"The teachings of the Lord are to be remembered throughout one's life."

Ma Chao nodded frequently when he heard it, and he was brewing a sentence all the way.

Until now, I still hesitated to say whether to say it, but I endured it for a long time and finally didn't hold it back.

"The last general's father and brother's family were mostly slaughtered by thieves, and I implore the lord to send troops to Liangzhou to fight the thieves, and the last general is willing to be the vanguard of the front."

"Ugh"

When Liu Bei frowned and groaned, Zhuge Liang immediately understood.

"General Ma doesn't know, although we have a gap with the generals in Liangzhou, but the enemy has always been Cao Cao, the Son of Heaven is now suffering in Xudu, we are preparing to send troops to the Central Plains, 'welcome the Son of Heaven, return the old capital', if the general's personal vendetta and attack Liangzhou, it seems to be unrighteous."

Ma Chao was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly clenched his fists and explained:

"The military advisor is fallacious, the lord is a clan member of the Han family, he should punish the traitor and eliminate the evil, help the weak and help the dangerous, Han Sui and others are attached to the Cao thief and poison the people, it is not just the personal enmity of the last general, the main reason for sending troops to Liangzhou is to Jingbian of the country, Han Sui and others are thieves who are attached to Cao Cao, how can they lose their righteousness?"

"If you say so"

Zhuge Liang deliberately lengthened his tone and waited for Liu Bei to cooperate.

Liu Bei nodded knowingly: "Since it is for the country and the people, I think we can send troops to Liangzhou, Meng Qi is also a common man of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty rules the world with filial piety, why can't he avenge him?" ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly hugged his fists to thank him, and then asked: "I don't know when I can send troops?" ”

"Strategizing depends on the military advisor."

Seeing Liu Bei mouthing at Zhuge Liangnu, Ma Chao's eyes also chased over.

I saw Zhuge Liang shaking the feather fan lightly, frowning and saying: "Han Sui and the others are not ordinary grass cowards, they need to plan in detail to fight, and the grain and grass, clothes and armor, blades, and intelligence must be sufficient. ”

"Yui."

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao echoed in unison, and then left Zhangtai Street with a horse.

Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang curiously: "Zhang Gongqi's soldiers surrendered, you asked me to treat others well, but Ma Mengqi came from afar, why did the military advisor just now?"

"It's different."

Zhuge Liang frowned and shook his head: "Zhang Gongqi is like a deer, and Ma Mengqi is a tiger, if you don't beat and suppress it, you will be afraid of hurting people, and you will surrender to the army in desperation, in fact, there is no difference."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment after listening, and then replied: "Ma Mengqi is a young hero, although he is poor today, he should also be treated with courtesy, and he is familiar with the terrain of Liangzhou, and he will get twice the result with half the effort if he is the vanguard, and he will work harder if he wants to avenge his family." ”

"What the lord said is very true, Liangben has no intention of treating Ma Chao lightly, but he just hopes to observe and test more, and it is not too late to reward him slowly, don't be like Zhang Gongqi."

Zhuge Liang didn't finish speaking, Liu Bei knew what he meant.

"Haha, the military advisor originally meant this, and thought that you were prejudiced against the people in the border areas, and I would spend time observing the test."

Liu Bei has been mixed up from the bottom to the present, and his ability to recognize and employ people has been trained to the top.

Among the three lords of Wei, Shu and Wu, Liu Bei is also the most capable, he is inferior to Cao Cao in terms of soldiers, resources, and time, and is inferior to Sun Quan in terms of geography and family heritage.

At this time, Ma Chao has no stain, which is very different from the one in history, and the reason why he can't get along in Wudu is because he is dragging his family and leading the way.

In Wudu, whether it is the Han officials and soldiers, or the leaders of different races such as Hu, Qiang, and Di, they are worried that Ma Chao will attract Han Sui and others, and they all show an unwelcome posture, which belongs to the tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs.

After careful consideration, Ma Chao finally chose to leave Wudu to join Liu Bei and defect to the enemy he had fought twice.

He knew that Liu Bei was full of talents, and he could no longer be as dazzling as when he was in Longyou, but he had matured after so many things.

