Ma Teng was captured without any conspiracy or trick.
Liu Zhang did not keep him by his side, and immediately ordered Wufeng Battalion to escort Ma Teng back to Yuzhong.
After everything is arranged, someone will be sent to escort Ma Teng and his family to Chengdu.
Now there are only two people left on the field, Ma Chao and Cheng Gongying, a general and a counselor.
Maybe the two of them had their own personalities before, but now both of them had a dull look in their eyes.
The word confusion best reflects the current situation of Ma Chao and Cheng Gongying.
Especially Ma Chao, he was really confused from the moment Ma Teng surrendered unconditionally.
Ma Teng's sincere advice made Ma Chao have extremely serious doubts about himself.
For the ambitious Ma Chao, not having the talent to be a leader is a very serious blow to him.
Fortunately, Ma Chao has an open mind and can face ups and downs such as victory and defeat calmly, not to mention some sincere doubts.
In fact, Ma Chao has already seen some clues to Ma Teng's views through this fight with Han Sui in the camp.
It was obviously Han Sui who killed the chiefs of the five Qiang tribes, and it was obviously Ma Chao's side who had the absolute advantage. Unfortunately, under Ma Chao's series of stupid commands, his soldiers were brought into danger several times.
Even though Ma Chao used his life to kill Yan Xing, the war still ended in failure even though the war got a huge turn for the better.
Ma Chao was a bit reckless, but he was not a fool. This lesson was both regrettable and helpless for him.
He regretted that he had ruined everything with his own hands!
Not only did they cost the lives of more than 20,000 Xianling Qiang soldiers, they also missed the opportunity to defeat Han Sui head-on.
But what happens after you regret it?
Ma Chao didn't know how to deal with this situation correctly.
This is the most helpless thing about Ma Chao. Even if he has an absolute advantage, he still cannot turn it into a victory.
This means that Ma Chao, as the commander-in-chief, may rely on his personal bravery to open up the war, but in the end he will inevitably fail.
Even now, Ma Chao still doesn't know what to do in the camp to finally defeat Han Sui.
With this lesson in mind, Ma Chao didn't have much resentment towards Ma Teng pointing out that he was unfit to be a monarch.
Today's Ma Chao is just a weak champion. For him, his ambition to become the king is not very clear yet.
Perhaps it would be more tempting for Ma Chao to lead an army to charge and break through the enemy's formation single-handedly.
Now facing a desperate situation, Ma Chao is not afraid, but he is really confused.
Han Sui, who was hated by Ma Chao, had been killed by him himself.
His father Ma Teng completely gave up his ambition for hegemony and willingly surrendered to Liu Zhang.
His grandfather Tudan, who had always supported him, was killed by Yan Xing, but Ma Chao also killed Yan Xing himself and avenged Tudan's blood.
Almost all the Xianling Qiang soldiers were wiped out, and the clan's strength was empty. They would soon be completely captured by Liu Zhang.
At this moment, Ma Chao can really be regarded as a loner.
I want soldiers but no soldiers, I want generals but no generals, I want relatives but I have no relatives, I want enemies but I have no enemies.
Maybe Liu Zhang was Ma Chao's enemy, but Liu Zhang was so powerful that Ma Chao couldn't bring up his desire for revenge.
In the final analysis, it was Ma Teng, Ma Chao and his son who took the lead in invading Hanzhong, thus angering Liu Zhang.
And speaking from the heart, the rift between Ma Chao and Liu Zhang was at most caused by the hostility between forces, not the hatred they had towards Han Sui.
Therefore, Ma Chao now has nothing. Even if Liu Zhang lets him go, he doesn't know what to do next.
Win over Ma Teng's old men and start a rebellion?
Regroup the troops and continue to fight against Liu Zhang?
But when Ma Teng still had ambitions, he ended up like this. Now that Ma Teng has surrendered, who can support Ma Chao against Liu Zhang?
As for reuniting the troops and horses, where in the entire Yongliang land are there troops and horses for Ma Chao to unite?
I'm afraid that despite racking our brains and trying our best, we won't be able to recruit a thousand people!
Three hundred thousand troops were killed by Liu Zhang and fled in panic. Rivers of blood flowed. What could a thousand men do?
All these factors combined could not make Ma Chao have any desire to fight against Liu Zhang.
Without a goal, Ma Chao felt at a loss and couldn't even find the meaning of his existence.
Fortunately, Ma Teng gave Ma Chao some pointers before leaving, leaving a broad road for him.
Imitate my ancestor Ma Yuan and assist Ming Jun in his achievements.
Since you don't have the talent to be a monarch, you might as well be a general.
In this way, you only need to act according to the emperor's orders, and you can conquer the battlefield and become famous all over the world, without having to think about how to win the war.
A figure suddenly appeared in Ma Chao's mind, Dian Wei, who was holding a big halberd and defeated him head-on.
Dian Wei is illiterate and even more reckless than him!
But today, when the word Dian Wei is mentioned, who knows?
But before Dian Wei followed Liu Zhang, who would have thought of Dian Wei when it came to the ancient evil?
At this moment, Ma Chao felt that the role of Dian Wei was very good and suited him very well.
In battle, you only need to move forward bravely, and you can rush and kill wantonly on the battlefield, without having to worry about how to deploy your troops or how to deal with conspiracies.
After all, under the arrangement of the monarch, there are specialized talents in charge of everything!
Only by relying on personal bravery and leading the soldiers to charge into battle can we achieve the final victory. Hasn't it always been Ma Chao's dream life?
But for Ma Chao, he does not necessarily have to be loyal to Liu Zhang!
If he can survive, all the princes in the world will be at his disposal.
Moreover, in Ma Chao's heart, he resisted being loyal to Liu Zhang!
"Ma Chao, are you going to stand here until dark?"
Liu Zhang was not an impatient person, but it was really getting late, and there was only a glimmer of light left in the sky.
Ma Chao could choose to remain silent, and Liu Zhang could also give him time to think, but definitely not here.
"Liu...General Wei, what do you mean?"
Liu Zhang raised an eyebrow, but Ma Chao's words made him confused.
"What do you mean by me? What do you mean?"
There was a sense of joy on the battlefield. Neither of them understood what the other meant, but they both seemed to have some meaning.
"I..."
Ma Chao opened his mouth, but he hesitated.
He wanted to ask Liu Zhang if he could let him go, but the words came to his lips and he never came out.
After all, Ma Chao is a person who wants to save face, so this shameless request is really hard for him to say.
But Liu Zhang had forgiven his father Ma Teng, so he couldn't insist on killing him, right?
Ma Chao's nagging look immediately made Liu Zhang feel uncomfortable.
This is completely different from the Jin Ma Chao Ke he imagined!
"Ma Chao, a manly man, please say a word!"
"Are you willing to surrender to me?"
There was a trace of disgust in Ma Chao's eyes, and then he rejected Liu Zhang without hesitation.
"I do not want to!"
