Chapter 274: Ma Chao's Challenge
(Thanks to the alliance, there are so many double rewards.) Thank you Zhao Wuxian 2014, UFGW, glorious charter, and "a lonely heart", this book friend has previously posted a comment, because of the wrong keyword, let me ponder for a long time, I don't know whether it is praise or depreciation, now I see the reward, finally understand, thank you. ๏ผ
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Ma Han came down from the court, and there was a gold seal and a copper seal on his waist. The gold seal is engraved as "Hussar General", and the copper seal is engraved as "Dragon Wolf Zhonglang General".
That's right, Ma Han has been promoted again, and now his official titles are: Hussar General, Guangluqing, Commander Sili Lieutenant, Lu Shang Shushi, and Dragon Wolf Zhonglang General, Xiangping Marquis, and Fake Jiecheng.
In this dazzling series of titles, in addition to the rank of general being advanced by two levels, he also changed from the deputy position of Guangluxun to Guangluqing, officially becoming one of the nine secretaries. And the record of Shangshu is a central and important position, that is, the post of the Shangshu order, which has always been the position of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In history, Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven, in addition to the fictitious title of Tai Lieutenant, the first to seize these two positions: Si Li School Lieutenant and Lu Shang Shushi. It is conceivable that the key to it is dรน.
Such a quick extermination of the traitor who was a disaster for the Han family, in the hearts of the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, is definitely a high achievement, and there is no way to express gratitude unless it is rewarded. If it weren't for the fact that the position of general had been given to Yuan Shao, and the position of the great Sima was similar to that of the general, there had always been only one, and there would have been no other, and this position would definitely be crowned on the head of this young relative.
Well, relatives, this is very important, if Ma Han does not have this identity, no matter how great his meritorious service is, he will not be able to climb so fast. Or rather. climbed high and fell miserably, just like Yang Feng, Han Xian and others in history.
Compared with the Hussar General, who ranked second in the Great Han Dynasty, the Dragon Wolf Zhonglang was ten and eight streets behind, but in terms of real power, the latter was the one who really controlled the army. The position must be one of horsemanship, and no one dares to raise objections, no matter who he is, no matter how much he or they want to take his place.
After the victory, the class returned to the dynasty and turned in the direction of the discussion. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as full of praise and reputation in the court. If it is in the prosperous era, this is a typical high-tech master, most of the horses will be "killed", today's gold belt, tomorrow's white silk belt, it is not unusual.
Thankfully, these are troubled times, fortunately. Ma Han is the real big boss of Luoyang.
After retreating from the court, he replied with a smile on the officials who came to congratulate him one by one, Ma Han's facial muscles were a little stiff, and he just walked out of the gate. A knight came galloping in the distance, and when he looked closer, it was Ma Yunluo.
Ma Han smiled and raised his head, and just said half a sentence: "Has your father been to the ......?" and then stopped. Because he saw that Ma Yunluo's face was full of anxiety, there must be something important.
Even Jia Xu and Guo Jia beside him stopped discussing and looked at the girl knight together.
I saw the officials who came down one after another. Ma Yunluo held back for a long time, and only said one sentence: "Please go to the Xiguomen camp quickly." โ
Xiguo Gate is seven miles away from Luoyang City, and it is the last barrier in the west of Luoyang. Of course, this barrier can only prevent internal rebellion or small rebellions or something, if there is really a large army to kill, such as Li Dao and Guo Yan, this barrier will at most play a role in making the court surrender with dignity.
After defeating the Xiliang army, the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions in this battle gathered in the camp of Xiguomen, waiting for the reward of the imperial court. However, at present, the imperial court has just reached the "food and clothing stage", and the only grace that can be lowered is only a blank official body or title, and when it comes to rewards, then hehe. If you don't have a horse to pay out of your pocket, I am afraid that you can only reward a few pairs of cow bones. This is also the reason why Ma Han is not afraid of the secret tricks of the imperial court and takes away his army.
In an army, the commander is all responsible for the selection, training, equipment, and logistics, and in the end, the reward for winning the battle is paid by the commander out of his own pocket, how can you take it? Do you really think that a few blank official bodies and half a catty of copper (official seals) can make people kneel and lick? Maybe this trick is good for the Han people, but it is not good for the soldiers who pin their heads to the waistband of their trousers and only eat and sleep for three meals and two nights.
The Son of Heaven, high up, always thinks that thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, they don't know that the soldiers really don't buy it, and most of the mutinies in the past and present have arisen because of this.
