This guy is not Ma Chao

  The weather today seems to be very bad.

  Because I heard the trees on the wall outside the house rustling constantly, and there was also the sound of raindrops falling on the window sill.

  My head is splitting.

  There is someone in the house.

  I can hear the chaotic footsteps and the clanging of various metal objects.

  My mood is terrible.

  I was just playing Sango 12 Power Up PK version at home last night, and after unifying most of the rivers and mountains, I accidentally fell asleep due to boredom.

  When I woke up... I found myself being tightly hugged by a sturdy and robust middle-aged woman with a strong back and waist, who kept coaxing me: "Good boy..."

  I'm relatively slender - only 178cm tall and barely 64kg in weight - but not so petite that I'd be cradled in a woman's arms, let alone have her coax me? I struggled with all my might to escape from her broad and powerful embrace.

  The old lady trembled slightly, but her arms became even stronger, and with a single movement, she firmly enclosed me inside.

  I looked around myself, and my heart suddenly cooled down: I was completely naked, with a bloody and blurry object attached to my navel, and the slender arm was not even as thick as this woman's finger. This... could it be the legendary rebirth?

  It's said that in the past, if you wanted to be reborn, you'd at least have to be struck by lightning first; but now, with this world, playing a game can even let you travel through time and space? When did being reborn become so cheap?

  Looking at this dilapidated mud hut, it's clear that I'm not some kind of high-ranking official or noble. I couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow: is my new life going to be ruined in this peasant's home?

  My goodness!

  Reborn!

  I curled my lip, but saw that the robust woman with a tiger's back and bear's waist picked up a pair of scissors from a basket, hummed softly, and walked slowly towards me.

  I felt a chill run down my spine, and my whole body was trembling uncontrollably.

  She flashed a smile, aimed at my lower abdomen, and with lightning speed, her hand rose and the knife fell!

  A sudden severe pain in the lower body!

  Damn it! I felt as if one of my legs had been cut off, and my whole body was completely numb.

  The intense pain had no outlet, and I could only let out a loud wail.

  Really burst into tears!

  The old woman used scissors to cut off a string of bloody and fleshy objects, shouting with joy: "Old master, madam, the young master has finally cried out loud!"

  A bigger woman next to her smiled and revealed the fish-tail wrinkles at the corners of her eyes: "I, the number one midwife in Xiliang, am here. The general should be reassured!"

  "Ah, Auntie, you've worked hard, go to the outer hall and take a rest for a while." The only man in the house - oh, except for me, that is - was still quite young, with a sparse scattering of short whiskers on his chin. His eyes were full of joy, but his voice was still very calm, "This child has an extraordinary appearance from birth, and will surely have extraordinary accomplishments in the future. Let's name him 'Chao' then, what do you think?" This must be my biological father.

  "I just want the child to be safe." The young woman on the bed was even more beautiful than my aunt who was holding me. She weakly waved at me, and I hastily waved back at her, trying to please "Mom". My mother's face lit up with a smile, and she struggled to sit up, taking me from my aunt's arms and saying to my father: "Shoucheng, this child is indeed not an ordinary child, he will definitely achieve something in the future."

  Shoucheng... who is it?

  I was a science student in my previous life... I didn't study history for many years, and the people I knew were all famous figures, either founding emperors or famous generals and ministers of various dynasties. People with slightly lower reputations couldn't be recognized. As for Shou Cheng, his name really doesn't leave a deep impression on me. Never mind, never mind, I guess he's just a small fry. Of course, I hope his name is Liu Shou Cheng, because he might be the father of Liu Bang, Liu Xiu, Liu Bei, and Liu Yu...

  I lay in the warm and comfortable embrace of "Mother", feeling not bad, much more pleasant than being in that rough big mother's arms... The pain in my abdomen gradually subsided, I was too lazy to cry anymore, closed my eyes, stretched out my legs, and sleepiness immediately came over me.

  "The child has fallen asleep, you should rest more too." Shoucheng's old father showed some concern for his mother and then left as well.

  After the door was gently closed, someone outside the door said in a low voice: "Congratulations to Master Ma for having a noble son. Our master ordered us to send some gifts first, and General will arrive later."

  "Unfortunately..." Dad sighed softly, and the footsteps of the two people gradually faded away, probably afraid of affecting our mother and son.

  I suddenly became wide awake: if Old Man calls Ma Shoucheng 'General Ma', then shouldn't I be called 'Ma Chao'?

  Heavens, could Ma Teng's name be Zhoucheng?

  I'm really ashamed, I didn't play Ma Chao's forces much before, although there is the powerful general Ma Chao, but because of its remote location and everyone knowing that this force has no future, I never considered Ma Teng at all. The only thing I knew was what Mr. Yi Zhongtian mentioned... It seems that my research on the Three Kingdoms is not deep enough. Can't ignore his existence just because he's in a remote place.

  But Ma Chao is also a good role, Little Ma Ge is said to be handsome and dignified in appearance, and together with Zhao Family's Uncle Zilong, they are known as the two most handsome generals of Shu Army. He also has the reputation of "Later Period Xiao Qiang". With his extremely high martial arts skills and barely first-rate commanding ability, it seems that as long as he makes a bit of effort to improve his intelligence and politics, life will be very comfortable in the future. Haha, being reborn as Ma Chao is a big win!

  I closed my eyes and silently calculated everything for the future:

  In fact, the conditions for rebirth as Ma Chao are not all bad.

  First, family conditions: According to historical records, after Ma Teng rose from humble beginnings, he quickly became a powerful warlord dominating the northwest. His later life should not have been too difficult, at least in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia I was also a second-generation official.

  In terms of appearance, he is said to be quite handsome, but that's not the point - does a second-generation official need to consider this issue?

