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Chapter 173 Jia Xu Tests the Generals
After Jia Xu took care of the affairs of the four counties, another half month passed.After arranging the garrison personnel and remaining troops, Jia Xu led the army and set off for Zhao Yun again.

I also went to see Li Ru several times during the period, but Li Ru either pretended to be sick or pretended to be asleep, anyway, he just avoided seeing him.

In this short period of half a month, although Jia Xu led the army to recover the four counties.But at Zhao Yun's place, Ma Teng's army was ushered in.Jia Xu was afraid that something might happen to Zhao Yun, so he arranged everything hastily and led an army of [-] to Jincheng County where Zhao Yun was stationed.

The accompanying generals were only: Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and Hao Meng, while Huang Peng and Cheng Lian were left to garrison the four counties.Dong Zhuo's family is small, and Jia Xu also specifically explained to Huang Peng that he should treat him well and not neglect him.

As an opponent, of course Jia Xu hated Li Ru to the bone.But after capturing him, Jia Xu admired his talent very much.

Jia Xu found that Li Ru's behavior style was the same as his own, decisive and ruthless, unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals.The most important thing is that both of them are from Xiliang, so Jia Xu cherishes this talent even more.

Because Xiliang is located in the frontier, there are few scholars, and there are even fewer scholars who can be counselors.

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After more than ten days of marching, Jia Xu finally led the army and successfully joined Zhao Yun.After the confluence, the total force reached more than 12 troops, which was almost the same as that of Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang.

Two 10,000+ armies are facing each other here, fighting for generals every day, and no one will let anyone else.

Until the day when Jia Xu arrived with his troops, Zhao Yun was still on the battlefield, fighting fiercely with the Ma Chao brothers and sisters.Pang De, Hua Xiong, Fan Chou, the three of them rushed behind.

After withdrawing the troops and returning to the camp, Jia Xu summoned all the generals to perform a ceremony in the large tent of the Chinese army.

After all the generals arrived, Jia Xu looked around.Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Hua Xiong, Fan Chou and several leading generals, Hou Cheng stood guard on the camp wall to prevent Xiliang soldiers from attacking at night.

"Everyone is here. Next, we will meet the last two stumbling blocks to regain Xiliang, Ma Teng and Han Sui."

Jia Xu looked around for a week and saw that all the generals were listening carefully, so he said again: "Ma Teng and Han Sui from Xiliang brought a total of more than [-] troops to confront our army this time. The strength of our army is comparable, but They occupy the advantage of the city, which is quite unfavorable to us. So, next, we have to find a way to let them go out of the city to fight with our army. If you have any good ways, you can speak freely."

The generals looked at me and I looked at you, but none of them expressed their views.Jia Xu had no choice but to call names: "General Zhao Yun, you have been confronting the Xiliang Army. What can you do about the Xiliang Army?"

Jia Xu knew that in the future, Deng Wu's territory would grow larger and there would be more soldiers and horses.Young generals like Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Huang Peng will lead the army alone.Because, Jia Xu could also see that Deng Wu cultivated and valued these people.Therefore, Jia Xu would train a few of them whenever he had the opportunity.

Zhao Yun, who was named, stood up and said to Jia Xu: "Military Master, although Ma Teng and Han Sui have both arrived here, they are stationed separately. Ma Teng led the troops to station in Yunwu City, and Han Sui So they stationed in Zhiyang City. The two cities are horns of each other and can support each other. I suggest besieging the city and fighting for aid. Surround Ma Teng’s army at Yunwu City, ambush Han Sui’s soldiers and horses who came to support, and take advantage of the situation to attack Zhiyang City.”

"Hmm! General Zhao Yun spoke very well. Is there any general who needs to add?" Seeing that Zhao Yun had finished speaking, Jia Xu motioned him to sit down first, and then said to the few people below.

After waiting for a while, Jia Xu saw no one came out to answer, so he said: "Let me talk about the relationship between Ma Teng and Han Sui. Ma Teng and Han Sui are now sworn brothers, Han Sui is the eldest, and Ma Teng is the eldest. Brother. However, according to the intelligence I collected, the relationship between the two is not harmonious.

Han Sui, courtesy name: Wenyue, was born in Jincheng County, Liangzhou.Han Sui was famous in Xiliang in his early years, and was hijacked by Qianghu rebels in November 184.In order to survive, he was forced to be the military adviser of Beigong Boyu, the leader of the Qianghu rebel army.He gradually adapted to the life of rebellion, and Han Sui also relied on his military ability to replace Beigong Boyu as the commander of the rebel army.

