Ma Wu smiled calmly and said: "On the plains, the advantage of the cavalry can be maximized, but where is this? It is Zhushan County. If fighting on the streets in the county, what advantage does the cavalry have?"
Liu Yan waved his hand. Even in a street fight, the cavalry lost the advantage of charging and became a thousand infantry. The difference in combat power between the two sides was too great.
The soldiers of the Capital Army can be used as two people.
Every capital soldier is equipped with a crossbow. These thousand soldiers can turn into a thousand archers at any time. Even if you desperately withstand their arrows and rush towards them, these thousand soldiers can immediately turn into a thousand archers. One thousand experienced, brave and skilled melee soldiers.
Facing the capital army that has experienced hundreds of battles and is armed to the teeth, it is difficult for three or five of you to defeat one of their soldiers, but you still have to defeat ten of them by yourself? Isn't this a joke?
Feng Yi, Gai Yan, Li Tong, and Li Yi also looked solemn, thinking that Ma Wu's plan to completely annihilate Zhang Ting's troops was too fanciful and completely unrealistic.
Just when everyone was silent, Liu Xiu suddenly said: "If you want to completely annihilate Zhang Ting's troops, there is no chance at all!"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu said: "If the rebels stand on the side of the Green Forest Army, the strength of the two sides will not be one hundred versus one thousand, but six hundred versus one thousand. The difference is not that big!"
When Ma Wu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. This was the reason why he found Liu Xiu and others. However, before he said this, Liu Xiu took the initiative to propose it.
Liu Xiu continued: "In addition, we have the biggest advantage. We and the Capital Army are still friendly forces. The Capital Army is completely unprepared for our rebel army. If the Rebel Army and the Green Forest Army can cooperate inside and outside, they will definitely be able to kill Zhang Ting's troops." If you are caught off guard, your chances of winning will naturally increase!"
Ma Wu's eyes became brighter when he saw Liu Xiu. He really didn't expect that Liu Xiu had thought of all his plans.
Liu Yan, Feng Yi and others took a breath. If they really do this, as Liu Xiu said, there is indeed a great chance of annihilating Zhang Ting's entire unit.
Liu Xiu turned to look at Ma Wu and said, "If Zhang Ting's troops can be completely wiped out, the biggest prize will be the one thousand war horses. I wonder how Brother Zi Zhang will distribute these one thousand war horses?"
Ma Wu was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "If Brother Bo Sheng and Brother Wen Shuxian want it, I can not keep a single horse, but give it all to them and the rebel brothers!"
As soon as he said this, even Liu Yan was moved by it. A thousand war horses, on the battlefield, the fighting power of a thousand war horses can be worth thousands of people. To put it bluntly, on the battlefield, human life is at stake. Not as valuable as a horse's life.
With these thousand war horses, I have a lot of capital in my hands. When I return to my hometown in Nanyang and rise up, I can form a cavalry with extremely strong combat effectiveness!
However, Liu Xiu laughed after listening to Ma Wu's words, shook his head and said, "Brother Zizhang is so insincere when he says that!"
Ma Wu was startled and asked in confusion: "Our Green Forest Army doesn't want all the spoils of war, but can give them to the rebel brothers. Is this called insincerity?"
Liu Yan also looked at Liu Xiu with confusion, not understanding what he said.
Liu Xiu said seriously: "Brother Zi Zhang should know very well that we can't take away even one of these thousand horses!"
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed, and they all looked at Ma Wu.
Ma Wu rolled his eyes, deliberately pretending to be confused, and asked with a smile: "Brother Wen Shuxian, do you think that when things are done, our Green Forest Army will suddenly turn against you and attack your rebel army?"
As he spoke, he patted his chest and said loudly: "I, Ma Zizhang, can swear to God that I will never do such an ungrateful thing. Otherwise, the whole world will be destroyed and I will die without a burial."
land!"
Liu Xiu smiled, shook his head and said: "I don't know if Brother Zizhang will betray you. I only know that if we take away the horses of the capital cavalry, let alone a thousand, even one, once someone
I found out that if you report it to Lian Dan, it will be a capital crime for losing your head. No one in the rebel army can survive. Therefore, Brother Zizhang is very generous, but Brother Zizhang should also understand in his heart that your generosity at this time will be very important to us.
As far as the rebels are concerned, it's of no use at all, we can't take anything away."
In ancient times, the war horses of the regular army had exclusive marks, which were branded on the horse's buttocks. Even if someone picked up the war horse and sold it in the market, he would be discovered immediately and reported.
In the army, war horses are worth much more than human lives. If you are caught stealing or selling war horses, you will die.
After listening to Liu Xiu's words, everyone finally realized what Ma Wu's plan was.
He found an alliance with his own side and wanted to annihilate Zhang Ting's troops. He generously offered not to take any loot and promised to give all the loot to his own side, which was equivalent to fighting the war in vain.
It sounds generous enough, but in fact, he is pretending to be generous, because he knows very well that his side can neither take away a war horse, nor a weapon or armor, and in the end these trophies will be his.
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Liu Yan was furious. He stood up suddenly and said to Ma Wu: "Our rebels treat you sincerely, but you are plotting against our rebels. In this case, there is nothing to talk about between us. We will
We’ll find out on the battlefield!”
Ma Wu shrugged disapprovingly and said: "If we really go to the battlefield, it is not certain who will die and who will live! Brother Bo Sheng, do you think Zhang Tingyi is really just here to supervise the battle?"
Liu Yan's face darkened, and just as he was about to speak, Ma Wu turned to look at Liu Xiu, laughed twice, and asked: "Uncle Wen, dear brother, you don't want trophies, so what do you want? We are all smart people.
, just come straight to the point and explain it clearly!"
