() Xiliang, Longxi County, the county seat of Longxian County, in the Ma family’s residence.

Although it was getting late, Ma Teng and several family members still had no intention of falling asleep. Ma Teng, in particular, was frowning deeply. He held this letter in his hand for a long time and could not put it down. This letter was written by Ma Yue to Wang

Feng and others sent it to him, and after reading this letter, Ma Teng's mind seemed particularly heavy.

"What exactly does Yue'er want to do? He sent Liu Bian, a man with a sensitive identity, to us last time, and today he sent us a letter like this, asking us to take action with our cameras. He is not afraid of what he will do if the matter is exposed.

Will it bring disaster to our whole family?" Ma Teng finally couldn't help complaining after being silent for a long time.

Sitting below on both sides were his younger brothers Ma Ju and Ma Chao. In addition, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and Ma Dai, who had grown up and had begun training in the army, were also accompanying him.

In the past few years, the power of the Ma family has developed not too slowly. In the current Xiliang army, they can control more than half of the troops, but on the surface they still appear to be loyal to Dong Zhuo. But now,

Ma Yue suddenly received such a letter, wanting to ask Ma Teng to do something behind the scenes, which of course made him feel embarrassed.

"Father, my second brother has made it very clear in his letter. This is a great opportunity for us to break away from Dong Zhuo and rise in Xiliang. I don't think we can just let it go." Ma Chao, however, had a different view from his father, and even more so.

Support your younger brother.

"Oh? Do you think we can do something here?" Ma Teng glanced at the eldest son with some doubts.

"Exactly, because this is completely calculated and unintentional. When Niu Fu and others suddenly attack when they have no idea how we will act, we are bound to be able to control the situation." Ma Chao nodded: "And there is nothing mentioned in the second brother's letter.

Wrong, now Dong Zhuo has offended everyone in the world. If we continue to associate with him, I'm afraid it will make our Ma family even more disadvantaged in the future. Then we might as well take this opportunity to fight back!"

"A counter-attack? You said it is easy, but do we have the strength to fight against the enemy? Does Niu Fu still have an army that is enough to intimidate the place and is absolutely loyal to Dong Zhuo? Even if we have a team that we can trust, in the end

They can't compare to Dong Zhuo's old army who have been on the battlefield for a long time." Ma Teng shook his head and said, obviously he was very uneasy about Ma Chao's proposal.

And Ma Ju also spoke at this time: "Brother's concerns are reasonable. After all, Xiliang is Dong Zhuo's home base for many years. Even if he is not here now, his profound background is enough to make us unable to walk around in circles."

What's more, even if we can really succeed, it will only hurt both sides. This will harm nephew Zhong Ling who is in Chang'an, so I don't think we should take risks this time..."

Ma Ju's consideration was obviously more thorough than Ma Teng's. Even Ma Xiu and the others nodded frequently: "Yes, we took the risk to do this for the future of our second brother and our Ma family, but now it seems that this matter has become a success."

There will be a lot of trouble with the second brother, so it’s better for us not to be impulsive?"

Ma Chao is the person who trusts Ma Yue the most among everyone here. In his opinion, since his second brother has written a letter to be brought back, he must be sure that the matter will be done, and he should fully cooperate.

Although there is some truth in Ma Ju's statement, Ma Chao still insists on his opinion: "I think this matter should be tried. Moreover, the second brother's letter only asked us to act according to the situation, but he never asked us to mutiny."

Seeing that he could not convince Ma Chao for the time being, Ma Teng had to put the matter on hold for the time being: "Okay, it's getting late now, everyone should go back and rest first. I'll think about it and see if there is a better way, and then I'll try again."

Make a decision."

Since Ma Teng, as the head of the family, had spoken, Ma Ju and several juniors had no choice but to disperse according to his words. However, Ma Chao saw clues from his father's words and deeds and knew that his father would not listen to his second brother this time.

He acted on his will. He was very unwilling, but he had no choice. After all, it was his father who made the decision, and what they said made sense, so it was not easy for him to object. Then he acted in private, because this would lead to

Things are becoming more difficult to control.

With some reluctance, Ma Chao returned to his courtyard, only to find that Ma Dai was also following him from behind: "Why are you following me, but do you have anything to say to me?"

"Brother, I also think that the second brother's consideration is correct. If our Ma family wants to be successful one day, we must get rid of Dong Zhuo's control, and this time is a great opportunity. If there were not those foreign enemies, our family would be like this

It is impossible to fall out with Dong Zhuo because of his strength, but now that Dong Zhuo has put all his attention to the east, we can find opportunities to act here." Ma Dai said solemnly. Although he is only ten years old now.

