Han Shimou

Ma Chao immediately ordered soldiers to rush in and seized Wen Han's stockade.Ma Chao also heard a report from search soldiers that there was a lot of food and grass in the village.Ma Chao was overjoyed, so he didn't doubt it.At the same time, he sent people to report to Zhang Lu, and held a banquet in the village to celebrate.

After the second watch that night, suddenly three fires broke out.Three groups of soldiers and horses rushed out, with Zhang Liao in the middle, Zhao Yun on the left, and Pang De on the right.The three-way army and horses came to rob the village together.Ma Chao didn't have time to prepare, so he had to get on his horse and rush out, trying to retreat back to his village.Unexpectedly, I met Ma Dai who was guarding the village on the way, and led a remnant army to throw him in a disheveled manner.It turned out that during the first watch, Wen Han personally led an army to plunder the stronghold, because Ma Chao took most of the soldiers and horses, and Ma Dai had only a small number of troops, so he couldn't resist, so he had to abandon the stronghold and flee.After hearing this, Ma Chao turned pale with fright, joined forces with Ma Dai, looked at Nanzheng City and left.The soldiers and horses of the three routes of Wenjun followed closely behind.Ma Chao fled wildly all the way, and rushed to the foot of Nanzheng city. He urgently called for the city gate to be opened, and led his troops to rush in.

Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Pang De saw Ma Chao retreating into Nanzheng. The three of them looked at each other with smiles on their lips, and each led their troops and retreated back to the camp.

At this time, Wen Jun's fine work has been mixed into the city, and he went to Yang Song's mansion to have an audience.That Wenjun Xizuo is a man who can speak well, and Yang Song heard that his servants in the mansion said that he was extraordinary, so he met him in private.

"Wen Guanjun has heard about Yang Gong's virtue for a long time, and the special envoy sent a golden armor as a letter. There is also a secret letter." Wen Jun made a bow carefully, and Yang Song saw that the golden armor was dazzling. It was worth a lot of money, and he was overjoyed .Moreover, Yang Song lost the matter of Yangwuguan earlier because of Yang Ang and Yang Ren's recklessness. Zhang Lu once reprimanded Yang Song, saying that he was not strict in discipline and indulged Yang Ang and Yang Ren, which ruined the big event.Yang Song knew what kind of people Yang Ang and Yang Ren were. Later, he investigated in the army and found that there was a lot of grievances. Since then, he has held a grudge against Ma Chao and has been looking for opportunities to take revenge.Now not only has his wish come true, but he can also get a lot of money, Yang Song made a choice without hesitation.

I saw Yang Song took the golden armor with one hand, his eyes were full of greed, after accepting the golden armor very cautiously, he then took the secret letter carefully written by Wen Jun, and opened it to read.

With gloom in Yang Song's eyes, he quickly read the words in the secret book, thought for a while, and then spoke to Wen Jun in detail.

"You reply to the Marquis, but please rest assured. I have a good plan to deal with it."

Yang Song then sent Wen Jun to return first, and then found his younger brother Yang Bai, and the generals of the Yang family to discuss in secret, and it was agreed.Yang Song then went to see Zhang Lu overnight, saying that Ma Chao had retreated in defeat, and he had issued a military order earlier, and he was punished because he was secretly buying people's hearts and wanting to rebel.

Zhang Lu didn't believe it, Yang Song immediately taught Zhang Lu to call Yang Bai, and the generals of the Yang family came to confront him.Yang Song had already given orders to the members of the Yang family, so they naturally said all kinds of things about Ma Chao.Only then did Zhang Lu believe a little bit, and Yan Pu, his military adviser, remonstrated bitterly.Zhang Lu thought about it again and again, so he called Ma Chao to see him again.

Ma Chao lost his village and returned home after losing the battle. He was worried when he heard that Zhang Lu had summoned him, and he was in chaos.Ma Dai advised Ma Chao that at this time Wenhan's army was overwhelming the city, and Zhang Lu still needed him as a guarantee for Hanzhong, so he would never harm him at this time.Hearing the words, Ma Chao settled down a bit, so he went into the county government hall to see Zhang Lu.

"Ma Mengqi! Do you remember the military status you established earlier!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ma Chao entered the hall, Zhang Lu shouted sharply.Ma Chao didn't dare to do anything wrong, and quickly knelt down.

"My lord, don't be angry! Ma Chao's crime is ten thousand death! But the enemy is now, and Nanzheng is at stake. I am more willing to live and die with Nanzheng, and fight to the death with the Wen thief!"

Zhang Lu narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly.

"Hmph, I'm afraid that some people will change their minds and want to rebel in secret!"

As soon as Zhang Lu's words fell, Ma Chao's expression changed drastically, and he bowed repeatedly.

"Chao is loyal to the lord, and there is no second heart. If you violate this statement, you will be bombarded by five thunders, and you will die without a place to die!"

Seeing Ma Chao swearing poisonously, Zhang Lu's sinister look faded a bit, and he said coldly.

"You actually made such a poisonous oath, and I will believe you again. If you come to fight today, you will be killed if you win!"

