Wushuang Wudi of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 126 Ma Teng retreats
Of course, Ma Teng and Han Sui from Liangzhou were the ones who were most angry and panicked.

Liangzhou, Jincheng.

"Lv Bu's traitor used despicable tricks to split up my general and Ma Teng, and now he's coming to kill him. It's really abominable!" Han Sui scolded. He was anxious and angry at the upcoming arrival of Lv Bu's so-called 20 troops. However, he "doesn't remember" the fact that he and Ma Teng took the initiative to send troops to attack Lu Bu.

"General, recently, Ma Teng has sent many letters in his own hand, and even sent many envoys to state his interests and clarify Lu Bu's insidious strategy. They have stopped all transactions with Lu Bu. Now, it is the two armies It's time to put aside the previous small rift and work together again!" Yan Xing, Han Sui's trusted general, said hastily.

"That's right! Combining will benefit both, and dividing will hurt both! We can't let Lu Bu defeat each of them!" Han Sui nodded.

"Contact Ma Teng immediately, where are his men?" Han Sui, unwilling to sit still, asked quickly after making a decision.

"General! Ma Teng led his 2 troops out of Xiangping in Tianshui County, passed through Xiangwu, and then retreated to Didao City in Longxi County. Together, there were [-] troops. He was already in full swing. Out! At present, he is stationed in Didao City, waiting for our army's response. In addition, he also contacted the Qiang people in the southwestern area of ​​Longxi County." Yan Xing reported [-].

Han Sui couldn't help but nodded when he heard this, "Well, Ma Teng still has some skills, see the opportunity quickly! If we divide our forces, it will be difficult to resist Lu Bu's army. It is a good idea for him to retreat and join me." He said He also gradually calmed down, and with an experienced look, he began to evaluate Ma Teng's decision-making.

In fact, the same is true. Judging from purely combat experience, he and Ma Teng were of the same age, joined the army earlier, and spent more time than Lu Bu, Cao Cao, etc., which is almost the same as the dead Dong Zhuo.

And Ma Teng is as capable as he judged.As soon as he received Lu Bu's dispatch of troops, he realized that it was impossible to defeat Lu Bu with his own strength.Not everyone is Sun Wu, who can win more with less!Therefore, Ma Teng quickly assembled the whole army, chose to abandon Tianshui County, retreat to Longxi County, and make plans after joining forces with Han Sui.

"Father! Why are you retreating? Didn't the morale decline before the battle? Isn't Zhang Liao's men and horses reorganizing? It is said that they have all returned to Chang'an City! Now, Anding County is probably an empty place! Let's simply reoccupy Anding County and cheer up. Morale, keep the enemy out of Tianshui County!" Ma Chao was young and energetic, and somewhat disagreed.

It is also true that Tianshui County, as Ma Teng's old nest, was abandoned like this. Naturally, many people in the army felt sorry.

However, this time, Pang De did not agree with Ma Chao's idea.

"Young master, Lu Bu is powerful, not as powerful as last time! This time, Lu Bu leads the army himself, claiming to have an army of 20! Anding County is still too close to his hometown Chang'an! Lu Bu is located in Anding County, and the supplies in Guanzhong can be delivered smoothly. Delivered. In this way, his army will not be damaged at all. Although we can win for a while, we can't change the situation that the enemy is strong and we are weak!" He analyzed.

"In the decisive battle with Lu Bu in Anding County, it is undoubtedly to hit a stone with an egg!" Some other generals also said one after another, agreeing with Ma Teng's decision.

His arms couldn't twist his thighs, and facing a strong enemy, Ma Teng could only retreat.

"What's the matter, a few months ago, we should attack Lu Bu, okay! In the blink of an eye, we only have 3 or 20 troops, and that kid Lu Bu has [-] troops! I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out!" Withdrawal of the taxi stroke, a large number of people talking about it.

Since he chose to retreat, Ma Teng didn't have anything to be polite about. The relatives of the soldiers were better and moved with the army; they were not so polite to other people. migratory.

In this regard, Ma Teng also euphemistically called it: strong walls and clear fields.

This sentence originally came from Xun Yu, Cao Cao's subordinate, but it is very appropriate to use it here. His soldiers crossed the border like locusts and swept Tianshui County. This is not Qingye, what is it?
However, in this way, Ma Teng's reputation among the people suddenly fell into the stinky ditch.

Tens of thousands of men and horses fled westward in a noisy manner, and fled to Longxi County, where they joined the rest of Ma Teng's army.

Han Sui's envoy also arrived, met with Ma Teng, and the two sides easily reached an agreement. Naturally, they continued to unite and jointly resist Lu Bu. After the victory, Liangzhou was divided between the two.

When Han Sui was in Jincheng, he was also in a hurry to prepare his troops, including those from Wuwei County, who were all brought here by him.In addition, he also contacted the Qiang people in the southwest of Jincheng County.Han Sui's men were only [-].He and his cronies Cheng Gongying, Yan Xing and others led the troops and hurried to Longxi County to join Ma Teng's troops.The two merged into one place, and there were nearly [-] people.In this way, their courage grew a lot.

And the people they contacted, the Qiang people, also began to arm themselves to deal with Lu Bu, the tyrant.That's right, in the eyes of the Qiang people, Lu Bu is the culprit who wantonly killed their people, the cruel king.On the one hand, the Qiang people who have lived in Liangzhou for a long time don't know about Lu Bu. The only thing they know is that Lu Bu killed tens of thousands of them.On the other hand, Ma Teng and Han Sui had a good relationship with their high-level officials. For their own benefit, these two naturally slandered Lu Bu, saying how bad he was.

Qiang people, some say they are the descendants of the Xi Rong who were driven away by the Qin State when it expanded westward hundreds of years ago, others say that they are the local aborigines born and raised in the plateau area.

At present, they are distributed in the remote and desolate land in the southwest of Longxi County and Jincheng County. They live on a half-nomadic and half-farming basis. Due to the bitter and cold environment, they are all half-soldier and half-civilian.It is precisely because of this, coupled with the pressure of life, that they either took the initiative to cause chaos, or were wooed and instigated by the ambitious Xiliang warlords, and became the source of disasters that threatened the Eastern Han court.

At this moment, due to the hatred for Lu Bu and the temptation of the generous terms promised by Ma Teng and Han Sui, a large number of branch tribes dispatched a large number of soldiers and horses!They dispatched a considerable force, a total of [-] to [-] troops!

There are contradictions among the Qiang people; there are contradictions between the Qiang people and the Han people; there are also contradictions among the Han people.Coupled with the evolution of climate and geographical factors, Xiliang became a difficult place. Some historians say that it is not unreasonable for the Eastern Han Dynasty to spend a lot of money and die in the "Qiang disaster".

But this time Lu Bu was uncharacteristically and sent troops on a large scale, and he also had plans to solve these problems.

(End of this chapter)