Wei Xiang, the owner, seems to be careful in calculating, but in fact he is not qualified. In fact, he is missing a table of guests for a meal.

As the "Governor of Liangzhou" who was personally named the Fifth Reunion, the Eighth Reunion has arrived at the Lu Fucheng, the governor of Jiuquan County after many difficulties and dangers.

"Your Majesty will definitely like the name of Jiuquan Capital." The Eighth Jiao thought so. It is said that there is a golden spring under this city with joy and auspiciousness. It tastes like wine, so it is called Jiuquan.

Jiuquan County is more remote than the Wuwei where he passed by Zhangye. Most areas are covered by the Gobi wilderness. Only the oasis on the banks of a few rivers is crowded and the military farmland area. It is indeed a place where the place is completely blocked and is lonely and hangs at the end of the sky. It is the key to Hexi's control.

The most prominent building in Lufu City is a drum tower, with words such as "Welcome Huayue in the east", "Go to Yiwu in the west", "Looking to Qilian in the south", and "Turning to the desert in the north", and Liang Tong, the prefect of Jiuquan, "visited" the eighth kung fu in this drum tower.

"A minister of the border, please pay homage to the envoy." Liang Tong gave Di Jiao the first impression of being thin and capable. He heard that his ancestors had experienced several migrations, traveling to Hedong, north, and Maoling. Until the end of Aiping in the former Han Dynasty, he probably smelled the prelude to chaos and migrated from the wealthy Guanzhong to the barren Longyou Wu family.

Therefore, the Liang Dynasty could not only call himself a good son of the six counties, but also be a rich and idle young man in the Five Tombs, depending on whether he surrendered to Longyou or the Wei Kingdom.

Liang Tong had a "neutral" attitude in front of him, neither humble nor arrogant. He refused the troops from Longyou outside the territory, but did not completely break up. At the same time, he accepted Dou You, the prefect of Wuwei who defected to him in the name of his old friend, and did not refuse the arrival of the Bajiao.

The Hexi Corridor is too long. After the Longyou army occupied Zhangye, it was already at the end of its strength. Even Liu Long was very interested in the expedition to Jiuquan. However, Wei Xiang sent someone to Jiuquan to lobby Liang Tong. He said this: "Now the heroes are competing, and the male and female are still undecided. We should all occupy their own land and join forces with Long and Shu. Gaoke is the six countries, and the lower part is not lost to Wei Tuo."

This means that Liang Tong did not ask him to bow down and surrender, even if he seizures Jiuquan, Wei Xiang would recognize his independent status and could even ask Emperor Gongsun to grant him a "King of Xiliang" to do it.

Then what can Wei State give itself? Liang Tong really wanted to hear the conditions of the Eighth Zheng.

However, the eighth gentleman is very rude and treacherous, and what he says is completely from the perspective of strength.

"Wei has already won four of the thirteen states in the world."

The eighth Jiao said to Liang Tong: "The rich land of Sili, Jizhou, and the people of Youzhou in Bingzhou are brave and willing to fight, with a household registration of no less than tens of millions."

"What about Liangzhou? When I was in the court, I checked the pictures and found that although there are eight counties in Liangzhou, there are only 260,000 households and only 1,000 entries, which is not as good as a major county in Guanzhong and Jizhou."

"Although Jiuquan County has nine counties, the population is only 18,000 households and a population of more than 76,000. Each male family is recruited, and the soldiers are only a few thousand."

There is no way, Jiuquan's conditions are destined to have too many people. Even though he forcibly moved tens of thousands of households to Hexi during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, most of them would leave this barren and suffering place and run back to Guanzhong after building the Great Wall, as long as possible.

Eighth, the correct use of absolute power comparison, dispelled the Liang Tong's idea of ​​"not losing Wei Tuo": "With Jiuquan's power to serve Longshu, it will be useless to the overall situation. If Wei Xiang wins by chance, he will be ordered to take Jiuquan afterwards and let his confidants become the prefect, so Liang Jun will lose his authority. Once Your Majesty's western slope, Longban sweeps across Tianshui and Longxi, you only need to send a side general and fight tens of thousands of troops in the west to capture all the four counties of Hexi. Does Jiuquan still have to have the remaining strength to resist?"

