Seeing this situation, Ma Le also knew that Liu Qi had no time to spare, so he said helplessly: "In this case, I can only wish the general to eliminate the rebellion as soon as possible, stabilize Xichuan, and then discuss the matters in Guanzhong."
Liu Qi advised: "Cao's thieves are full of tricks. If they stand still, they must be waiting for the soldiers in Xiliang to become lazy and cause trouble. If the Wei River is difficult to break, General Ma should be advised to act according to the opportunity. A gentleman will take revenge. It is not too late in ten years. If he sees that something is wrong, he can't do it." Therefore, we should temporarily retreat to Longxi."
Ma Le sneered and said: "Sima Yi has killed so many of my Xiliang men. Everyone in the army hates him. I am determined to avenge General Ma. I will not give up until Cao Cao is defeated."
Liu Qi sighed in his heart. He tried to persuade him, but Ma Le obviously didn't take it to heart, let alone Ma Chao, who was young and energetic and eager for revenge.
Most people are wise in hindsight, self-righteous in advance, regretful afterwards, and only after their heads are broken and bleeding, will they lick their wounds and remember the lessons of blood.
This time, Cao Cao fought against Ma Chao on the upper reaches of the Wei River. He had already secured Chang'an, felt at ease, and was not in a hurry to advance. Although Xu Chu fought against Ma Chao, there was no disastrous defeat in which he cut off his beard and abandoned his robe.
This situation is similar to Zhuge Liang's departure from Qishan, but there is no Zhuge in Ma Chao's army, and Cao Cao is better than Sima. If this continues, the Xiliang army will collapse sooner or later.
Thinking of Han Sui while Cao Cao was wiping the book, he had no choice but to make plans for him: "General Ma has come all the way. It is inconvenient to transport food and grass, and there are many Qiang people, so things will change over time. If Cao Cao and Han Sui insist on defending the Weishui River, they can divide their forces with Han Sui to attack Chang'an: All the way Attack Fufeng on the right, take Feng Yi all the way to the left, divide the troops and mobilize Cao's army in roundabout ways to look for opportunities."
Ma Le nodded and said: "What the general said is absolutely true. When I return to Chencang, I will tell Meng Qi the general's clever plan."
Liu Qi added: "Although I have no time to divide the troops, I will order the Wuguan garrison to dispatch and use the suspicion strategy to contain Cao's army. When I pacify Xichuan, I will help him take revenge."
Although Ma Le felt that Liu Qi's tone was too harsh, he also knew that he had good intentions. He thanked him in person, talked about the situation in Xiliang for a while, and hurried back to Chencang after the banquet.
Liu Qi sent Ma Le away and sighed as he looked at the Qinling Mountains. He hoped that if Han Sui was transferred away, the horses would rise up and change their destiny.
But on the other hand, if Ma Chao is defeated, according to historical trajectory, he will flee to Hanzhong. Wouldn't it be necessary to gather the five tiger generals?
However, among the five tiger generals, Ma Chao had the worst fate. His father, son and brothers were killed, and his whole family was wiped out. Later, he was not reused and died in depression. He was the youngest, but the earliest to die!
We can only wait for him to retreat to Longxi before he can act on his own initiative. If he can catch up, it will not be too late to help him.
Just as he was sighing, Wei Yan reported carefully: "I came to report that the Ba people were instigated by Zhang Wei to rebel. It is rumored that Zhang Lu was imprisoned in Hanzhong. To avenge him, he has sent more troops and horses to various passes in Micang Mountain to cut off Hanzhong." the way."
Liu Qi sneered and said: "This Zhang Wei, he won't take the road to heaven, and he has no choice but to break through to hell, so he can be my stepping stone to Shu!"
When the two came to the government office, Sun Qian and other officials also arrived from Jingzhou, so they discussed with Xu Shu and Yan Pu about sending troops.
Sun Qian said: "Zhang Wei did not listen to Zhang Lu's advice and established himself as King Ning of Hanzhong. Hanzhong has sufficient money and food, and the troops and horses are not damaged. We should attack while its foothold is not stable, otherwise it will be a serious disaster."
Liu Qi nodded and said: "Now that Hanzhong is at peace, taking Batu and Shu is an established strategy, but I am worried that Liu Zhang will take back Jiangzhou as promised. How should Yide respond? If he does not hand it back, Zhang Song may not be able to return to Liu Zhang. It’s a dilemma and life-threatening.”
Xu Shu smiled and said, "Don't worry, general. If Zhang Wei hadn't escaped, this matter would have been a bit tricky. Now that we have to send troops to Bazhong, we just need to mobilize Jiangzhou soldiers and horses to go north along the B River, echoing from the north to the south, and capture Zhang Wei together."
