The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 300

After the defeat of the Xiliang Allied Forces in World War I, things went smoothly for Wei Tao.

When Xiping and Wuwei were swindling the city, they easily opened the city gates to let Wei Tao's subordinates enter, and because Ma Teng and Han Sui mobilized a large amount of force to confront Wei Tao's army, there was no one in the two cities. Leaving too many people for defense, Dian Wei and Pan Feng easily occupied the two cities.

But after Xiping and Wuwei belonged to Wei Tao, Ma Teng, Han Sui and their soldiers were all missing.

After Xiping and Wuwei, Liangzhou is under the control of Wei Tao.

But now that Xiliang has just been brought under control, Wei Tao is also worried that there will be troubles, especially those Qiang people who will be in turmoil, so the garrison in Wuwei is always on guard against any accidents in Xiliang.

For this reason, even Wei Tao stayed in Xiliang for the time being.

In addition to getting Xiliang, Wei Tao has another general under his command, Pound.

However, during this month, Pang De did not take over any rights, but only served Ma Chao as much as possible and helped him recover from his injuries.

"Ling Ming, you really don't want to leave with me?"

After Ma Chao recovered from his injuries, Wei Tao, who had armor and horses, directly ordered people to return them, and then allowed him to leave freely.

Although Ma Chao was brave, Wei Tao hated him for seizing his family, so it was difficult to get him to surrender, even if he tried to persuade him, he would probably be ridiculed by the other party, so Wei Tao never persuaded Ma Chao to surrender.

And because of Pound, Wei Tao didn't send anyone to come. Except for one or two attendants, there were only Ma Chao and Pound around. It can be said that there was no obstacle at all if he wanted to leave.

Of course, it is impossible for Wei Tao to do such a thing. He wants Pang De to surrender and help him, not to put Pound under house arrest.

Since it is to help oneself, it is naturally impossible to send people to monitor from time to time in the future, and there is no need to do more unnecessary things now.

"Young lord, today is the last time I call you that. Since General Wei keeps his promise to heal the young lord and let the young lord leave, then I will keep my promise and take refuge under his command."

There was a wry smile on Pound's face, but his eyes were firm, and he cupped his hands towards Ma Chao.

"If the young lord fights against the lord again in the future, then Pang De will definitely not show mercy. Even if he dies at the hands of General Meng Qi, General Meng Qi will certainly be injured!"

As soon as these words came out, Ma Chao already understood that Pound had already made up his mind, even if they met on the battlefield in the future, there would be no hesitation.

Although he was still unwilling, Ma Chao had nothing to say at this moment, and could only nod his head heavily in the end.

"Well, I won't show any mercy when the time comes, but if one day you are about to die under my gun, I will save your life in return for your life-saving grace today!"

Ma Chao has such a temperament, and Pang De knew it, so even if he heard this, he just nodded slightly, and then cupped his hands, without any more words, the meaning was already clear.

The same is true for Ma Chao, who also bowed his hand and left immediately.

After Ma Chao left, Pound smiled wryly, and immediately returned to Wuwei, and then directly asked to see Wei Tao.

When he saw Wei Tao, Pang De immediately half-knelt and saluted.

"Pang De pays his respects to the lord!"

Before, Pang De only called Wei Tao General Wei, and called Ma Chao the young master. Now that he changed the title, it naturally expressed the meaning of submission.

"Haha... I have to make Ling Ming, like a tiger with wings!"

Wei Tao saw Pound like this, although he was happy in his heart, he was not really surprised. In history, Pound surrendered to Cao Cao, even if he fought Ma Chao again. It is trustworthy.

"Now that the Qiang people in Xiliang have obtained food and grass, it can be said that they have survived the severe winter, and it is impossible for our army to launch an offensive in a short period of time, so there are still many things that need Ling Ming's help. Ling Ming should not refuse. .”

"Pang De respectfully obeys the orders of the lord."

Pang De responded with one word, and then said slowly.

"My lord, my lord has already intimidated the Qiang people in the previous battle. As long as my lord orders Dian Wei and other generals to go to the major tribes of the Qiang people to show their strength, the Qiang people will definitely submit. When General Ma Teng was there in the past, he used this Well, in almost half a year, General Ma Chao was sent to challenge the Qiang warriors. It is precisely because of this that General Ma Chao was regarded by the Qiang people as the 'General of God's Power'."

Although Pang De has recognized Wei Tao as the lord, he still doesn't want to speak ill of Ma Teng and others, which shows that he has friendship in his heart.

But Wei Tao shook his head slightly after hearing what Pang De said.

"So that's the case, but this method can suppress the Qiang people for a while and cannot suppress the Qiang people for a while."

"My lord, you can still win the hearts of the Qiang people. The Qiang people are poor, and they have always admired my big man, and their leaders are willing to associate with my big man. Han Sui does not have the courage of General Ma Chao, but he is among the Qiang people. It has a wide reputation, and many tribes are willing to obey its orders."

