This series of events happened in just two hours, and the news had to be sent out urgently, Pang De, who was in Tongguan, could not know, and Ma Chao and Yuan Xi could not receive the news.

After the defeat of the Ma Teng army and the Qiang soldiers, they fled to Tongguan.

Tongguan.

Pang De is dispatching troops to prepare to attack Hongnong County.

The defeated army entered the city and reported: "General, Han Sui rebelled and assassinated General Ma Teng, he... He surrendered to Cao, and we fought hard, but Cao Cao's army arrived, and we were finally defeated.... ”

"What? The lord was killed by Han Sui?! Pound thought he had misheard.

Han Sui is Ma Teng's sworn brother, the two of them are almost wearing a pair of pants, can they still turn against each other?

"It's a real general. General Ma Teng's body was snatched out by us, and it is now outside. The soldier said urgently.

Pound ran out quickly, and sure enough, he saw Ma Teng on the ground. The head was separated from the body and covered with cloth by the soldiers.

"Han Sui!"

Pound gritted his teeth and said, "Where is he now?" ”

"General Hui, Han Sui colluded with Cao Cao to capture Chang'an, and now it should be in Chang'an City."

"Kill me and avenge the Lord!" Pound was in a hurry and blurted out.

"Revenge! Avenge! The soldiers shouted along.

"The thief army has conquered Chang'an and is waiting for us to go. I don't have many soldiers and horses in my hands, and I'm afraid I won't be able to win. After reporting to Major General and General Yuan, it is not too late to counterattack. Pound quickly came to his senses.

The soldiers and horses in his hands are all the elite of the Xiliang Army, and there must be no more accidents.

Otherwise, there will be no way to avenge this great revenge.

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

Next.

Changan.

Han Sui was defeated and took refuge in Cao Cao, wanting to return to Xiliang and Dongshan to make a comeback.

Cao Cao did not agree.

He had Han Sui tied up and put him in prison.

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu hurriedly came: "Prime Minister, why did you put Han Sui in prison?" ”

"What is the use of such a betrayal of the Lord and seeking glory?"

"But the prime minister has already agreed to seal him the history of Xiliang Thorn, Marquis of Chang'an. How can you break your promise? Guo Jia said urgently.

He crutched Cheng Yu's wrist.

Cheng Yu also agreed: "The minister knows that the prime minister is worried that after Han Sui returns to Xiliang, he will become the second Ma Teng, and it will be difficult for him to get rid of it in the future." But Han Sui is different from Ma Teng, he will not be like Ma Teng, under the banner of supporting the Han family, and start a rebellion. Besides, the Qiang soldiers will not obey him, and Xiliang will definitely be in chaos. Isn't this exactly what the prime minister is happy to see? ”

Cao Cao said: "I never said that I would crown him as the history of Xiliang Thorn and the Hou of Chang'an." That's what the Holy Decree says. As for whether Han Sui will be like Ma Teng, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that Xiliang must be in our hands, so that there will never be worries. Have you forgotten that the purpose of our trip is to take down Xiliang, and now that the leader of Xiliang is in my hands, how can I let it go? ”

Guo Jia understands Cao Cao's mind best.

He knew that Cao Cao had already decided that he would not change easily, and if he wanted him to change, he had to convince him from his heart.

Cheng Yu said without giving up: "Prime Minister, you think about it again." Killing Han Sui at this time will lose the hearts of the world! ”

"As long as I can get Xiliang, I don't care what others think."

"Prime Minister..."

After Guo Jia pondered, he said solemnly: "Don't forget, Prime Minister, there are still 100,000 iron horsemen of Ma Chao and Yuan Xi in Tongguan. When they learned of Ma Teng's death, how could they not take revenge? ”

"Ma Teng was killed by Han Sui, what does it have to do with me?"

