Although Ma Teng ordered the retreat, everyone knows that the Xiliang army has 70,000 or 80,000 horses, so naturally it can't be said to retreat. Follow? Dream?. If lā hastily pulls out the camp and leaves, it will inevitably fall into chaos, if the soldiers and horses of Li Dao and Guo Yan chase after them again, and lose the soldiers and horses of the formation, they will be lambs to be slaughtered outside the city.

Ma Teng said to Han Sui: "Wenyue, I plan to divide the soldiers and horses into three teams and retreat in turn, so as not to be detected by Li Dao, Guo Yan and others in Chang'an City. ”

"Shoucheng, it's better for you to lead an army to withdraw first." As soon as Han Sui waited for Ma Teng to finish speaking, he took the initiative to offer: "I will stay with my nephew to intercept the pursuers of Li Guo and other thieves." ”

"It's not appropriate, it's better to lead the army to retreat first." Ma Teng said calmly as usual: "I am the commander of the army, so naturally I want to stay behind." ”

"No, Shoucheng, since you are the commander of the first army, where is there a reason to leave a broken future." How could Han Sui be willing to let Ma Teng stay on the adventure, and continued to stubbornly say: "It's better for me to stay." ”

Just when the two were arguing, a soldier came in from outside, knelt down on one knee in front of Ma Teng, and reported: "The two generals of Qiqi, Liang Xing and Chengyi, are back!" ”

Han Sui heard that the two athletes under his command had returned, and the stone hanging in his throat fell to the ground. But when he thought that both of them had lost the food and grass they were escorting, he was angry and hurriedly ordered the soldiers: "Bring the two up." ”

A moment later, Liang Xing and Cheng Yi, who were tied by ropes, knelt in front of Ma Teng and Han Sui and pleaded guilty: "The two generals are above, and their subordinates have the trust of you, and they were robbed of grain and grass by thieves, and now they are here to receive their deaths." ”

Han Sui stood up and shouted outside: "Someone! ”

Looking at the few soldiers rushing in outside, Han Sui pointed at Liang Xing and Cheng Yi with his hand, and said in a tone of hatred that iron is not steel: "Drag these two people out and behead them, and hang their heads in Yuanmen for three days." ”

"Wait!" Seeing that the two soldiers were about to go outside with Liang Xing and Cheng Yi in their arms, Ma Chao hurriedly said something to stop him: "Uncle Han, Liang Xing and Cheng Yi lost their grain and grass, although it is a capital crime, but now is the time to employ people, it is better to leave their lives and let them stay in the army to make meritorious contributions." ”

"yes, Wenyo." Ma Teng, who had been silent, heard that his sons were interceding for Liang Xing and Cheng Yi, and knew that if he didn't stand up and say a few words, he might damage the brotherhood between himself and Han Sui. Then he got up and said: "Li Dao and Guo Yan have strategists like Jia Xu to help, not to mention that they escort the grain and grass, even if my family Meng Qi goes, I am afraid that they can take care of the grain and grass." In my opinion, forget it. left the lives of the two of them, and let them stay in the army to make meritorious contributions. ”

Han Sui saw that Ma Teng was unwilling to be the first to lead the troops to retreat, so he once again proposed a new plan: "Since Shoucheng is unwilling to lead the troops to retreat westward first, it is better to let Meng Qi's nephew lead my unsuccessful subordinates to withdraw first, how about it?" ”

Just when Ma Teng and Han Sui were discussing the withdrawal of the army, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others in the city already knew about the robbery of the grain and grass of the Xiliang Army. Jia Xu said to the two: "Two generals, Ma Teng and Han Sui have lost their internal responses, and their military rations have been robbed again, I am afraid that they will not last long under the city, and they will definitely withdraw their troops soon." Please ask the two generals to quickly reorganize their troops and horses, and as soon as the Xiliang army withdraws, we will take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing. If you are lucky, you can also take the heads of Ma Teng and Han Sui. ”

