Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao anxiously and waved his hand: "Meng Qi, what else do you want to do?" ”

Cao Zhang looked at Ma Chao's unruly expression, knowing that he was still unconvinced, if he couldn't really let him accept Zhao'an from his heart, there would definitely be hidden dangers in the future, so he didn't worry, looked at Ma Chao with a smile and asked, "Brother Meng Qi, what else can you teach?" ”

"You just said that you have defeated Li Dao, and now you are surrounding Chang'an, and we only sent troops to help you defeat Li Dao in the end, right?" Ma Chao asked slowly.

"Yes!" Cao Zhang responded.

"You said that Li Dao lost his troops and lost his troops, what evidence do you have? I can't trust you just by what you say, can I? Ma Chao asked coldly.

"Brother Meng Qi, you can see when you follow me to Chang'an, how can I deceive you?" Cao Zhang responded.

"Humph!" Ma Chao let out a sneer at this time, and turned to Ma Teng and said, "Father, you heard it, everything will not be known until Chang'an." What if we arrive in Chang'an, only to find that Li Dao is not defeated at all and has sufficient troops? ”

"At that time, we had already received the holy decree, if you ordered us to fight with Li Wei, we would be disobedient to the decree. If we obey the fate, with the defensive strength of Chang'an, if Li Dao's troops are sufficient, and we fight with him, it will be a great loss of troops and great consumption, so it is possible to win. This kind of loss can't be made up for just by giving us the title of Yongzhou Assassin! Ma Chao raised his own questions.

"Brother Meng Qi, what I said before is the truth, Li Dao was defeated, and there are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and I have never deceived him. As for what you said about the combat consumption, I can give you money and food to compensate for it, what do you think? Cao Zhang didn't expect Ma Chao to ask such a question at this time, so he could only try his best to appease.

Ma Chao looked at Cao Zhang but didn't speak, just sneered, obviously not accepting Cao Zhang's proposal.

"Cao Gongzi, Meng Qi's worries are not entirely unreasonable. It took more than ten years for the last general to accumulate this little bit of family money, and he really couldn't bear to spend it in vain. If everything is as Gongzi said, I will not only send troops immediately, but also personally write letters to all the princes in Guanxi, inviting them to send troops together, what do you think? Seeing that the two were deadlocked, Ma Teng hurriedly stood up to play a round and proposed a compromise method.

Cao Zhang's heart was called a grievance, if he didn't have a time limit, the plan proposed by Ma Teng would definitely be no problem.

But now that the 100-day period is getting closer and closer, he can't afford to wait for the scouts to investigate, and he will have to delay for several days back and forth.

"General Ma, what I said below, it is really true, the so-called soldiers are fast, we should take advantage of Li Dao's new defeat and low morale, send troops as soon as possible, and defeat him in one go, if this is confirmed back and forth, it is equivalent to giving Li Dao time to buffer, and the best fighter will be missed."

"What's more, after all, I am the commander of the three armies, if I don't return for a long time, in case Li Wei is trapped in the beast and fights, leading the crowd out of the city to break through, our army has no one to command, and the consequences are unimaginable, so I still need to go back as soon as possible." Cao Zhang had no choice but to try to find a reason to persuade Ma Teng.

Ma Chao sneered again: "Father, I heard it, he didn't dare to let us confirm it, he just blindly urged us to send troops as soon as possible, there must be something wrong here!" ”

Ma Teng frowned slightly when he looked at Cao Zhang, obviously suspicious.

Cao Zhang felt aggrieved, but he couldn't tell the truth that he had signed a 100-day military order with Cao Cao, because saying so would only make Ma Teng and Ma Chao feel that they were using them and make it more troublesome.

Ma Yunlu saw Cao Zhang's embarrassment, and stepped forward to persuade Ma Teng and Ma Chao: "Dad, big brother, Cao Gongzi may really have his own difficulties, and people have also said their own reasons, why do you have to work hard to embarrass others!" ”

"Shut up, we're down to business, you don't interject!" Ma Chao glared at his sister and played a majestic role.

"Why don't I understand? Don't you just don't believe that Cao Gongzi defeated Li Dao, if people have other ways to prove it, will you be able to believe it! Ma Yunlu replied to Ma Chao dissatisfiedly.

