The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 713 Chapter 712
As the sun set, the twilight merged, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the city wall of Jiameng Pass, but two groups of soldiers exchanged positions and continued to stand on the city wall, watching the road in front of the pass vigilantly.

In the distance, a knight came faintly. Although the speed was not very fast, it still attracted the attention and vigilance of the guards on the city wall.

More than a hundred pairs of eyes were fixed on that knight, and the bow and arrow in their hands were held tighter than usual.But when the knight came slowly from a distance and gradually approached Jiameng Pass, the guards realized that the person who came was none other than Huang Quan who joined the army who went out last night.

Huang Quan rode a war horse and returned to Jiameng Pass leisurely. The guards all knew him. Seeing him coming, they naturally opened the city gate and let him in.But after Huang Quan entered Jiameng Pass, the city gate was closed again, and the guards looked into the distance more vigilantly.

At this time, the night was about to fall, and the earth was immersed in darkness. The soldiers on the city wall had already started to light the torches. After a while, the lights around the city wall became brightly lit.

"Jianjun, you are back. My lord is worried about you, so I specially asked me to stay here, waiting to join the army." Seeing Huang Quan's return, Peng Tuo ran over from a distance and said very politely.

Huang Quan said: "I'm fine, it's just that I came back a little late. Come on, take me to see the lord, I have good news to tell the lord."

Peng Tuo was in the front, Huang Quan was in the back, and the two came to the government office one after the other. At this moment, Zhang Fei was pacing in the hall, with nervousness and worry all over his face, it could be said that he could hardly sleep or eat .

Huang Quan went out only with his consent, the purpose was to persuade Ma Chao and Zhang Fei to get together for a big event.But from last night to now, it has been a whole day, and there is no news at all, and the scouts he sent out couldn't find any news, but Ma Chao's camp suddenly strengthened many precautions, and the scouts didn't dare to get too close. Huang Quan was not seen.

Huang Quan seemed to have evaporated from the world, and he disappeared without a trace. This made Zhang Fei in Jiameng Pass a little restless. He began to worry about Huang Quan's safety, and began to imagine whether Huang Quan Angered Ma Chao and was killed by Ma Chao?
When Zhang Fei was worried, Peng Tuo walked in from the outside and said with joy, "Master, Huang Canjun is back..."

As soon as the words fell, Huang Quan's figure came into Zhang Fei's eyes. Zhang Fei strode out immediately, met Huang Quan directly, grabbed Huang Quan's hand, and said happily: "Huang Quan Join the army, you're finally back, I'm worried about you to death."

"It's Huang Quan's fault for worrying the lord. Huang Quan pleaded guilty to the lord!"

Zhang Fei said: "What are you guilty of? Go and do things for me. If you are murdered by a traitor, it will be me who indirectly harmed you..."

"My lord, haven't I come back well?"

Zhang Fei nodded, all the worries in his heart dissipated, and said to Huang Quan, "How about it, is there anything you can gain from this trip?"

Huang Quan nodded, and said: "I have been persuading Ma Chao earnestly since last night, and finally succeeded in persuading Ma Chao. He expressed his willingness to cooperate with the lord and join forces against Zhang Yan .”

"Great, Huang Canjun, you have done a great job for me this time. Ma Chao has more than [-] soldiers and has a great reputation in Liangzhou. The Qiang people even regard him as a god. As long as he raises his arms Huh, maybe the entire Northwest will respond accordingly, to seize Chang'an and control Guanzhong, it's not a problem at all..."

Seeing that Zhang Fei was looking forward to the plan he was planning, Huang Quan took a step forward and interrupted Zhang Fei, "My lord, although Ma Chao agreed to join hands with my lord to deal with Zhang Yan and fight against the court, but Ma Chao dare not be so reckless now, and he There is one more thing to ask, I hope the Lord can help him."

Zhang Fei's expression returned to normal, and he asked, "Is there anything he can ask of me?"

Huang Quan said: "Maybe you don't know yet. Ma Chao came to crusade against Shu this time, just as a vanguard, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops secretly gathering behind. However, these are all things to say. Although there are military preparations, as long as they Ma Chao's side won the victory, and Zhang Yan may not use those troops. However, behind Ma Chao, there is an army of about 3 people, led by Xu Huang, and there is also a supervisor named Pang Tong. Pang Tong and Xu Huang I have been staring at Ma Chao closely, actually monitoring Ma Chao's every move. If he has any abnormal behavior, the two people behind will definitely kill him. Especially the man named Xu Huang, who has made great achievements in battle, He is highly skilled in martial arts and is one of Zhang Yan's generals. He has won Zhang Yan's trust. But Ma Chao offended him because of a trivial matter, so that Xu Huang put on small shoes for Ma Chao. What Ma Chao meant was that he wanted to ask the lord for help Play a play, trick Xu Huang and Pang Tong over, and then kill them. Only in this way can Ma Chao dare to lead the army out of Shu and return to Liangzhou to gather troops."

Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then how does Ma Chao want me to help him?"

Huang Quan said: "Ma Chao wants to plant his military flag all over the gate tower of Jiameng Pass, and plan to kill Pang Tong and Xu Huang here..."

After Zhang Fei heard this, he immediately retorted: "No way! Jiameng Pass is the gateway to Sichuan, and it is an important pass. If Ma Chao's military flag is planted here, then other places will think that Jiameng Pass It has already fallen, and it will cause panic in Sichuan."

Huang Quan said: "My lord's worry is clear to me. Just think about the benefits of doing this and weigh the pros and cons. It's not hard to find that the benefits of doing this actually outweigh the cons. And we don't have to leave Jiameng Pass, just Let Ma Chao borrow it temporarily..."

Zhang Fei frowned, he didn't know what to do.After thinking for a while, Zhang Fei felt that what Huang Quan said was right. The benefits of this matter outweighed the disadvantages. You must know that if he could get Ma Chao as an ally and deal with Zhang Yan together, his pressure would be much less, not to mention Bashu is located in a remote area with difficult roads. In the future, if we really fight against Zhang Yan, we must rely on Ma Chao, a powerful foreign aid.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fei no longer hesitated, and directly agreed to Huang Quan. However, he only agreed to hang up half of Ma Chaojun's military flag, and then lowered it after killing Pang Tong and Xu Huang.

Seeing that Zhang Fei agreed, Huang Quan went out of Jiameng Pass again and went directly to see Ma Chao, saying that Zhang Fei had agreed to his request and that Ma Chao's army flag would be hoisted at tomorrow's hour.But this time, Huang Quan came here to ask for the military flag and military uniform so that he could disguise himself.

Ma Chao didn't hesitate, and directly gave Huang Quan the military flag and uniform he wanted, and it depended on how Huang Quan planned to act tomorrow.

Huang Quan asked for military flags and uniforms from Ma Chao, and transported them back to Jiameng Pass overnight.

Early the next morning, the flags on the city wall of Jiameng Pass were suddenly changed. The red flag of the Han Army was flying over Jiameng Pass. It's the same as having captured Jiameng Pass.

Ma Chao looked outside the pass and saw that Jiameng had changed the flag after closing the pass. He had no doubts in Huang Quan, and felt that Huang Quan was indeed a man of his word.

However, all of this is also under his control, and the next step is up to him.

In fact, all of this was already planned by Huang Quan.In order to gain Ma Chao's trust, he persuaded Zhang Fei to change the flag and proved his ability to Ma Chao.

Next, it was the good show directed by Huang Quan himself.

When it was almost noon, Ma Chao finally appeared in front of Jiameng Pass. This time, he did not bring too many troops, only two hundred followers, and there were two more people beside him, one dressed like a general, and the other It is a person dressed as a scribe.

Zhang Fei, who was watching everything outside from the wall of Jiameng Pass, looked out of the city with his sharp eyes, but saw that Ma Chao was talking with the general and scribe, and the three of them would point to Jiameng Pass from time to time, It looked like they were arguing about something.

"What's going on outside?" Seeing this scene, Zhang Fei casually asked Huang Quan beside him.

"I don't know either. It seems that they are arguing. It seems to be very fierce. Seeing that they point to Jiameng Pass from time to time, it seems to be related to Jiameng Pass. Could it be that our attire has been seen through?" Huang Quan said.

Zhang Fei said: "Impossible, take a good look at these soldiers, they are all wearing the clothes of the Han army, how could they make a mistake?"

While talking, Ma Chao suddenly rode his horse and ran towards the city wall. Huang Quan said nervously, "My lord, Ma Chao is here."

Ma Chao came under the city wall alone. The closer he got, the more frightened he felt. After all, he was only alone, and Huang Quan didn't quite believe that he was so close to Jiameng Pass, would he be killed by Zhang Fei? A person shot to death by an arrow, you know, there is still a good archer in the Sichuan army who has been praised by Pound, what if he is injured by a cold arrow?
Thinking of this, Ma Chao stopped. At this time, he was still sixty steps away from the city wall, but he stopped moving forward, and suddenly shouted at the city wall: "Let Captain Huang come out and see me!"

Not long after, the door was closed and opened, and Huang Quan came out of the doorway on horseback, came to Ma Chao, pretended to chat with Ma Chao for a few words, then turned around and went back.

At this time, Huang Quan found Zhang Fei and said, "My lord, just now Xu Huang and Pang Tong are canceling Ma Chao, saying that Ma Chao is not doing well. Now that they have won the Jiameng Pass, why don't they open the door and warmly welcome their arrival?" , ask them to go in and have a rest."

Zhang Fei frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"That is to say, those two people asked Ma Chao to open the city gate, and they wanted to inspect the city to see if it was safe."

"Keep an inch!" Zhang Fei couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly said angrily.

(End of this chapter)