But fortunately, Hu Che'er is experienced, as if he had expected that Zhenggu would cast a thunderous blow as soon as he came, and he moved and flashed. When he came back to his senses, Hu Che'er's heavy hammer had hit his armor, making a 'bang' roar.

"Wow~!" He screamed bitterly, and immediately overturned and fell off his horse, and the surrounding thieves were eager to come to the rescue, but they were led back by Hu Che'er. The seriously injured Zheng Gu was also captured. On the other side, the mighty Zhang Liao saw that the thief fled with Yu Poison, and his morale was hit again, so he only led dozens of riders to run all the way back to kill.

Zhang Niujiao saw that Zhang Liao was killing again, he was simply invincible, where did he think about it, and he fled in a hurry. The thieves also dispersed. Zhang Liao's Pegasus stood up for the halberd, went straight to kill, and shouted angrily, as if entering a no-man's land, although he broke the thieves several times, but unfortunately finally let Zhang Niujiao escape. Zhang Liao then returned to fight again, his white robe was dyed red with blood, like a Shura ghost who rushed out of the abyss of hell. Hu Che'er led the troops to kill behind him, shouting surrender to avoid death, so the thieves who couldn't escape abandoned and knelt down one after another, shouting surrender. Zhang Liao then collected the captives, counted more than 2,000 thieves, and killed more than 1,000 thieves. However, the battle with the Black Mountain thieves earlier also lost hundreds of soldiers and horses. After the statistics, after cleaning up the battlefield, Zhang Liao set up a village in a mountain area outside the east of Puyang City, and did not attack without authorization, while collecting prisoners, while exploring the situation of the thieves, and did not forget to send people to report to Ma Zongheng quickly.

About seven or eight days later, Ma Zongheng led more than 4,000 soldiers to the cottage outside the east of Puyang City. At this time, the cottage has been decided, but the time is in a hurry, there are only a few antlers and fences around the outside of the village as a precaution, and the village is very simple. After Ma Zongheng came to the cottage, he finished reorganizing the troops and ordered the generals to enter the account.

"Back to the lord, Zhang Niujiao failed to attack our army before, but lost the generals, and the spirit has been frustrated, and now its army is based in the north of the city, and the thief army has more than 20,000 people, but our army has been fighting with Puyang City, Zhang Niujiao does not dare to attack rashly these days. I sent a detailed work to investigate, and learned that Zhang Niujiao intended to withdraw his troops, but he was afraid of being pursued, so he did not make a decision for a long time, and his army was in turmoil, and it was a good time for our army to break it! Zhang Liao's face was solemn and said in a deep voice.

When Ma Zongheng heard this, his eyes lit up, and he grinned: "Although there is no shortage of elites in the Black Mountain Bandit Army, this thief leader is like a bull's horn and a poisonous person, and they are all indecisive people, so they are not enough trouble. Only that Gu still has some skills. ”

Seeing Ma Zongheng smiling brightly, he looked at it slowly. Zhang Liao understood, and quickly shouted to the soldiers outside the tent. After a while, the short, stout, bantam-like tiger was escorted into the tent.

The two soldiers behind him saw that he refused to kneel, and glared at the horse, and immediately shouted, one of them stepped on the calf of the solid one fiercely, and the other immediately went up, pressed the shoulder, and immediately pressed the solid to kneel.

"The lackeys of the court!! If you have the ability, you will kill Lao Tzu~~!! Lao Tzu frowned halfway, he is not a hero~~!! He scolded loudly, but he was not afraid of death. When the generals in the tent heard this, their faces were full of anger and they were about to shout.

At this time, Ma Zongheng waved his hand lightly, signaling everyone to be calm, and then smiled leisurely: "I have no intention of insulting you, I just see that you still have some ability, and you have the intention to accept it." Will you fall under my command? ”

When he heard this, his eyes couldn't help but widen, and he was suddenly stunned. He originally thought that the court commander in front of him, who had skills and so many fierce generals, must have been born in a wealthy noble, but people like this have always hated him the most is a thief from a humble background. And these days, the reason why these people kept him alive was just to wait for their commander to arrive, to insult him well, and then to execute.

The idea is not wrong, in this era of the supremacy of the wealthy and nobles, people from humble backgrounds, even if they have skills, are looked down upon. It is very clear from his solidity that in terms of skills, every general in this tent is better than him!

Therefore, Zheng Gu did not expect that Ma Zongheng would surrender to him.

Ma Zongheng saw that he was stunned, but he hadn't fully realized the supremacy of the wealthy and nobles in this era, so he naturally didn't know what he was thinking.

