Chapter 55: The Mourning Star
"The girl was locked up in the wing, and she was not harassed in the slightest." After all, Cai Yan is the daughter of a Confucian who has been educated by Cai Yong for many years, and although she has a small spleen, she will never show it in front of people.
And after Ma Chao heard this answer, he breathed a sigh of relief. He was still thinking about how to exchange Han Sui's daughter for the greatest benefit, but he didn't see Cai Yan's darkening face at all.
Poor Ma Chao really doesn't understand his daughter's heart. If Ma Chao is more smart and transparent at this time, and he says some emotional words with Cai Yan with affection, it will inevitably shorten the distance between the two. Even, as long as the kung fu is deeper, it is possible to make a private decision for life. It's a pity, but this thing is not a nerd, even if he knows it, I'm afraid he is more willing to find the kind of mature woman who is full of royal sister atmosphere. As for a little girl like Cai Yan with no breasts and no ass, I'm afraid he is not interested at all.
Subsequently, from Cai Yan's mouth, Ma Chao probably knew his situation after he was in a coma these days: a battle on the grassland, with the arrival of Lu Bu and Ma Teng's assistance, the Tieqiang League suffered from the enemy. Hundreds of thousands of troops, slaughtered and defeated.
In that battle, the Qiang tribe beheaded more than 10,000 people and was pursued for nearly 100 miles. Many die-hard Tieqiang League tribes were slaughtered. And the property obtained, in addition to sending it to Lu Bu to repay the merits, was all transported back to Fufeng County.
After that battle, there was turmoil within the Tieqiang Alliance. Baimaqiang and Tsing Yi Qiang first made a choice and moved to the north of Beidi County of Dahan. Subsequently, after Huangyangqiang Duotamu annexed the power of Taniuqiang, he also made overtures to Ma Teng and migrated to the border of the Han Dynasty. After that, the newly elected leader of Heishui Qiang also decided to move the clan. In the end, some small tribes that had dealings with Ma Teng, such as Xianlingqiang and Zhong Cunqiang, all moved to the Han border after sweeping away those diehard Tieqiang League tribes whose strength had been greatly damaged.
At this point, the Qiang people were officially divided. Most of the tribes of the die-hard Tieqiang League were called Xiqiang because they were stationed in the western border of the Han Dynasty; The Qiang tribe close to Ma Teng is called Dongqiang.
And what bothered Ma Chao the most was that in that chaos, Yan Xing's guy saw the opportunity early, and actually led his guards to break through and kill him while in the chaos, which couldn't help but make Ma Chao feel that Yan Xing's life was really hard.
But overall, the current situation is very good, and it is finally developing according to its expectations. Moreover, wealth is in danger, this sentence is really true. During this period, although he was a little dangerous, he also got a lot of unexpected surprises:
Now in Fufeng County, there are Jia Xu and Han Feng in Wen, Pang De and Chouge in Wu, and Meng He and Meng Da in the middle of the dispatch. And, don't forget, the Ma family is not only Ma Chao, Ma Chao's younger brother Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, and Ma Tie, although they are not as shining as Ma Chao, but they are not third-rate generals, especially Ma Dai, in history, he has a calm style, thoughtful and thoughtful, and in terms of force, he is faintly higher than those second-rate generals. What's even more valuable is that Ma Dai is fourteen years old this year, and he can already call on his experience.
In terms of power, Fufeng County was not sacked by the Chang'an Rebellion at this time, it was the time when 'the people were rich and the soldiers were full of food', coupled with the wealth plundered from the grassland this time, it can be said to be the icing on the cake and the rich party. With these foundations, Ma Chao believes that it will not be a problem for him to smoothly carry out the 'vegetable garden', 'iron shop', and 'barracks' projects. At that time, as long as the economic growth of Fufeng County is ahead of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it will be a sure victory whether it is to enter the army and seek the city, or to dominate the party.
In terms of diplomacy, at this time, he was even more like a fish in water, first won the imperial court's Zhao'an, and then connected to Dong Zhuo's line. And according to the current situation, Dong Butcher will be happy and happy in the Chang'an court for at least two years, as long as Dong Zhuo does not fall, the status of the Ma family will be at all; On the Qiang side, now that Ma Teng has fought against Han Sui, and both sides are currently internally unstable, I believe that for a long time, the two families will be safe.
Thinking of this, Ma Chao was served by Cai Yan and ate some goat's milk porridge, and he felt more and more warm in his heart and body. Although his body is still weak, relying on Cai Yan's thin body, looking at Cai Yan's little daughter-in-law's quiet care and girlish tenderness, I actually have a different feeling.
"Yan'er, why didn't I see my father and others when I woke up at noon?" After realizing the little discomfort in his heart, Ma Chao began to have nothing to say.
"General Pingxi and all the generals are fighting the enemy at the city gate, so ......" Cai Yan also felt a little embarrassed, and was trying to concentrate on feeding Ma Chao, but as a result, he accidentally forgot his father's explanation.
"What?!" When Ma Chao heard the news, how could he not be excited?
Cai Yan also realized his gaffe at this time, and seeing Ma Chao so excited, he hurriedly said, "Brother Chao, you don't have to worry. My father said that although there were many thieves this time, they were a rabble and vulnerable. On our side, there is General Pingxi's benevolence, righteousness and bravery, and there is Fufeng County Baixin working together, and it will not take a few days to break the enemy. ”
"So who are the thieves outside the city?" Ma Chao couldn't help but feel a little strange, it is said that although Ma Teng is not powerful now, he is by no means a soft persimmon, and the high walls of Fufeng County are thick, and there is the support of the imperial court behind him. Now apart from Han Sui, who else dares to rebel so blatantly?
"Yan'er didn't know about this, but I heard my father accidentally mention that it should be a rogue who was subdued by Han Sui. Because there are two leaders among them, one is called Li Kan, and the other is called Cheng ......" Cai Yan frowned, trying to recall the information that Cai Yong had no intention of saying at that time. But she is a little girl after all, and I heard that the offensive outside is not very serious, and after she can't leave Fufeng County in the short term, she doesn't know much about the rest.
"Cheng Yin?" Ma Chao interjected at the right time.
"Yes, it's Cheng Yin." Cai Yan suddenly became excited, put down the spoon and bowl in his hand, and continued to ask, "Brother Chao, how do you know these things?" Could it be that this is the strategy and the decisive victory? ”
Before Ma Chao could reply, Cai Yanyou continued to say to himself: "Those generals who are strategizing are also reported to the ventilation. And Brother Chao was in a coma, he could guess the lives of these thieves, and they were really even more powerful than those generals! ”
Listening to Cai Yan's chatter, Ma Chao's mood also relaxed: Ma Teng now has more than 20,000 Xiliang cavalry in his hands, plus 10,000 county soldiers. There are also two generals, Pang De and Ugly Brother, plus Jia Xu, the old fox, Han Feng and Meng Da are not fuel-efficient lamps. That Li Kan and Cheng Yin, without sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses, would not be able to capture Fufeng County no matter what.
However, even so, Ma Chao was still a little uncomfortable in his heart. Because he thought about it for a while, wherever he went, he was accompanied by war: as soon as he crossed over, he went to chase down those broken thieves; Then he beat Fufeng County again; Later, I wanted to play a fake show with Cai Yong, but it turned out to be true; In the end, it was even more amazing, and he rode to the outside of Cyprus with 10,000 Xiliang Iron for a month trip, and almost lost his little life there. And now, he is lying dry, and there are thieves outside the city gate who are not long-sighted......
Himself, is it the legendary Mourning Star?