Dong Zhuo laughed, with a satisfied look, and Fa Zheng on the side was also smiling, but no matter how you look at the latter's smile, there is a hint of conspiracy in it, which Dong Zhuo naturally can't understand.

Fa Zheng persuaded Dong Zhuo and asked the other party to obey his words, so he left the big tent and returned to his tent, and then chatted secretly with Guan Yu behind closed doors, and as for what was being talked about, I am afraid that except for the two of them, other people did not know at all.

The night went by like this. Early the next morning, the tents of both armies opened fire early. Soon after dawn, the army had eaten breakfast, which was obviously much faster than usual.

Some veteran sergeants who had experienced the war also felt that the atmosphere was wrong. This feeling soon became a reality, because after the meal, the entire 300,000 Liu Bei army began to retreat.

When some well-wishing Dong Zhuo soldiers asked what had happened, they were answered that Cao Cao and Sun Jian had suddenly raised troops in Jingzhou.

As soon as the news spread, the 400,000 troops belonging to Dong Zhuo were also in an uproar, obviously the sudden departure of the allies caught them off guard.

It's just that this panic didn't last long, and then Dong Zhuo, the king of Yong, came out to speak in person, he summoned all the generals in the army, and told them that although Liu Bei had something to leave, they were not much worse than Ma Teng in terms of strength. And General Guan Yu and they should soon be able to repel the alliance of Cao and Sun, so that they will help them again, and then it is time to march into Xiliang in a big way. At this time, all they need to do is to stabilize their positions and wait for the good news.

Dong Zhuo's words stabilized the slightest panic in the army, and then the army re-stabilized. It's just that in this stability, whether it is really as calm as it seems, it is unknown.

The sudden withdrawal of 300,000 troops could not have attracted such a large movement without attracting attention. The fast horse scouts who had been spying on the intelligence saw this, and even in the inner line they buried in Dong Zhuo's army, they also got the real reason for Guan Yu's withdrawal.

As soon as he heard this important news, the general in charge of finding out the news immediately rushed to Jincheng and met with General Pound.

At this time, in Jincheng, Ma Teng's side had amassed 200,000 soldiers.

At the earliest, Pang De was the first to arrive here as the first soldier, and Ma Chao also rushed over soon after. And with these 200,000 troops defending the city, they didn't think that the combined forces of Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei would take advantage of it here.

It's just that such a blind stubborn defense also makes Ma Chao unhappy, he has shown a good talent for martial arts since he was a child, and his father has found a famous teacher to guide him, so that his kung fu is not afraid to face the veteran general Pang De in the army, and even if he fights to the death, I am afraid that his victory rate will be higher.

is so young and has such achievements, Ma Chao will inevitably be arrogant, in his mind, as long as he makes a move, no one will be an opponent. So he asked more than once to lead his troops out of Jincheng, and he wanted to give this coalition army a good look.

Unfortunately, this time the commander of the army was Pound. This is also what Ma Teng said personally when he sent out the army, I am afraid that he also knows that his son, although he is very brave, but his personality is too reckless, so he made these arrangements.

Ma Chao said that it doesn't matter, everything is dominated by Pound. made him ask to play several times and was suppressed. Now that he suddenly heard the news that Guan Yu had retreated with the army, he couldn't suppress the fighting spirit in his heart, and once again found Pang De to ask for a battle.

"General Pang." As soon as he entered the general's mansion in the city, Ma Chao's voice resounded throughout the courtyard.

Just heard the news from the front line, Pang De, who was digesting it, suddenly heard Ma Chao's voice outside the door, and his face immediately turned bitter, he naturally guessed why this young general came.

To say that in history, Pang De did serve under Ma Teng, but he was never reused, and was later used by Cao Cao after several times. But in this life, because of Zhang Chao, some of his practices gave wisdom to other princes. is like Ma Teng, when he learned that Zhang Chao and Cao Cao were selecting talents everywhere, he also made a choice, that is, to select suitable leading generals by means of military competition.

This is similar to Zhang Chao's approach, and it really makes Pound stand out. made him the champion of the competition, and thus entered the eyes of Ma Teng. Later, after contact, I found that this person not only had martial arts, but also strategy, so he promised a heavy responsibility.

It's just that no matter how reused, Pang De may be able to take a stand in front of others, but for Ma Chao, a young general, who will definitely inherit the king of Ma Tengliangzhou in the future, he really doesn't dare to have any big intentions. Besides, this person's force is also very strong, at that time, it was just because the other party was too young, and there was no need to participate in the military competition, otherwise, it was really hard to say who would be the name of this crown.

