Ma Chao has a Han Jue, and the title is the Marquis of Duting, and Liu Bei's title is only the Marquis of Yicheng Pavilion, just according to the title, Liu Bei is lower than Ma Chao.

If Ma Chao came to vote, Liu Bei was afraid that he would be one level lower and it would be difficult to control Ma Chao.

Of course, the title of Han Jue, in this era of striving for dominance, is actually a fart. But now Liu Bei prides himself on being the uncle of the Han Dynasty and attracts the hearts of the people with the banner of supporting the Han family, so Xu Du, the title awarded by the Han Emperor, he can't just be a fart.

Liu Bei's thoughts, Fang Shao could guess thoroughly, but it was inconvenient to say it clearly.

Zhuge Liang obviously also saw Liu Bei's concerns, so he smiled and said: "The Northern Expedition to Yongliang needs to be thanks to the Xiliang Zhuqiang, Ma Mengqi came to vote this time, it is really a godsend, compared to this, other concerns are insignificant." Moreover, Liang has his own way to solve the concerns of the lord, so the lord can rest assured that he will welcome Ma Mengqi into Hanzhong. ”

Zhuge Liang knew Liu Bei's heart very well, and after listening to his confident words, Liu Bei made up his mind and said: "As the military advisor said, Meng Qi is here, and God has given me a gift." In this way, filial piety and Zhongzheng, let the two of you go out of Hanzhong in person and welcome Meng Qi on my behalf. ”

So Fang Shao and Fa Zheng were ordered by Liu Bei, so they led 3,000 soldiers and horses out of Yangping Pass in the west and went to Wudu County to meet Ma Chao.

Although this Wudu County belongs to Yizhou, but in the early years, it was occupied by the wealthy people of Di, and Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang were bribed with huge sums of money every time they crossed the border.

Fang Shao and the others did not go to war this time, but just greeted Ma Chao, so when the army marched to Wei County, more than 100 miles south of the city under the Wudu Zhizhi, they would camp their soldiers and horses here, waiting for Ma Chao's arrival.

Three days later, there was still no shadow of Ma Chao, Fang Shao was a little impatient to wait, and he found Fa Zheng early in the morning to discuss.

"Xiaozhi, I heard that Meng Qi entered Wudu earlier, according to the footsteps, now don't say it is Weixian, even Hanzhong should arrive, why you and I have waited for a long time, but there is no news at all, it is not that he changed his mind halfway."

Fa Zheng was leisurely, and in the face of Fang Shao's questioning, he just smiled faintly, and said: "Zhongzheng, don't worry, you don't know, many of Meng Qi and Wudu are old, maybe he has been reminiscing with those handsomes all the way, and he may delay his journey." ”

Fa Zheng's words sounded, and he felt a little proud.

When Fang Shao was pondering, the city suddenly came to report, saying that there was a lot of smoke and dust in the north, and it seemed that a group of men and horses were killing this side.

The expressions of the two of them changed slightly, and Fa Zhengqi said: "After the lord has gained Yizhou, he has always been on good terms with the people of Wudu and Yinping. ”

Fang Shao frowned, and said: "Hu people are Hu people after all, capriciousness is their real surname, we must be vigilant." ”

Fa Zheng also thought so, so he ordered his soldiers to go to the city to prepare for the battle, and at the same time rushed to the north city with Fang Shao's flying horse.

When he got to the head of the city, he saw the smoke and dust in the north of the city, Fang Shao vaguely felt that the ground was trembling slightly, as if on the narrow road, there seemed to be thousands of iron horsemen killing this side.

When he got closer, he saw a group of cavalry crashing out of the dust and mist, all dressed in armor and armor.

Fang Shao frowned, and said, "These people are really going to attack the city, and they turned their faces after taking the money, which is really unkind." ”

Fa Zheng also looked suspicious, and said: "The Di people have always been friendly with us, but now they suddenly attack, Yu Li can't make sense." ”

Fang Shao said in a deep voice: "The facts are in front of you, don't worry about so much for now, and quickly prepare to meet the enemy." ”

So, Fang Shao ordered the Weixian drawbridge to be pulled up, the city gate was closed, the swordsman was in place, and the crossbowman pulled the string to prepare, and the atmosphere on the city suddenly became extremely tense.

The enemy rode very quickly, but when they got closer, they counted less than a hundred.

Fang Shao's spirit relaxed a little, and said with a smile: "The momentum of the thieves is quite fierce, but if you want to attack the city with less than a hundred cavalry, is it a brain cramp?" ”

However, just as they were putting the crossbowmen in position, preparing for the enemy to get a little closer, and shoot the hundred-man into a honeycomb, the menacing momentum of the enemy cavalry suddenly stopped. Then, an enemy general drove his horse slowly towards the city and shouted: "The defenders of the city are Liu Yuanjun's subordinates? ”

The sudden change in the thieves stunned everyone, Fang Shao and Fa Zheng glanced at each other, and then replied loudly: "We are on the order of Liu Zhijun, and we have come to meet Xiliang Ma Mengqi, my lord has always treated the Erdi clan well, and please don't embarrass us." ”

Fang Shao's words were quite polite, although these people were not good, but for the sake of the overall situation, it was better to try to maintain friendly relations.

After hearing this, the enemy general smiled and said loudly: "It is Ma Dai, the brother of General Ma, who is here, and I will take the first step on my brother's order, please open the city gate and let me enter the city." ”

Ma Dai? Is he Ma Dai?

