"It's still time!"

When Jia Xu saw Duan Wei's change of mind, he also stood up and said to Duan Wei.

"oh?"

Duan Wei frowned slightly. Jia Xu said before that he had just arrived and could not discuss Hongnong's political affairs. How could he see clearly the secret struggle between Hedong and Hongnong?

Jia Xu heard the dissatisfaction in Duan Wei's words, and he stroked his beard and smiled:

"Xu also realized it from Duan Duan's official position when he was just thinking about it."

"How to say it?"

"Hongnong and the Hedong coalition forces welcomed the emperor west and returned to the old capital. As a result, when they were promoted, Yan Cavalry and the Three Divisions were promoted, and the government held the ranks, but Duke Duan only received a miscellaneous general and the title of the marquis must be injustice."

Duan Wei snorted when he heard this, his beard trembled, and he acknowledged Jia Xu's guess.

Indeed, this factor is also affected by Duan Wei's desire to compete with Yan Xing and compete with Hedong.

Hedong and Hongnong were like two thieves who had unevenly divided the spoils. Hedong was holding the political legacy of the Han Empire and naturally jealoused Hongnong, who was standing by the side, was jealous.

Although the General of the Western Expedition was the upper class of the miscellaneous generals, and the Marquis of Chongquan was the highest-level county marquis among the Marquis, this was obviously much inferior to Yan Xing's Zhijie Kaifu, let alone the matter of his own territory.

"After thinking about it, I felt that the court did not grant Duan Duan the power to open the government. In fact, it was not that Yan Piaoqi was stingy with famous titles and made a hindrance, but that he deliberately kept it."

"Sustaining?"

"Yes, Mr. Duan should know the meaning of 'the expedition to the West'?"

After receiving Jia Xu's reminder, Duan Wei thought for a moment, and his heart moved, and he began to understand the profound meaning behind the official title.

"You mean, Yan Piaoqi intends to let me lead the Western Expedition to attack Li Jue?"

"That is, Ruxu is not bad, after the summer grains from all over the country are collected, the court will use troops to Guanzhong. At that time, Yan's cavalry will be in charge of Hedong and shock Guandong. Duan Gong will grant Jieyue and lead the army, and Hongnong will send troops to Chang'an."

"After the success, the court granted Duan Gong's power to the three departments of Yitong. As usual, the Duan family members will be appointed as men and officials, and they will be awarded official titles and join the court together. They can be said to be a family of officials and honored families!"

"So at this time, if Duke Duan submits his controversy, asks to step down from Hongnong, and leads his army to fight against rebellion in the west, Yan Piqi will understand Duan's intentions, and it's not too late!"

After listening to Jia Xu's guess, who was well versed in court methods, Duan Wei stroked his beard and took a deep breath, his heart fluctuated.

If everything was as Jia Xu predicted, Yan Xing and his staff were familiar with the use of court methods, and they had already decided on Hongnong's response early.

Now let’s temporarily suppress Duan Wei’s official title, and then use this to drive Duan Wei away from Hongnong County and expedition to Li Jue in the west, using the power of commanding troops that was not worthy of its name to exchange for actual control over Hongnong County.

In the Western Expedition, the troops and horses of Hedong must be the main ones. Although Duan Wei was awarded the ranks and axes and commanded the army, he might not be able to command the arrogant soldiers and generals in Hedong in real time.

I believe that by then, Yan Xing and his staff would have formulated a strategy for military use early, and would also arrange a few deputy generals and confidants like joining the army around him.

As for the weak strength of the army in the fight against Li Jue and the dispersed soldiers, this is undoubtedly obvious.

Yan Xing delivered this great merit in the Western Expedition to himself, not because he was so stupid that he wanted to give up his reputation and military achievements, but because he wanted to let himself, who had achieved success, enter the court smoothly, and then give up his control of military power in the army after giving up his control over Hongnong County.

