Longguan, located in the eastern slope of East Longshan Mountain, Qingshui County, Gansu Province, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty led a hundred officials to the Kongtong Mountain to parade, through Qingshui, crossed the Longguan, because of the thunder shocked the horse, the descendants called the Great Earthquake Pass.

Longguan is the only place for soldiers to enter Xiliang, if it were not for the military carriage developed by Ma Jun, Xiang Ao would not be able to enter Beidi County from Bingzhou.

At this time, it was extremely calm above Longguan. Ma Chao, who was originally in Ji County, Hanyang, appeared alone under Longguan with a few guards.

"The Yan King is very courageous!"

"General Ma's praise!" Xiang Ao was dressed in civilian clothes and rushed to Longguan with a few dozen personal guards.

"King Yan is not afraid to set up an ambush in Longguan?"

"Hahaha" Xiang Ao laughed heartily: "If this king is afraid, will he still come?" Besides, Ma Chao, whom this king knows, is not a small person. ”

Ma Chao squinted at Xiang Ao, who was riding on the war horse to answer, and nodded slightly. Then Ma Chao turned over, handed the reins to his guards, and came to the pavilion next to the official road alone, looked at Xiang Ao and said, "Can King Yan appreciate his face and taste Western Cool Tea?" ”

"Oh? Xiliang still has tea? The king wants to see and learn! Xiang Ao showed curiosity, turned over and dismounted, left his guards, and walked alone to the pavilion where Ma Chao was.

"Sit!"

"Sit!"

Both of them were military generals, and they didn't have much etiquette like literati, they just hugged each other's fists and saluted, and then sat down separately.

"King Yan's 100,000 army invaded Xiliang, and now he wants to persuade the general to surrender, doesn't King Yan feel that it is too deceitful?"

Xiang Ao, who picked up the teacup, was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Ma Chao to be so direct and unpromising. Then Xiang Ao took a sip of tea and exclaimed: "Although it does not have the mellow aroma of the Central Plains tea, it has the unique wild atmosphere of the Western Regions, not bad!" ”

Xiang Ao didn't answer the question, Ma Chao frowned slightly, and he was a little annoyed in his heart.

"What does the general think, why did we send troops? For the people? For the Han family? Or is it for our ambitions? ”

"The Yan King answered the question!" Ma Chao's anger was already evident, and he was a little impatient.

"Hehe, general, don't worry!" Xiang Ao smiled lightly and continued: "This king sent troops to Xiliang, and now he only occupies the two counties of Beidi and Anding, and drives away the Qiang people in the two places, but is there any disrespect for the father of the general, King Liang?" ”

"Not really!"

"This time, this king is in danger and comes to meet the general, can he be sincere?"

"That's nature!"

Ma Chao's expression has returned to the same as before, and Xiang Ao's two rhetorical questions have already answered Ma Chao's inquiry just now. It may seem far-fetched, but on the surface, it does make sense.

"As far as this king knows, it seems that Han Sui is the only one who advocates conspiring with the Qiang people in Xiliang, can this king indiscriminately raise a large army to enter and crusade against Xiliang?"

Ma Chao frowned, didn't say anything, and waited for Xiang Ao to continue.

"Although Han Sui advocated an alliance with the Qiang people, in the eyes of the world, Han Sui also represents the King of Liang, right?" Xiang Ao's face was a little reproachful and continued: "In this way, can this king think that King Liang has also forgotten the dignity of the Han people and is at odds with the Qiang people? ”

Ma Chao was taken aback when he heard this, and raised his head in anger and shouted: "King Yan is talking nonsense and insulting his father's reputation!" ”

Ma Chao couldn't control his emotions, although he didn't disturb Xiang Ao

, but the guards on both sides on the side were tense, and they raised their weapons one after another, looking at each other cautiously.

"General, don't be impatient!" Xiang Ao calmly raised his hand and said with a chuckle: "Even if this king knows the situation in Xiliang and understands the truth, will the general think that other princes in the world will also make such a noise?" ”

"There is a cloud in the art of war, and the division must be famous! Will the general be able to stop the surrounding princes from using force against King Liang? ”

"Prince? Hum! Ma Chao snorted lightly, calmed down and said disdainfully: "Hanzhong Lu Bu or Yizhou Liu Zhang?" ”

Ma Chao stared at Xiang Ao in a daze, and said in a deep voice: "Or is it still King Yan himself?" ”

"I am the King of Yan, so naturally I have to consider the safety of the people under my command and the future of the soldiers under my command!" Xiang Ao replied calmly, the meaning of wanting to dominate the world in his words was obvious, and it seemed very natural.

"Then again, if King Liang has a reputation for colluding with foreign clans, what does the general think Han Sui will do?"

Originally, Xiang Ao's answer in the previous sentence made Ma Chao's face darken, and when Xiang Ao talked about the threat of Dao Han Sui, Ma Chao's face changed slightly again.

"Where did the Yan King get the information, what is Han Sui going to do?"

"The general doesn't have to worry, what about Han Sui is just the king's guess!" Xiang Ao still said indifferently: "However, as the saying goes, the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, and the general still advises King Liang to be careful." ”

Ma Chao took a deep look at Xiang Ao, hugged his fists at Xiang Ao and said solemnly: "Thank you for the mention of King Yan." ”

"You're welcome!" Xiang Ao smiled casually.

"King Yan came this time, I'm afraid it's not just to remind Wu Xiliang to be careful of Han Sui, right?"

"Yes, too!" Xiang Ao Zhengse nodded: "The general is a handsome man in the world, so he can naturally see the situation clearly and know the current affairs." This time the king came, and he still said in the letter, if the general can serve the king, if he is the emperor in the future, the king of Xiliang is still the Ma family. ”

Xiang Ao was so frank, in Ma Chao's opinion, he was not a qualified monarch at all, which made Ma Chao slightly stunned.

