Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1247

Longxi, facing the view.

Ma Chao was playing with the letterhead in his hand, his tiger eyes were flickering, and his expression seemed a little cloudy.

"Brother!"

It wasn't until Matthew walked in and called out that he came back to his senses.

"What are you thinking?" Ma Xiu asked Ma Chao.

"Pang Lingming sent it!"

Ma Chao handed him the letterhead and said softly.

"Pang Lingming?" Matthew frowned, and said, "He still dares to contact you. He is really not afraid that you will send troops to attack him. There is no friendship between us!"

"Look first!" Ma Chao said softly.

"This one……"

Ma Xiu took a look, his pupils changed color slightly, he raised his head, and asked Ma Chao, "Are you sure?"

"I've ordered a cavalry force to go out of Jincheng and reach the city in one day!" Ma Chao said, "You'll know if it's true or not after you try it!"

"If the Northern Land Army is really going south, what do you plan to do?"

asked Matthew.

"do not know!"

Ma Chao shook his head: "Father here is in charge. Whether Xiliang fights or cooperates, I don't count, only what my father says counts!"

"But father has been out of the house for many days!"

Matthew frowned.

"Take this letterhead and go back to Hanyang Jicheng immediately, and ask your father for instructions. Go and come back!"

Hanyang County is now the base camp of the Longxi Army.

Jicheng is the home of the Longxi Army.

Ma Teng was wounded and had been recuperating in Jicheng, staying at home, and handing over the matter of going south to Ma Chao, so in Longxi County, the army listened to Ma Chao.

But Ma Teng is the main general of the Longxi Army, and the better Ma Chao does, the more fearful Jicheng will be.

"promise!"

Matthew led the way.

After Matthew left, a burly young man came out from behind the screen, faced the carriage, and accepted orders.

"Why did brother test brother Xiu!"

The youth is Ma Dai.

"No!"

Ma Chao shook his head: "I'm testing my father!"

"Brother suspects uncle?"

Ma Dai is Ma Chao's cousin and a loyal general who follows Ma Chao. He obeys the carriage and is the most trusted soldier around Ma Chao.

"Father's temperament has changed a lot since he was injured!" Ma Chao squinted his eyes: "This time it's even more strange. He didn't show up, but ordered me with a letter, which made me somewhat suspicious!"

"Doubt what?"

"I suspect that the one who gave me the military order was actually my father!"

Ma Chao said: "Although my father didn't like me since I was a child, I also know him well. He doesn't want to pass every order directly by military order. I always feel that something is wrong!"

"Why don't I try it out!"

Ma Dai said.

"No!"

Ma Chao shook his head: "Now the Longxi army has been seriously injured and cannot stand any chaos. No matter what, let's keep ourselves safe and say, at least don't give them a chance to deal with us!"

"Yes!"

Ma Dai nodded, and then asked: "Brother, is it true or false that Pang Lingming wants to see you?"

"real!"

"Then you disclose the news to father like this, will father send people to surround Pound!" , but even if it is an encounter on the battlefield, it may not be able to handle it.

"The news is true, but the time is wrong!"

Ma Chao said, "I left the city last night to meet him!"

"one person?"

Ma Dai's eyes widened. If it is a large-scale out of the city, it is impossible for the people in the city to not know, even if it is just a personal guard riding a horse, it will attract the attention of the generals in the city. Ma Chao's martial arts are already superb, whether it's agility or lightness kung fu, they are all second to none. Even a three-foot city wall can be easily overturned.

"Yes!" Ma Chao nodded.

"If Pang Lingming is against you, wouldn't it be..." Ma Dai was a little shocked: "Brother, you must not take such risks in the future. You are the spirit of Longxi Erlang now. If there is a mistake, how will Longxi soldiers stand on their own!"

"rest assured!"

Ma Chao didn't care at all: "Since I dare to go, I am sure that nothing will happen to me, and others will just let it go. How could Pang Lingming hurt me? Even if he wanted to hurt me, he would not use such despicable means. , there will be a battle, and it will be an upright battle on the battlefield, I have this confidence!"

"Pang De is naturally credible, but Minghou's Mansion may not be!"

Ma Dai still instructed: "Brother must not take such risks in the future!"

"okay!"

Ma Chao said, "I listen to you!"

Ma Chao was in Ma's family, because of his impure blood, he didn't actually have much brotherhood. For example, Ma Xiu, who was deeply trusted by his father and regarded himself as an heir, was so guarded against him that there was no brotherhood.

Only Ma Dai never despises him, and treats him with sincerity.

"Is Pound trying to convince you?"

Ma Dai asked.

