Zhang Liao, who obtained the Sanguan, wrote a book to report to Pusaka on the one hand, and borrowed 1,000 troops from Zhang Yan to garrison the Sanguan on the other.

Now there are far more prisoners in the scattered customs than Chen Jun, and if they are provoked to riot, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, Zhang Liao took precautions, and while borrowing troops from Zhang Yan, he also took prisoners into custody. Not only that, Zhang Liao also recruited many innocent people to enrich the defenders of Sanguan.

said that after Zhang Liao killed Zhenggu, although he appeased the emotions of those soldiers. But Zhang Liao could clearly feel that Yu Yu was alienated from him.

Although the relationship between Yu Poison and Zhenggu is not as close as brothers. However, they are all teenagers who followed Zhang Yan very early, and they are Zhang Yan's henchmen.

Zhang Liao killed Zheng Gu without the slightest hesitation, which couldn't help but make Yu Poison feel a little resentful and a little afraid.

Rao is like this, for Zhang Liao's order, Yu Yu is still meticulously completed. It's just that he secretly wrote a letter and asked people to hand it over to Zhang Yan.

In Chen Cang, after Zhang Yan received the letters from Zhang Liao and Yu Poison, she was silent for a long time. He also knows the ins and outs of the matter in great detail.

Even Zhang Yan knew that what he did was the way to death.

However, after all, Su Gu had followed Zhang Yan for a long time, but he was killed by Zhang Liao like this, which somewhat made Zhang Yan feel disgraced.

The good relationship established with Zhang Liao at the beginning also caused a rift with the death of Zhenggu.

Not only Zhang Yan, but also Liu Pi and Bai Rao also got the news.

Bai Rao was also under Zhang Yan before, and served for a while. But Bai Rao is an authentic Yellow Turban background, which is not the same as people like Su Gu and Yu Poison who fish in troubled waters and go to the Yellow Turban.

The relationship between Bai Rao and Zheng Gu is not very close, so after knowing the cause and effect of the matter, he did not speak out to express his opinion.

However, Liu Pi was one of the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army in Runan, and had fought with Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song successively.

The faith in his heart is even stronger than Bai Rao.

Otherwise, he would not have taken Gong Bu thousands of miles from Yuzhou to Taihang Mountain, and went to join Chen Xu, the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai.

Rao is now that Chen Xu has accepted the court's recruitment, completely took off the coat of the Yellow Turban Army, and became a prince. Liu Pi still believes in his heart that Chen Xu is the leader of the Yellow Turban Army.

It can be said that although Liu Bi's talent is not ranked among Chen Xujun, he is loyal to Wen Zhao.

After learning what Zheng Gu had done, Liu Pi immediately became furious and scolded: "Su Gu is so ignorant of the severity. If Wang Fang's life is spared, the 3,000 Xiliang troops in the scattered passes will definitely be able to be subdued by General Zhang Wenyuan soon. ”

"But now, the scattered soldiers are all silent, how can they really take refuge in us? In this way, in order to settle these people, I don't know how much more it will cost? ”

Liu Pi is dedicated to the public, of course, he has to make careful calculations for Wen Zhao. As he said, if there is the assistance of the king, not only the original 3,000 soldiers in Sanguan, but even the rest of the Wolf Qiang people can be slowly absorbed.

Now that Wang Fang has been killed by Zhenggu, these soldiers will naturally resist Chen Jun in their hearts. If you want to co-opt them, it will take a lot of effort.

Otherwise, Zhang Liao would not have borrowed troops from Zhang Yan and began to recruit people to fill the army.

"General Zhang, now the bandits near Chencang will either accept the recruitment or be exterminated. It is no longer useful for the last general to remain here. ”

"Since General Zhang Wenyuan wants to borrow troops from Chen Cang, it is better for the last general to lead a thousand soldiers and horses to Sanguan to assist General Wenyuan."

Zhang Yan thought for a long time before nodding. During this time, Zhang Yan's days in Chencang were not in vain.

He drew on Hao Zhao's experience in pacifying the bandits in the northern part of Hedong County, and painted a scoop according to the gourd, giving both grace and power. Now the bandits in the territory of Youfufeng have also been almost controlled.

I have to say that Zhang Yan himself is still a very talented general.

However, he said that Chen Xu was in Pusaka, and after receiving the battle report sent back by Zhang Liao, a bright smile appeared on his face, and everyone said: "Wenyuan lives up to my high hopes, and dares to attack the 10,000 Qiang army with 500 cavalry, Wenyuan is really courageous." ”

It's just that after laughing, Wen Zhao's face turned gloomy, and he said: "However, as a deputy general of the first army, he actually disobeyed the military order and killed the general. ”

"If it weren't for Wen Yuan's proper response, I'm afraid that the hard-earned Sanguan would not be owned by me again!"

Speaking of this, Chen Xu said: "Wen Yuan's killing of Zheng Gu is not only without fault, but meritorious!" ”

Then, he glanced at the generals present and said, "You should take this as a warning!" ”

All the generals promised yes, and none of them pleaded for the stubbornness.

Although Yu Poison and Zheng Gu are also generals under Chen Xu, their identities are very embarrassing.

First of all, these two people are Zhang Yan's hardcore cronies, so naturally they will not be particularly reused by Chen Xu.

