When entering Dongchuan, it was extremely thunderous, and when it exited, it was already like a tide rolling waves, surging and rapid.

The forced march over the past few days has made his subordinates quite tired. However, Ma Chao did not dare to relax for a moment, still challenged the limit of domination, and repeatedly ordered to encourage his subordinates to return to Chang'an as soon as possible.

In the past few days, the world has a dizzying feeling about the vicissitudes of life: I originally thought that in the spring of the third year of Xingping, the revelation of "Asking for Cao Yuwen" was already the most jaw-dropping event of the year. But I didn't want to, during the same period, the Ma family, which had been dormant for more than a year, directly raised troops to the south to conquer Zhang Lu.

If so, the world would not be too shocked. But then the development of events gradually made people a little incomprehensible: there were rumors of gossip that Xu Du was in civil strife, and the imperial faction wanted to take advantage of the Yuan Cao War to become independent of Yingchuan County and revive the Han Dynasty. But then Liu Xie recovered from his illness and took charge of the government, which made the rumors self-defeating. The world also knows that Sikong and the court are still of the same mind.

After that, Yuan Shao did not go all out to prepare for the army, but sent 200,000 troops to the west to conquer and annex the state, which surprised the world. And Cao Cao's reaction turned out to be confusing. In addition to mobilizing troops to actively resist Yuan Shao, Cao Cao actually declared the world and wanted to marry his eldest daughter to Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, and form an alliance with Sun Ce. And Sun Ce also gladly accepted, which caused Yuan Shu to be extremely dissatisfied with Sun Ce.

But what is even more interesting is that although Yuan Shu was dissatisfied with Sun Ce, he did not move troops against Jiangdong, but after a few reprimands, he recommended Sun Ce as a general and a guard. Then raise an army of 400,000 and march north to Xuzhou Liu Bei!

If these chaotic battles are still scratching heads, the last bombshell will be blown up by the Ma family: Pang De, the general of Luoyang of the Ma family, led 50,000 elite soldiers out of the tiger prison in late spring, and crossed the Yellow River north into Hanoi, officially opening the prelude to the war between the Ma family and Yuan Shao. The two families met in Hanoi, and after a fight, they fought against each other on the Luo River.

For a time, thieves from all over the world gathered, Liuhe treacherous eagles raised, and those who fought in troubled times were enthusiastic. Ma Chao, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu, Sun Ce and other heroes appeared one by one, and the land of Kanto became a hunting ground for the heroes. The whole world is completely plunged into a chaotic and disorderly conquest, and the billowing wolf smoke drifts into the sky, as if telling the misery and chaos of the world.

During this period, Ma Chao, who was on the way back to Chang'an, watched the front-line battle report change three times a day, and his heart was also shocked three times a day. It is difficult to tell the real situation in black and white, and he knows what can be hidden in the truth and what can be hidden in the truth, and which things can hide the storm in the calm. After all, Pang De's troops are less than those of senior cadres, although the military situation reported in the military newspaper is not bad, but Ma Chao is still uneasy in his heart.

What's more, Yuan Shaojun's meticulous work and squad have gone deep into the vicinity of Chang'an, assassinating, sabotaging, arson, poisoning, and all kinds of means are endless, and even a group of people sneaked into the city to assassinate the Ma family's strategists and ministers, of course, the result was naturally cut into pulp by the shadow of the secret control net. However, the tense and frightened atmosphere permeated the sky over Chang'an after all.

Finally, after looking at the magnificent city gate in front of him, Ma Chao ordered his subordinates to enter the city slowly. But he didn't even have time to change his clothes and armor, so he directly led his subordinates to Shangshutai.

