Chapter 873
Ma Chao was very fortunate that the one standing in front of him was Zhang Jaw who had a big picture, not Yan Liang who was brave and foolhardy.

Although Ma Chao has never met Yan Liang, and Yan Liang's political ability has yet to be verified by Ma Chao.But no matter what, I believe that a Zhang Jaw who has been praised by history books is much luckier than betting that Yan Liang is also a "superior" who has been misinterpreted by history!
"General Zhang, I am here at this moment. I think you understand the seriousness of the situation, right?" After reining in his horse, Ma Chao hurriedly called Lu Bu back.At the same time, Zhang Jaw also waved his hand to signal Yuan Jun, who surrounded and suppressed the more than [-] Lu Bu troops, to retreat.

In this way, when Ma Chao arrived, there was a brief truce between the two armies.However, even so, Lu Bu's army was still gasping for breath, staring at the enemy opposite them like a beast resting on its strength.

"General Hussars is too alarmist, isn't it?" Zhang Jaw looked calm, and said in a very indifferent tone: "I was ordered by my lord to help Cao Gongping put down the chaos in Yanzhou, which is in accordance with God's will..."

"Don't deceive yourself like this!" Ma Chao interrupted Zhang Jaw with a wave of his hand before he finished speaking, "Yuan Shao wanted to occupy Yanzhou, and I also wanted to occupy Yanzhou. Both of them had scruples about each other, so they provoked Feng Xiangong and Cao Mengde to fight It’s here to test the waters. Politically, it’s a fight for support, you can send food and grass, you can donate troops, you can contact diplomacy, and even send counselors to give advice to one side, it doesn’t matter!”

"However, there is one thing!" Ma Chao's voice gradually became cold and severe when he said this.At the same time, in order to intensify the oppression, he specially urged Ma Weiwei to take two steps forward, and said in a low voice, "I just can't personally send troops into the battlefield!"

"In this way, I personally tore my face and broke the rules of the game! I don't think Yuan Benchu ​​doesn't understand this truth, right?..."

"General Hussars!" Seeing that Ma Chao had mentioned the essence of the matter, Zhang Jaw couldn't help but darken his face, and said in a concentrated voice, "Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the court and criticized by the people when you say such rebellious words?"

"Imperial court?" Ma Chao couldn't help but sneered, thinking that his jaws were open in political affairs. After all, he was still not tempered enough, so he couldn't help but said indifferently: "Did the imperial court send an angel to the Deyang Palace of Weiyang Palace to send an edict to reprimand Ma's family? As for To criticize the people? Does General Zhang think that Liang, Yong, and Si Wanli will think the same as the general?"

Ma Chao said these words very cryptically, but they were full of sarcasm: even Weiyang Palace, the political center and symbol of imperial power, was under the Ma family's rule, so what capital did the court have to reprimand Ma Chao?As for the people under the Ma family's rule, they are healthy, peaceful, and prosperous. Apart from being grateful and fully supportive of Ma Chao, how can they blame Ma Chao?
Therefore, after Zhang Jai heard the words, he knew that he could no longer procrastinate with empty words and righteousness, so he simply said: "Since General Hussar said it so bluntly, it is inconvenient for Zhang Jai to say more. Today, the foregone conclusion has been reached, the only turning point. It is..."

"Kill me?" Ma Chao sneered again, and at the same time said with a hint of self-mockery: "General Zhang thinks too highly of me, Ma Mengqi. Do you think killing me, Ma Chao, can really destroy the entire Ma family?" ?!"

On this issue, Ma Chao will not explain too much to Zhang Jaw.What he needs is a threat that can cause psychological shock, so without waiting for Zhang Jaw to refute, he opened his mouth again and said: "However, if General Zhang wants to destroy Yuan's family or even the entire Jizhou with one hand, the most direct way is really possible." Choose to kill me!"

"As soon as I die, the Ma family, the 15 iron-blooded Ma family army, hundreds of generals who are good at fighting, dozens of counselors who turn the world upside down, and millions of people in three states, two counties and six counties, will definitely take revenge in the name of revenge." , Conquer the Yuan family! At that time, the momentum of mourning has been achieved, the ambition is unrepentant, and they invade Jizhou like boiling soup and snow. The general Zhang thought that under the pressure of the Ma family, there would be the Black Mountain Army and Gongsun Zan outside. Weiping, the Yuan family, which has constant factional disputes and gentry chaos, can withstand the full blow of the Ma family?!"

