It's a pity that he had calculated everything carefully and planned everything properly, but unfortunately, he missed one thing! That's Ma Chao's violent and weird temper!
Ma Chao is actually the same type of general as Lu Bu, so this kind of person becomes uncertain. The outcome of the battlefield is full of countless uncertainties.
"Okay! Now that Taishou Chen has spoken out, I, Ma Chao, am not hypocritical! Ma doesn't want anything else, but all the military supplies, equipment and materials that Yuan Jun abandoned on the battlefield today! Taishou Chen is the leader of the alliance, and his merits will be rewarded. , you will be punished if you go too far, this little military supply matter is just within your ability! I wonder what Grandmaster Chen wants?"
As soon as Ma Chao finished speaking, he saw that all the princes in the room could not help but turn pale after hearing what he said. Even Chen Gong himself swayed back and forth and almost fell off his seat. However, he did not expect that Ma Chao did not seek an official position or a title. He actually made such a feeble request for the spoils of war from all the princes! Apparently he was angry.
Chen Gong couldn't help but pull down his beard! All the baggage has been cleaned up by various princes in Guanzhong and put into their bags. How can the meat in your mouth be handed over again?
Isn't Ma Chao just deliberately vomiting and looking for trouble? .......Why is this child so stubborn? How big of a deal is it to bear such a grudge?
Chen Gong took a deep breath and wished he could raise his hand to slap himself! What is a mean mouth? This is how I am now! Wouldn't it be nice to have a drink to relax? What kind of credit must be given to Ma Chao? This is great.
Under the angry and hostile gazes of all the princes, Chen Gong couldn't help but blush slightly, and said with a stiff smile: "Major General Ma is drunk? Why did you make such a request! How can the little supplies left by Yuan Jun be used?" Is it worthy of the general's achievements? Major General Ma might as well wear one...for example, don't you want the imperial court to issue an edict to confer a title on you?"
Ma Chao turned his head coldly and said: "No! Ma doesn't want anything else, he just wants all the baggage left by Yuan Jun today!"
"Snapped--!"
But when he heard the sound of a cup, Li Kan suddenly threw the wine cup in his hand to the ground, and said angrily: "Ma Chao, you are going too far! What do you think we and other princes are? Are you a subordinate of the Ma family? ! Mr. Chen gave you face, but you don’t cherish it! But you come to run against our allies, you really think that we are afraid that your surname is Ma!"
Zhang Heng also stood up and said in an angry voice: "The baggage left behind by Yuan Jun has been eaten by us! What do you want...? I won't give it to you, so what will happen to you?" "
Looking at the princes who were on the verge of being furious, Ma Chao remained calm and sneered, saying: "With so much military equipment and equipment, how can you, like a rat, eat so much? Let me tell you, with all this equipment and equipment, you can Just spit it out honestly! If you don't spit it out, humph, no one will be able to return to Guanzhong alive!"
This was a bit too much to say, but I saw the princes in Guanzhong pulling out their swords one by one.
Next to Ma Chao, Pang De was also standing with a sword, protecting his side. Unfortunately, the banquet that was full of laughter and laughter just now was about to become tense and incompatible!
Chen Gong never expected that his casual words would turn out like this, so he had to keep trying to dissuade him. The generals under his command also rushed into the arena to block the two sides to avoid a fight. The scene suddenly became chaotic.
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To the east of Pingyang City, Yuan Jun's commander's tent.
Yuan Xi took the letter he had submitted in detail, and while reading it, he tapped the desk gently with his hand. His eyes were rolling around, as if he was planning something.
Beside him, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao stood beside him, looking at Yuan Xi's sinister and playful face, they couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Zhao Yun spoke first: "Lord, I wonder what this letter says?"
"I'll report it in detail. Last night at the banquet, Ma Chao and the princes of Guanzhong got into a fight in the commander's tent. Fortunately, Chen Gong was able to persuade both sides to stop the fight. If not, hey, I'm afraid last night, Guanzhong There will be some blood in the coalition commander's camp!" Yuan Xi said jokingly.
