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Ma Hao's dark chess is finally launched.

On the day of the end of the Battle of Xiakou, Ma Han immediately sent a message to the eagle and passed the news of the victory to Jia Xu in Luoyang. Not to report the good news, but to tell his mastermind that the "fifth column" could be activated.

On June 18, Jia Xu received the Eagle News.

On June 20, the dragon wolf Zhonglang will be forbidden and Hedong Taishou Xu Huang, each leading 3,000 horses, out of Yique Pass, and south to Nanyang.

Wancheng Zhang Xiu complained to Xiangyang urgently, and at the same time transferred troops and grain from Xinye in the name of resisting the enemy. Xinye Shou is a civil servant, and he has been secretly guarding against Zhang Xiu. But at present, the great enemy has to cooperate. At this time, Xiangyang also sent Zhonglang to coordinate with Cai Zhong. Under Cai Zhong's strict order, nearly half of Xinye's army rations were transferred, and the defense was empty.

As a result, as soon as the two dragon and wolf armies arrived, Zhang Xiu turned his spear and attacked Xinye with a counterattack.

Wen Ping can be regarded as a rare good general in the Jingzhou army, but in the face of Zhang Xiu's sudden attack, there are no soldiers to resist the enemy, and there are people who control the elbows, and the city was lost in just one day, and Cai Zhong, who supervised the war, had already fled.

Wen Ping led the remnants of the army to retreat to Chaoyang, which is less than 20 miles away from Xiangyang, which is the last gateway to Xiangyang. At this time, the pressure faced by Wenpin was not only a pioneer Hu Che'er, but also the approaching army of Yu Ban and Xu Huang. Once Zhang Xiu, Yu Ban, and Xu Huang joined forces to come to the city, it was the time when the city was broken. At this time, Liu Biao's support was only 3,000 Xinding......

Liu Biao was not unwilling to support, but was too much restrained by the Jingzhou family. As early as when Kong Rong made Jingzhou, the entire Jingzhou. From top to bottom, there was a wind of surrender. This wind intensified because of Liu Biao's own vacillation, and finally could not be contained. When the catastrophe came, Liu Biao also tasted the bitter fruit. All this has been doomed for a long time and is irretrievable.

Liu Biao would never dare to fight a decisive battle with the Dragon Wolf Army, especially the Dragon Wolf Army led by Ma Hanqin. This scholar who rode into Jingzhou alone, governed Jingzhou for 18 years, only sent troops to exterminate the local rebels in the first year, and then never took the initiative to go out on a large scale except for defensive counterattacks. Even if Zhang Xian, the Taishou of Changsha, rebelled later, Liu Biao waited for him to die of natural old age before entering the army to recapture it. Perennial defense. Unwilling to forge ahead, the army's spirit gradually lost, and its combat strength was reduced to the third rate. In addition to the naval army, which is still worthy of a battle, the infantry and cavalry are not enough to compete with the world's strong army.

Liu Biao has a clear understanding of himself and the army under his command, and knows that he can't use force easily, and he can still maintain the paper tiger frame style of "100,000 armor" without using force.

It's a pity. Not to mention Ma Han, even in Zhang Xiu's eyes, Liu Biao and his Jingzhou army are also "donkeys of Qian", and they only have a shelf. It is okay to rely on more soldiers and more food to fight a war of attrition. Once the lightning assault of the dragon and wolf cavalry, Xiangyang, which lacks strategic depth, will definitely not be able to withstand the full force of the dragon and wolf army.

There is no shortage of people of insight in Jingzhou, who have already seen the situation thoroughly, and they have not said much on weekdays. Liu Biao also knows this. So when he learned that Ma Han's army was marching north and borrowing through Xiangyang, Liu Biao knew that it was bad. When I learned that Zhang Xiu was stabbed in the back. Xiangyang fell into a joint attack from the north and the south, and Liu Biao knew that it was over.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were three representative forces, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Sun Ce.

Liu Biao rode into Jing, and the first step was to clear Jingzhou Wanli, pacify Haoqiang, and recruit rebels. The first showed weakness, lured the leaders of the fifty-five clan thieves, killed them in one fell swoop, incorporated their people, and the county self-reliant people were released and fled. If it was Sun Ce, after doing this, he would start plotting to go north. If it is Yuan Shu, after doing this, he will start planning to become the emperor. And what did Liu Biao do? He opened a scholar, sought Confucian scholars, and wrote the Five Classics and Verses. Extravagance is not arrogant, thrift is not forced, this is the golden mean pursued by Liu Biao.

