The Three Kingdoms of the Lu family

() At the same time that Lu Yi was attacking Jincheng, Zang Ba, who was a partial teacher, also went to attack Song Jian who was defending Baohan under the guidance of Yan Xing.

Knowing that he was defeated, Song Jian ran to join the Qiang people.He promised that once the Bingzhou army was defeated, Baohan would be willing to serve as a vassal of the Qiang people and pay tribute every year.

The Qiang King Midang resented that Zang Ba once attacked the Qiang land, and Song Jian made great profits.When Midang heard the news, he immediately raised his troops and rushed to Baohan with [-] Qiang cavalry to join forces with Song Jian to resist Zang Ba's attack.

Although Lu Yi's soldiers assigned to Zang Ba were also strong, most of them were infantry, and the number was smaller than that of the Qiang people. It would be enough to attack Song Jian, but they had to beware of the Qiang cavalry who came and went like the wind. That would be a little stretched.

As a last resort, Zang Ba had no choice but to set up camp at a distance of [-] miles from Baohan, and tried to attack several times. However, there were too many Qiang cavalry, and Yan Xing's more than [-] cavalry could not cope with it. Zang Ba could only Send someone to Lu Yi's side to ask for help.

After learning about Baohan's situation, Lu Yi was furious, and the generals were also very angry, scolding that Song Jian was really not a thing, and he actually took refuge in the Qiang people.This is definitely an outrage and a loss of face for the big man.

Many people even jumped up and shouted for a fight, wanting to slaughter Baohan City and let Song Jian's body be broken into thousands of pieces.

Lu Yi was also very angry.But in the end, he still knows how to measure. Song Jian's defection to the Qiang people does not necessarily mean that the people in the city are also of one mind with him.Besides, he is not Cao Cao, and he can't do things like massacre a city.

In the end, I had an urgent discussion with Jia Xu and the others. Anyway, Ma Teng's cavalry had been disabled, and it was time for the infantry to attack the city, but there was nothing to do with the cavalry.

Lu Yi simply sent Zhang Liao to lead three thousand heavy cavalry to help Zang Ba deal with King Midang.Zhao Yun lived in Youzhou for a long time and often fought against the Hu people. He had a lot of experience in dealing with foreigners, so he happened to be sent to the Qiang tribes to kill and plunder wantonly, forcing the Qiang people to return to their respective tribes.

If Midang is determined to form a group with Song Jian, Lu Yi does not suggest destroying a few large tribes of Qiang people, but in this way, innocent people may be massacred.Lu Yi was a little worried that Zhao Yun would not be able to accept it.

I hurried to find Zhao Yun and wanted to enlighten him.Who knows that the words of enlightenment have not yet come out, Zhao Yun has already generously called for a fight, and wants to take the initiative to kill the Qiang tribe, and hints that if possible, he can destroy several large tribes, move the Qiang people into Wudu, and enrich the population of Wudu.

Only then did Lu Yi realize that he was overthinking.Zhao Yun had already considered it thoroughly, but he just changed the killing to a prisoner.But this is undoubtedly a good way.

Wudu is mountainous and looks small, but it is rich in wheat.It is also a good place to store grain, but it is a pity that the population is sparse, and it was slaughtered by Han Sui once again. It is almost within ten miles, and there is no one inhabited.

Although some people were forced to relocate from Hanzhong, Lu Yi knew that the relocated people were full of complaints, unwilling to leave their homeland, and some even fled back to Hanzhong secretly.

The relocation of the Qiang people does not have this concern. Not only can it weaken the strength of the Qiang people, but it can also flood the population of Wudu, and it can even contain the Di people in Wudu and prevent their family from dominating.

Such a good thing that kills three birds with one stone is much better than simply killing, but it is a bit more troublesome to implement. Lu Yi worried that Zhao Yun might not be able to do it alone.It was decided to give Zhao Yun a think tank to help.

After much deliberation, he decided to give this credit to Liu Ye. The four military divisions under him, and the other three were all a bit dark and full of intrigue.

It's better for Liu Ye to be more upright, and he gets along well with Zhao Yun.

When Lu Yi told Zhao Yun what he meant, Zhao Yun was also very happy, and no one would refuse to have another military adviser to assist him.Liu Ye didn't refuse either, but was a little eager to try.

After all, it is an opportunity to conquer the Qiang people and promote the country's prestige. This is a good opportunity to increase face and shake up the prestige. Even Jia Xufazheng and the others expressed a little envy.

Lu Yi was a little confused at once. After asking everyone, he found out that Wei Qinghuo Qubing was not only an idol in the hearts of future generations, but also a role model that everyone aspired to in today's big man.

