In the early morning of the next day, in the courtyard, the wind and snow gradually subsided.

Because Ma Chao was coming, Zhang Yong ordered someone to clean up the snow in the courtyard early in the morning, and the stove was put under the bamboo pavilion to burn hot tea.

"Brother, how about my swordsmanship?"

In the courtyard, Zhang Yong held the long sword and finished using a set of swordsmanship learned from Meng Qiu, his face became more and more ruddy, and his spirit became more and more vibrant.

"Bang Bang..."

"Although my brother is not good at swordsmanship, I also see that this set of swordsmanship must be from the hands of a famous master..., I don't know who the virtuous brother is learning from!"

Looking at Zhang Yong, Ma Chao showed a little surprise on his face.

Zhang Yong's swordsmanship is not very noble, but this move is natural, for Zhang Yong, who has just stepped into the cultivation of qi... But it is in the right way to forge the foundation.

"How can my brother not know about the situation in Hanzhong? How can such and such be a blessing? But my brother is not wrong, this set of swordsmanship is actually from the hand of the sword god Wang Yue. ”

With a chuckle, Zhang Yong shook his head and explained to Ma Chao.

"Sword God... Wang Yue? No wonder so! ”

Hearing Wang Yue's name, Ma Chao was not too surprised... Or rather, to take it for granted.

"Don't hide it from my brother, Meng Qiu was once a disciple of the Sword God King Yue, but the times have changed before he has flowed into Hanzhong."

"Oh! Meng Huwei turned out to be a disciple under the throne of Wang Jianshen? ”

Looking not far away, standing with a sword in his hand... With an indifferent look on Meng Qiu, Ma Chao's eyes flashed a little stunned.

For example, everyone knows that although Wang Yue is the emperor's teacher, he is actually the eagle claw of the Cao family, and he has learned what he has learned... The disciples under his command paid the Cao family.

Originally, he was still wondering, Meng Qiu and Ma Dai were the same age, and they were both in the late stage of refining at a young age, just like Ma Dai, and in a few years... I will definitely set foot in this realm.

Now it seems... Meng Qiu is also a person with a story...

After taking a deep look at Meng Qiu, Ma Chao turned his gaze to Zhang Yong again.

Bamboo pavilion.

Everyone drank the hot tea, and their faces were a little more satisfied.

Listen to the wind, watch the snow, practice swords, taste tea... In this cold winter, it can be regarded as a special fun.

"Brother Xian, you have the sword god's swordsmanship to exercise your muscles and bones, but now you are a brother, but there is nothing to teach you! But with a suggestion or two, it can still be done. ”

"Although the virtuous brother's swordsmanship has charm, it is slightly frivolous, and I think it is because the virtuous brother has been practicing martial arts too late. If a virtuous brother wants to achieve attainments in martial arts, he needs to spend several times more effort than ordinary people. ”

"What my brother said is very true, a certain sword... It should have been after meeting Meng Qiu, and it has only been a few months..."

Rubbing the long sword on his waist, Zhang Yong's eyes were a little more gloomy.

After the New Year, he will be seventeen years old, seventeen years old is not big, but compared to the brilliant generals of this era, Zhang Yong undoubtedly missed the best opportunity to practice martial arts.

Ma Chao who shocked the West Liang, Sun Ce who shocked Jiangdong, Jinfan Ganning who crossed the Yangtze River, and Zhao Yun who achieved the name of the martial god... Which of these top generals who have been famous for eternity has not been practicing martial arts since he was twelve or thirteen years old, and has emerged at a young age?

Years have passed... How many years are there in life.

"The virtuous brother doesn't have to be discouraged, although the virtuous brother is late in martial arts... But as long as you practice hard, sooner or later you will have something to do. Let's just say that Ling Ming, at the age of the virtuous brother, is only in the middle stage of qi cultivation, but in this short period of ten years, he has been tempered day and night... In countless battles, he still dared to come up. Now even though Ling Ming is not his brother's opponent, he can be in Xiliang... and even the whole world, he can be regarded as the number one fierce general in the platoon..."

Although Zhang Yong has covered it up, whether it is Ma Chao, Meng Qiu, or Ma Dai, they have all practiced martial arts since childhood, and they are all people who have come from which stage, and they can see the crux of Zhang Yong's crux at a glance... You and I were relieved.

“……”

Just now, Zhang Yong heard Ma Chao talk about Pang Dehei's history, but he was also very interested.

But with the change in the direction of the three people's words, Zhang Yong slowly discovered that something was wrong, but... This kind of thing can't be explained, and sometimes, some things just get darker and darker.

Shaking his head, Zhang Yong could only choose to divert the topic......

"Brother hasn't said what the suggestion was just mentioned?"

"It's because my brother was negligent!"

Seeing Zhang Yong return to "normal", Ma Chao secretly sighed and patted his head... Hahaha laughed and said.

"If the virtuous brother wants to practice swords, it is recommended for the elder brother that the virtuous brother might as well change the heavy sword."

"Although the long sword in the hand of the virtuous brother is sharp, it is also too light... If the virtuous brother is successful in swordsmanship, it doesn't hurt to use it to refine the sword momentum. But now the virtuous brother is in the stage of refining his muscles and bones, and the virtuous brother is late in learning swordsmanship, if he blindly pursues swordsmanship, it will only limit the future development of the virtuous brother. ”

"Childe, what General Meng Qi said is reasonable! It's time for Childe to change his heavy sword! ”

Hearing Ma Chao's words, Meng Qiu's eyes flashed, and his face showed a bit of understanding. I have to say that compared with a top general like Ma Chao, in the martial arts... His vision is indeed much worse.

"Since you've all said so, I'll just change my heavy sword..."

