The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 317: Old and cunning
The main tent of the Cavalry Army.

Generals such as Xu Huang, Dian Wei, and Xu Rong gathered together.

There was a sand table placed in front of the generals, and the distribution of the enemy and our side appeared before their eyes, clearly visible.

"There is no other way to fight this war. We must start the war right away. We will attack from the four directions at 5 a.m. tomorrow and go straight to the enemy's center. If we can capture Ma Chao alive, we will do so. If we can't, we will kill him directly."

Qin Shou pointed at the sand table in front of him and chuckled.

Xu Rong looked at the sand table in front of him. It was clearly black and white. Ma Chao was white, and the Cavalry Army was black. What surprised him was that Han Sui was also black. Now after Qin Shou's explanation, he realized that Han Sui had surrendered to the court.

"You are all famous generals of our Han Dynasty, and you command the most elite soldiers of our Han Dynasty. Tomorrow, your mission is to lead the imperial army to wipe out the rebellion and serve the country."

"Tomorrow's military order is to march forward bravely. Anyone who takes a step back will be killed."

Qin Shou's voice rang out in the big tent, and everyone's breathing quickened after hearing it.

"Follow the king's order and kill the rebels."

The generals shouted loudly.

Ma Chao did not hide the movements of the Cavalry Army from others. He soon learned about the movements of the Cavalry Army and immediately knew that a great war was about to come. He immediately invited Liang Xing and others to come and discuss the matter. This time Han Sui also asked Yan Xing to come.

"The Cavalry Army surrounded us from three directions, obviously intending to attack at the same time in order to deal with our eight-gate defenses and prevent our eight camps from supporting each other. I was still cautious before, but now I don't need to. With Uncle Han's help, we have enough troops to deal with the current situation."

Ma Chao seemed very confident.

"Mengqi, just make the arrangements. This battle is related to the life and death of our Xiliang army. We in Jincheng will definitely fight bravely forward." Yan Xing said solemnly.

The army will certainly march forward bravely, but their target is Ma Chao and others. They are following the king's orders to suppress the rebellion.

Ma Chao was very happy to hear this, and he said, "Everyone, if we defeat Qin Shou in this battle, he will not have enough troops in Guanzhong in a short time, and the entire Guanzhong land will be at our disposal."

After hearing Ma Chao's empty promises, Liang Xing and others nodded and agreed with his remarks.

After all, the possibility of winning this battle is still very high.

Only Yan Xing knew that when Han Sui led his army to arrive, everything was set and Ma Chao's failure was inevitable.

Ma Chao discussed with his generals about when to attack, when to support, and other matters before he dispersed the tent and waited for tomorrow to arrive.

In Han Sui's camp, he looked at the big tent in the distance, his figure was thin.

"Yue Weng."

When Yan Xing came back, he saw Han Sui's appearance and hurried over to him, saying, "The Prime Minister should launch the attack tomorrow."

"After tomorrow, we will probably be the only one left in Xiliang." Han Sui said dimly, "Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Ma Teng and I have been in Xiliang for decades. Now I am the only one left."

Han Sui burst into laughter at the end of his speech.

Among these people, his power was originally the weakest, but now he has lived the longest.

"How can those people's wisdom compare with Mr. Yue's?" Yan Xing said seriously.

Han Sui dominated Xiliang not because of his bravery but because of his wisdom, which allowed him to survive until now in this land of Xiliang.

"No matter how smart you are, you can't resist the general trend." Han Sui shook his head and said, "After this battle, I will go to see the Prime Minister."

Yan Xing was very surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that Han Sui would actually go to see Qin Shou. Wasn't he afraid that Qin Shou would keep him?
"The Prime Minister will not keep me here, at least not now. He still needs me to guard the northwestern border." Han Sui said proudly: "Yan Ming, this is why I can gain a foothold in Xiliang."

After listening to this, Yan Xing nodded and immediately understood why Han Sui was so confident. The Cavalry Army needed Han Sui to subdue the Qiang people. Han Sui had been in Xiliang for decades. Although he was not as prestigious as Ma Chao among the Qiang people, he was more powerful than ordinary officials.

The Cavalry Army's main focus now is on Yuan Shao in the north, and the main focus is on appeasement in Xiliang. At the beginning, Ma Chao and Han Sui were chosen, and the two of them restrained each other. Unexpectedly, Ma Chao rebelled, and now only Han Sui is left.

Han Sui was a very smart man. He knew that he could not beat Qin Shou, so he admitted defeat very quickly.

He also believed that Qin Shou was a smart man and would not kill him easily, so he went to meet Qin Shou without hesitation.

"Yue Weng is still wise."

Yan Xing was sincerely convinced. No wonder among so many warlords in Xiliang, it made sense that Han Sui was the last one to laugh.

"Yanming, the army is in your hands. Fight hard. The more fiercely you fight, the more the prime minister will value you."

Han Sui exhorted him, "Your martial arts skills are no less than Ma Chao's. Ma Chao was able to follow the Prime Minister back then. I also hope that you can follow the Prime Minister and conquer the world."

If possible, Han Sui hoped that this person would be his son. Unfortunately, his son was too young, so he could only choose Yan Xing, who was skilled in martial arts. He believed that Yan Xing would not let him down.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yue, I will definitely take down Ma Chao with my own hands this time." Yan Xing said seriously.

"Kill him if you can." Han Sui suddenly whispered, "There can only be one fierce general under the command of the Prime Minister in Xiliang, and that is Yan Xing, not Ma Chao. Remember that?"

After hearing this, Yan Xing suddenly realized. Ma Chao was a brave man, known as the Heavenly General in the northwest. If he was defeated and surrendered, Qin Shou might not kill him. If something happened in Xiliang, would Qin Shou use himself or Ma Chao?

Only by killing Ma Chao can he make the Cavalry Army pay attention to him.

"I understand, son-in-law."

Yan Xing said with a serious expression.

"So good."

Han Sui looked into the distance at this time, and heard shouts and screams coming from afar, the sound reaching the sky. It was obvious that the Cavalry Army had begun to attack.

"Okay, go and prepare immediately! Wherever the central army flag points, it's time to send out the troops."

After giving some instructions, Han Sui went straight to the arrow tower in the camp. He wanted to keep an eye on the battlefield and be ready to attack Ma Chao's camp at any time.

When he got to the arrow tower, he found that Ma Chao was just passively defending, and he immediately felt disdainful.

You know, when fighting in the northwest, Ma Chao always took the initiative to attack. Unexpectedly, when he met Qin Shou, he actually hid in the camp and did not dare to take the initiative to attack.

Obviously, the Cavalry Army did not dare to engage in head-on combat and could only rely on the main camp to resist the enemy's attacks.

This made Han Sui very disdainful.

But when he saw the main force of the Cavalry, he was still stunned by its situation. In front of the cavalry, there was an infantry phalanx of a thousand people. They were wearing bronze armor, holding halberds in one hand and swords in the other, and walking slowly. They were like a steel fortress, which made people afraid and dared not to be their enemy.

(End of this chapter)