Since the day Cheng Gongying offered the grain reduction, Ma Chao was about to give an order, and several Xiliang generals learned that Ma Chao was looking for intercession. Ma Chao has always regarded the Xiliang soldiers as brothers and sisters, but he regarded the Qianghu soldiers as things that could be sacrificed at any time. And the leader of that Xiqiang, Beigong Jiyu is a weak and incompetent person, and he is quite afraid of him.

Therefore, Ma Chao came up with a plan, greatly reduced the Hu rations, and then distributed half of it to the Xiliang soldiers to maintain three meals on weekdays. At the beginning, Beigong Jiyu complained to Ma Chao. Ma Chao casually made up an excuse to push and push, Beigong Ji Yu said something again, Ma Chao suddenly became angry, and then used Xiqiang's survival as a threat, scaring Beigong Ji Yu to retreat in shame.

Although Beigong Jiyu is timid and afraid, he has a very high prestige in Xiqiang, and he is afraid that Xiqiang will be abandoned by Ma Chao, and he will definitely suppress the resentment in the army. Ma Chao didn't take this matter to heart because of this. Who knew that later Beigong Jiyu was seriously injured by Zhao Yun and fell into a coma, and Ma Chao happened to be in a coma for several days in anger, and he did not take timely measures for a while.

"Yes and how, no and how! Cheng Gongying, I am the commander of the army, the head of an army, are you blaming me!? ”

Ma Chao knew that Cheng Gongying had always treated the Han people and the Hu people equally, and this time the Hu army rebelled, he would definitely make a big fuss again, persuading himself to appease the Hu people and adopt a gentle policy against them.

"General Ma!! Although the Hu people are of a different race, they are now willing to be used by our army and fight to the death. How can you be so wicked!!? ”

"That's enough!! Cheng Gongying, you blindly favor the Hu people, can you forget that you have Han blood flowing in your body!! For our army, the Hu people are just things to use, and on the contrary, the Xiliang soldiers are compatriots and siblings. Is it hard for me to treat the two equally! Wouldn't this general cool the hearts of my Xiliang compatriots!! ”

"General Ma, even if the Hu people are just things to use in your heart, they all have human nature, they all have seven emotions and six desires, if they have resentment, they will rebel!!"

"The hearts of those who are not of my race will be different!! If the Hu people rebelled, I suppressed it and made an example of each one until the Hu people were afraid!!! ”

Ma Chao's eyes were suddenly violent and murderous, as if what he just said was not child's play. Cheng Gongying trembled again and again when he heard this, staggered a few steps, and pointed at Ma Chao and shouted.

"How is this kind of behavior different from that of a tyrant!!

"Cheng Gongying!!! You are presumptuous!!!! ”

Ma Chao stepped out in one step, the lion's face was hideous, his arms suddenly gathered, and his fists were clenched with a crackling sound. The look in Cheng Gongying's eyes gradually turned from previous disappointment to despair, and he cried out sadly.

"General Ma, if you want to suppress the Hu people and create a killing, just step over Cheng's corpse and go!!"

"You !!!!"

Cheng Gongying put his hands on one hand, his eyes closed, and he looked absolutely unclear. Ma Chao shouted violently, gritted his teeth and glared at Cheng Gongying. Pound was hesitant to persuade at this time, but later saw that the momentum was about to get out of control, and he couldn't help but open his mouth to persuade him.

"Young master, the words of the military advisor are also reasonable. Moreover, the Hu people rebelled, and we blindly suppressed them, even if the Hu people were temporarily restrained, they would inevitably hold a grudge, and if they turned against each other in the future in the war, how would it be good!? ”

After Pound finished speaking, he hurriedly cast a look at Ma Dai. Ma Dai seemed to hate Hu Ren very much, and he waved his head as if he didn't see it.

Ma Chao was so angry that his chest rose and fell again and again, and after suppressing his anger, he glared at Cheng Gongying and shouted angrily.

"Cheng Gongying!! What do you mean by forcing each other to die!? ”

Cheng Gongying sighed in pain, and his words were full of powerlessness.

"Everything I do is Xiliang. Nowadays, the west is cool, and there must be no Hu people! If lost, Xiliang will be in the hands of others. Therefore, Cheng had no choice but to die! ”

"Cousin, although the Hu people are barbarians. But after all, there is still some use value, my cousin might as well appease him first, and if it is a battle, send it to the front, and let it fight with the extraordinary soldiers and horses to defeat both sides. ”

At this time, Ma Dai also came out to persuade him, and Ma Chao's anger gradually receded, and he temporarily suppressed the desire to kill Hu Ren.

"If I don't listen to you, won't I really become a tyrant! Pass on my order, from today onwards, the rations of the Han and Hu armies are the same, and the two must not be more or less! ”

"General Ma understands the righteousness, which is really the luck of the people of Xiliang!"

Cheng Gongying opened his eyes slightly, and gave Ma Chao a heavy salute. Ma Chao snorted coldly, and then ordered the soldier to pass it on. Ma Chao made this order, and Hu Ren's resentment decreased a lot. And the Hu people all believed in Cheng Gongying's slander, and they all thought that after Wen Han attacked Liangzhou, he would really carry out the evil act of exterminating the Xiqiang, and the Hu people needed Ma Chao to repel Wen Han, so they had to endure Ma Chao's previous bad treatment, and even some Hu generals had seen that Ma Chao did not regard them Xiqiang as allies who lived and died together, shared honor, and advanced and retreated together, but regarded them as things that could be sacrificed at any time to seize benefits for them.

