Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 134 Help
Yuzhong front line.

Since Yan Zhong, the last nominal leader of the Liangzhou rebels, died of illness, Han Sui and Ma Teng have been fighting intermittently for more than a year, especially in the past few months, which has been the most intense.

But the attack by both sides was actually a meaningless war of attrition. Both of them knew in their hearts that they were doing this just to get a bigger bargaining chip in front of Grand Master Dong. Soon they would have to go to Chang'an together to build a great future together. of.

As a result, the battle lines were repeatedly pulled in Dingxi, Yuzhong, and Jincheng, and the winner was never determined. On the contrary, the people's livelihood under each autonomous region was greatly damaged. The second year of the war meant that the grain reserves of the previous year It is about to be exhausted, and this year's summer planting has also been affected, which will be directly reflected in the upcoming autumn harvest.

People in Liangzhou are starving to death.

Especially Han Sui, because the essence of Hanyang County is far away from the battlefield, and Jincheng is on the front line of the war. Although it has the advantage of inside combat, in the long run, it will be the more disadvantaged side.

However, as a veteran rebel and the number one warlord of Xiliang, he had to grit his teeth to maintain this title in order to have a chance to be officially recognized by Dong Zhuo and completely distance himself from the others.

But now it seems that everything is meaningless.

Master Dong is dead.

The two parties who received the news one after another stopped the war with a tacit understanding, and unanimously began to think about what to do next - if the audience is gone, who else can we call?

Although Han Sui, whose people's livelihood was in decline, didn't want to continue the fight, Ma Teng on the other side actually didn't have much motivation. After all, even he didn't believe that he could destroy the famous Han Wenyue in one battle. When he became a warlord, he Ma Shoucheng may still be a leading soldier in the Han army.

Ma Teng is in his early thirties, more than eight feet tall, with majestic appearance and a deep and deep voice.

His ancestor was General Fubo Ma Yuan, who founded the Maoling Ma family in Fufeng and was the so-called "four surnames of the Eastern Han Dynasty".

In terms of influence on the entire Later Han dynasty, this family was even more profound than the Yuan family, which is now infinitely famous.

Ma Yuan is not mentioned as his ancestor.

The second generation Empress Mingde pioneered the historical genre of "Daily Notes". As a female historian, she was even earlier than Ban Zhao. Her virtuous and virtuous person made a good start for the politics of foreign relatives in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the third generation, Ma Rong, a great scholar, taught Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan and others. His younger brother Ma Xu was also the organizer of the book "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".

Then there is the current Taichang, Ma Rixi, who once served as Taiwei.

In all fields of military, political and academic circles, the Maoling Ma family can be said to be flourishing everywhere, and the people in this family are quite capable. The old Liu family has reached the 12th generation of emperors, while the Ma family has only passed five generations.

Ma Teng is the third son of Ma Yuan, Ma Guang. He is obviously the fifth-generation grandson, but he lives in extreme poverty. His father, Ma Su, has been a Tianshui Lanqianwei at the highest level in his life. In the end, he simply dismissed this sesame petty official. If he lost it, he could only live in Longxi and marry a village girl.

Another person whose ancestors were rich and had nothing but vision and ambition.

Such Ma Teng had no principles or ambitions. He joined the army as soon as the imperial court recruited troops. When the rebels became more powerful, he rebelled. Dong Zhuo extended an olive branch and thought of going to Chang'an to become a high official.

The main thing is to have a soft body and adapt to the wind.

Now that Master Dong is dead, the way to recruit troops is temporarily blocked, and Han Sui has spent a long time in vain. So he sits alone in the camp, calculating the losses caused by this battle, and feels a pang in his heart - tnnd, all the work was in vain.

"Father," Ma Chao led Xu Jiashu and Kong Gui into the camp and introduced, "This is the envoy sent by Yang Qiu."

Jin Ma Chao is only 15 years old, but he has inherited the excellent genes of the Maoling Ma family. He is tall and handsome. In terms of appearance, because he has never had a hard life of chopping firewood to make a living, he has a face as good as a crown jewel. In terms of handsomeness, he is even better My father was even worse, but he had a very rough and easy-going personality. When he saw Xu Jiashu speaking Qiang, he quickly switched language modules seamlessly and started talking to him.

This young master of the Ma family has liked to hang out with the barbarians since he was a child, and he has won the respect of the foreigners.

Although the title of "Mighty General" in the novel is a bit exaggerated, his prestige among the foreigners in Xiliang is real.

Liu Bei's imperial edict appointing him as a hussar general said: "The Di and Qiang are in command, and the Qiang are admiring their righteousness. With your trust in the king, you will guard the northern land, and you will be powerful and powerful. Therefore, I entrust you to the emperor, fight against the wild tigers, and protect the country." Dong Wanli seeks relief from the people."

Out of his affection for Xu Jiashu, a Qiang man named "Ke Mu Zhi" (and also a handsome guy), Ma Chao actually stretched out his hand to pull him in front of Kong Gui, leaving Ma Teng confused for a moment who was the real envoy sent by Yang Qiu. .