Although the 200 kilograms of gold given to him by the fifth reunion were lost, the official seal of Liang Tong was carefully preserved for Dou You, and at this moment he handed it over to Liang Tong.

Liang Tong was still a little hesitant because Longyou had controlled Zhangye and Wuwei. Once he rejected Wei Xiang's envoy, Liu Long would have to lead his troops westward. If the Wei army could not attack Longban, Jiuquan would be in danger.

The eighth Jiao also gave Liang Tong a great reputation: "I don't say anything false, I only quote two words that Your Majesty likes to say, helping you in time and adding icing on the cake." This is really an idiom invented by the fifth family with his own strength.

"If the prefect helps Wei attack Long now, it will send warm charcoal in the snow. When the uprising plan is used, the superiors can protect the peace of 70,000 people of Jiuquan, and the inferiors can be awarded the title of Marquis for their merits, and the clan will flourish in Wei."

"If you drag it to Longdi to decide the victory or defeat, you can only use the 'rejection' plan to add icing on the cake, and the weight in Your Majesty's heart will be greatly reduced!"

In the end, what made Liang Tong decide was the advice from Dou You. As Dou Rong's younger brother, Dou You's son was sent to Chang'an, and there was no room for maneuver. He only said: "Zhongning, although there are several people who have proclaimed emperors now, the number of Han dynasties has been exhausted. Gongsun Ziyang is just a dominant state of Yizhou. Only the Emperor of Wei has the widest land, the strongest armies, and the clearest orders. Judging from his life and the observation of personnel, Emperor of Wei knows people and responsibilities. The Eighth Governor can use only two people to dig out Hexi, which shows his ability. Longyou has not had much time, so he can no longer hesitate and repeat it!"

After careful and detailed comparison, in mid-June, after learning that the fifth reunion really started to attack Longyou, Liang Tong finally decided to go east!

What he delivered was not only Jiuquan, but also Dunhuang.

"Dunhuang Dunhuang Commander Xin Qi is kind to me, and he looks at Jiuquan with all his backs. I am willing to write a letter and ask Xin Qi to come and meet."

Although Dunhuang is poorer and smaller than Jiuquan, the several counties in the jurisdiction have a total of only 30,000 people, and it is the limit to collecting 3,000 soldiers, but for the Eighth Assistant, it is better than nothing.

"So good." As the governor of Liangzhou, the eighth Jiao was the general of Jiuquan and Dunhuang coalition forces. Although there were only a few thousand people, he could still restrain Wei Xiang from the west. He also had the confidence to compete with his old friend Liu Long!

"I wish to join Jiuquan and Dunhuang to restrain Liu Long from the west and compete with him in Hexi!"

Bajiao has recovered his confidence from his exile and fleeing: "Although my martial arts are not as strong as Liu Long, but..."

"The general trend is in Wei, and victory will definitely belong to us!"

...

As the fifth place where four groups of guests were leading the visit at the same time, he also had a clear understanding of Wei Xiang's power.

"After our three attacks, Longyou pulled all the troops to the front line. Now that the battle has been in full swing, General Wei Xiang is in a state of collapse, and the troops must be broken if they advance."

After the Fifth Lun and Wan Hu Army maintained intermittent contact through the narrow road of the Wei River, although they could not send large troops to support him, they could also maintain an offensive in Longban and restrain Wei Xiang's main force.

Because Longshan is located there, the fifth reunion cannot require the school to make contributions in a short period of time, but he also has a clear understanding of this war.

"If the land of Longyou is only half of the state, once it lasts for a long time, the first one to be dragged down must be Wei Xiang!"

This judgment was further confirmed after the heavy rain in June. Although the Wei army was exhausted from attacking, the military equipment was damp, and its combat effectiveness was sharply reduced, the fifth reunion probably was even more tired.

