When Ma Chao saw this scene, he just twitched the corner of his mouth and continued to flee with a gloomy expression.
Although he is brave, he has never been a kind and righteous person.
Except for a small number of soldiers fighting for horses, most of the soldiers were still fleeing.
Zhao Yun also led the tiger and leopard cavalry in pursuit for dozens of miles. At this moment, they were out of touch with Cao's army, and the task of stabbing Ma Teng to death was considered completed.
Thousands of people stayed where they were and did not continue the pursuit.
Riding his horse, he turned around and saw Zhao Feng and others walking slowly over.
Then he dismounted and came to Zhao Feng, bowed and said: "My lord, the enemy Ma Teng has been stabbed to death by my shot!"
Zhao Feng also smiled, with admiration in his eyes. Zilong was Zilong, and he was still so brave.
Most of the soldiers injured in this battle were Qiang people, and the real damage to Cao's army was only 10,000.
On the other hand, Xiliang probably only has about 50,000 troops left this time, and it has been completely defeated.
You, Sima Yi, can't even fight Kong Ming and still want to play with Zhao Feng?
What a joke!
Zhao Feng looked at everyone and waved his hands and said: "Okay, let's clean the battlefield and count the harvest. When the count is completed, we will settle in Long County to rest."
The surrounding soldiers all cheered and looked at Zhao Feng with admiration.
Zhuge Liang and others on the side showed great admiration.
"My lord is indeed a man of great talent, and I am ashamed to say he is inferior to you."
Zhao Feng waved his hand and said with a smile: "It is better to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron than to stop the boiling heat. This battle has already been concluded."
From the beginning of the attack on the Qiang people, they had already taken the lead. Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh: "It's better to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron than to stop the fire!"
Hanzhong County, the defeated Ma Chao and others fled here.
At this time, Zhang Lu was also a little panicked. Now that Xiliang's army was defeated, he originally didn't think much of Ma Chao, but fortunately he remembered his old friendship and couldn't refuse, and Xiliang led his troops.
Now that all the empire belongs to Cao Wei, Zhang Lu has completely turned to Cao Wei. This is also a helpless move.
Ma Chao came directly to the Hanzhong County government office without any courtesy and sat up.
"General Zhang, there has been a lot of trouble here recently."
In the previous battle, Ma Teng was directly stabbed to death by Zhao Yun. Ma Chao naturally became the leader of Xiliang. At the same time, he listened to Sima Yi's words and came to Hanzhong County.
Looking at Ma Chao and others coming, Zhang Lu took a deep breath, he was getting angry.
As long as Xiliang is in Hanzhong County, Cao Jun will definitely come to attack. Now he has no choice at all.
"Meng Qi, please sit down first."
Zhang Lu waved his hand casually and shouted to the servant: "Come here, serve tea."
Then Zhang Lucai turned around and looked at Ma Chao and said, "I have heard about your father's affairs. Please express my condolences."
As soon as he finished speaking, he kept observing Ma Chao's expression, and then his heart began to tremble.
When Ma Chao's father was mentioned, Ma Chao's expression did not change at all, which immediately chilled Zhang Lu. It seemed that this Ma Chao was definitely not a good person.
Originally, Zhao Feng had the intention of recruiting Ma Chao, but after a brief contact, he gave up this idea.
As expected of Ma Chao who was able to say shocking words to Han Sui in his previous life.
"Now, Ma Chao abandoned his father and took General Han as his father. General Han should also abandon his son and take Ma Chao as his son."
From this alone, we can know that although Ma Chao is brave but unrighteous, although he is a fierce general, he cannot be reused.
Zhang Lu sighed deeply. If he had known this, he should have listened to Yan Pu's words and cut off contact with Xiliang.
He looked at Ma Chao in front of him and asked again: "I wonder if Meng Qi will not return to Xiliang, what are his plans to come to my Hanzhong County?"
When asked about this, Zhang Lu became slightly nervous.
Ma Chao suddenly laughed and said calmly: "Now that Cao's army of 100,000 troops is stationed in Long County, you and I are already like grasshoppers on a rope."
While speaking, he looked at Sima Yi who was standing aside. It was obvious that this statement was made by Sima Yi.
"In a few days, Cao's army will lead troops to attack Hanzhong County. With the abilities of you and me, we will definitely not be able to resist Cao's army."
"Only if we are united and fight Cao Cao together can we gain a chance of survival. If General Zhang can trust me, Ma Chao, and hand over the military power to me, he will definitely be able to repel Cao Jun!"
"General Zhang, you should be able to understand what I mean, right?"
Ma Chao looked at Zhang Lu with sharp eyes, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Zhang Lu, who was about to drink tea, also paused at this time, with the tea cup in his hand kept close to his mouth.
Then he put the tea cup on the table and forced out a smile: "Meng Qi has been exhausted from fighting for the past two days. Why don't we rest for two days and let's discuss it later?"
Faced with Ma Chao's candid questioning, he could only change the topic and postpone it for two days.
Ma Chao smiled indifferently and didn't ask any questions. He stood up and looked at the tea beside him. At this time, he had already given up on getting out.
He picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp, then bowed to Zhang Luzuo and said, "In that case, Meng Qi won't bother General Zhang to think about it anymore. If General Zhang has made up his mind, you can inform me at any time."
After saying that, he and Sima Yi turned around and left.
Looking at the figures of the two people, Zhang Lu breathed out again, he really led the wolf into the house.
Now Ma Chao is interested in the military power in his hands, and he came here to ask for his military power.
Yan Pu on the side looked at Zhang Lu and said: "My lord, this military power must not be handed over to Ma Chao. This son must not be ambitious!"
Zhang Lu said with some vicissitudes of life: "How could I not know that if I don't scream, then Ma Chao has many ways to force me."
"Now I have no choice at all."
Yan Pu did not speak directly, but looked aside, and then wiped Zhang Lu's neck.
"Why don't we just make Ma Chao without stopping and dedicate it to King Wei!"
Zhang Lu's eyes flickered a little, and he was obviously moved.
But he had no men, and it was only the natural danger of occupying the high mountains around Hanzhong County that allowed him to hold on for such a long time.
It's just that it might be difficult to take action against a strong general like Ma Chao.
Then he shook his head and said, "Let's wait for an opportunity."
At the same time, after Ma Chao, who was stationed in Hanzhong County, returned to his residence, Sima Yi immediately stopped him and said,
Ma Chao asked in confusion: "Why did Zhongda call me?"
Sima Yi waved his hand and said: "Master, please come inside."
Although Ma Chao was a little confused, he was not anxious. He could understand what Sima Yi meant.
After the two entered the hall, Sima Yi even closed the door of the hall.
Then he looked at Ma Chao with a solemn look and said, "My lord, please don't remember what I said."
"Tonight, if Zhang Lu doesn't come and look for you, we will raise an army to slaughter the Zhang family and take control of the army by force!"
As soon as these words came out, Ma Chao was a little shocked. He couldn't help but look at Sima Yi and asked, "Why is this?"
Sima Yi smiled calmly and said: "Haha, if he does not hand over military power, it means that Zhang Lu has the intention to murder the lord."
"In this case, it is better to strike first. Maybe Zhang Lu has already begun to plot to kill the lord, so it is best to leave some soldiers in the mansion just in case."