In Chencang City, in Ma Teng's mansion, Ma Teng led his family, Ma Yunlu and his wife, and his family members knelt respectfully on the ground. In front of him was a yellow door, which was Jian Shuo, who was sent by Emperor Ling of Han to announce the edict, and he was standing, holding the edict in both hands and reading the words on the edict aloud.

Ma Teng was a big old man, and before he became the military commander of Geng's subordinates, he often went up to the mountains to cut wood, so he couldn't understand half a word of the obscure and profound edict. Until Jian Shuo read: "I hereby seal the army Sima Ma Teng as the Liangzhou Assassin History, the Captain of the Qiang Guard, and the Chief, and the son of Ma Teng, Ma Chao, as the Shenwei General." ”

Ma Teng's heart pounded when he heard this, and now he finally had a proper and prestigious name, so he hurriedly grabbed the ground with his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Jian Shuo did not care about his color, slightly rolled up the edict and handed it to Ma Teng, and said, "Congratulations to the assassin, now you have been promoted." ”

Ma Tengxi said: "Thank you Chang Shi, I know that Chang Shi traveled thousands of miles from Luoyang City to Chen Cang to announce the edict, and the boat and car are tiring, and I also ask Chang Shi to laugh at this meaning." ”

As he spoke, Ma Teng waved his hand, and two family members behind him came forward with a tray in their hands, and in the tray were a few ingots of horseshoe gold. The horseshoe gold shimmers softly against the red silk cloth.

Who knew that Jian Shuo glanced at it, but he was not moved, and said: "The history of assassination does not have to be like this. I am also sharing the worries of Your Majesty, in order to fulfill the minister's festival, everything is just the duty of the minister. ”

"Constant Attendant ......"

Jian Shuo waved his hand, interrupted Ma Teng's words, and said, "I know the intention of the assassin, but I can't accept this gold." I also have to go to Xiliang to announce the edict to the son of the assassin and the current general Shenwei, the assassin history, don't leave it at that. ”

Ma Teng was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that although this Jian Shuo was a regular servant of the Yellow Gate, he actually refused to accept bribes, which was fresh. Is there any eunuch in the world who doesn't love money? It's like a man who doesn't get close to a woman, and if it's not upright, then there's something wrong.

But people don't want it, Ma Teng boasted that he was a thorn, and it was not good to force the plug, so he said: "In this case, I will send three hundred horsemen to escort the permanent servants." Although most of Xiliang has been pacified by Ma Chao, there are still many small groups of horse bandits, as well as Han Sui's rout. Under the banner of the Ma clan of Wu Fufeng, they will not dare to rob the road. Don't refuse. ”

Jian Shuo nodded, arched his hand to Ma Teng, and said, "Thank you for Thorn Shi Meiyi." ”

After saying that, he took his retinue and was about to leave.

But just as Jian Shuo was about to cross the threshold, he suddenly remembered something, and the leg that had just stretched out stretched out again, looking at Ma Teng with a serious face.

Ma Teng didn't know what happened to this strange eunuch, and said, "Do you have any edicts to read?" ”

Jian Shuo shook his head and said, "No." However, I heard that Fang just stabbed Shi and said that he played the banner of Fufeng Ma's family? ”

Ma Teng didn't think there was anything wrong with this sentence, it was not unusual to display a banner embroidered with the surname of the chief general on the battlefield. Ma Teng said: "What's wrong with this? ”

Jian Shuo sneered: "You are a thorn in history, you should play the banner of the imperial court and the banner of the Han family!" ”

Ma Teng immediately understood that Jian Shuo was beginning to doubt his loyalty. But he also said calmly: "The Chang servant is right, I will arrange it." ”

After Jian Shuo listened, he snorted coldly and stepped out of the Ma Mansion.

Ma Teng watched Jian Shuo's back leave, so he ordered his wife to take Ma Yunlu back, and ordered a military marquis to lead his troops to follow Jian Shuo. He was not afraid of this, just a eunuch, even if he noticed that he was showing signs of disloyalty in the Fufeng Ma clan, so what?

