For two days of Mercedes-Benz, as far as the eye can see, all yellow sand.

On this vast Gobi, in addition to the yellow sand, there are severely weathered rocks, which are steep and strange, whimpering in the wind and sand, like a ghost crying.

Ma Chao and the more than 25,000 iron horsemen behind him had passed through the desert hinterland between Tianshui and Jieting, and galloped straight towards Longxi County.

Except for the occasional little yellow weeds by the river, the rest of the place is as desolate as a ghost domain. The sky is yellow and gray, you can't see it very far, and it seems even more depressing, even if it is a light wind, it will bring a little wind and sand, whirl, spinning strangely, extremely fast and far away, making people feel the horror of being killed. If it weren't for the fact that this army was an iron-blooded journey, and it had been through the cycle of life and death for a long time, otherwise it would have scared off this endless desert.

No matter where you look at the south, south, west, and northwest, you can't see the edge, everywhere is full of sores, dead silence and desolation. As Ma Chao was marching, he couldn't help but ask Yang Fu: "Do we have to take this dead end?" ”

"My lord, this place is the hometown of Fu. And Longxi County and the thief army are in the middle of a confrontation, and a certain soldier can take a dangerous road to defeat the thief army in one fell swoop! Yang Fu kicked the stirrups again with his legs, stretched his body that had been tired from the bumps, and opened his mouth to return to Ma Chao.

"Pound's side, there shouldn't be any problems, right?" Ma Chao frowned, and then asked casually.

"It shouldn't be a problem." Yang Fu said, and after thinking about the map, he said: "Pang Pingdong also has more than 25,000 Ma family iron cavalry, although it is not as good as the elite soldiers under the lord, but against the 40,000 troops of Chengyi who only attacked Guangwei County, it should be captured." What's more, this expedition, Pang Pingdong also has Fa Xiaozhi, Xu Yuanzhi, and Hua Ziyu to help, and there is no need to worry. ”

"Well," Ma Chao didn't say anything more, just quickened the whip, but the ominous premonition that had faintly risen since the expedition became stronger: this expedition seems to be extremely normal, but is it really okay to divide the troops into two ways like this? Although Liangzhou is mired in infighting, there are no people of knowledge who will see the result that the Ma family will definitely send troops to help?

After another half a day, Ma Chao saw that Xiao Tian reported that he had found a suitable place to camp, and when he looked up at the sky, Ma Chao stopped the elephant dragon and ordered the troops to set up camp. As for Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Xun You, Yang Fu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Yang Xiu and others, they followed Ma Chao into the Chinese military account.

"Before the march, you already have a great plan in your minds, but the soldiers are dangerous and unpredictable, and you must be cautious again and again." Ma Chao unfolded the march map and spread it in the middle of the desk. Then he looked at Yang Fu and said, "Let's talk about the situation in Liangzhou by Yishan first, so that you can refer to it." ”

After that, Ma Chao looked at Yang Fu, and after Yang Fu sorted out his thoughts, he took the lead in holding the void with five fingers, and after encompassing Liangzhou high, he said: "Since ancient times, Liangzhou has been in constant war, and the five counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Wuwei, and Jincheng in Hexi are all mixed with Hu and Han. However, the Han people often had the strategy of moving to the border, which made the Han-Hu contradiction very deep. Fortunately, the ideas of the Hu and Han families in the world were spread, so Han Sui, the leader of the Tieqiang League, also implemented this policy, so that Liangzhou was slightly settled. ”

After saying this, Yang Fu pointed to the key point and continued: "Now Han Boyo is dead, although there are signs that it was Cao Thief, but Cheng Gongying led his troops to attack Longxi, but it was a defeat!" As he spoke, Yang Fu pointed his finger to a county in Longxi and said: "Cheng Gongying took over the troops of Jincheng County, there are more than 50,000 people, and it seems that the troops are menacing, but they have not won the marrow of the soldiers. ”

"First, there is still no civil strife." Speaking of this, Yang Fu pointed his finger to Jincheng County and said: "Jincheng has been run by Han Zhenxi for a long time, and its people's hearts are mostly towards the Han family, and the lord is the son-in-law of the Han family, and he is expected by the people. Cheng Gongying did not appease the people, so he booby-trapped my Ma family's Longxi county guard, and even sent troops to make the Ma family an enemy, which had already made the people of Jincheng dissatisfied. As a result, the Han family's side branch clan has secretly surrendered to the Ma family. ”

