"Isn't that guy Cao Pi giving a memorial to the emperor to show his loyalty and asking for the title of General of the Western Expedition?"

Jia Xu moved his slightly numb feet, then looked at the bonfire in front of him, and continued: "Western Expedition, West Expedition, as the name suggests, they probably want to move the front and attack Ma Teng westward."

"If it were me, I would probably go south to Zhanglu after conquering Ma Teng, and finally enter Yizhou. As long as I can capture Yizhou, then..."

He raised his eyebrows, his unspoken intention clearly evident.

"Hey! This is a good strategy!"

Dian Wei opened his eyes wide and took a deep breath.

Guo Jia also stroked his beard, couldn't help but nodded, and said: "Indeed, this strategy of diverting attention by making an attack in the east is interesting. If I expected it right, it should have been the idea given to Cao Pi by my good friend Xi Zhicai.

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"That's not necessarily the case!"

Looking at Guo Jia, who had only half of his hair tied up today, who was extremely casual but unrestrained, Xi Yu smiled and shook his head: "Aside from Xi Zhicai, Sima Zhongda's brothers should not be underestimated. Who did this plan come from?

Who will do it is yet to be determined."

"One more thing, there should be a few smart people in the Cao clan who can think of this strategy. In addition, there are many generals in their clan who are also very powerful. They govern strictly and lead a strong army. It can be said that the actions of the superiors and the subordinates are effective!"

Xi Yu played with the empty wine glass, looked at the fire not far away, and slightly raised the corners of his lips: "The centipede insects are dead but not stiff. Since they still have the strength to fight, no matter who the opponent is, we have to go

Help me!"

"Help... give me a hand?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

What are you doing to help Cao Pi?

Isn't he an enemy?

If the enemy is allowed to easily obtain the land of Yizhou, it will be much more difficult to completely annihilate it in the future than it is today!

"That's right!"

Xi Yu nodded with a smile and said: "Since he wants to be a general in the Western Expedition, let's give him this title. I think...Cao Pi will definitely use this title to fight hard in the West and strive to make great achievements.

The results are coming!”

Faced with everyone's puzzled expressions, Xi Yu just shook his head slightly and did not explain.

Seven days later, the emperor's imperial edict for the Western Expedition to Cao Pi had been widely known to the world. Xi Yu had no trouble with it and continued to do what he had to do as before.

There is even free time to supervise and check the progress of the establishment of the new department compound.

At the same time, Cao Pi looked at the edict in his hand, his face blossomed with joy, and the stone in his heart fell slightly.

Hahaha, it seems that Xi Yu is willing to let him go for the time being.

In this way, you will have enough time to free up your hands and feet and turn to capture the west!

However, he didn't know that at the same time that the emperor issued the edict, a letter was sent to Xiliang at the same time...

Xiliang has been in chaos for many years. Although it has been jointly controlled by the former Jinwu Ma Teng and Han Sui, to this day, this land has never been truly unified.

Of course, with their two forces here, there hasn't been any big trouble in recent years.

Especially in recent years, Ma Teng and Han Sui abandoned their internal fighting, suddenly reached an agreement with foreign countries, completely broke the previous confrontation, and began to attack the nomadic people in the territory, the Qiang people!

Among them, Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng, has the greatest military exploits.

In the battles with the Qiang people for many years, due to his extraordinary skills and excellent battle formations, he successfully made the opponent worship him. What's more, they even thought that he was an invincible divine soldier from heaven!

Indeed, although it is unknown where he learned from, he does have unparalleled talent in battle formations.

In addition, he also has a group of extremely powerful cavalry in his hands, and his skills on horseback are not inferior to those of the Qiang nomads.

Of course, the ordinary armored soldiers under his command are not vegetarians. Their best attack method is to use battle formations and formations to throw crossbows and spears.

Many Qiang soldiers died because of this.

In addition to these, Ma Chao's courage and strategy are also quite powerful. Coupled with his familiarity with the terrain, he is even more powerful in fighting. He has not lost a single battle in several years, and he will not be afraid of any army in the Western Zhou Dynasty!

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At this moment, in addition to Ma Chao who is stationed here, there are also many important people in Xiliang coming to Tianshui Pass.

Han Sui, Pound, Matthew... all gathered here.

They are the most reliable backbone of Ma Teng's staff, and of course, they are also his most powerful confidence in Xiliang.

Speaking of which, although Han Sui is a member of the Han family, due to certain interests that bind him, he has long been on the same side as the Ma family and has the same hatred and hatred.

"Haha, do you know who sent this letter in my hand? What did it say?"

After reading the contents of the letter, Ma Teng smiled, then raised his hand and looked at the people opposite who were looking at him eagerly.

His thoughts have always been reserved. Whether he is angry or happy, few people can tell just from his facial expressions.

Therefore, everyone hesitated and looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say.

