Strictly speaking, in fact, Xiao Cavalry Guard has fought with the Xiliang Army, and more than once. When Liu He took Zhao Yun and Zhang He to fight in Chang'an, 9,000 Xiao cavalry guards at Weishui Qiaotou fought more than 10,000 of the most elite Liangzhou cavalry under Dong Zhuo, and the Xiao cavalry won the victory, Li Dao and Guo Yan and others had to bow to Liu He, and finally withdrew from the suburbs of Chang'an.

The so-called Xiliang cavalry is just a general name, including both the local Han children of Liangzhou who joined the army, and the children of the Qiang and Di tribes near Liangzhou joined the army, and Dong Zhuo's family relied on the Qiang cavalry. As for the Di people, they were originally of the same origin as the Qiang people, and since the Eastern Han Dynasty, they have moved inward one after another, mainly living near Guanzhong and the north of Yizhou, engaged in animal husbandry and agriculture.

A few years ago, the combined forces of Ma Teng and Han Sui fought with the troops of Li Dao and Guo Yan at Changpingguan, and the two sides fought a large-scale cavalry, but Ma Teng and Han Sui were defeated. And Li Dao and Guo Yan's subordinates, who defeated Ma Teng, were defeated by Xiao Caiwei in Weishui. At that time, the reason why Xiao Cavalry Guard was able to win more with less was not only the advantage of equipment, but also the strong charisma of the main general Zhao Yun, but the most important thing was strict cooperation.

Now the hundred soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Guard have to fight against the opponent who was defeated by his defeated soldiers on the home field of the Liangzhou people, and the result is actually self-evident.

Ma Teng was not shameless enough to put Pang De and Ma Chao among the hundred soldiers who participated in the competition, if that was the case, there was no suspense that the Xiliang Army would win. After all, Pang De and Ma Chao are both first-class generals, and Ma Chao will even enter the ranks of super-first-class generals after a few years of tempering. But then again, Zhao Yun, the commander of the Xiao Cavalry Guard, has once been able to win a hundred horses in one ride, if Zhao Yun is present today, who would dare to say that he can win him?

Below the mound, the two hundred knights who participated in the battle had already fought to one place, and although the Xiliang soldiers were high-spirited, all of them were good at fighting alone, but they were well organized. When the advance and retreat are all methodical opponents, they seem to be a little chaotic and cannot form a joint force of the overall attack and defense.

Ma Teng on the sand dunes watched the Xiliang cavalry constantly being picked up by the opponent, and his face became more and more ugly. Ma Chao and Pang De, who were standing behind Ma Teng, were carefully observing, and from time to time they turned their heads and exchanged their eyes with each other silently.

Although it was said in advance that this was just a friendly competition, regardless of the outcome or defeat, and there was no bet, the final result still made the five thousand Western Liang cavalry present silent.

One hundred Xiao cavalry guards fought against one hundred Xiliang cavalry, and in the end, all the Xiliang cavalry fell off their horses, and no more than fifty Xiao cavalry guards fell off their horses. This is a real battleground. A cavalryman who has fallen off his horse can basically be equated with death......

"Xiao Cavalry Guard really lives up to its reputation, today's battle convinces a certain heart!" Although he was very unwilling in his heart, Ma Teng still gritted his teeth and said to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi hurriedly said modestly: "The general is serious, but it is just a small team of battles, and it can't be taken seriously." ”

Oh my God, what do you mean by that? Everyone knows that the largest number of cavalry holdings today is Youzhou, with an estimated 50,000 if not 80,000. The squad operations are so strong, large-scale corps operations, and when Youzhou has a comprehensive advantage in troops, who else dares to play with it?

Ma Teng then returned to Guzang with a depressed mood. Chen Yi looked calm, neither self-satisfied nor apprehensive.

On the second day, Ma Teng held another banquet in the house. Invite Chen Yi to come over and talk. This time, the guest and the host finally stopped guessing dumb riddles and talked openly and honestly.

"Mr. Chen is here in Liangzhou. So what's going on? Ma Teng asked with a serious face.

"I am ordered by Taifu and Liu Gongzi to come to Liangzhou to form an alliance with the general!" Chen Yi also replied with a serious face.

Ma Teng shook his head: "Youzhou and Liangzhou are thousands of miles apart, and Yuan Shao, Li Dao and others are separated in the middle, so I can't see any benefit from forming an alliance with Youzhou." ”

"For Lord Taifu, Yuan Shao is just the end of the crossbow, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others are even more loess people who cover their necks, if they wait until Lord Taifu takes care of Gongsun Du in Liaodong, and the eldest prince raises troops to the south again, why should he come to Liangzhou again?" Chen Yi asked rhetorically.

Chen Yi's rhetorical question is not a threat, but it is better than a threat. Chen Yi is reminding Ma Teng that when the situation is unclear now, Ma Teng's forces still have some value to use, and when Liu He frees up his hands to sort out Liaodong, he only needs to advance all the way from the northeast, so how can he care who Ma Teng follows.

Ma Teng was silent for a moment and asked, "Thanks to the attention of Lord Taifu and Gongzi, I still have self-knowledge, and I don't know what I can do for Youzhou?" ”

Chen Yi then put forward Liu He's request for Ma Teng to send troops to attack the flank of the state.

"Sending troops from Wuwei to Bingzhou Shang County, you need to cross a dangerous sea of sand, and you also need to guard against the attack of Li Dao's subordinates in the north, it's too dangerous!" Ma Teng said with some hesitation.

