Before Ma Teng could speak, Ma Chao's simple words made Ma Teng's eyes light up. "You know my concerns? Let's talk about it. ”

"My father raised troops in Liangzhou. My Liangzhou Iron Horse is powerful in the world, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Why? Although our soldiers were brave, the terrain of Liangzhou was too harsh, the land was barren, and the economy was backward. In many cases, it is difficult for our military rations, weapons and horses to be replenished, which greatly restricts our performance and restricts our overall strength! ”

Ma Teng was once again stunned by the "magical" theory of this "strange" son, and hurriedly beckoned his son to continue, and even asked his followers to record it quickly.

"I just talked about the economic factor, and the topographical factor. Our Liangzhou is in a border fortress, and there are many ethnic minorities such as the Qiang people around it. We Han people and ethnic minorities have had a long-standing grudge, and basically reached a situation where they started fighting without saying a word when they met, such as this time, a melee of thousands of people, although we won, but we also paid a certain price. Moreover, the Qiang people will not give up, when will such a fight and killing be over? What's more, these battles are fearless and do us no good. In the final analysis, our topographical factors determine that our rear cannot be pacified, which makes our other operations suffer. ”

"What else?" Ma Teng almost clapped his hands excitedly.

"The last point is the most important thing. That's people! From ancient times to the present, those who have achieved the cause of kingship must have countless talents around them. From Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya beside Duke Qi Huan, to Lü Buwei and Li Si beside King Yingzheng of Qin, and then to Zhang Liang and Xiao He beside Emperor Gaozu, which one is not a talent who wisely determines the world? However, due to the folk customs and other reasons, I lack the style of reading, and I lack talents who can make suggestions. And this, most likely, is our fatal wound! ”

Ma Teng was already so excited that he was about to burst into tears. He felt that his son's previous illness was really a treasure given to him by God!

"Chao'er, you...... Where did you get all these insights? You let it be a father...... What is good for the Father......"

"Father...... Father: These are the feelings that children have recently read from books. As the saying goes, 'there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book'! Ma Chao said proudly.

"The young master is terrible! He even created verses! Good sentences, I need to write them down quickly. The civil servant in charge of the record next to him said. 、

Ma Chao was also stunned, he unknowingly became a poet?

Ma Teng took a few sips of tea, straightened out his breath, and then asked, "Chao'er, what you just said was really to the point!" But don't just point out the problem, what is the solution? ”

Ma Chao pretended to be deep and said, "If you want to talk about a solution, there is no solution yet." After all, these are stubborn diseases, and it is not an overnight thing to completely cure them. Nowadays, we must take step by step in some future choices, and this is the key! Father, look at ......"

Ma Chao took Ma Teng back to the camp tent and took out a topographical sketch. And on this sketch, there are some straight lines and curves neatly drawn.

"Father, please see, this is our topographical map to the northwest. And the above marked with a line is the focus of this time. Now we are in the place of Chencang, although the geographical location of Chencang is very important, it is a place where soldiers must fight, but the so-called hot, we fancy it, how can other princes not be greedy? ”

"What do you mean......"

"We are not on a firm footing at the moment, and we should not do anything to make a big difference. The child proposes that we leave this place this morning! ”

Ma Teng nodded. Since he came to Chencang, the daily friction and war have not stopped, and he also wants to leave this place too early.

"Chao'er, get out of here, where should we go?"

Ma Chao smiled slightly, and pointed to the place where a triangle was drawn on the map: "Fufeng County!" ”

"Fufu-gun?"

"That's right. Fufeng County is the place where our Ma Jiajun raised troops, and now it is the right time to return to Fufeng County. ”

"Why?"

"Fufeng County is located in the land of Sanfu, and now that Dong Zhuo has entered Beijing, most of the troops who were originally in the land of Sanfu have now been transferred to Luoyang, resulting in the weak defensive strength of Sanfu now, and we can take advantage of it; In addition, the terrain of Fufu County is quite special, and once we occupy this place, we will get additional benefits! ”

"Additional benefits?" Ma Teng kept staring at the triangular Fufeng County on the map, and he couldn't figure out what additional benefits there would be.

"That's right. Today's Han is controlled by Dong Zhuo alone, and Fufeng County is located in Sanfu, so he must not let it fall into the hands of others. Once we get Fufeng County, father, what do you think Dong Zhuo will do? "Ma Chao sold a pass.

Ma Teng didn't think about it, and blurted out: "Of course I sent troops to beg for it!" I said Chao'er, it's better to stay in Chencang......"

Ma Chao sighed and said, "Father, Dong Zhuo was originally just a local prince like us, who entered the capital by mistake and fished in troubled waters and grasped the right to speak in the Han Dynasty. However, with his mind and means, how can he play with it? If the child didn't guess wrong, Dong Zhuo would definitely be annoyed to death now, and he would have no time to take care of many things. Now that we occupy Fufeng County, it may not necessarily be a bad thing for Dong Zhuo! ”

So that's it...... Ma Teng, as a hero who has been fighting for many years, now quickly understands.

"If nothing else, when we occupy Fufeng County, Dong Zhuo will not only not send troops to ask for it, but will also take the initiative to increase our officials and knights, so that we will officially become official troops and seek cooperation with us! When the time comes......"

"Become an official troop?" Ma Teng had already looked down on the Han Dynasty, especially Dong Zhuo's rebellion in Beijing, and he even cleared up his relationship with the Han Dynasty. Now I heard that my son wanted to join the Han Dynasty, and I was very puzzled.

"That's right. Is my father willing to be called a 'Xiliang bandit' by others for the rest of his life? Once we have a regular name, we can draw a line with the other Western Liang princes. At that time, we will send troops, that is, to exterminate the thieves for the imperial court, and if they send troops, it will be a rebellion. It's called Dao Sheng! ”

Ma Teng listened in a fog, after all, this set of big truths is indeed a little difficult to understand for him as a big man.

"Father, don't underestimate the power of morality. As long as we occupy morality, we will win the support of public opinion and the hearts and minds of the people. In addition, although the current Han Dynasty is stormy, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and his residual power is still there. As long as we become the official army of the Han Dynasty now, we may also receive awards and funding from the imperial court, which will be beneficial to our future development! Ma Chao continued to tell the story.