Of course, infantry is also indispensable, field battles generally rely on cavalry, but siege warfare, generally infantry.

Therefore, in the past two years, Lin Nan has not expanded the army, but has worked the surrendered troops and his original troops, as well as the few Wuhuan people and Huns recruited, and the generals are very well trained, all of them are one hundred.

"Zhang Liao is a general...... No! It should be handsome, and in the future, he will become the pillar of my Yan army. It's just that he is not sharp enough now, and he needs some experience, unlike generals like General Wen who have been active on the battlefield. ”

"The lord has won the award. Wen Chou is just an extremely ordinary person, compared to Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Tai Shici, it is still far behind. ”

"Not necessarily. However, you did not fight for it, and your own people should be kind to your own people. The crossing of the river by 100,000 troops this time will inevitably attract criticism, and for this reason, we must act cautiously and maintain strict secrecy. ”

"No!"

At this time, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Pang De, Wei Yan, Chen Zhi and others all arrived one after another, and they were filling the empty Chinese army tent at once.

When Lin Nan saw that the civil and military forces had arrived, he said aloud: "Three days ago, I let the soldiers rest for three days, and they were free on the north shore with good food and drink, in order to let them have a good time, and then fight happily. From this day onwards, the whole army will abstain from alcohol, and no one will be allowed to drink alcohol again, including me. ”

"No!"

"In addition, everyone should take responsibility, lead their own subordinates, and obey the orders of their superiors."

"No!"

"Then, now that the first enlarged meeting before the Central Plains War has been officially convened, please all generals and adults express their opinions."

Everyone present replied in unison, "No! ”

………

Guandu. Cao Jun camp.

"The king, the last general is incompetent, instead of preventing the Yan army from crossing the river, he lost his troops and almost ...... himself" Cao Xiu knelt in the big tent of the Chinese army, and he didn't dare to raise his head. I can't wait to dig a crack in the ground and get in.

Cao Cao sat on the throne, glanced at Cao Xiu who was kneeling on the ground, looked around with an expressionless face, squinted at Liu Ye who was standing aside, and asked, "How should Cao Xiu be convicted?" ”

"Poof!"

A muffled sound didn't wait for Liu Ye to speak, and it rang out in the big tent, only to see a big man kneeling on the ground, clenching his fists on the ground and saying, "King, Cao Xiu is young." In addition, what was said was true, it was really because the person named Wang Shuang was too brave, and it was the Qin army who came out first to stir up the situation, which gave the Yan army a chance. The minister affirmed that the king pardoned Cao Xiu's crimes, and first temporarily removed him from his post as the captain of Huya, and demoted him to an ordinary soldier, so that he could take revenge in the future......"

"Cao Chun! As the general of the entire Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, you do not deal with Cao Xiu in accordance with military law. and openly intercede for it, and such a figure appears among your subordinates. You can't escape the blame! Whoever dares to say more, this king will behead whom! Cao Cao said angrily.

Cao Chun couldn't stand Cao Cao's roar, lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything more, but said vigorously: "The minister is guilty!" Please, the king, punish you! ”

"King, Cao Xiu is not guilty, this is an emergency. The sudden appearance of the Qin army had already broken the original plan, not to mention that Cao Xiu and the others had held on to that environment for several days, which was already very remarkable. Please forgive Cao Xiu's sins. Cao Ren immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Ask the king to spare Cao Xiu's crimes!" Cao Hong saw this. also hurriedly knelt on the ground, no matter what, Cao Xiu is also his nephew's generation, he can't just be so young, and he won't even die without an heir.

Seeing this, Cao Cao snorted coldly and said lukewarmly: "You are so disappointing this king, do you know how much effort this king has put into the tiger and leopard ride?" Did you know that the tiger and leopard riders are the elite of their country? But anyone who was picked into the tiger and leopard cavalry was one out of a thousand or one out of ten thousand, but when Cao Xiu was fighting with Wang Shuang, he took five hundred elite tiger and leopard horses to fight with the opponent's five hundred cavalry, and was almost wiped out, don't you feel ashamed on your face? Is Qin Jun really as strong as Cao Xiu said? ”

"Yes!" Suddenly, a deep voice came from outside the tent.

