"Since the birth of the art, I don't know that there is Liu Bei in the world." Ma Chao stood in the courtyard at this time, looking at the sycamore in the courtyard that had begun to fall leaves, and couldn't help but sigh at the ruthlessness of late autumn. Picked up a fallen leaf, twisted it lightly in his hand, and said with some sly meaning: "It can be seen how contemptuous Yuan Shu was for Liu Bei when he said this. And now that Liu Bei, who has turned over and become a landlord, how can he think about Yuan Shu from time to time? ”

"This is natural," At this time, behind Ma Chao, a general who was not much older than Ma Chao and was only in his twenties, his eyes were calm and thoughtful, and he carefully considered the words and said: "Lord, Yuan Shu now calls himself 'Xuzhou Bo', and his intentions are self-evident. Therefore, it is reasonable for Liu Bei to be suspicious of Yuan Shu from time to time. ”

Hearing the words of the person behind him, Ma Chao couldn't help but throw down the fallen leaves in his hand, turned around, looked at the general and said: "Guorang, you and I have first met, and I must not understand my temperament. However, between the lord and the minister, there has always been not only the mode of the lord and the minister. The country let but think, as much as you want, you can speak freely, today is not the Weiyang Palace Deyang Palace to play the right thing, just you and I are just talking. ”

The general with the word 'national concession' couldn't help but relax a little when he heard Ma Chao's words. Looking at Ma Chao's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little more admiration and warmth. From this, he sorted out his thoughts slightly and said:

"Yu followed Liu Bei when he was a teenager, and Liu Bei at that time was just a ranger who was not very happy to read, and liked dogs and horses, music, and beautiful clothes. The deepest thing that impressed me was that Liu Bei was moody and extremely forbearing. However, the world has changed, and Liu Bei is now in charge of Xuzhou, and the city government is naturally getting deeper. But the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change, Liu Bei is from a poor family after all, and now he has become the mayor of Xuzhou, and he wants to hold Xuzhou firmly, and he doesn't want Xuzhou to have any mistakes. ”

After listening to Tian Yu's words, Ma Chao's mouth finally showed a meaningful smile, obviously very interested in Tian Yu's words.

Yes, this person is the first person to defend the northern border barrier under Cao Cao in the future and defend the peace of the northern Wei State for decades, Tian Yu Tian Guorang. He has experienced nine battles in his life, eight wins and one draw, and three generals, and can be called the pillar of Wei!

Tian Yu appeared here at this time, and called Ma Chao the main father, which was naturally Zhao Yun's work: Tian Yu, who was originally from Yuyang, followed Liu Bei who defected to Gongsun Zan when he was a teenager, until Liu Bei was listed by Tao Qian as the assassin of Yuzhou, and only returned to Yuyang on the grounds of his mother's old age. originally wanted to quell the war in Youzhou and devote himself to serving Gongsun Zhan, but he didn't expect that a generation of heroes Gongsun Chan had changed and became a turtle with a shrunken head. As a result, Tian Yu couldn't get into the turtle shell that Gongsun Chan had tailored for himself at that time, and then went home angrily.

At that time, Zhao Yun happened to return to Youzhou, and after collecting some of the white horses under Gongsun Zhan, he heard the name of Tian Yu and went to intersect in person. After Tian Yu dealt with his mother's funeral, he strongly invited Tian Yu to join Ma Chao. On the day of drunkenness, Tian Yu refused to come out to meet Ma Chao and the others because he was outside. It wasn't until the next day that Zhao Yun, who was already determined to serve Ma Chao, introduced Tian Yu to Ma Chao. Ma Chao was immediately overjoyed, and also ordered him to command the position of a battalion and collect Tian Yu under his tent.

In the days that followed, Ma Chaoming mostly discussed martial arts with Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Tai Shici, and Tian Yu and talked about the situation in Xuzhou. Secretly, he sent a single song to investigate Yuan Shu's affairs with all his might. Today, it happened that the single reported on Yuan Shu's situation, and it happened that Tian Yu was present, so Ma Chao had a few words with Tian Yu alone.

And Tian Yu's words made Ma Chao know a little more about Liu Bei, who had not yet met. But more, it made Ma Chao see Tian Yu's excellence: although Tian Yu did not talk about why Liu Bei had not made up his mind to send troops to Yanzhou from the situation in the world, he gave Ma Chao a more vivid point of view from Liu Bei's psychological perspective.