Li Ji considered that Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew had just returned from outside the city with his troops, so he said to Zhang Ji: "Your uncle and nephew have just returned, and they must have been tired of saddle horses, and they will stay in the city to rest and send troops to chase the Xiliang army, so you won't have to worry about it." ”

Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew suffered Ma Chao's loss outside this time, and they were thinking about how to avoid confrontation with the Xiliang Army. At this moment, when he heard Li Dao say this, he simply wanted to fall asleep and someone sent him a pillow, so he hurriedly replied: "Since General Zhiran said so, his subordinates just obey the order." ”

Guo Yan was in a good mood, and he also joked with Zhang Ji: "When we are not in the city, you have to guard the city, don't wait for us to come back, the city doesn't know which master has changed." ”

"Please rest assured, General Guo." Although Zhang Ji knew in his heart that Guo Yan was joking, he also guessed that the other party would definitely be suspicious, and hurriedly replied: "As long as the subordinate uncles and nephews are there, this Chang'an City will be impregnable." ”

Although Ma Teng, Han Sui and others can fight well, it is a pity that they are only military generals and not strategists, so when they withdraw their troops, it is impossible to engage in some fake actions to hide people's ears and ears like those famous military advisors and strategists. Instead, after daybreak, they marched out of camp in a step-by-step manner.

Because it was divided into three groups of retreats, Ma Chao took Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, Cheng Yi, Li Kan and others, with 20,000 soldiers and horses, grain and grass first; Han then set off in the afternoon with the second group of soldiers and horses; The soldiers and horses led by Ma Teng had to wait for Ma Chao and Han Sui to go away before leaving the camp.

The soldiers at the head of the city found that the Xiliang army outside the city was pulling out the camp, and hurriedly came to report to Li Wei: "General Qiyu, the Xiliang army outside the city is pulling out the camp, and it seems that there is a plan to withdraw the troops." ”

Hearing the soldier's report, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others hurried to the west gate and stood on the city gate tower and looked down. After seeing the Xiliang soldiers and horses in the distance, they were slowly walking towards the distance. Seeing this scene, Li Wei turned his head to Jia Xu and said: "Mr. Wen Ruo is really like a god, saying that Ma Teng and Han Sui are going to withdraw from the camp, and now they are really starting to retreat." Come on, pick up your troops and horses, and prepare to go out of the city to pursue! ”

"General, slow!" Seeing that Li Dao, Guo Yan and others were about to go out of the city to pursue now, Jia Xu hurriedly dissuaded: "Now the Xiliang soldiers who have pulled out the camp are only thirty percent, if we attack now, once the soldiers and horses left behind in the camp attack to meet the battle, I am afraid that we will suffer a big loss." ”

"So what do we do in your opinion?" Li Wei asked.

Jia Xu looked outside the city for a long time, and said, "General Zhiran, don't be impatient. Now the Xiliang army outside the city is still wary of us, so we can't act rashly for the time being. But if we wait for their second batch of troops and horses to withdraw, some of the remaining soldiers will inevitably be afraid, and we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort if we attack at that time. ”

"That's right, that's right." Guo Yan agreed with Jia Xu's statement: "When the Xiliang soldiers think of returning, they have no intention of fighting, as long as our army attacks, it will definitely be crushed at the first touch." ”

In the afternoon, Jia Xu saw Han Sui leaving with his troops on the city tower, and the remaining soldiers were a little impatient in the camp, they were all looking west, as if they were waiting for themselves to withdraw from the camp. Seeing this situation, Jia Xu immediately said to Li Wei: "General Zhiran, the time is ripe, you can open the door and chase and kill." ”

"But," Li Dao pointed to the camp in the distance, and said to Jia Xu, "they still have thirty percent of the soldiers who have never left, and if we attack at this moment, we will inevitably fall into a scuffle." ”

"General Zhiran, please rest assured," Jia Xu said confidently, "Although there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in the camp, the hearts of the people are home, and they have no intention of fighting. As long as our army attacks, they are bound to collapse without a fight. ”

"Well, since Mr. Wenhe said so, then General Ben will lead the troops to attack." Li Dao said, called Guo Yan, and left the city tower to order soldiers and horses out of the city.

