Chapter 2295 Ma Chao surrenders to Qin, five tigers win three
Chapter 2292: Ma Chao surrenders to Qin, five tigers win three
The intensity of the Liangzhou War is actually not inferior to that of the Yongzhou War.
After the end of the Hetao War, the Yang, Ma and Han families were all losers, but Yang Guang stabbed his allies at this time and killed Ma Tenghan and took this opportunity to launch a large number of troops to prepare to unify Liangzhou.
The Mahan and Han families, who lost their heads, fell into a situation where they had no leader, and naturally could not resist the invasion of the Sui army. It was not until Ma Teng''s son Ma Chao and Han Sui''s son-in-law Yan Xing, who took over the power of the Mahan and Han families, that the two families joined forces to barely block the Sui army.
Just when people thought that the battle in Liangzhou would be in a deadlock and Yang Guang was unable to unify Liangzhou, there was a problem within the Mahayana and South Korea alliance.
Yang Guang sent troops several times but was blocked by Ma Yuan, so he used a divisive plan to break the relationship between Ma Chao and Ma Yuan.
Ma Chao was in power at the beginning and lacked prestige. As Yang Guang''s plan to make trouble for Xixia, he gradually began to distrust his uncle Ma Yuan, and eventually forced him away.
After learning that the plan of disagreement was successful, Yang Guang was shocked, so he used the same trick again to disagree with the relationship between Ma Chao and Yan Xing. Ma Chao was actually trapped again, and there was a rift in the Masania alliance, and the two families also held a meeting to fight each other.
Faced with the powerful Sui army, even if the Mahayana and Han teamed up, they were still at a disadvantage. How could they be opponents when fighting each other?
Seeing that the situation in Liangzhou was about to completely turn to the Sui army, Wei Qing led 30,000 Qin cavalry into Liangzhou, which also made the situation in Debang, Liangzhou even more chaotic.
After Wei Qing led his army into Liangzhou, the first thing he did was to repel Yang Su''s troops who were besieged in the city and rescue Yan Xing, who was in danger.
Yan Xing did not have as great ambition as Ma Chao. After finally escaping the disaster, he felt increasingly powerless about the current situation. He knew that his ability could no longer protect the Han family''s power, so he persuaded his subordinates to voluntarily surrender to the Qin Dynasty and was eventually named one of the 36 Marquis of the Founding Kingdom.
After Yan Xing surrendered to Qin, the Qin army had a base in Liangzhou and its military strength was further expanded.
After Ma Chao learned about this, he realized that he had another stupid thing and forced his allies to surrender to the Qin army. Now the Ma family has become the weakest force in Liangzhou.
Just as Ma Chao was worried about gains and losses, Wei Qing sent an envoy to show his interests and demanded that the two families join forces to fight against the Sui army. Ma Chao was convinced by him, and the Qin and Ma families formed an anti-Sui alliance.
Seeing that Qin and Ma joined forces, Yang Guang was also a little panicked, so he used a must-bet strategy to deal with Ma Chao and to make a discord plan.
The same strategy was just a change of routine, but Ma Chao fell into the trap again.
Before the war, Wei Qing asked Ma Chao''s side to send troops together, but when the war started, Ma Chao''s side refused to send troops, which forced Wei Qing to fight the Sui army with a disadvantaged force.
If Wei Qing had not had the super high command ability and had almost turned the tide by his own strength and turned the tide into victory, the Qin army would have probably experienced a defeat.
After this battle, Wei Qing no longer trusted Ma Chao, and the Qin-Ma Alliance was in name only, while Yang Guang took this opportunity to prepare to eliminate Ma Chao in one fell swoop.
Ma Chao was defeated in a row and finally had no choice but to retreat. He was trapped in his own capital by the Sui army, and he fell into regret again.
He regretted why he was so stupid that he actually fell into Yang Guang''s plan one after another, so that everyone betrayed his relatives and friends one by one, and he sent himself to a dead end.
The reason why Ma Chao was repeatedly trapped is because he was very suspicious of his personality, the second is that he was not very powerful in his first position and wanted to show his urgent desire, and the third is that his ambitions have not yet been extinguished, so he was plotted against by Yang Guang.
Just as life was about to come to an end, Ma Chao finally realized his incompetence and had to admit his incompetence.
He has always regarded himself as a very high-profile person. He is not a vassal at all. Yang Guang has already pressed him to the ground to rub against him. How could he be qualified to compete with heroes such as Ying Hao and Liu Xiu?
Although Ma Chao realized this, it was too late. He was trapped in the lonely city, without fighting spirit and reinforcements outside. When the city was broken, it was the day when the clan was destroyed.
Looking at his brother who looked miserable and completely lost his charm in the sun, Ma Dai gritted his teeth and said, "Lord, ask for help from the Qin army."