"Guorang really has insight into human nature, and when he said something, he really had a kind of enlightenment." Ma Chao realized that Tian Yu entered the house, and after walking to the map on the table, he stopped and said: "I am indeed different from Liu Bei, although the Ma family is not the family of the princes of the world, but when my father chopped firewood to make a living, Chao was just an ignorant teenager, and naturally he didn't know the hardships of the cold family. However, Liu Bei has been weaving mats and selling shoes for many years, and he deeply feels the warmth and warmth of human affection and the hardships of the world. From this point of view, if each person has a different starting point, it is impossible to talk about which is right and which is wrong, and which is higher and which is lower. ”

Having said that, Ma Chao knew it well: Liu Bei was downtrodden all the way in the early stage, and it was not unrelated to his little family. Even though he can keep up with his scheming methods, and his ambitions are also strong, there is an element that restricts Liu Bei's success: having a vision, but it has made him suffer enough, so that Liu Bei can only go with the flow and struggle, if it were not for Zhuge Liang to go out of the mountain to set a plan for him, I am afraid that Liu Bei will be a 'little strong legend' who is more and more frustrated and brave, and more brave and defeated.

Sometimes, if you go the wrong way, the greater your ability, the more miserable the result will be. Only by choosing the right path can the clouds from the dragon and the wind from the tiger be invincible!

And Ma Chao also didn't want his subordinates, a handsome talent who repaid his expectations, to become a strategist who was only good at studying people's hearts. Therefore, pointing to the map of Xuzhou, Ma Chao said: "However, in the current situation, Liu Bei's dispatch of troops to Yanzhou is more beneficial than disadvantageous. He was only sure and sure that Yuan Shu would fight Xuzhou, but he was not sure when Yuan Shu would send troops. ”

At this time, Ma Chao's hand had already moved Yuan Shu's sphere of influence on the map, and continued: "After Yuan Shu recuperated for more than a year, he did recover his power, and he was angry. However, Liu Bei didn't see that Liu Biao of Jingzhou was staring at the west side of Yuan Shu at this time, and in the southeast, there was a little overlord Sun Ce who was making the wind and rain, making the east wind and water rise in the river, and the situation was complicated and chaotic. Even though Yuan Shu coveted Xuzhou, he had to wait for Xiaobawang to pacify Jiangdong and transfer troops to the west before he could send troops. ”

During this time, Chao didn't dare to say much, at least for a year and a half, Yuan Shu could only look at the fat of Xuzhou, but he couldn't attack each other. However, Liu Bei sent troops to Yanzhou, but he only needed a heavy hammer blow, and with Lu Bu's east-west pinching attack, he could make the Cao family disintegrate in the middle of the month. Liu Bei missed this opportunity, and he will definitely regret it in the future! ”

"In this case, why didn't the lord summon Liu Bei and explain this joint one by one. In this way, the purpose of the lord's coming to Xuzhou could not have ended long ago? Why did you stay dormant in this courtyard during this period of time? Tian Yu listened to Ma Chao's explanation, and was even more enlightened, and was immediately impressed by Ma Chao's overall view and keen strategic sense. However, the more this happened, the more he couldn't help but say what was in his heart.

After Ma Chao heard Tian Yu's question, he couldn't help but smile and said: "I am a hussar general of the Han Dynasty, and Lu Bu and Liu Bei are just the lords of a state with a bad name and bad words. I can accept manipulation and support as a minion, but if I am asked to work for the two of them, it will be a bit of a reversal of the cart. ”

"Without Lu Bu and Liu Bei, I can still eat Cao Cao. It's just that it takes a lot of effort, and it doesn't necessarily need to rely on these two people. Speaking of this, Ma Chao's superior breath unconsciously revealed, looked down at Yan and Xu Erzhou on the map, and said proudly: "What's more, if the minions I support can't even see through these, what qualifications does he have to bother me to support?!" ”

Tian Yu couldn't help but be awe-struck when he heard this, and after these words, he was a little more convinced by the eighteen-year-old boy in front of him. Therefore, he asked more cautiously: "In this way, the lord has been waiting here for more than ten days, and Liu Bei has not come to visit him in person, so the lord .........?"

"Give him ten days, and he can't grasp it, so there is no need for us to wait. Inform Gan Ning, Tai Shici, Zhao Yun and others that we will return to Chang'an tomorrow! From the new Ma family to the map of the Central Plains ........"

"Don't leave!!" At this moment, Ma Chao suddenly heard a loud shout outside the door, his voice was anxious, obviously a sudden cry from the injured woman when she was exhausted.

Then, the covered door was suddenly pushed open, and Lu Qiling appeared in a messy bloodstained robe, her haggard face full of anxiety and sadness. After her pupil saw Ma Chao, she seemed to see a life-saving straw, and suddenly pounced forward, knelt down in front of Ma Chao, and said miserably: "Husband, save my father!" ”

Seeing this, Ma Chao's heart sank suddenly, and then he looked back at Tian Yu and said coldly: "Guorang, you go out to guard first, and no one is allowed to approach this mansion!" ”