I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 131
Five days after Xu Xiao and others arrived in Tianshui, the former army cavalry led by Zhang Liao and Xu Rong finally arrived in Guangwei County. Came here all the time.

After Zhang Liao's army arrived, Ma Teng's allied forces quickly withdrew to the Tianshui area for defense.Zhang Liao's army was not yet in place, so Zhao Yun did not dare to act rashly.

However, Zhao Yun still sent out all the scout troops under his command to inquire about the enemy's news intensively.

In the end, after discussing with Han Sui, Ma Teng and Han Sui decided to adopt a strategy of retreating to advance, temporarily avoiding the edge, and not going head-to-head with the vigorous Bingzhou army.

In fact, there is nothing to hesitate, since the opportunity has been missed, Zhao Yun and others have gained a firm foothold, and through the previous trials, they have found out the true strength of Bingzhou and the strength of the general.

The enemy army on the opposite side has at least [-] soldiers and horses, and their strength is not weak. Ma Teng knows very well that he will not be able to break through Guangwei County in a short time.

Continuing the fight will not benefit the overall situation except for losing troops and generals. It is better to retreat and find another opportunity to fight.

Furthermore, Zhang Liao and others worked hard on the expedition, and they definitely hoped for a quick battle and were eager to fight.Otherwise, if 10,000+ soldiers and horsemen eat horse chews, the daily consumption will be astonishing, and the food and grass will definitely not be enough.

If things go on like this for a long time, people's hearts will inevitably fluctuate and the army's morale will be scattered. When the Ma Teng coalition forces send troops to attack, they will definitely be able to win in one battle.

Frankly speaking, Ma Teng and Han Sui's strategy is extremely feasible, and they can give full play to their terrain advantages, as well as their logistics and supply advantages in local operations, and hit the vital points of Zhang Liao's army at once.

Judging from the battle situation, the Ma Teng coalition has actually taken the strategic initiative, and it seems to be invincible. Of course, it only looks like it is, but it is not.

In this way, the problem was completely thrown to Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and others.

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In fact, before the army marched to Guangwei, Xi Zhicai discussed with Zhang Liao the strategy to pacify Xiliang, including Zhao Yun and Tian Feng.

Soon after analyzing the collected secret reports of Baiqisi, it was not difficult to find the flaw between Ma Teng and Han Sui.That is, these two people seem to be monolithic, but in fact they have their own calculations, a typical bedfellow with different dreams.

If it weren't for Zhang Liao's army pressing down on the border, the two might not have stood together so sincerely.

Although they seem to be united in one army, they actually have their own plans and are secretly on guard against each other. Everyone wants to be the king of Xiliang, but there is only one king of Xiliang.

Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and the two military advisers in the army had already discussed the countermeasures, and before coming, Li Shimin summoned him alone to give him face-to-face instructions.

And clearly told him that the two of Ma Teng must be in the same bed with different dreams, let him use it as a breakthrough from now on, and they can definitely be separated and destroyed, but it also implies that if there is a chance, they will surrender Ma Chao and use it for their own use.

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Now that the two armies are united in one place, naturally everyone has to have the same goal and act in unison.The way to be a commander is to order out one school, otherwise each will fight independently, and it will still be a mess.

And before coming, Li Shimin had already ordered Zhang Liao to be the commander in chief of this expedition, promoted him to General Zhengxi, commanded the three armies, and controlled the three armies of Xu Rong, Bu Xugu, and Zhao Yun.

Therefore, everyone must listen to the command of the army commander and wait for him to give orders.

Drumming gathers the generals, and the dense drumbeats pass the assembled horns.After the three-way drum, all the generals gathered in Zhang Liao's camp. Zhang Liao, who led 10,000+ soldiers and horses for the first time, was somewhat nervous.

Looking at the ardent hopes of the generals and school in the hall, and remembering Li Shimin's expectations for him before the expedition, he can't be afraid, this battle will definitely be won.

"Everyone, this time we are under the order of the general to crusade against the ministers. We are only allowed to win and not to lose. Before we came, the general had given me the opportunity to face-to-face. We have a good plan to defeat the enemy."

Seeing that everyone readily obeyed Zhang Liao's words, he continued: "Ma Teng has the strongest troops, but he is upright and brave. He has the style of his ancestors, so he is difficult to deal with. Han Sui is a double-faced, insidious and cunning man. If the benefits are large enough, it will surely shake their hearts, so we will destroy the alliance between Han Sui and Ma Teng, let them fight each other, and our army is taking the opportunity to wipe out the two and pacify Xiliang."

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The next day, Zhang Liao led an army of 13, known as 18 to the outside world, and headed towards Tianshui, leaving [-] troops to defend Guangwei County to prevent being surrounded by the enemy and copying the rear.

In addition, Guangwei County is now an important base for Zhang Liao's army's western expedition. Chang'an's grain and grass are continuously transported here, and all the grain and grass of the western expedition army have been hoarded.

At the same time, under Xu Rong's suggestion, [-] troops were sent to garrison several trails in Longshan to prevent the enemy from attacking from behind and cut off the food road for the Zhengxi Army.Facts have proved that this suggestion is extremely wise, avoiding the annihilation of the Western Expedition Army.

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When the army arrived at a place thirty miles south of Tianshui, they set up camp. A group of auxiliary soldiers unloaded their equipment and went out to cut down trees to build camps, gates, horses and other defenses. Set up a tent.

After a whole day of busy work, the Western Expedition Army finally built the camp. From a distance, the camp stretches for several miles, which is magnificent. The turrets are towering, patrolling the camp, and the camp is surrounded by hardwood, which is very strong.

Zhang Liao led his cavalry to watch the movement of Ma Teng's coalition army from a distance on the nearby hillside, for fear that the enemy would make a surprise attack while he was not on a firm footing.

However, after waiting for a day, it seems that the enemy did not send anyone to sneak attack. Zhang Liao left a [-] army to continue to monitor the enemy's movements. Maybe there will be a sneak attack tonight.He led the remaining main forces back to the camp.

There was nothing to say all night, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun waited all night, but they did not see Ma Teng and others sending troops to attack.Without heaving a sigh of relief, through the enemy's actions, Zhang Liao also understood that the enemy army wanted to avoid the edge temporarily and tried to consume himself for a long time.

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Tianshui City is not big enough to accommodate the [-] troops of Han Sui and Ma Teng, so the two armies were not stationed in the city, but one was stationed ten miles southeast of Tianshui and the other ten miles southwest of Tianshui.

Each guarded the main road to the west to prevent the enemy from breaking through Tianshui and advancing towards the hinterland of Xiliang.The two armies are separated by about ten miles, and they are in the shape of a character with Tianshui City. It can be said that they can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat.

The reason why the troops are deployed in this way is that the army is in the shape of a character, and they can be mutual aid to each other, which can exert the greatest power to defend the city.

Furthermore, it was also out of consideration for the strength of his own army. The [-] troops of Ma Teng's allied forces were not much different from the enemy's. How could they arrange the barracks behind the city? Wouldn't that seem like a cowardly matter for the princes of Xiliang.

(End of this chapter)