Hearing what Pang De said, Wei Tao couldn't help but shook his head and smiled. He could tell that although Pang De wanted to help, what he said was nothing more than Ma Teng and Han Sui's plan.

"If we can subdue their hearts based on this, then those Qiang people will not be tempted by food and rebel. Buying their people with small favors, not to mention that they will be bought by others, but if they become strong one day, they will be There is a danger of backlash against its master, let alone take it lightly."

Hearing Wei Tao's words, Pound had nothing to say. After all, the previous battle was still vivid in his memory. Wei Tao only used a few days of food to disintegrate the Xiliang coalition forces, and then took the opportunity to cover up and kill them directly. Xiliang coalition forces were defeated.

Therefore, Wei Tao's statement that his strategy is not good is not completely groundless.

Pang De was not a very resourceful person in the first place, and he would not be afraid of a confrontation before the battle, but when it came to making plans, he didn't have so many options. After hearing Wei Tao's words, he immediately fell silent.

Seeing this, Wei Tao couldn't help but smile.

"Gongming doesn't have to think so much. I have my own opinion on this matter. Now that you can help me, Gongming, it will be of great benefit to me to stabilize the situation in Xiliang. But I'm asking you."

Naturally, Wei Tao didn't mind Pound's inability to come up with a plan. In fact, if Pound could really come up with some kind of trickery, it would surprise Wei Tao.

"I heard which Qiang is in charge of the Qiang people now, but does Ling Ming know who he is?"

"My lord, every tribe of the Qiang people has a patriarch. To be honest, it's only the largest tribes who are the masters. I don't know what to do with this question, my lord."

Pound was taken aback for a moment, and then said that.

"Although I don't know what they are like, I have heard that there are no people with great ambitions among them. They all just want to keep their own family business. The lord does not need to worry."

Although Pound didn't know why Wei Tao suddenly asked this question, he answered as best he could.

With the assistance of Pang De, who has been in Xiliang for a long time, Wei Tao quickly figured out that although Xiqiang has also benefited from this battle, it is impossible to say that he has the strength to threaten Wei Tao.

In fact, in Xiliang, the Han people have always overwhelmed the Qiang people, but in the past, in order to form a powerful cavalry, whether it was Ma Teng or Han Sui, they both had a heart of tolerance towards the Qiang people. Not too difficult.

"In this way, it should be almost enough to have a long article."

Wei Tao was silent for a while, although there are still many places in Xiliang that are obsequious to him, after the defeat of Ma Teng and Han Sui, he just surrendered, but he doesn't know it.

However, as long as there is no strong military strength to assist, then it is only a matter of time before one of them is merged.

Although Chen Qun was not good at military planning, he was talented in such government affairs.

Coupled with Pang De who is familiar with Xiliang, and Xu Huang and Wei Yan who are planning to stay here, Wei Tao believes that within a year, the entire Liangzhou can be completely under his own hands.

After all, Wei Tao's territory already spans several states. With Liangzhou's vast land and sparse population, it is naturally impossible for Wei Tao to waste time staying here.

In fact, in the past month, all the big things have been decided, even if Wei Tao is not there, it doesn't matter too much. The reason why I mentioned the Qiang people with Pound is naturally because to Wei Tao, this is the most important thing. He also hoped that Pound would pay attention to the matter.

Afterwards, Wei Tao naturally arranged the matter, especially to Chen Qun, he explained several times.

After all the affairs were explained, Wei Tao led the people to leave. When Wei Tao arrived in Chang'an, Zhuge Jin came to report.

"My lord, some time ago, the emperor had arrived in Xuchang, and personally canonized Cao Mengde as prime minister. However, unlike before, this time the emperor did not restrict Cao Cao too much, nor did he immediately take action to win over Cao Cao's generals and advisors. "

Zhuge Jin knew what Wei Tao wanted to know, so he told the things one by one as soon as he opened his mouth.

"But the 400-year history of the Han Dynasty, the identity of the emperor is different after all. Although the emperor did not take the initiative, he still won the support of many people. At the same time, Cao Cao's reputation is spread all over the world. Of course, today's Cao Mengde doesn't need to be like this. But On the contrary, Cao Mengde got a benefit. When the emperor came to Xuchang, the Jiangdong army sent people to Xuchang to meet the emperor, and as a result, Jiangdong Sun Quan was named a general, and the Jiangdong army stopped fighting Cao's army."

"Jiangdong Army and Cao Army ceased fighting?"

Wei Tao was taken aback for a moment, but soon came to his senses, nodded his head slightly and said that.

"However, this is not so unusual. Although the Jiangdong Army has already entered Yangzhou, Jiangdong Sun Quan has not long inherited the position, and the Jiangdong Army's military strength is even more insufficient. With its current strength, it is very difficult to occupy such a place. Even if they let them Taking Yangzhou, will they be able to defend it?"

(End of this chapter)