The Nameless of the Common Clans

Ma Chao originally had no pressure to meet Chen Mo, but since being captured alive by Xu Rong, his previous pride and confidence were completely gone. But when he was with Xu Rong, although Xu Rong said nothing and he was no longer tied up, even if he was unarmed, the opponent could not be his own, but Ma Chao still felt a little depressed.

"General Xu, I heard that Lu Bu was also famous for his bravery in the past. I wonder how he compares to me?" Ma Chao coughed lightly, trying to find some topics. He was in Xiliang, and he didn't know everything. He knew Lu Bu and Hua Xiong, the more famous generals in the world today. Lu Bu was known as the world's number one general in the past. Ma Chao sometimes felt very resentful, but he was just older than him.

Xu Rong looked at Ma Chao strangely, then thought carefully and said seriously: "If Wen Hou leads the cavalry and fights outside the city, I am afraid I will not be able to defeat him."

Although they have never fought, the two of them joined forces in Chenggao and Xingyang to fight against the coalition forces. Lu Bu often took the cavalry to run around the world and treated the coalition camp as his own backyard. Even if the coalition forces were suspicious of each other, they were not a mob. Xu Rong also admired Lu Bu's insight into the weaknesses of the enemy's army, his ferocity in combat, and his control and command of the cavalry.

It may be a bit modest to say that he was defeated, but it is obvious that at least Ma Chao and Lu Bu are not at the same level now. Xu Rong will not have too much pressure against Ma Chao.

"General, don't lie to me!" Ma Chao frowned. He had seen Xu Rong's ability, but Lu Bu had not.

"We may fight in the future, you will know when the time comes." Xu Rong did not argue, there was no need, Ma Chao was used to fighting in favorable battles, and had never met a decent opponent. Although he was indeed capable, he had limited experience after all, and he had no idea how big the world was. It was useless to tell him more, now that Xiliang was basically settled, the lord had no worries, and Nanyang was a place of four wars, a strategic point, and a conflict with Nanyang was inevitable. Ma Chao was now under Chen Mo's command, and he had enough ability. If he really went on an expedition in the future, there would naturally be no shortage of opportunities to fight.

What is this?

Ma Chao looked at Xu Rong's attitude of doubt and disbelief, feeling indignant, and couldn't help teasing: "Although my father has surrendered, General Xu is not afraid that I will do something bad to Changling Marquis by letting me go to see him like this?"

"You have to call me Lord!" Xu Rong looked at Ma Chao seriously and said: "If you want to destroy the Ma family forever, you can try to see if you can walk out alive."

Ma Chao curled his lips and said nothing more, just followed Xu Rong into the government office. The entire Ma family had come with him, more than 300 people. Even if he succeeded in assassinating, the end might be the extinction of the Ma family. Naturally, he dared not act rashly, but this feeling of being suppressed everywhere made him quite unhappy.

"Inform the Lord that Ma Chao has been brought here!" Xu Rong came to the door of the hall and asked the guards to report first. After getting permission, he took Ma Chao to see Chen Mo.

Ma Chao's steps were a little stiff. He thought that Chen Mo must be afraid of his assassination, at least Taishi Ci and Hua Xiong should stay by his side. But after entering the hall, a young man of the same age as himself sat on the main seat. He attacked two weak scholars. Apart from that, there was only a vicious and ugly man standing by.

Ma Chao glanced at Dian Wei: so ugly!

Such a big and strong man who actually has no great ability is very common among the Qiang people. Even if the other party's physique is really amazing, Ma Chao did not take it to heart. But after entering the hall, the feeling of discomfort became stronger.

"I have heard that Mengqi is a young hero for a long time. I see him today and he is indeed extraordinary." Chen Mo looked at the young man in the hall and praised.

Ma Chao's image is naturally beyond words. With sword eyebrows and star eyes, he stood there like a sword out of the sheath. Young people should look like this.

"Ma Chao greets the lord!" Although he was arrogant outside, when he really met Chen Mo, Ma Chao was much more decent. First of all, Chen Mo always gave people a good first impression. Although he was not loved by everyone, he was at least not annoying. Secondly, although Chen Mo had a smiling face, his gestures did not make people feel disrespectful. For the first time, Ma Chao experienced what it felt like to be powerful without being angry. Although Chen Mo smiled very friendly, even if he did not deliberately exaggerate his identity, people still felt awe.

"No need to be polite, sit down." Chen Mo pointed to the mat and smiled: "General Shoucheng will come to see you tomorrow, and you and your son will reunite. After that, Mengqi will take his family to Chang'an first."

"Aren't you going with the lord?" Ma Chao said in surprise.

"That was originally the plan, but Han Sui has been reluctant to surrender, so I'm afraid we will have to stay here for a few days." Chen Mo nodded and sighed.

"I am willing to stay and serve my lord!" Upon hearing that Han Sui was going to be attacked, Ma Chao's eyes lit up and he became energetic. He had long disliked the old man.

"There is no need to bother Meng Qi. There may not be a real fight. Besides, it is inappropriate to ask Meng Qi to fight against his former ally as soon as Meng Qi arrived." Chen Mo waved his hand and smiled.

