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Chapter 460: Ma Chao swore an oath at the Wei River! Ambush and kill!

Outside Chang'an City, Ma Chao's military camp.

"What did you say? They agreed to negotiate and were willing to hand over the queen and three thousand carts of money as a condition for withdrawing their troops?"

After listening to the soldiers' report, Ma Chao couldn't help but exclaimed.

His tone was filled with disbelief.

The soldiers below nodded and said, "Yes, General, they agreed, but they said that three thousand carts of food and money are too much, and they can only raise a thousand carts at most in a short period of time."

"If the general agrees, we will meet at the Wei River tomorrow afternoon, and they will hand over the queen and a thousand carts of food and money."

"If the general is willing to wait for a few days, they can also raise three thousand carts of food and money; if he is not willing to wait, then he can only hand over one thousand carts."

The soldier repeated the reply truthfully.

As soon as these words came out, the tribal leaders in the tent immediately showed joy on their faces, and they were all very excited!
"Great! They've been fooled!"

"Chang'an City is really about to collapse, otherwise why would they agree to the conditions so readily?"

"General Tian's plan is really brilliant!"

"As long as we continue to launch a large-scale siege tomorrow, Chang'an will surely fall. There is no way they can stop our army!"

The leaders of each tribe were extremely happy.

She was almost dancing on the spot.

After attacking Chang'an for such a long time, they were somewhat desperate, but now they suddenly saw hope of breaking the city.

So how could they not be excited?
Ma Chao's test really revealed Chang'an's strengths and weaknesses. Chang'an was almost unable to hold on!

Just one last blow!
The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe said to Ma Chao in high spirits: "General Tian, ​​let's launch the army to attack the city early tomorrow morning. I will have all the warriors in the tribe join the battle and take down Chang'an in one fell swoop!"

The leaders of the Shao He and Dang Jian tribes also expressed their willingness to mobilize all their forces to attack the city. Chang'an was about to fall and no one could bear it.

"Shut up, everyone!"

Ma Chao shouted loudly, suppressing all other voices.

The leaders could not help but look at each other.

But no one dared to speak.

Ma Chao frowned and paced back and forth in the tent, thinking about what the soldier had just said.

"The court...actually agreed?"

Ma Chao was somewhat doubtful. In fact, he did not expect the other party to agree to take the queen as a hostage, because he also knew that this request was excessive.

He just wanted to test the court's reaction through this matter.

See if the other party will bargain with him.

This can be used to judge the true and false situation in Chang'an.

But what he didn't expect was that the court actually agreed to this condition, which was far beyond his expectations.

Are those court officials so afraid of death?
Or was the situation in Chang'an worse than he had imagined, so that they dared not bargain with him at all?

Ma Chao frowned and thought. Although things were developing in the direction he expected, why did he always feel that there was something fishy?

"General Tian, ​​what are you thinking about?"

"Isn't it good that they agreed to negotiate? It means they don't have the strength to defend Chang'an anymore. Our chance has come!"

"We should launch a massive attack on the city tomorrow!"

The leader of the Shao He tribe asked, he didn't understand why Ma Chao seemed so worried when he heard the good news.

Ma Chao thought for a long time but could not figure it out. Finally, he made up his mind and told the soldier, "Go and tell them that there are 1,000 carts of food and money to be handed over by the Wei River tomorrow."

"Yes, General!"

The soldier clasped his fists in response and turned to leave the tent.

Ma Chao then said to the tribal leaders: "Have the elite troops of each army ready. When they hand over the queen tomorrow, we will immediately start the siege!"

The queen is still very important.

If he captured Chang'an City, the Queen might commit suicide; but if the court voluntarily handed her over to him, he could capture the Queen.

This way, he would have an extra bargaining chip in his hand.

"Whether they really intend to negotiate or have some other conspiracy, we will know if we send a large army to attack the city tomorrow."

"If we can't take it tomorrow, then withdraw our troops!"

Ma Chao walked out of the tent and cast his eyes toward the Chang'an City lurking in the distance in the night, and made up his mind.

……

A hundred miles away from Chang'an.

In the dark night.

The mighty army galloped under the moonlight, traveling day and night, not daring to stop for a moment.

This army was led by Zhao Yun, the reinforcement going to support Chang'an City!
"Your Majesty, we are now less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an. We will be able to reach Chang'an before noon tomorrow at the latest."

