As a military supervisor, Pei Ji thought about it for a long time but didn't say anything.

As a long-time general in the army, Gan Ling followed Yan Xing to fight south and north, and made many military achievements. His great achievements were the best in many generals and schoolmen under his command.

Although Yang Feng's military achievements are not as prominent as Gan Ling, his status in the army has become even more prominent after marrying Yan Xing's sister.

He also belongs to the in-laws in the army. Although he did not rely solely on nepotism, he made a rash statement in such a situation where the two generals argued, and if there was a slight accident, it would be easy to be criticized.

Pei Ji did not dare to speak rashly, and the generals focused their eyes on Jia Xu. Jia Xu, who was the focus of his sight, looked calm, but his slender fingers also gently pulled, which was obviously also secretly calculating the pros and cons of the situation and the situation.

After a while, Jia Xu asked Yang Feng.

"General Yang, if you follow your strategy of taking Yongzhou, how many soldiers do you need?"

"Three thousand elites are enough!"

Yang Feng thought for a moment and immediately said the numbers in his heart.

"How many days will it take to pacify Yongzhou?"

"Before the first snowfall in winter, Feng must pacify the four counties in Hexi."

"Okay, what about General Gan?"

"They will need two thousand state soldiers as the leader, with more than ten thousand soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and several combat equipment, ranging from three months to half a year to fully pacify the four counties of Yongzhou."

"Then I will understand that the two generals do not need to fight again. General Yang will lead the elite troops to advance first. General Gan will leave Jicheng to prepare for the attack and battle of the army. The two generals each set up military orders, gathered the old military letters, and sent them to Guanzhong to report to General Cavalry together. How about it?"

Jia Xu was a mature man, and he did not rashly guide the right or wrong of the strategies of the two generals. Instead, he advocated the principle of each losing his merits and demerits and coordination and unification, and put forward suggestions that the two generals would not contradict each other and make their own suggestions.

Gan Ling glanced at Yang Feng, thought for a while, nodded and said:

"Mr. Jia Gong's strategy is feasible, and elite soldiers can also be selected from General Yang's command. However, the generals are stationed in cities and each have military affairs. Who is willing to follow General Yang to fight against Yongzhou?"

Three thousand elite troops can be selected from the troops originally assigned to Yang Feng, but all the generals followed Gan Ling's military orders to fight. This time, it was Yang Feng's proposal to use troops. Gan Ling did not take the initiative to call the generals, but just asked the generals under his command to recommend themselves.

Upon hearing this, Yang Feng stood up suddenly and said loudly:

"Famous reputation is only obtained immediately, Zhang Meng, Luan, Huang Ang and others, and can be captured in one battle. Who would like to follow me to achieve fame and fortune?"

At this time, the Chinese civil and military officials in the tent, Zhao Hong was sent to Li Pian, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian were guarding outside, Zhang Liao was still moving, Pang De and Yang Qiu had their own thoughts, and the Qiang and Hu generals such as Pu Gu Lu, Wu Lou Ji also looked at each other, but Ma Chao, who had been silent, suddenly stood up and went out to speak.

"I wish to go with you!"

"Ying, Guang is willing to go with him!"

Tuo Ying and Qu Guang saw Ma Chao get up and leave the line, exchanged glances, followed closely behind and asked for a fight.

Seeing this, Ma Jun, who served as an aide in the army, also stood up and stammered:

"Seeing, taking Hexi, four counties, or building offensive and defensive combat equipment, Jun, knowing this way, following the army, Pingliang, has not been used, I am willing to help General Yang this time!"

After Ma Jun finished speaking, his face turned red. Because of his volunteering, the generals had a little more fun and the atmosphere was no longer so stern.

Gan Ling nodded and said loudly after confirming that no one left the list again:

"Okay, General Yang, that general will transfer the three generals and the Ma Joiner to your command. The soldiers are very fast. Since you want to pacify Yongzhou quickly, you can order all your troops as soon as possible, prepare and set off as soon as possible!"

"promise!"

"promise!"

"promise!"

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After the military discussion, Gan Ling and Jia Xu remained in the tent.

Jia Xu'an sat in his seat, looking at the military book in his hand, without saying a word.

Although Yan Xing's command did not have the imbalance between civil and military affairs like Dong Zhuo, it was still quite obvious that martial arts were more important than civil governance. This was of course the norm for all forces in troubled times.

Among these arrogant generals, the generals from Guanxi originated in the largest proportion. Ganling, Xu Kun (Dongying), Yang Feng, Zhai Hao, Yan Xing, Ma Lin and other generals are all long-standing military generals. In addition, the Yan Xing camp's grand strategy is still mainly based on "advance westward", so the generals from Guanxi originated in the army have the highest status in the army.

Ganling is ranked first among the generals in the army in terms of qualifications and military merits.

Xu Kun, who was in Xihe, Zhai Hao, who was guarding Henan, often in charge of Yan Xing, had less military achievements and prestige in the army.

The only one who can catch up and compete with each other is Yang Feng.

Yang Feng has made many military achievements in the army for a long time. This year he married the sister of General Cavalry. In addition, he is a brave warring faction in the army, which is very popular and energetic.

In the previous campaign against Guanzhong, he had a secret conflict with Jia Xu's former leader Duan Wei, and now he had a disagreement with the chief general Gan Ling. If he advocated victory in Yongzhou this time, Yang Feng's position in the army would be like to jump up and become the general who will be in charge of the army.