"How to prove it, unless he can win me!" Ma Chao shouted arrogantly.

The conversation between the brother and sister made Cao Zhang's eyes light up, if I can really defeat Ma Chao, he should be convinced, and no longer doubt it, right?

"Brother Meng Qi's words can be counted, if I can use the hundred guards I bring to defeat the thousand troops led by Brother Meng Qi, can it prove that I have the ability to defeat Li Dao?!" Cao Zhang asked along with Ma Chao's words.

A hundred is better than a thousand?!

Ma's father and son, together with Ma Yunlu, were stunned when they heard this, and they all thought that Cao Zhang's boast was too big.

Ma Chao was instantly furious: "Gongzi Cao, you are too blind to no one, right?" You want to use 100 people to challenge me Ma Chao with a thousand troops? And said they could beat me!? ”

A few years ago, when he was eighteen years old, he went out for the first time, and he had already shocked the northwest, and in recent years, he followed Ma Teng to fight Han Sui, Li Dao and others, and he was also famous, so he had the title of Xiliang Jin Ma Chao.

Although he has also been defeated in battle, it was only when the forces were equal, or even when the opponent's forces surpassed him.

Now Cao Zhang is going to face him with one enemy and ten, and he also said that he can win, which is no longer a provocation for Ma Chao, but an insult!

Cao Zhang saw that Ma Chao was angry, and hurriedly explained: "Brother Meng Qi, don't be angry, there is no disrespect in the future." I just think that this method can make you believe that I really have the ability to defeat Li Dao and no longer doubt it. ”

Cao Zhang's explanation did not calm Ma Chao at all, he sneered: "Okay, since Cao Gongzi is so confident, then let's take a gamble, if Cao Gongzi can really use your hundred guards to defeat the thousand-man army led by my Ma Chao, I will believe what you say, immediately ask my father to take the order, and send a letter to the Guanxi princes to send troops to fight against Li Dao!" ”

"It's a deal! Then we'll go now! Cao Zhang didn't want to waste time, so he immediately agreed.

"Let's go! Let's go to school now! Ma Chao's fighting spirit was stimulated, and he immediately strode out.

Ma Teng saw that the gambling match between the two was inevitable, so he could only smile and beckon Cao Zhang and Zhong Xuan to follow Ma Chao out.

Ma Yunlu was worried about Cao Zhang, and wondered if he really had the ability to defeat Ma Chao, so he naturally walked out with him.

Cao Zhang and the others walked out of the gate of Ma Teng's mansion, Li Jin greeted the guards waiting at the door, and the group came to the school field in Tianshui City.

Ma Chao said to Cao Zhang: "Young Master Cao, what weapons and armor your subordinates need, even if you open your mouth, I will prepare them for you, don't say that I bullied you!" ”

Cao Zhang responded: "Brother Meng Qi, our drill this time is only to prove that we have the ability to defeat Li Dao, not a real battle, in order to avoid the death and injury of soldiers on both sides, please also use wooden sticks and bamboo knives as weapons." ”

"Okay, according to you, I'll send someone to prepare it immediately. Since you have a small number, it's up to you how we decide how we win or lose! Ma Chao agreed, and then asked Cao Zhang's way of winning and losing.

"Lay out a formation under the subordinates, and ask Brother Meng Qi to break the formation. If Brother Meng Qi can rush out of the formation I laid out within half an hour, even if Gongzi wins; If Brother Meng Qi can't rush out, even if he wins, what?! Cao Zhang pondered for a moment and proposed a plan for a competition.

"Formation!? Hmph, do you think that if we have lived in Xiliang for a long time, we don't know how to write wars and battle strategies, and we don't understand formations? Okay, as you said, I'll go and transfer the soldiers first, and wait for you to set up the formation! ”

After Ma Chao finished speaking, he turned around and rode away.

Cao Zhang immediately handed it over to Li Jin and explained in his ear in a low voice.

Ma Teng, Ma Yunlu, Zhong Xuan and others climbed on the high platform next to the school field, quietly waiting for the showdown between Cao Zhang and Ma Chao with a huge difference in strength......