Liangzhou is absolutely impossible to decide in a war.

Although this time Wen Zhao broke the Xiliang coalition army, it made many Qiang tribal leaders feel terrified. However, on the whole, the strength of the Liangzhou princes is still very strong.

It's just that after this defeat, it is somewhat unlikely that the princes of Xiliang want to form an alliance with each other.

After the victory, Wen Zhao naturally rewarded the three armies and held a feast to celebrate with the generals. During the banquet, all the generals were in high spirits and rejoicing, and only Gan Ning stayed in the corner and drank stuffy wine.

Seeing this, Xu Huang came to Gan Ning's side with a glass of wine and said, "Xingba doesn't seem to be very happy." ”

Gan Ning suddenly poured a large sip of wine into his mouth and said, "As a general of the navy, I can only escort grain and grass in the back. Fight on the battlefield and make achievements, and I don't know when it will be someone's turn. ”

In this big war, because Gan Ning has been responsible for transporting grain and grass with the water army, he has no chance to participate in the war at all.

Not only that, the last time Wen Zhao fought a decisive battle with Yuan Shu, he also failed to make contributions on the battlefield.

Failed to participate in the two wars, looking at the rest of the generals who made contributions and thought that Gan Ning, who was extraordinary, had some thoughts in his heart.

"What, Xingba has an opinion about me?"

At that moment, a voice came from behind them.

Gan Ning and Xu Huang looked up, only to find that Wen Zhaohu had a face, and he didn't know when he had already walked over.

When Gan Ning saw Wen Zhao, he was shocked all over his body, and hurriedly got up and said, "The last general doesn't dare!" ”

Xu Huang also stood up and saluted, secretly looking at Wen Zhao's expression.

His life was saved by Gan Ning, and he was even closer to Gan Ning in the army. He naturally didn't want his father-in-law to be dissatisfied because of Gan Ning's words.

"Hahahaha!"

After laughing a few times, Wen Zhao patted Gan Ning's shoulder, waved his hand to Xu Huang again, and said, "Today, regardless of the generals and soldiers, we don't pay attention to any etiquette. ”

After speaking, he knelt down beside Gan Ning, pulled Gan Ning's sleeve, and motioned for him to sit down.

"Come, drink!"

Wen Zhao personally poured wine for Gan Ning and Xu Huang, and then raised the wine glass in his hand and said loudly.

At this time, Gan Ning still had a look of panic on his face, and he was a little uneasy in his heart. But in the face of Wen Zhao's invitation cup, he could only drink it all.

Seeing that both of them drank the wine in the cup, Wen Zhao looked at Gan Ning with a smile on his face and said, "Xingba has any complaints in his heart, but it doesn't matter, don't stuff it in your stomach and suffocate yourself." ”

Gan Ning is very human after all, and he drank a lot of wine today, so he relied on the strength of the wine and said: "Lord, although a certain family used to cross the Yangtze River, he was also skilled in bows and horses, and his self-confidence was not weaker than others. ”

"Now every day I either train the sailors or help escort the grain and grass. Seeing the achievements of the rest of the generals, I can only sigh alone. ”

"I'm not a scheming person, and I can't hold my words in my stomach. As long as the lord can let me lead my troops into battle, whether it is foot fighting, water fighting, or horse fighting, I will not necessarily be worse than others. ”

Speaking of this, Gan Ning also patted his chest hard.

"Xingba!"

Xu Huang was afraid that Wen Zhao would be angry, so he quietly pulled Gan Ning's sleeve and shouted softly.

Wen Zhao didn't care, still with a smile on his face, just looked at Gan Ning quietly.

Being watched by Wen Zhao for a long time, Gan Ning felt a little uncomfortable all over his body. In the end, he couldn't stand Wen Zhao's eyes, so he lowered his head.

Wen Zhao still didn't speak, just picked up the wine jar and poured wine for himself, as well as Gan Ning and Xu Huang again.

Raising his wine glass, this time Wen Zhao didn't finish it in one go, but looked at Gan Ning and said: "Although Xingba's ancestral home is Jingzhou, he has lived in Ba County since he was a child, and he is very clear about the terrain of Yizhou. ”

"If I attack Yizhou in the future, it will be a good time for Xingba to be a pioneer and make contributions."

"What's more, Jingzhou and Jiangdong have a dense water network, if you want to seize the land of these two states, it will never be possible without a water army. Xingba trained a naval army for me at this time, so why worry about not being able to make contributions in the future? ”

Gan Ning thought about it carefully, and then turned his worries into joy, and said: "But please rest assured, a certain will definitely train an invincible sailor for the lord!" ”

Wen Zhao laughed twice and said, "Xingba's talent, how can I not know?" The navy is under your command, so that I can rest assured. Come on, let's have another drink! ”

"!"

"Drink!"

The three of them raised their glasses and drank them all down, and drank happily.

After three rounds of drinking, Wen Zhaocai said to Gan Ning: "Xingba, after Hanyang County is completely pacified, you can lead the troops to accompany me on an expedition to the rest of the counties." ”

Gan Ning was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Is this really the case?" ”

Wen Zhao replied: "That's true! ”

The Guanzhong Army completely controls Hanyang County, so it is not afraid that the grain road will be robbed. Even if the navy does not have Gan Ning, it can still transport grain and grass in a steady stream.

What's more, Weishui can only lead to Hanyang County at most, and if Wen Zhao continues to lead his troops westward, there will be no more water to transport grain, and he can only transport it by land by chariot and horse.

In this case, it is impossible for Wen Zhao to continue to be in the rear of Gan Ning, a tiger general, leaving him useless. Wen Zhao believes that Gan Ning, who is brave, resourceful, and courageous, is definitely not just a naval general.

Even if he was asked to lead the infantry and cavalry, Chen Xu believed that Gan Ning would not be worse than others.

After the banquet was dispersed, Wen Zhao summoned Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Sima Yi to discuss follow-up matters.

Li Ru said with a worried face: "Lord, although the Xiliang army was defeated this time, it did not completely eliminate them. ”

"If the Xiliang Army Alliance is dissolved, and the Xiliang princes and Qiang leaders are scattered all over the place, and then want to exterminate them one by one, I'm afraid it will be a protracted thing."

Wen Zhao was shocked, and then he remembered a fragment of Cao Cao's expedition to Liangzhou in history.

At that time, Cao Cao was at war with the Western Liang army, suffered repeated setbacks, and was in a stalemate with the Western Liang army.

Later, there were Qiang tribal leaders who led troops to help Ma Chao. When Cao Cao heard the news, he laughed every time.

The generals under his account, seeing Cao Cao's abnormal behavior, all thought that Cao Cao was stupid by the Xiliang army, and some people secretly laughed at him.

It wasn't until later, when Cao Cao broke the Xiliang coalition army in a battle, that he told the generals why he laughed at that time.

It turned out that if the Xiliang princes each held on to one side, Cao Fang defeated Ma Chao and Han Sui, and it would take a lot of time to exterminate the rest of the princes.

They all got together this time, but they gave Cao **** a chance to wipe out all the princes of Liangzhou.

Li Ru's words just reminded Wen Zhao that he was not afraid that all the Xiliang troops would gather together, but he was afraid that they would scatter in all directions and fight separately.

Thinking of this, Wen Zhao frowned slightly and said, "Since this is the case, what should I do?" ”