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Wuwei, also known as Xiliang. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the name of Xiliang Jinma Chao originates from this.

It is located in the eastern part of the Hexi Corridor and is also the gateway to the Hexi Corridor. In 121 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered the hussar general Huo Qubing to expedition to Hexi and defeat the Xiongnu. In order to highlight the military might of the Han Dynasty, it has the name of 'Wuwei'.

At the end of September of the eighth year of Jian'an, the weather became colder.

The county seat of Wuwei is not too big, but it is very prosperous.

Between the markets, there is an endless stream of Hu merchants from the Western Regions who travel to and from the Central Plains. Although the Central Plains was in chaos, it could not affect the prosperity of Wuwei. Taking advantage of its geographical location, the Ma family is based on this, backed by the rich products of the Western Regions, and continues to grow......

The sky was a little overcast, as if it was going to snow.

Ma Chao rode outside the city of Ma Wuwei, his heart was heavy and depressed.

Due to the failure of Hongshuiji, Ma Chao's prestige at home has decreased a lot. In addition, Liangzhou Thorn Shi Weikang sent someone to reprimand Ma Teng and told him not to meddle in Hexi affairs. Ma Teng was furious, turned his head and reprimanded Ma Chao again.

Although this was just a superficial reprimand, Ma Chao was very unhappy.

Occupying Hongze and capturing Hexi is Ma Teng's long-standing proposition. Ma Chao's failure in Hongshuiji this time was not a lack of planning, but a providence. For this reason, Ma Chao also damaged his right-hand man, and the mastermind Hu Bai. was not very happy in his heart, but after being reprimanded by Ma Teng, Ma Chao thought that Ma Teng was unfair to him.

The most infuriating thing is that his brother Ma Tie.

The recent arrogance can be described as arrogant.

In the past, with the assistance of Hubai, Ma Chao himself was brave and good at fighting, so that even if Ma Tie had the intention to provoke, he did not dare to go too far. And now, Ma Chao suffered a failure, which made Ma Tie have an excuse. Before and after others, he often slandered Ma Chao. Ma Teng also knows this, but he turns a blind eye to it, as if he has not heard it, it is completely an indulgent attitude.

Ma Chao was unhappy, so he took his servants and hunted outside the city in the past few days.

Fortunately, he also has a brother Ma Dai by his side, who has been following Ma Chao, which makes him more or less comfortable.

After hunting two lone wolves, Ma Chao returned to Wuwei with the prey.

As soon as I got home, I saw the old housekeeper Ma Cheng coming towards me.

"Eldest Prince, you are back...... If you don't come back, the old slave will have to send someone out of the city to find you. ”

"What are you looking for me to do?"

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment and asked suspiciously.

"The Lord is just discussing things in the flower hall, and you will know when you go over."

As he spoke, Ma Cheng glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "Just got the news, Hong Ze and the Han army turned their faces!" ”

"Oh?"

Ma Chao was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "When did it happen?" ”

"Ten days ago...... The eldest prince should go in quickly, if you go late, the main guild will not be happy. ”

Ma Cheng is Ma Teng's cousin and Ma Cheng's old subordinate. Ma Teng's father, Ma Su, used to be the county lieutenant of Yangan County, Tianshui County, and later lost his official position due to crimes. Ma Teng's family environment was not good when he was a child, thanks to the help of Ma Cheng's father. Later, Ma Teng joined the army, and Ma Cheng accompanied him, and he really gave Ma Teng a lot of help, and was very trusted by Ma Teng.

When Ma Teng was a teenager, he married a Qiang girl and gave birth to Ma Chao.

Later, Ma Teng's status became higher and higher, so he married the daughter of a large family in Jincheng and became the main family, that is, Ma Tie's mother. It is precisely for this reason that Ma Teng is extremely fond of Ma Tie. The big family in Jincheng, although it is not a famous family, but after all, it is also a local Han people, which makes Ma Teng feel more cordial.

