Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3497 What a big deal

After daybreak, Ma Yue was found.

The place where Ma Yue was found was in a ravine about ten miles away from the river.

Zhang Liao saw Ma Yue who was a little embarrassed.

Seeing Zhang Liao, Ma Yue was very embarrassed. He was about to step forward and say something, but was interrupted by Zhang Liao waving his hand.

Zhang Liao is very busy.

When daylight came, the raid was meaningless.

They had no choice but to withdraw their troops, and the soldiers were tired. In addition, there were many wounded soldiers, and there were many things going on. Zhang Liao really had no time to chat with Ma Yue.

Moreover, soldiers came to report that Cao's army was retreating.

Zhang Liao must take his troops to check.

Ma Yue watched blankly as Zhang Liao led his men away, and then looked at the dejected hussar soldiers. Suddenly he felt the blood rushing to his face, making him feel dizzy.

Yes, these hussars have only temporarily lost their high fighting spirit. They only need to adjust a little, and then when the next victory comes, these people will be excited again.

This is a normal phenomenon, and Ma Yue knows it very well, but now he wonders if these hussars are deliberately pretending to be like this in front of him!

"cheer! Ma Yue suddenly shouted, "Look at you!" What does being downcast look like? ! 』

He used to shout like this when he was training cavalry in Yinshan. Whenever he shouted like this, the recruits who were exhausted from training would work harder, raise their heads, and put the swords and guns in their hands. Re-grip.

But this time, Ma Yue didn't see these manifestations. He just saw the hussars casting complicated looks at him, and then slowly walked past him...

"..." Ma Yue looked at these hussars, and the expression on his face finally collapsed.

Some lies are easily exposed, while others are more subtle.

Just like in later generations, there are often some jingles, such as "One XX a day keeps the doctor away" and so on. It sounds like there is some truth to it, but in fact, those guys who are selling "XX", whether they are entrepreneurs or capitalists, are just rumors deliberately spreading in order to expand sales, and they are taking advantage of people's fear of high medical expenses in later generations. and worries.

If someone really takes it seriously and says that if the effect is so good, just the whole world can produce "XX", what else do doctors need to do?

Then at this time, these entrepreneurs or capitalists will ask a bunch of experts to say that the "XX" they sell is indeed nutritious, with a variety of vitamins, minerals, and so on, and then try their best to hint that It will never be stated clearly that these nutrients can only be obtained from "XX"...

But these substances needed by the human body can actually be obtained from other places, and it may be cheaper and simpler.

Ma Yue has always thought that his value is very high, just like a commodity that always shouts "stay away from me", and then the price keeps rising until it is out of the ordinary people, that is, out of the category of ordinary hussars. .

Realizing that your parents are ordinary people, knowing that you are ordinary people, and knowing that your children are ordinary people are not big things, but they are undoubtedly the three most painful and despairing things in the world.

Ma Yue always felt that he was great.

Thousands of hussars were trained from his hands, which gave him the illusion. This illusion caused him to forget that he was actually just a very ordinary "XX", and he could not really keep away the pain and solve all diseases. He could not become the most important factor in deciding this battle!

He tried to prove that he was important, but the results of the proof are now out...

He is just a qualified instructor, but he is not a qualified general.

Doesn't Ma Yue know what he has brought to these hussars?

He knows.

It's like a teacher who doesn't know how much noise pollution his children will cause to the residents downstairs by playing ball at home?

But the teacher did not stop his child from doing this, and even encouraged his child to take good pictures.

So because this teacher is disturbing people, does it mean that his teaching level is not good?

not necessarily.

Ma Yue's experience in training soldiers is at least at the level of a middle school teacher. As for teaching and training, he is qualified, and may even be excellent, but in other aspects...

If Ma Yue can realize his mistakes and truly want to correct them, then this failure is only a small threshold for his future success. Many years later, he may talk about this failure in a very relaxed tone. And continue to share this experience with other Hussars soldiers, growing from a cramming middle school teacher to an inspiring senior teacher.