Such a person is destined not to have the courage to take risks, let alone dare to take a bold fight like Sun Cao Liu, especially when he is over sixty years old.

As soon as the army of Ma Han came out of Jiangxia and entered Nanjun, he saw a fleet of ships approaching. Ling Tong's vanguard sentinel ship hurriedly stepped forward to intercept it, and soon reported the news: the person who came was Liu Qi, the eldest son of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, who welcomed the victory of the general's southern expedition on behalf of his father.

The newly attached general Lu Meng said: "The general must beware of fraud. ”

Ma Han smiled: "I hope he is cheating, so I don't have to negotiate conditions with Liu Biao, and directly smash Xiangyang to pieces, break it and stand up, and look new." ”

Lu Meng's scalp was tingling when he heard this, he had personally experienced the sea of purgatory, and he really didn't want to see it again, he was afraid that it was the enemy who suffered. I couldn't help but pray secretly, hoping that Liu Biao wouldn't make a mistake.

Facts have proved that Liu Biao is Liu Biao, not Sun Quan, and not Cao Cao. The Han Jingzhou Mu will not wave a knife at the Han general.

In August of the sixth year of Jian'an, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao went out of Xiangyang to welcome the general Ma Han, indicating that Jingzhou was attached.

In September, the original Ba County Taishou Xun You, and Ba County Haoqiang Gan Ning, were ordered to enter Shu. used their connections and power to connect the powerful family and say that Liu Zhang would be surrendered. As Zhou Yu expected, Ma Han only sent one article and one martial arts, one mouth and a pair of halberds, and ordered Liu Zhang to restrain his hands and express his willingness to obey the general's orders.

As soon as Liu Zhang fell, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong also followed the table.

At this point, the world is decided, and there are still some marginal forces, such as Xianbei in the north and Shishi in the south, let the martial arts under his command make meritorious contributions.

The news was transmitted back to Luoyang, the government and the opposition celebrated, the city was happy, and the prestige of Ma Han reached the extreme.

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In September, Ma Han led the dragon and wolf army into Nanyang, landed in Wancheng Shezhou, and the army went north along Funiu Mountain. A month later, I finally saw Yishui, a hundred miles to the northeast, is Yique Pass.

It was night, and the army of the horses camped in the field for the last time. In the periphery of the Chinese army's big tent, there is a post in three steps, a sentry in five steps, and it is difficult for birds to enter within a hundred steps, and Ma Han wants to meet several important visitors here. But before the guest arrived, an uninvited guest arrived.

As soon as it was dark, news came from the patrol post that he found a suspicious person, claiming to be Guan Ping, the son of Guan Yu, and asking to see the general. This person is now in custody, and what to do with it, please ask the general to show you.

"Guan Ping?" Ma Han knew that there was a Guan Ping, but he didn't recognize this person. So he called Lu Meng and asked, "Do you recognize?" ”

Sun Cao Liu has been in alliance for so long, and as a general in Jiangdong, Lu Meng naturally recognizes Guan Yu's son.

So Ma Han ordered the inspector to bring the person who claimed to be Guan Ping into the account.

When Lu Meng saw it, he immediately nodded to Ma Han and confirmed that it was Guan Ping.

At this time, Guan Ping was dressed as a ranger, with no long things, and the wind and dust were blowing.

Ma Han said indifferently: "Tan Zhi is here for the remains of your father and two uncles, right?" ”

Guan Ping knelt and bowed, and there was a bang: "I hope the general will be fulfilled." ”

"I took this huge coffin all the way back to the north. I just want the three of them to return to their homeland. Since you're here, it's no better to give you an ox cart, clear the customs, and ten gold plates, and take them back to your hometown. Ma Han thought about it and said, "But I can't tell who is who, do you want to open the coffin to find out?" ”

Guan Ping wept and thanked him, shook his head and said, "The family and the two uncles." It is the best friend of life and death, the same joy in life, the same hole in death, and no distinction between each other. ”

Guan Ping finally kowtowed to Ma Han repeatedly. Thank you and go.

As soon as the uninvited guest left, the long-awaited mysterious visitor arrived.

