The two armies confronted each other in Bashui. Everyone was very cautious, and no one acted rashly and launched an attack. This battle will determine the real masters of Guanzhong and Liangzhou in the future. Liu Bei won, and his influence will spread directly to Guan Liang. Ma Teng and the others won, and they will still be the overlords of the Guanliang region.

In the camp, Ma Chao saw that Ma Teng and Han Sui were slow to send troops, and he was anxious, so he asked for battle, and said: "Today drags on tomorrow, tomorrow will return to tomorrow, tens of thousands of troops will consume grain and grass here, I will be cold and barren, if the food is exhausted, the general trend will be gone." Liu Bei's army came from afar, and it was difficult to transport grain. It is better to surprise the army to attack its grain routes. And then stick to it, its food is exhausted, and the soldiers will go. ”

Li Wei frowned and said, "After Liu Bei is used to attacking the enemy, won't he be wary of his own grain road?" ”

Ma Chao's heart was full of anger, and he rushed up, asking you to attack, and you are grinding here. Let you go and attack the enemy's grain routes, and you will not be. So what are you trying to do here? Before Ma Teng and Han Sui raised their troops, they didn't expect Li Dao to be defeated so quickly. Tens of thousands of people said no, it was gone. They originally thought that Li Dao and Liu Bei were evenly matched, so they wanted to come over to help Li Dao. Sell personal favors while maintaining your own power position. Who would have thought that Li Dao would be so unbearable and beaten by Liu Bei. If you want to start fighting now, you have to roll up your sleeves yourself. But in this way, Ma Teng and Han Sui were a little reluctant in their hearts. Now Li Dao and Gao Gan have been defeated in successive battles, and there are pitiful few people in their hands. and let them take the lead, they are naturally unwilling. Just thought about waving the flag and shouting behind Ma Teng and Han Sui. Therefore, since ancient times, people are not in harmony, and what they want to do is bound to fail. This is true for doing business in partnerships, and even more so for fighting wars. The three monks had no water to drink. Now there are more than three monks here?

Everyone wants to preserve their strength, and they are unwilling to go head-to-head with Liu Bei, only Ma Chao is bent on making a name for himself, so he racks his brains here to make suggestions. Who would have thought that he would be questioned by Li Dao again.

Ma Chao stood up and said in a deep voice: "You don't dare to go, I'll go!" ”

Ma Teng was furious, this little bastard still doesn't take Lao Tzu in his eyes? Just as he was about to speak, Han Sui next to him immediately high-fived and sighed: "The virtuous nephew is really wise and brave." Since the virtuous nephew took the initiative to ask for help, it was not good for me to dampen the virtuous nephew's spirit. Shou Cheng brother, so he went by the virtuous nephew to find out the details of Liu Xuande? ”

Ma Teng sighed in his heart, when will this bastard be clear-headed and not brave as a man? Now it's time to get on it! glared at Ma Chao fiercely, snorted, and said, "Don't be greedy for merit, if you don't have a chance, withdraw quickly." ”

Ma Chao got the order, and said to Li Wei: "I am not familiar with the terrain of Guanzhong. In order not to make a mistake, it would be good for General Li to go with me. Li Dao's brows furrowed into a pimple. Ma Teng saw it and grinned. Fortunately, I didn't get home stupid.

Li Dao really didn't want to go. Liu Bei came up and attacked Yangling to cut off his grain road, if Liu Bei did not protect his own grain road, Li Dao 10,000 did not believe it. He didn't want to touch the iron plate, but he couldn't shirk Ma Chao's request. So he ordered Liang Xing to come out and asked Liang Xing to go with Ma Chao. Now the situation is stronger than people, after the Ma and Han coalition forces came, Li Dao was weaker, not to mention the weaker Liang Xing.

