285 The coming crisis

The court officials were quarreling and were unable to reach an agreement on whether to govern Zhan Xiaobai would be punished for his own rank.

At this time, the Qiang rebels and the imperial court's conquest army broke out in Meiyang.

The court army was hit hard, and the situation was unfavorable.

Meiyang is located north of Wugong County, not far from Xianyang. Once the Qiang defeats the imperial army and crosses the Yellow River, it will be not far from Chang'an.

The situation is extremely dangerous, and the rebels may march straight into Chang'an at any time.

After receiving the news that Zhan Xiaobai was leading the prefect of Wuwei, Huangfu Song, the general of the chariot and cavalry guarding Chang'an, immediately wrote a letter, ordering Zhan Xiaobai, who was far away in Wuwei, to cooperate with the court's offensive, launch an attack from the rear, restrain the Qiang people, Ma Teng, Ma Wan and other rebels, and create favorable conditions for the generals of Zhang Wen, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Pang, Zhou Shen and other generals on the front line to wipe out the rebels.

The special envoy arrived at Wuwei City with Huangfu Song's letter, came to the prefect's mansion, and finally handed it to Zhan Xiaobai.

After reading it, Zhan Xiaobai weighed it and asked the young hero Chunqiu, A Fei and Tianbao to look at it and ask them what they think.

"Restrain the Qiang people from the rear, Ma Teng and other rebels!" A Fei smacked his lips and said happily: "Brother, your NPC teacher is really interesting. Did he ask us to provoke Ma Teng? It's too late to hide. We didn't dare to take advantage of ten leopards. We got angry with Ma Teng and took us in a minute."

The young hero from Chunqiu smiled and said, "Huangfu Song's real purpose is to 'retain' the rebels and create conditions for the court. We don't have to fight with Ma Teng's army. We can do it completely to attract the attention of Ma Teng's army and reduce the pressure on the court."

Tian Bao shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that pretending to do nothing... I really want to attract Ma Teng to come over, it will be a big trouble. This kind of thing is absolutely impossible. Although the imperial army is temporarily at a disadvantage, Dong Zhuo and others will not be able to cause major problems."

The three of them all have a clear meaning, both of whom are avoiding conflicts with Ma Teng.

Zhan Xiaobai smiled, and if he said this, he had to let his teacher down. After thinking for a while, he kept thinking about how to explain to the court that he was the prefect of Wuwei. Now is a good opportunity to convey it through Huangfu Song's hand.

As a disciple, Zhan Xiaobai replied to Huangfu Song a letter, reporting on the recent situation in Wuwei County, and finally said: "Wuwei City has stabilized... The student decided to establish a barrier in Gulang Gorge to eliminate the retreat of Ma Teng and Qiang Rebels. He also prevented the Ma Wan rebels from expanding into Wuwei County and guarding the northwest border of the court. He asked the teacher to report to the court that the student was willing to serve as the prefect of Wuwei, guarding Wuwei, and requesting the official position. In addition, the rebels occupied the major transportation routes and the post road was difficult. The taxes, money and grain of Wuwei County were temporarily transported to the court to avoid being robbed by the rebels."

The letter was replying quite cleverly, and he agreed to restrain Ma Teng and the Qiang and Di rebels from the rear, but did not agree to fight directly with Ma Teng's army. He also requested the court's official enthronement.

Huangfu Song received the reply, but was helpless. It seemed that Zhan Xiaobai would not play much role, and at most he could play a role in restraint. He had just offended Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong and could not say anything in front of Emperor Ling, let alone seeking an official position for Zhan Xiaobai. However, it would be possible to delay and prevent others from becoming the prefect of Wuwei.

Huangfu Song immediately wrote to the court to report on the situation of Wuwei, and submitted Zhan Xiaobai's letter, saying a few good words about Zhan Xiaobai's actions, and suggested that Xiaobai be officially appointed as the prefect of Wuwei.

With Huangfu Song's current status, the court still attaches great importance to his opinions.

