After pondering for a long time, Ma Chao still gave up Xun You's proposal and said: "A gentleman should do something and not do something!" Although the plan of the public can solve the urgent need! However, this time, it was Yuan Shao and others who raised troops to attack me first, just like someone else wanted to slap the general, but the general gave someone a sweet date, even if this sweet date is poisonous! The big husband stands up to the sky and the earth, and he should return blood for blood, and tooth for tooth! Otherwise, won't you be ridiculed by the world? The morale of the army will also be shaken! ”

"The young master is right! At that time, we only had 7,000 cavalry in our hands, but we were able to fight tens of thousands of cavalry of the Southern Huns. Now the young master has 350,000 elite soldiers in his hands, 1,000 generals, excellent ordnance, and complete troops, which are far from being comparable to Yuan Shao! It is also in order under the rule, and the people's hearts are attached, as long as the young master ascends to the heights and shouts, he can pull up an army of one million at any time, why be afraid of Yuan Shao's rabble? The last general is not talented, and he is willing to lead the army to support Nanyang, and capture Wen Chou and Zhu Linger will be dedicated to the young master! As soon as Ma Chao's voice fell, Pang De couldn't help but come out and ask for battle.

Ma Chao was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "What Ling Ming said is exactly what I want!" Although this plan can pacify the princes of all walks of life at a very small cost, once the princes attack each other and fight, it will definitely greatly consume the national strength of our Han Dynasty! In the eyes of this general, the people of the south and the people of the north are my people! If the national strength of the Han Dynasty is to be consumed, it can only be consumed on expanding the territory, and it must not be used by its own people to fight its own people! ”

"The lord is wise!" Xun You said: "The heart of the lord is like the moon, and the ambition of the lord is like a bird, but this time it is a mouse's eye!" ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said: "Why should Gongda be modest, if you limit your eyes to the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, this plan can be called excellent and wonderful!" However, the ambition of the general is not limited to the land of the Han Dynasty? I should double or even multiply the territory of the Han Dynasty in my lifetime. A quick battle in a short period of time will help preserve the vitality of the entire Han Dynasty, on the contrary, if the princes of all walks of life are allowed to attack each other and fight for hegemony, more people will suffer, and everyone will die, so what can be used to conquer the foreign race? ”

Everyone was completely impressed, and the generals were a little excited, Ma Chao was definitely a militant, and it was okay to pacify the civil strife, but once the Han Dynasty was hit, burning, killing and looting was essential. The defeat of the Southern Xiongnu rebels by Ma Chaobing was the best example, and at that time, their opportunity to make meritorious contributions came.

Frustrated: "According to the lord, how to deal with it now!" ”

Ma Chao said: "Just act according to the plan of the husband and the gentleman!" For the time being, he sent troops to deal with Yuan Shao, on the one hand, he dragged down Yuan Shao's supply line with the dangerous pass of Jiancheng, and on the other hand, he bought the hearts of the people in Xu and Jingzhou. Once the northern Gongsun Chan is pacified, he can concentrate superior forces to defeat them one by one. ”

Fu Zhu nodded and said: "Gongda's plan is a trick, but this plan is a safe method, and the effect is slow, but there is no negative effect!" But Lu Bu's attitude is very important to us, and we need to plan in advance! ”

Ma Chao had a headache when he heard this, with the advantage of crossing, he could guess a thing or two about Cao Ying and Yuan Shao's thoughts, but Lu Bu was a capricious person, just like a child who didn't grow up, he acted entirely by his surname, and no one knew what he would do next? In case he took refuge in Yuan Shao, and then united with Cao Ying to send troops to Jizhou, Ma Xiu and Fu Hu would definitely not be able to stop these three armies.

