"Uncle doesn't have to be like this, the little nephew has a proposal that can not only solve the problem of uncle's lack of food and grass, but also make a fortune, and even earn huge fame and court awards!" Without waiting for Ma Teng to speak, Xiao Ma Ge, who had just come in, took over the topic.

"What does the virtuous nephew propose? Could it be that this move will not succeed? Han Sui also knew that the reason why Ma Teng had not leaked anything in the past few days was that he was waiting for Ma Chao to discuss.

Brother Xiao Ma put down the saddle pedal and shook his head: "It's not that it's difficult to succeed, but it's a sure defeat." ”

Han Sui was quite unconvinced when he heard this, and frowned: "Why did the virtuous nephew say this? I and my eldest brother's army are combined into one, with nearly 200,000 men. Dong Zhuo's army is only more than 200,000, and both sides are Xiliang elite soldiers, once the victory is inseparable. Why is the virtuous nephew adamant that our army will be defeated? Besides, our purpose is only in the four counties of Wudu, Hanyang, Anding, and Beidi, Dong Zhuo sits on the rich land of Guanzhong and Sili, so he shouldn't go all out to fight with us! ”

Brother Xiao Ma said: "Uncle's words are different, now my uncle is the general of the expedition to the west, and my father is the Taishou of Xiliang, although it is Dong Zhuo's hidden evil intentions, but after all, he is still an official in the Han system." If Shang Ruo sent troops to attack Dong Zhuo for no reason, he was not right, and he was equivalent to a thief who everyone shouted and beaten, but gave Dong Zhuo an excuse to start a war. ”

"The so-called wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. For example, although today's son is mediocre, and the imperial court is even more dictatorial power of eunuchs and relatives, but the heritage of the Han Dynasty for 400 years is still there, and we must not be the first bird, otherwise not only Dong Zhuo will not let us go, but the court will not let us go. ”

The two nodded in unison when they heard this, and Han Sui sighed: "How can I not know what the virtuous nephew said? It's just that I can't do it, I, Han Sui, am an anti-thief, so why not be an anti-thief again? Otherwise, how will the tens of thousands of troops under my command live. ”

Ma Chao smiled when he heard this: "Uncle is still afraid that he won't be able to raise tens of thousands of troops if he has this thing?" The alien races in the north are not only the Southern Huns, but also Xianbei who has always been the enemy of my Han, why don't my uncle organize an elite cavalry like a little nephew to plunder Xianbei? Not only can this easily feed an army of 100,000, but it can also quickly establish prestige and fame, which is really a matter of killing one stone. ”

Han Sui frowned when he heard this: "The Xianbei people have no fixed place and all of them are good at riding, if my Xiliang cavalry goes deep into the prairie and has no absolute advantage, it is likely to fall into the quagmire and not be able to extricate themselves!" ”

Brother Xiao Ma shook his head and retorted: "The Xianbei people are good at riding, but can they still be stronger than the Huns?" The little nephew only used 10,000 troops to defeat the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Southern Huns, and his uncle had tens of thousands of cavalry, so why be afraid of Xianbei? If your uncle can't trust your nephew, you might as well try for yourself how much benefit this saddle pedal can bring. ”

Han Sui took a closer look at the complete set of saddle pedals, frowned, and said, "Is this thing really so wonderful?" ”

"Yes, if ordinary cavalry is equipped with saddle pedals, the combat power will be at least doubled, and with the art of riding and archery, it will definitely be invincible in the prairie in a short period of time, and the attack will be invincible" Then Brother Ma carefully said the benefits of saddle pedals, and at the same time showed off the tactics of lightning breaking the Huns.

Han Sui is also a general immediately, and he can understand it at one point, although he is convinced, but at the strong request of Brother Xiaoma, he still went out to verify it in person, and the effect is amazingly good. Then Xiao Ma struck while the iron was hot, and told his plan to send troops from the Southern Xiongnu to plunder Xianbei, and asked Han Sui to organize a large army to echo from afar.

