Chapter 88: Horses (2)

Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others are still young, and their opinions are insignificant. Although Ma Teng was quite moved, he had a hesitant look on his face, and it seemed that he was not very determined to seize the position of the leader of the Xiliang Army. Only Ma Chao, with fierce rhetoric, a majestic figure, and the most ambitious.

Yan Zhong pretended to be surprised and said, "Although General Ma is good at fighting, he doesn't have many troops, but Han Sui has a lot of generals, how can he fight it?" ”

Ma Chao said disdainfully: "The soldiers are not expensive, although Han Sui is a large number of people, what am I afraid of?" ”

Yan Zhong smiled: "I see, then congratulations to General Ma first." I returned to Liangzhou this time, but I took refuge, and I waited for General Ma to unify the counties and counties of Liangzhou, and I hope to wait for a place for me to rest. ”

When he saw Ma Chao's ape arm and bee waist, his face was like jade, he couldn't help but compare him with Chen Cheng. In terms of appearance, the two have their own merits, in his opinion, Chen Cheng's appearance is too feminine, not as manly as Ma Chao. But when it comes to the cultivation of the city government, Ma Chao is far inferior.

Ma Teng's face was a little unbearable, although he had many soldiers and horses, his combat effectiveness was only average. There are many reasons why they can't fight, mainly just a few: one is that there is not enough ordnance, and the other is that although the Qiang people are brave, they have their own leaders, and they can rush forward when they win a big battle, but the situation is slightly unfavorable, so they disperse in a hurry.

He knew his own affairs, if it was really so easy to defeat Han Sui, then it would not be a problem to unify Liangzhou and then raise troops to the east. But the problem is that although he is not afraid of Han Sui, he is not sure of victory. If it really starts, he may have to be at a disadvantage.

Ma Teng said to Yan Zhong: "The child has no form, let Mr. see and smile." ”

Yan Zhong said: "Where, Meng Qi's majestic and heroic hair makes me envious." ”

Ma Teng asked: "Just now Mr. said that he came to Liangzhou for refuge, what does it mean if he is not Tao?" ”

Yan Zhong said: "Don't hide it from the general, I didn't come alone, but on the order of Julu Hou, I wanted to come and ask the general to give me a place of refuge. ”

Ma Teng was stunned and asked, "Julu Marquis...... Who's that? ”

Yan Zhong said with a smile: "General Ma has been in Xiliang for a long time, and he may not know much about the situation in Luoyang. Julu Hou won the trust of the first emperor, and before the Son of Heaven made a great trip, he appointed Julu Hou as a hussar general and made him assist Dong Hou to ascend the throne. But for his own selfishness, the general He Jin tampered with the last orders of the first emperor and supported his nephew to be the emperor. Juluhou and the general fought in Luoyang City, and they couldn't bear the ....... of the people."

Ma Chao interrupted him, his eyes flashed with excitement, and said, "You said the emperor is dead?" ”

"Yes, six days ago, the Son of Heaven passed away."

Ma Chao turned his head and said to Ma Teng: "Father, this is really a godsend!" The emperor is dead, the court will definitely have an incident, if you can unite all the departments and raise troops to the east again, maybe you can take advantage of the chaos to seize Chang'an! ”

Yan Zhong looked at Ma Chao's excited expression, and couldn't help but smile dumbly, and said: "The kingdom led 100,000 troops, and besieged Chen Cang for 80 days and couldn't go down, could it be that Meng Qi has a way to win?" Besides, Huangfu Song garrisoned troops to help the wind, who can win? ”

Huangfu Song was powerful in the world, although several expeditions to Liangzhou were defeated in the hands of the Western Liang army, but they were all defeated but not defeated. Although he suffered defeat, he did not lose many soldiers and horses. But as long as he doesn't take the initiative, he can beat Xiliangren with a blue nose and swollen face every time. At the mention of him, Ma Teng could only be speechless.

