Chapter 588 The west wind is strong, Chang'an lacks
Chapter 588: The west wind is strong and Chang'an is exhausted
"Sister! It's not good! Something happened!"
"General Ma Chao and the others..."
Lu Lingqi's voice spread throughout the streets and alleys. She came on a fast horse. After dismounting, she hurriedly slapped the door of the house where Cai Zhaoji lived.
Bang bang bang——
There was a hurried knock on the door. Now... Cai Zhaoji and Diao Chan, who were working hard in the mansion, doing things for Zhong Yao, arranging the evacuation of the people in the city, and mobilizing various military supplies, looked outside the door in surprise.
Click——
Cai Zhaoji walked quickly to the door with small steps. After opening the door, she saw Lu Lingqi sweating profusely and her eyes full of panic.
"Lingqi, don't panic. What happened? Are General Ma Chao and the others back? Could it be that they were defeated?"
Cai Zhaoji frowned and stared closely at Lu Lingqi, who was out of breath.
But when Lu Lingqi was questioned by Cai Zhaoji, her face turned even more ugly.
The originally handsome little face was now pursed and wrinkled, making everyone feel pitiful for Lu Lingqi.
Lu Lingqi bit her lip and replied at a loss:
"No...sister, it's General Ma Chao and the others who came to the city to pick up sister Yunlu and brother Ma Dai..."
"Huh? What's going on? Why pick them up? Don't they stay in Chang'an?"
Cai Zhaoji and Diao Chan looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes, but at this moment Lu Lingqi was stamping her feet anxiously. She felt that she couldn't even speak clearly just by talking here, so she gritted her teeth and pulled the two of them to the horse...
The horse neighed in surprise, but it seemed much easier to carry three beauties on one horse than to carry those rough men fighting hard on horseback.
Lu Lingqi shouted:
"Come on! Sister... let's go to the city gate. When we get there... you will all understand..."
The horse screamed happily, raised its front hooves, and galloped down the spacious street, heading straight to the southern gate of the city.
——
The west wind blew up suddenly and dust filled the sky.
It added a lot of chilling air to the silent team of cavalry a few miles outside the city.
Under the armor of the Xiliang cavalry, everyone has sadness and resentment on their faces.
Because whether it was truth or lies...the civil and military officials in the city they faced were already strangers to them.
Ma Teng is "dead".
Died at the hands of Cao Cao.
Ma Chao doesn't believe it...or it's not that he doesn't believe it...but Ma Chao wants to know the truth more.
He didn't understand how Han Sui, who was thousands of miles away, knew about Ma Teng's death. He also didn't understand why they had to be killed by Cao Cao at this moment, even if they really had to kill the goose to get the eggs.
It's not that he doesn't understand, but even if the Ma family really has to end up in such a miserable situation, the worst he can do is become a humble farmer in the field... Why... why do you want to kill them and their father?
Ma Chao didn't understand.
Ma Tie, who was holding the armor in his arms, said nothing from the beginning to the end.
A silent army, just silently waiting for Chang'an City's final response.
Gradually... the wind stopped, the sand and stones subsided, revealing the still blue sky above Chang'an City.
Under this clear sky, Chang'an City's Ancheng Gate slowly opened, and several riders walked out...
"drive…"
Ma Chao moved his horse forward, and Ma Tie's horse followed him with great obedience.
And the person opposite...
Zhong Yao saw the two Ma brothers whose faces were emotionless. The more he looked at them, the more melancholy he felt...
"In the end what happened…"
"It doesn't seem like they lost the battle...but why..."
Zhong Yao's mutterings went unanswered, even though...he was accompanied by Pang De, who was at a loss, and two "children" who were obviously panicked - Ma Dai and Ma Yunlu.
Close...
Both parties finally stopped their horses only ten steps away.
The two parties looked at each other without saying anything, and finally Zhong Yao spoke.
"Two generals...what on earth are you..."
Zhong Yao gritted his teeth tightly and showed a rather embarrassed face. His Confucian style was gone... because he had received the message from Ma Chao before: "The Xiliang Iron Cavalry no longer has anything to do with Chang'an. Please give me your permission."
The brothers and sisters were sent back to the army”——
"Otherwise...I would not mind starting a war with Chang'an..."
These...are Ma Chao's exact words.
This... is also why Zhong Yao's previous joy at seeing the army led by Ma Chao turned into confusion and confusion at this moment.
He didn't understand what happened that could make Ma Chao, who had been getting along well with them before, suddenly become so cold and indifferent, and even said something like "I don't mind going to war with Chang'an" - this was treason!
"General... If you have something to hide... you might as well talk to me about it... Within my ability, I will definitely do my best to assist the two generals!"
"Chang'an...Chang'an needs two generals!"
Zhong Yao said it sincerely, but this scene was witnessed by Lu Lingqi and others who came quickly.
"What? Could it be that...General Ma Chao and the others are really leaving?"
Cai Zhaoji's eyes were full of disbelief, while Lu Lingqi, who was sitting at the front, bit her lip and accelerated again... After a moment, the horse stopped, and the three women sat on the horse far away. There were too many things to say, but it was obvious that
The tense atmosphere between Zhong Yao and Ma Chao left them speechless.
"Ah...sister...you guys..."
Ma Yunlu's helpless eyes finally met Cai Zhaoji and others. At first, he was just helpless, but now... Ma Yunlu led the horse to Cai Zhaoji and others. He was so deeply in love that he burst into tears.
"Sister...I have to go..."
"These past few days...my sister has been taking care of us...but...father..."
Zhong Yao doesn't know, Cai Zhaoji doesn't know, Diao Chan and Lu Lingqi don't know either -
Only the Ma family, or rather, the children of Ma Teng... could realize what had happened when they saw the blood-stained breastplate Ma Tie held on his chest and the blood-stained long knife in their eldest brother's hand.
Ma Dai clenched his fists at the side and lowered his head, as if he was holding back tears.
"Prefect Zhong... Pang De is a good general... This is our Ma family's last tribute to Chang'an City. Thank you so much, Prefect Zhong, for taking care of us these days... But... Han Sui said..."
The reins of the horse held by Ma Chao creaked, and just by listening to it, one could feel how many emotions were hidden in Ma Chao's body at this moment.
"Our father, Ma Teng, has been killed by Cao Cao...so...whether it is true or not, we brothers must go and see our father with our own eyes..."
"I know that if I tell you this to the prefect, you may not understand it...but I hope you know...at this moment, not being an enemy of Chang'an is the greatest concession I can make...and if..."
Ma Chao didn't finish his last words.
They went to seek confirmation this time...but they were already extremely pessimistic...because they had not known that Uncle Han Sui, who had lived with them since childhood, would deceive them for the sake of profit...
Therefore, if they really see Ma Teng's body... not only will they not help Chang'an City, they will even join Han Sui's army in counterattack...
