Han Shimou

Since the day Cheng Gongying proposed to reduce grain, Ma Chao was about to give an order, and several Xiliang generals learned that they quickly sought Ma Chao to intercede.Ma Chao has always regarded Xiliang soldiers as brothers and sisters, but regarded Qianghu soldiers as objects that can be sacrificed at any time.And the leader of Xiqiang, Beigong Jiyu, is weak and incompetent, and he is quite afraid of him.

Therefore, Ma Chao made a plan to reduce the Hu rations by a large amount, and then allocated half of them to Xiliang soldiers to maintain the three meals a day.At first, although Beigong Jiyu came to complain to Ma Chao.Ma Chao casually made up an excuse to evade, and Beigong Jiyu said something again, Ma Chao suddenly became angry, and then threatened the survival of Xiqiang, scaring Beigong Jiyu and retreating in embarrassment.

Although Beigong Jiyu is timid and fearful, he has a high prestige in Xiqiang. He is afraid that Xiqiang will be abandoned by Ma Chao, so he will definitely suppress the resentment in the army.Therefore, Ma Chao didn't take this matter to heart.Unexpectedly, Beigong Jiyu was seriously injured and unconscious by Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao happened to be furious and unconscious for several days, and did not take timely countermeasures for a while.

"So what if it is, so what if it is not! Cheng Gongying, I am the commander of the army, the leader of an army, are you accusing me!?"

Ma Chao knew that Cheng Gongying had always treated Han people and Hu people equally, and this time Hu Jun rebelled, he would make a big fuss again, persuading himself to appease the Hu people and adopt a gentle strategy against them.

"General Ma!!! Although the Hu people are of a different race, they are willing to be used by our army and fight to the death. How can you treat them so badly!!!?"

"Enough!!! Cheng Gongying, you are blindly favoring the barbarians, you must have forgotten that you have the blood of the Han people!!! Brothers and sisters. Is it possible that I have to treat both of them equally! Doesn’t this general cool the hearts of my Xiliang compatriots!!!”

"General Ma, even though the barbarians are just something to be used in your heart, they are all human, and they all have emotions and desires. If there is resentment, they will definitely rebel!!!"

"Those who are not of my race will have a different heart!!! Husbands rebel, I will suppress them, and kill them as an example until the Husbands know how to fear them!!!"

Ma Chao's eyes were suddenly violent and murderous, as if what he just said was not child's play.Cheng Gongying shuddered again and again, staggered a few steps, pointed at Ma Chao and shouted.

"How is this kind of behavior different from that of a tyrant!!!"

"Cheng Gongying!!! You are presumptuous!!!!!!"

Ma Chao stepped forward with a ferocious face, his arms suddenly gathered strength, and his fists were clenched violently.The look in Chenggong Yinghao's eyes gradually changed from disappointment to despair, and he cried out in grief.

"General Ma, if you want to suppress the barbarians and create evil, then step over Cheng's corpse!!!"

"you!!!!!"

Cheng Gongying opened his hands and closed his eyes with a look of absolute resignation.Ma Chao let out a yell, and glared at Cheng Gongying with gritted teeth.Pang De was hesitant to persuade him at this time, but seeing that the momentum was getting out of hand, he couldn't help but open his mouth to persuade him.

"Young master, the words of the military advisor are justified. Moreover, if the Hu people rebel, we will blindly suppress them. Even if the Hu people are restrained temporarily, they will inevitably hold grudges in their hearts. If they turn against each other in battle in the future, what should we do!?"

After Pang De finished speaking, he quickly cast a glance at Ma Dai.Unexpectedly, Ma Dai seemed to hate the barbarian very much, he waved his head as if he didn't see it.

Ma Chao was so angry that his chest heaved again and again. After suppressing his anger, he glared at Cheng Gongying and drank angrily.

"Cheng Gongying!!! You are forcing me to die, what do you mean!?"

Cheng Gongying sighed in pain, his words were full of powerlessness.

"Everything I do is for Xiliang. In Xiliang nowadays, there must be no barbarians! If it is lost, Xiliang will fall into the hands of others. Therefore, Cheng has no choice but to remonstrate with death!"

"Cousin, although the barbarians are barbarians, they still have some use value after all. Cousin might as well appease him first. If there is a battle at that time, send him to the front and let him fight with that extraordinary soldier. It’s good to lose both sides.”

At this time, Ma Dai also came to persuade him, Ma Chao's anger gradually subsided, and temporarily suppressed the desire to kill the Hu people.

"It turns out that you are all here to persuade me. If I don't listen again, I will become a tyrant! Pass on my order. From now on, the rations of the Han and Hu armies will be the same. The rations of the two armies should not be more or less." !"

"General Ma understands righteousness deeply, and it is indeed the luck of the people of Xiliang!"

Cheng Gongying slightly opened his eyes, bowed to Ma Chao and bowed heavily.Ma Chao snorted coldly, and ordered the soldier to pass on.With Ma Chao's order, the Hu people's resentment was greatly reduced.But the Hu people all believed Cheng Gongying's slander, and they all thought that after Wen Han attacked Liangzhou, he would really commit crimes against Xiqiang. The Hu people needed Ma Chao to repel Wen Han. The generals have already seen that Ma Chao did not regard them as allies who lived and died together, shared honor, and advanced and retreated together, but regarded them as things that could be sacrificed at any time to gain benefits for them.