However, when Ma Han and Ma Yunluo rushed to the Xiguomen camp, the shouts from the barracks were not mutiny, but they sounded very enthusiastic.
Ma Han glanced at Ma Yunluo beside him, the daughter of the Ma family looked helpless and a little nervous.
As soon as Ma Han dismounted, he walked into the school field from the camp gate, and was greeted by a huge black shadow. The left and right sides were so bluffed that they all drew their knives, but they were urgently stopped by Ma Han - his eyesight was excellent, and between the lightning and fire, he could see that the black shadow was actually the back, and it was the back he was very familiar with - Zhou Cang.
Zhou Cang flew over upside down, not because he had figured out some new tricks and wanted to practice with the lord, but because he couldn't help himself, there was only one possibility in this situation - he was thrown over.
The horse sinked down, raised his arm on Zhou Cang's waist, swallowed and spit out, eliminated most of his strength, and sent Zhou Cang out seven or eight steps, although his body staggered, he finally stood still and did not lie down.
A young and clear voice on the opposite side laughed: "Zhou Lang will say that he will defeat the cavalry battle in steps, so I will abandon my horse and compete with you." I never wanted to fight each other, just like this......"
Soldiers can not be killed, Zhou Cang lost a big face in front of the lord and the soldiers, his face was swollen and red, and he was about to rush up again.
Ma Han took a step forward, pressed Zhou Cang's shoulder, and said with a smile: "You can't beat him, it's not a shame to lose to Xiliang 'Jin Ma Chao'." โ
Well, it was Ma Teng's eldest son, Ma Yunluo's brother, and the first fierce general in Xiliang, Ma Chao, who knocked Zhou Cang away in two rounds.
Ma Yunluo hurriedly came to find it, because her brother Ma Chao was in the camp of Xiguomen, looking for Ma Han around, saying that he wanted to ask this brother of the family for advice. As a result, many generals of the Dragon Wolf Army were indignant and challenged him. Ma Yunluo was afraid that something would happen when he heard the news, so he hurriedly found Ma Han to put out the fire.
When Ma Han heard this, he immediately rushed over. Not only to "put out fires", but more importantly, the fame of this family in later generations is too loud. If you don't have a chance, if you have a chance, how can you not see it?
Around the school grounds, nearly a thousand soldiers gathered around to watch the battle, and near the entrance, there was a young man who had obviously performed the crown salute: eight feet tall. The face is different, the thick eyebrows are black and bright, the eye sockets are slightly sunken, the two black pupils are like cold flashes, and the bridge of the nose is high, which is different from the Central Plains; The tight lips, the rigid contour lines, and the strong jaw all show that this person must be the kind of tough, tough, and domineering character.
He seemed to stand casually with a lance, but there was a faint coercion on his body, giving people a sense of danger that a lion devoured people.
This is Ma Chao? This must be Ma Chao!
Ma Han had never seen Ma Chao. But this kind of coercion, Ma Han has only felt it in Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, not even Tai Shici and Xu Huang. Therefore, he must be Ma Chao!
In fact, it is fair to say that it is not that Tai Shici or Xu Huang do not have this coercion, they all have it, even Lejin, Chen Dao, Guan Hai, and even Zhou Cang. It's just that they can't make the horses feel threatenedโthe feeling of danger when one beast encounters another. It has nothing to do with identity and status, it is purely an invisible collision of two powerful life magnetic fields.
In other words, against Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, Ma Han has no certainty of victory. That's why I feel coerced. And Tai Shi Ci below, how to fight and how to win, so there is no pressure. And if it is replaced by another person, such as Xia Houlan. Even for last week's position, you will feel a certain amount of pressure.
Of course, Ma Han himself is even more coercive. It's just that I don't realize it. He is very similar to Lu Bu, both have strong confidence in his own martial arts, and they are both superiors. Force, power, power, if one of the three is obtained, it is enough to make people have momentum, such as Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Guan, Zhang is; If two of the three are obtained, then the aura is not ordinarily powerful, such as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao; If the three are combined, they will be coercive in the world, such as Ma Han and Lu Bu, and perhaps add a little overlord Sun Ce who has not yet become a climate.
