Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 336 The confrontation between the two armies in Tunhuaili

Cao Cao chose to return to Chang'an, and Xue Rengui immediately withdrew to Huaili to join Wei Rui and Ma Chao after Cao Cao returned to Chang'an.

Wei Rui went to Huaili first, and when he saw Ma Chao, he apologized and said, "Brother Meng Qi, don't take offense. Before that, we were our own masters, and we could only watch Brother Meng Qi being beaten passively."

Ma Chao had already decided to join Zhang Yi. Although he was unwilling, he couldn't blame Wei Rui.He is Zhang Yi's confidant, with such a low profile, what can he say?
Ma Chao cheerfully helped Wei Rui up, sent him to the main seat, and chatted with him, and they talked about Zhang Yi.Ma Chao said: "I have been fascinated by Zhang Zhengdong for a long time, and I don't know when I can see him."

Wei Rui smiled and said: "The first battle in Guanzhong will not start yet, if brother Meng Qi wants to see the lord, I can arrange for brother Meng Qi to go to Shouchun tomorrow."

When Ma Chao heard this, he was also a little stunned. He really wanted to see Zhang Yi, but he never thought about going to Shouchun.Because Shouchun was too far away, he didn't want to leave Guanzhong, and he was still a bit reluctant to part with his soldiers.

Wei Rui said, "It only takes two months to go back and forth from Guanzhong to Shouchun. Brother Meng Qi doesn't need to worry about other things. Even General Yan and others were sent out after they went to Shouchun. When the war starts, brother Meng Qi needs to stay in Shouchun for at least a year, and he will not be dispatched until he completes his studies in the Academy of Military Sciences."

Ma Chao became even more curious, and hurriedly asked, "What is this academy of martial arts?"

Wei Rui introduced the Academy of Liberal Arts, Academy of Military Sciences, and workshops set up by Zhang Yi, and then introduced the prosperity of Shouchun, "This is the Shouchun I saw a few years ago. I don't know what will change now." What is it like!"

Hearing Wei Rui's words, Ma Chao couldn't help but still look forward to what would happen after going to Shouchun.He has seen places, even Chang'an, but the Shouchun described by Wei Rui is simply a fairyland on earth and should not exist in this world.

However, he was still a little worried, so he didn't leave immediately, but waited for Xue Rengui to arrive.

Xue Rengui came to Huaili a few days later, and Ma Chao and Xue Rengui asked about Shouchun.

Xue Rengui said: "I went to Shouchun once a year ago. It was really too big. I can't describe it. Let me tell you like this! The developed places around Shouchun, such as Hefei City, are just like Chang'an. Nothing else."

Ma Chao didn't deserve Hefei, he thought it was just a small town.In fact, Hefei was really not very big before. Hefei's original development route was still after Zhang Liao stationed troops, and it became a battleground for military strategists.

The battlegrounds of military strategists have always been the thoroughfare between the north and the south, and the development is very good.Otherwise, no one is willing to stay here, even if the terrain is good, no one is willing to attack.

"For a city like Hefei, it is said that there are many cities in the south of the Yangtze River." Xue Rengui said again.

Only then did Ma Chao yearn for Shouchun's development even more.He had been living in the barren Liangzhou, and when he came to Guanzhong, it was basically ruined.As the ancient capital of the Twelve Dynasties (twelve emperors of the Western Han Dynasty), Chang'an was also made into a mess by Dong Zhuo's remaining party.

After being stationed in Huaili for about half a month, Ma Chao saw that Xue Rengui and others really had no intention of attacking Chang'an, so he couldn't help wondering: "Why did the army stay in Huaili and not attack Chang'an?"

Xue Rengui said: "Our army's military rations have been transported a long distance, and we cannot support a big battle. The battle in Guanzhong will affect the whole body, and Cao Cao will inevitably counterattack across the board, so we need to prepare early."

Ma Chao said: "Cao Cao's soldiers and horses have been dragged in the pass, how can they fight back?"

"Only part of Cao Cao's troops are in Guanzhong. Cao Cao has heavy troops in Nanyang and Runan, as well as in Qingzhou and Xuzhou. If Cao Cao goes to war on all fronts, our army's food and grass are only enough to support the two-line defense. Attacking Guanzhong will be very difficult. Lack of food.”

Ma Chao is helpless. It seems that the war cannot start this year.So he proposed to go to Shouchun to have a look. Xue Rengui asked him to wait for the price for a few days, and wait for the news from Nanyang before leaving.

After a few days, news came from Nanyang.Gao Changgong led 5000 people, starting from Wuguan, conquering Shang County, Shangluo, occupying Lantian, deterring the south of Chang'an, and opening the road to Huaili.

In this way, the food and grass supply in Huaili does not need to be transported from Liangzhou, and the reduced distance is mostly more than a thousand miles.

Only then did Xue Rengui let Ma Chao take Pang De and Ma Dai to Shouchun.

Zhang Yi has not played in the past two years. He is now more involved in governing the local area.After Jia Sixie's development, Yangzhou has become thousands of miles of fertile fields. A small part of these fields have been allocated to individuals, and the rest are still public fields.

Zhang Yi no longer collects taxes from the people near the public land, but makes them perform farm labor. After they finish planting their fields, they go to the public land to help for half a month, twice a year.The planting and harvesting time of the public land is separated from that of the private field, so that neither the farm work of the family nor the farm work of the public land will be delayed.

Ma Chao entered Nanyang from Wuguan, and then sailed all the way to Shouchun by boat.Although Ma Chao once did this kind of big boat, he still felt uncomfortable and a little seasick.But I have to admit that this boat is really fast.

Ma Chao also felt a change from the barrenness on both sides of Jingzhou to the fullness of crops on both sides of Yangzhou.

Before reaching a big city, the ships would stop, and Ma Chao would go ashore for a stroll. He found that the further he went to Yangzhou, the more prosperous the market became, the more complete the goods sold, and the more generous the people became.

After arriving in Hefei, Ma Chao discovered that there were actually many merchants who were pulling away goods and bringing in goods one by one.

The goods here are very complete, horses from Liangzhou, brocade from Shuzhong, silk from Jingzhou, farm tools from Shouchun, exotic animals from Nanzhong, and silk from Jiuzhen. Spices, all the commodities that can be produced under Zhang Yi's rule are available here, and Ma Chao has never heard of them in many places.

When he arrived in Shouchun, Ma Chao met Zhang Yi and found that Zhang Yi was also a fierce general. His intuition told him that Zhang Yi was definitely not something ordinary people could deal with.

Zhang Yi was also observing Ma Chao, this Jin Ma Chao was indeed very good-looking.Among his subordinates, Gao Changgong is the most handsome, and Di Qing is the second most handsome. The one who can compare with Ma Chao may be Zhuge Liang.

Zhang Yi himself is not very handsome, he is not even as handsome as Lu Su's lower-ranked handsome guys.

"Ma Chao, force: 99, tactics: 94, strategy: 86, internal affairs: 71, education: 62, diplomacy: 56. Characteristics: Tiger General."

Ma Chao is still good at strategy, but there are some pitfalls in education and diplomacy.Education is related to the next generation, 62-point education can best educate ordinary people, no wonder there is no information about his descendants later!
(End of this chapter)