Ma Teng had surrendered. The reason why Han Sui hesitated was that he did not want him to run away. Otherwise, Cheng Yi and Hou Xuan were killed by Xu Rong one after another. Han Sui only had Jincheng left. If he really wanted to mobilize troops, how could Han Sui withstand it? However, he moved his family to Lingju. Now that Ma Teng surrendered, he also wanted to rely on Chen Mo, but he did not want to be completely captured by Chen Mo like Ma Teng. He could only work for Chen Mo and wanted to retain some autonomy and even military power, so he had been arguing with Chen Mo.

There was nothing inappropriate!

Ma Chao really wanted to say this to Chen Mo, but it was not very good after all, so he could only stop and bowed: "I wonder if my lord has any other orders?"

"I have hired people to settle the Ma family's mansion in Luoyang. You and General Ma Dai will join the army as generals." Chen Mo touched his chin and said: "But I heard from Wen Kai that every time you fight, you like to fight with others? "

"This..." Ma Chao was shocked. He didn't think there was anything wrong before. He used to fight against the Qiang people and the Huns. But after Chen Mo's battle, first Taishi Ci, then Hua Xiong, and then Xu Rong, somewhat despised this kind of behavior, and Ma Chao didn't know what to say now.

"We are all young people. It is not a bad thing to be brave and fierce. However, the Central Plains is different from the Qiang people. Do you know what I would do if I were leading an army and a general came to fight with you?" Chen Moxiao asked.

"I don't know the final general." Ma Chao shook his head. He had also heard that Chen Mo was good at leading troops, but he didn't know how good he was. At this moment, he just wanted to see how Chen Mo faced the enemy.

"I promise you, I will trick you into the front of the battle, and I will kill you with random arrows." Chen Mo looked at Ma Chao's face gradually losing his smile, shook his head and said: "Meng Qi must not be disdainful, this style of fighting generals has become outdated in the Central Plains. It's been a long time. Did you know that it takes a long time for a general to be able to lead an army in battle? Isn't it strange that the generals who have spent time studying, training, and painstaking efforts are killed in battle on the battlefield? Is it possible that I train soldiers and horses just to accompany the generals in battle and cheer them on? It can be done by recruiting some civilians, so why train elite soldiers?"

"What my lord said is true." Ma Chao could only nod, as it seemed to be true.

"There are many military books in Chang'an Academy, you can go and read them if you have nothing to do." Chen Mo said with a smile: "You have enough combat experience, but your understanding of military strategy seems to be lacking. Your opponents in the future will not be the Qiang people, but the Qiang people." They are those famous generals in the Central Plains. The Qiang people's fighting methods certainly have merits, but what we want is to learn from their strengths, not to become Qiang generals. If you want to be the best general in the world instead of the best general in Xiliang, you should best Learn more about the art of war.”

"Here!" Ma Chao bowed and said. It's up to you whether you heard him or not. After all, at his current age and achievements, he was arrogant and it was normal for him to be harsh to others.

Chen Mo didn't expect that these few words could convince him. He just pointed out Ma Chao's shortcomings and gave him a reminder. He would naturally face up to problems he encountered in the future.

After chatting with Ma Chao about Xiliang customs and interesting stories about the Qiang people, Chen Mo prepared another farewell banquet for Ma Chao. It was obvious that Chen Mo liked Ma Chao very much. With this level of standard, under Chen Mo's command Rarely among the generals, Ma Chao had a young mind and soon regarded Chen Mo as a confidant.

"It's quite innocent." Late at night, after seeing off the staggering Ma Chao, Chen Mo laughed a little. At this age, it is really not difficult to understand.

"My lord, it seems that Ma Chao is only two years younger than you." Dian Wei stood beside Chen Mo and said suddenly.

"What do you want to say?" Chen Mo glanced at Dian Wei.

"The general is saying..." Dian Wei scratched his head and said: "The gap is too big, he looks like a fool."

"Ha~" Chen Mo didn't answer, just looked at Dian Wei, and then sighed, Ma Chao is very good at leading troops, you have the nerve to accuse him?

After taking a look, Chen Mo put his hands behind his back and went back to rest.

"Lord, what do you mean?" Dian Wei quickly followed.

"It's getting late, I want to go to bed." Chen Mo said without looking back.

"Alone?" Dian Wei asked subconsciously.

"Otherwise? Will you accompany me?" Chen Mo turned around and looked at Dian Wei strangely.

"No..." Dian Wei quickly shook his head and said: "I mean there have been many tribes sending women over recently. Do you want to choose one for your lord? I have seen it, and all of these Qiang women are quite... powerful... "

At the end of the sentence, Dian Wei's voice became softer when he saw Chen Mo's eyes becoming increasingly unkind.

"If I continue to indulge in wine and sex like this, I'm afraid I have to consider changing my bodyguard." Chen Mo said seriously: "Aren't you afraid that you can't even fight Ma Chao now?"

"How is that possible?" Dian Wei said disdainfully when he heard this. He, Dian Wei, is a figure who can fight against Lu Bu. No matter what, he will not be compared to a brat in his early twenties.

"Don't do these things again in the future." Chen Mo glared at Dian Wei and said.

"Here~"