Chapter 75: Send troops to Yongzhou

The welcome dinner set up by Ma Teng for Ma Chao, Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Gao Lan and Pang De was spread out in the second hall of the prefect's mansion. Ma Teng also personally invited Empress Dowager He, but she refused. Seeing that she was unwilling to attend, Ma Teng had to give up.

When Ma Chao arrived at the hall, Pang De and other generals had already arrived, and many officials from the Liangzhou Governor's Governor also attended.

Before the banquet began, Ma Teng stood up and said, "This time Meng Qi returned, with the imperial edict of the late emperor. The late emperor ordered the soldiers of all states and counties in the world to join forces to fight against the rebel Dong Zhuo. Now the princes of Guandong have raised their troops in Luoyang. I decided to follow Meng Qi's words and send troops to Chang'an and attack Dong Zhuo with the Guandong coalition forces. If everyone has great opinions, they can speak freely."

Officials from the Liangzhou Governor's Governor's Department, such as Kong Xin, Jiang Yin and others, were the first to hear this news. In addition, Kong Xin pondered for a while and said, "Lord, the walls of Chang'an are high and deep. Even if they send 100,000 troops, they are afraid that it will be difficult to attack. Moreover, we are fully committed to the plan, and there are only 50,000 troops, and we have to divide most of the troops to guard against Han Sui's attack. I'm afraid it's difficult to win, right?"

Obviously, Kong Xin's combat ideas are simply calculated based on military strength, but on the real battlefield, sometimes military strength is not necessarily the key to decisive victory.

Moreover, when Ma Chao sent troops this time, he did not go to fight the enemy head-on. His combat strategy this time was to find opportunities, with the main purpose of surprise attacking the enemy. Therefore, when he saw Kong Xin speak, he immediately smiled and said, "Kong Cao, there is no need to worry. This time, Chao only leads 11,000 troops to attack the enemy."

When Ma Chao came back all the way, when he passed by Yongzhou, after careful consideration with Guo Jia, he realized that the word "女" was only used to send troops. Therefore, soldiers are more important than elites, not many. This is why he is so confident.

Although the generals did not give any other opinions about Ma Chao's decision to go to war, they still felt that Ma Chao was young and energetic. However, when everyone saw that Ma Teng did not object, Ma Chao had made up his mind and had to put his concerns into his stomach.

Ma Teng knew about Ma Chao's deployment, because the father and son had already communicated. Seeing that the generals did not give any other opinions, he said: "Kong Cao, (Kong Xin) army set out in three days, and you will prepare all the food, grass and equipment."

"Abide by the order!" Kong Xin did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly bowed and replied.

"Ziqi, (Jiang Yin) You lead 3,000 troops to be responsible for receiving supplies and ensuring that the food, grass and supplies can be replenished in time." Ma Teng's eyes turned and he looked at Jiang Yin and ordered.

"Abide by the order!" Jiang Yin came out and responded.

"The rest of the generals, waiting for Meng Qi to be dispatched, are responsible for the conquest." With Ma Teng's order, Ma Chao and Pang De and other generals took the order with a loud bang.

As for Han Sui in Wuwei, Ma Chao was not worried. Now Han Sui's strength has weakened. Even if he is willing to attack, he believes that with the remaining 40,000 troops in Tianshui, not to mention defense, even if he faces the battle, he will still have 50% hope of winning.

If it weren't for the coalition of the princes' forces to fight Dong Zhuo together, it would be the top priority at the moment. When he returned this time, Ma Chao really planned to send troops to attack Han Sui and control the entire Liangzhou in his own hands. However, this plan can only be temporarily stranded. Only after Dong Zhuo was eliminated can he free his hands and do his best to deal with Han Sui.

"Come on, this first glass of wine, toast all the new heroes, welcome you to join the Liangzhou Governor's Ministry. I hope everyone will work together in the future to protect the land of Liangzhou and create a better tomorrow for the people of Liangzhou." Ma Teng raised his glass and shouted.

"Drink, do it!" The generals and officials responded in unison.

"I want to thank you for your efforts in this second cup, which has made Tianshui prosperous today. There is a contribution from you. I will respect you on behalf of the people of the whole city." Ma Teng raised his wine glass and said again.

"This third cup..."

Under the influence of Ma Teng's high mood, the generals were drinking happily at the banquet that night, and everyone was drunk. Ma Chao usually restrained his alcohol tolerance, but in such an atmosphere at home, he drank very much without any scruples...

When he woke up the next day, Ma Chao's head still ached faintly. When he tapped his hand on his forehead, he woke up a little. Just as he was about to get up, he found that the person lying on the couch was Diao Chan. He was still confused and couldn't help but say to himself: Why am I here?

Ma Chao looked around and found that this was the East Entrance Courtyard. It was obvious that after getting drunk last night, he came here consciously.

"Meng Qi, you woke up. Why did you drink so much wine last night? I'll pour you a cup of tea." Diao Chan obviously didn't sleep deeply. As soon as she heard the movement, she woke up. When she saw Ma Chao sitting in front of her and staring at her, although she was surprised, the woman's reserve still made her stand up shyly.

"Sister Chan'er, I must have been in a mess last night, right?" Ma Chao grabbed her hand and brought her into his arms.

"You, just know. Don't drink so much wine in the future, as it can easily hurt your body." Diao Chan frowned in a blame, but her voice was surprisingly gentle.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. If you can't drink it in the future, try not to drink it." Ma Chao nodded with a smile. At this moment, he smelled the smell of wine on his body and frowned.

"Cicada, I'll wash it and I'll have breakfast with you later." Ma Chao then grew up, poured two buckets of cold water into the well in the yard, and went directly to the shower room to rinse.

When Ma Chao returned to Diao Chan's room again, she had prepared two bowls of noodles and a few side dishes. Although it was simple, it was delicious. Besides, with a beautiful woman, Ma Chao naturally had a big appetite.

However, when Ma Chao said that he was about to go to war in three days, the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became dull. Diao Chan said with a bitter face and resentful words: "Are you leaving so soon?"

Looking at the beauty's miserable expression, Ma Chao wanted to slap himself in the face and thought to himself: Why should I say this now? In a few days, Chan'er won't be so sad now.

"Sister Chan'er, I'll be back soon..." Ma Chao didn't know how to comfort her for a moment, so he had to say embarrassedly.

"...Hello, don't worry about me. I have Sister He and the others to accompany me. You can go on the battle with peace of mind. The cicada is waiting for you, and you will be waiting for you all your life." Diao Chan was also reluctant to leave for a while. In fact, she also understood that Ma Chao, who was in it, had no choice. In addition to silence, when she adjusted her emotions, she smiled and expressed her feelings to comfort Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was reluctant to leave his family and his beloved, but he understood even more that if he wanted his family to live a stable life and to have a long-term romantic relationship, he had to have strength, otherwise all this would be the clouds and smoke of the past.

"Can'er, thank you..." Ma Chao was moved by Diao Chan's understanding. With a little guilty feeling, he hugged Diao Chan in his arms and started kissing her passionately...
Chapter completed!