Ma Chaozheng was grieving, and suddenly someone came to report that Han Sui's father and daughter had arrived.

Ma Chao called for please come in.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Han Sui and Ma Teng are righteous brothers with deep feelings. Seeing Ma Teng's coffin, Han Sui was also sad, and tears wet his clothes.

Ma Chao informed Han Sui of his decision.

Han Sui hesitated: "After the little girl Han Qi came back from Yedu, she said that Yuan Xi was frank and open-minded, not like such a ruthless and vicious person. Is there a mistake in the virtuous nephew?"

Han Qi on the side, actually Camille, nodded like a chick pecking rice.

Ma Chao knelt down and said: "If my uncle is afraid of Yuan Xi's power and wants to submit to Yuan Xi, please behead the little nephew and dedicate it to Ye Du as a step into the body!"

Han Sui hurriedly helped Ma Chao up and said, "Your father and I are brothers. You are like my son, how can I do such a thing?"

Ma Chao got up and said, "If my uncle believes me, please join me in Yedu." ”

In fact, it is no wonder that Ma Chao is convinced of Jian Yong's words.

On the one hand, Bai Xiaowen did have a "profit motive" to murder Ma Teng.

For Bai Xiaowen, if he wants to unify the world, he is bound to attack the south, and Xiliang is indeed a border trouble. Even if the Xiliang Army sent a concubine Ma Xiu as a "proton", it was only a superficial surrender, and it did not mean that it actually surrendered, and it was still possible to turn around.

At this time, Ma Chao's reputation was not significant, and most of the prestige of the Xiliang Army in the Central Plains was on Ma Teng, so it was normal to plot to kill Ma Teng and take the opportunity to seize Xiliang.

On the other hand, it is Jian Yong's "foreknowledge" that has been verified.

Just like fortune-telling fraud, if the fortune teller says one or two things correctly, ordinary people will think that the gentleman has a level, and they will believe seven or eight points of what he says later.

What's more, Jian Yong's judgment that Ma Teng's accident was not a tricky fortune telling, but a reasonable prediction based on facts and reasoning, and the credibility was even higher.

Ma Chao was not a resourceful person in the first place, and Jian Yong was extremely good at lobbying, so it was not surprising that there was such a result.

Han Sui was still hesitating.

Ma Chao frowned and said: "Thinking about that Yuan Xi, his age is just like me, he can run thousands of miles to break through Xu Capital, destroy Cao Cao in the face of danger, hold the Son of Heaven hostage, and hold the authority of the world."

"The Yuan clan has just destroyed Cao, and his vitality has been greatly damaged. My Xiliang army is extremely elite, and now it has captured Chang'an, which is a good opportunity from heaven! My uncle also knows the ability of my little nephew. Born as a big husband, you should replace Yuan Xi!"

Han Sui saw Ma Chao's resolute attitude, so he could only nod and agree.

Ma Chao then ordered Ma Xiu to support the coffin and return to Xiliang for burial. He and Han Sui gathered troops and horses and drove to Tongguan!

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Tongguan, the three armies of Xiliang are all white robes and white armor, with many banners, and there is an atmosphere of slaughter.

Above the head of the city, standing was Cao Ren, and next to him stood a group of generals, including Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi.

In fact, the task of Qiao Rui and the others is to check whether there are lurking awakened people in Tongguan.

Of course, in Cao Ren's eyes, there is a bit of a "Heavenly Son of Prison Army" flavor in it, so for Qiao Rui and the others, there is no good face.

The Xiliang army scolded under the city.

Cao Ren said: "If you don't even fight a battle, you will stick to the city, which will inevitably dampen the morale of our army, but let the Xiliang army underestimate the heroes of the Central Plains." Besides, the Xiliang army has come from afar, and the camp has not yet been established, so it is time to fight and kill their prestige!"

When Li Shuyi heard it, oh no, it's over.