Ma Chao was not convinced, and said: "If you can lure him out, Huangfu Song will not be difficult to deal with." ”

Yan Zhong shook his head and said with a smile: "I used to be the chief bookkeeper in the Huangfu Song Army, and I know him best. Huangfu Yi is really cautious, if it weren't for the imperial court to give him a fate, he would not have led his troops deep into Liangzhou. ”

Ma Teng stopped Ma Chao, who was still about to speak, and said, "Julu Hou Ke is behind Mr. I wonder how many soldiers and horses he brought here? ”

Yan Zhong said: "There are more than 400 cavalry. ”

Ma Teng asked again: "Now that Han Sui is powerful, why does Juluhou want to come to vote for me?" ”

Yan Zhong said with a smile: "Juluhou has never been to Liangzhou, how do you know the customs of Liangzhou?" It was I who said to Julu Hou: General Ma is open-minded, magnificent, and tolerant, and he is a general with Julu Hou and Han. ”

"Haha," Ma Teng said with a smile, "Mr. is falsely praised." ”

He was happy to be said by Yan Zhong, and immediately said: "There are still many open spaces in the north of the city, if the Julu Marquis does not give up, please rest here." ”

Yan Zhong suddenly patted the case in front of him, glared angrily, and shouted, "Who does General Ma think Juluhou is?" ”

Ma Teng was stunned for a moment and asked, "But what's wrong with what I said?" ”

Yan Zhong stood up and said loudly: "The Marquis of Julu, who stands up for his loyalty, benevolence and righteousness, is famous for his courage and good fighting, and he has only been in Luoyang for a few days, and the Son of Heaven has appointed him to be the Jinwu, and then he has been appointed as the captain of the Yue Cavalry, and he has been named the Marquis of Julu, and he has been worshiped as the Hussar General, which is known to the world. And the general actually treated him as the leader of Qianghu? was only given a vacant land, and what kind of rest was there? If this is the case, I should return to the army immediately, and the Fist Julu Hou will go elsewhere! ”

Ma Teng was ashamed, saluted Yan Zhong, and said: "I have been in Liangzhou for a long time, living in Qianghu, and I don't know Chinese etiquette, so I said the wrong thing. Dare to ask sir, what should I do? ”

Yan Zhong asked, "Anding County is under the control of the general?" ”

Ma Teng hesitated for a moment and said, "Settle down and settle the county, all in my hands." ”

Yan Zhong said: "The general should be in the suburbs for thirty miles, and then choose Gaoping, Linjing, or Sanshui, thinking that the Julu Hou will settle down." ”

Ma Teng stood up with a "whew" and said, "Then it is as Mr. said!" ”

Ma Chao was shocked and said, "How can my father give up the city just by listening to people's words?" ”

Ma Teng turned around and scolded angrily: "What do you know? ”

He reprimanded Ma Chao, and said to Yan Zhong: "Sir, please lead the way." ”

Ma Chao held down the long sword at his waist and glared angrily at Yan Zhong. Yan Zhong's threat to him was only regarded as a breeze in his ears, he shook his sleeves, and then Shi Shiran walked down the hall.

"Damn!"

Seeing Yan Zhong vacate the gate with the horse, Ma Chao angrily pulled out his long sword and cut down a small tree in the courtyard. Ma Dai and Pound stood on the sidelines and glanced at each other. Ma Dai whispered; "Ling Ming, you go and persuade my brother."