It's a pity that Ma Yue is unwilling to admit it at this moment, because admitting this matter means losing hope.

So he could only feel that it was all the fault of others!

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Cao Cao retreated.

Slowly retreat from Hangu Pass.

Zhang Liao watched Cao's army retreat in an orderly manner but did not order an attack.

He stood on the hillside with his cavalry and looked at Cao's army's array.

Looking from a distance, one cannot clearly see the faces of every Cao Jun soldier, only the squirming human shapes can be seen.

Like insects.

Zhang Liao realized that when Cao Jun looked at him, was it the same?

Zhang Liao looked up at the sky.

Cao Jun retreated very decisively, somewhat beyond Zhang Liao's expectations.

Through a victory, people's hearts are unified, and then they retreat immediately.

Cao Cao's experience and control of timing are undoubtedly evident in this small detail.

Facing Cao Jun's position, which was left to cut off the rear, Zhang Liao looked at it for a long time, and then looked at a hillside farther away from Cao Jun's position. He sighed softly, "Come here, send someone to send a message to your Majesty... Cao Jun's troops have withdrawn in an orderly manner." Preface, there is an ambush, it is not appropriate to pursue..."

"The bandits have withdrawn?" "The guard looked at it, "I mean, is this really a withdrawal? 』

Zhang Liao nodded.

"Then if we rush over now, we will definitely be able to..."

The guard couldn't finish his sentence because he saw the look Zhang Liao gave him.

"Hehe..." the guard smiled awkwardly, "I just said casually..."

Zhang Liao pointed at the slope behind Cao Jun's formation, "Did you see it?" There is smoke and dust over there..."

Zhang Liao originally wanted to ask the guards to lead some troops, but now it seems that the guards are still a little inferior.

"Then the traitor army just withdrew, wouldn't we have no chance..." The guard still felt a little pity, "If only some of the traitor army generals could be captured..."

Zhang Liao said, "Shandong is over there... Where can we evacuate?" Next, there may be more battles to be fought, but are you afraid that you won’t have a chance? 』

Soldiers never tire of deceit.

Therefore, Zhang Liao did not show much hatred or unacceptable for Cao Cao's ambush of Ma Yue last night. When fighting, the two sides compete for strategies. Whoever has better methods will have the upper hand. Last time Pang Tong and others suppressed Cao Jun, but now Cao Jun plotted against Ma Yue. This is normal.

And as long as the overall situation does not change, Cao Cao will still be on the weak side.

But now that Cao Jun has retreated, what needs to be considered becomes Heluo and Shandong's offensive strategy after Heluo...

Therefore, the Hussars are still of great use!

Especially war horses!

Where in the Central Plains is it impossible to gallop?

Zhang Liao's eyes couldn't help but shift to the place where the soil plateau collapsed on one side.

What a pity...

Pang Tong and Zhang Liao both thought that Ma Yue's surprise attack on Hangu Pass was just to attack Cao's army at Hangu Pass. Unexpectedly, Ma Yue's intention was to cross Hangu Pass and attack Cao's rear!

Of course, if it can succeed, it will be great, but from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, how many generals have thought about intervening, going around, and achieving miraculous feats!

But if this miraculous skill is so easy to obtain, then how come there are only a few names in the history from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, and then to the Qin and Han Dynasties?

Among the Han people, everyone knows how distinguished and world-famous the Han hussar Wei Qing led his cavalry in raiding Dragon City, but who knows that in the battle of Dragon City, Wei Qing was only one of the three groups, and the other three groups were All failed?

Zhang Liao won military exploits in the snowy area and was praised and praised by others, but who could know that it was his tribesmen and his brothers who sacrificed their lives for it?

Sometimes when he wakes up from a dream, Zhang Liao will ask himself again, whether he should have adopted a more prudent approach to fight at that time, whether there was a better way to deal with it, and whether he was greedy for credit and rushed into the fight?

