People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 606 Slap
On the flat wasteland, two armies faced each other. One side had an army of nearly 100,000 with its back to the main camp, while the other side had a cavalry formation of only more than 10,000 soldiers. The huge gap in the strength of the two sides seemed very unequal.

Even though this cavalry was composed entirely of elite Yellow Turbans, they were still at a complete disadvantage facing such a disparity in troop strength.

Although the Yellow Turban Cavalry was extremely powerful, the Western Liang Cavalry on the opposite side was no less powerful. If a real fight broke out, the Yellow Turban Cavalry might not be able to gain much advantage, not to mention that the Western Liang army still had a large number of infantry at that time.

Of course, Zhao Yun dared to enter Bingzhou with only 10,000 cavalrymen and confront them so brazenly, but he had his own confidence.

This time the Yellow Turbans came with only these ten thousand light cavalry, which gave them enough mobility. If they could win, they would fight, and if they couldn't, they could withdraw at any time. If Zhao Yun wanted to leave, the Western Liang army could only watch helplessly. This was the advantage of the light cavalry.

Moreover, Zhao Yun did not come here to fight. The subsequent development of events will truly determine what means the court should use to deal with this incident.

These mere 10,000 cavalrymen were certainly not taken seriously by Ma Chao in the opposite camp. After Ma Chao led a group of generals to confront the Yellow Turbans, he saw that the Yellow Turbans really had only such limited military strength, and his originally heavy mood immediately relaxed.

"A mere 10,000 cavalrymen dare to come to Liangzhou and act so presumptuous. Are the Yellow Turbans bullying us because we have no one in Xiliang?" Ma Chao rode his horse out of the army and snorted coldly. He had the spear in his hand and looked eager to try, obviously wanting to have a try with the Yellow Turbans.

Even Ma Dai, Matthew, Pang De and others, their eyes gradually lit up with fighting spirit.

Regardless of whether this uprising was in line with their original intention, things had come to this point and they had no way back. They would not think too much about right or wrong. The only thing they were considering was that the Yellow Turbans were coming to attack them, so they would just fight back!

We all know that the Yellow Turbans are difficult to deal with, so we must seize this military advantage as much as possible now, because we won’t have such good conditions next time.

Without Ma Chao giving any orders, the cavalry troops leaving the camp at the rear began to move restlessly, and the war horses pawed the ground restlessly, ready for a charge.

The war was about to begin in the Xiliang barracks, but the Yellow Turbans were very calm at this time. Zhao Yun rode on his horse and quietly observed the situation, and did not even give the order to prepare for war.

Since his own troops were insufficient, he certainly would not confront the Western Liang army head-on. No matter how strong the Yellow Turbans were, they would not be so unreasonable.

Moreover, compared to a contest of military force, there is obviously a better solution now, which is also the real purpose of Zhao Yun's visit.

"General Ma Teng, you can go now. The fate of the soldiers and civilians in Liangzhou is in your hands." Zhao Yun looked at Ma Teng calmly, with a hint of warning in his words.

Ma Teng was still sensible, and no one understood better than him that Zhao Yun’s warning was no joke.

He had thought about the possibility of falling out and just going down the same path with Ma Chao until the end, but his reason kept telling him that the end of this road would be hell.

Now that he has brought Liangzhou to submit to Xuanxia, ​​although the Ma family will certainly lose its glory, at least it will not be too bad.

But if they took the opposite path, what would await the Ma family would be complete annihilation. Even if some of their members were lucky enough to escape the death penalty, they would only be able to survive as civilians in the end.

After being barred from entering religion or officialdom for three generations, the gentry had almost no chance of turning over after being reduced to commoners.

In comparison, instead of trying to stop a car with your bare hands under the bombardment, it is better to accept the reality honestly. This way, at least you won’t slide to the bottom and never be able to get up again.

"General Zhao, please wait here for a while. When I come back, the situation will be settled!"

Ma Teng bowed to Zhao Yun, then stepped on his horse's belly and ran towards the Xiliang army. His charge into the battle formation alone was quite heroic.

Just such a scene made the entire Xiliang army stunned. No one knew what this charge meant.

