Longxi was a must-pass place on the Silk Road during the Western Han Dynasty. It was located in the upper reaches of the Wei River. Its geographical location was very important and a place that military strategists must fight for. If Han Sui occupied Longxi County and blocked Liu Zhe's troops outside, Liangzhou could be said to be very safe. Once it was lost, Liangzhou would be very dangerous.

Ma Teng really felt unbelievable. After Dong Zhuo's death and Yongzhou was in chaos, he and Han Sui jointly sent troops to seize many places. One-third of Yongzhou fell into their hands, and even Cao Ren could not do anything to them.

Now I suddenly heard that Liu Zhe's troops had occupied the place they had seized before and pushed the line of troops to the door of Han Sui's hometown. It was hard to believe anything Ma Teng said.

Last night, I learned from Ma Chao that the troops sent by Liu Zhe have been recaptured in less than a month. In such a short period of time, they have recaptured all the places they had seized before?

Are you bragging? Ma Teng could only think of this reason in the end, thinking that Liu Zhe must be bragging. He really thinks his soldiers are the gods of heavenly soldiers?

“Yes…is it?”

After Ma Teng reacted, he smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then congratulations to me... lord."

"Why? Don't believe it?"

When Liu Zhe saw Ma Teng's reaction, he knew what Ma Teng was thinking.

In fact, Liu Zhe didn't believe it at first. After all, it was at least a thousand miles from here to Longxi. In addition, the road was rugged, so it was too fast to fight all the way. However, after reading the detailed battle report, Liu Zhe understood.

Han Sui just left a large army in Qi County to station and defend, and then he dispersed the large army and wanted to swallow Ma Teng's territory as soon as possible. He thought that Ma Chao was blocking Guan Yu and Qi County's army could already block Guan Yu's army. When he seized Ma Teng's territory, his strength would increase sharply, and he no longer had to be afraid of Guan Yu's army.

However, what Han Sui did not expect was that Liu Zhe dared to send Guan Yu to Yunyang County, bypass Ma Chao, and directly launched an attack on him. Qi County was captured, and Guan Yu was not blocked by any force. By the time Han Sui reacted, Guan Yu had already brought his troops to Longxi County and surrounded Xiangwu County, the capital of Longxi County.

When Guan Yu sent back the message, he had already told Liu Zhe on the message that he would capture Xiangwu City soon, and now he should have captured it.

Even Liu Zhe was surprised at Guan Yu's speed, not to mention Ma Teng, who was unaware of it.

"No, just, just..."

Ma Teng doesn’t know what to say. From yesterday to now, Ma Teng has encountered too many things that have nothing to say.

Ma Chao originally wanted to ask for his orders to go back to Liangzhou to deal with the old guy Han Sui, but he was also shocked when he heard what Liu Zhe said to Ma Teng, and then gave up the idea.

Liu Zhe said to Ma Teng: "Shoucheng, you are not young anymore, it's time to enjoy the peace and happiness. Let's go back to Youzhou with me on this trip."

The matter here is over, and Liu Zhe is ready to go back to Youzhou.

"this…"

When Ma Teng heard this, he was stunned. He knew that Liu Zhe wanted to treat him like a proton and detain him in Youzhou.

Ma Teng was worried and wanted to refuse, but can he refuse?

Liu Zhe asked him with a smile: "Why, Shoucheng doesn't want to?"

Ma Teng looked up at Liu Zhe. Liu Zhe had a smile on his face, but his eyes were murderous intent.

Ma Teng couldn't help but shivered. He understood that if he dared to say no today, Liu Zhe would find a reason to kill him without hesitation in the future. Liu Zhe valued his son, not his.

"No! No! No!" For the sake of life, Ma Teng could only lower his head and said, "I am willing..."

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In October of the third year of Jian'an, Liu Zhe withdrew his troops from Yongzhou and returned to Youzhou.

From sending troops to withdrawing troops, the battle in Yongzhou, which lasted five or six months, came to an end.

This battle surprised the princes of the world who knew about the incident. Cao Cao was defeated so completely. A hundred thousand troops were blocked outside the gate of Yongzhou. After countless casualties, he finally had to give up Yongzhou and flee back to Xudu in a panic.

You should know that Cao Cao defeated Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei at that time, and the power he controlled was the second best in the world. Even Cao Cao's subordinates were optimistic that Cao Cao's strength was almost the same as Liu Zhe.

However, in the battle of Yongzhou, Liu Zhe once again let the world know the gap between Cao Cao and him.

Liu Zhe captured Yongzhou, and Liangzhou was about to be included. This news made everyone under Liu Zhe ecstatic. Guanzhong, this is Guanzhong, which Liu Bang once won the world with Guanzhong.

Guanzhong refers to places within the "Four Passes", including Chang'an, Chencang, Linjin and other places.

The Qinling Mountains in the south of Guanzhong are surrounded by the Qinling Mountains, and the Wei River passes through it, with great treasures and outstanding people and beautiful places. There are natural terrain barriers on all sides, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since the Warring States Period, there has been a saying that "the country of four barriers" has been said.

If Liu Zhe had not ordered Guan Yu to wait for an opportunity to cross the river and occupy Linjin, it would not be so easy for him to occupy Yongzhou this time. It was precisely because of the full range of loopholes in Yongzhou that Cao Cao would have easily given up Yongzhou.

During the Warring States Period, Zhang Yi told King Hui of Qin that the plan of "stricken and straits" were praised by Guanzhong for its "beautiful fields, rich people, ten thousand chariots, struggling to fight for hundreds of trades, fertile fields, and accumulating a lot of fertile land." He also said, "This is the so-called Tianfu, a powerful country in the world." This is because after the construction of the Zheng State Canal in the Warring States Period, Guanzhong became a Fengshui treasure land with rich resources and built a capital of emperors.

After Liu Bang secretly visited Chen Cang and seized Guanzhong, he had the capital to compete with Xiang Yu in the world. Later, he directly established his capital and Chang'an, and had more than 200 years of national destiny in the Western Han Dynasty.

Does Liu Zhe occupying Guanzhong mean that the destiny of heaven is aimed at?

Some of Liu Zhe's subordinates began to yy. Although they were yy, they did not dare to speak nonsense. However, some people ignored this. Some even suggested that someone submit to the court and grant Liu Zhe the King of Guanzhong to commend Liu Zhe for his contribution.

Anyway, Liu Zhe is from the surname Liu, and it does not violate the previous rule that Liu Bang made it impossible to be the king unless it is Liu's surname.

As soon as these words were said, many of Liu Zhe's subordinates were excited. Yes, they had to be crowned king to reward Liu Zhe's contributions.
Chapter completed!