"If my father doesn't respect Imperial Edict, there will be no loss. If he respects Imperial Edict, he can justifiably station troops Guanzhong. In this way, Han Sui How can that thief compete with his father for the Three Fu land? With the great righteousness given by Son of Heaven, the entire Guanzhong will be in the father's pocket."
Pang De on the side, unlike Ma Chao, only saw the surface, but heard Ma Teng's underlying concerns and asked:
"The general is worried that once Son of Heaven escapes from trouble, the general will end up with all his birds and all his bows hidden?"
After the words fell, Central Army Camp Tent instantly became quiet.
The joy on Ma Chao's face also subsided instantly.
These four words are so scary.
It would be better if Ma Teng had no bad deeds, but he is full of bad deeds.
They plundered Three Fu again, attacked Chang'an again, and even refused Son of Heaven's reconciliation.
These deeds cannot be called loyal ministers.
Everyone was silent for a long time until a Scouts came in and reported, "General Qi, after Imperial Envoy left, he went straight to Han Sui's station."
"What!"
Ma Teng After hearing this, he stood up suddenly, his face darkened suddenly and became very ugly.
"Son of Heaven also wants to recruit Han Sui!"
Ma Chao Ma Dai Pang De and others all had pale faces.
During the Xingping period, Ma Teng and Han Sui became sworn brothers of the opposite sex. Later, their wife and child were killed by Han Sui, and the two turned against each other.
In Liang Province and Guanzhong, they have been fighting for years, and it seems that they have reached the point where they will never stop fighting.
"Father, if Han Sui accepts Son of Heaven's recruitment, then..."
Ma Chao stopped talking midway through his words.
Among Imperial Edict, Son of Heaven promised Noble Rank of Ma Teng Marquis of Huaili, so that he could justifiably station troops in Huaili.
The commitment to Han Sui will definitely not be too different.
Central Army Camp Tent fell into silence again.
Finally, Ma Tie, who had been silent, said quietly, "Father, Son of Heaven of Ye City is not necessarily the orthodox Han Dynasty. Until the orthodox identity is determined, we can completely ignore this letter Imperial Edict."
Ma Teng shook his head and said, "Of course I, the general, can ignore it, but if Han Sui Old Thief respects Son of Heaven of Ye City's Imperial Edict, it will occupy the great righteousness, and this general will be in danger!"
"This Imperial Edict is clearly forcing this general to accept Ye City's recruitment."
This letter of Liu Xie, Imperial Edict, is a variant of two peaches killing three people.
Ma Teng and Han Sui are equally powerful. Whoever respects Imperial Edict will gain righteousness, and whoever respects Liang Province and Guanzhong will have an advantage.
Pang De carefully considered the situation at hand, considered his words, and said, "Yuan Shao is attacking Son of Heaven as a minister. This battle can only be fought quickly, and cannot be attacked for a long time. If the attack cannot be defeated for a long time, the morale of the army will be chaotic, and there may even be a roar."
"If the general accepts Ye City's recruitment and sends troops to contain Yuan Shao, he will definitely get a Merit of Supporting the Dragon from Ye City."
Ma Teng's expression keeps changing, Pang De's analysis is indeed very reasonable.
He thought about it, finally gritted his teeth and said bitterly:
"I am also the queen of General Who Subdues the Waves, so it is my turn Ma Teng to follow the dragon!"
He turned his head and stared directly at the second son Ma Xiu and the third son Ma Tie.
"I decided to go to Ye City and serve Son of Heaven. Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, you two will go to Ye City with my father."
As he said that, he looked at Ma Chao again, "After I leave, you will be the leader of the entire army."
Hearing this, Ma Chao, Ma Xiu, and Ma Tie all changed their expressions.
They were about to open their mouths to dissuade them, but were interrupted by Ma Teng raising his right hand.
Ma Teng looked through Central Army Camp Tent in the direction of Han Sui, and said with a serious look, "I am using myself and my two sons as pledges to Ye City. Han Sui, how can you fight with me!"
Pang De nodded in agreement, fully recognizing Ma Teng's decision.
Ma Teng took his two sons to Ye City. Son of Heaven will definitely meet Bury the Hatchet and will no longer pursue the deeds he committed in the past.
"Don't worry, general, I will definitely try my best to assist Eldest Son!"
Ma Teng withdrew his gaze and said to Ma Chao, "Mengqi, Liang Province and Guanzhong, I leave them all to you as fathers."
Seeing that Ma Teng had made up his mind, Ma Chao stood up solemnly and solemnly replied, "Father, don't worry and go to Ye City with your two brothers. One day, the child will definitely chop off Han Sui's head to avenge him!"
Yang Province, Shou County.
Among General's Residence, Lü Bu was furious, flipped the table in front of him, and cursed, "Danyang Commandery, a mere Danyang Commandery, actually blocked this general for three whole months!"
"Damn Zhou Yu, how can you be so difficult to deal with!"
Lü Bu's face was livid and angry.
Since Sun Ce was killed last time, Lujiang, Jiujiang and Two Commanderies were taken over by him. He thought that it would be easy to wipe out the remaining forces of Sun Ce in Jiangdong, but the fact was contrary to his expectations.
After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan inherited Sun Ce's forces and quickly suppressed Jiangdong's dissatisfied forces. Then, with the assistance of Zhou Yu, he blocked his offensive at Danyang Commandery without taking any further step.
