Chapter 944 Using the Soldier as the Sword

After the army went south, the progress was very rapid. Two days later, Ma Chao finally met Gan Ning and Zang Ba. However, the way Gan Ning and Zang Ba greeted Ma Chao made Ma Chao a little surprised.

Before it was recorded, Ma Chao saw Gan Ning and Zang Ba pleaded guilty outside the camp. In fact, the two not only committed thorns, but also pleaded guilty. The two were bare, standing on both sides full of the governor's army with military sticks, kneeling on one knee and waiting for Ma Chao. When Xiang Longma had come to the two, the two said in one voice, "I will see the lord, please punish me!"

Seeing the two of them like this, Ma Chao couldn't help frowning and said coldly, "Let's talk about it later!"

When Gan Ning heard this, he got up ashamed and invited Ma Chao to enter the account. However, Zang Ba, who knelt aside, did not move at all. He held his fist and bowed his head and said, "Master, we have violated the lord's trust and let Zhang Lu's child invade the Ma family, causing 20,000 troops to die in a foreign country. The crime is extremely heinous. Please reduce the crime as soon as possible. Don't delay!"

Zang Ba is the first time to lead the army after returning to the Ma family. Before that, Ma Chao had forgiven him several times, which made Zang Ba feel ashamed of Ma Chao too much. At this time, he also tried his best to get a few military achievements to repay Ma Chao, but Zhang Lu was too sudden, causing Zang Ba to break the halberd and sink into the sand. Therefore, Zang Ba saw Ma Chao at this time, and he really felt blushing and speechless.

However, Ma Chao looked at Zang Ba like this, but did not say a word. Just looked back at Yang Xiu. Yang Xiu was understanding, urged him immediately, and shouted harshly, "Be presumptuous! Whether it is a merit or a fault, the lord has his own judgment. After the ruling, it will also be known to the whole army. And you lead the crowd to hinder the master's entry into the account. Do you want to force the master?!"

When Zang Ba heard Yang Xiu's words, his body trembled. He hurriedly bent down and kowtowed, "I dare not, I dare to..." After three times in a row, he hurriedly got up and asked Ma Chao to enter the account.

Then everyone disarmed and stepped into the army's account. Gan Ning and Zang Ba fell at the end. After entering the account, they knelt down directly on the ground and waited for Ma Chao to fall.

After Ma Chao's brocade robe was displayed and sat down, he said coldly again, "Gan Ning and Zang Ba, how did I explain it before you two were ordered to come out of Chang'an?"

Gan Ning calmed down a lot at this time and reported with his fist: "Lord, this is indeed a two people's exploration. Zhang Lu's army is as condensed like sand and gathered like a hammer. Before this surprise attack, he had not even heard of a trace of wind and grass, resulting in the death of 20,000 troops for no reason. I hope that the lord will be punished!"

"Condensing like sand, converging like a hammer?" These eight characters made Ma Chaojun frown, wave his hand, and motioned Brother Chou to bring the recent shadow information. After a quick glance, a strange look appeared on his face and he said, "Xingba, do you mean that Zhang Lu's 80,000 army appeared in front of you and our military camp overnight without warning?"

"That's exactly."

Hearing this, Ma Chao put down the information in his hand and waved his right hand: "Get up."

Gan Ning and Zang Ba couldn't help but be stunned when they heard the words and did not dare to move: at the beginning of the battle of Liangzhou, Fa Zheng failed to kill 5,000 elite soldiers of the Ma family in the battlefield. Then he set up a clever plan to cooperate with the rescue of Gai Xun, a famous general in Liangzhou, to turn defeat into victory and defeat the enemy more. But even so, Ma Chao still lowered the law to the third level in a row to set an example.

Although Fa Zheng is young, he is the minister of the humerus of the Ma family and has assisted Ma Chao for a long time. In terms of personal relationship, the two also have a teacher's friendship. But with such a close relationship, Ma Chao still enforces the law impartially and is selfless. With the previous experience, Gan Ning and Zang Ba both thought that there was a hallucination just now, and they couldn't help looking up at Ma Chao.

"Lord, Zang Ba is incompetent, causing 20,000 Ma men to die in vain, such a felony..." This time, Zang Ba has burst into tears and sobbed after slaming on the ground. It seems that if Ma Chao does not offend him, he will not get up anyway.

"General Zang, get up!" At this time, Ma Chao has quickly walked to Zang Ba, picked up Zang Ba, and said angrily, "You two are not guilty. Why should I blame you?"

