Chapter 534: If you want to sell it, sell it thoroughly
Ma Yu led the order and left, testing Yang Qiu and the other seven generals one by one.
abandoned the Ma Chao brothers and switched to Cao Cao, things can be big or small. Ma Chao captured Chang'an, the western capital, and the momentum of the Xiliang army was unmatched for a while, and it actually had the momentum of Dong Zhuo back then. The Central Plains is just around the corner. Not everyone wants to be the little brother of someone at this juncture when they are about to become winners.
If you want to serve Cao Cao, you must be the enemy of Ma Chao. To deal with Ma Chao, it is necessary to win over the generals and gather the strength of everyone to join forces. And to unite the generals, it is necessary to make sure that Ma Chao has shown decline. To determine that Ma Chao is at the end of the crossbow, it is inevitable that Cao Cao will have the upper hand. To make sure that Cao Cao has the upper hand, he must defeat Ma Chao.
said a thousand ways and ten thousand, the key is to defeat Ma Chao.
It's an endless loop.
Ma Chao is brave and unparalleled, not inferior to Lu Bu back then. Previously, Cao Cao's general Xu Chu was naked and the horse was super, and there were more than 100 rounds of up and down. Except for Xu Chu, none of the other generals such as Cao Hong is Ma Chao's opponent.
The horse played with his hands and feet, and carefully tested the tone of Yang Qiu and other generals while drinking. Fortunately, the news found was quite positive. Although Yang Qiu and others are ambitious, they also reveal a little bit of optimism about the future.
After all, Xiliang is a barbarian land, and it is far inferior to the Central Plains in all aspects such as economy and culture. If it weren't for Ma Chao's strong capture of Chang'an, which established confidence for everyone, the generals would be more willing to divide one side and be a local overlord in Xiliang.
After getting the news, Ma Wan was like a treasure, and immediately went to find Han Sui to restore his life.
"That's what all the generals mean?" After hearing this, Han Sui's eyes lit up.
"If Chang'an is lost, the people of Xiliang will return to the lord. Now the Chang'an garrison has all fallen into the hands of the lord. "Horse play is also released at this time, and if you want to sell it, you can sell it thoroughly.
"Not bad." Han Sui couldn't help laughing.
Ma Chao has just returned from the expedition and is resting. The Xanadu Army is busy looking for Lu Yao's whereabouts again, and they don't care about anything. The garrison of Chang'an City was arranged by him. If you want to sell Chang'an, don't be too simple.
The last general left the city overnight and rushed to Tongguan to report to the prime minister. At that time, the inside and outside should be combined and Chang'an will be dedicated. "The horse is overjoyed, and immediately speaks.
"Yes."
Han Sui pondered for a moment, readily agreed, and as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately lowered his voice and solemnly admonished: "If Ma Chao negotiates peace with the generals of the Xanadu Army, Chang'an is in trouble, and Ma Chao will definitely ask for help." King Zhuya is powerful in the world and cannot be underestimated. I was afraid that the prime minister would find out and refuse to send troops. Before going to Tongguan on this trip, you must not mention that King Zhuya's subordinates are in Chang'an. ”
"The last will understand." The horse plays with a comprehension, and it is not broken.
"Go quickly, go back quickly, don't leak the news." Han Sui nodded and motioned for Ma Yu to prepare immediately.
At night, the east gate quietly opened. Playing with a single horse, he took the gold beads and wealth silk, left Chang'an under the cover of night, carefully identified the direction, and rushed to Tongguan in the starry night. In just three days, he arrived at Tongguan.
The defenders saw a horse flying from afar, and made full preparations early. The bow and crossbow were closed, and the arrows were wound and aimed at the close. For a while, the killing intent was full, just waiting for sure that it was the enemy who would take a wave of arrows.
"A certain is under the mark of General Zhengxi, and I have come to ask to see the prime minister." Seeing that the gate was well guarded, Ma Yu shouted urgently, and took off his weapon and threw it away to show that he had no malicious intent.
After a short time, the door was closed and wide open, and a gallop rode out, came to the horse play, looked up and down, and shouted, "Who are you?" ”
"The last general played with horses, and he marked a partial general for the general of Zhengxi, and asked to see the prime minister for important things. I don't know the general's surname? The horse played with a smiling face, respectfully clasping his fists and saluting.
