With Han Sui's surrender, the two counties of Jincheng and Longxi were also merged into the Liangzhou Mufu system headed by Chen Cheng. Wuyuan, Shuofang, Beidi, and Hanyang, a total of four counties served as direct governors, and Anding
Ma Teng, Wuwei Chengyi, Wudu Zhang Heng, Jincheng Han Sui, Longxi Li Xiangru, these people have also surrendered. Chen Cheng's power has expanded to the point where other Xiliang princes cannot confront him head-on. Cheng Yin of Zhangye and Song Dynasty of Jiuquan
Even if Jian had any ideas, he could only join the others in submitting his submission.
But apart from the four counties directly under the leadership, it is unclear how sincere the other counties are. Master Lu has always been afraid of speculating on the Chinese people with the worst possible malice. Chen Cheng feels that this statement is still too biased.
First, it would be better to remove the word "China".
Ma Teng and his sons braved the wind and snow to come to Yinchuan. They first found a place to stay, and then came to see the Liangzhou Shepherd. Chen Cheng met the Ma family and his son in the side hall, and asked someone to call Ma Yunlu. Then he came over.
As two years passed, Ma Chao became taller, but still as handsome as before. When Chen Cheng saw him, he praised: "Long time no see, Meng Qi has become even more heroic. Several of the princes of Ma Chao are also
It’s becoming more and more majestic.”
Ma Chao was two years older and no longer as lively as before, but his eyebrows were still a bit unruly. Although he felt like a thorn in his back when he saw Chen Cheng, he still said unconvinced: "Chen Chengjun is quite different from before.
It’s the same! If we hadn’t met again, I wouldn’t have believed that a person’s appearance could change so much!”
At first, Chen Cheng was more handsome than him, but about the same height, but now Chen Cheng is half a head taller than him, and his figure is twice as strong.
Chen Cheng laughed and said: "Back then, I led hundreds of newly defeated soldiers. I came to surrender when I was out of strength, and panicked like a lost dog. Now I am the leader of a state, with a hundred thousand elite soldiers under my command. That is of course different!"
Ma Teng glared at Ma Chao and said with a smile: "As soon as I saw him that day, I knew that the envoy was not an ordinary person. It was just that Han Sui was around at that time, so I couldn't follow the envoy. Now that I think about it, I regret it!"
Ma Chao looked unhappy, but he held it back. He grew up among the Qiang people. Because he was the son of Ma Teng and was good at martial arts, he developed an unruly temperament and treated everyone badly.
He is dissatisfied. But no matter how dissatisfied he is, he is still just Ma Teng's son, while Chen Cheng has completed a magnificent turn in the past two years and became the lord of Liangzhou. Such a gap in status
, so that he had to suppress his ambition to win.
Of course, his character has become better than before, and part of the reason is that he was defeated miserably at the hands of Yan Xing. Ma Chao always prided himself on his bravery, but he was defeated so ugly in front of everyone. That incident dealt a big blow to him.
He didn't say anything, but secretly he was practicing hard every day, just hoping to find Yan Xing one day and avenge his past.
Unfortunately, Yan Xing was in Yacheng to the north today, but Ma Chao was not seen. Among Ma Teng's sons, Ma Chao is the oldest and the most courageous. He can also say a few words to Chen Cheng. Ma Tie and Ma Xiu were influenced by each other when they were young.
He was bullied by his elder brother, so his personality was not that strong. After seeing Chen Cheng and seeing him look so scary, he felt a little scared and sat there silently.
While they were talking, there was a "pat-ta-ta-ta" sound on the floor. Several people turned their heads and saw Ma Yunlu running over quickly, rushing into Ma Teng's arms and shouting: "Ah Da! It's so big."
Snow, why are you here? I haven’t seen you for a long time, I miss you so much!”
Ma Teng and his daughter hadn't seen each other for a long time. Although he was a little dissatisfied with her unconventional behavior, after all, the nature of father and daughter made him feel a little sad for a while. Ma Teng patted his daughter in his arms and waited for Ma Yunlu to show up.
After sitting on the edge, he said to Chen Cheng: "The envoy made an appointment to my family before, and he should have agreed immediately, but I am just a daughter... Can you please let me talk to the attendant first?
Do you want to see me?"
Hearing what her father said, Ma Yunlu's neck and ears turned red. She lowered her head, but raised her ears to hear more clearly. Chen Cheng saw it and found it a bit funny, but such a little child
The mood is probably something that everyone has experienced before, so while it was funny, he was also a little touched.
Chen Cheng said: "Of course, Zilong should be teaching the accelerated class students in Yacheng. People are generally not allowed to go in there. I will write you a pass and send someone to take you there."
So Ma Teng took his sons to bid farewell to Chen Cheng and left the Prefecture Mufu. Under the leadership of Ya Bing, he was going to ride to Ya City, two or three miles north of the city. This time, Ma Yunlu refused to tell Ma Teng anything.
Went there together, although she not only wanted to stay with her father and brother for a while, but also wanted to see General Zhao in Yacheng.
Ma Teng touched the bun on his daughter's head and said with a smile: "It seems that our daughter has really grown up and is getting married!"
