Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan made a bet with Yuan, and the bet was to test whether Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, still had the determination to eliminate Cao without any strength. After talking with Liu Xie, Ma Xiaoquan regretfully learned of Liu Xie's determination and lost to Yuan without any suspense

In June of the eighteenth year of Emperor Jian'an of the ++++++++++++++++++ Han Dynasty (213 AD), Ma Chao, who had not been scupped by Cao Cao, made a comeback.

Due to the bloodline of Qianghu, coupled with nearly half a year of recuperation, Ma Chao conquered the counties of Longshang, that month, Ma Chao took advantage of the victory to continue the attack, Cao Cao set up a key point in Liangzhou Jicheng group of besieged, to conquer Jicheng.

At the beginning of July, Jicheng, which had been holding on, was really unable to bear it, and the then assassin Shi Weikang faction drove Liang Wen out of the city to ask Xiahou Yuan for help. Faced with the heavy encirclement of Ma Chao's army, Liang Wen decisively chose to swim by water, but unfortunately, Ma Chao quickly saw through Liang Wen's escape strategy and caught Liang Wen along the watermark left behind.

As the saying goes, kill people before destroying hearts, Ma Chao did not kill Liang Wen, but pulled him to Jicheng to force him to persuade him to surrender, who knew that Liang Wen would rather die than give in, Ma Chao killed Liang Wen in a rage, and declared to the outside world that if Jicheng was conquered, he would be slaughtered.

After Assassin Shi Weikang got the news, he was heartbroken, and despite the strong opposition of his subordinate Yang Fu, he opened the door and surrendered. However, Ma Chao did not fulfill his promise to slaughter the city when he entered the city, except for killing several surrender factions such as the soft bone Wei Kang, Yang Fu, who had always been against him, was forced to "surrender" by Ma Chao.

In mid-July, Ma Chao proclaimed himself the general of Zhengxi and the state pastor

Yecheng, Cao Cao had already gotten the news that Ma Chao was making a fortune in Liangzhou, but he was suffering from a lack of skills and had no big action to suppress Ma Chao.

One night, Cao Cao personally visited the courtyard of the Ma family, visited the Shangxian Lord Ma Xiaoquan, and asked the Shangxian Lord to give some ideas.

Ma Xiaoquan also had this judgment a long time ago, and the moment Cao Cao entered the Ma family compound, he handed over the two tips to Cao Cao.

"Lord Immortal, you are"

"This is a clever plan given to you by this immortal, well, one is for you, and the other is for Xiahou Yuan."

Cao Cao nodded and took the bag from Ma Xiaoquan's hand, and then got up to say goodbye.

went back to untie the bag that Lord Shangxian gave him, and Cao Cao immediately put pen to paper.

At the same time, the bag that Lord Shangxian gave to Xiahou Yuan, Cao Cao also ordered someone to send it to Chang'an in the fastest way.

In mid-to-late July, Xiahou Yuan received a secret order from the lord Cao Cao, accompanied by a trick from the Lord Shangxian.

After reading through the lord's order, Xiahou Yuan immediately opened the bag and pulled out a white silk scroll from the bag.

"Hmm~~~" After reading the content on the white silk scroll, Xiahou Yuan nodded heavily.

An adjutant general beside him looked at Xiahou Yuan's solemn face and asked curiously, "General, what is written on this white silk?" ”

Xiahou Yuan smiled and handed the white silk roll to the lieutenant general: "Show you!" ”

The adjutant general took the white silk roll, glanced at it, and said confusedly: "Attack and retreat, victory or defeat is free to conclude?" What does that mean? General, what does the lord mean? ”

Xiahou Yuan thought for a moment and said: "The lord has a way to use soldiers, and he ordered us to set off immediately to rescue Jicheng and attack Ma Chao."

The adjutant general said: "However, what is written on the white silk silk of Lord Shangxian really means to attack and retreat?" General, what do you mean"

Xiahou Yuan waved his hand: "This matter will be put on hold for the time being, pass on my order, and everyone will prepare to march to Jicheng." ”

"Yes!"

The news that Xiahou Yuan came to the rescue did not hide Ma Chao's meticulous work, and when Xiahou Yuan's army was still two hundred miles away from Jicheng, Ma Chao, who had already been prepared, personally led the troops to meet him.

Because the number was inferior to Ma Chao's army, and the marching soldiers were tired, Xiahou Yuan was defeated without suspense in this encounter, but Xiahou Yuan was not defeated very badly, and the losses were not too big.

Ma Chao thought that Xiahou Yuan would fight him to the death, but he didn't expect Xiahou Yuan to hesitate at all, and after being defeated by himself, the leading army without looking back retreated, which made Ma Chao really depressed.

Ma Chao knew very well in his heart that if Xiahou Yuan was given a few days to rectify, he would not defeat him so easily, first of all, in terms of strategy, Xiahou Yuan would be stronger than himself, and what worried Ma Chao the most was the people's desire in this land.

Ma Chao's worries are not unreasonable, but he is confident that as long as he gives himself more time, he will definitely completely pacify this land.

