Chapter 1206: Angry Ma Chao
Han Sui understood, "The prefect Zhao said very well. Liangzhou has been through wars for a long time, and the people need peace. Ma Teng's wolf ambitions. Last year, when the princes attacked Bingzhou, they coveted the land of Chang'an. Fortunately, the princes of Jin used thunder to attack the coalition forces of the princes. Otherwise, the people in the land of Sanfu would suffer again. This official decided to order all the troops to attack Longxi three days later."
The generals on the field agreed.
Seeing Han Sui's performance, Li Ru was quite satisfied. He helped Han Sui pacify Han Yang, hoping that Han Sui could send troops to Longxi as soon as possible and put more pressure on Ma Chao.
Hu Han's luck was quite good. A driftwood took him away from Ji County, and then Hu Han rushed to Longxi without stopping, and he wanted to inform Ma Chao about the situation in Hanyang as soon as possible.
This heavy rain not only caused Ma Teng to bury himself in Ji County, but also stopped the Chang'an army from continuing to think about Longxi's attack.
Longxi, after Ma Chao learned of the drastic changes in Hanyang, his expression changed constantly. From the news from Hu Han, Ma Chao could feel that Ma Teng might have been buried in Ji County this time. He knew Ma Teng's character very well. Ji County is Ma Teng's foundation. Since he has made up his mind, he will definitely not leave easily.
"Han Sui's husband, if you don't kill you, I'll never be a human being!" After saying that, Ma Chao was so angry that he vomited blood, his face turned pale.
"General, at this time, take care of yourself." Ma Dai hurriedly advised.
Ma Tie also did not expect that such drastic changes occurred in Ji County just after he left Ji County, but the situation in Longxi at this time was extremely unfavorable for his side. "General, now his father was unfortunately killed. The general should take charge of the great power in the army and resist the Chang'an army, Han Sui and Zhao Yan."
Ma Chao said: "I ordered the news to be carefully investigated for Ji County."
Ma Chao still distrusts Ma Teng's death in Ji County.
Three days later, the exact news came from Ji County, which completely gave up Ma Chao.
The Longxi army was covered with mourning, and the entire army cried. As for whom was heartbroken because of Ma Teng's death, it was unknown.
Ma Teng's death brought great shock to the soldiers in the Longxi army. When Ma Teng was there, although Hanyang was defeated by Han Sui, Ma Chao still couldn't feel anything. Now after the defeat in Wudu and the bad news of Ji County came, Ma Chao deeply realized the importance of Ma Teng.
In the past, Ma Chao believed that with his own ability, he could take charge of the army and conquer cities and land, and even compared with the princes, he was not weak at all. But now he felt powerless when facing the situation in the army.
Difficulties inspired Ma Chao's fighting spirit. As a powerful general in Liangzhou, he never bowed to difficulties. Under Ma Chao's powerful means, the soldiers in the army did not have any other situations for a while. Originally, Ma Chao had a considerable prestige in Ma Teng's army.
What the soldiers in the city were worried about was that the attack from Lu Bu and the Hanyang army was about to come.
Except for the two thousand people brought by Ma Tie, the other elite soldiers were either dead or surrendered. This was the greatest weakening of Ma Chao's strength. Otherwise, if Ma Chao had ten thousand elite soldiers in his hands, he would not be afraid even if he faced the army from three sides.
"Do you think we can defend Longxi?" On the city wall, Ma Chao turned his gaze to the distance and suddenly asked.
Ma Dai hesitated for a moment and said, "It is naturally no problem to defend Longxi with the general's courage."
"Don't deceive yourself. What is the situation in Longxi at this time? I believe you know that the aristocratic families in the city will definitely choose to give up in the face of life and death. What they need is interests. If your strength is not enough to make them safe, they will betray them." Ma Chao said.
Ma Dai was silent when he heard this. Ma Chao's words made sense. What he was most worried about was that the army in the city could not bear the pressure and would lose its footing when the enemy had not yet attacked the city. This was a disaster for Longxi.
"Even if you can't defend Longxi, I will make Han Sui pay a heavy price." Ma Chao said gritting his teeth. In the past few days, every time he thinks of the battle situation in Hanyang and the scene before his father's death, Ma Chao's heart is filled with hatred for Han Sui.
When he was young, Ma Teng often talked about how loyal Han Sui was. At that time, Ma Chao also had a certain admiration for Han Sui, but the two brothers turned against each other because of their interests.
"The general should keep a useful body to avenge his father." Ma Dai said. He understood Ma Chao's character and he would avenge him. The situation in Longxi was very passive at this time. If Ma Chao was defeated outside the city because of impulse, the situation would be even more unfavorable to his side.
Ma Chao sighed: "Go back."
Ma Teng's death had a huge impact on Ma Chao. Overnight, Ma Chao seemed to have become much more calm.
After Lu Bu learned that Ma Teng was buried in Ji County, he looked surprised.
In history, Ma Teng died at the hands of Cao Cao, which triggered Ma Chao and Han Sui to jointly attack Cao Cao, and once asked Cao Cao to cut off his beard and abandon his robe. Unexpectedly, Ma Teng died at the hands of Han Sui.
After reading the detailed information sent by Li Ru's orders, Lu Bu felt a little dissatisfied. Although Li Ru's plan transferred Ma Chao's hatred to Han Sui and eliminated Ma Teng from Hanyang, after all, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city who were buried with him.
Unlike Lu Bu's perception, Pang Tong was extremely excited after learning that Hanyang was compromised. Ma Teng's defeat means that Ma Chao would not last long, and it successfully aroused Ma Chao's hatred for Han Sui.
"Lord, now that Ma Teng is defeated, he will send troops to attack Longxi and pacify the land of Longxi." Pang Tong suggested.
Lu Bu sighed: "It's a pity that tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Ji County are all the people of the Han Dynasty."
"The lord is kind, but the people are living in poverty under war. Only by pacifying the chaotic situation as soon as possible can more people be spared from the war." Pang Tong said that although he had not been in favour of Lu Bu for a long time, Pang Tong had a certain understanding of the character of this monarch. To a certain extent, the monarch was kind to the officials below. From Lu Bu's actions, he could see that he was a kind person with affection and righteousness.
Lu Bu nodded and said, "I'll order the soldiers in the army to send troops to Longxi in three days."
"Here!" Pang Tong and Ju Su bowed and said in unison.
The Chang'an army had just been formed and achieved such impressive results, which was definitely beyond imagination. As strategists of the army, they would gain more. Pang Tong had just surrendered to Lu Bu, and Ju Su had already gained a certain reputation under Lu Bu's rule. However, if they wanted to stabilize their position under Lu Bu, they had to show enough ability. After pacifying Wudu and Longxi, the benefits they received were obvious.
Chapter completed!