"Shoucheng, it's better for you to lead an army to withdraw first." As soon as Han Sui waited for Ma Teng to finish speaking, he took the initiative to offer: "I will stay with my nephew to intercept the pursuers of Li Guo and other thieves." ”

"It's not appropriate, it's better to lead the army to retreat first." Ma Teng said calmly as usual: "I am the commander of the army, so naturally I want to stay behind." ”

"No, Shoucheng, since you are the commander of the first army, where is there a reason to leave a broken future." How could Han Sui be willing to let Ma Teng stay on the adventure, and continued to stubbornly say: "It's better for me to stay." ”

Just when the two were arguing, a soldier came in from outside, knelt down on one knee in front of Ma Teng, and reported: "The two generals of Qiqi, Liang Xing and Chengyi, are back!" ”

Han Sui heard that the two athletes under his command had returned, and the stone hanging in his throat fell to the ground. But when he thought that both of them had lost the food and grass they were escorting, he was angry and hurriedly ordered the soldiers: "Bring the two up." ”

A moment later, Liang Xing and Cheng Yi, who were tied by ropes, knelt in front of Ma Teng and Han Sui and pleaded guilty: "The two generals are above, and their subordinates have the trust of you, and they were robbed of grain and grass by thieves, and now they are here to receive their deaths." ”

Han Sui stood up and shouted outside: "Someone! ”

Looking at the few soldiers rushing in outside, Han Sui pointed at Liang Xing and Cheng Yi with his hand, and said in a tone of hatred that iron is not steel: "Drag these two people out and behead them, and hang their heads in Yuanmen for three days." ”

"Wait!" Seeing that the two soldiers were about to go outside with Liang Xing and Cheng Yi in their arms, Ma Chao hurriedly said something to stop him: "Uncle Han, Liang Xing and Cheng Yi lost their grain and grass, although it is a capital crime, but now is the time to employ people, it is better to leave their lives and let them stay in the army to make meritorious contributions." ”

"yes, Wenyo." Ma Teng, who had been silent, heard that his sons were interceding for Liang Xing and Cheng Yi, and knew that if he didn't stand up and say a few words, he might damage the brotherhood between himself and Han Sui. Then he got up and said: "Li Dao and Guo Yan have strategists like Jia Xu to help, not to mention that they escort the grain and grass, even if my family Meng Qi goes, I am afraid that they can take care of the grain and grass." In my opinion, forget it. left the lives of the two of them, and let them stay in the army to make meritorious contributions. ”

Han Sui saw that Ma Teng was unwilling to be the first to lead the troops to retreat, so he once again proposed a new plan: "Since Shoucheng is unwilling to lead the troops to retreat westward first, it is better to let Meng Qi's nephew lead my unsuccessful subordinates to withdraw first, how about it?" ”

Just when Ma Teng and Han Sui were discussing the withdrawal of the army, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others in the city already knew about the robbery of the grain and grass of the Xiliang Army. Jia Xu said to the two: "Two generals, Ma Teng and Han Sui have lost their internal responses, and their military rations have been robbed again, I am afraid that they will not last long under the city, and they will definitely withdraw their troops soon." Please ask the two generals to quickly reorganize their troops and horses, and as soon as the Xiliang army withdraws, we will take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing. If you are lucky, you can also take the heads of Ma Teng and Han Sui. ”..