"The bow and arrows that are relied on in Liangzhou are now in the rain, and the muscles and glue are all removed. The bow is not available. It is like a bird breaking its wings. My house is filled with fire and food, and the sword and weapons are sharp. If you don't ride it, what will you do?"

So the fifth reunion once again visited the Guanshan grassland, raised the five-color flag, beat the drums himself, and directed the army to attack continuously. For a moment, Longyou was shocked - their commander Wei Xiang was still in the rear to shelter from the rain.

Although the Wei army still did not capture Longban, the Long Army had not received a rotation of support for a long time and was exhausted. In addition, the fifth relationship made the soldiers keep calling out to Longban during the battle and launched a psychological offensive.

"Our army's surprise troops have already broken into the rear of Longyou. How are your hometown?"

"Has there been no reinforcements for many days? Is the food enough? The hinterland of Longyou is already in chaos, and Wei Xiang can't take care of himself and can only let you wait and die!"

"Look back and see, Longxi has already planted the Wei flag, don't resist stubbornly!"

The chattering was like a buzzing fly, which made the Long soldiers restless. Their generals were hesitant and were secretive about the affairs behind, which made the Long soldiers even more suspicious. Many people believed the Wei army and were full of anxiety about the safety of their families. How could they still have the heart to defend the enemy in Longban?

Although Wan Xiu's surprise weapon has played very little tactical role, it has undoubtedly achieved its strategic effect. The guy with the heart of the fifth reunion can make full use of it.

The Longyou Good Family, which was originally as strong as iron, could not stand this? After a few days, the morale was shaken, but what really changed the situation was still in the North Road, which could not last for a long time.

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"Although Geng Bozhao is incompetent, I cannot be delayed by him."

After conquering Jingyang City, Wu Han, who was still blocked by Xiao Guan, said to his subordinates of the Independent Division: "Although this Longshan is dangerous, the scouts have recently discovered that at the mouth of Fanxu, infantry attacked the mountain and opened the way, and could be turned over and attacked Longyou."

"Do you want to inform General Geng?" his subordinates kindly reminded that they were General Cheqi and Cavalry after all, and the number two figure in the Wei army.

"I know what he is doing? Wait for him to be constrained to divide the credit?" Wu Han had a deep gap with Geng Yan. He believed that Geng Yan had three thousand cavalrymen in his hand, but he refused to cooperate with him. He deliberately preserved his strength and used the traditional skills of Wei's deceiving friendly forces.

But Wu Han didn't know that after Geng Yan took Chaona, moved his troops to Chaona Lake, letting the horses eat the water plants, he was not idle these days, and he also asked his subordinates to actively explore the Tao and found a way to bypass the dangerous pass of Longshan.

"Longshan is heading north and south, and tilting to the southeast. As long as you go far enough to go west, you can completely bypass it."

Unlike most of Wu Han's subordinates, Geng Yan has the advantage of cavalry, and he has a wide range of choices, so he still has to play "big roundabout, big encirclement".

"Carrying upstream along the river can move away from Longshan and then into Zuli River Valley (now Jingyuan, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, Huining). Within five days, you can go directly to the hinterland of Tianshui County!"

"Do you want to tell Wu Han?" Geng Yan thought for a moment and sneered: "Let Wu Ziyi attack Si in Xiaoguan and hold Niu Han for me!"

Although they all had the intention of cheating friendly troops, they didn’t know if the heroes had the same views, or it was coincidental that the two Geng and Wu planned to cross or bypass Longshan, and the surprise attack was coincidental with Wan Xiu’s original plan!

"Luoyang, take Wei Xiang's army straight." Geng Yan glanced at the place on the map with bright eyes.

Wu Han was also ready to beat Wei Xiang's head, and the shame of being blocked by Xue Xiaoguan!"

These two reckless guests had been gnawing for a long time but couldn't eat meat. They were already hungry. Before the owner could ask the neighbor to help prepare the dishes, they couldn't wait to break the door and put it on the case!

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Chapter completed!