In addition to enjoying the shade with the back of the big tree, it can also take revenge on the family.

As for the poor young general, he is worthless to Ma Chao, who has lost his relatives and territory.

Ma Chao brought all his wives and children to Chang'an, including his third half-brother Ma Tie, his brother Ma Dai and others, who sacrificed hostages to Liu Bei.

After a period of investigation, Liu Bei confirmed that Ma Chao was sincere, so he incorporated Ma Chao into Zhang Fei as a deputy general, Pang De under Zhao Yun as a deputy general, and Ma Dai under Wei Yan as a deputy general.

Prepare to take advantage of the civil strife in Liangzhou in winter, and divide the troops into three ways to take it in one go.

In mid-October, as Zhuge Liang expected, melee broke out again in Liangzhou.

Hou Xuan and Cheng Yi were originally slightly weaker, and they did not have enough benefits when they grabbed land and population, and finally encountered the trouble of running out of cooking in winter, and many of them fled to Han Sui and Yang Qiu with slaves.

With the fuse, Hou Xuan and Cheng Yi took the lead in backstabbing and plundering Han Sui, Yang Qiu's population, cattle and horses, which led to a full-scale melee.

In November, Liu Bei divided his troops into three attacks, personally leading Wei Yan and Ma Dai to take Anding and Beidi; Zhao Yun and Pang De led an army to take Wudu and Longxi; Zhang Fei and Ma Chao won Hanyang and Jincheng.

In the same year, Cao Cao's troops entered Youzhou, and Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were defeated in several battles to Ben Liaoxi Wuhuan.

The occupation of Youzhou marked Cao Cao's complete replacement of the Yuan clan and the control of Qingyou and the four states of Hebei.

When Cao's army was stationed in Jixian County to rest, the generals and soldiers under his command were slack, and when Xu Du came to Liu Bei to capture Hanzhong, Xiahoudun defeated Wancheng again, Cao Cao had the intention of going south.

Cao Cao immediately gathered the generals in the big tent, and said to everyone with a solemn face:

"In the past few years of recovering Hebei, Liu Bei has quietly taken Guanzhong, not to mention, he was able to quickly take Hanzhong after resolving the crisis, and Guan Yu and Xu Shu also won the battle in Jingzhou, when did he become so powerful?

I'm worried that if the big-eared thief is not contained, he will swallow Jingzhou and Liangzhou in the future, how many states are there in the world? So I had to go back to the south, but the remnants of the Yuan clan fled to Wuhuan, and Hebei Prefecture and County may not only rebel, but also face the Wuhuan attack, I don't know who can stay in Hebei? ”

Everyone was silent after hearing this, and they all looked at Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan together.

The heart said that this kind of general who sits on one side can't have a chance if he doesn't have the surname Cao.

Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan looked at each other, and finally Xiahou Yuan stood up first, pointing at himself and asking for help.

"The last general is willing to share the sorrow of the Lord."

"Hmm."

Cao Cao affirmed his head and said of encouragement: "The word is wonderful, don't bear the word wonderful." ”

"Rest assured, the lord will ensure that Hebei is safe in the end."

Xiahou Yuan was overjoyed when he heard it, it was the feeling of being praised in public, so he patted his chest and made a guarantee.

Cao Cao happily stroked his beard, and while scanning the generals in the tent, he said to himself: "Miaocai wants to stay in Hebei, I will pick a few more helpers for you, the first is to lead the Zijing (Lead)"

He was about to answer with his fists in response, when a hoarse cry suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Ming Gong is slow, no, no"

Xiahou Yuan and Zhao were all stunned, and said in their hearts, who are you against?

As soon as the harsh voice dissipated, two sergeants carried Guo Jia into the tent, he was infected with an illness during the expedition to Youzhou, and his face was haggard and could not go down to the ground.

Cao Cao saw that it was Guo Jia who came to admonish, so he hurriedly got up and trotted forward and squatted down, his face full of distress.

"Why doesn't Bonghyo stay in the tent to recuperate?"

"Ming Gong, you can't retreat!"

Guo Jia suddenly grabbed Cao Cao's hands, trembling and added: "Cutting grass without removing roots, the spring breeze blows and grows again!" ”

(End of chapter)