For Ma Zongheng's almost nonsense behavior, Ma Teng chose to open his eyes and close his eyes, and made Hu Che'er Ma Zongheng's deputy general on the spot. Ma Zongheng was overjoyed, and he was busy thanking Ma Teng. Hu Che'er looked at the undisguised joy on Ma Zongheng's face, and his heart couldn't help but be touched.

Time passed, like a white horse passing through a gap, and in a blink of an eye, half a moon had passed.

However, it was said that the defender Huang Pusong in Chencang City seemed to be determined to defend the city, and in this half month, the officers and soldiers never took the initiative to go out of the city to fight. However, the Heavenly Righteous Army had several tentative attacks, but in the face of the rock-solid Chen Cangcheng, they all returned in vain. Seeing that time passed day by day, the Heavenly Righteous Army had a large number of troops, and the daily cost was huge.

Wang Guoyi consulted with Han Sui and Ma Teng, but Han Sui didn't know what tricks were secretly in place, and he didn't feel nervous at all, only saying that the time had not yet come, so he couldn't act rashly.

On the other hand, Dong Zhuo didn't want to spend too much time, and repeatedly sent meticulous work to urge Han Sui to march. Although Han Sui and Dong Zhuo secretly joined forces, whether it was Han Sui or Dong Zhuo, both of them put their own interests first. Han Sui seemed to have other plans, so naturally he would not lead Dong Zhuo by the nose, so he delayed under various excuses.

As for Ma Teng, he also found that the situation in Chen Cangcheng was becoming more and more delicate now, and from time to time it would give him a feeling of danger, and he also began to be on guard to strengthen the army's defense and prevent sudden changes from happening.

On this day, in the camp of the Ma Teng army.

"Sweep!!"

With an earth-shattering roar, I saw the horse holding a steel gun, galloping the horse, and suddenly swept towards a scarecrow. The scarecrow immediately flew into the air with the steel spear swept over. Immediately afterwards, Ma Zongheng pulled the horse out, turned to another scarecrow, and roared sharply.

"Zha!!"

When the horse roared, the steel spear immediately turned into a rainbow light, and the head of the spear pierced the scarecrow's head, and the fierce gun force actually pierced the scarecrow's head like a watermelon.

At the same time as the straw in the sky was flailing, the horse was constantly moving and quickly turned to another scarecrow, like an angry tiger opening its mouth and roaring again.

"Whoa!!"

The shadow of the gun flew violently, and the scarecrow immediately disintegrated under the flying spear of the horse, and a larger piece of straw flew in all directions, and in a blink of an eye, the scarecrow became a messy straw, which can be described as broken bones.

"Phew!!" The horse pulled the horse back, turned around, and looked ahead. In front of him, I saw a team of 100 cavalry, most of which were young and strong young men, and only a few of them were older men.

These 100-man cavalry are the elite that Ma Teng specially selected for Ma Zongheng. It is said that Ma Zongheng made a lot of meritorious contributions in the battle of breaking Zhang Ji, and the kingdom moved him to the governor.

At that time, many soldiers under Han Sui complained that Ma Zongheng's promotion was too fast and unfair. Ma Teng was silent, looking like he didn't care about himself. However, Han Sui smiled and said that Ma Zongheng was young and promising, and if he could defeat the experienced Zhang Ji, he was naturally qualified to be the riding governor, and in terms of merit, Ma Zongheng was also worthy of it.

So, in the blink of an eye, Ma Zongheng went from a small horse archer to a riding governor. However, Ma Teng was afraid that Ma would rise too fast, and he would become arrogant and arrogant, and there was no one in his eyes. Young man, how can he have a bit of unruly arrogance, not to mention that his son still has skills that are different from ordinary people, and it is precisely because of this that Ma Teng did not speak for Ma Zongheng at the beginning.

To Ma Teng's surprise, after Ma Zongheng became a cavalry governor, he was still as usual, and when there was no war, he practiced martial arts all day long, studied, or asked the sergeant about various important things in the army, and the people in the army praised him.

In this way, Ma Teng was relieved and relieved. I didn't expect such a wooden child when he was a child, but when he grew up, he would have such a big change. It's like a type of hard work, and it's rare that he's not only diligent, but also humbly asks others for advice, if he can learn and use it in the future, embrace all rivers and rivers, and have his own school, then it's even more promising.

After all, in order to become an independent general, not only must you be familiar with the art of war, but you must also have your own ideas, otherwise you will be able to stick to the rules and become a great weapon after all.

So, Ma Teng did not hesitate to select 100 elites in the army for Ma Zongheng, a fledgling hairy boy, and also transferred a few capable chiefs under his command to Ma Zongheng's new army.

And Ma Zongheng did not live up to Ma Teng's expectations, since the formation of the team, he has been diligent in practicing every day, and when he encounters something he doesn't understand, he asks the chiefs and Hu Che'er sent by Ma Teng.

Ma Zongheng is like a natural general, he understands everything about war very quickly, and soon he is familiar with all kinds of training methods, and he can also grasp the psychology of the soldiers in the army, and learn how to inspire the soldiers. What is rare is that Ma Zongheng does not have any shelf, and eats and sleeps with the soldiers under his command, although he is strict and meticulous in the exercise, but once the drill is over, Ma Zongheng can mingle with the soldiers under his command. After all, almost all of the recruits in this team are young and prime, and there is only a gap of three or four years with Ma Zongheng.

