Chapter 2: The Qiang people’s conspiracy ()

When Ma Chao followed Hashisi and his party, he was inevitably reluctant to leave the village, but he was more confused. He didn't know why he had a wife who he didn't even know, nor did he know why he wanted to live in a so-called wife tribe. He couldn't understand why his father Ma Teng was still a hunter now.

In his later memories, Ma Chao clearly remembered Ma Teng as the prefect of Wuwei, Liangzhou, appeared in various books or TV, but Ma Teng is still a hunter today, which confused him. Although he firmly believed that Ma Teng would be prosperous, he didn't know when it would be.

With a complicated mood, Ma Chao rode on the horse and ran with Hashisi and the other two. Riding a horse has long become a part of his life in the past few months of ancient life, so it is naturally unbearable. On the contrary, Ma Chao is already quite proficient in riding at this moment.

"Elder." As soon as Ma Chao and others left the entrance of the village, more than a hundred Qiang cavalry came out of the dense forest and went forward to salute.

Seeing that they were extremely tough and calm, they were obviously good at it. They were surprised and couldn't help but wonder why they hid here and did not enter the village with them. Although they were confused, Ma Chao did not ask, but just left his thoughts secretly.

Elder Hassi raised his hand and waved his hand and said, "Go!"

The original four horses turned into hundreds of horses in a blink of an eye. When they set off again, the hundreds of horses were galloping, and they naturally had a majestic aura. The horse's hooves were lightly raised, and the smoke and dust in the sky was rolled up, which did not dissipate for a long time.

At night, he was already a hundred miles away. When he was camping at night, the cavalry accompanied him set up a tent and lit a bonfire. Hassie brought cheese and dried mutton to Ma Chao, and let him rest in a small tent alone. In his expression, there seemed to be no longer the kindness at home during the day.

This made Ma Chao feel doubtful again, and there were figures outside the tent. It was obvious that someone was patrolling and unable to fall asleep, he was silently thinking about his thoughts. At this moment, he suddenly heard someone outside the tent ask in a low voice: "Is that boy from the Ma family sleeping?"

"General Lika, he went to bed early." The soldier who was patrolling outside the tent replied in a low voice.

When Ma Chao heard this, he felt even more uneasy. After a while, when Ma Chao heard the snoring of soldiers from outside the tent, he quietly got up, and used the dagger that Ma Teng sent him before leaving, cut open the felt tent and crawled out from behind.

The stars were dotted in the night sky, and the moon was in the sky. The camp was silent. Only the occasional sparks of bonfires splashed, making a crackling sound. Ma Chao looked around and saw that there were still lights in Hassi's camp tent in the west. He was curious and quietly sneaked over.

Ma Chao was leaning on the ground several feet away from the camp, and Shu Er heard it. At this time, some powerful words came from the camp: "Elder, I think that Ma Teng is just like this. With him as a hunter, why should the patriarch value him so much?"

Hassi said deeply in his old voice: "The patriarch will not be mistaken. Although Ma Teng is a hunter, he is proficient in martial arts and read military books. He is a rare talent for generals. His ancestor Ma Yuan is even more of the Han general Fubo. He has some influence in the psychology of the people in Liangzhou. Therefore, he wins him over to serve his loyalty to me and burn He Qiang tribe, which has an immeasurable value for our development."

"Besides, the various tribes of our Qiang tribes do not belong to each other, and they each take their own troops and attack each other. I will burn the population of which tribe is only 10,000? Compared with the 100,000 people of the Qiang tribe, our tribe is insignificant. If there is no commander general, even if our entire Qiang tribe united and seized Liangzhou, we can only get the smallest part when we divide the results of the battle."

"But if Ma Tengxiang is helped, then he can command the Han people in his name, join our team, strengthen our forces in the He Qiang tribe. After the war is over, the other tribes will never dare to spy on us."

Lika was puzzled and said, "Since Ma Teng has such ability, why don't you invite him directly or catch him back?"

"That's right, that's right." Li Dang echoed.

"Idiot." Elder Hassi cursed and said, "If Ma Teng was not willing to arrest him, what's the use? The clan leader first promised his son with his daughter, and then he was cheated into the tribe. Ma Teng would never refuse at that time. At that time, the troops of our Qiang tribes were in charge, and Ma Teng was in it. In order to protect the family's small family, he could only serve him. This is the long-term plan."

As Hassi finished speaking, he looked at the two people in front of him and couldn't help but curse in his heart: "Although these two idiots are a bit brave, they are as stupid as pigs, and it's hard to achieve great things!"

After hearing their conversation clearly outside the tent, Ma Chao finally understood that they were using this idea and wanted to rebel.

After learning about the conspiracy of these Qiang people, Ma Chao's first idea was that they could not let them succeed, nor could their father Ma Teng join their team. Although the Han Dynasty is corrupt, rebellion is definitely not a way out. Ma Chao, who had this idea, immediately decided to return home. As for which wife doesn't want it, the most important thing is to tell his father Ma Teng the news.

Then, Ma Chao quietly touched the horses and secretly cut off all the ropes of the war horses. When he left, he lit a fire. The frightened war horses immediately scattered and ran around, causing chaos in the entire camp.

Taking advantage of this turmoil, Ma Chao rode on a war horse and followed the way he came, and took advantage of the stars in the sky to go home.

When the Qiang elder Hashisi, who heard the riots in the camp, hurriedly ordered the soldiers to control the harassment. After a stable situation, it was several hours later. Most of the war horses in the camp were lost, and more than a dozen soldiers were injured. When he finally found that Ma Chao was missing, Hashisi knew that the matter was exposed. He was frightened and hurriedly said: "Gather the troops and kill them. No matter what, you can't leak the news, otherwise the big thing will be wrong."

At dawn, Ma Chao rushed back to Xiting Village. When he saw Ma Teng, he told Ma Teng everything he heard, and finally said: "Father, now I am back, and I guess Hashisi will come to take revenge. Please invite the young people in the village to be prepared so as not to be caught off guard."
Chapter completed!