The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() After the sergeant who came to deliver the order was sent away, the expressions of the Ma family, father and son, and Jia Xu all looked a little dignified.They didn't expect that just after the food problem was solved, the Qiang people suddenly came out to find trouble, and the people in Lintao responded quickly enough, and decided to send troops so quickly to deal with it.

"Hmph, these people really have a good plan. Before, it was my father who was the leader of the Xiliang Army, but now they are overstepping their responsibilities and starting to give orders in the name of the chief general, and actually let us obey their orders. Really! How unreasonable it is!" Ma Chao was the first to speak without restraint.

Indeed, because there was an agreement before, and all the generals at that time also nodded and agreed that Ma Teng would be the chief general of the three armies.But after returning to Liangzhou, these people didn't recognize them anymore, and they refused to follow Ma Teng's wishes, and now they have turned the Ma family's people around, which is really unacceptable.

Ma Teng was also quite upset, but in the end he didn't explode like his son on the spot: "I won't talk about these nonsense, now what we have to consider is how to use our troops this time."

"Father, sending troops this time is also a big problem for us." Ma Yue also expressed his opinion: "They tried to use the tactic of cutting out food to deal with us before, but it is hard to guarantee that they will not this time." Use any other conspiracy to deal with us. And when we are on the battlefield, and there are no friendly troops around and in front of us, our situation is extremely dangerous." He obviously saw it more than his father and elder brother They had to go farther, and quickly saw through the other party's sinister intentions.

As soon as Ma Teng heard this, his face became even more ugly: "This is indeed a big problem. When we get to the front of the two armies, if the people who are in the same team as us want to plot against us, I am afraid that it will be better than the stronger one." The enemy is more terrifying. How should we deal with it?"

This time, Ma Yue didn't speak, because he couldn't think of a way to deal with it.But Ma Chao immediately gave his opinion: "Since we have concerns in this regard, why don't we just stand still, and then they can't count us?"

"I'm afraid it won't work." Jia Xu also joined in at this time, shaking his head and said: "If this is the case, I'm afraid we will be convinced. And this is exactly the legitimate reason that Dong Zhuo's remaining troops have never been able to find." , the reason for attacking us. Once we refuse to obey orders in this matter, I am afraid that they will use troops against us on the pretext of our collusion with the Qiang people. At that time, only Long County A mere area is no match for them no matter what.”

When Ma Chao heard this, he was immediately speechless.And Ma Yue also nodded deeply and said: "This is exactly what I am worried about. Now our situation is such a dilemma..." He said with a wry smile.

It actually made Ma Yue and Jia Xu, two wise people who have always been wise, lose their minds. Only then did Ma Teng and Ma Chao realize how serious the matter was.After pondering for a while, Ma Teng finally gritted his teeth, took a few pictures and said: "In that case, we have no choice but to accompany you to the end. However, we can't use all our troops, so the old man will take 7000 troops to listen to the call." , As for the other troops, you will lead them to stay in Long County. In this way, even if they really want to set some traps on the battlefield to harm me, our Ma family will not disappear completely."

For this method proposed by Ma Teng, Jia Xu took it very seriously.This is indeed the most appropriate way to deal with it at the moment, but Ma Teng's departure is a bit unpredictable.But for the future of their Ma family and to protect his son, what is there to be afraid of as a father?

However, how could the Ma brothers let their father take this risk?After he finished speaking, Ma Chao and Ma Yue immediately objected: "No, we must not let father face these powerful enemies alone."

"It's better for me to go with my father, and you, the second brother, stay in Long County. I believe that as long as I am by my father's side, his safety can be guaranteed." Ma Chao even made his own decision.

However, Ma Yue did not accept his brother's kindness. He shook his head resolutely and said: "No, I can't stay out of it, otherwise if you have any accidents, I will never forgive myself in my life. Since this incident It is unavoidable, so we father and son will face him together. I believe that as long as our family is united, we will be able to overcome any difficulties and solve all troubles!"

When Ma Teng saw this, besides being moved, he immediately felt a lot of pride: "Yue'er is right, our Ma family has also experienced many things, and we resolved them one by one every time. As long as our whole family With one heart, there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome. Since they want to use such despicable means to target us, we will accompany you!"

