Chapter 62: The enemy general asks to see Ma Chao
Yes, although Ma Chao doesn't want to admit it, the facts are right in front of him. If Huo Jun is not his nemesis, then why does he be like this whenever he meets him? Yes, he also admits his ability, but this is not just the reason.
But Ma Chao would definitely not say anything about this matter. And he also knew that he had not said much about Quanling now. But if he said that Huo Jun was his nemesis or something, no one would do it. Maybe they would not accept it at all, and then they would be full of confidence and go directly to deal with Huo Jun. But it might also be counterproductive, so Ma Chao would not bet on this.
The key is that he also believes that if he doesn't have to do this, it will also allow everyone to destroy Quanling City as soon as possible.
So he said at this time: "Everyone, are you just saying nothing? Do you all want to let the Yanzhou Army, Jiangdong Army and Liu Xuande's Han Army make a joke about our army?"
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As soon as Ma Chao said this, someone immediately spoke. The first person to speak was Ma Dai. He heard him say, "My lord, it is not good for our army to attack the city now, but if you have to follow the post, the attack cannot stop! So it still has to be like this. I wonder what the lord thinks?"
When Ma Chao heard this, he thought to himself that Ma Dai said this and said nothing. Don’t I know about this? But Ma Chao couldn’t say that yet. He could only nod his head slightly and then asked again: “I don’t know what you have any other ideas?”
Don’t everyone know what their lord meant? Some people also joked about Ma Dai in their hearts, thinking that the lord didn’t ask you to say those things. After Ma Dai finished speaking, Meng Da spoke out: “My lord, now for Quanling City, because Huo Jun’s defense, it is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack for our army. But subordinates think that our army can develop an internal support in Quanling City and let the other party open the city gate and let our army enter the city?”
Ma Chao smiled and said directly: "Zi Jing's words are not unreasonable. If our army can do this, then it will not be like this!"
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Meng Da understood when he heard this. His lord had not considered this feeling, but judging from the current situation, it was indeed not possible. At least he was unable to develop an insider. Even Deng Yi was not.
So Meng Da didn't say much after that. His lord agreed with his words, but if he couldn't do this, it would be useless.
Afterwards, Guo Jia said, "Lord. From Jia's perspective, the one who blocks our army now is nothing more than Huo Jun and Huo Zhongmiao. In fact, just like the last time, the so-called city will eventually be defeated. So Jia's perspective, as long as we consume the Han army on the city, over time, this breaking of the city is really just around the corner!"
When everyone heard Guo Jia's words, they kept nodding. Not to mention that Mr. Fengxiao's words are indeed not without reason. In fact, it seems that they are not much different from the last time. It was just that there was Liu Bei the last time, but this time there was no. As for the others, Xu Shu and Liu Bei's styles are different, and more seem to be gone, right?
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Just when everyone was still talking, the soldiers came to report, "Report to the lord, someone outside the camp asked for a meeting, saying that he was the general under Liu Bei's tent, named Chen Ju!"
As soon as Ma Chao heard this, he looked at Guo Jia. Not to mention, Chen Ju's name, he had heard of it, but did he actually appear here?
So he looked at Guo Jia, and that meant that Guo Jia should be able to give himself a satisfactory answer. Sure enough, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Hahaha, lord, if Jia expected it was good, Chen would be the key to our army's breaking Quanling!"
When Ma Chao heard this, he felt energetic and said to the soldiers directly: "Go and invite me here!"
"promise!"
Ma Chao really believed Guo Jia's words, and of course he didn't think that Chen would come to Quanling for no reason. You know, Chen was originally a surrendered general, but he had been in Jiangling before, and was transferred to Lingling by Liu Bei.
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However, he has been stationed in Yingdao County, but why did he appear in Quanling today? This really makes people think a little more. So Ma Chao agreed with Guo Jia's words. He came here either just like Guo Jia said, to help him, or Xu Shu sent him to make money by using tricks. But no matter which one it is, it is actually the same as Guo Jia said, that is, he may be the key to his own destruction of Quanling, which is correct.
As a result, within a while, the soldiers came up with a man. No one knew him, but they all knew that this man should be Chen Ju.
Some people thought of some information about Chen Ju. Chen Ju, the former general under the tent of Liu Biao, the former governor of Jingzhou, and Deng Long, stationed in Jiangling, then surrendered to Liu Bei, and was sent to Lingling by Liu Bei. All that is known is that there are more. It is not that the information of the person is difficult to obtain. Such a third-rate little person is indeed not enough to make the Liangzhou army look up to him. Therefore, it is actually good that Chen Ju can have such information.
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If it were Wen Chou and Tai Shi Ci, then it would definitely not be like this. Even if it was Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and others, it would not be like this. Only Chen was like this, there was nothing he could do. For example, he, Deng Long, Deng Yi and others were basically here in the Liangzhou Army. That was the case with this little information, and there was still a lot of information.
