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Chapter 787 Mako's Intentions

Old Hu, a soldier from Shanhai Town, had just been whipped. He looked back cursingly, and was immediately dumbfounded.

In front of his eyes, stood a group of high-spirited battalion soldiers. These people were untouchable existences in the handsome battalion, because they were all the personal guards of Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhai Town.

The leader was a thin middle-aged military officer whose face seemed to be somewhat similar to Ma Ke's. There was a gloomy look in his expression, which made people feel a sense of disgust.

I just heard him say sadly: "When the army is stationed in the camp, all soldiers are not allowed to make loud noises. Don't you know? But it's impossible to eat the general's military law?"

He glanced coldly at the soldiers beside him, lowered his eyelids, and said calmly: "Nian Er is a first offender, this time I will give you a small punishment. Come on, give this guy twenty slaps, as a respectful example!" "

Lao Hu was still in a daze, and he didn't react at all. The little schoolboy who whipped him just now came up with a grin on his face.

He couldn't help saying that as soon as he came up, he threw his arms away, bowed left and right, and slapped Lao Hu hard. After dozens of slaps, Lao Hu's cheeks were already red and swollen, and he was beaten like a pig's head.

Only then did the military officer snort in satisfaction, and walked away with his hands behind his hands.

The servants behind him also swaggered after him, kicking and kicking the sergeants who couldn't dodge as they walked, cursing and saying: "Good dogs don't block the way, get out of the way, don't wink."

Seeing these people drifting away, the old Hu stood up covering his mouth, a look of resentment flashed in his eyes: "Fuck you, dare to hit me, find a chance, I will definitely shoot you!" he!"

The soldier with black hair around his mouth shrank aside obediently just now, but now he sighed and said: "Ma Zhiyong is also considered a man, how can there be such a brother?

They were both born by the same mother, so why is Ma Zhiren a small-minded, vengeful master, and his elder brother is Ma Shuai's family member, Lao Hu, you bumped into him, just consider yourself unlucky . "

The neighbors also persuaded: "Yes, Lao Hu. Let's not talk about him, we can't afford to provoke him, we can't afford to provoke him."

The battalion system is abolished and military discipline is corrupt, but there are still ranks in the battalion, not to mention ordinary soldiers and officers, there are also several grades among servants, cavalry, and infantry.

For example, the old Hu who was beaten just now, as a sergeant in the main barracks, is naturally slightly higher than the next general and sergeant in the guerrilla battalion, and in the main barracks, the cavalry is higher than the infantry.

Of course, the servants who are the core of a town's military power are the highest level of existence, and as the generals who directly command them, even Ma Ke, who is the chief military officer, must treat him differently.

Just like Ma Zhiren just now, he is just the captain of the army camp, but because his brother is the general of the general officer Ma Ke, as the leader of the most powerful family team, he is already the leader of the Shanhai Town. The most powerful person outside of Ma Ke.

It is precisely because of the presence of Ma Zhiyong, the general of the Zhengbing Battalion, that Ma Zhiren can be so arrogant.

Moreover, although Ma Zhiren was a bit arrogant and domineering, he was very good at getting things done, especially to the commander-in-chief Ma Ke. As long as it was something Ma Ke wanted to do, he would do his best to do it for him.

How can such a character not be favored!
Participating general Ma Zhiyong is a ruthless man, a ruthless leader on the battlefield, and it is precisely because of this that he became the leader of the family team under Ma Ke's command, and has been promoted step by step since then, accumulating achievements and becoming a general.

Their brothers were all favored by the general soldier, and it was inevitable that some people would be jealous, but Ma Zhiyong fought all the way with his ability, and because he was Ma Ke's relatives, he was promoted to the general.

And many servants under Marco's command also admired him, and everyone had nothing to say.

Therefore, everyone is criticizing this Ma Zhiren in private. Although he has some abilities, he is not an outstanding talent among the frontier army. It is only because of his elder brother, coupled with his blind catering to the superior, that it is naturally difficult to convince the public .

And this Ma Zhiren has always relied on his brother's relationship with the commander-in-chief Ma Ke, so he is used to being domineering on weekdays, so of course he can't bear the slightest treatment.

He has long hated the other officials and generals in the camp who were not convinced by him.

And the old Hu of the fierce army that I met today is exactly one of the subordinates of the officers and generals. Will you let this big-mouthed old Hu go?
That old Hu also knew that Ma Zhiren was not someone he could offend.

