Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others are still young, and their opinions are insignificant. Although Ma Teng is quite moved, he has a hesitant look on his face, and it seems that he is not very determined to seize the position of leader of the Xiliang Army. Only Ma Chao, with his words,
Fierce, majestic, and most ambitious.
Yan Zhong pretended to be surprised and said: "Although General Ma is good at fighting, he does not have many troops. On the contrary, Han Sui has many soldiers and generals, so how can he win?"
Ma Chao said disdainfully: "Soldiers are more valuable than large numbers. Although Han Sui has many men and horses, what should I fear?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "I see, then I would like to congratulate General Ma first. This time I returned to Liangzhou, but I came to seek refuge. When General Ma unified all the counties in Liangzhou, I hope he can give me a place to rest."
place."
When he saw Ma Chao's appearance, he could not help but compare him with Chen Cheng. In his opinion, Chen Cheng's appearance was too feminine and not as masculine as Ma Chao.
However, when it comes to city cultivation, Ma Chao is far behind.
Ma Teng's face was a little confused. Although he had many soldiers and horses, his combat effectiveness was only average. There were many reasons for not being able to fight, and there were only a few main reasons: first, there were not enough ordnance, and second, although the Qiang people were brave, they
Each has its own leader, and when the battle is won, they can swarm together, but if the situation is slightly unfavorable, they will disperse in a rush.
He knew his own affairs. If he could defeat Han Sui so easily, then it would not be a problem to unify Liangzhou and march eastward. But the problem was that although he was not afraid of Han Sui, he was not sure of winning the battle.
If a fight really breaks out, he might still be at a disadvantage.
Ma Teng said to Yan Zhong: "I am so shameless, sir, I am laughing at you."
Yan Zhong said: "Where, Meng Qi's majestic appearance makes me very envious."
Ma Teng asked: "Just now, sir, you said you came to Liangzhou to take refuge. What do you mean if you don't mean Dao?"
Yan Zhong said: "To be honest with the general, I did not come alone, but came under the order of Marquis Julu and wanted to ask the general for a place of refuge."
Ma Teng was stunned and asked: "Julu Hou...who is that?"
Yan Zhong said with a smile: "General Ma has been in Xiliang for a long time, so he may not know much about the situation in Luoyang. Juluhou was deeply trusted by the late emperor. Before the emperor's grand tour, he appointed Juluhou as a hussar general and asked him to assist Donghou in ascending the throne.
.But the general He Jin tampered with the late emperor's order for his own selfish purposes and supported his nephew as emperor. Juluhou and the general fought in Luoyang city for a long time, and the people could not bear it..."
Ma Chao interrupted him, his eyes flashing with excitement, and said: "You said the emperor is dead?"
"Yes, the emperor passed away six days ago."
Ma Chao turned his head and said to Ma Teng: "Father, this is a God-given opportunity! If the emperor dies, trouble will definitely arise in the court. If we can unite all the ministries and raise our troops eastward again, we might be able to take advantage of the chaos to seize Chang'an!"
Yan Zhong looked at Ma Chao's excited expression and couldn't help but laugh, and said: "The kingdom has led one hundred thousand troops to besiege Chencang for eighty days. Could it be that Meng Qi has a way to win? Besides, Huangfu Song has stationed troops in Fufeng, who can win?
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Huangfu Song was so powerful that even though he went to Liangzhou several times and was defeated by the Xiliang army, he was always defeated without defeat. Although he was defeated, he did not lose many troops. But as long as he did not take the initiative to attack,
Every time, the Xiliang people were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. When he mentioned him, Ma Teng could only be speechless.
Ma Chao, however, was not convinced and said: "If we can lure him out, Huangfu Song won't be difficult to deal with."
Yan Zhong shook his head and said with a smile: "I once served as the chief secretary in Huangfu Song's army, and I know him best. Huangfu Yi is really cautious. If the imperial court had not ordered him to die, he would not have led his troops deep into the Liang Dynasty.
State."
Ma Teng stopped Ma Chao who wanted to speak again and said: "Is Marquis Julu behind you? I wonder how many soldiers and horses he has brought here?"
Yan Zhong said: "There are more than four hundred cavalry in total."
Ma Teng asked again: "Now that Han Sui is so powerful, why does Marquis Julu come to vote for me?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "Juluhou has never been to Liangzhou, how can he know the customs and customs of Liangzhou? It was I who said to Juluhou: General Ma is broad-minded, magnanimous, and tolerant of people. Therefore, Juluhou
He left Han and went to the general."
"Haha," Ma Teng said with a smile, "Sir, that's a ridiculous compliment."
He was so happy to be told by Yan Zhong that he immediately said: "There are still many open spaces in the north of the city. If Marquis Julu will not abandon them, please rest here."
Yan Zhong suddenly slapped the table in front of him, glared angrily, and shouted: "Who does General Ma think Juluhou is?"
Ma Teng was stunned and asked, "But what's wrong with what I said?"
Yan Zhong stood up and said loudly: "The Marquis of Julu is known for his loyalty, benevolence and righteousness, and is famous for his bravery and prowess in battle. He has only been in Luoyang for a few days, and the emperor appointed him to be Jin Wu, and then he was given the title of Yueqi Xiaowei, and he was granted the title of Julu.
Hou, he became a hussar general again. This matter is known all over the world. But the general actually treated him as a Qiang and Hu leader? He was only given an open space, how could he rest? If so, I will return to the army immediately.
Luhou will just find another place!"
Ma Teng was so ashamed that he saluted Yan Zhong and said: "I have been in Liangzhou for a long time, living among the Qiang and Hu people, and I don't know Chinese etiquette, so I said the wrong thing. May I ask, sir, what should I do?"
