The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 391

The younger brother Cao Xing was talking about was naturally Ma Zhong.

When the Wuhuan cavalry was ambushed earlier, Ma Zhong was still by Cao Xing's side.As a result, Cao Xing shot vigorously and ignored Ma Zhong. When the siege was over, Ma Zhong was nowhere to be seen when he returned.

Cao Xing shouted around for a long time, but no one responded, and searched around for half an hour, but Ma Zhong was still nowhere to be seen.

After finally accepting a younger brother, it’s just gone?

Cao Xing was anxious, so he ran to Lu Bu for help.

Knowing that Ma Zhong was nowhere to be found, Lu Bu was not too anxious, and comforted Cao Xing: "Don't worry, take two hundred riders out to look for it later, maybe you lost your way in the mountains and forests. I can't find my way back."

If it was people like Cao Xing Gaoshun who disappeared, Lu Bu would definitely be anxious, because he subconsciously regarded them as brothers.And people like Ma Zhong and Wen Ji, although they also worked in front of him, were more of a master-servant relationship.

Cao Xing was also unambiguous, and he received Lu Bu's order to go out of the tent and quickly gather 200 troops, preparing to expand the search area from all corners of the east, west, north, and south.

But at this moment, the sound of horseshoes rattling ahead came from far to near.

Looking in the direction of the sound, the guy on the horse is not Ma Zhong, who is it?

When Cao Xing saw this, he really wanted to go up and give him a hammer, and then yelled at him: What are you running around in the middle of the night? I don't know if I'm worried about you!
Now that Ma Zhong came back, the two hundred riders who had assembled would naturally be useless and disband on the spot.

Ma Zhong's return has attracted the attention of many people.

These days when he set off from Zhuojun, people pointed at him from time to time on the way.To put it nicely, a man with a disabled body and a strong will goes into battle with an illness. To put it bluntly, a cripple can fight, so he is deliberately dragging his feet?

What's even worse is that some people also said sourly that he was able to work in front of the account only because of Lu Bu's relationship. Lu Bu could pretend that he didn't hear it, but he couldn't.

The lord has the grace of rebuilding himself, and Ma Zhong can bear others saying that he is incompetent, but he does not allow them to slander the general in this way.

The Lord worries about the humiliation of his ministers, and the Lord humiliates his ministers to death.

This principle was taught to Ma Zhong by the old master who taught him how to read.

If you say I can't do it, then I'll prove it to you!

As it turns out, he did.

Ma Zhong rolled over and got off his horse, holding the bloody head of General Wuhuan in his left hand, limping on his right leg, and walked slowly towards Lu Bu's tent under the surprised eyes of everyone.

"Boss, Ma Zhong is back!" The younger brother took the head of the enemy general. As the eldest brother, Cao Xing also felt that Bei'er had face, and shouted happily outside.

Hearing the shout, Lu Bu lifted the tent and came out, playing tricks on Guo Jia, one left and one right.

"My lord, it's a good thing that my humble job does not disgrace my life, so I brought back the thief's head." Ma Zhong knelt down on both knees, and held the head to Lu Bu, with a firm tone.

General Wuhuan who escaped fell into the hands of Ma Zhong, which was beyond Lu Bu's expectation.

However, he did not step forward to help Ma Zhong, but instead sternly reprimanded: "Ma Zhong, you did not obey the general's order and attacked without authorization, causing everyone to worry about you, are you guilty?"

Not only Ma Zhong was stunned by the scolding, but also everyone onlookers was stunned.What kind of argument is this, beheading the enemy alone and returning the head, a matter of great merit, should be punished?
Ma Zhong came back full of joy, he thought that the lord would reward him greatly, but he did not expect such a result.Feeling a little frustrated, he clasped his fists and replied, "I'm guilty of a humble job."

Now that he pleaded guilty, Lu Bu roared loudly: "Come on, drag Ma Zhong down for me, twenty sticks."

Seeing that Lu Bu was not joking, Cao Xing became anxious on the spot.

Fortunately, at this time, Xi Ce gave him a look quietly, and the latter immediately understood, knelt down and cupped his fists and said: "Boss, please read that Ma Zhong committed the first crime, and then brought back the head of the enemy general, and treat him as an atonement." Bar."

Seeing this, Chen Wei, Huang Zhong and others also knelt down and clasped their fists, pleading for Ma Zhong.

Lu Bu had no intention of punishing Ma Zhong at all, so at this moment, he took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey, looked at Ma Zhong and said coldly: "For the sake of everyone's plea, this general will spare you this time, if you dare to do it again, No mercy!"

"The general is wise!" Cao Xing and others shouted in unison.

"Thank you General for your kindness." Ma Zhong also kowtowed his thanks.

This matter was considered to be over, and everyone returned to their bed tents.

Since then, no one dared to disobey Lu Bu's order.

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Lu Bu returned to the camp, followed by Ma Zhong who was drooping his head.

"Are you still angry with me?" Lu Bu asked aloud after sitting down.Even if Ma Zhong was wearing a mask, he could guess that the face behind the mask must be particularly wronged.

"Don't dare to be humble." Ma Zhong lowered his head, weakly.

Lu Bu poured a glass of water and said at the same time, "I am a general. This is a military camp. Everything must be done according to the rules. If you are not punished today, other people will privately say that I do not distinguish between rewards and punishments and favor my subordinates."

Hearing Lu Bu's remarks, Ma Zhong finally felt better, and understood Lu Bu's difficulties.

Lu Bu beckoned to Ma Zhong and told him to come over.

Ma Zhong didn't know what he meant, so he stepped forward.Lu Bu handed the water glass he just poured into his hand, and said softly, "Behead the thief general, and ran all the way again, thank you for your hard work!"

Lu Bu's face was reflected in the water glass, and Ma Zhong felt indescribably moved at this moment, the lord actually poured water for himself and comforted himself, even if there was a big grievance, at this moment, it all disappeared.

"Also, don't take such risky actions in the future, at least bring a few helpers. It's not worth it if you put yourself in." Lu Bu went on to talk, and poured himself a glass of cold water.

Ma Zhong held the water glass in his hand, didn't drink it for a long time, and replied in a low voice: "If I can't come back, I don't blame others, I only blame myself for my lack of strength, and I don't deserve to serve under the general's command."

This kind of thinking is good, but if things go on like this alone, things will come out sooner or later.

Lu Bu, who was about to drink water, put down his pottery cup, patted the table lightly, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and his tone gradually became strict: "Three armies are easy to get, but one general is hard to find. If you die like this, wouldn't it be a loss to me as a general? arm?"

Lu Bu's tone was harsh, but to Ma Zhong's ears, it was extremely comfortable, and his eyes even became foggy.He never thought that his lord would place such high hopes on himself.

After all, even he himself knew that he was just a lame man.

"General? Can I?" Under the mask, Ma Zhong looked excited and full of expectations.

"Sun Boling's lame knee can help the king of Qi to dominate. You only have one lame leg, are you so unconfident?"

Lu Bu's loud rebuke inspired Ma Zhong.

He drank the cold water in his hand in one gulp, and with a sense of pride in his chest, he knelt down and clasped his fists: "Fight for the ambition of the general, loyal and willing to die!"

(End of this chapter)