However, the breath just now made him lose his face in front of everyone. How could he swallow it? I took my chance..."

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Ma Zhiren continued to walk through the camp with his confidants and servants beside him. He was very proud of the fact that the commander-in-chief Ma Ke had assigned him to inspect the camps.

Walking in the camp, you can see garbage and sewage criss-crossing among the tents, like refugee camps.

According to the military law of Ming Dynasty, the camp of the army must be kept clean and tidy, but in the camp of Shanhai Town, even the main camp of Ma Ke did not meet the requirements.

However, Ma Zhiren turned a blind eye when passing by these random piles of garbage and excrement, apparently already accustomed to it.

As he walked along the way, from time to time, officers, generals and soldiers from the main barracks saluted him affectionately, but Ma Zhiren just nodded lightly, and he put on a full-fledged official airs.

Soon, a magnificent tent appeared in front of him, surrounded by armored guards standing one by one.

Ma Zhiren first let the servants of his entourage stay outside the tent, and he brewed his feelings again, then put on a humble smile, and slowly walked into the big tent.

There are two worlds inside and outside the tent.

As soon as he entered the big tent, he saw that the decoration inside was extremely luxurious, and several large candles as thick as a child's arm were lit, illuminating the inside of the tent brilliantly, like daytime.

A few days before the big case, Ma Ke was enjoying a sumptuous dinner in a brocade robe and casual clothes.

The food is very rich, it can be seen that the whole table is full, except for all kinds of fresh fish, there are pork, mutton, and even a whole roast chicken on the table.

Moreover, the tableware he used was all gold and silver vessels, and even the wine vessels were made of silver.

At this time, on both sides of the big desk, there are two charming and beautiful women serving with laughter. They feed various kinds of food into Mako's mouth from time to time, and they keep lifting the silver pot and pouring it into the silver wine cup. liquor.

No.

Taking a closer look, I realized that the beauties on both sides of the case were not women, but two handsome young men dressed as women!

The scene where the three of them are so intimate, if someone who is not a manly style sees it, he will definitely feel very sick, and even cause nausea and vomiting.

However, Ma Zhiren's expression was normal, and he didn't care at all.

Ma Dashuai likes the young man, and has always declared to the outside world that "two flats are not as good as one circle".

These two "lovely" young husbands in front of him were all collected by Ma Zhiren himself with great effort and a lot of money!

This is also one of the important reasons why he can please Marko.

After entering the big tent, although Ma Zhiren was more favored, he did not dare to directly disturb the commander in chief's eating. He stood respectfully aside with his hands down, without saying a word, just waiting quietly.

Seeing him coming in, Ma Ke only raised his eyelids after the case, and then continued to enjoy the food and "beauty" slowly.

It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that he put down his silver chopsticks and said with a smile to the two young gentlemen who were serving at the table: "Your sisters served you well today, and I will reward you with these meals."

The two young ministers immediately beamed with joy, and thanked in a delicate voice: "Thank you, Commander."

Ma Ke teased with a smile on his face: "It's only right to thank you so much!"

He suddenly raised his hand, patted the buttocks of one of the young husbands, and said with a lewd smile: "You two little bastards, let's see how the handsome man will deal with you two tonight."

The young gentleman looked back coquettishly and said, "Master... I hate it."

"Hahaha……"

Inside the handsome tent, there was a burst of very loud laughter.

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After the two young gentlemen left with a case of leftover food, Marco took out another delicate tobacco rod, and took out some shredded tobacco from a cigarette pouch to fill the pot.

Ma Zhiren quickly and wittily took out the fire folder, walked forward quickly, and lit the fireworks for the commander.

Ma Ke exhaled a thick puff of smoke with a face full of satisfaction, and said lightly: "How is the matter going?"

His back was facing the candlelight, and the smoke curled up in the shadows, and the candlelight flickered, flickering, flickering, gloomy and a little scary.

Ma Zhiren didn't dare to be negligent, he knew that the master in front of him was a temperamental character, if he was a little careless, he would not know how he died.

He quickly and respectfully replied in a low voice: "I have already contacted, but..."

"Um……"

Ma Ke's face changed: "Just what?"

Ma Zhiren showed a look of embarrassment, he gritted his teeth hard, as if he had made up his mind, and then said cautiously: "There is a letter written by the commander-in-chief before they believe it..."

In the shadows, Ma Ke, the chief soldier of the Shanhaiguan Pass, looked hesitant, facing the letter paper spread out in front of him, gnashing his teeth for a while, and turning grim for a while.

