Mi Han

Chapter 417
When Liu Bei worshiped Mi Yang as the shepherd of Liangzhou, he had clearly divided the areas under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou.

In Liu Bei's division, Liangzhou has a total of six counties under its jurisdiction, namely: Hanzhong, Hanxing, Yinping, Wudu, Tianshui, and Longxi.

However, after Mi Yang became the shepherd of Liangzhou, his government orders could only be implemented in the two counties of Hanzhong and Hanxing. This is because the other four counties are not currently under the control of the big Han.

Compared with the two counties of Tianshui and Longxi, Wudu and Yinping counties are closer to Hanzhong County, Mi Yang's base camp. Based on the current situation, these two counties are most likely to take back Mi Yang.

Ma Chao was like a frightened bird, even though he was in Hanzhong County in the past, he didn't dare to inquire about the news.

Therefore, Ma Chao did not know the news that Wei Jun was about to attack Hanzhong on a large scale.

But Ma Chao is a veteran general after all, it is not difficult for him to guess his intention from Mi Yang's request.

In Ma Chao's view, since Wudu County was originally the territory of Liangzhou, it was reasonable for Mi Yang to want to take back Wudu County.

However, although Ma Chao's guess is not wrong, it is not all the thoughts in Mi Yang's heart.

What he wants is not just Wudu County.

It's just that Mi Yang also had scruples about Ma Chao, so he didn't open his mouth to express all the thoughts in his heart.

After Ma Chao heard Mi Yang's answer, he thought he had already guessed Mi Yang's true intention, so he began to meditate.

Wudu County is barren, and the population belonging to Huaxia is not large.

But in Wudu County, there are a lot of people belonging to the Qiang and Di ethnic groups.

Based on Ma Chao's understanding of Wudu County, the population of Qiangdi in Wudu County is more than double the population of Huaxia.

Under such circumstances, whether Mi Yang wanted to capture Wudu County or manage Wudu County well, the Qiang and Di people in the county were a political alliance he had to fight for.

Since Ma Chao had promised that Mi Yang would assist him, Ma Chao did not hide his inner thoughts, and he told Mi Yang everything he knew about the people of Qiangdi.

After talking about his understanding of the Qiang and Di people in Wudu County, Ma Chao volunteered to send his clan brother Ma Dai to Wudu County to recruit some Qiang and Di people for Mi Yang.

As Mi Yang said, this matter is not difficult for him.

During the Battle of Wudu, he used his prestige to attract more than ten thousand Di tribe troops for Zhang Fei.

Facing Ma Chao's volunteering, Mi Yang smiled and said to Ma Chao: "There is no rush for this."

Hearing what Mi Yang said, Ma Chao was a little puzzled.

Ma Chao cupped his hands and said to Mi Yang: "Soldiers are valuable, if Zhou Mu wants to take Wudu County, he should send troops earlier.

Otherwise, if the time delays for too long, Niwei will inevitably get the news. By then, it will not be so easy for Zhou Mu to take down Wudu County. "

In fact, Wudu County once belonged to the big man for a short time.

On the eve of the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to capture most of Wudu County.

But it is a pity that Wudu County was taken back by Wei Jun later.

It is precisely because of this lesson that Ma Chao suggested that Mi Yang should act first.

Otherwise, if the Wei army had taken precautions in Wudu County, then Wudu County would not be so easy to capture.

Facing Ma Chao's remonstrance, although Mi Yang had other considerations in his heart, he still said:
"Although General Hussars has prestige among the Qiangdi scholars in Wudu County, there are many tribes among the Qiangdi scholars, and not all of them admire the prestige of General Hussars. Has General Hussars forgotten his strength?"

"Wudu County must be captured, but you can't act rashly. If you don't get rid of people like Qianduan, Wudu County won't be able to hold our army even if you take it down."

Seeing Mi Yang mentioning Qiang Duan, Ma Chao fell silent for a moment.

Although Ma Chao has the reputation of a mighty general among the foreign races in Yongliang, it does not mean that his name can make all the foreign races in Yongliang admire him.

Otherwise, the Han army would have gone to the north long ago.

Not to mention other places in Yongliang, just take Wudu County as an example. In Wudu County, there are many Qiang and Di people who worship Ma Chao.

But there are not a few Qiang and Di people who ignore Ma Chao, such as Qiang Duan, the leader of the Di tribe.

One of the important reasons why the Han army lost in the Battle of Xiabian was that the Di army headed by Qiangduan suddenly turned against the water, which put the Han army in a difficult situation both internally and externally, so they had to retreat from Wudu County.

From this point of view, Mi Yang's worries are very reasonable.

After listening to Mi Yang's concerns, Ma Chao also knew the stakes, so he didn't speak out to persuade Mi Yang.

The reason why he persuaded Mi Yang to take Wudu County as soon as possible was because of some selfishness.

