The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() Under the joint persuasion of Ma Yue and Li Ru, Dong Zhuo finally agreed to send troops to help Hua Xiong fight against the Kwantung Allied Forces.I don't think the news of the defeat in front of them came back before the mobilization of their troops was completed. In a short time, Hua Xiong also returned to Hulao Pass with less than [-] remnants.

When he heard about this, Dong Zhuo's face darkened at that time, and even the precious jade cup he had been carrying around was slammed on the ground by him: "It's unreasonable, some incompetent people can see it." There are too many, but someone who loses one after another like Hua Xiong has never seen it in this life! Let him come in and see someone!"

After a while, Hua Xiong, who was downcast and worried, came to Dong Zhuo's tent with heavy steps.Seeing the gloomy expression on the lord's face, he was even more frightened, and hurriedly dropped to the ground on one knee, and said very sadly: "My lord, the last general is incompetent, once again defeated by the rebels, I..."

"Hmph, you still have the face to meet XX!" Dong Zhuo stared at Hua Xiong condescendingly: "Hua Xiong, XX has always trusted you, is this how you repay XX? You lost Yangcheng last time, There are many people who think that you should be punished for your crimes, and that someone thought you were worthy of great use, so you were spared the crime. I don't want you to lose my elite again... Well, this is how you repay Yu's trust Of the [-] elites, you only brought me back less than [-], and all of them were wounded, so is this a sign of your crimes and meritorious deeds?" After speaking, the voice was already stern.

Hearing what Dong Zhuo said, Hua Xiong felt even more guilty and regretful. He lowered his head deeply, not daring to look at Dong Zhuo's appearance: "It was the general who underestimated the enemy carelessly and focused on winning, which led to today's defeat. The general did not dare to look at Dong Zhuo's face." I extravagantly ask the lord to forgive me, and I also ask the lord to punish me, no matter what the punishment is, the general will accept it willingly!"

"Okay, if you can take this responsibility, it also shows that someone has not completely misunderstood you." Seeing that Hua Xiong was willing to accept the crime, Dong Zhuo's expression became a little better.In fact, the reason why he was so angry was not only because the anger of his elite was extinguished, but also because he was a little worried.Because only a few people know that Hua Xiong will fail this time, he, the master, also has a certain responsibility, but of course this matter cannot be made public, otherwise how can he convince the generals under his command?Therefore, Hua Xiong must first let Hua Xiong take all the blame for his crimes, and then punish him severely, so as to dispel the unfavorable rumors.

Hua Xiong was slightly relieved when he heard his tone slow down.Although he said he was a hero, if Dong Zhuo really wanted to use his military law to behead him, I'm afraid he would be afraid.Seeing that Dong Zhuo seems to be very satisfied with his attitude of pleading guilty now, he must have just reprimanded him, demoted his position, or received dozens of military sticks to offset his guilt.

But what happened next caught Hua Xiong off guard again, only to hear Dong Zhuo say in a voice without the slightest emotion: "You are a favorite general of XX, and XX didn't want to treat you like this. But you have been repeatedly defeated by opponents." If we let you go so easily every time, I am afraid that other soldiers in the army will not accept it. For the morale of the army, to understand my orders, and to ensure that rewards and punishments are clearly defined, a certain one can only bear the pain and execute You! Come on..."

"My lord..." Hearing the word "execution", Hua Xiong's body trembled suddenly, he almost froze, looking up to say something.But at this time, several soldiers had obeyed the order and entered, and Dong Zhuo waved his hands: "Tie him up and take him to the front of the gate to behead. Let everyone see what kind of result such a failure will bring!"

"Yes!" Several soldiers agreed, then pulled Hua Xiong who was stunned, and escorted him out of the tent.Although Hua Xiong's martial arts are far superior to them, it is not difficult to escape, but at this moment, he has no intention of resisting and protecting himself, and just let a few soldiers escort him to the gate, surrounded by everyone. He was knocked down to the ground under the watchful eyes and was about to be executed.

It wasn't until he landed on the ground and saw a shining steel knife flashing in front of his eyes that he knew that this time he was completely finished.But somehow, he didn't want to fight back.Perhaps these years, he has become accustomed to obeying Dong Zhuo's command, and now that he wants to kill himself, he must accept it, and dare not have the slightest complaint.

Just when Hua Xiong was pushed to the ground, and the soldier had already raised his saber and was about to swing it down, an eager voice came from not far away: "Keep people under the saber! Take it slow!" Hua Xiong Looking sideways, he saw the horse rushing over in a hurry.

After Ma Yue got the news of Hua Xiong's return, he knew something was going to happen to Kui Nan, so he rushed here immediately.Fortunately, his movements were not slow, and he said the words to keep people before he was about to strike Hua Xiong.Because his status in Dong Zhuo's army is not low, the soldiers did not dare to disobey his words, so they had to temporarily stop their swords and look at him: "Young Master Ma, do you have anything to say?"