Cao Cao glanced out of the tent, saw that it was Xu Shu, and asked, "Qin Jun, is it really strong?" ”

"Yes. King, have you ever fought against the Qin army? Xu Shu glanced at Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, and Cao Xiu kneeling on the ground, and immediately understood what was going on, so he asked.

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "I only hear his voice, but I don't see him, who is Ma Chao who makes the military advisor pay so much attention to him?" ”

Xu Shu smiled and said, "King, have you ever heard of a sentence?" ”

"What?"

"The first shot in the northwest, the world does not dare to go, General Shenweitian, only Jinma Chao." Xu Shu said it word by word, and when he mentioned Ma Chao's name, he deliberately accentuated his tone.

"Jin Ma Chao? Could it be that Ma Teng's son is really that powerful? Cao Cao asked to himself.

Xu Shu said: "King, Xu Chu once faced off with Ma Chao in front of the battle, did the king ask him?" ”

"Zhong Kang has been locked up since he lost the Tiger Prison Pass, no one except Dian Wei has been seen, and he has resigned all his duties guiltily, this king has summoned him many times, but he has been refused, and he has not been seen until today." When Cao Cao said this, he couldn't help frowning.

He knows Xu Chu, as his two personal guards, Xu Chu's temper and personality are very clear to him. Xu Chu is a strong person, and he has a resolute personality and an indomitable spirit.

However, what he feels now is Xu Chu's depressed side.

"What kind of ability does Ma Chao have to make Xu Chu so depressed?" Cao Cao thought secretly in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao saw the four generals Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, and Cao Xiu kneeling in front of him, and said loudly: "You all get up, this matter is not a crime of war, in fact, Cao Xiu is incompetent!" Cao Xiu was temporarily dismissed from his post and demoted to an ordinary soldier, still staying in the tiger and leopard cavalry, and all the tiger and leopard riding were all led by Cao Chun alone. ”

Cao Ren and Cao Hong are already independent generals, each with their own subordinates, but they will still lead a small number of tigers and leopards. Hearing that Cao Cao was going to transfer his subordinates back from the tiger and leopard cavalry, they didn't have any opinion.

Cao Chun was loyal and brave, just to intercede for Cao Xiu, and at this time, the goal had been achieved, so he immediately pressed Cao Xiu's neck and kowtowed to Cao Cao. At the same time, he said, "Thank you, King." ”

"Alright, except for the military advisor, you all go down."

"No!"

In an instant, everyone in the big tent retreated, only Cao Cao and Xu Shu.

"Strategist, there are no outsiders here, sit down, this king still has some things to ask you."

"The minister doesn't dare to be a minister, the king is talented. The heroic posture is the bright moon in the sky, and the minister is just one of the stars in the night sky, which is not enough to compare with the king. After Xu Shu sat down, he replied tactfully.

Cao Cao smiled: "No matter how bright the moon is, there are times when it is covered by dark clouds. At this moment, Ma Chao's Qin army is like the dark clouds that cover the bright moon, trying to get rid of the dark clouds and see the bright moon. It is also necessary to use military advisors to fan a wind and blow away the dark clouds. ”

Two people who also possess wisdom sit next to each other. Listening to each other's words, just a few short words are enough to make people feel trusted.

"King, if there is anything unclear, just ask, the minister will spare no effort to help the king answer the questions in his heart." Xu Shu said.

Cao Cao said: "Since Xi Zhi recommended you to this king." This king has always been very important to you, before Xi Zhicai died, he once took the king's hand and instructed the king, saying that you are an infinite talent, and you want the king to fully trust you. Yuan straight. I just want you to answer me truthfully, is the combat strength of the Qin army as strong as you say? ”

Xu Shu nodded unabashedly, and said slowly: "The king, the minister will never dare to lie at all. Ma Chao is brave, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Suo Xu are the four generals with outstanding martial arts under Ma Chao's account. In addition, his father Liang Wang Ma Teng's account still has Hou Xuan, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu, Ma Wan, Cheng Yi, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng eight strong generals, this time is to raise 100,000 troops into the Central Plains, saying that it is in accordance with the will of the Son of Heaven to restore the old capital, in fact, he wants to take this opportunity to provoke a war, and then his Ma family will be the king and hegemon. The soldiers under Ma Teng's father and son are all strong men from Xiliang and Guanzhong, and in the past, the imperial court always selected Yulin Lang and selected them from Liangzhou, because the people of Liangzhou were brave and ruthless, and the people were fierce. The king had been to Liangzhou in his early years to quell the rebellion, and he should know the martial arts of the people of Liangzhou......"