Of course, in order to appease Duan Wei and the children of the Duan family, the imperial court's official titles and titles are definitely indispensable, and Duan Wei will even have honor that exceeds the specifications.

In other words, Yan Xing was determined to win Hongnong, and it would never be possible to give Duan Wei time to imitate Hedong and bury his head. Using official titles and fiefs to exchange Duan Wei's Hongnong and his troops is a relieving strategy without bloodshed. If Duan Wei insists on fighting against Hedong, then what he is about to face is probably Yan Xing's iron-fisted method.

Now it seems that there is no way to go, but I can't help myself. The thirty-year-old general of the cavalry set the best choice for the veteran early in the morning.

"The young man is so terrifying!"

Duan Wei, who was twisting his beard, smiled bitterly and finally made a choice. He turned around and looked at Jia Xu and said:

"Please also ask Wenhe to go to Luoyang City for me!"

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Youfufeng, Yongxian.

The Fufeng Commander, who was set up by this dynasty to resist the Western Qiang, once stationed troops here. However, nowadays, this is already the garrison of General Andi Ma Teng.

Three years ago, Ma Teng was defeated by Li Jue and Guo Si. At the critical moment when he was close to Chang'an, he was defeated like a mountain. He had to gather the defeated soldiers and fled back to Longyou in a panic.

After three years, Ma Teng led his army back to Yong County, but during this period he experienced many little-known things.

At the beginning of the defeat, Han Sui and Ma Teng, who were also suffering from losses, relied on each other and prevented other forces from taking advantage of the situation, vowed to be brothers, and the strength of both sides quickly entered the honeymoon period.

However, as time went by, Ma Teng realized that his brother Han Sui, who had a risen earlier and had a higher reputation, would recover quickly and would pose a huge threat to him. Moreover, when Chen Cang fought against Han Sui in the past, Ma Teng was still vivid in his mind.

In view of the preemptive principle, Ma Teng decisively sent troops to attack Han Sui. Unfortunately, Han Sui escaped by chance under the desperate escort of Han Chang, Li Pian, Yang Kui and other generals, which made Ma Teng's plan to attack Han Sui fail.

Han Sui, who escaped from the sky, naturally would not give up so much. He summoned his men and immediately retaliated against Ma Teng. The two sides fought a war. Ma Teng was defeated and withdrew in a hurry. Many soldiers were killed and injured. Even his wife and children who accompanied the army died in the chaos.

After this battle, Ma Teng's strength was greatly damaged. On the one hand, considering that Wuwei is too close to Han Sui's old nest Jincheng, it is easy to be attacked by Han Sui. On the other hand, Wuwei County is in power, Handan Shang, the governor of Yongzhou, and Zhang Meng, the prefect of Wuwei. Ma Teng was mostly constrained, so he decided to go east to Longguan and move his army to eat between Weiyu.

After breaking out of the cold ground, Ma Teng's eyes became wider. At that time, Li Jue was fighting for power in Chang'an, and Fan Chou was dead. Ma Teng had been salivating about the territory of Guanzhong, so he sent an envoy to submit to Li Jue, hoping to obtain permission from the Chang'an court, and issued an edict to ask him to lead his army to Chiyang in Zuo Fengyi to eat in order to secretly assist Li Jue in dispersing Guo Si's military power.

Unfortunately, although the plan was good, the army was not good. After entering Zuo Fengyi's territory, Ma Teng's army was attacked by the defender Wang Cheng, and the troops were defeated. Seeing this, Ma Teng had to lead the army back to the border between Wuyu in a mess.

It was like a greedy wolf licking the wound. Although it was covered in scars, Ma Teng's eyes were still aimed at the Three Assisters.

Now that Guo Si is dead, Li Jue's power is declining, and the empty Guanzhong once again makes Ma Teng's ambitions come to his senses. He began to gather troops and prepare to send troops under the banner of striking the rebellion of the court before other forces could intervene in Sanfu, to conquer Li Jue who was trapped in Chang'an, and take advantage of the situation to sweep the entire Guanzhong.

