The person who came was Ma Chao. When he saw Zhang Xiu kneeling on the ground and calling him "His Royal Highness," he sneered and said to Zhang Xiu lightly: "Get up, I am no longer the prince of Qin in the past.
Now my identity is the Right Chariot and Cavalry General of the Huaxia Kingdom, Yihou."
Zhang Xiu stood up and asked Ma Chao to sit down. After all, he was Ma Chao's old subordinate and had no hostility towards Ma Chao. He was forced to surrender to Cao Cao. Moreover, during the few years after surrendering to Wei, Zhang Xiu also lived
Zhang Xiu was not very satisfied. Cao Cao offered him high-ranking officials and titles, but Zhang Xiu politely declined them. Feeling guilty, he guarded Wudu County.
Later, I heard that Ma Chao was in Lingzhou. Cao Cao, perhaps for safety reasons, sent people to Wudu to monitor Zhang Xiu, fearing that he would contact Ma Chao and then rebel. Zhang Xiu kept herself to herself, except for some correspondence with Suo Xu.
He has not interacted with anyone else, so for five years, he has been walking on thin ice.
When I suddenly saw my old boss today, I felt sad in my heart, and even felt ashamed to face Ma Chao.
"You must have heard about Chang'an City, right?" Ma Chao took the hot tea from Zhang Xiu, held it in his hand to warm his cold hands, and asked lightly.
Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Yes, I heard about it. The Chinese army's rapid attack was astonishing. It only took one day to capture the city of Chang'an, and it only took half a month to capture the entire Qinzhou.
The speed of seeding is really amazing. Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
"Please call me General Ma!" Ma Chao took a sip of hot tea, put the teacup aside, sat by the bonfire and stretched out his hands to warm his hands.
"Ma...General Ma...it's so awkward to call him that..."
"You'll get used to it if you yell too much. General Zhang, you must have heard about the fact that I killed Chen Qun, Yang Xiu, Cao Zhen, Liu Ye, and Man Chong, right?"
Zhang Xiu's mentality was very peaceful. He sat by the bonfire, nodded, looked at Ma Chao's stern face, smiled slightly, and said, "I heard. General Ma is here to take my head, right? I knew it."
There will be such a day, in the past few years
During this time, I have been blaming myself. If I had preferred death to surrender and defended the city, I would have been a loyal and loyal person. But now... General Ma, my head is here. You can take it.
To pay homage to the deceased emperor."
Ma Chao raised his eyelids, glanced at Zhang Xiu, and asked, "Are you really willing to sacrifice your head?"
"As long as General Ma is willing, I can take it anytime..."
"Whoa!"
Ma Chao directly pulled out the steel sword from his waist, put the cold blade on Zhang Xiu's neck, and asked: "If I give you another chance, will you still be willing to follow me?"
"If there is such an opportunity, Zhang Xiu would be happy to ask for it." After saying that, Zhang Xiu closed his eyes, raised his neck and killed.
"Whoa!"
Ma Chao swung his sword and cut off the helmet on Zhang Xiu's head. After putting the sword into its scabbard, he said to Zhang Xiu: "I have already paid homage to my father's soul, so what's the use of asking for your head? Why don't I keep it with you?"
Keep it on your neck for future punishment and meritorious service."
Zhang Xiu opened his eyes and saw that Ma Chao had returned to his original position and asked suspiciously: "General, you won't kill me?"
"Since you are not afraid of death, what's the point of killing you? If you really feel guilty for me, then lead your subordinates to surrender to our Chinese army. In the past few years in China, I have seen what is true.
Real strength, recalling the past
I used to be the enemy of the Chinese nation, and I thought it was a little ridiculous. It was only because I was too young and energetic at the time, thinking that I was the only one in the world, and that everyone in the world was inferior to me. But today, I have discovered that what I did back then was really
Extremely childish.”
Zhang Xiu saw Ma Chao's expression when he spoke, and saw that the expression on Ma Chao's face was fluctuating. He could probably understand that Ma Chao was no longer the prince of Qin back then. His arrogance and manic heart had long since disappeared.
It no longer exists, but has matured a lot.
Ma Chao paused and continued: "If I had not been an enemy of the Huaxia Kingdom at that time, but invited the emperor with my father to jointly assist the Han Dynasty, with the strength of the two families alone, perhaps the princes from all over the country would have been pacified, and the Han Dynasty might still have
With the joint efforts of both, we become prosperous.
The Ma family is bound to prosper. Unfortunately, I was too ignorant at the time. I only knew how to shout and kill, so that even when I became the prince, it made the people uneasy. I regret even more why I listened to it in the first place.
Cao Cao’s lies, and taking him to Guanzhong turned out to be a way of raising tigers to create trouble... Oh!"
Hearing Ma Chao's sigh, Zhang Xiu also felt melancholy. He immediately knelt in front of Ma Chao, kowtowed to Ma Chao and said: "General, Zhang Xiu is willing to submit to the general again and let the general drive him. From now on, he is willing to serve as a front soldier and take the sword.
From the mountains to the sea of fire, Zhang Xiu did not hesitate to do so."
Ma Chao hurriedly helped Zhang Xiu up, looked at Zhang Xiu affectionately, and said, "Great, now is the time for us to make great achievements. The old thief Cao Cao has a grudge against me for killing my father. I will not avenge this grudge."
