Cao Pi was annoyed, and Cao Zhang should be.

Cao Zhang not only messed around in Luoyang, but also took in the envoys of the enemy country, Ma Tan and Zhou Qun, with great fanfare.

The two of them were treated as guests.

Cao Pi didn't want Cao Zhang to come to Yecheng, but he couldn't find a suitable reason, so he could only watch Cao Zhang take Ma Tan Zhou Qun to follow behind Cao Cao's coffin, and approach Yecheng step by step.

In the first few days, Cao Zhang was indeed in a low mood,

But Ma Jian used his natural skills and soon coaxed Cao Zhang to be happy.

The two have been talking about military affairs for the past few days, explaining in detail the art of war against the Hu people.

Cao Zhang didn't expect Ma Jian to have such insight, he was shocked,

In the past few days, he even slept with Ma Yan, and when he woke up, he casually dealt with a few mouthfuls of food, and the two continued to talk with great interest on the map.

On paper, Ma Tan is professional,

Professional to Zhuge Liang admired, professional to Xiang Lang can regard him as a saint,

Convincing Cao Zhang is really not too difficult a problem.

Hu rode back and forth like the wind, scattered and attacked, and it was difficult to find the position of their main force.

As soon as they found the main force of the Han army, they would immediately retreat and flee to the vast desert Gobi.

Wait for the main force of the Han army to retreat, and then repeat the killing.

And because the Han army was unfamiliar with the terrain, it could not find the enemy's main force, and it was unable to completely annihilate the enemy's living forces.

The march of large troops was also susceptible to scattered attacks and ambushes by the enemy, which was the most important point during the fierce battle between Cao Zhang and Qianghu.

In response to this method, Ma Jian proposed to Cao Zhang a strategy of attacking the heart.

He believed that although the Qianghu were aggressive and easy to kill, they repeatedly invaded and still came to loot grain, gold and silver.

Cao Zhang is stationed at the border, he can open the border city, understand the inside situation of Hudi, and use heavy money and high-ranking officials to train some traitors to pass on information.

When the enemy army made a large-scale surprise attack, one part stuck to the walled city to show weakness, and the other part raided the Qianghu nest under the leadership of the Hu traitors, slaughtered its cattle and sheep, burned its pastures and camps, and actively moved the captured Qianghu to the Central Plains and scattered them as slaves.

As long as they don't move several of their tribes together, they can be curbed from rebelling to the greatest extent and enrich the labor force of the Central Plains.

Although Ma Tan's idea is still very problematic (for example, it still does not solve the passive situation of a large-scale garrison on the border),

But this method is much more ingenious than Cao Zhang's usual tactics before.

Ma Tan was happy when he saw Cao Zhang, and took the opportunity to put forward various tactics of using Hu to control Hu and set fire to the border.

Cao Zhang was amazed when he heard the case, held Ma Yan's hand tightly, and said enthusiastically:

"Sir Hugh wants to return to Shu, so stay here and kill the enemy side by side with me.

With the help of Mr., within ten years, the Northland can be flat,

I am willing to drink Ma Beihai with Mr. and make great things together! ”

Here it comes.

Ma Jian has been waiting for this opportunity.

He pretended to smile heroically and said:

"Okay, if the general can lead the army out of the fortress, Ma Jian is willing to lead the horse for the general!"

Cao Zhang laughed, but soon, his smile froze on his face.

Lead the army out of the fortress......

Do I have this chance in my life?

Although Cao Zhang is a martial artist, he is Cao Cao's son, and he still has basic judgments.

At that time, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi competed with each other, and he strongly supported Cao Zhi.

Now that Cao Pi is on the throne, even if he doesn't kill him, he will definitely not give him the right to command thousands of troops and horses.

At most, he was named a duke (Cao Pi is still the king of Wei now), so that he would be idle all his life, and occasionally his brothers would meet and talk about the past, and this life would pass.

I'm so unwilling.

Ma Tan saw the loneliness on Cao Zhang's face, and his heart was ecstatic.

Sure enough, the prince asked me to fight with my heart, and it turned out to be used here.

He saw that Cao Zhang was lonely, and he became more and more loyal to Cao Zhang.

Ma Tan said that after these days of communication, he has found that Cao Zhang has a broad mind and is a talent in the world.

As long as Cao Zhang is willing, Ma Tan can go to Jingzhou to recruit talents for Cao Zhang, go to Saiwai together, and make his due contribution to the elimination of Qianghu.

The more Cao Zhang listened, the more unpleasant he felt in his heart.

After a long time, he looked up to the sky and sighed:

"Forget it, sir, a thousand miles of talent,

I...... Ay...... I won't delay my husband's learning. ”

Ma Tan pretended not to hear what Cao Zhang wanted to say, and said in surprise:

"Why is that?"

Cao Zhang said in frustration:

"With the talent of Mr., he has been a county guard in Shu,

In time, he will be able to rank among the three princes and nine kings, and guard one side.

I......

I have a good relationship with Zijian, and I have a lot of disputes with Cao Pi, and this time I asked Wang Xishou again,

When Cao Pi heard about this, he must be more wary of me,

Will you use me as a general again? ”

When Ma Tan heard this, he pretended to be stunned.

He lamented and said sincerely:

"This is a general's family matter, if I talk too much, it will be a separation between the general's brothers.

