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

Chapter 138
In the evening, when the sun had already set below the horizon, the four of them returned home together.

Xu Jiashu walked into his room. This room was different from the tough and simple one he imagined, but it continued the style of Ma Mansion's scholarly family.

I don’t know what those Central Plains scholars who claim to be orthodox would think when they see these two brothers and sisters of the Ma family - especially Ma Yunluo, with his natural brown hair and heterochromatic pupils, he looks like a pure person lurking in Xiliang. Hu people.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

"squeak--"

The door was pushed open, and Ma Yunluan came in sneakily holding a fox fur coat.

Xu Jiashu and her looked at each other, and both of them suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

The former was because he was caught talking about someone behind his back, and the latter was because of his neglect in the afternoon.

The brown-haired ponytail girl glanced at him quietly.

I originally thought he was another friend who appeared out of nowhere to hang out with my brother, but I didn’t expect him to be my brother’s savior.
"It's cold at night, take this," Ma Yunluo said first, adding an extra explanation, "My brother asked me to send this."

"Thank you, Miss Ma."

Xu Jiashu took it and thanked him. The temperature difference between day and night in the northwest is indeed very large. It would be difficult to wear thicker clothes at night.

"No, no, no." Ma Yunluan felt a little guilty, "Then I'll leave first."

Without waiting for Xu Jiashu to be polite, he opened his legs and ran away without a trace.

He folded the fox fur and was about to lie down and continue the afternoon simulation, but there was another knock on the door from Ma Chao.

"Come on, come on," Xu Jiashu replied angrily while getting dressed: "Wait a minute!"

"Ke Muzhi, you haven't slept yet!" Ma Chao said with a surprised look on his face, "The moon is so bright today, how about we go for a walk in the yard together?"

Go to sleep!Almost fell asleep!You fell asleep without knocking!

After being tormented by the brothers and sisters, Xu Jiashu gave up the idea of ​​​​imitating early, and "Ke Muzhi did not go to bed, and walked together in the atrium" with Ma Chao.

When the two talked about the battle with Yan Xing, Ma Chao was still a little scared.

"That man was really a difficult opponent. His spear was broken by me, but he was not messed up at all." Ma Chao almost died at the opponent's hands. Ma Chao had to admit Yan Xing's ability, "If he hadn't caught the broken spear In the second half, I will definitely die!"

Xu Jiashu, who was forcibly called up, nodded perfunctorily and said, "Yan Xing does have some abilities."

This is not to brag about the defeat of his subordinates and promote himself - at least not completely.

You must know that even Ma Chao in his childhood is not something that ordinary people can win. Yan Xing is slightly better than Ma Chao at this time in terms of body and experience. He is also mentally determined and has quick eyesight and quick hands. He is really rare under Han Sui. warrior.

Even in Liangzhou now, except for Gan Ning and Lu Lingqi brought by Xu Jiashu, they are also the top group of martial arts people.

"I have been practicing the family's marksmanship for many years, and I think I am very good at it. I don't want to be left alone." Ma Chao sighed and looked at Xu Jiashu. "I think brother Ke Muzhi's skills are even more unfathomable. I will work with you to improve my martial arts in the future!"

Ma Chao didn't know that the person next to him was a Guabi.

In fact, if the two of them fight now, Ma Chao has basically no chance of winning - the blessing brought by [Wushuang] is too great. If he wants to defeat Xu Jiashu, the opponent's strength and speed must be completely superior to his. Even if he knew how to deal with it, there was nothing he could do.

In a single confrontation with the same level of combat power, they are basically invincible.

"Young Master Chao is ridiculous," Xu Jiashu said: "Don't you hear that the overlords in the past said that swordsmanship can only be defeated by one person, and it is not enough to learn. To learn, you must learn the art of defeating ten thousand people. With the prestige of Young Master Chao's family, he will definitely rule the entire Liang Dynasty in the future. The great men of the state cannot compete with the sun and the moon, even if they can't shine like rotten grass."

"Hahahahaha, the one who knows me is Ke Mu Zhiye!" Ma Chao said with a beaming smile, "But one day, I will definitely kill Yan Xing with my own hands before I can understand my thoughts!"

As the saying goes, everyone in the world is in chaos, but I am the only one who dominates. This is the way the Ma family does things!

"Okay!" Xu Jiashu raised his hands and praised: "Then I have to go back to sleep now, so that I can have clear thoughts!"

tnnd, whoever likes to take this Zhang Huaimin should take it!

"Brother Kemuzhi, you are really a wonderful man." Hearing this, Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, but he smiled even more happily, "Then I will come back to bother you tomorrow!"

Xu Jiashu lay down again and took a careful look outside the door to make sure no one was knocking again, then immersed himself in the simulator.

