[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-kingdoms-the-coalition-insulted-me-so-i-de":3,"chapter-three-kingdoms-the-coalition-insulted-me-so-i-de-three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-85":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Three Kingdoms: The Coalition Humiliated Me, So I Defected to Dong Zhuo and Married Dong Bai",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2117521,3441,"Chapter 85: Ma Chao captured alive? Xu Rong facing a moment of choice?","three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-85",85,"\u003Cp>Just as Han Sui’s voice faded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>below him, a gaze filled with slight resentment was cast toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owner of the gaze was Han Sui’s son-in-law in the true sense, Yan Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xing had married Han Sui’s only daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, hearing Han Sui praise Gu Yi and lament that Gu Yi was not his son-in-law,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xing felt as unhappy as one could possibly be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough, Yan Xing, your father-in-law didn't mean it that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't overthink it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sui explained to Yan Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his tone contained little apology; instead, it was spoken in an unquestionable manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father-in-law, rest assured, I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xing responded with a blank expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what he was actually thinking, only he himself knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after receiving the news that their rear lairs had been raided,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Liangzhou warlords bid farewell to Han Sui almost at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Han Sui wanted to stop them, he was helpless at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An awkward scene appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quarter of an hour ago, the allied camp was still bustling with noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, except for Han Sui and Yan Xing, only Han Sui’s strategist, Cheng Gongying, remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the empty camp, Han Sui’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Gongying hurriedly began to analyze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, after these small warlords left, our soldier count decreased by about sixty percent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the remaining army is still far larger than the number of men Xu Rong and Ma Teng have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Due to the sudden retreat of these small warlords, I fear the encirclement of Xu Rong can no longer be maintained.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we want to defeat Xu Rong’s army, I believe we can change our combat method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Gongying was Han Sui’s trusted strategist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Han Sui first rebelled, Cheng Gongying had already been by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is no exaggeration to say\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the reason Han Sui was able to dominate this little patch of Liangzhou for so many years was largely due to Cheng Gongying’s contributions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the previous strategy to defeat Niu Fu\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>also came from Cheng Gongying’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, hearing Cheng Gongying speak, Han Sui immediately became interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gongying, speak quickly, what strategy can be used to quickly defeat Xu Rong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Gongying smiled slightly and told Han Sui the strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing it, the latter’s face instantly showed joy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the departure of those Liangzhou warlords\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>caused Han Sui’s strength to shrink severely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>besides Han Sui’s own troops,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the mercenaries of the Qiang and Di tribes had not yet left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Cheng Gongying’s strategy, Han Sui felt that his chances of winning were still very high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fufeng\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ruined city walls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong, wearing blood-stained lamellar armor and holding a ring-pommel broadsword, stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Guanshi Allied Army retreating like a tide,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a flash of solemnity crossed Xu Rong’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yun and Zhang He, who had been guarding other city towers, also hurried over from not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two reported to Xu Rong one after the other:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, the allied forces besieging us, I don't know what happened, but they all suddenly retreated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the report from the two generals, Xu Rong’s confusion deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the grain in the city was running low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This group of people from the Guanshi Allied Army should have known about this long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, they had suddenly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to common sense, it was clear that there was a trick involved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know what medicine Han Sui was selling in his gourd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong thought for a moment, then ordered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pass the order, let the brothers rest a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait until we find out the enemy’s intelligence before making further plans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the commander of an army, Xu Rong knew deeply that his side was in imminent danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this critical juncture, no mistakes could be made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he dared not risk gambling on whether something had happened on Han Sui’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When night fell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the Fufeng City council chamber,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong learned from scouts that the Liangzhou warlords’ rear lairs had been raided, causing them to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, while Xu Rong was shocked, he kept pondering whose handiwork this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In our army, the only person who could have such wisdom is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong gradually had the answer in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, because Fufeng had been under siege, people in the city did not know the news from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Xu Rong and the others did not yet know about Gu Yi taking command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this sharp, vicious strategy that left no room for defense,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong believed that the person who came up with it was nine times out of ten Gu Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Xu Rong informed Zhao Yun and Zhang He that Gu Yi had likely arrived in Liangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Both were Gu Yi’s little brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the news that their big brother had come to reinforce them, their spirits were lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before their joy could fade,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong suddenly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although those Liangzhou warlords have retreated,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"logically speaking, Han Sui is not the kind of person who would give up so easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, besides those Liangzhou warlords, he still has the Qiang and Di tribes helping him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I fear that fellow Han Sui might take advantage of the situation to lure our army out of the city and annihilate us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Analyzed by Xu Rong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yun and Zhang He