As for Hu Che'er, before Ma Zongheng formed a team, he would challenge Ma Zongheng every day. After the challenge, the two continued to practice. Of course, in these many challenges, Hu Cheer has not been able to win a single victory. However, he became more and more courageous, grew up in failure, and his martial arts increased a lot. However, to Hu Che'er's horror, Ma Zongheng grew faster than him, and his marksmanship became more and more terrifying, and sometimes in the middle of the fight, he had to break several wooden guns. Of course, this was not Ma Zongheng's intention, Hu Che'er could feel that he deliberately protected the weapon every time, but this wooden spear was too fragile for him.

After half a month of getting along, the relationship between Hu Che'er and Ma Zongheng has changed a lot, and now it can be said that they are both friends and enemies. Why is it said to be an enemy, it is because every time Hu Che'er challenged, he went all out and left no spare strength. As for the aspect of friendship, now the two are inseparable almost every day, routinely competing in the morning, and starting to train recruits after the competition. Ma Zongheng not only trusts Hu Che'er very much, but also maintains it very much.

After all, Hu Che'er was a prisoner, and those young and strong recruits naturally didn't want to listen to Hu Che'er, and once a few thorns not only insulted him, but also almost fought with Hu Che'er.

However, it was stopped by Ma Zongheng.

At that time, Ma Zongheng only used one way to resolve the dispute, that is, let those thorns deal with Hu Che'er together, if he won, he would choose one of them to be his lieutenant, and if he lost, he would sentence them to the following crimes according to military regulations, and beat them with a rod of thirty rods.

The later result, of course, was that Hu Che'er solved those thorns with absolute strength. Hu Che'er's heart is like a mirror, he understands very well that Ma Zongheng, who competes with him every day, knows his strength very well, and Ma Zongheng uses this way to make him powerful in the army. So Hu Che'er reciprocated and pleaded for those thorns, sparing half of the punishment.

After that, no one dared to offend Hu Che'er in the team, and everyone saw that he was close to Ma Zongheng, and he was deeply valued by him, and gradually changed his attitude.

"Although it has only been training for half a month, these soldiers are already skillful in cooperation, and they are worthy of being the elite selected by Daddy himself." Under the roar of a wolf, the horse looked across his eyes, watching the cavalry form a line, galloping towards the scarecrow and shooting at each other, each heroic and fierce, and the formation was not disordered at all, and his eyes couldn't help but show a little joy.

At this moment, a high-pitched shout suddenly sounded outside the camp. Immediately, a flag bearer came on horseback and reported: "Lord Cavalry, the lord is here." ”

Ma Zongheng's face was condensed, his head bowed slightly, and then he cast a look at Hu Che'er next to him. The two immediately dismounted together and hurried to meet them.

"Hahaha, Xi'er, your soldiers and horses are really alive and well, if they go through some tempering, they will have an unlimited future in the future. It's just that it's up to you, the commander, to keep these soldiers on the battlefield. If you want to have a battle-hardened and well-known army, this is the first thing you need to learn. Ma Teng let out a burst of hearty laughter, and suddenly his face changed, his eyes were like torches, and he said with a serious attitude.

Although Ma Teng is strict in governing the army, but he regards his soldiers as his own brothers and children, and is a very benevolent monarch, and it is precisely because of this that Ma Teng will be loved by the whole army, but wherever he is, his army will be fearless and courageous.

Ma Teng has been on the battlefield for many years, and he can become a hero in Xiliang, a war-torn place, which is not an ordinary person. Whether it is in leading troops or governing the army, Ma Teng has outstanding points. And Ma Zongheng led the troops for the first time, but what Ma Teng taught him was not how to destroy the enemy, but to keep his own soldiers and horses.

Ma Zongheng's expression was solemn, listening to it in his ears, remembering it in his heart, and then he bowed his head and arched his hand: "Daddy's golden and jade good words, the child will definitely remember it, and dare not forget it!" ”

And Hu Che'er next to him couldn't help but feel moved, and his face was a little different. If there is chaos today, the heroes everywhere want to stand on their own, recruit troops and buy horses, and compete for hegemony in the world. Therefore, there are constant wars in various places, human lives are despicable, thousands of casualties are often killed, and many corpses are piled up like forests, tens of thousands.

It is precisely because of the cruelty of war that people are like mustard, and there are very few monarchs who can pay attention to the life and death of soldiers.

Hu Che'er suddenly understood why Ma Jiajun has been able to stand tall and strong for so many years, it turns out that there is a good monarch who loves the people like a son and unites the whole army.

"You have come with your father, and your father has some important matters to consult with you." Suddenly, Ma Teng's face tightened, and his tiger-like eyes narrowed slightly. Ma Zongheng's heart was shocked, and he just looked at Hu Che'er.

Hu Che'er was like a heart, and replied: "It's good to leave it to the last general." ”

Ma Zongheng listened, nodded slightly, and left with Ma Teng, who had already walked away.

When he was young, he was in a tent in the camp. Ma Teng suddenly stopped, turned around slowly, his face was a little more solemn, and said, "The army has changed dramatically. Xi'er, for your father, I have an important matter entrusted to you. But there are dangers lurking in it, so I don't know if you have the courage to do so. ”

Ma Zongheng was obedient, without thinking, knelt down on one knee, and said angrily: "The child will never give up!" ”

"Good! Tonight, you and your soldiers and horses will wait at Hukou Slope, ten miles away, and then the commander will go to meet you. Once you see Dashuai, immediately escort him back to Tianshui without stopping. Also, after you successfully reach Tianshui, no matter what news you get, don't act rashly for the time being, and then your father will send someone to contact you. Ma Teng saw that Ma Zongheng's face was resolute and serious, and he didn't talk nonsense, and said the plan vigorously.

When Ma Zongheng heard this, his eyebrows couldn't help but tighten, and he said: "The commander of an army, retreating from the front of the battle is really a taboo for soldiers. Daddy and Dashuai did not hesitate to do this, which means that the situation may have reached a very critical time. ”