Ma Yunlu stamped his feet and said angrily: "Ada, what are you talking about!"
After saying that, she quickly ran to the backyard to find Liu Qian and Zi Jia'er. In the backyard, Zi Jia'er's eyes widened and she whispered to Ma Yunlu: "Sister Ma, are you really going to marry Zhao
General?"
She was the youngest and didn't understand anything about men and women, so she asked questions. Liu Qian was only one year younger than Ma Yunlu, and she already seemed to understand. She shook the corners of her head and spoke seriously.
Ma Yunlu said: "If you marry Shi Zhongling, will you have a child soon?"
The blush on Ma Yunlu's face has not faded, and he chirped: "I want to have four children with him, three boys and one girl!"
Liu Qian sighed, Ma Yunlu directly copied her own family situation. Ma Teng had three sons and one daughter, so she also said she wanted three boys and one girl. Princess Wannian felt that her
Two friends, Zi Jiaer is confused, and Ma Yunlu is too simple, both of them seem to have not grown up.
Her face showed some sadness that was inappropriate for her age, but it was immediately replaced by perseverance.
The roads inside and outside Yinchuan were covered with heavy snow. However, because the temperature was very low and the roads were frozen solid, horses could run on them. When Ma Teng and others came over, they rode directly over the frozen Yellow River.
He ran over. At that time, Ma Chao's two younger brothers had been worried that the ice would break halfway. Fortunately, that did not happen in the end.
Horse racing is now possible on the road, but the speed must not be too fast, otherwise it is easy to slip. When the two tooth soldiers on the road rode up to the front, Ma Teng turned to ask Ma Chao, "You saw Chen Shijun today, did you
Are you convinced?"
Ma Chao snorted and said reluctantly, "His martial arts skills are far better than mine!"
But Ma Mengqi then said: "In a few years, my martial arts will become stronger, and I may not lose to him!"
Ma Teng recalled the scene during the battle at Huangbei Mountain, shook his head and said, "Even if you train for another ten years, you still can't compare. It's no longer something that human beings can compete with."
He thought of Chen Cheng being stabbed through the body by a lance and still acting as if nothing had happened. He couldn't help but shuddered and repeated again: "You can't be beaten."
Yacheng is a branch city built two or three miles northwest of Yinchuan. After more than a year of continuous construction, it has turned into a huge barracks. After getting closer, you can see the trenches more clearly.
Horses, tall ramparts, taller watchtowers, neat military camps and stables... all of this creates a chilling atmosphere.
The Ya soldiers are divided into many more detailed systems, such as "instruction camp", "military school", "crash course", "trapped camp", "flying bear cavalry", etc. But no matter which one they belong to,
The people here, except for the children, do things strictly, and the camp is always full of tension and chilling atmosphere.
Even in such a cold weather, there are still soldiers on duty at the gate of Yacheng and on the watchtower. Seeing someone coming, the Yacheng soldier on the first floor took off the horn from his waist and blew it hard. The cold horn sound echoed in Yacheng.
There was a loud sound in the sky, letting people inside know that someone was coming.
Even though there were tooth soldiers leading the way, the defenders inside still checked the traffic order before opening the door. The expressions of Ma Teng and others unconsciously became serious. This cunning and strict situation made people feel uncomfortable.
It brought heavy pressure. Ma Teng's military management was not strict. Although the soldiers and horses in Anding County were capable of fighting, they were always a little loose. Compared with the surrounding soldiers who had strict orders and were full of murderous intent, they were far behind.
Ma Tie sneezed and said to Ma Xiu with some envy: "These people are really rich, look at them all wearing cotton-padded jackets!"
Isn't that right? If Ma Tie hadn't said anything, Ma Teng and the others hadn't noticed yet. At this time, they were shocked and noticed that the soldiers coming and going were all wearing thick cotton-padded clothes. The styles of these cotton-padded clothes were similar, with a gray appearance and narrow sleeves.
It is also long, making it easier for soldiers to put their hands in for warmth.
The thermal insulation effect of cotton-padded clothes is much better than that of the past winter clothes filled with catkins and reed catkins. It is still a new thing in this era. It has only been sold to outsiders in Yinchuan for a few days. Not only is it expensive, but the key is that it doesn’t matter if you have money.
I bought it, but I didn’t expect to see so many here at once. Even the soldiers guarding the gate and the children lining up to sing all had one.
Originally, Ma Teng was a little angry about the fact that Zhao Yun abducted his daughter, and he came here with the intention of asking for justice. But when he saw this kind of behavior in Yacheng, he felt envious and envious.
He looked frightened, and the original anger dissipated without any trace.
When the soldiers coming and going saw the Ma family father and son, they all looked at them more, but they looked at the enemy with the same eyes. Ma Teng even suspected that as long as someone shouted, these people would immediately draw their weapons and charge.
Come.
Ya Bing led them to a barracks and said, "General Zhao is giving lessons to the students in the crash course. Please wait here for a while."
Ma Chao was made very uncomfortable by the oppressive atmosphere here. At this time, he finally got angry and said angrily: "You still want us to wait for him?"
