Xiaoguangong

The news of Cao Pi's proclaiming himself emperor followed the fast horse to the north and south of the river. From the high officials to the traffickers and pawns, everyone was discussing this heaven-defying news.

When Liu Xiu became emperor, the territory he occupied was not that big, and the soldiers he could use were not even as good as Cao Pi now. But since he became emperor, Liu Xiu quickly swept the world in a short period of time, proving that he is a man of destiny. the orthodox heir.

Now that Cao Pi is making a new start, can he quickly sweep the world and eliminate Liu Bei who is entrenched on one side and Sun Quan who is obviously unwilling to surrender...

We can only wait and see.

Cao Pi's army was unable to reach Liu Bei for the time being, but an expeditionary force had already been dispatched first. They braved the cold spring wind and walked on the difficult Shu road, slowly approaching the heart of Yizhou.

There were less than 3000 soldiers in this army, and they were extremely tired and vicissitudes of life could be seen at a glance. Although the soldiers' armor was still bright, everyone's face was full of exhaustion, and their eyes were full of confusion.

After finally getting out of the Shu Road, when the generals arrived in Fu County, everyone was crying and almost unwilling to move forward.

Ma Chao couldn't help crying when he saw the army that had followed him all over the world fall into the current situation.

If he had been able to defect to Cao Cao with Ma Teng before, he would be able to lead an army more or less now, and his family would be safe and secure.

If he could cooperate closely with Han Sui, he should be able to occupy Yongliang now and become the top murderer in the world.

But he chose the most stupid one out of all the possibilities. Now Ma Chao is deserted, and in the end, less than 3000 people who follow him will embark on an expedition with no future.

Before contacting the enemy, their morale had already fallen to the bottom, and the consequences of fighting again would be disastrous.

Looking at the decadent appearance of the generals, Ma Chao couldn't help smiling wryly.

What if he could win?

Even if he can win, can an outsider like Ma Chao still be the lord of Yizhou and sit in one side?
No matter how rampant Ma Chao is, he doesn't believe that he, a foreigner, can pick Yizhou with such a few soldiers and horses, and can make all the Yizhou aristocratic families bow their heads and obey his command.

But if you don't go...

Since the last big defeat, Ma Chao has been completely demolished. He has now completely become Zhang Lu's servant army. Even if he doesn't want to go and disobeys Zhang Lu's order, it will be easy for Zhang Lu to kill him—— Among other things, as long as Zhang Lu cut off Ma Chao's military supplies and then blocked the Shu Road, Ma Chao's entire army would starve to death.

The reason why Zhang Lu didn't choose to do this was just to take care of his previous face a little bit, and he didn't want to lose his demeanor, that's all.

Ma Chao has not washed his appearance for a long time. Jin Ma Chao, who was once handsome, now has a disheveled beard and hair, like a savage. He looks at the road ahead alone at a loss. When the cold wind blows, he coughs violently again.

He remembered that Han Sui and Cheng Gongying had praised him for being as brave and invincible as Lu Bu back then, and Ma Chao couldn't help being complacent. Thinking about it now, Han Sui and Cheng Gongying were obviously joking and disgusting him.

Lv Bu was brave and reckless, capricious, and in the end everyone knew what the fate of the rebellious relatives would be.

Ma Chao has always despised Lu Bu's character, but now he is indeed walking on the path of Lu Bu back then. Even if he changed his past, no one in this world would believe such an unfaithful, unrighteous, benevolent, and unfilial person, let alone Maybe give him another way to survive.

Is that the end, such a humiliating death in a foreign land?
The spring sun was falling one after another, and the weather was unnaturally cold, so Ma Chao decided to take a rest in Fu County.

Although he was at a loss, he still decided to fight his last battle, and listen to Liu Bei's development first.

After making inquiries, Ma Chao unexpectedly found someone who he never expected.

Yang Wan!An important ally of Ma Chao before, Yang Wanwan who supported Ma Chao's comeback together with Agui!
When Yang Wanwan heard that Ma Chao had arrived in Fu County, he rushed over too.

When Ma Chao saw his old friend for the first time, he couldn't help crying, and braved the cold wind to meet him quickly, grabbed Yang Wanwan's arms, and said with a sob:
"Brother Yang, stay safe!"

Yang Wanwan saw that Ma Chao's face was pale and decadent, and he coughed unceasingly after only a few steps. He couldn't bear it, sobbed:

"Meng Qi, why did you become like this!"

Ma Dai was worried about Ma Chao's health, so he invited Yang Wanwan to the house, and several people sat down, and then Yang Wanwan told about his previous experience.

It turned out that after Yang Wanwan fled with Pang De, he was also forced to flee to Hanzhong, but he felt that the people under Zhang Lu's command would not treat him well, so he simply fled south again, and went to live under the tent of Yi Wang Puhu, the seventh surname.

