In less than a moment, Ma Chao returned to the courtyard majestically with a heavy iron gun. First he raised the gun to the sky and performed the Golden Rooster Standing Style. Then he swept across all directions with one move, and the heavy iron gun made a big mark.
The hoop then fell heavily from the air and hit the ground paved with bluestone slabs, making a loud "bang" sound. The bluestone slab, which was as big as a millstone, was actually smashed into pieces by Ma Chao's shot.
Flying sideways, hissing.
"Okay, okay." Ma Xiu clapped his little hands happily. Ma Dai stopped crying and looked at Ma Chao with eyes filled with envy.
Heavy footsteps sounded from outside the courtyard door, and a figure flashed, and a majestic and strong figure had walked straight in. He was a strong man, with a face like a chisel, slightly sunken eye sockets, and a high bridge of nose.
His appearance is very different from that of the Han people, and you can tell at a glance that he has Qiang ancestry.
Ma Chao suddenly turned around, stabbed out the iron spear in his hand like a poisonous snake, pointed it straight at the strong man's chest, and shouted in a loud voice: "Father, how is my child's marksmanship going? Is he ready to go to the battlefield?"
The strong man crossed his right arm and lightly blocked it. The iron bracer on his wrist hit the blade of the iron gun. Ma Chao's powerful and heavy shot pierced the air. The strong man took advantage of the situation and hit Ma Chao's butt again.
After kicking, there was only a "servant" sound. Ma Chao couldn't hold back his momentum, so he ran forward for a few steps, but he couldn't hold back and fell to the ground.
The strong man straightened the wrist guard on his hand and said coldly: "You have brute strength, but you are unwilling to practice martial arts diligently. Your marksmanship is full of flaws. How dare you go to the battlefield with your current skills?"
"Hehehe~~" Ma Dai and Ma Xiu laughed loudly.
Ma Chao stood up and said angrily: "Don't laugh, I'll beat whoever laughs!"
The young woman then came forward and asked with concern: "Sir, is the army going to war again?"
"Yes, the army is about to go out again." The strong man's face darkened, a hint of gloom appeared in his eyes, and he whispered, "This time, Master Geng followed Master Zhang Wen's order to attack Tianshui and Longxi Yiyi
rebels!"
…
Secret room in the official residence of Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou.
Zhizhong Chengqiu whispered: "Sir, I have already checked the Ma family's genealogy."
"Oh?" Geng Bi said, "What's the result?"
Cheng Qiu whispered: "Ma Teng is indeed a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan. Ma Teng's father, Ma Su, is the fifth generation grandson of Ma Yuan. Ma Yuan had a son, Ma Fang, Ma Fang had a son, Mama, and Mama had a son, Ma."
Ying, Ma Ying gave birth to a son, Ma Lian, and Ma Lian gave birth to Ma Su. According to the Ma family's genealogy, General Ma Teng is the tenth generation grandson."
Geng Bi frowned and said, "So... Ma Teng has something to do with the Qiang people?"
"Indeed! Not only that, the official also found out another important thing, that is, the rebel generals Han Sui and Ma Teng were sworn brothers. The official was afraid that if Ma Teng rebelled during the expedition, the consequences would be huge.
It’s unimaginable!” Cheng Qiu said.
"What!? Is this happening!?" Geng Bi frowned and said, "So Ma Teng is still Han Sui's eldest brother? The target we want to attack is Han Sui. Does Ma Teng know about this?"
"Of course Ma Teng knows." Cheng Qiu said: "In view of this, I think it is not appropriate for Ma Teng to go with the army."
"Ma Teng is a brave champion of the three armies. He has always won the support of Qiang in the army and is supported by the soldiers of Hu." Geng Bi frowned and said, "If he is not allowed to go out with the army, who can take his place?"
Cheng Qiu said: "Sir, I have a plan for you."
"Oh, what's the plan?" Geng Bi asked.
"Why don't you, Your Excellency, join forces with the Crown Prince Taifu, General Zhengxi, General Zhendian, and Honorable Marquis Zuo Aoran to attack Bianzhang, Han Sui?" Cheng Qiu said: "Your Majesty has many elite soldiers under his command, and Zuo Aoran has many elite soldiers and generals.
