Ma Chao was sitting on the ground, looking a little lost in thought.
He has always been extremely confident and arrogant about his own combat prowess.
I have always felt that I am the number one person in Liangzhou.
Liangzhou, on the other hand, is a border area where wars are fought all the year round, and it is a martial arts country.
I am number one in Liangzhou and my standards are very high.
Even if you compare it among all the big men, it is still the most top-notch existence!
As a result, since the battle with Uncle Liu Huang, he has been hit one after another.
You can't defeat them when you lead troops in battle.
In single combat, if you can't beat Uncle Liu Huang or Huang Zhong, then forget about it.
As a result, even Uncle Liu's bodyguard commander, Zhao Yun, could not defeat him.
This is too shocking!
I heard that Zhao Yun was captured alive by Uncle Liu on the battlefield.
As a result, the man who was captured alive by Uncle Liu Huang beat himself until he lost his temper!
If he didn't perform well, didn't pay attention, and was defeated by Zhao Yun, then it would be better to say something.
But it's not like that at all.
This time, I used all my strength.
In the end, he was defeated abruptly by Zhao Yun.
It's the kind of beating that makes you lose your temper and lets you know that your skills are inferior to others.
Ma Chao sat here, doubting life for a moment.
Everyone is going to be autistic.
Zhao Yun retracted the barrel of his gun, jumped off his horse, came to Ma Chao, and extended his hand to Ma Chao.
Ma Chao looked up at Zhao Yun, and after a moment of silence, he also reached out and took Zhao Yun's hand.
Zhao Yun exerted force on his arm, and Ma Chao followed suit and stood up from the ground.
"Commander Zhao is truly worthy of being the emperor's personal commander, Ma Chao admires him!"
Ma Chao calmed down and said this to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun returned the courtesy to Ma Chao and said, "Meng Qi, you really surprised me. You are indeed a young hero!"
If you were five years older, or if you were ten years older, and if we fight again, I really don’t know who will win and who will lose.
After all, you are not old now, you are still young, and your strength is not strong enough. In a few years..."
Hearing Zhao Yun say this, Ma Chao felt some clouds in his heart.
Small?
Are you really still young?
I am already over 18 and have been crowned.
Why are you still saying that you are young here?
Alas, these are all excuses deliberately made by the bosses to comfort themselves.
It is said that when the emperor's uncle was eighteen years old, he was able to fight on a par with Lu Bu.
When he was nineteen years old, he captured Zhao Yun alive...
Does this have much to do with age?
Not really.
This is just an excuse specially found by the other party because he doesn't want to embarrass himself too much.
Thinking like this, he quickly made up his mind that in the future, even when he was in his twenties, he would never compete with perverts like Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun again.
At this time, there is still a reason to cover up shame. When you are in your twenties, it will be difficult to find excuses if you can no longer fight.
From now on, as long as you don't beat them, others won't know that they can't beat them when the time comes.
In this way, they will no longer make excuses such as being young.
As soon as this idea appeared, Ma Chao couldn't help but give a big thumbs up for his wit!
I am really too smart...
"Pa bang bang..."
There was applause.
"good!"
Li Yan took the lead in applauding and cheering.
The rest of the people who were stunned started to applaud and cheer, and for a while, the school ground was filled with thunderous applause.
The eyes of all the soldiers were cast on the two people in the field.
Ma Chao's face turned red all of a sudden and he couldn't hold his head up.
I feel like these palms are all for Zhao Yun.
Only the winner deserves these things, and he, the loser, can only be reduced to a foil.
The applause sounded like a slap on his face.
"Okay! Commander Zilong is very skilled in martial arts, and Meng Qi is even more formidable.
Being able to fight Zilong for nearly two hundred rounds before losing, Meng Qi is worthy of being called a tiger general!
Among the many generals under the Emperor’s uncle, in terms of martial arts alone, he can definitely be ranked among the top five!”
Li Yan came forward and said this to Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, his face full of appreciation and admiration.
Ma Chao raised his head in surprise. He felt that Li Yan might be saying something sarcastic and deliberately irritating him.
After looking up, he saw that Li Yan's face was sincere and there was no hint of ridicule in his eyes.
Li Yan seemed to see what Ma Chao was thinking, and smiled and said seriously: "Who would laugh at you, Ma Mengqi? Who dares to laugh at you, Ma Mengqi?"
