270 Still Too Young
Han Sui dispatched quite a lot of troops this time - he did not call others, but only used his own headquarters.
The elite soldiers under his command had suffered too much loss before, but fortunately, he had a prominent reputation in Xiliang. After discussing with several tribes, everyone was willing to obey Han Sui's command and pieced together nearly 30,000 troops.
This time, Han Sui's goal was not to go straight to Guanzhong. He first wanted to defeat the entire Liangzhou and the western part of Yongzhou, and then join forces with Zhang Lu to always maintain suppression of Guanzhong.
He believed that the newly appointed Cao Pi must have the idea of regaining the entire Yongliang territory. With this contribution, he could only become emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty.
Han Sui didn't let him be satisfied. His good son-in-law was not in Guanzhong. Han Sui simply took out the banner of joining Yunshan to fight against the rebellion of the Han Dynasty, saying that Yunshan was dissatisfied with Cao Pi's preparation for rebellion, and then Cao Pi abolished his military power.
Once Cao Pi controls the entire Guanzhong, he will definitely murder Yunshan. In order to have a good life safety of his son-in-law, Han Sui must also contact all the knowledgeable people in Guanzhong. He must not let Cao Pi succeed.
Speaking of which, Han Sui's move is indeed quite disgusting. Cao Pi must be busy disgusting Yunshan now, and he cannot deny the rumors. The people in Guanzhong received a lot of favors from Yunshan, so naturally they began to worry about Yunshan.
Han Sui's military advisor Cheng Gongying also took the opportunity to say that Han Sui was just angry at the Cao father and son who were in a rebellious manner and was forced to raise an army for the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty.
All the misunderstandings they had with Yunshan before have been resolved, and now they are willing to join Yunshan collectively and fight to support the Han Dynasty.
It has to be said that supporting the Han Dynasty is still very attractive. Although Han Sui had committed many evil deeds before, it is a fact that his early investment in marrying his daughter to Yunshan.
After Cheng Gongying's fooling, many of the people in Yongliang are confused by Han Sui. Han Sui's army, who were already quite troubled, immediately became very powerful.
After the end of the last war, Han Sui felt that his physical condition was not as good as before. This battle should be the last large-scale battle in his life.
In order to eliminate all kinds of adverse effects as much as possible, Han Sui gave up the idea of using war to support the war this time and tried his best to restrain the military discipline of all his soldiers. In contrast, Guanzhong's current extremely fragile defense.
Xiahou Ba felt that he could not handle the enemy at the moment, so he quickly invited Chen Qun and Kuai Yue to discuss countermeasures.
Chen Qun was completely disdainful of this. He keenly saw that Han Sui was just bluffing now. His main force had already lost most of his previous losses. The combat capabilities of these Qiang and Hu were very poor and their equipment was very backward. It seemed that there were a large number of people. It was impossible for them to reproduce the majesty of the Guanzhong rebels last year with the right dispatch. Shen Dan and Wenpin were completely enough to deal with it.
But Kuai Yue is worried now:
"What the long article says is not without reason, but this is when Ding Fei is not stumbled. Ding Fei has always wanted to split our army. If he really takes action, I will wait... I still have to be prepared."
Chen Qun's face turned pale and he nodded slowly:
"I will write a letter to Cao Pi and ask him to get Ding Fei away quickly, this guy..."
Speaking of this, Chen Qun shook his head again:
"Forget it, my friendship with Cao Zihuan is much worse than before. Even if I write a letter to him now, I'm afraid it's useless."
Xiahou Ba smiled bitterly:
"Not to mention military use, Ding Fei and Chang Diao are in charge of the military affairs of Guanzhong. He, the general of the Qiang Protecting Central Army, can also take charge of civil affairs. Now he has started to ask me to hand over the widow. It has caused changes in the people's minds, and we may not be able to stop Han Sui."
Guanzhong is broken, and the reason why everyone trusts Yunshan is because the Cao army represented by Yunshan can bring peace to Guanzhong. But although Yunshan's army is now there, Cao's army is ready to take over everything in Guanzhong.
People have already felt extremely frightened from their large-scale collection of widows and preparing to restore military farms. Although the great man had encouraged widows to remarry or even punished women before, Cao Cao felt that this method was really difficult to achieve. It was better to concentrate a large number of widows in a short time and send them to somewhere.
It would be fine if it was just a widow, but this behavior was included in the promotion assessment of county magistrates in various places. In order to complete the task, the court felt that they were well-managed, county magistrates from all over the country arrested women from all over the country, regardless of whether they were widows or not.
Ding Fei had been hoping to achieve something, so he began to put pressure on the county magistrates from all over the country, ordering them to exceed the task, otherwise they would not have to mess around.
Cao Pi's brainless use of people did arouse the dissatisfaction of a large number of military generals. If it weren't for Han Sui's reputation that was too bad, Kuai Yue would have even had the idea of bringing him to support the Han Dynasty.
He thought helplessly for a long time, and could only smile bitterly:
"Now, all matters in Guanzhong can only be asked by General Chang to come forward. If General Chang is willing to help us, there is still a chance to go back on this matter."
Chen Qun said angrily:
"It's all because of this Yunshan. He asked him to come back quickly. He insisted on listening to Cao Zihuan's orders and really regarded himself as a good general in the Great Wei Dynasty. I'm really angry.
