The autumn wind is bleak, and countless black spots are densely packed on the endless Guanzhong Plain.

The imperial army was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, but it had sophisticated equipment and advanced instruments, and was arranged in a neat formation. It could steadily overwhelm the Xiliang army in terms of momentum.

Ma Chao was provoking the enemy, and Guan Yu was furious and went into battle with his sword in hand.

But Jushou, who was far away in Yongxian City, could not take his eyes off the two men below as they got closer and closer, and soon they were fighting each other.

Before coming to Chang'an, Chen Mu had met with him in private, and everything he said at that time was vividly remembered.

"My second brother usually doesn't treat soldiers as brothers, but in fact he is also arrogant. He despises those who are superior, but he is very good to ordinary people and soldiers at the bottom."

"The most important thing is that sometimes he takes the lead by himself, and even nine cows can't pull him back. So when you get along with him, you need to use the right method, and don't go against him."

"I know that Gongyu knows how to deal with him, but what I want to say is not about dealing with the second brother, but how to make him obedient."

"You have to pay attention to methods to make someone obey, right?"

"What method? Haha, it's actually quite simple. Just kidnap him with morality."

"You don't know what moral kidnapping is? It doesn't matter, I'll teach you."

Thinking of the method taught by Chen Mu, the corners of Jushou's mouth couldn't help but curl up. Chen Zigui was indeed Chen Zigui.

He has insight into people's hearts and can even scheme against his own brothers.

However, Jushou also had to admit that Chen Mu was right, because sometimes when dealing with people who have fixed mindsets, clever guidance is indeed much more effective than a tough stance.

Anyway, in order to achieve a good result for both parties, isn't it better to use smart guidance methods than wrong methods?

On the battlefield in the distance, Guan Yu and Ma Chao were already fighting in a ball. Claw Huang Feidian and Li Feisha were like two white dragons roaring, constantly changing positions, biting and circling each other.

The master on the mount was fighting with swords and guns. Guan Yu's first three swords were extremely fierce, but this time he did not use a special move, but just rushed forward. The two horses crossed each other in the first round, and the swords and guns collided in the lightning and flint.

Then the two men turned their horses' heads, like a spinning Tai Chi figure, spinning in circles, with dust and sand splashing around them. The Qinglong Yanyue Sword cut through a gorgeous arc and struck Ma Chao hard.

Ma Chao blocked the attack with his gun, his muscles all over his body bursting out. He gritted his teeth and pushed hard, pushing away the blade that was coming from Guan Yu. Then, the spear in his hand stabbed towards Guan Yu's face like a silver snake.

Guan Yu turned sideways, raised his long knife diagonally, and swung Ma Chao toward the tip of his spear in a different move. He then patted the handle of the knife and let the tip of the knife move upward towards Ma Chao.

Ma Chao also dodged, and the two of them went back and forth in circles. In an instant, they fought for more than thirty rounds, and the fight was so dark that dust and sand flew all over the sky.

“Dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong!”

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

Here, the imperial military commander Hai personally beat the drum to cheer for the general.

The Qiang and Di people there blew their horns to cheer for their General Shenweitian.

Soldiers on both sides shouted loudly and burst into warm cheers.

When Guan Yu reached the 20th or 30th round of the battle, he had a rough estimate of Ma Chao's strength.

At this time, Ma Chao should be slightly worse than Yan Liangwen Chou. If we want to kill him, he can be killed in about a hundred rounds.

However, what Ju Shou told him a few days ago was still echoing in his mind, which made Guan Yu quite embarrassed for a while.

It turned out that Ju Shou had said at that time that Ma Chao had a violent personality and was impulsive and irritable. When the two armies were in front of the formation, he would definitely come to provoke him.

When the time comes, Guan Yu can go to war, but he has to pretend to be defeated. As long as he captures Ma Chao as a threat and forces Ma Teng out of righteousness, he can use Ma Teng to pacify Xiliang.

This was not only Jushou's idea, but also Chen Mu's.

Because Chen Mu knew very well that in history, Cao Cao attacked Xiliang from 211 AD until Han Sui's death in 215 AD.

It took a full four years to expel Ma Chao, defeat Han Sui, eliminate Song Jian, sweep across the Qiang and Di, go through several battles, and finally pacify Xiliang.

Chen Mu didn't have much time to learn from Cao Cao, so using Ma Teng and Han Sui to force them to surrender and return to the Han was the best way to pacify Xiliang as soon as possible.

Ma Teng's side is actually very simple. Due to Ma Chao's rebellion, the court can justifiably execute Ma Chao as long as he catches Ma Chao. If Ma Teng does not want his son to die, he must obey the court's instructions.

Han Sui was a little more troublesome. Historically, he never surrendered to Cao Cao until his death. However, after Yan Xing came to Luoyang, he was very afraid of the power of the imperial court. Maybe he could find a way to split Han Sui's power.

This time when Ma Chao and Han Sui came to attack, Jushou had already planned a strategy, taking advantage of Ma Chao's irritable character to deliberately fight with him. When the fight was going on, he would use a weak point to pretend to be defeated and retreat.

Jushou calculated that Ma Chao would pursue him due to his violent character. When he reached the front of his own formation, Guan Yu used the tactic of dragging his sword to knock him off his horse. Then Guan Hai, Guan Ping and others who were well prepared swarmed up and captured him.

In this way, the leader of Ma Chao's forces was captured, the morale of the army was in chaos, and Han Sui was left with an army that was difficult to support alone. Moreover, Yan Xing did not want to be an enemy of the imperial court, so this battle was bound to be a complete victory.

Strictly speaking, this method is not honorable. Under normal circumstances, Guan Yu would definitely not accept such a proposal.

After all, he is a proud man. He has fought enemies on the battlefield for many years and rarely uses such despicable tactics.