"Hey!"

Ma Chao bowed his head and bowed his hands to accept the order, his face in the dark was dark and ferocious, he sacrificed his life for Zhang Lu, but Zhang Lu became suspicious of him and avoided him to death.How can Ma Chao not hate it in his heart.Afterwards, Zhang Lu comforted Ma Chao with cold words, Ma Chao was respectful on the surface, but retreated with hatred on the inside.

Now Ma Chao was cornered, depressed and worried, and hurried back to the mansion in despair.Ma Dai waited for a long time, and when he saw Ma Chao's state as if he had lost his soul and was like a walking corpse, he knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked about the past.Ma Chao's face was gloomy and lonely, so he told the whole story.After hearing this, Ma Dai was also very depressed. After thinking about it for a while, he remonstrated like this.

"The current situation is extremely unfavorable to our side. Wen Bufan has many strong generals around him. Although his elder brother is strong, he is hard to beat with two fists. Moreover, the morale of the soldiers is currently low. The morale of the other army is like a rainbow. It is undoubtedly difficult to defeat Wen Bufan. Zhang Lu’s move is to drive his brother to a dead end! Zhang Lu is not kind, why should his brother pay with justice! Yizhou Liu Jiyu is weak and incompetent, but Xichuan is based on 41 prefectures of Xichuan, and Xichuan is so steep that it is difficult for an army of one million to capture it , Liu Jiyu has ruled Yizhou for a long time, and no one in the world can attack him, why don't you join him under his command, keep your strengths hidden, and secretly accumulate power, in order to make a comeback and make a great cause!?"

Ma Dai's words immediately made Ma Chao seem to see a ray of light in the endless darkness, and the lion's eyes burst into brilliance, and he nodded in response.

"What Bo Zhan said is very true! How can I escape now?"

"Tomorrow, when we go to battle, my brother will send the front army to attack the other army first. When the two sides fight fiercely, I will just take advantage of the chaos and escape!"

After thinking about it for a while, Ma Dai came up with a plan to offer his advice.Ma Chao's face darkened, he was repeatedly frustrated by Wen Han, how dare he be careless again.

"Wen Bufan is treacherous and treacherous. Just now I saw that greedy villain Yang Song in the palace. Zhang Lu became suspicious of me. It must be that this person took Wen Bufan's benefits and abetted him secretly. Wen Bufan will definitely expect me I will turn my back on Zhang Lu later, and set up an ambush early. Tomorrow, we still need to act cautiously. Otherwise, we will be doomed!"

"Brother's words are very true. Why don't we order the two elite generals to put on our armor when we go out tomorrow, so that we have something important to entrust, but we actually let them scout out the wind and lead an army away first. .I will hide in the army and lead the confidant soldiers. See what the situation is like before doing things. What do you think, brother?"

"Bo Zhan's plan is absolutely foolproof, just follow it!"

Ma Dai quickly came up with another plan, Ma Chao thought about it for a while, and felt that he could act like this, so he nodded in agreement.After Ma Chao and Ma Dai discussed and agreed, they made arrangements in secret.

The next day, Wen Han received information from a secret agent sent by Yang Song, and learned of Ma Chao's situation, so he sent Zhang Liao to ambush on the road, and then personally led the army to attack the city.Ma Chao and Ma Dai acted according to the plan, and changed their armor with two elite generals. When they heard that Wen Han's army was coming, they rushed out.Wen Han ordered Zhao Yun and Pang De to lead two soldiers and horses to rush to kill.Zhao Yun and Pound each wielded their weapons, galloped their horses and flew into the formation of Zhang Lujun's soldiers, as if they had entered the land of no one, killing Zhang Lujun into chaos.Zhao Yun and Pang De's soldiers and horses took advantage of the situation to attack, and they all rushed to kill like hungry wolves. Zhang Lujun gradually couldn't resist.At this moment, the two generals wearing Ma Chao and Ma Dai's armor suddenly led an army to retreat all the way. Ma Chao and Ma Dai followed closely with nearly a thousand confidants.

Wen Han mistook the two generals wearing Ma Chao and Ma Dai's armor for him, smiled coldly, and secretly convinced Ma Mengqi that he would die this time.

The two generals, who were wearing Ma Chao and Ma Dai's armor, rushed all the way to a hillside.Suddenly there was a cry, the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed, the two generals and school with their men and horses, and hundreds of soldiers fell into the pit.The hooks and cables on all four walls stepped forward and captured all of them alive.

Seeing that there was indeed an ambush, Ma Chao and Ma Dai immediately dispersed with the rebel army to escape for their lives.But Zhang Liao was concerned about catching Ma Chao and Ma Dai, but he did not pursue these deserters.

All the soldiers of Zhang Lu who were waiting to fall into the pit were escorted up the slope.Zhang Liao quickly got off his horse and came to have a look, but he saw that the two men in the armor of Ma Chao and Ma Dai were not Ma Chao and Ma Dai at all!

"Damn it!! I fell into that Ma Mengqi's trick to get rid of the golden cicada!!! Send me an order, search around quickly, and make sure to catch Ma Mengqi!!!"

