The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() As early as ten days ago, Niu Fu, who stayed in Lintao to manage all affairs behind the Xiliang Army, had received Dong Zhuo's order to dispatch troops immediately, and then rush to Chang'an to join him.After retreating to Chang'an, Dong Zhuo no longer dared to underestimate the Kwantung Allied Forces. This time he decided to gather all his men and horses to deal with them with all his strength.

But the transfer of people and horses is not an easy matter after all, and this time Niu Fu intends to take people to Chang'an himself, so naturally he has to make proper arrangements for things after he leaves.In addition, he will also escort a batch of grain and grass there, so when several important things are done, this time will naturally be delayed. It was not until half a month after receiving the order that everything was completely ready, so he left Lintao with his troops. Head east.

After doing this for two days, this team arrived at the city of Long County.Ma Teng, who is an important general in the Xiliang Army and a general under Dong Zhuo, naturally wanted to show his kindness as a landlord, so he went out of the city to greet him in person, and invited Niu Fu and other generals to meet in the city, and said that he was already at the mansion. Set up a banquet to entertain everyone.

The [-] Xiliang army has been working very hard in the past two days. Niu Fu has no objection to being able to rest this time, and when they leave Xiliang in the future, they will have to rely more on Ma Teng and others here, let alone After refuting the other party's face, he smiled and accepted the invitation, and followed Ma Teng into Long County with a group of generals.

Just when these people entered the city together with Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Ma Dai watched coldly from the sidelines. Seeing their unsuspecting appearance, Ma Chao's confidence was even stronger: "Sure enough, it's like the second brother's letter. As I said, as long as we plan properly, it will be easy to succeed."

"Brother! Father asked you to go to the house to entertain the generals, and said that you should not be rude to others." Just as Ma Chao was thinking about what he should do, Ma Tie suddenly ran over and said to him.

"Oh?" Ma Chao was startled, and immediately knew what his father's intention was.Obviously, he was worried about what he would do, so he was in a hurry to let himself go to entertain the generals.But he didn't mean to reject his father's intention, because he planned to do something after dark.

When he came to his mansion, Ma Chao saw that the guards here were much stricter than before. There were a total of two to three hundred soldiers with various weapons guarding them. As for what he was guarding against, it was hard to say. .A sneer flashed across Ma Chao's lips, no matter how closely he stared at him, he still had a way to get things done.

When Ma Chao entered the main hall, the banquet here had already begun.Today, all the generals who were having a banquet at Ma's house were generals, so the atmosphere of the scene was very lively, and they were drinking together after they could not say a few words.

Seeing Ma Chao's late arrival, Ma Teng glared, "Chao'er, come and meet the generals. Why are you so negligent and come so late."

Ma Chao hurriedly bowed his hands to salute the generals in front of him, and then said: "My nephew was delayed because of some trivial matters in the barracks, so I am late. Please don't take offense, all generals."

"It's okay, drinking is a trivial matter, and the military camp is a major matter. Brother Ma, don't be too harsh on nephew Ma Xian." Niu Fu hurriedly spoke out to smooth things over for Ma Chao. After all, he and Ma Teng had a good relationship, and there was also Ma Yue. The relationship between them is there, so naturally they have to be more magnanimous.

The other generals were also very interested in this Ma Chao. After he was seated, someone asked very interestedly: "You are Ma Chao? What kind of opponent, when will we let us see it?"

"Your son is only capable of superficial horse riding skills, which is really not worth mentioning." Ma Teng said hastily and humbly.At the same time, he also gave Ma Chao a worried look, fearing that he would behave inappropriately.

But this time, Ma Chao's behavior was beyond his expectations as a father. Faced with such an inquiry, he also smiled politely: "My nephew has only practiced martial arts for a few days, and he is just acquaintances." It's just one or two flattery, it really can't catch the eyes of the generals. But this general, I have heard your name a lot. That day, I met the Qiang people on a narrow road, and the general defeated nearly a thousand Qiang troops with the same strength, which was enough It shows the ability of us Xiliang people."

"Haha, I didn't expect you to know about this. I'm ashamed to say that if I didn't have enough men, I could have completely wiped out the enemy army, but in the end I only defeated them and let half of the enemy escape." The general said. Although he was ashamed, the pride on his face couldn't be concealed, because that battle was the highlight of his life.Although today's Feng Ping has become the general in charge of logistics in the Xiliang Army, whenever he mentions this victory, he still thinks of the prestige of that day.