Hu Ren is not a thoughtless pig and dog, besides, the dog will jump over the wall when he is in a hurry, and the rabbit will dare to kick the lion when he is in a hurry. The Hu people were naturally unwilling, and Ma Chao squandered the lives of his people, treating them as if they were mustards. If Ma Chao persecuts it again, forcing the Hu people to the end of the road, and the Hu people's long-stored anger and resentment will erupt, they will inevitably fight with Ma Chao to break the net, and the jade will be burned!

Although the rebels retreated one after another, many of them left with a strong sense of resentment, and even if there were no angry complainers, there was a deep vigilance in their eyes, as if they were afraid that the Han people would make things difficult for them again.

At this point, in the Xiliang army, the relationship between the Han and the Hu gradually became delicate, and on the surface they seemed to be allies, but they seemed to be likely to fight each other at any time.

Cheng Gongying retired from Ma Chaoye, personally went to the Hu army to appease, and found all the Qiang generals who held great power in the Hu army, and apologized for the previous sharp reduction in Hu's rations. But these Qiang generals have been disheartened by Ma Chao, the Hu army originally had enough grain and grass to maintain, if it were not for Ma Chao's previous overcrowding in Pingxiang, the Hu army would not have been attacked by Wen Han, and nearly half of the grain and grass was burned by the Wen army. And now, Ma Chao is treated so unfairly, how can these Qiang generals not be angry. also held a grudge against Cheng Gongying, who originally had some friendship. Therefore, Cheng Gongying only got the cold words of these Qiang generals. Although these Qiang generals did not express their grievances directly, their dark faces were about to drip water, which made Cheng Gongying's heart quite uneasy.

After Cheng Gongying led Han Sui's old troops into Ma Teng's command, he no longer had any rights in his hands, and he did not dare to promise some big benefits to the Hu people to appease. In addition, Ma Chao seemed to hate the Hu people very much, and Cheng Gongying did not dare to persuade him to allow some benefits to the Hu people. Therefore, even if Cheng Gongying is talented, there is nothing to be done now, so he has to bow his head and retreat helplessly.

Because Hu rebelled, Ma Chao suppressed the war one day later. The next day, Ma Chao wanted to raise troops again, and Cheng Gongying was terrified and hurriedly admonished Ma Chao.

"No! General Ma, at this time, the Hu people are not yet stable, and the army is unstable, how can you rashly pour troops to attack! ”

With a shortage of grain and grass, and successive defeats in the war, Ma Chao was already impatient and uncalm. At this time, Cheng Gongying suddenly had this advice, and suddenly anger surged into his heart.

"That being the case! Left these Hu people to defend the city, and the general brought Xiliang Erlang to attack! ”

"This is all the more absolutely necessary! The Hu people defend the city, if there is a different intention, our army's back road will be cut off, if the battle is as lost as before, our army will be wiped out!! ”

Cheng Gongying quickly admonished again, Ma Chao exhaled a breath of anger, the lion's eyes widened, and his fists were pinched with a straight sound, as if he was trying his best to suppress a certain thought.

This Cheng Gongying sang against Ma Chao repeatedly, Ma Chao's temperament has always been violent, if it weren't for Cheng Gongying's several attempts to turn the tide and make countless contributions, Ma Chao would have ordered to punish this madman who doesn't know what to do or what to do, regardless of priority!

Of course, this is Ma Chao's thoughts on Cheng Gongying at this time. Cheng Gongying, a talented and talented minister with Wang Zuozhi, was regarded by Ma Chao as such, which is also sad.

"Young master, military advisor !!"

Seeing this, Pound wanted to persuade again. Ma Chao glared at Pound, and the terrifying anger suddenly made Pound shut up. Ma Chao's chest rose and fell violently, suppressed the anger, and asked in a cold voice.

"That's right. What do the military advisors want? ”

"If you want to attack with your troops and fight to the death with the Wen army, you must appease the Hu people before the war. General Wangma, focusing on the overall situation, promised some benefits to Hu people to reassure him. ”

Cheng Gongying made a salute, Ma Chao's face became more and more cold, and he asked again.

"Interests? What benefits do you want me to promise? ”

Cheng Gongying's brain was spinning, and although he knew that it would anger Ma Chao, he still said hard.

"The territory of the Xiqiang tribe is thirty miles away, all of which are grassland areas, and the Hu people have repeatedly asked the general of Zhenxi for it, if it is granted, the Hu people will be grateful and eliminate their resentment."

"Cheng Gongying!!! How dare you ask this general to cut off the land of my Han and give it to these barbarian people!!!! ”

Ma Chao jumped like thunder, stood up with a bang, and his anger erupted, and the lion's eyes had already killed Cheng Gongying. Cheng Gongying immediately knelt down and said sharply.

"The general wants to achieve a great cause for a thousand years, why is there any reluctance to give up a little land! With today's situation, if the general can repel Wen Bufan's troops, Xiliang can win decades of stability. In this way, the general can keep his head down, secretly accumulate the general situation, and lead the army of Xiliang to conquer the world at the right time! ”

Ma Chaoshi's eyes narrowed, and Cheng Gongying's words could be said to remind him. Ma Chao lost the battle in recent months, and he was much shorter-sighted, so that he focused all his eyes on the current war, and forgot that the real overall situation is the whole world. Although Ma Chao is impatient, he is not the kind of person who is obstinate and self-serving. Once he realizes that what he has done is wrong, Ma Chao can also listen to the advice and then improve.

Ma Chao groaned for a while, the lion's eyes gradually began to clear, and the terrifying anger on his body faded in an instant.