It was close to Shenshi when Chen Mo returned to his house. Because it was night when he came, there were few people around, and he was angry at the time, so he used Qinggong and ran nearly thirty miles in one breath. Now when we walked back, it was already a clear day and the sky was clear. In addition, tomorrow was the day when the General Protector's Mansion held a contest to recruit brides, so the city of Jinling was packed with people, shoulder to shoulder. There are many ordinary people who set out for the competition venue - Qinglong Mountain early, planning to seize a favorable position in advance to see the grand spectacle of tomorrow's competition, plus some small businessmen who plan to take this opportunity to make a lot of money. There are merchants and hawkers, so the street is almost full of people. It is really blocked by mountains and seas...
As soon as Chen Mo entered the city, he was blocked by the bustling crowd. He had no choice but to divide the crowd and walk forward slowly. It took him more than half an hour to arrive in front of the general's mansion.
As soon as he entered the gate, he saw the housekeeper Wang Rong hurriedly greeted him and said: "Young master, you are back. I sent people everywhere to look for you, but there was no trace of you. Just come back, I will come back." Go and report to the master!"
Chen Mo nodded and said, "What does father want from me?" Wang Rong said, "I don't know, but we have something important to discuss. You will know it when you meet the master."
Chen Mo said: "Okay, I understand. Where is my father now? I will go find him right now." Wang Rong said: "The master is discussing matters with the two young masters Pan and Zhao in the Xuanzheng Hall. Please come, young master!"
After hearing this, Chen Mo was stunned and thought in his mind: "Xuanzheng Hall is where my father handles official business. How did Pan Suxuan and Zhao Niantong go there?" With doubts, Chen Mo walked to the front of Xuanzheng Hall and looked up. There was a man standing in front of the door. Three people, except for the two guards, the guard captain Ma Desheng was also standing at the door holding a big ax.
Ma Desheng, whose original name was Ma San, was a child from a poor family. He was sent by his parents to do odd jobs in the Jiangnan camp since he was a child. Ma San is honest and honest, works conscientiously, and is not picky about any menial or tiring work. Therefore, everyone in the military camp likes him very much. As time went by, Ma San gradually grew up. Not only did he grow tall and burly, he was as strong as a mountain and as strong as an ox. In the entire Jiangnan camp, no one could match this brute strength. So much so that everyone later said that it was a pity that Ma San didn't join the army. Ma San also laughed after hearing this and didn't think much about it until one day the words reached Chen Xiaotian's ears. Chen Xiaotian is a man who loves talents. When he heard that there was such a strange person in the Jiangnan camp, he immediately wanted to send someone to inquire. If the situation was true, he was prepared to recruit him into the army. But coincidentally, a rebellion broke out among the barbarians in the south at this time, and Chen Xiaotian and the soldiers from the Jiangnan camp were ordered to go on an expedition, so the matter was shelved.
This battle has been going on for nearly two years. The rebel forces of the southern barbarians have been basically eliminated, but some remaining forces have fled to the vicinity of Jinling, planning to make a desperate night attack on the Jiangnan camp. After Chen Xiaotian received the report, he took the lead in sending troops to travel thousands of miles through the stars and nights to help, but they still arrived one step late. When they arrived, they saw the Jiangnan camp with flames soaring into the sky, as bright as day, and the shouts of killing in the camp were loud. Seeing this situation, the battle had already begun for a while. Chen Xiaotian waved his flag and led the army to charge in. But when I rushed in, I saw that the barbarian team of about a thousand people was blocked from advancing in the corridor between the outer and inner strongholds of the camp. Chen Xiaotian was stunned when he saw this. He thought that there were trenches several feet wide and deep on both sides of this place. There was only one passage to enter the inner stronghold. It was indeed an advantage that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. He didn't know where in the camp he was staying. The general thought of resisting the rebels here and waiting for rescue.
