Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 54 The Tiger of the Northern Expedition

After the two retreated, Zhuge Liang took a deep look at Ma Su, then paced around in the tent.

Every time he saw Ma Di, he would inexplicably think of the instructions of the late emperor Liu Bei.

At that time, Liu Bei was critically ill, so he was summoned and the minister ordered Li Yan to go to Baidi City to take care of the lonely.

During this period, the two monarchs and ministers had a heart-to-heart conversation. Liu Bei said: "Ma Di's exaggerated words exceed his actual ability. You should not appoint important things. You should pay more attention to him."

Considering that Liu Bei has always been knowledgeable, Wei Yan, Li Hui, Ma Zhong and others promoted by him have all become the pillars of the Shu Han: and considering that it is an important moment like Tuogu, these words have exerted a great influence on Zhuge Liang. Influence.

After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang always kept this reminder in mind, and left Ma Su as a staff general by his side, using only his talents, not his people.

So five or six years have passed, but it has been going smoothly, without any mistakes.

Times have changed, and after experiencing the pacification of Nanzhong, Zhuge Liang believed that Ma Su, who dedicated his efforts to pacify Nanman, was a "genius".

Considering that Ma Di is indeed talented and has a close personal relationship with him, and that the talents of the Shu Han are withered and there are not many available talents, Zhuge Liang intends to train him as his successor.

Ma Di was born in Jingzhou gentry, he is familiar with military books and has rich military theory, the only thing he lacks is actual combat experience.

Therefore, during the first Northern Expedition, although veterans such as Wei Yan and Wu Yi were present, Zhuge Liang tried his best to promote Ma Di, promoted him from joining the army to the position of chief general, and appointed him as a vanguard. Command all the troops to garrison the street pavilion.

Zhuge Liang wanted to exercise Ma Di's ability to command troops through this battle.

Although the first Northern Expedition failed to achieve the desired goal (it failed), Ma Di's performance in the Battle of Jieting was remarkable, which comforted Zhuge Liang and made some bolder ideas.

But after the reunion in Gourd Valley, Zhuge Liang suddenly woke up and was full of worries.

He found that Ma Su's temperament had changed drastically, as if he had changed his person, and his behavior style was unstable and violent, which was unpredictable.

Zhuge Liang thought over and over again, and decided to suppress Ma Su for a period of time, observe carefully, and then promote and reuse.

Fortunately, through the several battles of rescuing Hanzhong this time, Zhuge Liang was very satisfied with the military talents displayed by Ma Di.

The generals of the Shu army were also very satisfied.

In private, everyone called Ma Di the "Tiger of the Northern Expedition".

The only fly in the ointment is that Ma Di has a poor relationship with his colleagues.

Especially with Yang Yi and Wei Yan, the conflicts among the three parties are extremely sharp.

Zhuge Liang secretly sighed, with his wisdom, how could he fail to see that the contradictions between these three people had reached the point of irreconcilability.

It's normal to fight when you meet.

Either Wei Yan ran against Yang Yi, or Ma Di ran against Yang Yi.

Although Yang Yi could not fight against the two of them in the open, and was always bullied, she also played tricks secretly, stumbling and putting eye drops on the other two.

How could he, Zhuge Liang, not know the details about the recruits at Jieting?

In the Shu Han army, there are not many people or things that can be hidden from his perception!
Let's just say that today's Ma Su beat Yang Yi violently, it is clear that the former took the opportunity to publicize his personal anger towards the latter.

This kind of method... is as naive as a child playing house.

But during the whole process, Yang Yi was clearly arranged, so she could only eat Coptis chinensis dumbly and swallow the bitterness in her stomach.

Although Ma Di won this incident cleanly, this is definitely not the mind that a leader of the three armies should have.

You must know that uniting all forces that can be united is an important foundation and prerequisite for the Shu Han to win the Northern Expedition.

In terms of military affairs and strategy, Ma Di is basically qualified.But Ma Di still has a long way to go in terms of heart and being a man.

In the past, Gou An was beaten for no reason, so that Gou An defected to the Wei State; later, Yang Yi was beaten violently by taking the opportunity, which made the latter feel indignant and unsatisfactory.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "Youchang, what is the way of a general?"

"Command the troops, capture the battle, conquer, seal the border?" Ma Di thought for a while, and replied with some uncertainty.

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "No! A qualified general must possess six abilities."

"I don't know those six kinds? Su would like to hear the details." Ma Su cupped his hands and humbly asked for advice.

