The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 432 431 Liangzhou Rebellion (18)

All night.

At dawn, Ma Chao, Han Cheng, Pang De and others continued on their way, but Ma Chao didn't say a word about what happened last night, as if it never happened.

But in fact, Ma Chao began to be wary of Han Cheng in his heart, and asked Pang De to secretly observe Han Cheng's every move.

Han Cheng was still completely unaware of this subtle change, but in his heart, he continued to plan his original plan, and was very much looking forward to his upcoming results.

Ma Chao and the others were still galloping in Hanyang County. After entering Chengji County, the official road became wider. Under the leadership of Han Cheng, everyone rushed to Jicheng and rushed to their destination.

In the evening of the same day, everyone came to the bank of the Wei River. Ma Chao sent people to find a boat, and crossed the Wei River secretly in the twilight.

When they reached the other side of the Weihe River, it was already dark, so Ma Chao asked the army to rest by the Weihe River to recharge their batteries.

Jicheng is less than [-] miles away from the Weihe River. The army sets off in the morning and arrives before noon. Moreover, everyone is in disguise, so even if they are discovered, it will not be a serious problem.

Everyone sat in the woods by the river, eating the dry food they brought and drinking some wine, while Ma Chao sat beside Han Cheng and asked, "We are already very close to Jicheng, what should we do tomorrow?"

Han Chengdao: "Soldiers are expensive and fast. Tomorrow morning, we will lead our troops to the city of Jicheng. We are wearing the military uniform of Han Sui's army, and I am leading the team myself. The army in Jicheng will never expect the enemy to attack, so we will sneak into the city first." Li, went straight to the government office, and killed Han Sui directly."

"What about after killing Han Sui?" Ma Chao asked.

"After that? After that, I will come forward and summon the generals in the city with Han Sui's order, and then wipe them all out. Then no matter how many soldiers Han Sui has, they will be nothing but scattered sand. He will not be the opponent of Brother Ma at all. We will then Take this opportunity to control Jicheng, and then send a funeral to the outside world, saying that Han Sui is dead, then those generals of Han Sui will definitely come to offer condolences after hearing this, so that we can send all of Han Sui's old troops Catch and kill anyone who is unwilling to surrender! In this way, we can completely dismantle Han Sui's power without any effort." Han Chengdao.

After Ma Chao heard it, he felt that what Han Cheng said seemed very simple. If there was no incident last night, Ma Chao would probably believe it, and thus he would naturally follow Han Cheng's words.However, Ma Chao discovered Han Cheng's suspicious behavior last night, and talked with an unknown man in black by the creek for a while. Although he didn't hear the content of the conversation, he also felt that Han Cheng was not what he saw. So simple.

Han Sui was treacherous, and Han Cheng was not much better. If that person came to help Han Cheng, why didn't Han Cheng introduce him to Ma Chao, but instead sneaked around.Therefore, although Ma Chao felt that what Han Cheng said was reasonable, he did not dare to take risks lightly.

And until now, Ma Chao even felt that he had been in the conspiracy planned by Han Cheng, the purpose was to lure him here, let him go deep alone, and then surround him with a large army, so that he would die without a place to die.

"Okay, then follow Brother Han's plan." Although Ma Chao had doubts about Han Cheng in his heart, he still boldly agreed to Han Cheng's plan.

Afterwards, Ma Chao made an excuse to patrol and took Pang De to leave together, away from Han Cheng.

"My lord, I can't figure it out in the end. You clearly know that Han Cheng has a problem, why do you still agree to Han Cheng's plan? What if this is Han Cheng's trick?" Pang De asked puzzled.

Ma Chao said: "Our army is in the open, and the enemy is in the dark. Besides, our army is going deep alone. If we attack the grass and scare the snake too early, we may get nothing. If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs. I want to know The truth of the matter, I want to know how things will develop, since we are here, let’s take a risk, I want to see what Han Cheng wants to take us to do!"

"However, in case it is really a treacherous scheme, our army has only 2000 people and is located in the heartland of the enemy army. Once surrounded by the enemy army, it will be difficult for our army to break out!" Pound said worriedly.

"I'm leading an elite army this time, and I'm one against ten. Even if I'm surrounded by thousands of armies, with the bravery of the soldiers, under my leadership, I don't think it will be a problem to break through. The reason why I let you out is that I want to tell you that you secretly told the soldiers to be on guard at all times in order to deal with any situation. We must remain unchanged to respond to all changes, understand?" Ma Chao said.

Pound nodded and said, "Understood."

"Very good, follow me around for another turn, and then we'll go back and recharge our batteries. At night, let the soldiers take turns to patrol the night to strengthen the night's defense!"

"Here!"

Ma Chao and Pound wandered around the army, and gave orders to the army Sima to keep them on high alert at all times, so as not to be caught off guard when encountering enemy attacks.

When he returned to Han Cheng's side again, Ma Chao ordered in front of Han Cheng to strengthen the night protection, and formed a total of eight patrol teams to keep watch at night in turn.

Seeing that Ma Chao was so nervous, Han Cheng smiled and said, "Brother Ma, the more dangerous the place, the safer it is. Han Sui's army would never have dreamed that we would appear here. Are you too nervous with this arrangement? "

"Hehe, be careful when sailing for ten thousand years. It's better to be more cautious. After all, it's not far from Jicheng. I don't want any problems here."

"Don't worry, even if something goes wrong, there is still me. As long as I come forward, any problem will be solved."

Ma Chao and Han Cheng looked at each other and smiled, but they had their own thoughts in their hearts. The two people who had their own ghosts did not continue to talk, but were ready to rest like many soldiers.

