Ma Chaoman had only one thought in his heart, and that was to suppress this ship battle.

"Ma Chao, the general of Fubo, opened his eyes and saw clearly, stop Lao Tzu, stop!" Ma Chao swung his gun into a whip, smashed an opponent away, and roared loudly.

In the past, whether it was his amazing martial arts or the identity of General Fubo, there was enough deterrent effect. But the people in the chaos have already killed the red eyes, as long as they see people they don't know, they will not die.

As a result of Ma Chao's self-revealing identity, he was caught by two enemies, one left and one right, and attacked with a knife. Enraged, he turned and swept away, breaking the legs of one of his enemies.

Even in his rage, he still kept his hands and only knocked down his opponent without hurting his life. But his opponent completely ignored his kindness, and the other took the opportunity to approach him, and pounced on him, his sword coming straight at his swollen shoulder.

"Bastard, bastard! The enemy is outside the city, are you all crazy? Ma Chao was furious, and his roar was like thunder.

Before he could turn around to meet him, he had already fallen to the ground, and the Qiang soldier, whose legs had been broken, suddenly rolled forward twice, and his hands were tightly clasped around his combat boots. Ma Chao was furious, and he was also caught off guard for a while, but he was pulled and barely fell, but he watched a war knife slash at his face again.

He rode on his horse and shouted, and the Qiang soldiers around him made him his first target. No matter how high his martial arts are, he will inevitably show flaws under siege.

At this moment, his own soldiers abandoned their opponents and blocked the enemy's swords with their shields. But a spear stretched out from the diagonal stab and stabbed him directly. Blood suddenly sprayed Ma Chao's face, and in a dazzling red, he saw the only remaining soldiers falling, and his eyes were full of unwillingness.

"Ahh Ma Chao roared in pain as if his heart had been pierced. The Ma family's private soldiers are all loyal people, and in the Battle of Longshan, if it weren't for these people who sacrificed their lives to fight, even if his martial arts were ten times higher, he wouldn't want to fight his way out of the encirclement. As a result, these faithful men who survived the disaster escaped the catastrophe and died at the hands of their own families.

With remorse and hatred, he picked up the red spear in his hand and swept away all the Qiang soldiers closest to him. Immediately after, he picked up his gun and smashed it into the Qiang soldier who was pulling out his spear on his own soldier, and in the loud whistling sound, he directly slapped the opponent's helmet and head into the cavity at the same time.

"You're all going to die!" Ma Chao roared, used his real skills, and killed the Qiang soldiers who came up from the siege: "The soldiers at the head of the city listened to the order and opened the city gate, if they want to go out to die, let them go!" ”

The last trace of clarity in his heart reminded him that if he continued to fight like this, he would only end up with the last bit of real chosegine. The Qiang soldiers are already crazy, and there is no reason to talk to them, instead of fighting the old book, it is better to simply break up in two and run their own way. Even if the Qingzhou army took the opportunity to attack the city, the first to bear the brunt were those Qiang soldiers who had lost their minds and gone crazy, and they just took advantage of the chaos to break through.

The target of the Qiang soldiers was the city gate.

Before launching an offensive, it was impossible for the commanders to explain in detail to each soldier why they wanted to seize the gates and what to do after they were captured. They just pointed out the target, giving a catharsis to the panic caused by the rumors. After the chaotic battle was formed, they had no way to conduct fine command, and they didn't expect Ma Chao to take the initiative to open the city gate.

As soon as the city gate opened, the tide of rebels crowded in front of the city gate had an outlet, and whether they wanted it or not, everyone began to rush towards the city gate.

Several handsome men were so frightened that their legs were weak, they wanted control of the city gate, but they didn't want to go out to face the murderous Qingzhou army. It's just that the general trend has been achieved, and their orders can no longer be effectively conveyed, so they can only rush out involuntarily.

Fortunately, the Qingzhou army didn't seem to expect such a change to happen tonight, and the response speed was not fast enough, it was pitch black outside the city gate, and only the military camp in the distance had a piece of fire. Obviously, the Qingzhou army was only on guard in the camp and did not mean to take the opportunity to seize the city.

The heroes were overjoyed, and originally thought that it was best to just control the city gate and negotiate with Ma Chao and Liang Xing. Who would have thought that a chance to break through was achieved by mistake.

Of course, it is very dangerous to break through at night, and even if no one intercepts it, the army will have to be scattered for three or four stops.

But anyway, it's already like this today, and it doesn't matter what kind of army is not big, it is a great luck in misfortune to be able to escape with your life!

