Cao Cao shook his head and said: "I can only hear his voice but not see his person. Who is Ma Chao that the military advisor pays so much attention to him?"
Xu Shu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of this sentence?"
"What words?"
"The first shot in the northwest, no one in the world dares to shoot at the mighty general, only Jin Ma Chao." Xu Shu said it word by word, and when he mentioned Ma Chao's name, he deliberately emphasized his tone.
"Jin Ma Chao? Is Ma Teng's son really that powerful?" Cao Cao asked to himself.
Xu Shu said: "Your Majesty, Xu Chu and Ma Chao once faced off against each other in front of the battle. Did your Majesty ask him?"
"Since Zhongkang lost Hulao Pass, he has been locking himself up. He has not seen anyone except Dian Wei, and he has resigned from all his posts due to guilt. I have summoned him many times, but he has been rejected. He has been there until today.
No chance." When Cao Cao said this, he couldn't help but frown.
He knew Xu Chu well. As one of his two personal guards, he knew Xu Chu's temper and character very well. Xu Chu was a man who was strong when faced with strong situations. He also had a resolute personality and an indomitable spirit.
However, what he feels now is the depressed side of Xu Chu.
"What kind of ability does Ma Chao have to actually make Xu Chu so depressed?" Cao Cao thought secretly in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao saw the four generals Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, and Cao Xiu kneeling in front of him, and said loudly: "You all get up. This is not a crime of war, but in fact Cao Xiu is incompetent! Cao Xiu is temporarily dismissed from his post and demoted.
As ordinary soldiers, they still stay in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and all the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are commanded by Cao Chun alone."
Cao Ren and Cao Hong were already independent generals, each with their own divisions, but they would still command a small number of tiger and leopard cavalry. When they heard that Cao Cao wanted to transfer the tiger and leopard cavalry under his command, they had no objection.
Cao Chun was both loyal and brave, but he just wanted to plead for Cao Xiu. At this time, his goal had been achieved, so he immediately pressed Cao Xiu's neck, kowtowed to Cao Cao, and said at the same time: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Okay, except for the military advisor, all of you can go down."
"promise!"
In an instant, everyone in the big tent retreated, except for Cao Cao and Xu Shu.
"Commander, there are no outsiders here. Please sit down. I have something else I want to ask you."
"I don't dare to accept it. Your Majesty is so talented and brave, and the moon is shining brightly in the sky. But I am just one of the many stars in the night sky, and cannot compare with your Majesty." Xu Shu replied euphemistically after sitting down.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "No matter how bright the bright moon is, it will sometimes be covered by dark clouds. At this moment, Ma Chao's Qin army is like the dark clouds covering the bright moon. If you want to push away the dark clouds and see the bright moon, you still need to use military advisors to incite them."
A gust of wind can blow away the dark clouds."
Two people with the same wisdom sit together and listen to each other's words. Just a few short words are enough to make people feel trust.
"Your Majesty, if there is anything you don't understand, just ask. I will spare no effort to help your Majesty answer your questions," Xu Shu said.
Cao Cao said: "Since Xi Zhicai recommended you to this king, I have always valued you very much. Before Xi Zhicai died, he once held my hand and told me that you are an indispensable person.
You have a limited number of talents, so I, the king, must fully trust you. Yuan Zhi, I just want you to answer me truthfully, is the Qin army's combat effectiveness as strong as you said?"
Xu Shu nodded without any concealment and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I will never dare to lie at all. Ma Chao Yingying, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Suo Xu are the four outstanding martial arts men under Ma Chao.
General. In addition, his father Ma Teng, King of Liang, also has eight generals under his command: Hou Xuan, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu, Ma Wan, Cheng Yi, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, and Zhang Heng. This time they are even raising troops.
One hundred thousand people entered the Central Plains,
They said they were following the emperor's will to restore the old capital, but in fact they wanted to take this opportunity to provoke a war, and then let the Ma family become king and dominate. The soldiers under Ma Teng and his son were all strong men from Xiliang and Guanzhong. In the past,
Whenever the imperial court selects Yu Linlang, it is mostly from Liangzhou, because the people of Liangzhou are brave and fierce, and their folk customs are strong. Your Majesty went to Liangzhou to quell chaos in his early years, so he should know the bravery of the people of Liangzhou..."
When Cao Cao heard Xu Shu's words, he said: "Almost all the athletes in Liangzhou can ride horses and shoot arrows. Even some women are not inferior to men. They live together with Qiang and Hu people and resist foreign invasions many times. Liangzhou people are the first to bear the brunt. Over time,
, a specific environment gradually formed, so Liangzhou warriors have always been the key to the selection of Yulinlang by the Han Dynasty. It seems that Ma Teng and Ma Chao mobilized their troops to come to the Central Plains in order to seize the hegemony of the Central Plains, and then their majesty became world-wide.
