Chapter 140 Invincible Place
In the leaky side hall, Hei Xiong and Wei Ji did not dare to be careless.

Approach this negotiation with caution.

Wei Ji secretly observed the handsome face opposite him from time to time, and felt deeply moved.

Black Bear blew on the tea before saying, "When I first discussed the attack on Huayin with Lord Yuan Chang, I just wanted to seize food and manpower to replenish Tongguan. After I captured Huayin, I realized that I had inadvertently violated the taboo of Ma Teng and others."

Wei Ji nodded slightly to this remark, and forced a bitter smile: "Lord Yuan Chang also mentioned this matter. Lord Yuan Chang and I did not expect that the general's troops would be so good at fighting."

What shocked Wei Ji even more was that Black Bear reacted so quickly that he was almost one step slower than him and Zhong Yao.

Ma Chao reacted quickly. When Zhong Yao led his knights across the Weishui River and set up camp together with the Qingzhou soldiers, Ma Chao took his men and ran away that night.

Capturing Huayin in one battle was a surprise among surprises for Zhong Yao and Wei Ji.

Black Bear continued, "For me, the Yuan family, Ma Teng, and the generals in Guanzhong can all be dealt with easily. They don't dare to attack the city by force, but I do. There are garrisons in all the counties of Weinan, and they can't easily capture them."

Wei Ji nodded in agreement with this view. This was also the key factor in their abandonment of the Guanzhong generals and their decisive choice to cooperate deeply with the Huya Army.

Seeing Wei Ji's approval, Black Bear continued, "So I should be the strongest among all the armies inside the pass. There are many generals inside the pass and they are in disarray. It is impossible for them to all respond to Ma Teng. Ma Teng will not gather more than 20,000 troops all of a sudden, and no more than 30,000 this winter."

"General, you worry too much. Lord Yuan Chang and I predict that Ma Teng will not gather more than 10,000 troops within half a month. It will be around September before the garrisons in various places in Weibei gather their troops."

When the troops and militia are mobilized, it will not be clear which side they will support.

The generals in Guanzhong could not be sure that the Tiger Tooth Army would be as powerful in the next siege.

Elite soldiers are consumables and difficult to replenish.

So there was a key catalyst, which was the Tiger Tooth Army’s third siege.

Wei Ji observed the changes in Black Bear's demeanor and suggested, "Therefore, Lord Yuan Chang hopes that the general can temporarily calm down his anger and let Ma Teng go. If we attack Huaili again now, although we can severely injure Ma Teng, it will also make all the generals in Guanzhong feel insecure."

We really can't attack Huaili anymore. If we take Huaili and capture Ma Teng's family and the families of the military and official team, Ma Teng will be crippled if he doesn't die.

But this will prove that the Tiger Tooth Army has extremely strong offensive capabilities, and then they will have to face the Guanzhong generals on the north bank of the Wei River.

It’s not that this group of people is difficult to fight, but that they will once again disrupt Guanzhong, just like what happened during the period of Li Jue and Guo Si.

Li Jue and Guo Si are dead, but so many Generals of the Central Army, Colonels, and Generals of Miscellaneous Titles are still alive.

They followed Dong Zhuo in forcibly relocating the people of Luoyang, and followed Li Jue and Guo Si in crazily plundering the people of Guanzhong. So if they could go crazy again, it would not be a big deal.

Seeing that Black Bear did not refute, Wei Ji patiently explained: "Lord Yuan Chang knows that the general has the ability to train soldiers. Even if Ma Teng can gather 10,000 soldiers, the general can also train his troops well. In this way, after defeating Ma Teng, he can subdue his people and not become too powerful to be eliminated."

By taking down Ma Teng in one swoop, they could launch offensives against the various generals in Weibei.

As long as the offensive to capture the city is fast enough, every time a city is captured, we can obtain surrendered troops and food supplies.

After conquering three or four cities in succession, the generals who don't want their entire families to die and recognize the situation will kneel down and beg for mercy.

Therefore, indulging Ma Teng and giving him a period of development is equivalent to buying himself a precious period of training.

Before Ma Teng completed the full mobilization, the initiative of the war was in his hands.

Once Ma Teng has completed his preparations for war, we will start the war.

Black Bear nodded, he did have some concerns about attacking Huaili.

He didn't want to further dilute his military strength, and didn't want to take any military action before digesting those 5,000 infantrymen.

