Ma Dai put down the cup in his hand, raised his head and asked, "What's weird?"
"General, there seems to be some Wei people in this tribe."
"What?" Ma Dai was startled and stood up suddenly: "Did you find the Wei people? Please tell us the situation in detail."
Ma Cang agreed and immediately said: "I was bored just now, so I took a few brothers out for a walk. When I walked to the far west, I suddenly found that several large tents at the foot of the mountain were surrounded by Qiang soldiers. .
I visited this place two days ago. At that time, there were no Qiang soldiers guarding it. Now they are suddenly surrounded. I guess there must be something fishy.
So I made a circle and dived from the dense forest in the south to the mountainside. When I looked down, I saw several Han-looking men coming in and out of the big tent.
But now we are the only Han people in the Shaodang tribe. Who are these people?
Although the subordinates were curious, there were Qiang soldiers patrolling below, so they did not dare to go down and explore at will.
Just as we were hesitating, someone suddenly yelled a few times in the innermost tent. Although we still didn't hear it clearly, luckily Zuo Feng had excellent hearing and he heard three words. "
"Oh? What three words are they?" Ma Dai asked hurriedly.
Ma Cang replied: "It's the word Xu Shijun."
"Xu Shijun?" Ma Dai read it softly, then suddenly realized and shouted excitedly: "Xu Miao?"
"My subordinates also think so. Who else can be called Commander Xu except Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou in the Puppet Wei Dynasty? Therefore, I guess those people should be sent by Xu Miao."
Ma Dai nodded: "Yes, this is very possible." After a pause, he praised: "You have done a good job. If this matter is not discovered in time, we may be in big trouble."
"This is all the credit of that boy Zuo Feng. I don't dare to take the credit." Ma Cang said humbly, cupping his fists.
"That boy Zuo Feng really deserves to be remembered for his first contribution. If he hadn't heard the words Xu Shijun, we would have had a lot of trouble figuring out the identities of those people. Hehe, I didn't expect Zuo Feng's pointed ears this time. But it comes in handy.”
Hearing Ma Dai making fun of Zuo Feng's hearing, Ma Cang couldn't help but smile: "Yeah, in the past, everyone was often angry because Zuo Feng heard something he shouldn't have heard. Unexpectedly, this time he made a decision. great merit."
After a pause, he asked again: "General, what do you think these Wei people are doing here?"
"What to do? Since he has the same goal as us, he must be a lobbyist." Ma Dai sneered.
"Lobbyist? Does Xu Miao also want to..."
Ma Dai nodded slightly and said: "Yes, Xu Miao also wants to win over Qiang Hu like Hung He and the others. He certainly knows that the next target of our army is his Liangzhou.
Longyou has been recaptured by our Han Dynasty, so Xu Miao is now isolated and helpless. The less than 10,000 Wei soldiers in Liangzhou alone cannot stop Wang's army, so he wants to join forces with the Qiang and Hu to resist our army. "
"I see, Xu Miao has a pretty good idea. But he doesn't know that the general has sneaked into Liangzhou. With the prestige of our Ma family, Liangzhou Qianghu will definitely not become thieves." Ma Cang said.
Ma Dai was not so optimistic and shook his head: "It's too early to say this. Our Ma family has long lost its prestige. Do you think Hungry He is messing with us again today?"
"I asked him why he was delaying again. It turned out that the arrival of the Wei people made him waver."
Ma Cang was surprised: "Why haven't you replied to the general today?"
Ma Dai nodded and sighed helplessly.
"How brave, this guy dares to deal with our Ma family. It seems that these Qianghu have forgotten the methods of our Ma family back then, right?"
Ma Dai said: "Since my brother was defeated in Hanzhong, the prestige of our Ma family in Liangzhou has been declining day by day. The fact that these Qiang and Hu can sell me a favor in the past few years is a blessing to our ancestors."
"General, are we just going to watch the Wei people bewitch Hungry He?"