When Cao Cao heard Xu Shu's words, he said: "Almost everyone in Liangzhou can ride a horse and shoot arrows, even some women are not inferior to men, and Qiang Hu live together, resisting foreign invasions many times, Liangzhou people are the first to bear the brunt, over time, a specific environment has gradually formed, it is that Liangzhou warriors have always been the key to the selection of Yulin Lang by the Han Dynasty." It seems that Ma Teng and Ma Chaoxing came to the Central Plains in order to seize the hegemony of the Central Plains, and then they became majestic in the world. ”

"King, Ma Chao's purpose is clear, Yingchuan County has been displaced by him, it seems that Ma Chao has already used Wei as a test stone to win the Central Plains."

Cao Cao said with a smile: "It's not surprising, Lin Nan is entrenched in Jizhou, Sun Jian is in Jiangdong, Liu Bei is in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang is in Yizhou, these four people have natural dangers to defend, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, if you want to attack, it is extremely difficult." However, this king occupies a large area of plains west of the Tiger Prison Pass, as long as the Tiger Prison Pass is broken, the king is equal to no barrier, and the Xiliang cavalry can show its majesty and gallop in the plain. What's more, as the old saying goes, whoever wins the Central Plains wins the world, and this king is naturally the first to bear the brunt. ”

"King, with the current combat strength of our army, it is not enough to fight hard with Ma Teng and Ma Chao, and in the opinion of the ministers, we can only outwit them." Xu Shu said.

"How to outwit it?"

"Only by uniting the Yan Army, the two armies will join forces to fight against Ma Chao together, and then implement the 'Tuo' word, so that the Xiliang soldiers will be completely defeated by us in the Central Plains!"

"The military advisor's opinion is unique, I remember that two years ago, the military advisor hid from the king and killed Lin Nan, how can I think of uniting Lin Nan today?"

"This time, that time. At that time, the minister's consideration was not as comprehensive as the king's consideration, if Lin Nan was really killed at that time, I was afraid that Jizhou would suddenly fall into chaos, and with the strength of our army at that time, there was no strength to clean up the chaos in the north. Perhaps, it will give others a chance to take advantage of it, or maybe a new overlord will rise in the chaos. ”

But the king regretted it. If Lin Nan was really killed at that time, even if he gave others a chance to take advantage of it, or if he rose up to a new overlord, he would no longer have Lin Nan's intelligence, and this king would only need to recuperate for a few years. Then the north can be pacified. However, the current Yan State, under the control of Lin Nan, is thriving, stronger year by year, and it is really a very strong opponent. ”

Xu Shu heard Cao Cao's words. He asked, "What does the king mean......?"

"This king is just the opposite of what the military advisor thinks, Ma Teng and Ma Chao are menacing, although there are many generals, but there is no need to worry, to deal with the Xiliang soldiers, it is enough to make it fight internally. But Yan Jun is really a great threat to this king, and on the side of the couch, he can't allow others to snore. ”

"What does the king mean...... Be...... Do you want to start a war against the Yan Kingdom? Xu Shu's face showed a hint of horror, and he hurriedly asked.

"What? Isn't that possible? Cao Cao said with a wicked smile.

"But...... Our army and the Yan army also signed a covenant......"

"The Covenant is bullshit! In my Cao Cao's eyes. There are only advantages and disadvantages, and when the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, no matter what it is, everything that stands in my way will be flattened. Cao Cao said impassionedly.

