In the battle of Wancheng, his 40,000 cavalry of Xiliang was defeated by Yan Liang's Jingzhou army with less than 10,000.
Ma Chao still remembers that shameful defeat.
There is also the embarrassment of fighting with Yan Liang, who had to escape without deciding the outcome, and Ma Chao could not forget it.
After losing that year, Ma Chao once believed that Yan Liang's victory was just a lucky draw.
But now, when Yan Liang has already occupied several states and has lost all the powerful enemies, but he himself has been defeated repeatedly and has fled from Guanzhong to Yizhou, Ma Chao has no choice but to admit in his heart that Yan Liang is indeed an extremely powerful person.
opponent.
"I wonder when General Meng Qi will send troops to break through the enemy camp in one fell swoop?" At this moment, Wu Yi was anxious to retreat.
Wu Yi's words interrupted Ma Chao's thoughts.
After returning from the divine revenge, Ma Chao snorted coldly: "Yan Liang is just a man, so why bother? It's not too late to deal with the Yan thief after the general's Xiliang warriors rest for a few days."
Ma Chao had a very good reason, so Wu Yi didn't dare to say it anymore, and hurriedly said, "General Meng Qi said, the soldiers were tired all the way, so they should have some rest."
At that moment, Wu Yi stopped urging him, so he went back to Fucheng first, met with Zhang Ren, and organized the scholars and people from Fucheng to come to work for Ma Chao's army with fine wine and meat.
It took hundreds of miles to go from Baishui Pass to Fucheng. In order to show Liu Zhang's sincerity in surrendering, Ma Chao and his 10,000 Xiliang army traveled day and night, and did not dare to have any delay.
Ten thousand tired Xiliang soldiers can finally take a breath now and enjoy the comfort of wine and meat.
At night, rough Liangzhou folk songs were heard everywhere in the camp, and the soldiers of Xiliang surrounded the bonfire sang and danced, expressing their relaxed mood at this moment.
In the central army's tent, Ma Chao was browsing and drinking a suffocating wine.
After a bowl of wine was over, Ma Chao sighed subconsciously, and in that sigh, there was a hint of helplessness.
Footsteps sounded, and Ma Chao looked up, but his cousin Ma Dai walked in.
"Ziyue, you are here just right. Come with me to have a few bowls of good food." Yi Chao waved to Ma Dai.
Ma Chao poured a bowl for Ma Dai and drank it all in one go first.
Ma Dai sat down, but did not move the bowl of wine in front of him, his brows were faintly frowned, as if he had something to say, but he wanted to speak but stopped.
Ma Chao, who seemed rough, was not rough, and he soon realized something after drinking.
"Ziyue, do you know what your brother hates you the most? It's your kindness who is so slutty, you have something to say but don't dare to say it."
Ma Chao did not give face to his younger brother, and directly exposed Ma Dai's thoughts.
Ma Dai looked worried and had to smile bitterly awkwardly.
"If you have anything, just say it. Don't hesitate again, it's annoying to look at people." Ma Chao drank another bowl of wine.
Ma Dai sighed and said, "Brother, I just want to ask, Brother, are you really going to use the lives of our Xiliang Army soldiers to fight with Yan Liang?"
Ma Chao's figure shook slightly and he looked up at Ma Dai.
"What, Ziyue, are you still afraid of the man named Yan?" Another bowl of wine was poured in, and Ma Chao's tone was quite dissatisfied.
Ma Dai hurriedly said, "Who has our Ma family been afraid of? Brother Yu is not afraid of the Yan surname. Brother Yu is just thinking that now we have only more than 10,000 brothers left under our command, one less if one dies. Use these brothers.
It seems a bit unworthy to fight for Liu Zhang's life."
These words made the half-drunk Ma Chao fall into deep thought.
From Guanzhong to Xiliang, from Xiliang to Hanzhong, from Hanzhong to Xichuan, along the way, the Xiliang army of his Ma family has been fighting less and less.
Nowadays, not only are there only 10,000 warriors under his command, but even the Ma family generals such as Ma Teng and his brother Ma Tie have all died at the hands of Zhang Lu.
Today's Ma Chao still has the reputation of General Shenwei Tian in Liu Zhang's view, and his return today is like a timely help.
But deep down, Ma Chao knew that he was desperate and looked like a lost dog, hoping to find a place to stay.
At this point, the only 10,000 remaining Xiliang Army was his last proud capital.
Is it worth it?
A huge question mark also flashed in Ma Chao's mind.
After a moment of confusion, a sneer appeared on Ma Chao's face.
"If you don't go to compete with Yan Liang, how can you prove our value to Liu Zhang? If you don't prove that we are useful, how can you gain a foothold in Yizhou? Ziyue, for generals, you can't just look at the small profits in front of you, but also look at the best.
To be longer-term.”
Ma Chao educated his cousin, with a little irony in his tone.
Ma Dai felt very uncomfortable when he heard this. The feeling was as if he was just a thug to use. In order to rely on others, he even betrayed the lives of his brothers.
"But Liu Zhang is secretly weak, this is something that everyone knows. If we surrender to such a person who is inferior to Zhang Lu, will we have a way out in the future?"
Not only did he defect to Zhang Lu, his uncle Ma Teng and his brothers were killed, but he was still trapped in Xichuan.
Liu Zhang is worse than Zhang Lu, and Ma Dai really doesn't have much hope for his future after seeking back to Liu Zhang.
However, a mysterious sneer appeared on the corner of Ma Chao's mouth, and he said disdainfully: "Ziyue, you are too young. Do you think your brother will be willing to surrender to that guy Liu Zhang?"