"Yes, we will accompany you! I want us to shoot ourselves in the foot, knowing that our Ma family is not so easy to bully!" Ma Yue also spoke again, but his tone and expression were much firmer than before.As for Ma Chao, naturally he would not back down, he nodded immediately: "As long as I, Ma Chao, are still around, no one will be able to hurt my family!"

Seeing the scene where the father and son of the Ma family cared for each other and encouraged each other, Jia Xu couldn't help feeling agitated. He felt that it was indeed right for him to choose to follow the three of them. At least they didn't have the intrigues in other families. Some are just mutual encouragement and care.Such a harmonious family, what difficulties can stop them?

Now that he had made up his mind, Ma Teng immediately made a series of deployments for his subordinates—he and his two sons would lead 7000 troops to the front to fight the Qiang people.The remaining more than 3000 people stayed in Long County, guarding the door under the leadership of brothers Ma Ju and Jia Xu.

And five days after receiving the order from the front, the Ma family's troops set off and marched northward.The only thing that makes Ma Yue feel a little strange is that after the Qiang people were defeated by Dong Zhuo a few years ago and suffered heavy losses because of a Han Yue, what made them want to move east again so quickly? ? <Hey, although the ice and snow on many of the main roads in Xiliang have melted, the feeling of winter in the territory of the Qiang people has not yet receded.On some grasslands, there is still a thick layer of ice and snow. I am afraid that in the cold, the herdsmen will suddenly attack several major tribes of the Qiang people without any preparations, and many of their cattle and sheep will be frozen to death again. , the surviving cattle, sheep and horses are less than [-]% of last year's.

Facing a whole year in such a state is undoubtedly a dead end for the Qiang people.Therefore, when someone suddenly suggested that the Xiliang army was in disarray at this time, and they just took advantage of the situation to invade Liangzhou again, and even the hinterland of the Central Plains, in order to plunder enough means of production for everyone to live comfortably for a year, many people strongly agreed. The herdsmen who were cut off from their way of life all picked up their bows and scimitars at this moment, just waiting for the lords of several clans to issue an order to attack.

But what many fighting Qiang herdsmen don't know is that Helian Dada, the Qiang lord who initiated this call to mobilize troops against the Han people, also encountered a lot of trouble at this time.

Don't look at the fact that the Qiang people are now clamoring to go to the Han land to plunder because of their own situation, but the Qiang lords who have been attacked by the big Han many times before and were severely injured by Dong Zhuo a few years ago really can't make up their minds this time. , risk everything to fight against the equally fierce Xiliang army.

Although they had taken advantage of the Xiliang army's lack of defense before, deep down in their hearts, these people were still a little afraid of the Han army.Therefore, the seemingly aggressive Qiang people have not mobilized enough troops to fight until now.

After watching a few herdsmen helplessly butcher a dying bull, Helian Dada's rough face showed a trace of uneasiness.He turned back and came to his big tent made of cowhide, picked up a large piece of half-cooked beef, chewed and swallowed it, then looked at a Qiang man with a bad nose in front of him and said, "How about it? Did the lords of those families, Qi Dong and Shen Di, send someone to respond? If they don’t give a clear answer, we will have to eat this alone.” Although he said this, but But he still couldn't help but a trace of worry flashed across his face. No matter how good his teeth were, he still couldn't handle the more than [-] troops of the Xiliang Army.

The rosacea-nosed man took a deep breath, and then said: "Although they haven't sent anyone to inform, but judging from the current situation, they should not choose to cooperate with us? I heard that their pasture this time It was also a heavy loss, more than half of the cattle, sheep and horses were frozen to death, if they don’t follow us in this vote, I’m afraid that these tribes will not be able to make it through this year.”

"You are just speculating, what I want is the real news, what is their reaction!" Helian Dada said angrily, it is no wonder that he is in a bad mood, the burden on his shoulders is too heavy. What's more, the livelihood of tens of thousands of people in the whole clan is all in one fell swoop.

"This one……"

Just when they were staring at each other and seeing nothing else, a fast horse galloped from a distance, and it stopped in front of the big cowhide tent. Then the knight rolled off the horse and rushed to the tent. The door said loudly: "Leader, the three tribes of Dangjian, Qidong and Shendi have begun to gather troops, and they are about to use troops against Liangzhou! Other tribes have also heard the news and raised their troops one after another. It was even more prosperous in the past two years."