"
"Your Majesty, Ma Chao has a clear purpose. He has displaced more than 100,000 people in Yingchuan County. It seems that Ma Chao has already used the Wei State as a test stone for his ambition to conquer the Central Plains."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "This is not surprising. Gao Fei is entrenched in Hebei, Sun Jian is in Jiangdong, Liu Bei is in Jingzhou, and Liu Zhang is in Yizhou. These four people all have natural dangers to defend, advance to attack, and retreat to defend. If you want
It is extremely difficult to attack. But I occupy the tiger
The vast plains west of Laoguan Pass. As long as we break through Hulao Pass, my king will have no barrier. The Xiliang cavalry can show their majesty and gallop in the plains. What's more, as the old saying goes, whoever conquers the Central Plains conquers the world.
This king is naturally the first to bear the brunt."
"Your Majesty, the current combat strength of our army is not enough to fight Ma Teng and Ma Chao head-on. In my opinion, we can only win wisely." Xu Shu said.
"What kind of outsmarting method?"
"Only by uniting with the Yan army, the two armies join forces to fight against Ma Chao, and then implement the 'entrust' tactics, so that the Xiliang soldiers will be completely defeated by us in the Central Plains!"
"The military advisor's insights are unique. I remember that two years ago, the military advisor killed Gao Fei without telling me. Why do you think of joining forces with Gao Fei again today?"
"At this moment, at that moment. The minister at that time did not think as carefully as the king. If Gao Fei was really killed at that time, I am afraid that Hebei would suddenly fall into chaos. And with the strength of our army at that time, we simply did not have the strength to clean up the chaos in the north.
.Maybe it will give other people an opportunity to take advantage of it, or maybe a new overlord will emerge in the chaos."
"However, I regret it. If I really killed Gao Fei at that time, even if I gave others a chance to take advantage of it, or a new overlord emerged, they would no longer have the intelligence of Gao Fei.
It only takes a few years of recuperating to pacify the north. However, under the control of Gao Fei, the Yan State is now prosperous and getting stronger every year. It is really a very strong opponent."
Xu Shu heard the hidden meaning of Cao Cao's words and asked: "What does the king mean..."
"My king is exactly the opposite of what the military adviser thought. Ma Teng and Ma Chao are coming fiercely. Although they have many soldiers and generals, there is nothing to worry about. To deal with the Xiliang soldiers, only a small trick is enough to make them fight internally. But Yan
The army is really a huge threat to this king. How can I allow others to snore next to me?"
"What does your Majesty mean...is...that you want to start a war with Yan?" Xu Shu asked hurriedly with a hint of panic on his face.
"What? Isn't it possible?" Cao Cao said with a wicked smile.
"But... our army and the Yan army also signed an alliance..."
"The covenant is bullshit! In my eyes, Cao Cao, there are only advantages and disadvantages. When the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, no matter what they are, anything that blocks my progress will be eliminated." Cao Cao said impassionedly.
After Xu Shu heard this, he frowned at first, then clasped his fists and said: "No matter what choice the king makes, I will do my best to assist the king. I will have no regrets in this life."
"Okay. Immediately write a letter in my name and send someone to the Qin army camp thirty miles away. I want to make an appointment with Qin King Ma Chao to discuss important matters together!"
Xu Shu said "promise" and immediately left the tent, and then wrote a letter.
After he sent the letter, he thought to himself: "The king's intention is very clear. He wants to use the Xiliang soldiers to attack the Yan army and reap the benefits. Cao Cao is indeed Cao Cao, and his thoughts are far deeper than mine...
"
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Guandu, Qin army camp.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, the lights were brightly lit. Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Chen Qun all gathered together, toasting and drinking. In the big tent, there were several dancers from the Western Regions, singing and dancing happily.
have
In the Western style dance, several beautiful women were dressed in tulle, with bare feet, arms and waists wrapped with copper bells. When they started twisting, the bells sounded and sounded melodious, and all the men present were mesmerized.
drunk.
After the good news, the dancing stopped, and the five dancing women separated, walked towards Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Chen Qun, sat beside them, and poured wine for them.
Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, Qian Hu, and Chen Qun were all in their prime of life. When they saw these five beauties from the Western Regions, they were drunk and their clothes were really eye-catching.
There was an impulse in my heart to make it my own.
"Beauty, you dance so well that it makes my heart itch..." Ma Chao's eyes have been staring at the deep ravine on the chest of one of the beauties from the Western Regions, and he slowly
said.
"Your Majesty, thank you very much. If Your Majesty doesn't mind, I would like to invite you to dance with me..."
"Haha, okay, I like dancing the most, so I will dance with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Chao stood up, hugged Meijiao Niang beside him, walked straight to the center of the tent, tore off the gauze that Meijiao Niang was wearing, and looked at Mei Jiaoniang's body.
With only a bra and a pair of tight-fitting shorts left, he laughed and said: "I like to dance naked with you, come here, beauty, give it to me..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a general wearing chain armor walking in, holding a letter in his hand. Seeing the scene in the tent, he said expressionlessly: "The last general will ask for information to see the king."
"What's the matter with you?" Ma Chao turned to look at Suo Xu and asked.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates were on patrol at night and received a letter from the King of Wei to your Majesty. I came here to deliver it to your Majesty."
After hearing this, Ma Chao waved his hands and said loudly: "Beauties, you all go first. When the king has settled the business, you can come back to accompany the king and your lords."
After all the beautiful girls walked out, Ma Chao walked straight up to the seat and said loudly: "Nian!"