The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 90: The Great Man Ma Teng
Meiwu.

Compared with yesterday's bustle, Meiwu seems a little quieter today.

Han Sui finally decided not to attack Meiwu regardless of the cost.

In other words, even if he wanted to continue attacking the city, there were no conditions for him to do so.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu says: "The method of attacking a city is a last resort. It takes three months to repair the oars and carts and to prepare the equipment. It takes another three months to dig up the silt. If the general cannot control his anger and the enemy follows him like ants, and one third of his soldiers are killed but the city is still uncaptured, this is a disaster for the attack."

Attacking a city is a last resort. It takes at least three months to build various siege equipment and another three months to build a siege mound. If a general cannot suppress his impatience and orders his soldiers to climb up the ladders like ants to attack the enemy city, the result may be that one third of the soldiers will be killed or injured, which is an absolute disaster for the attackers!
Han Sui now is the latter.

Although less than one-third of the troops died, the entire army had experienced yesterday's high-intensity siege, with casualties approaching one-fifth, and morale was at a very low point.

"What should we do now?"

"Keep fighting!"

Han Sui knew that he had to fight!
What is the reason why you are able to gain a foothold in Longyou?
Isn't it just about being able to lead the Qiang soldiers to attack, plunder, and win battles all the time?
Now that so many people have died and he has gained nothing, how can these Qiang people obey him in the future?

And this time, it can be said that they have completely torn their relations with the imperial court.

Directly attacking the emperor's dragon banner...it is a heinous crime no matter where you go!
If we wait until Dong Zhuo recovers, Han Sui will probably die without a burial place!

"Continue the attack! But first we need to plunder some counties to restore the morale of the soldiers!"

But Ma Teng was unwilling to waste time in Guanzhong.

"In my opinion, we should just retreat. Even our general Pang De has been captured. If we continue to fight, we have no chance of winning."

Seeing that Ma Teng had repeatedly contradicted him and shaken his morale, Han Sui could not help but curse.

"How dare you say that? Didn't you say that Pang De under your command is as brave as Lu Fengxian?"

"I haven't fought against Lu Bu, so who knows how powerful he is?"

……

Han Sui waved his hand, left the tent angrily, and took his soldiers to the nearby county to find food.

Ma Teng also had a gloomy look on his face.

In the past, he always felt that Han Sui was ambitious, had many ideas, and was someone he could work with.

But now it seems that Han Sui’s ambition may very likely kill him!

Han Sui was a cruel person. He had been with the Qiang people for a long time and had learned to live like the barbarians. He did not care much about his descendants and family.

Although Ma Teng has Qiang blood, he always remembers that he is a descendant of General Fu Bo Ma Yuan and a proper Han Chinese! Therefore, he attaches great importance to the survival of his descendants.

Therefore, Han Sui could attack the imperial court without any worries. However, Ma Teng did not dare to continue to accompany Han Sui in his vicious behavior, lest the disaster spread to his family.

"Now, I really don't know what to do!"

……

"Are you Pound?"

Liu Xie stayed awake again last night and only took a short nap at dawn.

But when he heard that Zhang Liao had captured another enemy general, he immediately rubbed his sleepy eyes and praised Zhang Liao for a while.

If he doesn't take action, it's fine. But once he does, he will be a famous general at the level of Xu Huang and Pang De!

"Wenyuan's name may be able to stop a child from crying in the future!"

At the same time, Liu Xie was also secretly shocked.

If even Zhang Liao is like this, then that monster Lu Bu must be even more terrifying, right?
With this thought in mind, Liu Xie mourned silently for the Huns in Hedong, hoping that they would be reborn as good (Han) people in their next life.

Pang De was tied up at this moment and pressed to the ground by the soldiers.

However, at this moment Pang De's face was full of fear, and he did not have the demeanor of the "White Horse General" described in history books at all.

Seeing this, Liu Xie did not ask him about the crime, but only asked him about the latest situation in the army.

Pang De answered every question in front of the emperor. Not only did he tell Liu Xie all the baggage and food supplies in his own camp, he also told him a piece of news that excited Liu Xie -

"The criminal general was responsible for passing information to Wang Yun and knew that Wang Yun was hiding in Huaili County, the capital of Youfufeng County!"

Wang Yun...

Finally there is a trace!

At this moment, Liu Xie didn't know whether he felt relieved or lost.

Got you!

Huaili...

It's almost right under Chang'an's nose!
Previously, Xun You guessed that Wang Yun might be hiding in Guanzhong, but he didn't expect that Wang Yun actually played the dark game!
At this moment, Liu Xie just wanted to grow wings, fly quickly to Huaili, and subdue Wang Yun!
This poisonous snake has been hiding beside him for too long.

If he is not eliminated immediately, I am afraid that Liu Huihui will have trouble sleeping and eating!

pity……

There are no more troops in Guanzhong now.

Meiwu was still surrounded by Han Sui and Ma Teng, and there was no possibility of getting out.

If we wait until Han Sui and Ma Teng withdraw their troops, who knows where Wang Yun will run to when he gets the news.

Could it be that we have to look for a needle in a haystack again?
"His Majesty!"

Pound suddenly wailed at this moment.

"I was originally a county official and a provincial official. I usually used troops to attack the rebellious Qiang, Di and other foreign tribes. I never disobeyed the imperial court!"

"This time we attacked Guanzhong because of the false imperial edicts of Shisun Ruina and other treacherous officials, and we were coerced by Han Sui and had to go with him. This is what offended the emperor!" "Neither the guilty minister nor the general had the intention of defying the imperial power and rebelling against the court! Please, Your Majesty, revoke yesterday's imperial edict and release the criminal's clan!"

