Xiaoguangong

Chapter 343 Golden Signboard
Ma Chao's self-confidence is not without reason.

The Ma family's golden signboard is very useful in Liangzhou. Ma Chao, who is a mixed Qiang and Han, has maintained close contacts with the Qiang people here, and he is by no means comparable to Cheng Gongying's background.In the era when family status was valued, Ma Chao was able to command the heroes and integrate greater forces than Cheng Gongying.

Ma Chao thought that Cheng Gongying's attack on Ji County was not good, and he had become a bereaved dog. No matter what, he had to be loyal to himself in order to protect himself.

Looking at the icy splashes of the Weishui, Ma Chao, who was crossing the river, was full of confidence, but he still felt the chill.

He suddenly missed life in Guanzhong.

At that time, he was invincible, and he was conceited that few people in the world could match his martial arts, so he should do something great with his blood.

But Ma Teng had lost his aggressiveness at that time, and he was living a day-to-day life. At that time, Ma Chao was very upset, but after such a long time, he suddenly began to miss that time.At least at that time, life was quite carefree. Although there were constant frictions with Han Sui, everyone was at peace under the mediation of the court, but now he was constantly in trouble, forced to leave his hometown, and lived a precarious life.

Fortunately, I met a kind person like Zhang Lu.

Ma Chao swears that he will never let Zhang Lu down this time, and must let the world change his impression of Ma Chao. In the future, in Liangzhou, he will respect talents, practice benevolent governance, and do something admirable.

sure!
After crossing the river, Ma Chao soon arrived at Xianqin.

He heard that Cheng Gongying had crossed the river to pursue Chang Diao, so he simply sent people to contact the surrounding Qiangdi tribes and told them that Ma Chao had returned.

Ma Chao changed his previous recklessness, and this time he really waited patiently for a long time, but he actually received an extremely astonishing news—the surrounding Qiangdi tribes had all fled, and there was not a single one left!

This news made Ma Chao quite astonished.

The Qiang people here all lead a farming life, and few are nomadic. Even if a few families are forced to relocate due to floods and droughts, they will not all move away together, and there will be no one left!

how can that be!

Ma Chao was surprised and felt that the matter was beyond his control.

He hurriedly sent someone to inquire again, and only then did he learn that Chang Diao's water attack had caused a devastating blow to these tribes. After that, Cheng Gongying recruited the last young men from each tribe to take revenge. Ambush, the whole army suffered heavy losses, if he turned around and recruited young men, it would really kill their lives, so they had to move them all away.

"This Duke Cheng Bohua, how can he use such a cruel method? Don't you hear that the attack and defense are different if benevolence and righteousness are not implemented? Our army is in poverty.
When I see this person, I must severely reprimand him! "

What Ma Chao said was filled with righteous indignation, but he really felt a little guilty.

He used to fight like this, and now he is a little ashamed to speak of others so sternly.

Fortunately, no one dared to accuse him of his shortcomings to his face.

Ma Dai sighed worriedly:
"Brother, I don't think we can stay here any longer. Chenggong Bohua has already been defeated by Chang Diao's command in all likelihood. After Chang Diao's army attacked, our army may not be able to defend Xianqin. It is better to retreat to the south bank of the Weishui River. , meet up with Ling Ming first, and then plan big things?"

Ma Chao glared at Ma Dai, sneered and said:
"Once this happened, I couldn't back down.

Everything in Liangzhou is on my side, if I retire, won't people underestimate me as a hero in Liangzhou?Make Cheng Gong Bohua even more bored?Zhiyue, I want to go back to Xiliang now, and I want to take Liangzhou back, it depends on people's hearts!Heart!People's hearts are more important than martial arts! "

Speaking of this, Ma Chao's face darkened again, and he couldn't help shaking his head slightly:
"Hey, it's a pity that I didn't understand this before, otherwise... I wouldn't have ended up here."

Ma Dai breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice:

"Brother, I think Liangzhou is no longer a place to stay for a long time. If my brother wants to start here again, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."

"What can I do? Don't I know that the enemy is strong and difficult to defeat? It's just that the matter has come to this point. If Liangzhou is not taken back, how can I have a place in this world?"

Ma Dai gritted his teeth and said, "My brother has a way. I think that Zhang Lu is not someone who can achieve great things, but..."