Even Ma Teng himself has Qiang blood (after Ma Su lost his official position, he lived in a Qiang Han mislocation, and he also married a Qiang girl, who was Ma Teng's mother). But from the bottom of his heart, Ma Teng recognizes his Han ancestry.

After all, how can the descendants of General Fubo's horse aid be a mongrel?

Ma Cheng also disagreed with Ma Teng's pampering of Ma Tie. This is Xiliang, Qiang Hu is mixed, and there are not so many Han family rituals. Here is about Wu Yong, and about whose fist is big. Ma Chao has been fighting with Ma Teng since he was a child, and he began to fight the enemy at the age of twelve, how many feats have he established? In the entire Xiliang area, who doesn't know the three words Jinma Chao? It's just that Ma Teng dotes on Ma Tie and alienates Ma Chao, which is really not a smart choice......

But Ma Cheng had no way to persuade Ma Teng, so he could only secretly resolve the conflict for his father and son.

Ma Chao gratefully arched his hand towards Ma Cheng, strode into the flower hall.

"I don't do my job all day long, I just know how to be idle, how can I achieve great things in the future?"

As soon as he entered the flower hall, Ma Teng scolded him harshly.

Under him, the Mahew Ma Tie brothers sat upright. Matthew is not much younger than Ma, and he also has great respect for his brother. It's just that because of Ma Teng's attitude, he looks very embarrassed to be caught in the middle, so he sits there with his eyes and nose and nose, and he can't see any thoughts. It was Ma Tie, who had a look of schadenfreude in his eyes and a hint of mockery.

"It's better to study with your brother, read more books, and walk around the barracks more than to do nothing all day."

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and forced a smile: "The child must follow his father's teachings. ”

You old thing, you don't deserve to die!

You have taken away my military power, and you have taken back my military talisman, and I have stayed in the barracks, and I have been laughed at?

was already resentful to the extreme, but Ma Chao's face was full of respect, and he looked like he was obedient to the teachings.

Fortunately, Ma Teng also knew the severity and did not reprimand again.

"I have called everyone here today to discuss a matter."

"Father, please."

"I got the news that the Cao family's children and Hong Ze turned against each other."

"Father, is the news true?"

Ma Xiu asked suspiciously: "Then I have also heard of Cao Peng, he is an extremely cautious person, how could he suddenly turn against Hongze?" ”

"It is said that it was Hongze Shikui who attacked Cao Peng first.

So the children of the Cao family took revenge and went back, and led their troops to destroy Shi Kui. Speaking of which, this matter is not a big deal, the problem is that Cao Peng did not inform Dou Lan, so he directly killed Shi Kui. So much so that Hongze was a little dissatisfied. ”

Ma Teng explained in a deep voice, his eyes swept over Ma Chao, and his face suddenly sank.

I saw Ma Chao close his eyes, as if an old monk had settled down.

He frowned and asked, "Meng Qi, what do you think?" ”

Ma Chao opened his eyes and bowed slightly, "The child obeys his father's orders......"

"I'm asking you, what should I do?"

Ma Teng was a little angry and shouted.

Ma Chao's cheeks twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "Hong Ze and the Han army turned against each other, but there has been no conflict yet. If the troops are dispatched at this time, I am afraid that the two of them will be able to release their previous suspicions and fight side by side. The child thought that this was not a good time to send troops. It is best to wait for Hongze and the Han army to really fight, and then send troops to attack Hongze, and then the battle will be successful. ”

Although in later generations, many people felt that Ma Chao was brave and unscrupulous.

But in fact, Ma Chao is extremely smart.

He has been assisted by Hubai for many years, and at least he can analyze the stakes.

Ma Teng thought about it, felt that it made sense, and was about to nod, but saw Ma Tie stand up and say, "Father, the child thinks that the eldest brother is too timid!" ”

Ma Chao Ma Xiu, and Ma Dai, who had just walked in from outside the door, suddenly changed their faces.

