This guy is not Ma Chao

  The sky of Xi Liang is rarely gloomy.

  Why is it always sunny whenever I go out?

  The old man's mood is average, and he rushes to the front of the team at the forefront.

  He was followed by about a hundred cavalrymen.

  It's better to say it's a transport team than a cavalry.

  They brought mostly wine, meat and dry rations, as well as a small amount of clothing and armor.

  He even brought several dozen swift horses.

  It can be seen from this that Lao Die is meticulous.

  I don't understand why our Ma family has to provide these things for those Qiang Hu people.

  A minority, and a rebellious minority bandit at that! Why are we being so good to him?!

  Is it just because those Qiang people saved my grandfather back then?!

  Isn't this too ridiculous?!

  The old man was very persistent.

  Although he didn't believe I could kill Beigong Boyu, before we set out, he specifically checked my equipment: I had no iron spear in my hand, no bow and arrow under the saddle, just riding a small horse with Pang De and Ma Dai following behind Father.

  Pang De's father, Pang Yi, had already led the transport team ahead of us. The first person I sought help from was Uncle Pang Yi. Father's deputy, who excelled in both literature and martial arts, smiled and shook his head after hearing my request: "I won't help you with something your father doesn't agree with."

  You're so loyal to my dad, but you should also listen to what I have to say!

  "My goodness! Then I'll look for your son."

  "Hey, Dege," I turned around, speaking softly, "Did you bring your gun?"

  He looked at me with some surprise: "You've only brought a sword."

  "A sword?" I nodded slightly, leaning towards him, "When the time comes, find an opportunity to help me kill Beigong Boyu."

  Pang De stared at me for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Is it the general's secret order?" His expression was quite cautious, like he was contacting an underground worker.

  What's with the secrecy? Even if there was a secret order, it would be impossible to find you, a 13-year-old kid!

  I found it slightly amusing in my heart, but of course I couldn't say it out loud: Pang De this kid is usually a bit quiet like his big brother, but people like him generally have strong self-esteem, if others deny their existence value, they must be anxious with him.

  I smiled and said: "Of course not, even if there was a secret order, it wouldn't be possible for me to come and deliver it." I shifted the object of ridicule to myself.

  "Huh?" He didn't react, just raised an eyebrow in question.

  "Are they not just Qiang bandits? Why should we go to such great lengths to entertain them? They plunder the common people year after year, and in recent years have become increasingly brazen. Shouldn't they be eliminated?" I attempted to reason with Pang De from the perspective of serving the people, and to move him emotionally.

  The other party did not speak, but just shook his head.

  My goodness! Won't you help me out? Are you too stubborn?!

  I always thought you were a good person who loved the people and treated them like your own children, but I didn't expect you to be so indifferent to the suffering of the common people at the hands of an alien tribe.

  I was blind to have misjudged you!

  No wonder later on Cao Cao just waved his hand and you followed him to surrender, you this... disloyal and unrighteous guy!

  I want to cry but have no tears: if Brother De doesn't help me, who else can I rely on?

  Pang De no longer looked at me and slowly passed by from one side.

  Ma Dai took advantage of the situation and squeezed forward: "Big brother, what are you going to do? De Ce seems unhappy, if there's something on your mind, tell me too."

  "Kill Bei Gong Bo Yu." I said calmly, then turned to him, "Will you help me kill?"

  Ma Dai let out a snort and shrank his head: "You do it yourself. I trust you."

  "Don't be so modest, big brother, I believe you've grown up and can take care of yourself... Hey, hey, where are you running to?" I shook my head, watching as my usual followers galloped away in a cloud of dust.

  Are you asking this young master to take action himself?

  Cough cough, but I don't even have a handy weapon!

  Speaking of which, what's my most handy weapon again?

  Knife? Sword? These are for decoration. Can a child on horseback use a sword to chop ghosts?

  Long spear? En, this is what my old man usually uses. I've been learning spears for over a year now, and it's quite handy. However, I couldn't even defeat Ma Dai, let alone the fierce and ferocious Beigong Boyu from the north. Although I don't believe he has the legendary protective aura surging throughout his body, he'll definitely have basic reflexes. If my weak and powerless spear can't kill him and instead gets countered by a single slash of his knife, that would be a loss.