Since Ma Chao read Xiang Ao's secret letter, he has thought about it for a long time. If you surrender to Xiang Ao, let Xiang Ao win Xiliang, and take the position to take the subordinate, then Xiang Ao's trend of dominating the world is clear and clear. If you take effect as soon as possible, you can also get the power of the dragon.

However, under the hard work of the Ma family's father and son, Xiliang is rarely able to divide one side and claim the king's hegemony, which is really difficult to give up.

Ma Chao took a deep look at Xiang Ao, wanting to see Xiang Ao's thoughts in his eyes. But Xiang Ao, who was full of sincerity, disappointed Ma Chao, it seems that Xiang Ao is planning to do so, even if he can really be the emperor in the future, it seems that he will not violate today's promise.

Ma Chao let out a long sigh, hugged his fist at Xiang Ao and said, "There is a reluctant invitation below, I don't know if King Yan can agree?" ”

"General, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"Can I fight the Flame King?"

Xiang Ao was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then chuckled comfortably: "Why not!" ”

"Someone, bring the weapon!"

After shouting, Xiang Ao hugged his fist at Ma Chao, turned around and walked out of the pavilion first, Ma Chao saw this, his expression was a little admired, and he also walked out of the pavilion, came to his own guard, and took the spear handed by the guard.

It was late afternoon, and the northwestern part of midsummer was just as scorching, but the dry and annoying breeze was blowing. Whirring, the cloaks of the two of them fluttered slightly under the breeze.

"King Yan, offended!"

"General Ma, please!"

"Kill!" After the salute, Ma Chao was not modest, raised the spear in his hand, and charged at Xiang Ao.

Xiang Ao's reputation for martial arts has spread all over the world, although Ma Chao is conceited and can fight with Xiang Ao, but the moment he saw Xiang Ao get the spear, Ma Chao already understood that Xiang Ao may really be the first person in the world, and he is afraid that he will still be half a step lower.

"Good time!" Xiang Ao laughed, shouted wildly, kicked his legs, and also rushed over.

"Bang!" A tentative blow shook the two of them backwards. After five or six steps, Ma Chao stabilized his body and looked up at Xiang Ao, who had only retreated about three steps, Ma Chao's face was solemn.

"Thrust!" Ma Chao drank heavily, and once again rushed towards Xiang Ao like a cannonball. A blow stabbed towards Xiang Ao's lower plate, Xiang Ao took a slight step back, turned around, and swept out of the thousands of troops.

With a crisp sound of the bell, the stabbing Ma Chao was cracked by Xiang Ao. Ma Chao, who was constantly impulsive, used the power of the shock to jump up lightly in the middle of the run, and spun in mid-air with a clever move back to the horse pistol. "Kill!"

"Kill!" Seeing that Ma Chao was so serious, Xiang Ao put away his mentality, his eyes narrowed, he shouted violently, his right hand held the spear tightly, and stabbed at the tip of Ma Chao's return pistol with great accuracy.

Bite! The sharp and faint tips of the guns collided, and Ma Chao, who was volleying in the air, and Xiang Ao, who was steadily stabbing upward, seemed to be still. In the blink of an eye, a dull bang sounded, and Ma Chao and Xiang Ao seemed to be shaken apart by the vibration from the tip of the gun, and they both took advantage of the momentum to stagger.

The bigger and faster the two, the more aggressive they became. Where the two fought, a swirling storm had begun to appear faintly, and it was becoming more and more powerful. If it weren't for Ma Chao having ordered people to clear the nearby Xiliang soldiers before, I'm afraid that such a big battle would have attracted a lot of soldiers and horses.

The first battle was two hours, and no less than a hundred moves had passed between the two of them in a hurry.

"Drink!" Xiang Ao shouted, withdrew the spear that had just collided with Ma Chao to his chest, twisted his right hand, and the spear made a buzzing spinning sound, stabbing towards Ma Chao's chest.

Ma Chao's face froze, he didn't expect Xiang Ao to make such a trick. The buzzing sound of gunfire upset Ma Chao, but the killing intent from the tip of the gun made Ma Chao have to suppress the irritability in his heart and resist Xiang Ao's ferocious blow.

Ma Chao also pulled the spear back to his chest, aimed the handle of the spear at the head of Xiang Ao's spear, and planned to take advantage of the situation to turn the spear head to counterattack Xiang Ao after the weapons collided.

It's just that the moment Ma Chao's gun tail hit Xiang Ao's gun, Ma Chao's expression changed dramatically. The spinning spear head not only emitted a low buzzing sound, but also made the Ma Chao spear tremble when the tail of the Ma Chao gun was loaded. Ma Chao didn't want to take advantage of the situation to fight back, and his hands that were originally holding the spear were shocked by his own spear in the blink of an eye.

My life is at rest! Ma Chao, who was powerless to resist, watched Xiang Ao's spearhead break through the block, stabbed at the door in front of him in a daze, and closed his eyes.

"General!" More than a dozen guards naturally saw the last fatal blow of Xiang Ao, and in a hurry, they came towards Xiang Ao one after another, trying to stop Xiang Ao and save his general.

Before the guards arrived, with a pop, Xiang Ao's spear grazed Ma Chao's shirt on his shoulder, smashing Ma Chao's shirt to pieces, leaking out of Ma Chao's brass-skinned shoulder.

"General Ma! Concession! ”

Ma Chao, who was waiting for death with his eyes closed, suddenly heard Xiang Ao's calm chuckle, hurriedly opened his eyes, looked at Xiang Ao in front of him, and then looked at his shoulder.

"True to his name, King Yan is really the first person today!"

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