Chapter 267 Trying to win over Ma Teng and Han Sui? The Heavenly Dragons can't manage things.
Chapter 267 Trying to win over Ma Teng and Han Sui? The Heavenly Dragons can't manage things.
Xuchang City Gate
"Woooooooo..."
"My lord, my brother, my teacher, I can't bear to part with you!"
Xiahou Yuan was crying with snot and tears streaming down his face, wiping his snot on Xiahou Dun's shoulder as he sobbed.
"Go! Go! Go!"
"A man does not easily shed tears."
"Besides, how old are you?"
"If you don't want to go to Guanzhong to take charge, quickly tell Mengde to replace you!"
Xiahou Dun gave Xiahou Yuan a look of disdain.
The two are not actually blood brothers, but cousins, but they played together since childhood and are no different from blood brothers.
Xiahou Yuan always regarded Xiahou Dun as his older brother.
"Brother, the journey is long and arduous. Without a fine steed, my legs are likely to ache!"
Finally, Xiahou Yuan revealed his purpose.
Xiahou Dun was speechless, and gritted his teeth, saying:
"The newborn cub of Red Hare is yours."
"It's still a foal, so you have to treat it well."
"Hehehe, thank you, brother!"
Xiahou Yuan immediately stopped crying and started laughing, while wiping his snot on Xiahou Dun's shoulder.
This is absolutely a huge profit!
After Red Hare and Night-Shining Jade Lion got together, they had a total of three offspring.
The production cycle and characteristics of horses are remarkably similar to those of humans.
The pregnancy cycle is nine to twelve months.
Generally, each pregnancy results in only one child, with twins being a rare exception.
Red Hare gave birth to a total of four foals in its three litters.
Su Yu has one, Cao Ang has one, and Xiahou Dun only has two left in stock.
Now that Xiahou Yuan, that scoundrel, has taken one away, there's only one left.
Suddenly, Xiahou Yuan turned his gaze to Cao Cao and Su Yu.
"My lord, sir, I am about to go to Chang'an to guard the border. Don't you have any gifts for me?"
Cao Cao and Su Yu exchanged a glance and took out the gifts they had prepared long ago.
Cao Cao's gift was the official seal of the General Who Conquers the West of the Han Dynasty!
In his words, "Miao Cai, do a good job."
If you do a good job, you will be the official General Who Conquers the West, not just a Lieutenant General Acting as General Who Conquers the West!
Su Yu's gift was even simpler.
He obtained several volumes of military strategy written by Xun You for free from Xun You and presented them to Xiahou Yuan as gifts.
Xiahou Yuan was overjoyed, and as he watched Xuchang gradually disappear into the distance, tears streamed down his face once again.
I don't know when I'll be able to return to Cao Cao's camp again.
It could be a few years, or it could be more than a decade...
……
Liangzhou
Jincheng
Han Sui sat in the main seat, feeling no desire to go out and fight in the cold winter.
Unexpectedly, that bastard Ma Teng actually sent his eldest son Ma Chao to intercept Han Sui's grain supplies!
We're all from Liangzhou, where grain production is already low, and now it's winter, so who isn't struggling to make ends meet?
Could Han Sui tolerate someone robbing his grain in public?
The more Han Sui thought about it, the angrier he became. He then instructed his personal guards:
"Go and inform Yan Xing."
"Tell him to muster his troops and come with me to kill that bastard Ma Teng!"
As he spoke, hot air was billowing from Han Sui's nostrils.
The guards dared not offend Han Sui, so they hurriedly went outside to inform Yan Xing.
Yan Xing was Han Sui's son-in-law. He was skilled in martial arts and was highly trusted by Han Sui.
But what Han Sui was most proud of was a duel three years ago, in which Yan Xing almost killed the young Ma Chao! (Recorded in the Biography of Ma Chao in the Records of the Three Kingdoms)
but.
Time passes.
Three years later, Ma Chao has entered his prime.
It's almost impossible to expect Yan Xing to kill Ma Chao now.
On the contrary, Yan Xing might even have to guard against being killed by Ma Chao.
Yan Xing was completely obedient to Han Sui's orders.
Soon, Han Sui mustered 30,000 troops and planned to march in a grand manner towards Longyou, which was occupied by Ma Teng and his son Ma Chao.
But before Han Sui could set off, Feng Ji, under the guise of Ju Shou's special envoy, arrived in Jincheng.
In the Jincheng Council Hall
Feng Ji said with a beaming smile:
"General Han is a world-renowned hero of Liangzhou."
"Mr. Ju has long admired General Han."
The earliest time Han Sui began rebelling against the Han Dynasty can be traced back to the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Therefore, Han Sui had heard more or less about the Ju family, the Heavenly Dragons, who were hiding behind the scenes.
Just as a commoner suddenly hears that someone in high society has always admired him, Han Sui's vanity swells to an extreme.
Feng Ji changed the subject and said with a smile:
"Has General Han ever considered unifying Liangzhou?"
Han Sui's face instantly lit up with excitement.
He really wanted to say, "I've thought about it, of course I've thought about it!"
But Ma Teng is entrenched in the neighboring Longyou region. Who can we reason with?
Feng Ji had clearly done some research before coming.
Seeing the interest in Han Sui's eyes, Feng Ji smiled and said:
"Since General Han has the ambition to unify Liangzhou, then Mr. Ju is naturally willing to lend General Han a helping hand!"
Now, it was Han Sui's turn to be wary.
He asked with a forced smile:
"Although Han is not from a prominent family, he has read quite a few books over the years."
"Han knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch."
"Mr. Ju, what does Mr. Han need in return?"
Feng Ji smiled and said:
"General Han speaks frankly and is truly a straightforward person."
"What General Han needs to give up is also very simple."
"After General Han unifies Liangzhou, Mr. Ju hopes that General Han can lead his troops to threaten Cao Cao!"
Han Sui secretly weighed the pros and cons of doing this.
Unifying Liangzhou had always been Han Sui's dream.
But for the previous ten or twenty years, Liangzhou was firmly under the control of Dong Zhuo, as stable as Mount Tai.
After Dong Zhuo died, all sorts of evil spirits and demons took the opportunity to emerge.
Han Sui alone couldn't even handle Ma Teng, let alone the other dozens of forces.
In fact, Han Sui had also considered contacting other minor warlords in Liangzhou to intimidate Ma Teng.
However, Ma Teng's Ma family army was very capable, and it also united some of the minor warlords in Liangzhou to his side.
Despite their constant struggles and attempts to win each other over, Ma Teng and Han Sui remained evenly matched, with neither able to gain the upper hand.
Along the way, Han Sui and Ma Teng became sworn brothers.
We hope to resolve our differences and work together towards the great cause of unifying Liangzhou.
The day after they swore brotherhood, the two turned against each other and started fighting, neither trusting the other.
Such sworn brotherhood is in no way inferior to the "brotherly affection" of some girls' dormitories in later generations.
What the hell!
A win-win situation seems to exist only in fantasy.
The reality is that they can't cooperate at all; they only know how to take advantage of each other!
Feng Ji's arrival gave Han Sui a new hope for unifying Liangzhou.
But soon.
Feng Ji knew exactly what it meant that "the Celestial Dragons can't interfere in matters of the mortal realm"!
Even Ju Shou was taught a harsh lesson!
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