Chapter 209: The rebellious Ma Chao challenges Taishi Ci!
Chapter 209: The unruly Ma Chao challenges Taishi Ci in a one-on-one fight!
Outside the city of Chang'an, the Xiliang cavalry set up camp.

In the big tent,
Ma Chao sat high on the main seat, and the other generals sat on both sides.

A deputy general was reporting the military intelligence he had gathered: "We have found several soldiers who escaped from Chang'an City. According to the news they heard in the city..."

"During this Wu-Chu coalition, King Sun Quan of Wu was busy suppressing the rebellion in Jiangdong and did not come to Guanzhong. He only sent four generals, Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng, and 20,000 Danyang soldiers to accompany Liu Wu to the expedition."

"The ones who have occupied Chang'an now are Gao Shun's Xianzhen Cavalry."

"In addition, Liu Wu brought the White-eared Soldiers with him when he marched westward into Guanzhong this time. The Shanyue Left and Right Armies, a total of nine armies, the exact number of soldiers that can fight is still unclear..."

The deputy general's voice continued, and all the generals in the tent were silent.

If it were normal times, with the Xiliang army numbering over 100,000, they would not be afraid even if Liu Wu had more soldiers under his command.

However, the Xiliang army was currently being held back by Cao Cao in Tongguan, and Ma Chao's ability to lead his own 30,000 cavalry back to support Chang'an was already the limit of what the Xiliang army could do.

I’m afraid this battle outside Chang’an city will not be so easy to fight.

“Oh, leading the Ninth Army into Guanzhong?” Ma Chao smiled, with a chill on his face. “Liu Wu’s momentum is great, but this is Guanzhong, and we are from Xiliang who only recognize swords and guns!”

"Every one of our 30,000 cavalrymen is a tough warrior who has experienced mountains of corpses and seas of blood."

"He Liu Zilie met me, Ma Mengqi, so he should just go back to where he came from!"

wow~
Before he finished speaking, Ma Chao's cousin Ma Dai hurriedly opened the tent and walked in: "Brother, Liu Zilie sent someone to see you!"

Liu Zilie occupied my city, but he still dared to send people to see me?
Ma Chao's face was full of coldness: "Pass it on."

After a moment, a majestic and resolute general strode into the tent and said, "General Mengqi, your courtesy."

The visitor just bowed casually, and it was not a big ceremony.

Ma Chao's already ugly expression became even more gloomy: "Liu Wu took advantage of the confrontation between my Xiliang army and Cao thieves at Tongguan to attack Wuguan and occupy Chang'an City. There is no room for reconciliation between the two families."

"Now that our Xiliang army has arrived, we will crush his soldiers into dust in an instant. He should prepare for battle now. Liu Wu sent you here to issue a declaration of war? Or to beg for surrender?"

The other party shook his head: "General Mengqi is joking..."

"I have come here to follow the King of Chu's order to order Lieutenant General and Marquis of Duting Ma Chao to go to the King of Chu's camp as soon as possible to pay homage to the King. There must be no delay!"

Paying a visit to the king?

Let him, Ma Mengqi, go and pay a visit to Liu Zilie? !

I have been active in Xiliang for nearly ten years, and even Cao Mengde did not dare to issue such an order to me. How dare Liu Zilie be so arrogant to me? !
Crunch! ~
Ma Chao clenched his hands tightly, suppressing the anger in his heart: "Liu Zilie, did you send you here to tease me?"

All the generals in the tent had gloomy faces.

Pang De clenched the sword in his hand.

The blade of the long sword at Ma Dai's waist was exposed.

The tent was filled with murderous intent...

In these years, Ma Chao traveled across Liang Province and suppressed the barbarians, and was called "the mighty general" by the Qiang people. As generals under Ma Chao, they were naturally proud of him and had long been accustomed to looking down on him in Liang Province and Guanzhong.