But they will guess that the prime minister is the mastermind, after all, the prime minister won Chang'an. Besides, without the permission of the prime minister, how could Han Sui dare to rebel? Guo Jia took a deep breath and arched his hand: "Prime Minister, leave Han Sui with his life and let him go back to Xiliang to regroup." When Ma Chao learned about it, he would definitely go to Xiliang and fight Han Sui, because Han Sui personally cut off his father's head. After he and Han Sui finished fighting, the Xiliang army was gone, and the prime minister took advantage of the situation to use troops to recover Xiliang. If Han Sui is killed today, and Ma Chao has no object for revenge, he will vent his anger on the prime minister, gather Yuan Xi, and attack Chang'an again.... ”

Guo Jia deserved to be a top strategist, and instantly thought of a reason to let Han Sui live. not only let Cao Cao not break his promise, but also skillfully resolved the current crisis, and let Ma Chao and Han Sui fight and reap the benefits by himself. It's a no-brainer.

Cheng Yu said happily: "Prime Minister, what Feng Xiao said is reasonable, please adopt it." ”

"If it weren't for filial piety, it would have almost made a big mistake!" Cao Cao quickly understood that Han Sui really couldn't die now.

"Zhongde, you hurry up to the cell and behead the officer who captured Han Sui for public display. released Han Sui, and said that he was the messenger who made the decision without authorization and arrested him. In addition, you tell him again, let him return to Xiliang immediately and prepare for battle. Ma Chao is very likely to kill Ben Xiliang, so he must beware of Ma Chao. ”

"The prime minister is wise."

Cheng Yu ran there.

Han Sui, who was imprisoned, was regretting what he had done, and scolded Cao Cao for being untrustworthy. Unexpectedly, Cheng Yu came in person, beheaded the jailer, released him, and advised: "The prime minister already knows what happened to you, and he specially ordered me to come and release him." At this moment, the news of your killing of Ma Teng has spread hundreds of miles away, and Ma Chao will soon know that he will definitely hunt you down. You should return to Xiliang as soon as possible and prepare your forces for battle. ”

"Yes, yes, yes..."

It wasn't until now that Han Sui remembered that Ma Teng still had a son. When he killed Ma Teng before, he never thought that Ma Chao would fight with him.

"Mr. Cheng, I am going to say goodbye."

"Go, go..." Cheng Yu sent Han Sui to the military camp, mobilized all the Xiliang troops in the camp, about 30,000, and hurriedly crossed the Wei River and returned to Xiliang.

this day.

Yuan Xi and Ma Chao led 10,000 iron horsemen, bypassed Hongnong, and occupied Hangu Pass by surprise.

Ma Chao has been restless, his chest is tight, and he doesn't know what's going on.

Yuan Xi found Lang Zhong and treated him, but he couldn't find out the cause.

Just when I was anxious, I was defeated...

Pound sent someone, dressed in mourning clothes, and cried: "Major General, the lord he... Lord... was killed by Han Sui's dog thief.... ”

Syllable...

The teacup in Ma Chao's hand fell to the ground.

His eyes were red, fixed on the soldier: "You... What did you say? ”

"The lord was killed by Han Sui..."

The soldier cried again.

Ma Chao stood up rubbly, clenched his fists and said, "Han Sui is a dog thief, he dares to kill my father..." ”

"Meng Qi, don't worry, maybe this is Cao Cao's plan." Yuan Xi asked the soldier, "Have you seen the corpse of General Ma Teng with your own eyes?" ”

The soldier nodded again and again, "I see." Our army fought with Han Sui and rushed the body of the lord back to Tongguan, where he is now in Tongguan City. ”

Ma Chao couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Immediately send an order, the whole army will return to Chang'an!" ”

"Meng Qi..."

Yuan Xi shouted.

Ma Chao didn't look back, ran out angrily, gathered soldiers and horses and set off.

Yuan Xi is not good at preventing people from taking revenge, so after thinking about it, he still goes with him. As for the captured Hangu Pass, there are no soldiers and horses stationed there, and it is estimated that it will be recovered by Cao's army within three or two days.

Yuan Xi's territory is not here, and the loss of Tongguan has no impact on him. But as soon as Ma Chao left, his previous efforts were in vain, which is a pity.