Examining himself again and again and summarizing experience again and again made Zhang Liao cautious, steady and relaxed now.

Just like now, Zhang Liao felt that there was not much need to chase down some retreating Cao soldiers.

Have a higher perspective and look at the entire battle situation rather than the battle in one area.

Chasing Cao Jun's soldiers can certainly show Zhang Liao's personal bravery and show off his power, but what can he do? The soldiers brought by Zhang Liao have been busy looking for Ma Yue and gathering the remaining soldiers all night. They have not rested until now. Do you really think that they are good brothers with fifty yuan, and they are not tired from morning to night?

What's more, the current battle has obviously risen from the battle between Cao Cao and Fei Qian to the struggle between the entire Guanzhong Group and the Shandong Group. Killing a few soldiers who stayed behind...

It's really not interesting.

Zhang Liao stayed where he was, watching the retreat of Cao's soldiers, continuing to provide pressure, but not attacking easily.

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Cao Cao was relieved when he received the news that Zhang Liao did not attack and pursue him, but he was followed by more worries.

He breathed a sigh of relief because since Zhang Liao did not take the initiative to launch an attack, it meant that the withdrawal of troops this time was relatively successful. Now he only needed to bring back the remaining troops on the other side of the river, which basically completed the intended goal.

"Lord Shenwu!" These guys really don't dare to pursue! 』

"The Lord is planning a strategy!" 』

"The thieves were frightened out of their wits!" 』

"..."

The clerk, who felt that he was out of danger and had escaped the dangerous situation, started to blow rainbow farts.

These Shandong officials habitually began to flatter Cao Cao. While flattering him, they paid attention to Cao Cao's expression.

This has become their instinct.

It was like the leader farted, very loudly.

No one dared to speak, they were all looking at the leader's expression.

If the leader's expression is a little embarrassed, then they will immediately jump out and say that the fart was caused by them, apologize sincerely, put all the fart problems on themselves, and take responsibility for the fart.

If the leader's expression is somewhat comfortable, then they will say that the leader really has a noble demeanor, does not stick to trivial matters, and even makes a sound like a fart, they will definitely learn from the leader and surround him closely. Understand the spirit and convey the concept of this fart.

In short, leaders must not be made to feel that they cannot handle even big things!

Cao Cao didn't answer these guys' words.

Zhang Liaoruo's reckless pursuit will certainly make it more difficult for Cao Cao, but it also means that the people Cao Cao has to deal with are only warriors who only know how to rush...

Now, there is some trouble.

A cavalry general who knows how to calculate has already given Cao Cao a headache. If he adds a group of generals and lieutenants who know how to advance and retreat and are cautious...

Fei Qian is not Dong Zhuo.

After Dong Zhuo's death, those men still had Xiliang soldiers and Xiliang horses, and they still had swords and guns in their hands, but what did they count?

Just a bunch of rabble!

There are more weeds and loose sand than the people in Shandong!

Why do people in Shandong look down on Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang generals after Dong Zhuo? They even had a very contemptuous attitude toward Fei Qian. Shandong is arrogant on the one hand, and Dong Zhuo and other Xiliang generals on the other hand. I know nothing but killing and killing!

What was the chaos like in the Jujube Alliance in Shandong at that time?

As a result, Dong Zhuo fell down before he even exerted his true strength, and then Li Guo also fell down...

You can't even unite your own side, and you still expect your enemies to respect you more?

As soon as this idea came into Cao Cao's mind, he saw a group of these flattering civil servants around him.

In the past, Cao Cao would neither appreciate nor dislike the flattery of these civil servants. Because Cao Cao knew that these civil servants were like this. They were like this when they were in Yuan Dynasty, and they were still like this when they got to Cao Cao.

Now Cao Cao suddenly felt that the flattery of these civil servants was so harsh!

But Cao Cao did not show his emotions on his face. Instead, after pondering for a moment, he summoned a civil servant.

