Chapter 294: The Yanzhou Rebellion (I)
Wei Zhongdao smiled and said, "Lord Taishou is thinking too much. On that day, Lord Taishou and Niu Fu fought under the city, which can be described as earth-shattering, Zhongdao is so big, and I have never seen a person like Lord Taishou who can enter the realm of no one in the midst of thousands of troops and horses, and he thinks that in the future, there will be Lord Taishou in Hedong, and he will be able to stabilize as Mount Tai.
In troubled times, whether it is for us people from the family or ordinary people, peace is precious, and the two families of Wei and Cai do not ask much, and they only hope that Lord Taishou can bring stability to Hedong, which is very grateful. ”
Ma Zongheng couldn't help but take a deep breath after hearing this, and Cai Xiang next to him also nodded heavily.
No matter what the era, there are always good and bad people. Ma Zongheng entered the east of the river, and the luckiest thing should be to meet the head of a family like Wei Zhongdao who loves the people, has benevolence and righteousness, but has a very high reputation.
"Zhongdao is noble, and he is ashamed!" Ma Zongheng sighed lightly and bowed heavily to Wei Zhongdao, his eyes full of admiration.
Wei Zhongdao smiled and was about to speak, when his face suddenly changed, and he coughed, which frightened Cai Xiang next to him to change color.
Ma Zongheng was startled and hurriedly asked. Cai Xiang said: "It's not a secret, the young master of the Wei family has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he has been infected with wind and cold in recent years, but he has to take care of dealing with thieves, so his condition has increased unabated, and not long ago he often had a cough, and when he was bad, he would cough up blood!" ”
At this time, Wei Zhongdao waved his hand, and forced a smile on his pale face and said, "Lord Taishou doesn't have to worry too much, Brother Cai is a bit serious." Fortunately, now they are all on the track, but those family heads are all treacherous and cunning people, and after they go back, they will not be in a hurry to send strong men and money, but as long as Lord Taishou can keep Hedong for a while, those people will fulfill their promises when they see that Hedong is gradually stabilizing. ”
"There is Lao Zhongdao bothered. By the way, I have a doctor under my account, although he is young, but his medical skills are extremely superb, if Zhongdao does not dislike it, why don't you let him take your pulse? Ma Zongheng remembered that Wei Zhongdao died of illness very early in history, and couldn't help but feel a little more worried. Wei Zhongdao saw that Ma Zongheng looked concerned, and while he was moved, he couldn't refuse, and said with a smile: "Then Zhongdao will thank Lord Taishou first." ”
"Although you and I have known each other for a short time, I have been taken care of by you everywhere and have formed a deep friendship for a long time. You don't have to be an adult, you and I are called brothers, how about it? Ma Zongheng smiled brightly and stretched out his hand. Wei Zhongdao was stunned for a moment, and then he also understood, stretched out his hand with a smile, and the palms of the two were clenched together. Feeling the scorching heat coming from the palm of Ma Zongheng's hand, Wei Zhongdao felt that his heart was also hot.
A few days later, it was said that Wei and Cai had fulfilled their promises, and Ma Zongheng also began to recruit new soldiers in the city, but the people in the city seemed to see that Ma Zongheng had few soldiers and did not dare to respond to the call. Later, under the leadership of the Wei and Cai families, they successively recruited 6 or 700 new soldiers, excluding those who were unqualified, plus the strong men sent by the Wei and Cai families, about 1,800 people. Ma Zongheng knew that with such a force, it was impossible to hold Hedong steadily, so he had sent people to Changyuan earlier, and transferred 5,000 elite soldiers, and at the same time, his wife Wang Ying, several letters, told him that he missed Wang Ying and his young son Ma Yi very much, so he first sent Wang Xiaohu to lead dozens of Chikui to meet him. As for the recruits, Ma Zongheng handed over all the recruits to Zhang Liao, who had already had experience in military training.
On this day, Ma Zongheng sat alone in the Anyi Hall, playing with a bag in his hand, hesitated for a while, thinking that his power seemed to be on the rise, but it was really unstable. And he urgently needs to strengthen his power in order to prepare for the next battle with Dong Zhuo. Ma Zongheng is a person who does what he says, and from the moment he made his decision that night, he has been planning to attack Sanfu and rescue Liu Xueyu.
And the first thing he thought of was only one point, that is, before learning about Liu Xueyu's news, try to strengthen his own power, otherwise fighting against Dong Zhuo, a giant tiger, would only be an egg hitting a stone!
Thinking of this kind, the bag in his hand seems to have become a lifesaver. With the confidence that Guo Jia would not disappoint him, Ma Zongheng finally opened the bag.
The strategy on the paper in the bag is as simple as ever, and there is only one sentence written: according to the east of the river and resist Yuan, climb Mount Tai, and see the world is small!
The horse looked at it vertically and horizontally, and his brows immediately furrowed, and the one in front of him was simple and easy to understand. Guo Jia taught him to defend Hedong in preparation for the fight against Yuan Shao. At the same time, Ma Zongheng quickly thought that now Yuan Shaotun had gathered a lot of soldiers and horses in Hanoi, that is to say, Guo Jia had expected that Yuan Shao would come to attack.
I have to say that Guo Jia's resourcefulness is so high that he really deserves the name of 'ghost talent'. If Yuan Shao really attacked Hedong, in an unprepared situation, I am afraid that with his current power in Hedong, he will be lost in an instant.
But what does it mean to climb Mount Tai later, and see the world small?