After hearing this, Xu Shu first frowned, and then hugged his fists and said: "No matter what choice the king makes, the minister is willing to do his best to assist the king." There are no regrets in this life. ”

"Good. You immediately repair a letter in the name of this king, and send someone to the camp of the Qin army thirty miles away. This king wants to make an appointment to meet Ma Chao, the king of Qin, to discuss important matters! ”

Xu Shu said "promise", and immediately withdrew from the big tent, and then repaired a book.

When he sent the letter, he secretly thought: "The king's meaning is already very clear, he wants to use the Xiliang soldiers to attack the Yan army and then reap the benefits of the fisherman." Cao Cao deserves to be Cao Cao. Thinking is more far-reaching than me......"

………

Guandu, the camp of the Qin army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the lights were bright, and Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Chen Qun all gathered together and toasted and drank happily. In the big tent. There are still a few dancers from the Western Regions, who are dancing lightly with the style of the Western Regions, several beautiful women are wearing tulle, barefoot, arms and waists are wrapped with copper bells, twisting up, the bell sounds everywhere, melodious and beautiful, and the men present are fascinated.

After a good song, the dance stopped, and the five dancing women separated and walked towards Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Chen Qun, sat beside them, and poured wine for them.

Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Chen Qun are all at the age of blood and strength, and when they saw these five beautiful girls from the Western Regions, coupled with the strong sense of wine, the beautiful girls were dressed too eye-catching, and an urge to take them for themselves popped up in my heart.

"Beauty, you danced so well, it made this king feel itchy when he saw it......" Ma Chao's eyes kept staring at the deep furrow on the chest of one of the beautiful girls in the Western Regions, and said slowly.

"The king has won the prize, if the king doesn't mind, the little girl wants to ask the king to dance with me......"

"Hehe, okay, this king likes to dance the most, and this king will dance with you."

As soon as the words fell, Ma Chao stood up, hugged the beautiful girl next to him, walked straight to the center of the big tent, tore off the tulle on the beautiful girl, and looked at the only scarf and a pair of close-fitting shorts left on the beautiful girl, so he laughed and said: "This king likes to jump naked with you, come, beauty, give this king ......"

Before the words fell, he saw a general wearing a chain of armor walk in, holding a letter in his hand, and when he saw a scene in the big tent, he bowed expressionlessly: "The last general Suo Xu will see the king." ”

"What's the matter with you?" Ma Chao turned his head to look at Suo Xu and asked.

"The king, my subordinates are patrolling the night and have received a letter from the king of Wei to the king, and I have come to hand it over to the king."

After hearing this, Ma Chao waved his hand and said loudly: "Beauty, you all go first, and when this king solves the business, you will come to accompany this king and all the adults." ”

When the beautiful girls walked out, Ma Chao walked straight to the seat and said loudly: "Read! ”

Suo Xu opened the letter and immediately read it aloud: "Lone and King Qin, each other is a Han courtier. In the former, the king of Qin secretly led his subordinates to infiltrate the border of Wei, and did not think about repaying the country and the people, but acted in vain and brutalized the living beings, so that more than 100,000 people in Yingchuan were displaced and homeless......

"Humph! Cao Mengde actually counted down this king, he Cao Cao is not a good bird, in the early years of the attack on Xuzhou, slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou along the way, compared to him, this king is far behind? Ma Chao didn't wait for Suo Xu to finish reading. He said indignantly.

Seeing this, Chen Qun hurriedly said: "The king, the overlord of Cao Cao's side, the hero of the world, the king doesn't care what he says, the key depends on what he wants to do." The king's benevolence can be seen all over the world, and it is not Cao Mengde alone. ”

Ma Chao raised his finger and pointed at Suo Xu, and said loudly: "Keep reading!" ”

Chen Qun was afraid that there was something too radical in Cao Cao's letter, and he also knew that Ma Chao was strong and easy to get angry, so he stood up, walked straight to Suo Xu, gave a salute first, and said, "General Suo." It's up to me to read it, General Suo has worked hard, so sit down and rest. ”

Suo Xu is one of Ma Chao's generals, a native of Dunhuang, Liangzhou, whose family background is an official of the Han Dynasty, and his ancestor is the Taizhong doctor Suo Fu of the Western Han Dynasty. Since Suofu, the Suo family has become a famous family in Dunhuang.

