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Volume One: A man is born in troubled times, and he should rule the roost in troubled times. Chapter 925: The Final Choice

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    Ma Chaoman only had one thought in his mind, which was to suppress this chaos.

    "This is General Fubo, Ma Chao. Open your eyes and see clearly. Stop it, stop it!" Ma Chao roared loudly as he swung his gun into a whip and smashed an opponent away.

    In the past, both his amazing martial arts skills and his identity as General Fubo were enough to intimidate him.  But the people in the chaotic war are already red-eyed and will not stop fighting if they see someone they don't know.

    As a result of Ma Chao revealing his identity, he was sandwiched by two enemies on the left and right, and attacked fiercely with a sword.  He was furious, turned around and swept across, breaking the legs of one of the enemies.

    Even in his rage, he still held back his hand, only knocking down his opponent without injuring his life.  But his opponent completely ignored his good intentions. The other man took the opportunity to get closer and pounced, the sword heading straight for his shoulder blade.

    "Bastard, bastard! The enemy is outside the city, are you all crazy?" Ma Chao was furious and roared like thunder.

    Before he could turn around to fight, he had already fallen to the ground. The Qiang soldier, whose legs were broken, suddenly rolled forward and hugged his boots tightly with both hands.  Ma Chao was furious, but he was unprepared for a moment. He was staggered and barely managed to avoid falling, but he watched helplessly as a sword slashed at his face again.

    He was riding on a horse and yelling, and the Qiang soldiers around him regarded him as their first choice.  No matter how high his martial arts skills are, he will inevitably show his flaws under siege.

    At this moment, his soldiers gave up their opponents and blocked the enemy's sword with their shields.  But unexpectedly, a spear came out from the stabbing side and stabbed him directly.  Blood suddenly spurted all over Ma Chao's face. In the dazzling red, he saw the only remaining soldier fall down, his eyes full of unwillingness.

    "Ah!" Ma Chao roared in pain as if his heart had been pierced.  The private soldiers of the Ma family are all loyal people. In the battle of Longshan, if these people had not risked their lives to fight, even if his martial arts were ten times better, he would not have been able to break out of the encirclement.  As a result, these loyal people who survived the disaster escaped the catastrophe, but died at the hands of their own family members.

    With regret and hatred, he swung the red spear in his hand like a wind and swept away all the Qiang soldiers closest to him.  Immediately afterwards, he raised his gun and threw it at the Qiang soldier who was pulling out the spear from his own soldier. With a huge roar, he directly slapped the opponent's helmet and head into the cavity at the same time.

    "You all must die!" Ma Chao yelled, using his true skills, killing the Qiang soldiers who came up to attack him: "The soldiers at the top of the city listened to the order and opened the city gate. If they want to go out to die, let them go  !¡±

    The last glimmer of clarity in his heart reminded him that if he continued to fight like this, he would only use up his last bit of strength.  The Qiang soldiers have gone crazy, and there is no reason to argue with them. Instead of spending all their money, it is better to break up and let each go his own way.  Even if the Qingzhou Army took the opportunity to attack the city, the first ones to bear the brunt would be the frustrated Qiang soldiers, who took advantage of the chaos to break out.

    The goal of the Qiang soldiers was the city gate.

    Before launching an offensive, it was impossible for the commanders to explain in detail to every soldier why they wanted to seize the city gate and what they should do after seizing the city gate.  They simply pointed out the target and gave the panic caused by the rumors a place to vent.  After the chaos broke out, they were unable to conduct precise command, and they did not expect that Ma Chao would take the initiative to open the city gate.

    As soon as the city gate opened, the tide of rioters crowding in front of the city gate had an outlet. Regardless of whether they wanted to or not, everyone began to rush toward the city gate.

    Several heroes were so scared that their legs were weak. What they wanted was control of the city gate, but they did not want to go out and face the brutal Qingzhou Army.  It's just that the situation has become a success, and their orders can no longer be effectively conveyed, and they can only rush out involuntarily.

    Fortunately, the Qingzhou Army did not seem to expect that such a change would happen tonight, and the response speed was not fast enough. It was pitch black outside the city gate, with only the distant military camp glowing with fire.  Obviously, the Qingzhou Army was only on guard in the camp and had no intention of taking the opportunity to seize the city.

    The heroes were overjoyed. They thought it would be best to just control the city gate and negotiate with Ma Chao and Liang Xing.  Who would have thought that a chance to break out would be achieved by accident.

    Of course, it is very dangerous to break through at night. Even if no one stops it, the army will be separated after ten stops.  But anyway, today has become such a chaos, no matter whether there is a large army or not, being able to escape with one's life is a great blessing among misfortunes!

