Sun Jian believed that Tao Qian's proposal was too conservative, and the matter of recruiting rebels was contrary to the will of the court and His Majesty.

Sun Jian said with a serious expression: "Sir, the pursuit is inevitable, and there is no hesitation at all. Whether the rebels lure the enemy, lack of food and grass to escape, or what big things happened in Xiliang, these are not important. What is important is that there are only 70,000 enemies now, and even if the June thunder appears, they only have 100,000 people. In the case of equal strength between the two sides, it is impossible for the rebels to eat us. Now no one has the strength of the other party in one bite."

"We are willing to fight the enemy, but now the rebels don't want to fight us, so we have to chase them. We can keep chasing them until the enemy stops to fight us."

"During the pursuit process, there must be danger. The possibility of the rebels ambushing us and defeating us is not ruled out. But what's so scary? Our soldiers are now full of morale and fighting spirit. As long as the Taiwei is determined, we can pursue them to the end and never give the enemy any chance to breathe. The pursuit makes the rebels unable to stop and have no time to set up traps. We just need to grasp the marching rhythm between the troops and coordinate the cooperation between the troops, and we can definitely be foolproof."

"If you don't pursue the rebels, this matter will definitely be spread to Luoyang, and it will become a handle for the treacherous villain to attack and slander the Grand Marshal. If His Majesty knew, what would he think?"

Zhang Wen nodded in agreement and turned to Huangfu Li.

Huangfu Li said something that made Zhang Wen very uncomfortable.

"What if the rebels divide their troops into Liangzhou after the troops enter Liangzhou and lure the enemy?"

Zhang Wen looked at Tao Qian.

Tao Qian said: "My plan is to join forces and seize Hanyang first. No matter what tricks the rebels play, we will ignore them. As long as we gain a foothold in Hanyang, the rest will be easy."

Of course, Zhang Wen would not accept Tao Qian's method. The expenses of the Xiliang army to suppress the rebellion can only be maintained until early July, and only Zhang Wen, Yuan Pang, Gai Xun and Fu Xie know about this matter. According to Tao Qian's method of equitable and stable, the Xiliang army to suppress the rebellion this year will definitely not be completed.

Zhang Wen looked at Sun Jian.

Sun Jian said loudly: "If Bian Zhang wants to lure the enemy deeper and seize the opportunity to attack us, this strategy of dividing troops will naturally be used. When the strength of the two sides is almost the same, the use of the strategy of dividing troops is a loss of strength for both sides. The only thing that can be used to rebel forces is the Qianghu Cavalry of June Jinglei and the 50,000 troops of the Beigong Boyu tribe north of Hanyang County."

"General Dong and Liuyue Jinglei fought many times, with rich experience in dealing with each other, and his troops were almost the same. If June Jinglei came to lure the enemy, the Taiwei would send General Dong to deal with it. If conditions permit, General Dong could take the opportunity to recover Wudu County. If Beigong Boyu retreated from Duyang to Anding County and immediately led his troops to Hanyang, the Taiwei would send Li Zhonglang to lead 50,000 Jizhou troops to meet the enemy, and at the same time, he could order Li Zhonglang to take Anding County at the appropriate time."

"In this way, Bian Zhang's 70,000 troops were left in Hanyang, and the number was comparable to ours. Bian Zhang must want to defend Hanyang, so there is no doubt about this. So, how is he going to deal with us?" Sun Jian said confidently: "We have been chasing him tightly, what can he do."

Zhang Wen listened very much.

Tao Qian was very anxious and hurriedly stopped him and said, "Master Taiwei, Lord Sun's method seems to be more stable, but it is actually extremely risky. Master Taiwei's best bet on his mind and not to be hasty."

Zhang Wen thought to himself that Sun Jian’s plan was very good, so what was wrong with it. The biggest variable was that the troops in Xiliang were concentrated in Hanyang, which was not conducive to the war. But he had already had a solution in his mind. Last time, he had secretly warned the soldiers of Xiliang that if there were any brave people who publicly protected the rebels, they would kill them on the spot without mercy. He didn’t believe that between favors and head-cutting, the officers of the Xiliang army would choose to cut their heads. As for Beigong Boyu, it is probably difficult for his troops to appear in Hanyang County. He is still full of confidence in the leopard.

