When Ma Chao returned to Yiwu with the reconnaissance battalion, he found that the inside and outside of the city had become a large barracks, and Fazheng's army had arrived in Yiwu.

Ma Chao went to see Fa Zheng with some humility, accompanied by the battalion-level clerk of the reconnaissance battalion.

As long as Ma Chao does not commit treason, he has no right to interfere with Ma Chao's command, but he has the obligation to report to his superiors what Ma Chao has done, and the clerk has the responsibility of supervision.

Fa Zheng first listened to the work report of the clerk, and when he heard that Ma Chao sent troops without authorization and did not want to be taken prisoner, his expression was already like water.

The two teachers sitting next to him, Pang De and Li Dao are also straight teeth, Ma Chao, this kid is really good, he is brave enough, and he dares not to be captured, is he really old? Are young people so brave now?

After the secretary's report ended, Fa Zheng asked him to go down first, and drove away the guards in the hall, leaving only Pang De, Li Dao, Fa Zheng and Ma Chao in the hall.

Fa Zheng sat upright and looked at Ma Chao coldly, "Ma Chao, are you guilty?" ”

Ma Chao was very calm, "Lord Duhu, Chief of Staff, I killed seven hundred and fifty Xianbei soil dogs, and recovered two Western Regions vassal countries for the Great Han, all of which are merits, what is the crime?" ”

Fa Zheng was not angry, but said coldly: "Or is it all credit? I ask you, what is the military order I gave you before you set out? ”

Ma Chao replied with a little humility: "The chief of staff ordered me to reconnoiter the movements of the Pu Seafood people first, and report immediately if I find any traces, and I can't move without permission, but... ”

Fa Zheng interrupted him, "But what? The first article of military discipline of the Central Army is that all actions are subject to command, you violate military orders first, send troops without authorization, and do not take prisoners, this article also violates military discipline, do you yourself say that your responsibility is not great? ”

Although Ma Chao was still a little unconvinced, the facts did not allow him to quibble, so he could only bow his head and admit his mistake, "Yes, Ma Chao violated military discipline and military orders, is guilty, and is willing to accept punishment!" ”

He Ma Chao is a man, a pure man, a mistake is a mistake, and there is no ambiguity.

Pang De had the heart to intercede for Ma Chao, but he also knew that although this chief of staff was young, he was as iron-faced and upright as a mountain, and it was in vain for him to come out.

Fa Zheng nodded, "Since you confess your guilt, then the two sins are one, and you should be beheaded according to the law!" ”

Before Fa Zheng could speak, Pang De had already jumped up and said first: "No, the chief of staff can't be killed!" ”

Li Dao also dissuaded: "Please also ask the chief of staff to show mercy, Ma Chao is at fault, but he is not guilty of death." ”

Although Ma Teng was at odds with Li Dao, Guo Yan and others before his death, Li Dao still admired and loved Ma Teng himself and Ma Chao.

Fa Zheng waved his hand, "Two generals, listen to me!" ”

He glanced at Ma Chao, but Ma Chao only frowned when he heard the law, and didn't say a word, Fa Zheng nodded.

"Although Ma Chao was at fault, he made a decision on the spot, knowing that the soldiers were fast and eliminated the Xianbei people, and the Xianbei people are not my race, their hearts will be different, and they are only worthy of being slaves on the grassland, so don't want this kind of captive!"

"What's more, I heard that they are also burning, killing and looting in Pu Shihai, and they do all kinds of evil against ** women, so they are more than innocent of death!"

"Ma Chao re-incorporated Pu and Emigration into the territory of the Han Dynasty and became a vassal of the Western Regions Protectorate, but it was a great achievement! In this way, the merits and demerits are offset and the capital crime can be avoided! ”

"However, if you violate the military order, the impact will be extremely bad, and you will be punished with twenty rods, and there must be no mistakes! As for the great merit of killing the enemy and recovering the country, write it down first, and if there is a vacancy in the future, you can be promoted first! Alright, go down and get twenty sticks yourself! ”

After hearing this, Ma Chao had to be convinced, this Fa Xiaozhi clearly understood, there are merits and faults, but the pain of the flesh and skin of these twenty military sticks cannot be escaped.

