Liu Yu was very happy after listening to Liu Bei's advice. He smiled and said: "Xuan De is indeed a good strategist. This strategy of closing the door to catch thieves is very clever. It can attract Li Jue, Guo Si and other beasts to surrender."

Of!"

Tian Chou said: "If this is the case, we can let Liu Boyu station troops in Ji County first to stop Han Sui and others for us. After all, Han Sui is a descendant of Qin, Mu and Chu. If this sneak attack fails and the matter is exposed, he will never give up. He will definitely

We are going to send troops to attack Chang'an. We are trying to gather the troops of Li Jue, Guo Si and others. If Han Sui raises troops to cause trouble, we may be inadvertent."

Liu Yu nodded and said: "This is correct. You can write a letter for me and send it to Liu Boyu, asking him to station troops in Ji County!"

"Don't worry, Grand Master, I will take care of it right away."

…

In the courtyard of the county office in Hebei County, Liu Qi and Jia Xu were sitting on the ground, each holding a bag of dried meat in their hands, biting and talking at the same time.

This is the custom of people in the northwest. There are not so many rules. Whether it is marching, fighting, eating or farming, they all focus on simplicity and speed.

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

Just like Liu Qi and Jia Xu sitting in the courtyard and eating meat with a knife, if they were in the Central Plains, they would not be allowed by the scholars.

Although Jia Xu came from a noble family, he was also from Liangzhou after all. He had rules when he should be disciplined, and he was bold when he should be bold.

As for Liu Qi, as a person who traveled from later generations, he naturally did not pay attention to these red tapes.

Therefore, this is the current situation.

While Liu Qi was eating, he was reading the letter sent by Liu Yu to him, with a slightly sarcastic smile on his face.

"Although the dignified grand master has superb political abilities, his military ideas are so childish... Sigh, no wonder he can't win against Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan."

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

Liu Qi casually flipped off the silk, took the dried meat handed over by Jia Xu, and said while chewing: "Liu Yu asked me to station troops in Ji County to block Han Sui and Ma Teng's troops, while he himself stayed behind.

In Chang'an, we must capture all the Xiliang troops of Li Jue, Guo Si and others."

Jia Xu glanced at the silk fabric placed at his feet by Liu Qi, but did not reach out to pick it up.

He asked Liu Qi: "As I expected, the Grand Master should have collected all Huangfu Song's troops in Chang'an. But with these troops and horses alone, if you want to subdue the Xiliang army of Li Jue, Guo Si and others, you can only

I’m afraid there will still be difficulties…”

Liu Qi shook his head and said: "Liu Yu's intention is to summon Li Jue, Guo Si, Duan Xuan and others to Chang'an in the name of attacking Han Sui and Ma Teng's rebels, and then hold a Hongmen Banquet to capture them alive.

Of……"

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

"Cough cough cough...!"

Jia Xu coughed hard for a while and said in surprise: "Did Liu Yu come up with such a stupid plan by himself?"

Liu Qi shook his head gently: "I don't know who specifically thought up the plan, but this plan is too clumsy and too taken for granted. They regarded Li Jue, Guo Si and others as reckless and ignorant Liangzhou people.

Reckless man... alas!"

Jia Xu sighed softly and said: "If it were other Liangzhou tycoons, forget it, but Li Jue, Guo Si and others had followed Dong Zhuo for many years in the past. Then Dong Zhuo was the most cunning and insidious person in the world. Li

Guo and others have followed him for so long, how could they not see such a simple strategy of shutting the door and beating the dog? Besides, how could Li Jue and others not know the court's attitude towards them?"

Liu Qi chewed the dried meat and swallowed it in three mouthfuls, and said, "According to Wen He's opinion, how will the war in Guanzhong develop?"

Jia Xu thought seriously for a while and said: "I used to be in the Xiliang army and knew both Li Jue and Guo Si. According to my understanding of them, as soon as Liu Yu's military order arrives, Li Guo and Li

We must counterattack... In this case, the war in Guanzhong will become a stalemate, and on the Liangzhou side, Ma Teng and Han Sui of the Xiliang Army will also gather heavy troops and come eastward."

