Ma Teng, who already feels that he has no ability to stabilize the overall situation, how can he not be in a hurry? What he was most worried about was that if he didn't wait for Zhang Chao to arrive, the Xiliang army would be in chaos, in that case, he was afraid that someone would want to curry favor with the new master by offering the head of the Ma family, which would be really dangerous.

His own situation is so critical, Ma Teng doesn't dare to really fight Dong Zhuojun, and now all hope is only on Zhang Chao's body, which makes every moment in his heart like a year of torment.

Knowing that Ma Teng was fine on the surface, in fact, he was afraid that he would already be in turmoil in his heart, so Ma Dai also told his analysis. "Although it is said that the general has been like a bamboo all the way, and he has defeated Dong Zhuojun in Xinfeng City, after all, there are still 200,000 main forces of Liu Bei in Chang'an City. And the military advisor Zhuge Liang is sitting there. I heard that this person is the first wise man under Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, and he is very powerful, maybe the general is afraid of this person, so he didn't rush in. ”

"Perhaps? I'd like to hear the exact answer. Ma Teng listened to it for a long time, and when he saw that it was all analysis, he immediately said with some displeasure.

"Yes." Ma Dai also knew that this was Ma Teng's performance before he got angry, and immediately clenched his fists and said: "The analysis of all this is also based on the current battlefield situation. Think about it, we are now facing an army of 700,000 joined forces by Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo, and it is impossible to deal with it with our strength. Even Zhang Chao, although he brought five legions this time, it was more than 600,000 people, and he did not have much advantage in terms of troops. That is to say, every step the general takes, of course, must be very steady, otherwise, once he is ambushed, he may face the encirclement of Guan Yu, Dong Zhuo and Zhuge Liang, a total of 900,000 troops, at that time, don't say that you will save us, I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect yourself. ”

Listening to these analyses, Ma Teng couldn't help but nod. Because if it were him, he would not be rash in the face of so many enemies.

Seeing that Ma Teng seemed to agree with his words, Ma Dai first breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "My lord." In fact, we can rest assured, let's not say that the general is not a dishonest person, let's just say that with our current position, it is also the object he wants to fight for. What's more, we have already expressed our intention to surrender and sent the third prince to Jinyang City to be a proton, even if this is the case, he has no reason not to save us. The soldiers are hoarding Chang'an, but they are just thinking of better countermeasures. ”

"Hmm." The nervous look on Ma Teng's face finally dissipated, and was replaced by a relaxed demeanor. "Okay, Dai'er, I believe your analysis, so let's wait and see. By the way, those people who disturbed the morale of the army secretly wrote it down for me, and as soon as this crisis passed, these people will be given to Zhang Chao, and I want to see how he deals with it. ”

Because he didn't have the strength to fight hard with Dong Zhuo now, let alone attack, Ma Teng didn't dare to make any moves against those half-hearted generals. After all, it's not a good thing for him to mess up now.

Just because he didn't do anything didn't mean he didn't know, but he was just waiting for a suitable opportunity. You can also take a look at what Zhang Chao did through this matter and see if he is a person who does great things.

"No." Ma Dai nodded heavily. For those generals who are floating in their hearts at the moment, Ma Dai is also very unaccustomed to it. It's just that he also knows that now is not the time to clean up the internal contradictions, so he should write them down now, and one day he will settle the general account.

......

There is a large army stationed here under the city.

From a distance, the big Guan Zi flag is fluttering in the wind, and this is the front account of Guan Yu, the second general of Liu Bei's group.

A scout was kneeling on one knee in the tent, a cavalryman who had just finished scouting the situation from Chang'an.

Guan Yu sat at the top of the big tent, looked at the intelligence information that came, and said with his eyes narrowed slightly: "General Zhang Chao and the third brother are surrounded in Chang'an City?" Is there any danger? ”

"The villain doesn't know. Zhang Chaojun's scouts were patrolling not far away, and his subordinates did not dare to reach in. Just listening to its shouts from afar, it seems that someone is attacking the city. The scout replied cautiously.

As a qualified scout, he only speaks what he hears and sees, and does not dare to add any personal opinions.

"Siege?" Hearing this word, Guan Yu's face immediately showed a look of pride. "However, there are only 600,000 people, and he wants to capture Chang'an City guarded by 200,000 people, Zhang Chao's appetite is not small, but I am afraid that he will not be able to do so."

Guan Yu would say this, but it was like his character. is a proud person, coupled with his absolute confidence in the military advisor and the third brother, he doesn't believe that with the ratio of three to one, Zhang Chao can really capture Chang'an City. is saying that if it is really dangerous there, the military advisor will definitely send a message to himself through other channels, so even if there is no letter to start, it must not be a big problem. Also, is this Zhang Chao's plan to surround the point and send reinforcements? Maybe his siege of the city is fake, what he wants is to go to support himself, if so, he doesn't have a military order, if he moves rashly, wouldn't it be the other party's plan.

