Hearing this, Liu Gu was enraged.
Wasn't this cursing me in a roundabout way?
Ma Wei patted Liu Gu's shoulder, indicating for him to calm down and then sent someone out to reply.
"It is Duke Daming Qin, Governor Jing Camp Rong Zheng, and the Vermillion Bird Camp of the Zhennan Army under the command of Left Commander Xiao Ruxun of the Middle Military Office!"
"Our general and madam invite the commander to come out for a chat!"
The rider returned. A short while later, a tall general dressed in white robes rode out on a large horse with a long spear in his hand. Beside the white-robed general was a black-robed general who was also riding a large horse and also had a large spear in his hand.
They looked like the commander of the other side?
They came out like this?
Ma Wei felt it was slightly strange.
The two walked to the center of the two armies and stopped moving. They looked in the direction of the Zhennan Army's formation as though they were waiting for something.
"They are really waiting for us to go out? Is it really that husband and wife? "
Ma Wei looked at Liu Gu.
Liu Gu narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.
"I can't see clearly. I don't know if it is that husband and wife. If it is, they are too daring. Also, I don't know if they have an ambush."
Ma Wei thought for a moment.
"They have come out. If we don't go out, we will be laughed at. How about this, I'll take people out first. General Liu, you stay here and hold the line. If anything goes wrong, immediately send out troops. Do not hesitate."
"I'll go!"
Liu Gu raised his large blade. "They look down on me. I want to let them know where the name Big Blade Liu came from!"
Ma Wei thought for a moment.
"We can't let them feel that we don't have courage. They are calling for the Zhennan Army. I am the commander. If we don't fight, it will not be good for the morale of the army. I'll go! Sun Ting, come with me! "
"Yes!"
Ma Wei's personal general Sun Ting followed Ma Wei out of the formation.
In order to show his courage, Ma Wei also came to the center of the two armies. He was very close to the black and white generals, and could clearly see the other's appearance.
The black-robed general was undoubtedly a male. He had sword-like brows and starry eyes, and looked very heroic.
If that was the case, then this white-robed woman was … that Ma Qinshi?
It didn't quite match the image that Ma Wei had of a man with a stocky build and delicate features. This was an extremely handsome face without a beard. Moreover, there was a hint of redness in his fair skin. Clearly, he didn't look like a man.
That would be women.
Ma Wei had never thought that he would feel the word "heroic" from a woman's face.
"I'm Ma Qiancheng, the Obelisk Proclamation Envoy. This is my wife. May I know who you two are?"
The black-robed man spoke first.
Was it really that Ma Qinshi?
Ma Wei's expression was a little complicated.
"This one is the commander of the Zhennan Army's Vermillion Bird Camp, Ma Wei. This is my personal general Sun Ting. Provost Ma Xuan, this is really … …"
Ma Wei still couldn't get over it.
"The wife of Governor Ma Xuan, Madam Qin!"
A crisp female voice.
It was confirmed.
She really was a woman.
Ma Wei had never imagined that he would one day encounter a woman on the battlefield. Yet today, he had encountered one. Furthermore, they were riding on a horse, facing each other with a serious look on their faces. But this was indeed a woman. This …
Ma Wei's mood was very complicated.
So he looked at Ma Qiancheng.
"Governor Ma Xuan's wife is really a woman who is not inferior to men!"
Ma Qiancheng smiled slightly.
"Madam has practiced martial arts since childhood. In terms of martial arts, she is above me."
"Ah?!"
Ma Wei and Sun Ting couldn't help but exclaim.
"Indeed."
Ma Qiancheng admitted it honestly.
The scene was very awkward for a moment. It didn't seem like a battlefield where two armies confronted each other.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Ma Wei noticed that the situation wasn't quite right. He coughed a few times to regain his composure. "Oh, I see. Then … Governor Ma Xuan and Madam Ma took the initiative to invite me. What's the matter?"
Ma Qiancheng's expression became serious.
"To tell you the truth, General Xiao's Zhennan Army is brave and powerful. Madam and I have heard of it even from far away in the mountains. General Xiao has fought against foreign enemies many times. His achievements are glorious and his reputation is illustrious. But we didn't expect that after the Northern Expedition against the Northern Barbarians, he was suddenly declared a rebel. Madam and I were also quite surprised about this.