Hearing that he had reported to his family, Fang Shaocai took a closer look and found that this person's outfit was really different from that of the Di people, but he was dressed as a Han family warrior.

It's just that Ma Chao will come if he wants to come, why bother to send a younger brother to come first, come and come, and he looks like he is going to attack the city, but he doesn't know what kind of medicine he sells in the gourd.

Fang Shao turned around and discussed with Fa Zheng, and said, "Xiaozhi, why is this Ma Dai suspicious here, should we put them in the city?" ”

Fa Zheng also frowned and said: "Xiliang people have never acted without favoritism, and some weirdness is inevitable, we will make arrangements first, and then put them into the city, and they will not be able to play any tricks." ”

Fa was the leader who greeted Ma Chao this time, and when he said this, Fang Shao had no choice but to obey. Therefore, Fa Zheng transferred more than 500 troops to spread on both sides of the city, and then lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate.

However, their worries were obviously unnecessary, and Na Ma Dai did not lead the crowd in, but entered Wei County alone. Fang Shao and the others were relieved to go down to the city to meet them.

"I have admired the name of General Ma for a long time, and it is really an honor to see it today."

After the two of them exchanged politeness, they reported their names again.

When Ma Dai heard the name of Fazheng, his rough face couldn't help but be filled with a happy smile, bowed his hand, and said excitedly: "I have long heard that we have a fellow villager in Fufeng who is filial piety, who is a man of great wisdom and resourcefulness, and is the pillar of the pillars under Liu Yuanjun's account. ”

Fa Zheng also said excitedly: "When I was in Yizhou, I had already heard that Meng Qi and Jinzhi were majestic in Xiliang, which really added glory to our Fufeng people, and I also looked forward to meeting you as soon as possible and talking about the friendship between the villagers and neighbors." ”

It turned out that the Ma Dai family was from Fufeng Maoling, and Fazheng's hometown was in Fufeng Yi County, and the two of them were the original and most authentic fellow villagers. In this era, the relationship between the hometown and the clan is very important, and it is no wonder that the two of them hit it off at first sight, and they happily talked about their hometown, but they left Fang Shao aside.

"Well, the addition of the big tree of the Ma family in the Fufeng Group must be greatly increased, it seems that the limelight that Fazheng has just suppressed is about to rise again."

When Fang Shaozheng sighed to himself, Ma Dai noticed him, and then bowed his hand slightly, and said, "I have heard the name of General Fang for a long time, and I am fortunate to meet him." ”

Ma Dai's words were much more insipid, his tone and expression were obviously far less enthusiastic than those of Fa Zheng, Fang Shao didn't think so, and casually replied, "But I don't know when General Ma Mengqi will arrive?" ”

Before the words fell, suddenly the soldiers at the head of the city reported that there was another piece of smoke and dust on the road to the north, and it seemed that there were people and horses killed again.

"Isn't General Ma Mengqi here?"

The two of them hurriedly went up to the city again, and Na Ma Dai also followed with a smile on his face.

Standing at the head of the city and looking at the north again, sure enough, another group of men and horses rushed in, this time in number and momentum, more than when Ma Dai came before.

With such a situation, it looks like it is coming to belong, and it is simply coming to attack the city.

Fang Shao immediately frowned, and said: "It seems that this time it must be the Di people who are coming to attack, General Ma, tell your hundred men and horses to hurry in, let's defend the city together." ”

Ma Dai smiled and said, "General Fang, don't be nervous, it's not the enemy who is here, it's also my brother's people." ”

Hearing this, Fang Shaocai breathed a sigh of relief, but his doubts were even heavier.

After a while, I saw more than 1,000 people rushing to the front of the city, and just like when Ma Dai came, he suddenly stopped his murderous steps, and the first general turned out to be a heroic female general.

The general slapped her horse and shouted at the city, "Brother Adai, tell them to open the gate and let me in." ”

Ma Dai said to Fa Zheng: "Xiaozhi, the one under the city is my cousin Yunlu, please open the city and let her in." ”

"It turned out that Miss Ma had arrived, someone was coming, hurry up and put down the suspension bridge, open the city gate, and welcome Miss Ma into the city."

So, as soon as he got to the top of the city, he would go down again.

"Yunlu, Yunlu, Ma Yunlu? No way! ”

What Fang Shao thought in his heart, no one could know, it was in the clouds and fog and went down to the city with the two of them.

The city gate was wide open, and after a short time, Ma Yunlu rode a white horse and slowly entered the city with his head held high.

At this time, Fang Shao raised his eyes to take a closer look, but saw that this Ma Yunlu was born in an exotic beauty, dressed in a purple brocade robe, wearing a feather and phoenix crown, holding a silver spear, and looking like a woman.

The woman in front of him couldn't help but remind Fang Shao of Sun Shangxiang, although both of them were women, but this Ma Yunlu was like a hybrid of Han and Hu, born with an exotic and charming color, both women, but with another flavor.

That Ma Yunlu jumped off the horse, with a flick of the brocade robe, with a strong exotic wind, he stepped forward, arched his hand towards his brother, Ma Dai introduced Fang Shao and the others: "Sister, this is our fellow countryman Fa Xiaozhi, this is General Fang Zhongzheng, and the two of them came to meet us on the order of Liu Zhijun." ”

Ma Yunlu glanced at the two of them and said, "What kind of person is the eldest brother, why didn't Liu Yuanjun come to greet him in person?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Fang Shao couldn't help frowning.

(To be continued)