In particular, the Baima, Cainiu, and Dengzhi tribes in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River and the plateau were too far away and their tribes did not migrate with the army. As long as the leader escapes back, there is a chance to regroup.

"There's no one outside the city!"

"The people of Qingzhou haven't left the camp yet!"

"Run! Run! ”

The Qiang soldiers, who were like wolves and tigers a moment ago, suddenly turned from wolves to sheep, scattered and fled, and fled frantically under the cover of night.

Ma Chao was dumbfounded.

At first, he thought that the Qingzhou army had some plan, but there were more and more Qiang soldiers who fled out of the city, and those who left the city first couldn't even hear the sound, and obviously had fled far. The Qingzhou army did not move for a long time, which was very different from what he expected.

Ma Chao couldn't figure out Wang Yu's intentions for a while, the only thing that was certain was that this must be a long-planned strategy by the other party, and it was definitely not a good thing for himself. He looked at the lights in the company camp in the distance, and roared angrily: "Wang Pengju, you scheming villain, Lao Tzu won't let you go if you're a ghost!" ”

When the fire in Pingtao City appeared, Wang Yu and his generals were gathering together to discuss the next strategy with a high-definition version of the map.

In fact, Ma Chao's idea is a bit biased.

This time, Xu Shu was the only one who dealt with him, and Wang Yu's mind had already flown back to Yanzhou. If it weren't for the fact that he had to wait for the state affairs' and the exact news of the battlefield in the poor state, he would have been impatient to leave for the south.

Wang Yu is not worried about whether Xu Shu can succeed, maybe the current Xu Shu is not mature enough to stop Ma Chao's extremely strong rampage. But as long as the plan is successfully implemented this time, Ma Chao will not have the opportunity to go on a rampage at all. Xu Shu's strategy is like a big net, as long as it is netted, even the most ferocious shark has no chance to break the game.

Therefore, when Wang Yu saw the sudden firelight in the western sky, he was only slightly surprised and said, "Hmm, it's so fast!" ”

"The overall situation has been decided, and then we can focus on the Central Plains!" Zhuge Liang rubbed his eyebrows, slightly excited, "If Cao Cao really takes risks this time, it will be an unspeakable blessing and misfortune in the end." As long as Gao Tang is safe, it is to let him take advantage of other places, and it is also beneficial and harmless to the overall battle situation. ”

In fact, since Liang Xing entered the city, Xu Shu's plan can be said to have been more than half successful.

Xu Shu's plan is very simple, just like dealing with Ma Teng and Han Sui, it is nothing more than a use!

The divisive strategy is the most respected strategy in the art of war throughout the ages. Do not use swords, do not open bows and crossbows, only rely on the three-inch incorruptible tongue, and directly destroy the enemy according to the situation, this is the highest state of use.

The grandson of the soldier saint is also very experienced in the way of using the room, and at the end of the chapter on the use of the room, he concluded: Therefore, the Ming monarch and the virtuous general, who can use the wisdom as the middle, will achieve great success. The important thing of this army is that the three armies are also moved.

With Xu Shu's resourcefulness, dealing with an opponent like Xiliang Jun will naturally carry forward the way of use.

Of the three days Xu Shu requested, half of it was spent on persuading Liang Xingsan to surrender, and half of the rest was spent on hurrying, and finally making trouble, in fact, it was only half a day's work.

It is not difficult to recruit Liang Xing, under the attack of Zhao Yun and Tai Shici, Liang Xing is already cornered, and he is about to break the cooking, at this time, it is impossible for him not to be cautious when he is given a way to live.

However, it was useless to surrender Liang Xing alone, because recruiting Liang Xing would not do much good to capture Pingtao City. It is too dangerous to drive troops to attack the city, and if you don't do it well, these people will directly defect on the battlefield, but cause unnecessary losses.

Xu Shu's method was to promise all kinds of benefits on the one hand, and on the other hand, to provide Liang Xing and others with an opportunity to make meritorious contributions and atone for their sins. He promised Liang Xing and the others that as long as they showed their names, they could follow the example of high-ranking officials in the future, not only would they not be deprived of their military rights, but they would have the opportunity to extraterritorially seal their borders. The predetermined direction is the Western Regions.

If you change to someone else, you may not have any ideas, and you will not feel that this is a favor. But Liang Xing and others have been in Xiliang for a long time, near the water, how can they not know the prosperity of the Silk Road?