【Start simulation】

It is worth mentioning that in the interrupted simulation, Xu Jiashu did not enter the main hall with Dong Bai, but followed Ma Chao to watch the fun. The relationship between the two stopped at asking for directions, which is completely different from reality. A hair's breadth, a thousand miles difference.

But it doesn't matter. As long as it doesn't affect the general trend, the role of deduction is still there. It doesn't hurt to just look at another world line.

[At the invitation of Ma Chao, you stayed in Ma Mansion for a while. On the way, Dong Bai took his entourage to Jincheng County. You were not among those who participated in the farewell. 】

As expected, Xu Jiashu continued to read.

[Your friendship with Ma Chao has become deeper and deeper. Because of his relationship, you have also become friends with Ma Yunluo. She often comes to play with Ma Chao in the name of you. 】

It’s only to be expected!You, a brother-in-law, just look for your brother when you are looking for him. Why are you looking for me in the name of looking for me?
Xu Jiashu was speechless - am I also part of the play between your brothers and sisters?

Damn!
In fact, he was overthinking this.

Ma Yunluo is not so much a brother-controller as a beauty-controller. After all, with Ma's genes here, there are few who are not good-looking.

Coincidentally, Ma Chao is a person who regards appearance as dirt. He always likes to go out and make friends with Qiang and Hu nobles. Naturally, Ma Yunluo looks down on those people. Xu Jiashu, who goes by the pseudonym Ke Muzhi, is simply unworthy among Ma Chao's group of Hu friends. It stands out from the crowd!

Her brother finally had a friend who could catch Ma Yunluan's eye, and she couldn't help but think highly of this "Ke Muzhi".

And doesn’t Ma Chao dislike his sister as a follower?Then Ma Yunluo simply stopped looking for him - I came to play with Ke Muzhi!

All I can say is that if they kiss each other when they are young, then there will inevitably be disagreements between siblings in their early teens.

[Soon after, you decided to return to Wushi County. Ma Chao seemed reluctant to leave. He made an exception and invited you to join the Ma family again, and raised the price. You decided]

The scene turned, Xu Jiashu was about to return east wearing the fox fur sent by Ma Yunluan.

"Ke Muzhi, as long as you are willing, I can ask my father to accept you as my adopted son!" Ma Chao suggested sincerely, "I hope you can think more about it."

I have to say that although this may sound a bit insulting, to a Qiang person, it is definitely a great compliment.

This is the adopted son of a warlord who has directly become one of the top two warlords in Liangzhou. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has reached the sky in one step!
Moreover, Ma Teng's adopted son is Ma Chao's adopted brother, so it is definitely not a shame to tell him.

Hearing this, Xu Jiashu, who was watching on the sidelines, actually had some thoughts - you know, that was the Ma Jiajun who was roaming Xiliang!

In addition to Shenweitian General Ma Chao, there are also Pang De, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others. Although they are not among the top heroes of this era, they are all generals who are skilled in cavalry combat.

It can be said that with just a nod, Xu Jiashu can get a force that is comparable to the Bingzhou Cavalry as a boost.

What is the concept of Liangzhou Iron Cavalry in today’s world?
Counting it over, except for the Tiger and Ben Yulin under the emperor's tent, most of the other powerful armies with names in history are still missing.

The Qingzhou soldiers, the Euphorbia soldiers, the Xiandenshi soldiers, and the Wudang flying army did not appear, but the Baima Yicong and Danyang soldiers were already somewhat famous.

In any case, having this kind of capital in the early days of the Three Kingdoms was enough to dominate the world!
He looked at the options.

[[-]. What is your identity and my status? Do you want to take advantage of me? 】

[[-]. Stay, multiple adoptive fathers lead to multiple paths. 】

[[-]. Decline politely. 】

【[-]. Free Simulation】

Um.
To be honest, Xu Jiashu actually doesn't mind being Ma Chao's cheap brother - it's just a simulation anyway, and he can gain command experience and so on.

It's just that he had a clear purpose for this simulation, which was to deduce reality and help Dong Bai deal with the Liangzhou warlord's westward advance. Compared with this purpose, everything else was secondary.

And if you stay here with Ma Teng, you will lose first-hand information.

So choose three.

"No," Xu Jiashu declined politely, "I have been away from Zhongluo for so long, and there are still many things waiting for me to do."

Hearing this, Ma Chao nodded and said no more.

"Then will you come again in the future?" Ma Yunluo on the side asked. It was rare for this girl to have a friend who caught her eye besides her brother, but she showed even more reluctance than Ma Chao.

"Although Liangzhou is big, it is still too small for people who care about the world." Xu Jiashu got on his horse and said goodbye, "Miss Ma family, we will definitely have a chance to meet in the future."

