Chapter 624 Plan ahead
The healthy horses arrived in Chang'an one after another, and it was reported three days ago that a plague broke out in Sili almost at the same time. Locusts swarmed from the waterfront, the old river, and the reed fields, and they formed swarms and swarmed everywhere.Everywhere you pass, no grass grows.Tongguan was the first to receive the report, followed by urgent reports from other counties.

On the sand table simulation map, Tongguan, Jingyang, Gaoling, Weinan, Hanguguan, Hongnong, and Mianchi are all covered with yellow disaster flags. All the civil and military members of the Ma family looked at the densely packed small flags with extremely gloomy faces. .

The final blow of the three-strike combo of natural disasters was too ruthless, far beyond Ma Chao's psychological defense.Even though the Ma family reacted at the very beginning, he never imagined that he, who was invincible on the battlefield, would try his best in the face of natural disasters, and he would not be able to resist the slightest bit.

Ma Chao was also deeply shocked by the report: Linghu Zhong, the governor of Hongnong County, issued an order to burn the fields in order to prevent the locust plague from spreading to other counties and counties, so that the crops and locusts in the whole county were destroyed, and then he threw himself into the fire. Burned, the world was shocked.

As for Linghu Zhong, even though Ma Chao had recalled all the characters from the Three Kingdoms in his mind, he had no impression of him at all.But what he did this time hit Ma Chao's heart more directly than those capable officials with a long history.On the one hand, the Ma family was shocked by the righteousness of the ancients, and on the other hand, Ma Chao finally realized that many unknown figures in history were not because of their lack of talent or virtue.Sometimes all they lack is an opportunity.

"At the time when the Ma family is in turmoil, the deceased is dead, and mourning is useless. How about keeping the aspirations of Linghu county guard in your heart, and it will last forever." Ma Chao said sadly. He was ashamed. At this time, the Ma family is giving Linghu Zhong doesn't even have the ability for a grand funeral.

"Promise!" Hearing Ma Chao's order, Wenwu and Wenwu all felt inexplicable.In addition to promises, there is no need to say anything for a while.

"Does the Linghu family have a wife and children?" Ma Chao asked again, turning his gaze to Huangfu Li.

"There is only one son, named Shao." Huangfu Li, a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, was in charge of the affairs of the officials. After listening to Ma Chao's inquiry, he stepped forward and told him.

"Linghu Shao?" Ma Chao couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this: he knew about Linghu Shao.What's interesting is that this Linghu Shao, who held an official position in history, was also the prefect of Hongnong.

Linghu Shao, whose name is Uncle Kong, was born in Taiyuan and was the prefect of Hongnong in Wei State during the Three Kingdoms period.At the beginning of Jian'an, Shao Juye.After Cao defeated the city of Ye, Shu Shao conspired for the army.Later, he moved to the prime minister's book and became the prefect of Hongnong.When Shao was the prefect, his place was as clear as ice and snow, and he wholeheartedly served the people.Govern Hongnong so that the atmosphere is upright and the wind is clear, and the prosperity is blazing.

Not only that, Linghu Shao also attaches great importance to academic inheritance.In view of the fact that the people of Hongnong were suffering from successive years of military disasters at that time, almost no one knew the classics and history.Linghu Shao is deeply afraid of the loss of ethics and civilization.He encouraged his subordinates to go out to study and return to their hometown to set up a school, emphasizing education and promoting education, which made Hongnong's learning atmosphere flourish.His vision is so far-reaching, admirable.

Recalling Linghu Shao's life, Ma Chao couldn't help but raise a complex smile, full of emotion: With such a family tradition, it is no wonder that Linghu Shao will be famous in history in the future.

"Yan Shao entered Ma's house and treated him like Xiu'er and Tie'er." Ma Chao said, in the midst of grief and remembrance: "Chao can't give Linghu county guard a grand funeral, but he will never let the descendants of martyrs Suffering from chaos and bullying!"

This time, Ma Chao didn't have the slightest intention of buying people's hearts and fame.After listening to Ma Chao's treatment, all the subordinate officials could not help but say in unison: "The lord is benevolent, and the subordinates are deeply impressed."

