Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 664: Ma Chao Under Siege

Xiahou Shang led thirty personal soldiers and rushed all the way to Ma Chao's camp.

The scouts of Ma Chao's camp discovered Xiahou Shang and his group when Xiahou Shang was still four miles away from the camp.

They also recognized Xiahou Shang's clothes.

They immediately found Ma Chao, Ma Dai and Pang De.

When Ma Chao was discussing a fight with Zhang Sui with Ma Dai and Pang De in the military camp, Zhang Sui attacked.

Pang De said: "I feel the shadow of Tong Yuan is in it."

Ma Dai quickly agreed: "I think so too."

Ma Dai made some gestures and said seriously, "Old Man Tong Yuan has been dead for many years. How can he still be related to the general?"

Ma Chao hesitated and said, "It is rumored that Tong Yuan went to Changshan County in Hebei before his death."

"It is said that this great general was born in the Zhen family of Wuji County, Zhongshan County."

“It’s not too far.”

"From this perspective, perhaps the general has many such powerful people under his command."

"Pity."

"Tong Yuan went to Tianshui in his early years and taught Zhang Xiu from the Zhang family at that time."

"I was so young—"

Ma Chao's expression dimmed.

The most important thing is that Tong Yuan is a master of martial arts and not someone that ordinary people can approach.

Although he was not very old at that time, he asked his father, who already had some fame in Liangzhou, to take him to become an apprentice.

Unfortunately, he knelt at his father's door for a day and a night, but his father never came to see him.

When thinking of his father Ma Teng, Ma Chao recalled Zhang Sui's words and felt a sharp pain in his chest.

At this moment, a war horse came galloping.

Ma Dai and Pang De were about to speak when they saw the war horses were so anxious and looked over in confusion.

The warhorse ran straight to Ma Chao and stopped twenty steps away.

The soldier almost rolled off his horse and ran to Ma Chao without stopping, saying anxiously: "Sir, we found a general from Xingyang four miles away. He is wearing armor and is coming aggressively!"

Pang De and Ma Dai both looked at Ma Chao.

Pang De said, "Don't worry, sir. It's possible that he is not here for Cao Ren and the general."

"Besides, this matter has nothing to do with you, young master."

"I will accompany you, sir."

"If you really want to punish me, I will defend you."

Ma Dai said with a sullen face, "Yang Fu has not found any trace, and Xingyang has sent people again."

"If we calculate based on the time, Yang Fu is very likely to have already arrived in Xingyang, and then Xingyang sent out this general."

Looking at Ma Chao with some concern, Ma Dai said, "Brother, please be more patient and don't lose your temper."

"Who asked us to work under someone else?"

Ma Chao ignored Ma Dai and Pang De and strode directly towards the general's tent.

Pound was about to follow.

Ma Chao suddenly stopped and said coldly: "No need!"

He just doesn't like his father's confidant!
Just monitor yourself.

Why get so close?
Pound smiled awkwardly and did not follow.

Ma Chao came to the general's tent quickly alone.

After waiting for a while at the door of the general's tent, he saw Xiahou Shang riding a war horse and rushing towards him with thirty men.

The camp was in chaos.

Ma Chao's brows twitched as he watched this scene.

Thinking of his father Ma Teng who was still in Xudu and what Ma Dai had just said, Ma Chao suppressed his anger, forced a smile, went forward, and was the first to salute and said, "Ma Chao greets the envoy!"

Xiahou Shang jumped off his warhorse, glanced at Ma Chao, and walked quickly into the commander's tent, saying, "Leave ten men to look after the warhorses."

The other twenty soldiers followed him and walked directly into the general's tent. The twenty soldiers guarded all the positions in the general's tent.

Xiahou Shang sat at the head of the general's tent, Ma Chao's former seat, and looked coldly at Ma Chao as he walked in alone.

Ma Chao bowed to Xiahou Shang again and said, "May I know your name, sir?"

Xiahou Shang waved his hand and said, "No need to be so close."

"Ma Chao, I came here this time because I received news that you are suspected of colluding with Zhang Sui to murder General Cao Ren."

Ma Chao finally couldn't hold back the forced smile on his face, and frowned, saying, "The general and I were only interacting with each other on a courtesy basis, and I never crossed the line even a single step."

"As for the tragic death of General Cao Ren, I deeply regret it."

"However, General Cao Ren is the military supervisor, responsible for supervising military affairs, and I will obey his orders."

"He died tragically this time because he and Yang Fu wanted to persuade Wen Chou, the commander of Jiguan Pass, to surrender, and they personally entered the enemy camp, but they did not expect the general to suddenly kill them."

"What does this have to do with me?"

Xiahou Shang suddenly slammed the table, stood up, and shouted, "Ma Chao, you are still quibbling!"

"Yang Fu has already arrived in Xingyang and revealed the evidence of your collusion with Zhang Sui to my uncle!"

"Zhang Sui admitted it himself. He wanted to persuade you to succeed and make Yang Fu stay away from you."

"Yang Fu also saw with his own eyes that you and the general were arm in arm, talking and laughing."

"Also, you are the acting commander of the Ma family army, and you are the most important person in the army, but you say that General Cao Ren's tragic death was his own fault and had nothing to do with you?"

"Ma Chao, do you have the imperial court in your mind?"

"Is there Sikong?"

"If you admit it frankly, I still respect you as a man."

"Now it seems that you are indeed a despicable coward."

"You, like your father, have the lowly blood of the Qiang people flowing in your veins."

Ma Chao's eyes were instantly filled with murderous intent, and he said gloomily, "Say it again?"

Xiahou Shang and Ma Chao locked eyes. Xiahou Shang pointed his right index finger at Ma Chao and said word by word, "I say, you are just like your father, a bastard with dirty Qiang blood flowing in your body! If you had a little courage and admitted that you were colluding with Zhang Sui, I would still respect you as a real man!"

Ma Chao screamed and drew the sword from his waist.

Xiahou Shang sneered, pointed his right hand at Ma Chao, and said sternly: "Ma Chao colluded with Zhang Sui and intended to rebel. He refused to repent and even intended to murder this general!"

"Kill this rebel immediately!"

Twenty personal guards immediately rushed towards Ma Chao with weapons in hand.

Ma Chao held his sword in his hand, looking at these people coming to kill him, and said angrily: "I have said long ago that the eunuch Cao Cao is just a villain, but father just doesn't believe it."

"A bunch of clowns, how dare you try to murder me in my presence today!"

"You all die!"

Ma Chao brandished the sword in his hand and charged directly to the left, killing a personal guard with one sword.

More guards came up.

Ma Chao took away the ring-handled sword of the killed guard, but did not escape from the tent. Instead, he fought with the guards.

Before long, all twenty of Ma Chao's personal soldiers were killed.

Ma Chao's armor and face were covered in blood!

Outside the commander's tent, the remaining ten guards and Ma family soldiers looked at each other.

The ten guards did not dare to rush in, for fear that their horses would be taken away and they would lose the chance to escape.

The Ma family soldiers did not dare to step forward for fear of causing misunderstanding, nor did they dare to let the ten guards leave.

The two sides are in a stalemate.

Several soldiers rushed to find Ma Dai and Pang De.

In the commander's tent, Xiahou Shang looked at Ma Chao as if he were a killing god, who killed twenty of his uncle's personal guards in an instant, and his eyes shrank sharply.

He couldn't believe his eyes!

These are the twenty personal guards around my uncle, each of them is a veteran of many battles.

He was killed so easily by Ma Chao alone!

(End of this chapter)