Can I get to the other side?

In the Xiliang Army camp, in the parade ground.

A horse was galloping in the huge parade ground, and the figure on the horse kept performing various equestrian movements, sometimes shooting at the target with a bow while galloping, and sometimes hanging upside down under the horse's belly, which attracted cheers from the soldiers watching around.

"The general's horsemanship is superb, no one in the whole army can compare!"

"Brilliant!"

"You are worthy of being our mighty general!"

"The general is mighty!"

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The horse soon stopped beside the parade ground. Ma Chao threw the bow and arrow in his hand to Pang De, and said with great satisfaction: "This pair of stirrups is really useful!"

"This thing equipped on the horse can make it easier for people to control the horse, which is of great significance to the cavalry!"

The existence of the double stirrup is no longer a secret.

After Ma Chao learned that this thing could make it easier for soldiers to control horses, he tried it himself, and the result of the test surprised him very much.

Pang De said: "Many soldiers in the army have tried this pair of stirrups, and they all said that it can reduce the difficulty of controlling horses."

"In addition, there are horseshoes, which can also significantly reduce the wear of horseshoes, allowing war horses to run longer."

"I think we should equip the horses in the army with stirrups and horseshoes, so that the combat effectiveness of the army can be greatly improved."

If these two things are equipped, the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry will definitely be improved by more than 10%!

"Ling Ming is right."

Faced with Pang De's proposal, Ma Chao agreed very straightforwardly and ordered him: "You will gather a group of craftsmen to make a large number of these stirrups and horseshoes and equip the horses in the army."

"The army under the command of Lu Bu, the villain, has already equipped these two things. We can't be weaker than them, otherwise we will suffer in the future battles."

Both the stirrups and horseshoes came from the army of the court, which means that the army of the court has already equipped these two things.

Ma Chao naturally did not want to fall behind in this regard, especially after hearing that the imperial court's troops had defeated the Wuhuan, he paid more attention to improving the strength of the army.

"Yes, General."

Pang De bowed his hand in response.

After giving the order, Ma Chao looked at the Xiliang army training in the parade ground, and said with a fiery look: "Now I have reorganized the troops and prepared the logistics."

"After the beginning of spring next year, I will lead the army eastward to attack the villain Lu Bu and rescue the emperor!"

At present, the Xiliang army is strong and powerful, and Ma Chao is no longer satisfied with hiding in Chang'an. He wants to defeat Lu Bu and march to Yecheng!

At that time, the emperor and officials of Yecheng will have to act according to his wishes? He can also imitate Cao Cao to hold the emperor hostage to command the princes and seek hegemony!

His Ma family will prosper from now on!

Just as Ma Chao was imagining the glory after defeating Lu Bu, a deputy general rode into the training ground and shouted from afar: "General! There is good news!"

"Great good news!"

The deputy general's words attracted Ma Chao's attention. He frowned and asked: "What good news?"

"Report to the general!"

The deputy general turned over and dismounted, saying with a happy face: "The old general is back! Now he has entered Chang'an City!"

When these words came out, everyone present was shocked.

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, and asked in some confusion: "Old general? Which old general?"

"It's your father, General Ma Teng!"

As soon as the voice fell, Ma Chao's eyes widened instantly, his face was full of shock and disbelief.

His father... is back?

After coming to his senses, Ma Chao's eyes suddenly became fierce. He kicked the general to the ground and angrily scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"My father was held hostage by Lu Bu and Yuan Xi, and is now in Yecheng. How could he return to Chang'an?!"

"Come here! Drag this nonsense guy out and beat him with thirty military sticks!"

The general was shocked. He never expected that he came to report the good news with joy, but he got thirty military sticks.

In fear, he knelt down and said: "General! Every word of my words is true, there is no falsehood at all!"

"The emperor sent an envoy to Chang'an, and the old general came back with the envoy. He is now waiting in your mansion. I specially asked me to come here to report to the general!"

"If the general doesn't believe it, you will know when you return to the mansion!"

Hearing this, Ma Chao's face changed, and the suspicion in his heart reached the extreme for a while.

How could the emperor send an envoy and also let his father go?

What is he planning to do?

Pang De also felt that the news was too shocking and even unrealistic, but he also knew that the general would not dare to speak nonsense.

So after thinking for a while, he said to Ma Chao: "General, let's go back to the mansion first..."

"Shut up!"

Ma Chao was in a state of confusion at this time. He interrupted Pang De with a scolding.