"It's not the first time he wants to surrender me, but this time, it's not because of this matter. There is chaos on the Jishi Mountain battlefield, and Zhang Xiu's Northern Army is going south!"

Ma Chao said: "Pang De asked me, do you want to eat the Northern Army?"

"Would he be so kind?"

"Of course not!" Ma Chao shook his head: "Pang De today is not the Pang Lingming of the past. He is a general of the Mu army, and he is deeply trusted by Mu Jing. His position is different, and his thinking is naturally different. , he just wants to provoke a civil war in Xiliang!"

"That must not let him wish!" Ma Dai said.

"Hey, I'm afraid it will really make him happy!" Ma Chao's eyes gathered a sharp light, staring at the front, and said softly: "No matter what his plan is, our Xiliang is in danger. If we don't want to be destroyed, we must unify!"

"You want to defeat Zhang Xiu and swallow the Northern Army?"

Ma Dai understood what Ma Chao was thinking.

"Is there any other way?" Ma Chao asked Ma Dai.

"But this is too dangerous!"

"It's man-made!" Ma Chao stood up slowly: "You go to the army, I'll see father's reaction next, and..."

His eyes were a bit sinister: "Find out the people with ulterior motives around us, and make peace with the outside first. If the army's heart is unstable, the Longxi Army will also be unstable!"

"Don't have ulterior motives!"

Ma Dai didn't quite understand what that meant.

"Pang De gave me a list of generals who were bribed by our Longxi Army!"

"No way?" Ma Dai couldn't believe it.

"I don't believe it either, but I would rather believe it than believe it!"

"Who bought them?" Ma Dai asked.

"The imperial court!"

Ma Chao said lightly.

………………

Jicheng.

Prefect's House.

Ma Teng was basking leisurely in the sun, his eyes were sometimes narrowed and sometimes opened, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"General Ma, how are you thinking?"

A Confucian scholar in Tsing Yi stood beside him like this, as if there was no one there.

"Jia Wenhe, if I surrender, will the Longxi Army survive?"

Ma Teng didn't move, not because he didn't want to move, but because he couldn't move, he could only lie on the chair, his eyes didn't have much anger, and he looked at the scholar in Tsing Yi calmly.

"There is always hope!"

Jia Xu said calmly: "In today's world, only the imperial court is authentic, and Xiliang is hard to become a great weapon. No matter how hard you struggle, you will not be able to escape in the end, will you?"

"Even so, so what!"

Ma Teng said coldly: "Your son from Xiliang is not cowardly, he won't bow down and beg for mercy, the worst is to fight a war!"

"Then blood flowed like a river, and then the people in Xiliang were covered by the war, and finally every family disappeared!" Jia Xu said in a low voice: "Isn't the blood of our Xiliang people shed enough?"

Ma Teng's complexion changed slightly.

The blood of the Xiliang people has been shed for decades, fighting against the Qiang people, and fighting against the Central Plains. Now, how many strong men there are in every household, really, you can count them.

"Jia Wenhe, you have found the wrong person!"

Ma Teng said calmly: "The military power is no longer in my hands!"

"As long as you want, it can come back to your hands!"

Jia Xu narrowed her eyes and said softly.

"Don't touch my son!" Ma Teng widened his eyes.

"Don't you forget, who are you in this situation for?" Jia Xu looked at him. Now Ma Teng is no longer a brave Ma Teng who fought in the three armies. The first-class dead people, and all of this is not because of others, but because of Ma Shi's own debts.

If he hadn't come, Ma Teng might not be able to get out of this mansion now.

"What the remnants of Tsing Yi did was not the fault of Meng Qi!"

Ma Teng said coldly: "And the family affairs of my Ma clan, so don't bother Master Jia to worry about it!"

"Lord, Matthew is back!"

A spy in black came in and reported.

"Keep an eye on him!"

Jia Xu gave an order, and then walked to the front yard.

"Lord Jia!" Matthew was not surprised when he saw Jia Xu, and saluted respectfully.

"Why come back?"

Jia Xu asked, "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Ma Chao's movements!"

When he came back to Xiliang, he was the first to say that Ma Teng was not the one who surrendered, but Ma Xiu. Ma Xiu was inferior to his elder brother Ma Teng in everything he did, but he had a city in his heart and ambition, so he was the best persuasion.

It was because of Ma Teng who said that he took control of Hanyang.

It's not that he didn't want to persuade Ma Chao directly at the beginning, as long as he directly persuaded Ma Chao, there would be nothing to do, and there would be no obstacle at all for the Longxi Army's surrender.

But Ma Chao is too shrewd and calm, holding military power, and decisively killing, the risk is too great, if he fails, I am afraid that all of them will be besieged and killed in Xiliang.

He can't take this risk.

So twists and turns.

