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Chapter 280 Ma Chao beheaded Tian Feng and presented his head to the emperor

Following Ma Chao's order, many soldiers drew their swords and rushed towards Han Sui and his many generals like tigers out of a cage!
Before entering the banquet, Han Sui and his companions had their weapons and armors taken off. Being unarmed, they were no match for this group of fierce soldiers.

All of a sudden, killing broke out and blood splattered!

"Ma Chao! You are despicable and shameless!"

"I kill you!"

Yan Xing dodged a sharp blade that was aimed at his head, then kicked away the soldier who was rushing towards him and looked at Ma Chao with red eyes.

He just picked up the table and rushed over!
But the next moment, he was beheaded by another soldier from behind. His body fell down weakly and his head rolled to the side of Han Sui.

Looking at Yan Xing's angry expression, Han Sui felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, making him unable to suppress the fear in his heart any longer.

Ma Chao really wants to kill them!
"Mengqi, let me go, and I will put you first in everything from now on... No! I will hand over all my troops to you!"

"From now on, all Xiliang troops will be under your control!"

When Han Sui saw that all his subordinates around him had been slaughtered, he finally couldn't help but give in and began to try to communicate with Ma Chao.

He knew that Ma Chao definitely didn't want to kill him for the simple purpose of revenge, but also for the military power in his hands, just like he had wanted to kill Ma Chao to seize power before.

"Leave the army to me?"

Ma Chao shook his head as if he had heard a joke, took a knife from the soldier beside him, stood up and walked towards Han Sui with a sneer on his face.

"I think you are really getting old and confused."

"If I kill you, the army under your command will also be mine. Why should I keep a scourge like you?"

Han Sui was furious when he heard this and cursed: "Ma Chao! I work for the emperor. I am a marquis appointed by the emperor himself and an official appointed by the court!"

"Killing me would be treason, and your father and the others will be executed as well! Do you really not care about their lives?"

Han Sui could never understand why Ma Chao dared to take action. The biggest reason why he dared to come to the banquet was because Ma Teng, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie were all hostages in Yecheng.

He didn't believe that Ma Chao would not care about their lives!
But Ma Chao didn't waste any words. As soon as Han Sui finished speaking, he raised his sword and cut off the head of the "Nine Bends of the Yellow River" who had been famous in Xiliang for many years.

At this point, Han Sui and his trusted generals who came with him were all killed!

"Take care of this."

Ma Chao grabbed Han Sui's head, which was still open in death, gave an order to his soldiers, and then took Pang De away and returned to the military camp.

Tian Feng was waiting in the tent.

Ma Chao walked into the tent, threw Han Sui's head on the ground, and said to Tian Feng: "Han Sui has been killed by me."

Upon hearing this, Tian Feng could not help but look at the head. He was surprised at Ma Chao's quick movements and decisiveness, but he also felt happy.

Once Han Sui dies, Ma Chao will be able to unify the Western Liang Army. This is the most critical step in the plan to counterattack Jizhou!
"very good!"

Tian Feng withdrew his gaze from Han Sui's head and then warned Ma Chao: "Although Han Sui has been killed, his death cannot be announced to the public immediately."

"In the next few days, the general will continue to publicize the fact that Han Sui is his adoptive father. After a few days, you can fabricate the news that Han Sui encountered a large Xiongnu army that entered the pass to plunder and died on his way back, and pass it back to Han Sui's army."

"Then the general can bring a batch of Xiongnu heads with him, claiming that he has killed all the Xiongnu who attacked Han Sui, thus avenging Han Sui. At the same time, he can take over the leaderless army as Han Sui's adopted son."

"This way, we can smoothly unify the Xiliang Army."

Although Han Sui and his confidants all died here, the two armies had been hostile to each other for a long time, and Ma Chao's sudden rush over to take over the Xiliang Army would definitely cause conflict.

Therefore, it is better to confirm his status as an adopted son, frame the crime on the Xiongnu and avenge Han Sui, and then take over the Xiliang army. This will minimize the resistance of Han Sui's army.

"Sir, you are indeed very thoughtful!"

Ma Chao was greatly impressed when he heard this. Tian Feng not only helped him kill Han Sui, but also arranged for him to take over Han Sui's army. He only needed to act according to Tian Feng's plan.

This is much more efficient than fighting and killing.

After explaining all this, Tian Feng stood up and said, "General, since Han Sui is dead, I will not stay here for long."

"I hope the general can integrate the Xiliang army as soon as possible, and then we can jointly attack Jizhou in the spring of next year."