Suddenly, Su Gu's face turned cold, and he squinted and sneered: "Even if I want to sell my life, I will sell it to the hero who stands up to the sky!" Rats like you, who don't even dare to report their names, want me to surrender, I'd rather die!! ”

"Wow!! You don't know what to do with the dog thief, my lord can afford you, so he accepted you as his command, you still dare to speak out, believe it or not, Lao Tzu punched your dog's head!! Pound, who was beside him, was furious, and suddenly stood up, glared at the big lion, and scolded. Seeing a vicious lion roaring, his heart tightened for a while, but he refused to give in.

"Hahaha~~!!" Suddenly, Ma Zongheng laughed loudly, and everyone in the tent couldn't help but change color slightly, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Ma Zongheng's gourd. After a while, Ma Zongheng's laughter gradually stopped, and he bowed his head and said: "You are right, the eldest husband stands up to the sky, hides his head and shows his tail, so he makes a mystery, and he really loses his heroic demeanor." At the beginning, there was a reason for it, and it was impossible to do it, but now everything is solved with ease. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Zongheng paused slightly, his smile was even brighter, and he said unhurriedly: "I am Ma Xiye, who is Xiliang Fufeng, and now it is the Changyuan County Order!" ”

"Ma Xi!" When he heard this, he was slightly stunned at first, and then seemed to remember something, his face changed drastically, and a pair of big eyes were about to burst out. Zhang Liao and Hu Che'er, who didn't know before, also showed surprise, so that they could lead their troops to fight openly.

It turned out that not long after Zhang Liao broke Zhang Niujiao's army, Ma Zongheng, who was leading the troops, got an urgent report from Liu Dai and a text order, and learned that he had been the commander of Changyuan County, and Liu Dai also ordered him to quickly solve the danger of Puyang. Later, it was inevitable that there would be changes in the army in the future, Ma Zongheng first stopped the army, announced the identity of the army, and even more straightforwardly did not want to follow, but left immediately, otherwise if the dark incident regretted in the future, all of them would be regarded as rebels.

Ma Zongheng's original deployment is still unabandoned, and for a group of Black Mountain thieves, Ma Zongheng not only has a reputation, but also comes from behind the generals, and his extraordinary martial arts and Tao strategy are needless to say, and now under his command, compared to when he was in the Black Mountain Army earlier, there is no need to be afraid. Moreover, Ma Zongheng and his subordinates did many righteous deeds, and were deeply respected by the people, and under Lang Lang Qiankun, their waists could also be lifted more straight. What's more, there are many people with vision in the army, and it can be seen that Ma Zongheng is by no means a thing in the pool, and sooner or later he will become famous and make meritorious contributions.

Therefore, after Ma Zongheng's announcement, not only did no one in his army want to leave, but also became more cohesive than before, and all the Black Mountain troops were willing to serve to the death.

Of course, the end result is good. However, at that time, Pang De, who was the deputy general, could be scared half to death, lest those Montenegrin troops rebel.

Outside the word, and not much. At that moment, Su Gu's face suddenly changed, with a panicked look, he bowed to the horse, and kept shouting: "Little damn it, offend Engong, Engong is not strange, Engong is not strange!" ”

Ma Zongheng's expression also changed, he was busy walking down, and when he helped up Zhenggu, he saw that Zhenggu's face was full of tears, and he grabbed Ma Zongheng's hand and said: "A few years ago, Engong saved my family in Chencang. I later learned that my father had taught me to remember this kindness, but if the time came, he would lead his troops to surrender and change his ways. Who knows, not long ago, there was a change in Keiguan, at first I heard that Engong had escaped, and then I heard the grapevine that Engong had already been captured by the Xiliang army! I really didn't expect that this officer and soldier who had been fighting with him was led by Engong! ”

Ma Zongheng also remembered that when he was ordered to go to Luoyang, when passing through Chencang, the guard Guo Bin did a lot of evil and wantonly killed the people, he was angry and led his troops to attack, but in the end it was Wang Ying who took advantage of the chaos to kill Guo Bin.

Thinking of this, Wang Ying's arrogant and stunning face couldn't help flashing in Ma Zongheng's mind, which made Ma Zongheng feel a pang in his heart, and after a low sigh, he hurriedly helped him up and said: "The past is in the past, so there is no need to mention it again." If the brother doesn't dislike it, he will be a general under Ma's account, how about it? ”

When he heard this, he was overjoyed, and he knelt down on one knee and shouted: "I am willing to serve the dogs and horses for Engong!! ”

"Good!" Ma Zongheng bowed his head, and with his solid refuge, he could just let this person lead the two thousand thieves who had just surrendered, and at the same time, he could also stabilize the military spirit of the Black Mountain thieves.

