Outside Yangquan City, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Zhang Fei with their personal guards were observing the stronghold of Yuan Shao's army. Except for the direct descendants of Yuan Shao who lived in the city, the 700,000-strong army almost surrounded Yangquan City to death. The continuous stronghold,
It seems to be thirty or forty miles wide, and the small town of Yangquan has been widened several times.
"Brother-in-law, I really don't understand why you have to take this risk!" Hiding in a patch of grass, watching the soldiers coming in and out of Yuan Shao's camp, Ma Chao looked puzzled. Even if he liked martial arts, he would not be so stupid.
Defend the strong with the weak.
"Meng Qi, of course you don't understand!" Zhao Yun sighed: "I have practiced shooting with my father since I was a child. I became a disciple of Tong Yuan when I was eight years old, and then I met my lord. Maybe my lord's martial arts qualifications are not very good, but his ideals are grand.
The master taught me to be kind to the people, but the lord wants to give the people a bright future! Even when the master left, he asked me and my senior brother to serve the lord. How can I evade responsibility just because I cherish my own life?"
"If you don't come, you are not escaping!" Ma Chao said: "Avoiding reality is the art of war, and as long as you stay with the Lord, you will be safe, so why take risks! After all, the enemy this time is Yuan Shao, and he has an army of millions!"
"What? Ma Mengqi, who is not afraid of the sky or the earth, is afraid when he hears that the enemy has millions of troops?" Zhao Yun looked at Ma Chao, and the look in his eyes made Ma Chao very unhappy!
"How could I be afraid! It's just..." Looking at Zhao Yun's eyes, Ma Chao couldn't say any more!
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Meng Qi, I understand what you are thinking! But please pay attention, Yuan Shao has a million troops, why doesn't my lord have a million troops? When looking at things, don't just look at the surface!"
"My lord has an army of millions? Why didn't I know!" Ma Chao looked at Zhao Yun in surprise, thinking that Liu Zhang had some secret army that he didn't know about.
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Yuan Benchu's million-strong army, ten out of ten are making up the numbers! Not to mention that Zhang Yan of Heishan is not of the same mind as him, but how many soldiers under his command are capable of fighting? Look at these two days
Based on the observed situation, how many of Yuan’s soldiers are civilians armed with wooden sticks and wearing civilian clothes? If there is a confrontation, how many times can these soldiers block the charge of you and me? If all the soldiers under the lord’s command are counted, the lord has more than a million troops.
?If the lord is willing, he can raise an army of one million people at any time, but what is the use of such an army?"
"This..." Ma Chao scratched his head. Although he was a child of an aristocratic family, he didn't like to study. His understanding of war was still based on the idea of strength in numbers. Of course, it doesn't mean that strength in numbers is wrong. It just depends on what you see.
Human qualities. A pile of loose sand, even if it contains tens of millions of tons, is just loose sand and can never build a building!
Seeing that Ma Chao was confused, Zhao Yun smiled and did not continue. He could see that Ma Chao's character was not much different from that of other children from aristocratic families. He was brave and unparalleled, extremely egoistic, but able to win over others with force. It can be said that he was very fond of Ma Chao.
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"Let's go!" Zhao Yun pulled Ma Chao and quietly left Yangquan City to join Zhang Fei.
At the foot of Hanshan Mountain, Zhang Fei has been camping here for several days. He has been looking at the gate of the camp every day. These days, he has been very anxious! When he saw dozens of horses galloping towards him from a distance, Zhang Fei knew that it was Ma Chao and
Zhao Yun, he hurriedly approached and asked: "Zilong, Meng Qi, you are too slow! How was the investigation?"
"We'll talk about it when we get back!" Zhao Yun replied, and the three of them rushed into the camp. After handing the horses to the small school, Zhao Yun summoned the generals to discuss matters in the big tent!
In the large tent of the Chinese army, everyone sat down one by one. According to Liu Zhang's order, Zhao Yun took the position of the coach. Zhang Fei and Ma Chao sat on the left and right sides of Zhao Yun respectively, but below Ma Chao was Liu Xian. Liu Xian is now Ma Chao's deputy general.
, not only assists Ma Chao, but also restricts Ma Chao. After all, among the five tiger generals in history, Ma Chao is the only one who is not favored by Liu Bei.
The long river of history has concealed countless truths. Except for some recorded loyal people, Liu Zhang would always be on guard. People's hearts are separated from each other, and God knows what kind of evil intentions are hidden under a smiling face. There are many people who talk sweetly but are full of swords. If Ma Chao can use recklessness,
It would be terrible to cover up your scheming!
Of course, the more resourceful a person is, the more likely he is to fall for the tricks of reckless people. Just like in history, every time Zhang Fei used tricks, Cao Cao was almost not immune. It's not that Cao Cao was too stupid, but that he didn't think Zhang Fei could use tricks and wisdom.
It comes from books! In the Han Dynasty, the piles of bamboo slips were almost all piled up in aristocratic families. Ma Chao was also a descendant of an aristocratic family, so Liu Zhang could not treat him like an ordinary fierce general.
Zhao Yun carefully told the generals what Yang Quan had seen. After hearing that Yuan Shao's army was so powerful, except for Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, and Liu Xian, the faces of everyone else changed. It was not that they were afraid, but that they were serious!'
You must know that Zhao Yun has many old soldiers under his command who have followed Liu Zhang in the attack on Karasuma. Some of these old soldiers have accumulated merit and become generals. After experiencing several narrow escapes, these old soldiers have learned to survive in death! As for how to survive,
It's very simple, kill the enemy!
Seeing the sudden change in the atmosphere in the big tent, Ma Chao still wanted to see a joke. He remembered that when he first took charge of the army, he used to attack more with less. At that time, both the generals and soldiers under his command had great resentment. If he hadn't
If you use your personal bravery to subdue your tribe, they may all mutiny.