Now Ma Chao has a revenge BUFF, and Cao Cao's first battle was because of the light enemy, and the soldiers who were beaten were defeated. No matter how strong you are Cao Ren, there is Cao Cao?

However, Li Shuyi did not stop it. This is also Bai Xiaowen's special order, Cao Ren was originally a demoted general, and he was psychologically sensitive, if Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi pointed fingers at his decision-making again, it would inevitably lead to the expansion of the rift.

Just after Cao Ren switched on and off to meet the enemy, Qiao Rui ordered all the crossbowmen to be dispatched to stand guard on the city wall.

Ma Chao was born with "a face like Fu powder, lips like Zhu Zhu, a thin waist and wide shoulders, and a strong voice", wearing a white robe and silver armor, holding a spear, majestic, pointing at Cao Ren and scolding: "Come and report your name, grandpa will not die under the gun nameless!"

Cao Ren shouted: "Who will capture Ma Chao with me?"

Among the generals, a horse rushed out, but it was Niu Jin, a general, who made a big knife to meet Ma Chao.

To say that Niu Jin is also a fierce general in history, but unfortunately the popularity is not high, and his strength in the Three Kingdoms plane is not strong, and he is seriously biased, he is a pure strength general, and his agility is very low.

Ma Chao saw the weakness of Niu Jin's slow movements, and after a hard shot, the second shot was like lightning and stone fire, stabbing his throat sharply.

Niu Jin hurriedly bowed his head, his helmet was picked off by Ma Chao, and he was defeated in two rounds.

Ma Chao shouted: "The thief will leave!" Seeing that he was about to catch up, another of Cao Ren's subordinates rushed up, and it was Zhu Ling, the general, who made a long knife to stop Ma Chao.

Ma Chao rose up and stabbed Zhu Ling down with one shot. The morale of the soldiers under Cao Ren's command was greatly reduced. Ma Chao waved his gun, and the Xiliang army came up wantonly.

Only then did Cao Ren know how powerful Ma Chao was, and hurriedly ordered Mingjin to return to the customs.

He restrained the sergeant to retreat first, and he rode in front of him, guarding the gate, and being the last to enter the gate.

Fortunately, there were crossbowmen at the head of the city who were ready to shoot thousands of arrows. As a cavalry, the Xiliang army did not set up camps and carry siege equipment, so it was difficult to attack the city, so it could only retreat temporarily.

After Cao Ren returned to the pass, he heard that it was the lord's cronies who prepared Qiao Rui's crossbowmen in advance, and thanked him: "If it weren't for General Qiao, I almost lost Tongguan!"

Qiao Rui did not take credit for it, and her attitude was gentle: "The general is responsible for guarding the pass, and the last general is just doing his best to help." To defend the checkpoint, the general needs to coordinate the overall situation. ”

Cao Ren took a deep breath, nodded and said, "I will definitely live up to the trust of the lord!"

He immediately ordered: "Most of the elite of the Xiliang army are cavalry, and it is not easy to attack the city. Tongguan is dangerous, only need to build a deep ditch and avoid war. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Ren said to Qiao Rui again: "I still need to repair the book to the lord as soon as possible and ask for troops to come to help." ”

Qiao Rui said: "We have already reported to the lord. Within a few days, the lord will surely bring a large army. ”

Cao Ren's heart was relieved, so he went to inspect the city defense and stubbornly did not mention it.

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Bai Xiaowen, who was far away in Yedu, received a message from the raven messenger, and said to Cecilia with a smile: "The raven messenger of the divine court is really convenient and fast. Ma Chao gathered his troops and horses and attacked Tongguan for only two hours, and I had already received an urgent report. ”

Bai Xiaowen then filled the raven messenger with psionic points, wrote a reply letter, put it back, and ordered the account to be raised.

Da Sima Mansion, civil and military officials Qi Zhi, compared with before, the Wenchen side added Xun You and others, and the military generals added Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Yu Ban, Le Jin and other generals, and the original Yuan military generals, it was really a full gathering.