    Especially the Baima, Xianniu, and Dengzhi tribes whose home bases are in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River and the plateau areas. Because the distance is too far, their tribes did not move with the army.  As long as the leader escapes, there will be a chance to regroup.

    "There is no one outside the city!"

    "The Qingzhou people haven't left the camp yet!"

    "Run away! Run away quickly!"

    A moment ago, he was like a wolf and a tiger.The Qiang soldiers suddenly changed from wolves to sheep, fled in all directions, and fled crazily under the cover of night.

    Ma Chao was stunned.

    At first, he thought the Qingzhou Army had some plot, but more and more Qiang soldiers escaped from the city. Those who were the first to leave the city could not even hear their voices, and they had obviously fled far away.  However, there was no movement from the Qingzhou Army, which was very different from what he expected.

    Ma Chao couldn't figure out Wang Yu's intention for a while. The only thing he could be sure of was that this was definitely a long-planned strategy by the other party, and it was definitely not a good thing for him.  He looked at the lights in the company camp in the distance and roared angrily: "Wang Pengju, you scheming villain, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!"

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    When the fire suddenly appeared in Pingtao City, Wang Yu and his generals were gathering together to discuss the next strategy based on a high-definition version of the map.

    In fact, Ma Chao¡¯s ideas are somewhat biased.

    This time, Xu Shu was the only one who dealt with him, and Wang Yu's thoughts had already flown back to Yanzhou.  If he hadn't had to wait for the Bingzhou incident and the exact news about the Yanzhou battlefield, he would have been impatient to leave south.

    Wang Yu is not worried about whether Xu Shu can succeed. Maybe Xu Shu is not mature enough now and cannot stop Ma Chao's extremely powerful rampage.  But as long as this plan is implemented smoothly, Ma Chao will never get the chance to go on a rampage.  Xu Shu's plan is like a big net. As long as it is caught in the net, even the most ferocious shark has no chance to break through.

    Therefore, when Wang Yu saw the sudden burst of fire in the sky to the west, he was just slightly surprised and said: "Well, it's so fast!"

    "The overall situation has been decided, and now we can focus on the Central Plains!" Zhuge Liang rubbed his brows, slightly excited, "If Cao Cao really takes risks this time, it will be a blessing and a disaster in the end. As long as Gaotang is safe, then  Letting him take advantage in other places will be beneficial to the overall war situation. If a decisive battle situation can be formed and the whole battle can be accomplished in one battle, that would be great."

    In fact, from the time Liang Xing entered the city, Xu Shu's plan could be said to be more than half successful.

    Xu Shu¡¯s plan is very simple to put it bluntly. It¡¯s the same as when dealing with Ma Teng and Han Sui. It¡¯s nothing more than a waste of time!

    The strategy of alienation is the most respected strategy among all the art of war masters throughout the ages.  Using no swords, no bows and crossbows, relying only on the sharp tongue to guide the situation and directly destroy the enemy, this is the highest state of Yongma.

    Sun Tzu, the sage of military affairs, also has great experience in the way of Yongjian. At the end of the Yongjian chapter, he summed it up like this: Therefore, those who are wise kings and wise generals and can use superior wisdom will achieve great success.  This is the key to the army, and it is what the three armies rely on to move.

    With Xu Shu's resourcefulness, he will naturally carry forward the art of using time to deal with such a patchwork opponent as the Xiliang Army.

    Of the three days requested by Xu Shu, half was spent on persuading General Liang Xing to surrender, and half of the remaining time was spent on the journey. The final attack was actually only half a day's work.

    It is not difficult to recruit Liang Xing to surrender. Under the attack of Zhao Yun and Tai Shici, Liang Xing is desperate and is about to run out of food. If you give him a way to survive at this time, he cannot not treat it with caution.

    However, it is useless to recruit and surrender Liang Xing, because recruiting and surrendering Liang Xing will not be of much benefit in capturing Pingtao City.  It is too dangerous to send troops to attack the city. If not done right, these people will directly defect on the battlefield, causing unnecessary losses.

    Xu Shu¡¯s method was to promise various benefits while providing Liang Xing and others with an opportunity to make atonement.  He promised Liang Xing and the others that as long as they produced a certificate of surrender, they would be able to follow the rules of high-ranking cadres in the future. Not only would they not be deprived of their military power, but they would also have the opportunity to seal borders outside the territory.  The intended direction is the Western Region.

    If it were someone else, they might not have any idea, nor would they think it was a favor.  But Liang Xing and others have been in Xiliang for a long time, close to water and terraces, how can they not know the prosperity of the Silk Road?