Pound hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Young General, the lord also has his reasons for doing this. ”

Ma Chao scolded: "What bullshit reason? That Yan Zhong opened his mouth and said a few nonsense words, and he was about to give up the territory that the soldiers had fought hard to take? I don't agree with that! ”

He swung his sword again and again, chopping the sapling into pieces, and then he lost his breath a little, then turned around and said to Pang De: "What kind of bullshit Julu Hou only has four hundred horsemen around him, Pang De, you go and transfer five hundred sword and axe men, ambush nearby, wait and listen to my orders, and then kill them together and cut them all into meat sauce!" ”

Ma Dai was shocked and said, "Big brother, it is a capital crime to transfer troops without an order!" ”

Ma Chao snorted and said, "I'm my father's son, can he really kill me?" ”

Ma Dai smiled bitterly: "The lord won't kill you, but Ling Ming maybe." If the eldest brother really wants to transfer troops, then let me go, anyway, I am also surnamed Ma. ”

Pound was eight feet tall and had a dark face, he first cast a grateful look at Ma Dai, and then said stiffly: "If the lord wants to kill, he will kill it." But Major General, it's not right to do this! ”

"Hmph, you just have to go and transfer the troops. You are my general, and you are under my orders, even if my father blames him, I will bear it with all my might! ”

Ma Chao sneered: "Do you really think that I wanted to do it because I was reprimanded by my father?" Don't you notice that their horses and equipment are good? If we can press all these armor weapons into our hands, why are we afraid of Han Sui? ”

Pound had no choice but to find a knife and axeman. Ma Dai knew that he couldn't convince Ma Chao, so he also walked out with Pang De.

"Ling Ming, why do you want to get involved in this kind of thing?"

Ma Dai said: "Big brother....... Alas, his temper grew more and more irritable. ”

Pang De said: "The major general is right, I am his general, so I should follow the order." Even if I have a problem with his commands, I should do them! ”

Ma Dai sighed and said no more. They entered the barracks in the city, spent a great deal of time, and carefully selected 500 men to come out. Then let these people put on armor and take swords, guns, swords and halberds to stand by near the Ma family's compound.

However, it was said that Ma Teng took more than 1,000 cavalry, followed behind Yan Zhong, traveled thirty miles to the east, and saw Chen Cheng's troops who were camping.

Yan Zhong had only entered the city for an hour, and with the time of coming and going, it was less than two hours, but the camp had already taken shape. Tents were erected on top of the usual top, surrounded by a ring of sharpened trees, which looked very rudimentary, but had a certain defensive ability.

In the camp, the place where the soldiers stayed, the place where the garbage was discharged, and the place where the horses spent the night were all made in accordance with the marching regulations of the Yue Cavalry, and Chen Cheng also added some to it, such as: drinking water and food should be specially supplied, and they must not be contaminated; Excretion must go to the 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 gnawing on the grass, and when they saw the smoke and dust on the road, and many cavalry approaching, they immediately blew their horns. A few men drove their horses in the direction of the camp, while others jumped on their horses and scattered along the road.

Chen Cheng was carrying a hammer and smashing the wooden stakes into the dirt one by one. He is infinitely powerful, and if others need to smash a dozen times, he only needs two or three strokes. The two soldiers held the stake, he raised his hammer, and "DuangDuangDuang" smashed into the ground.

It was smashing happily, and the sound of a horn sounded outside. A moment later, on the only enemy tower in the camp, the lookout also picked up the horn and began to blow.

Hearing this signal that an army was approaching, Chen Cheng immediately put away the hammer, then put his hands in his mouth and blew a loud sound. Gollum then ran from outside the camp and ran to his side.

The other cavalrymen also put down their work and quickly lined up outside the main camp, only a few remained in the center of the camp.

Ma Teng saw the cavalry in the camp quickly gathered outside the camp from a long distance, and asked in surprise, "Why is it so fast?" ”

Yan Zhong was secretly proud in his heart, but his face was faint, "Julu Hou is the captain of the Yue Cavalry, and he also brings the elite of the Yue Cavalry, so of course he reacted quickly." ”

Ma Teng said abruptly: "The Chinese male soldiers are really not comparable to the Hu people in the border areas." ”

Seeing that Chen Cheng's department was so elite, he was even more determined to stay in stability. He has been in Liangzhou for a long time and knows the minds of the Qiang people very well. With the titles of Juluhou, Yue Cavalry Captain, and Hussar General, many tribes will soon defect to them.