The reason why he stayed with Ma Chao was because he promised Ma Chao to kill Han Sui, in order to show his sincerity.

Now that Han Sui has been killed, all Ma Chao needs to do next is to act according to his strategy and integrate the Xiliang army. There is no need for him to stay any longer.

"Are you leaving now, sir?"

When Ma Chao heard that Tian Feng was leaving, he felt particularly reluctant to let him go.

Although he has only been with Tian Feng for less than a month, he has already deeply realized Tian Feng's talents, so much so that he is now somewhat dependent on him.

He couldn't help but speak up to persuade him, "Sir, your talent is unparalleled in the world. Why don't you stay in the Xiliang Army and be my military advisor?"

"My Xiliang army has 100,000 cavalrymen, and our weapons and armor are invincible. Dong Zhuo used them to dominate the world. Isn't he stronger than the tens of thousands of remnants in Jinyang City? Why do you have to go back, sir?"

"If you are willing to stay, you can choose any position in my army. Whether you want gold, silver, treasures, fertile land, or beautiful concubines, I will satisfy you!"

Ma Chao really wanted to recruit Tian Feng.

In his opinion, if he could get the assistance of a wise counselor like Tian Feng, it would be more useful than having tens of thousands of troops!

However, facing such generous conditions offered by Ma Chao, Tian Feng still did not agree, but said calmly: "I already have a master."

His tone was full of determination.

Hearing this, Ma Chao could only say with regret: "It seems that we are not destined to be together, sir. Please do as you please."

"I'll take my leave."

Tian Feng bowed to Ma Chao and left the tent without saying a word, without any sign of reluctance or lingering.

Ma Chao had a complicated expression, shook his head and sighed: "What a pity! It would be great if I could use such a talented person."

"That Yuan Shao guy is really abominable!"

He didn't have a single decent strategist under his command, but Yuan Shao had a large number of strategists like Tian Feng, but they were all defeated by Yuan Shao.

Comparing people to each other is really infuriating.

Pang De watched Tian Feng leave, and could not help but frown and said to Ma Chao: "General, although Tian Feng's strategy is good, it still has flaws in my opinion."

"Hmm? What's the flaw?"

Ma Chao looked at Pang De in confusion. He felt that Tian Feng's plan was perfect. How could there be any flaws?

Pang De said: "General, putting the blame for Han Sui's death on the Xiongnu may fool his soldiers, but it may not fool the emperor."

"If the emperor gets angry and punishes Han Sui, Han Sui's army will surely mutiniate." "So I think whether it is to deceive the emperor or to deceive Lu Bu who is holding the emperor hostage, we need to find a more appropriate reason."

"The reason why Han Sui was killed by the Xiongnu is too far-fetched."

"In my opinion, this is a loophole that Tian Feng left intentionally in order to cut off the general's retreat. The only way out is to form an alliance with Bingzhou to fight against the emperor."

Pang De didn't know whether the emperor was held hostage by Lu Bu or not. He was simply considering it from the perspective of Ma Chao's incorporation of Han Sui's army.

The reason why Han Sui was attacked and killed by the Huns is hard to deceive anyone with a discerning eye. Besides, no one would want to see Ma Chao unify the Xiliang army.

It would be okay if a hundred thousand cavalrymen were blocked outside Bingzhou.

But once you enter Bingzhou, you can gallop across the land of Hebei. Who would not be afraid?
Ma Chao didn't think it was a big deal at first, but after Pang De said this, he felt that this issue had to be considered.

Because it would take time to incorporate Han Sui's army. If Yecheng questioned Han Sui's death at this time, it would definitely cause chaos in the army.

"Tian Feng is indeed a great talent..."

Ma Chao couldn't help but let out a heartfelt sigh.

Pang De spoke again: "General, I have a plan."

"Say it quickly!"

Ma Chao immediately showed a look of joy and urged him repeatedly.

Although Pang De's wisdom is not as good as Tian Feng's, it is not bad either. At least it is much better than Tian Feng, and he often offers advice on weekdays.

Pang De's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said, "I think the best way right now is to kill Tian Feng and send his head to Yecheng!"

"what?"

Ma Chao's expression suddenly changed, and he said in shock: "Ling Ming, are you crazy? I have joined forces with Tian Feng and will attack Jizhou together in the spring. How can I kill him?"

"And what is the connection between killing Tian Feng and Han Sui's death? Could it be that I tell the people in Yecheng that it was Tian Feng who plotted to kill Han Sui?"