Thinking about it, Ma Zongheng then sealed the door as the goalkeeper and commanded the 2,000 thieves captured by Zhang Liao recently. Seeing that Ma Zongheng was so reused, he was grateful, wept bitterly, and prayed again and again, saying that he would change his past mistakes in the future and die left and right.

Ma Zongheng saw that he was also a bloody man, and he was also happy. Subsequently, Ma Zongheng asked his generals to gather all the troops. Ma Zongheng first made some encouragement, and then announced his identity, of course, Ma Zongheng's subordinates had already learned that Zhang Liao's 3,000 deployment was surprised. However, soon, as Ma Zongheng commanded the old black mountain thieves, they all tried their best to show their loyalty, and a piece of earth-shaking sound suddenly broke out. In the end, Zhang Liao's 3,000 deployments were also determined to follow.

Subsequently, Ma Zongheng announced in public that he would be the goalkeeper of the teeth, explaining to everyone that as long as he has the ability and makes meritorious achievements, regardless of his identity, he will be rewarded one by one. He thanked him with indignation, and did not forget to tell everyone about Ma Zongheng's righteous deeds in the past, and then expressed his admiration for Ma Zongheng.

With the consolidation of sincerity, the army under Ma Zongheng has become more cohesive and united than before, which can be regarded as a solution to Ma Zongheng's troubles.

Immediately, Ma Zongheng dismissed everyone, and then went to the tent with the generals to discuss the war, and on the other hand, he did not forget to send people to Puyang to tell one or two.

Before you know it, it's almost dusk. Ma Zongheng and the generals were discussing a plan, planning to let Zheng Gu make a false accusation to Zhang Niujiao, secretly sent someone to teach Zhang Niujiao to lead troops to attack, and said that many old departments in the army had the heart of rebellion, and then he was in the army as an internal response, taking the opportunity to lead the troops to rebel, and attacking back and forth. As soon as the plan was halfway through the discussion, suddenly someone from outside the account came to report, saying that Qiao Mao had invited him to the city to discuss major matters. Ma Zongheng listened to it, let Pang De stay in the village to guard, and then Zhang Liao, Hu Che'er and seven or eight horses, rushed to Puyang.

When Ma Zongheng and his people came to Puyang City, it was already dark, but they saw that the city wall of Puyang City was towering, the area was vast, and it was magnificent. Ma Zongheng secretly amazed, and saw that the city was brightly lit, and many soldiers patrolled the city, and also secretly sighed that the bridge was a good way to govern the army.

When he was young, Ma Zongheng, Zhang Liao, Hu Che'er and others came to the palace of the county in the city, and Qiao Mao and his subordinates were already waiting and ready for a banquet. Qiao Mao greeted him warmly, and after introducing everyone one by one, he taught Ma Zongheng and others to sit at the table.

Ma Zongheng, Zhang Liao, and Hu Che'er just sat down, and Qiao Mao also returned to the big seat in the hall, and said with a smile: "Lord Thorn Shi can distinguish right from wrong, and it is a blessing for the people of my East County to be able to distinguish between right and wrong. Not long ago, the old man also had to report to the scout, saying that Zongheng's subordinates had deployed a big attack on Zhang Niujiao's army, and even captured one of the thieves' leaders. ”

When Ma Zongheng heard this, he smiled faintly, looked at Zhang Liao next to him, and said, "This is the department led by Wen Yuan." After speaking, he paused again, and then pointed to Hu Che'er beside Zhang Liao and said, "And it was Hu Che'er, the general under my command, who captured Zhenggu." ”

When Qiao Mao heard this, he couldn't help but look shocked, and said with a smile: "Hehe, Zongheng's command is really fierce." In the future, with you guarding Dongjun, the old man can rest easy. ”

"The bridge is falsely praised. Zongheng will do his best, and dare not forget the kindness of the bridge. Although Qiao Mao was just using him at the beginning, after all, if it weren't for his recommendation, I'm afraid that he would still be a traitor wanted by the state. More or less, Ma Zongheng still has some gratitude to Qiao Mao.

When Qiao Mao heard this, she couldn't help but secretly rejoice. At this time, a person at the table suddenly snorted coldly and said: "It's just a reckless man, and he dares to say such a big thing in front of everyone, and he is not afraid of losing face!" ”