……

Obviously, Pound was still upset about the "soul arrest" and "suffering" yesterday.

To the extent that, even when he appeared before the emperor, the first thing he did was not to plead for himself, but to plead for his ancestors.

Liu Xie knew that the idea of ​​"binding souls" was just a joke and should not be taken seriously.

But he was still attracted by one of Pound's words.

"What do you mean you and Ma Teng were forced to come here by Han Sui?"

Liu Xie raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that Ma Teng did not intend to attack Guanzhong?"

"Exactly!"

Ma Teng always regarded himself as a Han Chinese, a Han official, and a descendant of Ma Yuan.

Unlike Han Sui, who was born in the border area and mixed with Qiang people since childhood, Ma Teng's ancestral home was Fufeng, and his father had served as the Lan Ganwei of Tianshui. He was a real Guanzhong person!
Charging towards the emperor's dragon banner was something that Ma Teng was really unwilling to do!

Liu Xie suddenly realized something.

"Pang De, you said that you fought many battles with Qiang and Hu people. I believe this. At the same time, I also believe that Ma Teng is not the same as Han Sui. He was forced by the situation and deceived by villains, so he attacked Guanzhong. Is that right or not?"

Pound immediately nodded continuously!

That’s the truth!

"If I let you go now, can you persuade Ma Teng to join me in attacking Han Sui?"

"If possible, tell him that I will not only forgive him for invading Guanzhong, but I will also reward him!"

"correct."

Liu Xie suddenly closed his eyes.

"When I was sleeping just now, I dreamed of Emperor Shizu."

After these words were spoken, not only Pang De, but even Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Xu Huang who were standing beside him all knelt down and called out the emperor's title! !

Son of Heaven, it’s time to show your divinity!

"Emperor Shizu asked me, saying that Xinxi Hou was a meritorious official of the Han Dynasty, so why did he suddenly send ghost officials to arrest him? And let him suffer the punishment of ten thousand poisons gnawing at his heart?"

"I replied to Emperor Shizu and told him that it was the descendants of Ma Yuan who disrespected the imperial court and led the Qiang soldiers to invade Guanzhong. I was furious for a moment, so I ordered the ghost officials to arrest Ma Yuan."

"After hearing this, Emperor Taizu sighed and said frankly that Ma Yuan's descendants were immoral and that Ma Yuan himself deserved this disaster~"

……

Liu Xie opened his eyes and said to Pang De, who was too frightened to look up, "Emperor Shizu did not forgive Ma Yuan when he learned about it. This shows that Ma Teng's crimes are indeed too numerous to mention!"

"Tell Ma Teng what the Emperor said. If he still wants to make his ancestors suffer, then let him do as he pleases."

Pound was already sweating coldly on his back!
Even Ma Teng's ancestor Ma Yuan was punished! It even alarmed the Emperor Shizu himself to come and ask about it. This was really a disaster!
"I will do my best to convince Marshal Ma!"

For Ma Teng, for Ma Yuan, and also for his own ancestors!

"As soon as possible, I don't have time to wait."

After receiving the order, Pang De was lowered into a basket by the soldiers and allowed to return to the opposite camp.

Han Sui was not there at the moment, and only Ma Teng was in the military camp.

When Ma Teng learned that Pang De had returned, he was also surprised.

"Lingming (Pang De's courtesy name)! I'm glad you're back! Have you ever suffered any injustice?"

"Don't worry, Marshal Ma! The emperor has not punished Pang De, so it's okay!"

Pang De held Ma Teng in his arms and asked him to block the left and right.

Upon seeing this, Ma Teng realized that Pang De must be conveying some words to him on behalf of the emperor, so he quickly dismissed his personal soldiers and servants.

Pang De repeated word for word what Liu Xie had said. When Ma Teng heard that his ancestor Ma Yuan was actually being tortured by a thousand poisonous insects that would eat away at his heart, he covered his chest with his hands, as if he were the one being tortured!
"I, Ma Teng, feel so ashamed of my ancestors!"

Ma Teng felt so ashamed that he actually shed tears and kept wiping them away.

"And my father and grandfather... How should I face them after I die?"

Pang De quickly comforted him: "Marshal Ma, it's not that there is no chance to atone for your sins!"

"I have just informed the emperor of Wang Yun's whereabouts. And the emperor also promised that as long as we raise an army to attack Han Sui, he will forgive the past and release the souls of our ancestors!"

"Although our actions have caused suffering to our ancestors, we still have a chance to atone for our sins!"

Counterattack Han Sui?

Ma Teng's indecision was clearly exposed at this moment.

On the one hand, he was afraid of attacking the emperor, and was afraid that his ancestors and descendants would be called traitors to the Han Dynasty and suffer torture because of him.

But on the other hand, he didn't want to tear his face with Han Sui at this time and fight with him...

"Marshal Ma, please make a decision soon!"

At this moment, Pang De had already stood firmly on the side of the big man.

"I see that the emperor has a very miraculous appearance, and it is the destiny that is in his hands! In addition, the emperor has received the message from Emperor Shizu in his dream, which means that he has the spirit of rejuvenation. We dare not be stubborn and follow the emperor at this time!"

　I didn’t want to spoil the plot in advance, but I’m afraid that everyone will abandon the book (the first order data is not very good), so I still come out to explain - I didn’t intend to write a love story in the beginning, but I had to let the character of Dong Bai slip in smoothly to become the lubricant between Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo, so as to facilitate the development of the plot in the second volume. I didn’t really want to write a big close-up of the love story~
　　
　
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