"The whole army obeys the order and retreats to Chang'an City!" Cao Ren ordered.

After he gave the order, the thousands of men and horses surrounding Ma Chao all withdrew to Chang'an.

Cao Ren also withdrew with the army under the protection of countless shield soldiers.

Ma Chao was covered in blood, picked up his silver spear, turned over a scattered horse, and looked at the sky: "Could this be Yuan Xi?" ”

He had heard that Yuan Xi's battle in Hebei had seen many giant beasts appear. Among them, Yuan Xi's mounts are not the same, so he has the ability to fly, and the scene in front of him, except for Yuan Xi's arrival, he can't think of any possibility.

"General Meng Qi, evacuate quickly!" Yuan Xi shouted in the sky.

"Got it."

Ma Chao drove the horse back to the Wei River.

Yuan Xi flew in the sky, his eyes always on Ma Chao.

He remembered that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Ma Chao and Zhang Fei fought for three days and three nights, without a winner. Such fierce generals are many levels higher than Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang Jaw. If you can collect it for your own use, it will help the great cause.

It's just that...

Ma Chao is Ma Teng's son, Ma Teng is still here, and he can't accept it for a while.

"Ma Teng's forces, located in Cao Cao's rear, will be wiped out by Cao Cao sooner or later, if you have a good relationship with Ma Chao now, after Ma Teng's army is defeated, Ma Chao will come to agree." Yuan Xi thought and nodded secretly.

It's enough to make friends with Ma Chao on this trip.

.................

.................

When he returned to the bank of the Wei River, 250,000 iron horsemen were crossing the river one after another. Ma Teng and Yan Liang came over first, preparing to organize an army and go to rescue Ma Chao. When Ma Teng was in a hurry, he saw Ma Chao come back safe and sound.

Whew...

followed by Yuan Xi, who did not come over by four.

"Could it be General Yuan Xi?" Ma Teng recognized it at a glance.

"Exactly." Yan Liang stepped forward excitedly and arched his hand: "Lord." ”

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi flipped down the four faces, nodded at Yan Liang, walked opposite Ma Teng, and bowed his hand and said, "Senior Yuan Xi, meet General Ma Teng." ”

"Why should General Yuan be polite? It should be Ma Teng's visit to the general. ”

"No!"

Yuan Xi stretched out his hand to support Ma Teng, and said with a smile: "When the princes of the Eighteenth Road were begging for Dong, my father and the general were allied by blood, so after all, I should be the general's son and nephew, how dare I accept the general's gift?" ”

"General Yuan is too polite...."

Ma Teng didn't expect Yuan Xi to be so modest.

You must know that in today's world, in addition to Cao Cao, who controls the Central Plains, Yuan Xi's strength is great. After recovering and annexing the state, Yuan Xi can be called the largest prince in the world.

has so many soldiers, horses, money and food, but is so humble.

Ma Tengxin said: "Yuan Shao really gave birth to a good son..." ”

Ma Chao drove over and saluted Yuan Xi: "Thank you General for saving me." ”

"It's just a gesture, so why say thank you?"

"It's a gesture for the general, but for Meng Qi, it's a life-threatening matter."

.........

Ma Teng looked at the conversation between the two and asked Ma Chao, "Meng Qi, what's going on?" ”

Ma Chao arched his hand and said: "Father, the child was besieged by Cao Ren's army, and it was the arrival of the general who saved the child's life." ”

"I see."

Ma Teng said: "General Yuan is not only the master of the sky, but also can save people in danger, Ma Teng both feels and admires. Now that General Yuan has arrived in front of the battle, Chang'an will not be able to go down in a few days. I have 200,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, and I am willing to listen to the general's transfer. ”

Yuan Xi smiled: "I'm just here to watch the battle, of course the Xiliang Army has to listen to General Ma Teng's transfer, how can I trespass?" ”

............

A polite one.

Set up the camp.

Yuan Xi and Ma Teng, Han Sui, Yan Liang and others entered the account.

"I just got a report that Cao Cao has already conquered Jingzhou and is leading a large army to come, with a total of 100,000 people, and his intentions are already very obvious. He wanted to pacify Xiliang in the Wei River. I knew that Xiliang was barren and had no grain and grass, so I transferred 150,000 stone grain from Hebei to support General Ma Teng. hopes that Xiliang's war cavalry can suppress Cao Cao and beat him back to Guannei. Yuan Xi sat down and said.

"General Yuan rest assured." Ma Chao said: "As long as there is food, my Xiliang War Rider will definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao!" ”

"I'm not worried about the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army. It's just that the high walls of Chang'an City are thick, and the more war horses can't go up... Yuan Xi wanted to speak and stopped.

Ma Teng said: "Why didn't the general transfer siege equipment from Hebei? ”

"Don't hide it from General Ma Teng, I have transferred equipment from Hebei, but my soldiers are not good at attacking cities, especially cavalry, and have never trained siege skills, I don't know if the Xiliang warriors can attack the city?" When he said this, Yuan Xi paused, and then continued: "Don't worry, what I sent is all large siege equipment, 100 catapults, 100 siege towers, 300 strong ballistas, and countless pontoon bridges and ladders. Our siege troops should not suffer too many casualties. Because these instruments can completely suppress the enemy's firepower. Besides, I have behemoths that can assist in siege. ”

Han then pondered.

It seems that there is some reluctance.

Ma Teng was refreshed, and responded: "Attacking Chang'an, my Xiliang Army, it is incumbent on me!" ”

"Good!"

Yuan Xi also said open-mindedly: "I am here to give you a promise. As long as you can conquer Chang'an, all the food and salary you need will be provided by me. Not only that, but when I succeed, I can also sponsor you as a reward. I will never let the brothers of Xiliang shed their blood and die in vain. ”

Xiliang lacks food, and is also poor jingle.

Yuan Xi's promise made Ma Teng, Han Sui and others very happy and willing to serve.

Of course, there is still a difference between Han Sui and Ma Teng.

Han Sui only cared about money and food to expand his armaments, but Ma Teng sincerely faced Cao Cao and supported the Han family.

Yuan Xi knew it in his heart, but he didn't break it, and he had a happy meal with the Xiliang soldiers, and the relationship skyrocketed. Especially Ma Chao, who had a good influence on Yuan Xi, and saved his life, he has a natural favor.

A few days later.

Heavy grain and grass were delivered.

The Xiliang army was dumbfounded.

Truckloads of grain, countless siege equipment, some of which they had never even seen.

The most eye-catching thing is the behemoth!

Titans, mammoths, ancient monitor lizards...

These behemoths were very large, like houses, and when they walked, the earth shook and the mountains shook.

"Father...." Ma Chao came in and said excitedly: "Go to the camp and have a look, there are a lot of giant beasts." There are also countless siege machines. ”

"Look...."

Ma Teng was curious and went out of the camp to check.

After seeing the situation in the camp, he smiled and said: "It is no fluke that Yuan Xi can inherit Yuan Shao's throne in just a few years, and defeat Xianbei and Xiongnu many times, and conquer Korea and Goguryeo. Looking at his giant beasts and equipment, you can know that the Hebei sergeant is extremely powerful. ”

"Hmm."

"In my opinion, Yuan Xi is even stronger than Cao Cao!" Ma Teng said.

"No, it won't. Cao Cao controlled the Central Plains and Liangdu, and newly obtained Jingzhou, which will be stronger than Yuan Xi in time. Ma Chao said.