Chapter 278 (1/2)

Ma Chao led the army to rescue Ma Teng and Cheng Gongying, and after killing Hu Qi, he ordered people to put out the fire and simply set up camp in Huqi's camp. Ma Chao and others simply lived in tuzexiong's camp.

Ma Teng's wound has been carefully treated. It doesn't matter. He looks at Ma Chao and pretends to be serious: ”chao'er, you are such a rash boy. When you are only 15 years old, you dare to lead your brother to fight with your family soldiers?”

Ma Chao said with a smile: ”Ganluo of Qin Dynasty worshipped the prime minister when he was 12 years old. How could he not be a general when he was 15 years old?”

Ma Dai on one side also said with a smile: ”uncle, you don't know that the elder brother has a good example in leading the army to fight. He took us all the way to look for uncle's army. When he saw Uncle in a bitter battle tonight, he led dozens of us to attack the camp at night.”

Ma Teng can't help sighing when he hears this, and then looks at Ma Chao with a rather gratifying look: ”that's right. If it wasn't for chao'er, you'd lead troops to rescue, it's really hard to say whether the two armies will win or lose today.”

Cheng Gongying also solemnly raised the wine Baron in his hand, and said to Ma Chao, ”General Ma, thank you today. Otherwise, the nearly ten thousand generals and men are only afraid of bad luck. I'd like to give a toast to General Ma.”

Ma Teng's generals and academies thought of today's bloody battle. They were all frightened. They were also grateful for Ma Chao's timely help. Therefore, the generals and commanders raised their wine barons and toasted Ma Chao.

Ma Chao smiles and raises the wine Baron: ”thank you very much. I'd like to do something first.”

After all, he drank it all at once. Most of the soldiers were brave men. Seeing that Ma Chao was not only astonishing in his bravery, but also so heroic in drinking, he cheered one after another, and each drank the wine from his cup to the sky.

Ma Chao put down the wine Baron and said to Ma Teng: ”father, the disaster of Qiang people is Liangzhou. Gong Boyu, Han Sui and others led the Qiang people to make trouble. However, the state herdsmen appeased the Qiang people. Now they have gathered together to make trouble. The child asks to go and arrest him.”

When Ma Teng heard Ma Chao's words, he could not help frowning and thinking in his heart.

Cheng Gongying said, ”brother Shou Cheng, chao'er has some truth. Although Zhou Mu has been pacifying the Qiang people, since these Qiang people dare to make trouble, they must know the lesson of blood.”

Ma Teng thought for a long time, and then he said, ”well, chao'er, you and I have 3000 soldiers and horses. You should be careful in pursuit and don't be ambushed by the enemy.”

Ma Chao was overjoyed and half knelt on the ground: ”thank you, father.”

Ma Chao asked three thousand steeds from Ma Teng. After a little rest, Ma Chao set out overnight. After questioning the enemy's tracks through the captives, Ma Chao rushed away day and night. The escaping Qiang people never thought that after Ma Chao killed tuzexiong, he still refused to let them go. Before they were prepared, Liangzhou Tieqi had already killed them.

The flag of ”horse” flutters in the wind. Wherever Ma Chao goes, all the Qiang people are frightened.

On the third day of August, Ma Chao led his army to raid the small Yanma tribe under tuzexiong, and captured more than 4000 people, including nearly 10000 cattle, sheep and horses.

On the ninth day of August, Ma Chao led a surprise attack on tuzexiong headquarters at night. He killed thousands of enemies and captured Qiang people. Tonight, there were countless cattle, sheep and horses.

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Ma Chao's killing the chicken and warning the monkey has achieved very good results. All the Qiang people in the border areas are frightened. When they hear the word Ma Chao, they shout ”the general of Tianwei God is invincible.”.

Ma Teng wrote a letter about the previous war with tuzexiong and Ma Chao's downfall of the Qiang people, and ordered the sentry to be sent to Liu Ye's camp on the outskirts of Chang'an.