On the outskirts of Yong County, Ma Chao trained cavalry with a song of cavalry to practice riding and shooting. Compared to three years ago, he has a more mature face and a more majestic figure. With a white robe and silver armor, he drove among many knights, making him look particularly dazzling.

Ma Chao was able to control the reins with a skillful manner, so that the direction of the mount was driving parallel to the straw man who was a arrow pile in the distance. He twisted his waist and back on the horse's back, gently stretched his ape's arms, opened his bow and arrow, and shot four or five arrows in a few breaths.

When the war horse drove across the border, the horse with two horns shouted lightly, and used his legs to control the horse, turned the reins around, and quickly inserted the corner bow into the bow bag with his right hand. He looked at the left hand and held the corner bow on his left in his hand. He adjusted his breathing, tapped the bow and arrow, and shot multiple arrows at the straw man along the way.

Just like this, he rode back and forth three rounds. Ma Chao looked at the dense arrows on the straw man, and proudly strangled the mount and shouted to a group of knights:

"Bozhan, Ling Ming, how about you watching my archery technique?"

"Brother's archery skills are good, and he is one of the best in the cold land. Even if the flying general is alive, I think that's the case!"

A young knight flew out of the riding group and rode his horse to approach Ma Chao, saying enthusiastically.

The person who came was Ma Chao's cousin Ma Dai. He had a close relationship with Ma Chao since he was a child. After joining the army, he followed Ma Chao. The friendship between the two brothers was even greater than that of Ma Xiu and Ma Tie.

Ma Chao was praised by Ma Dai, and his brow raised and his expression was even more proud. Just as he was about to speak, another rider flew out of the group.

The knight Kong Wu, who was on the horse, was powerful and had a beard and drove straight away as a straw man who was stomping on the arrow. When the horse under his crotch reached the side of the straw man, he leaned forward, grabbed the wooden stick supporting the straw man, and pulled out the straw man who was stuck in the mud.

The knight immediately turned his horse's head and rode his horse towards Ma Chao. After approaching Ma Chao and Ma Dai, he held the straw man full of arrows and smiled heartily:

"Major General, three-wheeled cavalry, thirteen arrows and one arrow."

When Ma Dai heard the words of the knight, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said loudly to Ma Chao:

"Ling Ming, brother is shooting from left to right. Although he shot an arrow in the air, it can be called a sharp shot. Let's talk about it, how many people can achieve this ability in the coldest view?"

Ma Chao smiled proudly when he heard this and looked at the cavalry. Pang De was a famous brave general in Ma Teng's army, and he wanted to hear his opinions.

Pang De reached out and grabbed the mount, stopped beside Ma Chao and Ma Dai. He inserted the straw man to the ground, looked at the dense arrows on it, thought for a while, and said thoughtfully:

"The Major General's archery skills are the best. I heard that in the past, in the cold, only Dong Zhongying could shoot left and right, and the arrows were not in vain. As for the continuous shooting of the strings, it is said that Gan Shusheng, who was from Jincheng Yunwu, could also do it."

After hearing Pang De's words, Ma Dai turned his head and thought for a while, but did not speak. Instead, Ma Chao sneered, raised his head proudly and said:

"Dong Zhuo was just a defeated veteran. As for Gan Ling, the mediocre people are not worth mentioning. If they meet on the battlefield in the future, they must let him see what is the most beautiful shooting technique!"

When Ma Dai heard this, his eyes lit up and said with a smile:

"My uncle has gathered troops recently and will send troops to attack Li Jue soon. At that time, we can not only follow the army to fight, but also meet the shooting men among the enemy for a while!"

His father planned to march into Guanzhong again, which was also something that Ma Chao was very excited about. He held the saddle and looked up at the horizon under the golden light in the distance. He was very determined and said loudly:
Chapter completed!