Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 630 Wanting to Surrender the Ma Clan

Chapter 631: Want to recruit the Ma clan

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on the eighth day of September, Xiliang, Wuwei County, Luanniao City, is located in the important town of Xiliang, southwest of Guzang City, the prefecture of Wuwei County, and is also the southwest barrier of Guzang City. In two days, you can go directly to the city of Guzang.

At this time, Luanniao City was full of turmoil, because the main force of the Deng army led by Li Siye had already arrived here.

Since the acquisition of the southern capital of the Sima family, Deng Jun has been in full swing. First, with the help of the Sima family and the leader of the Naiqin tribe, Tuo Zuo, he successfully conquered the Naifeng tribe, one of the three major Qiang tribes in Xiliang. , and with the help of the Naifeng tribe, Deng Jun soon entered Jincheng County, and the Pinni tribe, one of the three major tribes of the Qiang tribe in Xiliang, also surrendered to Deng Jun, which made Deng Jun It is easy to control the entire Jincheng County, and the soldiers are approaching Wuwei County.

At this time, Ma Zhi, who was far away in Guzang City, Wuwei County, finally came to his senses. A month ago, Deng Jun was still confronting the Sima family in Lintao City. At the border of Wuwei, Ma Zhi couldn't sit still now, so he quickly mobilized his troops and went south to meet Deng Jun. However, Deng Jun at this time was much stronger than when he first entered Wudu County. When Deng Jun first entered Xiliang , there were only 3 elites, and after the Southern Captain’s Mansion was incorporated, the number of soldiers and horses reached 12, and after the Naifeng tribe and the Pinni tribe were conquered successively, the two major tribes organized troops from the Qiang tribes, and a total of [-] soldiers and horses were dispatched to join the army. Deng Jun, and these [-] people are all cavalry, which instantly reversed Deng Jun's cavalry disadvantage, and Deng Jun's strength reached [-].

Ma Zhi brought all the [-] elite Qin troops who were stationed in Xiliang, and at the same time asked the Mengya tribe of the Qiang nationality to send troops. Zhi made a lot of promises, and finally bluffed the Mengya tribe, and the Mengya tribe sent [-] troops to help Ma Zhi.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on August 29, Ma Zhi and Li Siye met in Lingju City. Ma Zhi saw that Deng Jun had come from afar, and his foothold was not stable. The Qin army was defeated, the [-] Qin army lost more than [-] elite troops, the [-] Qiang soldiers and horses lost nearly [-], and the Deng army suffered [-] casualties.

After the defeat, Deng Jun quickly conquered Lingju City. Seeing this, Ma Zhi had to retreat to Zhangye City with the remnants of the defeated army. Then he helped Ma Zhi and fought against Deng Jun, so he left Zhangye City and returned to the clan. Ma Zhi was very angry about this, but he had no choice. Now his strength is damaged. Although it is not a problem to deal with a Mengya tribe, but He had a conflict with the Mengya tribe, and Deng Jun was the one who was cheap in the end, and it was very likely that the Mengya tribe would fall to Deng Jun, so Ma Zhi had to let the Mengya tribe leave.

After the soldiers and horses of the Mengya tribe left, although Deng Jun had no intention of going north for the time being, since Deng Jun entered Xiliang, he must have come for the entire eight counties of Xiliang. The capital county certainly cannot satisfy Deng Jun's appetite, and it is only a matter of time to go north.

Zhangye City cannot be defended, and it is far away from Guzang City, and the scale of the city is not too large. Zang City is relatively close, and there is no worry that Deng Jun will invade Gu Zang City.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on the seventh day of September, Li Siye led an army to the city of Luanniao, but because of the long journey, he did not launch an attack immediately, but chose to set up camp temporarily.

The reason why Deng Jun chose to stand still for the time being is that Li Siye actually had his own plans. Since he entered Xiliang, especially after taking over the southern Duwei Mansion and the Naifeng and Pinni tribes, Deng Jun has already formed a countermeasure against the Qin army led by Ma Zhi. The overwhelming advantage, especially after the withdrawal of the Mengya troops, became even more obvious. It can be said that if there is no external influence, the Qin army's defeat is already set.

But it is not so easy to completely wipe out the Qin army, because Ma Zhi still has more than 3 soldiers and horses in his hands, and with a strong city like Guzang in his hands, if Ma Zhi chooses to fight to the end, then Deng The casualties of the army were also huge. Li Siye still thought that after taking Xiliang, he would lead his troops directly across Longguan and then enter Guanzhong. If the troops lost too much, it would be useless to go to Guanzhong.