"The general is also a person who abides by the way of generals, so he must naturally know a word." After saying this in a breath, Ma Chao raised his head slightly, but still did not meet Zhang Jaw's eyes.

"What?"

"Sad soldiers..." Up until this point, Ma Chao raised his head suddenly, allowing Zhang Jaw to see the blazing wild hope in his eyes, he spoke slowly and firmly, and finally spat out the following two words heavily: "We must win!!"

But being stared at by Ma Chao, Zhang Jaw's body trembled involuntarily.Because, he felt, what was the flame in Ma Chao's eyes—it was his determination to awaken the Ma family's sleeping crouching tiger with his own death.As long as he dies, the entire Ma family will definitely be like a hungry tiger awakened by great pain, roaring in the mountains and forests, and moving the world!
Such a consequence, not to mention Zhang Jaw, even if Yuan Benchu ​​came in person, he would not dare to bear it lightly!
Therefore, in front of Ma Chao's flaming eyes, Zhang Jaw chose to dodge and avoid: such flames were too fierce, so Zhang Jaw's instincts made the right choice at the first time.

But even so, Zhang Jai could still feel Ma Chao's scorching breath at this time. Under such strong pressure, Zhang Jai couldn't help but lose his voice: "The matter has come to this, what can General Hussars do to solve it?"

Hearing the slight looseness in Zhang Jaw's tone, a smile inadvertently appeared on the corner of Ma Chao's mouth.But he hid it very well, before the smile bloomed, it disappeared in his heart.After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Cao Cao is a smart man. He chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and withdrew from Puyang in time. Naturally, he couldn't hide it from me, but it gave him and me an excellent buffer .Because, in our Yongzhou, there is a very reasonable saying..."

"Um?……"

"If you don't see it through, you're still a good friend..." Ma Chao smiled wryly. In fact, how could there be such an avant-garde jingle in Yongzhou?It was clearly an afterimage of his previous life.

"Both the Ma family and the Yuan family are accumulating strength, and they both hate each other. However, the struggle between the two tigers will inevitably lead to chaos in the world. Many jackals, foxes and insects will grow rapidly in the long and difficult tug-of-war between the two families. .Even people like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce are more likely to rise up and become eagles and leopards..."

"This?..." For these princes' concerns, Zhang Jaw was not in his place, so naturally he couldn't empathize with them.However, the narration of Ma Chao's image gave Zhang Jaw a sense of being there, and he couldn't help but understand the situation of the Ma family and the Yuan family a little more clearly.I also understand why Yuan Shao is so hesitant in dealing with the Ma family, Cao Cao and even Liu Bei.

"Then at this time?..."

"At this time, why didn't General Zhang follow the example of smart people like Cao Mengde and withdraw from Puyang in time?!" When he said this, Ma Chao knew that this was a matter of success or failure.But he still pretended to be calm on his face, and even said kindly with a smile: "Although the matter has reached the point of irreconcilability, Fengxian Gong is my father-in-law after all, and I can give up the whole Yanzhou, as long as I can Take Feng Xiangong back to Chang'an!"

"If General Hussars returns to Chang'an and immediately launches troops to attack Jizhou, what should he do?!" Zhang Jaw frowned, and he faintly felt that he seemed to have jumped into Ma Chao's language trap.But no matter how you look at it, there is nothing wrong with what Ma Chao said...

"After returning to Chang'an, I may send troops to attack Jizhou immediately. Of course, it is also possible that I will shake hands with the Yuan family to make peace. This is a choice that the Ma family will make after comprehensive consideration of success or failure." Ma Chao He smiled again, but then changed his tone and said forcefully: "But if the general decides to fight to the death today, then the all-out war between the two families will have already begun at this time!"

"A concession is exchanged for a possibility. Such a choice depends entirely on the general's balance!" After Ma Chao finished speaking, Su Tiejian pointed and issued an ultimatum to Zhang Jaw!

(End of this chapter)

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