Chapter 370: Encircling and suppressing horse thieves
Although the Three Heroes Battle of Lu Bu was fabricated, LΓΌ Bu did resist the princes' crusade against Dong Zhuo with the strength of one person, although it ended in defeat, but most of the reasons for his defeat were due to his disagreement with other generals.
Ma Chao is also known for his martial bravery, especially in the process of resisting the external invasion of the Qiang people, it has played a decisive role, in the various departments of the Qiang people, Ma Chao has always been regarded as a god, as soon as he heard that Ma Chao is coming, he will surrender without a fight.
In addition to these achievements, the two also have a common characteristic, that is, they have high attainments in charging into battle and arranging troops.
In other words, both of them are very rare commander-type talents, not reckless men who can only fight alone in front of the battle.
However, history always leaves people with all kinds of regrets, these two figures who were powerful in the Three Kingdoms period, whether in the official history or in the middle, have never had a confrontation.
This may never be a thing worth remembering for people born in the Three Kingdoms period, but for people like Liu He, who have been exposed to it since childhood and indulged in the magnificent Three Kingdoms era, it is a very important event between the two people.
There is another reason why Liu He is interested in this, in fact, Chen Mo and Pang Tong have also mentioned it just now, Lu Bu's age is much older than Ma Chao, as the saying goes, seventeen or eighteen is incomplete, thirty or forty is just the right age, and an adult man, until he is twenty years old, will really enter the heyday of his body.
But as far as Ma Dai said, Ma Chao was only thirteen years old at that time, and Lu Bu's age was at least fifteen years older than Ma Chao, no matter how talented Ma Chao was, how could Ma Chao, who was only thirteen years old, have a chance of winning in the face of Lu Bu, who was also born with divine power?
However, listening to Ma Dai's tone, it seems that Ma Chao really didn't lose in this contest.
"After my brother received the order, he immediately set off with people and searched in the territory for a whole month, and finally found the traces of this group of horse thieves on the border, but just when my brother was about to exterminate this group of people in one fell swoop, Lu Bu suddenly appeared. It turned out that Ding Yuan had always been a big seller of this group of horse thieves, and Lu Bu was trading with these people at that time. β
"Lu Bu is such a big person, and he still does this kind of thing?" Chen Mo blurted out, he wanted to continue to ask, but when he saw Liu He staring at him, he swallowed back the words that had come to his mouth.
Ma Dai smiled faintly at Liu He, "It's not to blame him, anyone who hasn't lived in our Xiliang will definitely think so in their hearts." In our Xiliang, horses are life, they are more precious than everything, without horses, the people can't graze, and the soldiers can't fight, so although the horse thief is caught in our business, it is basically impossible to escape death, but there are still people who do this kind of business. β
"The more dangerous the business, the more money you make, and people die for money, birds die for food, that's what we are talking about." Zhong Lixun said slowly.
Ma Dai smiled and nodded at Zhong Lixun, "Captain Zhong Li is right, in our Xiliang, horses are not only necessary for life, but also the most important armament materials, and the powerful people everywhere are secretly buying horses from horse thieves to expand armaments and accumulate strength. Not only Ding Yuan, almost all forces will do this, and those who are sent to trade with horse thieves are generally the generals with the highest martial arts under their accounts, so Ding Yuan will naturally send Lu Bu to buy horses, this rule is not a new thing in our Xiliang. β
Chen Mo couldn't help but ask, "When your brother saw Lu Bu at that time, he wasn't stunned at all?" β
"In the final analysis, buying a horse from a horse thief is still a thing that can't be put on the table after all, Lu Bu naturally won't report himself, and of course my brother doesn't know the identity of the other party."
Chen Mo pondered it carefully, but still shook his head, "That's not right, I heard that Lu Bu was born tall and tall, I guess it's ......."
As he spoke, Chen Mo glanced around, and finally his gaze fell on Wang Tie's body, "I estimate that Lu Bu has to be about the same height as Brother Wang Tie, and your brother will know it at a glance." β
Ma Dai explained: "To tell you the truth, although people with a figure like Brother Wang Tie are rare in our Xiliang, they are much more than in the Central Plains and the South. In my uncle's territory, there were also a few people with such strong figures, who were not my brother's opponents at that time, so when my brother saw Lu Bu at that time, he was not only scared at all, but his attitude was even stronger than Lu Bu. β
Seeing that Liu He didn't say anything to scold Chen Mo, the little black fat man hurriedly took this opportunity to ask, "Listen to you, you were also there at the time?" β
Ma Dai smiled and nodded, "Originally, my uncle thought I was too young to let me go, but I still sneaked out." My brother didn't agree at first, but then he couldn't stand my soft grinding and hard bubbles, and he thought that it would not be dangerous to deal with a group of horse thieves, so he agreed, I guess that if he knew that he would meet Lu Bu, he would not have taken me with him. β
Chen Mo and the little black fat man glanced at each other, closed their mouths together very tacitly, and stopped talking, they thought that Ma Dai was also hearsay, but they didn't want to see all this with Ma Dai's own eyes, this kind of eyewitness narration really can't be missed.
"All this may be providence, in fact, those horse thieves have already decided to leave my uncle's territory, and it stands to reason that my brother does not need to be killed, but most of the horses sold to Lu Bu by those horse thieves are stolen from my uncle's territory. My brother recognized some of them at a glance, and quit at that time, and immediately ordered the horses to be taken away, and to bring back the other horses as compensation. Lu Bu naturally wouldn't agree, Ding Yuan had paid a deposit before buying these horses, and if he went back empty-handed, he would definitely not be able to explain. The two of you said a word, and before you said a few words, they started to move. β
As soon as he heard that the main event was coming, Chen Mo hurriedly walked in front of Ma Dai and squatted down, "Tell me quickly, who will move first?" What kind of weapons are they used? Foot or horse? β
"The firewood is gone, Chen Mo, you go and pick up some of it." Liu He said coldly.
Chen Mo suddenly looked depressed, and begged bitterly: "Boss, can I go after listening to it?" Don't worry, I'll go right away after listening. β
Liu He squinted at him, "Okay, from now on, you are not allowed to say a word, let me hear a word coming out of your mouth, and you don't want to listen to the rest of the matter." β