Zhao Yun rode his horse to Liu Xie's carriage to report.

Liu Xie's face was full of fatigue and dust. Hearing this, he said, "Let the army rest here for two hours, and then continue on the journey after daybreak."

Although he was also anxious to rescue Chang'an City, the army was too tired after the long journey. If they went straight into battle without rest, it might lead to failure or even defeat, which he did not want to see.

"promise!"

Zhao Yun responded solemnly, and then said: "Your Majesty, tomorrow's battle will be dangerous. Why do you need to go to the battlefield in person?"

"Why don't you just rest in a nearby county? Once I have lifted the siege of Chang'an, I will come back to see you with Ma Chao's head."

Although he brought a total of 30,000 elite troops on this trip, Zhao Yun was confident that he could defeat the rebels besieging Chang'an and kill Ma Chao.

But the battlefield is unpredictable after all, and he didn't dare to let the emperor go there in person. If something went wrong, he would be doomed.

Liu Xie shook his head, a trace of murderous intent and anger flashed in his dark and deep eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Zilong, don't worry about me, I know what to do."

"I want to see Ma Chao die with my own eyes!"

Zhao Yun wanted to persuade him again, but Chen Gong said, "With the Yulin Army and the Huben Army here, you don't have to worry about your majesty's safety."

"General, feel free to kill the enemy tomorrow."

Hearing this, Zhao Yun had no choice but to stop persuading them and turned his horse around to order the army to stay where they were and rest.

Liu Xie then asked Yang Xiu, "Ancestor De, has the news that the army will arrive in Chang'an spread?"

He knows the current situation in Chang'an City.

The embroidered clothes envoy was constantly passing messages back and forth.

Chang'an's current situation is not good, and it can't hold out for too long. If they get the news that the army is coming, their morale will be boosted. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the news has already been spread."

Yang Xiu nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't closed your eyes for a whole day and night. If you continue like this, it may hurt your body. You should rest for a while."

In order to hurry up, Liu Xie did not ride on the dragon chariot, but rode a horse like ordinary soldiers, which made them worried.

Liu Xie said nonchalantly: "It's just a few bumps, nothing to worry about, I'm fine."

"I am riding a horse at a relatively slow speed. I must not delay the army's progress because of me. While the army is resting, we should go ahead."

As Liu Xie spoke, he squeezed the horse's belly and urged it forward.

The Huben Army and Yulin Guards followed closely behind.

……

The night passed quickly.

At noon the next day.

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Ma Chao personally led a thousand soldiers and the leaders of various Qiang tribes to the banks of the Wei River to wait.

It is the hottest summer now, the sun is scorching, and people are sweating profusely.

Ma Chao and his soldiers were all wearing armor. They were so hot that their clothes were soaked with sweat.

"Why don't these Han people come out?"

"Isn't that you regret it?"

The leader of the Dangjian tribe couldn't help but complain that they had been waiting here for half an hour but still hadn't seen anyone coming out of Chang'an City.

This made him start to doubt whether the other party really wanted to negotiate.

Ma Chao was also confused. Just when he was thinking about whether to send someone to inquire, the gate of Chang'an City in the distance suddenly opened.

Then a group of people were seen coming out.

Ma Chao looked carefully and his pupils shrank slightly.

Because he was very familiar with the people in the lead, they were his father Ma Teng, his brothers Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, and his former general Pang De!
"Why are they here?!"

When Ma Chao saw this, his face changed and he became subconsciously alert, but he soon realized that his alertness was unnecessary.

Because only more than a hundred people came out of the city.

Ma Teng, Pang De and others escorted a carriage out, followed by one truck after another loaded with money and food.

Pang De and others escorted the carriage and stopped the convoy a hundred steps away from Ma Chao, and the two sides formed a standoff.

Ma Chao narrowed his eyes and spoke first: "Father, it's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect that we would meet again under such circumstances."

Ma Teng's expression was cold and expressionless as he said, "Who is your father? I don't have a son like you, and my Ma family doesn't have a beast like you!"

"You have joined forces with foreign tribes to attack Chang'an. This is extremely treasonous. I wish I could kill you!"

Ma Teng's tone was full of hatred.

Ma Xiu and Ma Tie looked at Ma Chao with murderous eyes; they no longer had any feelings for this brother.