As long as Wudu County is attacked, then with his prestige among the Qiang and Di scholars, Mi Yang will always ask for his assistance.

For Ma Chao now, what makes him feel that there is still some hope in life is the fighting on the battlefield.

When Ma Chao was silent, the decadence on his body became stronger.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be really hard for Mi Yang to imagine that the fearsome General Shenweitian would turn out like this today.

But can anyone else be blamed for this?

As far as what Ma Chao did in the past, normal people really have no way to understand it.

However, Mi Yang still needs Ma Chao's help in many things in the future, and he doesn't want to see Ma Chao being too decadent.

Ma Chao in history, the cause of his death is inseparable from his heart knot.

So Mi Yang raised his glass again and said to Ma Chao: "Although Gu doesn't intend to use troops against Wudu County immediately, General Hussars can send his cronies to contact the Qiangdi scholars in Wudu County during this time.

It's best to be able to distinguish the Qiang and Di scholars in Wudu County, which ones are devoted to the big man, and which ones are to be rebelled, and it will be of great use alone at that time. "

After saying this, Mi Yang seemed to feel that it was not safe, so he promised Ma Chao again:
"Gu Jin takes the wine in his hand as a promise, and when the time is right, the Hussar General and Gu will share the glory of the attention of all people."

After making the promise to Ma Chao, Mi Yang drank the wine in his hand in one gulp.

Sure enough, when Mi Yang spoke for the first time, Ma Chao's expression was still rather downcast.

But when he heard Mi Yang's promise to him, Ma Chao became energetic in an instant.

If someone else made such a promise to him, Ma Chao would not care too much.

But now it is Mi Yang who made the promise to him. With Mi Yang's achievements, his promise is undoubtedly very valuable.

And what is Ma Chao missing the most now?

What he lacked was the word glory.

Perhaps only by setting up enough honors, the insults he bears that made him breathless can be alleviated.

Ma Chao, who had regained his spirits, immediately cupped his hands at Mi Yang and said:
"Don't worry, Zhou Mu, within two months, Chao will definitely find out the information that Zhou Mu wants to know."

After finishing speaking, Ma Chao quickly raised his wine glass and drank the wine in the glass.

This means that the promise between him and Mi Yang has officially come into effect.

Seeing that Ma Chao had finally regained his energy, Mi Yang continued to feast with Ma Chao while relaxing.

The time for banquets always passed quickly, and it was dark outside after a while.

After realizing that the sky was getting dark, Ma Chao proposed to Mi Yang to leave.

Faced with Ma Chao's resignation, Mi Yang did not stop him.

He just stood up and sent Ma Chao off respectfully.

After Ma Chao left the big tent, Fa Miao couldn't wait to get up and asked Mi Yang:

"Does Zhou Mu think that Ma Mengqi will really help?"

In Fa Miao's words, there is a strong distrust towards Ma Chao.

Not only Fa Miao, but even Mi Yang's other confidantes present have such expressions.

From the beginning to the end, Fa Miao and Mi Yang's other confidantes never believed in Ma Chao.

But they are not targeting Ma Chao, their attitude can be said to represent the attitude of 99% of the ministers of today's big Han towards Ma Chao.

Facing Fa Miao's question, Mi Yang smiled indifferently, and said to Fa Miao:
"If you have a lack of virtue, it doesn't mean you can't use it, the important thing is how to use it.

He and I just take what we need, we can't talk about sincerity. "

The reason why Mi Yang has thoughts about Wu is that on the one hand, he really wants to take back his ancestral territory, and on the other hand, it is for the defense of Hanzhong in the future.

Mi Yang didn't confess his other intentions to Ma Chao just now, which means that Mi Yang doesn't trust Ma Chao either.

However, Mi Yang is different from many people in the contemporary world. Most of the employing people in the contemporary world pay attention to one principle - to emphasize virtue first, and then to discuss talents.

This principle originated from the 400-year Jushi system of the Han Dynasty. Because of the 400-year development, this principle is deeply rooted in the hearts of many people in the world.

But Mi Yang came from a later generation, and he naturally disagreed with this principle in his heart, and it could even be said to be dismissive.

Speaking of this, Mi Yang and Cao Cao have similarities.

So what seemed to Fa Miao to be wary of, seemed very logical to Mi Yang.

What Mi Yang said was not only to Fa Miao, but also to other confidantes present here.

After listening to Mi Yang's words, although they still had concerns in their hearts, they didn't give any more advice in the end.

The reason why they persuaded Mi Yang was that they were worried that Mi Yang didn't understand the danger of Ma Chao.

Now from Mi Yang's words, they know that it's not that Mi Yang doesn't know Ma Chao's character, so their hearts are more than half relieved.

After discussing the question about Ma Chao, Mi Yang asked Fa Miao about Hanzhong's defense.