When the visitors opened the curtain and entered, Le Jin, Li Dian, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Yu Ban, Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Zhao, Liu Xun, etc., who participated in the secret discussion, were all pleasantly surprised—this mysterious visitor was actually Jia Xu, Xu You, Hua Xin and Ma Teng.

Ma Teng is now the captain of the guard, and his Ma family army has been handed over to the eldest son Ma Chao as commander. So. Inside and outside the imperial court, Ma's power was further consolidated and strengthened.

After some cold and hustle and bustle, Jia Xu got the inspiration of Ma Han. did not beat around the bush, and directly explained the reason for the secret trip of this trip, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was shocked: "Do you want to enjoy wealth with the general?" Or go to Huangquanhu with the general? ”

That's scary! Who is not a hero among the people, and there are a large number of fierce generals who fight for their lives on the battlefield and lick blood from the knife edge, but they were shocked by Jia Xu's low voice, and their ears were buzzing.

After a while, Le Jin, who had recovered his strength, asked in surprise: "What does Ling Jun mean by this?" ”

These words spoke the hearts of everyone present, and everyone turned their eyes to Jia Xu, with surprise written on their faces.

"The great general's achievements in Dingsheji, auxiliary country, and Zuo Tianzi are rewarded, and there is no seal." Jia Xu's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and his speech was slow, but it sounded extremely thrilling, "There is nothing to seal, only to kill!" ”

Zhang He and Gao Ran almost jumped up when they heard this, but they were held down by Zhang Liao and Li Dian, one left and one right.

Jia Xu said calmly: "Most of the gentlemen here are well-educated people, who know history and classics, and their words should not be alarmist. Don't look at the high spirits in front of you, do you know that there will be a place to bury bones in 30 years? Since ancient times, those who have made great achievements have no aftermath? ”

There was a dead silence in the tent, and no one could refute Jia Xu's inference, or even prediction. Indeed, their great general, who is too meritorious, can be said to have single-handedly helped up the fallen Han, which emperor is facing such a minister, I'm afraid it will be difficult to sleep, right?

makes the Son of Heaven jealous, the end can be imagined, what about the general? The tiger falls in Pingyang, and the group can be bullied. More than ten years ago, General He Da had already used his own tragedy to show this bloodily.

If the general falls, what will happen to these Wenchen generals who have been branded with the Ma faction, they know with their knees.

Le Jin and Xu Huang stood up respectfully and bowed their hands to Jia Xu: "Mr. Zhishen is like the sea, I hope to teach me." ”

Before Jia Xu could speak, Zhang Xiu said angrily: "Why do you have to say more? Today, the Han dynasty is declining, the Liu family is dead, the red dragon is dead, and the dragon is standing. After that, he bowed his hand to Jia Xu, "Embroidery is out of shape for a while, don't blame Mr. Wang." ”

Zhang Xiu's remarks were like thunder, shaking everyone's heartstrings and boiling thoughts.

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "All the gentlemen here are all wise and brave. The so-called one person is short, and everyone is long, and all the kings can comfort their own opinions, and the lord chooses the best policy. ”

It was a matter of the future of the family, and no one dared to remain silent, so there was a lot of discussion. The generals were more inclined to Zhang Xiu's ideas, while the ministers believed that the time was not yet ripe, and acted rashly, and the fortune and misfortune were unpredictable, and advocated delaying the plan.

At this time, Zhang Zhao said: "All gentlemen should remember the lessons of Yuan Highway. ”

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked.

Indeed, Ma Han's hardware is enough at the moment, but only software, such as public opinion, officials, and popular popularity, is still slightly lacking. The world that has finally been pacified will inevitably rise again, and even ruin the results of the Southern Expedition.

This is a dead end, and it will be a dead end if you don't usurp it again, but if you really want to do this, you will face serious consequences. It's hard to decide where to go.

Le Jin pulled his hair, Gao Ran beat his head, Ma Teng hit his knees, Zhang Liao hung his head, and the strategists also fell into deep thought.

Until this time, Ma Han, who had never said a word, finally stood up, his eyes burned, and he said word by word: "I am not abolishing Han, but acting for Han, and Ma's for Liu, it is for Ma Han!" ”

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PS: Tomorrow's finale, thank you for your continued support, and finally let Shifuro end the book in its entirety. Well, rather, an open-ended ending. (To be continued......)