Otherwise, the war would come to a stalemate, and Zhong Yao, who controlled the mobile forces, and other forces watching the battle would be able to seize the initiative, which would be disadvantageous to him.

After thinking for a while, Black Bear looked at Wei Ji seriously: "I invited Du Ji twice, hoping to unite with the scholars in Guanzhong and do something together. However, Du Ji has high standards and always regards me as a bandit. I don't know whether Lord Yuan Chang wants to use me to restore peace to Guanzhong, or wants to do something with me."

Wei Ji listened carefully and felt that the yellow turban on the black bear's head was a bit annoying.

After thinking for a while, Wei Ji took out a stack of silk books from his sleeve and handed them over with both hands: "General, this is the wish of Lord Yuan Chang."

Black Bear reached out to take it, spread it out and examined it with lowered brows. It was a silk book that was more than four feet long and was carried on silk.

Silk is a plain weave fabric with obvious warp and weft textures visible vertically and horizontally.

The regular script written by Zhong Yao, each as big as a finger, is very neat.

In the silk book, Zhong Yao expounded his idea of ​​joint governance by the dukes and the government, the ultimate goal of which was to support the Han Dynasty.

Seeing this, Black Bear shook his head and said, "I can agree with Lord Yuan Chang's solution. Once the bandits in Guanzhong are wiped out, I will support Lord Yuan Chang in governing the government."

It is impossible for Cao Cao to give up his power to dominate the palace easily. The Xudu court was held hostage by Cao Cao, so don't expect people like Xun Yu and Chen Qun to help Zhong Yao propose a plan.

If you want Zhong Yao's mansion to be established in Xu Du, you must march towards Xu Du!

Through military means, Zhong Yao was promoted to the position of prime minister.

Hei Xi thought: "I can also agree to send troops, with the recovery of Luodu as the bottom line. If possible, I hope to move the emperor to Luoyang, so that Yuan Changgong can participate in politics in Luoyang and save his life. If he goes to Xudu, I am afraid he will die of a sudden illness."

Seeing that Black Bear had seriously thought about Zhong Yao's idea of ​​solving the troubled times, it was not only used to solve the troubled times, but also to limit the power of the emperor.

In the eyes of many scholars, this is a relatively ideal governing framework for governing the world. A primitive republican constitutionalism?
If you really want to do this, you have to kill people repeatedly, killing batches of the imperial power faction and those who come after you who attempt to spread the imperial power ideology and want to use it to seize power.

Only by completely killing people and making the imperial power lose its sacredness and appeal can this system be implemented.

Unfortunately, Zhong Yao is old, in his fifties, and doesn’t even have a decent base. Who would dare to follow Zhong Yao and play such a big gamble?

If the imperial power is trampled upon, who will ensure that the rights and interests of the powerful can be legally inherited?

Black Bear thought about it again and again, and made a judgment: "This is like a flower in the mirror, a moon in the water, you can only look at it but not use it. I hope Lord Yuan Chang can make other plans. If the world cannot wash away the heroes of three generations with blood, his way of governing the government will only cause trouble."

"Killing Han officials with Han officials and limiting the power of the emperor is inherently against Confucianism and is an unrighteous act. This is ultimately a move to change the dynasty, and a new dynasty should be established."

Looking at Wei Ji in deep thought, Black Bear suggested: "Why not try out the idea of ​​the Duke's administration in Guanzhong first? If it works, people will be convinced and we should implement it throughout the country to benefit the people. If it doesn't work, then the foundation will collapse and I will die with Duke Yuan Chang."

The high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty gathered together to discuss when the court would end... There is nothing wrong with this.

Han Chen is not a slave of the Liu family. Just like the employees who have free time discussing when the company will go bankrupt, it is a daily pastime to relieve stress.

The emperor's authority was constantly developing. Before the Sima family killed the emperor in the street, the emperor had his own sacredness; but he was not like the emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties who spoke with the will of heaven.

Wei Ji was a little bit unbelieving. He looked up at Black Bear and felt that he was joking.

Will the other party give up power?
Facing Wei Ji's questioning gaze, Black Bear smiled and said, "I was able to build my current foundation in half a year. The loss of Guanzhong is nothing to me. At my age, I can just seize another foundation."

"Secondly, everyone in the world knows that I have a grudge against Cao Cao, and I despise him as a person. His system of forced labor is only suitable for chaotic times, but people yearn for stability. He is used to the system of forced labor, so how can he easily give freedom to the people? The people are slaves of the Cao family, and Cao Cao is warlike. How can the soldiers and civilians under his rule be diligent and rich?"

