Chapter 48: Offering Horses
Wancheng, carpenter shop.
A sweaty carpenter handed a saddle to Ma Yue and said in awe: "Big leader, according to the drawings you have drawn, the small one has already made a sample. You can see what's wrong first?"
Ma Yue said, "Come, lead the horse!"
A bandit had long led a majestic horse to Ma Yue. Ma Yue personally took the improved saddle from the carpenter and covered it on the horse's back. He used a cloth belt woven in linen to lock it tightly through the lock, and then turned around and shouted: "Pei Yuanshao!"
Pei Yuanshao's expression sternly and said, "Here!"
"Get on the horse!"
"Affect the order."
Pei Yuanshao agreed, stepped forward and reached out to support Ma Suan and turned over the horse. As soon as he sat down, he exclaimed in surprise: "Hey, why is there an extra kick here? Haha, but it's more comfortable."
As Pei Yuanshao finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves sounded not far away. Guan Hai, a black man like an iron tower, had already appeared on a tall horse. Guan Hai held a long sword in his hand, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and he was like a cheetah that discovered his prey, and had firmly locked Pei Yuanshao.
"The competition begins!"
Ma Yue smiled and a cold flame flashed through his eyes. In the late Han Dynasty, the three kingdoms were only one side, and the purpose was to facilitate the knights to get on and off the horse, not to improve the stability and flexibility of the knights on the horse. In other words, people in this era did not know how important the impact of the knights on the combat effectiveness of the cavalry was.
"drink!"
"ha!"
Pei Yuanshao shouted abruptly, and a burning murderous intent ignited in his eyes. He rode his horse to meet Guan Hai. Guan Hai also shouted loudly, rode his horse to meet him. The two horses advanced and intersected in an instant. Pei Yuanshao and Guan Hai swung out at the same time, and slashed together without any tricks. The clear sound of gold and iron clashing suddenly rang through the sky and began to run out for a long time.
The war horses under their crotch raised their heads at the same time, making a sad neigh, passing by.
Pei Yuanshao's majestic body trembled violently, as if it was eaten by thunder. His ferocious face suddenly turned blood red. Pei Yuanshao almost bit his steel teeth and swallowed the blood that rushed to his throat. However, although Pei Yuanshao was hit by Guan Hai and vomited blood, he still rode firmly on the horse.
On the other hand, Guan Hai was not so lucky! The huge recoil force came, and Guan Hai almost fell from the horse's back. Fortunately, this guy was extremely powerful and reacted quickly. In the critical moment, his legs suddenly squeezed the horse's belly and did not fall off the horse's back. However, his good luck ended here. The poor war horse was already overwhelmed, and he was so devastated by Guan Hai again. He could no longer hold on. He whispered and fell to the ground with a sad and neighed heart.
Guan Hai's huge body was thrown far away and hit the ground with a loud bang.
The bandits watching the side were shocked by this scene. They didn't know that Pei Yuanshao had vomited blood and was injured, but they only saw that Guan Hai was actually knocked down by Pei Yuanshao with a knife. Wouldn't this be a loss?
Pei Yuanshao finally recovered and smiled at the sky and said, "Hahaha, old manager, you have today, please feel free, please feel free!"
Guan Hai rolled over from the ground and yelled with a dark face: "It doesn't count, it's a comparison again!"
Guan Hai was extremely depressed. Last time he lost to Ma Yue because of his horse's lapse, but this time he lost to Pei Yuanshao because of his lack of horsepower.
"A real man should be able to take it and let it go. If he loses, he loses. How dare he not admit it?"
"If I had no choice, I was overwhelmed by the mount. How about I'd like to change it?"
"No need to compare!"
Ma Yue snorted coldly, interrupting the dispute between the two, but his heart was filled with awesomeness. A small kick could indeed play an unimaginable role! Without the kickstick's help, Pei Yuanshao would not have been able to sit on the horse's back safely, but he was afraid that Guan Hai would have been swept away several feet away.
Who said that small stones cannot smash large clay tanks?
A small stirrup and a small piece of horseshoe are enough to help Ma Yue build an unprecedented powerful cavalry! By then, thousands of miles of rivers and rivers would not allow the eight hundred bandits to come and go freely? Even if the cavalry robbed like hunting, who could do anything to him? Five years later, Emperor Ling died and the heroes rose up together, and the world was in chaos, Ma Yue and his eight hundred bandits should have ended and live a good life.
However, all of this is based on He Jin's compromise and indeed the real exertion of Malay Yi to replace He Zhen.