He was not thinking about the truth of the news.

He was thinking about the danger behind this matter.

He had previously betrayed the court at the cost of his father and brothers' lives. Now that his father is back, he will definitely not let him go easily.

The power of the Xiliang Army will also be taken back by then!

Thinking of this, Ma Chao instantly understood the intention of the emperor in Yecheng. The other party wanted to send his father to deal with him and let them fight each other!

"Dog emperor! Really insidious!"

Ma Chao cursed in his heart, then quickly adjusted his mood and said to Pang De: "There must be a conspiracy behind this matter!"

"Ling Ming, you will stay in the barracks and impose martial law on the entire army. At the same time, dispatch the Qiang Cavalry Battalion to follow me back to Chang'an. Without my order, the three armies are not allowed to move rashly!"

No matter what, he must firmly grasp the military power of the Xiliang Army and cannot be taken away!

The Qiang Cavalry Battalion is his personal guard camp. The soldiers and horses in the camp are all his confidants and only obey his orders.

Leading the Qiang Cavalry Battalion back to the city, even if something happens, the news can be kept in the mansion without leaking a single word.

Although Pang De felt that Ma Chao's reaction was a bit abnormal, he did not ask more out of trust and did as he was told.

Soon, Ma Chao led a battalion of cavalry to leave the Xiliang Army camp, enter Chang'an City, and go straight to the general's mansion.

After arriving outside the mansion.

Ma Chao ordered his personal guards to surround the mansion from top to bottom, and then he walked into the mansion with a sword and a nervous mood.

As soon as he entered the lobby, he saw two familiar figures.

One of them was Cui Lin, the imperial envoy who had been here before; the other was even more familiar to him, his father Ma Teng whom he had not seen for a long time!

Ma Teng sat in the main seat, his expression cold and silent, even when he saw Ma Chao walking into the hall, he did not take the initiative to speak.

It was as if he turned a blind eye.

When Ma Chao saw that his father had actually returned, the last bit of luck in his heart was shattered, and he stepped forward to pay his respects.

"My son Ma Chao, I greet my father!"

Ma Chao knelt down honestly and kowtowed three times to Ma Teng. When he raised his head, his forehead was already red.

However, Ma Teng remained indifferent.

Just when Ma Chao was about to say something, a cup of tea fell directly on his head, and at the same time there was an angry curse.

"You rebellious son! You still have the nerve to call me father!"

"Today I will get rid of a threat for my Ma family!"

Ma Teng suddenly jumped up, pulled out the whip on his waist and hit Ma Chao hard, pulling off Ma Chao's hair crown with one blow.

Ma Chao never thought that his father would attack him right away. He was splashed with tea and could only hold his head and dodge in a hurry.

However, Ma Teng did not intend to let him go so easily. He first whipped him seven or eight times, but still felt that it was not enough, so he took the opportunity to draw his sword to kill Ma Chao.

Cui Lin, who should have stepped forward to persuade the fight, was watching the show at this time - he hoped that Ma Teng would kill his relatives for the sake of justice and kill Ma Chao, the biggest threat to the court.

When Ma Chao heard the sound of the sword being drawn, he rolled on the ground, allowing Ma Teng to chop the ground with a sword, sparks bursting out.

"This old man really wants to kill me!"

Ma Chao was shocked and angry when he saw this. He turned over from the ground and drew the sword at his waist to block Ma Teng's attack again.

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Ma Teng was still angry and laughed: "You are a rebellious son! Now you dare to draw your sword against your father!"

"Are you trying to kill your father?"

Ma Chao said coldly: "The ancients said that small sticks can be accepted and big sticks can be walked away. Now my father wants to kill me. Can I just wait to die?"

"Besides, I haven't seen my father for a long time. Why does my father want to draw his sword and kill me as soon as he sees me?!"

Although he knew the reason why he attacked Ma Teng, he certainly couldn't admit it and still had to keep a tough face.

"Why?"

Ma Teng was so angry that he laughed. He pointed at Ma Chao's nose and cursed: "You and I went to Yecheng to serve the emperor, but you, a rebellious son, colluded with Yuan Shao's remnants and plotted a rebellion!"

"If I don't kill you today, how can I face the ancestors of the Ma family and His Majesty!"

"Hey! Rebellious son, look at the sword!"

Ma Teng shouted and continued to attack with the sword.

