In the big tent of the Chinese army, there was indeed a corpse lying on the ground.

However, the figure of the corpse was by no means a fifteen-year-old boy, but a young man in his twenties, dressed as a religious herald - it was the herald that Zhang Lu ordered to dispose of Pang Tong's corpse, and at this time, a large amount of blood was already flowing from his neck, staining the ground around him with red for about a zhang.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zhang Lu would never believe that there was so much blood in a person's body.

After Ma Chao saw this scene, he didn't have much reaction, and walked to the corpse with his side, touched his neck, and said: "It's been less than an hour since he died, and the blood is still warm." After saying this, the relatives were a little uncomfortable, and finally added: "When he was inserted into his neck by the hairpin, he did not die directly, but later died completely because of excessive blood loss." ”

"Yes, you've observed very carefully, and your guesses are right. However, as a personal guard of the Ma family, you should not forget your duty! Ma Chao glanced at the entourage coldly, a little dissatisfied with his woman's kindness. Then he walked to the desk, picked up a letter and asked Zhang Lu, "This letter has not appeared on your desk before, right?" ”

"Yes....... I haven't seen any letters." Zhang Lu replied, and the relatives on the side couldn't help but feel guilty when they saw that they had such a big negligence, and they retreated.

"Since it's not for you, it must be for me, I really want to know, what will Pang Tong .......leave with me" Before the words were finished, Ma Chao had already unfolded the letter, and after browsing it at a glance, his voice stopped abruptly, and his face suddenly became weird.

"Master Zhang, has Pang Tong always assured you that there will definitely be a big change in the Kanto region, and the Ma family will withdraw its troops?" Ma Chao looked a little difficult and showed a wry smile, and asked Zhang Lu again.

"That's true, but this demon boy is so stubborn that he almost killed my 100,000 sect members!" Zhang Lu heard Ma Chao's inquiry, his face couldn't help but be angry, and he cursed: "This time he is fateful, he deceived me, next time, I will definitely cut him with a thousand knives to vent the hatred in my heart!" ”

"There is no need for this, the disaster in Hanzhong is not for others, but for you alone." Ma Chao shook his hand, didn't seem to have much heart to talk to Zhang Lu, handed the letter in his hand to Zhang Lu and said, "He really didn't lie to you, I really should withdraw my troops........

Zhang Lu was ridiculed by Ma Chao, and he was already angry in his heart, however, when he saw the letter, his face changed suddenly, and he directly missed Ren Xin and said to the ground: "This, how is this possible?" ”

The letter swirling in the wind fell to the ground slowly, and was stained red by the blood of the order, and the previous relatives hurriedly picked it up, only to see that the handwriting on it was clear and timeless, and there were only a few strokes, and it seemed that there was a wind and thunder. What's even more strange is that at the bottom right of this letter, there is actually a dragon-shaped seal.

"Since the suburbs of Chang'an, I haven't seen it for more than a year. Wen Jun recently went south to Zhanglu, and I also ordered one person to enter Dongchuan to have fun with the general to increase the interest of war. However, Zhang Lu Xiaodao is not enough to succeed, and now seeing this letter, Yuan Shao is afraid that he has entered the state and coerced the Ma family. I was in Xuchang and took over power. If the general is interested, why don't you and I hunt Jizhou and deer one by one? The general thinks at his own discretion. The paper is short and long, and it is in a hurry. ”

Ma Chao took the unsigned letter again from his personal hand, and lamented in his heart: Unexpectedly, Pang Tong entered the Kanto region and went to find Liu Xie. Moreover, it can be seen from the news between the lines that he has already submitted to Liu Xie.......

And at this moment, the tent door was suddenly opened, and Chen Haojie, who had not appeared for a long time, hurriedly reported: "Lord, Chang'an is urgent, Xu Du mutiny, Dong Cheng and his family were completely defeated by the Cao family." When today's son recovers from his illness, he will be in charge of the middle game again! ”

"And the movement of Yuan Shao in Jizhou, right?" Ma Chao didn't have the slightest fluctuation in his expression, and asked in a low voice. And he was not surprised that the 'Havoc' came to report the news.