Fazheng even told Lu Yi generously that any man with a bit of blood would not yearn to conquer the barbarians and make a great honor in the world!This Hulu is a broad concept, and the Qiang people are naturally included.I am even more regretful, thinking that it is a great pity in my life that I cannot participate in this battle.

The implication is that Lu Yi will give him a chance to make up for his regrets.

Lu Yi could only laugh, and hurriedly found an excuse to deal with it.Already sending one Liu Ye over, and sending Fazheng over there, two great talents, to attack a group of Qiang people, this lineup is too extravagant.

Besides, Ma Teng hadn't been defeated yet, and Han Sui also fled quickly. He was still counting on Fazheng to make suggestions, so naturally he wouldn't waste too much energy on the Qiang people.

Hurry up to let this matter go, and start to concentrate and appease the things in Jincheng, so that we can cross the river as soon as possible, kill and rush to Xiping Wuwei, completely wipe out the remnants of Ma Teng, and don't give him a chance to stand up.

And just when Lu Yi was in full swing, planning to cross the river to attack Ma Teng's remnants.

In an open area between Wuwei and Xiping, the fleeing coalition forces have regrouped and re-established a large camp, blocking the passage of the Bingzhou army from penetrating into Xiliang.

The big tent of the Chinese army was even more noisy at this time.Ma Teng and Han Sui almost clashed.This was absolutely unimaginable a few days ago.

When Tianshui was defeated, most of Han Sui was wiped out, only a small part fled back to Xiping, and was led by Yan Xing again, and all of them surrendered to the Bingzhou Army.

Han Sui became a real loner. Apart from hundreds of Qiang people loyally following him, the rest of the soldiers and horses were all from Ma Teng's tribe.

But today is different from the past.After Jincheng was defeated, Ma Teng had more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, most of them were wiped out, and he escaped in embarrassment with more than a thousand elite cavalry.Although the last batch of 3000 infantry was urgently drawn from the land of Wuwei to help the battle.

But Han Sui's soldiers and horses are definitely much more than Ma Teng's!

Because Han Sui's time is turning now, and he has strong support!

Just after he abandoned Cheng Gongying and escaped from Lu Yi's pursuit, he unexpectedly ran into Hu Wangye Wudai who came to support Ma Chao in the wilderness.

Speaking of Ye Wudai, he is also an outlier among Hu people, he is not good at wielding swords and swords, but he likes the artyness of Han people. Han Sui is a famous scholar in Xiliang, with a reputation far and wide. King Hu was delighted when he saw it, and hurriedly received the ceremony of the superior.

Han Sui also did what he liked, flattered folk arts, and talked about some classics, although King Hu's level was not much better than that of a vulgar martial artist in Han Sui's eyes.

But Han Sui took a fancy to King Hu's more than [-] cavalry, so he tried his best to praise him. The happy King Hu couldn't find the north, and almost thought he was the rebirth of Confucius.It was even too late to meet Han Sui, and he considered him a lifelong confidant.

But the confidant is not enough, it seems not too close.During the chat, Han learned that Ye Wudai had just been widowed, his eyes lit up, and he immediately saw the opportunity, and hurriedly said that he had a little girl who was still waiting in his boudoir, and threatened that he would not marry a hero like King Hu.

When Hu Wang heard this, he was even more delighted, but then shook his head, expressing that it was difficult to accept.Could it be: "Brother Han, you and I are about the same age. Speaking of it, I'm only half a year younger than you. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for us to get married!"

Han Sui was still counting on wooing King Hu and making a comeback, how could he let go of such an opportunity, he laughed out loud when he heard this, and said proudly: "I'm waiting for a man from Xiliang. How can there be so much attention to it! A beautiful woman with a hero, in the old man's eyes Come on, the king is a true hero! He is a good match with the little girl! The hero does not ask about birth, let alone age?"

"Since that's the case! Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient!" Seeing Han Sui's words, Ye Wudai no longer declined, and felt faintly proud of marrying the daughter of a celebrity in his heart.Going back to the grassland is definitely a matter of face.

The two hit it off immediately, and on the way to Ma Teng, they finalized their marriage.King Hu also transformed into Han Sui's son-in-law, waiting to repel the Bingzhou army and get married and enter the bridal chamber.

It was also thanks to Ye Wudai's powerful foreign aid that Han Sui, who returned to Ma Teng's barracks, straightened his back and dared to challenge Ma Teng openly.