"It's the Major General here." Although there were some headaches, even if Ma Chao came, Pound still had to get up to greet him.

"Huh." As soon as he entered the hall and saw Pang De, Ma Chao said with an excited expression, "General Pang, I heard that Guan Yu led the army to withdraw?" ”

"Not bad." Pound nodded, he also knew that as a major general, he naturally had some people around him who could serve, and he could hear such news, and others could hear it too.

Seeing that Pang De also admitted it, Ma Chao immediately laughed and said: "Okay, even if Guan Yu and they are gone, we don't have too many disadvantages compared to Dong Zhuo, so why don't we attack without soldiers?" ”

Sure enough, Ma Chao was still for the sake of raising troops. Pang De was also a little prepared for this, and hurriedly replied: "Major General, Guan Yu did withdraw this morning, but for what specific reason, I haven't figured it out yet, for the sake of safety, are you waiting?" ”

"Wait? What are you waiting for? Didn't it say that Cao Cao and Sun Jian jointly attacked Jingzhou? Ma Chao asked with a puzzled look.

"The news says so, but whether it is true or not has yet to be verified, so I have sent someone to Jingzhou, and I think the news will come back soon." Pound explained.

"Message back from Jingzhou?" At this moment, Ma Chao heard this, and his face obviously showed a look of displeasure, "General Pang, I'm afraid that it will take half a month for this news to come back, can't we wait here all these days?" ”

"This..."Pang De naturally knew that the road from here to Jingzhou was not entered, or he was coming back after inquiring about the news, he was afraid that it would take half a month, and if it didn't go well, it might take even longer. Thinking that Ma Chao was an impatient, he asked again, "What about the young general's wishes?" ”

"If you want me to say, of course, I'm going to march now. We have been surrounded for half a month, and it is time to show our strength, and let those people know that our Liangzhou army is not afraid of this Dong Zhuo. Ma Chao said these words with a hint of anger.

These days, 200,000 troops are guarding the Golden City, and all kinds of rumors are spreading. One of the most important points is that the Ma family was afraid of Dong Zhuo, so he refused to stay in the city and did not come out. Listening to these words in the ears of the arrogant Ma Chao, how could he stand it?

Of course, all of this was done by Fa Zheng secretly, and these words were also sent by him to spread the word, in order to cause Ma Chao to be angry and send troops. It's just that Pound has been suppressing it, so nothing happened. But now, the opportunity has come, and Ma Chao has finally revealed his belligerent nature.

Seeing that Ma Chao once again proposed the matter of sending troops, Pang De persuaded on the side: "Major General, the situation is unclear now, if you rush out like this, what if you fall into the trap of the other party." He said, "Although we defend the city, we have not suffered any loss." At least they didn't let Dong Zhuo and Guan Yu's army enter Xiliang one step. ”

In Pound's opinion, being able to defend the city is naturally a good result. At the very least, it's extremely safe to do so without risk.

Pound's old age and Ma Chao's youth and frivolity naturally clashed at this moment. In the past, it was still because Guan Yu was on the side with an army of 300,000, Ma Chao didn't have much confidence even if he wanted to do it, but now, the strong enemy is retreating, and he wants to suppress him, I'm afraid it's very difficult.

No, seeing that Pang De was going to persuade himself to defend the city again, Ma Chao said a little angrily: "Okay, even if General Pang is always afraid, then I will be the master of this battle." Don't worry, if something happens, I will personally go to my father and plead guilty. It's just that I really have a credit, General Pang, I'm afraid I won't have your share at that time. ”

Ma Chao finally had enough, and after knowing that it was impossible to convince Pound, he snorted coldly, and then walked out of the hall with his own soldiers.

"The young general should not be impulsive, this matter should be considered in the long run." Seeing that Ma Chao was about to leave like this, Pang De naturally wanted to call him back and discuss it. It's just that although he is a vanguard general and is still the person in charge, these identities are really nothing to Major General Ma Chao.

Ma Chao left like this. And as soon as he left the house, he said to his second brother Ma Xiu, who was following him: "Go, gather all the generals, and today I will let that old thief Dong Zhuo know what kind of price he needs to pay if he wants to be an enemy of our Ma family." ”

"Okay." Matthew listened to his eldest brother's instructions and nodded again and again. Obviously, as a young man and Ma Teng's son, he also wants to have the opportunity to make a contribution.

In the entire Jincheng, because of Ma Chao's order, the army began to urgently mobilize. Dinner was eaten earlier than before, this was their night attack on Dong Zhuo.