Chapter 42 Return after the war in Jiaozhou (93)
It can be said that Ma Teng's strength at that time was not as good as Han Sui, yes. Even if the former was a prince, it was not a strong one or a strong one, but a prince with no great strength. So it could not be compared with Han Sui, and it would be even less than Sun Jian. Yes. The latter was a famous prince in the world. Not only was Sun Jian famous, but the men and horses he brought were also powerful in the world. And he was not only said that he was relying on himself, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao, and Zhu Zhi.
Any one of them has thousands of pieces, which is definitely a strength. Sun Jian's group has more than ten thousand pieces, which is really not something Ma Teng can compare with. The latter has generals under his command, and that is, and the cavalry can also be a little more, but they were basically consumed in those years, yes. So he finally left Ma Chao's few men and horses, only a few thousand. Therefore, he didn't expect to go to himself
He has too many fathers, but Ma Teng still has a general, and Ma Chao is still very satisfied with this. It is really "It is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general". He is very clear about this principle, yes. For Ma Chao, he would rather not have a man than a loyal general, that's right. No one would dislike the many generals on his side, and there is no one at all. When the lord is the boss, no one is allowed to be the boss.
It doesn't matter how important the generals are. But for Ma Chao, the number of people and horses is just a matter of time for himself and himself. Really. As long as there is enough money and food, everything will be fine. Yes. If your father wants to leave behind a hundred thousand people for self-rescue, no, even if it's half or fifty thousand people, Ma Chao would never say that there were few, really a lot, that's it. But Ma Teng didn't have that strength, so he left a general for his son. The latter thought it was good, really, he was satisfied.
It's true. For Ma Chao, no matter how many people there are, he really can't compare to the loyal Pang De. No matter how many people there are, he still knows it very well. Ma Chao was a man at that time, and he also wanted to have more people and his side, which was true. But what he wanted to get even more was definitely talent, yes. And there were really no top strategists in Liangzhou.
Apart from Jia Xu, there seems to be no one else who knows. Yes, there are all strategists, but how many are there? And they are really not top strategists, yes. Cheng Gongying is also a strategist, but there is still a gap between him and a top strategist, which is not bad. Beigong Boyu, who is a strategist, can be considered a strategist, but at best, he is a third-rate, even
As for the saying goes, even the third-rate is not as good as a half-baked person, yes. So Ma Chao didn't think much about top strategists, just like Liangzhou, there is no need to think too much, it's not good. But if the general, there is definitely Pang De? So he is very glad that the other party surrendered to his father, the key is that he is still loyal. This is really rare, good. When his father was there, he was loyal to his father. But his father was gone, so he asked him to lead his elite to surrender to him. It can be said that he was loyal to him.
It's true. Therefore, Ma Chao has always been very satisfied with Pang De, which is good. He has the ability and is loyal enough, so it's very appropriate to put him in Nanyang. And there is also a counselor like Li Hui. Their combination will deal with the Yanzhou army. As long as the latter does not come too many people, it will be basically fine. It can block the Yanzhou army's attack, yes. But that's true.
In fact, it was his ideal idea. Ma Chao knew that if Cao Cao really wanted to take Nanyang, he would definitely send a lot of people. In the end, his side would probably not be able to withstand it. But he knew that at that time, their Yanzhou army would not know how much they would lose, but their side would definitely lose less than theirs. He would not do anything that would be worth the loss of the person, and Cao Cao would not. Ma Chao believed that he would not be like that. Seeing that Cao Cao had moved their Yanzhou army's base camp, he could
It's obvious that a lot is not. If he still brought the base camp to Xudu, then why did Cao Cao and Yanzhou army both seize the Nanyang place and become their territory? But he moved directly to the Yanzhou army's base camp. It has to be said that the person shifted his and his own center of gravity to the north. That's it. So, although it can't be said that Cao Cao and Yanzhou army gave up directly, as long as there is no good chance, they really have no idea for the time being. Yes, that
All are good. After all, he knew very well that he would not be able to take down even if he had 200,000 troops. So what more could Cao Cao have? If he could take down the entire Nanyang directly by saying 200,000, he might not be able to do it at this time, but when he had not moved away from the base camp before, it would be very likely. But now, if there are great opportunities,
One hundred thousand people can take Nanyang, so Cao Cao will send troops without hesitation at all. If he can't seize such a great opportunity, will his side be destroyed by the Liangzhou army sooner? He doesn't want that at all. Opportunities, especially good opportunities, how can he not seize them? It must be grasped, that is right, Cao Cao knows, probably that.
The chance may be just one time, or even no. Will Ma Chao give his own chance? He was the first to believe that Liangzhou Army would not be like that, but no. So Cao Cao knew in his heart that there was basically no chance, yes, so... if he didn't, he kept thinking about the things in the north, and he said what to do to get more territory from the Liangzhou Army. Yes. This is his thoughts all the time, that's right. The focus of the Yanzhou Army had long been shifting to the north and seizing Jizhou.
You can see a lot of Cao Cao's thoughts, that's it. At least Ma Chao can see a lot of them, and the Liangzhou army is the same, and the Yanzhou army is even more so. Don't they know their lord yet? That's really good, really understand. It can be said that when Cao Cao just said that when he moved the base camp to Yecheng, many people in the Yanzhou army had already felt that their lord's meaning would be completely focused.
