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On the first day of July, Yongzhou and Xijun border...

"hiss……"

In the outskirts of Xijun, a python as thick as a bowl was plated on a dead tree, spitting out a snake letter, and occasionally opening its bloody mouth, as if it was facing a great enemy.

"Jie..."

On the top of the dead tree, a bird of prey roared, but an eagle spread its wings and stared at the python, completely ignoring the threat with it, and posing as a duel...

"Boom~~"

"Xilulu..."

Just as the "Eagle and Snake Mutual Band" was about to be staged, a violent vibration broke the deadlock. The snake and the eagle closed their attacks almost at the same time. One of them formed a ball and left quickly along the tree, and the other flapped their wings and flew away from this place of right and wrong.

Not far away, a team of about twenty people, fully armed horse riding horses, and the ground trampled by horse hooves raised yellow sand all over the sky, fascinating the vision. Only the big flag of "Wei" characters was still very eye-catching.

The twenty cavalrymen had a "man" formation and advanced towards the border of Xijun. In a blink of an eye, the magnificent city wall of the Xijun Fortress had already appeared in the eyes of the cavalry.

"Well~~"

At the city of Xijun, the cavalry commander led by the commander of the cavalry stopped the war horse under his crotch, looked up at the head of the city, and his eyes became more and more cold and cruel.

After a long time, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly to the top of the city of Xijun: "The General Yang Yin, on the order of the King of the Great Wei, comes to negotiate with the army. Please open the city gate and let the General meet the governor Bai!"

After Yang Yin finished roaring, the border fell into a brief silence, and the atmosphere became very awkward for a moment.

"boom……"

"Clang ~"

Soon, the Xijun Pass wall made a harsh sound of metal friction, and the closed door slowly opened.

"Come~"

Five cavalrymen rushed out of the city gate, and the leader was Tian Yan, who surrendered to Liu Ce's command.

When he arrived in front of Yang Yin, Tian Yan bowed and bowed to him, saying, "General Yang, County Magistrate Bai is welcome..."

Yang Yin glared at Tian Yan, said nothing, and rode his horse to enter the West County Fortress with him.

Tian Yan didn't care about Yang Yin's rudeness and silently took him and the other nineteen cavalry to the county magistrate's mansion.

"I wonder why General Yang asked to see the governor Bai this time?"

On the way, Tian Yan asked tentatively, after all, the relationship between Yongzhou and Liangzhou has become very tense over the past few days, giving people an atmosphere of war.

Yang Yin snorted lightly and replied in a cold tone: "I knowingly asked, I am naturally here for my people of the Great Wei. It is best to send the refugees in Liangzhou that you took in quickly, otherwise, the king of heaven will be angry and hundreds of thousands of cavalry will go south and will definitely break through the mountains and rivers of Yongzhou!"

Tian Yan's face suddenly sank. The momentum that Wei State has shown recently is aggressive, which is accompanied by the remaining power of the great victory against the Qiang people.

He wanted to refute it, but Bai Qi's explanation to himself was to try his best to calm the emotions of the people, as long as he brought the people to the county magistrate's office.

"By the way..." When only one street left from the county magistrate's mansion, Yang Yin seemed to think of something and said to Tian Yan: "Is Duan Bing the traitor under Yongzhou? If so, I advise you to give him to me and let me take him back and hand him over to the Heavenly King!"

Tian Yan replied: "General Yang is really joking. General Duan is a general of your country. How could he be under my Yongzhou?"

Yang Yin stared at Tian Yan with his eyes slanted for a while, then gently slapped the corner of his mouth and said, "It's better not to be there, otherwise, hum..."

Feeling the strong coldness emanating from Yang Yin, Tian Yan suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to take Yang Yin like the county magistrate's mansion without saying a word.

...

In the county magistrate's mansion, Bai Qi sat in the head of the county magistrate. On both sides of the palace were Gongsun Yu and Gongyang Gao, as well as Zhuge Zhi, who came to mediate the conflict between Yongliang under the order of Liu Ce.

Gong Yang Gao stood up and said, "Mr. Bai County, the number of people who fled from Liangzhou has reached 200,000. Now Wei is urging people to ask for them. I wonder what your plan is?"

Bai Qi pondered for a moment and said firmly: "Bai was born in a military force and did not understand the great principles, but if the Wei State dared to invade, Bai should do his best to do his sergeant!"

In the last sentence, Bai Qi revealed a faint murderous intent in his tone. After all, he dared to kill tens of thousands of unarmed surrendered soldiers. His psychological quality has long been like a cheat, and he has quickly grown into an iron-blooded veteran.

Gongsun Yu stood up and said, "Mr. Bai, my subordinates believe in your means, but now we have an ally relationship with the State of Wei. At this time, the use of force would be extremely unfavorable to the deployment of the King of Han in the northwest.

Moreover, since the war in Yongzhou ended last year, its vitality has not yet fully recovered. I hope that the governor of Bai will put the overall situation first and must not raise another war unless it is absolutely necessary.”

As soon as Gongsun Yu finished speaking, Zhuge Zhi immediately took over his words and said, "The problem now is not that we want to start a war, but that the King of Wei wants to raise an army to ask for punishment.

If this matter cannot be properly handled, then everyone here, including me, will not be able to see the King of Han."

Bai Qi thought about it and decided to listen to Zhuge Zhi's opinions. After all, Zhuge Zhi served in the same military camp as him, and he was also a "comrade-in-arms" and had a deep understanding of his views.

Yes, he asked: "Zhuge General Secretary Zhuge, how do you think we should deal with the relationship with Wei State at the moment? If the Wei army is so aggressive, if we continue to endure it, it will inevitably lose our national constitution. It is indeed difficult for the King of Han to explain."