But when Ma Teng looked down and saw the bamboo slip in his hand, he was puzzled again.

He received information that Bao Hong, the right Fufeng Taishou in the same county, had been secretly recruiting troops since the Fufeng Ma clan set out on the expedition last month. Due to the large number of people in Sanfu, Nanyang and other places, Bao Hong easily recruited more than 10,000 soldiers and was training intensively in Huaili City. Ma Teng knew that this Bao Hong had participated in the campaign to suppress Beigong Boyu, and had made many military exploits, and he was not easy to match. The training is probably not trivial.

What's even more terrifying is that not long ago, he found out that Dong Zhuo, a general who had more soldiers and horses than Bao Hong and was more warlike, was also on the way. His more than 20,000 soldiers and horses were also recruited in Xiliang, and his actual combat experience was richer than Han Sui's.

What made Ma Teng's heart even more frightening was that Huangfu Song, the general of the left chariot cavalry, who was more numerous and better at fighting than the previous two, was here, and he was almost in Chang'an. His soldiers and horses, who had just escaped from the war against the Montenegrin army, were the elite division of the Great Han. Huangfu Song himself is the most famous fierce general outside of Liangzhou Sanming, and his two deputies, Yuan Peng and Zhou Shen, are also fierce generals who won the battle on the battlefield of Xiliang.

In total, the imperial court has gathered enough 100,000 cavalry, half of the infantry army and half of the cavalry army, and five famous generals, arranged in Sanfu.

It goes without saying that the imperial court is doing this, and it must be running for Ma Chao. Although he still has 20,000 soldiers and horses in Chencang, Ma Chao has 120,000 iron horsemen. But the imperial court lost soldiers and horses, and it was easy to recruit again, and there was a steady stream of grain and grass, not to mention that Ma Teng thought that he was far inferior to Dong Zhuo, let alone Huangfu Song.

This made Ma Teng even more puzzled. The imperial court rewarded him and gave him and Ma Chao recognition of the legitimacy of occupying Xiliang; On the other hand, he secretly dispatched troops, why is this?

Ma Teng couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it.

However, there is one thing that Ma Teng wants to understand, that is, to quickly stop Ma Chao's war to destroy Han Sui. As long as Han Sui is still there, the imperial court will not cook rabbits and dogs, and will be afraid of forcing him and Ma Chao to rebel.

Ma Teng hurriedly called dozens of his guards and ordered them to rush to Ma Chao's army at night to convey the situation of the transfer of imperial troops and his warning to Ma Chao.

Ma Teng secretly prayed in his heart, and he even prayed that Han Sui could win this battle, so as to ensure the survival of the Fufeng Ma clan.

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A large military camp was set up outside Chang'an City, and the shouts of soldiers training in the military camp could be heard everywhere in Chang'an City, and from time to time there were several teams of iron horsemen coming in and out, a busy scene.

Dong Zhuo, the general and the marquis of the township, is the owner of this military camp of more than 20,000 people. He was riding a horse large enough to support him, riding around the barracks. On the school field of the barracks, there are rows of straw men and grass horses, and his iron horse is rolling in the wind, raising his sword on his horse, screaming strangely in his mouth, rushing into the grass man and grass horse, he is crazy to slash and kill, and the grass man and grass horse are cut to pieces.

Seeing this, Dong Zhuo picked up the wine bag with satisfaction, took a sip of wine, and turned his head to Dong Min, Dong Huang, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Niu Fu, Li Meng, Hu Zhen and others behind him, and said, "Who is in charge of leading the practice today?" ”

"Uncle Hui, it's Li Dao." Dong Huang said.

Dong Zhuo nodded, and immediately said: "In the future, there is no need to let him train soldiers anymore, training our family's Flying Bear Army is the first priority." ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but be a little jealous. Dong Zhuo's personal guard Flying Bear Army has 3,000 cavalry, including the most elite soldiers in the whole army, as well as many capable people, which can be called the trump card army in Dong Zhuo's army. As a general, who wouldn't want to lead such an elite team? But Dong Zhuo trusted Li Dao the most, and handed over the Flying Bear Army to him for training, which was really eye-catching.