At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 346: Stab Liang on the Horse

As a powerful force led by Ju Yi under Yuan Shao, the first camp was absolutely terrifying even in Hebei, a place known for its tough folk customs.

When Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought at Jieqiao, they relied on Xianden camp to turn the tide of the battle.

Crossbows were a major weapon in the cold weapon era. Soldiers who could skillfully use crossbows must have received strict training.

Among the two thousand soldiers who first entered the camp, one thousand were warriors known for their close combat skills. Those who could be selected were definitely the elite of the army.

In addition, a thousand soldiers all wield crossbows, and together with a thousand melee soldiers, they can often defeat the strong with the weak and reverse the situation of the battle.

Especially when fighting in a small space, the role that these two thousand first-camp soldiers can play will be far beyond people's imagination.

As a special unit of troops in Hebei, Yuan Shao attached great importance to the Xiandenying camp, but he still insisted on sending it to participate in the siege battle, which shows that he attached great importance to this battle.

"Boom boom boom!"

The war drums were roaring, Yan Liang was fully clothed, and his horse was galloping in front of the formation. While ordering people to yell and curse, he directed his soldiers to attack the city.

Yuan Jun was unable to attack Xiangyang for a long time, but he was always able to maintain high morale. Swearing in front of the formation was also a very important factor.

Yuan Shao relied on his large number of soldiers and generals. Every time he attacked the city, he would send people to call for formation outside.

Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that the best choice is for the Jingzhou army to stick to the city and rely on the geographical advantage to deal with Yuan's army.

But the soldiers on both sides who came to the front line didn't think so much.

Yuan Jun only knew that the Jingzhou army was afraid of him and did not dare to go out of the city to fight, and would only huddle in the city. This made Yuan Jun's morale higher and higher.

As for Wen Chou, he went to the front line to fight in battle.

"Hebei Yan Liang is here, Zhou Qi is a common man, but there are people in Jingzhou who dare to go out of the city to fight with a certain person!"

Looking at Yan Liang showing off his power outside the city, Zhou Qi, who was standing on the city wall, couldn't help but his face darkened, and he snorted coldly: "How dare a ruthless man from Hebei call me by his name?"

He immediately looked around at the generals around him and said in a deep voice: "Who dares to go out of the city and kill this beast for me?"

"The general will go where he wishes!"

As soon as Zhou Qi finished speaking, Dian Wei stood up with two iron halberds in hand, his face full of murderous intent.

When the other generals saw this, no one fought with Dian Wei.

Due to Dian Wei's special status in the Chu Kingdom, the military generals would give him face. Since the other party has taken the initiative to ask for a fight, everyone will naturally not continue to fight.

And during this period of time, Yan Liangzhiyong has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Among the generals fighting on the front line, except Huang Zhong, even Gan Ning was no match for Yan Liang.

However, Huang Zhong has been famous for a long time, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou will be very cautious when encountering him. Therefore, even with Huang Zhong's bravery, it is very difficult to capture one of them.

As for Dian Wei, he had been guarding Zhou Qi before and did not appear on the front line.

However, all Chu generals believed that if Dian Wei, as the number one military general in Chu, really fought with Yan Liang, it would be possible to kill him.

But Zhou Qi didn't think so.

If the two sides fight on foot, Dian Wei will definitely be able to defeat Yan Liang, and it is not impossible to kill him.

However, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were both cavalry commanders, good at horse fighting, and had superb riding skills.

Although Dian Wei could also ride a horse, his huge size meant that if he fought with the enemy immediately, he would not last long.

It's not that Dian and Wei can't last, it's that there are no horses that can support Dian and Wei for a long time.

Not only because Dian Wei has a majestic body and an astonishing weight, but also because the moves used by Dian Wei are all large-open and large-close.

Dian Wei's attacks are powerful and heavy, making the enemy very uncomfortable.