He is only three or four years old, but he has gradually shown a sophistication that his peers do not have.

"Oh? So you think so too. But is there any way you can convince your father and uncle?" Seeing that someone finally supported him, Ma Chao was a little happy and asked hurriedly.

"This... doesn't exist." Ma Dai smiled awkwardly. After all, he was still young. Although he had his own opinions, he was still not enough in terms of motivation.

"Then it's useless for you to say all this. Your father and I will not change our original intention just because of these few words." Ma Chao said helplessly.

While the two of them were talking, one of them suddenly came over and saluted Ma Chao: "I've seen the young general."

"Huh? Aren't you a member of the second brother who came to deliver a letter to our family? Why haven't you gone back to rest yet, but you turned to me again? What's the matter?" Ma Chao asked Wang Fengdao in front of him with doubts.

"I'm here to deliver a letter to the Major General." Wang Feng smiled, then took out another letter and handed it to Ma Chao: "Young Master once said that once the general refuses to follow his advice,

And if the Major General is willing to speak for him again, let me hand this letter to the Major General. The Major General will naturally know what to do next."

"Oh? The second brother actually saved something?" Ma Chao took the letter strangely, and then quickly opened it to read. After a while, his spirit suddenly cheered up: "It turns out that he had a plan.

Then why not mention it in that letter?"

"After all, this matter is not a trivial matter. I am afraid that even if the general knows this method, he may not dare to do it. He will even prevent the young general from acting accordingly. So what the young master means is that if the young general strongly agrees with his opinion, then he will do it.

If you don't agree to this plan, forget it." Wang Feng said truthfully.

"Hey, this second brother still likes to scheme." After sighing, Ma Chao nodded happily: "But his plan is really good, so I will act on it."

"And I, I also want to help the second brother!" Ma Dai, who had never spoken at this time, also expressed his presence: "Brother, I have been supporting the second brother, you can't forget me.

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"You..." Ma Chao wanted to refuse, but then changed his mind: "Okay, I will count it as your share then. And Wang Feng, you guys also have to obey my instructions. This is what the second brother said in the letter.

After all, this matter is not trivial, so it is better not to let father and others know about it in advance."

"Young Master has already given you an order before you asked me to come here. As long as it is an order from the Major General, even if it means going up mountains of swords and seas of fire, we brothers will not refuse."

"Okay!" Ma Chao said approvingly, and then ordered: "Now that we have made a decision, we should make preparations first. You first ask your capable people to investigate, where will Niu Fu be?

At that time, he led troops to Chang'an, and the equipment and route of his journey must be investigated in detail."

"Yes!" Wang Feng agreed immediately and then withdrew.

Seeing that Ma Chao had no other instructions, Ma Dai volunteered and said, "Brother, what about me? What can I do?"

"You?" Ma Chao really couldn't think of what he could do, so he could only say perfunctorily: "Just stay with me and wait for the news. Once we have the exact news, we will make the next plan."

"Oh." Ma Dai agreed reluctantly, and then reminded him: "Brother, don't forget me when the time comes."

"Don't worry, I will tell you the matter as soon as possible. We are brothers. I don't believe who you believe." After Ma Chao said this, Ma Dai finally calmed down and went back to his residence to rest.

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Two days later, when Ma Chao was impatient with waiting and was about to send someone to investigate again, Wang Feng finally brought the news back: "After careful investigation by several brothers and I, I finally learned that this time

How will Dong Zhuo's army act? They will send troops from Lintao in four days, and then march eastward along the official road, and will also pass by Longxian County. In addition, they have mobilized nearly 30,000 elite troops this time.

This is Dong Zhuo's last remaining strength in Xiliang. Obviously they are planning to fight the Kwantung Allied Forces in a desperate battle."

"Okay. Originally I was worried about what to do, but now that they will pass through Long County, our chances will be much greater!" Ma Chao also said with some excitement.

"Actually, in my opinion, since they will come to Long County, we can outmaneuver them without attacking by force." Wang Feng suddenly put forward his own opinion, and then slowly revealed his strategy. Follow Ma Yue

After many days, he finally learned to use tricks instead of just showing off.

When Ma Chao heard this, he couldn't help but nod: "This is indeed a good strategy. I am worried about how to do it with only our few manpower. The method you mentioned is indeed feasible. Okay, then wait for them to arrive, and then press
Chapter completed!