Black Bear slightly raised his head to look at the sky behind Wei Ji, and began to fantasize: "If Guanzhong is well governed and the people are prosperous, then the soldiers and civilians under his rule will certainly yearn for it. Cao Cao can only send troops to rob, which can both destroy and satisfy his violent soldiers. But if he fails to rob, he will bring disaster upon himself."

After that, Black Bear looked at Wei Ji's face and said, "You go see Lord Yuan Chang. If he is willing, we can join forces to wipe out the bandits in Guanzhong."

Compared to himself, the Tiger Fang General and the White Goose Thief, how many of the generals in Guanzhong did not come from the bandit army?
What they did was even more excessive than that of the rebel army.

"Yes, I will reply to Lord Yuan Chang right away."

Wei Ji agreed and asked, "I am from Hedong County. I wonder how the general plans to solve this problem?"

"I don't advocate using military force against Hedong. It's rare that there are more than 30,000 households in Hedong. If I start a war, my conscience will be uneasy. Besides, the new governor Cui Yan is a wonderful person. As long as Yuan Shang agrees and Cui Yan is willing to give me salt at cost price, then he will be my good friend."

Seeing Wei Ji's tense expression relax, Black Bear said, "It's the same in Hongnong. When I conquered Huayin, I told Gan Xingba that our army would not cross Huashan before Guanzhong was well governed. Then I went to see Linghu Shao and reached a temporary truce agreement with him."

Wei Ji felt relieved and asked, "Then the general is going to do his utmost to wipe out the bandits in Guanzhong?"

"No, Gan Xingba must stay in Tongguan."

Black Bear said calmly, "I can trust Cui Yan and Linghu Shao because they listen to Yuan Shang. I won't trust Yuan Tan because he might defect to Cao Cao. In order to intervene in Guanzhong, I think Cao Cao will try to win over Yuan Tan and encourage him to cause chaos."

"When the time comes, I may even have to help Yuan Shang clean up his mess. You don't have to test me. As long as Gan Xingba guards Tongguan, I will be invincible."

Black Bear couldn't help laughing as he spoke, saying that one should not overestimate the enemy's intelligence.

Yuan Tan may still be holding a lot of resentment, but to Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan is no more useful than an ordinary general.

Yuan Shang was so bold as to not mind letting Yuan Tan die in confusion.

Perhaps Yuan Shang had already given instructions, and Yuan Tan might get sick, be shot to death by stray arrows, or even fall off his horse and die during this military operation.

During wartime, there are too many ways to kill a general.

Wei Ji asked again: "What should we do if Ma Teng cannot control himself?"

He was still worried that the Huya Army would take the initiative to attack Huaili, which would instantly force the Guanzhong generals to rebel.

If possible, Wei Ji would still like to eat the cake bite by bite, instead of kneading the cake into a ball and stuffing it into his mouth.

Black Bear thought for a moment and asked, "Where is Ma Chao? If he is still here, send him to help me train the troops."

"He has fled and disappeared. Lord Yuan Chang has sent a letter to Huaili to explain the matter and to investigate Ma Chao's crime of deserting the battlefield."

Wei Ji expressed his concerns: "I heard that Ma Teng and Ma Chao are at odds with each other, so I am worried that Ma Chao will flee to Guandong and join Yuan Tan. If so, when the general is sweeping away the bandits in Guanzhong, these two bandits will surely join forces to attack Tongguan."

Thinking of Ma Chao's character, Black Bear wanted to laugh but held it back. He always felt that Yuan Tan's name was already on the death list.

He said: "If Ma Teng does not attack us after gathering his troops, then I will send troops to attack. I will not attack Huaili by force, but will confront him and attract the generals of Weibei to send troops to reinforce. I will use the opportunity of the fierce battle to train my officers and soldiers."

Black Bear's answer made Wei Ji breathe a sigh of relief, and then he officially said goodbye.

We are really afraid that the Tiger Tooth Army will launch a surprise attack or storm Huaili. In that situation, even if we win, the land will be desolate.

You can't overestimate the moral bottom line of the Guanzhong group of generals. These people can't enjoy themselves, and they will smash the pot for you before they die.

After seeing Wei Ji off, Black Bear was also very curious, right? Ma Chao really wouldn't go and hang out with Yuan Tan?

　I'm catching up on my sleep, and will try to write another chapter tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)