But please remember that the general has a friend in Jingzhou, Ma Tan,

If the general still leads the army to defeat Qianghu, don't forget to summon Ma Yan! ”

Cao Zhang's eyes were moved to tears, hugged Ma Yan's shoulders tightly, and said seriously:

"Good, good, childish,

When you arrive in Yecheng, you can rest assured.

Whoever dares to embarrass you, even if I report the name of my Cao Zhang,

Whoever dares to insult Mr., ask me Cao Zhang's treasure knife first! ”

·

No matter what Cao Chang looks like in the future, the current Cao Chang is still an important force for Cao Wei.

He led an army to Yecheng to bury Cao Cao, and all the Wei ministers did not dare to say a word.

When he arrived in Yecheng, Xiahou Shang stepped forward to greet Cao Zhang, Ma Jian and Zhou Qun with a bitter face.

Although the two countries are enemy countries, Xiahou Shang still talks freely, and has a good chat with Ma Tan and Zhou Qun.

He also said that he would lead them to go to the post house to rest for a while, wait for Cao Cao to be buried, and then ask them to go to the mausoleum to behave.

At this point, Cao Zhang could have said goodbye to Ma Yan, what should he be busy with.

But Cao Zhang was very enthusiastic, he ignored Xiahou Shang's efforts to give himself a look, so he had to come to the post house with Ma Jian Zhou Qun and others.

Seeing that the post house was quite simple, he turned around a few times with his hands behind his back and sneered:

"This place is so dilapidated, Hugh wants to let Shu laugh at our country's rudeness.

Boren, you tell Zihuan that I invite the envoy of Shu to live in my house, so you don't have to worry about him. ”

Xiahou Shang said embarrassedly:

"Ziwen, uh, no, Prince, this matter...... It's not in order! ”

Although Xiahou Shang was a loyal supporter of Cao Pi, he was also unwilling to let the Cao family fight, and civil strife broke out.

Cao Zhang had already offended Cao Pi, and now he ignored the order and forcibly contained the envoys of the enemy country, which was simply looking for death.

Ma Jian and Zhou Qun also felt that Cao Zhang was too strong this time, and they all said that they didn't dare to make trouble for the general again.

But Cao Zhangniu's temper came up, and he grabbed Ma Yan's hand and pulled him out of the post house like a dead dog.

Zhou Qun had no choice but to follow.

Xiahou Shang was very speechless.

Seeing that Cao Zhang's guards were all big and round, he didn't dare to raise troops to embarrass Cao Zhang, so he had to go back and pass the word to Cao Pi.

Ma Jian didn't want to really kill Cao Zhang,

He smiled bitterly and persuaded repeatedly:

"Why should General Cao be like this, how can Cao Pi have such a heart as a general,

If you annoy Cao Pi, I'm afraid it's not good. ”

"Needless to say, living in my house, I'm afraid of what he will do!"

Ma Tan and Zhou Qun looked at each other, and said in their hearts, Cao Pi should not be angry and surrounded us and let out anger.

If that's the case, then it's really bad luck.

Yecheng is the current capital of the Wei Kingdom, and although Cao Zhang did not return here often, he also had a luxurious mansion.

Cao Zhang asked his subordinates to find the most luxurious carriage, and drove Ma Tan and Zhou Qun back to the house to rest first, while he went to Cao Pi to talk about life with great dignity.

Ma Jian and Zhou Qun were helpless, so they had to suppress the fear in their hearts, and sat in the car and drove towards Cao Zhang's mansion.

Driving the carriage was a handsome young man,

He was dressed in a servant uniform, and his temperament was quite extraordinary.

Seeing Ma Jian and Zhou Qun's melancholy faces, he couldn't help but turn his head and say:

"Why should you be troubled?

General Ziwen has a heroic temperament and is known to the King of Wei.

The first king was not buried, the world was uneasy, and the king of Wei would never kill each other, let alone kill the prince. ”

Zhou Qun rolled his eyes, and said in his heart, you know what a fart you are driving a car, and you dare to talk about the world.

Seeing that this person was talking well, Ma Jian showed a smile:

"Then thank you for this little friend."

The driver nodded, not talking, he drove steadily, but quite methodical.

Zhou Qun sat in the car, fell asleep for a while, and sighed boredly:

"In a few days, I'll be back,

After worshipping Cao Gong this time, he was able to make a successful return. ”

Ma Tan said in his heart, and Liu Chan's task was only half completed.

Before leaving, the prince said that the person named Deng Ai was in Runan, and he was on a business trip all the way, and the closest place to Runan was Luoyang.

I didn't hear the news of Deng Ai in Luoyang City, and it was not easy to go to Runan on the way back.

If you secretly go there to inquire around, you have to be arrested by Cao Wei.

Not to mention that Deng Ai may not necessarily go with them.

Zhou Qun saw Ma Yan's thoughts and said with relief:

"Forget it, the prince didn't tell me to wait for success at the beginning.

This person is vast, and it is not easy to find someone, not to mention that Deng Ai is unknown.

I'd be a little surprised if someone found it casually. ”

The two of them said that the young man who was driving the car was just a servant, and they didn't shy away too much.

I never thought that when the young man heard Deng Ai's name, he actually poked his head in, and said in surprise:

"But Deng Ai, a native of Jingzhou, Deng Shizai?

If it's this person, I know it! ”