After such a complicated test, Zhang Fei knew that Yan Yan was sincerely surrendered, so of course he would not have any doubts about him and was ready to reuse it.

Since Ma Su left, although Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang still valued Zhang Feizhong, for some reason, they did not provide him with a good assistant.

Of course, Zhang Fei had no problem in commanding the army, but he did not have outstanding talents, so he was a little short of people when he went to war. Even Zhang Da and Fan Qiang, who had very average martial arts strategy, were valued under Zhang Fei's hands.

After Yan Yan's effectiveness, although he was unable to appoint a position immediately, he still valued it very much and came to ask for advice in person.

Yan Yan was forced to face Zhang Fei this time. He was completely defeated by Zhang Fei in both strategy and force, and he also respected Zhang Fei very much.

He was convinced by Zhang Fei. When he heard Zhang Fei ask him for advice, he would naturally not hide it, but he also replied modestly:

"A general who defeated the army has great kindness and cannot repay him. He is willing to work hard for the sake of a dog and a horse. He does not need a general to shoot his bow and arrow, and he can go straight to Luocheng."

Zhang Fei knew that Yan Yan was going to persuade his subordinates who were guarding the pass, but the people were unpredictable. Now he and his original subordinates were already hostile, and those subordinates might not have listened to Yan Yan's advice. He did not dare to put all his hopes on Yan Yan, so he bowed and asked:

"I wish to hear the old general's plan!"

Yan Yan said to Zhang Fei confidently:

"From then on, I took Luocheng and guarded the passes, all the guards were under my control. The officials and soldiers guarding the passes were all under control. Now I am grateful to the general and cannot repay them. I should be the front office. Wherever I go, I will call them out to surrender."

Zhang Fei thanked him very much. Although he was ready to attack the pass, he still used Yan Yan as the front office and asked him to persuade him to surrender first.

Before Yan Yan set out, Zhang Fei was very concerned about Yan Yan's safety and repeatedly reminded him:

"The old general is in front of our army and has an enemy relationship with his original subordinates. Just persuade him to surrender in front of the battlefield. Never go to the enemy camp alone. People will be unpredictable, so as not to have an accident or lose our army's aura!"

Although Yan Yan didn't think that his subordinates dared to attack him, he was still very grateful and decided to abide by the general's order and persuaded him to surrender outside the pass.

Yan Yan was ahead, Zhang Fei led the army and then, wherever he went, he was in charge of Yan Yan. He summoned the guards and surrendered outside the pass, without any accidents.

Several small schools also hesitated because they were afraid that their families in Chengdu would be harmed by Liu Zhang. Yan Yan advised:

"You are all my subordinates. I was captured even if I fought hard, let alone you? Liu Zhang didn't know who you are. Now that Luocheng is on war, there are countless defeats. How could Liu Zhang care about it? After you surrender, you only need to put down your weapons, and you don't need to fight back, which will not affect your reputation and family safety."

These subordinates relieved their doubts and naturally surrendered. Zhang Fei followed closely behind, just accepting the defense of each pass, and did not fight for a single battle, and soon entered the territory of Luocheng.

Zhang Fei was able to arrive in Luocheng so smoothly this time, naturally because he cherished this hard-won opportunity to lead troops alone and used his intelligence and talents. However, this victory was still inseparable from the secret tricks left by Ma Su.

It was getting late, and Zhang Fei ordered the entire army to set up camps to rest. Looking at Luocheng City from a distance, he was about to fight side by side with his elder brother Liu Bei. Zhang Fei was also excited.

But the first thing he thought of was not to grab the first prize from Zhao Yun, but what is the situation of Ma Su who has been separated from him for a long time now, and he is especially looking forward to working together again.

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Ma Su was discussing the march to Jiameng Pass with Ma Chao, and suddenly his nose itched and he couldn't help but sneeze.