And Chen Haojie didn't care about the consternation on his face at this time, and after reacting, he said quickly: "Yuan Shao of Jizhou, he has ordered Gao Gan to lead 200,000 troops to the west to conquer and merge states." The Montenegrin army did not dare to take its edge, and the three counties of Leping, Taiyuan, and Shangdang all looked forward to the wind, and Hanoi County, under the advocacy of the Sima family, returned to Yuan Shao, and only Hedong County still did not surrender. However, Yuan's army also seems to have no intention of getting involved in Hedong and is driving his troops into Hanoi. ”

"Those foxes in Chang'an, what do you think about this, is it war or peace, have you ever brought a reply?" Yuan Shao's generosity really caught Ma Chao off guard, and at the first time, he thought of the resolution of those strategists in Chang'an.

"The lord is wise, this is a proposal from Zhongshu Province, please take a look at it." took out a sweat-soaked letter from his arms,Chen Haojie respectfully presented。

"Old fox, those people are actually the main battle?" Ma Chao couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the letter, and after reading it carefully, his face was even more puzzled: "When did the Ma family plan to reunite with the Cao family?" What the hell are those foxes thinking?! ”

"The subordinates don't know, but Jia Ling Shiling brought a sentence to the lord."

"What?"

"He who does not seek eternity is not enough to seek a moment. The Han family is tired and tired, and I am afraid that foreign races will covet it in the future. ”

Ma Chao's eyes froze when he heard this, and he couldn't help but sigh: Jia Xu, that old fox, has already seen the crisis between the Han and ethnic minorities after a hundred years. It seems that he let himself pacify Sichuan and Shu at the beginning, I am afraid that he was afraid that he would be too eager for quick success and tell a big lie. And now that Guan Dongfeng is surging and there is a chaotic day, he sees this opportunity, and he has no intention of slowing down.

"The order is that the two generals of Ganning and Zang Ba will be here, and Fa Zheng will be the supervisor of the army, continue to pacify and pacify Dongchuan, and do a good job in handing over the matter. The other generals of Wenchen immediately returned to Chang'an; In addition, Qin Yu and Xun Yue of the Ministry of Rites were sent as envoys to officially communicate with Shuzhong; Pang De, the general who guarded Luoyang, hurriedly sent troops to Hanoi to resist the high-level soldiers. Tell him, don't fall into the name of the Ma family! ”

Three orders were issued in a row, and Yang Xiu, who came later, immediately poured ink with his pen. And Ma Chao looked at Zhang Lu at this time and said, "Junshi, you still need to work the matter of Dongchuan." ”

The meaning of this sentence is most understood by Zhang Lu: although Ma Chao has broken the main force of Dongchuan now, there are still Hanzhong County and Ba County that have not been settled. Although there were no soldiers to resist in the two places, the Wudoumi sect was still an obstacle to the smooth pacification of Dongchuan by the Ma family's army.

At this time, Zhang Lu no longer had any chips to fight against Ma Chao, and after hearing Ma Chao's words, he couldn't help but nod and sighed: "The big waves are sweeping the sand, and what is left behind is really the smartest, most insidious, and most ruthless hero." I was defeated by your Ma Mengqi, and it was also the will of God. ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he also sighed in his heart for a while. However, he immediately took Zhang Lu out of the account and quickly ended the rebellion outside. But Zhang Lu's subsequent words made Ma Chao's footsteps pause.

"Hussar general, I just don't know, why did I marry my daughter to the general three or four times, but the general always refused? If you and I have the friendship of Weng and son-in-law, then even if the Pang Tong demon has a lotus tongue, it will not make the old man lose his mind. And it only takes a few years to collect Dongchuan peacefully, why do you have to be like this day with a river of blood, you live and die? ”

This sentence really stung Ma Chao's heart. Zhang Lu said, although there are complaints about defeat, but it is undeniable that his words are not false at all - it turns out that Liu Xie and Pang Tong saw Zhang Lu's fear of the Ma family's gains and losses, so they confused Zhang Lu into getting on the thief ship, and finally caused the tragedy of 100,000 soldiers dying in vain today.

After all, I still haven't fully adapted to this cruel and chaotic world, which blinded my children's love!

"Junshi, don't worry, I won't do this kind of thing again in the future." Ma Chao pulled Zhang Lu up again and strode out of the military tent, Zhang Lu clearly saw that there was a ruthless decision flashing in Ma Chao's eyes, which seemed to be a sign of the awakening of the hero.