Lu Bu was overjoyed after reading the documents, and said with a smile: "It's really a great joy, my wife is pregnant in June, and she happens to have a playmate at that time, if she is a man, she will be a righteous brother." If it is a woman, it will be the sum of the dragon and the phoenix. ”

Pang Tong took a deep breath and said happily: "Good thing, it's so decided." The surrounding civil and military officials were busy sending some congratulatory words. The 200,000 army set off, all the way through the green waters, mountains and forests without stopping, having no time for other things, concentrating on galloping to Yixian County. Taishou Li Yan led the men and horses to welcome the people out of the city twenty miles away. Pang Tong ran all the way from the east gate to the west gate, non-stop. But the army bypassed the city.

At this time, Jia Xu arrived at Linwei County, and after being reported, he was led to Ma Teng's temporary mansion. Ma Teng took a seat, and Jia Xu entered the hall and arched his hand: "Master Ma, I haven't seen you for a long time." Congratulations on your harvest. ”

Ma Teng raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "I don't know what Wudu County plans to deal with." ”

Jia Xu was about to speak, when he noticed that the young man standing on Ma Teng's side had different reactions, his face was like goose fat, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, leopard head and ape arms, and tiger back and wolf waist. At this moment, the young man in his twenties glanced at him coldly. Jia Xu pretended not to see it, curled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Of course Wudu will give up, but the huge people plan to use this as a springboard to enter Yizhou first." Lord Wangma lent this place to us, and it will be handed over after Yizhou is settled, and the gentleman has no jokes. ”

Ma Teng's face was calm, but the young man on one side had a tight face, as if he was about to be angry, but he endured it. Ma Teng suddenly said: "You have already occupied Wudu County, what else do I have to say!" But if you get Yizhou and don't pay it back, don't blame me for being ruthless and conquering Luoyang! ”

Jia Xu hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I must promise." And there is good news for the huge people, if Lord Ma is willing to send troops to attack Yizhou together, then let alone Wudu County, Yizhou Guanghan County and Shu Army are all owned by adults. ”

Ma Teng showed a smile, "hehe" smiled, raised his hand and said: "How can there be such a good thing, Hugh has to fool me again." ”

Jia Xu's face was serious, and he said: "How can you deceive Lord Ma, we are now adjacent to each other, and our lips and teeth are cold." ”

Ma Teng thought for a moment and asked: "Yizhou is the country of abundance, and there is a lot of food for soldiers, so I can't wait to enter lightly." Is it time to renegotiate? ”

Jia Xu said: "How can Master Ma be indecisive, if you don't listen to my advice that day, you can get Tianshui County?" I'm afraid that the whole of Yongzhou is in the pocket of a huge person. ”

Ma Teng nodded and said: "Okay, if you enter Yizhou, we will be in danger in the future, and we can sit back and relax." ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "In this case, I will wait for the end of May to start the army, don't forget it." ”

Ma Teng nodded solemnly. After Jia Xu gave the salute, he retreated.

The young man on Ma Teng's side is none other than his son Ma Chao, a young general who is famous in Xiliang. At this moment, when he saw that the messenger was gone, he hurriedly raised his eyebrows and said, "How can my father promise these untrustworthy people?" ”

Ma Teng looked at the void in front of him and said coldly: "There are only two words that the years have taught me - patience. ”

Pang Tongjun arrived at Chencang County, and on the west side was Ma Teng's Linwei County. Pang Tong spread the news that he wanted to take Yizhou, and he planned to wait for an opportunity to move. Jia Xu arrived at Pang Tong's mansion in Chencang County, and Pang Tong sat with him. Jia Xu was afraid of Ma Teng's words. Pang Tong said with a smile: "At the moment, the initiative is in our hands, and he can't say anything." Just be on your guard. ”

Jia Xu nodded slightly: "You must be on guard, this person doesn't seem to be simple." As long as he really sends troops to Yizhou, we will follow up from the rear, and when he is unprepared, we will rush to kill. ”

In mid-May, Ma Teng ordered someone to send documents and asked to march together. Pang Tong sat quietly in the study, spread the paperwork on the table, looked up at the red wooden beams, and listened to the sound of birds and birds in his ears. He got up and pushed the big wooden chair back, and walked to the window, where he could see two sparrows fighting for a small insect on the lawn in the small courtyard. He spat out lightly: "The two strong fights, the fierce place makes people's blood boil. This time has not yet come, only Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei can be regarded as strong enemies. He looked up and saw Lu Bu coming from the opposite porch, so he went to open the door, Lu Bu was stunned, and said, "How did Shiyuan know that I was coming?" ”

Pang Tong smiled: "I just stood by the window." ”

The two entered the house, and Lu Bu said: "The soldiers have been ordered, and 200,000 horses will fight at any time." Pang Tong nodded and said, "There are 200,000 people in Xiliang, and this battle can be described as difficult." If it can succeed, Yongzhou and Liangzhou can be obtained, and the troops can be driven to occupy Yizhou, and our army can lie firmly in the west. ”

Lu Bu held his shoulders with both hands and said, "When I think about Jiuyuan County back then, what am I waiting for?" It's a blessing from God to have this splendor today. ”

Pang Tong said proudly: "Brother, look at it with your eyes, the great cause we are waiting for has just begun." ”

The two sighed with emotion and recounted the past.

Two days later, Pang Tong's army went to 20 miles outside Linwei County, where Ma Teng's army had been stationed for many days. camped outside the city to avoid Pang Tong's suspicions. After all, if Ma Tengtun is in the city, in Pang Tong's eyes, it will be an ill-intentioned invitation, and it can even be seen as a test of Pang Tong's army, testing Pang Tong's sincerity in jointly invading Yizhou.