Zhang Liao was stunned when he heard this and said: "As expected, my lord, after yesterday's white battle, Ma Chao and the Guanzhong Army are already on the same level. I'm afraid they will be incompatible sooner or later!"
Yuan Xi nodded and analyzed calmly: "It's just that if we want to completely divide them, we need to add more fire. Wen Yuan, is there any news from Sima Yi?"
Zhang Liao hurriedly said after hearing this: "According to the secret guard's report, Sima Yi has already met Liu Xiongming, the big thief at the Wuguan Pass, and is now thinking of ways to persuade Changtun! Once he succeeds, he will be rewarded!"
"Okay! Once Sima Yi succeeds, we can set a fire behind the Guanzhong Army to disrupt their sight and thoughts. By then, if there is no fight between Guanzhong Army and Ma Chao, I still don't believe that we can't deal with this. The horse is gone." Yuan Xi said happily.
On the first night after the battle between the Guanzhong Army and the Hebei Army, Ma Chao took his military exploits as an opportunity to act aggressively and directly reached out to the various princes in Guanzhong to ask for the spoils of war.
Fortunately, Chen Gong took action in time, persuaded the left and right, and used his own money to extract equipment and baggage from Cao's army's munitions treasury and advance it to Ma Chao on behalf of the various princes in Guanzhong. Only then could he reluctantly calm down the raging war, which almost cost him his own life.
The problem is that the diaphragm between the two sides has formed, and the gap has arisen. The relationship between Ma Chao and the various princes in Guanzhong has gradually turned from allies to hostility, just like the towering giant tree. Although it appears to be always green on the outside, in fact, it has become hostile deep in the trunk. It has been completely corroded by maggots, just like duckweed in the wind, which will be crumbling at some point.
But although the princes hated Ma Chao deeply, they were helpless against him. But the gap of hatred was finally forged.
The reason is because Ma Chao succeeded in the first battle and defeated the enemy, so he has the capital to be proud of! Chen Gong's favoritism is understandable.
As a result, all the princes asked for orders the next day, asking to attack Yuan Jun's stronghold to perform meritorious deeds!
In their view, no matter who captured Yuan Jun's stronghold and established meritorious deeds, everyone would be on an equal footing with Ma Chao. Closing the mouth of this bastard would give Chen Gong no more reason to be biased.
Chen Gong was also in a difficult situation at this moment. On the one hand, he could not trust the abilities of the princes, and on the other hand, it was not convenient for him to offend everyone out of thin air. However, he could not bear the hardships of the princes going back and forth to ask for a battle, so he finally had to agree and let them attack Gaorou the next day. The camp where the Bingzhou Army is located.
The princes were overjoyed when they received the order to send troops. They were all gearing up and eager to try. They were all thinking about how to show off their power in front of Ma Chao after achieving great achievements, so that they could show off their skills and humiliate the Ma family boy.
The princes made clever calculations, but they missed one very important thing, which was Yuan Jun's powerful combat power. How could Yuan Xi, the overlord in charge of the four states in Hebei, be the same generation as Yi Yu? Even Cao Cao is afraid, let alone this group of princes.
Among the four states in Hebei, Jizhou is famous for being the world's granary and rich, Youzhou is famous for its strong horses, and Bingzhou is famous for its martial arts, with its heroic men and warriors dominating the four states.
Just imagine that Lu Bu, the best flying general in the world in the past, was from Jiuyuan County in Bingzhou. How could the soldiers here be any different in terms of their bravery and combat effectiveness? What's more, when the two sides fought on the plains before, the Bingzhou Army still had the upper hand. Now, the Guanzhong Army is attacking and the Bingzhou Army is defending, taking advantage of the terrain!
How can the Guanzhong Allied Forces get an advantage?
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In the commander's tent of Bingzhou Military Camp.
Yuan Xi was lying on the couch, closing his eyes and taking a deep sleep. Suddenly, he heard a burst of noisy footsteps and shouts from outside the tent, as if countless people were running back and forth. Yuan Xi was shocked, and then he got up and rushed out. Outside the account.