Even if you lose this battle, it will still be an honor.
No one will laugh at you because you lost to Zilong, they will only admire you for being able to fight Zilong to this extent.
Not only did your battle not make you lose face, but you also won everyone's respect for you with your strength.
Many times, it is not necessary to strive for the first place in everything.
People don't just focus on the first one.
Ask Zilong, has he ever looked down on you because he defeated you?
Look at those applauding soldiers, have they ever looked down on you?
Was there ever any ridicule?
Do you think this applause and cheers are all for Zilong?
No, it’s for the two of you.”
Hearing Li Yan's words, Ma Chao was stunned.
Then he looked a little excited and disbelieving, and turned his head to look at Zhao Yun blankly.
Zhao Yun smiled and clenched his fist and punched Ma Chao's breastplate, "I don't dare to look down on you, Ma Mengqi, otherwise I might end up lying on the ground next time."
Ma Chao turned his head and looked at the soldiers on the edge of the school field.
The soldiers kept applauding and cheering, and no one showed contempt.
Some people just respect the strong.
The redness on Ma Chao's face gradually faded, and a smile appeared on his face.
Then, he suppressed his smile and bowed to Li Yan respectfully.
He saluted Zhao Yun again.
Then he turned around and saluted the soldiers solemnly.
Then, when I looked at the people and things around me, I suddenly felt something was different.
There is a feeling that the world has become wider.
This feeling was something he had ignored and never felt before...
Looking at Ma Chao with a smile on his face, Zhao Yun and Li Yan also had some smiles on their faces...
…
Wuwei County is adjacent to Jincheng County.
That was where Han Sui's lair was.
Han Sui's troops were defeated, and Liu Cheng's troops quickly spread out and quickly captured Jincheng, Longxi, Beidi and other counties. A large number of troops were in Jincheng and Cangcheng.
Such news has long frightened the people in Wuwei.
Shivering, they waited for Liu Cheng's troops to arrive and sweep them all away.
As a result, after waiting for a while, they found that Uncle Liu Huang had made no movement.
Then, the minds of the people here began to gradually become more alive.
Han Sui stayed here in Wuwei County, and the general Han Dao who guarded the base camp began to continuously gather troops and horses, and used various means to gather the people of Wuwei County.
Prepare to start operating Wuwei County.
At the same time, people were sent to Jiuquan County and Zhangye County to publicize the brutality of the imperial troops and horses, and prepared to use this method to gain support to fight against Liu Cheng's troops.
At the same time, they were also prepared to head further west if they could no longer resist Liu Cheng's troops.
Han Dao was Han Sui's younger brother.
After learning about the tragic death of his brother, he wanted to avenge his brother, but could not muster the courage.
I want to commit suicide, but I feel it is too bad, and all kinds of death methods are too uncomfortable.
I want to surrender, but I can't get over this hurdle in my heart.
After all, his brother Han Sui died in Liu Cheng's hands.
As his brother's disciple, it doesn't matter if he doesn't avenge his brother, but he actually wants to seek refuge with Liu Cheng. What will the world think of him?
What would his sister-in-law and others think of him?
Not to mention, his brother was handed over to Ma Chao to kill by Liu Cheng's traitor after he surrendered.
If he really surrendered, what would he do if Liu became a thief and was treated like his brother and beheaded?
That is really unfair!
So after some thought, he made this choice.
Decided to give it a try.
If he can survive, he can successfully inherit what his brother left behind and become the new master of Wuwei County and other places.
Even if you can't fight, you still have a chance to escape with more people, more power, and more wealth.
At the same time, he was also thinking that Liu Huangshu, the Liu thief, did not take down Wuwei after taking Jincheng. Maybe Liu thief looked down on Wuwei.
Under such circumstances, if you do this yourself, you will definitely make a profit!
Even Liu Thief still deployed a lot of troops in Jincheng and Cangcheng, which made people uncomfortable.
"Those who got into them, this damn Liu thief, won't fight, won't leave, just fucking stop here, these unlucky things!
What on earth do you want to do?!"
Han Dao couldn't help but cursed angrily.
Liu Cheng's behavior of not responding made him feel uncomfortable all over.
It's the same feeling as if there is always someone pointing at you with a bow and arrow, but you can't avoid it.