    The Western Region is not the barren land that many people imagine, only the Gobi Desert and desert.  In this era, within the large area west of Yumen Pass, there were at least dozens of countries, large and small, that were once vassal states of the Han Empire. Each of them was extremely rich, but they did not have enough force to protect them.  This piece of fat in the Western Region is much fatter than the land in the north of Saibei where Gongsun Zan and others lived!

    The reason why the Central Plains ignored this piece of fat was for two reasons: first, because it was too far away, and the expedition would cost too much, and it would cost a lot to transport the spoils back; second, because it was too far, and it would be difficult to defeat it.  It is difficult to control, and if you are not careful, there is a risk that the tail will not fall off.

    According to Wang Yu¡¯s expansion strategy, the conquest of the Western Regions will be achieved through loans.  That is to say, the Central Plains provided supplies at the beginning of the expedition. After the expeditionary force conquered one or two countries and established a foothold in the Western Region, the supplies would be converted into transactions.  The most important thing is that the land captured and the spoils captured will completely belong to the senior leaders of the expeditionary force.Dominate.

    Since ancient times, the combat effectiveness of the army and the mental state of soldiers are absolutely closely related.  If we do not consider the hidden dangers caused by post-war control, opening up territories and expanding territory was actually a fairly simple matter for the Central Plains during the Qin and Han Dynasties.  As long as we can be sure that there is huge enough wealth ahead, are we afraid that no one will be willing to conquer it?

    For Liang Xing and the others who were at the end of their rope, it took Xu Shu a few words to go from desperate situation to unlimited hope.

    With Xu Shu¡¯s promise, they joined the Qingzhou camp with a hundredfold energy and began to implement Xu Shu¡¯s plan.

    They hid the news of surrendering to Qingzhou and only announced that they were going to Pingtao City to join Ma Chao.  Because the fact that Pingtao City has food is well known, no one in the army will have any objection to this.

    After entering the city, Liang Xing and others also took advantage of the lax control in the city to spread rumors.  Because of Ma Chao's alienation from the Zhu Qiang and Wang Yu's consistent style of eradicating the aliens, the Zhu Qiang suddenly exploded.

    If it had not been for General Liang Xingsan to enter the city, although Zhu Qiang was nervous, there would not be much backlash.  Ma Chao's direct troops in the city were only three thousand, and even the gates were guarded by half Qiang and Han soldiers. Even if he had the intention of betraying him, it would be difficult to achieve it.

    But once Liang Xing entered the city, the situation changed.

    Suddenly they became the weak side, and rumors were spreading in their ears. Even if the leaders of various tribes wanted to calm down, they could not suppress the clan members.

    At first, Zhu Qiang just wanted to control the city defense first and get a chance to talk to Ma Chao on an equal footing.  As long as the city gate is in hand, no matter whether to break through or hold on, there is always a choice.  Otherwise, if someone closes the door and beats the dog, everyone will have no choice but to catch him without any help.

    Out of fear of Ma Chao, the Qiang people wanted to form established facts first and then talk.  As a result, Ma Chao ordered strict vigilance in order to guard against Liang Xing and others, and the Qiang soldiers' sneak attack failed at all.

    The Qiang people are originally semi-civilized savages. Although they are not completely incapable of using their brains, when encountering unplanned situations, they tend to act more instinctively.  Now that he had been discovered, he simply launched a strong attack without doing anything else.

    People in the city were already in panic, and fighting broke out. The suppressed fear and panic broke out in an instant, and it turned into complete chaos.

    When Xu Shu asked for orders that day, he used this kind of rhetoric. Now that the city is blazing with fire, it is obvious that everything is going well and victory is in sight.

    Although there was no doubt about the outcome, Wang Yu and the generals still walked out of the central military tent one after another, looking at the bright color in the night sky, witnessing the end of a glorious victory.

    "At this time, I'm afraid Ma Chao won't continue to defend. If he takes advantage of the chaos to escape, it will be difficult for us to catch him." Ma Zhong is best at ambushes and sneak attacks. When his old partner Pan Zhang cannot afford to be seriously injured,  At that time, he thought that he should take on the responsibility of filling in the gaps.

    "If he wants to escape, just let him go. There is no need to push him hard." Wang Yu's answer was calm and gentle, without a trace of fireworks at all, as if he was not talking about the enemy general's treatment, but a certain person.  The general destination of a nobody.

