Cao Thief

Chapter 552

Ma Teng is dead!
When his body was hung on the pillar outside Didao City, the whole Liangzhou was shocked.

No one expected that Ma Teng, who was as strong as Ruos, would die just like that.The Xiliang army, which had had the upper hand before, disappeared overnight... Liangzhou, the sky is about to change!After Ma Teng was killed, Cao Peng's name quickly spread throughout Liangzhou.For a while, almost everyone knew Cao Peng's name, and even more learned about his outstanding military exploits.

The Qiangs in Hehuang, who were about to move, immediately calmed down.

After getting the news, Shaodang Lao Qiang King immediately ordered his son Ke Wu to go to Yunwu to pay a visit with a large amount of supplies.

Whoever can be the first to get Cao Peng's support will be the first to gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou.At the same time, Cao Peng's idea of ​​"one family under heaven" and "great unity under heaven" promoted by Cao Peng in Hexi also began to be understood by those Qiang and Di people.Cao Peng did not treat Hu Han differently in Hexi, but treated them equally.

Qiang people can keep their own living habits and can buy and sell freely.

However, they must admit their identity as Han people, so that they can gain a foothold in Hexi...

After being recognized by the government, their pastures will be protected; their transactions with the Han people no longer need to worry about being deceived, but are fair transactions.The most surprising thing was a case that happened in Hexi in mid-September.A group of Guanzhong merchants bought and sold furs in Hexi, and they exchanged inferior goods.

The local Qiang people naturally refused to agree, so serious conflicts occurred between the two sides.

The merchants in Guanzhong were killed and injured several times, which alarmed the government.Those Qiang tribes immediately became very nervous, fearing retaliation from the government, and immediately mobilized their troops.Unexpectedly, three days later, those wealthy merchants in Guanzhong were fined and confiscated their goods, and were even fined for three months as hard labor.At the same time, the government sent people to return the goods cheated by the rich merchants in Guanzhong to the Qiang people, and gave generous compensation... Everyone thought that the matter was over.But three days later, the Qiang people took the initiative to escort the murdered Qiang people to the government.After questioning, the government judged that although the Qiang people were guilty of murder, there was a reason for the incident.So the dozen or so Qiang people were sentenced to be sent to Hongshagang, and they were sentenced to three years in prison to make the Qiang people worship...

Hexi has truly treated the Qiang Hu and the Han people equally.

This also made the foreigners in Liangzhou have a strong affection for Cao Peng.

This is a good officer!
If you go to Hexi and ask those Qiang Hus, they will tell you without hesitation that Cao Peng is a good man.

It was also this case that made Cao Peng's reputation even more famous in Hexi.

Xiqiang, including Wuwei, also began to lower the roster to the government, expressing their willingness to integrate into the government's rule...

Lao Wang Shaodang obviously saw this, so he immediately sent someone to visit shortly after the Didao battle ended.

It's a pity that Cao Peng is still in Didao at this time.

Ke Wu, the young king of Shaodang, did not meet Cao Peng, but was received by Pang Tong and Xu Shu.

Xu Shu said: Jincheng County is willing to accept Shaodang Qiang, but the premise is that Shaodang Qiang must be brought under the government's rule.

After the registration of household registration in the roster is completed, the imperial court will open a market in Longqi City to facilitate the contact between the Hehuang Qiangs and Guanzhong.Of course, after opening a market, the law must be followed.However, Xu Shu assured that the imperial court would treat all the Qiang in Hehuang equally and would never treat them differently.Not only that, once the market is established, the government will gradually open the salt control to Hehuang, and welcome Hehuang Qiang people to settle in Jincheng County and settle down...

Such a condition is not too harsh for Ke Wu.

The living conditions in Hehuang are difficult and the materials are relatively scarce.Food, salt and other daily necessities are largely influenced by Jincheng County.If the market can be opened, it will undoubtedly be a great boon for the Qiang people in Hehuang.

As for the roster...