After a long while, Ma Chao held a wine pouch in one hand, handed one of the pouches to Han Cheng, and said to Han Cheng, "That's all for the wine, we two brothers each have half."

"I'll forget it, let's drink it, Brother Ma!" Han Cheng evaded.

"Brother Han, we will go to the battlefield tomorrow, and there will be a lot of fights at that time, and I will not be able to take care of you so much. Tonight, you and my brother will have a drink here, and I hope we can achieve success tomorrow!"

After hearing this, Han Cheng said, "Okay, I must drink this wine that I wish for success!"

So, Ma Chao took off the lid of the wine bag first, and drank it with a gulp.Seeing that Ma Chao was drinking happily, Han Cheng, not to be outdone, began to drink.

The two of them finished the wine quickly, and after only a while, Han Cheng felt a little dizzy, and Ma Chao in front of him also had a double image, and then his eyes went dark, and he fell unconscious down.

"Brother Han! Brother Han! Brother Han..." Ma Chao shouted, shaking Han Cheng's body lightly with his hands, but Han Cheng didn't respond at all, like a dead pig.

At this time, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of Ma Chao's mouth. He threw the wine bag in his hand, stood up, and said to Pang De who was not far away: "How much sweat medicine did you mix in it? This guy is now It's no different than a dead pig."

Pang De quickly walked over here, and said to Ma Chao: "Not much, anyway, it's mixed with everything he carried on his body, which is enough for him to sleep for a day and a night. Fortunately, I brought a little sweat medicine when I left, otherwise, There is really no way to deal with this guy. My lord, how should Han Cheng deal with it?"

"Save his life first. After we kill Han Sui and occupy Jicheng, the uncooked rice has already been cooked. When Han Cheng wakes up, I'll see what he has to say to me!" Ma Chao road.

Pang De said: "Then leave two people watching Han Cheng?"

"No, just take it away, Han Cheng's face is still useful!"

"Here!"

Afterwards, Ma Chao let the soldiers rest for two hours. At the time of Choushi, they began to assemble the team. All the soldiers were ready for everything, and they were all in high spirits. After Ma Chao's order, they rushed to Jicheng in the starry night.

Han Cheng, on the other hand, was hunched on horseback and followed Ma Chao to Jicheng.

Jicheng is located on the Weihe Plain, and the roads here are all open and flat roads. Ma Chao and others are still driving on the official roads with the banner of "Han" character, heading for Jicheng mightily.

One advantage of marching at night is that you will hardly meet anyone, and this is the heartland of Han Sui's forces. Han Sui's deployment of troops is tight on the outside and loose on the inside. When you get here, you will basically not encounter any night watch teams. .

Therefore, it only took Ma Chao and others an hour to arrive at the city of Jicheng.

At this time, it is the darkest time period before dawn, and it is also the time when people sleep the most. Even if there are night watchmen on the walls of Jicheng, at this time, they are still yawning, sleepy eyes, and sleepy.

On the city wall of Jicheng, the night watch soldiers leaned on their weapons and fell asleep against the battlements of the city wall. Suddenly, there was a rush of horseshoes outside the city, and the sound was getting closer and closer, like rolling thunder, waking them up. Soldiers of the night watch.

Although Jicheng is the county seat of Hanyang County, it does not have a moat. When the night watchmen woke up, they saw groups of cavalry standing under the city wall.

Reflecting the dim light, they could vaguely see that these cavalrymen were all wearing the same military uniform as them, and their nervous mood immediately relaxed.

At this time, a man dressed as a military commander walked out of the city, rushed to the tower and shouted: "Quickly open the city gate and let us enter the city."

Although the defenders on the city tower relaxed their vigilance, they still followed the rules and said, "It's hard to tell at night, please spend the night outside the city. When the city gate opens tomorrow morning, it won't be too late to let you enter the city!"

"We are General Yang's subordinates. We are ordered by General Yang to send you back. Please open the city gate and let us in. If we delay the business, can you take it on?"

Han Cheng disappeared. Although Han Sui tried his best to keep it a secret, he still couldn't worry about his son. So he used Han Cheng's playfulness as a pretext to ask all over the place to look for Han Cheng's trace. Once he found Han Cheng, he immediately brought Han Cheng to Jicheng to see him. Han Sui.This matter is already well known.Ma Chao had a secret job in Jicheng, and when he asked Pang De to go on patrol, he learned the news, and then he made such a plan, planning to use Han Cheng to earn money to open the city gate.

As soon as the words fell, someone brought Han Cheng out. Han Cheng was lying on the horse's back, as if he had fallen asleep, but was straightened by the soldiers, revealing his face.

None of the soldiers guarding the city knew Han Cheng, and when they saw that it was indeed Han Cheng, they prepared to open the city gate and let them in, but seeing Han Cheng's comatose state, they still asked about it, and the people in the city said that Han Cheng was drunk General Yang sent them back after he got drunk, and they were already tired and sleepy after driving for a day and a night. Rest.

The soldiers on the city tower believed it was true, and Han Sui had confessed before that no matter who sent Han Cheng here, no matter what time it was, he must be allowed to enter the city immediately and then sent to the government office.

Therefore, the soldiers opened the city gate and sent Ma Chao, Pound and others directly into the city.

As soon as the city gate was opened, Ma Chao, Pang De and others escorted Han Cheng to the government office, and the last 1000 people who entered the city suddenly attacked the soldiers guarding the city. Unprepared, they were all killed in an instant.

Ma Chao's army immediately swept the battlefield, and then took over the city gate, leaving 250 soldiers guarding here, and the other 750 soldiers divided into three groups to capture the other three city gates of Jicheng. The others took a thousand soldiers and went straight to the government office...

(End of this chapter)