The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 423 422 Liangzhou Rebellion (9)

Seeing that Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pang De were all looking at him suspiciously, Han Cheng hurriedly said, "I know, it's hard for people to believe what I said. In this world, how can a son join forces with outsiders to deal with him?" It's about Lao Tzu. But what I'm saying is the truth. If Ma Chao is willing to help me avenge me, I will help you eliminate Han Sui. No one knows the distribution of Han Sui's forces better than me. Other than that , I also know where Han Sui's weakness lies, and I also know what methods to use to deal with Han Sui. With my help, you can eliminate Han Sui within three months, and you Ma clan, He will also become the master of the entire Liangzhou!"

After listening to Han Cheng's words, Ma Chao had to say that Han Cheng's words were very tempting, but out of caution, Ma Chao asked, "You are Han Sui's son, why should I trust you?"

"No! I'm not Han Sui's son anymore. I used to be, and from now on, I'm no longer. I've broken up with Han Sui'en. From now on, Han Sui is Han Sui, and I'm me!" Han Cheng directly vetoed road.

Ma Chao said: "I still say that, why should I believe you?"

"That's it!" Han Cheng directly took out a folded sheepskin from his arms, and showed the roll of sheepskin in front of Ma Chao.

Ma Chao reached out and took it over, opened it, and his eyes lit up. This sheepskin was drawn with a map, and someone marked it with cinnabar, and wrote [-] and [-] on different places. , Three thousand and other words, and some names of people were written, such as Yang Qiu, Hou Xuan, Ma Wan and others.

Seeing this, Ma Chao immediately understood that the sheepskin in his hand was a map of the distribution of troops, and the information was very detailed. Not only was the number of troops distributed very accurate, but even the names of the leaders were recorded one by one. down.However, this piece of sheepskin is only a part of it, and it is limited to several counties in Hanyang County, not all of them. Moreover, he noticed that there are extremely densely distributed small red spots at the junction of Hanyang County and Anding County. These little red dots showed a tendency to encircle, but they were places he didn't know.

After reading this part of the troop distribution map, Ma Chao immediately felt his scalp tingling. Unexpectedly, Han Sui was already ready to move, and secretly assigned the troops to hide in various valleys at the junction of Hanyang County and Anding County, and each Tibetan There may be 500 soldiers, 800 soldiers, or more than 5000 soldiers scattered all over the place. After a rough count, the number of troops on this line alone is as high as [-]!
Ma Chao put down this incomplete troop distribution map, frowned tightly, looked at Han Cheng coldly with deep eyes, and asked calmly: "How can I know that this troop distribution map of yours is exactly what it is?" Is it true or false?"

Han Cheng smiled and said: "If you don't believe it, just send scouts to investigate one by one. Although these soldiers are relatively secretive, they will inevitably show their feet. As long as the scouts are patient enough, they will definitely be able to find out what you want. The results of these places. The farthest of these places is only more than a hundred miles away, and the nearest is only fifty or sixty miles. For the cavalry, it should not be a problem to go back and forth one day. If you find that I am lying to you, this head of mine will be free It's up to you to chop it off."

Ma Chao put away the troop distribution map directly, and said to Han Cheng: "Okay! I will trust you just once, and I will send someone to investigate it. If I find that you are playing tricks on me, hehe! Then don't blame me for being wrong." You are welcome!"

"Don't worry, I will use your hand to help me avenge my revenge. How could I play you? You can send people to check these places one by one. If you find a place and mark it on the map I gave you If it is not correct, I am willing to offer this head." Han Cheng said firmly.

Ma Chao turned his face to Pang De and said: "Send someone to wait on Mr. Han. Without my order, no one is allowed to come near here, and no one is allowed to approach Mr. Han!"

"Here!"

As soon as the words fell, Ma Chao turned around and left, followed by Ma Dai and Pang De, and out of the big tent, Ma Dai asked: "Brother, Han Cheng seems to have a good eye for what he said, but I always feel that there is something wrong with it. There is a lie, Han Cheng is Han Sui's son, how could he turn against his father?"

Ma Chao said: "This map of the distribution of troops is very consistent with the places we have investigated, and there are some places we don't know about. It is better to believe it than to believe it. Let's send scouts to these places to investigate Fan, if Han Cheng is telling a lie or not, you can find out after checking. In addition, send someone to contact the secret agent lurking in Jicheng, and check carefully. What happened between Han Cheng and Han Sui, Han Cheng said one by one. What is the purpose of revenge and revenge!"

Ma Dai and Pang De said in unison: "Here!"

The matter was urgent. Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pang De summoned scouts overnight, and asked them to go to those hidden locations to investigate according to the troop distribution map given by Han Cheng. sue.

In addition, Ma Chao was not too relieved, so he asked Ma Dai to go with the scouts, and sent fifty scouts at once, two by two, so that there would be a support, for fear that something might go wrong.