In fact, Pang Tong also had a lot of doubts about this trip. If Ma Teng also has bad intentions, the two families will definitely be broken. If it was just him Pang Tong stabbing in the back, the loss would be much smaller. Pang Tong said to Jia Xu before he traveled: "That Ma Teng invited me to wait out, if he stationed troops in the city, there will be ambushes outside the city, and our army will be defeated under the attack on both sides." If he fails in an ambush, he will be able to hold the city. If his army is encamped, we will come near. ”

At noon, the sky was drizzling. Ma Teng took the initiative to take the guards to Pangtong Dazhai. Pang Tong saw that Ma Teng had brought one person into the account, so he greeted him. The two sat looking at each other, and behind Pang Tong stood the tall Dian Wei.

Pang Tong raised his gaze, and finally carefully looked at the young man behind Ma Teng. His expression was calm, but he already had doubts in his heart, and said, "I heard that Master Ma has a son who is brave and good at fighting, but I don't know if he can be in the army." ”

Ma Teng laughed when he heard this, turned back, and said, "This is the little Ma Chao, the word Meng Qi, I have seen a huge person." ”

Pang Tong was shocked when he heard this, and silently gritted his teeth. Ma Chao was holding a silver gun, his expression was solemn at this time, revealing a cold momentum, and it was under Ma Teng's intention that he reluctantly said: "In Ma Chao, I have seen a huge number of people, and I will serve the two great causes in the future." ”

The words were short, and there was not a trace of flaw in the expression.

Ma Teng turned to Pang Tong and smiled: "Huge man, please tell me about Yizhou's strategy." ”

Pang Tong nodded and said: "After going south from here to Wuxing County, we will go south to attack Tangping Pass, and after breaking the pass, we can take Hancheng to the east, and we can stabilize our position." ”

Ma Teng tilted his head and pondered. There was a deathly silence in the tent, except for the soft murmur of the falling rain.

After a while, Ma Teng looked at Pang Tong squarely and said: "Although I can't get a huge number of people, I also know the affairs of the soldiers, and this is indeed the best policy." ”

Pang Tong chuckled and said: "Why overestimate, the war still has to be more thoughtful." If Lord Ma and Zai Xia agree on the same opinion, they can get up after the rain. ”

Ma Teng said "um" with a satisfied face. Soon he left the big tent with Ma Chao. Dian Wei, who has always been unsmiling, suddenly said behind his back: "Why don't you directly order me to capture this person." ”

Pang Tong's eyes still fell on the curtain, and it seemed that the backs of the two of them leaving were imprinted there. It's just that he wasn't looking at Ma Teng, but thinking of his son Ma Chao. Without looking back, he asked, "How is Ma Teng's son?" ”

Dian Wei said: "But it looks like a fierce general, I don't know how martial arts are." ”

Pang Tong said: "It is different to be able to see that it is a strong general. If he is skilled, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Dian Wei was surprised: "It's not like a normal adult, why are you so jealous of this young man who has just met?" He also had unhappiness in his heart, after all, as a military general, how could he be looked down upon, and he didn't compete, how could he expect it to be a failure?

How could Pang Tong not know that Jin Ma Chao was powerful, and Ma Teng's martial arts were not ordinary. Seeing that Dian Wei asked, he said perfunctorily: "Be careful in everything." ”

Pang Tong listened to the sound of the rain weakening, got up and walked to the door, opened the curtain, and saw that the rain was coming to an end, and the water droplets lightly hit the blades of grass on the ground. Half an hour later, the rain stopped. The two armies began to march out of the village. Although he did not say who was in front and behind, Pang Tong ordered the soldiers to slowly rise up and fell behind Ma Tengjun. The two armies each raised 200,000 men, with a total of 400,000 men in front of the other and one behind, marching mightily. When Liu Yan of Yizhou heard about this, he was like sitting on pins and needles, and it was difficult to sleep and eat, so he set up heavy troops at various passes. When the coalition forces passed through Wuxing County, Liu Yan gathered his troops to Tangping Pass.

Pang Tong was in the middle army, Ma Tengjun was in front at this time, and Tang Pingguan was twenty miles away. The mountains and forests on both sides of the plain are green, and the clouds cover the hills. I heard the chirping of a yellow warbler in my ears. According to the plan, when Ma Teng's army attacked the pass, Pang Tong's army outflanked him from behind. The closer he got to his destination, the more nervous Pang Tong became, and the reins in his hand were pulled tightly.

The sun stopped at its highest point. After about two miles of travel, the front army was in a commotion, and the pace of the whole team seemed to stop, resulting in the cavalry of the Chinese army behind not being able to move forward, and the soldiers did not know the situation, and there were no military orders. What the hell is going on?

Under such circumstances, Pang Tong's heart seemed to be tightened. I saw a horse come to report: "Ma Tengjun suddenly stopped." ”

Pang Tong's face was stunned, and when he was about to give the order, he already felt the trembling of the ground, the sound of horses' hooves shaking the sky, and the sound of wheels rolling over the road was so clear.

"The whole army is on alert, the Ma Teng army has betrayed the alliance!"

Pang Tong said loudly, he didn't even need to look at it with his eyes, he knew what was going on. Ma Teng's performance from the beginning to the present is so calm that Pang Tong thinks there is an opportunity. Unexpectedly, Ma Teng walked in front to dispel his concerns. At this moment, Ma Teng's army suddenly turned around, the rear army got out of the way, and the Chinese cavalry rushed over.