Chapter 378 Ma Teng's Remnant Soldier

"The general trusts Li Meng and Duan Yan's two generals. How could he not know? It's just that the two of them are dead, and the general can only use other generals. Although Fan Chou and Xu Rong are not trustworthy, the general can test a little to see if these two can rely on them. Seeing that Guo Yan didn't answer, Jia Xu explained.

"I still have Admiral Hu Qi. How can I use these generals I don't trust?" Guo Wei still doesn't quite understand Jia Xu's words. Although the death of Li Meng and Duan Wei has brought a lot of trouble to Guo Wei, Guo Wei's men still have the ability to stay in Fufeng. As long as Hu Yu is transferred, Guo Yu doesn't have to worry too much.

"The general was wrong. It was precisely because the general had a powerful Hu Zhi under him that he wanted to promote Fan Chou and Xu Rong. The general must not rely on only one general. Seeing that Guo Yan still didn't understand, Jia Xu had to remind him.

"So that's it. I couldn't react when Li Meng and Duan Yan died, and I almost missed a big thing." Hearing Jia Xu's words, Guo Yan finally understood. Originally, Jia Xu didn't say these words. Guo Yan naturally understood. However, when Li Meng and Duan Yan died today, Guo Yan was a little slow to react for a while. Now that he thinks about it, Guo Yan can only sigh. Although Guo Yan still doesn't trust Fan Chou and Xu Rong, it seems safer and more reasonable to give Fan Chou and Xu Rong some military power than relying too much on Hu Jin.

"General, Guo Yan's soldiers and horses have stopped chasing. Let's stop and rest and collect the scattered soldiers and horses by the way." Liu Bei and others suddenly escaped ten miles away. They didn't see Guo Wei's soldiers and horses chasing them again. Liu Bei suggested that Ma Teng stop and rectify the soldiers and horses. In fact, he also wanted to give Ma Teng some time to sort out his thoughts. The future and fate of this soldiers and horses had to be supported by Ma Teng, but the existence of this soldiers and horses supported the Han court that had just seen the dawn.

"It's my fault that I didn't kill Fan Chou and Xu Rong, which caused such a disaster." As soon as he stopped, Ma Teng looked at the defeated soldiers around him and lamented.

"General, don't be sad. At worst, let me meet these two dog thieves next time. Once I cut off their heads and let the general drink wine." Seeing that Ma Teng was a little dejected, Zhang Fei said. Zhang Fei was in a good mood when he beheaded Li Meng and Duan Wei today. He felt that it would not be difficult to kill Fan Chou and Xu Rong in the future.

"General, that's it. Let's think about how to act next." Looking at Zhang Fei, who was out of tune, Liu Bei turned around to remind Ma Tengdao.

"I'm in a mess now. Brother, what do you think we should do for today?" After this failure, Ma Teng was confused. Although Ma Teng had experienced countless battles in his life and did not care about winning or losing, this time it was different. It seemed that he had fallen into passivity from the beginning. Even for the sake of the war, Ma Teng still doesn't understand the basic situation of Li Wei and Guo Yan. In the first battle, Ma Teng only saw Guo Yan's flag, but did not see Li Wei's flag, which shows that Li Wei is likely not to participate in this battle. So Li Wei is likely to go to Chang'an first, as Fan Chou and Xu Rong said, but are Fan Chou and Xu Rong's words credible? Those two have long betrayed, but if you don't believe it, what do you see with your own eyes?

If there is really only Guo Yan, it means that Ma Teng is lost in the hands of Guo Yan alone. Now with these defeated soldiers in his hand, how can Ma Teng face Li Qian who may appear at any time? Thinking about this, Ma Teng is even less for future war. Confidence, this is the first time in Ma Teng's life that he has no confidence in his future. Like recently, Ma Teng feels that he has killed Dong Zhuo and become a great general in the imperial court. He seems to have reached the peak of his life. Is it time for him to rise and decline? Thinking of this, Ma Teng couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

"It's not good. The cavalry is coming." Ma Teng was thinking nonsense when suddenly a soldier whispered.

"Let me go up and kill them." As soon as he heard that the cavalry was coming, Zhang Fei first got up and was about to take people out.