"Zhu Gong, tell me, where is Lord Sun taking this risk?" Zhang Wen asked with a smile.

"What if Bian Zhang retreated to the Yellow River in one breath? Can our food and grass transportation keep up?" Tao Qian shouted loudly.

Zhang Wen was surprised.

Sun Jian's face changed a little. He thought for a while and said, "It is not very likely that Bian Zhang will give up Hanyang County. He seems to have no reason to retreat to the edge of the Yellow River. If Bian Zhang really retreats to the edge of the Yellow River, it will be a bit troublesome after we chase it. Once the food and grass are not enough, we will withdraw our troops. But I always feel that the possibility is not great. What reason does he have to give up Hanyang and lure us to his doorstep?"

Zhang Wen himself also felt that Bian Zhang would not do this. Once the rebels were defeated by the Yellow River, it would be a disaster for the rebels. Not only did they lose the buffer zone of Hanyang County, but they also directly brought the war to Jincheng. Isn't it a bit too crazy?

Zhang Wen immediately rejected Tao Qian's opinion and insisted on ordering the entire army to start pursuing.

For safety reasons, he asked Sun Jian to rush to the Zhou Shen army that was chasing the front with his orders, and asked Sun Jian to assist Zhou Shen and be careful to prevent the rebels' counterattack.

Tao Qian was very anxious and said a few unpleasant words in anger. Then he was sent to the Houying camp to be responsible for the transportation of food and grass.

Li Wenhou was dark and thin, not tall, with a flat face, and could not tell anything special. He used to be a bandit, often robbed the rich and helped the poor, and worked against corrupt officials. He was very famous in Jincheng and Longxi areas. His biggest case was to open warehouses and release grain, kill dozens of people in the county of Longxi County, Luhan County, and since then he became famous in the Western Xinjiang. Later, he was arrested and the government arrested him for more than ten years but failed to catch him. His reputation spread throughout the southern part of Liangzhou, who would have arrested him?

Li Wenhou looked at Lingtai Mountain in the distance and said to Beigong Boyu beside him: "Boyu, we are back to Liangzhou."

Beigong Boyu smiled and said, "Why, you haven't seen your wife for a few days and you miss home?"

Li Wenhou smiled and said, "When I arrived at Liangzhou, I felt much more at ease. It seems that Zhang Wenqing went to chase Lao Bian with all his strength."

"I wonder how Lao Bian and the others are?" Beigong Boyu said worriedly: "When will we receive news from them?"

"It's almost there. In a dozen days, we will be able to return to Wuzhi City. When we arrive in Wuzhi City, there will definitely be news from them. Don't worry, who are Lao Bian and Mr. Wenyue? How much advantage can Fat Dong take?" Li Wenhou said indifferently, "Maybe they have returned to Hanyang."

Beigong Boyu shook his head and said, "It's more than 400 miles from Meiyang to Quegu City, and it's six hundred miles westward to Hanyang. We haven't reached Quegu City yet, how could they get there? They still walk along the way. I hope they're fine, otherwise we'll be in trouble."

Li Wenhou smiled coldly and said, "What's the trouble?"

Beigong Boyu glanced at him and said, "By itinerary, we should first arrive at Meiyang and meet Laobian, but after we arrived at Duyang, we were reluctant to enter, so..."

Li Wenhou's face darkened and he said unhappily: "Boyu, you mean to blame me."

Beigong Boyu sighed without saying a word.

"Boyu, if I hadn't ordered everyone to arrive at Meiyang a few days later, would we have been so easy now? Look, there weren't even a pursuer behind our butts. Everyone went home happily without any haste. I did such a good thing wrong?"

Beigong Boyu glanced at him, and anyone could see the dissatisfaction on his face.

"Oh, Boyu, are you confused? We are brothers, do you know?" Li Wenhou looked at Beigong Boyu and shouted, "We brothers had the final say in Xiliang, but you insisted on playing with Ma and forced Lao Bian to make an appointment with Han Wen, and you also gave up the position of coach to Lao Bian. But how did Lao Bian and Han Wen deal with us? Tell me, do they treat us as brothers?"

Beigong Boyu glared at him.

Li Wenhou's words touched Beigong Boyu's dissatisfaction and strong dissatisfaction that had been accumulated in his heart.

