Small Landlords of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 143 178. Xiliang Changes Owner
"Second brother, third brother, father and children are not filial, if you don't get in, you can't..."

Ma Chao knelt and wailed in front of a row of barren graves, and Pang De stood not far behind Ma Chao, two thin war horses gnawing dry grass.

The afterglow of the setting sun was imprinted on Pound's vicissitudes of cheeks, and the two of them seemed particularly lonely at this moment.

Pound: "Young master..."

Ma Chao: "Pang De, you can take the remaining troops and leave. No matter who you serve in the future, you will no longer owe me the Ma family..."

Ma Chao knelt on the ground without looking back. There were no bones in these cemeteries. On the one hand, after Ma Teng’s family was decapitated by Cao Cao, the corpses were also abandoned in mass graves by soldiers. Although Ma Chao secretly sent people to salvage them many times, they could not find the bodies of Ma Teng and others. , In the end, only the Clothes Tomb can be built in Jiuquan.

Pang De: "Young master, don't say such discouraging words anymore. Although Xiliang is occupied by Yuan and Liu, it's not like the young master has no chance of revenge. The eldest son is still in Jingzhou..."

Ma Chao: "Wang Hao is already full-fledged. With the current situation, Wang Hao is no longer needed..."

After this blow, Ma Chao had let go of the arrogance in his heart, and had a complete understanding of the situation in front of him.

The Yuan brothers are firmly entrenched in You, Yi, Bing, and Qingzhou. The Cao's camp has begun to collapse because of Cao Cao's poor health. It is unlikely that they will want to fight the Northern Expedition.

Especially this time, the alliance between Yuan Tan and Liu Bei not only drove Cao Ren and Ji Ling's army out of Xiliang, but also annexed Youfufeng and Weijun, which threatened Cao Wei's Jingzhao land.

Yuan Tan threw an olive branch to Ma Chao. Later, because of the battle for Xiliang, Ma Chao wounded Gao Lan and turned against each other. Now Ma Chao and Yuan have become sworn enemies.

Naturally, Liu Bei also wanted to recruit Ma Chao. Ma Chao thought that Ma Dai was under the command of Wang Hao in Jingzhou, and Liu Bei and Ma Chao were in a state of hostility. Coupled with the matter of Guo Jia and Ma Yunlu, Ma Chao politely refused Liu Bei's solicitation.

Yuan Shang did not participate in the battle for Xiliang this time, because he was lucky. Merkel Roger formed alliances with big powers such as Turks, Dashi Kingdom, and TLF, but he had no intention of wooing tribes such as Xiqiu, Xianbei, and Southern Huns.

Yuan Shang: "Thanks to Mr. Jushou this time, otherwise the Xianbei tribe of Ke Bineng would go south, and the two counties of Shanggu and Yuyang would be in danger..."

Ju Shou: "It's a pity that he was allowed to escape this time. I'm afraid Kebi can stop there..."

Wen Chou: "Ke Bineng was wounded by the elder brother this time, and he could not recover for a year or so. Instead, it was the Sun family from Xuzhou..."

Yan Liang: "The next time I meet Ke Bineng, I will definitely chop off the head of this beast and present it to the lord..."

Ke Bineng wanted to take advantage of the feudal scramble for Xiliang by the princes, and lead troops south to steal Yuan Shang's Youzhou border county. However, Yuan Shang blackmailed Liu Bei and Cao Cao, and led his troops back to Youzhou.

Kebi was able to steal chickens without losing a lot of rice, and Yan Liang smashed his heart-guard with a knife, so he was lucky that he didn't die.

It is precisely because of Yuan Shang's withdrawal that the battle in Xiliang became more intense. Without the participation of Wang Hao and Yuan Shang, only Liu Bei, the jackal, and Yuan Tan, the poisonous snake, were left.

Although Cao Cao was a ferocious tiger, it was expected that he would retreat so quickly in the face of the siege of wolves and the sneak attack of poisonous snakes, as well as the secretive cheetah Ma Chao.

Liu Bei: "Why does Xiao Zhi think that Ma Chao will not be recruited?"

Fazheng: "Because of Ma Dai, and Ma Yunlu..."