"Don't be reckless in the three places. Now our army is tired. Don't cause trouble, so as not to attract the siege of the enemy brigade." Compared with Zhang Fei, Liu Bei obviously didn't want to make trouble and hurriedly stop Zhang Fei's action. Then he said to the soldiers beside him, "Everyone hide in the surrounding woods and let these cavalry pass."

As soon as Liu Bei's words came out, the soldiers looked at me. I saw that you didn't move. Although Ma Teng has always been polite to Liu Bei, Liu Bei must have nothing to do with these times. These soldiers will greet Liu Bei.

"Hide and avoid the enemy's edge for the time being." Seeing that there was no movement, Ma Teng quickly said that under Ma Teng's greeting, the soldiers took action.

As soon as everyone hid in the woods, they saw a cavalry from far to near. It was to see clearly, but it was not the people and horses on the other side of Guo Wei. Although these people were all Han people, they were a little humble in their costumes. These knights were surrounded by Ma Teng, but they knew each other. It was Ma Teng who had been entangled in Xiliang for many years. Han Sui.

It turned out that after Han Sui followed Helian Chihuo and was defeated outside Heqi City, Helian Chihuo was caught, and Han Sui felt that he could not get any advantage when he returned to Kirby Bear, so he took the only hundreds of cavalry south and wanted to come to Chang'an to defect to Mateng and find another way out. At this time, he happened to pass by here.

"Stop, there's something wrong here." A group of cavalry came to the place where Ma Teng and they were just now, and Han Sui waved his hand to stop. Years of experience in the battle made Han Sui very much about the situation around him. "Obviously someone has stayed here. You two go to the front to have a look." Just in case, Han Sui sent two men to the front to explore the way.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect my old friend to be so cautious after leaving Xiliang." At this time, a bright voice came from the woods beside the road. A man in armor came out, but it was Ma Teng who had just led the troops to hide. Behind Ma Teng, a group of soldiers stared at Han Sui and others with weapons like wolves and tigers, but no matter how they hide it, it was a cover-up that they did not know that they had just been defeated. Embarrassing.

"Brother Ma Teng, why are you here?" Seeing that Ma Teng came out, Han Sui's heart finally fell to the ground. However, looking at Ma Teng's current situation, it didn't seem to be much better than himself. Han Sui could only sigh secretly, as if he had to find another way out.

"I'm ashamed to say that I just lost a battle. Brother Han Sui, how did you get here? Ma Teng naturally didn't want to mention more about his defeat, but Ma Teng asked with some interest about Han Sui's current situation.

"It's a long story. I didn't expect that Han Sui was a hero for half his life, but now he has been forced to go away from his hometown by Lv Bu, a child." Han Sui is also unwilling to say more about his experience, just a few words, but even a few words have shown Han Sui's helplessness and desolation now.

"Since Brother Han Sui has nowhere to settle down, why don't you go back to Chang'an with me? When I go back to Chang'an, I will take you to see your majesty, so that you can also get a serious background, and it's not in vain for Brother Han Sui's hero life. Seeing that Han Sui is now defeated, Ma Teng suddenly has the intention to buy. Now Ma Teng's strength is greatly damaged, and he really needs to unite all forces to resist the attack of Li Yu and Guo Wei. Although Han Sui has limited soldiers and horses, he is better than nothing. Moreover, it is difficult to find a general with thousands of troops.

"In this way, I have no choice but to disturb the general." Han Sui thought about it and felt that there was no good place to go at present. It was better to follow Ma Teng for the time being. After returning to Chang'an, he could meet His Majesty. An official title is also of great benefit to his future development. Although the official title of the Great Han Dynasty has depreciated greatly now, it is for Han Sui, who has now become a homeless dog. It is also a rare opportunity.

"General, I also hope to see your majesty after returning to Chang'an, and ask the general to introduce you." Seeing that Han Sui got the benefit of meeting His Majesty so easily, Liu Bei also hurried forward and said to Ma Teng.