Li Wenhou was still muttering, "Old Bian and Mr. Wenyue said, now we are the lords of Xiliang, and we must do things for the people of Xiliang. We cannot always think about burning, killing, and robbing them, and we cannot kill all the rich and powerful people of the aristocratic races and killing them. How can we gain a foothold in Xijiang in the future? I can't figure out which wealthy and powerful people will not collude with corrupt officials in the government? Who doesn't oppress and harm us poor people? I have killed them for decades, but I still have killed the wrong ones. People who have killed decades should not be killed. Who should be killed? Are we brothers?"

"So many people starved to death last winter. What was Lao Bian and Han Wen doing when they made an appointment? They were all in the city and visited the powerful wealthy families in the fort. They wouldn't talk about food and drink. They would also discuss how to make money this year, how to bribe the imperial eunuchs, and whether they want to surrender? This is the brother you are talking about?"

"Surrender? How to surrender? Why should we surrender? Apart from betraying our brothers and using our heads to flatter us, how can they surrender? Things have come to this point, and you still care about their life and death?" Li Wenhou said excitedly, "Think about how many days we can live ourselves."

Beigong Boyu grinned and ignored him.

"Old Bian is the head coach? I think the head coach is Mr. Wen Yue. What are you and my brothers now? Are you the deputy head coach? Do you have any effect on your words? Now you don't even pay attention to us, don't talk about Yang Qiu and others."

"Wenhou, stop talking about these messy things. Everyone knows what are you talking about?" Beigong Boyu interrupted him impatiently, "We still have 50,000 troops on our hands, and it is not that easy for them to move us."

"Boyu, it's too easy to touch you." Li Wenhou said disdainfully.

"What do you mean?" Beigong Boyu asked loudly unhappily.

"If you continue to treat them as brothers, you will die soon." Li Wenhou shouted viciously.

Beigong Boyu was stunned and couldn't speak for a long time.

The scout came to report that the vicinity of Lingtai Mountain was safe and sound, and the roads were unobstructed.

"Let's camp near Linghe today. Cross the river tomorrow morning, and we can arrive at Quegu City tomorrow afternoon." Li Wenhou said to Beigong Boyu.

Beigong Boyu was in a bad mood and waved his hand casually, so he could do it.

Anding County has a population of only 30,000 to 40,000, basically living in the eight counties and villages outside the city. In addition, there are some Qiang people on both sides of the Yellow River. Anding County has vast land and sparsely populated areas, with hundreds of miles of uninhabited places everywhere.

Lingtai is located in the territory of Quegu City, Anding County, and is deserted. It is a place surrounded by mountains and beautiful mountains and rivers. Lingtai is named after Lingtai Mountain. The Linghe River passes through Lingtai Mountain, flows into Jingshui River, and then into Weishui River.

Because they had reached the boundary of Liangzhou and could return to Quegu City tomorrow, the soldiers were in a relaxed mood, talking and laughing. In the camp by the river, the bonfire was burning until midnight before it gradually went out.

Beigong Boyu was in a bad mood and could not withstand the persuasion of Li Wenhou and several subordinates, so he got drunk.

He was in great pain. He rebelled just because one of the subordinates of the Qiang Captain was too shameless and killed people from other clans. He couldn't hold them down and led the tribe to rebel. Who knew that when he climbed the high ground, the responders gathered like mushrooms after a rain. He couldn't get rid of the tiger and couldn't do it. But he knew that he was a Qiang person, who was illiterate and had no ability to lead everyone to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Han court. The strength of the Han army was deeply rooted in the minds of the Qiang people. So he and a group of brothers rebelled with Chibianzhang and Han Sui, and he even willingly gave up the position of commander. But later things developed beyond his expectations.

Han people, especially those who are knowledgeable, have their own understanding and methods of rebellion. Their solutions to various things are too far from what Beigong Boyu and his gangs think. The simplest thing is that Beigong Boyu hopes that his tribes and soldiers will be richer after rebellion, and can distribute and enjoy spoils independently. But Bian Zhang and Han Sui firmly grasped the right to distribute spoils. In addition to distributing the most basic living needs of soldiers in the army, they confiscated all the extras and used them in a concentrated manner. After the rebellion, they

The family was poorer than in the past, who could accept this? Contradictions arise. Then there was the issue of the command of the army. After Beigong Boyu gave up the position of commander to Bian Zhang, he quickly became a decoration. He spoke without weight. Some old subordinates in the past also turned to Bian Zhang and Han Sui, which gave Beigong Boyu a great impact. As time went by, various contradictions accumulated more and more, and they finally started arguing. After defeating Zhang Wen last year, Beigong Boyu led his troops to the north alone, moving around Anding County and Wuwei County. He became increasingly alienated from Lao Bian and others, and looked as if they were in the same state.

