But after Yang Ling heard this, his heart moved and he looked at Cheng Yin with a smile.
"Seriously, are you willing to do anything?"
For some reason, Cheng Yin instinctively sensed something was wrong when looking at Yang Ling's smile.
But in order to survive, he simply nodded,
"I am willing!"
"That's good!"
Yang Ling showed a satisfied smile, nodded to Zhou Cang on the side and said,
"Let him go!"
After being untied, Cheng Yin said to Yang Ling with lingering fear,
"Thank you, General, for not killing me!"
"Don't be too busy thanking me now. It won't be too late to thank you after you complete my instructions."
Yang Ling hooked his hand and waited until Cheng Yin came closer before whispering.
Cheng Yin was immediately surprised after hearing this.
"this……"
"Why, don't you want to?"
Yang Ling raised his eyebrows, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes!
"The last general...the last general is willing!"
Cheng Yin gritted his teeth and had no choice but to agree.
"That's good. Don't worry. As long as you cooperate with me, general, your glory and wealth will be inevitable after the matter is accomplished."
After Yang Ling coerced Cheng Yin, he ordered someone to let him go.
Looking at Cheng Yin's retreating figure, Ma Chao said reluctantly,
"General, let him go just like that? What if he turns his back on us when he goes back?"
"Well, doesn't he have something to do with this?"
Yang Ling pursed his lips towards the paper Zhou Cang was holding.
Before Cheng Yin left, he forced Cheng Yin to write a surrender letter.
The book not only expresses allegiance to Yang Ling, but also writes out Han Sui's action plan and military deployment.
There is also Cheng Yin's signature at the end.
If Cheng Yin fell out, Yang Ling would send the surrender letter directly to Han Sui.
Han Sui was a ruthless and ungrateful person, otherwise no one would fall out with Ma Teng.
With his character, he would definitely not spare Cheng Yin lightly after seeing this letter of surrender.
In addition, Cheng Yin was ranked at the bottom among the eight capable generals under Han Sui and was not taken seriously.
Rather than following Han Sui in rebellion, it would be wiser to seek refuge with Yang Ling.
If he had some brains, he wouldn't turn his back on others.
…
After seeing off Cheng Yin, Yang Ling and his party took a short rest before embarking on the journey again.
But compared with when they came, there was more Cai Yan in their team.
According to the original plan, after dealing with the threat from the Southern Huns, Yang Ling would directly enter Liangzhou from Bingzhou.
But now Han Sui has rebelled in Liangzhou, and no one knows the specific situation inside the country.
Therefore, Yang Ling did not march rashly, but returned to Sili Prefecture, heading west from Chang'an City.
After traveling for several days, we finally arrived at Longguan.
If you want to go from Ji County, where Liangzhou is governed, to Sili Prefecture, you must pass through Longguan.
Historically, the Qingshui area was a battleground between the Shu and Wei. Sima Yi built the upper city at the mouth of the Taishi River, also known as the Sima Barrier; Zhuge Liang built the lower city at the mouth of the Nandao River, also known as the Zhuge Barrier.
The two military bases faced each other at a distance.
This shows the importance of Longguan.
At this time, Ma Teng, because he was no match for the rebels, retreated all the way to Longguan.
Upon hearing the news of Yang Ling's arrival, he quickly led Pang De and others out of the city to greet him.
"I've seen the general!"
Ma Teng bowed respectfully to Yang Ling, then smiled bitterly and said,
"You really don't deserve the general's love!"
At the beginning, Yang Ling wrote to Cao Cao, recommending Ma Teng as the governor of Liangzhou.
However, in just one month, except for a few places such as Longxian, Longguan, Jieting, etc., almost the entire Liangzhou fell into the hands of Han Sui!
"The governor does not need to blame himself. This is all because the enemy is too cunning."
For the sake of Ma Chao and Ma Yunlu, Yang Ling did not reprimand him, but just tried to comfort him.
"Father!"
"uncle!"
Ma Chao, Ma Yunlu, Ma Dai and others also hurried forward and saluted Ma Teng.
The family had not seen each other for a long time and finally reunited. Ma Teng, who was originally in a low mood, couldn't help but smile.
"General, let's go to the city first."
Ma Teng suppressed his excitement and suggested to Yang Ling.
Yang Ling nodded.
So the group set off and entered Longguan.
The rebels were huge, and many of them were ferocious and brutal Hu people. Many Han people were afraid of them and chose to follow Ma Teng and escape.
Now there are not only Ma Teng's soldiers in Longguan, but also many people who have fled.
Ma Teng's men were repairing and strengthening Longguan while properly resettling the refugees.
Therefore, Longguan City seemed extremely busy.
After everyone arrived at the county government office in the city, Yang Ling asked about the current war without much greeting.
Ma Teng sighed and said slowly,
"Han Sui contacted the various princes, as well as the Qiang and Di and other Hu tribes, and there were nearly 200,000 troops in total!"
Two hundred thousand troops?
Even though Yang Ling was prepared, she was also surprised!
Liangzhou is located on the border, with a mixture of Hu and Han people, and its folk customs have been fierce since ancient times.
Relying on the fearless and powerful Liangzhou Army, Dong Zhuo took control of the government and dominated the country for a while!
After Dong Zhuo led his troops to leave Liangzhou, Liangzhou also fell into a separatist regime, with warlords from all sides fighting.
Ma Teng and Han Sui, who were previously the most powerful, joined forces. Other warlords did not dare to challenge them and could only choose to obey.
But now Han Sui fell out with Ma Teng and called on them to resist together.
Coupled with the help of the Qiang Di and other barbarians, this made the rebellion so powerful!
According to Ma Teng, the entire Liangzhou is now in riots.
Although there were still several counties and counties that did not follow Han Sui in rebellion, their fall was bound to happen sooner or later.
"According to the news we received yesterday, Han Sui is reorganizing his troops and preparing to attack Long County."
"When Long County is captured, he will definitely continue to attack here."
Ma Teng sighed.
Yang Ling's face was also a little solemn.
Once Han Sui captured Longguan, the imperial court's road to Liangzhou would be cut off.
The entire Liangzhou will completely fall into Han Sui's hands.
At present, Cao Cao was defeated in Wancheng and was temporarily unable to attack Liangzhou.
If Han Sui is allowed to run the business for a few more years, Jie Shi will definitely become as big a problem as Jiangdong Sun Quan!
Therefore, Longguan cannot be lost!
"Do you have any countermeasures?"
Yang Ling raised his head and looked at Zhao Yun, Gao Rou and others.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, their expressions were a little heavy.
There were a full 200,000 rebels, but Ma Teng only had more than 10,000 men left.
It will take at least seven days for the elite Yang Ling to arrive.
How easy is it to deal with Han Sui's army?
While everyone was thinking hard about how to defeat the enemy, a calm voice sounded softly,
"General Qi, I have a plan for you."
Everyone was stunned and looked towards the place where the sound came from.
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with a resolute face.
He seemed to be an official from Liangzhou, and his official position was not high, otherwise he would not be standing in the corner behind Ma Teng.
"Who are you and what are your plans?"
Yang Ling looked at him with interest.