It makes people feel extremely uneasy.
Can't sleep, restless.
Let him curse here.
"Perhaps Liu Cheng thinks that our Wuwei is too poor, so he doesn't want to come over to attack, so he doesn't want it.
I feel like it’s a burden here.”
Someone next to me said this.
Although this sounds uncomfortable, everyone has to admit that Wuwei County is indeed not as wealthy as Jincheng County and other places.
Moreover, they also very much hope that the traitor Liu Cheng will look down on Wuwei County and regard him as a burden.
In this case, they will not have to face the powerless Liu thief in the future.
"General Zhonglang, no matter what happens at this time, there are some things that we cannot relax about.
It is already the time for spring plowing and cannot be delayed.
Everyone in Wuwei County was in panic.
There are also many civilians who are used to repair city walls, transport supplies, and join the army to do things...
If this continues, it won't be a problem.
Wuwei itself is not wealthy. If the spring plowing is delayed any longer, there will definitely be a shortage of food, causing greater chaos and making Wuwei's life even more difficult...
For the long term, we must slow down at this time..."
Someone on the side looked at Han Dao and said very seriously, looking a little worried.
This man's name is Ma Ke, and he is a foreigner. He used to be the county magistrate here in Wuwei County.
Later, Han Sui became powerful and swept through Wuwei and other places.
He led troops to defend the city, but leading troops and horses was not his strong point.
They were quickly defeated. In addition, some wealthy households in the county surrendered to the thieves in advance and cooperated secretly. The city fell quickly.
Under such circumstances, he had no other choice but to follow the thieves.
Of course, this is also because Han Sui was a Han. If he had been a Qiang or anyone else at that time, he would probably have drawn his sword and killed himself to retaliate against the king.
Another choice will be made.
This man is not good at fighting, but he has some skills in managing people's livelihood.
After Han Sui discovered his ability, he promoted him a lot.
If troops are mobilized for war, the people who will suffer greater turmoil will inevitably be the people.
The biggest impact is on people's livelihood.
Wuwei is not rich.
Han Sui took most of the food and grass he had accumulated before and gave them to Liu Cheng neatly.
As a result, several years of savings were wiped out.
After Han Sui's death, people in Wuwei became unstable. In addition, Han Dao refused to surrender and wanted to gather troops and accumulate strength to deal with Liu Cheng, which led to even more chaos in Wuwei.
What's more, Han Dao himself wanted to run away if he couldn't defeat him, so he could run away with more money and food.
Han Sui, who had been in charge of him in the past, died again.
Under such circumstances, it is natural to take the opportunity to make money and food.
If Han Dao, who leads Wuwei affairs, is like this, let alone the others.
They are also taking the opportunity to hoard money and food.
Coupled with all kinds of mobilization of civilians to prepare for war and so on, Wuwei was directly put here, and it was quite a hassle.
Before, when Han Sui was here, there were still some rules.
Now, it's Han Dao's turn to take the lead, and Wuwei is like a chaotic dance of demons.
As the person in charge of this matter, Marco was really anxious and extremely worried at this time.
At this time, he finally couldn't help but give Han Dao some advice.
Han Dao heard this and said, "You are right, Cheng Ju. Spring plowing cannot be missed. This is a top priority."
Hearing what Han Dao said, Ma Ke felt relieved, thinking that Han Dao could still be saved.
Although he is not as good as Han Sui, he is still somewhat remarkable.
Just as he was thinking about this and was about to give out his specific suggestions, he heard Han Dao sigh: "I don't know about this matter, but now, the most important thing is Liu Cheng, the thief.
The traitor deployed a large number of troops but did not attack them.
They just want to wait until we relax and then deal a fatal blow to us.
The population here in Wuwei is limited, and there are many things that need to be done.
At this time, you still need to use good steel on the blade.
To ensure that Wuwei is not lost here, talent is the most important.
What is that sentence called, skin, if the skin is not preserved, the hair will be something like that..."
As he talked, Han Dao wanted to add a few sentences.
As a result, after I opened my mouth, I got stuck.
"Without the skin, there is no place for the hair.
What we are doing now is preserving the skin.
As long as Wuwei is preserved, it is not too late to start farming and other things.
If the power of martial arts cannot be maintained, no matter how good the land is, what's the use?"