Just because there are few does not mean there are none.

Chen Mu once studied and analyzed that Guan Yu cheated twice.

Once, he planned to kill Cai Yang in the ancient city, and another time, he used dragging a knife to kill Huang Zhong in Changsha.

He found that those two times were almost always used when his second brother had no choice but to do so.

Cai Yang was forced to do something by Zhang Fei that time, so he had no choice but to resort to tricks.

During Huang Zhong's time, Liu Bei eagerly captured the four counties of Jingnan as a foundation. Changsha City could not be captured for a long time, and he was also helpless.

But it is different now. The imperial army is strong and powerful. There is no Zhang Fei who suspects Guan Yu of surrendering to the enemy, and there is no Liu Bei who is in urgent need of a place to settle down.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this case, it is actually more difficult for Guan Yu, who has always been upright and benevolent, to use such a shameful strategy.

But who is Chen Mu?

Not to mention trying to manipulate Guan Yu, weren't Liu Bei and Zhang Fei tamed and docile by him?

Therefore, there are naturally ways to deal with Guan Yu.

He taught Professor Ju how to deal with Guan Yu in a very simple way, using the brotherhood of Liu, Guan, Zhang and Chen, as well as the lives of soldiers and civilians.

Jushou told Guan Yu that although Liu Bei was now the emperor, he was still surrounded by dangers. If Ma Chao was captured by a trick, it would help Liu Bei pacify Xiliang as soon as possible.

This is using Liu Bei's brotherhood as the first moral kidnapping point.

Then Jushou went on to tell Guan Yu that if Han Sui and Ma Chao could not be captured as soon as possible, it would take a long time to pacify Xiliang, many wars, and many soldiers and people would die. This was something the court did not want to see.

Moreover, if too many soldiers were killed or injured, the court would spend a large amount of money to provide compensation, which would increase the financial burden on the court.

If there are too many casualties among the people, the government will have to spend money to manage it, which is not conducive to the recovery of people's livelihood. When the time comes, the governance of the Han Dynasty will be unstable and may be dragged down by constant wars, causing Liu Bei's wish to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty to be in vain.

Brotherhood, the lives of soldiers, and the livelihood of the people, if these three things are dealt with, Guan Yu will naturally have to obey.

However, Ju Suo tried his best to convince Guan Yu. On the battlefield, it was easier said than done, and he still hesitated at the critical moment.

As a person who cherishes his feathers very much, Guan Yu is thinking that if he does this, he may damage his reputation!

And during this moment of hesitation and confusion, Guan Yu didn't pay attention for a moment, but Ma Chao found an opportunity.

A shot came, and I was a little slow to react. I couldn't dodge it perfectly, so I had no choice but to lower my head and dodge. As a result, I didn't dodge the helmet tassel, and was stabbed by Ma Chao's shot, which also knocked the helmet off.

Ma Chao picked up Guan Yu's helmet and tassel, laughed and said: "Guan Yu, you are nothing more than a common man!"

Guan Yu was furious for a moment. From the Yellow Turban Uprising to the present, he had been on the battlefield for twenty years, and he had never suffered such a big loss. Today, he was almost stabbed by a little boy. How could he lose his face? He immediately said angrily: "Young son of the Ma family, someone wants to

Your life!"

"Suffer it!"

Jushu, who was watching with a telescope on the tower in the distance, suddenly felt his heart sink.

He originally wanted Guan Yu to pretend to be defeated and lure Ma Chao to attack, but he didn't expect that Ma Chao angered Guan Yu. With Jushu understanding Guan Yu's temper, this battle would probably last forever.

The situation on the battlefield was indeed as Jushou had expected. In Guan Yu's rage, he whirled the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand. With full strength, he swung it down with great force and hit Ma Chao head and face.

, as if he wanted to cut all his horses into two pieces.

In fact, if you look at Guan Yu's achievements throughout his life, you can see that his sword speed is extremely fast, his sword skills are superb, his strength is great, and his swords are heavy and heavy. Ordinary people simply cannot withstand his three swords. The disadvantage is that his endurance is relatively poor and his skills are not agile enough.

It's easy to hit an arrow.

Under normal circumstances, if you can resist Guan Yu's first three swords, even a second-rate general can fight him for dozens of rounds. Ji Ling, for example, fought him for thirty rounds, and he only managed to save his life by shouting Shao Xie.

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Since Guan Yu has never fought anyone for more than 100 rounds, he fought Huang Zhong for 100 rounds, and Pang De also fought for 100 rounds. However, it only took dozens of rounds to fight Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu, and Xu Huang together, so we can know that Guan Yu

His explosive power is astonishing, but his endurance is unsatisfactory.

To a certain extent, if it comes to endurance, Guan Yu may not be able to beat the young and strong Ma Chao.

But in terms of physical strength, Ma Chao at this time cannot compare with Guan Yu.

Therefore, facing the furious Guan Yu, Ma Chao was stunned almost immediately.

The sword suddenly became powerful and heavy. Originally, he raised his gun to block it, which seemed to take no effort, but now the sword fell, almost knocking off Ma Chao's gun.

Immediately afterwards, the broadsword struck down one after another, like a gust of wind and rain, as fast as lightning. Each strike seemed to have a huge force, making it completely impossible to parry.

Under this situation, even a fool Ma Chao understood that Guan Yu was just testing him before, but now in a rage, he used all his strength and deadly swords, obviously trying to kill him.

After barely holding on for a moment, Ma Chao finally couldn't hold it any longer. His mouth was numb and his spear was almost knocked away. At the same time, the sword fell like a meteor, aimed at his neck and swung it away.

When I saw Ma Chao was about to die.

Pang De was shocked and said: "Please show mercy!"

After saying that, he came to rescue him.
To be continued...