Guan Yu is not just a fierce general, but also a wise man and a person who is familiar with the art of war, so he has his own analysis.

"Okay, pay close attention to the movements in Chang'an City, and report as soon as there is a situation. There is also a notice, and the action of attacking and breaking Qiangcheng will also be accelerated. "No matter what, the enemy in front of him should also be destroyed, otherwise when he really needs to use himself, I'm afraid he won't be able to go all out.

Guan Yu gave the order, and the vanguard general Wei Yan received the military order, and began to speed up the attack on Poqiang City.

......

In the city, Dong Zhuo was also suspicious when he received the battle report, and he couldn't understand why Zhang Chao would do this, so he invited Fa Zheng to the mansion to ask for advice.

Dong Zhuo has the intention of recruiting Fa Zheng, but he does lack the assistance of a wise man by his side.

After feeling Dong Zhuo's thoughts, Fa Zheng contacted Zhuge Liang, and then decided to plan and stay in the army. His presence can guide these 400,000 troops to their use.

Dong Zhuozi also knew that the current Fa Zheng was afraid that he would not be willing to use it for himself. However, he believes in the saying that people die for money, and as long as he gives enough benefits, it must be a matter of time before the Fa is attached to him.

For this reason, Dong Zhuo is a small gift a day, and a big gift in three days. What gold and silver, beauties are constantly sent into the hands of Fazheng.

For these, the Fa is exactly what comes and does not refuse. In short, I will accept what you give, but whether it will be used after receiving it is not something that others can know.

Dong Zhuocai didn't care about Fazheng, he just saw the other party accept the gift.

As far as he knew, Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Yuan Dynasty was very suspicious. Just because Fa Zheng has accepted so many things, I am afraid that it will be difficult to explain clearly in the future. If that's the case, you'll have to use it for your own sake.

Thinking that after occupying Xiliang, his subordinates will help him with people like Fazheng, and he doesn't dare to say that one day he can make great achievements, but at least it is no problem to be a prince on the free side, so he is very happy.

After experiencing so many things, Dong Zhuo's ambition to dominate the world has long been gone. He just wants to spend his old age in peace.

Of course, after paying so much, now that I have doubts, it is natural that Fa Zheng came to inquire about one or two.

And the reason why Fa Zheng did not refuse to come and accepted them one by one. The matter is very clear there, if he doesn't accept it, I'm afraid it will arouse Dong Zhuo's suspicion.

It was precisely because of these benefits that Dong Zhuo couldn't see Zhang Chao's actions clearly, so he invited Fa Zheng to ask for advice.

Entering the temporary Dong Mansion, Fa Zheng sat down in the prepared position. At this moment, Dong Zhuo asked with a smile on his face, "Mr. Xiaozhi, are you still used to staying here?" ”

"If you go back to King Yong, you are very used to it, you eat well, and sleep well." Fa Zheng replied with a red face.

"Hehe, Mr. Xiaozhi slept well, but he couldn't sleep." Dong Zhuo said with a worried look.

"Oh? King Yong has any worries, but he can ask correctly. Fa Zheng also guessed that Dong Zhuo asked him to come, I was afraid that he was not chatting, he should have a question to ask.

Seeing Fa Zheng's promise, Dong Zhuo was overjoyed. Then he said: "Okay, then Gu came to ask Xiaozhi, why did Zhang Chao's army stop in Chang'an and not go west?" Why is that? ”

On this issue, Fa Zheng naturally got the news a long time ago, and studied it very carefully, and after hearing it, he smiled and said: "King Yong, dare to ask Zhang Chao why he has today's achievements?" ”

"Humph! It's just a bit of luck. Dong Zhuo's face was cold.

Dong Zhuo made his fortune early, how can he be compared to these princes now? These people are still serving in the imperial court, if they are still working hard, he will already be the position of the prince, and even the replacement of the emperor is up to him. At that time, he looked down on Zhang Chao a little, and this person was not a character at that time.

Who would have thought that after all these years, Zhang Chao's momentum overshadowed him. Fei Dan can be on an equal footing with him, and even far surpasses, which is already very displeased, and now that Fa Zheng is asking such a question, where will he have any good tone to oppose.

Listening to Dong Zhuo's angry voice, Fa Zheng just smiled, "Yes, Zhang Chao is a lucky person." But to get to where he is today, it's not just luck, it's also because he is cautious. Just like now, he broke through the two cities of Xinfeng and Yin, and forced the troops in front of Chang'an City. He can indeed have a lot of choices, such as entering Xiliang and inserting it from behind us, if he really wants to do this, in this way, he can join forces with Ma Teng to attack us. ”