Ma Chao said disdainfully: "Look at me again, the enemies I have broken are all refined and fierce iron horses." Even if the 10,000 horsemen with the lowest combat power are selected from among them and put them in the Central Plains, it will be a disaster. And I defeated them in just over a month, and took them for my own use. and used the ten-day period to sweep away Qiangzhong and settle the counties; It also swept away Hexi and completely stabilized Liangzhou. In the end, it only took one battle to defeat the veteran general You, who has always been famous for being a famous general in the world. ”

Although he was very angry, Huangfu Song also knew in his heart that what Ma Chao said was true.

Ma Chao smiled: "So, old general, you are not worthy to persuade me to be killed." On the contrary, I would like to persuade you, the old general, that your troops have managed to make up enough for 100,000, so you should cherish it. I don't think the old general will really dare to be so big, thinking that pulling the soldiers of the family to make up the number is enough to defeat me. I advised the old general to collect his troops and retreat to Huaili and Chang'an. Otherwise, the two armies will fight each other, and casualties will be inevitable. ”

Huangfu Song said: "What if the old man says no? ”

Ma Chao smiled: "That's right! If the old general listened to my intimidation, he obediently obeyed his orders and retreated to Huaili and Chang'an, then I would still look down on the old general. ”

Hearing Ma Chao say this, Huangfu Song laughed and said, "The step is really unique." ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said: "Having said that, the old general should also understand that if this battle starts and the old general can't win, the old general may not end well!" ”

"What does the old man have to do with you?"

Ma Chao looked at Huangfu Song's eyes and said, "Does the old general really not know me?" The reason why the old general was arranged in Sanfu by the imperial court was not out of the intention of the Son of Heaven, but from the intention of the great general He Jin. ”

Huangfu Song snorted coldly and said, "So what? ”

Ma Chao said: "The general doesn't want to see that Xiliang's military power is not in his hands, and he is even more afraid that once the Son of Heaven has greater military power, his position will be in jeopardy." And the Huangfu clan has always been the Xiliang clan, and the Xiliang clan is the hotbed of the Huangfu clan. The old general didn't want to see Xiliang, which was originally held by the Huangfu clan, ruled by my Ma clan. Therefore, the old general had to obey the dispatch of the general to eliminate my Ma clan. Although the old general also knew that if he did so, he would definitely go to the opposite side of the Son of Heaven and incur the jealousy and revenge of the Son of Heaven. ”

Hearing Ma Chao's words, especially the last sentence, Huangfu Song was also a little in a trance.

Ma Chao saw Huangfu Song's performance and said with a smile: "Although the old general was born in a high family, he was just a nobody at first. When the Son of Heaven put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he personally promoted the old general to Zhonglang General, and led the troops with Zhu Jun, who had made meritorious contributions earlier, to Yingchuan and Runan to fight the Yellow Turban Army. When he heard that the old general and Zhu Jun were surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army in Changshe, it was the Son of Heaven who sent Cao Cao, the cavalry commander, to lead the elite cavalry to rescue the old general. ”

Listening to Ma Chao's words and recalling the kindness of Liu Hong, the son of heaven, Huangfu Song lowered his head in shame.

Ma Chao said: "After Dong Zhuo took over Lu Zhi, he repeatedly fought unfavorably, and at that time, Zhang Jiao had just died, and the morale of the Yellow Turban Army had actually faded by half. This is obviously an excellent feat. At that time, who did the Son of Heaven think of, and who did he send to take the battle exploits of the Yellow Turban in one fell swoop? ”

Huangfu Song's head hung lower.

Ma Chao shook his head and said, "The Son of Heaven treats the old general so kindly, and loyalty to the monarch is also the duty of a courtier. However, the old general threw himself into the account of the general who had always competed with the Son of Heaven for power for his own selfishness. What will the Son of Heaven think? Is it really worth it for the old general to do this? ”

Ma Chao thought that if he persuaded him like this, he might be able to make Huang Fu Song hesitate, but he didn't want Huang Fu Song to suddenly raise his head and look unkind.

Huangfu Song said coldly: "The Son of Heaven is kind to me, and the old man naturally does not dare to be negative. The reason why the old man had to obey the general's order and fight with you was to take back Xiliang, which belonged to the Huangfu clan's sphere of influence. With His Majesty's wisdom, he will definitely perceive this difficulty of the old man. When the old man defeats you and recovers Liangzhou, the old man will be the wings of His Majesty, regain the military power from the general, return the military power to the lord, and protect the supreme with loyalty. ”

Hearing Huangfu Song say this, Ma Chao couldn't help but applaud and said, "The old general is really thoughtful, I admire it." However, did the old general think that if you want to win your majesty's trust again and make up for the mistake of supporting the general this time, the most important thing is to defeat me. Does the old general really dare to be so big? ”

Huangfu Song said: "Why not? ”

Ma Chao looked at the sun, and the sun had risen to the middle of the sky, indicating that it was noon, and half an hour had passed. In other words, he still needs to hold Huang Fu Song for an hour.

Ma Chao said: "If the old general doesn't dislike my tongue, I am willing to analyze and analyze the old general, the reason why you can't win against me." ”

"Listen up." Huangfu Song said, eating the vegetables by himself, and scooped out a piece of pork hind leg meat from Xiaoding with a spoon and cut it with a knife.

Ma Chao saw that Huangfu Song didn't see his intention to delay time and wait for the fighter plane, and he ate it by himself, and he was overjoyed.

Ma Chao said: "First, the soldiers under the command of the old general who obey orders are not as good as my Xiliang soldiers." Yes and no? ”

Huangfu Song ate the meat, nodded frankly, and continued to focus on cutting the meat.

Ma Chao said: "My Western Liang soldiers, at the beginning, there were more than 200,000. Except for the twenty or thirty thousand good families in the six counties, they were all forced to land and receive surrender from Han Sui. And Han Sui's part is inherited from Beigong Boyu. These Xiliang soldiers have fought fiercely on the chaotic battlefield of Xiliang for decades, fought against Liangzhou Sanming, and defeated Zhang Wen and the old general. It can be called a battle-hardened battle.

As for the official army, the most commendable thing is only the suppression of the Yellow Turban Army, which can also be called a battle-hardened battle. Among them, there are also more than 40,000 clan soldiers. To be honest, the soldiers are quite good, the selection is strict, and the armor is complete. But did they get involved in the real fight? Didn't you? So in this regard, the officers and troops are really not as many as our army.

The Western Liang soldiers are mostly composed of Qiang people and Huns, among which the Han people, because of the long-term war with Qiang, are also as brave and good at fighting as Qiang. Therefore, the Xiliang soldiers are extremely fierce. And what about the officers and soldiers? It's just an ordinary soldier, who can compete with our army?

Moreover, the vast majority of the Xiliang soldiers were iron horses, galloping and shooting, climbing mountains and crossing streams; Charge into battle, indomitable; Come like wind and rain, go like a perfect string; Chasing it with steps, it is out of reach. If the battle is profitable, you can walk into the enemy's position and trample on the enemy's head with hooves; If the battle is unfavorable, you can retreat suddenly and save the men.

However, the official army was dominated by infantry troops, supplemented by cavalry troops. If the cavalry army is really as easy to clean up as the infantry army, then Zhang Wen and the old general, you, will not be repeatedly defeated by Beigong, Han Sui, and Li Wenhou. Therefore, the officers and troops are inferior to our army. ”