Zhuge Liang stared at the map for a while, then stretched out his hand and dotted on a geographical boundary.

Only then did he analyze the generals' worries: "If Sima Yi leads the army to capture here and cut off the grain route of our Shu army, within ten days, our army will be chaotic, and when the time comes, don't say that the Northern Expedition will continue, and whether it can successfully withdraw to Hanzhong is not good." ”

Seeing Zhuge Liang's cautiousness, the generals looked at it together.

I saw that the place pointed by Zhuge Liang's finger was the street pavilion.

After Ma Tan helped Zhuge Liang get the map, he also pricked up his ears and listened to it, seeing that Zhuge Liang said that this street pavilion was so important, if he could defend it and thwart the conspiracy of the Wei army, wouldn't it be a great achievement?

Thinking like this, my body began to tremble slightly.

Zhao Yun saw that the geographical location of the street pavilion was so important, and immediately suggested: "Why don't the prime minister send someone to guard the street pavilion, as long as the street pavilion is guarded and the grain road of our Shu army is protected, even if the Wei army is menacing, it will eventually return in vain." ”

Zhuge Liang also had this intention in his heart.

He swept his eyes over the bodies of the generals in the tent repeatedly, and finally gradually stopped at Zhao Yun and Cao Jun, and was about to speak, when Leng Buding Ma Jian suddenly snatched it out.

"Prime Minister, I am willing to guard the street pavilion."

After Zhuge Liang saw the person who came, he was also taken aback, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Young Chang, although the street pavilion is small, it has a great stake, once it is lost, our army will go." ”

The more Zhuge Liang said that the street pavilion was important, the stronger the determination in Ma Yan's heart became.

He replied with full grasp: "Prime Minister, Ma Tan is willing to make a military order!" If the street pavilion is lost, please behead me. ”

As soon as the three words of the military order came out, all the generals in the big tent were slightly surprised.

What is a military order?

The military order is a letter of guarantee, and if it is not completed, it shall be subject to military law.

As the saying goes, there is no joke in the army, and the military order is issued in black and white, and it must be honored afterwards.

When the generals saw Ma Jian take out the military order, they could see his determination, and for a while they couldn't help but take a second look at the figure of the Shu army's Northern Expedition.

Only Zhuge Liang is still worried.

He continued to persuade: "Ma Tan, there is no city in the street pavilion, it is easy to attack and difficult to defend......"

Ma Jian interrupted Zhuge Liang's persuasion with full certainty, "I have read military books since I was a child, I am quite familiar with the art of war, and I have been taught by Mr. for many years, how can I not guard a small street pavilion." ”

Zhuge Liang still did not give up, and continued to persuade: "Sima Yi's talent is no less than Cao Cao in the world, and Xu Huang is a famous general in the world, you ...... I'm afraid it's no match for them! ”

Ma Tan smiled and said: "Hugh Dao Sima Yi Xu Huang, even if Cao Cao crawled out of the grave, I am not afraid, Prime Minister, please give orders!" ”

At this point, the room for manoeuvre is getting smaller and smaller.

If Zhuge Liang continues to refuse, I am afraid that a crack will arise in Ma Yan's heart, and it will also become an unstable factor in the Northern Expedition.

Zhuge Liang glanced at the generals in the tent, still undecided.

The Ma Tan immediately knelt down and continued to plead: "My ancestors of the Ma clan, all loyal ministers of the Han family, Shu felled into the battlefield, the horse leather shroud was returned, the prime minister, I want to lead the army to fight a long time ago, please give me a chance to comfort the ancestors." ”

Seeing that Ma Jian was firm, he was extremely sincere, and he did not hesitate to bring out his ancestors to show his determination, and their hearts were moved.

However, in a big way, this matter is related to the success or failure of hundreds of thousands of Shu troops, and in a small way, since a military order has been established, it is related to a human life, how can you ignore it?

Although the generals had the heart to help him intercede, in the end, after weighing it in their hearts, they hesitated.