Looking at Ma Chao and Meng Qiu's unfathomable appearances, Zhang Yong shook his head helplessly, and didn't ask why, nodding in response.

When it was time to tell him, Zhang Yong believed that Ma Chao and Meng Qiu would naturally tell him, in short, they wouldn't harm him.

"Childe..."

"Childe, General Meng Qi, it's not too late!"

While everyone was talking, only a few dull shouts were heard from outside the courtyard, Yang Ren pushed open the far door and walked in, with a pair of eyebrows and big eyes... looked at Zhang Yong and Ma Chao with a little flattery.

"Brother Meng Qi, it seems that you are going to be tired..."

Although Yang Ren's expression was pleasing, the war knife on his waist was not ambiguous, thinking about it for this moment... I didn't do much to prepare last night.

"Hahaha... Then you have to treat your brother to a good drink tonight..."

"Bo Zhan, Meng Guard, you two are here too!"

Lang laughed, Ma Chao took the spear handed by the guard, nodded towards Ma Dai and Meng Qiu, and walked towards the courtyard.

The wind blew and the snow fell, and under the faintly visible sunlight, Meng Qiu, Ma Dai, and Yang Ren joined forces to besiege Ma Chao.

……

Two days later, go down to the north gate.

A blizzard has faded, and the city has gradually become lively, and many children have run out of the city gates... He was curiously looking at the convoy that stretched for hundreds of meters.

"Brother, I don't know when we will see each other this time, take care all the way!"

Looking at Ma Chao and Ma Dai in military uniforms, Zhang Yong looked a little depressed.

I have to say that under the exchange of these two days, everyone's feelings have heated up rapidly, and it is inevitable... On the occasion of this parting, there is a little more sadness.

"Why is the virtuous brother like this, although Wuwei and Hanzhong are separated by mountains and rivers, they are only hundreds of miles away. When the situation in Liangzhou eases up a little, Bozhan and I will inevitably go to Hanzhong and get drunk with the virtuous brother. ”

patted Zhang Yong's shoulder, as if he wanted to cheer up this little virtuous brother, Ma Chao said.

"A gentleman's word!"

"It's hard to chase a horse!"

In mid-air, two hands slapped hard.

In a urging sound, the grain team of thousands of people began to move slowly in the direction of Qishan.

Two quarters of an hour later, the grain team completely disappeared, and at this time... Zhang Yongfang retracted his gaze.

"General Yang!"

"Childe, a certain general!"

Hearing this, Yang Ren walked over and bowed his head in response.

Compared with a few days ago, his expression is a little more respectful.

"How did the things that the general prepared yesterday go?"

Looking at Yang Ren in front of him, Zhang Yong's eyes also paid a little more attention... After the trio of Ma Chao and Meng Qiu competed the day before yesterday, Ma Chao mentioned... If Yang Ren can fight a few bloody battles with the generals of the same realm, it is unknown if he breaks through the realm...

"Back to Childe, the Sentinel Rider set off overnight with the letter last night, and I will definitely not miss what Childe ordered."

"That's it!

Now that this matter is over, I won't stay here too long, and after an hour... He will also set off to return to Nanzheng and return to his father. ”

……

Qishan camp.

The three thousand Xiliang elites temporarily stationed here were not the grain team accompanied by Ma Chao, but a team that set off from Lankeng Xiaoyi... There was only a small food team of about 400 people.

What made the Xiliang soldiers stationed in the garrison strange was that after the Hanzhong military marquis led by them confirmed their identities, they did not make too many handovers, and directly left more than 100 ox carts and carriages in the camp, and after leaving a letter, they turned around and led the 400 young men to leave.

It wasn't until a few hours after the three hundred people left, when the sun was fading, that Ma Chao's accompanying grain team arrived at the Qishan camp.

"It's the general... The general is back! ”

"General, you're back!"

……

The mountain wind whistled by, and when I heard that Ma Chao had brought food back to the camp, the three thousand Xiliang soldiers stationed in the garrison ran out almost in a nest, and surrounded Ma Chao in groups.

"I'm back, this time I bought 30,000 stones... and can survive for a while. ”

Looking at the soldiers left and right, Ma Chao smiled a little more.

But this smile... After Ma Chao saw the more than 100 carts and horses of grain and grass not far away, he suddenly froze.

"Where did all those carts, horses, and grass come from?"

Looking at the grain and grass that was almost tens of thousands of stones, Ma Chao's tone suddenly sank a little.

Tens of thousands of stones, grains and grass, in this ice and snow, will definitely not fly out of thin air, the only possibility... Only....

"Don't say it yet!"

Looking at the several military marquis led by him, Ma Chao was a little angry in his eyes.

These reckless men won't slaughter a city when he's gone, will they? Otherwise, how can there be ten thousand stones of grain and grass? How could the surrounding armies not move?

If that's the case...

With Zhang Yong's faith in him, he should explain to Zhang Yong???

"Back to the general's words... This grain and grass was escorted by the Lankeng garrison? ”

Looking at Ma Chao's changing expression, the hearts of the soldiers under his command trembled, General Shenweitian... It is not only the unspeakable force that is powerful, but also the incomparably strict strategy for governing the army, thinking about the rules in the army, several military marquis led by him hurriedly lowered their heads.

If you are forced to go to military law because of a misunderstanding, you will really be wronged at home.

"Lankeng garrison? Hmph..."

What several military marquis didn't expect was that Ma Chao not only did not release his doubts when he heard this explanation, but became more and more angry, obviously thinking that several military marquis had something to hide.

If there is a disagreement, they will clean up their rhythm.

"General, it's indeed the Lankeng garrison, by the way... Before they left, they left a letter, saying that the third prince gave it to you! ”

After swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva, a military marquis hurriedly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Ma Chao.