() As early as ten days ago, Niu Fu, who stayed in Lintao to take charge of all affairs in the rear of the Xiliang army, had received Dong Zhuo's order, asking him to immediately dispatch troops and then rush to Chang'an to join him. After retreating to Chang'an,

Dong Zhuo no longer dared to look down on the Kwantung Allied Forces. This time he decided to gather all his troops and fight against them with all their strength.

But the mobilization of people and horses is not a simple matter after all, and Niu Fu plans to take people to Chang'an personally this time, so naturally he has to arrange things after leaving. In addition, he will also escort a batch of grain and grass there, so

After a few important things were done, the time was naturally delayed. It was not until half a month after receiving the order that everything was fully ready, and he left Lintao with his troops and headed east.

After walking like this for two days, this group of troops arrived at the gate of Long County. As an important general in the Xiliang Army and a general of Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng naturally wanted to show his loyalty to the landlord, so he went out of the city to greet them in person.

, and invited Niu Fu and other generals to gather in the city, and said that a banquet had been set up at the house to entertain everyone.

The 30,000-strong Xiliang army has been marching very hard in the past two days. Niu Fu would not object if they could take a break this time. Moreover, when they leave Xiliang in the future, they will have to rely more on Ma Teng and others, not to mention

After refuting the opponent's argument, he smiled and agreed to the invitation, and followed Ma Teng into Long County with a group of subordinates.

Just as these people were entering the city with Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Ma Dai were watching with cold eyes. Seeing their unsuspecting appearance, Ma Chao became more confident: "Sure enough, it's just like what the second brother said in his letter.

As I said, this matter can be easily accomplished as long as we plan it properly."

"Brother! Father asked you to entertain the generals at home, saying that you must not be rude to others." Just as Ma Chao was thinking about what to do, Ma Tie suddenly ran over and said to him.

"Oh?" Ma Chao was startled and immediately understood his father's intention. Obviously he was worried about what he would do, so he rushed to entertain the generals. However, he did not refuse his father's intention.

, because he planned to do anything after dark.

When he arrived at his house, Ma Chao saw that the guards here were much stricter than before. There were a total of two to three hundred sergeants with various weapons guarding him. As for what they were guarding against, it was hard to say.

In response to this, a sneer flashed across Ma Chao's lips. No matter how closely he stared, he could still get things done.

When Ma Chao entered the main hall, the banquet here had already begun. Those who were having the banquet at Ma's house today were all military generals, so the atmosphere was very lively. After a few words, they were already drinking and mingling. You came and I went around.

Started drinking.

Seeing Ma Chao's late arrival, Ma Teng glared: "Chao'er, come and see the generals. Why are you so negligent and come so late?"

Ma Chao hurriedly raised his hands and saluted the generals in front of him, and then said: "My nephew was delayed due to some chores in the military camp, so he is late. Generals, please don't take offense."

"It doesn't matter. Drinking is just a trivial matter. The military camp is a big deal. Brother Ma, don't be too harsh on nephew Ma Xian." Niu Fu hurriedly spoke up to smooth things over for Ma Chao. After all, he had a good relationship with Ma Teng, and there was also Ma Yue.

In that relationship, naturally we have to be more generous.

The other generals were also very interested in Ma Chao. After he sat down, someone asked with great interest: "Are you Ma Chao? I heard that your martial arts are very good. There are almost no martial arts in Xiliang."

What kind of opponent will we be able to see when?"

"The kid only knows some rudimentary horse riding skills, and it's really not worth mentioning." Ma Teng said humbly. At the same time, he glanced at Ma Chao worriedly, fearing that he might behave inappropriately.

But this time, Ma Chao's behavior was beyond his expectations as a father. Facing such inquiries, he smiled politely: "My nephew has only practiced martial arts for a few days, and he is just a familiar person."

It’s just flattering, it’s true

I can't get into the eyes of all the generals. But this General Feng, I have heard your name a lot. I had a narrow encounter with the Qiang people that day, and the general defeated nearly a thousand Qiang troops with the same force, which is enough to show the strength of our Xiliang people.

It’s up to you.”

"Haha, I didn't expect you to know about this. I'm ashamed to say that if it weren't for the lack of men and horses under my command, I could have completely annihilated the enemy troops, but in the end I only defeated them and allowed half of the enemies to escape." General Feng said.

Although I am ashamed,

The arrogance on his face cannot be concealed, because that battle was the proud work of his life. Although Feng Ping has now become the general in charge of logistics in the Xiliang Army, he always mentions this victory.

At that time, he would still think of the majesty of that day.

