Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 529: The Unstable Factors of Han Sui and Ma Teng

Zhang Sui laughed when he heard what Chen Gong said, then returned to the bed, sat down, and said, "We don't have any way to deal with Liangzhou and Guanzhong right now."

"We have no food to attack them."

"It's good that they don't attack us."

"I think, for the time being, we need to quell the civil unrest as quickly as possible, and then recuperate."

"Actually, this is not bad."

"The biggest gap between Cao Cao and us is cavalry."

"Cao Cao is willing to withdraw his troops now because he wants to use the princes of Liang Province and Guanzhong to train cavalry."

“So we give him opportunities and he gives us opportunities.”

"But if we rest and recuperate, then our chances of winning against Cao Cao will be much better."

"We have more arable land, more people, and a wider territory than Cao Cao."

"As for the cavalry in Liang Province and Guanzhong, we can only fight back when the enemy comes."

"besides--"

Zhang Sui hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yan Xing, Han Sui's son-in-law, doesn't have a particularly good relationship with Han Sui."

"Yan Xing was very brave, so Han Sui forced his daughter to marry him in order to keep him stable."

"This caused dissatisfaction among Yan Xing."

In history, the relationship between Yan Xing and Han Sui, the father-in-law and son-in-law, was very bad.

Yan Xing was sent to Xudu by Han Sui to serve as an official, and was actually a hostage.

Yan Xing surrendered directly to Cao Cao.

Later, when Cao Cao fought Ma Chao, Yan Xing acted as Cao Cao's vanguard and guide.

Zhang Sui added: "There is also an unstable factor on Ma Teng's side."

"Ma Teng is a descendant of General Ma Yuan, the Fu Bo General."

"However, by his generation, there were no more titles."

"Ma Teng was very poor when he was young and made a living by chopping wood. He married a poor woman and gave birth to his eldest son, Ma Chao."

"Later, when Liangzhou rebelled, he enlisted and rose to prominence from then on."

"At this time, he married a new wife. Moreover, he acknowledged the son born to this new wife as his legitimate son."

"Although Ma Chao was the eldest son, he became a concubine's eldest son."

Looking at Chen Gong, Zhang Sui asked, "As the eldest son, how does Ma Chao feel when he changes from the legitimate eldest son to the illegitimate eldest son?"

"I think that when the time is right, I can use this to alienate the relationship between Ma Teng and Ma Chao, the father and son."

"What do you think?"

Historically, Ma Chao killed Ma Teng and all his legitimate sons.

Many people think that Ma Chao is the second Lu Bu - a jerk.

If we trace back to the source, any result has its root cause.

The reason why Ma Chao in history was so cold-blooded and ruthless was most likely related to Ma Teng's attitude towards him.

Of course, it has the most to do with Ma Chao’s ambition.

Chen Gong was somewhat surprised after hearing what Zhang Sui said: "My Lord, you actually know so much about Ma Teng and Han Sui!"

Zhang Sui scratched his face and lied without blushing, "After all, they are the two most famous warlords in Liangzhou. I have thought about getting rid of them before and calming down the troubled times for my father-in-law."

"Unfortunately, it was of no use."

Chen Gong exhaled and said, "If my lord says so, then I am not particularly worried."

"I don't have anything else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

"The bodies outside have been almost cleared."

"Tomorrow morning, we can split up and leave White Horse."

Zhang Sui nodded.

Only then did Chen Gong and Zhao Tong retreat.

But Zhang Sui did not fall asleep again.

He found cavalry generals such as Xu Rong, Zhen Hao and Huang Han, and proposed to them that the cavalry should return to Yecheng for rest.

Xu Rong was somewhat unhappy. After all, Zhang Sui had told them before that he would take them south to Xiakou to stop Sun Ce.

But Zhang Sui's words left him powerless to refute: the cavalry suffered heavy losses this time, and after continuous battles, the soldiers needed a rest.

Moreover, Zhang Sui promised that when they arrived in Yecheng, he would give Xu Rong the opportunity to expand the cavalry: from the original size of one thousand people to three thousand people.