Strictly speaking, the Suo family in the Western Han Dynasty was not a big family. But they already have a certain influence in Dunhuang. During the Western Han Dynasty, the people who occupied an important position in politics were the founding heroes, the descendants of the nobles, the officials, the soldiers and the Confucian scholars. The influence of the Hao clan was confined to the locality. There is also the formation of a monopoly on the regime.

After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the formation of the trinity of landlords, bureaucrats, and merchants, the position of the landlord class in politics and economy was increasingly consolidated. Due to their long-term occupation of land and their monopoly on the selection of Shijin, a number of successive ministers appeared at that time, such as the third duke of Yang Zhen IV, the fifth duke of Yuan An, and so on. Moreover, because Liu Xiu's regime was established with the support of the wealthy families of Nanyang and Yingchuan counties, he faced the pressure of the wealthy families. Liu Xiu had no choice but to adopt a preferential treatment policy for them. Therefore, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were a number of successive eunuch families.

Dunhuang Suo's family gradually grew into a family in this environment, although it was far away, but it was repeatedly recruited to serve as a high-ranking official such as Taishou and Thorn History. It has gradually developed into a family of eunuchs in the Hexi area.

When Ma Teng passed through Liangzhou, in order to stabilize the counties and counties, while appointing Qiang people as officials, he did not forget to promote the wang clans in these places to enhance his influence in Liangzhou, and Dunhuang Suoshi naturally became the object of Ma Teng's wooing.

Suo Xu was born in a famous family, although he was first an official under Ma Teng, and then a general under Ma Chao, but in a sense, Suo Xu did not like to associate with people from low backgrounds like Ma Teng and Ma Chao, and his appearance was completely to protect the interests of the family, because he was always unaccustomed to Ma Chao's approach, but he could not do anything, so he could only avoid it, which is why Suo Xu did not participate in the banquet.

After hearing that Chen Qun was going to read the letter, he didn't say a word, and directly handed the letter to Chen Qun, his face still had a cold expression that had not changed for thousands of years, he bowed a little, and hugged his fists and said: "King, my lords, generals, I still have some important things to deal with, so I will retire first." ”

As soon as the words fell, Suo Xu turned around and left, leaving the big tent without looking back.

"Dunhuang Suo's deception is so great that he doesn't even pay attention to this king?" Ma Chao saw Suo Xu leave and said angrily.

Chen Qun hurriedly persuaded: "The king is angry, Dunhuang Suo's talents are abundant, and he has a great influence in Dunhuang, and it is also a big family in the whole Liangzhou, from the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his ancestor Suo Fu settled in Dunhuang, Suo's branches and leaves in Dunhuang, until today, Suo's influence has been great in the west. It can be said that stabilizing Suo's is the key to stabilizing half of Liangzhou, in addition, Suo's understanding of the Western Regions is also very good, and King Liang has always wanted to conquer the Western Regions, so Suo's has become a more important person for King Liang. Suo Xu is certainly too arrogant, but no matter how arrogant he is, when he sees the king, doesn't he have to bow his arrogant head? ”

After listening to Chen Qun's persuasion, Ma Chao felt much more comfortable, besides, Suo Xu's force can indeed be regarded as an outstanding among the generals under his account, and he can already be ranked with Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, and Qian Hu.

"Let's just give up, let this king see him less in the future, and let him escort the grain." Although Ma Chao said this, he didn't think so in his heart, and he was reluctant to Suo Xu, a tiger general, although he hated Suo Xu's arrogance, but he had to use Suo Xu to fight for himself, and he was very entangled and contradictory.

Chen Qun understands Ma Chao's psychological changes very well, in his opinion, Ma Chao is a child who has just grown up, and competitiveness is definitely indispensable, but many times, he is often a little childish. Just be comforted.

"Hehe, don't worry, if the king is not satisfied with Suo Xu in the future, can he let him cook in a pot and sharpen the height in his bones." Qian Hu built yì road.

