After hearing Liu Bei's advice, Liu Yu was very happy. He smiled and said, "Xuande is indeed a good plan. This trick to close the door and catch the thief is very clever, which can attract Li Jue and Guo Si and others to come and surrender!"

Tian Chou said: "If this is the case, let Liu Boyu station troops in Ji County first to stop Han Sui and others for us. After all, Han Sui is a man who is fickle in Qin and Chu. If this sneak attack fails and the matter is exposed, he will never give up. He will definitely send troops to attack Chang'an. We will find a way to gather the troops of Li Jue and Guo Si and others. If Han Sui raises troops to cause trouble, he may be in vain."

Liu Yu nodded and said, "This is the right thing to say. You can write a letter for me and send it to Liu Boyu. I ask him to station troops in Ji County!"

"Don't worry, the last official will do it now."

...

In the county courtyard of Ji County, Liu Qi and Jia Xu sat on the ground, holding a bag of jerky in their hands, talking while biting.

The people in the northwest are in this style. There are not so many rules. Whether it is marching, fighting, eating and farming, they are mainly simple and fast.

The red tape of the Han people can be omitted here.

Just like Liu Qi and Jia Xu now sit in the courtyard and eat meat with a knife. If they are in the Central Plains, they will definitely not be allowed by Shilin.

Although Jia Xu was born in a gentry, he was also from Liangzhou after all. He was born in a ruler when he should have rules, and he was bold when he should be bold when he should be bold.

As for Liu Qi, as a person who has traveled through time from later generations, he naturally does not take these red tape into consideration.

Therefore, the current situation is here.

While eating, Liu Qi read the letters written by someone Liu Yu sent to him, and a slightly mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Although he has outstanding political capabilities, his military ideas are so savvy... Alas, no wonder he can't win neither Yuan Shao nor Gongsun Zan."

Jia Xu held a short knife in his hand, cut off a large piece of jerky meat, handed it to Liu Qi, and asked indifferently: "What did Liu Yu say in his letter?"

Liu Qi casually took the silk, took the jerky handed over by Jia Xu, and chewed it while saying, "Liu Yu asked me to station in Ji County to block Han Sui and Ma Teng's troops. He himself stayed in Chang'an and wanted to collect all the Xiliang soldiers from Li Jue, Guo Si and others."

Jia Xu glanced at the silk that was placed under Liu Qi's feet, but he did not reach out to pick it up.

He asked Liu Qi: "As I expected, the Grand Tutor should have collected all Huangfu Song's troops in Chang'an, but with these troops alone, if you want to conquer the Xiliang army members of Li Jue, Guo Si and others, I am afraid there will still be difficulties..."

Liu Qi shook his head and said, "Liu Yu's meaning is to summon Li Jue, Guo Si, Duan Wei and others to Chang'an in the name of attacking Han Sui and Ma Teng's rebels, and then set up a banquet for Hongmen and captured them alive..."

Jia Xu, who was biting the dried meat, almost choked when he heard this.

"Ahem cough cough..."

Jia Xu coughed hard for a while and said in surprise: "Is such a stupid plan Liu Yu himself thought of?"

Liu Qi shook his head gently: "I don't know who was thinking about the specific strategy, but this strategy is too clumsy and too presumptuous. They regard Li Jue, Guo Si and others as reckless and ignorant Liangzhou reckless men... Alas!"

Jia Xu sighed lightly and said, "If it were other Liangzhou tyrants, it would be fine, but Li Jue, Guo Si and others had followed Dong Zhuo for many years in the past. Dong Zhuo was the most deceitful and insidious person in the world. Li Guo and others followed him for so long, how could they not even see such a simple way to close the door and fight dogs? Besides, what attitude the court had towards them, how could Li Jue and others not know in their hearts?"

Liu Qi chewed the dried meat in two mouthfuls and said, "According to Wenhe's opinion, how will the war in Guanzhong develop?"

