Chapter 126 Jieting Ma Su

Ma Liang felt that all eyes in the small side hall were moving towards him in an instant.

These eyes passed him and looked at his younger brother who was kneeling behind him.

Ma Su, Ma Youchang.

Ma Su's face turned pale and he couldn't speak.

He now understood the ambiguous look of the crowd at him and his brother's strange attitude.

And the meaningful words of the lord before returning from Jiangzhou:

"Youchang, I hope you can be brave when you know defeat and strive for strength when you know weakness."

At that time, Ma Su still had a lot of questions in his head: Didn't we win all the way from Zigui to Jiangzhou? Where did the sayings of "defeat" and "weakness" come from?

Now he roughly understood.

"Youchang!" Liu Bei called:

"Don't think too much, what does the responsibility of future generations have to do with you?"

Ma Su nodded gratefully, the lord is really good.

I don't know how I lost in the light curtain?

Everyone just looked at Ma Su and then moved away. Ma Su's pressure suddenly reduced, so he moved carefully with his knees and got closer to Ma Liang.

"Why is my brother's name not among them?"

"He's dead." Ma Liang kept his hands moving and said crisply.

Ma Su was stunned.

Zhang Fei was deducing:

"How could such a place be lost if they defended it from a high place?"

"If I were to replace Zhang... Fan Jiang and Zhang Da, they would be able to defend it!"

"Maybe Cao's army is heavily attacking the border." Huang Zhong proposed a possibility.

"Let's wait and see." Guan Yu suppressed the discussion, and at the same time he was curious.

The army of the military advisor was fighting Shanggui nearby, and Cao's army would definitely not fight to the death here, but would also go to support Shanggui, so how could it be lost?

[Regarding the Jieting guarded by Ma Su, first of all, it should be said that Ma Su had enough manpower.

When the prime minister withdrew to Hanzhong and was punished according to the law, the four generals who could be confirmed were Zhang Xiu, Li Sheng, Huang Xi, and Wang Ping.

Since he commanded four generals, even if we take the minimum calculation, one person led a thousand soldiers, that would be at least 5,000 soldiers.

When the prime minister first set out from Hanzhong, the force was "tens of thousands", that is, no more than 50,000.

These troops needed to be used as decoys for Zhao Yun, needed to leave a retreat, and needed to surround Shangqiu.

Ma Su led at least one-third of the available troops for the Northern Expedition, and gave him enough trust.

How could he fail if he led a large army and guarded the key roads? Ma Su said, "Be patient and watch me do it."

First, it was "disobeying the order of the emperor". The prime minister must have given some instructions when he went to Jieting, but Ma Su threw away the instructions immediately after he led the army himself.

The second decision was "relying on the Nanshan Mountains and not taking the city."

Zhang He led his troops to attack and was stunned. What was the other side doing?

Although he couldn't figure it out, Zhang He didn't hesitate as a general: "He cut off their water supply."

The only bright spot was Wang Ping.

He led his own thousand men and imitated Zhang Fei's old story at Dangyang Bridge, beating drums and making noises to confuse the army.

Zhang He won too easily, so he thought that the opponent was cheating, so he did not pursue.

The prime minister also saw that Ma Su was surrounded, and after making a decision, he chose to lead troops to rescue, but Ma Su was defeated halfway.

Guo Huai in Shanggui City saw that the number of besieged troops was decreasing, so he led his troops to fight and win without hesitation.

At this time, the situation had completely deteriorated, so the prime minister had to retreat.

Generally speaking, a defeat should be punished, but according to many records, the reason why Ma Su was beheaded was that "Su fled."

That is, abandoning the army and fleeing, this is a very serious crime.

Moreover, the prime minister was strict in both military and Shu at that time.

The only outcome was to be executed according to the law.

Before Liu Bei died, he told the prime minister that Ma Su was exaggerating and could not be used.

The prime minister did not listen to Liu Bei, nor did he listen to his subordinates and promoted Ma Su.

But Ma Su did not listen to the prime minister either, and insisted on doing things his own way, which eventually pitted the prime minister and himself.

It has to be said that this is also a kind of inheritance. 】

"Good guy!" Zhang Fei shook his head.

"Abandoning the army and fleeing!"

Of course it is a capital crime! This can almost be said to be the consensus of everyone present.

If ordinary soldiers flee in battle, they will basically only have one ending, death.

But as the commander of an army, abandoning the army and fleeing is not only a capital crime, but also...

Liu Bei could not hide his disappointment and did not look at Ma Su.

Previously, he thought it was just a defeat just by looking at the text records on the light curtain, and Liu Bei still felt that it could be saved.

But now it seems that it is not only that he is not good at fighting, but also that his most basic quality as a person is not up to standard!

Ma Su looked at the light curtain at a loss. Is abandoning the army and being beheaded his end?

Will the lord kill me now? Death! This was something Ma Su had never thought of before, and it gripped his heart for a moment, making it difficult for him to breathe.

At this time, Ma Liang sighed, copied the last word of this paragraph, took off his crown and put it on the ground.

Then he took two steps forward and bowed to Liu Bei:

"Lord, Liang asks to remove Ma Su from his post as a military officer and demote him to a commoner."

Ma Su stared at his brother blankly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Liu Bei was still pondering, and Kong Ming had no expression on his face.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and thought, looked at his brother, and shook his head and said:

"Why should Ji Chang do this? How can you punish someone for a crime that he has not committed?"

Mi Zhu looked at Ma Liang lying on the ground with a complicated expression for a moment.

Both of them were useless brothers, and both of them were suffering as brothers.

