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Chapter 335 Dead wood is hard to carve

When Ma Teng entered the tent, Lu Bu was talking to Liu Xie.

Lu Xiaohuan successfully joined the company, and Lu Bu was in a good mood. When he saw Ma Teng coming in, he greeted with a smile.

Ma Tengzhe returned the salute, turned around and bowed to Liu Xie. "Your Majesty dares to be the first in the world, and I admire you very much. The Han Dynasty will be able to get rid of the old and new, and promote peace again."

Liu Xie smiled and did not answer Ma Teng's topic.

Now is not the time to speak the scene.

"Please sit down, General."

Ma Teng took his seat, straightened his back and his eyes were bright.

Seeing this, Lu Bu unconsciously put away his smile and became serious.

After a while, Zhang Yang rushed over with great strides. He had just washed his face, his temples were still wet, and there were traces of water on his clothes. Seeing that Lu Bu and Ma Teng were there, he quickly apologized.

"There are too many prisoners, and it's too late to catch them. Death crime, death penalty."

Liu Xie signaled Zhang Yang to take his seat. "How many prisoners are there?"

"The specific number has not yet been released, and it is estimated that there are about 30,000 now." Zhang Yang was furious. "The two battalions under Chengyi City surrendered directly. I guess he felt that it would be lifeless to help Luo Han back to the grassland. Instead of surrendering to others, it would be better to surrender to Your Majesty. The court's policy is good. After hearing this, the Xianbei people wanted to surrender, but they were afraid that we would not take them in."

"Let's talk about the surrender, wait and see." Liu Xie waved his hand and signaled Zhang Yang not to be too excited. "Gongda, tell me about the situation in front of you."

Xun You coughed and looked around.

Zhang Yang quickly sat down and listened intently.

"You all do your best. This battle went smoothly. Fu Luohan was defeated and the Xianbei rear camp became the spoils of our army. But the crisis has not yet been resolved, and it is not time to celebrate the achievements."

Xun You spread the map and stroked his fingers along the river.

"According to the information we learned from the prisoners, there is a battalion on the banks of Dazedong, west of Shuofang, which was originally a supply of white horses and copper. Although the number of cattle and sheep is not as large as here, it can support Fu Luohan for a few days. Given the limited military strength of our army, the strength of the Xianbei people is still there. If Fu Luohan gets these cattle and sheep, collects Luo's defeated troops and regroups, it is estimated that there will still be 20,000 elite cavalry, and the total force should be more than 50,000, and it will have the power to fight..."

After listening to Xun You's explanation, Zhang Yang's expression became serious, and Lu Bu and Ma Teng nodded in agreement.

So far, they have only defeated Fu Luohan and captured many Xianbei people, and they have actually killed less than 20% of the total Xianbei people.

"The Yueqi Camp is chasing, but it is not clear whether it can catch up with Fu Luohan and cut off his head." Liu Xie said, his eyes swept across the faces of the generals one by one. "We must be prepared to respond. Which general has the strength to be spared and is willing to lead his troops to support the Yueqi Camp."

"I am willing to go." Lu Bu blurted out.

"I am willing to go, but..." Zhang Yang hesitated. "The Liao camp suffered a lot of losses in the battle for several days, and I'm afraid it's difficult to be competent."

Lu Bu also reacted. With the infantry led by Gao Shun, he only had eight hundred squadrons and cavalry, and his troops were too small.

Ma Teng pondered for a moment, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I'd better go there. Fu Luohan's strength is still strong, and the generals have too few troops. If they really encounter it, the losses will be great."

Liu Xie looked at the others.

Lu Bu agreed.

Zhang Yang nodded in agreement.

Their troops are too small. If the king's servant cannot solve the problem, it will probably be difficult for them to solve it. Even if they can win, they will win miserably.

Ma Teng has more troops, which is relatively easier.

More importantly, Ma Teng retreated all the way from there and was familiar with the terrain. Although they were from Bingzhou and had fought in this area, they did not know much about the recent situation.

"That's it."

Ma Teng stood up. "Your Majesty, I have a request."

