Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 472
"Brother, what are you doing?" Zhang Fei's eyes were full of surprise.

"My lord, stay away." Ma Chao's face was flushed at this moment.

Liu Bei looked at the two with a calm expression. He held Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear with one hand, and Ma Chao's Tiger Head Zhan Golden Spear with the other. The two tiger generals wrestling in front of them.

Zhang Fei suddenly remembered the encounter in Zhuojun that year. Ma Chao looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar lord in front of him in disbelief, thinking that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were nothing more than ten thousand enemies, but Duke Xuande was so powerful?
"Yide, Meng Qi will go back to the camp and use his strength on the enemy. As for the general of this expedition."

Ma Chao got off his horse and bowed down on one knee, shouting loudly: "My lord, the last general is willing to listen to General Yide's orders."

"That's okay, you guys are fighting so hard, so this time Yide will be the general. Let's go back to the city to have a banquet together, and I will do it for you." Seeing Ma Chao's conviction, Liu Bei announced the appointment of the general in a domineering manner.

The surrounding soldiers watching the battle became quiet as Liu Bei entered the arena. When they saw him pulling away the wrestling 'Tiger' with his bare hands, they burst into shouts like a flood.

Zhuge Liang on the tower was very moved. He asked Chen Dao curiously: "Uncle Zhi, Liang rarely sees the lord showing his martial arts. He didn't expect the power to be so strong. Could it be that Yide and Meng Qi cooperated?"

Chen Dao replied: "During the wrestling, if one side's power suddenly decreases, it may be injured. Just now, it should be the real strength of the lord. I heard that the lord used to switch the general and the three generals with his bare hands. That's why the Taoyuan three knots came later."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, saying that people should not be judged by their appearance, and then sighed: "I wanted Yide and Meng Qi to show off their martial arts skills in front of the army, but I didn't expect the Lord to show off in the end. Although it was unexpected, it will be of great help to Hanzhong. benefit."

After the battle before Baishuiguan, those generals who were prejudiced against Ma Chao were gradually convinced, and they were even more shocked by the powerful momentum of the black face Zhang Fei, which made it easy for this joint force to generate synergy.

Ma Chao brought the least number of people from Linju, but he became Zhang Fei's real deputy by virtue of his powerful force. When he set off from Jingzhou, he received a letter from Lantian. The letter only had eight simple words: No Forgetting the original intention is the only way to stay forever.

Ma Chao was thinking about the deep meaning of these eight words all the way, and when he and Zhang Fei fought for more than a hundred times and let Liu Bei pull away, he finally found the answer in his heart.

His original intention of entering Shu was to find someone to rely on, and if he had the opportunity, he wanted to avenge his dead wife, children, and clan members. People like Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were trustworthy backers.

As for the political novice who was honed in this battle between the chief generals, Ma Chao never thought in his heart that it is the young people's job to show off in fresh clothes and angry horses. As a general, he has no background in Liu Bei's camp. Lantian, Jiaozhou is optimistic, maybe I don't even have the chance to go to the front line.

Being able to fight back to Liangzhou as a lieutenant, Ma Chao already felt very satisfied, and he didn't have any extravagant hopes.

Liu Bei served wine at Baishuiguan to reward the soldiers. Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were panting and sweating profusely, and they both gave each other admiring eyes.

Zhuge Liang waved the feather fan, and the waiters outside the tent shuttled back and forth like fish, and the wine and meat brought from Chengdu were put on the table one after another.

"Just get more wine, I want to get drunk with General Ma." Zhang Fei yelled rudely.

Liu Bei frowned slightly, "The expedition is imminent, don't drink too much, the road to Wudu is dangerous, and Yide must restrain himself."

Zhang Fei murmured, "Because there is no wine or meat in Wudu, I have to drink enough before I set off. I had a great fight with General Ma today. If there is no wine to cheer me up, I always feel that I owe something."

"Marching on the mountain road in winter is slow, and it's not bad for three or two days. The three generals can drink as much as they want. When you reach Wudu, Meng Qi (Ma Chao) and Ziyuan (Wu Yi) must supervise you." Zhuge Liang lightly Nod lightly.

"Wei." Ma Chao (Wu Yi) answered with cupped fists.

Liu Bei commanded solemnly: "This time, you are acting as partial divisions to contain Cao's army. You should avoid the main force of Cao's army as much as possible. The main purpose is to delay the time rather than kill the enemy. If you are unable to do so, you should withdraw by the same route as soon as possible."

Wu Yi and Ma Chao listened more seriously, while Zhang Fei's attention was on the wine at this time, and Liu Bei, who was in the main seat, kept shaking his head.

Zhuge Liang smiled and comforted: "Let Yide and the others play freely. Xiahouyuan may not divide the Hanzhong defenders, and Cao Cao may transfer Guanzhong soldiers to rescue Wudu."

"If that's the case, the risk outweighs the gain." Liu Bei frowned.

"My lord, if we attack Hanzhong with a formation, Cao Cao will definitely lead his troops to rescue him when he hears the news. His troops are already far superior to those in Yizhou. In addition, there are dangerous fortresses blocking it. It will be very difficult for us to take Hanzhong head-on. That's why Yide and the others All the way is still necessary." Zhuge Liang analyzed.

"Whether Wudu is close or far from Yangping Pass, I don't know if Cao Cao will pay attention to it." Liu Bei didn't know.

Zhuge Liang: "If Cao Cao pays attention to this part of the division, he will achieve the goal of dividing his defenders. If the opponent does not pay attention to the location of Wudu, the food road behind them will be the supply line of Yide."

"Yes, yes, we don't have supplies from the rear, so we went to grab Cao Cao's food." Zhang Fei interrupted suddenly.

"It's no problem to grab Cao Cao's food and grass. When we go to Wudu, we need to strictly restrain our subordinates and be careful not to hurt the local people. We will take Hanzhong and attack Liangzhou. The people's hearts cannot be abandoned." Liu Bei reminded.

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Ma Chao was about to say that he could raise food from the Qiang and Di tribes, when Zhang Fei suddenly waved his hand while holding the wine.

"General Ma, you are very good, but don't just eat meat, drink more wine with me." Zhang Fei said naively.

"Uh, I respect General Zhang." Ma Chao hastily replied.

Zhang Fei was the loudest in the big tent, and he pulled Ma Chao to persuade him to drink, while Wu Yi and other generals had to accompany him in embarrassment, and Liu Bei on the side was very speechless.

"Military division, tell them how to fight, otherwise what will you do if you encounter an emergency?" Liu Bei said worriedly.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The generals are in high spirits right now, and we can talk about how to go down to the village and how to march and retreat when we wake up tomorrow."

Liu Bei nodded: "That makes sense."

Because Zhang Fei and Ma Chao fought for a long time, they snored and slept deeply in the camp at night, while Zhuge Liang asked people to set up a sand table in Wudu overnight.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhuge Liang summoned the three generals and deputy generals to deploy tactics.

Zhuge Liang looked serious, and he pointed to a point on the sand table and said: "Wudu County is located in the western hinterland of the Qinling Mountains. Guard the crossing of the small road, otherwise, if Cao Jun cuts off the way back, the men and horses who go there will not be able to return to Yizhou successfully."

(End of this chapter)