Zhuge Liang thought about his words and said: "One is a benevolent general: the way is based on virtue, and the way is based on propriety. He knows his hunger and cold, and observes his hard work."

"The two are righteous generals: nothing can be avoided, nothing will be spoiled for profit, there is honor in death, and there is no disgrace in life."

"Three rites and generals: be noble but not arrogant, win but not rely on, virtuous but able to fall, tough but patient."

"Four are trustworthy generals: when you enter, you will be rewarded generously; if you retire, you will be severely punished. Rewards are not overdue, and punishments are not expensive."

"Five are fierce generals: be brave to the three armies, be light-hearted and strong, be timid in small battles, and be brave in big enemies."

"Six are great generals: If you are too late to see a virtuous person, follow advice as if you go with the flow, be lenient but able to be strong, be courageous and resourceful."

"A husband who is a general must first control himself."

Ma Su was stunned, and said with a face of shame: "Prime Minister, Su knew he was wrong, as long as Yang Yi doesn't provoke me anymore, then I won't beat him again."

"..."

Zhuge Liang was speechless for a while, feeling that his heart-to-heart words seemed to be playing the piano to a cow, and Ma Di didn't understand the meaning at all.

Forget it, if the truth is there, the number of people can't be turned upside down, so there is no rush... Zhuge Liang sighed slightly, and asked instead:
"Today, our army has returned without food, and we have lost everything we have gained. What do you think of the next military operation, Xiaochang?"

Look at it with an eight-fold mirror. Ma Su said concisely: "Wudu, Yinping!"

As soon as he talked about military affairs, he became energetic and pointed at the key vital gate of the Shu Han.

He felt that every time he talked with Zhuge Liang, he was very relaxed and comfortable.

Because Zhuge Liang is too smart.

Ma Su secretly sighed: Talking to a smart person saves trouble and effort, you don't need to speak so thoroughly, as long as you start, people can understand the whole meaning.

And when talking to people who are not very smart, don't talk about it thoroughly, even if it's a little bit bad, it's useless, because the other party can't understand it.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded: "Who should we send? How many soldiers and horses should we command? Do you have an ideal candidate in your heart?"

"I'm willing to go!" Ma Di pointed at himself and said without hesitation: "Prime Minister, food and grass are in urgent need, and the army can't go far, but there is no delay in recovering the two counties of Yinping and Wudu. Su is willing to unify [-] soldiers and horses, that is, flatten the two counties!"

"Oh? Where did the [-] soldiers and horses come from?"

Ma Di waved his hand and said in high spirits: "Jie Wei!"

"There is no food and no soldiers, the enemy will send us!"

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang hesitated for a while.

To be honest, since the first Northern Expedition lasted from spring to autumn, and the food and grass in the army were exhausted, he originally planned to lead the army back to Hanzhong and rest for a period of time. After accumulating enough food and grass, he would go on the third Northern Expedition.

But seeing that the troops led by Zhang He had been beaten and maimed, and that there was no shortage of food in Ma Di's army for the time being, he planned to take back the second counties immediately, but he was vaguely worried that Sima Yi would lead his troops to help, so he hesitated for a while.

Seeing Ma Di pleading for orders again today, while feeling relieved, he was also worried.

Sima Yi is definitely not as easy to deal with as Zhang Yun.

Even if he personally led the army, he was not fully sure that with only 3 people, he would block the Wei army while recovering the second county.

Of course, only leading 3 people to fight is not because the Shu Han has no soldiers and horses, but because there is no more food and grass.

Ma Su cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister, I would like to issue a military order. If I cannot win, please behead my whole... head!"

It's so dangerous, I almost took the whole family into it again.
Ma Di wiped his forehead quietly, feeling relieved for a while.

It is said that he came through time and space, and he had never even met the wife and five sons of the original owner's family. It was not fair to them to bet on their lives for no reason.

Or just behead him alone.

"This..." Seeing Ma Di mentioning the military order again, Zhuge Liang knew that the former was very sure about this battle.

A burst of curiosity suddenly surged in my heart. I wanted to see how Ma Di, who was called the "Tiger of the Northern Expedition" by the soldiers, defeated Sima Yi and Zhang Yun with only 3 horses, and took Wudu and Yinping.

Sima Yi, whose Dao name is "Tomb Tiger", is not as easy to deal with as Zhang He.Sima Yi is as immovable as a mountain, plundering as fire, shrunk into a tortoise shell, came out like a tiger descending the hillside...

It's fierce.

Two tigers fight...

Can Ma Su do it?

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(End of this chapter)