The little brother in Cao Xing's mouth is naturally Ma Zhong.

When he ambushed the Wuhuan cavalry before, Ma Zhong was still by Cao Xing's side. As a result, Cao Xing shot vigorously, ignored Ma Zhong, and waited until the encirclement and suppression was over, where was Ma Zhong when he came back.

Cao Xuan shouted around for most of the day, but no one responded, and he looked around for half an hour, but Ma Zhong was still nowhere to be seen.

Finally accepted a little brother, and it was gone?

Cao Xing was in a hurry, so he had to run to Lu Bu for help.

Knowing that Ma Zhong was missing, Lu Bu was not too anxious, and comforted Cao Xing in a loud voice: "Don't worry, wait a while and take two hundred horsemen out to look for it, maybe you got lost in the mountains and forests and couldn't find the direction to come back." ”

If it was Cao Xing Gaoshun and these people who disappeared, Lu Bu would definitely be anxious and worried, because he subconsciously regarded them as brothers. And Ma Zhong and Wen Ji, although they also worked for him recently, but it is more of a relationship between master and servant.

Cao Xing was not ambiguous, received Lu Bu's order, and quickly ordered two hundred people to gather from all corners of the east, west, north and south, and prepared to expand the search area.

However, at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves clattering in front of them came from far and near.

Looking in the direction of the sound, the guy on horseback is not Ma Zhong, who is it?

Seeing this, Cao Xing really wanted to go up and give him a hammer, and then yelled at him twice: What are you running blindly in the middle of the night, I don't know if Lao Tzu is worried about you!

Now that Ma Zhong has returned, the two hundred horsemen who have been assembled will naturally be useless and disbanded on the spot.

Ma Zhong's return has attracted the attention of many people.

In the past few days since he set out from Zhuojun, someone has pointed at him from time to time on the way. To put it nicely, he is disabled and strong, and he goes into battle with illness, and it is ugly to say that a cripple can also fight, and he deliberately came to drag his feet, right?

What's even more odious is that some people still sour and say that he can serve in front of the tent by relying on Lu Bu's relationship, and Lu Bu can be regarded as not hearing, but he can't.

The lord has the grace of reinvention for himself, and Ma Zhong can tolerate others saying that he is incompetent, but he does not allow them to slander the general like this.

The Lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the Lord is humiliated by the death of the ministers.

This truth was taught to him by the old master who taught Ma Zhong to read and write.

If you say I can't do it, I'll prove it to you!

As it turned out, he did.

Ma Zhong turned over and got off his horse, holding the bloodstained head of General Wuhuan in his left hand, limping his right leg, and slowly walked towards Lu Bu's camp under the surprised eyes of everyone.

"Boss, Ma Zhong is back!" The younger brother took the head of the enemy general, and Cao Xing, as the eldest brother, also felt that Bei'er had face, and shouted happily outside.

Hearing the shouting, Lu Bu came out of the tent and played with Guo Jia, one left and one right.

"My lord, I am fortunate not to be dishonored, and I will bring back the thief's head." Ma Zhong knelt on his knees and held the head towards Lu Bu, his tone was solemn.

The escaped Wuhuan general was actually planted in the hands of Ma Zhong, which was beyond Lu Bu's expectations.

However, he did not step forward to help Ma Zhong, but reprimanded him sharply: "Ma Zhong, you did not obey the order and attacked without authorization, causing everyone to worry about you, can you be guilty?" ”

The accountability of splitting his head and covering his face was not only stunned by Ma Zhong, but also by the onlookers. What kind of statement is this, killing the enemy's head alone, and returning with a great achievement, and still have to be punished?

Ma Zhong came back full of joy, thinking that the main guild would greatly reward him, but he didn't expect such a result. I couldn't help but feel a little frustrated in my heart, and replied with a fist: "Guilty of despicable duty." ”

Since he confessed, Lu Bu roared loudly: "Come on, drag Ma Zhong down for me, twenty military sticks." ”

Seeing that Lu Bu was not joking, Cao Xuan was anxious on the spot.

Fortunately, at this time, Xi Ce quietly gave him a look, and the latter immediately understood, knelt on the ground and hugged his fists and said: "Boss, please read the first offense of Ma Zhong, and bring back the head of the enemy general, just treat him as atonement for his sins." ”

Seeing this, Chen Wei, Huang Zhong and others also knelt on the ground and clenched their fists to intercede for Ma Zhong.

Lu Bu had no intention of punishing Ma Zhong, but at this time, he happened to borrow the slope to get off the donkey, looked at Ma Zhong and said coldly: "For everyone's sake, this general will spare you this time, if you dare to do it again, you will not be spared!" ”

"The general is wise!" Cao Xing and others shouted in unison.

"Thank you for your grace." Ma Zhong also kowtowed and thanked him.

The matter was over, and everyone went back to their sleeping tents.

Since then, no one dares to disobey Lu Bu's order.

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Lu Bu returned to the camp tent, followed by Ma Zhong, who had his head drooping.

"Are you still mad at me?" After Lu Bu sat down, he asked aloud. Even if Ma Zhong was wearing a mask, he could guess that the face behind the mask must be particularly aggrieved.

"I don't dare." Ma Zhong lowered his head, weak and weak.

Lu Bu poured a glass of water and said at the same time: "I am a general, this is a military camp, everything must be done according to the rules, if you are not punished today, other people will privately say that I do not distinguish between rewards and punishments, and favor my subordinates." ”

Hearing Lu Bu's words, Ma Zhong finally felt a lot better in his heart, and he also understood Lu Bu's hardships.

Lu Bu beckoned to Ma Zhong and asked him to come over.

Ma Zhong didn't know what he meant, and stepped forward. Lu Bu handed the water cup that had just been poured into his hand, and said in a gentle tone: "Kill the thief general, and run all the way again, thank you for your hard work!" ”

Lu Bu's face was reflected in the water cup, Ma Zhong was indescribably moved in his heart at the moment, the lord actually poured water for himself and comforted himself, even if there was a big grievance, at this moment, it all disappeared.

"Also, don't act so risky and unauthorized in the future, at least bring a few helpers. If you put yourself in it, it's not worth it. Lu Bu continued to speak, and poured himself a glass of cold water.

Ma Zhong held the water cup in his hand, didn't drink it for a long time, and replied in a low voice: "If you can't come back, I won't blame others, I only blame myself for my lack of strength, and I am not worthy of serving under the general." ”

This kind of thinking is good, but if you act alone in the long run, you will come to things sooner or later.

Lu Bu, who was about to drink water, put down the pottery cup, patted the tabletop, frowned slightly, and his tone gradually became stern: "The three armies are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find." If you die like this, won't you hurt one of my generals and break my arm? ”

Lu Bu's tone was stern, but to Ma Zhong's ears, it was extremely comfortable, and there was even a fog in his eyes. He never imagined that his own lord's guild would have such high hopes for himself.

After all, even he knows that he is just a cripple.

"General? May I? Ma Zhong under the mask looked excited and full of anticipation.

"Sun Boling's bare knees can help King Qi dominate. You're just a limp, and you're so unconfident? ”

Lu Bu shouted loudly, which made Ma Zhong feel uplifted.

He drank all the cold water in his hand, and the pride in his chest suddenly appeared, kneeling and clenching his fists: "For the will of General Tu, I am loyal to fight to the death!" ”