Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 944 As expected
"May I ask Mr. Kong Ming, what would happen if the Northern Han army did not attack the city from the north gate of Ruyin?"

Zhou Yu asked.

"Haha, Gongjin is worrying too much. The Northern Han army has fought us several times, and they have won all of them. I will definitely not take the seats here seriously. However, if the Northern Han army doesn't come, then let them go." Bring it over!"

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, looking confident.

After the discussion, the generals of the allied army dispersed separately. Those who left the city went out of the city, and those who lay in ambush waited for the arrival of the Northern Han army.

At this time, Ma Chao was still on the march.

Lieutenant General Ma Dai was beside Ma Chao and asked, "Brother, why do you insist on leading the army to the south? Sima Yi even said that we will be defeated if we come!"

"Hmph, do you really believe in that Sima Yi? Could it be that he is a god, and he said that we will lose if we lose? If this is the case, then there is no need to fight, just let him speak a few words!"

Ma Chao didn't believe Sima Yi's words at all. Ma Chao believed that the coalition forces in the south were vulnerable. It was not like he didn't participate in the battle of Yuzhou last year. What was the result of the battle of Yuzhou?The Northern Han army was completely victorious, and all the Jingzhou troops were sent to Jiangnan (south of the Yangtze River). As for Sun Ce, Jiangdong is now like an old man in his twilight. There is also Liu Zhang, an enthroned emperor. It's fine for the small characters to join forces, but was trapped in Xichuan by Wei Yan, a prefect, and couldn't get out of Sichuan.

Ma Chao was originally an arrogant and conceited person. With his bravery and the elite of the Northern Han Army, he was not only a little defiant, but even a little ignorant of the new emperor Liu Rui and the regent Liu Peng.

In fact, it is not just Ma Chao. Many generals in the Northern Han Dynasty are not convinced by the new emperor and the regent Liu Peng. Many generals in the army are rebellious, especially the generals above the division commander. They only obey Liu Wei, the emperor who has been beaten. For Liu Rui, who had never met before, they couldn't say they didn't approve, but they definitely couldn't achieve the blind obedience to Liu Wei.

The reason why the eight states of the Northern Han Dynasty (Liao, Qing, You, Bing, Ji, Xu, Sili, and Xiliang) did not rebel was because the regent Liu Peng, although he had never met Liu Peng, but Liu Peng's methods, All the generals in the army have heard of it, especially after Panlongshan quelled the rebellion, he was the guy who launched a ruthless attack that even killed his own brothers.

In fact, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty did not think of rebelling. However, firstly, Liu Wei treated them well, and secondly, if they rebelled, Liu Peng would not set them on fire. Therefore, many generals waited and watched. Attitude, wait for a while to see if you are loyal to Liu Rui.

It is precisely because of this that Sima Yi persuaded Liu Peng not to send troops, but Liu Peng refused to listen and sent Ma Chao south to fight against the alliance.

"Brother, what Sima Yi said is not unreasonable. Although there is no major change in the soldiers and horses of the Northern Han Dynasty, except for the soldiers and horses in the capital, most of the soldiers and horses in other places can't be adjusted now! We are only here this time. With one hundred thousand..."

"That's enough, stop talking!"

Ma Chao stopped Ma Dai, raised his whip and pointed to the south, saying, "Tonight, I will enter Ruyin County!"

"Brother, don't be reckless. Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Liu Zhang have assembled an army of 12. If you want to take back Ruyin County, you should make a plan. How can you force an exhausted army to attack Ruyin County! Brother, don't what!"

Ma Dai grabbed Ma Chao's whip and begged bitterly.

"You have been cautious since you were a child, and you dare not let go of everything. The Jingzhou Army, Jiangdong Army, and Xichuan Army are regarded as pigs and dogs. They can win a battle. Don't talk too much. Since you don't If you dare to go with me, then you will stay and take care of the food and grass for me in the back!"

After finishing speaking, Ma Chao ignored Ma Dai, and sent an order: "Quicken the march, attack Ruyin tonight, and I will sit in the county office of Ruyin City before dawn tomorrow morning!"

After hearing Ma Chao's order, the soldiers of the Northern Han Army all showed bitter expressions. They had marched all the way from Hebei and never had a good rest when they arrived in Yuzhou. Now they have to march in a hurry and attack the city overnight. Come on, however, the soldiers of the Northern Han Army dared not speak out, and no one dared to stand up to oppose them. All of them stepped up their pace and quickly marched towards Ruyin City.

When the Northern Han army marched a hundred miles north of Ruyin City, they were discovered by scouts from the Southern Allied Army.

"Report, the Northern Han army is here!"

In the county government office in Ruyin City, a scout knelt on the ground and informed Liu Bei and others of the arrival of the Northern Han army.

Zhuge Liang pointed at the scouts with his feather fan and asked, "Do you know who the commander-in-chief of the Northern Han Army is?"

"Military Commander, I have not found out who the commander-in-chief of the Northern Han Army is, but the flag of the Central Commander of the Northern Han Army hangs a horse character."

The scout replied.

"The character Ma? That must be Ma Chao from Xiliang. The only generals with the surname Ma in the Northern Han Army are the brothers of the Ma family. It is impossible for Liu Peng to let someone else command 10 people. Therefore, the commander of the Northern Han Army must be Ma Chao!"

Zhuge Liang judged.

"My lord Zhuge has a good opinion, but this Ma Chao is not an idler. During the early years in Xiliang, Ma Teng sent Ma Chao to harass Xichuan many times. Once, Ma Chao was surrounded by hundreds of people from Xichuan alone. However, That Ma Chao went out with one gun, one horse, one gun, and killed him abruptly!"

Zhang Ren described it to Zhuge Liang vividly and vividly.

Zhuge Liang waved his fan, grinned and said, "Hehe, General Zhang, he Ma Mengqi can break out from the siege of hundreds or thousands of people, so is it possible that he can also break out from the siege of tens of thousands? Don't tell me He can't, but he can, so what? He killed himself, and all the soldiers and horses were broken here, how can he fight us?"

"Military Master Zhuge is right, but you still have to be careful with this Ma Chao!"

Zhang Ren kindly reminded Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang ignored Zhang Ren, but said: "The Northern Han army is no longer allowed a hundred miles away from Ruyin, everyone should hurry out of the city and act according to plan!"

"Here!"

All the people in the room went out to send troops out of the city, only Zhuge Liang and Xiao Guanzhang (Guan Xing, Zhang Bao) were left in the room.

"Master, what should the two of us do?"

Guan Xing asked Zhuge Liang.

"For the two of you, I have something important to give to you!"

Zhuge Liang called the two of them to him and whispered in their ears. After speaking, Zhuge Liang asked, "Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Guan Xing and Zhang Bao nodded.

Zhuge Liang said again: "You two don't bring too many people, each of you should bring five hundred knives and axes, and ten bridle ropes, just dig as many horse pits as you want!"

"Here!"

Guan Xing and Zhang Bao also turned around and retreated.

At this time, only Zhuge Liang was left with [-] soldiers and horses in Ruyin County, and there was no general in addition to that.

(End of this chapter)