Chen Yi knew that Ma Teng was in trouble with him at this time, so he was waiting for himself to make an offer, so he said: "If the general helps Youzhou this time, Youzhou will not only provide the general with enough generous compensation after the war, but also submit a table to the court and recommend the general to be the pastor of Liangzhou, the Marquis of Maoling!" "Ma Tengzu is Fufeng Maoling, and according to the official system of the Han Dynasty, the Marquis of Maoling is a county marquis, and he is already the highest rank among the marquis.

Liangzhou Mu and Maoling Marquis, one is an official position and a knighthood, all of which are Ma Teng's dreams, but Ma Teng's appetite has not yet been satisfied, and he proposed to Chen Yi that Youzhou should provide at least ten sets of Mingguang armor afterwards, and in addition, the hundred Xiao cavalry guards brought by Chen Yi this time will remain in Weiwu.

Chen Yi listened to Ma Teng's additional conditions, and just wanted to laugh out loud, but he still pretended to have a painful expression on his face.

"Alas, the general is really embarrassed for me. How could this Mingguang armor be so easy to make? Youzhou only produces ten sets of eight sets a year, and you will have ten sets of more than one mouth, and when I return to Jicheng after this trip, I will not be counted to death by the son? Also, how can these more than 100 guards who came to Liangzhou with me stay in Liangzhou? Their family is small, but it's in Youzhou. ”

Ma Teng hurriedly explained: "Don't misunderstand Mr. Chen, these heroes in the cavalry army only need to stay in Liangzhou for three years and train a group of knights of the same level as them for me!" Sir, rest assured, I will provide them with the best conditions and will not treat them badly. ”

At this point, the matter of cooperation is almost settled. However, Chen Yi is not an ordinary messenger, he is too deeply influenced by Liu He, and now he also likes to "pick up the grass and beat the rabbit", so he asked Ma Teng very "casually": "General, I heard that you have an estrangement with Han Wen?" ”

Ma Teng shook his head and said a little depressedly: "Alas, it's all old, and I'm not afraid of Mr. Chen's jokes when I say it." Our subordinates had a conflict over some trivial matters, and the quarrel became bigger and bigger, and as a result, Han Wenyue and I both wanted to protect our shortcomings, but in the end, it turned into a chaotic war, and now that I think about it, why did it really come about. ”

"Chen is an outsider, so it is inconvenient to say anything about this matter, but there is a sentence to remind the general, although you and Han Wenyue are married, they are not the same surname after all, and there can only be one state pastor in Liangzhou in the future, is it possible that the general will let Han Wenyue serve as the assassin of Liangzhou?"

According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, the state pastor and the assassin were both officials of the same state, and before Liu Yan did not go to the imperial court to give the state pastor real power, the power of the assassin was even greater than that of the state pastor. Chen Yi took Ma Teng to talk to Han Sui, and put the state pastor and the assassin together, although there was a suspicion of provoking, but it was indeed something that Ma Teng was worried about.

"I wonder how Mr. Chen taught me?"

"The general might as well send someone to make peace with Han Wen, and then make an appointment to send troops and merge the state together, and then divide half of the benefits to Han Sui. Of course, we will naturally hide for the general about the future Liangzhou Mu and Maoling Marquis. ”

Ma Teng didn't react to the meaning of Chen Yi's words for a while. Chen Yi didn't tell Ma Teng directly that pulling Han Sui into the water could not only weaken Han Sui, but also reduce Ma Teng's losses, but Youzhou would put all the credit on Ma Teng's head.

Ma Teng didn't understand, but Pang De did, he whispered to Ma Chao beside him and explained carefully, and Ma Chao nodded frequently when he heard it.

"Father, I will send someone to accompany Uncle Han, and our two families will be reconciled!" Ma Chao opened his mouth and said to Ma Teng.

"Oh, could it be that Meng Qi has already let go of last year's events?"

The so-called incident of last year was naturally the incident that Han Sui's subordinate Yan Xing almost poked a hole in Ma Chao's neck last year.

Ma Chao thought to himself that I would never forget the events of last year in my life, and I would not give up revenge on Yan Xing, but now that I have the opportunity to weaken Han Sui, I can't let it go.

With Ma Chao on the side, Ma Teng made up his mind to prepare to reconcile with Han Sui, and then send troops together to find Yuan Shao's bad luck.

The next day, Ma Teng sent Pang De to go out in person, and gritted his teeth to take out two sets of the three sets of Mingguang armor sent by Chen Yi, and the rest of the gold, silver and jewelry were also divided into more than half, and asked Pang De to bring them to Han Sui in Weiwu City.

It just so happened that Han Sui had just recently received news from Guzang that an important person from Youzhou had come to see Ma Teng, and Han Sui was a little restless in his heart. The envoy from Youzhou did not see him, but chose Ma Teng, which is not only a matter of face, but also related to the distribution of power in Liangzhou in the future.

Pang De came to see Han Sui with Ma Teng's intention to reconcile, and Han Sui was thinking about getting in touch with Youzhou, so he got off the donkey and happily accepted the gift, and then sent his henchman Chenggong Ying to Gu Zang with a gift to return the gift to Ma Teng.

came and went, both sides were happy, and the dirtiness of the past was revealed. Ma Teng then truthfully told Han Sui of the request of Youzhou, and asked Han Sui to send troops to attack Yuan Shao together to realize the strategy of distant friendship and close attack.

Han Sui had just restored relations with Ma Teng, and at this time Ma Teng had a request, and it was not for Han Sui to contribute in vain, so naturally there was no reason to refuse, anyway, it was not once or twice that the two of them had joined forces to do bad things before, so they agreed to come down, and set the specific number and time of sending troops. (To be continued......)