He lifted the brush with his right hand tremblingly, and it was stained with ink. The purple hair that used to be light and fluffy in the past seemed to be as heavy as a thousand weights in his hand.

This is no different from sending someone to quietly contact them before. This kind of handwritten letter even contains a part of the strategic deployment of the Ming army, which can be regarded as an ironclad proof of collaborating with the enemy.

Once the matter is exposed, there will be no room for change, and the ending will be the end of life and family annihilation!
Is it really worth it just for some verbal disputes and emotional matters?
At this moment, his heart was like a battle between heaven and man, and it was difficult to make up his mind for a long time.

Ma Zhiren stood not far from him, didn't even dare to show his strength, and hid in the corner very obediently and quietly, never saying a word.

Suddenly, Ma Ke's body trembled more and more. He seemed to be trying to convince himself, and in his mind, he kept recalling the humiliation he had received from Zhang Cheng.

How dare he be so rampant at such a young age, humiliating himself like that in front of Duchen Hong and Director Zhang, not to mention that there are many generals present, he has no scruples, which makes him lose face!
He thought, if this letter was sent, it could really lure the main force of the Tartars to turn to Zhang Cheng, causing Zhang Cheng to suffer heavy losses and lose face.

Then it's worth taking the risk!
Moreover, maybe after receiving the letter, the Tartars would not only turn to attack the Xuanfu army, but also send some military exploits to themselves?

If he made a great contribution on the Songjin front line because of this, in the future, that damned Zhang Cheng might depend on his face.

Marko took a sharp puff from the bong, and a cloud of smoke spewed out.

He tried his best to stabilize his mind, and finally made up his mind. When he mentioned Zihao, he saw that the pen was flying like a snake, and quickly wrote a letter.

Ma Ke was born in this era of nobles and martial arts, in order to conform to the elegance, he also made a cruel heart and practiced a little calligraphy. At this time, Ma Ke wrote regular script, and even ordinary scholars may not be able to match it. he.

However, Ma Ke also secretly kept a cautious eye.

He resolutely neither signed his name nor stamped his seal on that letter.

This is all to reserve a way out for himself, even if the Tartars do not believe his sincerity because of this, he will not go any further.

Because, only in this way, if the matter is revealed, he will have a little room to distinguish.

At present, he is in Daming, serving as the commander-in-chief of a town, and he is living a happy life, except that he was humiliated in front of Zhang Cheng, and was ridiculed by him, making himself like a grandson.

For the rest, he was satisfied, and he didn't have any other thoughts. In fact, all his actions were just to vent his anger.

In addition to this letter, Ma Ke also drew a silk map and attached it. The map showed some important deployment locations of the Ming army and some winding routes. Finally, he put the silk map and letter paper into it. inside the envelope.

In fact, just like Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City, although the Qing Dynasty was merciless to the generals guarding Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty when they were fighting on the battlefield, they had a different attitude outside the battlefield.

Jinzhou Zu Dashou was not the only one who received letters persuading surrender, but he received the most!

Wu Sangui from Ningyuan, Ma Ke from Shanhaiguan, and others also received letters from the Tartars urging them to surrender. Although they were nostalgic for their existing foundation and comfortable life, they might still have a sense of loyalty, so they did not choose to surrender.

But they didn't do anything about it. After everyone received the letter, they destroyed it after reading it. They didn't declare their surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and they didn't reply to expressly reject it.

In this regard, everyone is generally aware of it, and everyone is reserving a way out for themselves.

If you don't talk about it, you won't do it. This time when the battle of Jinzhou resumed, the Qing Dynasty secretly contacted them through an intermediary, so it was inevitable to lure them with good words.

Naturally, they believed in the various benefits and treatment promised by the Qing Dynasty in the letters persuading surrender. After all, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and others were all made kings.

Even during the Battle of Dalinghe, the brothers from the ancestral family who voted there, as well as other generals guarding Liaodong, were not all vivid examples.

Ma Ke originally ignored the olive branch from the Qing Dynasty as always.

But at the last military meeting, he mocked Zhang Cheng in public, but he was stricken. Although he said he didn't care at the time, he still couldn't let go of it in his heart.

No, in order to retaliate against Zhang Cheng, he uttered such a foul breath that made him extremely depressed, and even sent his confidant Ma Zhiren to secretly collude with the Qing army. return.

(End of this chapter)