Ma Chao frowned and took out his bow and arrow, as if he was going to shoot at the person coming.

At this time Pang De's expression changed: "Don't worry, Meng Qi. A mere horseman is not a threat. The enemy must have a reason for this arrangement. It is better to let him come and fight for a while."

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao looked at the very quiet Yellow Turban cavalry formation in the distance, and after a moment of silence, he released the arrow from the string.

If others dare to come to the meeting on horseback, can I still be weak in momentum?

With this, the originally agitated Xiliang cavalry had to calm down for the time being. Everyone's eyes were focused on the newcomer. No matter how hostile the two sides were, the other party's courage to go into battle alone was worthy of their respect. The cavalry was getting closer and closer. When it was a mile away, they could only vaguely see a figure. When it was about 500 meters away, they could see the general outline of the figure. When it was about 300 meters away, they found that something was wrong.

The other party clearly came from the Yellow Turban camp, but judging from their clothing and decorations, they looked more like people from Xiliang.

At this moment, many people were confused and didn't understand what was going on, but some smart people among them quickly realized something. For example, Ma Chao's face suddenly changed.

Ma Dai and Ma Xiu looked at each other with the same shocked expression. Although they had not seen the face of the person who came, they already had a guess in their minds.

Only Pang De's expression inexplicably relaxed, and then he looked in the direction of Ma Chao. After seeing Ma Chao's extremely ugly expression at this time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It was not until the person ran to a distance of about a hundred meters that they could finally vaguely recognize his face.

"It's my father, it's really my father!"

"Father is back. The Yellow Turbans have brought Father back!"

The moment Ma Dai and Ma Xiu recognized Ma Teng, they were overjoyed. Then they ignored everything else and rode forward as pioneers.

At the same time, the Xiliang Army also reacted and when they saw that Ma Teng, whom they respected, had returned safe and sound, they immediately burst into cheers.

This time, not only Ma Dai and Ma Xiu went forward to meet them, but even the soldiers followed them.

However, the fact that his father had returned did not seem to make Ma Chao very happy. He even looked helpless and lonely at this moment. The soldiers came to greet him one after another for a long time before he sighed and rode forward on his horse.

The originally solemn and tense battlefield suddenly relaxed, and the tense emotions of the Xiliang Army also dissipated.

Ma Chao has quite good prestige in Xiliang, but at least at this moment, he is still far from comparable to Ma Teng. It is okay when Ma Teng is not around, but once Ma Teng appears, everyone's attention will still be focused on Ma Teng.

"The child has seen his father!"

When Ma Dai and Ma Xiu rushed to the front and saw clearly that the person coming was their father, they jumped off their horses without hesitation, fell to their knees on the ground, and kowtowed with tears in their eyes.

"Father was trapped in Peking, and we couldn't sleep every night. Now that we can see him return safely, we have nothing to ask for."

Ma Teng looked calm when he saw this. He stopped his horse, jumped off, and walked towards the two men.

At this time, the Xiliang soldiers in the rear also surrounded them. Many Xiliang heroes greeted and saluted Ma Teng. Ma Teng responded to them with a smile and came to Ma Dai and Ma Xiu.

Ma Dai and Ma Xiu straightened their bodies, and were about to express their longing for each other, but what responded to them was Ma Teng's pair of angry eyes.

Before they could react, Ma Teng slapped them twice in the face very quickly, and their left and right cheeks turned red. For a veteran like Ma Teng, even two casual slaps did not make him feel good.

"Father. You." Ma Dai and Ma Xiu were stunned.

Ma Teng snorted coldly: "You are still in Peking discussing important matters with the court. How dare you mess with me? In order to prevent you from doing anything wrong, I specially sent a letter back to warn you, but you turned a deaf ear to it. Where do you think I, your father, stand!"

Ma Teng's tone was very angry. A good thing turned out like this. If the one who made the mistake was not his own son, he would have wanted to kill both of them with a knife.

"Raise an army! You dare to raise an army with your little ability? You are simply courting death!"

He looked at Ma Dai and Ma Xiu coldly, and after a sarcastic remark, he continued to ask: "Who was the one who proposed the uprising?"

(End of this chapter)