If we look at it the other way around, it was Lu Xun and Ma Huan who went on an expedition and they lost, then what Ma Chao does is his business. Whatever he wants, he can leave the city or not. Just let him take his place. , this must be, after all, can a subordinate be compared with a master who is the boss? The answer is naturally no, really. Therefore, Lu Xun left the city early to greet his lord and his party. He only left the city for a mile or more. This was enough. If you had to leave the city for dozens of miles, it actually didn't mean much. Really, after all, Lu Xun stayed in Chang'an. General, this is very important, very important. So he really can't leave Chang'an too far. That's impossible. Even if Ma Chao comes back, he really can't leave too far. This is definitely true, so that's it Indeed, the important thing about going out of the city to welcome him is This means, rather than how far you go, this is definitely correct. At least this is what Ma Chao thinks. He does this because he also thinks that his subordinates will be the same, just like him. This is good, really. After seeing their lord and everyone, including the remaining soldiers, although this was not a victorious army and was defeated in the end, Lu Xun and the others did not dare to neglect, and they quickly got off their horses and greeted their lord. Lu Xun got off his horse and said, "I have met my lord!" No matter how the Liangzhou army was defeated, the etiquette that one should have after seeing his lord is definitely indispensable, indeed. Ma Chao nodded slightly, and Ma Huan also greeted his father in disguise at this time, but in public, it would be difficult for him to talk about his father and so on. He would always call him lord. Then he asked Lu Xun and Ma Huan to follow him, and he and his party rushed to Chang'an and entered the city. Ma Chao is really eager to go home. Even though he has arrived in Chang'an, he still wants to return to his home as soon as possible, which is now Prince Liang's Mansion. This is definitely the case. If he wins, it will still be the same. Ma Chao may not have this intention now, or he may not have it at all, no. But if we lose, our side is not defeated badly, but it is not a small defeat either. Even two counties (countries) were lost. You must know that we are in Jizhou, and there are only four counties (countries) left, so now even half of the place is gone. For Ma Chao and the Liangzhou Army, that is more than half of Jizhou, so they say At this time, I wanted to go back to Prince Liang's Mansion early and not waste time here, really. Of course, after returning to Prince Liang's Mansion, I had to say a few words to everyone in the living room, mainly to Lu Xun and Ma Huan, who were staying in Chang'an, and to tell them that even though they all knew that their side was defeated, they themselves I have to say it again roughly, I have to do this even if I don¡¯t want to. Indeed, this is the rule of the world. Of course, if Ma Chao really doesn't want to say anything, he can ask anyone to speak for him and talk about the war in Jizhou. really. But Ma Chao wouldn't do that. He might as well say it himself. It doesn't matter, really. This was not the first time something like this had happened, so In the reception room of Prince Liang's Mansion, Ma Chao and everyone else came in and sat down one after another. Finally, they heard him say, "Today our army will fight against the Yanzhou Army in Jizhou. " He simply talked about the war. Anyway, in the end, both sides were defeated. This is true, but what should be said was that he still did not fall behind. It was not a big deal. Ma Chao did not say that he could not face it. Indeed, he could. ah. So he was talking about the war in Jizhou. To put it simply, it was mainly for Lu Xun and Ma Huan and the few people who stayed in Chang'an. Even if they had already learned about their defeat from their own Tan Ma, why? Ma Chao, the lord (father), didn't go into detail. It must be true, after all, he experienced the whole process. As for those Tanma, they can't compete with Ma Chao no matter what. This is definitely true. No matter how they go through it, it's impossible for them to be there watching the whole process, so naturally they can't compare, really. After all, if the information you gathered can be compared with the person involved, this is definitely it. If what they said was more detailed than Ma Chao, then he didn't need to say anything, but now he had to say it himself, so he still had to say it himself, indeed. After Lu Xun and Ma Huan listened to what their lord (father) said, they also understood better how their side was defeated. There was really no way. Lu Xun and Ma Huan know best how many men and horses there are in Chang'an now. Up to now, the men and horses from Yizhou have not arrived yet, so speaking of this they also really know that they cannot mobilize men and horses to Jizhou, otherwise If so, can our side be defeated? Lu Xun and Ma Huan both knew that if their own people were not fewer than their Yanzhou Army, they would indeed not be able to lose. Unfortunately, the result was still the fact that their own people were fewer than others, so it was normal to say that they lost in the end. In fact, they had expected it, but they couldn't say anything, whether it was before or now, it was true. And it can be said that although our side was defeated, it is indeed not the case.There is a little benefit, at least you can get a lot of experience and lessons from it, but this is worse than nothing. Compared with this, our own side actually hopes to win more, this is definitely the case. But the result was still unsatisfactory, at least it was what our side didn't want, which was not bad at all, so Ma Chao had already finished speaking, and he didn't ask Lu Xun or the others anything. Anyway, he mainly told them himself, and then when they heard it, This is the end of the matter. In fact, it is true that such failures are rare on our side. Even if they are not unheard of, they are still in the minority, really. But looking at it now, this time it was a defeat. Next time, we will not lose, and we can't let it happen. As for the Yanzhou Army, they still want to win, but how can it be so easy to continue to defeat their own side? Really. Speaking of which, who doesn't want to win? It's not just them, our own side is not the same. Even Jiang Dongjun and the others have no difference when they face their own side, really. But only one side can win. Anyway, it's either me or you, it's either you or me. That's it. That's it, really. Ma Chao is confident about the next war, but it is not like this now. Now there is really no one and there is no way. Even the people from Yizhou have not reached Chang'an. This is also a difficult road to Shu. It is too difficult to leave. Yes, otherwise, they should have arrived. Even if Chengdu is far away from Chang'an, there is still a distance, but no matter how far it is, how long has