If Han Sui is allowed to attack the city of Chang'an again, I see how he will handle himself in the Central Plains. It would be better to just wipe the neck with a knife!"
Xiahou Ba was so angry that he couldn't raise his head when he was criticized by Chen Qun and Kuai Yue. He also hated Ding Fei's shamelessness, which was clearly a destruction of the hard-won good situation in Guanzhong.
But after all, his surname was Xiahou. In addition to the people of Guanzhong, he had to consider the Cao family's country. Leaving a large army alone to be controlled by people from other families was not in line with the rules set by Cao Cao back then.
It’s just a pity that the army under Yunshan.
Alas, I have to think of a way to have the best of both worlds.
Kuai Yue glared at Chen Qun: "What's the use of saying such despicable words now? Is it still wrong for the general to be loyal to the King of Wei? For the sake of the present plan, we need to come up with a way to achieve the best of both worlds. The best way is to quickly repel Han Sui."
"Then come!" Chen Qun said viciously, "I heard that Kuai Yidu had many wisdom and tricks, but you would like to give me a way to the best of both worlds."
Kuai Yue was obviously also angry by Chen Qun's attitude. He glared at Chen Qun coldly and said in a cold voice:
"Of course I have a way to have the best of both worlds, but why should I tell you?"
"Hey, you'll count on it."
"Why should I tell you?"
Seeing that Chen Qun and Kuai Yue were about to fight, Xiahouba quickly smoothed out:
"Okay, okay, don't argue, don't argue.
Mr. Kuai has any tricks and please tell me quickly. Now that Guanzhong is in danger, we still need to take the initiative to protect the country and the people. Don’t let General Yun sleep and eat in the Central Plains.”
Kuai Yue and Chen Qun glared at each other hatefully, and Kuai Yue had no choice but to speak:
"Han Sui's men had too few soldiers this time. Even if they could gather 30,000 to 40,000 people, they were far inferior to the rebels last year.
I might as well take the initiative to attack and wipe it out in one fell swoop while they have not yet attacked the Guanzhong..."
"Haha, this is your good idea?" Chen Qun showed a hint of disdain. "Now, all military affairs in Guanzhong are managed by Ding Fei. We sent troops at will. This person just cured our serious crimes. It would be difficult for us to gain a foothold if we didn't transport troops, food and equipment to me. Could it be that you still have to ask Ding Fei?"
Kuai Yue's face was full of fierce expression and said in a cold voice:
"I knew I said you must not be able to say it, okay, then you can come up with an idea."
Seeing that the two of them had already started rolling up their sleeves, Xiahou Ba hurried out to smooth things over: "Okay, okay, this matter... I'm afraid this matter is not difficult!"
He gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind:
"In this way, even if I think of Kuai Gong's brilliant plan, I will lead the generals to fight with the dukes in the west, and block the enemy from Guanzhong.
I don’t believe that Ding Fei dares to cut off my military rations!"
Xiahou Ba's father Xiahou Yuan was of high power, and his uncle Xiahou Dun was even more a general. He would not dare to starve Xiahou Ba to death with Ding Fei's courage. Even if Xiahou Ba led the general to lead the army to fight, could they still punish him for treason?
At most, the young general underestimates the enemy and advances rashly. The so-called general is not subject to the orders outside the king. As long as he can win a battle, Cao Pi will never pursue it.
"This..." Chen Qun was moved by Xiahou Ba's integrity, and his eyes were slightly moist. "If there is any mistake in the future, wouldn't it damage General Xiahou's reputation?"
Xiahou Ba smiled bitterly and said, "What is my reputation? I have received great kindness from General Yun, and I will never be able to repay you if I die. Before General Yun left, he entrusted the people of Guanzhong to me. How could I sit idly by and watch?
I am just a little more frivolous. If I can win a great victory in Guanzhong, it will be beneficial to my reputation. Why not do it now?"
Chen Qun focused his head and said excitedly:
"General Xiahou really has the spirit of being a ruler. Mr. Teng was just like this back then! I didn't expect that in addition to General Yun, Chen could also see a young hero again in Guanzhong. This is a blessing in life. Please accept Chen's greeting!"
As he said that, Chen Qun really bowed decisively. Xiahou Ba quickly reached out to help Chen Qun up, his face flushed but could not hide the excitement and pride in his heart, and said aloud:
"Mr. Chen is too proud! This matter... this matter cannot be delayed. I will go back and prepare now. As long as the Dukes are ready to stop, we will send troops immediately to wipe out Han Sui!"
Chen Qun had a very good reputation. After Xun Yu's death, he was almost the leader of the scholar Qingliu. If he could receive his praise and praise, the young Xiahou Ba was of course excited and hoped to send troops to imitate his ancestors and make great achievements that would be enough to spread in history.
He left in a hurry. Chen Qun and Kuai Yue, who were still quarreling before, breathed a sigh of relief and met each other and smiled.
"Zhongquan is younger and less experienced."
"This son has a innocent heart, which is a good thing."
"It's a pity that his surname is Xiahou."
"So what about the surname Xiahou? General Yun said before that as long as we can make the enemy small and our own people many, we can win the final victory.
With so many Liu surnames who can serve the Cao family, what can we do if we let such heroes as Zhongquan support the Han Dynasty?"
Chapter completed!