Xu Shu also said that he didn't want to get too involved in the affairs of the Qiang people.

Qiang people ruled Qiang, this is an extremely fresh term, it is said that it came after Cao Peng.Ke Wu could clearly feel the huge benefits of this.Once it has the support of the government, Shaodang will reap great benefits.

Therefore, Ke Wu decided at the moment and was willing to surrender.

In order to reassure Ke Wu, Xu Shu decided to send Ke Wu to Didao to meet Cao Peng.

Ke Wu, of course I am very grateful...

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There are not a few smart people like Shaodang Pharaoh.

At the same time, the news of Didao's victory quickly spread to Wudu and Guanzhong.

When Matthew heard the news, he burst into tears and ordered the army to wear hemp and mourning, vowing to avenge Cao Peng.However, Yang Ang shrinks back!On behalf of Zhang Lu, he resolutely opposed Matthew's decision to send troops.

"Cao's army is strong today, while the morale of the Xiliang army is low.

Sending troops at this time is by no means the best policy.Besides, Cao Hong has already sent troops out of Dasan Pass and settled in Zhaxi County.Given the current situation of the Xiliang Army, it would be very difficult to break through Xi County.What my lord means is to ask the second son to calm down first, prepare troops and horses in Wudu, and recuperate.All the luggage needed will be provided by my lord.The young master should cheer up as soon as possible to restore the morale of the army.When the army is strong and the horse is strong, my lord will cooperate with the young master to send troops.At that time, the young master will sweep across Liangzhou to avenge his father, it is definitely not empty talk... Please think again, young master. "

The implication is that Zhang Lu disagrees with Matthew's current use of troops.

If Matthew insists on going his own way, then Zhang Lu will cut off Matthew's supply of supplies.

Ma Xiu knew in his heart that with Ma Teng's death in battle and the loss of Jincheng and Longxi counties, the previous equal relationship between the Ma family and Zhang Lu had been broken.They will become Zhang Lu's pawns and guard dogs... The two sides have quietly changed from an equal status to a vassal relationship.The Ma family's vassal Zhang Lu has nothing to change!

Although Matthew was reluctant, he had to bow his head.

After all, the Ma family didn't have much foundation in Wudu... and after Ma Teng's death, six or seven of the Xiliang army's elite pavilions were broken, and they were no longer as good as before.If he turned against Zhang Lu at this time, Zhang Lu might collude with Cao Cao and attack the Ma family.

"In this case, Ma Xiu is willing to obey the order of the King of Hanzhong."

When he said these words, Matthew felt extremely humiliated in his heart.

But Yang Ang was triumphant and returned to the old way.

After Yang Ang left, Ma Xiu was so angry that he smashed the newly prepared furniture.However, he quickly turned his anger into joy... because he got news from Ma Chao.After being ambushed by Yunwu, Ma Chao was seriously injured, was rescued by Hu Zun, and fled to Heguan.As a result, before Ma Chao recovered, news of Ma Teng's death came.Ma Chao was so angry that he wanted to seek revenge from Cao Peng, but was stopped by Hu Zun.Hu Zun said that now Cao Peng is powerful and should not be touched.

The old general's vengeance, of course, must be avenged.

But the most important thing is to protect yourself...

The river pass is not enough to serve as a barrier, we must evacuate as soon as possible, rush to Wudu County, and join the second son!

Ma Chao followed Hu Zun's suggestion and gathered the [-] Xiliang soldiers who Ma Teng had left in Heguan, and withdrew overnight.They took the way of Shicheng, passed through the big and small elm valleys, and entered Hehuang.After that, Ma Chao quickly got in touch with Wang Tu, the leader of Shenlang Qiang in Huangzhong, and arrived at Qiang Dao through Shenlang Qiang... In March of the following year, Ma Dai led his remnant troops across Hehuang and arrived in Wudu.

When Cao Hong learned of Di Dao's victory, he was overjoyed.