Ma Zongheng felt a headache, and suddenly an urgent report came from outside, saying that just two days ago, a great change had occurred in Yanzhou East County. Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, suddenly led his troops back and attacked Dongjun, Qiaomao was defenseless, and Puyang was broken by Liu Dai in one day. Wen Ping, who guarded Changyuan, learned the news and hurriedly raised troops to rush to help that night. Unexpectedly, the next day, suddenly Liu Dai announced the world in Puyang, saying that the Qiao and Ma families jointly rebelled, intending to seize Yanzhou as the foundation and stand on their own. Wenpin, who was heading to Puyang, suddenly learned that Wang Ying's mother and son, who were heading to Hedong, had just arrived near Mount Tai and were attacked by hundreds of horse thieves. This is to hire a hurry back to Changyuan, and send divergent people to look for the whereabouts of Wang Ying's mother and son in Mount Tai.
"Fuck it!! Damn Liu Dai, I won't break your body into thousands of pieces, it's hard to vent my hatred!! When Ma Zongheng heard this, his eyes immediately turned red, and he became like a statue that exuded a fierce aura that wanted to destroy it, and it was extremely terrifying.
Originally, Liu Xueyu was captured by Lu Bu, which made him collapse several times, and now Liu Dai has come to attack Wang Ying's mother and son again, just like on the evil dragon that has been pulled out of the reverse scales, he has ruthlessly ripped off a piece of reverse scales!!
The soldier who came to report felt the terrible ferocious aura, couldn't help trembling, and hurriedly knelt down.
"Someone!! Immediately summon all the generals above the rank of lieutenant under my command, and only limit the time to two sticks of incense, and I don't care what reason they have, if they can't arrive at the time of the two pillars of incense, they will all be sentenced to the crime of contempt of the monarch, and they will be beaten with thirty rods!! As soon as Ma Zongheng's words came out, like a bell buzzing, how dare the soldiers slack off, and hurriedly took the order and left. Ma Zongheng also taught the guards outside, showing the incense burner outside.
However, he said that Zhang Liao, who was training new soldiers, and Pang De, who was guarding the city, and Gao Lan, who had rectified the soldiers and horses, heard that Ma Zongheng wanted the generals to arrive within the time of the two pillars of incense, otherwise they would all be punished, and they all changed color. It turned out that Ma Zongheng had always been generous to the soldiers under his command, but now that he has changed the norm, it must be a big event. So Zhang, Pang, and Gao were all in a hurry to lead their subordinates and rush to the Anyi Hall to see them.
As the second incense candle burned out, the time of the two pillars of incense had just passed, but in the main hall, a group of soldiers were lined up on the left and right, and some people were still panting, and their faces were still a little flustered.
"Left and right, are you all here!?" Ma Zongheng, who was sitting on the high hall, no longer had a smile on weekdays, but his face was full of cold and evil breath, which was extremely terrifying.
"It's rare for the lord to be so strict, could it be that there is news of that stunning princess?" Zhang Liao's face couldn't help but sink, he also learned about the story of the stunning princess from Ma Zongheng not long ago, and he also understood that a man like Ma Zongheng must be heartbroken, but for the sake of the burden on his shoulders, he didn't force himself to compromise.
At the same time as Zhang Liao's thoughts turned, Pang De and Gao Ran also had different colors, and from Ma Zongheng's demeanor, they seemed to find that the situation was much stricter than he imagined.
"Just two days ago, Dongjun was attacked by Liu Dai, and Puyang was attacked by Liu Dai. On the second day, Liu Dai slandered me for having an affair with the Qiao family and wanted to rebel, but without preventing Wen Ping from counterattacking, he even resorted to three indiscriminate means, sent someone to disguise himself as a horse thief, and attacked my home under Mount Tai! Care for! In the end, Ma Zongheng almost popped out of the words between his teeth, and the terrifying ferocity erupted in the hall, and all the generals in the hall instantly changed color, and they all showed resentment!
"His grandmother's, Liu Dai, the old horseman, is still bold, if the master mother and the young master have a case, see if my red ghost doesn't tear him apart!!" Pound Lion's eyes were round, and he scolded angrily.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Liao, who had a cold face, also answered and shouted: "Such a cheap means are used, this Liu Dai is really inferior to a beast, and he is even more arrogant as a member of the Han family!" As long as you give an order, Liao is willing to immediately lead the army back to Yanzhou!! ”
"Hmph, the so-called cunning rabbit dead lackey cooks! After Liu Dai used us, he was afraid that we would pose a threat and wanted to eradicate it quickly, this abacus was fine enough! But he didn't know that he had offended a beast!! Gao Ran snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. Although he is cunning, he can't do anything to coerce other people's wives!
As the three generals under Ma Zongheng's command expressed their opinions one after another, the rest of the generals were also extremely angry and expressed their determination to return to Yanzhou.
The anger of the people was like a tide, and the entire Anyi Hall became a sea of fire. And Ma Zongheng, who is above the high hall, is like a big black hole at this moment, as if he wants to swallow up all the heaven and earth.
Suddenly, everyone fell silent, only to hear the sound of heavy and terrible breathing coming from the high hall.
"Red Devil!" Suddenly, Ma Zongheng shouted, Poundton was overjoyed, hurriedly rushed out, and shouted: "The end will be here!" ”
"You go back to Yanzhou with me!" As soon as Ma Zongheng's voice fell, Zhang Liao and Gao Ran looked at each other, and they seemed to have a lot of worries. After all, compared to Pound, the style of the two of them is more cautious, and if it is the usual horse vertical, there is no problem.