Ma Chao laughed: "Haha, pay attention to this." But. Isn't it too big to let such a general cook in a pot? ”

Qian Hu said: "The subordinates also made a joke, and the king has to call the shots." Suo Xu's temper is too weird, a little out of place, except for the king who can suppress him, no one really dares to do anything to him? ”

"Who made him a defeated soldier of this king? He is willing to gamble and lose, and it is no wonder that he is. Chen Qun, look at what Cao Cao said, you don't have to read it word by word. Pick the key points. Ma Chao said proudly.

"No!"

Chen Qun glanced at the letter quickly, and after reading it, he first frowned, and then he was a little happy, staying there thoughtfully.

Seeing this, Ma Chao asked, "What is written?" ”

"The king, Cao Cao said in his letter. He wants to meet the king......"

"Good! This king also wants to meet this so-called hero, and also wants to meet this big devil who kills people more than this king! ”

"The King. There won't be any conspiracy and trickery in this, Cao Cao is very cunning, and now there are 50,000 Chen soldiers in Guandu, obviously he is here to fight, not to see the Son of Heaven. Wang Shuangdao.

"Whatever it is, all intrigues will not work with this king. Before they could arrange their conspiracy, the king led the ghost army to their camp at the first sight. The Wei army, which is only 50,000 foot cavalry, can help the 30,000 ghost army of this king? Even the tiger and leopard horseman, which Wei was most proud of, was beaten down by the king's subordinates, what qualifications did the Wei army have to dare to argue with the king? ”

After Zhang Xiu heard this, he arched his hand and said, "King." Be careful to sail the ship of 10,000 years, or be cautious. ”

Chen Qun closed the letter and said slowly: "King, General Zhang's worries are not unreasonable, Cao Cao has been in Guandu for several days, why don't you see him early or late, but see you at this time, there must be some ulterior secrets in it." Why don't you go and call Suo Xu and discuss this matter together......"

"No need, go and ask Suo Xu to go back to the Tiger Prison Pass, and let King Liang take the Son of Heaven, Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others to Guandu, this king doesn't believe it, with the strength of my Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Cao Cao dares to pluck the hair on the tiger's head!" Ma Chao said arrogantly.

Chen Qun knew Ma Chao's temper, so he no longer refuted, and after making a promise, he went out of the big tent and went straight to Suo Xu.

Suo Xu was inspecting the camp with his subordinates, and just after a round of inspection, he returned to the gate of the village, and saw Chen Qun walking straight towards him.

He doesn't have a good impression of Ma Chao, some are just the relationship between the lord and the minister, but he is different for Chen Qun, and some are respectful.

He walked over to greet Chen Qun, and when the two met, he first arched his hand and said: "The Chinese book has made the Lord come from afar, Suo Xu has lost his welcome, and I hope to forgive me." ”

"General Suo, your polite words are too much, there are not many ways to come here from the big tent of the Chinese army." Chen Qun said with a smile.

Suo Xu also laughed and said, "When the lord comes to me, there must be something important, is it that the king has given me any orders?" ”

Chen Qun nodded and said, "General Suo, the king asked you to go back to the Tiger Prison Pass, tell King Liang, and let King Liang bring His Majesty, the Minister, and the army to Guandu to station." ”

After Suo Xu listened, his brows furrowed, and he said slowly: "What does King Qin do to His Majesty, and wherever he wants him to go, will His Majesty get it?" Don't forget it, the king of Qin is still a courtier of His Majesty, isn't he afraid of provoking criticism if he does this? ”

Chen Qun said with a smile: "General Suo's loyalty is commendable, but General Suo don't forget it, it is the King of Qin and the King of Liang who gave General Suo, the Son of Heaven is just an ornament, and the positions appointed by the Son of Heaven are all the meaning of the King of Qin, the King of Qin takes care of His Majesty and controls the court, and he has given you Suo's benefits in the past two years, right?" ”

"Suo's loyalty and hard work for state affairs are what Suo's deserves, what does it have to do with King Qin?"

Chen Qun laughed and said: "In terms of family background, compared with Taiwei Yang Biao, can Suo's beat the Yang family, who has been a minister for many generations?" ”

"Can't!" Suo Xu replied truthfully.