Xu Chu was waiting outside the tent with a big sword in his hand. Seeing this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord! Don't panic! Old Xu is here!"
Yuan Xi listened to the shouts outside the stronghold in the distance and said, "What happened to Zhongkang? Is there an enemy attack?"
Xu Chu respectfully replied: "Yes! There is an enemy attack. It is the Guanzhong Allied Forces who came to attack the stronghold under the cover of night."
"Why didn't you call me?" Yuan Xi said angrily.
"General Gao Rou said that it is rare for my lord to have a good rest, so we should not disturb his rest."
Yuan Xi shook his head and sighed, then returned to the camp, put on his headband, put on his armor, and led Xu Chu and others towards the entrance of the camp.
Gao Rou is a good cousin. He takes care of Yuan Xi and pities his brother-in-law, fearing that he will be tired from hard work. Yuan Xi is very touched and appreciates it! Later, Gao Rou also trusted a lonely and important minister.
But at critical moments, as a general, he must go to the front line, because it is his men who are fighting there, and he should have a place there. As the leader of the country, how can he be absent?
When we arrived at the front camp, we saw torches all over the mountains and plains rushing towards our camp like a rolling wave of fire, lighting up the already dark sky. If we calculate that there is one torch for every five people, there will be at least 30,000 to 40,000 enemy troops!
Yuan Xi came on horseback, commanded the soldiers to resist Gao Rou's side, and blamed him: "Brother, why didn't you say hello to me when the enemy army attacked the camp?"
Gao Rou turned around to look at Yuan Xi and said with a smile: "My lord, you are sleeping soundly, so I don't have the nerve to call you. The general will take care of the trivial matter of attacking the camp for you! Why bother my lord with everything?" Do it yourself?”
Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel warm when he heard this. No wonder Gao Rou kept his favor, even Emperor Taizong Xuanwu Yuan Xi was afraid that Emperor Yuan Rui of Jin Ming Dynasty would persecute Gao Rou, and told Yuan Rui many times to be kind to Gao Rou and not to let himself down.
But later, he was overthrown and exiled by the petty Jin and Ming emperors Yuan Rui and Sima Yi. He committed suicide on the way and ended up with the same fate as Changsun Wuji.
To be honest, in terms of military ability alone, among Yuan Shao's nephews, Gao Rou's ability is far better than that of Gao Rou. In the year when Gao Rou was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, his political achievements can be said to be outstanding. He has great talent and ambition, and shows off his talents in civil and military affairs.
It didn't embarrass Yuan Xi, and it also put an end to those people who said Yuan Xi was nepotistic.
Looking up at the enemy troops who were constantly attacking his own camp, Yuan Xi immediately said: "The Guanzhong Allied Forces dared to come so blatantly. They really didn't care about anything. However, just looking at the people they attacked this time, That’s enough! We’ve really spent a lot of money.”
Gao Rou laughed happily when he heard this, shook his head and said: "As the saying goes, there are too many soldiers but no courage, and the command is not uniform. It is just an empty force. It cannot enter our stronghold! There is no need to worry, my lord, just watch me retreat from the enemy!"
At this moment, the enemy horns in the distance suddenly blasted into the sky, and the war drums of the Guanzhong Allied Forces beat loudly. The shouts and shouts rang out together, carrying an overwhelming momentum, facing the enemy. Our own Dazhai pounced.
It is a pity that the Guanzhong Allied Forces are in disarray, with only appearances and no actions! Although they were attacked from all over the mountains and plains, they were unable to penetrate the stronghold at all.
The brave and skilled Bingzhou soldiers, under the command of Gao Rou, were arranged in units of troops in an orderly manner. Their powerful arm strength and weight-enhanced stone bows were their weapons to defeat the enemy, giving them a longer attack range and More powerful penetration.
As a crossbowman, there is a common saying that when the enemy enters your shooting range, you can only change your arrows three times at most before you have to face the enemy's hand-to-hand combat and you can no longer use your crossbow.