"Hahaha, you are all the ministers of the humerus of my big man. I will shed my blood for the safety of my big man. I think your majesty will also be willing to meet the loyal and brave people of you big men. As a general, I, Ma Teng, have the responsibility to recommend talents to the court. Naturally, I will introduce you to meet your majesty. Seeing that Liu Bei also had this kind of demand, Ma Teng laughed. Ma Teng has been thinking about how to subdue Liu Guanzhang, but he did not expect Liu Bei to have such an appeal, so he agreed. However, Ma Teng's promise is not unconditional, that is, Ma Teng will only introduce people who are loyal to the court, that is to say, Liu Bei must perform well.

"It is an honor for us to be loyal to your majesty and the big man. What's more, I, Liu Bei, am originally a Han clan, and it is my duty to protect my family and the country." Immediately, Liu Bei expressed his loyalty and courage, and at the same time, he raised his identity as a royal clan that he didn't know whether it was true or false. However, Liu Bei said this, but it was not in vain. Unlike Han Sui, Liu Bei and the emperors of the Han Dynasty were surnamed Liu, so there was a gap for the Han clan to be exploited. As long as Ma Teng agreed, Later, he returned to Chang'an and talked to Emperor Xian. Even if Liu Bei's surname is not Liu, he can become a royal clan, not to mention that Liu Bei is still surnamed Liu.

"Okay, in this case, let's start to act now. While the enemy is not chasing us, we will act separately, first gather the escaped soldiers and horses, and then rush directly back to Chang'an to guard the court." By now, Ma Teng finally stabilized his mood and returned to his usual wise and clear appearance. At this time, he was no longer hesitant or hesitated. At this time, he was the backbone of everyone, that is, the court and His Majesty had to rely on.

"Yes, General." Seeing that Ma Teng was shining again, everyone turned their hands and gathered the soldiers and horses separately.

"General, I'll take the scouts out to patrol." Seeing everyone leaving, Ma Dai looked at the few soldiers around him and arched his hand to Ma Teng and said.

"Go ahead, be careful of everything." Ma Teng told him and waved his hand to let Ma Dai leave. Although Ma Dai must be very tired at this time, Ma Teng could not let Ma Dai rest. At this time, the enemy will launch an attack at any time. Sending a scout is a must to do. In addition to Pound who has escaped, Ma Dai is Ma Teng's best. I trust you.

"Does the general want to send someone to find General Ma Chao?" Ma Dai was about to leave, but he turned around and asked Ma Teng. It must be that the situation on Ma Teng's side is not optimistic now. In Ma Dai's opinion, instead of letting Ma Chao guard Chang'an, it's better to come back to help Ma Teng get out of danger. In troubled times, the army is the foundation, and the city will not run. Even if it is lost, it can be taken back.

"Okay, you can go there in person and let Chaoer come out of the city to pick us up." Originally, Ma Teng didn't want Ma Chao to take risks, but Li Wei was near Chang'an. His remnants might not be able to enter Chang'an alive. These people now abandon their armor and have no combat effectiveness, and can only be slaughtered by others. However, as long as they return to Chang'an and change into sword armor, they are all elite soldiers. It is the reason why Ma Teng wants to collect the remnants even if he stays here for adventure. These are the fundamental reasons why Ma Teng's foothold in Chang'an.

"General, Ma Teng stopped ten miles away, and now he is collecting defeated soldiers everywhere." After Fan Chou and Xu Rong got the military power, they were given the responsibility of investigating Ma Teng's operation. Who made them the most familiar people with Ma Teng in Guo Wei's army? However, the two did not disappoint Guo Yan and brought back the latest information.

"Ma Teng is really bold. He dares to collect the defeated army under our eyes, but under the instructions of the defeated army who threw his armor, does Ma Teng still expect to use these horses to save the situation?" Guo Yan thought about it and said with some hesitation. Although Guo Yan has made up his mind that Hu Yu came to fight before he arrived, Ma Teng stayed there like a fat sheep to be slaughtered. How could Guo Wei not move?

"Even if the general kills Ma Teng, no one will remember the general's achievements. Moreover, Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng, will become a strong opponent in the future. Why does the general want to do this not only not have any benefits, but also add a strong enemy?" Hearing the meaning of Guo Yan's words, Jia Xu beside him persuaded him.