Ma Yue turned around and looked north. He Jin...would compromise? Although Ma Yue tried his best to fight for it, he still didn't know what the result would be? But even if he failed in the end, even if he could not form a cavalry, Ma Yue would never be discouraged. He would still lead the eight hundred bandits to fight the Central Plains and do his best to survive!
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In the early morning, the loud sound of the ox horns resounded throughout the military camp. The well-trained elite Han army drove out from the camp, lined up in the open space outside the camp, with a vast array of murderous intent, and began daily routine exercises. The sergeants who followed the army shuttled back and forth in the camp, busy making fires and making meals.
Yuan Shu, the general of the Hu Ben, unexpectedly dressed in ordinary housekeeper's outfit, appeared in front of the generals with a light and simple dress.
All the generals were stunned. Yuan Shu smiled and said to Sun Jian. Zhang Xun: "Wentai, Yimou, you dare to follow the general's light cavalry to Wancheng. Will the eight hundred bandits leader Ma Yue?"
Sun Jian said bravely and resolutely: "Why don't you dare!"
Zhang Xun hurriedly dissuaded: "How can the three armies be without generals? Generals must not go to the danger lightly."
Yuan Shu smiled indifferently and said, "It's okay, Ma Yue wants to be 2,000 military horses. We will go there, and we will be fine with our generals Qiao Zhuang. We are not worried about our lives."
Zhang Xun still advised himself: "The general cannot do it."
Yuan Shu said sternly: "I have decided, don't say more."
Zhang Xun said helplessly: "In this way, I will be willing to go."
Yuan Shu turned angry and laughed and said, "In this way, you can quickly bring your close-fitting follower and set off immediately."
Yuan Shu ordered the army to temporarily station in Luyang, and he led more than ten cavalry to leave the camp. Sun Jian led four generals of Zu Mao by his side. Zhang Xun also selected more than ten elite soldiers and soldiers to accompany him, and dozens of people came towards Wancheng.
When it was dark, Yuan Shu and his party had just arrived at the boundary of Bowang County. Just as they were about to rest for a while, there was a sudden loud sound of killing in front of them. The earth was shaking, and the dust rolled. A cavalry of more than 200 people suddenly broke out from the southern woods. In an instant, they had already rushed to the front and surrounded Yuan Shu and his party dozens of cavalry in the center.
Sun Jian's face darkened and he reached out to touch the weapon, but Yuan Shu stopped him with a wink, and the rest did not dare to move.
Although this cavalry was wearing Han army robes and armor, with Han army waist knives and bows and arrows, they were obviously not the Han cavalry. The headed man was as dark as the bottom of the pot, tall and strong, and his long legs were hanging down from the horse's back and could almost tiptoe to the ground! The head was very majestic.
The black-faced man lowered the long sword in his hand, gently patted Yuan Shu on the shoulder, and shouted in a deep voice: "Who are you waiting for?"
Yuan Shu calmly responded: "The small one is He Xian, the butler of the General's Mansion, and the accompanying people are all military and military generals in the General's Mansion."
The black-faced man said happily: "In this way, are you here to offer a horse?"
Yuan Shu said: "That is, 2,000 horses in the army are already in Luyang, but we must first meet the old man and the leader of the horse, and have detailed discussions on the exchange."
The black-faced man smiled, revealing his white teeth, and said, "Follow me."
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In Wancheng Yizhuang, Zou Yuniang was helping Liu Yan prepare food.
Since ancient times, the beauty has been so poor, and Zou Yuniang's fate has been miserable. She was raped and used by Ma Yue, and then Qin Jie suspected that she had an affair with 800 bandits. In order to avoid disaster, Zou Jing drove Zou Yuniang out of the house. Poor Zou Yuniang, a woman, even though she learned good martial arts, how could she bear such many hardships?
When 800 bandits occupied Fuyang again and Liu Yan asked Ma Yue to rescue Zou Yuniang from the prison, the pity that this delicate little lady had already been on a hunger strike for several days and was dying. If it weren't for Liu Yan's careful treatment and careful guidance, Zou Yuniang would have been gone for a long time.
At this moment, the two seemed to be talking sad again.
Liu Yan sighed and said, "Good sister, it's no wonder that Ma Yue is talking about this. As the leader of the 800 bandits, he has to always consider the more than 800 brothers under his command. He does it just to give his brothers a chance to survive. Just like your brother resolutely expels you from the house for the benefit of the Zou family, it's a truth."
Zou Yuniang sighed quietly and whispered: "I know, so I no longer hate him, nor do I hate my elder brother. Everything is just life. Yuniang is born to bear these hardships."
Chapter completed!