That night, he got drunk, took Rhode's hand, and said with a smile: "I knew a long time ago, that kid is not the one who suffers. You learn to use soldiers, like an antelope hanging horns, to catch traces. Ma Shoucheng, a reckless man Ear! How can you be an enemy of my Cao family?"

Luo Luo, the former Sima of Chen County, is now a judicial official and joins the army.

His position is similar to that of a bureau-level cadre in later generations. He advocates the laws and regulations of the Jingzhao area and is Cao Hong's confidant.

Rhodes nodded and said: "The general is Jing Zhaoyin, so you can't rush forward again. Since Mr. Cao put down the Ma Teng Rebellion, the general should retreat to Dasan Pass, and then report to Xudu. If you want to come, the lord is anxious to wait, and now the New Year is approaching." How about conveying this good news to Xu Du, it will definitely be open to the Lord, and it will also add a lot of happiness to Xu Du?"

Cao Hong nodded again and again, "That's right!"

However, even Cao Hong himself did not expect that it was precisely because he retreated to Guanzhong that Cao Peng caused a catastrophe.

Let's not mention it for now!

After killing Ma Teng, Cao Peng, who had been depressed for a long time, suddenly became more cheerful.

He took Ma Teng and returned to Didao the next day to join the generals.Although Yan Xing failed to kill Ma Teng and avenged his father-in-law Han Sui, he felt a lot more comfortable seeing Ma Teng's body...

Cao Peng did not forget his promise to Yan Xing.

After returning to Didao, he ordered a high pole to be erected on the banks of the Taoshui River outside Didao City, and Ma Teng's body was hung for fifteen days to frighten Xiaoxiao.This is also a very common thing in the Three Kingdoms era.It's not a big deal to show the owl's head to the public and hang his corpse to the public.Yan Xing was very happy to get the task of hanging Ma Teng's body on a high pole.

With his own hands, he put the rope around Ma Teng's body, and then hung it on the five-foot-high pole.

It was just such a hanging, which made Yan Xing's depression a lot less.

After fifteen days, Cao Peng will collect Ma Teng's body and send someone to Wudu, which can be regarded as fulfilling a long-cherished wish in his previous life.

As for whether the Ma family is grateful to Dade?
Nothing to do with Cao Peng...

At the same time, Cao Peng ordered that Ma Chao's wife, Yang, and other members of the Ma family be sent to Wudu County together with Ma Teng's body after being escorted to Didao from Guzang.Such an arrangement can be regarded as fulfilling Pound's long-cherished wish.However, Cao Peng did not expect that during the escort, Ma Wenlu killed the two guards and fled without a trace.And later, this Ma Wenlu caused Cao Peng a lot of trouble, which made Cao Peng quite a headache.

But at this time, Cao Peng didn't know what was going to happen in the future.

After he returned to Didao and dealt with the post-war affairs, Pang De came to report: "Shi Tao is outside the door, and I will plead guilty."

"Is Guangyuan safe?"

Cao Peng held Shi Tao's hand outside the hall, feeling extremely pleasantly surprised.

After questioning, he found out that when Shi Tao sent troops to rescue Wang Meng, he was ambushed by Ma Teng and fled in embarrassment with the remnants of the defeated general.After Wang Meng's death, Shi Tao always wanted to avenge Wang Meng, but at this moment, he happened to meet Pang De's group who came to Longxi County to rescue Wang Meng.After the two met, they joined forces and hid in Baishi Mountain, preparing to attack Ma Teng.However, Ma Teng's army is strong and the defense is strict, so the two of them did not find a suitable opportunity.

Shi Tao's arms were bare, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, "Young Master, Captain Wang would not have died, but the old thief Wei Duan refused to send troops to rescue him for a long time. In the end, Captain Wang was trapped in Baishi City and was brutally killed by a horse thief." The victim... of course Ma Teng should be killed, but that Wei Duan... I have begged many times, but Na Wei Duan still refuses to send troops to rescue."

(End of this chapter)