Han Sui fought against famous generals such as Huangfusong, Zhang Wen, Dong Zhuo, and Sun Jian successively, but they were all helpless against him, which shows his military talent.

In order to quell the rebellion, Ma Teng became a conscripted warrior.After fighting dozens of battles, big and small, when Dong Zhuo was promoted to governor of Liangzhou, Ma Teng was appointed as the prefect of Zhangye County in Xiliang.After Dong Zhuo's death, he quickly expanded his territory and occupied the two counties of Jiuquan and Jincheng.

When our army decided to take back Xiliang, Ma Teng and Han Sui became brothers with different surnames under the pressure of our army. "

Jia Xu took a break after saying this, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then said slowly: "That is to say, Ma Teng and Han Sui were forced to join forces under the pressure of our army." Allied."

After Jia Xu finished speaking, she picked up the teacup on the table and drank it, quietly looking at the young generals below.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Liao raised his head and said to Jia Xu, "Military Master, I think the best way now is to retreat and advance."

"Oh, tell me!" Jia Xu put down the tea cup in his hand with great interest, staring at Zhang Liao and said.

Zhang Liao stood up, bowed his hands to Jia Xu, and then said: "Since Ma Teng and Han Sui were forced to form an alliance because of pressure from our army, then we can give up our confrontation with them and go all out." Defend the territory we have already occupied. Make a false impression that the troops are insufficient to consolidate the territory we have already occupied. I believe that over time, there will be gaps between them, and then we can reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"What does General Zhang Liao mean is to give up oppressing them, and let them fight for the remaining territory in Liangzhou, and let them fight each other?" Jia Xu concluded.

"Exactly!" Zhang Liao admitted.

"Well! Although the plan is good, it is impossible to implement." Jia Xu finally commented.

"Military division, why is this?" Zhang Liao asked in bewilderment.

"As long as we are still in Liangzhou, it is impossible for Ma Teng and Han Sui to turn against each other. How long will it take until they turn against each other or run out of food and grass? One year or two years, or five years or ten years? It will take a long time The war is not advisable, unless..." Jia Xu first explained to Zhang Liao, and then said with a wistful appetite.

"Unless what?" Zhang Liao asked eagerly.

"Unless the lord orders us all to withdraw from Liangzhou. In this way, I believe it will not be long before they will attack each other because they are fighting for the lord of Liangzhou."

"How is this possible!" Zhang Liao said disappointedly.

In fact, Jia Xu didn't say a few words later, for fear of hurting the confidence of Zhang Liao and other young generals.If it is true that all the members are withdrawn from Liangzhou, after they attack each other.If we send out troops at that time, we will face a complete Liangzhou princes, which will only be worse and more difficult to capture than the current situation.

Zhang Liao sat back in his seat dejectedly, and Jia Xu didn't try to comfort him either, he explained everything clearly, just wait for him to figure it out.Jia Xu stared at Xu Huang who hadn't spoken yet, the meaning was self-evident, just let Xu Huang come out and talk about his thoughts.

Xu Huang got up, and said calmly to Jia Xu, "I mean, to fight the Xiliang army directly. In a head-on confrontation, I am confident that I will lead [-] tiger and leopard cavalry to defeat Ma Teng and Han Sui."

"Tell me carefully!" Jia Xu said with interest.

"Our army is comparable in strength to the Xiliang Allied Forces of Ma Teng and Han Sui, but the combat power is far different. The Xiliang Allied Army has a variety of equipment and all kinds of weapons. Although there are 10,000+ troops, the cavalry is only 6 More than [-] cavalry. On the other hand, our army is not only well-trained, but also well-equipped. Although there are only more than [-] cavalry, our army’s cavalry is equipped with three treasures on the horse, so its combat power is higher than that of the Xiliang cavalry It is more than five times. I lead [-] tiger and leopard cavalry, and I am even more confident. There is a positive chance of [-] Xiliang iron cavalry. Therefore, I propose to invite the Xiliang army to fight it out."

After listening to Xu Huang's words, Jia Xu nodded in approval.Sometimes, a strategy is not as good as a simple and rude break.

It is undeniable that when Ma Teng and Han Sui refused to defend the city, finding a way to invite them to a showdown and eliminate their vital forces would be of great benefit to the recovery of Xiliang.

The purpose of Jia Xu's gathering of generals today is to test them so that they can grow up quickly.

Xu Huang's decisive battle is: the best policy.

Zhao Yun's siege and aid is: the middle strategy.

Zhang Liao's policy is to retreat.

(End of this chapter)