Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 175 Death is inevitable since ancient times, and people cannot stand without faith

The Qiang people’s wine always contains goat milk.

Alcoholic beverages like milk wine are not very acceptable to people in the first place, not to mention that goat milk has a bit of a pungent smell, which makes it even more unbearable.

Fortunately, Xing Daorong knew that the wines of these ethnic minorities usually had strong local characteristics, so he was able to hold on.

But after drinking it, I couldn't help but eat big mouthfuls of meat to dissipate some of the taste in my mouth.

Mi Dang looked at him and said, "No wonder General Xing is so powerful. Judging from his posture, how is he different from my brother?"

Although Mi Dang was the King of Qiang, under the background of the time, it was still too much of an honor for him to be a brother of Xing Daorong.

However, asking for troops now would not be a shame, so Xing Daorong pretended not to hear this and said to himself, "Your Majesty, I came here today because of the order of the King of Hanzhong. When we attack Cao in the future, please send troops to help us."

"If you can respond accordingly, you will be rewarded handsomely."

Mi Dang listened without saying anything, but waved his hand and said to Ma Chao: "General Ma, bring your little sister to sit with you, and let's talk about business."

Ma Chao thought to himself that he wanted to talk about this matter a long time ago, but you gave me a few words and ignored me just now!

However, even if he was dissatisfied at the moment, he had no choice but to sit down if things looked like they might turn around.

Seeing everyone sitting down, Mi Dang took the initiative to say, "As for the huge reward, I don't care. We don't even know who will win or lose."

"Hmph, I think we should let the King of Hanzhong win first before we talk."

Xing Daorong understood that the Qiang people were just frightened by the beating and that was why they did this.

Remembering what Ma Yunlu once said, that this King Mi Dang liked to use tricks, Xing Daorong thought for a moment and said, "King, although your idea is not bad, you should first protect the safety of the clan, but we have a saying that wealth and honor are sought in danger."

"If the King of Hanzhong wins a great victory and the people of Xiliang defect one after another, then it won't seem like Your Majesty is farsighted and has made a plan in advance."

King Midang listened without making any comment.

But he said: "Even if we can win, we will only get some money and property after risking our lives, which I don't need."

To put it bluntly, people only ask for a few things in their lifetime.

The first is wealth, the second is power, and the third is fame.

This King Mi Dang does not love money, and what he wants is power and fame. Xing Daorong immediately said: "If the king is willing to help, I will submit a petition to the court and reward the king."

"Not only will the king give rewards, but if someone in the clan has made meritorious contributions, this will be even more so."

King Midang listened to this and nodded, "Are you trying to trick me?"

Upon hearing this, Xing Daorong immediately stood up and said, "I'm afraid that Your Majesty does not know the character of the King of Hanzhong, so you ask such a question."

"In the past, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, and Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian asked for help from outside. My lord had few soldiers and generals, and was afraid that it would be difficult to move easily. But because someone asked for help, I went to Gongsun Zan to borrow troops."

"At that time, there was a saying: 'Since ancient times, everyone has to die, and a man without trust cannot stand. Whether Liu Bei can borrow the army or not, he must come in person!'"

"Since I have been following the lord, I have never seen the lord go back on his word. If I really let the king down, I will resign from the position of Left General and seek justice from the king!"

When King Midang heard Xing Daorong saying that he could be dismissed from his official position, he was so surprised that he stood up suddenly.

Looking straight into his eyes, I could see sincerity in them. How could there be any falsehood?

Finally, he nodded and said, "General Xing, because of what you said today, I believe you!"

Xing Daorong was overjoyed when he heard this, and he bowed to Mi Dang and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for sending troops to help."

"Although I believe you, I haven't said I will send troops." Xing Daorong bowed, but then he heard King Mi Dang change the subject and expressed regret. This made Ma Chao, who had been listening on the side, finally impatient. He stood up suddenly, thrust his spear, pointed the spear straight at Mi Dang and said, "We have fought and talked, why do you keep shirking your responsibilities?"

However, Mi Dang was not afraid of Ma Chao's spear at all.

Without even looking at him, he just said to Xing Daorong, "The governor of this place, Zhao Ang, often sends messengers to see him, claiming to be in contact with him, but actually monitoring him. If we mobilize troops, he will surely know about it. What should we do?"

Zhao Ang!

When Ma Chao heard the name, he was immediately touched.

His eyes changed and he asked, "That guy Zhao Ang became the governor of Fufeng?"

Mi Dang glanced at the change in Ma Chao's expression and suddenly chuckled, "Yes, it is Zhao Ang, whose son was killed by General Ma."

It turned out that when Ma Chao rebelled against Cao Cao, he had besieged Jicheng for many days. The people in the city were suffering from famine. Wei Kang, the governor of Liangzhou, did not want the people to suffer any more and planned to surrender. However, his subordinate Zhao Ang advised him that Ma Chao was a man of courage but no integrity and should not be trusted.

But Wei Kang refused to listen and still surrendered the city.

Unexpectedly, Ma Chao broke his promise, killed Wei Kang, and took Zhao Ang's son Zhao Yue as a hostage.

Later, Zhao Ang conspired with Liang Kuan, Zhao Qu, Pang Gong, Yang Fu and others to avenge Wei Kang and raised troops to attack Ma Chao. Zhao Ang and his wife Wang Yi held Qishan for 30 days until Cao Cao's reinforcements rescued them.

Ma Chao hated him for blocking his way and killed his son.

Of course, what Ma Chao did was not fair. Killing the hostages when he couldn't win the battle was not what a hero does!
However, Xing Daorong was not very clear about the ins and outs of the matter, and was slightly surprised to hear that Ma Chao had killed the child.

Ma Chao showed no regret at all.

For him, his entire family was killed by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was even less low-key!

What’s the big deal if I kill a hostage myself?
He just said in a cold voice: "It turned out to be that guy. Great, let's kill him together!"

When Mi Dang heard what Ma Chao said, he couldn't help but glance sideways.

Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was clear enough.

Zhao Ang, who couldn’t be defeated before, can be defeated this time?

It is easy to say "kill", but how easy is it to actually "kill people"?
No wonder King Mi Dang looked down on Ma Chao, he really suffered such a defeat in the previous battles!

Even though he caused some trouble for Cao Cao, he was defeated in the end.

Among them, there was also the rather frustrating performance of being caught by Zhao Ang, and naturally all the "reputation" accumulated before was lost.

Xing Daorong saw that the atmosphere had become tense again, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, what you mean is that if we move our troops, Zhao Ang will know about it, and it will be difficult to form a surprise attack?"

King Midang nodded: "Not only that, Cao Cao will be on guard early. If we take the initiative, I will have to go back to Dunhuang."

Dunhuang County is the westernmost county in Liangzhou and the westernmost border of the Han Dynasty. Outside Dunhuang is the Western Regions, which is what people call Xiliang. It is not comparable to Fufeng.

Xing Daorong thought about it and said, "So, it would be best if we can hide it from Zhao Ang's spies?"

King Midang said seriously: "That's right, we should take him by surprise and catch him off guard."

Ma Yunlu said from the side: "That's easy. Pretend to surrender and then turn against him. That will catch him off guard."

Xing Daorong thought the idea of ​​feigning surrender was a good one, but it was immediately rejected by King Mi Dang.

"If we surrender, everything will be out of control, which is not a good idea."

(End of this chapter)