The situation faced by Liu Zhangjun now is much more critical than that of Ma Chao. In Ma Chao's view, even if the generals in the big tent did not mutiny, there would still be a lot of complaints. But Ma Chao was disappointed! There was not a single word of disapproval in the big tent.
With a harmonious voice, all the generals seemed to share the same hatred with Zhao Yun!
"Everyone, we have finished talking about the situation. Do you have any other opinions?" Zhao Yun finished introducing the current situation. There was silence in the big tent, and the faces of the generals were all serious.
"Zilong, my lord said that you are a talented general, I will listen to you on what to do!" Zhang Fei always likes to be the first to express his opinion, and this time is no exception. His loud voice made the generals' ears buzz.
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Liu Xian was more elegant. He cupped his hands and said: "General Zhao, you are my superior in terms of official position and my uncle in terms of relationship. Naturally, I will follow the general's lead!"
After Zhang Fei and Liu Xian finished talking, they looked at Ma Chao together. Ma Chao Chao could no longer remain silent. He smiled and said: "Zilong is my brother-in-law. How can I back down at this critical moment? Zilong, give me the order!"
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"Only General Zhao is following the lead!" After Zhang Fei and the others finished speaking, all the generals in the tent expressed their stance.
"Okay!" Zhao Yun stood up fiercely and said very seriously: "Generals, listen to the order: Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, I order you to divide into two teams, lead the gongs and drums, and harass Yuan Shao's army day and night."
"Obey the order!" Zhang Fei and Ma Chao stood up to receive the order.
Zhao Yundao: "Two generals, please remember that Military Advisor Tian has said that you can only attack with bows and arrows, and never get entangled. Even if you fight, you must fight and retreat to avoid being delayed by Yuan Shao's army!"
"Got it!" Zhang Fei and Ma Chao took the military orders and walked out of the tent.
"Liu Xian!" Seeing that Liu Xian was about to follow Ma Chao, Zhao Yun quickly stopped him.
Liu Xian asked in confusion: "What's the matter, General?"
"Don't follow Meng Qi!" Zhao Yun said with a smile: "You lead your troops to attack Yuan Shao's grain road, and only burn the grain to attract Yuan Shao's attention, while I will lead my troops to attack the reinforcements sent by Yuan Shao!"
"This..." Liu Xian hesitated: "General Zhao, you should know that my mission..."
"Don't worry! I know..." Zhao Yun knows Ma Chao very well. He knows that Ma Chao has no ambitions. He only seeks profit and is only attracted by strong force, which is why he is disliked by others. If it is said that Ma Chao will rebel, Zhao Yun does not believe it.
.However, Zhao Yun can't question Liu Zhang's decision. Although it is said that people should be hired without suspicion and those who are suspicious should not be used, the intention of harming others must not be there, and the intention of guarding against others must not be absent!
"Yes!" Liu Xian nodded in agreement. Zhao Yun was one of Liu Zhang's most trusted generals, and even he said so, what else could Liu Xian have to say?
Half a day later, at the foot of Yangquan City.
"Zhang Yide from Yan is here, who dares to fight with me?" Zhang Fei raised his troops and reined in his horse. The Overlord Cavalry behind him fired at Yuan Shao's stronghold below the city.
"Enemy attack..." Yuan's soldiers in the stronghold let out a miserable howl. Yuan Shao's general Jiang Yiqu sent troops directly without Yuan Shao's permission!
"Withdraw..." Zhang Fei waved his eight-foot-long snake spear, reined in his horse, turned around, and left with his soldiers. Only Jiang Yiqu and a group of infantry were left behind, staring at Zhang Fei's leaving figure in stunned silence.
What happened.
Jiang Yiqu withdrew his troops back to the camp and reported the matter to Yuan Shao. Before the soldier who reported the report could reply, he heard another noise outside the camp. He quickly led his troops out of the camp. It turned out that another enemy army had arrived outside the camp. Only
I saw that the leader of the general had a face like a crown of jade, eyes like shooting stars, lips like red, a tiger's body and ape's arms, a swollen belly and a wolf's waist, a powerful voice, white robes and silver armor, and holding a tiger's head and a golden spear. This man was not Ma Chao.
Who is it again?
"Enemy general, do you dare to fight with me?" General Ma Chao pointed the golden gun in his hand, and Jiang Yiqu actually felt powerless!
"The whole army charges..." Jiang Yiqu is not Yan Liang or Wen Chou. He knows well that the general is more strategic than brave. Since Ma Chao puts a lot of pressure on him, he will naturally not be stupid enough to fight against the general.
"Withdraw..." After two rounds of arrow rain, when Yuan Jun was still thirty steps away from Ma Chao's headquarters, Ma Chao shouted loudly, and his soldiers showed extremely superb equestrian skills. They suddenly reined in their horses, turned around, and stood up.
And left. Only the soldiers of Sergeant Yuan who were hit by arrows were left behind!
"What...what..." Jiang Yiqu was a little confused, and he quickly reported the matter to Yuan Shao again. However, Jiang Yiqu never imagined that his nightmare would begin!
Harassment, harassment day and night. Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were not stupid. They only harassed them twice during the day on the first day, and Yuan Shao didn't pay attention. At night, in the dead of night, the sudden sound of war drums and gongs almost caused
Let Yuan Shaojun blow up the camp!
The angry Yuan Shao immediately sent out Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Unfortunately, with the cover of darkness, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao easily got rid of their pursuers! That night, Zhang Fei harassed Yuan Shao seven times, while Ma Chao only harassed him for the first time.
Outside, he has been resting. The next day during the day, it was his turn to take action.