Although the NPC Ling Emperor was incompetent, fortunately, he was not confused at this time. He knew that Liangzhou was in chaos and it was very necessary to win over local powerful ministers. If all the local ministers were forced to rebel, his dragon throne would not be stable.

In order to protect Liangzhou, Emperor Ling hurriedly made an amazing decision, publicly commending Xiaobai, the fifth-rank general of the Central Army, for standing up at the critical moment when the prefect of Wuwei was assassinated, standing on the side of the court with a clear position, defending the safety of the people of Wuwei City, and officially enthroning Xiaobai as the prefect of Wuwei and guarding Wuwei County, Liangzhou.

Not only will it not be punished, but it will be rewarded, which is unimaginable when the world is peaceful. It can only occur when the world is in chaos and the court is in danger.

Even so, Emperor Ling was still not relieved, worried that Zhan Xiaobai would join Han Sui, Ma Teng and others. He ordered Huangfu Song to keep in touch with Zhan Xiaobai to ensure that Zhan Xiaobai did not betray the court.

Soon, the official enthronement of the imperial court arrived in Wuwei City.

Zhan Xiaobai was officially enthroned and felt at ease. The court did not intend to hold him accountable for the time being. It is estimated that the Qiang people and Ma Tengjun put too much military pressure on the court. Before suppressing the rebels, the court had no intention of pursuing Wuwei City.

The result was even better, and he needed some time to restore the economy and military of Wuwei City.

During these times, Zhan Xiaobai asked Tianbao to organize manpower and organize all the information, population, grain storage, treasury and money, construction in Wuwei City...

The result was very shocking to Zhan Xiaobai. Except for the lack of population losses, there was almost no amount of money in the financial treasury. The taxes collected were barely enough to pay the salaries of hundreds of officials in Wuwei City and the military pay of 5,100 soldiers in heavy armor this month.

There is no extra money to recruit more troops.

No wonder the prefect was so eager to see his two thousand Western Liang cavalry arrive at Wuwei City.

With a little more grain, I stocked up about 150,000 stones of grain, which was enough for 10,000 heavy armored soldiers a year. In the short term, I don’t have to worry about military rations.

Zhan Xiaobai rubbed his temples and it was difficult for 5,100 heavy armored soldiers to defend Wuwei City.

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Knowing that Zhan Xiaobai had won Wuwei City and became the prefect of Wuwei, the world in the Warring States Period was as sad and angry as weeping blood. Since the small town of Zhan Xiaobai was attacked into a large village in the Warring States Period, he secretly vowed to avenge this bloody revenge.

To take revenge, he naturally needs strength. He left the village and went to the border battlefield of Wuwei County to fight, seeking the opportunity to make meritorious achievements. The beginning was to follow the governor Geng Bi and kill the Qiang rebels. Geng Bi was killed. After Ma Teng rebelled and launched a military rebellion, he immediately seized the opportunity to surrender to the warlord Ma Teng with great potential.

Ma Teng was also in need of a group of players to assist in the battle at that time, and absorbed a large number of players, including him. However, Ma Teng was one of the rebels and opposed the court, so the Warring States Period also became a player in the rebel camp of Ma Teng, a faction.

In the Warring States Period, the world quickly contacted Blue Demonicle. Blue Demonicle served in the Qiang camp and defected to Han Sui. Ma Teng and Qiang rebels reached a temporary alliance, and they became natural allies, so they naturally had the opportunity to interact.

In the camp of Ma Teng's army, the world of the Warring States Period summoned the Blue Demon Tears, and dozens of village chief players from Ma Teng's camp and Han Sui's camp, secretly gathered and discussed countermeasures.

The Warring States Period was worried and said, "Brothers, we all came from Wuwei County, and our foundation was in Wuwei County. But Xiaobai took Wuwei City, but I am afraid that the player in Wuwei County is no longer his opponent. At least, my Warring States Village is helpless against him. I guess it won't take too long, Xiaobai will unify the entire Wuwei County. Today I am summoning everyone to hear everyone's opinions. What should we do?"