The Western Regions is not a barren land as many people imagine, only the Gobi Desert and desert. In this era, within the large area west of Yumen Pass, there were at least dozens of large and small countries, all of which were once vassal states of the Han Empire, all of which were extremely rich, but there were not enough martial arts to protect them.

The fat meat of the Western Regions is much fatter than the land of Gongsun Qing and others!

The reason why the Central Plains left this piece of fat and ignored it was for two reasons: first, because it was too far, the labor expedition cost too much, and it cost a lot to transport the spoils back; The second is that because it is too far away, it is difficult to control it, and if you are not careful, you will have the risk of a big tail.

According to Wang Yu's expansion strategy, the conquest of the Western Regions would be achieved by means of loans. That is, the Central Plains side provided the supply at the beginning of the expedition, and when the expeditionary force captured one or two countries and gained a foothold in the Western Regions, the supply would be changed to a trading method. The most important thing is that the land that has been fought and the loot seized are completely at the disposal of the top brass of the expeditionary force.

From ancient times to the present, the battle chosegine of the army and the mental state of the soldiers are absolutely closely related. If we do not consider the problem of post-war control and the formation of hidden dangers, the expansion of territory is actually a fairly simple matter for the Central Plains in the Qin and Han dynasties. As long as you can be sure that there is enough great wealth ahead, are you afraid that no one will want to conquer it?

For the three Liang Xing who are at the end of their rope, from desperate survival to infinite hope, it is Xu Shu's work in a few words.

With Xu Shu's promise, they joined the Qingzhou camp with a hundredfold spirit and began to implement Xu Shu's plan.

They hid the news of the surrender of Qingzhou, and only announced to the outside that they were going to Pingtao City to join Ma Chao. Because the fact that there is food in Pingtao City is well known, no one in the army will have any objection to this.

After entering the city, Liang Xing and others also took the opportunity of lax control in the city to spread rumors. Because of Ma Chao's estrangement from Zhuqiang, and Wang Yu's consistent style of cutting grass and eradicating the roots of foreign races, Zhuqiang exploded all of a sudden.

If there was no matter of Liang Xingsan's entry into the city, although Zhuqiang was nervous, there would not be much backlash. Ma Chao's descendants in the city are only 3,000 troops, and even the guards at the city gate are half of the Qiang and Han soldiers, even if they have the intention of betraying, it is difficult to achieve.

However, as soon as Liang Xing entered the city, the situation was different.

suddenly became the weak side, and rumors spread in his ears, even if the heroes of each department wanted to calm down, they couldn't suppress the clansmen.

At the beginning, Zhu Qiang just wanted to control the city defense first and get a chance to talk to Ma Chao on an equal footing. As long as the city gate is in hand, whether it is to break through or hold on, there is always a chance to choose. Otherwise, people will close the door and beat the dogs, and everyone will be arrested with their hands tied.

Out of fear of Ma Chao, the Qiang people wanted to form established facts first, and then talk to each other. As a result, in order to guard against Liang Xing and others, Ma Chao ordered strict vigilance, and the sneak attack of the Qiang soldiers was not realized at all.

The Qiang people were originally semi-civilized savages, and Yingran was not completely ignorant of using their brains, but after encountering unplanned situations, they still acted more according to instinct. Since he was found out, he simply didn't do anything and launched a strong attack.

The people in the city were already panicked, and the pent-up fear and panic broke out in an instant, and then it turned into a total chaos.

When Xu Shu asked for his life that day, he used such a rhetoric, and now the fire in the city is blazing, and it is obvious that everything is going well and victory is just around the corner.

Although they did not have any doubts about the victory, Wang Yu and the generals still walked out of the Chinese military tent one after another, looking at the bright colors in the night sky, witnessing the end of a brilliant victory.

"At this time, Ma Chao may not continue to defend it. If he takes advantage of the chaos to escape, it will be difficult for us to catch him in the dark. "Ma Zhong is best at ambushes and sneak attacks, and when his old partner Pan Zhang is seriously injured, he thinks that he should take on the responsibility of picking up and filling in the gaps.

"If he wants to escape, let him go, and don't have to force each other." Wang Yu's answer was light and light, without a trace of fireworks at all, as if he was not talking about the disposition of the enemy's main general but the whereabouts of a nobody.

Ma Zhong was slightly stunned, and said in amazement: "The lord means ......"

"It's very simple, after this battle, the situation in Xiliang has been completely determined, and whether Ma Chao escapes or not, it doesn't hurt." Wang Yu waved his hand, and what he said was quite unfathomable.

