Pei Ji shook his head and smiled, "Divorce for a long time, it will be united, and when it is united for a long time, it will be divided. This is the law of the universe. Even if Mahazang finally defeated the concubine of Gusa and unified the Western Liang, after this civil strife in the West Liang, the vitality of the West Liang was greatly damaged. If you want to recover your vitality, it will be almost impossible for ten or eight years."

Chu Huan said: "Mahazang had great ambitions. He had been eyeing me at the Central Plains. The people of Xiliang took advantage of the situation in the previous period because Mahazang and Xiao Tianwen tried their best to convince the king and minister of Xiliang that if he became the King of Xiliang himself, he would still covet the Central Plains!"

"Second brother, if Mahazang was a native of the Central Plains and had a place in the Central Plains, he might be your most terrifying opponent, but he is far away in Xiliang, at least at present, it cannot threaten you at all." Pei Ji smiled and said, "The people of Xiliang entered the Central Plains eastward and were invincible in the northwest. When they mentioned Xiliang people, many people were still very frightened when they were resentful."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "Yes, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry is indeed brave and should not be underestimated."

"The people of Xiliang were able to fight in the previous period, but the Qin State's power declined. Moreover, Feng Hanxiao died, and there was a fight within the Northwest Army. At that time, the Northwest Army had no leader, which was the weakest time. Moreover, the Qin people always regarded themselves as the Supreme Kingdom of the Heavenly Kingdom. Although there were small groups of people harassed the border area in Xiliang, from the bottom of the Central Plains, probably few people in the entire Central Plains would have thought that the people of Xiliang dared to use troops to the Central Plains." Pei Ji said solemnly: "The Central Plains were guarding against the Goryeo people, and even the Yi barbarians, but they just thought that the Jingulan Desert was a natural barrier, and the people of Xiliang were absolutely unable to start a war against the Central Plains."

Chu Huan said: "What my brother said is very true."

"In contrast, the people of Xiliang, who have been in charge of the country for nearly a hundred years, blocked the trade routes between the Central Plains and the Western Regions since their founding. As a transit place, they made huge profits. In fact, at that time, the Central Plains should be alert." Pei Ji sighed and said, "People only think that Xiliang wants to monopolize the trade routes and are greedy for money and profit, but they don't know that they are a group of ambitious people. Even if they were for gold, silver and wealth at the beginning, but when their wings gradually became hard and they saw the dazzling array of goods in the Central Plains, how could they not covetously? They have been accumulating strength. The previous advance was also the time when their national strength was the most prosperous, and they fought against decline with prosperity, which made them take a big advantage."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "They almost devoted their entire country to the last battle, and they could be said to have played out all the trump cards accumulated over a hundred years."

"That's true." Pei Ji said: "They prepared for decades before taking advantage of the situation to send troops. However, even if Mahazang was in power in the civil strife of Xiliang, the Western Liang in his hands was far from comparable to the national strength that attacked the Central Plains."

Chu Huan stared at Pei Ji and said, "Brother, if the world is unified and the Central Plains are recuperating, as long as there is no major chaos, Mahazang may not be able to defeat the Central Plains even if he works hard for more than ten or twenty years. However, now the Central Plains are in chaos and the entire Central Plains are fragmented, and no one knows when this situation will end. When the Hua Dynasty was destroyed, the eighteen princes fought for hegemony for nearly twenty years. If this time it was still like that, even if Mahazang was not strong enough, he would definitely fight hard." His body leaned forward slightly and his eyes were cold: "Mahazang is a smart man. He knew very well that with the national strength of Xiliang, if he wanted to defeat the Central Plains, it could only be when the Central Plains was in chaos and weak, otherwise Xiliang would have no chance at all. He was determined to conquer the Central Plains. In his lifetime, perhaps there would be only such a chance!"

Pei Ji said, "What my second brother said is right. If the chaotic situation in the Central Plains is really long-lasting, Maha might not have taken a risk in Xiliang for five or six years. However, the situation at present is different from that time. The Chinese dynasty has lasted for more than two hundred years. The eighteen princes each dominate one side and their descendants continue. They are all deeply rooted in the foundation, deeply rooted in various places, and extremely strong. If they want to get rid of it, they will be difficult. However, the Qin State has only been established for twenty years. Except for the Chi Liandian Feng Yuanpo and others, they have a lot of foundation in the local area. Looking at the world, there is no real force like the eighteen princes that year. Most of them are just the Blue Heaven King, Xu Chang and even the second brother who have emerged with sudden force, so the war will not last too long."

"I hope so." Chu Huan sighed, "I just hope that Gusa can hold on for more time now. The later the civil strife in Xiliang ends, the further Mahazang's goal will be from him." Then he said to Pei Ji: "Brother, today I am going to take Wei Tianqing to the military camp myself!"

Pei Ji immediately said: "I have something to discuss with you when I come here."

"oh?"

"The second brother wants to take Wei Tianqing to the military camp. I know your feelings very well." Pei Ji said: "It's just that according to my opinion, the second brother can go to the military camp whenever he wants. It's precisely this time that Wei Tianqing goes to the military camp, and the second brother cannot go with him."

"What does big brother mean?"