Lan Molei had already reached a tacit understanding with the Warring States Period and immediately said: "He is the imperial camp, we are Ma Teng, Han Sui and other camps, and we are incompatible. In my opinion, sooner or later he will attack us, so we might as well overthrow him as soon as possible."

The village chief of a player snorted coldly: "How to start? Use eggs to smash stones? Xiaobai even took down Wuwei City, and he would not be able to deal with our only ten player villages that resisted him? Don't get into big trouble then, even the village will be destroyed."

The Blue Demon was in tears. What the player was talking about was the fact that there were hundreds of alliance villages in Xiaobai Town alone, and these dozens of village chiefs were really not enough to see them.

The Warring States Period shook his head and said, "Xiaobai is as powerful as a rainbow, so we naturally cannot fight him head-on. However, we can use the power of NPC warlords such as Ma Teng and Han Sui. If Ma Teng wants to seize Wuwei City, he will definitely attack Xiaobai, and I am afraid that Xiaobai will be doomed! We can take the opportunity to remove Xiaobai Town and re-dividate the power circle of Wuwei County."

Everyone's eyes lit up,

"Yes, the only hope is Ma Teng. Now only Ma Teng has strong power and can attack Xiaobai. But what are the movements of Ma Teng's army? Are they planning to attack Wuwei City westward, or to attack Anding and Beidicheng northward?"

"I don't know that Ma Teng has been adjusting his troops during this period and has not had large-scale military operations."

"I'll go and find out!"

The village chief of a player immediately stood up and went to Ma Teng's camp. After a while, he came back excitedly: "The merits are too low, so we won't let Ma Teng see him. However, I asked a low-level patrol officer and soldier. The army had been rectified and was about to set off soon. But I didn't know if I was going to Wuwei City. If we were going to Wuwei City, then our chance would come!"

Another village chief said boredly: "If Ma Teng didn't go to Wuwei, then we would have no chance."

Everyone present had no choice but to join Ma Teng's camp shortly after they joined the camp. Their merits were not high enough, and it was difficult to obtain some advanced information. Without accurate information, they would find it difficult to have a solution.

Seeing that everyone was not angry in the Warring States Period, the world said seriously: "No matter what, we players who belong to the camps such as Ma Teng and Han Sui are in a hostile relationship with Xiaobai. I suggest forming an anti-hegemony alliance, secretly contacting all villages that are unwilling to join Xiaobai Town, and using all means to prevent Xiaobai from dominating Wuwei County! This matter is related to the life and death of our village, and we must not sit still and wait for death. What do you think?"

Lan Molei immediately agreed and said, "I think it's better to use Brother Warring States as the leader of the anti-hegemony alliance to prevent Xiaobai from annexing Wuwei County. Xiaobai is in the light and we are in the dark. Even if we can't fight with Xiaobai, at least we can hold him back and prevent him from unifying Wuwei."

Their proposal immediately made dozens of players hesitate.

"I'm afraid this matter needs to be considered. If it fails, I'm afraid Xiaobai is angry, but the disaster is coming... This is not for our own considerations, but for the thousands of brothers in the village, and we can't push all brothers into the fire pit."

"Can the anti-hegemony alliance work? Now, Xiaobai is no longer able to stop the situation in Wuwei County. I'm afraid that our manpower effect is limited."

"If Xiaobai finds out, the Anti-hegemony Alliance is afraid of a lot of danger."

Only a few players and village chiefs agreed.

The Warring States Period snorted a few times in his heart, and did not persuade him too much. To resist Xiaobai's hegemony, he must absorb the village chief with a firm mind, and hesitation will not be a big deal. In the entire Wuwei County and Liangzhou, there must be a large number of village chief players who do not want Xiaobai to dominate. As long as they join, the anti-hegemony alliance will surely become a big climate.

However, the biggest hope at present is still Ma Teng.
Chapter completed!