Zhuge Zhi shook his feather fan, stood up and bowed slightly to Bai Qi, and then said, "Wei State is aggressive, so let's continue to make him aggressive. Now it's hot. Since they are willing to fight in border counties and expose them to the scorching sun, do we still have to give them ice drinks of fruits and melons to relieve the heat?"

As soon as the words fell, Bai Qi, Gongsun Yu, and Gongyang Gao understood it instantly.

Yes, using troops in the hot summer season is a taboo for military strategists. If it is not necessary, any warlord forces on the side will avoid using troops outside the summer. After all, in ancient times, soldiers were almost terminally ill if they were heatstroke. Even if foreign races outside the Great Wall wanted to go south to the Central Plains to rob, they knew that "there was a good time until the autumn was clear and the horse was fat and strong."

Therefore, in ancient times, due to medical conditions and physical factors of soldiers, most of the time, we tried to reduce foreign military use in winter and summer, especially in summer, which was extremely prone to plagues, and even fewer.

Everyone in the palace was full of human intelligence. In a very short time, he understood what Zhuge Chicago said. His originally frowning brows were relaxed, and the atmosphere also eased a lot.

However, Gong Yang Gao still raised his concern: "I'm afraid that this King of Wei will do the opposite. After all, the policy of killing Hu Ling, which has a serious anti-political effect, will be issued.

I really can't figure out what else he dares to do. I must calculate this possibility so that I don't have time to react if I get unexpected accidents."

Bai Qi nodded: "Mr. Gongyang said nothing. The county magistrate has ordered Wang He and Tian, ​​and the two generals Xia to lead troops to take strict precautions against the borders of the Xijun. If Wei Min really dares to invade our territory, he will definitely return in disgrace."

Compared with the beginning when Liu Ce won the battle last year, the fortifications have become more solid. After the catapult carts and crossbows are laid, it will definitely become a nightmare for the attacking party.

Zhuge Zhi shook his feather fan and returned to his position, and continued: "When the envoy of Wei State has not yet arrived at the county magistrate's office, we should simply sort out the source of the tension between Yongzhou and Liangzhou, so as to find a breakthrough from it and break this stalemate."

Gong Yang Gao immediately picked up the record book he carried with him. He was about to open it but he hesitated for a moment. He simply put it aside and said, "Then let's put it simply. The reason for the current tense situation in Yongzhou and Liangzhou is..."

As he said that, Gong Yang Gao glanced at Gongsun Yu, and then said with a serious look: "It is a series of evil consequences brought by killing Hu Ling. The people of Liangzhou are worried that their lives will not be guaranteed, so they are moving to Yongzhou for asylum.

According to incomplete statistics, there are currently no less than 300,000 people who have moved from Liangzhou to Yongzhou, including many officials from Wei State, and some are called the tiger in Liangzhou..."

Gongsun Yu snatched Gong Yang Gao's words and sighed and said: "In fact, strictly counting it, it is hard to blame for the situation today. In order to complete the explanation of the King of Han, he rescued the relatives of the soldiers of the Northern Army, so he made this bad decision against Wei Min.

But who would have thought that Wei Min would actually apply this idea to such a terrible field, which would cause the current confrontation in the northwest, which was really unexpected…”

"Did you really not expect it?"

As soon as Gongsun Yu finished speaking, Zhuge Zhi's slightly suspicious tone immediately rang in the county magistrate's office.

Gongsun Yu frowned slightly when he heard this, and met Zhuge Zhi's gaze, but found that the other party was also staring at him, with a sense of distrust in his eyes.

"Shima Zhuge, how could he expect that the past actions would affect the current situation? He was determined to complete the tasks assigned by the King of Han, and had no time to take care of anything else."

Zhuge Zhi just smiled slightly for his defense with Gongsun Yu, and did not clearly express whether he believed what he said.

In an instant, a murderous intent in the eyes of Gongsun Yu looking at Zhuge Zhi was fleeting...

Gong Yang Gao seemed to have not discovered the subtle relationship between the two, and continued to analyze: "Today, since Yang Yin dared to negotiate with the county magistrate, he must have asked us to release 200,000 people (underreporting 100,000 people from Liangzhou to refugees) and Liangzhou people,

But these Liangzhou people have adapted to life in Yongzhou in the past few months. Because of their arrival, many of the originally slow engineering processes have accelerated a lot, and they are unwilling to return to Liangzhou to survive under the tyranny of Wei Min.

If these people cannot withstand the pressure, it will definitely bring cold hearts to the people of Liangzhou, and add a lot of obstacles to the Liangzhou strategy in the future. It will be a major failure for our political situation in the northwest.

This is not only a loss of face, but also a question from the people about the rule of the Han King, for fear that we will not be able to protect the people under our rule."

"So?" Zhuge Zhi asked, "What does Mr. Gongyang plan to do? He decided to directly make a clear position with the envoy of Wei State and turn against each other immediately?"

Gong Yang Gao paused and his face calmed down: "If the people under the rule cannot live and work in peace, what's the use of asking us to wait for these officials?

It is only a matter of time before it turns against Wei. Since Wei wants to throw its internal faults into the rule of Yongzhou this time, will we do nothing?

Patience is OK, but it must be limited. We will never agree with the negotiation method of repaying grievances with kindness and arousing others' arrogance. At worst, it is better to break the jade than to make the whole thing.

I believe that the King of Han is absolutely unwilling to rule the people under his control and be bullied by foreign enemies again!"
Chapter completed!