Hearing this, Ma Chao's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, but he did not show it on the surface. He said lightly: "It is meaningless to say this now. Now I am the knife and you are the fish. You can't kill me even if you want to."

"No more nonsense. Give me the queen's 1,000 carts of food and money, and I will withdraw my troops immediately."

"It's time to end this war."

Ma Chao didn't want to waste time talking to them. He just wanted to get the queen as soon as possible and take the opportunity to launch an attack and kill Pang De and others here.

Then launch a large army to capture Chang'an!
Ma Teng stared at Ma Chao with anger on his face. After a long time, he loosened the reins in his hand and said solemnly: "If I give you the queen and all these treasures and food, will you really withdraw your troops?"

Ma Chao snorted coldly and said, "We have been attacking Chang'an for a long time. If we continue to delay, are we waiting for the reinforcements of the false emperor to arrive?"

"Since I have decided to withdraw my troops, why would I deceive you?"

Ma Teng still hadn't dispelled his suspicions, and said cautiously: "Words are not enough, I want you to swear on the Wei River!"

Ma Chao frowned slightly when he heard this.

I took a look at the Wei River next to me.

Even he had a fear of oaths, let alone swearing by the Wei River, a blasphemous oath.

But if he doesn't swear now, the other party will definitely not hand over the queen to him, and his plan will fail.

After hesitating for a moment, Ma Chao raised his head, raised his hand and said solemnly: "I, Ma Chao, swear by the Wei River. As long as you hand over the queen and food and money to me, I will lead my troops to retreat and will never attack Chang'an!"

"If you break this oath, Heaven will not bless you, and Earth will not bury you!"

After hearing Ma Chao's powerful words, Ma Teng's doubts disappeared and he rode his horse to the carriage behind him.

"It is because of our incompetence that we, the ministers, have no choice but to put the Queen in an awkward position for the sake of Chang'an's safety."

Ma Teng knelt on one knee in front of the carriage, his voice extremely sad, and then he turned his head to look at Ma Chao and said sternly: "Listen carefully, you evil creature! If you dare to disrespect the Queen, I will chase you to the ends of the earth and kill you!"

Ma Chao laughed and said, "Father, what are you talking about? I want the queen as a hostage just to have an extra amulet. How dare I..."

Before he could finish his words, his eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, and then he suddenly found a thick arrow sticking out from a truck behind him.

It flashes a terrible cold light under the sunlight!

In an instant, Ma Chao felt an unprecedented shadow of death looming over him. Without even having time to shout, he subconsciously turned over and rolled to the ground!
"Whoosh whoosh-!"

"Chichichichi——!"

The sharp sound of breaking wind and the teeth-grinding sound of arrows piercing flesh rang out almost at the same time. Thick crossbow arrows shot out from the trucks and shot towards all the people on Ma Chao's side like a rainstorm!

The people in the front row, such as the leaders of the various Qiang tribes, were pierced through the bodies by ferocious crossbow arrows before they could react!
The power of a ten-shot crossbow on flat ground is simply terrifying. At a distance of less than a hundred steps, even the strongest armor of the Han army is as weak as paper!

What’s more, what are the equipments of Ma Chao’s soldiers?

For a moment, blood splattered everywhere!
Killing blooms!
Just like the wind blowing wheat, the soldiers and horses led by Ma Chao kept falling under the arrow curtain of ten consecutive rounds of powerful crossbows!
In just a few breaths, most of the thousand people were killed or injured, and only a small number of people at the back survived!

After the arrow curtain passed, Pang De, Ma Teng, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie did not hesitate at all. They immediately raised their weapons and charged towards Ma Chao!
"Evil beast! Prepare your death!"

Ma Teng roared angrily. Although he was old, he was still in good health. Fueled by hatred, he was even more murderous!
As soon as Ma Chao got up from the ground, he saw Pang De and others rushing towards him. His face suddenly changed. He quickly climbed onto a horse that survived the arrow barrage and fled to the rear in a panic.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Ma Chao was extremely angry. He finally understood why the court agreed to his conditions. They actually wanted to take this opportunity to kill him!

If he had not been blinded by the light of the arrow and dodged in advance, he would probably have died under that terrifying wave of arrows!

"Stop them!"

Ma Chao yelled at the surviving soldiers who were still in a daze, while running away, trying to escape back quickly.

He knew in his heart that he was no match for Pang De, his father and brothers working together!

(End of this chapter)