"OK then"

Ma Yunluo wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Ma Chao - that's it, being so procrastinating is not the style of our Ma family. "No matter what happens in the future, you will always be our friend!" Ma Chao meant what he said.

It's not that for Xu Jiashu's sake, he won't hit Yang Qiu.

Ma Chao still makes a clear distinction between public and private matters in this kind of matter, but even if the two families fight one day, he asks himself that he will not personally attack Xu Jiashu's Wushi County.

Well, let Pound do it.

[You return to Wushi County and start to inquire about Dong Bai from Jincheng County. You learn that Han Sui’s request is that Dong first hand over the official position of Liangzhou Mu to him, and wait for him to eliminate all the dissatisfied forces in Liangzhou. Only after they were eliminated would he be willing to enter Chang'an. When the negotiations reached a stalemate, Dong Bai was forced to stay as a guest.】

In fact, even if it is such a harsh condition, Dong Bai is not unable to agree.

Even Guanzhong has shrunk, let alone Liangzhou, a place that is beyond the reach of eight poles. If you give it, you will give it.

The only problem is that this old fox wants to ensure that his lair is safe, and he has to swallow the entire Liangzhou before setting off, but it is impossible to make it in time - he just calculated that the Dong family is in a precarious situation, and is ready to wait until the city of Chang'an fights for both sides. Then use the whole force of Liangzhou to pick up peaches.

Therefore, the two sides naturally could not continue talking, and then Dong Bai was left as a guest by Han Sui.

Of course, he was a guest in name only, but everyone knew what Han Sui's real purpose was.

They are all foxes of thousands of years, so don’t play with them anymore.

Dong Bai was assigned to a separate courtyard, and Han Sui separated the accompanying attendants from her to prevent her from passing information to the outside world.

[On the other side, Ma Teng established contact with Li Ru and told Dong Bai that Han Sui had forced him to stay as a guest. Li Ru promised that as long as Dong Bai was safe, Ma Teng could share power with Dong Min. Ma Teng Decided to send troops to attack Han Sui, and notified you, you decide]

[[-]. Go westward with Ma Chao and make a promise in Korean! 】

[[-]. First go to Jixian County to visit Ma Yunluo. 】

[Three, there is no such thing! 】

【[-]. Free Simulation】

Xu Jiashu chose one without hesitation.

The scene changed, and Xu Jiashu and Ma Chao each led their troops to advance northwest.

Speaking of which, Xiliang's version is one step ahead of the Central Plains region - at this time, the military mobilization process in the Central Plains region has not yet reached the level of the middle period of the Three Kingdoms, and has even just begun, while Xiliang has already had soldiers as generals. model, otherwise it would not have to be in the form of a warlord alliance every time the army is dispatched.

With the support of Ma Teng, Xu Jiashu obtained many horses and led Lu Lingqi and Gan Ning to join Ma Chao to kill Jincheng County. In order to ensure complete victory, he also brought Fazheng with him.

Frankly speaking, this lineup is a bit overqualified to deal with Han Sui.

At the military meeting, everyone gave their own suggestions.

Gan Ning suggested attacking Han Sui's troops directly, regardless of the minions who could only fight with the wind - "As long as the central army is defeated, the enemy army will naturally collapse!"

Because of the characteristics of Han Sui's warlord coalition, a pyramid-shaped top-down command system has never been established. Instead, it is similar to a flat structure, with Han Sui directly communicating with those independent small warlords.

The advantage of this is that it can fully ensure his control over these people, but the disadvantage is that as long as Han Sui's headquarters is defeated, there will be no second person in the entire coalition who can take over his command.

Lu Lingqi suggested taking advantage of the autumn harvest to raid the grain-producing areas of Jincheng County to mobilize the enemy troops out of the city, and then use cavalry to conduct reconnaissance and harassment, constantly wearing down the enemy troops. She actually wanted to dominate the opposite territory and occupy the initiative on the battlefield. !

Xu Jiashu pondered for a moment. The two people's ideas sounded very good - but was this really a tactic that a group of fledgling generals could implement well?
Especially Miss Lu, the story of studying military literature in Chang'an City is still fresh in her memory...

Anyway, it was a simulation, so Xu Jiashu decided to use them all, and finally settled on the strategy of Xu Jiashu taking charge of the central army, Lu Lingqi going to harass and lure the enemy, and Gan Ning preparing to make the final blow.

To put it bluntly, Miss Lu led the enemy out, Xu Jiashu faced it head-on, and then Gan Ning led his Jinfan elite to attack the enemy's center. It was a very simple and unpretentious felt-beating tactic.

The plan was very good, but something went wrong at the first step.