In Xiliang, Qiang and Hu live together, and if you say that Ren is 'timid', it is equivalent to pointing at the other party's nose and scolding him for being a wreck.

Ma Chao is so proud that he was furious when he heard it.

"What did you say?"

Without waiting for Ma Tie to open his mouth to refute, Ma Teng became angry first.

"Meng Qi, what are you doing here? To let you come today is to let you express your opinions. Uncle Qi is just expressing his opinion, you look like this, don't you want to be bad for your brother? Don't sit down for me yet, don't say much. ”

Ma Chao subconsciously clenched his fists.

But he saw Ma Dai stretch out his hand and grabbed his arm.

Ma Chao took a deep breath and sat down again, but judging from his violently undulating chest, it could be seen that he was angry in his heart.

"Uncle, what do you have in mind?"

"Father, the child thinks that now is the right time to fight Hongze.

The unresolved civil strife in Hongze, coupled with the killing of Shi Kui, will inevitably cause contradictions between Hongze and the Han army. We should take this opportunity to send troops, take Hongze in one fell swoop, and then drive away Cao Peng and occupy Hexi. In this way, except for Sanfu, everything belongs to the father, and great things can be accomplished? If the father is not at ease, the child has another plan...... Didn't my father forget Tang Hoof? Why didn't my father ask him to act together, when the time comes, we will fight in two ways, and Hongze will definitely succeed in one battle. ”

Sounds reasonable.

"Father, don't forget, the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Cao Cao's old thief sent troops to Hebei for the second time, and the Yuan clan was about to be destroyed.

And the Hexi immigrants have also passed the Xiao Pass and will arrive at the beginning of the month at the latest. When they get a foothold, it won't be so easy to deal with them...... Therefore, if you want to take the red color, it is right in front of you, and it will change later. ”

Ma Teng nodded again and again, praising Ma Tie for his cleverness.

And Ma Chao sat aside, quietly looking at the scene of father and son filial piety in front of him, sneering in his heart.

"Father, the child asks for your life, and is willing to lead a group of men and horses to set foot on the red ze."

"My son has such ambitions, how can a father not support them?

Well, since this is the case, my father asked him to contact Tang Hoi and ask him to send troops to Tu Ze, and drive him out of Hexi while the Cao family's foothold was not stable. ”

Ma Teng said and laughed.

And Ma Chao was on the side, just watching silently, pursing his lips, and not saying a word......

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On September 23, the eighth year of Jian'an, Ma Teng sent people to send a war letter to Dou Lan.

His excuse is very perfect: you Hongze people attacked the Han army, but you ignore the dignity of the Son of Heaven, and treat it as if you were plotting rebellion, and you should be punished!

I am the order of the Son of Heaven, a former general, and a fake Liangzhou military.

So, I'm going to hit you!

Fengtianzi crusaded against the ministers, and he was above board.

Even if it is Liangzhou Thorn Shi Weikang, there is nothing to be done about it. And Cao Peng's attitude is not something that Ma Teng needs to consider. I'm here to help you out, we're all in this together...... If you don't know what to do, then I don't mind attacking with you.

On September 26, Tang Hoof, the king of Qiang, summoned the four heroes of Qiang and Hu, raised an army of 30,000, and slaughtered Hongze.

For a time, the war clouds in Hexi were thick, and gunsmoke was everywhere.

After Dou Lan learned the news that Ma Teng and Tang Hoof were going to send troops, she couldn't help but be shocked.

He ordered people to go to the Li family Muyuan overnight and invited Li Qi, the lord of the Li family's tribe, to come to Hongshuiji to discuss countermeasures......

And after Li Qi came to Hongshuiji, he only said one sentence: "Hongze's survival is only in Cao Peng's thoughts." ”

Dou Lan fell into deep thought. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendation, ***, your support is my biggest motivation. )