Han Sui wanted to attack Dong Zhuo with the purpose of raising the war with war, but this time, with the successful example of Brother Xiaoma, he naturally agreed without hesitation. Brother Xiao Ma was overjoyed, and carefully explained his successful experience and the intention of the blitzkrieg, only to hear Han Sui nodding again and again, excited.

In the evening, Ma Teng set up a banquet for the three sons to catch the wind and wash the dust, and Han Sui, who was like an arrow, was also forced by Ma Teng to stay for one more night, and under the repeated requests of Brother Xiaoma, the two set the "feat" of Brother Xiao Ma marrying a ghost as a wife to be held five days later.

During the banquet, Han Sui looked at Brother Xiao Ma more and more pleasing to the eyes, and couldn't help but sigh: "If you have a son, you should be like Ma Mengqi, the Ma family has this son, and within ten years, you will definitely be able to shock the big man, and the old brother will follow this time." ”

Ma Teng laughed and said, "Wu'er is also the son-in-law of my brother, it should be so!" If not, is it okay for Meng Qi to recognize his brother as his father-in-law? ”

Han Sui was very moved when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Ma Chao with an eager face.

Brother Xiao Ma was depressed for a while, and when he heard the word father-in-law, he couldn't help but think of Lu Bu, although he has a good relationship with Han Sui at the moment, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not face each other with swords in the future, and the son-in-law can barely say that he beats his father-in-law, and his son beats his father is despised. Besides, it's enough for him to have a father, but he doesn't want to be a godfather.

"The difference between what my father said, I am about to marry my sister of the Han family, Uncle Han is equivalent to the father-in-law of the child, as the saying goes: a son-in-law is half a son, and the child even promised to let the second son take Han as his surname in the future, and then recognize the father-in-law, wouldn't it be more than this?"

"Meng Qi is right, a son-in-law is half a son." Han Sui sighed after speaking, and said a little lonely: "It's a pity that Ying'er is not blessed, and it is a pity that she has not been able to meet the 'Shenwei General' she talks about every night until she dies!" Now that Meng Qi is willing to marry the little female tablet as his wife, Ying'er's spirit in the sky should also rest in peace! ”

Brother Xiaoma's heart moved, and he picked up the wine glass and said: "My father-in-law is above, and my son-in-law doesn't know whether to say anything or not!" ”

Han Sui saw that Brother Xiao Ma changed his name to his father-in-law, and he was immediately overjoyed, and also changed his words: "Why should a virtuous son-in-law be polite? There is something to say, but it doesn't hurt to speak! ”

Brother Xiao Ma got up and said: "The world is bustling, the world is fickle, but everything can't escape a sharp word, for a sharp word, even if the brothers have a backlash, although the father-in-law and the father have a righteous feeling, but in troubled times it is inevitable that there will be a conflict of interest, if there is a Ma and Han two families encounter this matter, what should the father-in-law do?" ”

As soon as he heard Brother Xiao Ma ask such a sharp question, Ma Teng immediately showed a look of dismay, and was about to reprimand, but Han Sui waved his hand, and also got up and said solemnly: "Although Han Wenyue was once a wanted thief by the imperial court, he also knows the word loyalty, my loyalty is not loyalty to the Son of Heaven, it is loyalty to my friends, and my righteousness is also the righteousness of friends, you do not live up to me, and I do not live up to you!" After that, he looked at Ma Teng and continued: "Brother Ma and I have been friends since childhood, have you ever seen something sorry for your friends?" ”

Ma Teng got up and said: "The virtuous brother is a righteous person, and he has always admired him!" It's just that why Meng Qi mentioned this matter during the banquet, wouldn't it make people lose the wine! ”

Brother Xiao Ma hurriedly said yes, but he was really relieved in his heart, because he knew that Han Sui had indeed done "You don't live up to me, and I don't live up to you!" But Ma Teng may not be able to do it, in history, it was Ma Teng who attacked Han Sui first regardless of his righteousness, the reason is because Ma Chao and Han Sui's subordinates are not compatible, especially with Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing.