Li Ji considered that Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew had just returned from outside the city with his troops, so he said to Zhang Ji: "Your uncle and nephew have just returned, and they must have been tired of saddle horses, and they will stay in the city to rest and send troops to chase the Xiliang army, so you won't have to worry about it." ”

Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew suffered Ma Chao's loss outside this time, and they were thinking about how to avoid confrontation with the Xiliang Army. At this moment, when he heard Li Dao say this, he simply wanted to fall asleep and someone sent him a pillow, so he hurriedly replied: "Since General Zhiran said so, his subordinates just obey the order." ”

Guo Yan was in a good mood, and he also joked with Zhang Ji: "When we are not in the city, you have to guard the city, don't wait for us to come back, the city doesn't know which master has changed." ”

"Please rest assured, General Guo." Although Zhang Ji knew in his heart that Guo Yan was joking, he also guessed that the other party would definitely be suspicious, and hurriedly replied: "As long as the subordinate uncles and nephews are there, this Chang'an City will be impregnable." ”

Although Ma Teng, Han Sui and others can fight well, it is a pity that they are only military generals and not strategists, so when they withdraw their troops, it is impossible to engage in some fake actions to hide people's ears and ears like those famous military advisors and strategists. Instead, after daybreak, they marched out of camp in a step-by-step manner.

Because it was divided into three groups of retreats, Ma Chao took Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, Cheng Yi, Li Kan and others, with 20,000 soldiers and horses, grain and grass first; Han then set off in the afternoon with the second group of soldiers and horses; The soldiers and horses led by Ma Teng had to wait for Ma Chao and Han Sui to go away before leaving the camp.

The soldiers at the head of the city found that the Xiliang army outside the city was pulling out the camp, and hurriedly came to report to Li Wei: "General Qiyu, the Xiliang army outside the city is pulling out the camp, and it seems that there is a plan to withdraw the troops." ”

Hearing the soldier's report, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others hurried to the west gate and stood on the city gate tower and looked down. After seeing the Xiliang soldiers and horses in the distance, they were slowly walking towards the distance. Seeing this scene, Li Wei turned his head to Jia Xu and said: "Mr. Wen Ruo is really like a god, saying that Ma Teng and Han Sui are going to withdraw from the camp, and now they are really starting to retreat." Come on, pick up your troops and horses, and prepare to go out of the city to pursue! ”

"General, slow!" Seeing that Li Dao, Guo Yan and others were about to go out of the city to pursue now, Jia Xu hurriedly dissuaded: "Now the Xiliang soldiers who have pulled out the camp are only thirty percent, if we attack now, once the soldiers and horses left behind in the camp attack to meet the battle, I am afraid that we will suffer a big loss." ”

"So what do we do in your opinion?" Li Wei asked.

Jia Xu looked outside the city for a long time, and said, "General Zhiran, don't be impatient. Now the Xiliang army outside the city is still wary of us, so we can't act rashly for the time being. But if we wait for their second batch of troops and horses to withdraw, some of the remaining soldiers will inevitably be afraid, and we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort if we attack at that time. ”

"That's right, that's right." Guo Yan agreed with Jia Xu's statement: "When the Xiliang soldiers think of returning, they have no intention of fighting, as long as our army attacks, it will definitely be crushed at the first touch." ”

In the afternoon, Jia Xu saw Han Sui leaving with his troops on the city tower, and the remaining soldiers were a little impatient in the camp, they were all looking west, as if they were waiting for themselves to withdraw from the camp. Seeing this situation, Jia Xu immediately said to Li Wei: "General Zhiran, the time is ripe, you can open the door and chase and kill." ”

"But," Li Dao pointed to the camp in the distance, and said to Jia Xu, "they still have thirty percent of the soldiers who have never left, and if we attack at this moment, we will inevitably fall into a scuffle." ”

"General Zhiran, please rest assured," Jia Xu said confidently, "Although there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in the camp, the hearts of the people are home, and they have no intention of fighting. As long as our army attacks, they are bound to collapse without a fight. ”

"Well, since Mr. Wenhe said so, then General Ben will lead the troops to attack." Li Dao said, called Guo Yan, and left the city tower to order soldiers and horses out of the city.