Ma Play and Zhang Heng also looked at Cheng Gongying with admiration and pity.

Cheng Gongying said to Ma Yu and Zhang Heng: "Two generals, after leaving, the lord only has the two of you to rely on, I hope you must be loyal to assist the lord." ”

Ma Wan and Zhang Heng also burst into tears, crying: "Sir, go ahead, we must remember Mr.'s entrustment, be loyal to the Lord, and never change our mind!" ”

Cheng Gongying nodded reassuringly, knelt solemnly towards Han Sui, who was facing away from him, kowtowed three times on the ground, and then stood up indifferently and resolutely walked to Jia Xu's side.

Immediately, Jia Xu pulled his legs and left, and Cheng Gongying followed him and walked out of the camp. Until this time, Han Sui still didn't turn around.

Cheng Gongying did not look back, but followed Jia Xu, his face did not change. Out of the camp tent, Jia Xu and Cheng Gongying walked directly to the outside of Han Suijun's army. Han Suijun's soldiers were very puzzled when they saw Cheng Gongying following Jia Xu.

Finally, Jia Xu took Cheng Gongying out of the Great Wall of Camels, and outside, there were already two horses brought by Xiliang soldiers, one for Jia Xu and the other for Cheng Gongying.

When Cheng Gongying saw it, he couldn't help asking: "Are you so sure of it?" What if my lord swears to stay and fights to the death? Haven't you thought about it? ”

Jia Xu turned his head and smiled: "I have never been so sure in Xia." ”

Jia Xu got on the horse, and Cheng Gongying also got on the horse tame and walked towards the Xiliang military camp.

When he arrived not far from the camp, Cheng Gongying saw that Ma Chao had already taken a group of generals and Changshi to greet him under the gate. Ma Chao, who was the leader, was in high spirits, and the faces of the generals and soldiers were also very proud.

Seeing Cheng Gongying coming with Jia Xu, Ma Chao waved his hand, military music sounded, and drums and cymbals sounded in unison.

Even if it was such a courtesy, it was not enough to dilute Cheng Gongying's resentment.

Cheng Gongying and Jia Xu walked fifty steps outside the gate, then dismounted and walked. Before Cheng Gongying walked under the gate and in front of Ma Chao, Ma Chao hurried up to meet him.

Seeing Ma Chao approaching quickly, Cheng Gongying took a deep breath, and he immediately knew what he should do.

Ma Chao walked in front of Cheng Gongying, Cheng Gongying tidied up his clothes one by one, and then slowly knelt down, pressed his hands on the ground, and then slowly touched the ground with his head and kowtowed.

Watching Cheng Gongying kneel and salute in tame to the extreme, Ma Chao was very satisfied. Immediately, Cheng Gongying's voice came from below: "Cheng Gongying, meet the young master!" ”

Ma Chao hurriedly lowered his body and stretched out his hand to help Cheng Gongying, and said with a smile: "Mr. Cheng Gong can follow me, I am grateful!" ”

Cheng Gongying lowered his eyelids and didn't speak.

Ma Chao also knew that Cheng Gongying would definitely have to take a long adaptation process when he suffered such a blow, and it was impossible for him to bow down and obey orders in a short period of time.

Ma Chao said with a smile: "The wind and sand here are big, Mr. Chenggong, please enter the account and speak!" ”

When Cheng Gongying heard this, when he saw Ma Chao making a gesture of "please", he immediately raised his feet and left, but let Ma Chao fall behind him. This very rude behavior made Ma Dai, Zhang Xiu, Yan Xing, Cheriji, Ju Yi and others standing on both sides furious, and looked at Cheng Gongying angrily. Cheng Gongying turned a blind eye to this, walked past the generals as if no one was around, and strode towards Ma Chao's shogunate.

Ma Chao and Jia Xu looked at each other and smiled bitterly, so they had to follow behind Cheng Gongying.

After entering the shogunate, Cheng Gongying stood in front of the line of scribes, and let Jia Xu stand behind him.

Ma Chao sat down, and the generals stood in teams.

Ma Chao smiled and said, "Do you still remember the first time you met me?" ”

Cheng Gongying bowed slightly and said, "The subordinates have a bad memory. ”

Ma Chao knew that Cheng Gongying was deliberately pushing him, and he was not annoyed, and said: "I don't remember it, but I can remember it clearly." At that time, it was I who led the army to defeat the Jiuqu Yellow River, attacked Han Sui's camp, and used fire horses to severely damage Han Sui's troops, so that the remnants of the army were defeated and blocked outside the camp, and they were not allowed to enter the camp. Seeing that Han Sui's troops are about to be broken by the army led by me, it's you-"

Saying that, Ma Chao pointed at Cheng Gongying, and said: "Riding alone in front of me, he used a delaying plan against me, and confused me in a few words, so that Han Sui's troops could hide in the camp smoothly and resolve the crisis of Han Sui's defeat." Do you know what I was thinking at the time? ”

Cheng Gongying's face was slightly surprised, and he said, "The young master must want to eat his subordinates alive, right?" ”

Ma Chao shook his head with a smile and said, "No, I was thinking at the time, such a ghostly person, I am bound to use it!" ”

Cheng Gongying was shocked, but he didn't expect Ma Chao to be eyeing him at that time.

Cheng Gongying said in surprise: "My subordinates also tried to sneak attack Ayang, and surrounded the young master on the way, almost killing the young master. The young master doesn't hold a grudge against his subordinates? ”

Zhang Xiu said angrily: "You still have the face to say!" ”

Ma Dai patted Zhang Xiu's hand, and Zhang Xiu did not continue to attack.

Ma Chao said with a smile: "The rhino head Gongsun Yan also planned the Five Kingdoms to attack Qin and the Yiqu to attack Qin!" King Qin Huiwen also used it as a phase. ”

When Cheng Gongying heard this, he raised his coat and bowed deeply to Ma Chao.