After thinking about it, Ma Chao still had to ask Ji Xunyou, and said: "Gongda and Lu Bu have always had a relationship, I don't know if there is a good plan to appease Lu Bu?" ”

Xun You stroked his beard and groaned for a while, his eyes flashed brightly, and he hugged his fists and said: "Lu Bu was born in a state, his martial arts are world-famous, his surname is arrogant, he is uninhibited, and the most unconvinced person in his heart should be the lord!" At present, Lu Bu sits on most of Yanzhou, and is between the two warlords waiting for the price to sell, waiting for the opportunity to move, which is indeed extremely hot! As he spoke, he looked at Ma Chao with deep meaning in his eyes and continued: "If the lord wants to appease Lu Bu, he must first figure out what Lu Bu needs most now? It is not difficult to figure this out and then prescribe the right medicine! ”

Ma Chao nodded again and again, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Bu and the general have always had grievances, but the general has repeatedly gained the upper hand, Lu Bu now wants to have a status, he wants a territory, and all he needs is war horses and food!" ”

Xun You shook his head and said: "What the lord said is just one of them, Lu Bu needs war horses and food, but he needs the lord's respect even more, and even bows his head and admits defeat!" If the lord can endure a momentary battle of wills and bow his head to Lu Bu temporarily, I promise that he will never cooperate with Yuan Shao to send troops to Jizhou, and he can also block Cao Ying for the lord! ”

Ma Chao frowned, nodded and said: "Back then, King Han Xin was still able to endure the humiliation of his crotch, and Gaozu was also born recklessly, if he took care of the overall situation, why not endure it for a while?" Please teach me! ”

"The lord is polite!" Xun You said: "Previously, Lu Bu detained Guo Jia and Qin Yi and asked the lord for one million grains, and now Yuan Shao has sent an envoy to marry Lu Bu. The lord did not agree to Lu Bu's unreasonable request, and Lu Bu did not agree to Yuan Shao's proposal! This is a good time to win over Lu Bu and destroy the marriage between the two! ”

"Please give it a try!"

Xun You said: "Yuan Shao's status is noble, but no matter how noble he is, he can't cover today." The lord can let the Son of Heaven issue an edict to recruit Lu Bu's daughter as a beauty, and promote her to an official position and add her title. Lu Bu only has one daughter, how can he marry two husbands? In addition, the lord should also give Lu Bu a little sweetness, and support him in the name of the imperial court with 5,000 horses and 500,000 grains! In exchange for Guo Jia and Qin Yi, even if it is wrapped up in Xun You! ”

Ma Chao was a little hesitant when he heard this, Liu Xie was his brother-in-law, and once the little Lori of the Lu Bu family followed Liu Xie, he would be a generation younger than Lu Bu. The more important war horses and food are all in short supply, and it is impossible for Lu Bu to really take refuge in him, in case he is given food and war horses, and he will cooperate with Yuan Shao to attack him in turn, wouldn't he give someone a handle.

Seeing Ma Chao's hesitation, Xun You persuaded: "The lord is afraid that Lu Bu will defect to Yuan Shao, and Lu Bu is not afraid that the lord will send troops to attack him!" Besides, Yuan Shaosu looked down on Lu Bu, and it was just a temporary expedient measure to win him over at the moment, and the two would never cooperate sincerely. If you add a fire at this moment, maybe the two will turn against each other! In Xia Bucai, he is willing to act as an envoy to Lu Bu to ensure the completion of the task and send Guo Jia and Qin Yi to the lord! ”

Fu Zhu and Tian Feng also nodded in agreement with Xun You's proposal, Ma Chao has no better way, although this plan is a bit risky, if Xun You goes out, the chance of success is still very great, and he said at the moment: "That is the case, without further ado, Gong Da Ming said that he will bring the edict of the Son of Heaven to Yanzhou, if Lu Buken dedicates his daughter to the Son of Heaven, he can be a relative of the identity of the general of the chariot and cavalry, and the position is higher than the third duke." In addition, the required 500,000 grains and grass and 5,000 war horses were provided by Jizhou and Bingzhou! ”

"No!" Xun You, Fu Zhu and Li Yan hurriedly received the order.