But we also didn't expect that in this short period of a month, the situation in the world would change so quickly. Your army marched into Sichuan and claimed that Shen Yicheng was the rebel, conspiring to depose the Emperor and killing the loyal people. General Xiao is serving the Heavens to punish the rebels. But Shen Yicheng said that General Xiao is a rebel and is already dead. "
"That's right. Although the two of us have been stationed here under the orders of Sichuan's Inspector-General Tan Xi Si, we still have some doubts in our hearts. General Xiao is a general of the Great Ming Dynasty. It's not normal for you to want to rebel right after winning a battle. We are very confused.
Madam Ma also spoke.
Ma Wei put away the other thoughts in his mind and nodded.
"It seems that Governor Ma and Madam Ma are not stupid. I will not hide it. General Xiao is not dead. Shen Yicheng's trap failed to capture General Xiao. General Xiao escaped from death and returned to Burma. He decided to lead the army on the Northern Expedition against the traitor Shen Yicheng, rescue His Majesty, and help His Majesty regain the throne."
Ma Qiancheng and Madam Ma looked at each other.
"Is this true?"
Ma Qiancheng asked.
"Of course it is true! General Xiao was conferred the title of Duke Qin by His Majesty because of his contribution in the Northern Expedition against the Northern Barbarians. He was so grateful to get such a title. How could he suddenly rebel? Old Thief Shen omitted this part when he announced it to the public. If General Xiao did not bring back His Majesty's imperial edict, there would really be no evidence for this matter! "
Ma Qiancheng and Madam Ma looked at each other.
"Even so, you have no real evidence to say that Minister Shen rebelled, but the imperial court has an official imperial edict to declare you as a rebel. Moreover, you went north to Sichuan, which is tantamount to rebellion. Is this true?"
Ma Qiancheng said.
"It is not rebellion! This is a Northern Expedition against the rebels. The one who rebelled was Shen Yicheng, not General Xiao. General Xiao wholeheartedly serves the country. How could he do such a thing? When we went to Sichuan, we also strictly enforced military discipline and tried our best to not offend anyone. We went north all the way without killing anyone, let alone harming the innocent. We only wanted to suppress the rebels, nothing else! "
Ma Wei retorted.
Ma Qiancheng and Madam Ma looked at each other and did not know how to answer for a moment.
"What Shen Yicheng did was no different from rebellion. You two don't look like stupid people. Why did you help the evildoer? My army went to suppress the rebels. Now we not only took Yunnan, but also Guangxi and Guangdong.
Now Marshal Xiao's main force went north to attack Huguang and Fujian. The navy went north to attack Shen Yicheng's hometown and cut off the supply route of the Jinghang Canal. We already have the upper hand. Shen Yicheng is good at manipulating power but incompetent with troops. How can he be Marshal Xiao's opponent? Why don't you join forces with my army to suppress the rebels? "
Ma Wei took the opportunity to attack.
Ma Qiancheng and Madam Ma looked at each other and were silent for a while.
Then Madam Ma shook her head.
"This isn't helping the evildoer do evil, but obeying orders. This is our duty. General Ma, the reason why my wife and I made an appointment with you today is because we have something to ask you. However, no matter what, we cannot allow you to pass through here."
Ma Wei's face turned cold.
"That means there is no room for discussion?"
Ma Qiancheng nodded.
"Absolutely impossible."
Ma Wei clenched the spear in his hand.
"Unless you are willing to fight with us. If you win, we will talk again!"
Madam Ma suddenly said.
"Ah?"
Ma Wei was stunned.
In the end, the husband and wife directly raised their weapons.
"General Ma, if you want to negotiate, you must first defeat us!"
Ma Wei saw that he could not continue talking and gave Sun Ting a look.
Fight!
"Come on!!"
Ma Wei and Sun Ting also raised their weapons.
Fighting in front of the battlefield was actually a long time ago. But facing a challenge, Ma Wei could not retreat no matter what.
Ma Qiancheng directly thrust his spear towards Ma Wei. Madam Ma also thrust her spear towards Sun Ting.
The four of them immediately fought against each other. After more than a dozen rounds, they were evenly matched, and there was no clear winner or loser.
Then.
Ma Qiancheng and Madam Ma suddenly made a feint with great tacit understanding and retreated from the battlefield.
"Husband, these two people are too strong, we may not be their opponents!"
"Wife, it is true, we are not their opponents!"
"Husband, why don't we retreat for the time being and fight again!"
"Okay, Wife, then we will retreat for the time being and fight again!"
After saying that, the two turned their horses and ran back to their formation. Then the thousands of neatly lined white pole soldiers also retreated. In the blink of an eye, they retreated far away, leaving behind a ground full of flags.
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