Ma Chao, on the other hand, was very anxious at this time and hurriedly came over to ask.

"Father, please tell me directly, what is the situation right now? This letter comes from Xuzhou. If my guess is correct, it should be from Xi Yu, right? What did he say in the letter?"

It is not difficult to tell from his words that he is very curious about the letter and is looking forward to the land of Xuzhou.

After all, Xuzhou is a well-known and prosperous place in the world. Although he has never seen it with his own eyes, he still yearns for it.

Although you can't go to Xuzhou, Xuzhou has begun to establish connections with the west in recent years.

This gave him a deeper understanding of Xuzhou, but it was limited to this, so he became more and more anxious about Xuzhou.

Every time there was news from Xuzhou, he was so anxious that he couldn't sit still.

For no other reason, he just wanted to fight against Xi Yu, the big shot who could kill Lu Bu. If that didn't work out, it would be good to fight against Zhao Zilong, the master of battle formations under him.

That's right, apart from yearning for the prosperity of Xuzhou, the two people that interest Ma Chao the most are Xi Yu and Zhao Zilong.

On the battlefield in Xiliang, he had never suffered a defeat, so he had absolute confidence in his battle formation.

But there is another person in this world who is more famous than him because of the battle formation - Zhao Zilong. How can this not make people want to compete with each other?

As for fighting against Xiyu, it was entirely out of respect for the strong!

After all, in his opinion, the only opponent in the world who can be missed by him is Xi Yu!

Therefore, if there are differences or conflicts with Qing and Xu, instead of being timid, he will become more excited.

After all, he had never been afraid of any battle with the enemy in Xiliang!

"Yes and no!"

Of course Ma Teng knew what his son was thinking. He glanced at the other party and sighed: "The Duke of Han Sheng, who is also the uncle of the emperor today, Xi Yu, sent a letter saying that Cao Pi asked for the title of General of the Western Expedition."

"So, the one who will really oppose us next is Cao Wei, not Duke Sheng Guo!"

"The emperor issued an edict to march to the west?"

I don't know who it was, but murmured, and everyone looked solemn.

The emperor issued an edict, even if the other party was just a puppet, it was inevitable for everyone to feel uneasy.

Ma Teng shook his head, put away the letter, and said: "The matter is not as troublesome as you think. Duke Sheng Guo said in the letter that it is only Cao Pi who wants to conquer the west, not him and the emperor."

"Then Cao Pi wrote a letter to Duke Sheng, saying that he hoped that he would appreciate the kindness of knowing and meeting Duke Cao back then, so he specifically asked for the favor of this general of the Western Expedition, and also said that he would wipe out all the rebellion in Xiliang."

"Gong Sheng Guo knew his intention, so he sent a letter to inform him. At the same time, Duke Sheng also said that if we are defeated and have nowhere to hide, we can go to Xuzhou!"

"The Emperor will make arrangements for us and give us a suitable place to live, but at the same time, he will no longer show any kindness to us. We are all ministers of the Han Dynasty. Everything will be based on status and strength!"

After saying that, Ma Teng took a long breath and continued to ask: "I wonder what you guys have to say about this?"

When Ma Chao heard this, he went from being excited and excited at first, to frowning and silent in the middle, and now, a fighting spirit slowly rose in his eyes.

He pondered the content of the letter for a while, then looked at his father and said in a low voice: "If it is a matter of government affairs, I may have a partial understanding, but if it is a military matter, I can understand more or less. This Duke Sheng Guo is planning to catch the cicada while the mantis is stalking him.

The oriole is behind!"

"Cao Pi didn't fight them, but came to us instead. Is he treating me like a weakling?"

"Besides, except for sending a letter explaining the reasons, Duke Sheng Guo can't help us at all, but we must accept his kindness."

"Especially when it was mentioned at the end of the letter that if you lose, you can go to Xuzhou for help. The war is over, so if you go to him for help again, apart from saving your life and lingering, what's the point?"

"They say they are helping us, but actually they don't ask us to be his subordinates and work hard for him?"

"Not only that, this group of them will be able to take down the entire Xiliang without any effort!"

"After all... Cao Wei's army has already fought with us and suffered some casualties, but the soldiers from Qingxu and Qingxu were waiting for work and defeated Cao Wei easily!"

As the most outstanding general in Xiliang, Ma Chaozhen is a bit arrogant. He is allowed to go through life and death on the battlefield. He can charge into battle without blinking an eye, but it is absolutely impossible for him to bow to others!

It's just that... the anger will return to the anger, but he is also a person who knows how to adapt.

What's more, as of now, the attitudes of both Cao Pi and Xi Yu have been revealed.

Perhaps this is related to his proficiency in warfare. Although he does not understand government affairs and does not know Confucian classics, his keenness in military affairs allows him to have some understanding and judgment of the direction of the world today.

"However, on the other hand, this battle is not all bad for us."
To be continued...