Ma Chao said again: "Yuan Shao's army has already set off, Jingzhou Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu are afraid that they will not be able to resist, so they have sent envoys to ask for help!" Gongda's plan has already been successful, and the next step is to implement the second step, send people to lead the army to support Jingzhou, and must not let Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu fall, at least until the general pacifies Youzhou! ”

"The last general is going to fight!"

"The last general is also invited to fight!"

Seeing the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, a group of generals asked for battle. Ma Chao's eyes were swept away, and he already had the best candidate in his heart, and shouted at the moment: "Pang De, Xu Shu, Ma Dai, Wang Shuang, Wu Kuang listen to the order!" ”

"Mo will be!" When the five of them heard this, they immediately stood up.

Ma Chao said: "You have just failed to attack Shuzhong, and now is a good time to make contributions!" Ming'er and other leaders led 100,000 troops to Nanyang to support Zhang Xiu! With Pang De as the commander, Xu Shu as the military division, and Ma Dai, Wushuang, and Wu Kuang as the deputy generals, the Wenchou Department must be blocked south of Nanyang! The required grain and grass can be obtained from the treasury in Hongnong and Luoyang! ”

"Obey!"

Ma Chao suddenly remembered one more thing, and said to Pang De in a low voice: "Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu are both rare talents, and they are the same as me from Xiliang, Ling Mingke made it clear to the two of them that my Ma Chao's camp welcomes them to join!" ”

Pang De said: "Don't worry, the young master will know what to do!" ”

Ma Chao nodded and shouted: "Zhang Liao, Fa Zheng, Ma Tie, and Zhang Zhang listen to orders!" ”

"Mo will be!"

"Order Zhang Liao, Fa Zheng, and Zhang Zhang to lead 50,000 troops out of Wuguan to support Xiangyang Liu Biao! Zhang Liao is the commander-in-chief, Fa Zheng is the military division, and Zhang Zhang is the deputy general. Ma Tieke took the Tiger Fu to the Southern Xiongnu to transfer 20,000 troops, and then arrived, obeying Zhang Liao's command and dispatch. Your task is to block Sun Jian, Liu Xun, Yan Baihu and others, and you must not let them out of Jiangdong! The necessary supplies can be requested from Liu Biao! ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Zhang Liao is also full of confidence.

Ma Chao said: "Jingzhou is densely populated, with most plains, which is suitable for cavalry to rush and fight, Sun Jian and others are good at water warfare, and there are almost no cavalry in their hands!" If you want to give full play to the advantages of cavalry, coupled with Liu Biao's navy, it is not difficult to block Sun Jian! You also have a task, which is to recruit talents from Jingzhou, especially pay attention to Wei Yan and Ma Liang, if you get the help of the two, you will get twice the result with half the effort! ”

"No!"

Ma Chao nodded, with Pang De and Zhang Liao to deal with Wen Chou and Sun Jian, most of them will not have an accident. Pang De's martial arts are no worse than Wen Chou, Wang Shuang can also be against Zhu Ling, plus Xu Shu, who is familiar with the local terrain and wisdom, it should not be difficult to retreat from Wen Chou. And Zhang Liao is the nemesis of Jiangdong, the battle of Xiaoyaojin in history has created a generation of famous generals, whose name can stop Jiangdong children crying at night, this time he is equipped with a Fa Zheng whose military talent is not weaker than Zhuge Liang, and tens of thousands of elite cavalry, self-protection must be no problem. It's a pity that Lejin still has to sit in Dasanguan to prevent Liu Yan in Shuzhong, and he can't participate in the Central Plains War.

After arranging the affairs of Jingzhou, Ma Chao plans to personally go out to conquer Gongsun Zhan, with Zhao Yun and Zhang He's two generals and subordinates, it is enough, and he said: "Yuan Hao will stay in Luoyang for the time being, and my father will preside over the overall situation in the Guanzhong region!" The general can hand over the fierce general Dian Wei to you for scheduling, even if Lu Bu comes to attack, he can also resist for a while! In addition, the ordnance battalions in Chang'an, Jinyang and Yecheng must also step up their work, and the logistics and scheduling issues are also fully handed over to Yuan Hao! (To be continued.) )