Sun Qian praised: "The Ba people rebelled repeatedly, so Liu Zhang divided the area of Sanba into separate regions. As the saying goes, he has done his best to eradicate evil. Since he wants to capture Zhang Wei, I believe Liu Zhang will not push too hard."
Liu Qi looked at Yan Pu and said, "Pang Yi, the governor of Brazil, has had many fights with Zhang Jun. What is this man's ability?"
Yan Pu thought for a moment and slowly said four words: "Old treacherous and cunning."
Without waiting for Liu Qi to ask further questions, he continued: "This man was close to Liu Zhang, so he appointed the governor of Brazil to defend Hanzhong. However, he was arrogant and self-respecting, and secretly recruited Ba people to his tribe in order to monopolize power and prepare for chaos. Later, Liu Zhang was suspicious, so he had to He also prepared generous gifts and sent someone to Chengdu to apologize, so nothing happened. Later he fought with us, and there were victories and defeats. He was more prepared and insufficient in attack. I guess he must be uneasy and worried that the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked, so he did it intentionally. "
"That's it!" Liu Qi suddenly realized that the case was finally solved.
No wonder Liu Zhang, who had Yizhou soldiers and horses in his hands, couldn't even deal with the little Zhang Lu. There was actually a sixth man who was hindering him.
As a close confidant, he didn't want to fight well on the front line. He just wanted to retreat and protect himself. Isn't this a mini version of Sima Yi?
He pondered: "So, although Pang Yi is an important minister of Liu Zhang, he may not be loyal?"
Yan Pu nodded and said: "The two of them may have even seemed to be inseparable."
Liu Qi put his palms in his hands and laughed and said: "It seems that my entry into Shu will fall on this person. I don't have to wait for Liu Zhang to come to Jiangzhou. I will go to him for help first."
After everyone discussed it, Liu Qi ordered Sun Qian to go to Chengdu to meet Liu Zhang and ask Pang Yi to send troops from Brazil to attack Zhang Wei together.
Three days after the order was sent, troops were sent out. Shen Dan and Shen Yi transported grain, with Chen Dao as the vanguard and Yan Pu as the military counselor. They left Wei Yan to guard Hanzhong and led the army directly to Bazhong.
Liu Qi surrendered to Zhang Lu and captured Hanzhong. The news spread to Shuzhong, and the territory was shocked.
Zhang Lu, who had caused headaches for Liu Zhang and his son for decades, was easily captured by Liu Qi in just two months. What kind of tactics was used?
When Liu Zhang heard the news in Chengdu, he suddenly felt regretful and discussed with Huang Quan, the chief registrar: "If I had known that Zhang Lu was so vulnerable, I should have sent troops directly to Hanzhong. Why did I need to ask Liu Qi for help?"
Huang Quan thought that if Pang Yi had been replaced earlier and someone else had been sent as the governor of Brazil, Zhang Lu would have been destroyed long ago. How could the current situation be reached?
Pang Yi, the governor of Brazil, had a close family relationship with Liu Yan, and risked his life to rescue Liu Yan's descendants from Chang'an. His daughter Pang was Liu Zhang's daughter-in-law.
Pang Yi was unable to attack Hanzhong for a long time, but was defeated several times by Zhang Lu. Although he could barely hold on to Brazil, the outcome was unsatisfactory.
The dignified shepherd of Yizhou was repeatedly oppressed by the Hanzhong prefect. Zhang Lu had no generals under his command. Everyone in Shu was ashamed of this. Could it be that there was no one to use in the huge Xichuan?
After Zhao Wei's rebellion, Liu Zhang turned more to Pang Yi and other Dongzhou soldiers. Yizhou officials saw that Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent and unclear about recruiting people, so people gradually became separated. Zhang Song may have ulterior motives in befriending Liu Qi this time.
Huang Quan had already expected that Yizhou would not be protected. He and Wang Lei had advised Liu Zhang not to ask for help. It was outrageous to give up Jiangzhou. They also helped Liu Qi to take Hanzhong. Wasn't this digging his own grave?
However, they are not close to each other, and now that the matter has come to an end, they can only do their best to plan, clasping their fists and saying: "Since Liu Qi has captured Hanzhong, he can ask Zhang Biezhi to meet Zhang Fei and take back Jiangzhou in time."
"What Gong Heng said is absolutely true!" Liu Zhang let out a long breath, relaxed and smiled happily: "Hanzhong has been leveled, and apart from my inner worries, Liu Boxei is worthy of being a relative of my Liu family, and I should reward you with generous gifts."
Seeing that Liu Zhang was not worried but happy instead, Huang Quan sighed secretly. In order to drive away a vicious dog, he invited a tiger to come in. How could its appetite be satisfied so easily?
Vicious dogs just bark twice to scare people, but tigers want to eat people!