It's just that the force is reciprocal. When Dian Wei attacks others, his horse can also feel the heavy pressure, so it won't take long for him to be exhausted.

Dian Wei is like this, Xu Chu is like this.

The most important thing is that Dian Wei is well-known and will definitely be in high spirits if he goes to fight Yan Liang.

If Yan Liang really wants to take advantage of his recent riding skills to kite Dian Wei when fighting with Dian Wei, Dian Wei will become very passive.

The only truly capable cavalrymen under Zhou Qi were Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao.

Since Huang Zhong's weapon is not too long, fighting on horseback also has some disadvantages.

Although Zhang Liao is relatively good in all aspects, his force value is still a bit low after all, and he is not here, so water from afar cannot quench his thirst for nearness.

If it were in the past, Zhou Qi might really have no choice in the face of the arrogant and domineering Yan Liang.

Now, that may not be the case.

Facing Dian Wei's invitation to fight, Zhou Qi waved his hand and said, "Dian Jun must be guarded by his side and not move rashly. It's just Yan Liang, why does Dian Jun need to take action?"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Qi immediately set his sights on one person.

That man also followed Zhou Qi to Fancheng this time, but he stood alone at the back, looking a bit out of place.

It wasn't until Zhou Qi turned his attention that that person became the focus of everyone.

Looking at Zhou Qi's earnest eyes, the man took a deep breath, then stepped forward and said, "If my lord does not give up, I would like to go out of the city to meet Yan Liang!"

When Zhou Qi heard this, a bright smile appeared on his face.

He asked someone to bring him a glass of wine, took the man and Dian Wei away from everyone, and then sighed slightly: "The Meng Qi family suffered a disaster. This matter was caused by Gu's lack of consideration."

This unsociable general was Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi who had just surrendered.

"Guben admired Meng Qi's reputation and ordered Young Master Ji and Shi Yuan to find a way to recruit Meng Qi to surrender."

"It is precisely for this reason that Shi Yuan worked so hard to plot against Meng Qi."

"However, Shi Yuan never thought about harming Meng Qi's family, and he had already sent someone to send a letter to your father. It was just God's will. Because the road between the two armies was isolated, the letter was delayed for a while, which caused the Such a disaster."

Speaking of this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but sigh.

It's not that he is pretending to be compassionate, but there are indeed too many coincidences in this matter.

As Zhou Qi said, although Pang Tong plotted against Ma Chao, he did not intend to harm his family. However, perhaps due to the inertia of history, Ma Teng's family was still allowed to receive the box lunch.

If the letter could be delivered to Ma Teng earlier, giving the other party more time to prepare, it might be possible to evacuate Chang'an calmly.

If Ma Teng calmly burned the letter after receiving it, instead of tearing it to pieces in a rage, and then hurriedly fled with his family, he might not have ended up like this.

It's a pity that things have already happened, so there are not so many ifs.

After all, Pang Tong was a kind man. He felt that he had harmed Ma Chao's family, so he went to the court to apologize to Zhou Qi.

Previously, Zhou Qi had shown Ma Chao Pang Tong's letters and enlightened Ma Chao many times.

Although Ma Chao said on the surface that he did not blame Pang Tong, he was still a little depressed in his heart. He no longer had the high-spiritedness he had before when he was regarded as the mighty general in Liangzhou, but he became much more depressed.

Zhou Qi brought Ma Chao to the front line this time with the intention of reviving the opponent.

Ma Chao is indeed a talented person. Whether he is asked to lead the troops into battle or to plot Liangzhou in the future, Ma Chao can play a huge role.

Therefore, Zhou Qi also plans to reuse Ma Chao.

However, as a new recruit, Ma Chao neither made any achievements, nor did he kill Cao Cao to the point where he cut off his beard and abandoned his robe like in history, so that his reputation spread throughout the world.

Ma Chao now only has some reputation among the Qiang people in Liangzhou.

