"How is the army prepared?" After Ma Teng sent Wen Ming away, he went to call Gongsun Zhan over.

"Legion Commander, are you looking for me?" To talk about the age of the two, Gongsun Chan is still slightly older, but when he saw Ma Teng at this moment, he had to put down his posture.

He seized Youzhou and killed Liu Yu, a clan member of the Han family, as the Taishou of Youbeiping. Although Liu Yu is suspected of making the first move, he still has the following crimes. The imperial court came forward, took in him who had nothing left, and appointed him as the deputy commander of Yongzhou, and now the deputy commander of Liangzhou, he actually has no qualifications to complain.

"The horses are well fed, and the high-quality iron is in place, ready to be used to build blades." Ma Teng handed over the receipt document that Wen Ming had just signed, "Ten days later, you will command the troops and suppress the valley." With Huang Zhong commanding the army, suppress the Meridian Valley...... No problem, right? ”

"To what extent?" Gongsun Chan replied casually.

"If they are scared, it's best, no, and let the other party feel enough pressure." Ma Teng replied, "The messenger sent to surrender is already on the way. Maybe we don't need to do it, it's just ...... Be prepared! ”

"Okay, my subordinates obey!" Gongsun Chan nodded and immediately went back to prepare.

Not long after Gongsun Chan left, Ma Xiu walked in. Since Ma Chao went to Xudu and Ma Tie 'married' Wen Ming, the hope of the Ma family is actually on Ma Xiu.

"Father...... Why didn't I have a share in this expedition? Perhaps Ma Teng did not educate several children well in his early years, and then relaxed his discipline of Ma Xiu in recent years, and the latter's attitude was naturally much more casual.

"This time the Liangzhou Legion was reorganized, I was promoted to the Liangzhou Legion, and the Yongzhou Legion was disbanded and merged." Ma Teng was a little more tolerant of this young son, "We have already taken advantage of the benefits, so next, we must divide some appropriately, so as not to be disgusted by others." Besides, there are only 500 people under your command, and you won't be able to help if you go. ”

Take 10,000 steps back and say, this time the coercion is very particular, and it is necessary to overwhelm the other party, but it cannot force the other party to die. Therefore, in this matter, it is safer for the two generals Gongsun Chan and Huang Zhong to go over. Of course, if it weren't for the fact that the Liangzhou Army couldn't do without Ma Tie and Wen Ming, I was afraid that Ma Tie would also be sent over to experience it.

"But obviously my cousin can go to ......," Ma Xiu complained, referring to Ma Teng's niece, Ma Dai. As he grew up, Ma Dai's force and ability to command troops were no less than Ma Chao, and he was one of the next generations that the Ma family had high hopes for.

Strictly speaking, Ma Tie is also counted, and he is a relatively qualified shoucheng. Ma Chao and Ma Dai are responsible for development, and Ma Tie is responsible for guarding the success, and the Ma family is completely able to develop steadily, and even become a general.

The real problem...... Ma Teng looked at Ma Xiu out of the corner of his eye, but this youngest son was not worried. The martial arts are average, the learning is average, that is, a character who eats and waits for death. Ma Tie is already a captain, Ma Dai is already a partial general, and Ma Xiu is just a small soldier.

"I plan, after a while, arrange for you to go to Xudu." Ma Teng replied, "The Dahan Royal Military Academy is about to start, and you will study for a while when the time comes." ”

"Father, I've grown up, and I'm still a soldier!" Matthew was immediately dissatisfied and let him study, it was better to kill him.

"In the future, if you want to be promoted above the military candidate, you will have to go through the training of the military academy, so you have to go on a trip." Ma Teng replied.

Originally, it was said that every level of promotion had to be assessed, but in fact, it couldn't be done, so the round-trips were too frequent. The follow-up Lu Zhi's proposal is only for the current stage, as long as the officers above the military marquis level are promoted, they must be evaluated.

After all, it should be combined with the Lantai system, the military academy system, as long as it is to improve the vision, knowledge and political position of officers. In the final analysis, it is to prepare for the elite of the army.

The end result is that at the level of military candidates, you need to receive an education, and then you need to be promoted to a full-fledged general, and you also need to study once. The reason is that generals are in charge of a war of 10,000 people, and a small army of hundreds or thousands of people has a different concept.

Ma Xiu's words, it is necessary to go once, as for whether he is qualified to go to the second time in the future, Ma Teng has no bottom in his heart. Besides, this guy is a lieutenant, or a general, it's almost the same, right?!

"Father, we have paid so much for the Han, can't we make a special exception?" Matthew was a little embarrassed, he really didn't want to study. Especially in Xudu, you need to be a man with your tail between your legs, and you are not here in Liangzhou, relying on Ma Teng's identity, and you are more comfortable with power.

"The imperial court also saw my merits, so it appointed me as the commander of the Liangzhou Army, and at the same time named me the Marquis of Huaili. The key is to forgive me, to calm the rebellion of the four years, and to preserve the honor of me and my ancestors...... That's pretty good already. Ma Teng replied.

"But we used to be in Liangzhou, but we can directly tear the soil and seal the king......" Ma Xiu complained.

"Bastard!" Ma Teng immediately scolded when he heard this, "Who said such things to you?" Didn't I say, don't just make friends with such treacherous villains?! ”

"But......" Matthew pouted, as if intending to refute something.

"Nothing!" Ma Teng roared angrily, "My ancestor of the Ma clan is Ma Yuan, the general of the Han Fubo!" The ancestors were loyal to the Han Dynasty all their lives, and our descendants of the Ma family are also full of loyalty! Such a stupid thing as splitting the earth and sealing the king is absolutely impossible to appear in the Ma family outside! ”

scolded out, perhaps because he saw Ma Xiu shrink his head, sighed slightly, and continued: "Yuan Shao is amazing, right? Occupying the land of Qingji and the four secluded states, it seems that there are 200,000 soldiers and horses (100,000 soldiers). Now, how is she? Liangzhou is wild, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the Han and Hu are mixed. If we tear the earth and seal the king, then Yuan Shao's fate is our example! ”

"I'm sorry......" Matthew replied, deep down, still a little unwilling.

"Remember!" Ma Teng came to Matthew's face, "Whether it is a loyal general, or a traitor who has been beheaded by a full door, it is all in the mind of you and me." Don't underestimate the court, and don't look down on yourself. Go back and prepare well, it's better to read some books, don't fail the assessment at that time, it will be really embarrassing. ”

"Yes......" What else could Matthew say, he could only obediently accept it.

"Having said that......" After Ma Xiu left, Ma Teng also sat down, he is not young, it is estimated that in more than ten years, he will almost retire, I don't know, can I see my grandchildren grow up, "I don't know, whether I can go further, otherwise, maybe in a few years, I will retire from the position of the commander of the legion, right?" ”

At least, he didn't think that the imperial court would allow a legion commander to be in charge of a legion for too long.

Three days later, the edict issued by the imperial court to Zhang Lu also came to Nanzheng, the seat of Hanzhong, and then sent it to Zhang Lu.

"Surrender, and then go to Xudu as an official ......" Seriously, if it weren't for the criminal record, Zhang Lu was going to surrender. She had no choice but to put the edict in front of her two younger sisters, as well as Yan Pu and Yang Song, "It seems that we are going to have a tough battle to fight!" ”