Hu people are not thoughtless pigs and dogs. Besides, dogs will jump over walls when they are in a hurry, and rabbits will dare to step on lions when they are in a hurry.The Hu people were naturally unwilling, and Ma Chao squandered the lives of his people like nothing.If Ma Chao continues to persecute the Hu people to the end of the road, and the long-held anger of the Hu people breaks out, they will definitely fight Ma Chao to the death and the net will be broken, and they will die together!

Although the rebels retreated one after another, many of them left with strong resentment. Even if there were no resentment, there was deep vigilance in their eyes, as if they were afraid that the Han people would make things difficult for them again.

Therefore, in the Xiliang Army, the relationship between Han and Hu people has gradually become delicate. On the surface, they seem to be allies, but they seem to be likely to fight each other at any time.

Cheng Gongying resigned from Ma Chaohou, and personally went to the Hu army to appease him. He found various Qiang generals who held important positions in the Hu army, and apologized for the drastic reduction in Hu's population.However, these Qiang generals were already disheartened towards Ma Chao. Hu Jun originally had enough food and grass to sustain himself. If Ma Chao hadn't ordered Hu Jun to camp outside the city due to overcrowding in Pingxiang, Hu Jun would not have been attacked by Wen Han. , nearly half of the grain and grass were burned by Wenjun.But now, Ma Chao treated him so unfairly, how could these Qiang generals not complain or be angry.Even Cheng Gongying, who had some kind of friendship with him, began to hold grudges.Therefore, all Cheng Gongying got was the sarcastic remarks of these Qiang generals.Although these Qiang generals didn't express any grievances in their hearts, Cheng Gongying was quite disturbed by the dark faces of each of them.

Since Cheng Gongying led Han Sui's old troops into Ma Teng's command, he no longer had any rights in his hands, and he dared not promise some big benefits to the Hu people for appeasement.In addition, Ma Chao seemed to hate Hu people especially, and Cheng Gongying dared not persuade him to promise some benefits to Hu people.Therefore, even though Cheng Gongying is extremely talented, there is nothing he can do at the moment, so he has to bow his head and retreat helplessly.

Because of Hu's rebellion, Ma Chao delayed the war for a day.The next day Ma Chao wanted to raise troops again, and Cheng Gongying was terrified, so he rushed to remonstrate Ma Chao.

"No! General Ma, the Hu people are not yet stable, and the army is not stable at this time, how can we rush to attack with all our troops!"

With the shortage of food and grass, coupled with the successive defeats in the war, Ma Chao was extremely impatient and lost his composure.At this time, Cheng Gongying suddenly had this remonstrance, and immediately became angry.

"Since that's the case! Leave these barbarians to defend the city, and this general will bring Xiliang Erlang to attack!"

"This is even more unacceptable! If the barbarians defend the city, if there is any disagreement, our army's retreat will be cut off. If the battle situation loses as before, our army will be wiped out!!"

Cheng Gongying quickly remonstrated, Ma Chao let out a breath of anger, the lion's eyes widened, and his fists were clenched with a 'cracking' sound, as if he was trying his best to suppress a certain idea of ​​his own.

This time, Cheng Gongying and Ma Chao played against each other. Ma Chao has always had a violent temper. If it weren't for Cheng Gongying's several actions to turn the tide and make countless contributions, Ma Chao would have ordered to severely punish this madman who didn't know what to do and who didn't care about priorities. !

Of course, this is Ma Chao's thoughts on Cheng Gongying at this time.It is also sad that Cheng Gongying, a talented adviser with the talent of Wang Zuo, is regarded by Ma Chao in this way.

"Young Master, Military Advisor!!!"

Seeing this, Pang De wanted to persuade him again.Ma Chao glared at Pound, and Pound couldn't help but shut up immediately with that terrifying anger.Ma Chao's chest heaved violently again and again, suppressing his anger, he asked in a cold voice.

"That's it. What about the military division?"

"If you want to attack with all your troops and fight to the death with the Wen army, you must appease the Hu people before the battle. General Wang Ma, take the overall situation as the most important thing, and promise some benefits to the Hu people to reassure him."

Cheng Gongying bowed to salute, Ma Chao's face became colder, and he asked again.

"Benefits? What kind of benefits do you want me to promise?"

Cheng Gongying thought about it, and although she knew that Ma Chao would be angered, she said it bravely.

"A radius of thirty miles outside the territory of the Xiqiang tribe is all grasslands. The Hu people have repeatedly asked General Zhenxi for it. If they promise it, the Hu people will be grateful and eliminate their resentment."

"Cheng Gongying!!! How dare you ask this general to cut off the land of my big man and give it to these barbarians!!!!"

Ma Chao jumped into a rage, stood up with a bang, his whole body burst into anger, and the lion's eyes had murderous intent on Cheng Gongying.Cheng Gongying immediately knelt down and said sharply.

"The general wants to achieve a great cause for thousands of years, why don't you give up a little land! Given the current world situation, if the general can repel Wen Bufan's soldiers, Xiliang can win decades of stability. In this way, the general can hide his strength and hide his strength , at the right time, lead the army of Xiliang to conquer the world!"

Ma Chao narrowed his eyes, Cheng Gongying's words reminded him.Due to the defeat in the battle situation in recent months, Ma Chao became impatient, and his vision became much short-sighted, so that he focused all his eyes on the current battle, and forgot that the real overall situation was the whole world.Although Ma Chao is impatient, he is not the kind of person who will do his own thing and use his own way.Once he finds that what he has done is wrong, Ma Chao can also listen to advice and improve.

Ma Chao pondered for a while, the lion's eyes gradually became clear, and the terrifying anger all over his body disappeared instantly.