Chapter 262: Subdue Ma Chao!

Chapter 262: Subdue Ma Chao!

"A last-ditch battle..."

"Mengqi... you dare to imitate King Xiang in front of me?"

Liu Wu's faint voice drifted all over the place. As the wind howled, Liu Wu took off his bloody helmet and his sharp eyes swept over Ma Chao, who was pinned to the ground and completely captured.

Ta da~
da~
The warhorse under Liu Wu's crotch slowly moved forward.

Ma Chao was still struggling, but it was all in vain.

He looked at the lone figure slowly approaching, the blazing fire in his heart still burning fiercely...

Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes!

The beheading was just a drop of the head. Ma Chao's eyes turned red and he shouted again, "The queen of weaving mats and selling shoes!"

"Liu Zilie, you are just a weaver and shoe seller, and you dare to show off in front of me?!"

boom! ~
There was a muffled sound. Han Sui quickly took action and pressed Ma Chao's face into the mud and sand, making him unable to speak.

At this time, Han Sui's heart was extremely complicated.

He witnessed Ma Chao's capture with his own eyes, and personally participated in Liu Wu's brutal battle against the Qiang people!

He surrendered and Ma Chao was captured, and the separatist warlords in Liang Province were completely finished.

Most of the young and strong Qiang warriors who were able to fight were burned in the fire, and the rest were all pushed into the Tao River.

The Qiang rebellion that had been going on since the Western Han Dynasty was finally going to be quelled this time.

The King of Chu had only been in Liangzhou for a few months, but he had actually fulfilled his promise to bring peace to Liangzhou for five hundred years.

Wow! ~
The sound of armor leaves colliding was heard, and it was Liu Wu who jumped off his horse:

"Liu Zilie is indeed the son of Liu Xuande, a descendant of a weaver and shoe seller. However, he has now gained good fortune and has become a direct descendant of the Han Dynasty, becoming the emperor's brother. He also owns a thousand miles of geographical advantages in Jingzhou and the foundation of the empire in Guanzhong, and has finally become able to suppress Cao Mengde."

"Now I will march west to Liang Province to put an end to the century-long Qiang rebellion!"

"This is called pacifying the outside world and pacifying the inside, respecting the king and repelling the barbarians..."

"Ma Mengqi, I don't understand."

"I really don't understand why you always say that I am a mat weaver and shoe seller."

"I want to ask everyone in the world, who doesn't know that I am the descendant of a mat weaver and shoe seller?"

"In the past, Emperor Gaozu was only the head of the Sishui Pavilion."

"Before the green forests were established, Emperor Guangwu was also tending to the mulberry trees in the fields."

"When your ancestor, General Fubo Ma Wenyuan, was not in luck, he was just a fugitive in the north."

When Liu Wu finished his last words, the struggling Ma Chao finally calmed down.

Isn't the thing that Ma Chao and his father Ma Teng are most proud of the fact that they are descendants of General Ma Fubao?
This time Liu Wu directly dug up their ancestral graves.

The point is, you can’t refute it…

After all, being able to be compared with Emperor Gaozu Guangwu is already a compliment to Ma Yuan.

As a descendant of the Han Dynasty, it is understandable that Liu Wu recalled the difficulties faced by his ancestors when they started their businesses. He was truly thinking of his ancestors who had braved frost and dew, and cut through thorns, to gain a piece of land.

Now, a scoundrel like you, Ma Mengqi, has appeared!
Ma Chao stopped struggling, resisting, and shouting. He had completely accepted his fate.

Liu Wu walked slowly forward, passed in front of Ma Chao, and arrived in front of Tao River.

He was on the shore, looking down at the surging Tao River. He felt that the Tao River seemed to be boiling. Countless Qiang people were shouting in the water, making it very lively.

More Danyang soldiers on the shore were shooting arrows into the water, as if adding ingredients to a pot. Soon, the entire Tao River turned blood red as far as the eye could see.

Taishi Ci, Han Sui, Lu Meng, Gao Shun and other generals naturally stood behind Liu Wu at this time, watching this strange scene together.

Thinking about the things that had happened in the short time since entering Liang Province, even Taishi Ci couldn't help but sigh: "I'm afraid the Qiang people are really going to be extinct now..."

