Ma Teng was very polite and firmly refused Fa Zheng's request.

When he returned to Liangzhou, Ma Teng no longer felt inferior. He was born in Longxi, and knew the mountains and rivers of Liangzhou, and the tempers of Liangzhou people, especially the Qiang people. His mother was a Qiang people, and he had been with Qiang people since he was a child. The reason why he took the initiative to return to Liangzhou and came to Wudu and Longxi areas was because he was familiar with these things, had friendships with various tribes, and knew how to deal with Qiang people.

The Qiang people do not tell their origins, and even the leader is not passed down from father to son, but based on their strength. Only with strength can they be qualified to speak, but without strength, they can only stay by the side. He can take advantage of the chaos with a civilian because he has strength. His strength not only comes from his personal ability, but also from the support of the Qiang people.

Han Sui received support from the Qiang people because Han Sui was famous and wise. He was able to get support from the Qiang people because he had the blood of the Qiang people, which was equivalent to half of the Qiang people. Moreover, he was willing to share the hardships with the Qiang people and would not treat the Qiang people condescendingly. He was already very annoyed that the Qiang people were slaughtered by Cao Cao for no reason, but he was only concerned about the court and could not take action directly. Now Cao Cao also asked him to persuade the Qiang people to give way, which was ridiculous.

If he surrendered to Cao Cao, can the Qiang people still treat him as their own people in the future?

Ma Teng told Fa Zheng that it is not your own decision to understand the enemy. General Cao killed Qiang women and children as a military merit, which was a real crime of deceiving the emperor. Liangzhou is not only Liangzhou of the Han people, but also Liangzhou of the Qiang people. The emperor fought in the west, and Qiang people were also granted many titles. It is inappropriate to hold on to the idea that Qiang people are enemies. If you force the Qiang people to rebel against the Qiang people, Liangzhou will become chaotic again and affect the imperial court's plan. Can you afford it?

Fa Zheng returned in a bad mood, a little furious and urged Cao Cao to attack Ma Teng. Cao Cao had just been promoted to the position and was a little frivolous, so he looked at Fa Zheng's suggestion and summoned the generals to discuss matters, but was dissuaded by Cao Chun.

Cao Chun said that although Ma Teng had no background, he was born in a corps and was able to reach today. He was cut by one sword by one, and was definitely not unfamiliar with mediocre generals. Marines and combat were also elites. What's more, he was deeply supported by the Qiang people, his troops were far above our army, and he was familiar with the terrain. If a war broke out, we would have no advantage. Besides, Ma Teng had a good relationship with Sun Ce. His personal guards were equipped with the best cavalry armor and had good combat power. It was not easy to defeat him. Take a step back, even if Ma Teng killed him, the court would not let the general control Wudu and Longxi. He would guard against the general's tail, but might punish the general in order to appease Ma Chao.

Cao Cao refused to listen. He believed that it was because Ma Teng and Sun Ce that the court would hope to hit Ma Teng. Even if he scolded him verbally, he would have generous compensation in the future. Besides, what foundation does Ma Teng have? How heavy can he have in the court's mind?

Cao Chun's persuasion failed, and Cao Cao ordered the entire army to rush down to argue and attack Ma Teng.

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Xiabian is the capital of Wudu County, located in a small river valley in Wudu County. The one leading to Shanglu is a plank road that is narrow and difficult to walk. It is called Yujiao Gorge. Because it is located in the west of the city, it is also called Xixia. Twenty years ago, it was restored by Li Xi, a native of Hanyang. In order to commemorate this incident, Li Xi carved a monument on the cliff on the side of the road, which is the "Song of Xixia", which was later called one of the "Three Songs" of the Han Dynasty.

When passing by the cliff carving, Cao Cao stopped to admire it for a while, and praised Qiu Jing, the writer.

But the subsequent battle was more unforgettable than Qiu Jing's calligraphy.

Cao Cao walked out of the plank road not far away. Before he could see the shadow of Xiabian City, he heard the intense sound of war drums, and then heard the sound of horse hooves like thunder. The scout ran out of the valley on the left, dancing in his hand, warning that cavalry were approaching.

