[{"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-86":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},2117522,3441,"Chapter 86","three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-86",86,"\u003Cp>Why save such a reckless fool?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... if Ma Chao were captured,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would have a huge impact on the morale of the garrison in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the few thousand troops under Ma Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they learned that Xu Rong stood by and watched him die,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what would they think?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>don't look at Ma Teng calling him \"my son\" all the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, Ma Teng was more eager than anyone to save Ma Chao back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he wouldn't have visited Xu Rong here late at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment of choice had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yun and Zhang He cast their gazes toward Xu Rong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to decide was naturally up to Xu Rong, the commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong’s signature poker face showed no joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quickly analyzing the situation he was facing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Save him, where to save him? Is it still in time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't save him, what if Ma Chao is captured? What would Ma Teng and the few thousand troops think?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before Xu Rong could make a decision,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>several sentries guarding the city tower suddenly arrived here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reported in a hurried tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, things are bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Sui and the armies of the Qiang and Di tribes have come back again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They have also captured General Ma Chao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say they want to execute General Ma Chao in front of you and General Ma Teng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Teng lost his footing and almost fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong’s face also sank instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most terrible situation had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Han Sui executed Ma Chao in front of the garrison in the city,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then... one could imagine that the morale of the garrison would drop to a low point!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no longer a question of whether or not to go out and save Ma Chao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was simply no way to save him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruthlessness of Cheng Gongying’s strategy did not lie in luring Xu Rong to lead troops out of the city to save Ma Chao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The point was that he knew through spies planted in the city that Ma Chao was responsible for guarding the west city gate today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, he used Ma Chao’s hatred for Yan Xing to lure him out of the city with lightning speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal was not to kill Ma Chao, but to capture him alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Chao as a hostage was far more valuable than a dead Ma Chao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no matter how Xu Rong chose,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the morale of the garrison in the city would be affected to a great extent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the fact that the city was on the verge of running out of grain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>under the double blow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if Xu Rong were powerful, it was an unsolvable situation at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what Cheng Gongying didn't know was that he had miscalculated one very important thing...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Traitor! Vicious thief!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have the ability, kill me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using me as a threat, what kind of ability is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below Fufeng City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Chao, tied up like a dumpling, roared through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw Yan Xing, Ma Chao couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That humiliating duel from three years ago constantly floated before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought that this time he could defeat Yan Xing and wash away his shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... Yan Xing didn't give him the chance for a duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he chose to ignore martial ethics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coordinating with a portion of elite troops already lying in ambush, he surrounded Ma Chao on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how brave Ma Chao was, two fists could not fight four hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with Yan Xing, a first-class fierce general, restraining him from the side, Ma Chao ultimately couldn't escape the fate of being captured alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid further humiliation, Ma Chao requested death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Han Sui and Cheng Gongying give him that chance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dead Ma Chao was far less valuable than a living Ma Chao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the current scene came to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Chao became a tool for Han Sui to threaten Xu Rong and Ma Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say, nephew Mengqi, you might as well save your strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, I actually don't want to capture you alive and let you be humiliated like this in front of the three armies again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there’s no way around it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That fellow Xu Rong’s ability to command troops and fight is truly stronger than I expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, I have limited time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't continue to besiege this Fufeng City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I have no choice but to use your head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, if you die in public under the city tower,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"what would your father Ma Teng and the garrison in the city think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sui stroked the goatee on his chin, looking at Ma Chao with great interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ma Chao was so angry his eyes were splitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was tightly bound at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was already night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the torches on the city tower had illuminated the surrounding darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Chao’s face was reflected in the eyes of the garrison on the city tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, look, isn't that General Mengqi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was he captured alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uninformed garrison on the city tower kept pointing and whispering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words, heard in Ma Chao’s ears,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were like knives and sharp blades!