The next time, Ma Chao, together with Zhao Yun, Xianbei, Du Xian, and Qin Yi, led 5,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry troops to Gaoyang County, Zhongshan State. Gaoyang County has been famous all over the world since a few years ago, and Gongsun Zhansheng did not withdraw after capturing Ma Tie, but stayed in the camp to drink and have fun waiting for Ma Chao to come to negotiate in person.

However, it was said that Liu Yu sent 100,000 troops to attack Yijing, and the army had just reached the middle of the march when he got the news that a large number of Wuheng cavalry had gone to the border to loot the Han people. Liu Yu was shocked, he has been paying attention to friendship with Wuheng for many years, and has funded food, cloth and other materials to Wuheng people many times, but he didn't expect to raise a group of white-eyed wolves. After carefully considering the pros and cons, Liu Yu had to send someone to report the truth of the matter to Ma Chao, and he first waved his army to the border to deal with the Wuheng cavalry.

Ma Chao learned the news halfway and didn't care about it at the moment. The people of Wuheng have already suffered a serious injury, and it is absolutely impossible to recover in five years. Let them be arrogant for a while, and when they have their hands freed, they will definitely send troops to the Wuheng grassland to catch a slave and a woman, and by the way, the ancestors of the golden dogs, Manchu Tartars, and Goryeo sticks will be exterminated, and the Northeast Plain, the Liaodong Peninsula, the Greater and Lesser Khing'an Mountains, the Korean Peninsula and the Heilongjiang River will be included in the territory of the Han Dynasty.

After rushing to Gaoyang County, Ma Chao immediately asked Zhao Yun and Tian Hukang to each take 5,000 cavalry out of the city to fight in front of Gongsun Zhan's camp. After a while, only the horns sounded, the camp gate was wide open, and a pair of about 10,000 cavalry rushed out of the camp to open the formation. Standing in the middle is more than 3,000 white horses, and the people on the horses are wearing white robes, and their momentum is really extraordinary.

Gongsun Zhan's face was full of pride, and he immediately took a few steps forward, laughing and said, "I can't imagine that my Gongsun Chan still has such ability?" Unexpectedly, the general Yu Yuan Shao ignored the millions of soldiers, but personally led the troops to deal with the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the general! ”

Ma Chao urged Hu Lei to take a few steps forward and said with a smile: "General Gongsun, don't come unharmed!" I haven't seen Dong Yibei for several years, and now it is not my original intention to say that the two armies met before the war! ”

Gongsun Zhan's city mansion was very deep, and he immediately clasped his fists and saluted: "The general has said it, why does the general want to fight with the general?" It's just that the general has been pressing step by step, and the general is also forced to be helpless! Although he captured General Ma Tie with a little trick this time, he would not dare to hurt him in the slightest! With a wave of his hand, several pro-soldiers immediately rushed to the front of the two armies with Ma Tie, who was tied up by five flowers. Ma Tie's complexion was haggard, ashamed, and he didn't dare to look at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao's mind was racing, and it was difficult to guess Gongsun Zhan's true intentions for a while, and his voice remained unchanged at the moment, and he said loudly: "Does General Gongsun think that with my brother in hand, he can do whatever he wants?" It doesn't hurt to tell you the truth, Ma Tie is my brother, but the tens of thousands of soldiers behind me are also my Ma Chao's brothers, I have always treated them equally and treated them as brothers! It would have been impossible for Ben to sacrifice thousands of brothers for one brother! ”

These words were full of energy, and they were shouted loudly in front of the two armies, and the sergeants of the two sides heard it clearly. Especially Zhao Yun's cavalry and the cavalry of the Southern Huns, when they heard this, they were inevitably moved, and their eyes were full of respect.