Cao Cao was not surprised and immediately ordered Cao Chun to lead his own guards to fight to win time, and he commanded the infantry to form a formation.

Cao Cao was well prepared and responded in time. He only made one mistake and underestimated Ma Teng's assault ability.

Ma Teng used two hundred armored cavalry as the attack, and one thousand armored cavalry as the backbone, and a total of three thousand cavalrymen raided Cao Cao. As soon as the two armies contacted, Cao Chun suffered a great loss. Seeing the knights with both armored cavalry rushed out of the valley, ignoring the oncoming rain of arrows, the knights under Cao Chun's command were both shattered and could not even hold the bow in their hands. They watched their opponents rush to the front slowly and pierced through the chest and abdomen by a sharp spear.

The gap between the weapons and equipment of the two sides was too big, and the casualties ratio was far beyond the estimate before the battle. Cao Chun not only failed to stop Ma Teng, but instead suffered heavy damage. The personal guard cavalry suffered heavy losses. Although he tried hard to assassinate two armored cavalry, he was also seriously injured, with a spear in his abdomen and his intestines flowed out.

The armored cavalry rushed past Cao Ren's position without any obstacles and rushed straight to the Cao army infantry who were lined up. The infantry's formation had not yet been completed, and they could not stop the armored cavalry that was running towards him. The formation was in chaos as soon as the soldiers fled everywhere and were unable to counterattack.

Ma Teng recognized Cao Cao's battle flag and commanded the armored cavalry to forcibly attack Cao Cao's central army.

Seeing the infantry in front collapse, the armored cavalry passed through the formation and rushed towards him. The formation of the central army had not been completed yet, Cao Cao was anxious and ordered the formation and intensive defense while beating the drums, asking Cao Chun to return to help and restrain Ma Teng and not allow him to attack the infantry positions.

Hearing a burst of war drums behind him, Cao Chun gritted his teeth, wrapped his abdomen with a cloak, and led the surviving knights to fight again. Ma Teng did not dare to expose Cao Chun on his back, and had to give up Cao Cao for the time being to fight Cao Chun. The two sides fought together, and Cao Chun was severely injured despite his own life. There were fewer and fewer knights around him, fighting bloody battles, entangling Ma Teng, and he refused to retreat even if there were only more than ten cavalry left by his side.

After Cao Cao set up his formation, he sent Cao Hong and Yan Yan to lead his troops to reinforce. Seeing that Cao Chun was brave and the infantry was about to arrive, he would probably be trapped if he continued to stalemate, so he took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield and retreated with a sound of gold.

Because he suffered a great loss as soon as the war started, the three thousand knights led by Cao Chun lost more than half, almost everyone was injured, his morale was low, and everyone looked like earth. Cao Chun was too seriously injured, and he died before Cao Cao arrived, and he died with his eyes closed.

Cao Cao held Cao Chun's bloody body, and Hao Tao cried bitterly, regretting it. He stuffed Cao Chun's intestines again and again, his hands were covered in blood, but in vain. Cao Chun's wound was too big, and his entire abdomen was torn, and the blood stained his lower body red.

Fa Zheng was embarrassed, but more shocked. Their combat plan was fine. Ma Teng's raid did not exceed their expectations, but the result was unacceptable. Both sides had equal strength, and Cao Chun was an outstanding cavalry general. He was defeated in one battle, and the loss was so great that it was seriously beyond his imagination. If Cao Chun had not sacrificed his life to fight, Ma Teng would have completely failed to defeat Cao Cao's central army today.

Thinking of the oncoming armored cavalry, Fa Zheng was cold all over.

No wonder Sun Ce could defeat Gongsun Du so quickly and pacify Liaodong. Ma Teng only had two hundred armored cavalry, and one thousand elite cavalry had such amazing impact. How many armored cavalry Sun Ce had, how many elite cavalry, and what kind of impact would it have?

I have long heard that Nanyang's military weapons are famous all over the world and everyone is interested in it, but Fa Zheng has always disagreed. He always feels that the benefits of military weapons are important, but ultimately the wisdom of the people is determined by the victory or defeat. Although Nanyang's military weapons are famous, they are not invincible. As long as they are operated properly, they can not only defeat them, but also be able to supplement the spoils and narrow the gap.
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