In his heart, he knew that the lord would probably not be punished for the crime of light curtain, but the lord was destined to hate the mentality of abandoning the army and running away.

In the awkward atmosphere, Zhang Fei said:

"Hey, let me, Lao Zhang, see, this young Chang just lacks responsibility!"

Ma Su breathed quickly, but he didn't dare to refute, and he even felt a little disgusted with himself.

Abandoning the army and running away is the general he hates and despises the most, as he is familiar with military literature.

"In that case." Zhang Fei continued:

"Why don't you come and be a soldier for me? After all, future generations will say that Zhang Fei is violent and ungrateful."

As he spoke, Zhang Fei turned to Ma Di and said:

"I heard Ji Chang say you, and I always feel that I am a talented general."

"In that case, why not come to my tent and let me teach you what it means to be responsible!"

"If you can catch my eye, I will let you lead the soldiers to participate in the military meeting."

Seems like a good choice? Liu Bei thought for a while, at least it was a choice, right?

Liu Bei turned his eyes to Ma Su, but at this time, Ma Su's expression was troubled again.

Ma Liang straightened his back and said loudly:

"My lord, my brother-in-law is willing!"

Liu Bei stared at Ma Su again, hiding a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and nodded:

"So be it."

Zhang Fei simply stood up and walked over, lifting Ma Su like a little chicken and placing it behind him.

Ma Su came back to his senses and looked up blankly, and saw Zhang Fei's sinister smile:

"Since you are my own soldier, let me make it clear first that any deserters will be killed!"

Ma Su nodded stupidly.

On the other side, Liu Bei also helped Ma Liang up and tidied up his appearance.

"Ji Chang must never do such a thing again."

"Now that he is under Yide's account, Ma Su's crime has nothing to do with Ji Chang anymore."

[The first Northern Expedition can be said to be the Prime Minister’s best opportunity.

When news of Yongliang's situation first reached Luoyang, the reaction of the ministers in the Cao Wei court was disbelief and panic, and then no one could make up their mind.

In the end, it was Cao Rui's idea to go to Chang'an and take charge.

Cao Zhen was ordered to supervise Guanyou to fight against Zhao Yun, while Zhang He led his troops to conquer Longyou.

Zhao Yun has nothing to say here. There are only a few thousand people in total. Facing Cao Zhen with a large army, even if the Changbanpo God of War is reincarnated, he will die from exhaustion.

But fortunately, the retreat was successful. According to Deng Zhi's later account, Zhao Yun not only suffered no losses in troops and horses after the break, but even saved all the baggage.

It can be said that the prime minister's careful calculation was brought to the extreme, and it was a helpless move to burn the plank road in the face of a heavy pursuit.

After repelling Zhao Yun, Cao Zhen began to go to Longyou to liquidate, and the prefects who escaped were severely punished.

The people who responded to the Prime Minister were "destroyed", and most of the leaders should be executed, while the followers should be severely punished.

The most regrettable thing about the first Northern Expedition is also here. Generally speaking, we commonly say that when Cao Wei occupied the sky, Jiangdong had a favorable geographical location, and Ji Han won the hearts of the people.

Under Cao Zhen's butcher's knife, Longyou's hard-earned public support was all consumed.

After dealing with all this, Cao Zhen made a prediction: Zhuge villagers would definitely attack Chencang next time, so he sent Hao Zhao to build the city wall in advance.

As for Ji Han, although the prime minister knew that it was a failure, the wealthy people in Yizhou felt that this was undoubtedly a great victory!

So after the prime minister returned to Chengdu, although he devalued himself and punished himself, there was still an endless stream of people coming to congratulate him.

In this case, the prime minister thought of the people in Longyou who responded to the Shu Han, and wrote "Thank you for your congratulations".

In the whole world, could it be the Han people... If a man dies, he will be blamed...

Personally, I think this is the best expression of the Prime Minister's sentiments.

But of course the first Northern Expedition did not end so smoothly. After all, as we said before, Ji Han and Jiangdong had re-allied at this time.

As allies, it is our duty to attack and defend each other. What about your Jiangdong actions?

Unsurprisingly, King Wu of the Wei Dynasty pulled it off again.

This also triggered the Prime Minister's second Northern Expedition in winter, and gave Sun Quan an imperial title to return. 】

It wasn't until the light curtain was raised that Zhang Fei shouted:

"I would have forgotten even if you didn't tell me! Here is our uncle with a hundred thousand dollars!"

Everyone has just woken up from a dream. The Northern Expedition happened in 228. Kongming sent Deng Zhi and Jiangdong to have been reconciled for three years!

Ma Liangliang had put down a burden and felt much more relaxed at this time. He couldn't help but say:

"If Jiangdong can contain Cao Cao's army, even if Zhang He is not allowed to come so quickly."

"As long as we can capture Shanggui, maybe it won't end so hastily."

"This will not harm the people of Longyou."

Ma Liang is very sorry, after all, his hometown is now occupied by Cao thieves.

I can also relate to the people of Longyou.

Zhang Fei remembered Guangmu's previous ridicule and Sun Quan's history, and guessed:

"Isn't it because another hundred thousand soldiers were chased and beaten outside the city of Hefei?"

"If you just respond, there is no need to attack Hefei." Guan Yu hesitated. Logically speaking, if he surrounded Hefei with a large army, Cao Wei would come to relieve the siege.

But for this uncle, Guan Yu really didn't dare to guarantee it.

This uncle really cannot be judged by common sense.

And Kong Ming had just come back to his senses from "A man's death is a sin that will be revealed" when he saw the last sentence.

I couldn't help but open my eyes wide:

"Liang gave Sun Quan an imperial title?!"

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