Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

Ma Chao was shaken.

For a moment, he was indeed tempted.

Make the king!

What a temptation that must be.

The Ma family has been in decline since Ma Yuan, and by Ma Teng's generation, it has actually become a commoner.

His father and his son took advantage of the decline of the Han Dynasty and the Qiang people in the border areas who had been in rebellion for many years. They took advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rebellion and gathered a group of people to take advantage of the situation.

Even if Ma Teng is currently ranked among the three princes, and he is even higher up as a hussar general, he is only superficially beautiful and has no real background at all.

But it would be different if he were granted the title of king.

The family status of his Ma family will surpass all the aristocratic families in the world and become the first of a hundred clans!

What an honor that would be.

For a moment, Ma Chao was really moved, and he actually came up with the idea of ​​​​saving Liu Xie and fighting out of Yecheng.

It was just a moment.

The next moment, this idea collapsed and disappeared.

Nothing else.

Ma Chao is not stupid. He quickly weighed the pros and cons and understood the situation at hand.

If he had the troops and horses in hand, he would still have a chance to protect Liu Xie and fight out of Yecheng.

But now he is in the palace.

The soldiers and horses are all Cao Cao's imperial guards. Although he has martial arts skills, he can't mobilize a single soldier.

Can he save Liu Xie and escape from Yecheng alone with his own strength?

He is not confident enough yet.

What's more.

He rescued Liu Xie and escaped from Yecheng. Does his family want him anymore?

Moreover.

Even if you, Liu Xie, go to Liu Bei, you are still a puppet, and you do not have to listen to Liu Bei on major military and political matters.

What qualifications do you have to make Ma Chao king?

After rolling his eyes, Ma Chao raised a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.

"Liu Xie, this is God’s will"

"Just accept your fate and go on your way with peace of mind."

Ma Chao didn't hesitate anymore and raised the big sword in his hand high.

"Ma Chao, you regicide!"

"Even if I were a ghost, I would never let you go. If I were a ghost, I would never let you go.~~"

Liu Xie fell into despair again, yelling and cursing like crazy.

Ma Chao's sword swung down ruthlessly

"Click!"

Liu Xie's head fell to the ground.

Looking at Liu Xie's head falling to the ground, Ma Chaochang breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body felt relieved.

"I hope Cao Wei will not die"

"Otherwise (abeb), my Ma family and I, Ma Chao, will die without a burial place..."

After that,

Ma Chao collected his emotions and returned to the main hall.

"Your Majesty"

"I have executed Liu Xie according to your majesty’s order."

"I return my orders to Your Majesty!"

Only on Cao Cao's solemn face did a look of satisfaction appear.

Ma Chao finally used regicide to issue a surrender letter, which firmly tied his Ma clan to Cao Wei's chariot. Go.

From now on, you no longer have to worry that Ma Chao will betray you.

"Very good, Meng Qi, very good"

"I see your loyalty"

"Don’t worry, as long as Wei Dynasty is around, your Ma family’s glory and wealth will be around for a day!"

Cao Cao used both kindness and power. After forcing Ma Chao, he did not forget to give him a big pie.

The implication is that I will ensure that your Ma family will be prosperous and wealthy for generations to come.

But the premise is that I, Cao Wei, must survive.

This is also motivating Ma Chao. , fighting to defend Cao Wei and continue the power of Cao Wei

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

"I, your Majesty, and your Ma family will go through fire and water for His Majesty without any hesitation!"

Ma Chao knelt on the ground, and he was busy expressing his loyalty to Cao Cao.

After appeasing Ma Chao, Cao Cao began to arrange the retreat.

Once he was determined, Cao Cao was not a procrastinator, and decided to use all his troops to cross the Zhang River tomorrow. , retreated from Jingxing Pass to Bingzhou.

During the Jie Dynasty, all civil and military officials and their families followed the army and retreated to Bingzhou. At the same time, an order was sent to the counties in northern Hebei and Youzhou to move soldiers, horses, money, food and people to Bingzhou as much as possible.

As for Yecheng, one general must be left behind to lead thousands of soldiers and horses to continue guarding. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

The purpose is naturally to buy time for the army to withdraw westward.

Otherwise, Yecheng will be abandoned immediately. , after Liu Bei breaks the city effortlessly, he will immediately send a large army to pursue it.

Once this happens, whether his Wei court and the main army can move westward smoothly becomes unknown.

After careful consideration, Cao Cao decided to make Cao Xiu the general of Zhendong. , responsible for sitting in Yecheng and covering the army moving westward.

There is no other reason.

If a general with a foreign surname is used to defend the city, once Cao Cao's people leave, there is no guarantee that the general with a foreign surname will not immediately open the city and surrender to Yan after seeing that the situation is over.

In this way, his overall layout , then came to naught.

Only the clan generals could ensure absolute loyalty and secure Yecheng for him and buy enough time for his main force to move westward.

"His Majesty!"

"I would like to stay and assist General Cao in guarding Yecheng and buy time for His Majesty to retreat westward."

Xun Yu suddenly spoke and took the initiative to ask Cao Cao for military leave.

Cao Cao was slightly startled, obviously a little suspicious of Xun Yu's invitation to fight.

"Except for Deng Mu, Liu Bei had many advisers, all of whom were extremely resourceful."

"If there is no adviser to assist General Cao, I am afraid that General Cao will not be able to do what he wants."

Xun Yu gave the reason.[]

The implication is that Cao Xiu has limited resourcefulness and is no match for Deng Mu. He is afraid that he will fall into Deng Mu's plan.

Only by staying, as an excellent strategist, can he be able to bridge the gap caused by Cao Xiu's cunning.

As soon as this statement came out.

Cao Xiu frowned, and a look of displeasure suddenly appeared on his face.

Apparently.

He was dissatisfied with Xun Yu's hint that he was not resourceful.

He was dissatisfied, but he couldn't express it openly. He could only glare at Xun Yu secretly, showing a bit of dissatisfaction.

Cao Cao's thoughts changed and he thought that Xun Yu's advice was not unreasonable.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Cao said:

"Okay, I'll leave you a message if you can assist Cao Xiu, sit in Yecheng, and cover my army's westward movement."

"After we enter Zhongshan Kingdom, you can just abandon the city and come to meet us with light equipment."

Cao Xiu took the order.

Xun Yu took the order. So the secret edict was issued, and all the Cao Wei military officials in the city breathed a sigh of relief.

After a day of hasty preparations, Cao Cao left the city at nightfall the next day and led his army across Zhangshui, on a starry night, hurriedly headed north, heading straight for Jingxing Pass.

Late at night,

Cao Xiu and Xun Yu stood at the north gate, watching Cao Cao's imperial driver crossing the Hebei River.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, nephew, I will defend Yecheng for you until you withdraw to Jingxing Pass!"

Cao Xiu clenched his fists and swore secretly in his heart.

A cold look flashed across Xun Yu's eyes.