  This young master's specialty is indeed archery!

  The arrow technique is divine, and one hundred paces piercing willow leaves is the best description of this young master.

  Of course, for now, it's limited to small animals with a movement range of less than one inch. What about larger animals like humans? I've never shot before and have no experience, so logically speaking, such a large target should be easier to hit, plus it's a long-range attack, if you miss once, you can shoot a few more arrows, and if all else fails, just run away!

  I'm really clever, I know that arrows are the best weapon. Well, indeed, what is the weapon that kills the most people throughout the entire Romance of the Three Kingdoms? It's arrows.

  What's the advantage of shooting arrows? Convenience and safety are one, in case you don't kill with an arrow, you can chase up on horseback and finish with a knife. Especially Huang Zhong, who turned the bow and arrow, originally a legitimate weapon, into a hidden weapon, and paired it with Guan Yu's "dragging knife technique" as one of the "most rogue single challenge moves in the Three Kingdoms".

  So I didn't say a word, secretly borrowed a bow and arrow from a soldier, hid it under the saddle, ready to show off my skills.

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  We have already left the city for fifty or sixty miles.

  Several hundred cavalrymen slowly approached from a distance. Western Liang had nothing else, but fine horses and fat sheep were the most abundant. The iron cavalry of Liangzhou was known as invincible in the world, but infantry battles were not their strong suit. Therefore, brothers who played Three Kingdoms Unmatched knew why Ma Chao was called Ma Chao - he was a superman on horseback... As long as they didn't fall off their horses, they would be invincible; but in infantry battles, they were just average.

  I deliberately slowed down and kept a distance of several dozen steps from the team ahead.

  Bei Gong Bo Yu was clearly fleeing in disarray, surrounded and pursued. Two or three hundred people were all disheveled and exhausted, covered from head to toe in dust, making it impossible to discern their features.

  "Is it Ma Teng?" someone shouted loudly from over a hundred paces away.

  "It's Ma Teng. I heard that brother is passing through Wuwei, so I specially prepared some wine, food, clothes and armor, hoping that brother can accept them." Why was the old man being so polite?

  The deserters heard there was food and drink, their eyes lit up, and they spurred on their horses to meet us.

  "Thanks, Lord Ma." The speaker should be Beigong Boyu. He took over a bag of water without hesitation, tilted his head and poured it down in one gulp, then licked his still dry lips with satisfaction.

  "Take all the food with you, and hurry up!" He loudly ordered his men, tore off a piece of cured smoked meat and took two big bites, then gulped down a mouthful of water, and actually left Lao Die behind.

  The Qiang and Hu people are all starving ghosts reincarnated, on the one hand they move food and drink to the horse's back, on the other hand they stuff their mouths non-stop, and they accepted the supplies we brought in a whirlwind manner.

  "There are also these clothes and armor..." Pang Yi asked for instructions from Beigong Boyu.

  He waved his hand impatiently: "They're all a burden, you keep them for yourself!"

  Pang Yi turned his head to look at Ma Teng, and Old Man slightly furrowed his brow, but simply waved his hand to signal Pang Yi not to mind.

  Bei Gong Bo Yu loudly shouted in his mouth, pulling the horse's head and beckoning his subordinates to leave quickly.

  So soon you want to leave?

  I originally thought he would eat for a while, maybe even rest in Wuwei City or a nearby small county town, but unexpectedly he was so anxious that he didn't stop at all and wanted to continue escaping, it was actually my "wonderful plan" of waiting for him to get tired that got ruined.

  An opportunity lost is lost forever!

  With a determined heart, I kicked the horse's belly, and the little horse spread its hooves and galloped towards Beigong Boyu.

  With his left hand he felt for the bow at his belt.

  I suddenly felt a warm current surging in my lower abdomen.

  The legendary true energy?

  My confidence soared, and a surge of heroic spirit rushed up to my heart.

  Horseshoes in mid-air.

  Draw the bowstring and nock an arrow.

  Bei Gong Bo Yu has already begun to leave.

  Shoot!

  The index finger relaxed slightly, and the short arrow had already torn through the sky.