Lu Meng also wanted to reply, but before he could open his mouth, the voice of King Liu Wu of Chu rang out on the bank of the Tao River:
"The rebellion in Liang Province has been quelled. The main credit goes to two people, the first of whom is Han Sui." "I will submit a memorial to the emperor, recommending you to be the governor of Liang Province, in charge of twelve counties, and to govern Liang Province forever."

"I can promise you now that when the world is completely pacified, Han Wenyue's reputation will not be much worse than Ma Wenyuan's."

Han Sui's mouth twitched slightly, and then he knelt down quickly: "Thank you for your grace, my king!"

"Han Sui will never forget the kindness of my king in supporting me!"

Han Sui's achievements have now completely become those of Liu Wu.

The road ahead is completely opened.

But the price was so heavy that it shocked him...

Almost all his troops were killed. Han Sui, the biggest warlord in Liang Province and the biggest leader of the Qiang Rebellion, had personally destroyed Liang Province and wiped out the Qiang people.

This is also the real reason why Liu Wu was able to let him be the governor of Liangzhou with peace of mind.

Because what happened in Liangzhou was too bloody!

Hundreds of years from now, this story will be widely circulated and shocking.

For the next hundred years, Han Sui and his descendants would never be trusted by the separatist forces in Liang Province.

For the next hundred years, Han Sui and his descendants were destined to become the imperial court's lackeys in Liang Province.

Of course, in the Central Plains and among the Han family, Han Sui's reputation would naturally be much better. Now that he had submitted his surrender, he would be treated as one of their own and even revered as a hero of the Han family.

"The second person who deserves the most credit is Ma Chao..."

Liu Wu's voice continued to sound,
However, the words of the King of Chu left everyone present dumbfounded.

"After the fire, more than 100,000 Qiang people escaped and ascended to heaven."

"The weeds can't be burned out, they grow again when the wind blows them away. Liang Province is so vast that I don't know how many years it will take us to encircle and destroy them one by one. If it weren't for Ma Chao, how could we have gathered the young and strong Qiang people in Longxi City and wiped them out in one fell swoop, drowning them all in the Tao River?"

"I was able to put down the rebellion of the Qiang people in Liangzhou in one fell swoop. Ma Chao's contribution is second only to Han Sui..."

This was truly a murderous act. The captured man started to make a fuss again: "A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. Kill me quickly!"

Liu Wu turned around and walked towards Ma Chao in the north wind: "Think carefully, you now have two options. The first is to be a great hero who destroyed the Qiang people in Liangzhou, surrender to me, work for me, and bring honor to your family."

"The second is to gather the Qiang bandits to rebel, and die as a rebel."

Ma Chao just sneered: "I would rather die than serve you!"

Liu Wu nodded: "If that's the case, I won't force it."

After saying this, he raised his hand and ordered the soldiers to push Ma Chao, who had already been tied up tightly, to the edge of the Tao River...

Ma Chao was getting closer and closer to the Tao River.

He looked at the Qiang people who had died tragically and were floating on the water, and suddenly fear arose in his heart.

He, he still doesn't want to die...

He just couldn't bring himself to do that. After all, he was young and energetic, and Liu Wu was younger than him. They had fought from Guanzhong all the way to Liangzhou. Ma Chao only considered himself to be on equal footing with Liu Wu. How could he be willing to kowtow and pledge allegiance to him?
If Liu Wu treated the wise and humble people with respect, like Liu Xuande did when he visited him three times at his cottage, or if he treated Guan Yu with courtesy like Cao Cao did, Ma Chao would not be unable to accept it.

But Liu Wu's subordinates are all arrogant and show off their power, and Liu Wu himself speaks in a condescending manner...

As soon as the king's flag and banner arrived, everything was crushed with ease.

Every time he speaks, he speaks the truth, untainted by worldly matters, making it seem like everyone is born to kneel at his feet!!

Aren't you just a mat weaver and shoe seller? What's so great about you? !

We, Ma Mengqi, just refuse to accept!

Being dragged, Ma Chao was getting closer and closer to the water's edge. He subconsciously began to resist, unwilling to go to the water's edge...

　There is one more chapter later, before one o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)