Later, he heard that Liu Bei and Liu Zhang had a big fight, and they couldn't stand a stalemate. Yang Wanwan simply led his headquarters to join Liu Bei, and he also received Liu Bei's courtesy.

Hearing that Ma Chao followed Zhang Lu's order to attack Liu Bei, Yang Wanwan frowned and said:

"Isn't this nonsense? Meng Qi, listen to my brother's persuasion, just vote for Liu Shijun! Do you really think that Zhang Lu is treating you sincerely? He clearly wants to force Liu Bei to kill you."

Ma Chao smiled bitterly and said:
"I also admired my master before, but after going through so many things, I am not stupid. I know that he just wants to use my soldiers. Seeing that I am useless now, he simply drives me away.

But I am capricious, I have defected to so many people, now I abandon Zhang Lu and defect to Liu Bei, I am afraid that the world will scold me again.

And even if I'm willing to join Liu Bei, with my reputation, I'm afraid..."

Ma Chao recalled all the things he had done before, and felt that he was really a capricious villain.

Because of this, he was even more unwilling to betray Zhang Lu again, leaving behind repeated infamy.

Yang Wanwan sighed:
"Why is this so, now that Shijun Liu is about to become the lord of Yizhou, and in a few years he will start the Northern Expedition, can Zhang Lu stop Liu Shijun?

If Meng Qi is willing to go to Liu Shijun, he is willing to use his life as a guarantee!Liu Shijun is a person who can do great things, Meng Qi will hit it off right away, we will succeed in the Northern Expedition, and we will still have the chance to return to our hometown! "

"Go back!" Ma Chao's already desperate heart had a hint of hope.

He has been desperate before, if he can go back...

He suddenly felt that his life had hope again.

Yang Wanwan was willing to use his life as a guarantee, which made Ma Chao very grateful, and secretly vowed that he would never let his old friend down, and must do something.

But immediately, he looked lonely again, and stretched out his arms dejectedly.

"I'm already useless." Ma Chao said with a wry smile, "I've accumulated too much depression, and I can't use my martial arts. The road to Shu is difficult. Even if Zhang Lu is broken and Yunshan is in charge, I... I can't make Mr. Liu Kill your way.

What use does he want me for! "

Yang Wanwan laughed loudly, with a hint of cunning in his eyes:
"It seems that Meng Qi doesn't know yet."

"Brother Yang, please advise."

"That Yunshan is Guan Ping, the son of Liu Shijun's general Guan Yu! That Yunshan has won the hearts of the people in Guanzhong. Even Xu Huang and Le Jin are relatives and friends of Guan Ping. We will go to the north side by side in the future. How can we wait!"

Ma Chao was dumbfounded, he couldn't imagine that the invincible Yunshan was actually Guan Ping.

so……

"I, I still have a chance to go home?" Ma Chao's eyes gradually regained some brightness. His eyes were full of tears, and he couldn't help sighing, "I...I will definitely do my best, for the sake of the big man!"

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Guan Ping refused Xiahou Dun's order to return to Chang'an without hesitation.

However, he did not reveal his identity immediately, but accused Cao Pi of listening to the words of the villain and acting viciously like a loved one hurting an enemy.

He said that he respected Xiahoudun and would not launch an attack. Since this is the case now, he should have never seen Yunshan before. He went directly to Hanzhong to find his son Cao Zhi, and asked Cao Zhi to uphold justice.

When Xiahou Dun received the letter, he was too lazy to argue with Guan Ping, so he asked someone to cut off the food and grass for Guan Ping, and said that if Guan Ping did not come to Chang'an, he would lead the army to find Guan Ping. run.

Xiahou Dun was full of fighting spirit. He believed that he could quickly destroy Guan Ping with a light wave of his hand, so he forced Guan Ping's soldiers to tie him up and send him in front of him.

But what happened next took Xiahou Dun completely by surprise.

After he announced that he would cut off the supply of military rations to Yunshan, the area around Chang'an had been quite stable before, and the honest people who were plowing in the spring abandoned the fertile land and fled immediately, and even the local aristocratic families fled one after another. Everyone helped the old and the young to go south together. I left Chang'an in a hurry!
Xiahou Dun was stunned.

When he led the soldiers to garrison the fields for spring plowing, he saw the stability and tranquility in Guanzhong, and thought that everything was under his control.

What's going on now?
How could such a thing happen?Do the people just abandon their land?This is really a strange scene that has never been heard or seen before!

"Mr. Chang, Mr. Chang, what's going on!"

Chang Diao understood this very well, he sighed in distress, and said:
"General, it is in nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Don't be so offended, General!"

"Aiming for advantages and avoiding disadvantages?" Xiahou Dun was deeply incredulous, "Why did they go south one after another? Guan Ping is in the south, and I wait in the north. They should stay close to us to avoid disadvantages, right?"

Chang Diao smiled wryly and nodded:
"Chang thinks so, but...these people don't think so."