After Ma Chao said this, he naturally won Feng Ping's favor. The two chatted a little more. The latter even extended an invitation, hoping that Ma Chao could go to his military camp to show off his martial arts skills. Ma Chao said he agreed.

Come down.

Then, Ma Chao had some conversations with several other generals. Every conversation was polite and courteous, which made everyone very happy. They kept saying that Ma Teng was really amazing, and he actually trained two such outstanding people.

Needless to say, son Ma Yue, his current status in the Xiliang army is lower than a few people, and Ma Chao also won their favor with his performance today, and was raised to a high level by them.

.

But when Ma Teng heard people praising his son so much, he didn't feel much joy in his heart. Instead, he felt a little uneasy. It is said that there is no better son than a father, so he naturally knew Ma Chao's character very well. This son was a proud man, and he used to be very proud.

The young man said these complimentary words like this today, and he called his son here today because he was afraid that he would do something he shouldn't do outside, and he had already planned that his son would offend others with his rude words.

Unexpectedly, today's Ma Chao has changed his past behavior and has become as able to mingle with others as his younger brother. This is really too abnormal. Abnormal situations are monsters. I understand this sentence.

Ma Teng felt uneasy, but everything seemed to be fine so far, which made him completely confused as to how to deal with it.

After drinking like this for more than an hour, everyone dispersed. After all, they were on the march. Even though this was the Xiliang people's own territory, they still needed to be more cautious. After sending them away, Ma Teng thought

Overcoming his previous worries, he went to find Ma Chao. He wanted to ask his son what happened today and why he behaved so unusually.

But after a while, a servant came to report that Ma Chao's whereabouts could not be found. This made Ma Teng's heart tighten even more: "Don't tell me something is really going to happen?" Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still, so he immediately

He ordered his subordinates: "Hurry and search for Chao'er's whereabouts everywhere in the city. No matter where he is or what he is doing, bring him back immediately!"

"Yes!" Seeing the general's eagerness, the sergeants below did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent many men to search for Ma Chao's whereabouts.

At this time, Ma Chao was walking with Feng Ping and just arrived in front of his military camp. Feng Ping was now in charge of the logistics of this army, so his military camp looked more like a warehouse, but Ma Chao was

However, he did not mean to look down upon him at all, and even sighed: "General, you are worthy of being valued by Dong Shijun. He actually entrusted you with such an important logistical matter."

"Oh, really?" Feng Ping was still unwilling to accept his current situation, but now after Ma Chao said this, he felt that it made sense. It seemed that it was not embarrassing for him to be in charge of logistics, so he became proud.

: "You are right. The cost of these tens of thousands or more than 100,000 horses is indeed very important. Moreover, our Xiliang Army not only needs food and clothing for the soldiers, but also the fodder for the horses. If we can't do it wholeheartedly,

Of course it won’t work.”

While the two were talking, they had already entered the military camp. Feng Ping immediately went to recruit the generals here to compete with Ma Chao. Ma Chao took this opportunity to take a few people to wander around the large warehouse-like military camp.

.Because he was originally a member of the Xiliang Army and was brought in by Feng Ping, so although it was an important military camp, no one came to stop him, which made it easy for him to have an idea of ​​the situation here.

Comprehensive understanding.

While observing the situation in the military camp, Ma Chao also whispered to Wang Feng beside him: "You said that as long as you add medicine to these grains and fodder, this army will not even have the strength to go to Chang'an.

?”

"Yes, this is what the young master suggested. He said that people come second, and the most important thing is to drug the horses. As long as these tens of thousands of horses lose their strength, the tens of thousands of Xiliang troops will have to give up their plan to go to Chang'an. And

Dong Zhuo is in urgent need of men and horses, so in desperation, Niu Fu will think of sending our men and horses there. Once we go to Chang'an, the situation will be completely different."

Ma Chao nodded. Since it was Ma Yue's plan, he naturally had no choice but to fully support it. Then he said: "Then I will have a good fight with Feng Ping's men in front of everyone, and you will be responsible for taking advantage of them.

When paying attention, apply medicine to these fodder, and remember to get things done."

"Okay, I will definitely get the job done!" Wang Feng said solemnly.

Just after the two of them had settled the matter, Feng Ping came back: "Come, nephew Ma Xian, come with me to the school field in front and have a few battles with some of my generals."

"Since General Feng has made this decision, I have no choice but to obey!" Ma Chao agreed hastily, and at the same time gave Wang Feng a wink, and then followed Feng Ping to the relatively open school field.
Chapter completed!