"General Ma, when I was under your command before, I only had one feeling. I was fighting for the sake of fighting, and every fight was numb."
"But since I served for General Wei and faced these Qiang people again, I have a different feeling."
"Maybe my Pang De level is not that high, but I do have the feeling of fighting for the people of Yongliang."
"General Wei said that one day, he will make 'Anyone who offends our strong men will be punished no matter how far away' will no longer be a slogan!"
Pound's expression was passionate and his tone was full of frustrations, as if the grand scene described by Liu Zhang had already appeared in his eyes.
Seeing his former loyal subordinates find a sense of belonging under the enemy's command, Ma Teng felt even more mixed emotions in his heart.
For this reason alone, Ma Teng was a failed monarch.
"call..."
With a gentle breath, Ma Teng let go of everything.
Perhaps Ma Teng had thought about the possibility of failure, but he never imagined that it would be Pound who made him see everything clearly.
"General Wei, Ma Teng failed you..."
Ma Teng got off his horse, bowed to the ground neatly, and kowtowed to Liu Zhang in apology.
Liu Zhang knew very well that the meaning of Ma Teng's kneeling was not to pray for forgiveness, but to express repentance from the bottom of his heart.
This time, Ma Teng truly gave up everything.
"Brother Shoucheng, you...get up."
Unexpectedly, after receiving Liu Zhang's forgiveness, Ma Teng did not accept it and continued to kneel down.
"General Wei, Ma Teng feels deeply guilty and cannot escape, and dare not get up."
At this moment, Ma Teng felt extremely guilty and had no face to face Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang forgave him so easily, which only made him even more ashamed.
At this moment, Ma Teng felt the gap between himself and Liu Zhang more deeply.
"Brother Shoucheng, please get up."
After receiving Liu Zhang's forgiveness again, Ma Teng slowly stood up instead of continuing to kneel on the ground.
However, Ma Teng lowered his head and did not dare to look at Liu Zhang's face. He was both ashamed and guilty.
Looking at Ma Teng who had found himself again, Liu Zhang could only smile helplessly.
For Liu Zhang, Han Sui and Ma Teng were completely different.
Ma Teng's own talents are limited, and nothing he can do poses a threat to him.
But Han Sui is different!
Han Sui is very good at conspiracy and tricks, and he often does things by any means. Keeping him will be a disaster after all!
Han Sui's forces were almost completely destroyed, and Yan Xing's death in battle also completely wiped out Liu Zhang's last thoughts.
Compared to Han Sui, Ma Teng is much simpler.
Or you can describe Ma Teng as a reckless man.
Even at his peak, Ma Teng could not escape the fate of failure in the end, let alone when he is now in decline.
Therefore, Ma Teng's life was dispensable to Liu Zhang and did not even require special consideration.
Whether to stay or kill him was all at Liu Zhang's discretion.
Sparing or executing Ma Teng will have no impact.
But after all, Ma Teng was very grateful to Pound, even if it was just a favor.
Although Liu Zhang firmly believed that even if Ma Teng was killed, Pound would never have any objections.
If Ma Teng is left behind, everyone in the Ma family can work for him.
For example, Ma Yue now, Ma Dai in the future, and of course Ma Chao, Liu Zhang's favorite!
Perhaps the nature of Liu Zhang's leaving Ma Teng's life could not escape Ma Chao and Pang De after all!
"Brother Shoucheng, I will give you a house in Chengdu, and you can live a peaceful life there in the future!"
Sparing Ma Teng's life was fine for Liu Zhang, but continuing to serve him was certainly not.
Liu Zhang also believed that after this blow, Ma Teng's ambition to fight on the battlefield had been completely wiped out.
Ma Teng was stunned for a moment, then immediately leaned forward and saluted.
"Ma Teng, thank you General Wei for your kindness!"
For Ma Teng, this can be regarded as an extremely generous act.
I'm afraid there is a suspicion of smoke coming out of ancestral graves!
Even if he was sentenced to death by Liu Zhang, Ma Teng would be relieved, not to mention that Liu Zhang not only spared his life, but also provided for him.
"Brother Shoucheng, please take care of yourself in the future!"
Liu Zhang looked serious and his tone contained a strong warning.
His patience has limits, and he hopes Ma Teng will remember today's lesson.
"I will bear in mind General Wei's teachings!"
Ma Teng bowed in obeisance again, then threw away his weapons and sword, and chose to walk towards Liu Zhang alone.
This also means that regardless of whether Liu Zhang fulfilled his promise or not, Ma Teng chose to believe it and surrendered.
"Father!"
At this moment, Ma Chao, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't help but speak.
Even if he didn't have a way to deal with his father Ma Teng, he still couldn't accept watching Ma Teng fall into Liu Zhang's hands.
Ma Teng stopped and looked at Ma Chao with complicated eyes.
It was this look that made Ma Chao fully understand what it means to truly let go.
"Meng Qi, my father was so stupid that he not only harmed the people of Yong and Liang states, but also harmed the loyal soldiers who had followed my father for many years!"
"For selfish reasons, I have been betrayed by my most trusted general and closest brother. Now I have dragged you down to this! As a father, I deeply apologize to you!"
"Ling Ming is right. To conquer the world and rule the world, being a father is not what you are made for!"
Ma Teng looked lonely, his eyes full of apologies.
Although everyone knows that without Ma Teng, Ma Chao still cannot escape today's ending.
But Ma Teng chose to take all the blame.
Ma Chao couldn't help but feel sad, he actually felt a special sense of family affection.
"Father...!"
It's not that Ma Chao has never experienced the warmth of family affection, but it's just that today is very different from the past twenty years or so.
"Father, don't panic, your son will definitely lead you out of the siege!"
Maybe it was a sudden burst of bloody courage, or maybe he was really willing to fight to the death!
Ma Chao's eyes reflected a fierce look, and then he burst out with an extremely sharp momentum.
He showed Ma Teng that his bold words were not lies!
"Meng Qi, forget it!"
A trace of relief flashed in Ma Teng's eyes. Ma Chao had this attitude, which was already very satisfying for him.
"Father!"
But Ma Chao didn't want to give up. He really couldn't watch Ma Teng fall into Liu Zhang's hands again.
"Meng Qi, as a father, I believe in the conduct of General Wei."
Ma Teng smiled and shook his head. For him, the best destination was to hand himself over to Liu Zhang.
Even if Liu Zhang immediately turned against him and executed him, Ma Teng would never complain.
Ma Teng turned around and walked towards Liu Zhang again.
But after taking a few steps, he stopped again.
"Meng Qi, you and I are the same as father and son. We can be generals, but not lords!"
"Ride your horse across the battlefield, assist the hero in making achievements, and imitating your ancestor, General Fubo, may be your way out!"
Ma Teng did not turn around. After admonishing him, he walked straight towards Liu Zhang.