The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() Xiliang, Longxi County, Longxian County, in the courtyard of the Ma family.

Although it was getting late, Ma Teng and several family members still didn't intend to fall asleep, especially Ma Teng was frowning deeply, holding this letter in his hand for a long time and couldn't put it down.This letter was sent by Ma Yue to Wang Feng and others, and after reading this letter, Ma Teng's heart became extremely heavy.

"What exactly does Yueer want to do? He sent a sensitive Liu Bian to us before, and today he sent someone to send such a letter to let us move our cameras. Is our family a catastrophe?" Ma Teng finally couldn't help complaining after being silent for a long time.

Sitting at the bottom are his younger brothers Ma Ju and Ma Chao. Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and Ma Dai, who have grown up and started to practice in the army, are also accompanying him.

In the past few years, the development of the Ma family's power has not been slow. In the current Xiliang army, they can control more than half of the troops, but on the surface they still appear to be loyal to Dong Zhuo.But now, Ma Yue suddenly came with such a letter, wanting to ask Ma Teng to do something in the rear, which of course made him feel embarrassed.

"Father, the second brother has made it very clear in the letter. This is a great opportunity for us to break away from Dong Zhuo and rise up in Xiliang. I also think we can't just let it go." Support my brother.

"Oh? You think we can play tricks here?" Ma Teng glanced at his eldest son with some doubts.

"Exactly, because this is completely deliberate and unintentional. We are bound to be able to control the situation when Niu Fu and others have no idea how we will act." Wrong, today's Dong Zhuo has offended the people of the world, if we continue to be with him, I'm afraid it will make our Ma family even more disadvantaged in the future. Why don't we take this opportunity to fight back!"

"A counterattack? You said it lightly, but do we have the strength to counterattack? Then Niu Fu still has an army that can shock the place and is absolutely loyal to Dong Zhuo. Even if we have a team that we can trust, we will eventually It can't compare to Dong Zhuo's old army who has been on the battlefield for a long time." Ma Teng shook his head and said, apparently very worried about Ma Chao's proposal.

And Ma Ju also spoke at this time: "Brother's concerns are justified. After all, this Xiliang is Dong Zhuo's lair that has been run for many years. Even if he is not here now, his deep background is enough to make us unable to bear it. What's more, even if we can succeed, it will only hurt both sides, and it will hurt Zhong Ling's nephew in Chang'an, so I also think we shouldn't take risks this time..."

Ma Ju's consideration is obviously more comprehensive than Ma Teng's, even Ma Xiu and the others nodded frequently: "Yes, we took the risk to do this for the future of our second brother and our Ma family, but now it seems that this matter has come true. There will be a lot of trouble if you fail to become the second brother, so it's better not to be impulsive?"

Ma Chao is the one who trusts Ma Yue the most among all the people here. In his opinion, since his second brother wrote a letter to someone to bring him back, he must be sure to get things done, so he should fully cooperate.Although Ma Ju's argument has some truths, Ma Chao still insisted on his own opinion: "I think this matter should be tried. And in the second brother's letter, we were only asked to act in secret, but we were never asked to mutiny."

Seeing that Ma Chao couldn't be persuaded for a while, Ma Teng had to put the matter on hold temporarily: "Okay, it's getting late, everyone go back to rest first. I'll think about it and see if there is a better way, and then I will do it again." make a decision."

Since Ma Teng had spoken as the head of the family, Ma Ju and the juniors had no choice but to leave as promised, but Ma Chao saw the clues from his father's words and deeds, knowing that his father might not listen to his second brother this time. It means to act.He was very unwilling, but he was a little helpless. After all, it was his father who made the decision, and what he said made sense, so it was not easy for him to object, and then act in private, because this would make things even more difficult. control.

With a bit of reluctance, Ma Chao returned to his courtyard, only to find that Ma Dai was also following from behind: "Why did you follow, but do you have anything to say to me?"

"Brother, I also think that the second brother's consideration is correct. If our Ma family wants to succeed one day, we must get rid of Dong Zhuo's control, and this time is a great opportunity. If there are no foreign enemies, with our current family Strength is absolutely impossible to turn against Dong Zhuo, but now that Dong Zhuo has put all his attention on the east side, then we can find a chance to do things here." Ma Dai said solemnly.Although he is only thirteen or fourteen years old now, he has gradually revealed a sophistication that his peers don't have.

