Ma Chao is a world-class general and was already famous in Xiliang when he was a teenager.

Of course, Zhang Yi was not sure that he could beat him.

But there are no strong generals in Shu at present, especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei was captured, and there was even a shortage of talents in Shu, and there was no decent general who led troops.

Although he was not sure, Zhang Yi could only grit his teeth and replied: "I will do my best!"

"Whether you can lift the siege of Langzhong is all up to the general!" Liao Hua bowed to him: "I give the general one thousand troops. The general does not need to defeat Ma Chao. Just lead the troops to harass them and let them not plunder the food and grass!"

"I'll go now!" Zhang Yi agreed and selected a thousand people to go down the mountain.

Ma Chao and Yang Xiu led two thousand soldiers to search for villages and towns to plunder food and grass.

After entering the villages and towns, the soldiers did everything except killing people.

Cao Shu often restrained his soldiers only after the war.

Before the war or during the battle, he never restrained his soldiers too much.

The soldiers in the army knew very well that when the two sides fought, as long as they did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, Cao Shu would turn a blind eye.

Yizhou is still the world of Liu Bei, and it has not yet fallen into Cao Shu's hands.

The soldiers do not have to be responsible to the people of Yizhou.

When I rushed into the village, there were screams of howling like ghosts and wolves everywhere.

After leaving home for a long time, many soldiers could not stand the loneliness and broke into private houses to find women.

Once again, the soldiers plundered everywhere like wild horses.

Ma Chao was too lazy to restrain them, so he rode along the streets of the town with Yang Xiu.

Compared to the streets in the city, the streets in the town are much simpler.

The bluestone road is not very wide, and the appearance is not very neat, and a lot of bluestones have edges and corners.

"General Ma, isn't it good for the soldiers to do whatever they want?" Yang Xiu reminded him as he watched the soldiers break into the house.

"How long has Dezu followed the lord?" Ma Chao did not answer directly, but asked back.

"I have known my lord for many years, but following him is just before the incident in Yecheng." Yang Xiu replied: "In terms of counting, life is not too small."

"There are many days to follow the lord. Did Dezu follow the lord and kill the enemy?" Ma Chao asked again.

"That's not." Yang Xiu said: "In the past, I was just the chief clerk of the Cao family, and I really didn't need me to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy."

"Since it has never been done, how did Dezu know that the lord will blame him?" Ma Chao asked again.

He was stunned by his question, and Yang Xiu didn't know how to answer.

He really didn't follow Cao Shu to the battlefield, but he just saw the soldiers making a little too much trouble here, so he kindly reminded him.

But the several questions Ma Chao asked stumped him.

Not knowing how to respond, Yang Xiu asked again: "Is the lord the same way as the soldiers?"

"The lord leads troops, and the soldiers are more restrained than they are now." Ma Chao replied: "Unless the city has been broken, the lord requires the soldiers to be uninjured by the people. If the city has not been broken and the enemy has not surrendered to our army, the lord never pays attention to the soldiers in the villages and towns I met along the way, the lord never pays attention to what the soldiers want to do!"

Never expected Cao Shu to lead troops like this. Yang Xiu asked in disbelief: "Does the lord even ignore the troubles that are like this?"

"The soldiers have been away from home for too long. Although there are some women in the army who are for them to enjoy, but there are too many wolves and few meats, how can they comfort them?" Ma Chao replied: "The lord is not restricted, which is also a promise given to the soldiers back then. The lord once said that when fighting against the enemy, their money can be robbed, their women can be robbed, and as for the enemy, they can be killed!"

After Ma Chao gave these explanations, Yang Xiu suddenly realized.

He nodded: "The lord loves soldiers as much as his sons, no wonder the soldiers are willing to serve with all their heart!"

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Ma Chao's mouth.

The two were walking forward, and a soldier rushed up from behind: "Report to General, our army found the enemy's traces outside the town!"

Looking back at the soldier, Ma Chao asked, "How many people are there? Who is leading the troops?"

"There are two groups in total, each group of about one thousand people." The soldiers replied: "The enemy troops who came down from Jianmen Mountain were led by Li Yan, while those who came down from Bashan were led by Zhang Yi."

After looking at Yang Xiu, Ma Chao asked, "Have Dezu heard of these two people?"

Yang Xiu shook his head: "The two members are just generals, how could I know them?"

"Even Dezu had never heard of them, but these two people were not powerful generals in Shu." Ma Chao ordered the soldiers: "Select five hundred troops and we will fight against the enemy."

He then ordered Yang Xiu: "Dazu, if you confiscate the food, please give it to you!"

"General Ma only brought 500 people to fight?" Yang Xiu said in surprise: "The enemy has come two groups. The general should gather the soldiers first and wait until the enemy is repelled before thinking about other things."

"What comes is just two generals. If I bring more troops to fight, wouldn't I be laughed at?" Ma Chao said confidently: "Don't care about me. As long as I raise all the food, my contribution will be made!"

Ma Chao insisted on bringing only 500 troops to fight. Yang Xiu knew that he could not persuade him, so he had to say, "I wish General Ma a victory in the flag."

He bowed his hand to Yang Xiu and Ma Chao greeted the soldiers: "Look up all the people and follow me to meet the enemy!"

Li Yan, who came down from Jianmen Mountain and Zhang Yi, who came down from Bashan, met two men while tracking Ma Chao.

They ordered the soldiers to stop.

Zhang Yi asked Li Yan: "Did General Boyue ordered General Li to come and obstruct the enemy's robbery of food?"

"It seems that General Zhang and I have received the same orders." Li Yan replied: "Fa is stationed on the road leading to Langzhong. General Jiang predicted that he was planning to trap His Majesty to death. Hanzhong is far away from here, so they cannot transport food and grass. If you want to confront each other for a long time, the only way is to plunder food from nearby villages and towns. He told me not to defeat the enemy, but to obstruct it."

"The military orders that General Li and I have received are indeed comparable." Zhang Yi replied: "I heard that Ma Chao is extremely brave. Since he has come, we are worse than joining the army. What does General Li think?"

"The purpose is the same, so of course we can't find it if we join forces." Li Yan replied: "We will go to harass the enemy together, and we can still take care of each other!"

"Since General Li thinks it's OK, please!" Zhang Yi asked aside.

"Please, General Zhang!" Li Yan also gestured to him.
Chapter completed!