In the chaotic times, conquests continue, and the military is even more competitive. It is normal for new and old generals to replace and change positions.

Jia Xu, who had a clear understanding of the hearts of the people, was unwilling to get involved in the competition between many generals in the military, so after Gan Ling left him, he remained silent and sat quietly watching the military book in his hand.

Gan Ling was silent for a long time and finally spoke first. He looked at Jia Xu and said:

"Mr. Jia, don't you think General Yang's proposal to use troops is too risky? Liangzhou has just been defeated, and the people in the state have just settled down. Li Pian, Song Jian and others are on the side. Instead of stabilizing Liangzhou first, they will advance to Yongzhou. Once the army is lost, the Liang area that has not been pacified will become chaotic again!"

Jia Xu smiled and said:

"The general said it very well, but when I see General Yang's use of troops this time, I am not so arrogant that I think that with the three thousand elite soldiers under my command, he can rush across the four counties of Hexi. Perhaps he already has other tricks to defeat the enemy. Besides, Ma and the generals of Kuo are young and brave. Even if they fail, they will be able to protect General Yang and escape unstoppable."

Gan Ling shook his head and said:

"I can't see that he wants to use tricks to deceive the city, but the method of taking risks cannot be repeated. By relying on the trick, he will inevitably fail to lose his slaughter. Ma Chao, Tuo Ying and other generals are brave, but they are greedy for merit and irritable in their youth. I really don't like the use of scholars on Ma Jun's paper. Yang Boyang wants to use them to easily defeat the four counties of Hexi."

Jia Xu smiled casually and said to Gan Ling, who was stubborn:

"General, all military tactics in ancient and modern times, whether they are steady or dangerous, are all done to defeat the enemy. No one is perfect. For generals, in order to win and defeat the enemy, when necessary, they must also use the greed of the soldiers, their anger, their courage, and their foolishness. They do not control the soldiers. On the battlefield, for the final victory, they must do everything they can and do everything they can!"

Gan Ling's face was slightly moved when he heard it.

For the first time, he felt the huge power hidden in the old man over 50, who was close to him. His usual style of being calm and peaceful in talking and laughing made everyone around him easily forget his determination and ruthlessness in handling major matters.

At this moment, I recalled the rumors about him in the past, which made Gan Ling feel alert, and instantly there was a slight sweat oozing out from his back.

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Ten days later.

Yang Feng, who had led his troops to the expedition, led Ma Chao, Tuo Ying, Qu Guang, Ma Jun and others to quickly send troops to Zu Li, crossing the river to the mouth of Fengyin, and drove straight to Guzang City along the abandoned side walls and pavilions that were abandoned at the time.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Meng, who was said to be unable to catch up with the enemy, reacted very quickly when facing the aggressive Yang Feng army. As soon as Yang Fengjun was rushing through the mouth of the yin of the stork, he met Zhang Meng, who was rushing toward a thousand horses.

Yang Feng claimed that they came to recruit the four counties, so that Ma Jun, who was not good at speaking, boarded the chariot and acted as envoys to recruit the Han and Hu, and Yang Feng and other generals led their troops to guard the mission. The first stop on the mission was Guzang City.

In order to eliminate Zhang Meng's wariness, Yang Feng also specially asked Qu Guang to stay in the city of Fengyin with two thousand horses, while he took one thousand horses to protect the nominal envoy Ma Jun and the thousand horses sent by Zhang Meng to Guzang City.

Yang Feng traveled to Hexi since he was a child, and was Ren Xia, a famous Jiuquan. He was very familiar with the customs and peoples of the four counties of Hexi. He returned to the old place and went to Guzang City. He seemed to be wandering around the mountains and rivers along the way, pulling the soldiers and military officers sent by the Tuo brothers and Zhang Meng to savor the scenery everywhere and pay tribute to the ancient sites.

As the brigade rode people into Guzang City, Yang Feng had a sudden idea on this day and led his people to climb up the high ground, drinking and having fun.

"Do you know how these four Hexi counties came from?"

Yang Feng asked everyone with a drunken drunkenness.

Tuo Ying smiled and continued:

"I heard that Hexi land was a pasture for the Hun kings. The former Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty opened the border, and Huo Biqi won two great victory in Hexi, captured the Hexi land and set up counties, which led to the four Hexi counties."

"That's right, then do you know the origin of the names of the four counties?"

Yang Feng blinked his drunken eyes and nodded with his head laughing.

After looking at each other, the Tuo brothers shook their heads and looked at the military officer sent by Zhang Meng. The military officer thought about it and said with a hint:

"I only heard that 'Jiuquan' was the name of this county when Huo Piqiu poured the wine given by the emperor into the golden spring and drank it with the soldiers. As for the names of Wuwei, Zhangye, and Dunhuang, I am superficial and have little knowledge of it, and I don't know the origin."

Yang Feng laughed and said to everyone:

"The Wuwei is named after the 'martial power' of Huo Piqi and the Han army. Zhangye takes Huo Piqi to seize the Hexi land, which means 'breaking the Huo Piqi', Zhang China'. Dunhuang is the former pronunciation of the Huns, taking the 'great' meaning. Huo Piqi defeats the Huns and seizes the Hexi land, which has made great achievements throughout history and is truly a role model for our martial artists!"

"What the general said is that Huo Cavalry has made great achievements in history and has been famous throughout the ages. He is truly a role model for our martial artists!"
Chapter completed!