Chen Qun continued: "Even Taiwei Yang Biao has to listen to King Qin, does it seem a little inappropriate for Suo Shi to want to be a maverick? If it collapses today, all capable people are kings, and the heroes are divided into one side, and the Han Dynasty has already existed in name only. Let me ask General Suo, at this time, as a man, do you want to make some meritorious achievements? ”

"Yes!"

"Hehe, if General Suo can see a little, maybe Suo's new era. It will be opened by the general, and then the Suo clan will no longer be a prominent clan on the border, and the marquis will be just around the corner. ”

After hearing this, Suo Xu thought about it carefully, and then sighed heavily and said, "My lord's words, let Suo Xu mouth suddenly open ......"

"Is it really on?" Chen Qunhu asked suspiciously.

"It's really open."

"It's good to open it, I hope you don't do it in front of the king in the future, otherwise. With the temper of the king, he can kill you at any time, and if you die, the new era of Suo will be completely over, please General Suo do it himself. ”

"Thank you for reminding me, Suo Xu is going to the Tiger Prison."

After Chen Qun arranged Suoxu's affairs, he returned to the Chinese army's tent again. At this time, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, and Qian Hu had already left, and Ma Chao was the only one in the entire big tent.

"See the King."

"Excuse me. Chen Qun. What does Suo Xu say? Was he willing to obey the king's commands? Ma Chao is still worried about Suo Xu, after all, he is a general under him.

"The king rest assured, Suo Xu will only listen to the king's orders from now on, and will not go against the king's will."

"Haha, I knew you had a way, and you deserved to be my military advisor."

Chen Qun said: "Thank you for your appreciation." The minister just did what he had to do. By the way, how are you going to reply to Cao Cao? ”

"I have made arrangements for Qian Hu to send someone to deliver a letter to Cao Cao, and tomorrow at noon, we will meet fifteen miles away from the camp. Only four people are allowed to bring their relatives, and they are not allowed to bring troops. ”

Chen Qun said: "Since the king has made a decision, in the humble opinion of the ministers, Cao Cao is treacherous, in order to prevent his tricks, it is better to set up an ambush in advance, and arrest Cao Cao when they meet. ”

"You mean the Yan army that just crossed the Yellow River?"

Chen Qun nodded and said, "Exactly." This time, the Yan army crossed the Yellow River in the south, the five tiger generals opened the way, and the eighteen hussars were their minions, and Xun You, Guo Jia, Xu You and other resourceful people slowly came to Guandu with 100,000 male soldiers, which seemed to have ulterior motives. In the humble opinion of the ministers, when the Yan army meets the Son of Heaven, it must be the time when the blood is sprinkled on Guandu, but I am afraid that Guandu will become a test stone for all countries to compete for the Central Plains, and whoever wins will have the opportunity to win the Central Plains in one fell swoop! ”

Ma Chao said: "This matter is expected by me, which is why I asked my father to personally lead 100,000 Xiliang cavalry to support me at the beginning." This time, I Ma Chao want to become a person who is admired and feared by everyone in the world, and I want everyone in the world to know that my Ma Chao is a great hero who protects the country and is the sword of the Son of Heaven, and whoever dares to disobey me is to disobey the Son of Heaven, and I will kill whoever I want. ”

"The king is ambitious and admired."

"Hehe, you've been busy all day, go down and rest."

"No!"

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In the days of late spring and early summer, the afternoon sun has a certain penetrating power, and with its scorching light, it shines on the lifeless land of Guandu.

The wilderness was silent, empty of people, two or three hungry crows were busily pecking at a black, fat, dead dog from the grass.

A few days ago, hundreds of families living in the Guandu area heard that Cao Cao was leading a large army, and they all left the place in a hurry, and there was a stampede in the panic, but there were no casualties, just a dead dog.

The crows soared several feet high in the air, reaching out their paws to aim at their catch, as if they were connected by an invisible rope. Spread his wings and dive downward, as if training the coherence of cooperation. At the same time, they also have very keen eyes, looking at the dangerous things around them.

Suddenly, in the wilderness, five war horses came at a rapid pace, and the crows immediately flew in shock, flapping their wings and flying high into the air, with resentful cries in their mouths.

