The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 401 The Wolf's Ambition
The banquet, which had been in a harmonious atmosphere a moment ago, fell silent in an instant, and the hall became gloomy and gloomy under the rendering of the headless corpse lying on the table.

Ma Chao picked up a white cloth from the table and slowly wiped the blood on the long sword in his hand.

Someone outside the hall came, it was Pound.

After Pang De entered, he went straight to Mi Fang's dead head, grabbed the hair on the head, and walked out with the head.

Ma Chao, dressed in brocade robes, wiped the long sword and returned it to its sheath, and hung it on the wall again.

Walking into the inner hall, Ma Chao took off his clothes, changed into a military uniform, and then picked up the armors and put them on neatly one by one. He raised the tiger-headed golden spear, and the heroic Ma Chao appeared in front of him again.

Walking out of the mansion gate and stepping on his mount, Ma Chao galloped straight to Jincheng Camp.

The [-] iron cavalry, including the Yinling Flying Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, were all ready to go. If you didn't stand on a high place, you couldn't see the whole picture of this army clearly.

Mi Fang's head was hung by Pound on the flagpole of the Jincheng Camp, Pound, Yang Qiu, Ma Wan, and Zhang Heng all looked at each other solemnly.

Except for Pound's indifferent face, the other three generals tried their best to keep calm.

They didn't know what happened, and why did Ma Chao kill Mi Fang?
Did Mi Fang kill if she wanted to?

Even if Mi Fang committed a heinous crime, the decision of his life and death must be decided by Guo Jia.

Jin Machao came to the high platform of the barracks with vigorous steps, and his ruthless look caught the eyes of the whole army.

"The whole army obeys the order, follow me to swing the army eastward, and flatten the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan! Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded!"

With Ma Chao's order, Yang Qiu and the other three generals were so scared that their faces turned pale.

They really thought they had heard wrong.

Where is Ma Chao going?Guanzhong!
Rebelled? !

The three generals looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally got on their horses and followed orders.

The iron cavalry unit, which had not been seen since Guo Jia sent his army northward to fight Cao Cao outside the pass two years ago, finally dispatched when the Taiping Army had the upper hand in the northward attack on Xiangfan!
Fifty thousand cavalry set off from Jincheng and head straight for Chang'an!

On the way, Ma Chao sent 3000 people to turn south to capture Chen Cang, and then guarded the dangerous road, cutting off the connection between Guanzhong and Yizhou!

Ma Chao rebelled, and the world was shocked!
The first to bear the brunt are the merchants in Guanzhong.

Under the leadership of Zhang Liao, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong were divided into two groups. One was led by Zhang Liao to occupy Hangu Pass, and the other was led by Yan Yan to occupy Wuguan Pass. The combined strength of the two sides was [-].

Xu Shu in Chang'an only had a city defense army of no more than [-] troops.

In the Yamen of Chang'an Mansion, Xu Shu was teaching a child, explaining the main points of the book of war to him.

"Will, do you understand?"

The nearly ten-year-old boy sitting across from Xu Shu focused on the military book and nodded solemnly.

Xu Shu smiled gratifiedly.

He has no children. Although he has two wives and concubines, he has not had any heirs for many years. In order to give an explanation to his old mother, or to show filial piety, after all, there are three unfilial children who have no descendants. Xu Shu adopted an orphan as his own. child.

The boy in front of him is called Jiang Wei, he was an orphan adopted by Xu Shu by accident when Han Sui was in trouble in the Northwest, and he taught him carefully for several years, and Xu Shu also planned to pass on all his life's knowledge to him.

The guard outside the door came to report that someone asked to see him.

The whole of Chang'an is now in panic.

Who is Ma Chao?Outsiders seem to be just ordinary people.

Now that Chang'an is being built like a brocade, both people's livelihood and business are thriving. Although the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce still occupies most of the interests, there are also many merchants from all over the world who have established their businesses in Chang'an.

Now that Ma Chao is attacking, everyone must be panicking.

Under Guo Jia's rule, only when there is a stable order can business be on the right track.

Those big surnames who kept their own laws and made a fortune in silence are really scared now.

Guo Jia is a reasonable warlord, if you obey the law honestly, he will not target and suppress you.

But if Ma Chao captures Chang'an, who can guarantee that Ma Chao will not be like Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si back then?

There are quite a few people in Chang'an City who can speak out on behalf of all merchants, and the most influential person is obviously Zhen Yu.

Therefore, Zhen Yu was pushed to meet Xu Shu to see what Xu Shu would do.

Is it to call Zhang Liao back to rescue Chang'an?
Or can you talk to Ma Chao and let him rein in the precipice?

Zhen Yu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, he couldn't be blamed for being so flustered.

As a successful businessman, Zhen Yu is personable and has an astonishing air, but that was in peacetime, and now there is a knife hanging on his head, not to mention him as a businessman, many officials in Chang'an are in panic.

The person who received Zhen Yu was Zhang Ji, and he didn't know what to say to make Zhen Yubie walk around in front of his eyes. Zhang Ji was also shocked by the current situation.

Ma Chao reversed?Inverted!
He had told Guo Jia long ago that people like Ma Chao had to be on guard, but Guo Jia gave Ma Chao everything.

The results of it?The results of it?
Ma Chao did such a heartless thing!
Xu Shu arranged Jiang Wei's homework before going to see Zhen Yu.