Now a Liu Wu suddenly appeared and asked their lord to pay a visit to him.

This is not only a humiliation to the lord, but also a humiliation to themselves!
The general seemed not to notice what was happening in the tent, and continued, "General Mengqi is a descendant of General Ma Yuan of the Han Dynasty, and a minister of the Han Dynasty."

"The King of Chu is the brother of the current emperor and the legitimate heir of the Han dynasty. As a subject, General Mengqi is paying homage to His Majesty the King of Chu. Isn't that legitimate?"

"Besides, your father was killed by Cao Cao. Now the King of Chu has led his army to Guanzhong. If you don't come to the King of Chu to avenge your father now, when will you?!"

The person in front of him spoke with sincerity, and Ma Chao's face became redder and redder...

Deceiving too much!

"Bah!" Ma Chao cursed, the anger in his chest finally erupted: "Among you Central Plains people, who really regards me as the descendant of your ancestor Ma Fubo?"

"You guys called my father and son bandits behind our backs, don't think I didn't hear it!"

"Haha, paying homage to Liu Zilie? The emperor's brother? The legitimate heir of the Han Dynasty?"

"Do you think I don't know? Liu Zilie is clearly the offspring of Liu Da'er! How dare he, a minister of the state and the descendant of a noble family, pay him a visit when he is just a weaver of mats and a shoe seller?"

Ma Chao cursed happily, and the general who came to deliver the message had a gloomy face...

At this moment and in this place, in Ma Chao's eyes, he and Liu Wu are one and the same. How could he feel proud when Ma Chao scolded Liu Wu?

"Who are you?" Ma Chao, who had vented all his anger, looked at the newcomer again: "After you entered the tent, you were neither humble nor arrogant in front of me, and you were calm and composed. I think you are not an ordinary person."

Ma Chao kept looking at the person coming...

Ma Mengqi's reputation was so great that ordinary people would be trembling with fear and fidgeting when they saw him. But this man, when he saw him, acted as if he was meeting an ordinary person, with no change in expression. This man was definitely not ordinary.

The general was told in a calm voice, "Under the command of the King of Wu, and at the service of the King of Chu, this is Taishi Ci."

Tai Shi Ci?
Is this the general who once fought a battle with Sun Ce and ended in a draw?
Thinking about how Ma Mengqi was invincible in Liangzhou and there was almost no one who could fight with him, he had been longing to fight with the strongest men in the world over the years.

Unfortunately, it is hard to find strong people in the world.

I never thought that I would meet a strong general today!
A hint of fighting spirit suddenly flashed in Ma Chao's eyes, and his breathing became slightly rapid.

This is a rare opportunity... "Taishi Ziyi!" Ma Chao stood up slowly: "I have heard of you. You fought with the Little Overlord Sun Ce for a hundred rounds, and your spear skills remained stable. You are indeed a fierce general..."

Tap tap tap! ~
Ma Chao stepped down from the main seat with his sword in hand and quickly came to Taishi Ci's side, his face full of rebellion: "Do you dare to fight with me?!"

Taishi Ci glanced at Ma Chao calmly and said, "You are too young. I won't bully a young man like you."

Junior?

Ever since Ma Mengqi went to the battlefield to fight, countless heroes have died at the hands of a spear. Who dares to say that he is a junior in the fighting?
These two words completely angered Ma Chao.

wow~
He lifted the tent curtain and strode out of the tent.

Xilulu! ~
Outside the military tent, Ma Chao mounted his horse and pointed his spear at Taishi Ci in the tent, and said sarcastically, "Come out if you have the guts, and fight me for a few rounds! You don't want to fight now, are you getting old, or...

"Jiangdong is a soft and glutinous water town. The so-called fierce and powerful generals are all selected by Jiangdong women in their boudoirs? I think that little tyrant Sun Bofu is also a little tyrant in the boudoir! Hahaha..."

Outside the military tent, Ma Chao laughed loudly.