But Gao Rou's Bingzhou Army is obviously different. Because the Bingzhou Army has strong arms and a wide range, coupled with heavy ox-horn bows that ordinary soldiers cannot draw, it can shorten the frequency of attacks and greatly increase the number of shots.
The rain of arrows falling from the sky was like locusts, raining down on the Guanzhong coalition forces attacking the stronghold, penetrating the enemy's thin leather armor and pinning the enemy to the ground.
Every time the Bingzhou Army fired a round of arrows and crossbows, almost all of them caused heavy losses to the enemy.
In just the blink of an eye, the outside of Yuan Jun's stronghold turned into a sea of corpses, with broken limbs and broken arms of the Guanzhong Allied Forces everywhere. The gap in strength between the two armies was fully reflected at this moment!
Seeing that the enemy troops failed to attack the camp again and again, Yuan Xilue put down his nervousness and turned to ask Gao Rou beside him, saying: "The fighting power of these Guanzhong coalition forces is really weak. They are not our opponents at all. I just don't know." Are Ma Chao's troops ready for battle this time?"
Hearing this, Gao Rou shook his head and said, "Ma Chao is very tight-knit. From the time the enemy attacked the stronghold until now, he has never come forward. I don't know why."
Yuan Xi was stunned when he heard this, then lowered his head and thought for a long time. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth unconsciously.
Then Yuan Xi smiled strangely and said, "Ma Chao fought with us a few days ago. He first beheaded He Lang, and then used the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to scare away our army. He was so majestic and his morale was strong. It's time to make another great contribution!" There was no one of his in the attack today. It seems that the relationship between the allied forces of the princes and him has become very delicate."
Gao Rou was surprised when he heard this and said hurriedly: "What do you mean by my lord's words? Please try to explain."
"If a tree is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind; if it acts in a way that everyone will slander... I wonder, brother, can you understand the meaning of this?"
Gao Rou lowered his head, silently thinking about the meaning of Yuan Xi's words, and said: "My lord, you mean that because of his great achievements, Ma Chao is being ostracized and alienated by other princes in Guanzhong?"
Yuan Xi nodded and said with a smile: "Yes! As I expected, the coalition forces of the Guanzhong princes attacking the stronghold tonight will not be able to succeed. Tomorrow, Chen Gong will definitely send Ma Chao's troops to fight again!"
When the senior official heard this, he suddenly became energetic and said: "In this case, if Ma Chaoruo leads the troops to attack, what should we do? I hope the Lord will tell me!"
"It's simple. Brother, as long as you remember one sentence, within half a month, the Guanzhong Allied Forces will no longer be able to fight against our army and they will collapse and flee!"
"Which sentence?"
"When you meet the princes, you look down on them; when you meet Ma Chao, you humble them! Then great things can be accomplished."
"........."
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All the princes in Guanzhong attacked and killed all night, but they encountered a fierce counterattack by Yuan Jun. They were unable to do anything, so they had to return in despair. However, Ma Chao was forced to laugh again and again, making his teeth itch with hatred, but he didn't. Those who fail can only stare and sulk.
The Guanzhong Allied Forces were defeated. On the next day, it was Ma Chao's turn to fight again!
Everyone thought it would be a bloody battle, but Yuan Jun seemed to be suffering from "Ma Chao phobia". After seeing Ma Chao's flag in the distance, he was so frightened that he didn't even dare to fart, so he immediately returned to the north and fled in a panic. He didn't even care about the camp and threw it all to Ma Chao. He retreated ten miles and established a new camp.
As a result, Ma Chaojun was confused and achieved another great success in capturing the camp!
Of course, after he returned, he inevitably ridiculed and belittled all the princes, making more than ten princes look like bastards on a hot bed, holding their breath and getting angry! However, there was no reason to spread the anger, so he could only let Ma Chao defeat him in front of him with his military exploits.
The princes headed by Duan Xuan, Candidate and others felt more and more uncomfortable the more they thought about it, and then they asked Chen Gong for orders to attack Yuan Jun's Dazhai again.
Chen Gong felt uneasy and vaguely felt that something was fishy, but he couldn't figure out what Gao Rou meant by this move, so he had no choice but to agree.