If the two families can join forces, why worry about border affairs? Han Sui will not be destroyed, but Xiliang will not be stable?"
"I'm afraid that I'll offend Mr. Zhang Wen. After all, Mr. Zhang is the marshal of Pingxi Zuo Road, so I'm afraid that..." After a pause, Geng Bi said again: "Besides, is Zuo Aoran willing to cooperate with me?"
Fight together?"
Cheng Qiu said: "You'll know once you ask."
"Yes." Geng Bi said: "Send someone to Hanxing quickly to express my intentions to General Zuo Aoran."
"Your Majesty, I obey." Cheng Qiu accepted the order and left.
Liu Hu, together with Wu Qiong, the holy envoy who rewarded the three armies, a confidant of the Ling Emperor Liu Hong, and Wumen school captain Wu Qiong, escorted the wine to reward the three armies to Zuo Aoran's vanguard camp. Needless to say, they had a banquet.
Qiong was a familiar person. During the banquet, after a few glasses of wine, she and Zuo Aoran became brothers.
Liu Hu came back from Luoyang and brought something that shocked Zuo Aoran. That was that the eighth captain of Xiyuan had been released. What did this mean? It meant that Ling Emperor Liu Hong was about to die. He would not have a few more years.
Now that they are alive, Zuo Aoran only knows so much about the Eighth School Lieutenants of Xiyuan. Because the eunuch Jian Shuo leads the new army of Xiyuan, the next plan of the ten permanent servants is to get rid of He Jin. But Zuo Aoran was shocked.
The thing is not this, but that the person who leads the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan is not Jian Shuo but himself!
After sending Wu Qiong away who drank too much, Zuo Aoran said to himself: "Why did you get the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan again? What does the Holy Master want to do?" Although Zuo Aoran has a lot of historical knowledge, he has no idea about the issue of rectification.
, he still doesn’t quite understand.
"I'm afraid it's not simple. There must be a reason why the imperial court did this, especially letting you take charge, and then letting Jian Shuo act as deputy before you returned. It obviously meant to dilute the real power of the general." Tian
Feng had read poetry and books since he was a child, and he could still see this kind of political movement.
"Isn't the general the queen's brother? Why should the whole family get into such a tense situation?" Liu Hu disliked this kind of thing the most and found it quite boring. He was more interested in fighting.
"Forget it, it's better for everyone not to talk about state affairs. Come on, have a drink!!" Zuo Aoran greeted everyone to continue drinking. In fact, why did Emperor Ling do this? Tian Feng's words made Zuo Aoran understand.
They are not fuel-efficient lamps. If you look at the two enemies Cao Cao and Jian Shuo staying together, you will know that things are not that simple.
The next day everyone sent Wu Qiong away, but the imperial edict they received made Zuo Aoran very unhappy, because the meaning of the imperial edict was very simple, that is, to stay still and wait for Zhang Wen's army to break through Tianshui.
Join forces to defeat the kingdom and Marquis Li Wen. After receiving this imperial edict, Zuo Aoran cursed in his heart.
A few days later, the "newspaper~~" suddenly came in and reported: "My lord, Mr. Cheng Qiu from the Liangzhou Governor's Department is asking for an audience."
"Cheng Qiu?" Tian Feng turned his eyes and said to Zuo Aoran. "My lord, if Feng's prediction is correct, Cheng Qiu must be here to act as a lobbyist for Geng Bi."
Zuo Aoran asked doubtfully: "Lobbyist? I have nothing to do with him. What is he talking about? Is it possible that he wants to abandon his official position and join me instead?"
"No!" Tian Feng shook his head and said with a smile: "Cheng Qiu is fond of money and forgets his righteousness when he sees profit, but Zhang Wen is not only ungrateful, but also very stingy. He is greedy for small money and loses great integrity. Of course, he will take the credit.
All the benefits belong to him, but Cheng Qiu definitely didn't get any benefits. Of course, Cheng Qiu would persuade Geng Bi to join forces with us, so that he could benefit from it. What's more important is that Geng Bi's subordinates
Ma Teng was the only general who commanded the army, and Ma Teng and Han Sui were sworn brothers. Naturally, he did not dare to use Ma Teng as a general, so... Cheng Qiu must have asked to join forces with his lord to fight together.