The five war horses slowly stopped, and Cao Cao, who was carrying a military uniform on the back of the first horse, was looking around the fields with sharp eyes, but there was no movement except for the breeze that blew his clothes, the sun overhead, and the dissatisfied crows.

"King, it's almost noon, but that kid from Ma Chao hasn't come yet, could it be that you're playing with us?" Cao Ren looked around, and there was no trace of a person, so he asked.

"Ma Chao is also the King of Qin, so he naturally counts when he speaks, there is still a little time before noon, so let's wait for him." Cao Cao said.

Cao Ren said "promise" and said to Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Dian Wei, who were traveling with him: "The three of you will keep your eyes bright for a while and remember Ma Chao's appearance." ”

Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Dian Wei all nodded.

Not long after, Ma Chao heroically took Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Chen Qun to gallop over and appeared in the field of vision of Cao Cao and others.

As soon as Cao Cao saw someone appear, he immediately blocked the sun's rays, frowned, looked forward from a distance, and saw that Ma Chao was young and handsome, and he was suave, so he sighed: "Jin Ma Chao really lives up to his reputation, although he is only a teenager, but his face has long lost that childishness, but has a little more perseverance." ”

"No, this little white face defeated Xu Chu?" After Cao Chun saw it, he said in disbelief.

As soon as Ma Chao appeared, Dian Wei felt a very strong aura, pressing towards him from far and near, silently looking at Ma Chao's heroic posture on horseback, and said slowly: "This person is very strong and a good opponent." ”

Cao Ren, Cao Chun, and Cao Xiu trusted Dian Wei's words very much, because Dian Wei rarely spoke, but once he met an opponent who excited him, he would have a whim and want to compete with him.

"It seems that Ma Chao is really strong, otherwise, you wouldn't praise him. Dian Wei, Xu Chu Ke Zeng Fu fù come over? Cao Cao remained silent, looking at Ma Chao who was slowly approaching him, and suddenly there was an invisible pressure in his heart.

"King, Fat Xu is fine at all, but I don't think I have the face to see the king, so I think about it behind closed doors." Dian Wei replied.

"Okay, that's good, and it reassures me."

Not long after, Ma Chao and others approached, and the two sides were twenty meters apart.

"King Qin is good." Cao Cao shouted aloud first, breaking the silence.

Ma Chao saw Cao Cao for the first time, he only heard his name before, but did not see him, and heard people say that Cao Cao is a capable minister who governs the world and a traitor in troubled times, and always wants to see Cao Cao with his own eyes.

However, today he saw it as he wished, but found that Cao Cao's image and what he thought in his heart were completely different things, not handsome and chic at all, to be honest, it could even be described as ugly.

"You are Cao Mengde?" Ma Chao raised the bright silver spear and pointed at Cao Cao and asked.

"If it is fake, Tong Su is not bullied, and I am the only one in the world who dares to call Cao Cao."

"It's better to be famous than to meet. What do you want to do with this king? Ma Chao didn't find any of the aura that a hero should have from Cao Cao, but felt more and more that Cao Cao was like a farmer.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "For King Qin, this is a good thing. Gu Xiang joined forces with King Qin to deal with the Yan army together, I don't know what King Qin wants? ”

After hearing this, Ma Chao laughed.

Cao Cao saw Ma Chao laughing, and he also laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Ma Chao felt that Cao Cao was very strange, so he asked.

"Then what is King Qin laughing at?" Cao Cao asked rhetorically.

"I'm laughing at you for being too naïve, tell you the truth, I'm Ma Chao does things, I never need to join forces with anyone, I can attack wherever I want, and your Cao Apu's Yingchuan County is a fact. If it weren't for us showing the slightest bit of horse's foot at that time, Yingchuan County would have been taken down by me, and even the entire Yuzhou ......" Ma Chao said.

"Well, it's a pity that the heavens didn't make King Qin succeed, and in the end he was defeated, chased by my army like a wild dog, but he just wanted to live. Does King Qin think what Gu said is right? Cao Cao sarcastically. (To be continued......)