"Second brother, you are worried that Wei Tianqing is not qualified enough in the Northwest Army and will be a vanguard, and it will be difficult to convince the public." Pei Ji said solemnly: "But if you accompany him today, no matter how Wei Tianqing performs, the soldiers will think that you are nepotism. It is because of your old friendship with Wei Tianqing that he will be a vanguard."

Chu Huan was stunned, slapped his head and said, "I almost missed something. Fortunately, brother, please remind me, yes, it's not convenient for me to go today."

Pei Ji smiled and said, "Even if you don't recruit me today, I will come over to discuss this matter with you. Wei Tianqing will follow me to the military camp. I have my own way to convince everyone."

Chu Huan felt grateful in his heart. Knowing that Pei Ji had already thought of these for him in advance, he nodded and smiled: "It's better, brother, Wei Tianqing will give it to you first."

"In fact, Wei Tianqing is the right candidate to be the vanguard." Pei Ji smiled and said, "Feng Polu killed Qiao Mingtang, and now he is naturally controlling Yunshan. Yunshan still has thousands of Wei Tianqing's old subordinates. I think Feng Polu is now in tight military strength and will never easily disband these thousands of soldiers."

Chu Huan said: "Yes, Feng Polu will naturally do some work in Yunshan and bring Yunshan troops under his command. After all, these people have been guarding Yunshan for many years and are also the most elite troops on the entire Xishan Road. After Feng Polu is incorporated, his strength naturally increased."

"But this is also a hidden danger." Pei Ji smiled and said, "Yunshan soldiers and horses are all under Wei Tianqing's command. Wei Tianqing has a very high prestige in Yunshan. Those people may not be willing to serve Feng Polu."

"Brother, do you mean that once you go into battle, those soldiers may turn against each other?" Chu Huan stretched his eyebrows.

Pei Ji said, "Even if Feng Polu recruits those people, he will never really trust them. Once he fights, he will be even more unlikely to leave them in Yunshan to guard them."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "That's natural. Feng Polu has nearly 10,000 cavalry under his command. The Yi barbarians have always been not good at defending the city. I thought that if they really fight, Feng Polu should not guard all his troops in the city. He holds cavalry, so he naturally prefers to fight with us."

"If cavalry is not used to defend the city but not to fight in the field, wouldn't it be better to avoid weaknesses? Even if Hexi orders to do this, I think Feng Polu will not be able to hold back his mind in the field." Pei Ji said: "So no matter what, cavalry and field battle should be inevitable. Once this is the case, Feng Polu naturally cannot let Yunshan soldiers guard the city. He still has thousands of direct Hexi troops under his command. If he expected it was good, the one who left to defend the city should be his Hexi soldiers."

Chu Huan held his chin and thoughtfully said slowly: "If the Yunshan soldiers follow the army, Feng Polu will not let them be behind the palace, but will only rush in front as cannon fodder."

However, he himself had this experience. After taking down Xigu Pass, he captured many soldiers and horses guarding the pass. Later, the troops arrived at the city of Tongzhou, and all of these people were in front.

"So if these Yunshan soldiers meet our vanguard army and Wei Tianqing appears in front of them, things will change." Pei Ji said: "If someone else is a vanguard, Yunshan soldiers will definitely fight us to the death. However, Wei Tianqing is a vanguard, but it may cause those Yunshan soldiers to turn against each other."

Chu Huan suddenly realized, "Brother said that Wei Tianqing is suitable for being a pioneer, because of this reason?"

"This is the main reason." Pei Ji said: "This possibility is extremely high. If Wei Tianqing is the vanguard, he will really have such an effect, Feng Polu's morale will inevitably be in chaos, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone." Then he said solemnly: "So, I have other arrangements to take Wei Tianqing to the barracks this time!"

Chu Huan is a smart man after all, and his eyes turned, he understood and said softly: "Brother is preparing to set up a maze. Is there a scene today?"

Pei Ji smiled and said, "Yes, today we entered the military camp, not to let the soldiers know that Wei Tianqing was the pioneer. I am ready to announce in public today that Gu Liangchen was the pioneer in attacking Yunshan!"

Chu Huan nodded slightly, fully understanding Pei Ji's meaning, "Brother is worried that Feng Polu knows that we want to send Wei Tianqing as the vanguard, so he is prepared, so he deliberately did this?"

"Feng Polu is a veteran on the battlefield. His experience in fighting on the battlefield is not inferior to his second brother!"

Chu Huan waved his hand and smiled, "Brother, don't give me face, I know very well that Feng Polu followed Feng Yuanpo and was invincible in the grasslands of the northern desert. Moreover, his opponent was a fierce barbarian. His experience on the battlefield was only above me."

"So he will definitely send someone to Tongzhou to inquire about the news." Pei Ji said: "We announced that Gu Liangchen was the vanguard, pretending to be a cover-up, but we still had to deliberately expose a trace of wind, and let Feng Polu make sure that Wei Tianqing would not be the vanguard. In this way, Feng Polu would let Yunshan soldiers take the lead."

"Okay." Chu Huan nodded and said, "Brother, when should we send troops?"

"All the food and grass in Jinling cross the river, we will send troops immediately." Pei Ji said seriously: "Liaodong has already rushed towards Hexi. Even if we want to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger, we must first take down Yunshan Prefecture. If Yunshan Prefecture has not been taken down for a long time and the Liaodong army's attack is smooth, once the Liaodong people are really invaded into Hexi, the situation will be extremely unfavorable to us."
Chapter completed!