Secondly, although they used to be the Yellow Turban Army, they defected to the Yellow Turban for other purposes, not with Liu Bi and others.

Therefore, their relationship with the rest of the Yellow Turban generals was not harmonious.

Unlike Liu Pi, Gong Du, Yang Feng, Bai Rao, Guan Hai, Han Xian, and Li Le, they were all Yellow Turban generals who were rooted in the past, and they were all generals under Chen Xu's account, so they were naturally very close.

What's more, for the sake of a little personal vendetta and ignoring the overall situation, everyone disdains to be with such a narrow-minded person.

After Li Ru finished reading the battle report sent back by Zhang Liao, he said to Wen Zhao: "My lord, those surrendered Wolf Qiang cavalry are also an excellent source of soldiers. ”

"Now that General Wenyuan is powerful and powerful, he can just form a cavalry of Wolf Qiang."

"In this way, we can not only add a strong army to the lord's command, but also lay the foundation for the pacification of Liangzhou in the future?"

"Oh?" Wen Zhao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Why did Wen You say this?" ”

Not only Chen Xu, but also Tian Feng, Cheng Yu and others also looked at Li Ru, only Jia Xu stroked his beard and was expressionless.

Li Ru chuckled twice and said, "Although there are many princes in Liangzhou, most of these princes rely on the power of the Qiang people. And the rebellion of the Western Qiang of the Han Dynasty lasted for a hundred years, and it was also because of these Qiang people. ”

"If the lord wants to seize Liangzhou, he must deal with the Qiang people. Although the Wolf Qiang tribe was defeated and the leader was killed, it was also injured by a large Qiang tribe. ”

"It is foolish to think that if you want to completely quell the Qiang rebellion, it is absolutely undesirable to suppress and requisit. The lord can tolerate and integrate the Qiang people as he did with the Huns, making them a sharp knife in the hands of the lord. ”

"Although the Qiang people are barbaric and cruel, they also know how to repay their kindness, as long as the lord treats them sincerely, these people will definitely be willing to die for the lord."

"The lord can ask General Wen Yuan to support the new leader of the Qiang Qiang, and then contact the rest of the Qiang tribes through the Wolf Qiang, so as to prepare for the capture of Liangzhou in the future."

Wen Zhao frowned and thought for a while, and said, "What Wen You said is good, but if there is a famine today, it will not be easy to form a cavalry." ”

Wen Zhao knew that Li Ru was born in Xiliang, and when he was a strategist under Dong Zhuo's account, he began to deal with the Qiang people.

Now in the entire Chen Group, Li Ru obviously has a very important say for the Qiang people.

Chen Xu's worries are not unreasonable, the drought has lasted for more than half a year, and there is still no sign of rain in the sky.

According to Zhang Yu's stargazing at night, it was found that the entire Han was surrounded by red. Today, instead of dissipating, the red mist is getting stronger.

This couldn't help but make Chen Xu have a deep sense of crisis. If this drought continues for a few more years, he really doesn't know if the people under his rule will be able to survive this difficulty.

In Chen Xu's original plan, after seizing the land of Siguan, he would have to dismantle the redundant army, recuperate, and not use swords and soldiers.

Otherwise, even if a large territory is laid, I am afraid that most of the people under his rule will be starved to death.

Although the 8,000 wolf cavalry does not seem to be much, coupled with the consumption of their war horses, the food and grass needed by the 8,000 cavalry are tightly supplied, which is enough to feed more than 100,000 homeless people.

In Chen Xu's view, seeing his compatriots starving to death, but spending food to feed foreigners, this is something he is unwilling to accept.

Therefore, in the face of Li Ru's proposal, he did not immediately agree.

After all, the current Chen Xu, plus the 5,000 Hun iron cavalry led by Zhang Yang, already has 15,000 cavalry.

In the war for the Central Plains, the role of cavalry was far less than that of elite foot soldiers. However, the consumption of cavalry is far more than that of infantry.

If you increase the number of cavalry under your command, it will be a bit more than worth the loss.

Facing Wen Zhao's worries, Li Ru laughed out loud and said, "If the lord is afraid that it will cost a lot of money and food to raise these wolf cavalry, he doesn't have to worry. ”

"It must be known that these wolf cavalry are not good at matching, they used to run rampant in Liangzhou, and they also made a living by plundering. As long as the lord subdues these wolf cavalry, not only will they not become a burden to the lord, but they will plunder a lot of money, grain and grass for the lord. ”

Chen Xu frowned, and said unhappily: "Although I like money, grain and grass, I will not condone foreign races to rob our compatriots. Even if these people were not under my rule, I would never act like this. ”

Looking at Chen Xu, who was categorical, Li Ru laughed again and said: "Don't worry, my lord, although those Qiang like to plunder, they not only rob the Han people, but even the rest of the Qiang tribes and small countries in the Western Regions are also the targets of their plunder. ”

"If the lord doesn't like them to plunder his fellow people, he might as well let them turn their target and plunder those alien races."

"In this way, not only can we supply this cavalry without spending money and food, but also let them become sharp blades in the hands of the lord, why not?"

"You must know that there are countless treasures in the Western Regions."

Chen Xu's eyes lit up, he touched his chin, and secretly thought: "If this is the case, it will be a beautiful thing." ”