"The young master is broad-minded, and his subordinates admire him."

Straightening up, Cheng Gongying laughed self-deprecatingly: "However, when his subordinates served Han Sui, they repeatedly used tricks, and they were repeatedly recognized by the young master, and they were repeatedly defeated by the young master. The reason why Han Sui has been defeated again and again is not because the strategist under him is not competent enough, far inferior to the young master and Jia Wenhe, who is far-sighted and far-sighted? Such a clumsy strategist, but the young master is willing to exchange Han Sui's life for it, doesn't the young master feel that he has lost a lot because of a small one? ”

Ma Dai on the side smiled and said: "Mr. Chenggong, you said that you are not as good as my brother, this is true!" Because it's been so long, you still can't figure out the real reason for Han Sui's failure. The reason why Han Sui was defeated by my brother and elder was not because he was not deep in scheming and did not use strategists, but because of the way of heaven and the desire of the people. ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he felt that it was a rare blessing to have such an outstanding brother, and bowed slightly to Ma Dai appreciatively.

Cheng Gongying was surprised and said, "Oh? Please also ask the general for advice. ”

Ma Dai said eloquently: "Han Sui coerced Qiang, caused chaos in Liangzhou, poisoned the people, and harmed Tianli, this is the way to take trouble." However, my brother strictly controlled the subordinates, sorted out the military discipline, so that the soldiers did not disturb the people, so that the people did not hate the soldiers. On many occasions, when military rations were in short supply, a large amount of military rations were saved to relieve the hungry people, and countless people were alive. Now that he has Liangzhou, he does not hesitate to be the enemy of all the big families, prohibits land annexation, distributes the land to the people for cultivation, and adds a light tax, which is a benevolent government.

Mencius said: There is much help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust. Han Sui did something unrighteous for himself, how could he be helped? Therefore, Han Sui's more than 100,000 soldiers, every time they were defeated by my brother, they all immediately chose to surrender, and my brother captured most of Liangzhou within a month, which is exactly the reason. ”

After listening to this, Cheng Gongying sighed deeply and said, "The general's words make it enlightened in Xiadaigo." It was short-sighted. ”

Ma Chao smiled: "Don't be discouraged. Although all the plans set up by the foot have been discovered, even Jia Wenhe and I are difficult to come up with such an ingenious plan. For example, the plan set up by the foot to avoid the real and attack the false, and the sneak attack on Ah Yang also made me stumble, and I didn't expect it. ”

Cheng Gongying said self-deprecatingly: "The young master lifts." No matter how subtle the subordinate's strategy is, how can it be compared to Jia Wenhe's strange scheme? Han Sui and his 20,000 elite horsemen fell into the siege of the young master, like a tasteless food and a pity to abandon the chicken ribs, which can be eliminated or not. However, Jia Wenhe turned decay into magic, and maximized their role in a whimsical way.

If it is said that forcing Han Sui and his defeated army to take the Western Regions is already a clever plan; Sacrificing 200,000 Dunhuang people, replacing the aborigines of the Western Regions, turning the barbarian land into a bloody land, and becoming the country of Chinese etiquette is the best plan in the clever plan!

Jia Wenhe also had such insight into people's hearts, and used the personal relationship between his subordinates and Han Sui to not only make Han Sui agree to retreat into the Western Regions, but also to add more strategists to the young master. ”

Speaking of Han Sui, Cheng Gongying's face once again showed unwillingness and anger, he looked at Jia Xu, and said word by word, gritting his teeth.

This made the atmosphere in the shogunate awkward again, and Ma Chao understood very well that Cheng Gongying was naturally still angry about Jia Xu's design of him, so he said: "Foot, I will tell you clearly!" Although you have been assisting Han Sui before, so that he has always been my enemy, and has done bad things to me many times. I also know that it is too cruel and despicable to let you leave Han Sui, the lord you are loyal to. But no matter what, since Han Sui has handed you over to me, I am now your master, I don't care what you think, but I know that I can only keep a normal heart. I will treat you like Jia Wenhe and Yang Yishan, and I will have no other heart. ”

Cheng Gongying didn't hate Jia Xu even more, he sighed, bowed again, and said: "Since the young master is so open and honest, his subordinates also tell the truth, and his subordinates serve the young master, but they are forced to be helpless." However, since before his subordinates, Han Sui had already explained to his subordinates that they should be loyal to the young master and serve the young master as if they were serving him, then their subordinates would definitely listen to Han Sui's entrustment and regard the young master as the main one, and have no other minds. ”

After Ma Chao heard this, he sighed infinitely in his heart, Han Sui was so temperamental, it really can't be one-sided, but you have to look at it comprehensively.

Ma Chao said: "Since Han Sui said so, he must be a loyal person." ”

Cheng Gongying suddenly knelt down again and said, "However, my subordinates have served Han Sui for a long time, and they still have a personal relationship with Han Sui. Can a subordinate put forward a condition? ”

Ma Chao didn't need to ask, he knew what conditions Cheng Gongying wanted to make, so he said: "You can rest assured, as long as Han Sui does not come to attack my Liangzhou territory, I will not take the initiative to attack him." I will let him go to the Western Regions with peace of mind and complete the great cause of turning the Western Regions into China. ”

To Ma Chao's surprise, Cheng Gongying actually shook his head and said, "The conditions of the subordinates are not this. ”

Ma Chao couldn't understand what Cheng Gongying was thinking, and said in surprise: "It's not this, which one is it?" ”

Cheng Gongying said calmly: "My subordinates just want to ask the young master, and when I conquer Han Sui, I don't want my subordinates to participate." ”

As he spoke, Cheng Gongying shed two lines of tears.