, which makes Longyou empty, attracting Cao Zhen's prying eyes. He cannot defeat the enemy inside and kill the generals, making Longyou stable, and the Longyou people obey because of their power. The question is, if the general is in trouble both internally and externally, why can’t he say that a great disaster is coming?”

"This~"

Ma Chao was speechless for a moment. He was riding a tiger and was in a dilemma. This was his current situation.

In order to maintain his demeanor, Ma Chao stiffened his mouth and said, "Cao Zhen has returned to Longyou. I'm afraid Lu Xun doesn't want to see him."

Li Hui smiled faintly and said: "When using troops, we must know how to advance and retreat, and we must not be greedy and excessive. Our army has already captured the two counties of Longnan, why not let the four counties of Longxi surrender to Cao Zhen. And if two tigers are fighting, how can the outcome be determined with one word?"

Ma Chao squinted his eyes slightly, trying to see something on Li Hui's face. But he failed. Li Hui stroked his beard and smiled, looking very confident.

Li Hui saw that the weather had arrived and said, "Hui Hui has something to say. I wonder if the general is willing to listen?"

"Want to listen to advice!"

Ma Chao asked the left and right to take out the top chairs and asked Li Hui to take a seat.

Li Hui tidied up his clothes, sat down on a chair, and said: "The general wants to protect his hometown, and our army wants to revive the Han Dynasty. In Guanxi today, Wei is strong and Han is weak. How can the general not unite with Han to control Wei? Huh?”

"Unite Han to control Wei?"

Hearing this, Ma Chao sneered a few times and said, "I have thought of this for a long time, but it is a pity that your army betrayed its trust and violated its oath to seize two of my counties. Now you are asking me to unite with the Han Dynasty to control the Wei Dynasty. Isn't this just a joke?"

Li Huigai knew that the Han army was in the wrong, so he simply said: "All the lands in the world are Han lands. If the general does not abide by the imperial edict, how can he be called a Han minister?"

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said coldly: "You are bullying me with your words. Do you think I dare not kill you?"

Li Hui's words were sharp and he said in a deep voice: "If you try to deceive me, I'm afraid the general will deceive our country first. When I surrendered to your majesty, your majesty ignored the past grudges and allocated food to help him. When he raised his troops, he sent his troops to the right of Long. And the two armies In the moment of anxiety, the general waits and does not help. Is he trying to bully me?"

Hearing this, Ma Chao was speechless and his momentum suddenly disappeared.

Li Hui raised his hand to Ma Chao and said: "Hui has no intention of showing off his rhetoric with the general. He has entered the camp under the command of Governor Lu to relieve the general's current difficulties!"

"Tomorrow morning, Governor Lu will host a banquet outside the stronghold and invite the general to attend."

Li Hui raised his hand towards Ma Chao and said: "Tomorrow's banquet, Governor Lu will sign an alliance with the general on behalf of His Majesty to prevent chaos within and outside the general. If the general has any objections, he can speak to Governor Lu tomorrow."

Ma Chao hesitated for a long time, then finally relented and said, "I have been exchanging letters with Lu Boyan for a long time, and I would like to make an appointment to meet him tomorrow."

"promise!"

"Little Lu Xun, how dare you bully me like this?"

After Li Hui left, Ma Chao's expression suddenly turned cold and he cursed: "First, we took advantage of the unpreparedness of the two counties and sent troops and horses to attack them; then, we took advantage of the emptiness in Longyou, and then forced us to make an alliance. This must be too much!"

The situation has developed to this point. Ma Chao is not a fool. How could he not understand Lu Xun's plan. They just want to take advantage of the situation and use Cao Zhen to threaten themselves, thereby forcing him to suffer the loss, and yet they have to thank him for saving the siege. It's really disgusting!

It's like forcing someone to eat shit and then thanking him. Ma Chao couldn't understand why Liu Bei and Lu Xun were so disgusting.

When Ma Chao's anger gradually dissipated, Cheng Gongying suggested: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, and we should put the elimination of military difficulties first. When we meet with Lu Xun tomorrow, Your Majesty should argue with reason and try our best to gain benefits for Longyou."

Ma Chao had a sullen face and said dullly: "Gu Xin knows what he is doing!"

(End of this chapter)