Beigong Boyu was very disappointed. How come his decades of brotherhood became so indifferent and ruthless in the blink of an eye? Whose fault is it?

The moon tonight is like a semicircular piece of white jade, warm and spiritual. It hangs high in the air, spreading soft light throughout Lingtai Mountain.

At the foot of Lingtai Mountain, there were 12,000 iron cavalry and 40,000 infantry troops, forming hundreds of huge square formations. The soldiers looked solemn and stood quietly in the night wind.

Li Hong let go of Xian Yufu's big hand and smiled and said, "Brother Yuxing, take care of yourself."

Xian Yufu patted Li Hong on the shoulder with force, said nothing, turned around and galloped away.

The infantry army immediately began to move.

Li Hong rode on the horse and watched them leave silently, until the last infantry soldier merged into the darkness, he was still watching motionless.

This was the first battle after the troops arrived in Xiliang. The first battle was to confront 50,000 enemies. Li Hong felt very depressed. It is said that the people of Xiliang were fierce and the troops of Xiliang were brave. After hearing too much, they naturally felt a little uneasy. Although he was full of confidence in this sneak attack, he was still nervous and worried for the first time in a completely unfamiliar environment to fight in a completely unfamiliar environment, and he was also a little excited and excited, because this was the first time that Li Hong commanded 50,000 people, and the two infantry and cavalry troops fought on the same battlefield. Li Hong believed that his soldiers had very strong combat power, and there was no problem in defeating the Xiliang rebels, but he was afraid that his soldiers would suffer huge casualties due to this battle.

Beigong Boyu's troops are all composed of Qiang people from various prefectures and counties in Liangzhou. Although they are not regular cavalry, their combat effectiveness is still quite strong, at least stronger than the 50,000 Yellow Turban Army. Most of these soldiers are herders and slaves from various tribes of Qiang and Hu. They live in various prefectures and counties in Liangzhou and surrender to the Han court for many years. Some tribes have already graze while engaged in farming production. These belong to Qiang and Hu because they do not need to invade the Han Dynasty again.

, there is no need to fight with other Hu tribes anymore, so as time goes by, these tribes gradually despise traditional military training, changing it once a year to once a few years, and even completely give up. Therefore, most of the Qiang people who belong to the Qiang and Hu tribes have no formal training and have no experience in cavalry combat. At best, they can ride and shoot. Compared with the combat power of Qiang and Hu outside the country, there is a big gap. Of course, some Qiang people with short entry time, such as Xianling Qiang, are still very powerful.

Sang Yang and Zuo Yan both warned Li Hong's plan. Such a large-scale attack would definitely not end in a short period of time. Once the sneak attack was delayed, when the enemy recovered and organized an effective counterattack, the situation of the battle might be in a stalemate. At that time, the outcome would be difficult to say.

Li Hong was also worried about this.

Zhao Yunce immediately stepped forward and shouted softly: "Sir, sir..."

Li Hong let out a sigh of relief, as if he wanted to throw away all the anxiety and tension in his heart.

"Let's go." Li Hong said loudly.

Li Hong led Zhao Yun and more than a dozen servants rushed to the darkness like flying.

A large army of ten thousand cavalrymen, two thousand black panthers began to start immediately.

On the bank of Linghe River, in the camp of the Xiliang rebels, the huge sound of horns suddenly broke the tranquility of the whole night, and the desolate and rapid sound of horns resounded throughout the night sky.

Just like a huge rock was thrown away by a quiet lake, the quiet rebel camp suddenly became boiling like a blowout.

To the west of the river bank, within the reach of sight, a surging iron cavalry army rushed over like a tide, carrying a shocking roar.

Li Wenhou Fei rushed out of the big tent like a flying man.

He was shocked, his mouth widened and his eyes widened. He didn't know how such a huge cavalry army suddenly appeared in this deserted place. He suspected that he was dreaming.
Chapter completed!