The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 712 Chapter 711 Huang Quan's Thoughts

After Ma Chao heard what Zhang Fei had said, he snorted coldly and said, "It's nonsense. I was ordered to come here to pacify the Shu region this time. When I destroy you, the credit will naturally not be small. It is important to be promoted What is indispensable. Although I hold a heavy army, I guard the frontier for the great Han, not to mention that the Western Regions are not stable. I am useful to the imperial court. In the future, the imperial court will stabilize the Western Regions. Besides me, who else can have this ability? My future , don’t bother General Zhang. General Zhang should think about his own affairs. Does General Zhang really think that with the power of Yizhou, he can withstand the entire big man? I advise you to go to the hospital as soon as possible. Surrender, when the time comes for the province, when I lead the army to attack Yizhou, the lives will be devastated."

Zhang Fei listened to Ma Chao's rebuttal, but he couldn't find any rebuttal words.After a moment of silence, Zhang Fei felt that it would be more appropriate to talk straight to the point with Ma Chao, without any detours.

So, Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said, "General Ma, in fact, I asked you out this time mainly to discuss cooperation with you."

"Cooperation?" Ma Chao sneered and asked, "I'm an official and you are a thief. Do you think there is a possibility of cooperation between us?"

"Zhang Yan is just a small county lieutenant. He was able to ascend to the position of regent today because he relied on his unique luck to climb up step by step. Moreover, he coerced the emperor to command the princes. In name only, in fact, the court you are loyal to is nothing more than a court controlled by Zhang Yan, and you are nothing more than lackeys raised by Zhang Yan. As the saying goes, princes and generals have kindness, he is a county captain To become the regent, it is even easier for someone like General Ma who was born after the general family."

After a pause, Zhang Fei went on to say: "Although the world seems to be stable now, they are just afraid of Zhang Yan's power. If the world is unified, Zhang Yan will definitely stand on his own. Does the thief have the above difference? If General Ma is willing to cooperate with me, I will lead the soldiers of Yizhou, and General Ma will lead the soldiers of Liangzhou. We form an alliance. As long as we control a large area in Guanzhong, we can fight against Zhang Yan. When the time comes, I will elect General Ma as king..."

Before Zhang Fei could finish speaking, Ma Chao laughed loudly and said, "I thought you were looking for me for something important, so you wanted to trick me into rebelling with you. Let me tell you the truth, I, Ma Meng Since I won’t be fooled by you at all, you’d better give up on it. If there’s nothing else, then I’ll go back, and the next time we meet on the battlefield, it will be the time when you will die.”

As soon as the words fell, Ma Chao turned his horse's head and galloped away, and soon left the place where he met Zhang Fei.

Looking at Ma Chao's leaving figure, Zhang Fei shook his head helplessly. He suddenly felt that Huang Quan's advice to him was too bad. Could it be possible to succeed with just a few words to instigate Ma Chao?
In desperation, Zhang Fei had no choice but to turn his horse's head around and return to Jiameng Gate. The meeting ended without a problem, and it was a waste of time.

After Zhang Fei returned to Jiameng Pass, Huang Quan hurried over and asked, "Master, what did Ma Chao say?"

"Don't mention it, Huang Canjun, can you stop this kind of inferior strategy in the future? It's a waste of my time!" Zhang Fei said angrily.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was angry, Huang Quan didn't dare to say anything more, but after Zhang Fei left, there was a faint smile on his face.

It turned out that Zhang Fei entered Yizhou and drove away Liu Zhang. He did not get the support of everyone in Yizhou. Those who got Zhang Fei's support were mostly depressed generals like Yan Yan, Leng Bao, Li Yan, etc. support, but the gentry in Yizhou did not have much affection for Zhang Fei.Although many people have been boldly employed by Zhang Fei, it doesn't mean that they are really devoted to Zhang Fei.

In the final analysis, the most important reason is the time issue.

It had only been a month since Zhang Fei occupied Yizhou. At this time, the Han army suddenly attacked. Naturally, people's hearts were floating and undercurrents were surging.

Although Zhang Fei has the support of Fazheng, Fazheng is an outsider, a member of the Dongzhou soldiers, not a decent Yizhou native. He attaches to and supports Zhang Fei, and he has no intention of using Zhang Fei to make a big gamble. If they are wrong, their identities and status will also undergo major changes. If they make a wrong bet, they will not be affected too much. After all, they have no family property or relatives in Yizhou, so there will be no ties.

In other words, if Zhang Fei fails to enter Shu, Fazheng can escape to other places and continue to be his counselor without any loss.

But Huang Quan is different. Huang Quan is a native of Yizhou and a representative of the Yizhou gentry. Although he has a great opinion on Zhang Ren's exclusion of non-Yizhou people, this does not mean that he will definitely turn to support it. Fazheng is on the side of rebellion.

In his eyes, Fazheng is a rebellious, opportunistic gambler. He and Zhang Song, Wang Lei and other Yizhou people have the same heart, and he surrendered to Zhang Fei only out of necessity, not out of sincerity.