it been? Yizhou is not Jiaozhou, so it is not that far, but the road is the worst, really. It's true, at least it's a long way from Jiaozhou to here, but it doesn't say it's such a difficult road. This is absolutely true, it's true. It would be interesting to say that Jiaozhou also has such a difficult road. It is not just that it is far, but that the road is difficult is not a trivial matter. Really, it can be said that the road is difficult to walk on, and its influence has been great since ancient times. This has always been the case, both at home and abroad, in ancient and modern times. Otherwise, just look at it. So the good thing is that the most difficult thing to walk is the Shu Road, not other places. Otherwise, Ma Chao would really be helpless. Even if he throws in more money, food and materials, he still has to build the road. This is definitely yes. You must know that the Shu Road is difficult to walk. Ma Chao's Liangzhou Army spends a lot on the plank road and maintaining the Shu Road every year, but it can't change much. It can only be said that it has a slight effect. This is good. After all, although it is true that Ma Chao's Liangzhou Army had money and food, they could never build the Shu Dao today. This is true. In his opinion, only China in the future has that ability. As for the feudal dynasty, he can only hehe. If you really build the Great Wall like Qin Shihuang did, then you must still think that the world is not chaotic enough. Really, it is not only a waste of people and money, but it is estimated that there will not be too many rebels in the end. The key is that now there is no need to build roads like Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall. This is true. After all, Ma Chao doesn't need to build roads to resist the foreigners from the north. The key is that it's useless. This road still can't stop them. Of course, if I have to say it, even though it is a bit far-fetched, if this road is easy to walk, then reinforcements or something, at least the troops from Yizhou, will definitely reach Chang'an quickly. This is definitely correct, so . Being fast is definitely useful, at least it's not as difficult as it is now, but it's not. As far as Qin Shihuang is concerned, he not only built the Great Wall, but also built the Chidao. Ma Chao also repaired it. After all, the Chidao is still very useful, that's absolutely true. Qin Shihuang knew how to practice it, so there was nothing impossible for Ma Chao. Indeed, he still did it. It's not said that there is any major project, but it is true that a lot of money and supplies have been invested. After all, it is a Chidao. In today's terms, it is equivalent to a highway, that's it, and it is a dedicated road. So for this, Ma Chaozhou is willing to invest. Chidao is usually not visited by people. Only the army or people in the army can pass, and it is garrisoned. After all, this still needs to be managed. Except for the people from the Liangzhou Army, Except, no one else can pass. This is strictly ordered by Ma Chao, so it is natural Therefore, as long as the Liangzhou Army marches on the Chi Road, then their speed will definitely not be slow. This is absolutely correct and convenient. Much more. So this is also true. It saved the Liangzhou Army a lot of time. The key is to have Chidao, which allows the Liangzhou Army to arrive on the battlefield quickly. This is indeed very useful, really. It just depends on how quickly he can get to the battlefield, so he won't lose the opportunity or anything like that. So indeed, no matter how much the investment is, Ma Chao still thinks it's worth it, really. Otherwise, he would have no place to spend so much money and food, so he would be hypocritical. Really, but although Ma Chao is hypocritical, what he thinks is right. The Liangzhou Army does have a lot of money and food, so it has to find somewhere to spend it. Isn't this just building roads, so Ma Chao's Liangzhou Army has always been They all do it that way, so even if there is Shu Dao, they have invested so much money, food and materialsRoad construction can be said to have solved a lot of problems. Otherwise, there would definitely be more problems than now. For the Liangzhou Army, it is true. But even so, the place they occupy is not a plain area. Except for Jizhou and Jingzhou, the other places should be said to be not flat areas. There are plateaus and mountains, so on this terrain, for Marching really does no good. Really, of course, other states also have plains. This is absolutely true, but when compared with the Yanzhou Army and Jiangdong Army, the Liangzhou Army does have much more territory than them, with much more mountains and plateaus. Yes, this is absolutely correct. So it's not a good thing to say this, Ma Chao knows it. But even so, in fact, after so many years, it really hasn't delayed anything because of this, indeed. Except for Yizhou, which is a mountainous place and the roads are not easy to walk, there will be no cavalry battles. In other places, on the battlefield, the cavalry still has a great advantage, indeed. And it doesn't mean that there are no cavalry in Yizhou. That's not true. There are still cavalry, but there are only a few thousand, so they can't fight a war. It is said that even the Southern Barbarians have cavalry. This is true, but there is no possibility of a war. If you have infantry, you can fight, but the cavalry can only be haha So it is true that in Yizhou, the cavalry has no place, and more depends on the infantry, this is definitely the case. If the cavalry could fight a battle in Yizhou, the Liangzhou army would have defeated the southern barbarians long ago. How long would it take to finish? This is definitely true, but it's a pity that the cavalry is useless, there is no way. And Meng Huo and the others are not stupid either. The battlefields are all in the mountains, and the cavalry can't do their best. They are all in the mountains. As for the place where Ma Chao led his troops to attack, it's even more so. You don't have to take the initiative to find it. The place is like that, so there is really nothing you can do. So the cavalry in those places in Yizhou is really of little use. If we have the money and materials, it is better to train the infantry. Really, so in Yizhou, the Liangzhou Army, even if it is the Nanman, is basically useless. They are infantry, and it can be said that there are a lot of them. This is absolutely correct. No matter how you think about this, it is also true. If you don't have infantry, how can you fight in Yizhou? This is definitely true. You have to rely on infantry, not cavalry or something, and that won't work. This is affected by the geographical terrain of Shu Road and Yizhou. The cavalry cannot play. This is correct. Therefore, even if Cao Cao's Yanzhou Army and Sun Ce's Jiangdong Army can go to Yizhou to attack, their cavalry It can't play any role, and it can't be counted on. As for the navy army, it might be of some use, and that's true.