"How much have you lost?"

Ma Chao sat on the main seat of the Chinese army's tent with a gloomy face, this defeat, he could have not cared about it - it was originally a temptation, and it also consumed a lot of Cai Mao and Liu Bei's troops - but now he felt a humiliation that he hadn't felt for a long time, and what was even more odious was that this humiliation was not caused by the Jiangdong Army!

At that time, Liu Bei and Cai Mao were defeated, as long as their soldiers had the quality of the Ma Jiajun, they could completely set off another Jedi counterattack after the Ma Jiajun resisted the wave of the Jiangdong Army. But what he didn't expect was that when he took it for granted to speculate on those Jingzhou troops with the level of the Ma Jiajun, he watched those remnants of the army collapse and collapse his own formation, which suddenly turned the plan into a fake show! Let his last turn be an escape of shame!

"Back to King Yong, General Cai's men lost more than 2,000 people and fled more than 7,000 people; More than 3,000 of my subordinates were killed and more than 4,000 escaped......" After saying this, Liu Bei tried his best to calm his state of mind, but under Ma Chao's kind of oppression that was not angry and arrogant, he found that he still couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"My lord, our army has not suffered many casualties, only more than five hundred people. Moreover, most of them are Huya Riders and Xiangyang Guards, and there are about 2,000 people who have fled, and they are also ......" Gan Ning obviously had a little disdain in his eyes, forgetting to glance at Liu Pan and Zhang Yun, who were ashamed and embarrassed, and still finished saying that sentence: "Most of them are also Huya Riders and Xiangyang Guard!" ”

Ma Chao's face softened a little at this time, judging from the proportion of these battles and escapes, the Nanyang soldiers brought out by Wen Ping did not embarrass Ma Chao, whether it was casualties or rout, it was the least among the three.

And Cai Mao basically fell his head into the crotch of his pants at this time: the casualties under his men were not as many as Liu Bei's, but the number of people who fled was more than double that of Liu Bei, and the ability of the two to lead troops was like lice on a bald man's head, which was clear at a glance.

"Well, what about the weight of grain and grass?" Ma Chao set his eyes on Cai Mao and asked lightly: "General Cai, don't tell me, I asked Cai Zhong, Cai He, and the superintendent to transfer the grain and grass to the civilian servants before, but they didn't do it well!" ”

"No, no, King Yong is taking precautions, and his subordinates should go all out, but the war has changed abruptly, and some grain and grass are too late to ......" Cai Mao was like a boiled shrimp at this time, not only his face was red, but his bowed body was even more incomparable.

At this moment, he almost wanted to kick his two unsuccessful younger brothers on tens of thousands of feet: these two fools acted in accordance with Ma Chao's orders, but they secretly drank and had fun in less than half an hour, and when Sun Ce's army arrived, nearly one-third of the grain and grass baggage had not been transferred, and they directly let those people in Jiangdong burn it clean!

"How can it be!" Ma Chao laughed angrily at this time, staring at Cai Mao with a gloomy face, which directly caused Cai Mao to fall to the ground: "Okay, this battle lasted for three hours, and General Cai actually said that it was too late to transfer those grains and grass...... Where are Cai Zhong, Cai and the two?! ”

After the law enforcement team brought the two who were drunk and unconscious, Ma Chao's face was indescribable. But Cai Mao is not his subordinate after all, if he really cut off the heads of Cai Zhong and Cai He, it is impossible for Cai Mao not to rebel. However, the two of them were so derelict in their duties, if Ma Chao did not know the correct military law, it would be really difficult to convince the public.

After thinking for a moment, the angry look on Ma Chao's face suddenly stretched out, and he even laughed gently. It was only after the three Cai brothers couldn't see it clearly, so they were frightened, and then he spoke: "The three of you are not under my control, and I have no right to punish you." It's just that I led the troops to defend you Jingzhou thieves this time, but because the three of you are so useless, my face is damaged. So, General Cai, what do you say? ”

"King Yong!" Cai Mao suddenly spoke righteously, stood up and said: "Although these two people are my brothers, they are not good at doing things, dereliction of duty, and they are engaged in military law!" ”

Cai Zhong, Cai He and the two were so frightened that they begged Cai Mao for mercy again and again, but Ma Chao didn't seem to blame these two people, but walked up to Cai Mao affectionately, patted him on the shoulder and said in a negotiable tone: "I don't know how much my face is actually worth." However, Chang'an is really a little tight, this fire has burned so much grain and grass, I feel distressed when I see it. ”