As soon as they met, Xu Shu cupped his hands and planned to salute, but Zhen Yu rushed to him, grabbed Xu Shu's arm and asked, "Yuan Zhi, what is the countermeasure for Feng Xiao? Chang'an can't lose anything! Don't let that horse over the dog The thieves took it."

Xu Shu showed a wry smile.

How could he not know Zhen Yu's words?

The two major cities under Guo Jia's rule are North Chang'an and South Chengdu. Chang'an, which has been in business for more than ten years, has just returned to prosperity. Years of hard work went to waste.

Xu Shu pulled Zhen Yu to the side and sat down, and asked someone to serve tea.

How can Zhen Yu be in the mood to drink tea now?Saving red tape is saving money, and he forced to ask: "Yuan Zhi, just tell the truth, Ma Chao will come to Chang'an in less than a day, what are you going to do? You just talk about war, my Zhen family, as the representative of all merchants in this city, How much money and food do you want? I will pay as much. If there are not enough people, we will mobilize the people to defend the city together. If the people are afraid, then we will offer a reward. Under the reward, there must be brave men. No matter what, we will definitely be able to stop Ma Chao for ten days and half a month. As long as we wait for reinforcements, Chang'an will be saved."

Both Xu Shu and Zhang Ji could hear the firmness in Zhen Yu's tone.

Zhen Yu's words actually revealed another meaning, they only believed in Guo Jia's rule, and they wouldn't even give them room to negotiate with someone else.

What businessmen need most is a stable investment environment. In troubled times, although the country is in trouble and wealth is easy to make, they are always hanging by a tightrope. If they are not careful, they will bring disaster to the whole family. Therefore, making money silently and making money with anger is a visionary The businessman's favorite situation.

In the 15 years since Chang'an was captured by Guo Jia, what this safe paradise has created is a win-win situation. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and all walks of life are thriving. Everyone in the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce has benefited from it. They can enjoy the sensuality here. , feasting and feasting, this place is simply a paradise on earth, they are not afraid of being oppressed by the powerful, they don't have to worry about war disasters, they do business according to their duties, and the money they earn will allow them to have inexhaustible glory and wealth.

All these beautiful lives cannot be destroyed by Ma Chao!

When Xu Shu faced the anxious Zhen Yu, he couldn't relax, but Zhen Yu's proposal obviously couldn't be adopted.

"To be honest, I plan to surrender the whole city when Ma Chao leads the army tomorrow."

As soon as Xu Shu's words fell, Zhen Yu's face turned pale with shock, Zhang was thoughtful, but respected Xu Shu instead.

Now this Chang'an city can't stop Ma Chao, but can mobilize the people, and everyone is united to defend it.

But the result will only be that Chang'an falls into Ma Chao's hands after the blood flows into the river.

"Yuanzhi, how can you surrender to this dog thief? This is Fengxiao's painstaking effort! Doesn't Zhang Wenyuan have soldiers? Chang'an delays and transfers him back."

Zhen Yu was dumbfounded, and quickly questioned Xu Shu.

Xu Shu showed a wry smile without explaining.

Zhang Liao and Yan Yan do have soldiers, and as long as these two come back, Chang'an will definitely be able to defend!
But the key point is that if Zhang Liao is transferred back, the gates of Guanzhong will be opened, and Cao Wei's troops will drive straight in, and the entire Northwest will fall by then.

Now we are attacked from both sides, with tigers to the east and wolves to the west.

Xu Shu would rather lose Chang'an to Ma Chao than lose his territory to Cao Wei, whichever is the lesser of two evils.

No matter how ambitious Ma Chao is, at most he can conquer Guanzhong and Liangzhou. If Cao Wei is replaced, then this country will almost belong to Cao Wei.

"Tomorrow I will meet Ma Chao, and I will explain my interests to him. He wants Chang'an and Guanzhong. I will try my best to persuade him not to hurt the innocent, and everything in Chang'an will remain the same. I think Ma Chao, even if he is ambitious, will never provoke him himself." People's grievances provoked a crowd to attack."

An ambitious person can never embark on this road for the purpose of killing innocent people indiscriminately. There are many means of conquest. The best thing the world's tyrants are good at is to cleverly set up names to attract talents for their own use. Both Cao Cao and Sun Quan have set up many new official positions. Guo Jia established The same is true for Yizhou Prefecture, a detached political institution.

If Ma Chao wants to occupy a place in the world, first of all, he should not make enemies everywhere. After conquering the city and plundering the land, he must appease and win over all those who can be used for his own use.

Zhen Yu, a businessman, also understands these principles, but they don’t trust Ma Chao, a man. It’s easy to be a master for a day, but what Guo Jia has done for 20 years is not something that a random monarch can do. .

Now that Xu Shu has made up his mind, Zhen Yu is not good at forcing others. After all, if they want to resist Ma Chao, they need Xu Shu, an official representative, to take the lead.

After sending Zhen Yu away, Zhang Ji asked Xu Shu with a worried look on his face, "My lord, are you really surrendering to Ma Chao?"

Xu Shu didn't want Chi Yu to be harmed, so he didn't resist, which Zhang understood.

But when it comes to the present, the heart must be desolate.

Xu Shu didn't speak, and walked towards Jiang Wei's study.

Walking to the door of the study, watching Jiang Wei concentrate on reading the book of war, Xu Shu said to himself: "Ma Mengqi, don't let the Lord down."

(End of this chapter)