If Zhang Fei occupied Yizhou for ten or eight years, maybe Huang Quan and others would really return to Zhang Fei, but the key point is that Zhang Fei only occupied Yizhou for more than a month, and immediately attracted the attention of the Han people. In this month's time, how could they really confide in Zhang Fei.

Therefore, arranging Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to meet this time is actually a small trick of Huang Quan.

Huang Quan did this because he knew that Liangzhou people were capricious, and Ma Chao's reputation and prestige were extremely high. This time, Ma Chao personally led the army to attack Yizhou. He was worried that Ma Chao would have ulterior motives and would fight with Zhang Fei was in the same boat, so he deliberately asked Zhang Fei to persuade Ma Chao and find out Ma Chao's psychology.

This time, Huang Quan could basically conclude that Ma Chao had no rebellious intentions, so he felt relieved.He also wanted to take this opportunity to get in touch with Ma Chao secretly, to be the internal response of the Han army, and to welcome the Han army to Yizhou to eliminate Zhang Fei.

For this reason, Huang Quan found Zhang Fei again, and after some persuasion, Zhang Fei finally agreed to let Huang Quan go to see Ma Chao again on his behalf.

Huang Quan was alone, riding a war horse, out of the closed gate of Jiameng Pass, and galloped directly to Ma Chao's camp, saying that he was an envoy and wanted to see Ma Chao on something.

As the saying goes, when the two armies are at war, if you don't kill the envoy, Huang Quan was taken to Ma Chao's tent.

As soon as Ma Chao came back from the outside, before he could sit still, he heard that Zhang Fei had sent an envoy again. He didn't want to see him at first, but finally decided to meet the envoy, and planned to humiliate the envoy in public.

"Don't drive Huang Quan in Yizhou, see General Ma!"

"What did Zhang Fei send you here for?" Ma Chao asked straight to the point.

"Reporting to General Ma, Zhang Fei didn't send me here, but Yizhou Mu..."

"Isn't Zhang Fei the Yizhou Mu?" Ma Chao sneered.

"No, Zhang Fei usurped it. The real Yizhou Mu should be Liu Zhang."

Ma Chao asked suspiciously: "Hasn't Liu Zhang been driven away by Zhang Fei? How could he send you here? Besides, what are you doing here?"

"To be honest, I'm here to respond to General Ma." Huang Quan said straight to the point.

Ma Chao laughed and said, "Did I hear correctly? Are you here to be my internal response?"

"Correct."

Seeing Huang Quan's unsmiling and serious expression, Ma Chao didn't seem to be lying, so he asked, "Are you serious?"

"It's absolutely true, if there is even a little falsehood, Huang is willing to die without a burial place."

Seeing Huang Quan's swearing, Ma Chao began to believe him a little bit, but out of caution, Ma Chao asked: "Just now Zhang Fei personally persuaded me to rebel with him, but you said that you want to be my internal agent? How can I trust you?"

"General Ma's army is all elite troops, but they are trapped here because of a small Jiameng Pass, and cannot pass through. I have a way to let General Ma take down Jiameng Pass without any effort. .As long as the Jiameng pass is captured, it means that General Ma has opened the passage to enter Shu, and General Ma's army will be able to drive straight in."

"Jiameng Pass is solid and unbreakable. I tried to attack several times, but I was repelled and suffered heavy losses. You said you have a plan to capture Jiameng Pass. I really want to know how you can take it?" Ma Chao said to Huang Quan became very interested and asked.

Huang Quan said: "To capture Jiameng Pass is not a big deal at all. But the key is, can General Ma promise me a condition?"

"What conditions, tell me!"

Huang Quan said: "Since Yizhou was under the jurisdiction of Liu Ermu, it has been relatively stable, but when Zhang Fei came, this balance was broken. This time, the imperial court sent a general to attack. But I don’t want to see the people suffer. I don’t know if the general can promise me a condition. No matter where the Han army is in Yizhou, they will not easily carry out wanton massacres against the people of Yizhou. If Yizhou is peaceful, there will be no loss of life."

Ma Chao said: "I can assure you of this! You can rest assured!"

Huang Quan said: "If that's the case, I can tell General Ma a good way to capture Jiameng Pass, but I don't know if General Ma will dare to use the strategy I proposed."

"I, Ma Chao, have always been brave, and there is nothing that scares me. Tell me, and I'm all ears."

Huang Quan then told Ma Chao all about his plan. After Ma Chao heard this, although he frowned, in fact, he was already elated, because Huang Quan's strategy was to kill Zhang Fei's strategy can not only capture Jiameng Pass, but also kill Zhang Fei.

But Ma Chao was extremely calm. After listening to what Huang Quan said, he nodded slightly and said, "Your strategy is very good and very attractive. However, I can't fully trust you unless you can follow the plan tomorrow." Do what I say, and I may believe you."

"Then please order from General Ma!" Huang Quan knew that in order to win Ma Chao's trust, he had to make some sacrifices, so he bowed to Ma Chao.

(End of this chapter)