King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 668
Back to a few days ago, on that day, when Yueji led the troops out, Jia Xu had already thought of this strategy. The Xiliang army is powerful and has fought against the barbarian for many years, and is familiar with the barbarian's fighting methods and way of life , and Jia Xu, who himself is from Wuwei, Liangzhou, knows better that the quality of Yueji's army is incomparable with that of Ma Teng's army, the Xiliang tiger, so he can't go head-to-head with the Xiliang army. Dajun, and whoever Ma Teng, with his fiery temper, will definitely not be afraid of the Qiang people. Those who suffer a loss like this will definitely take revenge, and they will not let go of the Qiang Hu who has not given him face. The interest is Liu He's territory, so Ma Teng will not fight to the death with the Qianghu people, but he will also go straight to Liu He's territory regardless of the Qianghu people's siege. From then on, Jia Xu has already followed Yueji It is recommended to send troops to clear the area where the Qiang and Hu people are stationed near the Yellow River, so as to implement the Hu people's version of the strong wall and clear the field, let Ma Teng go deep into it, and finally, find a place and wipe them all out!

Those who fight all understand that in war, what is fought is logistics, and what is fought is backup supplies!Logistical things are easy to understand, let alone.So what is a fallback?Strategic resources such as minerals, horses, and rice grains can be regarded as backups, but what is more critical than these is manpower!In this era of cold weapons.What consumes the fastest?
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the total population of the country was more than 5000 million, but it was at the end of the Three Kingdoms period.The total population of the three countries of Wei, Shu and Wu is only a few million. Just imagine, how many lives were lost in the war that lasted more than 100 years?People are the root of everything!Some people have soldiers and horses, but how can they let them follow you to fight everywhere? That is food. Food is the heart of the army and the morale. As long as there is food, you will have a chance to win the camp in front of you. , to break through the enemy's city, and Jia Xu's ruthless plan was to make Ma Teng sway around like a headless fly without food, taking the bait bit by bit, and falling into his own In the fishing net......

After Jia Xu proposed the good strategy of clearing the wilderness and strengthening the walls and moving the barbarians away, even if Yue Ji readily agreed, Yue Ji just understood that Jia Xu is not simple and can bring benefits to himself, so he is also stupid and obedient, but There was one person who felt a little wrong about it, none other than Zhang Xiu.

In the southern camp of Ma Teng's army, the full moon on the grassland was hanging in the night sky. The scenery outside the camp was so wonderful, but Zhang Xiu didn't have time to appreciate such a beautiful scenery, so he still asked a question in his heart, of course It is also a question in many people's minds. Looking at Jia Xu who is very relaxed, Zhang Xiu asked slowly: "Wenhe, you said that I will move the barbarians here, so Ma Teng's soldiers and horses will not be able to get here." Supplies, in this way, he... Will he still go all the way west? If he leads his army back to Xiliang, wouldn't Wen He be busy for a while with the scheme he set up?"

"Ma Shoucheng!" As if he had never seen the melancholy look on Jia Xu's face, Wen He got up and walked towards the handsome gate, looking at the scene outside and inside the camp, muttering something in his mouth, frowning, he turned and asked, "Wen And, do you know that Ma Shou became a human?"

"A human being?" Jia Xu was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked in surprise, "I'm sorry, my subordinates don't understand the meaning of what the lord said!"

Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "Wen He, I'm asking you, do you know Ma Shoucheng's temperament?"

"This..." Jia Xu lowered his head in thought, shook his head slowly, and said hesitantly: "My subordinates also heard the rumors. It is rumored that Ma Shou became a bold man, without a city, respecting the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. I don't think there will be any Poor! Just looking at his trip, you can know that he dared to cooperate with Dong Cheng and others to attack Cao Cao in Xutian. He seems to be a bold but careless person. According to his subordinates, he has no great ambitions in his heart. You have the heart to dominate, but you don't have the ambition to be emperor!"

Zhang Xiu nodded, and after thinking for a while, licked his lips, walked slowly back into the tent, and said hesitantly to Jia Xu: "Wen He deliberately left food for Ma Teng, but we want to lead him forward instead of turning back helplessly? Wenhe, you and I are both born in Xiliang, so we know the general situation of Xiliang very well. The land in Xiliang is poor, not fertile, and it is located on the border, so it is sometimes disturbed by foreigners, so the people of Xiliang are extremely tough. It's hard to imagine the harsh environment, when the world was early in the morning, the young and the strong fought for a morsel of rice, and many of them were killed!"

