As soon as he entered the house, Cao Liang had already seen Ma Jun reclining on the couch, Ma Jun at this moment, compared with the year five years ago, his appearance had completely changed, his face was yellow, his description was withered, and his eyes were deeply immersed in the eye sockets, looking hollow and godless.

Cao Liang stepped forward and said with a choked throat: "Mr. Ma, are you okay?" ”

Ma Jun's eyes, which were already as dull as dead fish, suddenly flashed brightly at this moment, and the whole person seemed to be a little radiant, and he said with some excitement: "Yes...... It's Ziming, it's good...... Good...... Okay, you can come, old and ...... It's a great honor. ”

Cao Liang was a little ashamed, it had been some time since he returned to Luoyang, but he had never found time to visit Ma Jun, and now seeing Ma Jun's appearance, he couldn't help but regret that he was late.

"Mr. Ma, it should be said that it is an honor, it is in Xia, if there is no help from Mr., in Xia and Bingzhou, it will never be possible to defeat the Xiongnu Xianbei."

Seeing Ma Jun's fascinated expression, Cao Liang told a little about the situation when he fought against the Huns and Xianbei people in Bingzhou.

Of course, it is impossible for Cao Liang to recount the details of the battles in the past few years, even if he has that time, Ma Jun does not have the energy, so Cao Liang can only concisely talk about some battle examples, the most important thing is to talk about how the two major weapons of the crossbow and the catapult have shown great power on the battlefield.

The crossbow and catapult were Ma Jun's life's work, and the most regrettable thing for him was that the court abandoned his inventions, and several times the book was not adopted, so he could only be lost in a pile of old papers.

It wasn't until a chance encounter that Cao Liang was fortunate enough to meet Cao Liang, and with the help of Cao Liang, the improved catapult finally came out, and the excited Ma Jun didn't sleep well for a few days and nights.

From the drawings to the real thing, Ma Jun is naturally quite excited, but this is just a sample, there is still a long way to go before it is put into actual combat, because the imperial court does not support it, Ma Jun can hardly see the day when the new catapult is applied on the battlefield.

Now the news that Cao Liang brought back to him is actually the deeds of the crossbow and the catapult both used in actual combat, especially the counterweight catapult in the first battle of Jiuyuan, completely became the protagonist on the battlefield, the catapult bombarded for several days, and it collapsed the city wall of Jiuyuan with its strong attack power, which is simply the most perfect example of the catapult.

"Really...... Are you sure? Ma Jun squirmed his lips, a little incredulous, but it could be seen that his expression was quite excited, and his eyes flashed with a strange brilliance.

"How dare you hide half a sentence from Mr., the battle of Jiuyuan, it is by virtue of the might of catapults that the Huns were completely defeated, and the blessing of the people of this state is also the luck of Li Shu in the world."

"Good...... Good...... Good ......" Ma Jun said three good words in a row, and his dry right hand waved three times in the air, but when he said the third good word, his voice stopped abruptly, his right hand hung down weakly, his body was planted, his eyes were closed, and he finally passed away suddenly.

"Mr. Ma—" Cao Liang's eyes were full of tears, and he mourned silently.

Ma Jun's son Ma Ming silently collected Ma Jun's body, and then respectfully saluted Cao Liang and said, "Thank you General Cao, my father can finally die." ”

"Why did Brother Ma say this?"

Ma Ming said: "My father never forgot these utensils of his before his death, and often lamented that the gold and pearls were covered with dust, and today General Cao made these utensils shine, and my father's wish for a lifetime was finally fulfilled, and he left, no regrets, and he died blindly." ”

Ma Ming is Ma Jun's only son, but he did not inherit Ma Jun's skills, he only served as the head of Yi Cao Lang. He was respectful to Cao Liang not only because of his position, but because he knew that what his father never forgot was his inventions and creations, and now Cao Liang let Ma Jun get the results he wanted to see, and he could finally go with peace of mind.

Cao Liang sighed and said: "Ling Zun is a generation of geniuses, these inventions and creations of his are unmatched in the world, and the death of Ling Zun Immortal is a great loss for Great Wei." ”

Ma Ming said: "General Cao praised it falsely, what my father is proficient in is just a trick and a trick, and it is not valued by the world, let alone the past and the present." However, my father can be favored by the general, which is already a great luck in his life. ”

Cao Liang looked at it, what Ma Ming said was not humble, perhaps in his eyes, Ma Jun's actions were just strange and skillful, and it was difficult to get into the hall of elegance, no wonder he was just obsessed with his career, and he was at ease to be a petty official, and he was not willing to inherit Ma Jun's mantle.

It's a pity that after Ma Jun's death, no one inherited him, and it finally became a swan song.

Cao Liang sighed secretly, a genius like Ma Jun, maybe it will take hundreds of years to produce one, it may not be said that Ma Jun is talented, his son must also be talented, a real inventor, the brain circuit is definitely different from ordinary people, Ma Ming did not inherit Ma Jun's career, maybe he lacks talent in this area, even if he learns hard, it is estimated that there will be no results.

Cao Liang did not leave quickly, but spent several days in Ma Jun to hold the funeral for Ma Jun's spirit, and it was not until Ma Jun was buried that Cao Liang said goodbye to Ma Ming.

With Cao Liang's current status, he didn't need to do this, but Cao Liang ignored these etiquettes and personally sent Ma Jun on his last journey, because in Cao Liang's mind, he had already regarded Ma Jun as a division commander.

Maybe hundreds of years or even thousands of years later, people will see the value of Ma Jun, it can only be said that Ma Jun was born in the wrong era, and he is destined to be a victim of this era.

Because Ma Jun only did the highest thing during his lifetime, and his personality was withdrawn, and almost no one had anything to do with him after Zhishi, Ma Jun's funeral seemed very deserted, and few people came to mourn.

But presumably Ma Jun will not care, he has been obsessed with studying science and technology all his life, and his greatest wish is to be able to see all his inventions and creations in the world, although he did not see this achievement with his own eyes, but the news brought to him by Cao Liang is enough to make him smile Jiuquan.

Cao Liang and Ma Ming said goodbye and were about to leave, when suddenly Ma Ming said, "General Cao, please wait." ”

So Cao Liang stopped, Ma Ming turned around and went back to the house, and soon he came out again, but in his hands, holding several rolls of paper, came to Cao Liang, and said respectfully: "These are all works left by my father during his lifetime, and it is useless to stay here, so give them to the general." In the whole world, only generals are worthy of these things. ”

Cao Liang took it with both hands, handed it to Fang Bu beside him, and thanked him: "Thank you." Then he said goodbye, mounted his horse and left the North Mountain.