  In terms of ability, martial arts are naturally not worth mentioning, and it is said that military strategy can barely be handled, making him one of the few great generals in the late Three Kingdoms period who can hold his own.

  Moreover, what makes me feel most at ease is that Ma Chao took the stage relatively late and missed out on that chaotic battle between the eighteen lords in the Central Plains.

  By the time Ma Chao's power has grown to the point where he can rival the strongest of warlords, those veteran generals with great military reputations such as Lü Bu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and others will have long been dead and gone. My chances of survival would also be greatly increased.

  Among the three countries, let's first look at Liu Bei's Shu state. Although the remaining four tiger generals are still alive, their ages are all there, and Zhang Fei's fierce battle with Ma Chao is absolutely impossible to reappear. As for Wei Yan, who was second only to the five tigers in terms of bravery and military strategy, although he was deeply trusted by Liu Bei, he seemed to have deep contradictions with Zhuge Liang, and his strong personality led to conflicts with other civil officials and strategists, which had already doomed his tragic fate in Shu state. Internal strife could kill him, so it's not worth my worry.

  Among the many generals of Wei, although General Xiahou Dun was known for his bravery since childhood, after being shot in the left eye by that scoundrel Cao Xing during the Battle of Xiaopei and greatly reducing his strength, he could only barely maintain a second or third-rate level. His adoptive brother Cao Cao felt sorry for him and had to let him take care of the rear more often, and it turned out that he also became a good farmer; Xiahou Yuan was known as the "Western Gentleman Leopard" who dominated outside the pass, but when Huang Zhong was 70 or 80 years old, he could still cut him down with one knife. How could I put him in my eyes? Zhang Liao should be considered a brave general of Wei, but since Cao left him to guard the small town of Heifei for a long time to resist Sun Quan, it's unlikely that we'll meet each other for the time being. Xu Chu, this fool, may have surpassed me in brute force, but after all, he was dull-witted and not a threat at all!

  As for the remaining generals such as Zhang He, Xu Huang, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Yue Jin and Cao Hong, although they have rankings like "Five Sons of Wei" or "Eight Riders of Cao Wei", but in terms of military strength and battle array, which one can match me?!

  Pang De, although he had a tough fight with Guan Yu, after all, took advantage of Guan Yu's unhealed old wounds, and in terms of strength, he might still be a bit inferior. Moreover, he was Ma Chao's former subordinate - no, my former subordinate! When the time comes, I can just entangle him and not let him go, or simply chop him off with one knife! I really am so stupid!

  As for the Wu state in the southeast, I never knew who was a fierce general. From childhood, I only knew about the Five Tiger Generals of Shu from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Although Cao Wei's people were severely weakened, at least at the beginning, there was Xiahou Dun shooting an arrow into his own eye, which shocked people. Later, there were also a series of battles such as Zhang Wen's victory at Parrot Beak Fortress, Cao Pi's great battle against the Eastern Wu army, Pang De's death in battle, Xu Shu's great battle at River Mian, and Xu Chu's naked fight against Ma Chao. However, the famous generals of Eastern Wu seemed to be inferior to those of Wei and Shu in both wisdom and bravery, and even their luck was worse than that of other countries. Among the Confucian generals, Zhou Yu burned down Red Cliffs, but died early; Lu Xun crossed the river in a white robe, but died early; Lu Meng went to a meeting with a single sword, but died early; Lu Xun burned down eight hundred li of camps, but died old and frustrated.

  Among the Wu generals, Sun Ce was known as "Little Overlord", but... he was assassinated by Zhu Huan after just settling Jiangdong, and his death was extremely ugly throughout the Three Kingdoms history; Taishi Ci, who was on par with Sun Ce, I really don't know what great feats he accomplished, but when I read Bi Shui Dong Yin's "Donglai Taishi Ci", Zi Yi was a filial son of his time, but also died young; Gan Ning, the pirate with the brocade sail, is most famous for leading 100 horsemen to raid Wei camp, which seems to be added by Luo Guanzhong himself, making him seem like just a fierce general; Zhou Tai, the unsheathed swordsman from the Musou series, I didn't notice him before and couldn't have noticed him, but now in the game he's quite prominent, brave indeed, but seemingly only a bodyguard for Sun Quan, not to be feared.

  Haha, I remember someone saying that in the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lü Bu is the hero at the beginning and Ma Chao is the hero at the end. This means that my Western Liang's Ma Chao will not be a minor character who dies old in a remote corner of northwest China. However, historically, although Ma Chao was powerful in his youth, he had a bumpy road ahead, serving under Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang before joining Liu Bei at the age of nearly 40. Although his position was not low, he never gained Liu Bei's trust and died at the age of 40-something. As the youngest to die among the Five Tigers of Shu Han, Ma Chao is indeed a pitiful figure. Therefore, I will definitely learn from history, take good care of myself in the future, live to be 70 or 80 years old with a peaceful life, surrounded by wives and children, and enjoy all the joys of family...

  Alright, anyone with discerning eyes can see that the above paragraphs are extremely one-sided and typical of a psychology that attacks others' weaknesses with one's own strengths. Let's put it aside for now.

  But in short...

  Among the three kingdoms, none of the civil officials have military power comparable to mine, and none of the military generals have a vision comparable to mine. As for those who are well-versed in both civil and military affairs... there are actually only a few.

  So, I naturally have sufficient reason to believe that under the wise leadership of Ma Chao, my Xiliang Iron Cavalry will surely sweep across the Central Plains and conquer the Cao Wei Empire, swallow up the southwestern Han vassals, destroy the southeastern Sun Wu clan, possess all thirteen provinces, and establish an eternal achievement. This Chinese world - it's all in my hands!