Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 184 Han Sui's Army Arrives in Chang'an
Ji County Conference Hall

"At this time, Ma Teng still wants to be alone. You can ask him again. If he really sits on the sidelines, our army will never share the food that our army asks for from the court." Han Sui said angrily. His subordinate Liang Xing said that because of Ma Teng's delay, he has not sent troops until now.

"My lord, if our army really wants to ask the imperial court for food, then there will be no possibility of peace between us and the imperial court." Liang Xing asked again, he was actually a little hesitant.

"Ever since we killed Li Meng and Wang Fang, we have had conflicts with the court. When the court made Li Meng and Wang Fang the generals of the Han Dynasty, they wanted to blame us for killing the court generals. , so as to provide an excuse for the imperial army to enter Liangzhou in the future, in this case, we should act first." Han Sui turned his head to look at Liang Xing, and said in a deep voice.

"So that's how it is. The court is not benevolent and we are not righteous. Now, I will go to Ma Teng to continue discussing the matter of marching into Chang'an." Liang Xing nodded.

Although Han Sui and Ma Teng haven't discussed the final plan yet, the relationship between the two has been restored, so Liang Xing's arrival is quite welcomed by Ma Teng.

"General Ma, my lord sent me here just to ask, is the general really planning to stand by?" Liang Xing asked.

"Please go back and tell General Han that although I won't send troops, I won't cause him any trouble. If he really wants food from the court, that's his ability. If he can't, then I have nothing to do with it." Relationship." Ma Teng said seriously.

The Ma family has been loyal and good for generations, and Ma Teng is unwilling to fight against the court. Moreover, the Ma family forces have not had any conflicts with the court, and they will not be like Han Sui, who has no way out.

"General Ma, if my judgment is correct, at least 10 people will die in your sphere of influence in this drought. Are you just watching these people die without doing anything? Although my lord wants to deter the court, But there is nothing we can do, my lord is not willing to see all the people die, but there is nothing we can do." Liang Xing said with some annoyance.

Thinking of the hundreds of thousands of people who are about to die, how could there be no waves in Ma Teng's heart. This year's drought has made Liangzhou even worse for the water-scarce city. If there is no external food, only hundreds of thousands of people will die. The last name is already the best ending.

"Let me think about it again." Ma Teng was a little undecided. He knew that Han Sui must go this time, because the drought in Han Sui's sphere of influence was more serious. Without food support, it is not surprising that 20 people died , However, more than [-] people will die under his rule, which is also hard to be relieved.

Ma Teng asked the guards to take Liang Xing to rest aside first, and then asked the guards to call Lu Ming and Pang De.

"You two, Han Sui's subordinate Liang Xing came to visit just now and once again asked our army to cooperate with Han Sui's actions. What do you think?" Ma Teng hurriedly asked Lu Ming and Pang De who had just arrived.

"General, I think we can cooperate. The reason why Han Sui has not acted is because he is afraid of our army's betrayal, so he has been sending his subordinates to discuss with the lord. This time, Han Sui went to Chang'an for nothing more than borrowing food from the court. Even if our army Investing some soldiers is just to boost their momentum, and there is no real danger, not to mention, if Han Sui can borrow food from Chang'an, the lord will not have to worry about the safety of the people." Lu Ming said with a smile.

"General, no, Han Sui had a bad relationship with the court. It was because he killed the court's generals Li Meng and Wang Fang. However, my lord has no gap with the court. If you send troops to cheer this time, although you may get food, He has already committed the great crime of treason, if the court knows about it, it will not forgive the Lord." Pang De hastily dissuaded him.

"Ling Ming, don't you just ignore the lives of [-] people?" Lu Ming pointed at Pang De.

"If it's to borrow food, why do we have to send troops? Can't we use other methods?" Pang De said weakly, but he didn't have any confidence, because he didn't think that the court could borrow [-] people for no reason. edible grain.

"Ling Ming, when Chang'an was surrounded by Li Jue, Guo Si and others, my lord did nothing. Could it be that if we say we don't have any enemies with the imperial court, can the imperial court really ignore it?" Lu Ming said directly.