"The situation in Xiliang?" Ma Zhong frowned and thought hard, but he never understood the point.

"The main reason why Xiliang is so indecisive and chaotic is that Zhuqiang is in Zhuqiang." Wang Yu patiently explained: "The hearts of non-my race must be different, Zhuqiang is submissive and obedient on the surface, and there is no difference between Xianbei and Xiongnu in their bones, it is nothing more than the Central Plains is strong and shows respect, and when the Central Plains is weak, they will show their true colors." ”

Therefore, the successive dynasties have repeatedly conquered and won victories, but it has always been difficult to completely pacify. Zhuqiang is fierce, and in order to protect themselves, the Han people have to recruit troops and expand the actual chosegine, so it's strange that the situation can be stabilized. ”

Wang Yu's pupils reflected the blazing firelight, and his tone became more and more cold: "Hu no one, Han Daochang!" If you want to completely settle down the world, you must first eradicate Zhuhu! It doesn't have to be exterminated, it can also be integrated into the Chinese ethnic group, but this integration must be thorough, and they must forget their barbaric origins and be proud of the Chinese ethnic group! ”

He raised his hand to Pingtao City, and said with an appreciative smile: "Yuan Zhi's plan, the biggest advantage is that he completely tore his face with Zhuqiang, and after returning to Xiliang, Xilianghao's strong chosegine will first face Zhuqiang's revenge, and they themselves also have plundered Zhuqiang, strengthened the real chosegine, and raised the needs of the Western Expedition!" This contradiction will be difficult to resolve! ”

"That's what happened!" Ma Zhong was dumbfounded when he heard this, he didn't expect that Xu Shu's discord plan actually hid such a foreshadowing, "No wonder you ordered the camp to be set up so far away from the city, there is no intention of besieging the city at all, it turned out to be convenient for the Qiang soldiers to break through and send the news out!" It's amazing how far-sighted it is. ”

In the previous rebellions in Xiliang, the rebellions set off by the Qiang people or the rebellion of the Han army alone were easily quelled. Only when the two collude with each other can they form a real threat.

This time, Xu Shu skillfully disagreed, and the relationship between the two sides was completely broken.

Even if the remnants of General Liang Xing's army were released unfettered after the war, there was no need to worry about their capriciousness and counterattack. Because they were anxious to go back to guard the lair and resist the counterattack of the Qiang. The two sides attacked and killed each other, and Xiliang could not form any threat in a short period of time.

By the time one of them wins, the situation in the Central Plains has almost settled down.

If Zhuqiang wins, Wang Yu can order the first general to return to the west and completely destroy him. If the powerful are victorious, then start the western expedition plan and let them contribute chosegine to the expansion of the Han Empire.

As for the horse......

"It's up to him to decide." Wang Yu said lightly: "With his martial arts, even if our army intercepts him, he may not be able to stop him, this person is arrogant, if he really becomes a prisoner, even if I intend to spare his life, I am afraid that I can't." So, it's better to let him go. ”

After Yuan Zhi's plan worked, he was already two-pleased. The remaining little descendant troops, some of which were lost in the chaotic battle in the city, and some of them lost on the way to break out, it was fortunate that there were more than 1,000 people left in the end. With this amount of chosegine, even if he can return to Xiliang, what is the use? If he is really a smart man, he should be able to make a wise choice, otherwise, it is useless for me to leave him as a brave and unscrupulous reckless man, and let him kill himself. ”

A famous general like Ma Chao, Wang Yu is certainly interested in collecting. But the difficulty of recovering Ma Chao is very high.

The main obstacle is the man's character, he is arrogant, temperamental, and ambitious. Historically, when Xiliang was completely driven to the end of his life by Cao Cao, he gave up, and when he took refuge in Zhang Lu, he was also attached as a guest secretary, rather than a general.

may be because of this, Liu Bei has always refused to entrust him with important tasks after subduing Ma Chao, that is, the high-ranking officials and lords gave an empty shelf, and they depressed this first brave general in Xiliang to death.

Wang Yu didn't want to accept Ma Chao as a general, it was too dangerous, and there was no place for him in the army. Ma Chao is also a standard cavalry general, and it is definitely not okay to let him be Lu Qiling or Zhao Yun's deputy general, and then build a new army and let him be the main general, Wang Yu himself is not at ease. He just wanted to leave a way for Ma Chao to go, so that the fierce general had the opportunity to show his bravery in the western expedition.

The key is just to see how Ma Chao chooses himself, that's all.