Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 535 Come again?

It is understandable that Cao Pi was so angry.

After all, he was an emperor, and he deserved a separate page in the history books, a character that needed to be written about in great detail!

Even if someone has passed away, we have to use the word "passed away"!
Now, I am being insulted like this in front of my own military camp!

The guy who curses others comes and goes as he pleases. How can he stand it!
It is human nature to be angry.

So everyone was just embarrassed, but no one blamed Cao Pi in their hearts.

I just secretly thought that I was really not good enough and couldn't share your worries!

Xu Huang, in particular, misjudged the situation of the Han army, which made him lose face.

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Ma Chao came alone with only his own troops, and Xing Daorong didn't have any arrangements at all. It was really strange!
Seeing His Majesty's attitude, Xu Huang was eager to redeem himself with meritorious service, so he immediately went to discuss with Zhang He, hoping to find some clues to find out what was going on.

However, before he could find Zhang He, Cao Pi had already calmed down and gathered everyone in the big tent to discuss the matter.

"Everyone..."

"Ma Chao came here alone today. Although he managed to escape, something is fishy."

Cao Pi's words immediately put everyone into the mood.

At that moment, Gao Tanglong stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is right. There is indeed something strange going on here."

"Xing Daorong has always been a strict commander of the army. Ma Chao came here alone, which seems to be a sign of disobeying military orders."

"It's just that why this happened is still unclear!"

Gao Tanglong was also from a prominent family. He was a descendant of Gao Tangsheng, a Confucian scholar in the Western Han Dynasty.

In the 18th year of Jian'an, Gao Tanglong was appointed by Cao Cao as the military advisor of the prime minister, and later he was appointed as the literary official of Cao Hui, Marquis of Licheng, and then he was transferred to be the prime minister of Licheng State.

However, his most famous figure is probably the teacher of the future Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui, in history.

But Cao Pi had just inherited the Wei Dynasty, and the affairs of his teacher Cao Rui were still a long way off.

"Yes! This battle is indeed a bit strange." After Gao Tanglong finished speaking, Xu Huang quickly took over the conversation and said, "The situation today, if my guess is correct, it must be Ma Chao's own doing."

"As for why this is the case... I'm afraid it's because... because of the hatred in his heart!"

After listening to Xu Huang's analysis, everyone nodded in thought.

after all…

Everyone heard clearly what Ma Chao said to Your Majesty in front of the battle line.

The hatred in his heart was clearly revealed.

It is indeed possible that he was blinded by hatred and really brought his troops to kill.

However, Cao Pi just frowned and said nothing when he heard this.

When everyone saw this, they thought that your majesty was worried because of Ma Chao's hatred, so Zhang Ji stepped forward and said, "Your majesty, don't worry. Ma Chao can't succeed this time, so he will never come again."

"Even if he wants revenge, he will be suppressed by his head coach Xing Daorong!"

"We don't have to take that guy to heart."

Zhang Ji originally wanted to say something to comfort him, but Cao Pi didn't seem to have that in mind.

But his expression changed and he said, "Humph... then this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has been missed, right?"

"If Ma Chao acts impulsively again and we seize the opportunity, I don't know how long we will have to wait!"

Zhang Ji did not expect that Cao Pi was still counting on Ma Chao to attack again. He was stunned at first, but after thinking carefully, he felt that what Cao Pi said was indeed correct.

Yes! Ma Chao came alone, it was a good time to kill him!
We should expect him to come again, rather than not come again!
Zhang Ji understood the situation and bowed to Cao Pi, saying, "Your Majesty has far-reaching concerns. I have not considered them carefully enough."

Everyone nodded, and Xu Huang felt even more depressed.

Come to think of it, if I hadn’t hesitated for a moment, this wouldn’t have happened!
Maybe Ma Chao had been killed a long time ago!

Now... Ma Chao's adventure has failed. If Xing Daorong finds out, he will definitely be restrained.

There is no doubt...Ma Chao will never give himself such an opportunity again.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Gao Tanglong say, "Your Majesty! This Ma Chao has a violent temper and does things without considering the consequences."

"Although this attempt failed, he will be punished when he returns to the camp. But how can his desire for revenge be extinguished?"

"I expect he will find another opportunity to attack Your Majesty, but... we have to give him a chance."

Cao Pi was also feeling sorry for losing this God-given opportunity to take Ma Chao's head and destroy Xing Daorong and Qi Feng.

After hearing Gao Tanglong's words, he immediately felt that things might be turning around, so he hurried forward and asked, "What's your plan, my dear? Tell me now!"

Gao Tanglong said: "Ma Chao dare not come again, it is simply because he is afraid that we will make proper arrangements. Even if he comes, he will return empty-handed and will be caught in our trap."

"But if Your Majesty deliberately gave him a chance to take revenge, and said that he only cares about the present and not the future, how could he resist?"

"If Your Majesty really wants Ma Chao's head, you can try to lure the enemy in."

"There is a county here called Yongning County. The county seat is not big and cannot be defended."

"Your Majesty, can you tell me that Lord Cao once offered sacrifices to his ancestors in that county town? This time he also wants to offer sacrifices to his ancestors in order to pray for victory in this battle."

"If Ma Chao gets the news, he will definitely attack. Then we can accomplish our goal!"

Cao Pi was overjoyed when he heard this!

He said: "This is a brilliant plan. We can follow it and ambush Ma Chao in Yongning County!"

Xu Huang was still a little hesitant after hearing this.

He thought that no matter what, Xing Daorong should not let Ma Chao be so impulsive.

It’s just that he had already made His Majesty miss the opportunity before, so... it’s not a good idea to make suggestions so easily this time!

Besides...this plan is quite thoughtful.

Firstly, by setting up an ambush in Yongning County, we were in a position to take the initiative and the troops could have been deployed properly.

Secondly, we can also deploy more scouts in the direction of Xing Daorong. If we find that there is something unusual about his troops, we can just abandon the plan!
These two points made Xu Huang ponder for a while, and he bowed to Cao Pi and said, "Your Majesty, this plan is feasible, but you must be careful when using Your Majesty as bait."

"I have always felt that Xing Daorong should be able to restrain Ma Chao!"

"Why Ma Chao was allowed to come here is really puzzling."

Zhang Ji on the side heard this and said, "Maybe it's because Ma Chao is Xing Daorong's brother-in-law after all, so it's not good to go too far."

"If it were an ordinary general, he would definitely be punished according to military law!"

Xu Huang did still have some doubts in his heart.

Even if Ma Chao and Xing Daorong are somewhat related, will the army consider this?
But anyway, the plan itself is thorough enough, so there is no need to think too much about it.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Cao Pi thought that this time he could finally take the initiative to plot against Xing Daorong.

He immediately made the decision, "It is settled, we will lure Ma Chao to his death in Yongning County!"

(End of this chapter)