Chapter 661 Hu people reduce food
Since the day when Cheng Gongying offered to reduce grain, Ma Chao was about to order, and several Xiliang generals learned that they quickly looked for Ma Chao to talk. Ma Chao has always regarded Xiliang soldiers as brothers and sisters, but regarded Qianghu soldiers as objects that can be used for sacrifice at any time. And the leader of Xiqiang, Beigong Jiyu, is also a weak and incompetent person, and is quite afraid of him.
Therefore, Ma Chao made a plan to reduce a large amount of Hu's food, and then divided half of it to the Xiliang soldiers to maintain the usual three meals. At the beginning, Beigong Jiyu came to complain to Ma Chao. Ma Chao casually made up an excuse to push him. Beigong Jiyu said something again. Ma Chao suddenly became angry, and then threatened Xiqiang's survival, which scared Beigong Jiyu to retreat in shame.
Although Beigong Jiyu is timid and afraid of things, he has a great prestige in Xiqiang. He is afraid that Xiqiang will be abandoned by Ma Chao and will definitely suppress the resentment in the army. Therefore, Ma Chao did not pay attention to this matter. Unexpectedly, Beigong Jiyu was seriously injured and fell into a coma by Zhao Yun. Ma Chao happened to be angry and fell into a coma for several days, and there was no timely response for a while.
"What's so, what if it's not! Cheng Gongying, I am the general of the army and the head of the army. Are you blaming me!?
Ma Chao knew that Cheng Gongying had always treated the Han people and the Hu people equally. This time, when the Hu army rebelled, he would definitely make a big deal and persuaded himself to appease the Hu people and adopt a gentle policy against them.
"General Ma!!! Although the Hu people are aliens, they are willing to use it for our army and fight to the death. How can you treat me so evil!!!?"
"Enough!!! Cheng Gongying, you are blindly partial to the barren. It's hard to forget that you have Han blood!!! For our army, the barren are just things to use, while Xiliang soldiers are brothers and sisters. Is it possible that I have to treat the two equally! Isn't this the general going to cool the heart of my Xiliang compatriots!!!"
"General Ma, even if the barbarians are just something to use in your heart, they are all human and have seven emotions and six desires. If there is resentment, they will rebel!!!"
"If you are not of my family, your heart will be different!!! When the Hu man rebelled, I suppressed it and killed him until the Hu people were afraid!!!!"
Ma Chao's eyes suddenly became murderous, as if what he had just said was by no means a joke. Cheng Gongying trembled repeatedly, staggered a few steps, pointed to Ma Chao and shouted.
"What's the difference between this behavior and the tyrant!!!"
"Cong Gongying!!!! You are presumptuous!!!!!
Ma Chao stepped out in one step, the lion was ferocious, his arms suddenly gathered together, and his fists were clenched. The look in Cheng Gongyinghao's eyes gradually turned into despair from his previous disappointment, and he shouted sadly.
"General Ma, if you want to suppress the barbarians and create murders, step over Cheng's body and go!!!"
"You!!!!!"
Cheng Gongying had one pair of hands and closed his eyes, with a desperate intention. Ma Chao shouted loudly and gritted his teeth and stared at Cheng Gongying angrily. Pound hesitated whether to persuade each other at this time. Later, he saw that the momentum was almost out of control, and he couldn't help opening his mouth to persuade him.
"Young master, the words of the military division are also reasonable. Moreover, Hu people rebelled, and we blindly suppressed it. Even if Hu people are controlled for the time being, it is inevitable that they will hold a grudge. If they turn against each other in the battle in the future, what will be good!?"
Pound said and quickly wink at Ma Dai. Unexpectedly, Ma Dai seemed to hate the barbarian people very much. He waved his head as if he didn't see it.
Ma Chao was so angry that his chest fluctuated. After suppressing his anger, he stared at Cheng Gongying and shouted angrily.
"Cong Gongying!!! What on earth do you want to do with death!?
Cheng Gongying sighed in pain, and his words were full of powerlessness.
"What I do is Xiliang. At present, Xiliang can't be without baro people! If it is lost, Xiliang will be in the hands of others. Therefore, Cheng has to give it to death!"
"Cousin, although the barbarians are barbarians. But after all, there is still some use value. My cousin might as well appease him first. If he fights at that time, he will send it to the first troops and let him fight with the extraordinary soldiers and horses.
At this time, Ma Dai also came out to persuade him. Then Ma Chao's anger gradually receded and suppressed the desire to kill the barbarian for the time being.
"You are all here to persuade me. If I don't listen anymore, I won't really become a tyrant! According to my order, from today on, the rations of the Han and Hu armies are the same, and the two can't be more or less!"
"General Ma is deeply aware of the righteousness, which is really a blessing for the people of Xiliang!"
Cheng Gongying opened his eyes slightly and bowed to the overweight horse. Ma Chao snorted coldly and ordered the soldier to pass it on. Ma Chao's order, the resentment of the barbs has decreased a lot. The Hu people all believed in Gongying's slander. They all thought that after Wen Han attacked Liangzhou, he would really carry out evil deeds to exterminate Xi Qiang. The Hu people needed Ma Chao to repel Wen Han, so they had to endure Ma Chao's previous evil treatment. Even some Hu generals have seen that Ma Chao did not regard Xi Qiang as life and death together, honor and sharing. The allies who advance and retreat together regard them as something that can be sacrificed at any time to seize their benefits.
