It was Sima Yi who spoke. He raised his hand and continued, "Prime Minister, the Southern Xiongnu have attached themselves to the imperial court. The Qiang people's attack on the Southern Xiongnu is tantamount to declaring war on our great Han!"
"Furthermore, the presence of the Southern Xiongnu can create a buffer zone between the imperial court and the Qiang and Xianbei people. The Southern Xiongnu are actually a barrier for the imperial court, and I feel that I cannot sit back and watch the Southern Xiongnu perish."
"I second the proposal."
"The last general is willing to lead the army to conquer the Qiang people!"
"The general is also willing to go to war!"
For a time, the crowd was furious. The Han people in this era have a high degree of self-confidence. Even if they are a common man, facing the barbarians, he will stand up and tell them proudly, I am a Han!
Barbarians from all over the world, isn’t that a record of merit? What do you have to be so arrogant about?
No matter how bad the Southern Huns are, they are still lackeys of our Han people. The Qiang people beat us whenever they want. They clearly don't take us seriously.
Cao Cao waved his hand, and the scene became quiet, "What Zhongda said makes sense, and I'm very pleased that you asked for a fight, but... Yuan Chang (Zhong Yao's courtesy name) sent someone to tell Hu Chuquan that after Gu integrated the army, he would immediately send troops.
Rescue him."
Some smart people have already thought that this is Cao Cao taking the opportunity to weaken the Southern Huns. Keeping a dog is useful, but it must be beaten from time to time, otherwise the beast will dare to bite its owner.
"Zhang He and Xu Huang listen to the order. I will give you two fifty thousand cavalry. You go to support the southern Xiongnu. Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, you two will go with the army and gain more experience."
"promise."
Fifty thousand cavalry is enough to deal with the Qiang people. Recently, Cao Cao has realized that not only himself, but also the generals in the army are getting old. It is time to train the next generation of young generals. Sending Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu is to give them more
Learn from experience and become useful talents in the future.
On the official road outside Chengdu, more than fifty knights were running quickly.
"Hush!"
The leader is none other than Ma Chao!
"General Meng Qi, why did you stop?" There was also Fa Zheng in the team!
Regarding Ma Chao, Liu Bei originally did not want to accept such a white-eyed wolf who could give up his father, brother, and family, and then recognize a thief as his father. Liu Bei did not think that he could be loyal to him.
However, both Zhuge Liang and Fazheng persuaded him to subdue Ma Chao. Cao Cao still stationed troops in Chang'an for an unknown purpose. He might launch troops against Xichuan soon. The more than 10,000 Xiliang cavalry brought by Ma Chao can also strengthen himself and have a huge army.
The two generals, De and Ma Dai.
Liu Bei was persuaded by the two, so he sent Fazheng to Hanzhong to welcome Ma Chao into Shu. When he first came to Hanzhong, Ma Chao was quite arrogant. With his ability, Liu Bei couldn't rely on him? Then something happened in Hanzhong.
An unpleasant thing.
Ma Chao was unwilling to hand over his military power while drinking, and bluntly stated that he would lead his troops south to meet Liu Bei, which aroused Guan Yu's dissatisfaction.
Guan Yu said at the banquet that he would challenge Ma Chao in a one-on-one fight, and bluntly wanted to teach Ma Chao a lesson for his arrogance.
Ma Chao has never been scared in his life. When the two came to the school ground, they started dueling. It wasn't until Guan Yu's cold blade was pressed against his neck that Ma Chao realized what it meant to be alone!
Guan Yu's force value was definitely the highest in the entire late Han Dynasty, except for Lu Bu. Yan Liang was able to defeat the joint attack of Xu Huang and Zhang Liao, but was directly beheaded by Guan Yu in the midst of thousands of troops!
The soldiers in Hebei were also elite, but in the entire late Han Dynasty, Guan Yu was the only one who had thousands of troops rushing into battle! And he was riding alone, and he truly managed to capture the head of an enemy general in the midst of thousands of troops!
After experiencing the defeat, Ma Chao became less arrogant. Under Guan Yu's threats and Fa Zheng's persuasion, he agreed to hand over his military power and come to Chengdu to meet Liu Bei.