On the other hand, during the encounter with Xiahou Yuan, the wife of Cao General Yang Fu, who was forced by him to "surrender", died in the chaos.

Yang Fu was very sad and told Ma Chao that he was going to bury his wife.

Ma Chao didn't suspect it, and let Yang Fu go back to his hometown.

Yang Fu did not go back to his hometown directly to bury his wife, but took a detour to Licheng and met his cousin Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu and Yang Fu have a very good relationship, when they heard Yang Fu's crying, Jiang Xu was very hesitant, Jiang Xu's mother saw her son's hesitation, and immediately expressed her determination to her son not to be afraid of death, and asked her son to plot against Ma Chao.

With the support of his mother, Jiang Xu and Yang Fu immediately summoned Zhao Ang, Yin Feng and others, and secretly responded to Liang Kuan, Zhao Qu and others in Ji City.

While Jiang Xu, Yang Fu and others were plotting, Xiahou Yuan, who had retreated strategically, finally understood what Lord Shangxian meant for him, and after figuring it out, Xiahou Yuan couldn't help laughing.

The lieutenant generals around him looked at Xiahou Yuan and laughed, and they were puzzled, and Xiahou Yuan explained with a smile: "Do you remember when the lord newly entered Yanzhou, he encountered the rebellion again and again? ”

The lieutenants nodded.

Xiahou Yuan continued: "At the beginning, the lord killed Bian Rang, which really made the situation in Yanzhou tense, but later, the lord killed Kong Rong, but nothing happened, why is this? Did you know? ”

The lieutenants shook their heads.

Xiahou Yuan said with a smile: "Because Yanzhou has been branded as the lord, hum!" ”

As soon as Xiahou Yuan explained this, the deputy generals immediately understood.

"General, do you mean that Ma Chao will fail without me having to wait for more thought?"

Xiahou Yuan nodded, and then shook his head again: "This is what I understand, but I don't know what Lord Shangxian means, hey~~~ Now, I can only wait"

Yecheng, inside the Ma family compound.

"Ah sneeze~~" Ma Xiaoquan rubbed his nose and muttered, "Why does anyone keep talking about me?" ”

Next to Ma Xiaoquan's body, Tsing Yi sent a piece of sliced apple to Ma Xiaoquan's mouth, and stuffed it without waiting for Ma Xiaoquan to react.

"You just eat, how can so many people talk about you, it's stinky and beautiful"

Ma Xiaoquan smiled, hugged Tsing Yi into his arms, reached into Tsing Yi's placket and pinched two handfuls.

Tsing Yi shyly sighed, and her pretty face immediately flushed.

"Xianggong, you hate it!" Tsing Yi twisted his body and broke free from Ma Xiaoquan's arms, and said with a red face, "My son is next to me, you."

Ma Xiaoquan smiled, scratched his scalp, and turned his head to see that his son Ma Qiang was looking at him with big eyes.

Ma Qiang is Ma Xiaoquan's fourth son, born to him and Tsing Yi.

In addition to practicing martial arts with his eldest brother Ma Xiao, the most important thing for Ma Qiang is to learn the culture and language of the Baiyi clan with his mother Tsing Yi, and help his mother sort out the literature of the Baiyi clan by the way.

The nine sons of the dragon are different, although Ma Xiaoquan's son is not a dragon among people, but in Ma Xiaoquan's eyes, they are all excellent.

The eldest son, Ma Xiao, was strictly taught by his mother Diao Chan, and although he was only thirteen years old, he was the most calm of his siblings.

The second son, Ma Kun, was born to Ma Xiaoquan and Ling'er, and Ma Kun prefers to read books than his eldest brother.

The third son, Ma Zheng, has not yet had an exact whereabouts, but Ma Xiaoquan believes that he will definitely return.

"Dad~~~" Ma Qiang's voice pulled the pensive Ma Xiaoquan back.

Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and patted his son's head: "Stinky boy, you've grown so big, hehe"

Tsing Yi glanced at Ma Xiaoquan: "You are not competent at all as a father, you know how to run out all the time, you said that since Qiang'er was born, how many times have you taught Qiang'er?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan: ""

Tsing Yi said again: "You bad guy, Sister Yue'er said that you are an incompetent father." ”

Ma Xiaoquan smiled, forcibly pulled Tsing Yi into his arms, and said, "Who said I was incompetent, you ask Qiang'er, how did I teach them?" ”

Tsing Yi pursed his lips, looked at Ma Qiang with a look of disbelief, and asked, "Qiang'er, how did your father usually teach you?" ”

As soon as Ma Qiang heard his mother ask him, he immediately stood up in a standard military posture and said: "Dad said, a man must have the appearance of a man, first, he must dare to take responsibility, second, he must dare to say no, and third, he must be worthy of his own women, protect them and love them."

Tsing Yi was stunned for a moment, then slapped Ma Xiaoquan on the back of the head, and said angrily: "What I said earlier is not bad, this child is still young, what kind of women are you teaching women who are not women?" ”