Cai Mao immediately understood, and immediately said: "King Yong, don't worry, although the last general is not a huge rich man in Jingzhou, King Yong is helping Jingzhou so much this time." I, Cai Mao, will definitely return the favor, and the burned military funds will definitely be sent to Chang'an in the near future to repay the loyalty of King Yong! ”

"Good, good, good!" Ma Chao clapped his hands and laughed, and after returning to the main seat in high spirits, as if nothing had happened, the atmosphere in the whole big tent became bright and relaxed, only to hear him then continue: "You don't know, General Yingchuan Gaoshun and Cao Cao's general Cao Ren have joined forces to attack Lujiang with 30,000 troops, although this battle was defeated, and the troops were greatly damaged, but there was a large army behind the back, and the Jiangdong Army did not dare to rush forward, and our army still had the strength to fight!" ”

At this time, Liu Bei glanced at Cai Mao, who still had a bit of luck on his face, and really sneered in his heart: Ma Chao let go of Cai Zhong and Cai He, who were deeply responsible, so it only showed that he was completely disappointed in Cai's heart, so he didn't bother to deal with it. Although he Liu Bei did not set foot on Sun Ce's camp as promised this time, Ma Chao recommended him as Jingzhou pastor at the meeting. It's ridiculous that Cai Mao still thinks that Jingzhou lacks his indispensable virtue at this time, I really don't know how he will regret playing such a clever trick in front of Ma Chao today to save his two stupid brothers when the Cai family collapses in the future!

"King Yong, there is another good news here." Liu Bei took his eyes off Cai Mao and stepped forward to report: "The second brother of the last general, Guan Yu, received my military order, and also sent troops from Runan, and after arriving in Jiangxia County, he also encountered Jiangdong reinforcements, and after waiting for work, he broke Sun Quan and defeated more than 3,000. This is a battle report, please look at King Yong. ”

Ma Chao took the battle report, looked at Liu Bei's eyes and couldn't help but feel a little appreciation: the reason why he dared to let Gao Shun send troops was because he had the hole card of the edict in his hand, and he reached an agreement with Cao Cao after the chaos in Jingzhou, in exchange for Cao Cao's troops. And Liu Bei actually mobilized Guan Yu to participate in the war after several previous requests for help, this kind of vision and ruthlessness is indeed a generation of heroes.

However, in any case, the news that Sun Ce had transferred reinforcements this time was really unfavorable for them. After encountering Sun Ce's fierce blow this time, even if he didn't want to go all out, it was impossible. At that moment, his eyebrows were solemn, and he spread the hanging map on the ground, and said angrily: "This time, Sun Ce really angered me!" Where is Gan Ning?! ”

"The last general!" Gan Ning came out like a vicious tiger and replied with his fists clenched.

"What you said before, it can be implemented today, Huo Jun, Liu Pan, and Zhang Yun's Huya Cavalry and Xiangyang Wei are all at your disposal, and when Guan Yu is out of Jiangxia, he will re-enter Jiangxia!" Speaking of this, Ma Chao glanced at Huo Jun, Liu Pan, and Zhang Yun, then untied the iron sword at his waist and handed it to Gan Ning: "This time, you can do everything cheaply, if there is anyone who does not obey your military orders, you can use this sword to kill him!" ”

"The last general will take the order!" Gan Ning respectfully took the sword in Ma Chao's hand, and then slammed it slightly, and the compelling brilliance of Su Tie's sword immediately shook Huo Jun, Liu Pan, and Zhang Yun couldn't open their eyes, and with Gan Ning's undisguised murderous intent, it was like a river whistling past the three of them. Then Gan Ning suddenly closed his sword and respectfully retreated to the queue. And the three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw the deep fear in each other's eyes.

After that, Ma Chao smiled at the corner of his mouth, and casually took out the arrow in the arrow barrel on the case and threw it, hitting the east of Xiangyang on the map laid on the ground, and the arrow feathers trembled slightly. And when everyone looked, they saw that Ma Chao circled a place with a brush, and Ma Chao shook his brocade robe and stood up: "The rest of the generals will gather their troops and horses, and they will not be able to hold out, and when the time is ripe, I will turn the tide of the battle here and break the Jiangdong Army!" ”

Everyone suddenly received the order, and Liu Bei deliberately glanced at the name of the place on the map: Huarong.