"It's nothing, I just feel a little emotional when I see Chengdu is so prosperous." Ma Chao replied to Fazheng in a nonchalant manner.
Chengdu is indeed much more prosperous than Xiliang, but that is not what Ma Chao is thinking about. He is wondering why Liu Bei didn't come out to greet him?
Even if he loses to Guan Yu, he should be the second-ranked general in Liu Bei's camp, right? Is Liu Bei so neglectful of talents?
I don’t even think about it, with your ruthless and arrogant character, which lord can’t suppress or beat you?
Fa Zheng was such a wise man that he naturally understood what Ma Chao was thinking and did not criticize him. He smiled and said, "Let's go into the city."
The group arrived at the Prefecture Mufu, but were told that Liu Bei had gone out of town for a hunting trip.
Ma Chao couldn't help it anymore, and went straight forward to argue with the gatekeeper of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, "I came all the way here to pay homage to Uncle Liu Huang, and it would be fine if he didn't go out of the city to greet me. How could he be so indifferent to me?"
A scribe walked out of the door and looked at him coldly, "Are you questioning my Lord?"
Ma Chao's eyes widened and he asked, "Who are you?"
"Hanzhong Yanpu."
"Oh, it turns out it's you. You are also a famous scholar in Hanzhong. I have also heard of your reputation in Xiliang. Are you here to judge? Is it fair to treat me like this?"
Yan Pu chuckled, "General, why do you think my lord is like this?"
Ma Chao patiently returned the gift and said, "Sir, please give me some advice."
"The general's father and brothers were both in Xudu, but Liangjue ignored their lives and raised an army to resist Cao Cao. Of course, resisting Cao Cao was a just act by the general."
"But the general's mother died at the hands of Han Sui. How can the general recognize a thief as his father?"
Yan Pu's words made Ma Chao blush, "That's just a temporary measure."
"Haha, the general is acting like this, who dares to trust you?"
"Presumptuous!" Ma Dai couldn't help it anymore and pulled Ma Chao and said, "Brother, let's go. We don't want to stay here, but we have our own place to stay. Let's go to Jingchu to seek refuge with the Marquis of Chu!"
Ma Chao rolled his eyes, seeming to be thinking about the feasibility of Ma Dai's words.
"Ma Chao, once you come to Chengdu, don't even think about leaving!"
It's Zhang Fei!
Leading a group of guards, Zhang Fei walked directly to Ma Chao, staring with big eyes, so close that he could almost feel Ma Chao's breathing, "I heard that you competed with Xu Chu in Guanzhong?"
Ma Chao didn't even take a step back. He glanced at Zhang Fei with squinted eyes, "So what?"
"Hahaha..." Zhang Fei took a step back and laughed, "Then do you dare to fight with me?"
"Bo Zhan! (Ma Dai). Give me the gun!" Ma Chao couldn't stand being suppressed and targeted like this.
(Ma Dai’s character is ominous, and Bozhan’s source in the “Rural Chronicles of Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province” is an incorrect record, so this character is used here)
"Brother, be careful." Even though Ma Dai has a calm character, he doesn't want to endure such humiliation at this time!
After taking the gun, Ma Chao looked at Zhang Fei and asked, "Is it right here?"
"This is right here! Get out of my way!"
Zhang Fei gave an order and the guards around him retreated. Fazheng and Yan Pu stood side by side on the steps and watched.
When everyone retreated, Ma Chao frowned and looked at Zhang Fei, "Don't you use weapons?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "When my second brother and I were in Zhuo County, we also wrestled in the market, but we did not use weapons. Although you were defeated by my second brother in Hanzhong, you are also a rare warrior."
"Besides, you are going to join my brother soon. How can we kill each other?"
Who said Zhang Fei has no brains? After saying this, Ma Chao's expression softened a little.
If you talk about a person's strengths first and then his weaknesses, he may not be able to listen because he thinks your good words are just to pave the way and think they are polite remarks.
But if you talk about his shortcomings first and then his strengths, he will think about it seriously.