In the past, Ma Teng was just a prefect, and he was Dong Zhuo's subordinate, just like the Xiliang army under Ma Shoucheng's command now, and there are many troops under Dong Zhuo's command before. After Dong Zhuo's death, most of his soldiers fled to Xiliang But at this moment, Ma Teng took advantage of the situation and took back Dong Zhuo's old troops, so he became a prince of one side. How fierce was the Xiliang army when they were lured by Dong's bandits to make great profits and went all the way to Luoyang?The most elite among them, Dong Zhuo set up another battalion, named Feixiong Army, which were actually Dong Bandits' guards.This army and the former Bingzhou governor Ding Jianyang's Bingzhou iron cavalry are collectively known as the two elite cavalry in the north!Before the Youliao cavalry had risen, these two groups of cavalry were the most powerful. After several fierce battles, the Bingzhou Army first changed hands with Lu Bu, and then there were several battles in the Central Plains. Lu Bu lived and died. There were not many left and disappeared without a trace, and these Xiliang iron cavalry, since the great Li Jue and Guo Si both died tragically, of course they fled to their hometown Xiliang. Conquering all the princes in Liangzhou, Liangzhou became Ma Teng's world. Not only that, Ma Teng also relied on his prestige among the Hu people to open up the Hu market, which made Liangzhou's economy flourish. It also became a place of peace in the northwest of the Han Dynasty.

After Ma Teng became strong, he repeatedly wanted to annex Han Sui who occupied the western part of Yongzhou, the land of Qinchuan, and Han Sui was not a mortal. Half of Yongzhou established itself in Qinzhou, and united with the Di people to fight against the princes of Xiliang and Guanzhong. , but after many years of fighting, Ma Teng and Han Sui fought several times and reconciled several times. Even Ma Teng's wife was killed by Han Sui's subordinates. Knowing that he cooperated with Yuan Shang in the end, he was able to suppress Han Suida. Now Ma Teng, of course, has moved his target to Liu He's territory. After all, Ma Teng still doesn't like to stay in the barren Xiliang. With Xiliang, Yongzhou, and Bingzhou, Ma Teng will definitely dominate the Northwest of the Han Dynasty and enter the world. , Competing with Li Lin.

"Hey..." Zhang Xiu recalled a lot of past events, sighed, and slowly said to Jia Xu: "Wen He, if the Xiliang army is fed and regained strength, it is really a strong enemy! Think twice... ..." Zhang Xiu understands that in the eyes of the barbarians, Jia Xu's status is definitely higher than his own, especially people like Yue Ji, and although Jia Xu still calls himself the lord and claims to be a subordinate, Zhang Xiu has long since given up. Treat him as a counselor under his command......

"Who said I want to feed them?" Jia Xu said with a wicked smile.

"Huh?" Zhang Xiu seemed puzzled, and glanced at Jia Xu, who said quietly, "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates have already made plans..."

"Yeah!" Zhang Xiu hummed lightly, then stopped talking, turned her head, and looked at the moon in the sky...

Who is Jia Xu?However, in this way, Ma Teng would be in trouble, so the little food Jia Xu left behind was not enough to even dry his teeth in the eyes of Ma Teng's [-] cavalry army!For this reason, Ma Teng was also a little worried.It is true that the soldiers under his command are brave, but at the same time they are brave and rebellious. It is not that Ma Teng has never thought of intimidating him with severe torture, but after all, these soldiers, like him, have come out of Xiliang. Pass.Of course, the reputation will be greatly damaged. Moreover, among the [-] elite soldiers, there are more than [-] who can be called tiger and wolf divisions. They fought fiercely and won Ma Teng's favor. So how could some small incidents destroy the loyalty of the soldiers?
"In just a few days, it's only a dozen days since I was in Xiliang. Even if Yueji got the report, he hastened to make preparations. It's not so fast, and all the barbarians here can be moved away, right! Absolutely not. Possibly!" With one hand on the horse, Ma Teng looked into the distance and muttered to himself, but as he passed by more and more places, he could only see that the Hu people had stayed in these places before. But when he never had anything worthwhile, Ma Teng's heart suddenly sank a little. If there is no food and grass, it will be more and more auspicious, let alone enter Bingzhou!

The more he thought about it, the more irritable he felt. Suddenly, a thought came to Ma Teng's mind, "It's better to retreat..."

"No!" Immediately Ma Teng warned himself with a low shout, don't retreat!Now that all the princes in the world are not here with me, this is the biggest opportunity for me to rise. I used to think that my land was Han Sui, but now Han Sui can only wait to die in Tianshui City, and I must Need to win Bingzhou and achieve supremacy!It is necessary, otherwise it is not a waste of effort to lead the army out!Also, those hateful Qiang Hu people actually cooperated with Liu He. I want them to know that I, Ma Teng, cannot be messed with!

Ma Teng raised his horsewhip, pointing forward and shouted, "all the troops are hurrying, they must arrive before the Qiang Hu army dismisses the Hu people here! Quick, quick!" However, in response to Ma Teng's order, The [-] troops behind him responded listlessly, and quickly started to run. Also, it has been six or seven hours without any rice in their stomachs. How can the soldiers under their command still have the strength to reply to Ma Teng's words?

"Father wants to go in a hurry again?" Ma Teng's son Ma Xiu hesitated and said, "Father, the soldiers are hungry, and they go on a hurry every day. I'm afraid that these soldiers will meet Yueji when I meet him. I don't even have the energy to fight anymore!"

Nodding in agreement, the general candidate next to Ma Teng clasped his fist at his lord, and said hesitantly: "My lord, I have been waiting day and night for two days, even if the soldiers can persist, the horses under their crotches will not be able to pull back, and besides... ...The soldiers have not eaten for more than six hours, but they are looking for a place here, so that the soldiers can have a good rest here!"

(End of this chapter)