After seeing Chen, he came in. Ma Chao waved his hand to the soldiers and asked them to go down. The soldiers and Ma Chao retreated. Then Ma Chao said to Chen: "I am Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, and you are Chen Ju?"
When Chen saw that the main master was talking, he quickly bowed and smiled: "It turns out that he is indeed a general. It's not bad. It's Chen Ju. Chen has seen the general!"
Ma Chao nodded with a smile, "General Chen, please sit down!"
"Thank you, General!"
In Chen's opinion, Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, the leader of the Liangzhou Army, was quite polite to him, so what he did today should be able to do.
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Chen was not polite, and he sat down directly. He had heard of it, and more than once said that Ma Chao liked to be straightforward and unpretentious. So he was polite when he should be polite. If he didn't need to be so, he wouldn't have to be too fake.
Therefore, Chen just did it directly, but Ma Chao didn't say anything anymore. No one else said anything, and they all looked at Chen, that's what you mean, should you say something?
Chen just saw this and said in his heart that Ma Chao looked at him like this, not to mention such great pressure on him. The generals of the Liangzhou Army were the same. It seems that he must have spoken first.
So he didn't hide it. He said directly: "General, come here from the camp road. There are two things to report to the general!"
When Ma Chao heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and then asked directly as Chen thought: "I don't know what General Chen wants to say to me?"
Although he guessed a few points, it was better for others to explain directly. Others were not good.
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For Ma Chao, of course he knew and knew very well. Chen just wanted him to ask him what he wanted to ask him and say. Therefore, he said it temporarily according to his intentions. It was no big deal. And he really wanted to hear what he was going to say. Although he, Guo Jia and everyone thought that he was the key to whether he could break Quanling, what he could say from him was indeed very concerned about.
So he asked this, but when Chen heard it, he quickly said, "Since General Ma asked this, then I am naturally not pretentious. The first thing is to deliberately give the camp to the general Liangzhou Army!"
When Ma Chao heard this, he laughed and heard him ask, "How does General Chen think so? Is it really necessary to abandon the darkness and turn to the light?"
When Chen heard this, he smiled bitterly, but he thought in his heart that although he had some meaning, in the final analysis, it was not the case. However, he did not refute Ma Chao's words, and just smiled at it.
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However, he said to Ma Chao: "General, this is indeed of this. The second is to give it to the general, which is to help the general break the Quanling City!"
When he heard Chen say this, Ma Chao was sure that Chen came for this matter, especially the last thing, probably the purpose of his trip was that he had to accomplish.
Ma Chao smiled at him, "If General Chen can do this, then it will be a great contribution to our army! But how do I believe the general's words?"
When Chen heard Ma Chao's doubts, he said in his heart, let alone you, Ma Chao, Ma Mengqi, even if I, Chen, have to be very careful when encountering this, and be sure to see if the other party has told the truth and do the real thing. Otherwise, he will have to stay away from it.
What Ma Chao asked did not make Chen feel anything. Instead, he felt that it was supposed to be and necessary.
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At this time, I heard Chen say, "It's true that General Ma must also be confused. Why did I, Chen, betray the Han army, but..."
Then, Chen told Ma Chao about everything he thought. In his opinion, Ma Chao's Liangzhou army was powerful, so he could be the opponent of the Liangzhou army just by relying on Liu Bei. Even if reinforcements were added, Yanzhou army and Jiangdong army, they were not alone. Therefore, in the end, Chen had to think about himself and seek a way out for himself, which was the most important thing. The so-called "If people don't care for themselves, heaven will be punished by the earth" was Chen Ju's idea.
Therefore, he thought about it for three days, and then set off on the road alone and headed straight to Quanling. He just told Ma Chao that no matter what you think, I, Chen Ju, must cooperate with you Liangzhou to do what I want and get what I want.
"So what General Chen wants?"
After hearing Guo Jia's words, Chen smiled, "I'm thinking about it..."
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Everyone, including Ma Chao, can’t say that Chen is quite realistic. However, it is really not easy for him to see through so many things.
But Ma Chao asked at this time: "I think General Chen has already started a family. I don't know what I said is correct?"
Chen nodded, it was true. If it weren't for this, would he really say and do it? He might have done it like this by betraying the Han army, but others...
"I not only have a wife, but also a son over five years old!"
Ma Chao nodded when he looked at Chen, and said nothing else. He just listened to Chen's words. It was not difficult to see that he still valued his family. However, it was not difficult to understand if he thought about it. No matter how others described Chen, he could not say nothing at all. Therefore, Ma Chao believed that his words were true.
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"So, General Chen will go down and wait for us to discuss for a while, how about it?"
Chen smiled and understood, so he didn't say it out loud, and bowed directly: "If this is the case, then I'll take it back first!"
Chapter completed!