Ma Wan is from Hedong, Liang Xing is from Feng Yi, they are both local natives, and there is no problem at all to be a guide. Liang Xing stood up with a sad face to receive the order. During the preparation, Liang Xing said to the horse: "If I knew this, it would be better to lower Liu Xuande that day, and it would be better than life and death today." "Li Dao, they know each other, so it's better to talk a little. If Ma Teng and Han Sui dare not obey the order, they will be pushed out and beheaded for public display. Then their own troops were divided and swallowed up by these people. Ma Yu listened to it, and he was also concerned. After Liang Xing left, Ma Yu thought about the dead generals, and thought about it in his heart.

Ma Chao took Liang Xing out of the camp, and soon, a secret letter was delivered to Liu Bei. Liu Bei opened it and saw that there were soldiers and horses in the Guanzhong camp, and Ma Chao led his troops out of the camp and disappeared. Liu Bei summoned everyone to discuss. Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The enemy army confronts our army in Bashui, but if they don't attack, it must be strange." Ma Chao is Ma Teng's eldest son, brave and unparalleled, and he led the army out of the camp, and he must have been idle in the camp to find our army. If you don't come to the camp, you will go to the grain road. The lord must pay attention to the rear. ”

Liu Bei pondered for a while, then summoned Zhao Yun. Now among the generals here, it is estimated that Zhao Yun can fight against Ma Chao without falling behind. Putting aside the romance, Yang Fu said in the official history that Ma Chao has faith and courage. Zhuge Liang said that Ma Chao was a disciple of Huang and Peng. Here is a comparison between him and Han Xin, Yingbu, and Peng Yue. It may be an exaggeration, but it also shows Ma Chao's martial arts. When Chen Shou commented on Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, he used irrigation and Teng's disciples. It is compared to a baby and a Xiahou baby. These people are all among the best generals under Han Gaozu. Guan Ying and Xiahou Ying are a few points weaker than Han Xin and Ying Bulai. But based on the fact that Yang Fu and Zhuge Liang may have a slight reputation and Chen Shou's comments are fair, it is estimated that Zhao Yun and Ma Chao should be comparable, even if there is a gap, it should not be much worse. Therefore, Liu Bei arranged for Zhao Yun to protect the grain, which should be foolproof.

As soon as Zhao Yun gave the order, someone suddenly came to report, saying that he had caught an enemy soldier outside, and he said that he had been ordered to come to see him. Liu Bei and everyone glanced at each other, and then passed in. After the pawn came in, he visited Liu Bei and presented a letter. Liu Bei opened it and took a look, but it turned out to be a letter from a horse play.

Ma Play is nervous in the camp, not knowing whether he will live or die in the next big battle. Zhang Heng, Yang Qiu and others are all dead. Li Dao and the others were safe. If you don't do it yourself, you'll end up being cannon fodder. Since this is the case, I simply voted for Liu Bei. So after Liang Xing left, he wrote a letter and ordered his cronies to send it over. In the letter, Ma Wan first pleaded guilty to Liu Bei, saying that he should not rebel against the imperial court with them under the coercion of the generals. But now I know I'm wrong. I hope that the general will open his net and forgive his sins. If he could, he would lead his troops to join him. Finally, in the letter, the whereabouts of Ma Chao and Liang Xing were explained.

After Liu Bei read it, he said with a smile: "I thought that Guan Liang's generals were all hard bones, and they were all heroes who would rather die than surrender." Now someone has finally relented. ”

Jia Xu also read the letter and said to Liu Bei: "Lord, you can take it from the horse play, but now it should be lurking in the enemy camp." Liu Bei listened and reacted. After all, the level of secret agents planted on his side is not enough, and many things cannot be detected. For example, the deliberations of the enemy generals are known only to those who play horses and above. If the horse plays, be a leader in the enemy camp. The effect is incomparable to that of the secret agent. So Liu Bei replied to Ma Yu from Jia Xu's words. The letter began with a lot of praise and reassurance to him. said that when the war was over, the imperial court would definitely reward the meritorious officials and reassure him. Then the topic changed and asked him not to come over yet. Just lurk over there with peace of mind and provide information to your side from time to time.