Cao Cao picked a civil servant who screamed flattery the loudest and annoyed him the most.

"Go and get a jade belt, send it to Zhang Wenyuan, and say thank you to him for sending it!" 』

When the civil servant heard this, he trembled with fright and said, "Prime Minister... I, shall I send it off?" 』

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, "Why, you don't dare to do something like this?" 』

The civil servant was crying and said, "Subordinate... I obey the order..."

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Zhang Liao looked at the jade belt and frowned.

This old thief!

Going back, I can't even tell.

Without physical evidence, who knows what will be reported?

"Someone is coming!" Zhang Liao ordered, "Send both the man and the jade belt to Pang Lingjun!" 』

What was a letter before is now a jade belt.

Who knows what will happen in the future? !

The clerk who brought the jade belt thought that he was just doing an errand and that was the end of the matter. He never expected that he would be taken away after being sent to Zhang Liao. He suddenly became panicked and shouted something.

Zhang Liao didn't bother to listen at all, and waved his hand to his men to take him away quickly to avoid being upset.

"That's right!" Talk to General Zhu and tell him that Cao Jun has withdrawn from Hangu Pass! 』

"Follow the order!" 』

Zhang Liao, the guard, stepped forward. He didn't care what the clerk was shouting, and just pulled him away.

The civil servant didn't want to leave, but he was pulled away by the guards who were strong enough to twist, and then thrown onto the horse's back, screaming all the way as he was taken away...

Zhang Liao quickly put this matter behind his mind, and then focused on the Hangu Pass in front of him.

Cao's army withdrew, and Hangu Pass was definitely something that Cao's army could not take away, so he stayed there, just like when Zhu Ling retreated from Hangu Pass before, he could only leave Hangu Pass to Cao's army.

Therefore, from this perspective, Zhang Liao did not choose to enter Hangu Pass immediately. He personally felt that he would leave the matter of entering Hangu Pass to Zhu Ling. After all, Zhang Liao entered Hangu Pass earlier or later. It actually didn't mean much to him, but to Zhu Ling, it might be a little different.

When Zhu Ling got the news, he came from the rear and rode hurriedly.

Seeing Zhang Liao who was lined up in front of Hangu Pass but did not enter, Zhu Ling understood everything and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Brother Wenyuan!" 』

Zhu Ling solemnly threw off his saddle and dismounted, and saluted Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao also jumped off his horse, helped Zhu Ling up, and pointed to the collapsed side of the plateau, and then said: "I think Cao Jun will set up traps in the pass... These men of mine are somewhat tired, I'm afraid The inspection was not careful enough, which delayed the important matter... Let Wenbo make a hard trip to check the security inside the customs..."

Zhu Ling was a little moved, "Brother Wenyuan, don't worry!" 』

Is there really a trap left by Cao Jun?

Maybe there is, maybe not.

So Zhang Liao really can't send people to check the security situation in the customs?

Apparently not.

This is a favor.

Zhu Ling took a step back and bowed deeply towards Zhang Liao.

Some things, in the eyes of people who don't understand, may be just a big deal, but in the eyes of some people, these little things are very important.

It's like the first coat your first love bought for you, or the first nail clipper. If you simply talk about the price of the goods, it's really not worth much, and as time goes by, the coat may have long been out of date, and the nail clippers may have become blunt and unusable, but the things contained in them are often not reflected by the surface price.

Zhang Liao didn't care about these things at all, and sent people to Hangu Pass first.

How big of a deal is this?

Anyway, Cao's army retreated, and Zhang Liao was the front-line general closest to Hangu Pass, so no one could say anything wrong!

Zhang Liao just restrained the soldiers and only stayed outside Hangu Pass, and handed the matter of entering Hangu Pass to Zhu Ling...

If it was before, Zhu Ling might still have a little thought in his heart, but at this moment, he really obeyed Zhang Liao, and it was a real respect from the heart!

However, this harmonious situation was soon impacted by another discordant voice...