"Yang Qiu."

Ma Teng thought of this peaceful little brother next door - it was originally promised that the eldest brother would take you to Chang'an to prosper together, but now the eldest brother has no place to go, so he can only send them away.

"You go back and tell Yang Qiu that the matter of going to Chang'an is over for the time being." Ma Teng waved his hand in disinterest, "Once Grand Master Dong dies, the remaining people may not be able to protect themselves, and there is no talk of sharing wealth."

Kong Gui nodded vigorously. With these words, his mission here was completed.

Don't stay here for long.

As for the fact that Xu Jiashu was mistakenly identified as the envoy by Ma Teng, he didn't bother to correct it. It was true that he hurried back to Linjing.

"Ma Teng Dahao," Xu Jiashu asked in Qiang, "I wonder how the war with Han Sui is going?"

He and Kong Gui came together to collect intelligence, so naturally they would not be dismissed by Ma Teng so easily.

Or a Qiang?
Ma Teng looked slightly startled, but still replied: "No matter the outcome, we will withdraw our troops soon."

There was a reason he deigned to answer the question.

The autumn harvest is coming soon. After more than a year of war of attrition, food reserves are very urgent.

Although Ma Teng's losses were smaller than Han Sui's, he was still at a critical juncture, which was when he needed to recuperate and regain his strength.

Although Yang Qiu had always acted calmly and resolutely, considering the importance of this window period, it would not hurt to tell the envoy directly that he was going back to Shiji County (Hanyang Administrative Office), in case this little boy in the province had some evil thoughts of taking the opportunity to stab him in the back.

Withdraw the troops, Xu Jiashu thought secretly, which means that Dong Zhuo's death ended the process of Han horses entering Guanzhong. It seems that the next Xiliang strategy will still have to face these two people.

He glanced at Ma Chao in front of him with his peripheral vision. Fortunately, Ma Chao had not grown into his full body yet, so it would be much easier to deal with him.

"Why did my father stop the army?" After hearing this, Ma Chao asked in confusion, "Keep it up. When the autumn harvest comes, Han Wenyue will definitely be defeated!"

"Han Wenyue has been in Liangzhou for many years and has made many schemes. How could he be defeated so easily?" Ma Teng replied gloomily, "Do you know that Grand Master Dong was assassinated in Luoyang?"

"My child doesn't know." Ma Chao's political sensitivity is not high. He just heard that after fighting for so long but returning without success, he couldn't help but feel aggrieved. "If you die, you will die. What does it have to do with us?"

Hearing this, Ma Teng became even more worried - this son was good at everything, handsome and capable of playing, but his vision was too short-sighted.

He asked patiently: "My son, do you know why you have soldiers in your hands?"

Ma Chao replied matter-of-factly: "Of course it's to destroy the enemy, I am the only one who dominates!"

"Wrong!" Ma Teng corrected him: "Soldiers are just a means, and the ultimate goal is profit. If you just go for war, you will lose all your money sooner or later." Xu Jiashu was secretly surprised at the side.

Although this Ma Shoucheng was historically used as a spearman by Yang Biao and fought against Li Jue and other old Xiliang people, both sides suffered losses. He was then deceived by Cao Cao into becoming an idle imperial official. He originally wanted to command remotely, but Han Sui made a conspiracy. Well, Ma Chao was coaxed into launching the Battle of Tongguan, and in the end his whole family died neatly.
He doesn't look very smart, but at least he has a good eye for his son.

Didn't Ma Chao have to go to Shuhan to be a mascot because he lost all his capital?
"Since my father wants to withdraw his troops, let him go into battle before he leaves!" Ma Chao told his father about the conditions, "I can only play with the Qiang and Hu. I'm tired of it a long time ago."

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As we all know, a 15-year-old man is no longer a child. What's more, with Ma Chao's talent, ordinary adult men cannot go through more than a few rounds under his hands.

"Then let me go," Ma Teng agreed. "I just want you to know that war is not a game."

Ma Chao couldn't hear what he said. He returned to his tent like the wind and put on his armor. His armor was a specially made silver lion helmet, which was a gilt armor with a lion's head in the center and brocades of flowers painted on both sides of the ears. There are bronze sparrows and golden feathers on the top of the helmet, which are dancing gracefully in the wind.

With the help of a talented team, the moment they drew their guns and mounted their horses, everyone couldn't help but lose consciousness.

Even the well-informed Xu Jiashu secretly lamented that at such a young age, his energy and demeanor were already so impressive. No wonder Jin Ma Chao's reputation has been passed down through the ages.

If you want to compare him personally, he is more like a delicate and handsome version of Lu Bu. His aura is far inferior to that of Lu Fengxian, but his appearance is really a killer of the world-famous tiger who was born in the grassland.

In the first battle of Mr. Ma's life, a group of people were naturally holding the battle from behind. Kong Gui and Xu Jiashu, as envoys, were also watching from behind.

The knight in white clothes and silver armor stepped forward and yelled, but after a while, there was silence. Except for the roaring autumn wind in Liangzhou that made the cloak rustle, no one paid any attention to him.