Now that the brave and unscrupulous Ma Chao has become Brother Xiaoma, it is uncertain whether history will repeat itself, so he beat the two of them during the banquet to try to avoid unpleasant things in the future

Brother Xiao Ma raised his glass and said apologetically: "What my father taught was, but it was the child who lost his words on a whim!" However, my father-in-law's 'you don't live up to me, I don't live up to you' is really admirable, my Ma family is also a world-famous family, and has always been the most loyal, I hope that the two families of Ma and Han will always be good to Qin and Jin, and they will not lose each other! ”

Han Sui said: "What the virtuous son-in-law said is very much in my heart, after a glass of wine, I will go back to prepare saddle pedals and strong bows and feather arrows, just wait for the fifth day after the virtuous son-in-law to come to marry the little girl's coffin!" ”

"That's exactly how it should be!"

After the dismissal, when Han Sui returned to the post house drunk, the father and son talked about the Southern Xiongnu for a long time. Ma Dai and Ma Tie participated in it, showing off from time to time how to break the Hun cavalry, and Ma Tie even boasted about his achievements in beheading the Hun generals, saying that Ma Teng was very relieved.

Ma Teng couldn't help but be silent after listening to the whole process of the expedition to the Southern Xiongnu, and kept thinking in his heart whether his son was really only twelve years old? How could a twelve-year-old boy have such deep ingenuity and scheming skills? Could it be that the ancestors did not manifest themselves? But no matter what, this is a good thing after all, the rise of the Ma family is imminent.

Seeing that Ma Teng was silent, Xiao Ma dropped another bombshell and asked, "What does my father think of the land of Liangzhou?" What do you think of Qianghu? ”

Ma Teng said without thinking about it: "Liangzhou has been in constant turmoil since Xiqiang moved in during the Guangwu period, especially in recent decades, there are countless warlords of all sizes, and the imperial court has spent countless manpower, material and financial resources for this. However, after nearly a hundred years of war, Xiqiang has also initially integrated with the Han people, but the entire Xiliang land has also become full of holes due to the war, the land is barren, and the population is sparse, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a poor mountain and bad water. The only advantage is that Xiliang soldiers are elite and produce good horses. ”

Brother Xiao Ma nodded and said: "What my father said is true, it is an indisputable fact that the elite soldiers of Xiliang are elite, and among them, the Qiang soldiers are the leaders, most of the troops of Uncle Han and Dong Zhuo are Qiang soldiers, and both of them have a very high reputation among the Qiang people. On the other hand, my father started by suppressing the Qiang rebellion, and most of the subordinates were Han Chinese, although their combat power was not bad, but they were sandwiched between the two warlords Dong Zhuo and Uncle Han, and they would change for a long time! ”

Ma Teng was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Why did Wu'er say this?" ”

Brother Xiao Ma said: "Dong Zhuo is a tiger and wolf person, extremely selfish, extremely greedy, and has long been disobedient to the army, the land of Xiliang is his birthplace, how can he allow his father and Uncle Han to be separated for a long time?" Although Uncle Han has a sense of righteousness with his father, his troops are composed of small warlords, large and small, and it is difficult to achieve unity, and the Qiang soldiers under his command are even more loose in military discipline and often plunder the people, and it is inevitable that there will be conflicts with his father's troops in the future. ”

Ma Teng sighed and said: "What Wu'er said is very reasonable, if it weren't for the discord between the tribes, why would we divide our troops and do our own thing?" Since Wu'er mentioned it, I must have a countermeasure! ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "The child does have a little idea, and he is about to discuss it with his father!" ”

Ma Teng was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Wu'er, come quickly!" ”