"I am grateful to you because Your Majesty refused to abandon you. I am very grateful to you. I am poor and humble when I was young, and I joined the army to fight in my prime, and I neglected to discipline me. This son was very careless. Although I was guided by Yang Shizhong, I was afraid that the rotten wood would be difficult to carve. Fortunately, he was a little brave and often followed me to charge in battle. I asked Your Majesty to order his followers to go out to fight and defeat Fuluhan."

Liu Xie and Xun You exchanged glances, and without thinking too much, he nodded and agreed.

Ma Chao has been clamoring to go into battle to kill the enemy these days, and Ma Teng said so again, let him go.

"Yang Shizhong, let the imperial physician prepare the medicine for replacement and hand it over to the General of the Western Expedition."

"Vei." Yang Xiu stood up and went.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ma Teng bowed again.

Ma cleared the tent, Yang Xiu and others were outside the tent and handed the prepared medicine to Ma Teng.

Ma Teng took the medicine, winked at Yang Xiu, and reached out to signal.

Yang Xiu was puzzled and followed Ma Teng to walk out more than ten times. Ma Teng stopped and bowed.

"Thank you for your hard work these days."

Yang Xiu laughed silently. "What does the general mean?"

Ma Teng sighed. "Meng Qi has been dissatisfied with discipline since he was a child. Even if the Shizhong is knowledgeable, he is afraid he will suffer a lot."

Yang Xiu was about to be humble, but suddenly his heart moved. Ma Teng just asked Ma Chao as the striker, and now he said such words again is by no means a coincidence.

"The general cannot live without Meng Qi, right?"

Ma Teng smiled bitterly. "The Secretariat is half right. Meng Qi is indeed more suitable for fighting in the army than for attendants around the emperor. But the emperor refused to abandon him and accepted him as the Minister of the Huben. Will I take him away again?..."

Yang Xiu thought for a moment. "If the general has difficulties, I can report to the emperor on his behalf. The emperor's wise and wise should not care about it."

"That's good, that's good." Ma Teng rubbed his hands and said, "If I change my children to serve as the servant and replace Meng Qi, will the servant think it's feasible?"

Yang Xiu laughed as soon as he heard this.

He has been with Ma Chao for a long time, and he knows that Ma Teng has a daughter, three years younger than Ma Chao. He has the same martial arts skills, but his personality is completely different from Ma Chao.

"Does the general want to follow the example of Wen Hou and make his daughter a son, or do you want another female saint to be born in the Ma family?"

Empress Ma of Mingde was the daughter of General Fubo Ma Yuan. She was not only familiar with poetry and books, but also established a historical book format like Daily Notes, but also understood the truth and righteousness, which was in line with Confucian moral standards for women. Confucian ministers praised her very much, so Yang Xiu naturally knew it.

Of course, Ma Teng's daughter could not meet such standards, so he was just a joke and just teasing Ma Teng.

Ma Teng smiled slightly. "The Shizhong was joking. I am a martial artist, so how could I understand these things? If the Shizhong refused to abandon him, would he dare to ask the Shizhong to give in?"

Only then did Yang Xiu realize that Ma Teng was not a joke. Not only did he want to send his daughter to the emperor, but he also cheated him and asked him to give advice.

How dare he help Ma make this idea?

"General, I don't have this ability." Yang Xiu bowed and said, "It's getting late, and the general needs to prepare for the expedition, so I won't leave the general." He took two steps and turned around and said, "No matter who the general wants to imitate, only by serving the court sincerely will the court not let down the general."

Ma Teng understood and bowed to thank him.

Yang Xiu returned to the imperial tent and happened to see Ma Chao looking around. Seeing him coming, Ma Chao immediately came up and raised his eyebrows.

"Dazu, I am going to go to war, I will say goodbye to you."

Yang Xiu patted Ma Chao's arm. "Then be careful."

"I mean, my injury has been cured long ago." Ma Chao stomped his feet hard, and his force was a little too strong. The wound hurt so much that he shivered. "When I come back, we will drink the celebration wine together."

Yang Xiu smiled bitterly. He didn't know if Ma Chao could come back again this time.
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