When the sunlight sets westward and leaves a color with traces visible to the naked eye, Ma Yunlu and Yan Xing rode their horses back one after another.

After returning from riding a horse, Ma Yunlu seemed to have untied a knot in her heart. She was not embarrassed, but instead rode her horse with Gan Ling openly, walking side by side, and happily laughed like a silver bell.

It's like the ease of a big rock finally landing.

On the contrary, although Yan Xing smiled when he saw the scene of the two riding happily, he could not help but show a faint silence on his face, as he deliberately fell behind.

Dong Dai, who was behind, observed this keenly. She was particularly concerned, but did not show it. From the moment when Ma Yunlu suddenly asked to ask Yan Xing a question alone, she knew that maybe there was something deep in the middle between the two men and one woman in front of her.

She was surprised, but was also very careful, for fear of touching the scales on the man beside her.

When she looked at the silence on Yan Xing's face, she thought about it and decided to ask:

"Has Ma agreed to this marriage?"

Yan Xing's face was silent. Hearing this, he glanced at Dong Dai, who was also handsome and heroic on the horse. His eyes stayed on her wheat-colored skin for a while, then quickly looked away and nodded slightly.

"The lord has something to worry about?"

This time, Yan Xing's expression changed slightly, but he did not turn his head or answer. Instead, he speeded up his horse and pulled a distance before turning around and saying to Dong Dai:

"I remember, your archery skills are very good!"

Dong Dai's face was a little disappointed, but when she heard Yan Xing's words, she still smiled. She did not reach out to the bow bag and pulled out the horn bow, but accelerated the horse speed and followed Yan Xing.

"Since I was thirteen years old, the bow and arrow in my hand have never lost my hand again!"

After hearing Dong Dai's words, Yan Xing turned his eyes from her to the corner bow she hung on the saddle.

A woman's strength is inherently inferior to a man, but Dong Dai's archery technique is no less than that of the archers who are good at shooting in the army, and is even better in skills. Although she was born into a general, she had no worries about food and clothing since childhood and had guidance from a famous teacher, she still needed more than a dozen hard work to practice archery techniques like her.

Thinking of this, Yan Xing rarely smiled at Dong Dai and asked:

"Then have you ever shot an arrow that you regret since you were thirteen?"

"No!" Dong Dai blurted out and answered decisively, but soon frowned and thought for a while, and then emphasized again: "Never before."

"The arrow is on the string and I have to fire it. As for regret, it may be possible to make up for it afterwards, but the opportunity to fire the arrow is only a moment, and if the opportunity is gone, it will be gone."

"So I will never regret the arrow shot from my hands!"

Dong Dai's explanation was unswervingly explained later. Yan Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a while before nodding and saying:

"Well, maybe you are right. Things can be remedied, but there is only one chance. The arrow shot never needs to be regretted!"

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One day later, Wei Ji and Zhao Hong were ordered to go on an envoy to Ma Teng's army stationed at the valley entrance.

When Wei Ji explained his purpose and told Ma Yunlu that he had no news after being captured in Chuping for four years, he was in Yan march. Yan Xing specially sent him to marry Ma Teng. After the two families removed their past grudges and jointly supported the Han Dynasty, Ma Teng was shocked. It took him a long time to return to normal.

Gan Ling and Ma Yunlu's marriage only surprised him a little, and what shocked him the most was Yan Xing's attitude towards his defeated army.

Although the Hedong army is far stronger than itself, the messenger Wei Kai who came was not arrogant at all, nor was he arrogant in his words and deeds. He was humble and respectful, and revealed enough confidence when he raised his hands and feet.

During his conversation, Wei Ji also vaguely revealed that if Ma Teng was willing to surrender, he could still retain the army at present. General Cavalry would submit to the court to seek official positions for the Ma family and son, and then choose one of the two counties of Fengyi and Fufeng as the place where Ma Teng's troops were stationed. In the future, General Cavalry would also entrust important tasks to Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others.

This sincerity made Ma Teng feel moved.

At the moment, Yan is strong and the horse is weak. If Yan Xing wants to use troops to attack him, he will send troops directly to attack him. He has no other way except to lead the army to escape to the slim future stability and Wuwei.

Yan Xing did not need to cause trouble when dealing with him. He went through a lot of trouble and sent envoys and proposed marriages.

Moreover, the conditions given by Yan Xing were tempting enough. Ma Teng was moved, and he treated Wei Ji and Zhao Hong, who came from Hedong, and became more and more kind. Although he was not in a hurry to give a reply verbally, he carefully arranged for Wei Ji. Zhao Hong first stayed in the central army's separate tent and wanted to give a clear reply after he discussed with the generals in the army.

However, after Wei Ji and Zhao Hong left, Ma Teng's tent started arguing not long after.

During the Battle of Baling, Ma Chao, who was injured in the sudden formation, was wrapped in silk cloth and did not wear armor. He quickly walked into Ma Teng's tent. Ma Dai followed behind and walked in.

The tent was full of Ma family members. In addition to Ma Teng, Ma Yi and other Ma clan members, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, were also there.

After Ma Chao looked around the tent, he reached out to salute his father. Seeing that he was injured, Ma Teng waved his hand and signaled that he would not have to be polite to sit down.