Ma Chao directly led his Liangzhou cavalry to call for battle, disrupting all arrangements.

Even if his father didn't intervene, he still pulled out thousands of Qiang and Hu troops, just like magic. Xu Jiashu looked dumbfounded.

No wonder there is no option. So he is the protagonist of this battle?
Han Sui chose to avoid his sharp edge and avoid fighting.

Xu Jiashu and Gan Ning changed their plans and joined Miss Lu's wheat harvest army.

[The autumn harvest was cut off, and Han Sui's army was in a state of confusion. Despite strict orders, his warlords still went out to protect their grain fields without authorization. Ma Chao took the opportunity to defeat them, and suffered huge losses in strength, so they chose to negotiate peace]

"Uh", looking at Xu Jiashu, Dong Bai was a little hesitant after being rescued, "Have we met?"

You’ve been at home for a long time and your brain has gone crazy!
Xu Jiashu was indignant.

But then I thought about it. In this simulation, he chose to stay in Ma Mansion, and he and Dong Bai were almost only asking for directions. Even this rescue was Ma Chao's main attack. Dong Bai's reaction was excusable.

Well, having said that, I still write it down in a small notebook.

Surprisingly, Dong Bai proposed extremely generous conditions on how to deal with Han Sui.

"Let's make peace with Han Wen, as long as he agrees to accept the right general's seal and go to Chang'an."

As long as the family can be saved, being under house arrest is nothing.

Xu Jiashu was silent - he had grown too much, and the current Dong Bai was even a little scary in his calmness.

Ma Chao agreed to her request with an indifferent expression, but he said beforehand, "I don't care what happens to Han Wenyu, but Jincheng County has been conquered by our Ma family, and it is impossible to spit it out again."

"There is nothing better," Dong Bai said. "After digging the foundation of Han Wenyue, he will work wholeheartedly for the Dong family and seek wealth and honor after arriving in Chang'an."

Just gone?
Xu Jiashu was a little surprised. Good guy, until now, he has not had any in-depth interaction with Dong Bai.

It can only be said that she grew up too fast. When she came to Ma Teng, she was still a fledgling diplomat. It was only after being detained in Han Sui's house for a while that she evolved to this level again.

If Dong Bai does not appear when he is most vulnerable, it will be difficult to get into her side after she comes out of the isolation time alone.

Fortunately, he had made an appointment to go to Jincheng County together in real life, and Xu Jiashu couldn't help but feel lucky.

[According to the original agreement, Dong Bai and Han Sui and Ma Teng went to Chang'an to help out, while Ma Chao stayed in Hanyang County to guard. Dong Bai looked strange before leaving, but you didn't notice it.]

Okay, now that I have noticed it, Xu Jiashu secretly complained, but why is Dong Bai abnormal? Hasn't she already accomplished all her goals?
He continued to look down.

[You also choose to stay in Liangzhou, and prepare to take over Anding County and Beidi County in one fell swoop when they are empty. 】

Seeing this, Xu Jiashu nodded.

This is a reasonable strategy. After Ma Teng and Han Sui leave, Ma Chao, who is left alone, is not a force that can be underestimated.

The unknown Qiang people behind him are really terrifying, and after taking Jincheng County, Ma Chao has two of the richest counties in Liangzhou, doubling his strength.

Even if there is no need to consider the friendship between the two in the simulation, this is a character who cannot compete with him in the short term. Being able to take advantage of the opportunity to win two partial counties is already a big profit.

[You began to feel unwell and soon died suddenly. The cause of death was poisoning. 】

[Simulation ends]

???

Combined with the description of Dong Bai's abnormality before leaving, Xu Jiashu easily thought of the person who poisoned him.

Dong Bai.

After all, you are traveling alone, so it is normal to carry some essential medicine with you when traveling at home.

However, in this line, although she did not have a deep bond with Dong Bai, she was at least one of the people rushing to help. She had no reason to poison Ke Muzhi, the Qiang tycoon who had no grievances and no grudges.

The only explanation is that someone let him know his true identity.

The ones he brought out were all core members, and they were definitely not a repeat of the mole incident. Xu Jiashu walked over to them little by little, and then slapped his thigh.

It’s Fa Zheng!
Fa Zheng is from Yi County!It's the same place as Dong's family fiefdom, so it's possible that he accidentally revealed his real name during the conversation!
You need to remember this.

If you want to take someone to Jincheng County in reality, you must not take Fa Zheng with you, and you must restrain other people.

My group is from the Qiang tribe, and if I want to act well, I must not reveal my secret.

But to be honest, Xu Jiashu wanted to know what would happen if Dong Bai knew his true identity in reality - that cousin seemed to have a very ordinary relationship with her?
He began to worry about gains and losses.

(End of this chapter)