It has moved to the north. For them, it is not good or bad. Maybe it is mostly good. After all, if your lord has been doing things for thirty years, it is more beneficial than disadvantages. So... Yanzhou Army and others knew that since their lord wanted to do that, the focus of the future would be the north. Unless they said that they had seized all the Liangzhou Army's territory in the north, what
When they succeeded, they would say that they would shift the center of gravity to the south. Yes. If that wasn't the case, Cao Cao wouldn't change, yes. For him, there were so many things in the north, he had to solve them himself, so how could he put the center of gravity to the south? It was really not possible, that was all good. The north was the center of gravity, not the south. There were more things in the north, and that was always the case, so... Cao Cao felt that he had shifted the center of gravity to the north, which was nothing wrong. Look at the Liangzhou Army,
They were more thinking about how to destroy the Jiangdong Army, and their focus was in the south. That was. But obviously, it was definitely not something that could be solved in a short while. The Liangzhou Army was not as powerful as the heavens. It was not that he thought that the Liangzhou Army had no strength, and that if the other party destroyed the Jiangdong Army, it would be damaged. If he didn't make a good strategy and sent troops to destroy it in a moment, it would be very big
Maybe that is not impossible, indeed. If Cao Cao talks about it, he thinks that the Liangzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army are fighting to the death. The former destroys the latter, but it is also a trauma. He thinks that it is good. But obviously, seeing that Ma Chao can calm down, he is definitely not an ordinary person. At least when dealing with the Jiangdong Army and destroying them, he is not in a hurry. If he makes a mistake, especially a big mistake, then don't think too much. No, but not. At least Cao Cao won't
Thinking about this more, he would not be able to fight the two armies to the death. Sitting on Ma Chao, it would not happen. It is true. It can be said that he and the Liangzhou army are not guarding against their own side, but guarding against the northern alien race. That is. Can Cao Cao not know? No matter how hostile he is to the Liangzhou army, he cannot compare with the northern alien race. First, he does not have that strength, and secondly, he is not even a foreign race, which is good. So he is to be our own side, and the northern alien race is to be our own side, and the northern alien race is to be our own side, and the northern alien race is to be our own side, and the northern alien race is not our own side, and the
So, for him, I know that Ma Chao is considering more, that is the northern alien race, not the one on his side. After all, the former is the enemy, and it is true. Just say that the strength of the northern alien race is that they have the strength to destroy the Liangzhou army, but whether they can destroy it is indeed a big deal. But the strength of our side is not enough to destroy the Liangzhou army at all. If they destroy the Liangzhou army, that is,
That's right. Therefore, Cao Cao still didn't know that his side was indeed not an absolute big trouble for Ma Chao to Liangzhou Army. It was indeed a big trouble, but it was not an absolute big trouble. But if the northern alien races were not an absolute big trouble, it would be wrong. Yes, absolutely, he knew. Therefore, in this case, Ma Chao would lead the Liangzhou army to prevent the northern alien races from moving south in a large way, so
It would not hurt them. The northern alien race is the real big trouble, that's right. Even if Cao Cao doesn't want to admit it, he knows in his heart that his side has become a small trouble than the northern alien race, yes. He doesn't know that his side's strength is not as strong as the northern alien race, and the gap is big. It depends on his own strength, and the latter is not as good as the northern alien race. In terms of strength, he can't compare with the northern alien race, which is not as good as the northern alien race. Cao Cao's words
I can't say anything, but I just thought that way in my heart, right? For him, this must be. On the side of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that his side is second only to the Liangzhou Army, the second and second strongest in the world, which is good. But once he compares with the northern alien race, he will completely lose his temper. Yes. Cao Cao is still very able to accept reality, but not. If he compares with the Liangzhou Army,
He knew that the gap was not as big as the world, but the comparison between his strength between his side and the northern alien race... was all tears. It was true. Cao Cao knew that his side had some strength in this acre of three-point land in the Han Dynasty, but it was really over. But comparing with the northern alien race was indeed over. He knew that his side was indeed not enough to see the strength in front of others, but no, so...
But that's the case, the Liangzhou Army is the strongest and the highest one on the Han side, so they all have the greatest responsibility. Ma Chao has never escaped, it is no different from himself, it is the same, that's it. Cao Cao is indeed very clear about this, and it is probably the Jiangdong Army was destroyed when the northern alien races marched south. If they had not been destroyed, they would have caught up with it, Sun Ce would have a lot of people. That's right. For this responsibility, he, Ma Chao and himself, he is the same, and he will not say he will escape.
What, yes. But after the war, what is going on, it is not certain. Relying on the united front to confront the northern alien race, if there is a strange plan, the key is that the other party can fall into the trap. This is very important, that is. It seems that it is the most important, after all... he didn't expect more, and he was all good, and his side must win, and what it is.
For Cao Cao, it is actually enough to force the opponent to retreat, yes. As for winning and repelling the opponent, it may not be easy for us. It is true. Even if the Han Dynasty is a united front, he is very clear about this. In terms of strength comparison, it still does not mean that our side has an absolute advantage in strength, that is not that it is not that our side has an absolute advantage in strength.
Ah. So Cao Cao also knew that not to mention that his side would definitely win, win, and repel the other side, it would actually be enough to force the northern alien race to retreat. Yes, for him, this is still very important, yes. The Han Dynasty's forces have a united front, but they can't force the northern alien race to retreat? If they really can't force them to retreat, something really happened, and the strength of their side is so weak? Cao Cao doesn't believe it, at least the strength of the united front seems not that weak. Anyway, it's better than the Liangzhou army and his own side
If you have strong strength, that's it. For him, this is actually enough. Even if Cao Cao didn't know the final result, would the result really disappoint him? He still didn't think so. Even if he couldn't destroy the northern alien race, he still had the chance of winning the other party. Even if it was small, it still had it. That's why, this matter is the same. It's enough.
Chapter completed!