But if Ma Zhi can be persuaded to surrender, the situation will be completely different. Although the Ma family has been the Qin State's important generals for three generations, they can be regarded as the Qin State's generals, but the Ma family does not belong to the old nobles of the Qin State after all. The sense of belonging is not as strong as that of the Meng family, Bai family, and Wang family, and may not even be as strong as the Sima family in Lintao. It's not impossible, but the only problem now is that it's worth the death of his brother Ma Sheng at the hands of Chang Yuchun.

"General, are you looking for me?" In the tent of the Chinese army, Jia Xu walked in slowly, came to Li Siye, and asked.

Li Siye nodded, and said: "The general asked the military advisor to come here, because he wanted to seek the advice of the military advisor on something."

"The general wants to persuade Ma Zhi to surrender, right?" Jia Xu smiled and replied, although Li Siye didn't tell Jia Xu what happened, but with Jia Xu's wisdom, he could guess a thing or two.

"The military adviser is wise. Before the general said anything, the military adviser guessed what the general was thinking. Did the military adviser think that Ma Zhi would surrender?" Li Siye asked.

"Back to the general, although the Ma family has three generations of Li Qin, they are not particularly valued. If the Ma family is loyal to Qin, the subordinates will never believe it. Since it is not a die-hard loyalty, Then his loyalty is priceless, as long as we agree on the conditions, nothing is impossible." Jia Xu replied.

"Military commander should know that Ma Zhi's elder brother Ma Cheng died at the hands of Chen Guogong?" Li Siye sighed and said, this is a topic that can never be avoided. After defeating the side division led by Ma Sheng in World War I, Ma Sheng broke through as the cover general, took the initiative to cut off the rear, and finally died on the battlefield.

"Hehe, my subordinates think that the general is worrying too much. In the first battle, both sides were masters. Although Ma Sheng died at the hands of our army, are there still few people in our army who died at the hands of Ma Sheng?" Jia Xu said .

Li Siye looked at Jia Xu in astonishment, isn't this a preposterous statement?Deng Jun’s deaths were all low-level generals and ordinary soldiers, while Ma Sheng was a general of the Qin Army. The two sides are of completely different levels. If possible, one or two thousand people can be exchanged for a general like Ma Sheng. Whether it is worth it for Deng Guo or Qin Guo.

But Li Siye looked back and felt that what Jia Xu said was indeed somewhat reasonable. Although those who died in the hands of Ma Sheng were ordinary soldiers and low-level generals of Deng Jun, these were also human beings. Could it be said that these people would not be pity to die? ?
"Hehe, the military adviser is indeed a clever person, so how should the military adviser persuade Ma Zhi?" Li Siye said with a smile.

"General, my subordinates think that it may be difficult to find someone in our army who can persuade Ma Zhi, but if there is one person, if the general can persuade him, then the chances of persuading Ma Zhi will be much higher!" Jia Xu said.

"Who is it?" Li Siye asked.

"Ma Zhi's eldest son Ma Zun!" Jia Xu said.

"Ma Zun?" Li Siye then remembered that there was another member of the Ma clan in his army, Ma Zun who led the Qiang Rangers to Lintao, and Ma Zun's status was not low. A certain right to speak, if Ma Zhi can be successfully persuaded through Ma Zun, then the eight counties of Xiliang are in the bag and can be obtained at your fingertips.

"Military Master, where is this Ma Zun now?" Li Siye asked.

Jia Xu replied: "Since Ma Zun was captured by our army, he has been imprisoned and guarded by General Deng Zhong of Wudangwei."

Li Siye nodded, and then said to Jia Xu: "Military Master, send someone to Deng Zhong to bring Ma Zun to see this general."

"Here!" Jia Xu replied, and then left the Chinese military camp. Originally, Jia Xu planned to send someone to Deng Zhong's camp, but after thinking about it, the matter was of great importance, so he decided to go there himself.

After Jia Xu came to Deng Zhong's camp, he conveyed Li Siye's intentions. Deng Zhong learned that Li Siye wanted to see Ma Zun, so he didn't dare to neglect, and personally sent Ma Zun to the tent of the Chinese army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Siye asked people to bring wine and meat to Ma Zun. Ma Zun was very puzzled by this, but for so long, he has been enjoying the treatment of a prisoner. Although it is not a life of hunger and cold, it is not very It's easy, so although I don't know what Li Siye's preferential treatment means, I still accept it.

After drinking and eating, Li Siye smiled and said to Ma Zun: "I have wronged Major General Ma these days. The people under my command have neglected Major General Ma without knowing the severity. I would have made amends to Major General Ma here."

Ma Zun wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth and said, "General Li, you are being polite. Ma Zun is just a defeated general and a prisoner. It is already a courtesy for General Li not to kill me."

"It's good that Young General Ma doesn't blame me. I have invited Young General Ma here today. I have something to ask Young General Ma for help." Li Siye said.