Wen Han had thought so hard that if Ma Chao escaped again, Zhang Liao would not be able to explain it!Zhang Liao felt quite guilty in his heart, and hurriedly got on his horse to look for Ma Chao.At this time, Ma Chao and Ma Dai had led nearly a thousand confidant soldiers, fled into a mountain forest, and rushed away to Wang Xichuan.

Zhao Yun and Pang Dewei were unstoppable, and the men under their command were even more brave. Zhang Lujun was killed and retreated steadily. In addition, there was no one to command the army.The guard on the city also saw that the defeat was decided, so he hurriedly opened the gate of the city, and the soldiers from the city rushed in.Zhao Yun and Pang De took advantage of the situation to rush forward, and they both rushed to the bottom of the city. Just as they ran up the suspension bridge, arrows rained down on the city, so Zhao Yun and Pound had to retreat in a roundabout way.

But this time Wen Hanzhi was ambush to kill Ma Chao, and he would withdraw when he saw a good deal, so he ordered the left and right to blow the horn of withdrawing troops.Zhao Yun and Pang De each led their troops back to the camp.Zhang Lujun in the city was terrified of being killed, and did not dare to pursue him.

After Wenhan returned to the village, he anxiously waited for Zhang Liao to come back and report.When he was young, Zhang Liao sent someone back to report that Ma Chao had resorted to a golden cicada's trick to escape, and he might have escaped with the fleeing army!

"Bastard!!! I set up a net, and the pony escaped again!!!"

When Wen Han heard the news, his sword eyes widened, his anger surged, and he roared furiously.None of the generals under his command dared to speak.Wen Han suppressed his anger and shouted in a cold voice.

"Search! No matter what, I will definitely catch the pony this time!!!"

"Hey!!"

Generals Zhao Yun and Pound took command and were about to mount their horses.At this time, Tian Feng remonstrated with a sullen face.

"Slow! My lord! Our army has come from a long distance and is not familiar with the terrain. In addition, the terrain from Hanzhong to Xichuan is intricate and easy to get lost. Our army is currently fighting a war, how can we take care of Ma Mengqi alone! I hope the lord Calm your anger, don't ignore the overall situation because of a momentary anger!"

Wen Han frowned, narrowed his eyes, and turned around to look at Tian Feng.Tian Feng's face was frank and fearless, and he looked directly at Wen Han.At this time, Cheng Gongying concentrated his attention and persuaded him beside him.

"My lord, what the military advisor said is right. Now Nanzheng City has lost the protection of Ma Chao, and it is easy to get. As long as our army conquers Nanzheng, we will have a base in Hanzhong, where we can attack and defend. Land, you can get it with your hands. The lord should take this as the most important thing!"

Wen Han took a deep breath, then closed his eyes, as if his whole body was still covered with flames.Wen Han almost killed Ma Chao again and again, but he escaped repeatedly.It is understandable that Wen Han would be so angry.

Fortunately, Wen Han has always been able to listen to honest advice, and can often suppress emotions with reason.After a while, Wen Han slowly opened his eyes, and thanked Tian Feng and Cheng Gongying.

"What Yuan Hao and Gongying said is very true. If it weren't for what you and others said, I would almost have missed something because of anger. I really shouldn't! In the future, I will have to rely on you and the other two! Come on, pass on my orders, and the soldiers of all ministries should act tight Rest. I want to take this Nanzheng City within three days!"

After hearing Wen Han's words, Tian Feng and Cheng Gongying breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other and smiled, and bowed together.

"My lord understands righteousness deeply, so I respect you!"

After that, all the troops rested and recuperated according to the order, had enough food and drink, and prepared for the fierce battle tomorrow.As for in Nanzheng City, Zhang Lu heard the report from the soldiers, but Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and more than a thousand soldiers from Xiliang who came to vote with him were missing. Zhang Luyi believed Yang Song's words to be true.Yang Song even took the opportunity to remonstrate.

"At present, it seems that Ma Mengqi really has evil intentions. Fortunately, the lord has taken precautions to prevent him from rebelling in the city and avoid a catastrophe!"

"Hmph! Ma Mengqi possesses a certain degree of martial arts, arrogant and indulgent. Although he is respectful to my lord on weekdays, I don't know that he has been secretly winning people's hearts and accumulating strength. He wants to take advantage of me and make a comeback. It's a pity that I didn't make up my mind yesterday and chopped him into meat paste!"

Zhang Lu's face was so dark that water dripped out, Yang Song was secretly happy, but Yan Pu who was standing beside him shook his head and sighed, his face full of worry and pain.

"My lord, although Ma Mengqi has a rebellious heart, his martial arts are extraordinary and can protect our army against the enemy. Now that Ma Mengqi has turned his back and left, our army has no general to stop Wen Bufan, and Nanzheng City is at stake, so what should we do?" Is it good!?"

"Shut up! Don't let other people's ambition destroy your prestige!! Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. If our army loses a little, how can we lose our ambition! Tomorrow I will lead my troops to defend the city, and I will definitely shake the army's morale and repel Wen Bufan That villain!!!"