It has been three months now!
Chen Gong also sighed, "This Zhou Yu is really a great talent. Without his assistance, Sun Quan, a kid, would not be able to stop our army from attacking."
"This battle is unfavorable. The main reason is the lack of troops. The general had previously divided 10,000 troops to support Your Majesty. Only Twenty Thousand people were left unable to launch an offensive on multiple fronts. Otherwise, the fight would never have been so difficult."
Lü Bu only had 30,000 troops under his command, which was actually enough to fight Yang Province. Later, another 10,000 troops were allocated, which further delayed the progress.
Jiangdong's military strength originally exceeded theirs, and coupled with Zhou Yu's ability, this resulted in the delay in achieving victory.
"Gongtai What are you talking about."
When Lü Bu heard this, he immediately said displeasedly, "It's only a mere 10,000 troops, how can it be compared with the safety of Your Majesty?"
"Not to mention ten thousand troops and horses, even if Your Majesty wants to take all my troops and horses, I will not say no! These are Your Majesty's troops and horses in the first place!"
Lü Bu doesn't think there's anything wrong with dividing the troops.
Protecting Son of Heaven is a matter of course.
If something happens to Son of Heaven, what will happen to his Grandson? What to do with his daughter? Without a father and a widow, his Grandson's fortune will be ruined, and Grand General's dream will be shattered.
This is something he absolutely cannot allow.
He only regretted that he was not capable enough and could not rely on Twenty Thousand Troops to defeat the remaining Four Commanderies of Jiangdong. Instead, he was delayed here.
Thinking of this, Lü Bu said to Chen Gong worriedly, "Gongtai, why don't we give up Yang Province and rush to Ji Province to help Your Majesty?"
"Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan. Once You Province is captured, an army will inevitably be launched to attack Ye City. Yuan Shao can mobilize at least 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses. If we recruit troops, given Four Provinces's land, we can easily recruit One Hundred Thousand. How can Your Majesty stop them?"
When Gongsun Zan heard that Gongsun Zan had been destroyed, Lü Bu's first reaction was to immediately order all his troops to go to Rally to the King. Get away with all the bullshit Jiangdong, whatever bullshit Yang Province, and whatever bullshit Zhou Yu.
No one is as important as Your Majesty's safety!
If Chen Gong hadn't stopped him at that time, he would have already attacked Qing Province. It's just Yuan. It's not like he hasn't fought before!
Just killed Yuan Shao to make a pair!
"No!"
Chen Gong immediately shook his head and said with a serious look, "I have said many times, General, you should pay attention to your identity and influence. Your Majesty How can you lead troops at will without an edict? This is a taboo for a general!"
"Your Majesty must have had some considerations in not passing the edict, which means that the most critical moment has not yet come, so the general only needs to continue to attack Jiangdong according to the established plan."
"It won't be too late to rush for help when Your Majesty has an edict."
Hearing Chen Gong's words, Lü Bu looked a little gloomy and looked very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about it.
He knew what Chen Gong said made sense, but he could not help but feel worried in his heart, because what if the edict arrived late? What if he was late to rescue him?
"It's all these Jiangdong kids!"
"They only know how to stand firm and don't dare to confront me head-on. They hide their heads like turtles. What a bunch of cowards!"
"Hmph! Jiangdong Rats!"
Lü Bu cursed bitterly.
For some reason, he felt that this sentence sounded easy to say, and it was completely consistent with his views on the Jiangdong group of people.
Just when Chen Gong was about to persuade Lü Bu and discuss with him how to attack Danyang Commandery, Gao Shun was full of joy and hurried into the Council Hall.
"General, general! Your Majesty has arrived at Shou County!"
One sentence made Lü Bu and Chen Gong both look up, with a look of surprise on their faces.
Your Majesty, here comes Shou County?
Lü Bu reacted immediately, grabbed Gao Shun's shoulders with both hands, lifted him up, and asked in disbelief, "You didn't joke with me, general? Where is Your Majesty now?!"
"It's a real general! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Your Majesty is at Outside the City!"
Although Gao Shun's shoulder was painfully pinched by Lü Bu, he still endured the pain and spoke with uncontrollable excitement in his tone.
The moment he said these words, his eyes flashed. Lü Bu let go of him and rushed towards General's Residence with lightning speed!
"Hurry up!"
Chen Gong came to his senses and quickly pulled Gao Shun after him.
Shou County Seat outside.
Dong Cheng held the horse for Emperor Xian of Han, looking at the uniform armors on the wall of Shou County Seat, which looked like Elite Troops's extraordinary defenders, he couldn't help but gulped.
Just by looking at it, he knew that these Soldiers and Elite Troops were far more terrifying than his two thousand soldiers and horses. These equipment were even better than Tiger Warriors Army!
"Lü Bu Where did these Weapons and Equipment come from?"
Dong Cheng was extremely confused, because he noticed that both the defenders on City Wall and the Soldiers guarding the City Gate mouth were also equipped with this kind of equipment.
And these are just Garrison who defend the city.
It is conceivable that the equipment of the real combat troops under Lü Bu is by no means inferior to that of these defenders, and is even more sophisticated!
"Are you sure you want to see Lü Bu? It's too late for us to leave now. If your identity as Pretender Emperor is revealed later, we'll all be doomed!"
Dong Cheng whispered to Emperor Xian of Han who was standing on the horse.