"But the French servant killed 5,000 elite soldiers of the Ma family in vain, and the lord demoted him to three levels in a row. This time, we let 20,000 Ma brothers die tragically in Tianshui. Such a great crime is hard to redeem!"

"Fa Zheng was greedy for meritorious deeds at the beginning, which made 5,000 Ma men die in vain. And you..." Ma Chaofu reached out to help Gan Ning, returned to get the information just handed over by Brother Chou, and explained: "This information confirms that Zhang Lu did attack the Ma's camp without warning that night. You two did not commit any crime of dereliction of duty. Even after being attacked in a hurry, you can order the army to retreat severely. And his unexpected return hit, which shocked the morale of the Ma family. This is a feat that is also difficult for the good generals of ancient times. What a great achievement!"

Gan Ning and Zang Ba looked at Ma Chao in disbelief: "Lord..."

"Yes, when I came out of Chang'an, I told you to pay close attention to Zhang Lu's dynamics and don't let Zhang Lu step into the Ma family. However, the defeat of the two of you is not the defeat of the war. It can only be said that Zhang Lu is cunning and untrustworthy, and it is not your fault.

Speaking of this, Ma Chao returned to his seat and said sincerely, "You two don't need to say much. It's merit or fault. Everyone has their own judgment. The Ma family's military rules will not talk nonsense. This time, you destroyed the enemy and defeated Zhang Lu. There is a sum of you two in the credit book. After I calm down Hanzhong, I will go back to Chang'an for a lot of rewards!"

After the words fell, Gan Ning and Zang Ba's blood boiled when they heard the words and said with one voice: "Master, I am my incompetence. Let Zhang Lu take advantage of the Ma family. The lord only cares about the class teacher this time. I would like to lead the headquarters to flatten Hanzhong and dedicate Zhang Lu's child's head to the lord!"

Ma Chao laughed when he saw this and said, "Okay! ....... However, since I'm here, I won't go back easily. If you don't avenge this arrow, won't Zhang Lu laugh at our Ma family's planlessness?!"

At this time, Yang Xiu, who was beside him, had already written the execution of the two and reached out to Ma Chao and said, "Lord, what do you think?"

Ma Chao took over the list and couldn't help sighing that Yang Xiu was indeed a good pen. The book clearly describes the reason for their execution, especially the reason for their innocence, and the military rules of the Ma family are explained to them, which is convincing. At present, Ma Chao said, "Just post it here, so that there are no Ma soldiers. The Ma family has always had clear rewards and punishments. I won't let one person go for selfishness, and I won't erase the meritorious minister for no reason!"

At this time, Sima Yi, who had never spoken, turned his eyes and said, "Master, there is something unclear about the villain. I don't know if the master can give me some advice?"

"Ask." Since Ma Chao dares to keep Sima Yi by his side, it is to focus on training Sima Yi: people who don't say anything are the most terrible. Sima Yi's questions show that he is interested in the Ma family.

"The lord is decisive, and the villain is very impressed. However, these things can also be solved outside the account. Why didn't the lord convince the army when General Zang pleaded guilty? After Sima Yi said this, the eyes of the big account were all focused on Ma Chao, especially Zang Ba, who was looking forward to Ma Chao's answer.

When Ma Chao heard the words, he said in a solemn and low voice, "The general is the courage of an army, the soul of an army, life, death, honor and disgrace are related to the morale of the whole army. The reason why I didn't judge in front of the army is that I don't know the details. If the two are really at fault, I can only beat them in front of the army. And the two of them were punished in front of tens of thousands of people, and their prestige fell. How can they lead the army in the future?!"

When everyone heard the words, they all heard Ma Chao's concern for his subordinates. They felt that Ma Chao was so loving that everyone was very angry. Looking at Ma Chao's eyes, they couldn't help but be more convinced. Sima Yi nodded and said, "Lord, such a sympathetic to the generals should be in line with the training of 'love as a cunning child and respect it as a strict teacher' in Sun Tzu's military strategy, and the villain has been taught."

"Love like a cunning child, respect it like a strict teacher, and use it like earth mustard?" Ma Chao has also read Sun Tzu's art of war and waved his hand to Sima Yi and said, "I have never thought of using them as clay. I will always treat them as a sharp sword, a blade that can not only hurt myself, kill the enemy, but also calm the world. Respect it, love it, and dare to use it!"