Ma Chao did not hold back when he saw this. He was a skilled martial artist and in his prime, far from being comparable to Ma Teng. He knocked the sword in Ma Teng's hand to the ground in a few moves, and the sword was across the latter's neck.

"Rebellious son! How dare you kill your father?!"

Ma Teng was not afraid. Instead, he stepped forward and faced Ma Chao directly, asking aggressively.

Ma Chao's eyes flashed with annoyance, but he finally put away the sword, stepped back and bowed, saying: "How dare I disrespect my father? I just wanted to protect myself."

"Father, if you have anything to say, why don't you and I fight with swords?"

Ma Teng scolded: "I have nothing to say to you, a rebellious son! You are unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust, and you have insulted the Ma family's reputation!"

"Why don't you die and apologize!"

He is now full of disgust for Ma Chao. If he can't beat him, he will definitely kill this beast with his own hands.

"General Ma, please be patient."

Cui Lin, who had been watching coldly, felt a little regretful when he saw that the two sides could not fight. Then he stood up to smooth things over and said: "We came here with the emperor's will. Maybe there is some misunderstanding between your son and the court."

"Let's sit down and talk."

Hearing this, Ma Teng suppressed his anger, strode back to his seat, and sat down heavily.

Ma Chao also found a seat to sit down, but he was three or four steps away from Ma Teng, just in case he suddenly started to attack again.

After ordering his servants to clean up the mess in the hall, Ma Chao took the initiative to ask: "Didn't father get imprisoned in Yecheng by those two villains, Lu Bu and Yuan Xi? Why did he suddenly return to Chang'an?"

"Bullshit!"

Ma Teng's anger rose instantly after hearing this, and he cursed without hesitation: "I have been serving the emperor in Yecheng, when was I imprisoned by Duke Wen?"

"You still have the nerve to ask me why I returned to Chang'an. If I don't come back, you, the rebellious son, will rebel against the heaven!"

"Rebellion and treason, you are so bold!"

Ma Teng didn't want to play any false tricks with Ma Chao. He took off his underwear and said clearly.

Ma Chao's face changed slightly, pretending to be shocked and said: "When did I rebel and treason? Where did father hear the rumor?"

"I only know that the emperor was held hostage by Lu Bu and Yuan Xi, and my father was imprisoned by the two of them, so I want to send troops to rescue the emperor and my father from the water and fire!"

"Father really misunderstood my child!"

As soon as these words came out, Cui Lin was not calm, and squinted his eyes and said: "General, this is nonsense. Wen Gong and Yuan Sikong are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. How did they hold the emperor hostage?"

"Where did the general hear the rumor wrongly?"

Since it was a surrender, as a representative of the court, he certainly could not officially define Ma Chao as a rebellious and treasonous minister.

So he gave Ma Chao a way out.

As long as he admits that he believed the rumors, all his previous actions will be easy to explain, and everything can be turned around.

Ma Chao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Cui Lin.

He smelled something different from Cui Lin's words and had some guesses in his mind.

"I wonder why the angel did this?"

Ma Chao asked calmly.

Cui Lin smiled slightly and said, "I came here on the orders of His Majesty to resolve the misunderstanding between the general and the court and reach a reconciliation."

"The court knows that the general is dedicated to the country. As long as the general is willing to resolve the misunderstanding, His Majesty will naturally reward the general heavily."

Hearing this, Ma Chao immediately understood the emperor's intention.

This time he sent people to persuade him to surrender!

After a cold laugh in his heart, Ma Chao pretended to be in deep thought, and then said seriously: "This matter is of great importance, I need to discuss it with my father."

"After all, I don't know whether the emperor has been held hostage or not. I need to ask my father carefully before making a decision."

"Please step aside, angel."

Ma Teng immediately glared and cursed: "Discuss? What can I discuss with you? Why don't you hand over the military power and return to Yecheng with me to apologize to His Majesty!"

He has a bad temper and doesn't have that much patience to talk nonsense with Ma Chao.

Cui Lin smiled lightly: "Old general, don't be excited. Since it is a misunderstanding, it must be cautious to resolve it."

"You two talk slowly, I will come later."

After speaking, Cui Lin stood up and slowly left the hall, leaving only Ma Chao and Ma Teng in the hall.

The atmosphere was a little stagnant for a while.

Ma Teng stared at Ma Chao and said coldly: "Rebellious son, your words can deceive outsiders, but not me!"

"Speak! Why do you want to rebel!"