    Ma Zhong was slightly stunned and said in astonishment: "My lord, what you mean is"

    "It's very simple. After this battle, the situation in Xiliang has been completely determined. It doesn't matter whether Ma Chao escapes or not." Wang Yu waved his hand, and what he said was quite unpredictable.

    "The situation in Xiliang?" Ma Zhong frowned and thought hard, but he still couldn't figure it out.

    "The main reason why Xiliang is unstable and has endless wars is the Qiang." Wang Yu explained patiently: "If they are not from my race, their hearts must be different. The Qiang are submissive and submissive on the surface, but in their hearts they are like Xianbei,  The Xiongnu are no different, they only show respect when the Central Plains are strong, and then show their true colors when the Central Plains are weak."

    "Therefore, the past dynasties have made many conquests and won many times, but it has always been difficult to completely pacify them. The Qiang are making troubles, and the powerful Han people, in order to protect themselves, of course have to recruit troops and expand their strength. It is strange that this situation can be stabilized."

    Wang Yu's eyes reflected the blazing fire, and his tone became colder: "The barbarians have no one, and the Han Dynasty is prosperous! If you want to completely stabilize the world, you must first eradicate the barbarians! You don't have to kill them all, you can also  Let them integrate into the Chinese ethnic group, but this integration must be thorough, so that they can forget their barbaric origins and be proud of the Chinese ethnic group!"

    He raised his hand and pointed at Pingtao City and smiled with appreciation: "The biggest advantage of Yuan Zhi's plan is that he will completely break up with the Zhu Qiang. After returning to Xiliang, the powerful forces of Xiliang will first face the Zhu Qiang."  revenge, and they themselves also plundered the Qiang, increased their strength, and raised funds for the Western Expedition! This contradiction will be difficult to resolve!"

    "That's how it is!" Ma Zhong was dumbfounded when he heard this, completely unaware of it.He realized that there was such a foreshadowing hidden in Xu Shu's alienation plan, "No wonder you ordered the camp to be set up so far away from the city. You had no intention of besieging the city. It turned out to be convenient for the Qiang soldiers to break out and send the news out."  ! Such foresight is really impressive.¡±

    Among the previous rebellions in Xiliang, those caused by the rebellion of the Qiang people or the Han army were easily put down.  Only when the two collude with each other can they form a real threat.

    This time Xu Shu cleverly tried to alienate each other, and the relationship between the two parties was completely broken.

    Even if the remaining troops of General Liang Xing are released without restraint after the war, there is no need to worry about their capriciousness and retaliation.  Because they were anxious to go back to defend their old nest and resist the Qiang's counterattack.  The two sides attacked each other, and Xiliang no longer posed any threat in a short period of time.

    By the time one of the parties wins, the situation in the Central Plains has almost stabilized.

    If the Qiang are victorious, Wang Yu can order a general to return to the west and completely eliminate them.  If a powerful force wins, then start the Western Expedition plan and let them contribute to the expansion of the Han Empire.

    As for Ma Chao

    "It depends on how he makes his choice." Wang Yu said lightly: "With his martial arts skills, even if our army intercepts him from all sides, we may not be able to stop him. This man is arrogant and arrogant. If he is really a prisoner, even if I  Even if I intend to spare his life, I'm afraid I can't. So, it's better to just let him go."

    "After Yuan Zhi's strategy worked, he had already failed to please both sides. The few remaining direct troops were lost in the chaos in the city, and some were lost on the way to break out. It would be lucky to have more than a thousand people left in the end.  With this little strength, what's the use even if he can return to Xiliang? If he is really smart, he should be able to make wise choices. If not, it is useless for me to keep him as a foolhardy man.  You are seeking your own death."

    Wang Yu is of course interested in collecting famous generals like Ma Chao.  But it is very difficult to regain Ma Chao.

    The main obstacle is the person's character. He is arrogant, temperamental and ambitious.  Historically, Xiliang was completely driven to the end by Cao Cao before giving up. When he took refuge with Zhang Lu, he attached himself as a guest rather than as a general.

    "Maybe it's because of this that Liu Bei refused to entrust him with important responsibilities after conquering Ma Chao. The high-ranking official gave him an empty air, which depressed the first brave general of Xiliang to death.

    Wang Yu did not want to accept Ma Chao as a general. It would be too dangerous and there was no place for him in the army.  Ma Chao is also a standard cavalry general. It will definitely not work for him to be the deputy general of Lu Qiling or Zhao Yun. Wang Yu himself is worried about building a new army and letting him be the chief general.  He just wanted to leave a way for Ma Chao to go and give this fierce general a chance to show his bravery in the Western Expedition.

    The key is just to see how Ma Chao chooses, that¡¯s all.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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