Jia Xu thought carefully for a while and said, "I was also in the Xiliang army in the past, and I knew Li Jue and Guo Si. According to my understanding of them, as soon as Liu Yu's military order arrives, Li Guo and Guo will rebel... In this way, the war in Guanzhong will become a stalemate, and in Liangzhou, Ma Teng and Han Sui of the Xiliang army will also gather heavy troops to come eastward."

"A good game of chess, let our Grand Master make such a bad smell." Liu Qi shook his head helplessly: "Wenhe, according to your opinion, what should I do now? Should I stay in Ji County according to Liu Yu's request, or return to Guanzhong to deal with Li Jue, Guo Si, Duan Wei and others with him?"

Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "According to my inference, Luoyang will inevitably raise troops after knowing that Liu Yu planned to pacify Guanzhong. According to Wang Yun's position, he will definitely take the opportunity to recommend Lu Bu to Guanzhong. Junhou has also distributed 10,000 troops and horses to Xu Rong to lead him to Guanzhong for support. In addition, Liu Yu collected tens of thousands of soldiers and generals in Chang'an, it is difficult to distinguish between Li Jue and Guo Si. The situation in Guanzhong is probably temporarily stalemate... Therefore, Junhou should not go."

Liu Qi took the last bite of jerky in his mouth.

"Wenhe means, let me stay here to deal with Ma Teng and Han Sui?"

Jia Xu bowed and said, "June, do you still remember, why did you want to enter Guanzhong?"

Liu Qi was stunned when he heard this.

Jia Xu said lightly: "In fact, in my opinion, if Li Jue and Guo Si were pacified at once, it would not be a good thing. If they could fight the court for a long time, Guanzhong would be in the war again. The Yellow Turban Zhang Baiqi would definitely not take advantage of the opportunity to start a business. At that time, the war between the Sanfu continued and the people would find it difficult to cultivate and produce. They would probably have to leave their hometowns and find another place to live... From the perspective of the king, where should the people in Guanzhong go if they want to immigrate?"

Liu Qi said, "Hanzhong!"

Jia Xu said, "That's right."

Liu Qi nodded slowly and thought to himself that Jia Xu was still thinking clearly.

Jia Xu continued: "In addition, the area that the imperial court wanted to pacify was Guanzhong this time, but the territory of Liangzhou, with the current strength of the imperial court, may not be able to cover it. One is that Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the other is that the Qiang people are everywhere in Liangzhou, and they are rebelled all year round. The strength of the court is not enough to govern Liangzhou... Since the time of Emperor Xiaoling, people in the court have often advised the emperor to ask our great Han to give up the ten counties of Liangzhou. However, according to Jia Xu's view, if the strength is insufficient, Liangzhou is a burden. But if the strength is sufficient, Liangzhou is the best place to train strong soldiers and raise war horses."

After a pause, he heard Jia Xu say: "Junhou has Yizhou and Jingzhou as the rear, including iron ore, Zhenxi rice, Shu brocade, white porcelain, and tea. Now, there is no shortage of resources, whether it is population or food or grass. If you want to support the management cost of Liangzhou... enough!"

Liu Qi suddenly realized and said, "What do you mean is to let me include Liangzhou in the jurisdiction?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "As long as there are Liangzhou, fierce soldiers and war horses, Junhou can be fully supplemented. One of the most inadequate cavalry under Junhou can be fully supplemented, but there are also several disadvantages."

"Wenhe, please tell me."

"One is to lose money. After taking Liangzhou, there is no doubt that the troops need to be divided into troops to govern Liangzhou. Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the Qiang tribes are everywhere. The rebellions are endless every year and wars are endless. To sit firmly in Liangzhou, a large amount of food, goods and manpower are needed to suppress the rebellion every year. The cost is really huge. Unless you have enough strength, Liangzhou will be like a burden."

Liu Qi nodded slowly and said, "What else?"
Chapter completed!