After a while, I have to let the brothers who executed show mercy, and it seems that the executioner is the senior of the military academy, right? Don't know what you like?

Ma Chao went to receive the baton, and Pound let go of his heart.

Fa Zheng looked at the two division commanders, "What else do the two generals have to say about Ma Chao?" ”

Pang De said: "The chief of staff handled it very fairly, I didn't have an arrow!" Li Wei also shook his head.

Fa Zheng nodded, "After we enter the Western Regions, I think we need to fight steadily, mainly waiting for logistics supplies and road repair teams. However, with so many people in the Western Regions, the longer it drags on, it will also be very resource-intensive and costly. ”

"My opinion is that the large force should slow down and expand the forward force to a brigade size, what do you think?"

"Six thousand cavalry, any enemy has the power to fight, in this Western Regions, except for the Xianbei people, there is no army of more than 10,000 people."

"The forward plus the reconnaissance troops, we must find out the main force of the Xianbei people, and then the army rushes to fight for a battle."

Pang De and Li Dao both expressed support for Fazheng's decision, but the two fought again for whose brigade would be the vanguard.

Fa Zheng is also helpless, the generals of the Central Army are not like other armies who may passively avoid war, the Central Army has always rushed to be the main force and the vanguard, which can be regarded as a fine tradition!

In the end, it was the legal peacemaker who came up with a compromise plan, Pang De's Seventh Brigade served as the vanguard, the brigade commander was Hao Zhao, who was transferred from the Second Division, and Zhang Xiu's regiment was strengthened to the Seventh Brigade, so that Li Dao's subordinates were also the vanguard troops.

Of course, Ma Chao's reconnaissance battalion is also a pioneer, and he can finally fight side by side with his old classmate Zhang Xiu.

Fa Zheng emphasized the military discipline, they all have to absolutely obey Hao Zhao's military orders, Hao Zhao is a veteran who was born in Dangkou, and he has followed Lu Bu's confidant and favorite general since the Battle of Liangcheng.

He is recognized as the first choice for the division commander of the Central Army to expand the army, and he can also suppress Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu, two pretentious guys!

In December, Yuan Shao, who had been preparing for more than a year, launched a final attack on Gongsun Zhan, who was shrinking in Yijing, and this time he also listened to Tian Feng's opinion, the army was outside, and it cost too much money and food, so it was better to fight a decisive battle as soon as possible!

Yuan Shao sent the general Lu Yi to train thousands of miners into a battalion of troops, and used the method of digging tunnels to deal with the trenches and high platforms of Yijing.

Gongsun Zan sent his son Gongsun Xu to Liaodong for help, and Gongsun Du sent his son Gongsun Kang to lead an army of 50,000 to help.

When Gongsun Zhan learned that reinforcements were coming, he wrote a secret letter to Gongsun Xu, agreeing to raise fire as a signal to attack Yuan Shao's troops inside and outside.

Unexpectedly, this secret letter was obtained by Yuan Shao's scouts, and after Yuan Shao read the letter, he followed Tian Feng's plan and lit a fire according to the agreed signal.

When Gongsun Zhan saw the agreed fire signal, he thought that reinforcements were coming, so he led the army out of the city, but fell into Yuan Shao's ambush and desperately fled back to Yijing City.

At this time, the tunnel had been dug under the high platform, and Yuan Shao set fire to the tall building.

Gongsun Chan was cornered, and after killing his wife and concubine, he set himself on fire!

A generation of heroes Gongsun Chan ended up like this, Yuan Shao finally completely occupied Youzhou, and annexed the rest of Gongsun Chan who surrendered.

When Gongsun Kang was halfway through, he got the news of Gongsun Zhan's defeat, so he turned around and returned to the army to occupy the subject state of Liaodong.

At this point, Gongsun Du occupied half of Youzhou, self-proclaimed Liaodong Marquis, Pingzhou Mu, and defeated Goguryeo to the east, plus Liaodong County, Xuansu County, and Lelang County also sat on one side, cutting the dominant.