"Oh? What is it that can stump the majestic Hussar General of Deng Guo?" Hearing this, Ma Zun showed a playful expression on his face.

"Actually, it's not too difficult. This matter is also a good thing for Young General Ma." Li Siye said: "Since Lin Taocheng, Young General Ma has followed our army all the way and should have found that our army has already formed a powerful force. It is only a matter of time before Xiliang is pacified, but your father has tens of thousands of elites and has been dealing with our army. This general has always respected your father's character and cannot bear to fight with swords. General Ma should understand what this general means. .”

"General Li wants me to persuade my father to surrender?" When Li Siye said this, how could Ma Zun not understand? However, although Ma Zun was detained by Deng Jun along the way, he was very clear about the development of the situation, and Deng Jun did not hide it from him. His father was defeated in Lingjucheng, and the Mengya tribe Although he still has tens of thousands of elites in his hands, he is already powerless in front of 10,000+ Deng Jun. If he continues to fight, it will only increase casualties.

"Young General Ma was joking, how could your father surrender? That's called abandoning the dark and turning to the bright!" Jia Xu explained, after all, the word surrender sounds a bit unpleasant.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter whether you surrender or abandon the dark and turn to the bright, these are not important. The problem is that my father will not let go so easily. Don't forget, General Li, my uncle died at the hands of your army. I have deep feelings, and I have always had a grudge against your army and your country, and it is not so easy to ask him to surrender." Ma Zun would not listen to Jia Xu's tricks, and told Li Siye directly, because Ma Sheng died before Deng Jun. It is not so easy for Ma Zhi to surrender.

"Young General Ma, in fact, I respect General Ma Sheng very much. If it is not for each other, I hope to become confidantes with him. I feel very sorry for the death of General Ma Sheng, but there is nothing I can do about it, because under that situation, our country and Qin State are in conflict, and either you die or I die on the battlefield. I would have known that General Ma Zhi couldn't let go of it, but just now Because of this, I hope that General Ma Zhi can turn back in time, otherwise the hatred between Deng and the Ma family will only deepen, because if your two armies continue to fight like this, more and more people will die." Li Siye said earnestly.

What Li Siye said made Ma Zun silent. It is true that the whole Ma family couldn't let go of Deng Guo's death for Ma Cheng's death. There will only be more and more people who are about to die, and the hatred will become deeper and deeper. When the hatred accumulates to a peak, it will be the end of your death, but how can a mere Ma family beat Deng Guo? What about this behemoth?

Ma Zun thought for a while and said: "General Li, I agree with your statement, but I don't know what my father thinks. You are right. If you continue to fight, more and more people will die. I am willing to be this lobbyist, but I can't guarantee whether it will be successful."

"Hehe, with Major General Ma as the eldest son of Ma, I believe that your father will make a wise decision. Tomorrow, I will send someone to send Major General Ma back to Luanniao City. I hope that Major General Ma can think about the overall situation. I would like to persuade your father to submit to my father Deng for the sake of the Ma clan!" Seeing Ma Zun's agreement, Li Siye breathed a sigh of relief.

"I will try my best, but General Li, I want to know, what can our Ma family get if we open the city and surrender?" , the surrender of the Ma family is not a problem, the question is what can Deng Guo give to the Ma family?
Li Siye smiled. Ma Zun's ability to make such a request means that Ma Zun is really tempted. Now it's just a matter of conditions, so he said: "Young General Ma, don't worry. After the Ma clan surrenders to my great Deng, my great Deng will treat him with courtesy." , I will assure the Major General here that your Ma clan has everything that the Sima family in Lintao can get. As for whether you can get more, it depends on the contribution of the Ma clan. Here, I am not afraid to give the major general It was leaked that Sima Hong of the Sima family had already passed my Great Deng's imperial examination, became second place, and entered the East Palace to assist me in becoming the crown prince, and he will definitely be an important minister in the future."

Ma Zun was also a little surprised when he heard the words. Although he didn't know what the imperial examination was, it was easy to understand the role of assisting the prince. He became an important minister next to the prince when he was hiding in the residence. As long as there are no accidents, the future is limitless. If the Ma family can receive the same treatment as the Sima family, then this kind of courtesy is enough. After all, as a vassal, you can't ask for too much.

"I will tell my father the truth about the sincerity of General Li and your country. If General Li's promise can be realized, then I will be sure to convince my father!" Ma Zun said.

"Okay, don't worry, Major General Ma. As the great general of Hussars, I have always kept my word. Since there is nothing wrong with Major General Ma, I will arrange for the major general to rest first. Tomorrow morning, I will be ready Send someone to send Young General Ma back to your father!" Li Siye said with a smile.

"Thank you, General Li!" Ma Zunxie said.

(End of this chapter)