"Oh? So you thought the same way. But can you convince your father and uncle?" Ma Chao was a little happy to see someone supporting him at last, and asked hastily.

"This...but it doesn't exist." Ma Dai smiled awkwardly.After all, he is still young, although he has his own ideas, but it is still not enough to change the situation.

"Then it's useless for you to say these things. Your father and I will not change our original intention just because of these few words." Ma Chao said helplessly.

While the two of them were talking, one of them came over suddenly, and then bowed to Ma Chao: "I have seen the Major General."

"Huh? Aren't you the person next to the second brother who sent a letter to our family? Why don't you go back to rest, but come to me again, why?" Ma Chao asked Wang Fengdao doubtfully.

"I'm here to deliver a letter to the major general." Wang Feng smiled, and then took out another letter and handed it to Ma Chao: "My son once said that if the general refuses to act on his advice, And if the major general is willing to speak for him, let me hand this letter to the major general. The major general will naturally know what to do next."

"Oh? The second brother actually kept a hand?" Ma Chao took the letter in a strange way, and quickly opened it to read it.After a while, his spirit suddenly cheered up: "It turns out that he has a plan, so why didn't he mention it in that letter?"

"After all, this matter is no small matter. I'm afraid that even if the general knows this method, he may not dare to do it. He will even prevent the major general from acting in accordance with it. So what you mean is that if the major general agrees with him strongly Follow this plan, if you don't agree, forget it." Wang Feng said truthfully.

"Hey, this second brother still likes to calculate so much." After sighing, Ma Chao nodded happily: "But his plan is really good, so I will act accordingly."

"And me, I want to help second brother!" Ma Dai, who had never spoken at this time, also signaled his existence: "Brother, I have always supported second brother, you can't forget me .”

"You..." Ma Chao wanted to refuse, but then changed his mind: "Okay, then I will count it as your share. And Wang Feng, you guys have to obey my transfer. This is what the second brother said in the letter." Yes. This matter is not small after all, it is better not to let father and others know in advance."

"Young Master has already given this order before letting me come here. As long as it is the order of the Major General, we brothers will not refuse even if we go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire."

"Okay!" Ma Chao said approvingly, and then ordered: "Since we have already made a decision, we should make preparations first. Let your competent people go to investigate first, so what will happen to Niu Fu?" It is time to lead troops to Chang'an, as well as the manpower, equipment and route of his trip, which must be investigated in detail."

"Yes!" Wang Feng immediately agreed, and then withdrew.

Seeing that Ma Chao no longer had any other orders, Ma Dai volunteered and said: "Brother, what about me, what can I do?"

"You?" Ma Chao really couldn't think of what he could do, so he said perfunctorily, "You just stay by my side and wait for the news. Once we have definite news, we will make plans for the next step."

"Oh." Ma Dai agreed unwillingly, and then he did not forget to ask: "Brother, don't forget me when the time comes."

"Don't worry, I will tell you the matter as soon as possible. We are brothers. I don't believe who you believe." After Ma Chao said this, Ma Dai finally settled down and went back to his residence to rest.

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Two days later, when Ma Chao got impatient and was about to send someone to investigate again, Wang Feng finally brought back the news: "After careful investigation by me and several brothers, I finally learned that this time What will Dong Zhuo's army do? They will send troops from Lintao in four days, and then march eastward along the official road, and will pass by Long County. In addition, this time they have mobilized nearly [-] elites. This is Dong Zhuo's last strength remaining in Xiliang. Obviously, they are planning to make a desperate battle with the Kwantung Allied Forces."

"Okay. At first I was worried about how to proceed, but now that they will pass by our Long County, our chances are much greater!" Ma Chao also said excitedly.

"Actually, in my opinion, since they will come to Long County, we can outsmart them instead of attacking them by force." Wang Feng suddenly put forward his own opinion, and then slowly revealed his strategy.After following the horse for more days, he finally learned to use tricks instead of just being brave.

When Ma Chao heard this, he couldn't help nodding his head: "This is indeed a good plan. I'm just wondering how to do things with our little manpower. The method you said is indeed feasible. Well, then wait for them to arrive, and then press the plan to act!"