At that time, the battle situation was urgent and there was no time to think about it carefully. Chen Xiaotian hurriedly gave the order and launched a charge. The barbarian rebels saw that they could not attack the inner stronghold for a long time, and reinforcements from the opposite side had arrived. Therefore, the army was disorganized and would fall into chaos without fighting. As soon as the two sides exchanged fire, their troops collapsed and fled in all directions. The soldiers in the camp were united and attacked from both inside and outside. More than 500 enemies were wiped out in one fell swoop, and the Jiangnan camp turned the corner.
After the war, Chen Xiaotian went up to the tent to reward the three armies. The first reward was naturally the person who led the army to defend the corridor. When Chen Xiaotian asked who this person was, everyone in the tent shouted Ma San's name in unison.
It turned out that the barbarian rebels came for a sneak attack and caught the soldiers who were staying in the camp by surprise. The outer camp was quickly occupied and the general involved was killed. The soldiers were leaderless and were divided into several isolated groups by the rebels. Each region fights on its own. Seeing that the soldiers of the camp were about to be annihilated one by one, at this critical moment, a man suddenly rushed out from the inner wall of the camp, holding a butcher's knife in his hand. The rebels were either killed or wounded, and more than a hundred soldiers in the northwest corner of the camp were rescued from the siege. This person is none other than Ma San.
After Ma San gathered more than a hundred people, he led these people to rush to another encirclement and dispersed the enemy. In this way, four or five groups of besieged soldiers were rescued, and the remaining people were gathered together. But at the same time, the enemy also gathered troops to encircle them and once again formed an encirclement force and rushed towards the soldiers. At this time, some among the soldiers advocated a decisive battle with the enemy, but Ma San loudly said, "Fighting forcefully means risking death, come with me." He led everyone to retreat to the corridor of the inner village, using the narrow terrain to break the enemy's siege and block the attack of the barbarian rebels until reinforcements arrived.
After Chen Xiaotian learned of this situation, he admired Ma San greatly, and immediately recruited Ma San into the army and made him a captain of thousands. After that, Ma San went out with the army and made many military exploits. He was promoted from captain of thousands to captain of Zhaowu school until one day, Ma San found Chen Xiaotian and revealed to him his plan to disband and return home. Chen Xiaotian was shocked after hearing this and asked the reason. Ma San hesitated and refused to tell. Chen Xiaotian was deceived and used both soft and hard tactics, so Ma San hesitated to tell the reason. The reason why Ma San wanted to leave was because he couldn't adapt to the hypocrisy of people in the officialdom and the intrigues and cliques within the army. In it, he felt as if he was trapped in a quagmire. Every move he made felt under pressure, and every word and deed felt tortured. Compared with his life after becoming an official, Ma San missed the days when he was a cook in the army. At that time, he was content and carefree, and his daily life was relaxed and comfortable, much better than now.
After hearing this, Chen Xiaotian sighed deeply. He understood Ma San's feelings. He felt the same way when he bid farewell to the world and first joined the army. The difference was that Ma San could choose to give up, but he could not. Just because the Chen family is a family of generals, he needs to inherit the honor of his ancestors, and the Chen family's career also needs him to continue to prosper. Seeing Ma San at this time was like seeing another version of himself, and he couldn't help but be filled with emotion. Ever since, Chen Xiaotian agreed to Ma San's application, but did not let him leave his side. He recruited Ma San into the mansion, renamed him Ma Desheng, became the chief guard of the Chen mansion, and personally taught him martial arts. Ma Desheng is fierce and powerful. Based on this characteristic, Chen Xiaotian built a large ax weighing 108 kilograms for him, and also asked him to practice the hard Qigong of the Shaolin School. More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and now Ma Desheng has trained like a vajra arhat, with real courage that no one can match. At this moment, he is standing in front of Xuanzang Hall with a big ax in his hand, as if he is half a black tower, which makes people feel chilling.
As soon as Chen Mo saw it, he knew that the matter was important, and his father would ask Ma Desheng to wait here, so he did not dare to neglect, hurried forward, greeted Ma Desheng and walked into the Xuanzang Hall...