"Did you let Ma Teng go like this and let him go back to Chang'an?" Guo Yan naturally knew that Jia Xu was reasonable, but such an opportunity was put in front of him, but he let Ma Teng go like this. Guo Wei was really unwilling.

"Li Wei's soldiers and horses should also be not far away." Jia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly and seemed to say something inadvertently.

"It's really not far away." As soon as he said the words, Guo Yan was shocked and suddenly thought of something and said, "Sir, do you mean to let Li Yu deal with Ma Teng? Haha, it's really a trick." Thinking of this, Guo Wei waved his hand to the side, and a soldier came over.

"Go to Li Wei and tell him the location of Ma Teng."

"In addition, tell Li Wei that in order to resist Ma Teng, our army has suffered heavy losses. Let him be sure to rob and kill Ma Teng and don't leave any future troubles." Seeing that Guo Yan was going to send someone to see Li Wei, Jia Xu added.

"Yes." The soldier got the orders of the two people and quickly nodded and left.

"Is Mr. Jia Xu afraid that Li Wei will not take action?" Although the soldiers have left, Guo Yan has some thoughts about Jia Xu's words.

"The general has the intention to monopolize the court, but Li Wei may not have this intention. I'm not telling Li Wei that even if he has dealt with Ma Teng now, he still has the advantage. In this way, Li Wei will definitely not refuse." Sure enough, Jia Xu's words are no different from Guo Yan's. Although Li Yu and Guo Yan already have a gap, at present, Chang'an Huan has taken it down, but it will not turn against each other. Cooperation is an inevitable result.

After a night of busyness, Ma Teng miraculously found more than 20,000 remnants. Thanks to the fact that these soldiers and horses were chased out of ten miles by Guo Yan's army, they did not escape a lot, but gathered one after another, which also made Ma Teng recover slightly after the defeat. However, the biggest difference between the defeated soldiers and other soldiers is the lack of weapons. Although Ma Teng found more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, their weapons and armor were lost in large quantities, and only 10,000 soldiers and complete weapons were barely enough. In this way, the combat effectiveness of these 20,000 horses was greatly reduced.

"General, let's set out. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid there will be a change." Seeing that it was already dawn, Liu Bei said to Ma Teng.

"Forlikely, the soldiers have arrived at dry food, but they can support returning to Chang'an." Han Sui took a look at the soldiers around him who were taking out dry food to satisfy his hunger and said.

Ma Teng's soldiers and horses are originally from Xiliang. Xiliang is dry and has little rain. The soldiers are used to bringing dry food to fight. Although they have come to Yongzhou now, this habit has not been changed. It is precisely because of this. Although Fan Chou and Xu Rong burned the food and fodder of Ma Teng's army yesterday, they were defeated by the soldiers in front of them. But it didn't cause much trouble, which is also a blessing in misfortune.

"The order, the scout released 50 miles, and the army set off." Although it was a defeated general, Ma Teng had to be more careful. After the stalemate, he put it further. As the saying goes, once he was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the well rope, the current Ma Teng army can't stand the blow.

"General, I caught a spy." The army just started, but Ma Dai came over with two soldiers and a man dressed as a common man. This man is much taller than ordinary people. This man is none other than him. He is the soldier sent by Guo Wei to report to Li Yu yesterday.

"A spy? Bring it here." Ma Teng was eager to understand the situation of Li Wei and Guo Yan. At this time, he could not directly interrogate a small spy with the honor of the general.

"General, although this man is hard-mouthed, he was recognized by the soldiers after we brought him back. Someone saw this man among Guo Wei's soldiers yesterday." Ma Dai asked people to bring the spies up, but it was difficult to hide the joy on his face. He must be able to catch the enemy's spies at this time, and maybe it will be of great use.

"Li Yu and Guo Yan are just traitors. Sooner or later, they will be killed by the court. It's not good for you to follow them. As long as you tell me what you know, I can protect you from death and have a good future. How about it?" Looking at the spy who was brought over, the corners of the man's mouth were bleeding. Obviously, Ma Dai was not soft on the spy, so Ma Teng changed his strategy and asked the spy.