Yuan Xi said: "You are very right, but... ”

Yuan Xi pulled Ma Chao to sit down.

"Sometimes we have to be broad-minded, we shouldn't just think about the bad side of people, we should think more about the good side and the good side of ourselves. That's how you can do great things. I hope you will move closer to this aspect, because this is the quality of a general. ”

"The Admiral understands." Ma Chao was persuaded on the surface, but in fact he was still very unhappy in his heart, and he was a little angry at the behavior of these Qiang people.

Pang De diverted the topic: "Lord, how are you going to Chang'an?" Have you met Jiang Wei? ”

"No, he may not be in Chang'an." Yuan Xi said: "On the way back, I thought about it carefully, if Jiang Wei is not in Chang'an, he is very likely to be in Banpujin Daying, which is the only way for us to return to Hebei." ”

Ma Chao said: "So... We have a big battle with Jiang Wei? ”

Yuan Xi said: "Maybe." But no matter what, we have to be ready to fight, because in addition to Jiang Wei, there is also Cao Cao. After Cao Cao won the victory of Ji County, he recovered Longxi. I guess he'll go back to Yanzhou next. There are a lot of similarities with us on the way back to Hebei, maybe... We will also meet Cao Cao. ”

Ma Chao snorted: "That's the best." The battle in Ji County allowed him to win by luck, and now he has 15,000 iron horses from Ma Dai, plus what I brought... ”

When he said this, Ma Chao realized that the aliens parted ways with him and were bound to take their own troops with them, and there would not be many troops under his command at that time.

"Hmph, even so, I'm not afraid of him!" Ma Chao snorted.

"I just like your momentum of giving up who else you are, but the Xiliang army has just been defeated, and the troops are seriously insufficient, so there is no need to fight Cao Cao to the death. I suggested bypassing Cao Cao, hitting Jiang Wei directly, and finding a way back to Hebei. At the same time, I will also transfer troops from Hedong, Hanoi and other places, as well as the navy army of Liyang, will go to Banpujin to respond. In a word... With Cao Cao, we will calculate it later, and the most important thing now is to return to Hebei. Yuan Xi said.

"Yes..."

Ma Chao should give up.

..........

A few days later.

The news of Cao Cao's return to Chang'an came.

Yuan Xizhen didn't expect that Cao Cao's actions could be so fast, and in just a few days, he went from Ji County to Chang'an, and left heavy troops on all the main roads in Xiliang to prevent the Xiliang army from counterattacking. And what surprised and incomprehensible Yuan Xi the most was that Cao Cao seemed to be more afraid than him, and he didn't dare to fight anymore at all, not so much as a class teacher, but to flee for his life.

But even so, Yuan Xi was not ready to fight him again.

Let's wait until the next big war to settle all the accounts.

The fifteen-day deadline is approaching.

Hao Zhao arrived as scheduled.

He brought with him more than 2,000 soldiers, all of whom were the most loyal to him since he took charge of the army, and when they heard that Hao Zhao was going to leave Cao Cao and defect to Yuan Xi, they all went with him.

Yuan Xi was outside Wuzhang Plain, leading all the generals to welcome Hao Zhao's arrival.

"Hao Zhao, the general of the defeated army, led the headquarters to come to take refuge, hoping that the general would accept it." Hao Zhao quickly walked over, knelt on the ground and said.

"General, please get up."

Yuan Xi picked up Hao Zhao and said: "Among the generals under Cao Cao, there are few that I can admire, and the general is one of them. With you joining, the strength of our Hebei Army will be more substantial. By the time of the next war, we will definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao, pacify the world, and build a feat for eternity. ”

Hao Zhao arched his hand and said: "I wish to saddle the horse before and after the lord until death." ”

"Okay..." Yuan Xi took Hao Zhao's hand and entered the camp and set up a banquet to entertain him.

At the feast.

The generals of the Xiliang Army all drank with Hao Zhao.

Ma Chao even laughed at him.

To be honest, Ma Chao admires Hao Zhao very much, at the age of fifteen, he has already commanded ten thousand troops, and he has also mastered the art of war, and has repeatedly repelled Ma Dai in Chen Cang. If it weren't for Yuan Xi's giant beast this time, it was likely that the Xiliang Army would suffer a big loss.

There are few such generals in the world, and Ma Chao has to be respected.

"From now on, you will be brothers, if you have something to say, I will cover you!" Ma Chao said enthusiastically.

"Thank you, General."

Hao Zhao raised the wine bottle to salute Ma Chao.

Yuan Xi said: "Meng Qi is right, we will be brothers in the future, we will share blessings and difficulties." I am grateful that you are all loyal to me, and I am here to tell you... When I return to Hebei, I will give full play to your talents and let you show your strengths. Meng Qi is good at commanding cavalry, and I will give you 100,000 iron cavalry, all of which will be trained by you. Hao Zhao is good at offensive and defensive warfare, and I will also give you 50,000 elites to train siege and defend cities. Someday, you will be able to shine. ”

Yuan Xi's words were equivalent to giving Ma Chao and Hao Zhao a reassurance.

They are all generals who gallop on the battlefield and are eager to make meritorious contributions, however, as generals who have just defected to Yuan Xi, they are too weak compared with the veterans of Hebei, and they will not only be squeezed out by the Military Administration Department and the Military Department, but may not even be assigned a good position to them by the Ministry of Officials. But just now, Yuan Xi made it clear that he would give them an army of 150,000! The implication is that their appointment will not go through ordinary procedures at all, and everything will be decided by Yuan Xi.

In a word...

Based on Yuan Xi's words, their good days are coming.

"Thank you, Lord." The two looked at each other and smiled, and toasted Yuan Xi together.

Next.

Early morning.

Yuan Xi ordered the whole army to go to the area of the Wei River.

According to the Fengshen Pterodactyl exploration, Jiang Wei's army has four military camps from the east bank of the Wei River to the west bank and then to Banpujin. Wherever there is a danger and a narrow place, many facilities have been built. For example, arrow towers, horse rejection walls, lookouts, fixed crossbow output points, and a large number of other means to block the enemy, emerge one after another.

These were originally prepared to deal with the Hebei army, because after the defeat of Wen Chou and the trial of the army, the army was stationed in Hedong County and could come at any time. He had to be on his guard. However, Wen Chou and the trial did not fight back, and Jiang Wei was destined not to wait.

Who would have expected that Jiang Wei accidentally hit and stopped Yuan Xi and Ma Chao in Xiliang, which became an excellent place to block the Xiliang army.

"Five days ago, I sent a letter back to Hebei, asking the military headquarters to mobilize the troops of various counties and go to Banpujin to respond. We only need to rush to Banpujin to get the support of tens of thousands of troops, and Jiang Wei will be defeated without a fight. On the march, Yuan Xi said.

Ma Chao and Hao Zhao followed behind Yuan Xi.

Ma Chao replied: "From here to Banpujin, about two hundred miles, during this period, most places are suitable for cavalry combat, only some critical and dangerous places, even cavalry is difficult to pass. I believe that Jiang Wei must have built fortifications in these dangerous places, and it is not so simple for us to pass through. ”

Yuan Xi smiled: "You can think like this, it proves that you didn't underestimate Jiang Wei." You are right, Jiang Wei did build strong fortifications in these narrow places, and it was almost impossible for us to use the speed of the cavalry to pass quickly. ”