Chapter Thirty-Six: The Great Army Rises in Three Directions

Jia Xu made it clear what kind of person Zhang Ren is, he is the kind of person who hates being threatened the most.

And his own side really grabbed his lifeline, hit the key point, and threatened him with Liu Zhang, he had to give in. But in the same way, he was offended to death. Even if he can serve his own lord, but to be honest, if the mustard in his heart does not dissipate as soon as it dissipates, he will definitely not return to his heart.

As soon as Ma Chao heard Jia Xu's words, he understood very well that this was really the case. But at the beginning, there was really no other way on his side, how could he make it work, did he really want to be a good person and let him go to the empty old mountain forest? Such a figure in the Yizhou Army, if he can't use it for himself, it can be said that it is a pity. So I had no choice but to use Liu Zhang to force him to comply, and it was really done.

But just like Jia Xu said, although it is true that the matter was a temporary success, it did make Zhang Ren's heart feel very deep, so that he has no return to his heart now. But it can be said that he has never regretted it, even if he did the situation again, he would use Liu Zhang to force him to comply, and he had no regrets about it! ――

Since asking Jia Xu about Zhang Ren's question, although Ma Chao did not completely die at once, it was indeed true, and he suffered a big blow. Regarding Zhang Ren's matter, it can be said that Ma Chao has always attached great importance to it, but there has never been a good way. It's very helpless to fix him.

Ma Chao also thought about it, I remember when I watched the romance, after Zhuge Liang captured Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren swore not to surrender, and in the end, Zhuge Liang directly asked people to click on him. Ma Chao has always believed that how much Zhuge Liang was because Zhang Ren ambushed Pang Tong, and in the end, Pang Tong's death was directly related to Zhang Ren, so Zhuge Liang killed him.

But now, Ma Chao is clearer, if it is said that Pang Tong did not die in the hands of Zhang Ren. In the end, Zhuge Liang wanted to kill him, after all, he couldn't use it for his own side, so he could only get rid of him. As for Zhuge Liang, he may be a soft-handed person. Obviously not.

But if Zhang Ren really surrendered, assuming so, would Zhuge Liang still kill the killer?

Ma Chao thinks that this question will not, leaving Zhuge Liang aside. Let's just say Liu Bei. Not really. Liu Bei is more or less clear about what Zhang Ren is capable of, so even if there was Pang Tong's death before, but at that time, it could only be said that each was its own master, so with Liu Bei, a figure like a hero in the world, as long as Zhang Ren sincerely took refuge in him, he would never care about Pang Tong's death again.

As for Zhuge Liang's words, he still knows Liu Bei very well. As the lord, then Zhang Ren really wants to take refuge in Liu Bei. He wasn't going to kill him. Don't look at it in the romance, it seems that Zhuge Liang is more valued by Liu Bei, but to be honest, Zhuge Liang is definitely not so important, even if Liu Bei thinks that he Zhuge Kongming is indeed a talent, which is good, but it is not enough to make Liu Bei how to trust and how to reuse him.

It is said that in the romance, when Zhuge Liang was determined to go his own way and wanted to conquer Sun Quan of Wu State, Zhuge Liang did not persuade him, and finally he said to everyone, "If the law is filial piety, it will be able to control the lord to go east." ”――

This is Zhuge Liang's original words, from Zhuge Liang's words, in terms of attitude, it is not difficult to see that Fa Zheng can persuade Liu Bei, but he can't persuade him.

So in this statement, there are actually a lot of things in it. Of course, you can't say that just such a sentence means that Fazheng must be more powerful than Zhuge Liang, definitely not. But one thing is for sure, Fa Zheng can persuade Liu Bei, and he has indeed done such things before, but it is not written in the romance. And among the strategists that Liu Bei relied on, Zhuge Liang may not be much more valued by Liu Bei than Fazheng, this is indeed true.

It's a pity that when Liu Bei was going to conquer Wu, Fa Zheng had already died of illness at that time. In fact, for Zhuge Liang, of course, he wants to be valued by his lord, but there are many people who are valued by his lord, and he Zhuge Kongming can only be regarded as one of them. Besides, he's definitely not the most important.

Then of course he would not disobey his lord's will, so if Zhang Ren wanted to surrender sincerely, he would definitely not do it again-

So when Ma Chao thought of this, he also had to sigh in his heart, because you see that Zhuge Liang has no choice but to take Zhang Ren, and in the end, he can only have a reputation for his loyalty, and he killed Zhang Ren directly. You said that now you are yourself, you don't think that in this regard, you are better than him Zhuge Liang, so it's really, too helpless.

