Chapter 42 Zhang Gongqi offered the city to surrender
So after less than an hour of use, Zhang Lu had already made a decisive decision to surrender to Ma Chao. Naturally, the others would not say anything at this time, because now they can only surrender. Otherwise, what else can they do? Will they fight with the Liangzhou army of Ma Mengqi to the death? As a result, the fish will die anyway, but the other person's net may not be able to be broken. And then, some people may even joke that the fish was drowned in the end, and I don't know how many people in the world will laugh at it.
Zhang Lu had already sorted out the Taoist crown. He took the seal of the Hanzhong Prefect and took a group of subordinates out of the city to surrender. Although he was the Hanzhong Prefect, Zhang Lu usually wore Taoist robes and rarely wore other clothes.
At this time, there is actually still a lot of time left, and Ma Chao, Zhang Fei and Jia Xu are all waiting for Zhang Lu's actions. Ma Chao thought clearly at this time that if Zhang Gongqi was really stubborn, he would have to flood Nanzheng, and there was no other way. Because Hanzhong was bound to win, and getting it one day earlier would have more benefits for him. That's it. He flooded Nanzheng today and would definitely compensate the people in the future. Who made this possible to break the city now and also the fastest way to make him Zhang Gongqi surrender? So if you don't use such a big move, what else can you use?
As a result, when the soldiers were thinking about this, the soldiers came to report: "Report to the lord, the gate of Nanzheng is wide open at this time, and a team of people came out of it!"
The soldiers who were collected from Guanhai Mountain Village were also recruited from Niu Fu, all of whom Ma Chao called the lord, and they all recognized this lord. Only the soldiers of the Liangzhou army veterans are still called Ma Chaozhou Mu, but they have not come to Hanzhong now. So from the name, we can temporarily know which soldiers are the soldiers of the Liangzhou army veterans and which soldiers are the soldiers who were recruited by Ma Chao later.
Ma Chao also understood that these are his own troops, and the Liangzhou Army is still the army of the great Han. As for slowly reorganizing the Liangzhou Army, this cannot be completed in a short time, so I am still in a hurry now, but it will always succeed in the future.
Upon hearing this, Ma Chao looked at Jia Xu next to him. Jia Xu nodded slightly to him, so he said, "Okay, I will follow me to cross the Han River, and we will meet Zhang Gongqi and the others!"
After saying that, Ma Chao wanted to leave, but Jia Xu said, "My lord, please wait! The so-called 'being careful with others' heart' is necessary. Although he saw that Zhang Gongqi was going to offer the city to surrender to our army, we had to be careful!"
Ma Chao nodded, thinking that what Jia Xu said was good, and he deserved to be experienced. If Zhang Gongqi really made small moves, he would be more passive.
"Okay. What sir said is very good! I already know how to do it!"
As a result, Zhang Fei next to him immediately opened his voice, "My lord, I'm afraid he will do anything! With my Snake Spear in hand, I will kill as much as he comes!"
Ma Chao shook his head at him with a smile, thinking that Zhang Fei is really cute. But if Zhang Lu had ambushed countless archers in the city, can you really withstand the rain of arrows? It may not be possible, but Ma Chao still has a way to deal with Zhang Lu.
Everyone crossed the Han River and came to the city of Nanzheng. Zhang Lu had already brought his subordinates out of the city at this time. In addition to Zhang Fei and Jia Xu, Ma Chao also had dozens of personal guards, and there were only so many people. It was not that Ma Chao was not prepared, but he had his own way.
After seeing Ma Chao and the others, Zhang Lu held the seal of the prefect and quickly stepped forward a few steps, and then said to Ma Chao: "Prince, Lu is willing to surrender to the Liangzhou army now. The seal of the prefect of the Hanzhong is here, so I will offer it!"
Ma Chao nodded with a smile. He came forward and took the seal. After all, Zhang Lu was not only the prefect of Hanzhong, but also the princes of the Wudou Rice Sect, but his identity cannot be ignored. The Wudou Rice Sect is not just in Hanzhong, so Ma Chao cannot ignore this. So he has to give him some face, which is a must. Didn’t Ma Chao take it personally? Then he handed the seal to Jia Xu next to him and asked him to take it first.
Then Ma Chao grabbed Zhang Lu's hand and smiled and said, "Mr. Gongqi, let's go into the city now!"
Although Ma Chao saw Zhang Lu on the top of the city before, the distance was not very close at that time, Ma Chao could also see that Zhang Lu and Zhang Gongqi were standing in front of him. Some things can be pretended to be true, but some things cannot be pretended to be. The so-called "It cannot be true or false, and the fake cannot be true" is just that.
Zhang Lu is not as simple as a Hanzhong prefect, he is also a celestial master of the Five Doks of Rice Sect, so he naturally has the unique temperament of a Taoist practitioner. As a celestial master, he is naturally stronger than others. However, what Ma Chao didn’t know is that Zhang Lu is now more powerful than before, so some of his temperament is actually stronger than what he had before.
Ma Chao didn't know much about this, but Jia Xu could see it. So at this moment he thought, Zhang Gongqi is amazing, he will not be a prefect, and he will be a character in the future. Jia Xu's vision is quite vicious, so he saw that Zhang Lu no longer had the intention to compete for hegemony, and he was relieved.