How dare he humiliate the First Lord of Jiangdong? !
Veins popped out of Taishi Ci's forehead, and he turned around and left the tent, jumping onto his horse.

"Mengqi, if you want to fight, then fight!"

Xilulu! ~
The warhorse neighed loudly, and Taishi Ci, holding two halberds, rushed towards Ma Chao like a gust of wind.

"Well done!"

Ma Chao was cheered up, and he rode his horse and charged forward with his spear in hand.

boom! ~
boom! ~
Ding ding ding! ~
The spears and halberds collided, and in a moment, they hit each other more than ten times, and the loud noise spread to the surroundings.

"Look at the halberd!"

A pair of short spears, like two poisonous dragons, roared and attacked Ma Chao.

Ma Chao's spirits grew stronger and stronger.
The spear in his hand was swung, and the cold light was fierce.

The sharp gun blade made a sharp sound of breaking through the air, as if the evil spirits who died from this gun were wailing and howling.

Ding ding ding! ~
The clash of spears and halberds continued, and the two men fought in circles on horseback.

Both of them fought their way out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses.
Wherever the spears and halberds point, there is murderous intent, there is no turning back, and the momentum is extremely tragic!
We have fought back and forth for more than a hundred rounds!
call! ~
The wind howled, raising so much dust that it was almost impossible to open one's eyes.

But the Xiliang soldiers watching the battle around were still cheering loudly.

"war!"

"war!"

"war!"

Our lord is invincible in Liangzhou. Anyone who can last more than ten rounds against him is considered a strong general.

This man was able to fight with his lord for more than a hundred rounds. He is truly a fierce general!
bang~
Ma Chao's spear smashed down on his head.
Taishi Ci came to meet him with his two halberds,
Suddenly I felt a huge force coming, and my arms were shaking and numb!

Taishi Ci gritted his teeth and fought back, his double halberds like poisonous dragons emerging from the sea, heading straight for Ma Chao's center gate.

Ma Chao was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and the afterimages of his spear gathered together and broke up Taishi Ci's attack head-on.

He praised in his heart: "Taishi Ziyi is indeed worthy of his reputation. I didn't expect that Jiangdong also has a tiger general!"

"Huff~Huff~" Taishi Ci panted non-stop, with beads of sweat on his forehead: "Ma Chao is indeed brave, a real tiger and bear general. If we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid I will definitely lose!"

"This man is a master of martial arts, a rare sight in my life. In the world today, apart from the King of Chu, I'm afraid only Guan Zhang and Zhao Yun can rival this horse..."

"Watch out for the gun!" Before Taishi Ci could catch his breath, the sharp edge of the gun was already rushing towards his face.

Ding ding ding! ~
The two men rode side by side at full speed, firing spears and halberds, sparks flying everywhere.

You and I fought back and forth for dozens of rounds.

Ma Chao became more and more courageous as the battle went on.

Taishi Ci's strength was getting weaker and weaker.

boom! ~
A spear suddenly pierced Taishi Ci's eyes.

Taishi Ci gritted his teeth and raised his halberd to block.
However, by this time, his hands holding the halberd were already weak and sore...

clang! ~
The two short spears fell to the ground helplessly.

Taishi Ci felt a chill on his head.
The sharp blade of the gun directly knocked off the helmet on his head.

Looking at the helmet that had rolled to the ground, Taishi Ci sighed, "I lost."

Xilulu! ~
Ma Chao reined in his horse and pointed his spear at Taishi Ci, with a proud look on his face: "Now, do you know how powerful I, Xiliang Jin Ma Chao, am?"

"Go back quickly and tell Liu Wu to leave Chang'an and return to his Jingzhou! I have no grudge against him, so I won't take this matter to heart..."

"If he wants to leave Chang'an, that's fine. If not, I will use tens of thousands of cavalry to attack him, and he will stay in Chang'an forever!"

(End of this chapter)