Ma Chao felt nervous, afraid that Ma Su would be sick, so he asked with concern:

"Young Chang, do you feel okay? Don't get sick too!"

Now, Ma Chao has reached a critical moment and is about to reorganize his army to go to Jiameng Pass. The only general under his command is Ma Dai.

Ma Dai is now Ma Chao's steward. He is responsible for all the military supplies, food and grass, and all the expenses in the army. Ma Su is both civil and military, and is also an envoy sent by Liu Bei. He has become Ma Chao's backbone.

Originally, Pang De was a brave and intelligent general under Ma Chao, and was very easy to use, but now he was sick and was taken to Hanzhong for recuperation. He could not count on him. Of course, he was afraid that Ma Su would get sick too.

Some time ago, Zhang Lu sent an envoy to ask Ma Chao:

"|Are you willing to lead your troops to attack Jiameng Pass?"

According to Ma Chao's personality, he was excluded by Yang Bai's brothers under Zhang Lu, and was treated coldly. He was left in this Xianyang County without any regard for his life. He was unwilling to work hard for him.

Moreover, he had long been determined to defect to Liu Bei. Although he didn't accept it for the time being, Ma Su still stayed here to assist him. Liu Bei was not perfunctory.

Now that Liu Bei has been fighting with Liu Zhang, Jiameng Pass is in Liu Bei's hands, Ma Chao has no reason to kill each other.

But after all, Ma Chao had to obey his orders on Zhang Lu's territory and asked Ma Su to discuss countermeasures.

Ma Su had actually wanted to enter Xichuan with Ma Chao, but Liu Bei and Pang Tong had already made a plan to keep Ma Chao's trump card first, so he naturally wanted to play an unexpected role at critical moments.

Ma Chao only has thousands of troops and horses, and he can be said to have few soldiers and few generals. In fact, even if he defects to Liu Bei now, his role can be played very limited.

Now half a year has passed, and Ma Chao is still stationing troops in Viang. The food transported from Liu Xiongming is getting less and less. Not to mention recruiting troops, even maintaining the existing army, he has to worry about military rations, and Ma Su has no good idea.

Hearing that Zhang Lu was interested in sending Ma Chao to attack Jiameng Pass, Ma Su thought for a moment and suggested that Ma Chao agree to send troops, and then he reached out to Zhang Lu for food and soldiers on the grounds that he had few soldiers.

As for how to attack, it is quite simple, just let Ma Chao swear and fight every day.

When Ma Chao heard what Ma Su was right, he agreed to send troops, but he spoke to Zhang Lushi and suggested that 20,000 elite troops and 20,000 stones of food were needed to send troops.

After Zhang Lu's envoy returned, he brought Ma Chao's answer. He heard that he wanted so much troops and food, and Zhang Lu was also a little distressed, so he summoned a group of civil and military officials to discuss.

Yang Song advocated Ma Chao to go out of Jiameng Pass to make him a cannon fodder for Yang Bai. His younger brother could enjoy the benefits, but he wanted to increase his troops and let Ma Chao occupy the dominant position. However, he was the first to disagree and jumped out to object:

"Ma Chao said some time ago that he was an ally with Liu Bei. He wanted to avoid suspicion and took the initiative to withdraw from Jiameng Pass. Now he sent troops again. Jiameng Pass has not changed hands. He did not propose to avoid suspicion. He just wanted troops and food. He might not be a real attack on Jiameng Pass. It must be a bad intention."

Yang Bai and Yang Song made a wishful thinking. Jiameng Pass needed to replenish troops, but it was not for Ma Chao. It should be given to Yang Bai, the head coach, so that the situation could be controlled. Ma Chao was not strong enough, so he could only rely on Yang Bai's breath and act as cannon fodder.

Yang Song's casual accusation made him fool the truth!

Zhang Lu remembered that he had been a little over the past few days, and was afraid that Ma Chao would feel a grudge in his heart, so he was a little hesitant about sending troops to him.
Chapter completed!