It was completely dark when we came out of Zhongmu County. Ma Xiaoquan originally thought about resting for one night in Zhongmu County, but seeing that Magistrate Li was so cunning, Ma Xiaoquan thought about it and decided not to do it.
Anyway, he was immortal, and when he left just now, he asked Magistrate Li for some delicious food, so Ma Xiaoquan was not panicked about the lack of water and food.
"Yeah, yeah," Ma Xiaoquan got off the horse, reached out and took out two boiled eggs from the baggage on the horse's back.
"This Cao Cao can run very fast!" Ma Xiaoquan finished eating the boiled eggs, clapped his hands, and got on the horse again.
At this moment, a cold arrow suddenly shot out from the east.
Ma Xiaoquan was caught off guard and a cold arrow shot into his chest.
"Uh" Ma Xiaoquan's center of gravity was unstable and he fell down. The horse under his crotch neighed and stopped spiritually.
Ma Xiaoquan held down the cold arrow on his chest and shouted: "Who attacked me secretly?"
"Haha..." After a burst of laughter, Ma Xiaoquan saw several masked men in black standing not far to the east.
"Damn it, there's a thief!"
Ma Xiaoquan was secretly unhappy, gritted his teeth and tightly grasped the handle of the cold arrow.
With a "Puff" sound, the cold arrow was pulled out by Ma Xiaoquan with blood on it.
Fortunately, he had just eaten eggs, so Ma Xiaoquan was not worried about the wound. On the contrary, the moment he pulled it out, it was actually very painful.
Several thieves laughed ferociously, thinking that Ma Xiaoquan was making a last desperate struggle, so they were not in a hurry to step forward, but instead talked and laughed with each other and played guessing games.
Within two breaths, the wounds on Ma Xiao's body had completely healed, but the thieves didn't know it.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't get up immediately in a hurry, he still pretended to be uncomfortable and struggling to death.
Not far away, the soldiers sent by Dong Zhuo to follow Ma Xiaoquan could no longer stand it.
One of them said: "Boss, do we want to go out..."
The leader said: "No, we only use it here..." Before the man could finish his sentence, he felt a chill on his neck.
With a few soft sounds of "噌噌噌噌"", all the soldiers sent by Dong Zhuo died quietly.
In the darkness, behind the dead soldiers, squatted several men in black, each holding a dark hand knife.
"Third uncle, do you want to go up and save that demon?"
Among the men in black, the burliest one said softly: "No need, we got rid of the people who followed him for this demon, and we have given Yue'er an explanation. Let's go!"
With an order, several men in black fell into the night and disappeared.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't know all this. He only knew that he was intercepted by a few thieves who broke out halfway.
After several thieves played guessing games, they leaned towards Ma Xiaoquan with a ferocious smile.
"Brother, this man looks so rich."
A man with a scar on his face reprimanded: "Stop talking nonsense, give him a sharp knife, and let's take the money and leave!"
"Oh, I got it!"
The thief approached Ma Xiaoquan, pulled out his saber with a clatter, and struck at Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan has already been prepared and waiting for this moment.
"Hey, the thief shall die!"
Ma Xiaoquan jumped up suddenly and kicked the thief.
Because it was too sudden, the thief could not react in time.
With a "bang" sound, the thief's chest was kicked hard by Ma Xiaoquan's heavy foot.
The remaining thieves were also shocked. The cold arrow hit them before. Why did the man in front of him act like an innocent person after he pulled out the cold arrow?
"Brothers, go ahead and kill him!"
A group of thieves drew their sabers and rushed over.
During the late Han Dynasty, most of the thieves were hard-working common people. Due to successive years of natural disasters and wars, the people were in dire straits, otherwise there would not have been so many people falling into bandits.
Ma Xiaoquan knew very well that these people were forced to act like this, so he always acted with caution. After all, Ma Xiaoquan trained with his father who was born in the army since he was a child, and later joined the special forces brigade. He cannot be said to be first-rate.
A master of yi can be considered a half master.
After more than a dozen moves, Ma Xiaoquan relied on his immortality to easily subdue a group of thieves.
"You...you are not human!"
Ma Xiaoquan scolded: "Fart, you are not a human being!"
The thief said: "We have cut you so many times, why don't you die?"
When Ma Xiaoquan heard this, he smiled and said, "Who said that you will definitely die after being chopped so many times?"
"Ghost, ghost!"
"roll!"
A group of thieves were so frightened that they pissed themselves and ran away.
Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands and snorted softly.
"The robe was cut and my pants were not changed. Well, it seems I have to go to Chenliu as soon as possible."
Ma Xiaoquan mounted his horse and ran towards Chenliu.
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It is said that Cao Cao fled back to Chenliu and immediately started recruiting troops. After posting the recruitment notices, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou brothers and others came to seek refuge with him one after another.
Cao Cao looked at the talented people standing in his tent and felt indescribably happy.
"Finally, I, Cao Cao, have my own people, and I will be able to conquer the world with this!"
Cao Cao was ambitious and confident.
"Report!" said a subordinate outside the camp.
"speak!"
The scout entered the account and presented a green scroll to Cao Cao while half-kneeling.
Cao Cao took the green scroll, took a look at it, and laughed.
Xiahou Dun was puzzled and asked: "Why is Mengde laughing?"
Cao Cao handed the green scroll to Xiahou Dun and said: "I thought that within a few days of my return to Chenliu, I would have formed my own army. Today, Dong Zhuo's cholera outbreak has caused complaints all over the world. Now the three princes of the imperial court have issued this message to invite us to raise troops.