When Ma Chao saw Ma Han, his eyes were full, his muscles were unconsciously tense, his hair stood up, and there was a feeling of overpower on the surface of his skin - he also felt that kind of coercion, even more so than Ma Han. His gaze seemed to be firmly absorbed, and he paused word by word: "You must be General Wei Ma Jinglong." โ
Ma Yunluo, Zhou Cang, and all the entourage, who were originally following behind Ma Han, all felt that they couldn't breathe well, and their footsteps were stunned, and they couldn't keep up with the lord.
Ma Han looked very relaxed, calmly took a few steps forward, and said with a smile: "Correct, it's the hussar general." General Wei is already in the past tense. โ
"Good!" Ma Chao's expression suddenly became excited, and he was eager to try, "It's really worth being my opponent." โ
At this time, a voice came from behind him: "A small horseman, who is not qualified to challenge the hussar general, come at me." โ
Ma Chao turned his head, he didn't want to pay attention to the person who spoke, but this person released a pressure that he couldn't ignore, so he turned his head - a general in his thirties, riding a horse and holding an axe, was waving to him.
Xu Huang!
If it was in the past, Ma Chao would definitely be excited to have such an opponent, but at this moment, there was only one horse in his eyes, and no one else was in his eyes, so he shook his head: "Nobody, you don't deserve to compete with me." โ
Xu Huang raised his eyebrows: "What kind of opponent are you looking for?" Is it fame? Or strength? If it's fame, I don't have it; If it's strength, it's a little bit. โ
Xu Huang said, drove his horse to the cavalry training ground in the school field, and with a wave of the big axe, he slashed towards the wooden stake.
These wooden stakes are made of dense camphor wood, with a bowl mouth thick, and are covered with knife and axe marks of different shades, which are the facilities for training cavalry in charge and killing and splitting skills. The deepest scar on it is three inches into the wood, don't underestimate these three inches, you can easily do this, is the good hand of making the saber. If the cavalry does not grasp it well, it will either be shocked by the weapon armor and burst the tiger's mouth, or it will be cut into the enemy's body and cannot be pulled out, so that the weapon in the hand becomes a disposable weapon.
Under the attention of thousands of people, I saw Xu Huang riding like flying, swinging an axe like the wind, clattering, cutting five wooden stakes in one breath, the incision was smooth, and it was done in one go.
For a time, inside and outside the school field, the sound of color was like thunder.
Ma Chao laughed: "It's enough to be my opponent." As soon as he waved, an attendant led a tall horse from the Western Regions.
Ma Chao turned over on the horse, took the horse lance, and knocked his feet, but instead of rushing towards Xu Huang, he was not far away. A dozen junior officers were sitting in the pergola, all of them standing up in disbelief.
Ma Chao rushed closer, without saying a word, and stabbed at the four wooden pillars of the pergola. This wooden pillar is the thickness of an ordinary person's waist, and the material is also camphor wood.
The sound of the horse lance carrying the wind and thunder, crackling into the wooden pillar, sawdust flying, and the lance blade pierced through the pillar.
Ma Chao shook with one arm, and the force penetrated the lance rod, with a muffled click, and the wooden pillar cracked.
The next moment, Ma Chao did not stop, taking advantage of the horse's momentum to pull out the horse lance and stab at the next wooden pillar.
There was a crackling sound, three of them, the four pillars were broken, the pergola collapsed, and the dragon and wolf officers inside screamed and scattered, all shocked by Ma Chao's bravery.
Needless to say, there are wooden stakes on one side and wooden pillars on the other, which is intuitive and clear, and the judgment is made from high to low. Although there are many factors that need to be successful in battle: environment, mentality, horsepower, physical fitness, technique, etc., at least from the perspective of competition, the victory or defeat is clear at a glance.
After Ma Chao finished drying, he didn't look at Xu Huang, and urged the rider to come to Ma Han, raising his eyebrows: "How?" โ
Ma Han smiled: "If you can participate in Ma Deheng's Luoyang Project Demolition Team, he will definitely be very happy." โ
Ma Yunluo covered his mouth and grinned.
Ma Chaohu's face was huh: "Is it combatable?" โ
"Dancing knives and guns hurt a lot of anger." Ma Han smiled and groaned, "It's better to be like this, how about we break our wrists?" โ
Ma Chao's thick eyebrows raised, and slowly fell: "Do you test arm strength and wrist strength?" Okay, come on! โ
A moment later, Ma Chao rushed out of the tent of the central military camp, without saying a word, turned over his horse, and whipped his beloved war horse fiercely. The war horse raised its head aggrievedly and neighed, raised its hooves and walked away. (To be continued......)