"It's a good game of chess, but our Grand Master made it so bad." Liu Qi shook his head helplessly: "Wen He, in your opinion, what should I do now? According to Liu Yu's request,

Should you stay in Ji County, or should you return to Guanzhong and join him in dealing with Li Jue, Guo Si, Duan Xuan and others?"

Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "According to my inference, Luoyang will definitely raise troops after knowing that Liu Yu plans to pacify Guanzhong. According to Wang Yun's position, he will definitely take the opportunity to recommend Lu Bu to Guanzhong, and the princes are also divided at this moment.

Ten thousand soldiers and horses were given to Xu Rong to lead to Guanzhong for support. In addition, Liu Yu gathered tens of thousands of soldiers in Chang'an. Li Jue and Guo Si were temporarily unable to distinguish themselves. The situation in Guanzhong may be temporarily stalemate...

Therefore, it is not appropriate for the prince to go there."

Liu Qi took the last bite of dried meat in his mouth.

"What Wen He means is that you let me stay here to deal with Ma Teng and Han Sui?"

Jia Xu cupped his hands and said, "Junhou, do you still remember why you wanted to enter Guanzhong?"

Liu Qi was stunned when he heard this.

Jia Xu said lightly: "In fact, from my point of view, it would not be a good thing if Li Jue and Guo Si were defeated all of a sudden. If they can fight with the imperial court for a long time, Guanzhong will fall into the flames of war again, and the Yellow Turban Zhang

Bai Qi will definitely not take this opportunity to start an uprising. When the war in Sanfu continues, the people will have difficulty in farming and production, and they may have to leave their hometown and find another place to live... From the perspective of the monarch, if the people in Guanzhong want to immigrate, they should go to

Where to go?”

Liu Qi said: "Hanzhong!"

Jia Xu said: "That's exactly it."

Liu Qi nodded slowly, secretly thinking that Jia Xu thought things through.

Jia Xu continued: "In addition, the area that the imperial court wants to pacify when heading east this time is Guanzhong, but the area in Liangzhou, with the current strength of the imperial court, may not be able to cover it. Liangzhou is so vast and sparsely populated.

, Secondly, there are Qiang people all over Liangzhou, who have rebelled all year round, and the imperial court is not strong enough to govern Liangzhou... Since the time of Emperor Xiaoling, people in the court have often advised the emperor to let the Han Dynasty abandon the ten counties of Liangzhou, but according to Jia Xu

It seems that if the strength is insufficient, Liangzhou will be a drag, 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: "Your Majesty currently has Yizhou and Jingzhou as the rear area. There are iron mines, Zhenxi rice, Sichuan brocade, white porcelain, and tea. Now, whether it is population or food,

There is no shortage of resources, if you want to support Liangzhou’s management costs... it’s enough!”

Liu Qi suddenly realized: "What do you mean, do you want me to bring Liangzhou into my jurisdiction?"

Jia Xu nodded and said: "As long as there are Liangzhou, strong soldiers and war horses, the monarch can be fully supplemented. The weakest cavalry under the monarch can be fully supplemented, but there are also

Several disadvantages.”

"Wen He, please speak."

"One is attrition. After taking Liangzhou, there is no doubt that we need to divide our troops to govern Liangzhou. However, Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, with Qiang people everywhere. There are endless rebellions and wars every year. If we want to secure Liangzhou, we need to fight for it every year."

Investing a large amount of grain, goods, and manpower to counter the rebellion will cost a lot. Unless we have enough strength, Liangzhou will be like a burden."

Liu Qi nodded slowly and said, "What else?"

"The second is the issue of jurisdiction. The place where the monarch can border Liangzhou is Wudu County. Once Wudu County is captured, the connection between Hanzhong, Shu County and Longxi County will be cut off. Then Liangzhou will be cut off for the monarch.

, that is, the abandoned land hanging outside may be annexed at any time, so please be prepared for this... So if you can capture Liangzhou, the benefits are great, but the risks are also great. How to choose?
Chapter completed!