To the west of Yizhou, it belongs to the west of Qishan Mountain and the north of Qingcheng Mountain.

In addition to the cities of Mianzhu and Fucheng near Qishan, all the barren lands to the west are inhabited by uncivilized barbarians, but these barren lands are bordered by Han Sui's forces.

Compared with Hansui, Hanzhong County is a strategic place connecting Guanzhong and Yizhou.

No matter who masters Hanzhong County, he can have the opportunity to attack Chengdu in the south, or the opportunity to attack Guanzhong in the north, so Hanzhong County can be said to be a trump card, Ma Teng is only a small warlord in the land of Xiliang, how can he have the opportunity to occupy Hanzhong.

Of course, Han Sui would not take the initiative to say these words.

Although he and Ma Teng are brothers, the two sides belong to different forces, and there are frictions and fights. The forces of the two are in Xiliang, and they have fought with each other, even if the two become brothers, but the spheres of influence of the two are close together, although they are friendly on the surface, there are still small actions in secret.

Han Sui pretended to groan, and said with some hesitation: "Brother, Wang Can didn't show fatigue, we ......"

As soon as the words came out, Ma Teng interrupted Han Sui's words.

Ma Teng said loudly: "Wen Yue, I invited you here to attack Wang Can, so you can make a statement and directly say whether you are willing to send troops." If all the princes send troops to attack Wang Can today, this is a great opportunity for us to strengthen our strength! ”

Han Sui gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll just go out and do it!" ”

When Ma Teng heard this, he immediately laughed: "Okay, this is refreshing, how can our mother-in-law of Xiliang be successful." ”

After finishing speaking, Ma Teng waved his sleeves and shouted: "Serve the wine!" As soon as the order was given, an attendant from outside the hall walked in with the prepared wine and food and placed them on the desk in front of everyone. These drinks and dishes were naturally prepared by Ma Teng, as long as Han Sui agreed, Ma Teng and Han Sui celebrated.

Han Sui naturally did not shirk and celebrated with Ma Teng.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, and when the two sides drank about the same, Han Sui got up and said goodbye.

Ma Teng's eyes were a little misty and drunk.

However, Ma Teng still insisted on sending Han Sui out of the house, and after seeing Han Sui leave, Ma Teng returned to the hall and regained his consciousness without the slightest drunkenness. Ma Teng asked the attendants to remove the wine and food, and then said: "It is often said that Han Wenyue is cunning, if this is true, if it were not for me using the territory west of Yizhou as bait, Han Wenyue would never let go." ”

Ma Chao hugged his fists and said: "Daddy, if Han Sui takes the west of Yizhou and merges the west of Longxi and the west of Yizhou into one, and the strength will increase greatly, we will be squeezed out of Xiliang." ”

Ma Dai nodded, and then said: "Uncle, Han Sui is an old fox, very cunning, we cooperate with him, it can be said that we are seeking skin with the tiger, why don't we send troops alone?" ”

Ma Teng said: "Attacking Wang Can is not just a matter of using his mouth, someone must charge into battle." We were attacked by Wang Can and Cao Cao, and our strength was greatly damaged, and if no one rushed to the front, it would be difficult to occupy the advantage. Therefore, I invited Han Sui to send troops, and with Han Sui's support, our army has the confidence to do so. ”

Ma Tie said: "Daddy, although this is the case, once Han Sui's strength increases greatly, what should we do?" ”

Ma Tie's worry is not much different from Ma Chao's statement, once Han Sui's strength increases greatly and occupies Xiliang, they will not even have a foothold, and it will be meaningless to unite with Han Sui.

Ma Teng smiled and said: "You can relax, even if Han Sui occupies the west of Yizhou, it is impossible to attack Hanzhong. After we occupy Hanzhong, when our strength increases, we can go south to attack Chengdu, and then wave our troops north to drive Han Sui out of Yizhou. In this way, we can occupy Yizhou and dominate one side. ”

The little emperor was poisoned, and the ambition in Ma Teng's heart also grew. Although Ma Teng did not have the clear goal of becoming emperor like Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, he wanted to dominate one side and protect himself.

Ma Chao's eyes lit up, and he hugged his fists and said: "Daddy is smart, the child admires!" ”

Ma Tie and Ma Dai also clasped their fists one after another, with an excited look on their faces.

Ma Teng glanced at the three juniors, with an excited look on his face. Although he did not receive Cao Cao's invitation, as long as he sent troops to attack Wang Can, he would definitely be accepted.

He is involved in it, and there is a great possibility of taking Hanzhong.

Ma Teng was happy in his heart, sent the three juniors, turned around and walked to the backyard.

……

Han Sui left the county guard mansion, took a carriage with Yan Xing, and headed for Longxi. On the carriage, Yan Xing looked serious, clenched his fists and said: "Lord, when Ma Teng led the troops into Chang'an in the past, he didn't expect to invite the lord to send troops, but now he is attacking Wang Can, but Ma Teng invited the lord to send troops, I'm afraid there is something else, you directly agreed to Ma Teng, is it a bit hasty?" ”

Although Yan Xing was Han Sui's general, he was also a strategist.

He was silent in the hall, but now he had to raise his doubts.

Han Sui smiled and said: "Yanming (Yan Xingzi), I know Ma Teng's thoughts, that guy is strong and looks like a big man, but he is cunning in his bones, otherwise how could he pull out such a big force?" In fact, the reason why Ma Teng invited me to send troops was because Ma Teng lacked troops, and he was beaten by Cao Cao and Wang Can, and he couldn't become a force independently. He wanted to make a profit from it, so he asked me to send troops, hoping that I would be the vanguard and open the way for him. ”

When Yan Xing heard this, he immediately asked, "Lord, since you know Ma Teng's thoughts, why do you still agree?" ”

Han Sui's eyes narrowed, and an intriguing smile appeared on his face.

He said categorically in a deep voice: "If you want to develop your strength and strengthen yourself, it is impossible to achieve great things without a little courage to take risks." Although Ma Teng invited me to send troops for another purpose, I could turn the situation around and turn it into a situation in my favor. ”

Yan Xing asked again: "My lord, the last general has another question, the west of Yizhou is all barren land, and Hanzhong is fertile for thousands of miles, the terrain is open, and there are mountains and forests around, it is an excellent strategic place, why does the lord not want Hanzhong, but is willing to choose the barren land in the west of Yizhou?" ”

Han Sui asked rhetorically: "Yanming, if a piece of meat is still on the ground, do you think there may only be one dog to grab it?" ”

Yan Xing's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood.

He clenched his fists and said: "The lord is wise, and the last general admires it." ”

After a pause, Yan Xing said again: "Ma Teng seems to be smart, but in fact he is smart, he wants to take Hanzhong, but Hanzhong is a piece of fat, not only Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and even Yuan Shu are very greedy, these princes are powerful, and they will definitely not sit idly by and watch Ma Teng take Hanzhong, so the lord chooses the barren land west of Yizhou, but it is the safest." ”

Han Sui nodded, a smile on his face again.

In the carriage, neither of them spoke, and fell silent.

The wheels turned, and the carriage moved fast.

Next to the carriage, the soldiers who protected Han Sui and Yan Xing ran quickly, the sound of footsteps kept ringing, and after a carriage drove out of Fufeng City, it quickly disappeared on the horizon.

PS: The third of the four watches, remember to throw flowers.