But Ma Chao did not rush to take his seat, but stood in the tent and looked at Ma Teng and asked:

"Sir, the child was recovering from his own tent. He heard that Hedong sent an envoy to come and went to the scene. The adults gathered to discuss, would he want to lead his army to surrender to Yan Xing?"

The peace talk in the words became surrender when Ma Chao's mouth. Ma Teng heard the sound and snorted coldly, without answering Ma Chao's question.

On the contrary, Ma Yi, the crowded person, quickly stood up to ease the atmosphere and said with a smile:

"Nephew, where are you talking about? This is peace talks, and it is the court who surrenders!"

Ma Chao turned his head and glared at him, and said angrily:

"The court? It has been ten years since our Ma family raised its troops. Can't you see clearly this world? The Han Dynasty has declined. What's the use of the court? It's just a toy in the hands of the powerful ministers of the dynasty. If Guanxi is strong, he will return to Guanxi, and if Guandong is strong, he will return to Guandong. Don't deceive yourself. Today, he will surrender to the court, which means he will surrender to Yan Xing!"

Ma Yi couldn't speak loudly by Ma Chao's words, so he had to blush his face, cough awkwardly, and then sit down again and stop saying a word.

When the others in the tent saw Ma Yi being defeated in front of the angry Ma Chao, they dared not speak out again. They were all silent and looked at Ma Teng and waited for his response.

Ma Teng was not very satisfied with his eldest son who had been too sharp recently. He snorted and said with a dark face: "What do you want to say?"

Ma Chao had a tampered with his neck and said excitedly: "The child does not agree with surrender!"

"You! OK, okay, then tell me, why is this?" Ma Teng's face changed drastically when he heard this. His chest fluctuated a few times before he resisted the scolding. He pointed at Ma Chao who opposed it in public and asked loudly.

"Sir, you should know that Han Sui has led his troops to Longguan Road and entered Youfufeng."

"Hmph." When Ma Chao talked about Han Sui, Ma Teng's face was even more lustful. He failed to attack Han Sui, but was defeated by Han Sui's army. Even the wife and children who accompanied the army were killed by Han Sui's soldiers. This incident has always been a deep heart disease in Ma Teng's heart.

“So what?”

"At this time, we can sit and watch Han Sui fight with Yan Xing. Because of the benefits, why should we rush to surrender to Yan Xing early?"

"It's ridiculous. There is no surplus grain in the army and no place to stand. If you don't discuss peace with Yan Xing and the soldiers are separated, why do you still talk about watching Han Sui and Yan Xing's fight?"

"Although the army lacks food, it can retreat to Anding from Gukou through Jingshui River Valley Road. Anding Yang Qiu is quite powerful. The adults can join forces with him, borrow grain from him, ask him to raise an army together, and seek Guanzhong."

"It is just a powerful county and county. It is better to discuss peace with Yan Xing than to connect with him. He was the General of the Cavalry of the current dynasty, and the newly-governed General of the Three Prefectures of Yong and Liang. Only the one who succeeded is the one who succeeded."

Ma Teng learned about some things about the situation in Guandong from Wei Ji and learned from other ways. Although the emperor continued to move east to Xudu, Yan Xing also negotiated peace with Cao Cao and earned him enough political capital in Guanxi.

But Ma Chao shook his head and said with some pain:

"Don't you understand? It is because Yang Qiu is just a powerful county and county, that he respects us, and is also afraid that Yan Xing will annex him after occupying Guanzhong, so he will join forces with us to seek mutual protection."

"But if we surrender to Yan Xing, Hedong is powerful, we will be like fish and turtles entering the net, without any resistance. Our soldiers are less than ten thousand, and there are many brave men in the army. Afterwards, if Yan Xing becomes afraid and kills, it is just a matter of one sentence. Please think twice!"

Speaking of this, Ma Chao's original indignation also eased, and there was a little more bitter plea.

Ma Teng's hand was also put down because of his anger. He stared at his eldest son Ma Chao. Although he felt that Ma Chao was saying something in his heart, Ma Teng did not intend to obey his eldest son Ma Chao's decision on this matter.

It has been ten years since the rebellion started. Today, the Ma family and his son have also walked to the fork in the road.

Since Ma Teng started his army, he was first controlled by the kingdom and then defeated by Han Sui. He made many attempts to plot against Guanzhong, but every time he was defeated by heaven and failed. He was either defeated by Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo, or defeated by Li Jue and Wang Cheng.

Nowadays, Wuwei's old land fell into the Shang Dynasty, Zhang Meng's hands, and several cities between Shiyu and Yu were also occupied by Han Sui's army. Although Ma Teng still had nearly 10,000 troops, they were like rootless duckweeds, traversing and plundering, and it was difficult to last for a long time.

So, instead of going to live with An Ding Yang Qiu, Ma Teng, who was a little discouraged, thought it would be better to surrender to Yan Xing.

Anyway, after surrender, he would not be short of his famous titles and official positions, food, fodder and military personnel, and as Wei Ji said in the future, he would run Liangzhou again, and he might have to use his general who was born in Liang.

However, Ma Chao is different. He has been on the horse since he was a child. He has been in the prime of fighting and ambitious age now. He claims to be brave and brave in the world and the brave and good at fighting in the Xiliang cavalry. How could he be willing to give up his foundation and live under someone else’s roof and rest in others’ breath without any hope?
Chapter completed!