Chapter 299 – Ma Teng and Ma Chao
February 28th, 185 A.D.
A rare messenger, who came from the far west, arrived at Julu City.
The messenger's body was wounded by five arrows, which he could hardly breathe when he met Tong. The horse also died when it stopped its feet.
"Please … save our … lord."
The messenger stopped breathing when he managed to relay a critical message from Ma Teng, which astonished all officers and Tong.
"Search his body! Is there a letter?"
The nearest guards scoured the body of the messenger, and they found a scroll.
Tong took the scroll from the guard's hand and read it out loud for everyone.
[I'm Ma Teng of Wuwei. I'm writing to you to ask for a favor.
The Xiongnu Army has surrounded us and cut our path to escape. Please send a reinforcement. I don't care what kind of payment I have to pay you in the future. Please save us!
Signed: Ma Teng.]
Everybody frowned and shook their head. It was a request from an unknown man at the border city.