As a monarch, Zhou Qi naturally cannot reward Ma Chao too much, as this will definitely make the other generals dissatisfied.

This time, Zhou Qi brought Ma Chao to the front line, not wanting to let the opponent show off his power.

Looking at the slightly decadent Ma Chao, Zhou Qi stepped forward and patted him heavily on the shoulder, saying: "The Ma family has Meng Qi and your younger brother Ma Dai, and they will definitely be extremely prosperous in the future." "Others don't know that Meng Qi is brave and brave. How could you not know?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Qi pointed to Yan Liang, who was showing off his power outside the city, and said: "As a famous general in Hebei, this man is known for his bravery. He has been running rampant under Fancheng for a long time. All the generals in the army can do nothing to stop him."

"If Meng Qi can kill him in the formation, he will become famous all over the world."

"At that time, I was able to legitimately promote Meng Qi to an official position, so why worry about the Ma family being unpopular?"

When Ma Chao heard this, there was finally some light in his eyes.

Seeing Ma Chao's change, Zhou Qi continued: "Meng Qi's wife and daughter unfortunately suffered a disaster and are now alone. There is only one daughter, twelve years old, beautiful, dignified and Shuhui."

"If Meng Qi comes back victorious from this battle, how about marrying his daughter to Meng Qi?"

When Ma Chao heard this, he was greatly shocked. He hurriedly bowed to the ground and said, "I will live up to my lord's high expectations!"

Ma Chao's attitude was depressed before. In addition to the family's difficulties, there was also a very important reason. After leaving his hometown and joining Zhou Qi, there were many civil and military factions in Chu State, but Ma Chao seemed very lonely.

He is also worried about his future.

Today's Ma family can only count on Ma Chao himself. If he cannot make a name for himself and revive the Ma family, then the Ma family will really decline.

Now that he heard the cake drawn by Zhou Qi, Ma Chao was finally excited.

If he can marry Zhou Qi's daughter, Ma Chao's future career will be bright as long as he remains loyal to Chu.

In this way, reviving the Ma family will no longer be a mirror image.

Moreover, the mother of Zhou Qi's daughter comes from the Zhang family, one of the four major families in Jiangdong. Although the Zhang family is not as prominent as the Lu family, after so many years of steady work, the Zhang family also has a status that cannot be ignored in Chu State.

If he can marry Zhou Qi's daughter, it means that Ma Chao is connected with the Zhang family of Wu County, and he will no longer be alone in Chu State without support.

Seeing Ma Chao's performance, Zhou Qi was also quite pleased.

Ma Chao is almost impeccable except for some problems with his moral character.

Not only was he extremely brave, he was also extremely handsome and came from a famous family.

For such a person, Zhou Qi's marriage to his daughter would not be regarded as an insult to his daughter.

As for Ma Chao, who is twenty-seven years old and fifteen years older than his twelve-year-old daughter, what does it matter?

Not to mention this era, even in later generations, it is still not uncommon for men to get married when they are more than ten years older than women.

Some people may say that Zhou Qi is too insignificant, and his daughter who is only twelve years old has to be used as a marriage tool.

First of all, we need to make it clear that in this era, unlike later generations, there are many women who get married at the age of twelve or thirteen. On the contrary, those women who are still unmarried at the age of seventeen or eighteen are an outlier.

The daughter has reached the age of marriage. Even if she does not marry Ma Chao, she will marry someone else.

Since Zhou Qi traveled through time, he naturally wanted to integrate into this era and would not do those unconventional and stupid things.

Moreover, in troubled times, early marriage and early childbearing are also of great benefit to the country.

"Meng Qi will go out to fight in the city, and I will beat the drum for you myself!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The passionate drums sounded, and the north gate of Fancheng, which had been closed for a long time, suddenly opened wide, and Ma Chao rushed out with a spear in his hand, riding a maroon red rabbit horse, and more than a thousand cavalry under his command.