"Don't say such nonsense that doesn't help." Ma Chao waved his hand, although the conditioning of acupuncture and moxibustion soup for a few days is effective.But the root cause of his illness was the victims. Now after he said a word, he felt weak and cold again, and his body couldn't help but shake a little.But he still tried his best to straighten his body, and said in a calm tone: "Let's take a look, at this moment, what can we do?"

"My lord has already made up his mind, so why waste time?" Jia Huli had already known that Ma Chao was seriously ill. Seeing Ma Chao's expression at this time, he wanted to cut through the mess quickly and end the Sili matter as soon as possible.

"Could it be?... Has it really reached that level?" Xun You stepped forward, knowing what Jia Xu meant.But then looking at the yellow sea on the sand table simulation, he couldn't help but sighed and said: "With swords and soldiers together, the Ma family will have no way out. If this battle cannot be resolved quickly, I fear that the Ma family will never turn around!"

"Now, Yuan Shu has dispatched general Liu Xiang to lead [-] vanguards to garrison Kuangting and press on to Zhencheng." Li Ru came up, picked up a small flag with the word 'Yuan' written on it, pinned it to Kuangting, and then He took out a small flag with the word "Cao" written on it, and continued: "Cao Cao also led an army of [-] to station in Zhencheng, denouncing Yuan Shumu as having no king, and bullying Xudu. .”

"Mr. Cao used his soldiers like a god, and Liu Xiang knew that he was not an opponent, so he stood still. But if he did so, he would be defeated!" Guo Jia stepped forward, and unceremoniously pulled out the small flag with the word "Yuan" in Kuangting.

"Why did Feng Xiaoyuan conclude that Liu Xiang must be defeated?" In terms of military strategy, Yang Fu still slightly lost to these masters who became refined and holy.Seeing Guo Jia so carefree, he couldn't help asking.

And this question is actually what Ma Chao really wants to ask.According to history, Ma Chao only knew that in the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu suffered a crushing defeat and was beaten by Cao Cao. From June to the end of winter, Yuan Shu retreated [-] miles and was driven directly from Yuzhou to Yangzhou.But he didn't know anything about the specific process.

However, Ma Chao has experienced too many such situations.Seeing the dazed expression on his face anyway, he couldn't help but smirked in his heart, and said, "I feel cold and hot inside, so I shouldn't open my mouth too much, so Xiaozhi will explain it."

Just as Fazheng figured out Guo Jia's evidence, he saw Ma Chao's inscrutable eyes.In addition to admiring Ma Chao, how can I see Ma Chao's small calculations?From this, he hurried up, pointing to the sand table map and said: "Everyone, please see that Liu Xiang stationed troops at Kuangting. According to Yuan Shu's camp, he only had one day's journey to seal the hills. It seemed safe. However, when Cao's army arrived at Kuangting, they only needed to cross the Pushui River. But Yuan Jun needs to cross the Jushui, Bianshui, Nanji River, and Beiji River to get there. You must be aware of the time-consuming marching across the water. Therefore, in fact, the time it takes for Cao Jun to arrive will be shorter."

Speaking of this, how could Ma Chao fail to see the key point, and couldn't help following Fazheng's words: "Cao Cao's thinking in using troops is extremely stretched. It is impossible for him not to see such an obvious time difference. No wonder Liu Xiang wanted to die. others."

The highest state of a lie is seven points of truth and three points of falsehood.And the reason why Ma Chao has always made his subordinates mistakenly think that he has everything in his hands is also the reason.Everyone listened to Ma Chao's last sentence to point out the key point, how can they not admire Ma Chao's foresight and sharp point?

As for Fazheng, he could only thank Ma Chao for giving him the opportunity to speak freely, without any doubt that Ma Chao saw everything after listening to his analysis.

However, after saying this, Yang Fu still frowned and thought deeply, and said: "The meaning of the humble job is not all about Cao Yuan's victory or defeat, but I want to know why the lord chooses to take chestnuts from the fire and move the victims to Hangu Pass. This trip to muddy water?"

When Ma Chao heard this, he remained silent for a long time.Finally, under the earnest eyes of everyone, I slowly opened my mouth: "Because in addition to finding a way out for these victims, I must prevent Cao Cao's hand from reaching Yuzhou too much!! Cao Mengde is a hero today. It must be the enemy of the Ma family!!!”

(End of this chapter)

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