After returning to Yuzhou, because Princess Wannian had been successfully welcomed and had no worries when she was advancing to Chang'an, Pei Qing then discussed with his soldiers again that he would lead his army to fight against the Western Liang army and welcome the emperor back.

Most of the generals were ready to try this decision, because as long as they fought, they had the opportunity to make contributions. This was a great opportunity for them to serve Pei Qing and make achievements. How could they easily let go of it?

However, the strategists were not so enthusiastic, especially the three strategists Zhang Chao, Hu Zhao and Xun You, who were rarely silent in unison.

Then Xun You said, "Lord, You thought this matter was not possible. Our army and Yuan Shu had a great battle. Although they won the battle, they drove Yuan Shu out of Yuzhou. However, our army was extremely exhausted and the supply of materials was not sufficient. In addition, the county in Runan was almost the same as building on the ruins. The treasury consumed a lot of food and supplies. Now the treasury is empty, and the military and civilians are in peace. If the lord insists on going to war, the loss of materials will reach an unbearable level, let alone the surrounding areas.

The power is also eyeing him. Yuan Shu now occupies the entire Huainan and also occupies Danyang County in Jiangdong. Since ancient times, Danyang has produced elite troops, and his command has Sun Ce and other old generals, his power cannot be underestimated. Cao Cao is now resting and training his army. If the lord is in Yuzhou, he will not dare to have any other thoughts. However, once the lord leaves, the other party will definitely plot against Yuzhou. At that time, the lord will fight against Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and the Xiliang army alone."

Hu Zhao also deeply agreed with this, but he also expressed his reasons: "Lord, because of our alienation plan, the war between the Xiliang army and Ma Teng and Han Sui's forces has started again. If we form an alliance to fight against the Xiliang army at this time, they will immediately put aside their rift and unite to fight the enemy together again. In this way, our previous efforts will be in vain. Moreover, they only need to explain to each other clearly, and know that all this is from ours.

Counting will increase the other party's desire to share the same hatred of the enemy, so it is not something we can do when we deal with Xiliang. It is better for the lord to take the opportunity to accumulate energy and watch the tiger fight at the same time. At the critical moment, add fuel to the fire and provoke internal strife between them. When the internal strife between them is similar, or there is no possibility of reconciliation, we will join forces with one side to attack the other side and use a trick to kill people by using a knife, so that we can enter Guanzhong at the lowest cost."

"Yes, lord, Mr. Kong Ming is right. You can't be too hasty in such a thing. Otherwise, even if you win, you will win miserably. When we fight against the enemy, we will be in trouble, and all the princes will come. That is the most dangerous time for us, so we must not do such a thing that allows others to pick fruits."

Since Zhang Chao matched Zhang Liang's genes, he has transformed into a truly wise man. Although he said few words and mostly summative sentences, one sentence reveals the key points.

In fact, Pei Qing had long thought about this result, and he knew that as long as he raised this point, they would definitely react like this.

However, he also had to act. On the one hand, because he was the emperor's brother-in-law, now that the emperor is trapped in Chang'an, if he doesn't even show any of it, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the scholars and common people in the world, and even the little emperor himself will lose hope for himself.

On the other hand, he must use such actions to tell Princess Wannian and others that he has not forgotten the emperor's humiliation and is always ready to attack Guanzhong and save the emperor, but unfortunately, his strength is insufficient.

In addition, he also wants to use this as a banner to gather wise men from all over the world and further strengthen his strength.

Of course, there is another fourth point. He paralyzes the Xiliang Army with his lack of strength, and then suddenly attacks when necessary, with one blow to death.

So Pei Qing thought hard for a while, finally sighed and said slowly: "The emperor treats me so kindly, but it's a pity that I, Pei Qing, actually watched him fall into the hands of a thief and was powerless. Since that's the case, we will work hard to recuperate first, wait until the strength grows in the future, and then make the thieves proud for a few more years. At most, only five years will be allowed. I will bring troops to Chang'an, welcome the emperor back, kill the rioters and thieves to safeguard the country."

After the meeting, Pei Qing raised flags such as "clearing the king's side" and "eliminating the thieves for the country", expressing his determination to not forget the emperor's kindness and to welcome the emperor's wishes. He then extended talents, focused on developing internal affairs, and accumulated strength, making various preparations for the Western Expedition to Chang'an.

After the news reached Chang'an, Li Jue and Guo Si were all relieved. They were fighting Ma Teng and Han Sui now, and they were really afraid that Pei Qing would send troops to cause trouble for them at this time. Now that Pei Qing was powerless, he immediately praised his superiors. Since Pei Qing was temporarily unable to launch an attack, they could concentrate their efforts to deal with Han Sui and Ma Teng first. As long as Han Sui and Ma Teng were defeated, they could concentrate their efforts to guard Guanzhong. There were so many people in the Xiliang army, and they forced tens of thousands of people from Guanzhong to enlist, and the total number of troops was almost over 200,000. After a few years of training, even if there was no problem in the world, how could they be afraid of a small Pei Qing?

Besides, they can mobilize the power of the Kwantung Army to fight Pei Qing, and at least they can divide and disintegrate the Kwantung Army. In this way, there will be constant internal strife between them. Where can they have time to establish an alliance to deal with the Xiliang Army?

So after discussion, Li Jue decided to take the opportunity to step up the war against Ma Teng, and at the same time appointed Cao Cao as General Zhendong, Liu Biao as General Zhennan, Yuan Shu opened the Fuyi and the Sansi, and Tao Qian as General Pingdong, and Pei Qing symbolically gave thousands of pieces of silk to comfort him.

After hearing the news, Cao Cao said with some disappointment: "This Pei Qing should not be underestimated. He even knows the reason why he can't eat too much. After all, he doesn't have many talents. Even if there are 100,000 soldiers, so what? As long as Pei Qing is not in Yuzhou, I will dare to lead the army to attack the entire Yuzhou area directly. It's a pity that he is cautious enough. It seems that it will take some time to plot against Yuzhou. Since that's the case, we will endure it for the time being."

However, Cao Cao was not idle either. He ordered the elite troops to prepare to conquer the Southern Xiongnu Yu Fuluo tribe, on the one hand, to expand the military force, and on the other hand, to eliminate the threats of the Southern Xiongnu to Chenliu.
Chapter completed!