When Dong Zhuo’s subordinates surrounded Chang’an City, they dispatched a full 20 troops, and none of the nearby princes offered help. In this regard, even Ma Teng was no exception, because at that time, no one was optimistic that the court would be able to defend it, so no one To aid the court.

Pound lowered his head silently. They were both in Liangzhou, so how could they not know about Li Meng and Wang Fang's attack on Chang'an, but the imperial court was too weak at that time, so they didn't take the imperial court seriously.

"My lord, we can agree to Han Sui's request, but we also have a request, that is, our army is only used to strengthen Han Sui's reputation and only borrow food, but we will not cooperate with Han Sui to do other things. So and so , can not only solve the survival of [-] people, but also not offend the imperial court on the surface, killing two birds with one stone." Lu Ming continued.

"Alright, then I'll go tell Liang Xing now, you guys go back first."

Ma Teng sent Pang De and Lu Ming away, and asked his personal guards to call Liang Xing again.

After Ma Teng told Lu Ming's request again, he asked Liang Xing to go back and report to Han Sui. Liang Xing did not decide on this matter, and only Han Sui could make the decision.

"Yes." After listening to Liang Xing's report, Han Sui immediately agreed.

In late September, Han Sui's [-] troops and Ma Teng's [-] troops were led by Pang De to follow Han Sui to Chang'an.

After five days, the 15 troops finally arrived outside Chencang City. At this moment, Zhang Liao had already returned here.

"Who is outside the city, don't retreat quickly." Zhang Liao shouted at Han Sui loudly while standing on the city wall.

"I am Han Sui. I came here this time just to borrow some food from the imperial court so that the people in Liangzhou can survive. Liangzhou is suffering from drought, and now 30 people have no food to eat. If I can't borrow People in Liangzhou can only starve to death for food." Han Sui said humbly, if it wasn't too far away, you could see the tears on Han Sui's face.

"Since you are here to borrow food, why do you need to bring so many troops? If you wait to park your troops here, I will not prevent you from going to Chang'an." Zhang Liao said solemnly, he could still tell that Han So since he brought so many soldiers, there was no possibility of staying here, but he still wanted to speak.

"General, don't be joking. If our army stays here, the imperial court will be willing to borrow food." Han Sui said with a smile. The 30 people in Liangzhou need more than a million shi of food. How can they borrow food in a few words? If it weren't for the news of the great harvest in Guanzhong some time ago, Han Sui would not have made peace with Ma Teng so easily and sent troops to Chang'an together.

"Han Sui, do you know that your behavior is an act of treason, a capital crime of treason? Your subordinates and your family will all become sinners because of your behavior." Zhang Liao roared loudly. He didn't expect to scare Han Sui either, he just wanted to scare the other people who followed Han Sui.

"My lord, I can't tell him any more. If we continue to talk, the morale of our army will inevitably drop. Once the morale of the 15 army is shaken, the problem will be serious." Liang Xing hurriedly said in Han Sui's ear.

"I was almost fooled by this person, the general of the imperial court should not be underestimated." Han Sui realized what Liang Xing said.

"Candidate" Han Sui shouted

"The end is coming." Hou Xuan rode to Han Sui's side.

"You led [-] soldiers to garrison Chencangcheng on the way to Chang'an. As long as the guards of Chencangcheng go out to attack, you will let me know the news." Han Sui ordered.

"Yes, my lord." Hou Xuan replied.

"All troops, continue to set off."

Han Sui no longer talked to Zhang Liao on the wall of Chencang. His purpose was to go to Chang'an to borrow food. Each time the soldiers accelerated forward.

Zhang Liao did not expect Han Sui to be so decisive. In fact, the purpose of Zhang Liao's coming here was to hold back Han Sui's army as much as possible. It is difficult to defend, and it is meaningless to attack.

When Han Sui's army passed through Mei County, he was greeted by the city gate guard again, but this time, Han Sui didn't even give the gate guard of Mei County a chance to talk, but directly let Pang De stay with the [-] soldiers. Stationed, Pound chose to leave Ma Tie here, and then went to Chang'an again.

When the two important passes of Chencang and Mei County were not captured, Han Sui's army dared to take a detour. This is actually a very dangerous thing, because their back road is likely to be blocked by the defenders of the two passes. It was broken, so Han Sui arranged [-] troops to stay here, so as to prevent the imperial army from cutting off their retreat.