Just now, when Ma Teng said that he wanted to run away from the Western Regions to avoid the sharp edge of the Bingzhou Army, Han Sui immediately became unwilling. He slapped the table and shouted: "We are all heroes, but we were forced to go far away by a child." Wouldn’t it be ridiculed if it was spread out in the Western Regions? How else is there a foothold in Xiliang?”

"That's right, there are five thousand elite soldiers under Xiao Wang's command. General Tianwei's subordinates are also skilled fighters. If we can still contact the Qiang people and the rest of the troops, we may have a chance to turn victory into defeat!"

Hu Wangye spoke in a polite manner, and touched the steel whiskers on his face very gracefully.

Ma Dai was bored, snorted coldly, but didn't say anything. He also opposed Ma Teng's plan to flee to the Western Regions, and said in a deep voice, "Uncle, what Ye Wudai said is right, we still have troops, and Wuwei is ours." In the fundamental place, if you escape to the Western Regions, it is really the worst policy!"

"However, Lu Yizu has 1 soldiers, including the surrendered soldiers, but there are not [-] soldiers. Since we have less than [-] horses, how can we beat him?"

However, Ma Teng seemed worried. Once Jincheng was lost, tens of thousands of allied troops disappeared in smoke. Ma Teng was really afraid.He is a person with no ambitions, so naturally he doesn't want to fight anymore.

"I see it like this! Let's not rush to escape! Send someone to make peace with Na Lu Yi and promise to cede the land. If Lu Yi doesn't follow, we can leave sooner!"

Ma Chao thought of an idea that was not an idea.

The rest of the Ma family members also sighed, and Ma Teng nodded slightly, with a sense of luck. After all, if they occupy a dangerous position, as long as they stick to it, they may not be able to survive until the Bingzhou army runs out of food and retreats.

Han Sui also said: "Since this is the case, let's stop hiding our secrets and gather our subordinates together. I still have more than a thousand people in Xiping, and Dunhuang and other places can also send people to dispatch troops. After all, we are defeated. The next one It's their turn! The old man wants to come, those powerful families in the Western Regions will send troops to help me!"

"Xiao Wang can also send people to the grassland to lobby and let the other tribes come to help, but they need a lot of gold and silver!" Hu Wangye Wudai said as he stroked his beard.

All together, if the remaining troops from Xiliang were concentrated, and with the help of Qianghu, they could still pull up 2 troops, although most of them were just making up the numbers.After all, I have confidence.

Only in this way, if these 2 people are defeated, the entire Xiliang will lose the power to resist.So Ma Teng and Han Sui didn't dare to act rashly. After discussing for a long time, they decided to cede land and seek peace, even if it was a corner.

Ma Teng even quickly sent envoys to Jincheng to deliver the news.

But in Jincheng at this time, because there was a river across, it was extremely difficult for the spies to spy on the information, and they did not get the news that Ma Teng had come for reinforcements in time.

It was already three days later when I got the news.

In the past three days, Jincheng suddenly had another heavy rain, which was not conducive to advancing troops.Therefore, Lu Yi was not in a hurry to enter the army, but has been resting in Jincheng.It also gave Ma Teng a little time to breathe.

When Lu Yi was about to send troops three days later, the spies came to report slowly. Taking advantage of these three days, Ma Teng unexpectedly gathered another 1 horses, and under the joint presence of Ma Chao and Ye Wudai, they also There are a large number of small tribes of Hu people coming quickly with their troops.

Ma Teng's envoy also rushed to Jincheng at this time, bringing news of Ma Teng's peace.

After finally reaching Jincheng, it was all in one go. When Xiliang was captured, Lu Yi would not give up halfway, and directly ordered the envoy to be killed, and let the servant take the head back.Wanting to anger Ma Teng with this, if he can lure Ma Teng to fight,That's even better.

But contrary to Lu Yi's expectations, Ma Teng was not angry when he saw the envoy was killed, but ordered people to hurry up to build the fortifications, and at the same time sent another envoy to negotiate.

Lu Yi simply ignored it, ordered all the envoys who came over to disappear, and killed them directly. On the fourth day, he ordered the whole army to cross the river, preparing for the final battle with Ma Teng, which was also the battle for both sides to decide the ownership of Xiliang.

But when the [-] troops crossed the river and set up camp, Ma Teng sent Ma Chao to lead the troops, asking for peace talks.

Now Lu Yi was in a difficult situation.It is easy to kill the envoy, but it is not realistic to kill Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun is not around, so the subordinates may not be able to kill him.

In his own heart, Lu Yi also intended to surrender Ma Chao. Firstly, he could intimidate the Qiang Hu without a fight, and secondly, he could have another strong general.

