Ma Chao felt guilty and admitted in front of Jiang Gan that he believed in the wrong person.

Jiang Gan said: "Actually, I am also very close to the eldest son, earlier he planned to transfer me to Shouchun, but Cao Gong has not released him, so he put it on hold. ”

"I don't have much contact with Zirong." Ma Chao said: "You can also see his ability." At the beginning, my father went to Yecheng because he believed him. ”

"Childe said the same thing." Jiang Gan said: "He said that General Ma was going to Yecheng with him, and there must be no accident, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the Xiliang Ma family." ”

"What's more, General Ma is still the son-in-law's father-in-law." Jiang Gan said: "This is a family, how can we easily meet each other? ”

"Jiang Gong is right." Ma Chao nodded and asked Jiang Gan: "I have already made a big mistake, what should I do now to have room for maneuver?" ”

"That's not easy?" Jiang Gan said: "Han Sui has a grudge against the Ma family, and the general wants to rebel against the Cao family, and he hit it off, which shows that he has long had different intentions for the Cao family. If the general plans to maneuver this matter, he should lead the troops to destroy Han Sui. ”

"Han Sui has a lot of soldiers and horses, how easy is it to kill him?" Ma Chao frowned.

"Of course, it won't be easy if you send troops to attack." Jiang Gan said: "But if the general invites Han Sui to meet on the grounds of jointly sending troops, he should not be wary." ”

Ma Chao nodded: "Jiang Gong is right, I will arrange someone to do it." ”

He shouted outside the door: "Invite General Pang here!" ”

After waiting for a short time, Pound arrived.

Pushing the door into the house, he asked Ma Chao: "Dare to ask the general, what are your orders?" ”

"Select the soldiers and horses, and inform the soldiers that we will go on the expedition tomorrow." Ma Chao instructed: "Send someone to Han Sui again and tell him to lead the troops to meet tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow?" Pang De said in surprise: "Just now I heard that the general killed Zhang Song, and I thought that the matter of going out was put on hold for the time being. ”

"Zhang Song offended me, of course he wants to kill him." Ma Chao said: "Tell Han Sui that the two of us have been discussing raising troops for some days. If you keep stagnating, you will be harmed by Cao Cao. Instead of waiting a few more days, it's better to leave tomorrow as soon as possible. ”

"I see." Pound retreated.

Ma Chao said to Jiang Gan: "Jiang Gong, please stay in the army, I lack a staff member by my side, and I can rest assured if you have ideas." ”

"Since General Ma is sincere, then I might as well be respectful and obey." Jiang Gan responded.

Sitting in the house, Jiang Gan and Ma Chao talked a lot about what happened in the Central Plains.

mentioned that Ma Teng's father and son were imprisoned, Ma Chao sighed.

If he really listened to Zhang Song, he would undoubtedly send his father and brother to the guillotine with his own hands.

Fortunately, he hadn't raised troops yet, and Cao Shuo arrived in Yecheng in time.

Jiang Gan went to Xiliang and persuaded Ma Chao to kill Zhang Song, and the news that Ma Chao planned to kill him while Han Sui was unprepared reached Cao Shuo's ears ten days later.

At this time, Cao Shuo had already returned to Shouchun.

When he got the news, he immediately asked people to invite Ma Teng and his son to him.

Seeing the ceremony, Cao Shuo said to Ma Teng and his son: "Meng Qi has already obtained the letter, and this matter is as I expected, it was Liu Xuande who sent Zhang Song to do it. ”

"It's Liu Xuande again." Ma Teng frowned, and said with great annoyance: "Meng Qi also has no brains, why does he believe what others say?" Don't you know that it almost killed us? ”

"Liu Xuande fabricated the news that the general was killed, and Meng Qi believed it." Cao Shuo said: "Otherwise, he would not have rashly raised troops." ”

"Even so, it can't be spared." Ma Teng said: "I left Xiliang and handed over all the soldiers and horses to him, how can I rest assured that it is easy for a thief like him." ”

"Actually, I'm worried too." Cao Shuo said: "But it's not the same as General Ma's worries. ”

"What is Childe worried about?" Ma Teng asked in surprise.

"Meng Qi plans to ask Han Sui to send troops to the Central Plains and take the opportunity to kill Han Sui." Cao Shuo said: "But I always feel that he can't do this thing, and maybe he will be harmed by Han Sui." ”

Ma Teng was stunned: "Meng Qi and Han Sui had an agreement earlier, asking him to send troops to Xiliang together, is it possible that Han Sui will regret it halfway?" ”

"It shouldn't be, Meng Qi shouldn't have killed Zhang Song." Cao Shuo said: "At least he shouldn't have killed Zhang Song so quickly." ”

"Childe means ......," Ma Teng was stunned.

Cao Shuo continued: "Meng Qi killed Zhang Song, and the news may have reached Han Sui. No matter how he explained, Han Sui would never believe it. The two armies converged, and it is likely that Meng Qi had not had time to attack, and Han Sui had already attacked. ”

With his brows furrowed, Ma Teng asked Cao Shuo, "According to Gongzi, what should I do?" ”

"I'm afraid it's already happened." Cao Shuo shook his head and said, "It's useless for us to worry here, just see how the news from Xiliang comes back in a few days." ”

Thinking that Han Sui might be the first to attack, Ma Teng's father and son's faces were not very good.

Ma Chao is their dear relative after all.

Although he was almost killed by him unintentionally, there is a family relationship between the servants and Ma Chao.

Seeing their faces, Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to them: "Don't worry about the three of you, I know Meng Qi's ability, even if Han Sui suddenly makes trouble, he won't do anything to him." ”

"That's what Childe said." Ma Teng replied: "Meng Qi does have some prestige in Xiliang, and his martial arts are not bad, but Han Sui has led troops for many years after all. Compared with the two, Meng Qi is still more jerky. ”

"Talent is not in the elderly, and conduct is not in age." Cao Shuo said: "I'm just guessing like this, that's it, as for what will happen, we can't say for sure until we get the exact news." ”

He stood up and said to Ma Teng and his son: "I still have to go to the craftsman's workshop and other places to see, the three of you need anything in the days of Shouchun, just let someone come and tell me." ”

"Don't dare to delay Childe." Ma Teng and his son stood up and saluted: "Let's quit first." ”

Sending Ma Teng's father and son out, Cao Shuo instructed Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao: "Accompany me to the craftsman's workshop to have a look." ”

"It's almost evening, what will Childe do in the craftsman's workshop?" Deng Zhan asked suspiciously.

"Let's see if they're familiar with the gunpowder." Cao Shuo said: "With gunpowder, we will conquer the world in the future, but it will save a lot of trouble." ”

Walking out with Cao Shuo, Deng Zhan said: "Didn't they already know how to make gunpowder last time? ”

"Knowing how to make and being able to use it are two different things." Cao Shuo said: "I want not only to know how to make it, but also to use the gunpowder they make for weapons." If you just make some explosive packs, the soldiers still have to rush in front of the enemy to detonate the gunpowder, which is not very useful. ”