Three Kingdoms: Liu Daer, you dare to steal my horse!

Chapter 178 What a big game of chess!

At the same time, Cao Ying.

Compared with Tongguan, where the situation was very tense due to the unhappiness between Ma Chao and Han Sui, Cao Ying's side seemed very harmonious.

It's just that all the generals were beating drums in their hearts.

As usual, Bai Chuan went to the school grounds to check the training of the soldiers.

However, Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others who were in charge of training troops at this time looked a little absent-minded.

Although the soldiers were indeed training hard, Zhang Liao and Zhang He stood there in a daze.

So much so that several soldiers made mistakes in their moves, and they didn't notice it.

"What, have something on your mind?"

Bai Chuan walked slowly to the side of the two and said in a deep voice.

This time, the two of them were really taken aback.

Only after seeing Bai Chuan did he react.

"Back to the general, no."

Zhang Liao coughed lightly.

Bai Chuan smiled slightly, and said:
"If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

"Hold it in my heart, if this continues, I'm afraid I won't even be able to practice soldiers."

"You two are responsible for the training of all soldiers."

Hearing what Bai Chuan said, Zhang Xi, who was silent at the side, finally couldn't help it anymore, and said:

"General, let me wait to fight without complaint."

"But...the battle shouldn't be fought like this."

Bai Chuan laughed and said:

"What's wrong? Let's hear it."

Bai Chuan had already expected that there would be people in the army who would not understand what he was doing.

Even Cao Chun, Cao Zhang and others who had fought with him from the beginning seemed to be pretending to be troubled.

If you don't talk to them again, I'm afraid people will lose their hearts before the battle is fought.

Zhang He gritted his teeth and said:

"Can you tell me, general, what happened in the past few days?"

"That Ma Chao was captured by the soldiers with great painstaking efforts. They lay in ambush almost without sleep all night."

"But the general just left a word and told us to let him go."

"This... we know that the general must have his own plans, but the soldiers don't understand."

"I hope the general will tell you what the general is up to these days."

"We have the bottom line in our hearts, so we can make preparations."

Zhang Liao nodded frequently.

From the looks of it, the two of them had long been unable to hold back, and they really didn't like the feeling of being kept in the dark.

Actually, Bai Chuan knew it in his heart.

Not only the two of them, but also the two brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, as well as Cao Zhang, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu and others, did not understand.

They all seemed to want to ask themselves, but they didn't open their mouths for various reasons.

"Forget it, the situation is also bright now."

"The two of you go to gather and get it to my account. I have something to tell."

Hearing this, Zhang Liao and Zhang Yun's eyes lit up immediately, and they quickly ordered:
"Here!"

……

After a while, all the generals of Cao Jun came to Bai Chuan's camp one after another.

During the period, it only took a stick of incense time.

It seems that they can't wait.

"General, what are your plans these days?"

"Please also tell us."

"This feeling of being kept in the dark is really aggrieved!"

Xiahou Dun was the first to bear the brunt.

Among them, he has the longest seniority in official positions, so this kind of talk is naturally initiated by him.

Bai Chuan said in a calm manner:
"Do you all feel that I really don't understand that I let Ma Mengqi go?"

All the generals nodded together.

Zhang Liao said:

"General, it is not an exaggeration to say that Ma Chao is the biggest hidden danger in Xiliang. Letting Ma Chao go, wouldn't it make it more difficult to attack Xiliang?"

Bai Chuan shook his head and said:
"Catching Ma Chao is just the beginning."

"Although Ma Chao is brave, it is not the most critical point."

After pondering for a moment, Zhang He opened his mouth and said:

"Actually, I want to know a little bit about the end."

"Why did the general conclude that as long as our army calls for battle, Ma Chao will definitely be fooled?"

"You know, before this, Xiliang has been patient."

"Could it be that the general is betting that Ma Chao is an impatient person?"

Bai Chuan shook his head and said:
"Although Ma Chao is impatient, he is not so desperate that he even disobeys his father's orders."

"I'm not betting, but Ma Chao's attack is inevitable."

"Xiliang is not as good as the Central Plains. The grain reserves are very low, and the output is also appalling."

"Our army is not attacking the city this time, but is just spending time here. For the Xiliang army, it's like a knife resting on their necks, and they dare not act rashly."

"This kind of taste like a stick in the throat is the most uncomfortable."

"Soldiers are like this, let alone Ma Chao?"

"Xiliang can only sit back and wait. Under such circumstances, food and grass are consumed very quickly."

"Based on Xiliang's grain reserves, I'm afraid it will fall into a situation of insufficient supply within three days at most."

"At this time, I will wait to call for battle again, but it will only arouse Ma Chao's anger."

"So, Ma Chao's attack is inevitable."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

Good guy!
Originally, Bai Chuan's intention was not to attack the city, but to attack the heart!

This kind of torture, not to mention the lack of food in Xiliang, even if they have enough food, they can't stand this kind of mental torture.

"But... why did you let Ma Chao go?"

Zhang He asked again.

Bai Chuan stood with his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice:

"Ma Chao is different from Ma Teng and Han Sui."

"If I catch Ma Teng or Han Sui this time, I will never let them go."

"But Ma Chao is here. Ma Chao is young, and his experience and experience are far inferior to Ma Teng and Han Sui."

"Therefore, I have been attacking him for the past few days, intentionally or unintentionally revealing the tension between Liu Bei and Jiangdong in Jingzhou."

"In addition, Han Sui is an old friend of Duke Wei, and the two often communicate with each other."

"If you listen to this kind of words once or twice, you may not believe it."

"However, three people become a tiger, and it is not difficult to convince him that it is true with a little trickery."

"However, these are just marks, and they are all just planting seeds of doubt in his heart."

"The real outbreak must wait until he returns to Tongguan."

Hearing this, everyone was puzzled.

Xiahou Dun stroked his chin and said doubtfully:
"Why do you say that, sir?"

"According to what you said, Ma Chao's return to Xiliang will be beneficial to our army?"

Bai Chuan smiled slightly, noncommittal:

"As it is."

"Ma Chao is confident in his own strength, and he will feel extremely ashamed if he is arrested at this time."

"Therefore, he will do everything possible to escape."

"And it's unrealistic for him to escape alone. Let's relax our vigilance a little bit and create conditions for him to take some soldiers and horses away immediately."

"Among the hundreds of Xiliang soldiers, it's not difficult to place a few secret agents."

"The main reason for letting Ma Chao go is to let Xi Zuo enter the city."

"And after Xi Zuo entered the city, the good show will start."

Hearing what Bai Chuan said, everyone was dumbfounded.

What a big game of chess!

(End of this chapter)