"Yes, lord, now only the Qin army can save us." Pang De said in a deep voice.
Ma Chao smiled bitterly and said, "But I violated the alliance before and did not send troops as agreed. Wei Qing no longer trusts me. Will he send troops to rescue me?"
"Chengdu or not must try it. If you sit and wait for death, you will definitely die." Ma Dai said seriously.
Ma Chao took a deep breath and began to write a letter of help, and sincerely apologized to Wei Qing in the letter. In order to get Wei Qing to send troops, he was willing to let go of his dignity.
After Ma Chao violated the alliance, although the connection between Qin and Ma was broken, there were still several carrier pigeons left, so he could barely send the letter of help.
After dark, after Ma Chao released the pigeon, he quietly waited for the Qin army to come to help with a nervous mood.
Three days, five days, ten days...
The city''s defense supplies were getting less and less, and the resistance was getting weaker and weaker. Seeing that it was captured by the Sui army, the Qin army''s reinforcements still did not arrive.
"Brother Dai, take your brother''s head and surrender to Yang Guang."
"What? No, brother."
Ma Dai was very anxious when he heard this, but Ma Chao said calmly: "Only in this way can you save your lives and prevent the Ma family from being exterminated."
“Big brother.”
Ma Dai cried in grief and anger, and tears as big as beans kept falling, and he grabbed Ma Chao''s robe and refused to let go.
Ma Chao was very calm, as if he had seen it openly.
"Brother Dai, I have made too many mistakes, and I don''t want to make one before I die."
After saying that, Ma Chao pulled out his sword from his waist, crossed his neck, and raised his head and said, "Now is the time to pay the price for his brother and his stupidity."
Ma Dai was already crying, but he didn''t stop it because this was the brother''s choice. The brother had this enlightenment to sacrifice for the whole family, and he could not stop his brother himself.
At this moment, the ''nail''...
An arrow shot, knocking off the sword in Ma Chao''s hand, and then Pang De rushed up and hugged Ma Chao, shouting, "Lord, reinforcements are coming, you don''t have to commit suicide."
Ma Chao struggled and said, "Ling Ming, you don''t have to lie to me anymore. Wei Qing won''t come, he won''t believe me anymore."
"This is true, lord, if you don''t believe it, please listen to it yourself."
Ma Chao was stunned, then closed his eyes and listened, and actually heard a lot of shouts of killing. So he suddenly broke free from Pang De and ordered: "Send the order, the whole army will leave the city and support the Qin army."
"No." Yang Guang felt that in the previous battle, due to Ma Chao''s breach of contract, Wei Qing no longer trusted Ma Chao, so he believed that Wei Qing would never come to save Ma Chao, but the reality was that Wei Qing actually came, which also hit Yang Guang out of sight.
Under the sudden attack of Wei Qing and Ma Chao''s army in the city, the Sui army lost more than 10,000 troops and returned, and Ma Chao also escaped.
After repelling the Sui army, when the two armies were about to meet, Ma Chao grabbed Wei Qing''s hand and said gratefully: "Thank you, General Wei, for not having a grudge, come to rescue him."
Wei Qing pulled out his hand and said lightly: "The reason why I sent troops is not to save people, but to save myself."
Ma Chao was immediately embarrassed on the spot, but he also laughed at himself in his heart.
Yes, self-rescue, why didn’t I understand such a simple truth before?
Under the repeated setbacks, Ma Chao already knew his weight and decided to give up his unrealistic ambitions, so he said to Wei Qing with a serious look:
"General Wei Qing, it shouldn''t be too late for Ma Chao to surrender to Qin now."
Wei Qing couldn''t help but be stunned. He didn''t expect that the rebellious and ambitious Jin Ma Chao would propose to surrender to Qin before he was completely desperate? There is no conspiracy in this, right?
Wei Qing suddenly became silent. He was scared by Ma Chao and didn''t know whether he should accept Ma Chao''s surrender for a moment.
After thinking for a while, Wei Qing bowed west and said, "Your Majesty once said: The sea embraces all rivers, and tolerance is great. Therefore, it is not too late for General Ma Chao to surrender, but after surrender, you cannot be by your own mind, otherwise the consequences... you understand."
"I understand below."
After saying that, Ma Chao turned around and glanced at the generals behind him and said in a deep voice: "I, Ma Chao, Ma Mengqi, have decided to surrender to the Qin Dynasty. Are you willing to follow me to serve the Qin Dynasty? I, Ma Chao, will never force me, if I don''t want it."
"I hope to serve the general in the Qin Dynasty." Ma Dai and Pang De and other Liangzhou generals shouted in unison.
Seeing this, Wei Qing nodded with satisfaction.
After being tossed by Ma Chao for several times, although the Ma family''s foundation has been exhausted, the remaining power is still a powerful help.