"A certain is Cao Hong." Cao Hong signed up lightly, but his eyes scanned back and forth on Ma Wan's body, still distrustful.
"It turned out to be Le Chenghou, disrespectful and disrespectful, and the mere courtesy is not respectful, and I ask the Hou Ye to smile." The horse was overjoyed, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted, unburdened and sent it with both hands.
This time, I brought out a lot of gold beads and treasures, just to open up the joints. Cao Hong's greed for money is not a secret among the princes of all walks of life. The most famous is that in the first battle of Guandu, he was dazzled by the little benefit of Lu Yao, the king of Zhuya, and was almost pitted into a dead man, leaving a big laughing stock. Exactly the right person to bribe.
"Let's enter the customs with so-and-so, and wait for so-and-so to say a few good words to you in front of the prime minister." Cao Hong took the burden, checked it without a trace, and was quite heavy-handed, and immediately his face slowed down, and he enthusiastically led the horse into the customs.
In order to prove that he did not reap the benefits in vain, Cao Hong deliberately delayed some time, and then introduced Ma to play.
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he learned that Han Sui's generals asked to see him. He was originally a master of the art of war, and he wrote a new book by Meng De, and even knew himself and his opponent, and the truth of the battlefield that he was invincible in a hundred battles. I was worried that I couldn't know the details of the Xiliang Army, and now Ma Yu took the initiative to come to the door.
"Please."
Cao Hong went out with peace of mind and brought the horse in.
Cao Cao saw Ma Yu coming in, and without waiting for him to come forward to pay respects, he couldn't wait to ask, "Where is Ma Chao'er now?" ”
That's a pretty good question. was anxious to find out the truth of the Xiliang Army, but with the attitude of wanting to avenge the original cut and abandon the robe, he asked Ma Chao's whereabouts, and successfully created an atmosphere that he was not afraid of the Xiliang Army, but was anxious to take revenge and go back south to fight Sun Jian in Jiangdong.
Ma Yu was really fooled, and his heart immediately sank, and he said cautiously: "Ma Chao'er has returned to Chang'an this time, and everything is handed over to General Zhengxi." ”
Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and then asked, "What are you doing here?" ”
Ma played with caution, and said: "My lord mistakenly believed Ma Chao'er's slander, raised troops to offend the prime minister's tiger power, and was afraid every day. ”
"General Zhengxi has a heart. Well, go back and tell your father-in-law, and I will believe him once. Five days later, the army came to the city, and the city gates were opened at three o'clock to answer. If you deceive me, he will break the city one day, and it will be the time when you wait for the nine clans to be punished. Don't be unpredictable. Cao Cao waved his hand and motioned for Ma Yu to retreat.
Cao Cao agreed so readily, it was a surprise, and he didn't need to rack his brains to try to hide the fact that the Xanadu Army was also in Chang'an. The horse played on the spot and thanked Dade and left happily.
Waiting for the horse to retreat, Cao Cao was so happy that he danced and said, "It's a big thing!" ”
At the beginning, Ma Chao defeated Cao Hong and other Cao army generals in a row, and killed him so that he cut his beard and abandoned his robe and fled, which was a great hatred in his life. However, except for Xu Zhuneng and Ma Chao, none of the generals brought by this expedition are Ma Chao's opponents. Originally, I was thinking about whether to transfer Xiahoudun and other generals, but who would have thought that Han Sui would actually send such a big gift.
Cao Cao was addicted to gambling by nature, especially in the first battle of Guandu, and his gambling nature was undoubtedly leaked. Now that I learned that I had the opportunity to deal with my henchmen, Xiliang Jinma Chao, and the gambling sex immediately attacked. Regardless of whether Han Sui's investment is true or not, he will not lose money horizontally and vertically, so he can gamble.
won, Ma Chao was destroyed, and the henchmen were cut off.
If you lose, you can stop Ma Chao and calmly retreat.
Cao Cao took advantage of the excitement and shouted on the spot: "Come on, reorganize the soldiers and horses, and send the troops to Chang'an tomorrow and swear to kill the horses." ”