The barbarian is not a thoughtless pig and dog. What's more, the dog will jump over the wall when he is in a hurry, and the rabbit dares to kick the lion when he is in a hurry. Naturally, the Hu people did not want to. Ma Chao squandered the lives of his people and regarded them as grass mustard. If Ma Chao is forced to force the Hu people to the end of the road, the Hu people's long-standing anger will break out, and they will definitely fight with Ma Chao to break the net, and the jade will be burned!
Although the rebels retreated one after another, many of them left with strong resentment. Even if there were no resentment, there was a deep vigilance in their eyes, as if they were afraid that the Han people would make trouble for them again.
At this point, in the Xiliang Army, the relationship between the Han and Hu gradually became delicate. On the surface, it seems to be an ally, but it seems that it is possible to fight with each other at any time.
Cheng Gongying withdrew from Ma Chaohao, personally went to Hu's army to appease him, found all the Qiang generals who grasped the power in Hu's army, and apologized for the previous sharp reduction of Hu's population. However, these Qiang generals have been disheartened by Ma Chao. Hu Jun originally had sufficient food and fodder to maintain. If it hadn't been for Ma Chao's overcrowding of people in Pingxiang, Hu's army would have been outside the city, and the Hu army would not have been attacked by Wen Han, and nearly half of the grain and grass would have been burned by the Wen army. And now, Ma Chao is so unfair. How can these Qiang generals not be resentful or angry? He also hated Cheng Gongying, who had some friendship with him. Therefore, Cheng Gongying only got the cold words of these Qiang generals. Although these Qiang generals did not have any complaints in their hearts, the dark faces that were about to drip out of water made Cheng Gongying quite uneasy.
After Cheng Gongying led Han Sui's old troops into Ma Teng's command, he had no right and did not dare to promise some great benefits to the Hu people as a comfort. In addition, Ma Chao seemed to particularly hate the Hu people, and Cheng Gongying did not dare to persuade him to give some benefits to the Hu people. Therefore, even if Cheng Gong's talents are intelligent, there is nothing he can do at present, so he has to bow his head and retreat helplessly.
Because of the opposite of Hu Man, Ma Chao suppressed the war the day after. The next day, Ma Chao wanted to rise up again. Cheng Gongying was afraid and quickly came to Ma Chao.
"No! General Ma, at this time, the Hu people are not stable, and the army is unstable. How can they rush to attack!"
With the shortage of food and fodder, coupled with successive defeats in the war, Ma Chao is already extremely impatient and calm. At this time, Cheng Gongying suddenly had this admonition, and suddenly anger surged into his heart.
"That's all! Then leave these Hu people to defend the city, and I will bring Xi Liangerlang to attack!"
"This is even more inevitable! The Hu people guard the city. If there is a different intention, our army will be cut off. If the battle situation is as defeated as before, our army will be destroyed!!"
Cheng Gongying's speed and remonished him. The horse exhaled a sigh of anger. The lion's eyes stared loudly, and his fists were clenched with a straight sound, as if he was trying to suppress an idea of his own.
This Cheng Gongying and Ma Chao have been singing against Ma Chao. Ma Chao's temper has always been violent. If it hadn't been for Cheng Gongying's several efforts to turn the tide and make countless contributions, Ma Chao would have ordered a heavy punishment for this madman who doesn't know good or bad, regardless of primary and secondary!
Of course, this is what Ma Chao thinks of Cheng Gongying at this time. It is also sad that Cheng Gongying, a talented advisor with Wang Zuo's talent, is regarded as such by Ma Chao.
"Young master, military division!!!"
Seeing this, Pang De wanted to persuade him. Ma Chao stared at Pound, and the terrible anger suddenly made Pound couldn't help closing his mouth. Ma Chao's chest fluctuated violently, suppressed his anger, and asked coldly.
"That's it. What does the military division want?"
"If you want to attack, you must fight to the death with the civilian army before the war. General Wangma, put the overall situation first, and promised some benefits to calm his heart.
Cheng Gongying bowed, and Ma Chao's face became colder and colder, and he asked again.
"Benefits? What kind of benefits do you want me to make?"
Cheng Gongying's brain turned around. Although he knew that it would anger Ma Chao, he still said bravely.
"The Xiqiang tribe is 30 miles away, all of which are grasslands. The Hu people have asked General Zhenxi for it three times. If they give it, the Hu people will be grateful and eliminate their resentment."
"Cong Gongying!!!! How dare you ask the general to cut off my land of the Han Dynasty and promise to these barbarians!!!!!"
Ma Chao jumped like thunder, stood up, and his anger broke out all over his body. The lion's eyes had a murderous intention against Cheng Gongying. Cheng Gongying immediately knelt down and said harshly.
"If the general wants to achieve a great career, why don't you give up a little land! In the current situation in the world, if the general can repel extraordinary soldiers, Xiliang can win decades of stability. In this way, the general can hide his light and bide his time, secretly accumulate the general trend, and lead the Xiliang army to conquer the world at the right time!"
Ma Chao's eyes narrowed, and Cheng Gongying's words could be said to remind him. Due to the defeat of the war situation in recent months, Ma Chao was so impatient and his eyes were much shorter, so that he focused on the current war, and forgot that the real overall situation was the whole world. Although Ma Chao is impatient, he is not the kind of person who is stubborn and self-introverted. Once he found that what he had done was wrong, Ma Chao could also listen to the advice and improve it.
Ma Chao meditated for a while, and the lion's eyes gradually began to clear, and the terrible anger all over his body faded instantly.