Dou Mao, the king of Di in Hechi, raised an army to fight against Cao's army who was marching south to Hanzhong County.

The stalemate lasted for half a month. Under the fierce offensive of Cao's army, it was difficult to resist.

When I heard that Cao Cao was approaching Hechi with his main force.

In fear, King Dou Mao of Di followed the advice of his subordinates and immediately sent people south to Bashu to ask for help from Liu Bei, the new shepherd of Yizhou.

but.

It would take some time to get to the land of Bashu. When something urgent happened, Dou Mao couldn't help but think of the Shenlang Qiang who lived near the West Qiang Road in Wudu.

A letter asking for help was quickly sent.

He said that because of his powerful relationship, he asked King Shenlang Qiang to send his people to help.

And just when Dou Mao's messenger rushed to Chengdu.

at the same time.

Liu Bei and Fazheng are plotting.

House.

After Huang Quan took the order and left, Fazheng, who had not said a word before, suddenly raised his hands and said: "My lord, according to Zhang Lu's temperament, there is a high probability that Huang Gongheng's trip will cause serious consequences."

Returned in vain."

"Filial filial piety, where do we start from now on?"

As soon as he said this, Liu Bei looked doubtful for a moment and asked.

"On the one hand, Cao's army is far more powerful than ours and is far inferior to our army in terms of power. Secondly, there is a meritorious service under Zhang Lu. Cao's surname is Yan Mingpu and his courtesy name is Daren."

"Zheng had been in contact with him for a period of time, and found that he was extremely close to Cao Cao, and his advice generally played a decisive role in Zhang Lu's decision-making."

"If Zhang Lu is asked to make a choice between us and Cao's thieves, I'm afraid..."

What was said later was not exhaustive.

But the meaning is already extremely obvious.

Liu Bei naturally understood it immediately.

After hearing this, he couldn't help but wonder: "Then if the situation in Yangping's front line is unfavorable, this person will not directly move Hanzhong to submit to Cao's thieves, right?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

After saying this, Fazheng nodded and agreed.

"Then if you don't know how to be filial and honest, what good advice can you use?"

Hearing this, Fazheng seemed to have a good plan in mind, so he smiled and suggested: "My lord, we have a plan to make Ma Mengqi and his elite go north to attack."

"There are many Qiang and Di tribes living in the territory between the two counties of Wudu and Yinping. Ma Mengqi once received Qiang and Di people in Liangzhou and elected him as the mighty general of the gods, with high prestige."

"If we can get him to lead his troops to the north at this moment, I guess he will be able to call on most of the Qiang and Di tribes to rebel against Cao Cao and disrupt the order of Liangzhou."

"With Ma Mengqi's former prestige, Cao Cao will definitely not ignore it. Then our army will have enough time to gather his troops and go north."

A series of extremely solemn words were spoken.

There is a serious look on the face of the law.

After saying this, Liu Bei thought for a moment after hearing the news and said: "This is actually a good strategy."

However, halfway through his words, there was still a trace of hesitation in his heart, and he asked: "Xiao Zhi, order Meng Qi to lead his troops north to call on the Qiang and the Di tribe to resist Cao Jun's offensive. This is a good strategy!"

"But after all, he once traveled across Liangzhou. If he never comes back..."

Having said this, with Fa Zheng's wisdom, he naturally knew what his master was hesitating about.

After hearing this, Fazheng looked calm, looked into his eyes and smiled knowingly, explaining: "Lord, don't pay too much attention to this matter!"

"Ma Mengqi has a sworn feud with Cao Cao, which cannot be resolved, even if he can return to Liangzhou with his former power."

"But if he loses your support, my lord, how can he contend with Cao Cao on his own?"

"And if he betrays the lord, then in this vast world, there will be no place for him in the future."

Revealed word by word.

Fa Zheng analyzed it patiently.

Only at the end of his words did Liu Bei get rid of his hesitation.

"The current situation is urgent. I am afraid that Dou Mao, the Di king in Hechi, will not be able to sustain Cao's army's offensive for too long."

"The policy of filial piety and uprightness should be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

After finishing his words, Liu Bei responded with an extremely decisive look on his face at this moment.

The plan has been decided.

He immediately sent someone to summon Ma Chao to come.

After the pacification of Bashu.

For most of the past year, Ma Chao could only spend his time at home.

But as a person from Xiliang, he seems to be naturally active.

A life without fighting in battle.

In an instant, I suddenly lived an extremely comfortable and stable life.

For a while, Ma Chao felt quite uncomfortable.

The desire inside was also burning faintly.

During this period, in addition to educating his children at home, he also competed with his subordinate Pang De in martial arts.

Now he suddenly asked about Liu Bei's summons.

Suddenly I felt overjoyed.

He secretly guessed that maybe it was his turn to show off again.

With this in mind, Ma Chao quickly entered his room, put on his formal official uniform, and hurried to General Zuo's Mansion.

Quickly rush to the lobby to meet.

Although Ma Chao has always been unruly and has a fiery nature, he is also bowing respectfully at this moment.

"Chao pays homage to the lord. I wonder if the lord is here to ask for Chao, but what's the important matter?"

One word fell.

Ma Chao quickly got to the point with great expectations.

Hearing this, Liu Bei also raised his head and looked at him with an extremely solemn expression on his face, and his eyes seemed to be full of respect.

"Oh, it's Meng who's up. Excuse me quickly and please take a seat."

After saying that, he waved his hand specially.

After Ma Chao thanked him and slowly sat down.

A faint smile appeared on Liu Bei's face, and he slowly told him the military situation of Cao's army's large-scale invasion of Hanzhong in recent days and its approach to the Wudu Hechi line.

After finishing speaking, he asked in a deep voice: "Meng Qi, you are from Xiliang. You once had unparalleled appeal among the Qiang and Di tribes."

"If I order you to go north to resist Cao's army, what do you think?"

As soon as this statement came out.

Ma Chao had just heard the news, and without much thought at all, he directly agreed with a face full of joy: "My lord, Chao has no objection at all, and is willing to march north to resist Cao Jun's southern expedition."

Look at his confident and decisive tone.

Liu Bei also felt confident.

Then he began to arrange the mission in detail: "The purpose of Meng Qi's trip north is not to fight with Cao's army, but to give full play to your advantages and call on the Qiang and Di tribes in Wudu and Yinping along the way to order them to follow you.

Let’s fight against Cao together.”

"This will strengthen the momentum, delay Cao's army's invasion of Hanzhong, and buy some time for the main force of our army to mobilize northward."

"I wonder if Meng Qi has any questions?"

Following these words.

Ma Chaosui also fell into a brief period of thinking.

Weigh the pros and cons.

After half a while.

With a look of confidence on his face, he cupped his hands and accepted the order.

But the next second he also suggested: "But my lord, Sergeant Cao's soldiers are elite troops. If you rely solely on superior soldiers from the headquarters, you may not be able to compete for a long time."

"Chao suggests that my lord send another general to assist Chao so that he can build up his momentum and be safe!"

The conversation ended after a while.

During the conversation between the two.

Ma Chao also happily accepted the mission.

What a way.
Chapter completed!