"Brother means..." Ma Dai was stunned and looked confused.
"As long as we can defeat Yan Liang, we can not only win Liu Zhang's trust, but also gain a strong foothold in Yizhou, but also gain a huge reputation, making the people of Shu feel grateful to us. At that time, we will deal with a weak Liu Zhang, and also
Why not."
Ma Chao sneered and revealed his thoughts, and his tone and expression were not hidden in his vicious coldness.
At this time, Ma Dai couldn't help but realize that his brother was actually hiding such a scheming.
Ma Dai reacted and couldn't help but feel a chill on his back.
"Brother, although Liu Zhang is weak, he has taken us in at least. If we usurp his foundation, wouldn't we be laughed at as being ungrateful and resentful for our virtue?" Ma Dai seemed to disagree with Ma Chao's approach.
Ma Chao looked sarcastic and said disapprovingly: "So what if he takes his foundation? The man named Yan has taken away the foundation of Liu Biao and Sun Quan. As long as the territory is big enough and his fists are hard enough, who dares to laugh?"
Ma Chao waved the fist in his hand, his expression becoming more and more proud.
"But brother, don't forget that Yan Liangke directly seized the situation, whether in Jingzhou or Yangzhou, he had never sued Liu Biao or Sun Quan. Now, you and I are surrendering to Liu Zhang, but they want to seize the situation in turn.
My foolish brother personally thought that doing so was not a bit open and honest enough.”
Ma Chao turned around suddenly and glared at Ma Dai. His cousin's words deeply hurt him.
That sentence "open and upright" seemed to be directly criticizing his despicable methods, which made Ma Chao extremely harsh.
Ma Chao is popular.
He waved his hand violently and said sternly: "Ziyue, don't forget that we are the humble Hebei man from General Fubo, Ma Yuan, and Yan Liang, who is a humble man from Hebei. Compared with us, you are simply a humiliation to our Ma family!
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Ma Dai was choked and was disgusted. Facing his angry brother, he did not dare to speak out any more.
The angry Ma Chao said proudly: "I have decided to take advantage of the opportunity of the Battle of Fucheng this time to relieve the shame of the past. You will immediately give the dog thief named Yan. I, Ma Chao, want to follow me.
He fought to the death!"
Ma Dai had no choice but to nod and agreed.
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On that day, a letter of war broke out from the Xiliang military camp and headed straight to the Yan army camp in the southwest.
In the central army's tent, Yan Liang, who was neither angry nor happy, was as quiet as water, soon saw Ma Chao's letter of war.
All the generals had gathered together, and Zhang Song read out Ma Chao's war letter in front of the generals.
In the war book, Ma Chao mocked Yan Liang's origins and denounced Yan Liang's various "despicable" behaviors, saying that Ma Chao wanted to "do his way for heaven" and get rid of Yan Liang, the "big devil" for the people of the world.
In short, it is a war book that is extremely rampant and insulted. The more unpleasant the words are, the more unpleasant it is.
After Zhang Song finished reading, sweat was already rolling on his forehead, looking at Yan Liang nervously, thinking that Yan Liang would be angry.
On the contrary, Yan Liang was not angry, but instead sneered with a playful sneer.
Yan Liang's disdainful attitude was as if the adults were calmly facing the child when they could not beat him, and the disdain that could only be expressed in their verbal pleasure.
The generals in the tent were not as calm as Yan Liang. These passionate men were all burst into pieces, and they all burst into great thunder.
From Huang Zhong below, all the generals present were indignant and shouted generously, saying that they would fight to the death with Ma Chao.
Looking at the generals who were in high spirits of fighting, a trace of coldness flashed into the corner of Yan Liang's mouth.
Angry the generals, ignite their fighting spirit, and let him fight bravely with anger. This is exactly the effect Yan Liang wants.
"Military advisor, Ma Chao is going to fight Gu Jue to the death. Do you think Gu should meet this challenge?" Yan Liang turned his gaze to Pang Tong.
Pang Tong stroked his beard and said, "Ma Chao has 10,000 soldiers, and he has two generals, Pang De and Ma Dai. Zhang Ren in Fucheng has 20,000 Shu troops. According to detailed reports, there are 10,000 troops and horses.
Chengdu will arrive and will arrive in Fucheng tomorrow at the latest. This means that the enemies in Fucheng who can fight us will reach another 40,000."
"The elite of the Western Liang army is far better than the Shu army. With Ma Chao joining, the combat power of these 40,000 Shu army should be far better than the 40,000 Shu army last time." Zhang Song added.
Finally, Fa Zheng said: "Even so, Liu Zhang and the Shu people now regard Ma Chao as their savior, and their originally depressed morale has been revived. The more this happens, the more we will defeat Ma Chao and severely damage the Shu people.
Morale makes them realize the reality and understand that no one can save Liu Zhang's defeat. We should fight this battle!"
Pang Tong and Zhang Song nodded slightly, and the three strategists agreed to a battle.
The generals were full of fighting spirit and the opinions of the advisers were unprecedentedly consistent. At this time, Yan Liang, who was already in a fighting spirit, had even more doubts.
As his eyes gathered, murderous aura suddenly arose.
Yan Liangteng jumped up and shouted sternly: "Although Ma Chao is brave, he is just a defeated general under Gu Zhi. What should I be afraid of? Reply to Ma Chao, he wants to fight, Gu will fight!" (To be continued. Please search for Piaotianwen, novel update Good updates faster!)