also gradually calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were still young, they were not the type of people with reckless personalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after being baptized by this war,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two deeply understood\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that while military merit was important, one had to be alive to take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one lost their life for a little merit, that would be putting the cart before the horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just because the two of them understood this principle did not mean everyone did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhao Yun and Zhang He were preparing to bid farewell to Xu Rong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Teng was seen stumbling over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong and the others were shocked to see Ma Teng visiting late at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xu Rong and the others arrived here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Teng, Ma Chao, and others had all suffered injuries of varying degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Xu Rong arrived with his troops,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the main force of the defense became Xu Rong’s army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Teng and the others thus gained time to rest, and their injuries had eased somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ma Teng’s injuries were relatively serious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so Xu Rong had not let him go to the front lines, but kept him in the city to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, seeing Ma Teng dragging his sick body to visit late at night, Xu Rong and the others were naturally very surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Xu Rong’s reaction speed was relatively fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Shoucheng, you should rest well if you are injured; we are guarding the defensive line, and there shouldn't be any major mistakes for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before Xu Rong’s voice had faded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Teng said with grief and indignation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Xu, my son Ma Chao, ignoring all obstruction, has been tricked out of the city by that fellow Yan Xing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, he must have fallen into Han Sui’s ambush!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong, Zhao Yun, and Zhang He’s eyes widened instantly, and they looked at each other in dismay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just been talking about how Han Sui might take advantage of the situation to set an ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as a result, that fellow Ma Chao had ignored obstruction and chased out of the city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Shoucheng, why did Ma Chao suddenly chase out of the city?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that he was provoked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong was still calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that although Ma Chao’s personality was extremely reckless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there were not many garrison troops in Fufeng City right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Ma Chao were reckless, he should have considered the actual situation and not charged out of the city for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must know\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the number of Han Sui’s and the Guanshi Allied Army’s troops was several times that of the Fufeng garrison!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charging out of the city rashly, wasn't this seeking his own death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been better if Xu Rong hadn't asked this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Teng was so embarrassed he wanted to find a hole to crawl into on the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still had to answer, so he said with an embarrassed expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son Ma Chao once had a duel with Han Sui’s son-in-law Yan Xing three years ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, my son Ma Chao was conceited, thinking his martial arts were the best in the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relying on his decent martial arts, he challenged all the generals of Han Sui’s army to a duel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing that no one could beat him, he insisted on shouting that he wanted to duel Han Sui himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That old man Han Sui, with his old arms and legs, how could he compare to this young man?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Han Sui sent Yan Xing, who was not his son-in-law at the time, to take action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a result, this Yan Xing really had some skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He first broke my son’s weapon, and then pinned my son to the ground and beat him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It made my son extremely humiliated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Afterward, my son kept this matter in his heart and practiced martial arts hard, wanting to wash away the shame Yan Xing had left him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: This matter is not fictional; there are many very clear historical records that Ma Chao, around sixteen or seventeen, had a duel with Yan Xing, and the result was Ma Chao being rubbed on the ground by Yan Xing.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Rong felt embarrassed for Ma Chao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ma Chao of three years ago, because of his age, had not yet grown to his peak in martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting Yan Xing, who was in his prime, it was normal that he couldn't win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the key point was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Ma Chao was very proud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three years ago, Han Sui and Ma Teng were both rebels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the two had a relationship so good they could wear the same pair of pants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Han Sui’s army and Ma Teng’s army, Ma Chao being rubbed on the ground by Yan Xing made the matter very humiliating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, calling Yan Xing \"Ma Chao’s nightmare in his youth\" was not an exaggeration at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Teng clutched his chest, which was aching faintly, eased up a bit, and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Half an hour ago, my son Ma Chao was responsible for guarding the west city tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he suddenly encountered Yan Xing bringing over a hundred men to provoke him under the city tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Yan Xing cursed my son for being a coward without guts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Subsequently, Yan Xing said he would withdraw his troops in front of my son today and asked if my son had the guts to chase after him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son couldn't take the anger, and also brought over a hundred personal guards and charged out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I received the news and immediately rushed over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But at this moment, my son has already been gone for some time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ma Teng’s voice faded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong, Zhao Yun, and Zhang He couldn't help but feel speechless at Ma Chao’s recklessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This damn thing perfectly interpreted what a \"pig teammate\" is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said that Ma Chao’s martial arts were indeed very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this personality was truly the most reckless of the reckless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong didn't really want to care about Ma Chao’s life or death at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing full well that this might be Han Sui’s strategy, he still chose to charge out of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>",1979,"2026-06-16T10:17:20.643Z","2026-06-16T10:29:10.858Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","cb18c004e0946d412e891d9406ad456c76f64f81212e36e4cc467fbe209fae1f","three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-86","three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-84",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-cover.jpg"]