The maroon red rabbit horse is the descendant of Lu Bu's red rabbit horse.

After Zhou Qi killed Lu Bu and got the red rabbit horse, it took him a while to see that the opponent was not castrated, so he took it as a stallion.

It would be a shame not to leave some descendants of such a good breed.

The horse under Ma Chao's crotch is the best war horse among the descendants of the Red Rabbit Horse, and it is also Zhou Qi's mount.

Although this horse is not as good as the real red rabbit horse, it is similar. Even in Liangzhou, which is good at producing good horses, it can be regarded as rare.

At this time, Huang Zhong was fighting with Wen Chou at the gap in the city wall, and there were not many Yuan troops at the gate.

No one expected that the city gate that had been closed for a long time would actually open.

Unexpectedly, a mere thousand cavalrymen actually dared to charge into Yuan Jun's formation.

It was precisely because of the surprise that Ma Chao led a thousand cavalry to charge forward, but Yuan Jun was caught off guard.

Ma Chao, however, was not interested in fighting. He spotted the location of Yan Liang's banner and immediately led his cavalry to kill in that direction.

Anyone who blocks his path will be mercilessly crushed.

At this time, Yan Liang was not aware of the seriousness of the matter, and was still riding on his horse, letting his bodyguards wave and yell around with banners.

It wasn't until Ma Chao was covered in blood and led his cavalry to a position not far from Yan Liang that a personal guard shouted to Yan Liang: "General, look, there is a cavalry coming towards this way!"

Yan Liang couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.

However, when he saw that the cavalry had only a thousand men and was flying a "horse" flag, he couldn't help but feel contempt and sneer.

Yan Liang did not remember that Zhou Qi had a powerful general named Ma under his command.

After thinking about it, there is only one Ma Zhong who captured Yuan Shu.

However, this person's ability to capture Yuan Shu was only due to luck, and his own martial arts skills were not very good.

Although he despised him in his heart, Yan Liang also admired the courage of the incoming man. He immediately lost his temper and shouted to the general who was charging towards him: "Who is coming? Tell me your name!"

In addition to wanting to make a name for yourself, there is another reason for announcing your name in the formation, and that is to see if the opponent is a powerful general.

If so, then be cautious. There is no shame in running away if you can't defeat him.

If it's not a strong general, but some little-known little shrimp, just kill him and earn some credit.

Ma Chao heard Yan Liang's shouting and responded: "This is Ma Chao from Xiliang. Are you Yan Liang, the famous general from Hebei?"

When Yan Liang heard this, he replied with a hint of pride: "That's exactly so!"

Ma Chao's eyes were sharp, he held the spear firmly in his right hand, and rushed straight towards Yan Liang regardless of Yuan's army's overwhelming numbers.

Yan Liang was not worried but overjoyed when he saw this. He ordered his soldiers not to interfere, but he clapped his horse and faced Ma Chao with a sword.

Killing generals in front of the battle, such a good thing, Yan Liang naturally does not want to miss it.

"Tap Tap!"

Seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, Yan Liang saw the right moment and began to accumulate strength. When the horses of the two sides crossed each other, he would be able to strike with all his strength.

"law!"

Never thought about it.

At this moment, the maroon red rabbit horse under Ma Chao's crotch suddenly surged in speed and rushed in front of Yan Liang at an incredible speed.

Ma Chao also thrust forward with his peak shot.

At this time, Yan Liang had just reached half of his charge, but he didn't expect that the opponent's horse's speed suddenly surged.

Seeing Ma Chao's hard-fought shot, Yan Liang had no choice but to hurriedly put away his knife and block it.

"clang!"

The gun came out like a dragon, swinging away Yan Liang's hastily retracted sword from the side of the long sword.

"puff!"

Ma Chao's peak shot, which he had accumulated for a long time, continued to attack Yan Liang's throat with unstoppable force after deflecting Yan Liang's sword.

(End of this chapter)