Ma Chao read in peace in the big tent, waiting for Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiu to come back. The three generals Pang De, Zhang Ji and Ma Dai were very anxious below, they were all afraid that Zhang Xiu and Duan Xuan would go, and they would be sheep in the tiger's mouth. But Ma Chao was very calm, and the three of them became more and more anxious.

Ma Chao was watching "Sun Bin's Art of War" and watched it with relish. The font is not block letters, because Zhong Xuan has not yet reformed the block letters, and the block letters will not appear until more than ten years later, and the current font is still Lishu. But fortunately, Ma Chao not only inherited the host's body, but also inherited the understanding. Ma Chao could easily understand "Sun Bin's Art of War", and the obscure and condescending classical Chinese could not stump him.

The only thing that made Ma Chao unhappy was that the bamboo slips were too heavy, and it was very difficult to read them with them. Ma Chao thought that when Liangzhou calmed down, he would start to try to improve the paper.

"Sun Bin Art of War" records many clever tactics for using soldiers, as well as many methods for managing the army and gathering morale, including the collection of grain and grass, the protection of heavy weights, the number of stoves, etc., all-encompassing, making Ma super eye-opening, lamenting that the Chinese are really the most warlike nation, otherwise how could there be such a profound military book? In Rome of the same period, only the "Strategy" of Se Yu Frontinus was able to match it.

When he was looking at "Sun Bin's Art of War" and was fascinated, Ma Chao saw that Pang De and the others were already anxious to look around, sometimes looking at him, sometimes looking at the gate outside the tent. Ma Chao snickered to himself. He knew that Pang De and Ma Dai suspected that his secret plan had failed and that he had lost his troops; And Zhang Ji also has such worries, but he is even more worried about Zhang Xiu's safety.

Ma Chao knew that although he had defeated Han Sui many times, after all, Han Sui was still much stronger than him, and many people didn't think that Ma Chao could defeat Han Sui, even Pang De and Ma Dai; And he's still very young, and it's even harder to convince the public. Ma Chao realized that if his generals and soldiers were suspicious of his talents, then his orders would not work over time. This is not a good sign for Ma Chao and a coach, so Ma Chao must strengthen his prestige and suppress those doubtful voices.

The reason why Ma Chao sent Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiu to attack Han Sui was for this. Pound and Ma Dai openly oppose his plan, which makes Ma Chao wary of the loss of prestige. Therefore, Ma Chao had to do the opposite, defy public opinion, and insist on sending troops when morale was low. After Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiu returned to the camp victoriously, the generals and soldiers naturally did not dare to question him anymore.

So seeing Pang De and the others like this, Ma Chao was not angry, just read the book patiently, waiting for the two of them to send the good news back.

It won't be long before it gets late and the sun is setting. Staying in Ma Chao was also a little anxious, muttering in his heart why the two of them hadn't led the army back, and there was a sound of horses' hooves outside the gate. Pang De, Ma Dai, and Zhang Jisan will immediately bounce up from their seats and walk out of the big tent. Ma Chao couldn't help but look at it from afar, only to see Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiu, as well as a group of soldiers leading the war horses, rushing in from outside the gate, with smiles on everyone's faces.

Pang De, Ma Dai, and Zhang Ji couldn't help but be surprised, they wanted to attack the morale of the enemy army with a plummeting morale, which was an act of death. Who knew that Ma Chao really won the battle, which boosted morale, and looking at the situation of the soldiers who returned to the camp, it seems that this battle has won a lot. This made them very ashamed.

The rest of the lieutenants were also very stunned, and they were glad that they had not opposed the counterattack just now. Ma Chao observed the expressions of the generals under him, and then strode out of the tent to greet the triumphant soldiers.

All the soldiers rushed to Ma Chao together, Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "The lord and brother are really clever, our army beheaded 4,000 enemy troops in this battle, and they were only killed and wounded by 100 horsemen!" ”

The generals and the soldiers who were not sent to steal the camp were stunned, and Ma Chao smiled: "Haha, thanks to the two generals, there is this great victory." ”

Pound was very surprised and asked, "Dare to ask the major general, what is going on in this battle?" ”

Ma Chao glanced at Pang De, and just now he was still opposed to sending troops to counterattack, so he said: "It's better to let Zhang Xiu and Duan Xuan tell you back!" Embroidered brother? ”

"Yes. General Pang, that's right. Since General Duan abandoned the darkness and came to the light, he knew the details of Han Sui's camp. The elder brother learned from General Duan the exact time of Han Suijun's eating, so he decided to attack Han Sui's thief camp while Han Suijun was eating. Zhang Xiu said with a smile on her face.

Duan Xuan added: "Due to today's battle, most of Han Sui's army was thrown into the camp and was exhausted. However, our army blocked the way out of the camp because of the elite soldiers who came to surrender, and did not fight, but was actually full of energy. ”

Pang De suddenly realized, only to hear Zhang Xiu here and said urgently: "And probably Han Sui, like the general, thinks that his brother will never start a war when his morale is low, so his camp is very loosely guarded, and our army broke through Han Sui's camp without much effort." ”

Ma Dai was also surprised after hearing this, and on the other side, Duan Xuan said: "When our army rushed into the enemy camp, Han Suijun was really living and cooking, and there were pots and stoves all over the ground. Our army rushed to kill it, and Han Sui's army immediately fell like the wind. ”

"The enemy army is tired of the veterans, and our army is fierce, and it is easy to kill the rebels. Han Sui's army was exhausted, and although he had been resisting our army, he couldn't resist it. Let our army be able to kill happily, and in a battle of only half a pillar of incense, we will behead four thousand. Zhang Xiu said triumphantly, and deliberately gave Zhang Ji some looks.

Ma Chao didn't have too many surprises. Because all of this was originally designed by him, Duan Xuan just provided him with time for Han Suijun to eat, and let him set the time for the war. Ma Chao calculated the defenseless and unresistible energy of Han Suijun, and of course he could be sure that this battle would be won. Just looking at the expressions of the generals and soldiers, Ma Chao was very happy. asked Zhang Xiu and Duan Xuan to tell him his clever plan in public, Ma Chao's plan was to make those who questioned his ability embarrassed, so as to change their minds and honestly obey his command and orders in the future.

Sure enough, after listening to Zhang Xiu and Duan Xuan's words, the soldiers who participated in the battle of stealing the camp needless to say, they have infinite respect for Ma Chao; The rest of the soldiers also admired him in their hearts, thinking that he could strategize and win thousands of miles away, Ma Chao was already comparable to Zhang Liang.

The three generals Pang De, Ma Dai and Zhang Ji were even more impressed, and they all lowered their heads and said: "The young general (brother, lord) is really a god, and the last general admires it." ”