After learning that the Wei army was about to attack Hanzhong on a large scale, Mi Yang was not too worried.

This is not because Mi Yang is arrogant, but because he is a traverser and has a natural foresight of Wei Jun's attack strategy in the future.

In history, the offensive strategy of the Wei army was discussed by the important ministers of the Wei state.

As long as the people are still those people, the offensive strategy they discussed will generally not change much.

Looking at the strategy of the Wei army attacking the Han army several times in history, when the Wei army attacks Hanzhong in the future, it is very likely that the old routine of dividing troops into several routes will be adopted.

The majestic Wei has a big family and a big business, and he will be sorry for the huge family business that Cao Cao laid down regardless of the division of troops.

After inferring that the Wei army is likely to divide its troops to attack Hanzhong in the future, Mi Yang has successively sent troops to several key towns in Hanzhong to guard them in the past.

But the army in Mi Yang's hands is only [-], and there are many Wei soldiers, so they can divide them up however they want.

But no matter how Mi Yang divided his troops, he had to keep a part of his troops as a mobile force.

Therefore, no matter how careful Mi Yang is, he can only ensure that each important town in Hanzhong has enough troops to guard it, and he really has no energy to take care of the important towns outside Hanzhong.

For example, Wudu County.

In history, the Wei army also marched from Wudu County, so Mi Yang came to seek Ma Chao's assistance before the start of the war.

If the Wei army has enough soldiers and horses this time, then Wudu County is also a good strategy for the Wei army to advance.

What Mi Yang asked Ma Chao to do today seems to be simply to hook up with the people in Wudu County who are loyal to the Han.

But once a Wei army really chooses to march from Wudu County in the future, Mi Yang's arrangement today will turn into a big surprise for the Wei army in the future.

As for what Mi Yang guessed in his mind, he had already discussed with his confidantes about the many directions of the Wei army's advance in the future.

After the discussion, Mi Yang handed over the specific troop transfer matters to Fa Miao.

Under Mi Yang's questioning, Fa Miao replied to Mi Yang: "The soldiers and horses of all the ministries have been in place a few days ago."

After hearing Fa Miao's reply, Mi Yang nodded in satisfaction.

It's just that Fa Miao said with a sad face afterwards: "The arrangement of the state herdsman may not allow the enemy to take advantage of it, but Miao fears that our army will not have enough food and grass by then."

Fa Miao's worry also brought a sad look on Mi Yang's face.

Insufficient food and grass is the last thing any general wants to hear.

There is a joke on the forums of later generations, that sentence is: Wei has no shortage of people, Wu has no shortage of food, and Shu has no shortage of poverty.

Although this sentence was said in the form of a joke, it also vividly reflected the biggest dilemma Ji Han faced in history.

Today's big man really lacks everything.

Although Ji Han did not lose Jingzhou in this generation, the successive years of wars have consumed Jingzhou's national power to the last drop.

For at least three years, it will be difficult for Jingzhou to provide national power assistance to the big man.

Although Hanzhong is also considered a rich place, Mi Yang has just launched a new deal this year, and the new deal has caused a great loss of food and grass.

If it hadn't been for Mi Yang who had just defeated a large wave of local rich men and used their food reserves to supplement himself, Liangzhou would have been in a state of food shortage long ago.

Lack of food is what Mi Yang is most worried about right now.

It's just that no matter how many conspiracies Mi Yang has, he can't conjure things like food out of thin air, so facing Fa Miao's worries, he has no good solution now.

unless.

Mi Yang comforted Fa Miao first: "There is no need to worry too much about food and grass. When you are alone, you will find your own way."

When Fa Miao saw that Mi Yang looked confident, his worries instantly eased a lot.

No matter whether Mi Yang really has a solution or not, his calm mood will always affect his subordinates invisibly.

After appeasing Fa Miao and others, Mi Yang let Fa Miao retreat first.

After Fa Miao and others retreated, Mi Yang took out a silk script and began to write.

This silk book was written by him to Zhuge Liang.

Mi Yang does not have the ability to conjure food and grass out of thin air, but Zhuge Liang now has this ability.

Because not long ago, Mi Yang learned that Zhuge Liang had won a great victory in Nanzhong.

And Zhuge Liang wanted to conjure food out of thin air to supply Liangzhou, but it was easy.

As long as he can completely calm down Nanzhong before Liangzhou can't survive.

History books have an eight-character evaluation of the positive significance of Zhuge Liang's pacification of Nanzhong: "Military funds are used to make the country rich."

These eight words filled Mi Yang with a sense of security.

　In the profession of writers, what we pay attention to is selling art and not selling ourselves.

　　But I wrote this chapter with a sick body, so it can be considered a prostitution.

　　Let's count the tickets.

　　ps: Yesterday's chapter, I will make up after my health is fully recovered. I really can't write two chapters today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)