"General, please listen to me." Pang De was not in a hurry and patiently analyzed to Ma Chao: "In fact, the general has been wrong all along. The most important thing right now is not to attack Jizhou, but to unify the Xiliang Army!"

"As long as the Xiliang army completes the unification, regardless of whether there is the help of Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of remnant troops, Lu Bu's army will not be a match for the general."

"So, the general can say to Yecheng that Tian Feng heard that the general wanted to reconcile with Han Sui, so he took the opportunity to come and persuade the general and Han Sui to rebel."

"Han Sui was tempted to agree to Tian Feng's request, but the general was furious and executed the two men."

"This way, we can find a reason to kill Han Sui, show our loyalty and dispel suspicion, and buy time for unifying the Xiliang army. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

Pound expressed his thoughts.

At present, the open enemy is the remnants of Yuan Shao led by Tian Feng. Regardless of whether Lu Bu held the emperor hostage or not, it is an undeniable fact that Yuan Shao did hold the emperor hostage.

The remnants of Yuan Shao were the common enemy of Lu Bu and the emperor. Killing Tian Feng, Yuan Shao's trusted adviser, to show loyalty was undoubtedly the best choice.

After hearing Pang De's plan, Ma Chao frowned and pondered. After a long while, he said quietly, "Go and prepare a fast horse for me. I want to see you off in person."

"promise!"

Pang De understood what he meant, clasped his fists, accepted the order, turned around and walked out of the tent.

……

After leaving the Liangzhou military camp, Tian Feng rode back to Bingzhou alone, while thinking about how to join forces with Ma Chao to attack Jizhou after the spring.

But at this moment, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, so he turned his head and saw Ma Chao leading dozens of cavalrymen chasing him.

Seeing this, Tian Feng could not help but frown and said to Ma Chao: "General, please go back. I will not stay in the Liangzhou army to serve. There is no point in forcing me to stay."

He thought Ma Chao regretted letting him go, so he brought people to chase him back.

"Sir, you misunderstood."

Ma Chao shook his head and smiled at Tian Feng: "I know that you are loyal to Yuan Shao and fame, wealth and fortune cannot change your mind. I am not here to try to keep you."

Tian Feng was confused when he heard this. If he wasn't here to keep him, then why was he chasing after him?
He was about to ask a question when he saw the cavalrymen who followed Ma Chao began to gather towards him and surrounded him.

"General what do you mean?"

When Tian Feng saw this, he suddenly felt something was wrong and his eyes turned cold as he stared at Ma Chao coldly.

Ma Chao drew his sword from his waist and said calmly, "It is not appropriate to frame the Xiongnu for Han Sui's death. It is difficult to hide it from Your Majesty."

"Since you have helped me to this extent, why don't you help me one last time and let me borrow your head to appease His Majesty!"

Tian Feng's expression suddenly changed.

With his wisdom, how could he not understand what Ma Chao was planning? This guy wanted to use his life to dispel the emperor's suspicion!
"Shameless!" Tian Feng was furious and cursed, "I helped you kill Han Sui and unify the Xiliang army. How can you cross the river and destroy the bridge?"

After a period of contact, he has already understood Ma Chao's villainous character, but he did not expect Ma Chao to be so shameless!

Ma Chao ignored Tian Feng's abuse and threw his sword in front of him, saying, "Since you helped me eliminate Han Sui, please kill yourself."

He actually didn't want to kill Tian Feng, but Pang De was right. The most important thing for him at the moment was to unify the Xiliang Army.

As long as he could buy enough time to annex Han Sui's army, it wouldn't matter whether he had the help of Gao Gan's tens of thousands of troops or not.

So in order to buy time, he could only ask Tian Feng to die.

It's a pity to waste such a talent.

Tian Feng knew that he was going to die today. He looked at the sword on the ground with endless anger, endless resentment, and endless resentment in his heart.

But in the end it turned into a heart full of desolation.

He tried hard to turn the situation around and to avenge his master, but all his efforts were in vain because he mistakenly trusted a villain.

Tian Feng reached out and picked up the sword on the ground, then knelt down heavily facing the direction of Jizhou, tears streaming down his face.

"My lord, I tried my best."

After saying these last words, Tian Feng cut his neck with his sword, and his vitality gushed out with the hot blood, turning into bright red all over the ground.

The only surviving and most stubborn strategist under Yuan Shao finally came to the end of his life today.

Life and death are so big, yet life and death are so small.

Ma Chao stared at Tian Feng's body for a long while, and finally said: "Cut off his head and send it to Yecheng to present to the emperor. Immediately order someone to carve the head out of sandalwood and bury it with the body."

(End of this chapter)