Soon, the important civil and military forces of the Ma family gathered, and Ma Chao was not polite at the moment, and said directly to Xun You of the Ministry of War: "Yuan Shao, did he take the wrong medicine?" Does he really think that the Ma family has been collecting minions for more than a year and is good at dealing with the world, so he really thinks that the Ma family is a prince who can be bullied? ! ”

"Lord, if Yuan Shao didn't think that the Ma family could be bullied, I am afraid that he would also fall for someone else's plan to make such a move. And ........" Speaking of this, Xun You looked around for a while before he said solemnly: "And, if Weichen guessed well, it was Yuan Shao who knew that the Ma family could not be bullied, so he would pretend to know nothing, open up the battlefield on the Western Front, and further test the Ma family." After all, the Ma family is now developing too rapidly, and Yuan Shao had to take risks after chasing after him to no avail. ”

Hearing this, Ma Chao bowed slightly, and the anxiety along the way also dissipated a lot. After taking a sip of tea, he waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said: "Gongda is reasonable, Yuan Shao is to the Ma family, just like the Ma family is to the Yuan family." Once upon a time, I didn't want to pick up that layer of window paper and fight Yuan Shao in a dignified and upright battle. It's just that I endured it, but Yuan Shao didn't expect that his small action would cause chaos among all the princes of Kanto, and make the originally intricate relationship between Kanto completely spread out the intricate relationship and drive for profit. ”

"That's true, but since Yuan Shao has done it, the Ma family will inevitably send troops to fight and get involved in this wave. Now the land of Kanto is full of wolf smoke and war. If the Ma family is not sure about the direction of the army's attack, they may be exhausted, suffer from the enemy on their backs, and die in this catastrophe. Yang Fu Fuxu spoke, and one sentence introduced this meeting to the main topic.

But after Ma Chao heard this, he put his eyes on Jia Xu, and saw that Jia Xu was still sick, and couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart, and said: "Jia Shi has already made a plan for this matter, and the letter said that the Ma family can reunite with Cao Cao and attack Yuan Shao together." What do you think of such a choice? ”

However, Jia Xu still looked seriously ill and did not hear clearly, and was indifferent to Ma Chao's instigation. Instead, Yang Fu stepped forward and said: "My lord, this matter has already been discussed, although the province has already signed the plan, but the final decision still needs to be made by the lord." ”

"Oh, why did Yoshiyama hesitate to say this, this is not like your usual calm and decisive style." Ma Chao shook his head, and after smiling helplessly at Jia Xu, he looked at Yang Fu again, waiting for his next step.

"The reason why Weichen is like this is because at present, the Ma family is the only one who can be allied with Cao Cao, and the benefits that can be obtained from it are also the greatest. But at the same time, the risk tolerance is also the highest. Yang Fu said and took out a detailed case and presented it to Ma Chao: "The pros and cons above have been listed, and the lord will know it at a glance." ”

"You just say it, you know ......."

Sure enough, Yang Fu frowned, and after seeing Ma Chao casually take over the detailed case, he put it aside and said so. For Ma Chao's lazy behavior, Chen Qun didn't know how many times he said Ma Chao, but Ma Chao always promised every time, but he never repented.

"First, there is now His Majesty back in charge of the government, which makes Yuan Shao's "Discussion of Cao Weiwen" self-defeating, although the Han family is declining, but the world recognizes it, standing under the banner of the Han family, the Ma family has righteousness in hand, and the teacher is famous."

"Second, Cao Mengde uses soldiers like a god, although his martial name is under the lord and Yuan Benchu, but he is good at scheming and making decisions, and humbly accepts advice.

"Third, and most importantly, the most direct point." When Yang Fu said this, with a hint of wonder, he looked at Ma Chao and said, "When the lord first arrived in Chang'an, Cao Mengde's envoy also just arrived. ”

"You mean, Cao Cao took the initiative to come to form an alliance with the Ma family?" Ma Chaomeng turned his head and was very surprised.

However, at this time, Jia Xu, who had not spoken, coughed and said, "My lord, do you think that the Cao clan has other ways to survive and grow in this catastrophe besides forming an alliance with our Ma family?" Even, if you push it one step deeper, Yuan Shao's entry into the army and the annexation of the state will not have Cao Cao's shadow behind it......."

"Well, that's getting more and more interesting." Ma Chao knocked lightly on the desk, with a hint of ridicule, and asked Yang Fu: "This time, who is the envoy sent by Cao Cao?" ”

"Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang!" Yang Fu lowered his head and saluted respectfully.