Liu Xiu nodded and suddenly raised his finger to Ma Wu.
After waiting for a while and not hearing anything more from Liu Xiu, Ma Wu asked in confusion: "Uncle Wen, my dear brother, does he have something to hide?"
"I have already answered Brother Zi Zhang."
"what did you say?"
Liu Xiu pointed at Ma Wu again and said with a smile: "I want you!"
"What?" At this time, Ma Wu was also confused by Liu Xiu. He nodded his nose and asked, "Me?"
Liu Xiu said: "We want our rebel army to cooperate with your Green Forest Army's actions and annihilate Zhang Ting's troops. Yes, but we have a condition, and it is the only condition. Brother Zi Zhang must worship under my eldest brother and respect my eldest brother as his lord."
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His words shocked everyone present.
Ma Wu stood up unconsciously and stared at Liu Xiu dumbfounded.
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Brother Zizhang said that all the trophies will be given to us, but we just can't take away these trophies. In the end, these trophies can only be handed over to Brother Zizhang for safekeeping. How can this be regarded as giving up to us?"
What about us? If Brother Zizhang surrenders to my eldest brother, and everyone is our own from now on, then Brother Zizhang has truly fulfilled his promise and has not broken his promise!"
His words made Ma Wu almost vomit blood. Ma Wu valued two things most in his life, one was wine and the other was letters.
His original idea was to give up all the spoils of war as bait in exchange for cooperation between the rebels and his side, so that he could completely annihilate the thousand cavalry led by Zhang Ting.
Afterwards, when the rebels discovered that they could not take away the loot, it was too late. They could get a big deal for nothing without breaking their trust.
After all, it’s not that I won’t give you things, but you can’t take them away, so you can’t blame me!
Now all his evil ideas were revealed by Liu Xiu, leaving Ma Wu in a dilemma.
If he doesn't accept Liu Xiu's conditions now, it will appear that he was cheating from the beginning. If he accepts Liu Xiu's conditions, he will have an extra lord above his head for no reason. Isn't that because he is full?
Ma Wu's expression changed uncertainly, and he turned to look at Yao Qi. As far as his mind was concerned, Yao Qi was much smarter than him. Many of Ma Wu's clever ideas were actually helped by Yao Qi.
Yao Qi blinked his eyes, raised his head and laughed. He looked at Liu Xiu and said, "Uncle Wen, dear brother, it is not impossible for us to worship your Liu brothers as our lords. However, after all, we worship your brothers as our lords.
It’s up to us to decide whether we should worship our brother as our lord.”
After a pause, he said seriously again: "I think Brother Wen Shuxian is very good. He is extremely intelligent and capable of literature and martial arts. In my opinion, it is most suitable for us to worship Brother Wen Shuxian as our lord. Zi Zhang,
What do you think?"
Ma Wu didn't know what Yao Qi was up to, but he had an instinctive sense of trust in what Yao Qi said. After listening to what he said, Ma Wu nodded and said, "That's right! The meaning of the second situation is
That’s what I, Ma Zizhang, mean!”
The trick used by Yao Qi is to make brothers fight against each other. Aren't you using our words to suppress us and insisting that we worship Liu Yan as our lord? Then we will insist on worshiping you, Liu Xiu, as our lord. Let your brothers be strong and your brothers weak.
Conflicts arise during this period. If this happens, the cost for your Liu brothers to recruit us will be too high.
In fact, Yao Qi didn't really want to see the scene of internal strife between the Liu brothers. He just wanted to see how you, Liu Xiu, would break it after I used this trick!
Liu Xiu's mind changed rapidly, and he was silent for a moment, then smiled calmly and said: "Eldest brother and I are the same blood and same blood. My late father died of illness and the family has no owner. The eldest brother is my father. Even I am my eldest brother's.
Not to mention my subordinates? If Brother Zi Zhang or Brother Ci Kuang are really willing to become my disciples, Liu Xiu, I welcome them, and I believe that my eldest brother will also welcome them!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Liu Yan. Liu Yan laughed, patted Liu Xiu on the shoulder, and said proudly: "If my brother can recruit the world's heroes under his sect, he will naturally be the best among men. As the eldest brother,
How can we not be proud of you?"
If the brothers had not been harmonious before, they might have been aroused by Yao Qi's words, but Liu Yan and Liu Xiu had a very deep relationship, and Liu Xiu's words also moved Liu Yan quite a bit.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, since I joined the rebel army and entered Yizhou, my younger brother has never said anything, but has always used practical actions to give me the greatest support. With a younger brother like this, what more can I ask for?
Seeing the scene of Liu Yan and Liu Xiu's deep brotherhood, Yao Qi secretly felt ashamed. He stood up, bowed to Liu Yan and Liu Xiu each, and said, "I was offended by what I just said. I hope Bo Sheng, Wen
Uncle, don’t blame me."
Liu Xiu returned the gift with his hand, and then asked with a smile: "Brother Ci Kuang has made a decision?"
Ma Wu and Yao Qi are both rare talents in the world. If they are willing to join the eldest brother's team, it will be a huge help to the eldest brother.
Now there was a rare opportunity to bring the two of them together. Liu Xiu's heart was so excited that he almost jumped out of his throat. He could not let go of this opportunity no matter what.
Yao Qi pondered for a moment, then suddenly knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said at the same time: "Next time, I will pay my respects to the two lords!" Yao Qi admired Liu Xiu's intelligence and quick reactions from the bottom of his heart. If he was asked to pay homage to Liu Xiu,
If one of the brothers was to be his lord, he would definitely choose Liu Xiu. However, he was really worried that if the younger brother was stronger than the other, it might lead to a feud between the two brothers in the future, so he said at this time that he wanted both of them to be lords.