Liu Bei: "Didn't Ma Yunlu be taken away by Prince Merck Roger? Guo Jia was also with Ma Yunlu. Wang Hao is very nostalgic. Given the importance Wang Hao attaches to Guo Jia, it is impossible for Wang Hao to accept Ma Chao's offer." It works, right?"

Fazheng: "This Mr. Zhuge should be able to see it!"

Zhuge Liang: "That's right, Ma Chao and Cao Cao had a feud against their father. Before that, Yuan Tan's general Gao Lan was wounded. Guo Jia was also captured by the Merck and Luo Jie group because he was imprisoned by Ma Chao. Except for the lord, everyone in the world The princes seem to have been offended by him once, but..."

Ma Chao and Pang De gathered the remnants of Xiliang, plus those old troops loyal to the Ma family, and still had more than 3000 soldiers and horses. Although they were not many, they were first-class elite soldiers who had fought in hundreds of battles.

After Liu Bei occupied Longxi, Anding, Tingjie and other places, he never went north to enter the hinterland of Xiliang, Wuwei, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other counties, and Liu Bei promised to give them to Yuan Tan.

Ma Chao has been lingering around Jiuquan County, unwilling to surrender to Yuan Tan, and unwilling to leave Jiuquan County. As the new master of Xiliang, Yuan Tan naturally would not tolerate Ma Chao's behavior, so he sent Gao Lan to expel Ma Chao's qubu.

Ma Chao and Pound only have a few thousand pieces, so how can they fight against Gao Lan's [-] cavalry? Although Gao Lan was injured by Ma Chao, Ma Chao's troops were also scattered in half.

Ma Chao: "No..."

Pang De: "Young master, don't be obsessed with your obsession. How can we defeat Cao Bandit with just a thousand soldiers and horses, let alone serve under Liu Huangshu's command..."

Ma Chao: "Hmph... When the fourth sister and the eldest brother were chased by Xia Houen, they met Sun Qian at the foot of Tiandang Mountain. This guy actually dared to take advantage of the fourth sister, and even asked Liu Bei to march from the middle of Shu..."

Pound: "Then what does the young master want?"

While the two were arguing endlessly, a thin-faced soldier galloped up the hillside. Below the hill was Ma Chaoqu's camp, and the hilltop dozens of miles away was covered with dust, and it seemed that a cavalry was approaching.

Guo Tu: "Ma Chao would never have expected that the general would attack at this time, as long as the general kills Ma Mengqi..."

Zhang He: "Ma Mengqi is known as the living little Lu Bu. Even General Gao was injured by him. Pang De is also a first-class general in the world. If I fight recklessly, even I am not sure that I can win anyone, but Ye Raid..."

Yuan Tan is not a gentleman, let alone a kind-hearted person. Gao Lan was injured and fell off the horse by Ma Chao. It is impossible for Yuan Tan to let Ma Chao stay in Jiuquan County all the time. The key is that he can't swallow this breath!

Ma Chao already knew that an enemy was approaching, so he stopped arguing with Pound and went down the mountain to lead Qubu to prepare for the battle. As for the outcome of this time, it all depends on the decision of Ma Chao and Pound!

Because of Roger's appearance, Wang Hao missed out on the fat piece of Xiliang, and also let the genius Guo Jia be kidnapped by Mokluo Roger.

After sorting out the new law, Jingzhou will be caught in a big storm. Under the ruthless butcher's knife, all policies will be implemented in various places, and many problems will appear in the middle, but these problems will not affect the overall situation.

Wang Hao's request is to be implemented before winter, and the northward expansion will begin next spring. Unifying the Central Plains within three years is no joke, and Wang Hao does not have much time left.

Taking advantage of the few months before the new year, Wang Hao plans to spend time with Zhu Yalang to accompany his family. Wang Hao may be very busy in the next three years. As for the problems encountered by the new law, Hu Che'er will cooperate with Xu Shu and Han Mo and others.

Just as Han Mo said, dreams need family members and poets to manage, and believers and martyrs to come to pilgrimage; they need the input of the body, the participation of the soul, and the support of spiritual life!

If you want to move from one century to a new era, you must make certain sacrifices and pour out a new era with blood.

Although Wang Hao was reluctant in his heart, if he didn't do this, the flowers of the new era would never bloom!

(End of this chapter)