Ma Chao continued: "Ancestor Ma Yuan once said: The eldest husband should fight in the wilderness, and the horse leather shroud will be buried!" Men defend their families and defend the country, fight on the battlefield, and die where they die, and at the same time it is the supreme glory! My Ma family has served the Han Dynasty for more than 400 years since the ancestor Ma Yuan, and Ma Tie is not the only one who sacrifices his life for the country? ”

Gongsun Zhan frowned, listening to the meaning of this, Ma Chao seemed to have a plan to break the net, if so, what would he do to resist Ma Chao's anger, and said at the moment: "The general is high and bright, admire it!" Today, I said that inviting the general to come will never mean to threaten him! General Ma Tie has also made great contributions to the Han Dynasty over the years, and he will never dare to hurt his surname! ”

Ma Chao saw that Gongsun Zhan took the initiative to speak softly, and he didn't dare to be aggressive at the moment, and said: "As a Hanchen, you have also made a lot of contributions over the years, and you are definitely not a person who cannot tolerate people, and the remnants of Dong thieves such as Li Ru, Li Dao and others in the past are the best examples. But you have no heaven, you don't respect the orders of the court, and recently you have colluded with the thief Yuan Shaoxin, which has really touched the bottom line of the court, and you will have to send troops to ask for it! ”

When Gongsun Chan heard this, he scolded Ma Chao countless times in his heart, and he said better than he sang, and said in his heart: My Gongsun Chan has no heaven? You Ma Chao put the Son of Heaven in your eyes? Even the wife of the Son of Heaven dares to rob it, and he almost has no plan to usurp the throne! But you can't say this to your face, otherwise you will start fighting directly, and there will be no need to negotiate.

"The general misunderstood, the general has been stationed in Youzhou to guard against Wuheng in the north, and he really has no intention of confronting the imperial court! Yuan Shao was just the leader of the alliance when the princes were talking about Dong in the past, and this time he had a bad plot and wanted to subvert the Han Dynasty, but Zhan Shi did not dare to join in the same stream with him, and asked the general to investigate! ”

Ma Chao frowned, knowing in his heart that Gongsun Chan was staring and talking nonsense, but this time it was indeed he who instructed Liu Yu to send troops to attack Gongsun Chan, and he really ignored it. He groaned slightly: "The matter has come to this point, we Ming people don't say dark words, and we don't want to start a war in the territory of the Han Dynasty, so that all the people will be miserable!" What do you ask for, despite the lion's big mouth."

"Happy!" Gongsun Chan praised and continued: "The general has all the people in his heart, and he admires it!" With all due respect, the dispute between the general and Yuan Shao has no intention of interfering, but the matter of Youzhou still asks the general to raise his noble hand! Liu Yu is incompetent, colluding with foreign races, has long had the heart of disobedience, this general is willing to lead the post of Youzhou pastor, for the general to raise troops to ask for it, and form an alliance with the general, non-aggression against each other in the future, if one day the general ascends to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he is willing to surrender in the next! ”

Ma Chao sneered: "Are you dreaming? You thought Ben was going to grant you this unreasonable request? Liu Yu has governed Youzhou for many years, is diligent and loves the people, and the people have benefited a lot, and he has also made no fault in handling the relationship with Wuheng! On the contrary, as far as I know, your Gongsun Zhan has often connived at the looting of his soldiers since he made a meritorious contribution to Zhang Chun, and in the past two years, he has wantonly sheltered the powerful family who fled from Jizhou to help him annex land in Youzhou and oppress the civilians. How could this general betray his conscience for his brother to fall into your hands, and ignore the righteousness? You can't help but underestimate my Ma Chao! ”

Gongsun Zhan was speechless, and his tone hardened at the moment, and he said in a deep voice: "Could it be that the general really doesn't care about Ma Tie's life or death?" If so, Ben will be happy to do it! ”

Ma Chao laughed and said: "People are inherently dead, as long as they die well, why are they afraid of dying early or late?" Even if Ma Tie's head lands, he will sacrifice his life for the country and will forever be recorded in history! Saying that, he no longer paid attention to Gongsun Zhan, looked at Ma Tie, and said loudly: "Ma Tie, listen well, as the chief general of an army, you were captured because of greed and recklessness, resulting in the death of thousands of Hun cavalry, and his crime is not light. Even if he is not captured, the general will be dealt with by military law and will not be tolerated! ”