Ma Dai shook his head and said: "Of course not. We must not let these Wei people ruin Prime Minister Zhuge's plan. But how to deal with it must be considered in the long term and we cannot act rashly."
"My subordinates thought it would be better to cut the knot quickly and kill these Wei people. If we drag it on any longer, how can we guarantee that the Qiang people will not be influenced by the Wei thieves?" Ma Cang lowered his head and muttered in a low voice.
"Hey, what were you talking about just now?"
Ma Cang raised his head and said in a panic: "It's nothing, my subordinate just said that it can't be delayed any longer."
"That's not the sentence. What did you say in the previous sentence?"
Ma Cang was a little puzzled and asked: "What's the previous sentence?" After thinking about it, he replied: "The subordinates in front of me said that it would be better to kill those Wei people to avoid long nights and dreams."
"Haha, yes, these Wei people should be killed." Ma Dai smiled happily.
Ma Cang was shocked and said: "Ah, General, are you serious? My subordinate just said nonsense out of anger."
"Ma Cang, have you ever heard of the story of Ban Dingyuan's envoy to the Western Regions to recruit the Shanshan Kingdom to surrender?" Ma Dai said with a mysterious face.
Ma Cang is a rough man, and it is very good to be able to read. How could there be such a great scholar? Knowing the deeds of Banchao, Dingyuan Hou of the Later Han Dynasty, he shook his head and said: "I don't know. I'm just a general. This has something to do with the Wei people." What does it matter?"
"Don't be impatient. After listening to this story, you will understand the relationship between the two."
Ma Dai stroked his beard and smiled, then asked Ma Cang to sit down and said: "At the time of Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang, my Han Dynasty was competing with the Northern Huns for the kingdoms of the Western Regions.
Once Banchao, the Marquis of Dingyuan, was ordered to pacify the Shanshan Kingdom. At first, the King of Shanshan greeted the Marquis of Dingyuan and others with courtesy and courtesy. However, the King of Shanshan suddenly changed his attitude and became indifferent. "
"Why is this?" Ma Cang asked curiously after hearing this.
Ma Dai said: "Yes, there must be something weird here. Marquis Dingyuan is extremely smart, and he immediately guessed that an envoy from the Northern Huns must have come here, which made King Shanshan hesitate and didn't know which family to submit to."
"Ah, this is the same situation as I am currently in. I wonder how Marquis Dingyuan dealt with it back then?" Ma Cang finally came to his senses and understood the reason why his general told this story.
Ma Dai smiled and said: "Dingyuan Marquis called his subordinates and told them that if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. The only way to do this is to set fire to attack the Huns' envoys overnight.
The Huns don't know how many of us there are, so they will definitely feel scared, so we can take the opportunity to destroy them. As long as the Huns envoy is killed, King Shanshan will be frightened to death, and by then we will be done. "
"This is so, Marquis Dingyuan is so courageous!" Ma Cang praised.
Ma Dai ignored him and continued to preach: "That night, Marquis Dingyuan led thirty-six men to set fire to the wind and attacked and killed the Huns envoy. The next day, when King Shanshan saw the head of the Huns envoy, he was killed He was so frightened that the whole Shanshan was also in shock.
Marquis Dingyuan took the opportunity to comfort him with kind words, and because King Shanshan had no way out, he had no choice but to express his willingness to surrender to the court and send a hostage into the court. As a result, Marquis Dingyuan made great achievements in one fell swoop and became famous in the Western Regions. "
"General, I understand. Tonight we will imitate Dingyuan Hou's feat and attack and kill the Wei people." Ma Cang fully understood Ma Dai's intention and immediately stood up and clasped his fists.
Ma Dai nodded and asked, "Where are the others?"
"My subordinates asked them to continue to stay there and listen for any news."
Ma Dai said: "Leave one person to monitor, recall the others, and ask all the brothers in other tents to come over. We are going to have a big fight tonight, so be sure to deploy carefully."
"promise."