"I'm going to intercede with the lord. I can't just kill General Hua like this. Please give me some time. I would like to thank you for your mercy!" Ma Yue said repeatedly, cupping his hands.

The soldiers hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "In that case, then Mr. Ma, hurry up. It would be best if you can persuade the Lord not to kill General Hua."

Ma Yue didn't delay anymore, and immediately went to Dong Zhuo's handsome tent, but he didn't notice that Hua Xiong was looking at him gratefully.Once again, it was Ma Yue who saved his life, which made Hua Xiong's gratitude hard to describe in words.

"My lord!" After entering the tent, Ma Yue saluted Dong Zhuo, "I saw that my lord wanted to kill General Hua, so I came here to intercede."

"Why, do you want someone to spare him?" Dong Zhuo snorted rather unhappily: "He should have been punished severely for losing Yangcheng that day, but because of you, he was able to save his life. He has committed crimes and made meritorious service. But today, he actually lost another [-] of my elite, these two charges are enough to sentence him to death!"

Ma Yue hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "My lord, General Hua is also my lord's confidant and favorite general. Don't you think it's a pity that my lord wants to take his life like this? Now the enemy army is powerful and is advancing step by step. If we kill the general again , it will definitely damage the morale of our army even more, and it will be even more difficult to regain the disadvantage. My lord, please think twice.

"Besides, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists, and it's not that General Hua did not fail to make contributions. He defeated Bao Xin's troops in the past, and later defeated the pursuing enemy army with General Lu, which is enough to make up for his mistakes. This time, he also has The victories of annihilating the vanguard of the enemy army, I hope the lord can see that General Hua can be spared by these and past achievements."

When Dong Zhuo heard what Ma Yue said, his heart started to stir a little.In fact, the reason why he had to kill Hua Xiong was to give an explanation to the whole army, to show that he was not a selfish person, and if there was a reasonable reason to spare him, it would be an acceptable method.

Just when Dong Zhuo was hesitating, several generals came at the same time, but they were Li Que, Zhang Ji and Hu Zhen.As soon as they entered the tent, they immediately said: "My lord, Hua Xiong can't be killed. The soldiers who came back with him this time had a lot of words in the camp. They can return safely, thanks to Hua Xiong's hard work, and even more so along the way." Only by turning around and saving people many times can we save the lives of these 3000 people. Now the soldiers in the army have a good impression of him, if the lord really kills him, I'm afraid it will affect the morale of the army."

"There is such a thing?" Dong Zhuo was startled for a moment, but then he seemed to let go of one thing in his mind, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Since all the generals and soldiers in the army have such thoughts, then it is not easy to disobey everyone's opinion." If you don’t want to, then let him be spared. However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be forgiven, so let people severely punish Hua Xiong with a hundred army sticks, so as to set an example for others!"

"Yes, my lord is wise!" Seeing that Dong Zhuo had finally changed his mind, everyone heaved a sigh of relief, especially Ma Yue, who felt more at ease, thinking that he had done nothing wrong in rescuing Hua Xiong many times.He believed that after so many times, Hua Xiong must be full of gratitude to himself, so it shouldn't be too difficult to take this tiger general under his command in the future.

After taking his farewell from Dong Zhuo, Ma Yue came to the gate again.At this time, Hua Xiong was being pushed to the ground to bear the punishment of military sticks.There was a crisp sound when the army stick as thick as an arm was drawn on his body, and then there was a bloodstain on the skin.Ma Yue looked at it and couldn't help frowning, thinking that if he was blamed like this, he might scream loudly.

But Hua Xiong never said a word, gritted his teeth, and endured the hundred army sticks.With a hundred sticks down, he can't find a whole piece of flesh on his back and buttocks, which is shocking.Ma Yue immediately led several of his own soldiers forward, supported Hua Xiong who was half unconscious on the ground, and carried him to the barracks.

All this happened under the watchful eyes of everyone, and Ma Yue was not afraid of being thought that it was his intention to befriend Hua Xiong.However, when those sergeants saw this situation, not only did they not take Ma Yue lightly because of this, but they looked at Ma Yue with an indescribable kindness.

After sending Hua Xiong to his barracks, Ma Yue called a military doctor to treat his wounds.It wasn't until this time that Hua Xiong regained his mind, and smiled weakly at Ma Yue: "My lord, this is the third time you have saved Hua Xiong's life. Thank you for your kindness, Hua Xiong will keep it in his heart, and he will There must be an answer."

"General Hua, you don't need to talk like this. I value the general's ability, so I will continue to help you. But this time, I have to take responsibility. If I hadn't entrusted you with advice, you wouldn't have suffered such a defeat." Who would have thought that the lord would provoke Yuan Shao to fail, and they would finally see the problem..." Ma Yue seemed to mention something unintentionally.

Hua Xiong was on the verge of dying, but when he heard him say this, he was shocked: "What did you say? My defeat is also related to the lord?"

That night, no one knew what Hua Xiong and Ma Yue said, but afterwards everyone found that Hua Xiong became very respectful to Ma Yue, just like he used to be to Dong Zhuo...