Yan Zhong asked: "Is Anding County under the general's control?"
Ma Teng hesitated for a moment and said, "It's all in my hands to stabilize this county."
Yan Zhong said: "The general will greet you thirty miles from the outskirts, and then choose any place in Gaoping, Linjing, or Sanshui as a place for Marquis Julu to settle down."
Ma Teng stood up and said, "That's just as the teacher said!"
Ma Chao was shocked and said: "How can my father give up the city just by listening to someone's words?"
Ma Teng turned around and shouted angrily: "What do you know?"
He scolded Ma Chao and then said to Yan Zhong: "Sir, please lead the way."
Ma Chao held down the sword at his waist and glared at Yan Zhong. Yan Zhong regarded his threat as a breeze, puffed up his sleeves, and then walked down the hall calmly.
"hateful!"
Seeing Yan Zhong leading his horse out of the gate, Ma Chao angrily pulled out his sword and chopped down a small tree in the courtyard. Ma Dai and Pang De stood on the edge and looked at each other. Ma Dai whispered.
Said: "Ling Ming, go and persuade my brother."
Pang De hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Major General, my lord has his own reasons for doing this."
Ma Chao cursed loudly: "What bullshit reason? That Yan Zhong opened his mouth and said a few nonsense words, and he wanted to give up the territory that the soldiers fought hard to win? I absolutely do not agree with this theory!"
He waved his sword repeatedly and chopped the sapling into pieces. Then he calmed down a little, then turned around and said to Pang De: "What nonsense? Julu Marquis only has 400 riders around him. Pang De, you go and prepare 500 swords and axes."
Hands, lie in ambush nearby, listen to my orders later, and then come out together and chop them all into pieces!"
Ma Dai was shocked and said: "Brother, deploying troops without orders is a capital crime!"
Ma Chao snorted and said: "I am my father's son, can he really kill me?"
Ma Dai smiled bitterly and said: "My lord will not kill you, but Ling Ming may not be sure. If you really want to mobilize troops, let me go. After all, my surname is Ma."
Pound was eight feet tall and had a dark complexion. He first cast a grateful look at Ma Dai, and then said firmly: "If the lord wants to kill me, let him kill me. But young general, this is wrong!"
"Hmph, just go and mobilize the troops. You are my general and you are following my orders. Even if my father blames me, I will bear the responsibility!"
Ma Chao sneered and said: "Do you really think that I wanted to take action because my father reprimanded me? Haven't you noticed that their horses and equipment are very good? If we can hold all these armors and weapons in our hands, what will happen to us?
Why fear Han Sui?"
Pang De had no choice but to find the swordsman. Ma Dai knew that he could not persuade Ma Chao, so he followed Pang De out.
"Ling Ming, why do you need to get involved in this kind of thing?"
Ma Dai said: "Brother...well, his temper is getting more and more irritable."
Pang De said: "The Major General is right. As his subordinate, I should obey orders. Even if I have objections to his orders, I should obey them!"
Ma Dai sighed and said nothing. They entered the barracks in the city and spent a lot of time carefully selecting five hundred people. They then asked these people to put on armor and carry swords, guns, swords and halberds to the vicinity of Ma's courtyard.
On call.
But it was said that Ma Teng led more than a thousand cavalry, followed Yan Zhong, and traveled 30 miles eastward, where they met Chen Cheng's troops who were setting up camp.
It had only been an hour since Yan Zhong entered the city, less than two hours including the travel time, but the camp had already taken shape. Tents were erected on top of each other, surrounded by a circle of sharpened trees.
It looks very simple, but it has certain defensive capabilities.
In the camp, the places where soldiers stay, where garbage is discharged, and where horses stay overnight are all done in accordance with Yueqi's marching regulations. Chen Cheng also added some things, such as: drinking water and food must be specially supplied, absolutely
It must not be contaminated; excretion must be done in a designated place, and toilet chips and clean water must be prepared.
Outside the camp, dozens of soldiers were watching a large group of war horses nibbling on the grass. When they saw the smoke and dust on the road and many cavalry approaching, they immediately blew the horns. A few people drove the horses towards the camp, and the others
The people jumped on their horses and spread out along the road.
Chen Cheng was holding a hammer and smashing the wooden piles into the soil one by one. He was extremely powerful. What others needed to hit a dozen times, he only needed two or three times. Two soldiers held the wooden piles.
, he raised the hammer, and "DuangDuangDuang" was smashed into the ground.
While they were having fun smashing, the sound of a horn sounded outside. A moment later, on the only watchtower in the camp, the lookout also picked up the horn and started blowing it.
Hearing the signal that the army was approaching, Chen Cheng immediately put away the hammer, put his hands in his mouth, and blew a loud sound. Gulu then ran over from outside the camp and ran to his side.
The other cavalrymen also put down their work and quickly formed a formation outside the camp, with only a few remaining in the center of the camp.
From a distance, Ma Teng saw the cavalry in the camp quickly gathering outside the camp, and asked in surprise: "Why is it so fast?"
Yan Zhong was secretly proud in his heart, but his face was indifferent, "Juluhou is the captain of the Yue Cavalry, and he has brought the elite of the Yue Cavalry, so his response is of course quick."
Ma Teng said sadly: "The Chinese soldiers are indeed incomparable to the barbarians from the border areas."
Seeing that Chen Cheng's troops were so elite, he became more determined to keep them in Anding. He had been in Liangzhou for a long time and knew the thoughts of the Qiang people very well.
With these titles, many tribes will soon defect to them.