Do you think I can be unhappy about the crusade against Dong's thieves? When a man is established in the world, he must stand out and make great achievements. Yuan Rang, our opportunity has come."
Xia Houyuan took the blue scroll from Xiahou Dun's hand, took a look at it, and asked doubtfully: "Meng De, is this memorial really written by the three princes?"
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Of course not. The Three Dukes are now in Luoyang and Dong Zhuo is in power. How dare they shoot themselves in the foot? I recognize some of the words in this statement and it was Qiao Mao's work."
Cao Ren said: "Then this..."
Cao Cao waved his hand: "No matter who forged it, we really need a reasonable reason to raise our troops now. Isn't this just the right reason?"
Several subordinates looked at each other and respectfully said to Cao Cao: "My lord is wise!"
As soon as they finished speaking, they heard the sound of laughter coming from outside the camp.
Xiahou Dun straightened his temper, drew his sword, and shouted: "Who is so impudent!"
The tent curtain opened, and a young man with lavender hair walked in. The man looked at Cao Cao and the generals around him, nodded happily, and said, "Xiao Cao, long time no see, have you missed me?
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Cao Cao took a closer look, isn't this the Immortal from Luoyang City? Why is he here?
Cao Cao chuckled, held down Xiahou Dun, raised his hands to Ma Xiaoquan and said, "Your Majesty, Master Shangxian, you are fine!"
Ma Xiaoquan was not polite and sat down on the ground: "I'm exhausted. Xiao Cao, if there is any water, please give me some water first."
Xiahou Dun couldn't stand it any longer and shouted: "Who are you to be so rude to my lord? Meng De, let me capture this guy."
Cao Cao stopped him and said, "You can't give in! This is the Immortal who saved me in Luoyang City!"
Xiahou Dun was stunned and asked in confusion: "Master Shangxian?"
Cao Cao nodded and ordered his servants to pour a pot of tea for Ma Xiaoquan.
"In the past, when I returned to Chenliu from Luoyang, it was precisely because of Master Shangxian's request that I went so smoothly..."
Cao Cao lied. He omitted what happened in Zhongmou County and Lu Boshe's house, and only told the story lightly.
Ma Xiaoquan did not question Cao Cao. As long as Cao Cao could successfully return to Chenliu, history would still follow her footsteps.
Ma Xiaoquan looked at Cao Cao's men in the camp and said, "Mengde, are you... about to raise troops?"
Cao Cao was shocked: What I just decided has not been announced to the public yet, how come this demon knows about it?
Cao Cao said: "Master Shangxian has a wonderful plan!"
Ma Xiaoquan asked Cao Cao: "What are you going to do?"
Cao Cao said: "This memorandum is just a reason for Cao to raise his troops. Cao believes that as soon as this memorandum is sent out, there will be a lot of people responding. Cao Cao wants to unite these people and destroy Dong's thieves in one fell swoop."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "Xiao Cao, you are wrong!"
Cao Cao was puzzled and asked, "What is wrong with Cao Cao?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Let me ask you first, who is the most powerful in the world today?"
Cao Cao said: "It must be the Dong thief in Luoyang!"
Ma Xiaoquan asked again: "So who is famous in the world today?"
Cao Cao thought for a while and said: "To say that the most famous one is Dong Thief from Luoyang, but he has a bad reputation, and the good reputation should be attributed to Cao Cao's old friends from childhood, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu."
Ma Xiaoquan asked Cao Cao again: "Compared with Yuan Shao, what do you lack?"
Cao Cao dismissed it, but said seriously: "The fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, in terms of status, Cao Cao is not as good as him!"
Ma Xiaoquan looked at Cao Cao and said, "In terms of appearance, you are not as good as Yuan Shao, right?"
Cao Cao is not tall. According to the current centimeter standard, Cao Cao is probably just over 1.6 meters tall. Short stature has always been a problem for Cao Cao, and Cao Cao himself is very taboo about others using his stature to criticize him.
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Seeing Cao Cao's expression change, Ma Xiaoquan lied: "Xiao Cao, I'm not talking about your height and appearance. In our fairy world, there are people who are not as long as my legs. I have to call them respectfully."
Uncle Yi Sheng, so, the most important thing about a person is not his appearance or body shape, the key is whether he has an excellent mind."
Cao Cao was originally going to be angry, but after hearing what Ma Xiaoquan said, Cao Cao felt relieved.
Cao Cao thought: Yes, this demon still calls people who are as tall as his thighs uncles. At least I am much taller than those uncles... Xiao Jue's words: What the hell are you here?
Are you kidding me, Cao Cao? What kind of messed up logic are you talking about? After figuring it out, Cao Cao was no longer angry.
Cao Cao asked Ma Xiaoquan: "Master Shangxian, what do you mean?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Since, judging from the current situation, your conditions in all aspects are not as good as that of Yuan Benzhu, why not let him take the lead."
Cao Cao thought for a moment and said worriedly: "Then if Yuan Shao unifies..."
Ma Xiaoquan interrupted Cao Cao: "What about Yuan Benchu? Haha, don't worry, Xiao Cao. When I went down the mountain under the orders of my master, I heard my master once said that in the world today, there are no people who can compete with you, Cao Cao, and Cao Mengde.
More than 3. But don’t be happy, the secret is like this, the day after tomorrow is equally important, work hard, Xiao Cao, the future of the motherland is waiting for you... Have you seen this great land? It will all be yours in the future.
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Ma Xiaoquan's boast made Cao Cao's blood boil, and even Cao Cao's generals felt excited after hearing it.