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a short while,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Rong, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Ma Teng, Ma Tie, Ma Xiu, and others had all arrived on the city tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Ma Teng’s gaze, Ma Chao lowered his head deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Han Sui did not intend to let him off just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sui looked up at the city tower and smiled slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shoucheng, you and I have known each other for many years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't talk nonsense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, if you want your son Ma Chao to live, honestly hand over this Fufeng City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not, I will kill this Ma Chao in front of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Han Sui ordered Yan Xing to take out a sharp blade and place it beside Ma Chao’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the city tower, seeing this scene, Ma Teng couldn't help but say urgently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Wenyue! You despicable villain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using my son as a threat, what kind of ability is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have the ability, attack the city head-on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on Ma Teng’s understanding of this fellow Han Sui,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if he handed over Fufeng City, Ma Chao could not be released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that was the case, it was better to urge Han Sui to attack the city, at least it could temporarily save Ma Chao’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Teng understood Han Sui,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but didn't Han Sui also understand Ma Teng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled \"pfft\" and then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shoucheng, why bother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you hadn't accepted Dong Zhongying’s title and honestly stayed on this little patch of Liangzhou being your local snake,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"how would you have ended up in your current situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, actually, this is also good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, our strengths were not much different originally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You accepting Dong Zhongying’s title actually gave me an excellent opportunity to integrate Liangzhou and rise here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sui couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although those idiot Liangzhou warlords had all retreated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even so, after such a war, Han Sui’s strength had been greatly improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Fufeng was broken and Ma Teng and Xu Rong were dead,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who else in all of Liangzhou could stop Han Sui’s rise?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the city tower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Rong and the others watching this scene gripped their weapons tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold wind whistled, and the temperature of the blood couldn't help but drop along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just as Han Sui was about to take action,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a rapid and violent sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the rear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless flying halberds descended from the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the number of soldiers dying beside Han Sui was countless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden change was something no one had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sui hurriedly looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that the place where his camp was located in the distance had already turned into a sea of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reflected in the night, the firelight looked particularly terrifying, like a fire dragon swallowing the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fly... Flying Bear Army!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old soldiers who had followed Han Sui for a long time were already scared out of their wits looking at the army raiding from not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They recognized the identity of the newcomers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flying Bear Army, the most elite army under Dong Zhuo, bar none!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it only had three thousand men at full strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>relying on these three thousand Flying Bear Army soldiers, Dong Zhuo was invincible and step by step sat in the position of a regional official.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Dong Zhuo handed this army to Li Jue and Guo Si to command on his behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was very awkward that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when Niu Fu was in command before, almost everyone thought that pacifying Liangzhou was a guaranteed victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jue and Guo Si, adhering to the principle of not using a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken, did not bring the Flying Bear Army to the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who knew\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that this pit-fellow Niu Fu not only failed to easily pacify Liangzhou but also suffered heavy losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jue and Guo Si were forced to retreat to Chencang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until Gu Yi replaced Niu Fu as commander that this Flying Bear Army left behind in Chencang was brought out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dividing into five routes to raid the rear lairs of the Liangzhou warlords,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this strategy was very vicious, but it could not immediately resolve the crisis of Xu Rong and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Han Sui were determined to kill Xu Rong and Ma Teng with the remaining forty percent of his troops, this strategy would lose its intended effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after the raid,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi immediately took three thousand Flying Bear Army soldiers, along with Huang Zhong, Zhang Xiu, Ma Yunlu, and others, and rushed to Fufeng day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining troops were handed over to Li Jue, Guo Si, Hua Xiong, Zhang Ji, and others to command temporarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flying Bear Army was cavalry, and the kind with two horses per rider!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their marching speed was naturally far beyond what ordinary armies could compare to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving at Fufeng,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi judged through observing the movements in Han Sui’s camp\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Han Sui definitely had other schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sui adopted the strategy of his strategist Cheng Gongying, captured Ma Chao, and intended to execute him in front of Xu Rong and Ma Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi only had three thousand Flying Bear Army soldiers in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sui’s own troops, plus the Qiang and Di tribes, still had no fewer than fifty thousand soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Flying Bear Army were all elites chosen from a hundred,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the disparity in numbers\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>meant Gu Yi had to seize the timing of entering the battlefield\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to maximize the effect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, Han Sui’s attention was completely focused on Xu Rong and Ma Teng on the city tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea that three thousand Flying Bear Army soldiers were quietly approaching his rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sound of horse hooves came and the Flying Bear Army suddenly accelerated, everything was already too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flying Bear Army’s attack method, besides ordinary charges and mounted archery, also included throwing flying halberds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Flying Bear Army soldier carried three flying halberds on their back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the range of the flying halberds was not as good as bows and arrows, the lethality caused was far superior to bows and arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>under the effect of the flying halberds,\u003C\u002Fp>",1971,"2026-06-16T10:17:20.643Z","2026-06-16T10:29:10.858Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","72d52b95178f88c37d3ae3695fd11b78b61769b987e4743eb1349e8d2b1e78fe","three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-87","three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-85",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-cover.jpg"]