Ma Tie was ashamed, covered in blood, and said loudly: "The lesson of the eldest brother is that Ma Tie deserves his crimes, and it is not a pity to die, I just hope that the eldest brother can avenge Ma Tie, and one day he can cut off the head of Gongsun Zhan!" ”

Ma Chao's heart softened, it was impossible to say that he didn't care about Ma Tie's surname, but as the number one person in a political group, his words and deeds would affect the future direction, at least the superficial work had to be done. At the moment, he said: "Okay, worthy of my Ma Chao's brother, you can rest assured, if you encounter an accident, my brother will definitely take the heads of hundreds of people from the Gongsun family to pay tribute to you!" ”

Gongsun Zhan's face was gloomy, he looked at Ma Tie, he didn't expect Ma Chao to take this brother to heart at all, and he didn't expect that Ma Chao had already made up his mind to kill him, and his killing intent increased greatly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "In this way, there is no room for tossing and turning between us?" ”

Ma Chao said: "Of course there is, I'm afraid that you can't recognize the situation clearly, and you have to be an arm to block the car and do it against the general!" ”

Gongsun Zhan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, he knew Ma Chao's strength too well, just one Zhao Yunbu was no worse than his strength, if he came to the nest, there was only one way to escape, otherwise I am afraid that he would not be able to hold out for even a month, and he would be defeated and killed. At the moment, he said: "Please also ask the general to say clearly?" ”

Ma Chao smiled slightly, Gongsun Chan is not a must, as long as he does not affect his great cause, it is okay to let him live a few more days. He said loudly: "Since the death of the first emperor, you have been separated from the imperial court, and although there has been no great evil for many years, you have also made the people of several counties in Youzhou miserable. At present, Ben will point you a way to live, and it is also a chance for you to make meritorious contributions, if this matter is successful, it is okay for Ben to go to the court to crown you as king? ”

Gongsun Zan was overjoyed in his heart, although there was no precedent for the Han Dynasty to be a king other than the surname Liu, but if Ma Chao could defeat Yuan Shao, it would be a matter of time before he usurped the throne. ”

Ma Chao didn't sell Guanzi either, and said: "There are several big rivers in the northeast of Youzhou, and this area has been a land of abundant water and grass since ancient times. At the southern end of this prairie there is a large river from northeast to southwest, and there is a larger peninsula in the south of the river than the Liaodong Peninsula. ”

Gongsun Chan was the most familiar with this area, and immediately said: "What the general is talking about is the small countries or tribes such as the Buyeo Kingdom, Goguryeo, Wofu, and Donghao south of the Wangcheng River. ”

"Yes!" Ma Chao said: "During the Gaozu period, Zhenfan, Lintun, Xuansu, and Lelang four counties were established here, but the good times did not last long, because the local people rebelled and the imperial court whipped out of reach, Zhenfan and Lintun counties quickly collapsed, and Xuansu County was also transferred to Liaodong, and the remaining Lelang County was also controlled by the local natives!" ”

"As the minister of the first emperor Tuogu, Ben Jiang has always taken the restoration of the Han Dynasty as his own responsibility, and now the territory of the ancestors is occupied by the natives. The Shanyue and Shuzhong barbarians in the south also oppressed our Han people all the time, as well as Jiaozhi in the south, Tianzhu and Kushan empires in the southwest, and the Western Regions countries in the west. The world is far bigger than we can imagine, but our Han nation has no intention of going outside, but it focuses on cannibalism, which is really heartbreaking! ”

Ma Chao said that the place name and the country are the surrounding countries of the contemporary Han Dynasty, Gongsun Zan naturally heard of it, but it was difficult to understand Ma Chao's true intentions, and he hugged his fists and said: "The general's ambition is very far-reaching!" Gongsun Chan admired it so much, but he didn't know what the general meant by saying these words? (To be continued.) )