"What if you don't want to?" Ma Teng asked with a wry smile. Today's Zhang Chao is unmatched when it comes to power, even if they don't surrender, capturing Xiliang is just a matter of raising their hands, and the result of resistance is death, it is better to surrender to Cheng, at least they can save a life.

And the time of their surrender is considered early, and they may not be able to occupy a place in the new dynasty in the future.

Seeing that although his father was a little aggrieved, he could still accept the facts in front of him, Ma Chao nodded.

In the past, Ma Chao rarely put others in his eyes, and his identity as the first fierce general of Xiliang made him a hero who was very contemptuous of the world.

It was only after seeing Lu Bu's cavalry in Poqiang City that this idea began to change, and it was not until he saw Zhang Chao again later that he slowly realized his insignificance.

He called himself a fierce general, and after seeing many generals under Zhang Chao, that arrogant psychology has changed, and he finally knew the meaning of the phrase that there are people outside the world, and knew that at least in Zhang Chao's group, he was not the general with the strongest force value.

The stronger the person, the more the strong person is admired. Zhang Chao's appearance made Ma Chao have a sense of surrender in his heart, and now his father wants to be a vassal to him, even if it is for the safety of his family, he has to back down.

It's just that he was the original master and became someone else's subordinate, and Ma Chao didn't feel so good in his heart. Everything was in the eyes of his father Ma Teng, and he smiled and comforted: "Chao'er, you don't have any other ideas, in general, surrendering Zhang Chao is not a shameful thing." And according to my observation, today we surrendered Zhang Chao, and even Cao Cao and Liu Bei will not be able to get any benefits from them in the future, maybe one day, they will not have a chance to surrender even if they want to. In this way, we are not wrong in our choice. One day, Ma will be glad for our choice. ”

"I hope so." Ma Chao saw that his father was thinking like this, so he nodded and acquiesced to everything in front of him.

After the father and son reached a unification of opinions, they waited for the celebration banquet held by Zhang Chao in the evening, and they knew that tonight, Zhang Chao would definitely give an explanation for the Ma family.

In the evening, Tie Wei came to the mansion and invited the Ma father and son to a banquet in the largest mansion in Cangsong City.

At the same time, the generals of the four legions under Zhang Chao also participated, as well as the generals who joined the Ma family and Xiliang.

Zhang Chao is still in the first place in a white robe. When he saw Ma Teng enter the hall, he beckoned him to his seat.

For Zhang Chao to treat him with such courtesy, Ma Teng was naturally excited. But the next words made him ecstatic and decided that his surrender was indeed correct.

"Xilianghou, this time you will return to Jinyang City with me. Just don't think that going back is really pensioning, I know that you are very capable, especially how to communicate with other races, you have many years of experience, then please have more ideas in this area in the future, I still have to rely on more. Zhang Chao smiled and said to Ma Teng, a picture of me being very optimistic about you and will reuse you.

Ma Teng has been in Xiliang for many years, and he has indeed had a lot of dealings with various ethnic groups, such as the Xiongnu and Qiang people, and he also knows very well. Zhang Chao wanted to ask him, how to contact these gangs, it was really suitable.

"Okay, okay, please rest assured, Teng Zidang will do his best and come up with more ideas." Ma Teng was happy and hurriedly agreed.

"Good. This matter is going to be troublesome to the west. Hey, in fact, if you weren't old, you would not only have to come up with ideas, but also lead the troops. But it doesn't matter, General Ma Chao is young and promising, and his force is extraordinary, so he can do it on his behalf, right? Well, I intend to form a new cavalry corps, which will be called the Dragoon Army, and when the time comes, I will ask the major general to be the commander of the corps, and the establishment will be 150,000 according to the custom, how about it? Zhang Chao smiled and said to Ma Teng, on the surface, it seemed to be discussing, but in fact it was announcing the decision.

"Shhh

When Ma Teng heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He originally thought that with his son Ma Chao's ability, it would be a matter of time before he would be reused, but he really didn't think that he would have a new position so quickly, and he was also a legion commander with a lot of power.

In this way, the Ma family will not weaken, and even once Zhang Chao unifies the whole country, the status of their Ma family will rise.

With joy in his heart, Ma Teng hurriedly said to Ma Chao below: "Chao'er, why don't you thank the general quickly?" ”

Ma Chao below naturally heard the conversation between Zhang Chao and Ma Teng, and was already shocked when he heard that he wanted to reuse himself and establish a new legion dragoon. The weapon in his hand was the Dragoon Hook and Scythe, and the legion was named after the Dragoon, wouldn't it be the same as a legion formed for him?