After weighing things up, Lu Yi finally took Gao Shun, Zhang Xiu and others to the outside of the camp to meet Ma Chao.

Ma Chao is easy to recognize, with a golden armor, he is also very conspicuous among tens of thousands of people, full of style.In the Bingzhou Army, it was the turn of style, and only Gan Ning, who loves luxury, could compete with Ma Chao.

"General Ma, I wonder why you are looking for me?"

Holding the Shu knife in his hand, Lu Yi stopped two hundred steps away from Ma Chao.It wasn't that he didn't want to move forward, but that Gao Shun and the others refused to let go, because they all knew how powerful Ma Chao was.

Ma Chao didn't look good on Lu Yi either, and said with the same cold face: "General Lu, my father asked me to bring you a message. We are willing to make peace with you and cede all the land east of Jincheng to you! As long as you retreat, we will I can pay tribute to you every year and help you fight, so General Lu doesn’t even give us this bit of leeway?”

"Haha, General Ma is willing to join our army. I will welcome you very much, but if you want to become vassals of me and the state army, please forgive me for refusing! Among this general, there can only be one voice! Everyone must pledge their allegiance to me! "

Lu Yi stated his bottom line very bluntly.

Ma Chao was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "General Lu, isn't this too much for you? It's Han Sui who provoked you, and it's none of my Ma family's business! It's the bottom line for us to be subordinate to you!"

"General Ma, I think you still don't understand me and the state army! With this general, you can either surrender completely or be completely destroyed. There is no third way for this general!"

Lu Yi also returned coldly. Although Ma Chao was brave, if his ambitions were too great, he would not suggest destroying the Ma family!

Sensing the murderous intent hidden in Lu Yi's words, Ma Chao was even more angry, but the Xiliang coalition forces can't afford to lose now, so he could only resist the urge to fight, and said angrily: "General Lu, we also tell you , The cession of land and payment of tribute is our bottom line, you may wish to think again! Otherwise, we swear, but there are only one soldier left, and we will definitely fight to the end!"

After saying these words, Ma Chao let out a long roar, turned his horse's head, and led a group of cavalry back quickly.

"We'll give you a day to think about it!"

From afar, Ma Chao's voice came coldly.The tone is beyond doubt.This also means that once they don't agree to their conditions, both parties will never die!

Lu Yi suddenly felt a little headache. If it was another prince, if Ma Teng could attach himself, he would definitely be welcome.But he can't do that.

In the Bingzhou army, he always paid attention to the iron-fisted strategy. Even Gao Shun, his confidant, only had a hundred personal guards, not a single step.

If Ma Chao starts here and allows the Ma family to own the trilogy, the rest of the generals will definitely be dissatisfied, and it will not be conducive to Lu Yi's goal of prohibiting private soldiers and weakening the aristocratic family.

But the people of the Ma family will never hand over the rights in their hands easily.

"Headache!"

Returning to the barracks, Lu Yi rubbed his head, and hurriedly ordered someone to recruit Jia Xu and the three to discuss how to deal with Ma Teng's remnant soldiers. It is conceivable that once he refused Ma Teng's request for peace, he would definitely encounter Ma Teng's desperate resistance.

"Once there is a war, it will be immortal! It's a pity that Ma Chao and Pound are two fierce generals!"

As soon as the three of Jia Xu came in, Lu Yi took the three of them to pour out their bitterness, and repeated the conversation with Ma Chao just now.

Jia Xu, however, laughed and clapped his hands and said, "My lord, don't worry, in fact, Ma Teng has been sending envoys these past few days, the old man has already expected it! After all, Xiliang still has [-] soldiers and horses, and this is Ma Teng's last reliance. As long as we disperse this group of people, Ma Teng will surely surrender in desperation!"

"Even so, it's not so easy to defeat them! The general heard that Ma Teng is desperately building fortifications, with deep ditches and high fortifications, and he intends to stand by and wait for change!"

Lu Yi said a little gloomily, the Xiliang soldiers who were killed were not terrible, but they were the Xiliang soldiers who shrank their heads. , is definitely a tough nut to crack.In particular, they still have the support of the Qiang and Hu people.

Seeing Lu Yi's worried look, Fazheng on the side laughed, cupped his hands and said, "Although Ma Teng can't shrink back, he is not invulnerable. In fact, we have already made a plan in the past few days, and we are about to explain it to the lord! "

Zhang Song also said with a smile: "Then Ma Chao wants to make peace with the lord, the lord may as well agree for now, pretend to make peace with that Ma Chao, and then so and so, the coalition forces will be chaotic without fighting!"