When Ma Chao said this, he naturally gained Feng Ping's favor, and the two chatted a little more, and the latter even offered an invitation, hoping that Ma Chao could go to his barracks sometime to show off his martial arts skills, and Ma Chao naturally agreed. down.

Then, Ma Chao had some conversations with several other generals. Every conversation was polite and polite, which made everyone very happy. He repeatedly said that Ma Teng was really good. son.Needless to say, Ma Yue's status in the Xiliang Army is only below a few people, and Ma Chao has also gained their favor by virtue of his performance today, and was raised to a high level by them.

But Ma Teng didn't feel much joy when he heard everyone praise his son so much, but felt a little uneasy.The so-called knowing a son is like a father, and he naturally knows Ma Chao's character very well. This son is a proud person. What should not be done, I have already planned for my son to offend others by speaking rudely.

Unexpectedly, today's Ma Chao has changed his previous style, and he has become as good as his younger brother who can get along with others, which is really abnormal.An abnormal situation is a demon, and Ma Teng, who understands the meaning of this sentence, feels uneasy, but it seems that everything is fine so far, which makes him completely at a loss as to how to deal with it.

After drinking like this for more than an hour, everyone dispersed separately. After all, this was on the way of marching. Even though this is the territory of Xiliang people, they still need to be more cautious.After sending them away, Ma Teng thought of his previous worries and sent someone to find Ma Chao. He wanted to ask his son what happened today and why he behaved so unusually.

But after a while, the servants came to report that Ma Chao's whereabouts could not be found.This made Ma Teng's heart tighten even more: "Don't tell me something is really going to happen?" Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still anymore, so he immediately ordered his subordinates: "Hurry up and look for Chao'er's whereabouts in various places in the city. No matter where he is or what he is doing, bring him back immediately!"

"Obey!" Seeing that the general was so eager, the sergeants below did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent out a lot of people to find Ma Chao's whereabouts.

At this time, Ma Chao had already walked with Feng Ping, just in front of his barracks.Feng Ping is now in charge of the army's logistics, so his barracks looks more like a warehouse, but Ma Chao has no intention of underestimating this at all, and even sighed: "The general is worthy of being put in by Dong Shijun." Someone who cares about you entrusts you to take care of such important logistical matters."

"Oh, is that so?" Feng Ping was still very unwilling about his current situation, but now after what Ma Chao said, he also felt that there was some truth. It seemed that he was not ashamed to be in charge of the logistics, so he became proud : "You're right. The cost of tens of thousands, more than [-] horses is indeed very important. Moreover, our Xiliang Army not only needs food and clothing for soldiers, but also the fodder for the horses. If we can't do it wholeheartedly, Of course it won't work."

While the two were talking, they had already entered the barracks, Feng Ping immediately went to recruit the generals here to compete with Ma Chao.And Ma Chao took this opportunity to take a few people to wander around in this large warehouse-like military camp.Because he was originally a member of the Xiliang Army, and was brought in by Feng Ping, so even though it was an important place in the military camp, no one came to stop him, which made it very easy for him to have a comprehensive understanding of the situation here. understanding.

While observing the situation in the barracks, Ma Chao was also whispering to Wang Feng beside him: "You said that as long as you put medicine in these grains and forages, this army will not even have the strength to go to Chang'an!" ?”

"That's right, it was suggested by the young master. He said that people are the second priority. The most important thing is to give medicine to the horses. As long as the tens of thousands of horses lose their strength, the tens of thousands of Xiliang troops will have to give up their plan to go to Chang'an. And Dong Zhuo is in urgent need of troops, but Niu Fu will think of sending our troops there. Once we go to Chang'an, the situation will be completely different."

Ma Chao nodded. Since it was Ma Yue's plan, he had no choice but to fully support it.Then he said: "Then I will fight a few battles with Feng Ping's men in front of everyone, and you will be responsible for prescribing these fodder when they are not paying attention. Remember to get things done! .”

"Okay, I will definitely get it done!" Wang Feng said solemnly.

Just after the two had finished their calculations, Feng Ping came back again: "Come on, Nephew Ma Xian, follow me to the school ground ahead and have a few matches with some generals under my command."

"Since General Feng made such a decision, I have no choice but to obey!" Ma Chao hurriedly agreed, and at the same time gave Wang Feng a wink, and followed Feng Ping to the relatively open school grounds.

Wang Feng and the others dispersed immediately, and walked straight to the corners where the forage was placed...