As a human being, now I have a general, it is really
I, Ma Chao, am very lucky. From now on, I am willing to become brothers with the general, the general is the brother, and I am the younger brother, and we will work together to quell the remnants of the Wei army in Liangzhou. Once the northwest is pacified, we can attack Yizhou and completely kill the old traitor Cao Cao.
kill."
Seeing that Ma Chao wanted to make him a brother of the opposite sex, Zhang Xiu hurriedly said: "No, no, no, how dare I call the general a brother?"
"Could it be that you look down on me?" Ma Chao asked.
"No, no, no...it's just that I come from a humble background..."
"Heroes should not ask where they come from. Today there are only brothers, no distinction between high and low. I am still young, you are the brother and I am the brother. From now on, we brothers will share the glory and wealth and make achievements together!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Chao pulled Zhang Xiu to sworn sworn vows, knelt on the ground, clasped his fists and shouted: "The emperor and the sky are above, and the earth is below. Today, you Fufeng, Ma Chao, and Wu Wei, Zhang Xiu, are brothers of different surnames. From now on, we will treat each other with sincerity, and we will share the blessings of each other."
, I will take care of it if there is any difficulty..."
"General, I'm wrong. We share blessings and share hardships." Zhang Xiu hurriedly corrected him.
"No! I was right. We enjoy the blessings together, and I bear the difficulties alone..."
"No, no, no! We share blessings and share hardships, otherwise, what kind of relationship would we have?" Zhang Xiu was startled, and was deeply moved by Ma Chao. He immediately kowtowed to heaven and earth and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Heaven is above, Ho
The soil is below, but now there is Wuwei Zhangxiu..."
"Right Fufeng Ma Chao..."
"We have made a pact as brothers with different surnames. From now on, we will share our blessings and misfortune. If we violate this oath, we are willing to bear the pain of being struck by five thunderbolts from heaven." Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu shouted together.
After shouting, the two people made a blood alliance on the spot, dripped blood into the wine, exchanged it with each other, and drank it at the same time.
After drinking, Ma Chao bowed to Zhang Xiu and said, "Little brother pays homage to eldest brother..."
Zhang Xiu hurriedly helped Ma Chao up and said: "Brothers, there is no need to be polite. Mentally, just think of me as your eldest brother. There is no need to shout out in front of others. After all, you were my master..."
"As long as we have brothers in our hearts, that's enough. If you have anything to say, let's say it face to face. Let's not have an overnight feud. Let's truly share the blessings and share the hardships," Ma Chao said.
Zhang Xiu nodded and said immediately: "General, are you here alone?"
"Well, I heard that you were going to Longxi, so I specially waited for you here. It just so happened that I was going to Longxi too. Since you have decided to submit to our Huaxia Kingdom, such a submission seems too ordinary. If you can behead Xia Houyuan
, that would be perfect.”
Zhang Xiu said: "I understand what you mean, don't worry. My trip to Longxi this time is exactly Xia Houyuan's order. This matter is all my responsibility. In the past few years, I have been hiding in Wudu County and summoned many people to monitor me.
Loyal general. General, wait here for a moment. I will call them in and introduce them to the general one by one."
With that said, Zhang Xiu walked out of the tent and shouted to a soldier outside the door: "Let the generals come to the tent to discuss matters."
Not long after, Ma Chao saw several people coming from outside, including a scribe and four generals. As soon as the five people entered the tent, they bowed to Zhang Xiu and said, "Meet the generals."
Zhang Xiu said: "I will introduce someone to you. This is General Shenwei Tian..."
"General Shenwei Tian..." After hearing this, the five people who came to the big tent looked at Ma Chao with envious eyes. Then, the five people worshiped in unison: "We will pay homage to General Tian."
"Who are these?" Ma Chao asked.
Zhang Xiu introduced them one by one, starting from the scribes, and said in turn: "This is Zhang Ji, courtesy name Derong, from Gaoling, Qinzhou. These are my fierce generals, in order: Qu Yan, Jiang Shi, and Luan,
Guanqiu Xing. In the past five years, I have been secretly recruiting talents in Wudu and focusing on selecting talents. These are all promoted by me. This trip to Longxi will come in handy."
After speaking, Zhang Xiu turned to Zhang Ji, Qu Yan, Jiang Shi, He Luan, and Guan Qiuxing and said, "Listen to me. From today on, I will officially surrender to the Huaxia Kingdom. Are you all willing to accompany me?"
"We are all willing to listen to the general's orders!" Zhang Ji, Qu Yan, Jiang Shi, He Luan, and Guan Qiuxing replied in unison.
When Ma Chao saw that Zhang Xiu had begun to prepare for a large scale, he was extremely emotional. As the saying goes, a slap can't make a difference. Although Wang Shuang has always been by his side, he has never had real power and cannot control many soldiers and horses, so he has been in the Huaxia Kingdom.
Li can only be regarded as a second-rate general, he has not yet become a first-rate general and has very few opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
This time, he successfully persuaded Zhang Xiu to come and surrender, and he could use Zhang Xiu to make a big fuss. Once he killed Xia Houyuan, he would have done a great job. Then he would have room to speak in the Huaxia Kingdom, and he could lead the army.
Attack Shu and destroy the old traitor Cao Cao.
At that moment, Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu and others made a plan. Zhang Ji, a scholar in Zhang Xiu's account, was also a talented person, so he offered advice to Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu. After everyone formulated a strategy, Ma Chao rested for one night at Zhang Xiu's place, and the next day
He started heading towards Hanyang County early in the morning, while Zhang Xiu also continued to march towards Longxi under the banner of the Wei army.