Without caring about the others for the time being, Ma Chao grabbed Zhang Lu's hand and entered Nanzheng. Ma Chao has some experience. Although the weapon is not there, he holds him Zhang Lu with one hand. If the other party is ambushed, he will never dare to act rashly. Otherwise, the person who died first is definitely not him. Zhang Lu can certainly see Ma Chao's intention, but he will not say this. He just smiled and entered the city with Ma Chao. Not to mention that Zhang Lu is now at a high level, he has no ghost in his heart at this time, so what can he be afraid of Ma Chao?
Zhang Lu knew how to see the face, and he met Ma Chao at close range. Not to mention that he couldn't see through Ma Chao, so Zhang Lu was also surprised. To say that he couldn't see through now, there were only two kinds of people. First, he was naturally a person of destiny. For such a person, he really couldn't see anything with such a person. Second, he was a person outside the sky. Even if he was profound, he probably couldn't see too much of such a person. But no matter which Ma Chao was, it means that Ma Mengqi was a character. But he didn't know that Ma Chao was actually a combination of these two, so he couldn't see anything now.
Everyone just came to the prefect's mansion. Zhang Lu invited Ma Chao to the prefect's mansion, and then everyone took the seats of the guests and hosts. However, unlike usual, Zhang Lu sat in the top seat before, and his subordinates also had their own positions. However, now the one sitting in the top seat was replaced by Ma Chao, and Zhang Lu became the first person on the left. Then after Zhang Fei and Jia Xu sat down, Zhang Lu's subordinates sat one after another. There was no way, isn't this "people are under the roof"?
After everyone sat down, Zhang Lu introduced Ma Chao, and the first one he pointed at his younger brother Zhang Wei. So he said to Ma Chao: "Saint Master, this is the younger brother Zhang Wei, Zhang Gongze!"
Then he was afraid that Zhang Wei would not give Ma Chao face, so he quickly said to Zhang Wei: "I haven't seen the Zhou Mu yet!"
Zhang Wei was indeed reluctant, but his elder brother had spoken. At least he still had to listen at this time, so he said, "I have met the governor of the state!"
Ma Chao nodded slightly to him. He said hello. But he said in his heart that although Zhang Wei is Zhang Lu's younger brother, he is not a little worse than Zhang Lu. Especially since he is not very concise, he is not as happy or angry as he is. This person is better, and he is directly written on his face with himself. It is indeed not worth worrying.
In fact, Ma Chao thought it simple. If you, Zhang Wei, is really capable, then it would be normal for you to do this, and it would be even more normal for you to not accept it. The key is that you, Zhang Wei, have no ability. So what else do you want? And you don’t know how to hide your inner thoughts, so it would be strange if Ma Chao could pay attention to such a person.
At this time, Ma Chao said to Zhang Lu: "Ling seems to be a powerful general!"
Zhang Lu just smiled and didn't say anything more. Of course, he also knew that Ma Chao was polite.
So he pointed to the second person and said, "This is Yang Song from the Yang family of Nanzheng, Mr. Yang!"
When Ma Chao saw it, he thought to himself Yang Song? He had heard of it, but it was the first time he saw it. As a result, Yang Song quickly stood up, clasped his fists at Ma Chao and said, "Yang Song, a gentleman, has seen the governor of the state!"
Ma Chaoxin said that Yang Song seemed a little different from what he thought. He seemed to remember that Yang Song was greedy for money, had no ability, and was a seller. Of course, now that he looked like this, he naturally couldn't see anything. If he really wanted to understand the person, he had to contact him slowly.
In fact, it was not only Ma Chao who paid attention to Zhang Lu's introduction, but Jia Xu was the same. The difference was that Ma Chao came out openly, while he was observing secretly. The first Zhang Wei, Jia Xu didn't take it much. However, Jia Xu really saw Yang Song. Of course, Jia Xu knew that Yang Song was from the Yang clan of Nanzheng, so he naturally cared about him. However, what made him pay more attention to Yang Song. Jia Xu defined Yang Song as a person, and he would not be wrong at all. Although he was smiling and talking to his lord at this time, he was definitely thinking about dealing with his lord.
If you want to talk about Yang Song’s little bit of Taoism, it is enough to deal with ordinary people. However, if you want to deceive Jia Xu, he will have to practice for more than ten years.
"It turns out it's Mr. Yang from Nanzheng, I have long admired him!"
Ma Chao quickly said, but this was not a lie. He really "received great reputation for a long time" and "appreciated" to him.
When Yang Song heard this, although he didn't believe it, he still looked flattered. "Zhou Mu is really acclaimed. Song is ashamed of being afraid of being, and he is ashamed of being afraid of being!"
Ma Chao also smiled at this time and didn't say anything more, and then Zhang Lu introduced Yan Pu, "This is Mr. Yan Pu, Brazil!"
"See the governor of the state!"
Yan Pu was not like Zhang Wei, but not like Yang Song. After standing up, he just said something plainly.
Ma Chao nodded and thought to himself that Yan Pu seemed to be a good person, and should be the one who can be used. He quickly said, "Sir, please sit down!"
After introducing Yang Bai in the end, Zhang Lu was finished. Ma Chao naturally introduced Zhang Fei and Jia Xu to everyone. Everyone was obviously deeply impressed by Zhang Fei, a fierce general who fought against Lu Bu in the Sishui Pass, but he had never heard of Jia Xu.
Ma Chaoxin said, it’s right that you haven’t heard of it. Is this the effect that Jia Xu doesn’t want? The result is at least temporarily. Anyway, this old fox is really what he wants. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!