When he was thanking Zhang Chao for reusing him and trusting him, he hurriedly walked out of his seat when he couldn't guard against his father's shout, and then knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, General." ”

"Huh? Do you still call me General? Zhang Chao asked with a smile.

Ma Chao's reaction was also extremely fast, and he hurriedly kowtowed again: "Thank you, my lord." ”

"Haha, okay. In this way, you can choose the strength of the legion from the captured Dong Zhuo's 150,000 people and the soldiers of Xiliang, if it is not enough, I will mobilize it from other places to make up for it. Zhang Chao saw that he had received another general, and he also said happily.

"No." Ma Chao hurriedly clasped his hands into fists and took the military order.

Lu Bu, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei and others were naturally a little surprised when they saw Ma Chao being appointed as the commander of the legion. I think they have followed Zhang Chao for a long time, and they have only come to their current position through one war after another, but how did this Ma Chao get to the top so easily?

To say that a few legion commanders are better, after all, Ma Chao is on an equal footing with them, but several deputy corps commanders such as Wen Chou, Yan Liang, and Gao Gan are indeed unconvinced. They don't think they're any worse than this one.

Unlike the generals, Li Ru, Fu Zhu, Pang Tong, and even Fa Zheng, who had just joined in, listened to Zhang Chao's decision, and they were indeed thoughtful, and soon after, a look of relief appeared on their faces. Apparently they had already guessed the reason for such an appointment.

Xiliangbing has just joined the group, and this is the time when he needs to be wooed. And the appointment of Ma Chao as the commander of the corps is the best means of proof and reassurance. Look at it, the general is the same thing, and he has made Ma Chao the commander of the army, who can say that this is the power that the lord wants to annex?

Of course, the four military advisors still have a little doubt in their hearts, that is, whether Ma Chao is brave enough and can he be qualified for the current role? They are not like Zhang Chao, knowing the skills of these historical celebrities, they have such doubts in their hearts.

It's just that no matter what everyone thinks, Zhang Chao announced it in front of everyone, and the matter is equivalent to being decided, and there will be no changes.

For this reason, the other Xiliang generals also followed one by one to be happy.

Zhang Chao is willing to reuse Ma Chao, which shows that he does not have any views on the portal, so they are equivalent to having a bright future. As long as you perform well, you will definitely be able to earn a place in the group in the future.

The banquet fell into a climax because of Zhang Chao's decision, everyone attending the meeting was very happy, seeing everyone smiling, Zhang Chao finally put his mind at ease, he knew that from now on, Xiliang would be incorporated into his sphere of influence.

The banquet ended with a happy result, and at the end, Zhang Chao announced that everyone would repair in Cangsong City for three days, and then the army would return to Luoyang.

The Sixth Army was selected by Zhang Chao to stay in Xiliang.

At the same time, there was also General Ma Dai, who was familiar with the situation here.

Xiliang is a barren land and does not have much land to grow food, but it does have its own characteristics, that is, the climate and conditions are very suitable for raising horses.

For this reason, Zhang Chao demanded that Dian Wei's Sixth Army should establish the largest horse farm in the shortest possible time, and at the same time clean up all the land of Xiliang.

Ma Teng is a descendant of the Fubo general Ma Yuan, and with this, he has a unique position in Xiliang and is respected by many people. But it is precisely because of this identity that he cannot attack some forces that disobey him.

This may have Ma Teng's cherishing reputation, or it may also have his lack of strength and worries about civil strife in Xiliang.

It's just that in Zhang Chao's eyes, such a thing is really nothing. If you don't accept the killing, with the backing of the army, and the transportation arteries of Yongzhou have been opened, you can send food in a steady stream, so what are you afraid of.

Dian Wei had been waiting for the opportunity to make a big kill. He once threatened that when the general can't go to the battlefield to fight, then what the corps commander does is not interesting, and it is better to be the captain of the guard for the lord.

Among the many legion commanders, that is, Dian Wei doesn't have to worry too much about talking. When these words were heard in Zhang Chao's ears, he smiled, and now he has this errand.

In fact, Zhang Chao's most suitable candidate was not Dian Wei, he wanted to arrange the vanguard corps General Lu Bu to complete it, but considering that the situation in Luoyang was not clear, there was a need for a cavalry team that could support all parties at any time, so he decided to use the Sixth Legion.

decided to leave the Sixth Army Corps behind, and Zhang Chao also issued an order to Dian Wei, limiting him to pacify all forces in Xiliang within half a year, open the main road to the Western Regions, and establish the largest horse farm.

Time is tight, and the task is heavy. There's no way around it.