"Shut up!" Before Ma Dai could finish speaking, Ma Chao frowned, his face full of evil spirits, "Master is sincere to me, just like a reborn parent. Without Master, we would almost be in a desperate situation, and now we can't even stand up Here! What kind of man is a man who can’t reciprocate his kindness?
Don't allow you to insult Shijun again, or I will be the first to turn against you! "

Ma Dai curled his lips, thinking that if it wasn't for Yang Ang's bastard who harmed people, we wouldn't have ended up in this kind of situation. My brother is also too easy to trust others, I'm afraid we will have a big somersault in the future.

Ma Dai knew that Ma Chao's body was far from as good as it looked.

Ma Chao, who was tormented by the long battle and the pain of losing his hometown, had serious physical problems. For a while, he couldn't even compete with Ma Dai in martial arts, which showed that his body was already very weak.

Ma Dai is now hoping that the two brothers can find a place to stay and recuperate for a year or two. With Ma Chao's current body, if he encounters another big setback, it may be difficult for him to recover.

What Ma Chao decided could not be convinced by Ma Dai at all.

They stayed in Xianqin for three days, and when they heard that Cheng Gongying was defeated, they began to prepare to cross the river to return to Xianqin. Ma Chao cheered up and asked Ma Dai to go with him to meet the resourceful Liangzhou celebrity.

Ma Chao deliberately changed into a snow-white brocade robe that he hadn't worn for a long time, and matched it with the banner and scepter issued by the emperor (to Ma Teng). He also sent people to prepare a lot of gifts, and waited early by the river.

On the way here, he has been silently reading the sentences written by someone, and he is going to show his sincerity and show his demeanor after seeing Cheng Gongying.

Cheng Gongying, who thought he was defeated in the battle, should be depressed beyond words. It was the time when he was in constant panic. He should be quite excited when he saw that he had a chance to cooperate.

Cheng Gongying's ferry was getting closer and closer, and the people on board obviously saw Ma Chao's flag, and seemed quite confused and surprised.

Cheng Gongying on the boat poked his head out and ordered the whole army to be on alert with a command flag. Ma Chao saw a group of archers getting ready, so he quickly ordered his men to step back and let Cheng Gongying go ashore to show that there was no hostility.

Seeing this, Cheng Gongying breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Ma Chao had not joined the enemy, he waved his hand to tell the generals not to be nervous and wait for the shore.

After a long time, Cheng Gongying's big boat finally approached the water's edge. While waving his hands and ordering his subordinates to destroy all the ferries, he went ashore calmly, walked to the vicinity of Ma Chao under the protection of everyone, and said loudly:
"I don't know what advice General Ma has to offer?"

Ma Chao said amiably:

"General Bo Hua, I was shocked when I heard of General Han's death in Hanzhong, and hurried to Ji County to attend the funeral for my uncle.

Hearing that the thieves occupied Ji County and tried to plot against Xiliang, I was even more angry.

Super resourceful, I know I can't beat Yunshan, so I came here to ask Bohua for advice. I don't know if Bohua is willing to help me repel the bandits and regain Liangzhou?
From now on, Bo Hua and I will share equally in Liangzhou, and we will never let Bo Hua suffer! "

Ma Chao thinks that his conditions are already very good.

Although Cheng Gongying is quite resourceful, it is unrealistic to mobilize all the forces in Liangzhou by virtue of his reputation.

On the contrary, Ma Chao has such a reputation and ability. What Cheng Gongying needs to do is to advise Ma Chao. After that, Ma Chao will do the dangerous thing of trapping and killing the enemy. After defeating Yunshan, Ma Chao can give him half of Liangzhou.

How can there be such a good thing in this world, no one can refuse.

But Ma Chao never expected that Cheng Gongying just looked at him with a sneer, and after a while, he slowly shook his head:
"I'm sorry for General Lao. I'm old and I don't want to work hard any more. Please hire someone else!"

The smile on Ma Chao's face froze immediately. He looked around and saw that the soldiers under Cheng Gongying's command were either full of resentment or fear, and they didn't regard themselves as their own at all.
"Why is this? Bo Hua, is there some misunderstanding in this?"

"Misunderstanding?" Cheng Gongying sneered, "Meng Qi thinks, is there any misunderstanding? Tell me, I'm listening!"

(End of this chapter)