Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 713
At the beginning, several woodcutters were still a little afraid of Ma Dai, but Ma Dai kept talking to them. After going back and forth, the woodcutters got acquainted with Ma Dai, and chatted with Ma Dai without saying a word.

"General, although I'm a commoner, I know some things about marching soldiers and fighting. You should call this a sneak attack!"

Ma Dai smiled, neither agreeing nor denying, but instead asked: "I know so much, I should have been a soldier before!"

The woodcutter who spoke was startled at first, and then said: "To tell you the truth, I was originally a pawn in Cao's army. Later, I became a deserter and dared not go home, so I made a living here chopping firewood!"

When Ma Dai heard that this man was a deserter, he felt a little displeased, but he still asked patiently: "Being a soldier not only provides food, but also pay, why do you want to be a deserter?"

"Hey, General, that's your Hebei army. It's sending food and making noises. Serving as soldiers in Yanzhou, especially those like us who were captured and sent to serve as soldiers, it's good to have something to eat. We won't see you all year round. A copper coin. In recent years, Cao Cao has fought with your Hebei army, and many people have died. There are more than ten fellow villagers who were arrested and taken into the army with me. When I ran away, almost all of them died. I can't die, I have a wife and children and parents to support, so I can only run away!"

"That's right!"

Ma Dai nodded, but didn't understand again, and asked, "Why didn't Cao Jun make a sound?"

"Let's buckle up layer by layer. The generals are done, the commanders are buckled, the commanders are finished buckling the centurions, and what's left, the corporal! The buckles are gone a long time ago!"

"I didn't expect Cao's army to be so corrupt. No wonder the fighting power is not as good as my boring Hebei army. The soldiers don't get the treatment they deserve. Who would work hard to fight!"

Ma Dai suddenly realized, and at the same time admired Liu Wei.

After walking for a while, the woodcutter asked again: "General, I heard that the soldiers of the Hebei Army are treated very well, and they have meat to eat, and they can get pensions if they die. Is this true? ?”

Before Ma Dai could speak, Ma Dai's lieutenant rushed to say: "There can still be fakes! Just look at the brothers behind me, which one is not strong and strong, I tell you, our King of Hebei lacks everything , is not short of money, I am a soldier alone, and our family of eight can live a good life. If it weren't for the prince's express regulations, those who join the army must have brothers who do not join the army. I would have asked my younger brother to join the army. Joining the army, I joined the army, my brother can't join the army, because of this, I was often complained by my brother when I went home!"

"Ah? Is there such a good thing? Then Cao Cao's soldiers went around arresting people as soldiers, wishing to drag all the men into the army, and the King of Hebei actually prevented the people from joining the army?"

The woodcutter showed an incredulous expression.

"After a while, we won Cao Cao's Wei State, and this Yanzhou implements our Hebei policy, you will know!"

After Ma Dai finished speaking, a group of people came out from the mountain again.

Before them was the road leading to Cao Jun's camp.

"Okay, your mission is complete!"

Ma Dai said to several woodcutters.

As soon as Ma Dai finished speaking, Ma Dai's lieutenant touched his waist and pulled out a part of the waist knife.

"Snapped!"

Ma Dai grabbed his hand and said to the woodcutters, "You can go!"

"Yes!"

Several woodcutters were relieved, turned around and ran away without even saluting, only the deserter of Cao Jun who talked with Ma Dai along the way did not leave.

"Why don't you go?"

Ma Dai looked at the man in surprise.

"General, I want to join the Hebei Army!"

The woodcutter knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute to Ma Dai.

"Why? Didn't you say that you can't die, and there are still young and old in the family to support?"

The woodcutter replied: "I plan to join the army because there are still young and old in my family to support! You Hebei army does not withhold food and pay, and you can get pensions if you die in battle. But now I am collecting firewood every day, and my family still has a hungry meal." Those who are full often can’t eat, my sons are all old, and my parents are old, I don’t want them to go hungry again!”

"Okay, well said, I'll accept you as a soldier, what's your name?"

Ma Dai was very satisfied with the woodcutter's answer.

"Little Lin Sheng!"

"Well, just follow me first!"

After Ma Dai finished speaking, he let Lin Sheng follow behind him, and then rushed towards Cao Ying.

When he was outside Cao's camp, Ma Dai looked up and saw that Cao Cao had at least 2 people guarding the camp, and it was impossible to capture Cao's camp with the [-] infantry in his hand.

"You wait here, I will take someone to check the situation!"

Ma Dai gave instructions to the lieutenant general, and then led dozens of agile soldiers to touch Cao Ying, and Lin Sheng was among them.

When he got to the side of Cao Ying, Ma Dai took a closer look and his heart was shocked. Cao Ying built the wall with large wooden piles, the gate was three meters high, and they didn't bring a simple ladder, so it was impossible to attack.

Hearing the shouts of killing on the battlefield in the distance, Ma Dai couldn't help becoming upset and irritable.

"General, I seem to see an old friend!"

Lin Sheng looked hard for a long time, but he was not sure if the little boss at the gate of Cao Ying was his old friend.

"Old man? Didn't you say that all the people who were taken into the army with you died?"

Ma Dai looked at Lin Sheng vigilantly and asked, wondering if Lin Sheng wanted to report to Cao Jun.

Lin Sheng replied: "That's why I'm not sure!"

Ma Dai stared at Lin Sheng for a long time, felt that Lin Sheng didn't seem to be lying to him, so he asked, "Then let's move forward, can you see it more clearly?"

"Ten steps away, I can see him clearly!"

Lin Sheng replied.

"Okay! Ten steps closer!"

Several people crawled ten steps forward in the grass, Lin Sheng poked his head up again, took a look, and said with certainty: "General, that's right, that person is my fellow countryman Liangzi, this kid is the best at flattering people, he should He became a petty official! I knew him even when he turned into ashes!"

"You have a bad relationship?"

Ma Dai felt that Lin Sheng's tone was wrong.

"It's more than bad. This guy is not a good guy in the village. He even thought badly about my wife. Once I was not at home, he almost got it. Thanks to my returning home in time, and my brother died not long after." I drowned in the river, I suspect he did it! Because my younger brother can swim, it is impossible to drown for no reason, and when he came to the barracks, he did a lot of wicked things..."

Lin Sheng didn't continue talking, but he had already gritted his teeth.

"Go, go back first, discuss it before acting!"

Ma Dai whispered something, and several people quietly crawled back from the grass.

(End of this chapter)