Of course, there are still several cities along the way, but Han Sui did not intend to continue to stay with the soldiers, because according to Han Sui's information, the imperial court has always regarded Chencang and Mei County as the focus of protection, and there are only some local guards in other cities That's all, these guards can still maintain local law and order, and it is completely impossible to affect Han Sui's army.

"My lord, is it going too smoothly?" Liang Xing said suddenly from the side. As the number one general under Han Sui's subordinates, he still has some military sensitivity. No hindrance either.

"Why do you say that?" Han Sui asked inexplicably. He led an entire army of 15. We are about to pass Wugong County.

"Although our army has as many as 15 soldiers, the imperial court is stationed in Chencang. There are probably [-] to [-] soldiers in Mei County. Let our army go over."

"My lord, have you ever thought about it, if you were on the side of the imperial court, would you see our army reach Chang'an so easily?" Liang Xing asked back.

"Of course not. According to previous news reports, the imperial court has sent a large number of troops to Bingzhou. Even if there are troops in Chang'an City at this moment, I am afraid that there will not be more than [-] troops. If our army arrives in Chang'an smoothly, the imperial court officials can only Hand over food in exchange for peace." Han Sui said with a smile.

The reason why Han Sui unswervingly called Ma Teng this time was to expand the number of troops on the one hand, so as to be more powerful when facing the court. On the other hand, it was also to prevent Ma Teng from sneaking behind him. , Ma Teng gave him a hand behind his back.

At the beginning, Han Sui really wanted to deal with Ma Teng. That was because he didn't know that the court had ushered in a bumper harvest. If the court was seriously damaged by the drought, it would be difficult for the court to intervene in other places in a short time. Han Sui took advantage of this opportunity to eradicate Ma Teng, and even if he couldn't, he should suppress Ma Teng and stabilize Han Sui's dominance in Liangzhou.

But later, Han Sui got the news that not only did the court not suffer losses in the drought, but it also brought about a bigger harvest. He will not support Ma Teng. Even if the imperial army does not support it, under the double influence of war and drought, Han Sui's forces will most likely lose both sides, leaving a better opportunity for the imperial court to invade.

It is precisely because of this that Han Sui made peace with Ma Teng decisively, using the 30 disaster-stricken people as an excuse to trick Ma Teng into joining the united front, and then borrowed a million shi of grain from the imperial court to weaken the imperial court.

"The whole army, continue to set off." Han Sui roared loudly. Although Liang Xing's words were reasonable, his army had already passed through Wugong County, and it was only two or three days away from Chang'an City. , it was too late.

Three days later, Han Sui's 12 troops finally arrived at Chang'an City. Looking at the four-foot-high Chang'an City Wall, Han Sui felt emotional, and then asked Liang Xing to bring a pen and paper, and then wrote some content on the paper and handed it to him. Gave it to the guard.

"Go and deliver this letter to the captain of Chang'an City Gate, and let the captain of the city gate deliver this letter to His Majesty." Han Sui ordered.

The personal guard took the letter and came under the city wall, put the letter in the cradle, and it went into the hands of the captain of the city gate.

Zhang Ming took Han Sui's letter from the school captain of Chengmen, opened it and read it, his face gradually changed.

"Wenhe, what a trick, Han Sui really fell for it." Zhang Ming looked at Jia Xu with a smile.

"Your Majesty, what is written in the letter?" Jia Xu asked curiously.

"What else can it be? It is nothing more than asking the court to send a million shi of grain, otherwise he will directly attack Chang'an. His tone is so domineering. I really think that Chang'an is so easy to break through." After finishing speaking, Zhang Ming wrote the letter Handed it over to Jia Xu.

"Since he wants to attack Chang'an, why don't we give him this opportunity and let him see the city of Chang'an that even 20 troops couldn't take it back then. How could Han Sui's 12 troops have the guts to say such big things?" Jia Xu smiled. said.

"it is good."

"School Captain Chengmen, go and tell Han Sui that if you have the ability to get the food from the imperial court, I will not deliver it." Zhang Ming said to the captain of Chengmen calmly.

(End of this chapter)