Ma Xiu left for too long, and Ma Dai chased after him and walked for more than twenty miles and finally caught up.

"Second brother, go slowly!" Seeing Ma Xiu, Ma Dai urged the horse to speed up.

When he heard someone calling him, Ma Xiu turned around.

Seeing Ma Dai leading more than a dozen guards to come, Ma Xiu asked, "Is it possible that Brother Lao wants you to chase me?"

"How could it be?" Ma Dai said: "If the elder brother really orders to chase the third brother, I will be the first to abandon him."

"Then what does it mean to chase after you?" Ma Xiu said: "My father and second brother are still in Tongguan, so I can't stay in Xiliang."

"The elder brother wants me to follow my third brother to Tongguan again." Ma Dai replied: "He promised to lead the army to Tongguan in a few days to surrender to the young master."

"Is there such a thing?" Ma Xiu's eyes lit up: "I talked for a long time but couldn't convince him. Why did he refuse to do so?"

"I convinced my elder brother." Ma Dai replied: "Actually, my elder brother was hesitating in his heart. I explained the pros and cons to him, so he figured it out."

"That's a good thing." Ma Xiu did not ask what Ma Dai said: "You and I will return to Tongguan quickly and report the news to the young master."

Since Ma Xiu left, Cao Shuo trained his troops every day and was ready to attack Xiliang at any time.

More than half a month has passed, and a lot of food and grass have gathered in Chang'an, which is getting closer and closer to the day when Cao's army set out to fight.

Just as Ma Chao was wondering what to respond, Ma Xiu and Ma Dai returned to Tongguan.

When Cao Shu learned that the two of them were back, he ordered Deng Zhan to lead them into the barracks.

In the barracks, Cao Shu sat in the upper head, with staff and generals sitting on both sides.

Ma Teng and Ma Tie were also invited to come and sit among the generals.

Ma Xiu and Ma Dai entered the house, and everyone's eyes fell on their faces.

"What did Meng Qi say?" Cao Shuo asked first when they greeted each other.

"The elder brother will lead the army to surrender in a few days." Ma Xiu said, "It's just that Han Sui ran away."

"Who convinced Meng Qi?" Cao Shuo suddenly asked.

Ma Xiu and Ma Dai looked at each other, and Ma Dai said, "It's me."

"I'm sure Meng Qi will not agree easily." Cao Shuo said: "You have made great contributions to convince him."

"The elder brother is not an unreasonable person. I just said a few simple words and he agreed." In front of Cao Shu, Ma Dai would certainly not say that Ma Chao refused to agree at first.

Fortunately, Cao Shu did not ask questions, but only ordered Ma Teng: "When Meng gets up, please ask General Ma to greet me."

Ma Teng stood up to receive the order.

Cao Shu said again: "Han Sui escaped, but Xiliang still has not been pacified. The army will still advance soon. You will go back and prepare for each other. Once your father's military order is issued, you will immediately decapitate the camp."

Everyone stood up and left.

He said to Ma Dai again: "Little General, please stay. I have something to ask you alone."

Cao Shu kept him, and Ma Dai knew that he must be asking about the details of convincing Ma Chao, so he couldn't help but worry.

Ma Chao once refused to surrender. If it weren't for mentioning that Cao Shu might replace the Han Dynasty in the future, he would still not let it go.

If Cao Shu asked, what should he respond, Ma Dai was really unsure.

Everyone left, and only Cao Shuo and Ma Dai were left in the room.

"The young general can tell me how to convince Meng Qi." Cao Shuo said: "If it weren't for giving enough benefits, he would never choose to leave Xiliang."

"Actually, it didn't give any benefits to the elder brother. He was willing to apply for it himself." Ma Dai lowered his head and replied with no confidence: "The elder brother has admired the young master for a long time..."

"I have to believe this." Cao Shuo smiled and waved his hand: "Don't tell me that these are useless, I'll ask how you convinced him?"

"I just asked him if he was willing to stay in Xiliang or be a founding hero under the young master." Knowing that he could not hide it, Ma Dai had to say: "After brother just thought for a moment, he would let me catch up with my third brother and report to the young master that he would lead the army to surrender in less than two days."

"The founding hero?" Cao Shuo asked, "What does it mean?"

"The young master fought south and north, no matter how he made a decision, the country would be reborn." Ma Dai replied: "The so-called founding heroes are nothing more than these meanings."

Ma Dai dared not explain what he meant, Cao Shu already understood what he meant.

"No matter what you say, as long as Meng Qi is willing to serve, it is a good thing." Cao Shu said: "I have to go to Chang'an and report the news to my father."

"The elder brother is here to follow the young master, not to follow the Cao Gong." Ma Dai hurriedly said: "If Cao Gong..."

"Meng Qi is a rare general in the world, so of course I will not give him to my father." Cao Shu said: "Reporting to my father is just to tell him that Meng Qi has already been voted under my tent. It is enough to attack Han Sui when entering Xiliang."

"Han Sui planned to join the Cao family earlier, and the young master asked Cao Gong to beat him..." Ma Dai hesitated a little.

"Han Sui planned to join the Cao family earlier, but now he won't." Cao Shuo smiled indifferently: "He and Meng Qi are no longer incompatible. Meng Qi has joined, how can he come again?"

"I don't understand. Han Sui is also a hero. Why did the young master turn him out because of his elder brother?" Ma Dai couldn't help but ask a question.

"He is too old." Cao Shuo did not answer too deeply, and stood up and said, "I got Meng Qi and won the world. How can I use him? Besides, he has been thinking about serving his father from the beginning. Since he was not planning to serve me, of course I can't lose Meng Qi because of him."

Cao Shu walked to the door and greeted Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao: "Accompany me to Chang'an."

Ma Dai, who was following him, didn't ask any more questions.

Although the answer I got was not very clear, it was not easy for Cao Shu to explain so much to him.

After leaving the barracks, Cao Shu took Deng Zhan, Zhu Ao and a team of guards on the horse.

He ordered a guard who was not accompanying him: "Tell the generals, be sure to guard Tongguan when I am away. No matter what happens, don't open the pass easily. All things will be planned when I come back."

The guard responded, Cao Shu shook the reins and rode his horse to Chang'an.

After leaving Tongguan, Deng Zhan looked back and asked Cao Shu: "Young Master really believes that Ma Mengqi will come to serve?"

"Why don't you believe it?" Cao Shuo asked him with a smile.

"Maybe Ma Mengqi once betrayed the Cao family, and I don't believe him very much." Deng Zhan reminded: "Young Master, it's better to be careful."

"I asked Ma Teng to take him to the pass, and the soldiers he brought were allocated on the spot." Cao Shuo said: "If you stay with the army, you will be assigned to the military households in various places. If you break up his army, what else can he do?"

"Young Master has a good plan, but I'm afraid that something will happen again." Deng Zhan replied: "Ma Mengqi is a character after all, so it's not harmful to be more careful."
Chapter completed!