Zhang Sui had already figured out the source of the war horses and soldiers, which was the Huns in Hedong!

Before that, Zhang Sui followed Yan Liang to encircle and suppress the left wing of the Xiongnu, and even killed Liu Bao, the Left Wise King who had occupied Cai Yan in history.

There is still a group of Huns in Hedong.

After Zhang Sui prepared to return to Yecheng, he led his men to completely capture this group of Huns.

Historically, the Huns also participated in the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China.

This time it can be considered as "revenge"!
When Xu Rong heard Zhang Sui say that they wanted to defeat the Huns in Hedong, he smiled happily.

The Huns had many excellent war horses.

Conquering the Huns is not only a military achievement, but also a way to expand the cavalry.

Moreover, among the one thousand cavalrymen of this unit, many are Hun cavalry.

Zhang Sui stabilized Xu Rong, and then he called Yang Xin and Cai Yuan and asked them to follow Xu Rong's cavalry back to Yecheng.

Xu Rong returned to Yecheng to rest.

Yang Xun and Cai Yuan went to Yecheng to wait for Cai Yan and her son to arrive so that they could recognize each other.

Yang Xun and Cai Yuan had no objection.

Early the next morning, Zhang Sui, along with generals including Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Xu Dan and others, went to see off Xu Rong, Yang Xin and Cai Yuan.

After bidding farewell to Xu Rong, Yang Xin, Cai Yuan and others, Zhang Sui led his troops through Taishan County.

When passing by Taishan County, the head of the Yang family, along with the prefect of Taishan County and the aristocratic families of Taishan County, all came out of the city gate ten miles away to greet them.

The governor of Taishan County requested to surrender!
Zhang Sui appointed General Xu Dan as the commander of Taishan County and held a banquet at the county seat and for various aristocratic families.

At the banquet, Zang Ba and Sun Guan sang and danced with the noble families of Taishan County.

Zhang Sui personally thanked the Yang family for their efforts, and selected a woman from a prominent family as a concubine for Chen Gong and Zhang Liao respectively.

He personally chose the daughter of Yang Xin's younger brother as his wife for Zhao Tong.

The noble families in Taishan County were very excited to learn that Zhang Sui's wife Cai Yan was actually a sister of the wife of the young master of the Yang family.

Zang Ba and Sun Guan were both from Taishan County.

At the suggestion of the Yang family, various aristocratic families donated a lot of food and fodder, and some families even donated a lot of troops.

Zhang Sui stayed in Taishan County for three days.

When he left, he took away 40,000 hu of grain and 2,000 soldiers!
After leaving Taishan County, Zhang Sui headed straight for Xia Pi.

When we arrived at Xia Pi, there was a bustling crowd of people gathered at the door.

The crowd was led by Tian Feng.

Zhang Sui also met Madam Du, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao and Qiao Hao!

However, Mrs. Du's pretty face was a little round and her belly was bulging at the moment.

Next to her stood Qin Lang.

Next to Mrs. Du stood two unexpected people: Lu Bu's wife Wei and concubine Ren.

Zhang Sui asked Zhang Liao to arrange for the army to rest outside the city for two days before heading south to Ruxu Port.

Zhang Sui himself took Chen Gong, Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others to meet Tian Feng and others.

When the two sides met, Zhang Sui bowed to Tian Feng and said, "Sir!"

The crowd exclaimed.

Tian Feng was about to stop Zhang Sui, but he was not as fast as Zhang Sui.

Tian Feng's eyes were red, and he hurriedly said, "My lord, please get up. How can this be so embarrassing?"

Zhang Sui finished his greetings and said with a smile, "When I became your disciple, you said, 'Once a teacher, always a father.'"

"No matter what I will be like in the future, sir, you are my elder and my father."

"When I see you, I have to greet you first. This is a must."

Tian Feng felt warm in his heart when he heard Zhang Sui say that. He held Zhang Sui's hand and said with a choked voice, "Let's not talk about that. I have prepared a banquet. You have fought so hard. You should have a good meal first and then rest. You can have a good gathering with the others at noon tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)