Forget it, let's wait for the prime minister to decide.

lest they take on their own burdens.

Only the veteran Zhao Yun, the Ma clan is all loyal ministers of the Han family, and Ma Jian said miserably, and after a little hesitation, he helped him say a good word.

"Prime Minister, I think Ma Tan's heart to serve the country is very strong, so give him a chance!"

Zhuge Liang saw that Ma Tan leaned over the ground again, and actually put on a posture of kneeling for a long time, and his heart gradually softened.

"Okay, I'll give you 25,000 elite soldiers, plus one general, to help you go." After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he swept his eyes among the generals, and finally fell on Cao Jun without hesitation.

"Cao Wenwu, I ordered you to be the deputy general to help Ma Tan guard the street pavilion."

Cao Jun also has mixed feelings in his heart.

When I saw Ma Tan's military order before, I wanted to stop it several times, but I finally endured it.

Unexpectedly, the task of guarding the street pavilion fell to him and Ma Yan.

This time, with Ma Jian as the main general, he is the deputy general, so he is naturally very worried about Ma Jian leading the troops for the first time, and asked him to help wipe his buttocks.

Zhuge Liang saw that Cao Jun was still hesitating, and cheered him up again: "Wenwu, Ma Jian is wise, you also have a strategy, you can be civil and martial, you two assist each other, and you will definitely be able to make contributions." ”

Cao Jun also knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he had to take the order.

Zhuge Liang pulled the two of them and told them again, and finally let the two leave.

Because Sima Yi's army would arrive at any time, Cao Jun and Ma Jian met their heads in the camp for a while, and then went to prepare for each, and then ordered 25,000 elite soldiers and went straight to the street pavilion.

After the two left, Zhuge Liang continued to transfer troops in the big tent.

He was always a little worried about Ma Tan, and ordered Shu general Gao Xiang to lead 10,000 troops and stationed them in a small city east of Jieting, thinking that he was reinforcing troops.

However, it is said that after Ma Tan and Cao Jun led 25,000 elite soldiers, they marched in the starry night, and at dusk on the third day, they rushed to the street pavilion.

That Ma Jian was still the first time in his life that he led the troops as a main general, and he seemed extremely excited along the way.

He pointed to the street pavilion not far in front of him and said: "The prime minister is too cautious, a small pass, just a street pavilion, why is it difficult to guard him for a month?" ”

Of course, Cao Jun knew about the follow-up development, and he also knew that this Ma Jian was stubborn and self-serving, and he couldn't hear the dissuasion, so he simply broke off the idea of persuading him.

The prime minister's order said: "The prime minister ordered us to go down to the village at the general entrance of the five roads, and send more soldiers to cut down trees and camp in order to plan for a long-term plan." ”

Ma Tan really retorted: "Otherwise, there is no danger to rely on at the intersection of the village, if the Wei soldiers seize the mountain and are condescending, how will our army not be mighty!" ”

Cao Jun glanced at him and asked directly, "What do you mean by joining the army?" ”

"You see, there is a mountain, and the forest on the mountain is extremely wide, which is a god-given danger, so it is better to camp troops on the mountain."

Cao Jun's face darkened, and he almost scolded.

His mood at the moment is very complicated.

Seeing that Ma Tan led the whole army into a dead end, and at the same time hung his head on the top of the mountain, letting the wind and waves blow, but he didn't know how to persuade him.

This time, Zhuge Liang ordered Ma Tan to be the main general, and he was the deputy general, if the two had a disagreement, they would naturally be based on the orders of the main general.

In addition, Cao Jun also has a faint worry in his heart.

As a time-traveler, foresight is his greatest strength in this time and space.

If he blindly changes the original plot development, wouldn't it be that under the flapping of his butterfly wings, the trajectory of known history will become unrecognizable.

In the end, he will also lose the advantage of foresight?

But if you don't stop Ma Yan.

It will lead to the failure of the first Northern Expedition of the Northern Expedition of Shu Han, and he will also be credited.