"Second, external instability is unstable." As he said this, Yang Fu's fingers moved to Xiping County again, and he continued: "The county guard of Xiping County has maintained a neutral attitude in this infighting. However, Ma Wan, the general of the Han family, supported the Ma family and led 30,000 Han Sui's old troops to attack Jincheng in the south of Xiping County. Although Cheng Gongying had the upper hand in Longxi County, the emptiness of Jincheng's defense was its weakness. ”

"Third, the strength is insufficient and isolated." When Yang Fu said this, he no longer looked at the map, but looked at everyone and said: "Cheng Gongying only has an army of 50,000 under him, but Liangzhou behind him is a place of internal fighting and chaos, and there is no backup to support. And the lone army on an expedition to Longxi, even if the troops are like fire, there is a time when they are burned out, and the lord sends troops at this moment, just like a scoop of cold water poured down, breaking the morale of the enemy! Moreover, what is done after such and such is ........."

"Raid the camp and raid the grain!" Zhang Liao saw the glint in Yang Fu's eyes, and instantly thought of Yang Fu's thoughts, and said: "Cheng Gongying has no reinforcements, so the supply of grain and grass must be the top priority." In this trip, if Cheng Gongying's grain road is cut off first, the morale of the enemy army is greatly reduced, and then the soldiers of Longxi County are attacked inside and outside, then Cheng Gongying will inevitably be defeated at one touch! ”

"That's right," Li Ru stroked his whiskers, his eyes were faintly cold, and he said suddenly: "Although this plan is wonderful, it is not poisonous enough.........

When Ma Chao heard this, he couldn't help but become interested in this poisonous snake, and asked: "If Wen You has a poisonous plan, even if you tell it, don't live up to your reputation as a 'poisoner'!" ”

When Li Ru heard this, his face couldn't help but darken, and he couldn't tell whether Ma Chao praised him or belittled him. But after a while, he regained his previous gloomy virtue, pointed to the middle road from Jincheng to Longxi, and said: "Cheng Gongying is not popular with the people, and he will inevitably grab grain from Jincheng County and transport it to the front. And if some only intercept the grain road, it will be too much of a waste of such a good opportunity. ”

As he spoke, the cold light in Li Ru's eyes became even more flickering, like a poisonous snake staring at the mouse and spitting out a letter and saying: "With the method of war, ten will surround it, five will attack it, and if it is doubled, it will be fought, and the enemy will be able to divide it, if it is less, it can be escaped, and if it is not, it can be avoided." At the moment, Cheng Gongying is fighting with Longxi, and if he suddenly hears that the grain road is intercepted, he will definitely go all out to help. Although our army is only more than 25,000, its combat strength is by no means inferior to that of 100,000 troops. Wouldn't it be better if they surrounded the grain road and set up an ambush and waited for Cheng Gongying's troops to come back to help? ”

"Wai Tip Reinforcements? Sure enough, it's a brilliant plan! After Xu Huang heard Li Ru's plan, he couldn't help but clap his hands happily, but thinking about this plan in one step or two, and even in the plan, he was immediately subdued by the vicious and spicy in it, and changed his words: "It's not only a clever plan, but also a poisonous plan!" ”

And Ma Chao looked left and right, and saw that everyone was thinking like this. And the battle situation on the front line seems to be relatively optimistic at present, and I can't help but say: "In this case, after you strengthen your vigilance today, you will rest early, and rush to Jincheng tomorrow, and you will follow this plan!" ”

"Humble (subordinate) obey!" When everyone heard this, they retreated. But Guo Jia, who fell last, deliberately took a step slow and stayed in Ma Chao's account.

And Ma Chao was still immersed in the map, and after Guo Jia's shadow was illuminated by the candle flame and blocked the map, Ma Chao realized that Guo Jia had returned to the map. And when he looked up, he saw that Guo Jia's always free and easy face was slightly confused.

"Brother, but do you think this battle is very strange?" Ma Chao opened his mouth and directly expressed his opinion.

"Yes, everything seems too simple......... Guo Jia replied, muttering to himself: "Cheng Gongying, an unknown person, was able to capture Han Bo's army of about 50,000 people, and even deceived Jiang Jian among the three heroes and one Ying......... It seems that this move is not something that ordinary nameless generals can do. ”

Ma Chao also nodded, but at the moment he had no idea at all, so he had to speak: "Li Ru's plan is not leaky." Even if Cheng Gongying sees through it, a certain class can escape with one blow......... Everything, after tomorrow night's tricks, let's make plans. ”

Guo Jia was speechless, obviously, the inside story of this upheaval in Liangzhou was too strong. Even though they are as wise as a torch and have penetrated the core, they have not penetrated the whole thing.