But isn't it, what others haven't done, can they definitely do? If you want to say that Zhang Ren can serve in the Liangzhou Army now, do you know how hard it took him to do it.

But fortunately, what is it that is good, when his handwritten letter was delivered to him Zhang Ren, he Zhang Ren had not picked a child, and he knew that he came to Jiangxia, which was not bad. In fact, it's the same as what Jia Xu said, now according to this shape, judging from the situation, he Zhang Ren can do this, for himself, even if it's not bad, the rest, hehe, is almost all luxury-

Therefore, with Zhang Ren stationed in Yi County, Ma Chao thinks that there is no big problem. And there are still 15,000 soldiers on their own side in Yixian County, even if the Yanzhou army plus the Sun and Liu coalition forces attack desperately. How can Zhang Ren resist for a few days.

And whether it was Yundu or Anlu before, including Xiling, Ma Chao wrote letters to the chief generals of several county towns, making it clear that if he couldn't hold it, he would retreat quickly, but only Yi County. Ma Chao really didn't write any letter to Zhang Ren to ask him to retreat. However, Ma Chao also thought about whether Zhang Ren could care about this even if he really wrote a letter to ask him to retreat. Not necessarily.

To be honest, in Ma Chao's thoughts, whether Zhang Ren was defending the city or retreating, it was not that he asked him to do something. He's going to do it. The so-called "will be out." The king's order is not subject to it", if it is said that everyone is there, it may not be like this, but for Zhang Ren, Ma Chao is really bottomless. I guess it's true, he will do what he wants.

He wants to defend the city, and he will defend it. Even if I sent 1,800 letters by myself, it would still be useless. The same. If he Zhang Ren really doesn't want to defend the city, then no matter how he asks him to hold on, he won't take care of himself-

In fact, if you think about it, isn't that what is going on, in other people's places, Ma Chao doesn't have such an idea, and he doesn't worry about anything. But in Zhang Ren's place, that's really what happened.

And for Zhang Ren such a special case, Ma Chao is really gone, no temper at all. No, you said that if you really forced him to be anxious, he Zhang Renzhen would pick and choose, so the one who suffered the loss could only be himself, his own Liangzhou Army, not him Zhang Ren, right.

Let's just say that this time he led troops to Yixian County to intercept the Yanzhou Army and the Sun-Liu coalition army, and Ma Chao asked people to report something to Zhang Renyu. He also knew in his heart that Zhang Ren would not think about whether he would come or not, and it was estimated that he would not think about anything. And what he cares about is just the war in Yi County, what is he going to do, he is really, he can't manage too much, but he sincerely prays, this uncle must not do anything too out of line, or he is the lord, it is really difficult to explain to his subordinates-

That's true, you said that if Zhang Ren really disobeyed the military order, made a big mistake, and made a big mistake, how should I punish him.

If the punishment is heavy, it is estimated that people will not like to take care of themselves, so in this case, people may not do it.

But if it's light, how can I explain it to my subordinates. Isn't it, there should be clear military discipline in the army, no matter who makes a mistake, the punishment must be punished, but if it is really because of Zhang Ren's favoritism, the rewards and punishments are really unknown, then it is definitely not a good thing for the Liangzhou army on their own. This is the most taboo in the army, so I will definitely have to do it according to the rules when the time comes, so the result is ......

So Ma Chao is expecting, don't have anything wrong, it's best to be able to catch up with Cao Cao and Sun Ce before they arrive, and he will first confront the Yanzhou army and the Sun Liu coalition army, so that he will be under his nose, no matter what he does, he always knows how to converge, yes, he has to pay attention to the influence-

I don't know anything else, but Ma Chao still knows a little bit, Zhang Ren really values his reputation, this is right. If it weren't for the fact that he was forced to do something, he would never have done anything for himself, because this was obviously different from what he thought, but in the end, there was no way.

Ma Chao was rushing to Yi County with a large army, and Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei also set off with their troops and rushed to Yi County.

To be honest, they were a little later than Ma Chao, and there were many people, so their speed was also greatly affected. But even so, it is not slow, but compared to the speed of the Liangzhou army, it is indeed a lot worse, this is true.