Wei Qing''s troops, plus Yan Xing and Ma Chao''s surrendered troops, had a total force of 60,000, and they were united and were more than enough to protect themselves in Liangzhou. There was no need to worry about being swallowed up by the Sui army.
However, when he thought about how he had tried his best to open up the situation in Liangzhou, the Liangzhou governor fell on Meng Tian''s head, even Wei Qing couldn''t help feeling a little unhappy.
But who made him surrender? And he was a surrendered general who had just surrendered for a short time. It would be great to have the opportunity to lead the army alone. With such an important position as a state governor, it would never be possible to surrender in the future in the short term.
Wei Qing can’t, and Han Xin can’t.
At this time, Wei Qing was completely unaware that he had to be forced to serve in Qin because of Wei Zifu and his son. But without realizing it, his heart had completely turned to the Qin Dynasty and was planning for the Qin Dynasty wholeheartedly.
It was not someone who changed him, nor was it a certain thing, but the Qin Dynasty established by Ying Hao, which made Wei Qing feel that this was a hopeful country, and all the sincere hopes contributed to this country.
After returning to the military camp, Wei Qing immediately announced Ma Chao''s surrender in public, which caused a stir among the generals. Many people even didn''t believe that Ma Chao would surrender. It was not until Wei Qing said that the Qin army had entered its capital and reorganized its military strength that the generals believed it.
"Ma Chao has surrendered. Liangzhou will be severely isolated from Qin and Sui Dynasty. I will quickly pass this news back to Luoyang and inform Your Majesty and the civil and military ministers of the dynasty." Wei Qing ordered with a light smile.
"No."
After the guards took the order and left, a black-armored general stood up, and he was the powerful general who shined in the Liangzhou War, Jiao Mo Ren.
Jiao Mozhan was the general borrowed by Wei Qing from Longqi. The time Ma Chao cheated Wei Qing was Jiao Mozhan, who led the cavalry to penetrate the Sui army''s square formation and attacked Gao Anjie, which gave Wei Qing a chance to turn defeat into victory.
After this battle, Jiao Mo became famous in one battle, and Ying Hao promoted him to the General of the Central Army after becoming emperor, which also made him very grateful to Wei Qing, who discovered and reused himself.
"Our Qin Dynasty can have such a situation in Liangzhou, and General Wei Qing made an indelible contribution. Now General Wei Qing is going to be transferred from Liangzhou, but our Liangzhou Qin army cannot do without General Wei Qing.
I suggest that we jointly write to the court, asking Your Majesty to keep General Wei Qing in Liangzhou. What do you think? ”
Jiao Mo began to stir up, while the generals agreed. First, they really agreed with Wei Qing, and second, they were afraid that the situation in Liangzhou would collapse if Wei Qing left.
"Your Majesty is the arrangement of the major officials. How can you intervene at will?"
Wei Qing scolded with a straight face, but he was extremely moved, but he had to leave.
Wei Qing naturally was unwilling to leave Liangzhou, but if he didn''t leave, with the prestige he had accumulated in the army, the new governor would definitely be hindered after taking office, which was something he didn''t want to see.
But when Wei Qing thought that the imperial court granted him the position of Nanyang prefect, he couldn''t help but feel a little distressed. Although he was of high position and power, there was no war in Nanyang, so how could he accumulate military achievements?
What Wei Qing didn''t know was that before Meng Tian took office, he took the initiative to ask Ying Hao for his order, hoping to keep Wei Qing as his deputy general, and Ying Hao had already agreed, but the imperial edict had not been issued yet, so Wei Qing didn''t have to go to Nanyang to take office.
In Luoyang, after receiving Wei Qing''s message, Ying Hao was naturally overjoyed and announced the news in public.
"Lord, Ma Chao took the initiative to surrender as a prince. Wang Meng believed that he could be rewarded as a model for the princes in the world."
"I will discuss it." Zhang Liang, Han Fei, Guo Jia, Liu Ye and others said in unison.
"Okay, since that''s the case, I will grant Ma Chao the title of Xinxi Marquis and General Fu Bo." Ying Hao ordered.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Ma Chao surrendered, the Five Tiger Generals, Ying Hao had three of them, and only Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were left.
The Five Tiger Generals, Ying Hao naturally wanted to get all together. After all, the four of the Five Tiger Generals joined forces, and even Xiang Yu was not the opponent.
As time goes by, the strength of the Five Tiger Generals has become stronger and stronger. Even the youngest Ma Chao has reached the level of the God of War, and Zhao Yun and Guan Yu have even more fusion skills.
Now if the Five Tiger Generals join forces and cooperate with the combination skills, you will be bluntly speaking, there may be no opponent in this world.
"By the way, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were locked in prison, are you thinking about now? Are you willing to serve my Qin?" Ying Hao asked Jia Xu.
(This chapter ends)