The two families had been brothers before, and Han Sui had no idea about his adopted nephew - he wanted Ma Teng to get out of here and end this meaningless war.

If Ma Chao makes any mistake, the two families will really be in dire straits.

It was enough to let him gain face, and it might not be impossible to restore old friendship in the future. Han Sui thought so and strictly ordered his soldiers not to fire arrows.

As he said, there was a young general who was arrogant and couldn't stand Ma Chao showing off his power in front of the battle. He wanted to compete with him. Han Sui looked closely and saw that he was a well-known local martial artist in Jincheng County.

His name is Yan Xing.

"Who asked him to go out?" Han Sui said with an angry look on his face: "Hurry up and ask him to come back!"

While they were talking, the two cavalrymen were already in close combat.

Ma Chao was extremely talented and thought he was capable of conquering Xiliang, but he underestimated the world's heroes - at least he misjudged Yan Xing.

Although this man was not of high birth, he had built a reputation since childhood. In terms of physical strength, he was in his prime, and in terms of experience, he was a hundred times stronger than Ma Chao, a young boy.

The two sides were locked with each other with their spears. In the flash of lightning, Ma Chao came up with a plan and drew the sword from his waist with his left hand.

He turned around while riding on the horse, used his waist and abdomen to exert force, aimed at the shaft of Yan Xing's spear, and cut it off with a sword.

Just as he was about to thrust his spear at him, Yan Xing used a trick and stepped forward. He put his left hand against Ma Chao's right hand to prevent the spear from piercing him. He stretched out his right hand and caught the broken spear in the air. Ma Chao had just turned around and exhausted all his strength. At this time, he hit him on the neck with a broken spear.

With just one move, the young man in silver armor's vision went dark, he cried out in pain, and the sword in his left hand fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, the reactions from both sides were different.

Han Sui gritted his teeth and continued to strictly order his subordinates not to help. On Ma Teng's side, the first rider who came out before anyone could react was Xu Jiashu.

"Kemu Zhi!"

Kong Gui was shocked, why did this little brother that his lord just accepted like to show off as a hero so much? Remember, this is someone else's territory, not your Boluo Valley!
When Xu Jiashu arrived, Ma Chao was hit on the neck again, and his entire face turned purple due to lack of oxygen. His handsome face looked ferocious and terrifying. He was desperately fighting with Yan Xing for control of the spear in his right hand based on his will.

Seeing Ma Chao's reinforcements arriving, Yan Xing looked back at his own quiet position.

"If you like to show off your strength so much, just die in his place!"

As soon as Yan Xing let go of his left hand, Ma Chao immediately lay on the horse, holding his neck and breathing heavily. With Ma Chao's coughing sound, he turned his target towards Xu Jiashu.

"Kemuzhi" was distracted, and [Wushuang] was activated in an instant!
Yan Xing's rich experience has no use in the face of the warrior's state of mind. He only needs to let his instincts take over the body, and Xu Jiashu resolves them one by one. After a few rounds, he sees several more riders rushing out of the Ma Teng formation, and his side Still no movement.

Yan Xing turned back to Ma Chao and said: "Ma'er, remember my name, Yan Xing. I will take your life another day!"

Then he threw a broken spear at Xu Jiashu, which turned out to be a move that struck the east and the west.

Seeing Xu Jiashu ducking away, Yan Xing rode back, not wanting to fight anymore.

Pang De arrived behind him and protected the injured Ma Chao back to the military formation.

"I heard that you are a Qiang?" Pang De asked Xu Jiashu.

"Yes, my name is Ke Muzhi."

"What a skill!" Pang De, who had recently defected to the army, praised: "My name is Pang De, I have the courtesy name Ling Ming, and I serve as a school captain under the lord."

Turns out he’s a school boy
Just kidding, of course Xu Jiashu did not neglect the future White Horse General. He exchanged a few words and did not say goodbye until Ma Teng summoned him.

"What did I tell you?" Ma Teng felt distressed and warned his son, "War is not a child's play. Don't think that just because you have some talent, you can underestimate the heroes of the world. If it hadn't been for this envoy, you would have been almost killed by an unknown young general. Killed!"

Ma Chao covered his neck with both hands, his face turned red. Although he was out of danger, the feeling of suffocation still lingered. He was still gasping for air subconsciously, not wanting to refute his father's lesson.

"The envoy saved my son's life and will be rewarded generously." Seeing Xu Jiashu enter the account, Ma Teng said seriously: "Whether it is money, food, or ordnance, the envoy can just ask, don't be polite to me."

Xu Jiashu looked at the empty list of [Simulated Objects] - Ma Yunluan was in the rear at this time, not on the front line.

Uh, I want to unlock your daughter?

"Father, please ask this hero to return to Hebei County with us." Ma Chao finally breathed his last. "The grace of saving my life should be repaid personally."

As soon as he finished speaking, [New simulatable object: Ma Yunluan! 】pop up.

Xu Jiashu nodded quickly, "It's disrespectful."

(End of this chapter)