Before, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei also chatted a few words, all about the county seat. For this place, the three of them all attach great importance to it, and even surpassed the previous three counties at one time. Of course, the three of them attach importance to it, and it is definitely not because of how important this place is in Yi County. And it's because of the guards of Yi County, that is, Zhang Ren, that they attach so much importance to it-

Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Liu Bei are tripartite. Each has its own source of information, so they know more or less about what Ma Chao and Zhang Ren have to say. Even if it's impossible to know, but in general, just like Ma Chao knows about Cao Cao and Guan Yu, Sun Ce and Zhang Liao, the three of them also know about Ma Chao and Zhang Ren.

Especially Cao Cao and Sun Ce, don't say anything else. said that after knowing the things between Ma Chao and Zhang Ren, the two of them couldn't help but smile bitterly in their hearts. The heart said that this can be regarded as sympathy, isn't it? This matter is not only encountered by the two of them, but also by Ma Mengqi.

You haven't experienced this, but you really don't know the sadness in it, at least Cao Cao and Sun Ce. That's arguably very vocal. So the two of them also know in their hearts what kind of state Ma Chao is in about this matter, I have to say that this matter is really true, and several people have similar experiences.

As for Liu Bei, he was a little worse, after all, he hadn't really experienced this, so he still couldn't personally experience these things-

But all three know a little. That is, Zhang Renke is definitely not comparable to the previous three cities, Gao Pei, Deng Xian, Mi Fang, Liao Hua and others.

Because of those four. It can only be said that it is a third-rate general, a third-rate level. But Zhang Ren, at least militarily, can be called first-class. At least the three of them knew one thing, that is, when Ma Chao was in Yizhou, when he attacked Yuxian, he almost didn't capture it.

If it weren't for himself in the end, when the lord personally went into battle, he led the Liangzhou soldiers to attack the city, and the morale of the soldiers was unprecedentedly high, and he couldn't stand his lord's like this, and in the end, the Liangzhou army might have to die in Yuxian.

So it is not difficult to see that Zhang Renqi is indeed a general with real skills. Otherwise, he didn't want to take refuge in the Liangzhou Army, but Ma Chao did everything possible to force him to comply, what was this for? Let's ask, if Zhang Ren has no ability, then Ma Chao is like this? ――

For Zhang Ren in Yi County, it can be said that Cao Cao and the three of them all attach great importance to it, and the three of them met again before to discuss, just to ventilate and say not to despise Zhang Ren.

But what Zhang Ren was thinking in his heart was something else. Cao Cao knew that Ma Chao might be coming, but he also knew that Sun Ce and Liu Bei didn't know about it? At least in his eyes, what Xun You can bring up, then Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin and Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi, they will not say it if they haven't tasted it. In Cao Cao's thoughts, the two of them are definitely not inferior to Xun You, and even in some aspects, they are still stronger than Xun You.

really let Cao Cao guess, to be honest, whether it is Sun Ce or Liu Bei, it is similar to Cao Cao. So what the three of them thought in their hearts was basically the same, and in the end, no one said anything about the tacit understanding. In their opinion, the other two will know about this matter, and if they don't know, they will definitely not say it.

But one thing is certain, that is, the three of them basically think that the other two will not know, after all, the strategists under the other people are not vegetarians, are they-

Regarding the matter of Ma Chao's Liangzhou Army, the three of them didn't say anything, but for Zhang Ren, after the three of them were angry, they all waited for it and attached great importance to it.

After the goal was achieved, except for a small number of people and horses that Cao Cao wanted to stay in Xiling, the three of them took the army and rushed to Yi County. However, he said it clearly, he couldn't underestimate Zhang Ren, he had to be ready for battle, but he thought in his heart, he really wanted to fight against Ma Chaoliangzhou's army, this is indeed a test for himself, and it should be said to be the biggest test.

The soldiers entered Jiangxia for something, not only to seize its land, but also to fight with the Liangzhou army. Indeed, it can be said that from the day the three decided to unite, they knew that sooner or later they would have to confront the main force of the Liangzhou Army, and they would not hesitate to fight. If you win, then it's easy to say anything, but if the result is not good, then it's also a three-party equal share, and it can be fair to everyone.

So in this way, the three of them went to Yixian with a large army, but what was waiting for them, let's wait and see-

It should be said that it is not only Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Liu Bei, but Ma Chao is not looking forward to it. (To be continued......)