Crusade against Han Sui, Bian Zhang."
"Ma Teng!!! Haha! Ma Teng!! I've been waiting for you to see if I don't take you under my command. By then, the Five Tiger Generals of Shu, Jin Machao, will be my Five Tiger Generals! Haha!"
Uncle Liu Huang, I'm sorry, I'm going to poach you. I didn't poach Zhou Cang, I only poached you, Ma Chao, so we are even!" Zuo Aoran said happily: "I don't dare to invite you as I wish."
After some secret discussions, Zuo Aoran drafted a memorial in his own name, asking him to lead an army to attack Han Sui and the 100,000 rebels in Bianzhang. Emperor Ling Liu Hong immediately approved it and transferred Zhang Wen to lead it.
The army went to the north to wipe out the kingdom and Li Wenhou's 100,000 rebels.
Geng Bi raised 5,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, a total of 10,000 troops. Zuo Aoran sent 8,000 troops. Zuo Aoran was the chief general, Tian Feng was the strategist, and Cheng Qiu was the deputy general. A total of 18,000 troops were sent to attack Korea.
According to the Bian Zhang, it only took seven or eight days from the gathering of nearly 20,000 troops to the departure of the army.
Tianshui, the coalition camp, and Han Sui's tent.
Han Sui asked Ma Wan and Liang Xing: "What happened to Bian Zhang's generals?"
Liang Xing said: "Don't worry, my lord, those losers were so drunk by General Mo and Brother Ma Wan that they have already passed out."
Han Sui asked again: "Where is the seal over there?"
Ma Wan said: "My lord, don't worry, the general has already sent people to secretly monitor this waste."
"Okay!" Han Sui said in a deep voice: "It is a matter of life and death for our army. We must not be careless! In order to avoid leaking the news and spoiling the matter, my general intends to launch a mutiny tonight. What do you think?"
"My lord is wise!" Liang Xing and Ma Wan said in unison: "Brothers have been looking forward to this day for a long time!"
"Okay!" Han Sui gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Tonight, we will secretly behead Bian Zhang and his generals. Tomorrow morning, we will convene all the army commanders to discuss matters. We can secretly bury two hundred swordsmen and axes outside the tent.
, if anyone asks about the whereabouts of Bian Zhang and other generals, just say that the two generals have been invited to Jincheng, and the general will control the army alone. If anyone disobeys, kill them on the spot!"
Liang Xing, Ma Wan said: "The last general will take the order."
"Bian Zhang is unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust. This time, I will make Bian Zhang regret it!" Han Sui said this and said in a dark voice: "When the army leaves Tianshui, we can send people secretly
Notify Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Cheng Yin, Zhang Heng, Li Zhan, and the six candidates to try to leave the camps in Yongzhou and lead their troops to Longxi to join the army."
Liang Xing and Ma Wan said again: "The general will obey your orders."
Han Sui smiled sinisterly and said in a deep voice: "When the time comes, my general will occupy Longxi and have tens of thousands of cavalry. What can Zhang Wen do to me? Even if he is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, I am afraid he will have to grant me the title of protector of the Qiang.
General Zhonglang, if not~~hum, I will lead my cavalry south to plunder the Sanfu of the capital every year."
"Hahaha~~" Liang Xing and Ma Wan laughed happily at the same time, as if the beautiful days were already waving to them.
Han Sui stepped forward, took Liang Xing's hand, and said loudly: "When the matter is completed, you will be my right-hand man, and you will share the glory and wealth together."
Liang Xing and Ma Wan burst into tears of gratitude and said loudly: "Thank you, Lord."
…
Three days later, Zuo Aoran led the army without encountering any resistance, and easily regained Tianshui County and the eight counties under Tianshui County. According to the scouts, Han Sui led an army of 100,000 to withdraw three days ago.
, went straight to Longxi County, and Li Xiangru, the governor of Longxi County, surrendered at Kaicheng. Now the entire Longxi County belongs to Han Sui.