Let's talk about the surrender of Maxiu first, and then through Maxiu, say that many generals of the Longxi Army have been demoted. With Xiliang's affection, it is not difficult to demote this job.

Now he is in charge of a quarter of the Longxi Army's military power, and Ma Teng and Maxiu are all under his control, which can be regarded as half of the general situation of the Longxi Army.

But Ma Chao couldn't be persuaded for a day, and he didn't dare to expose it for a day.

"Ma Chao gave me this and asked me to ask my father what he meant, so I went for a walk!" Ma Xiu was very respectful to Jia Xu. In the Xiliang system, he also has a considerable status, and he handed over the letter in his hand respectfully.

Jia Xu looked at it, and there was a hint of coldness in her eyes.

"Ma Chao and Mu Jun connected?"

"I don't know yet!"

Ma Xiu smiled wryly: "Ma Meng took charge of the army, and it was impenetrable. I was in the barracks, so it was difficult to find out the news, but I did know one thing. Ma Chao once wanted to lead the army south, but was blocked by Pang De, and then Only then returned the things, stationed and watched!"

"Pound?"

There was a hint of coldness in Jia Xu's eyes: "You guys are worried about affection, but I don't think so!"

He analyzed and said: "The news that Pang De gave Ma Chao may not be false. As far as I know, there is indeed movement in the Northern Army. Perhaps Zhang Xiu has really lost the main force, joined with Shaodang Qiang, and went south to Jishi Mountain. But Pang De has a vicious mind, he just wants to use this news to lure us into civil strife in Xiliang!"

"Will Ma Chao be fooled?"

asked Matthew.

"If Ma Mengqi is ambitious, he will be fooled!" Jia Xu said.

"Wouldn't that be sending our Longxi army to their deaths?" Ma Xiu said coldly.

"It's okay!"

Jia Xu said: "Perhaps it's not a bad thing. If Ma Chao loses the morale of the army, this is your chance to take power!"

"Please teach me, my lord!"

Matthew's eyes lit up immediately.

"You don't do anything now, return to Longxi immediately, keep an eye on Ma Chao's every move, and when Ma Chao loses all his support, someone will help you!"

"But Ma Chao asked about his father's situation, how should he answer?"

"Tell him, your father agreed, let him handle everything on the front line!" Jia Xu said.

"promise!"

Matthew left in a hurry.

Looking at his back, Jia Xu shook his head, a little contemptuously.

Ma Teng can be regarded as a generation of heroes.

In the past, he was still feared by Dong Zhuo.

His son, Ma Chao, was also a terrifying figure.

But I didn't expect that there was such a waste as Matthew, who was so easy to manipulate, and there happened to be such a gap, allowing him to take advantage of the gap and control the situation in Xiliang.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

A spy in black came out from the gloom.

The foundation of Yelou in Xiliang is not shallow.

Because it was arranged by Jia Xu in the past, these dark men who used to be in the Grand Master's Mansion have become the backbone of Yelou.

"Give me a code and spread six words—the situation is bad, join hands!" Jia Xu said in a low voice.

"promise!"

The spy in black led the way.

Jia Xu was the only one left in the middle hall. He pinched the bridge of his nose to dispel the tiredness on his body. Matthew's news was not as simple as it seemed.

When it comes to Mu Jun, it is inevitable to have a fight with Jing Wusi.

It is not the first time that he has fought against Jing Wusi.

But he never had the upper hand.

At this time, Pound gave Ma Chao the news. In his opinion, it was not just a simple matter of provoking civil strife, but more about the arrangement of the Mu army for the entire situation in Xiliang.

The Longxi Army had no way to deal with it.

Unless some force is added.

Can Zhangxiu...

Li Wenyou's attack was really quick.

He originally wanted to take down Ma Teng first, and then went to take down Zhang Xiu, because he was more confident about Zhang Xiu, but he didn't expect it to take such a short time, and Zhang Xiu had already been eaten by Li Ru.

When he strikes, Li Ru also strikes again.

In terms of friendship in the past, Li Ru was more influential than him in the Grand Master's Mansion.

"Li Wenyou, who is behind you?"

Jia Xu was thinking about this question. He thought it would be the person from Youzhou, but it was hard to be sure, and he didn't dare to test it easily, after all, he didn't know how many backers Li Ru had.

Such speculation made him a little embarrassed.

"No matter who it is, all the princes in the Central Plains are unwilling to let Mujun enter Liangzhou!" Jia Xu gritted his teeth and cheered himself up: "I believe that you will stand by my side!"

At this time, if we don't join forces, not only the Xiqiang tribe, but also Liangzhou may be eaten by the Minghou Mansion.

(End of this chapter)