So, Ma Dai took the scouts and left Gaoping City Xingye, and went to the locations Ma Chao gave them to investigate.

In addition, Pang De also sent someone to contact the secret agent in Jicheng overnight, trying to find out what happened between Han Sui and Han Cheng.

That night, Ma Chao stayed up all night, and spread out the incomplete troop distribution map he had obtained from Han Cheng in front of him. Reflecting the dim candlelight, Ma Chao saw the dots of cinnabar on the troop distribution map, and suddenly I fell into deep thought.

Tomorrow his father Ma Teng will take his family to the capital to take office, but at this moment, Han Cheng's arrival makes him feel a sense of crisis.If these hidden soldiers presented in front of him are all true, how should he deal with them?
No matter how strong the fighting power of the Ma family army is, it only has 1000 people after all, and all the troops under Ma Teng's subordinates add up to only 3 people, but this time the troops distributed on the border of Anding County exceeded 5000 people. It is only a part of Han Sui's military strength. It is reported that Han Sui has a total of 15 troops in Liangzhou. Regardless of his combat effectiveness, this is undoubtedly a huge number in terms of numbers.

Tomorrow, Ma Chao will take over all the troops from his father, but whether those things can be obeyed like Ma Teng's orders is unknown.Because, besides him, there are several cousins ​​of Ma Teng in the army, all of whom are generals with thousands of troops each. Will these uncles approve of Ma Chao to take over all the troops?
In the eyes of the Qiang people, Ma Chao is an invincible general, but in the eyes of those uncles, he is a son of Ma Teng. Ma Teng's achievements today are inseparable from the brave fighting of these uncles. Dai's father, Ma Fei, is Ma Teng's younger brother and Ma Chao's uncle. Ma Fei is brave in battle and has a certain prestige in the army, and most of those who are in the same generation as Ma Teng are closer to Ma Fei. , and the four cousins ​​Ma Rui, Ma Lun, Ma Shao, and Ma Gang all have certain prestige in the army. Whether Ma Chao can get the support of these uncles and uncles is still unknown.

I have to say that Ma Chao hated his father Ma Teng's irresponsible behavior. He patted his ass and left to enjoy the blessings in the capital, but he left a huge stall for himself. Can Ma Chao The sky that supports the Ma family is still unknown.

Perhaps it was precisely because of these troubles that Ma Teng would rather give up his freedom in Liangzhou and go to the capital, right?
At some point, Ma Chao fell asleep. He didn't wake up until after dawn when someone called the door.

Ma Teng had already sent Dong Zhao away, but now the Ma clan and officials above Sima in the army gathered in the hall of the government office, and Ma Chao was the only one waiting.

Ma Chao knew that this was the time for his father to announce that he would go to Beijing and hand over all powers to him. If he didn't go, those uncles might gossip, and these uncles were the cornerstone of the entire army. , It is precisely because of their existence that the Ma family army can become a strong army that is invincible in all battles.Moreover, in the Ma family army, there are also their nephews. In short, the relationship between the Ma family is complicated, and the reason is unclear.

Ma Chao picked up a handful of cold water, washed his face casually, woke himself up, and ran towards the government hall with big strides.

When Ma Chao arrived at the government office hall, the hall was already full of people, all of them were present, and all eyes were on his arrival.

Ma Chao's eyes quickly scanned around, but he saw dissatisfaction with him on the faces of several of the uncles.As soon as he entered the hall, he immediately cupped his fists and said: "I'm really sorry, Meng Qi was delayed by some things, so I came a step late, I hope everyone will forgive me!"

There was no sound in the hall, and because of Ma Teng's presence, no one spoke, but Ma Chao could clearly see that on the faces of the four cousins, Ma Rui, Ma Lun, Ma Shao, and Ma Gang, there were faint signs of something. Unhappy look.

"Meng Qi, sit down!" Ma Teng said loudly.

Ma Chao went straight to the first seat on Ma Teng's left, and as soon as he sat down, he nodded and smiled at his uncle Ma Fei who was sitting beside him.

There was just a slight smile on the corner of Ma Fei's mouth, and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Meng Qi, Dai'er didn't come back last night, do you know where he went?"

"Uncle, I asked Ma Dai to do a very confidential matter, and I won't be back until later today, please don't worry, uncle."

Ma Fei didn't speak any more, just sat there motionless.At this time, Ma Teng stood up from his seat, and took out an imperial decree from his arms, and said in public: "Yesterday, someone from the court came and sent an imperial decree to recruit me to the capital as a guard. No, I don't intend to get the reputation of being disrespectful. So, I decided to go to the capital to take up the post today!"

As soon as Ma Teng's words fell, there was an uproar in the hall. Everyone whispered to each other and talked a lot, but they all expressed their surprise and incomprehension at Ma Teng's decision.

(End of this chapter)