After Han Fei ordered Ma Chao to attack Jiameng Pass, it didn't take long for him to receive the news that Cao's army had withdrawn from Luoyang City. It seems that Zhang Ren's reinforcements have arrived in Luoyang City, and Guo Jia understands that he will not be able to bargain if he continues to fight.

Cao Jun retreated, and Zhao Yun in Luoyang City was completely relieved, he finally lived up to Han Fei's trust, and Luoyang City was defended, although the price was a bit big.

Jia Meng passed down Ma Chao repeatedly called for battle, and Zhang Wei had the intention to go out of the city to face the battle, but was stopped by his deputy general Hao Zhao. Hao Zhao was originally Cao Ren's deputy general, and he was not worried that Zhang Wei specially sent Hao Zhao to be the supervisor.

Zhang Wei saw that he had been opposing, and he was very angry, but he still endured it. Ma Chao called for two consecutive days to no avail, and he finally decided to forcibly attack the city. However, Hao Zhao's defensive ability is super strong, and the Jiameng Pass is not leaky, and Ma Chao attacked for three days and lost troops but didn't even touch the city.

Just when Ma Chao had nothing to do, the soldiers came to report that someone outside the camp asked to see him. Ma Chao couldn't think of who was looking for him, so he asked the soldiers to invite someone in.

It was a scribe who came, but Ma Chao didn't know him. The scribe saluted Ma Chao and said, "Yang Huai of the Xia Yang family has seen General Ma. ”

"The Yang family? That Yang family? Ma Chao asked lightly.

"Hanzhong Yang family!" Yang Huai replied.

Ma Chao looked him up and down, and then spoke: "Now that I am attacking Jiameng Pass, Mr. Yang is here to persuade me to withdraw from the army?" ”

"Hahaha, General Ma said with a smile. I didn't persuade the general to withdraw from the army, but I had the intention to help the general take this Jiameng Pass. Yang Huai laughed. The rebellion of the Yang family is reasonable, not to mention that the deaths of Yang Song and Yang Ang were deliberately done by Guo Jia, and they are inseparable from Guo Jia. The two most outstanding figures of the Yang family died like this, which was a big blow to the Yang family in Hanzhong, and after Cao Jun entered Hanzhong, the Yang family's business lost too much, so this made everyone in the Yang family have the idea of leaving Cao Jun. Ma Chao is the most suitable person they have chosen.

"Oh, I want to hear about it!" Ma Chao narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and said slowly. Yang Huai hugged his fist at Ma Chao and said: "General Ma, although the Yang family in Hanzhong is suppressed now, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, we have a large number of shops in Jiameng Pass, and there are also our people in the army, if the general can agree to our conditions, I can let the people in Jiameng Pass open the city gate and let the general enter the city." ”

Hearing this, Ma Chao smiled faintly and said, "I don't know what conditions you have?" Let's hear it. ”

Yang Huai said with a smile: "General Ma, don't worry, we know that our value will not make it difficult for you." There are only two conditions for our Yang family, the first is that I hope that General Ma can accept a daughter of my Yang family as a concubine, and the second is that I hope that I can follow the general and give advice to the general. ”

Ma Chao listened to his eyes slightly closed and stopped talking, and he couldn't see the expression on his face at all. Yang Huai was not in a hurry, Ma Chao didn't speak, and he also fell silent. After waiting for about a cup of tea, Ma Chao opened his eyes fiercely and said, "Why me?" ”

"The first general is young enough, and the second can go straight to Liangzhou when he leaves Hanzhong. The Wuwei Ma family and our Yang family in Hanzhong have always had business dealings, so you and I are actually not outsiders. ”

Yang Huai said it very tactfully, but Ma Chao understood what he meant. The Yang family has a great plan, as long as Ma Chao has the heart to be self-reliant, then he will inevitably go to Liangzhou. At that time, the Yang family will be able to seek more benefits. Is Ma Chao ambitious? He really has it, but he also has self-knowledge, if he wants to avenge the people of the Ma family, it is only possible to stay in Liu Beijun. If he had stood on his own, it would have been impossible to destroy Cao Cao.

Ma Chao pondered for a moment and said, "I've disappointed you, I am absolutely loyal to King Qi and have no intention of standing on my own." So I understand the kindness of the Yang family. ”

"General Ma, don't be in a hurry to refuse for the time being, who will say clearly what will happen in the future, you just need to know that my Yang family is looking forward to you." Yang Huai smiled and said.

Ma Chaoyou carefully looked at the young scribe in front of him, Yang Huai, an unknown member of the Yang family, actually made him feel that he couldn't see through him, but what this person said was right. Who can say clearly what will happen in the future, and it's time for me to find another ally for myself.

When Ma Chao thought of this, he unconsciously remembered his wife Zhen, the Zhen family in Jizhou and the Yang family in Hanzhong, and it seemed that some people had begun to bet behind their backs, this is the survival method of the millennium family.

Since it was beneficial to both parties, Ma Chao had no reason to refuse, so he agreed to Yang Huai's two demands. The two discussed the details and decided that the Yang family would open the city gate in the city at midnight three days later, and Ma Chao would lead the army to attack the city directly.

After the discussion was settled, Yang Huai said goodbye and left him to rush back to the city to arrange, and Ma Chao did not leave him to send him away again. Ma Chao wrote a letter to Han Fei, telling all the things about the Yang family in Hanzhong. The Yang family was left alone to persuade him to stand on his own, without mentioning it.

After the letter was sent away, Ma Chao called his brother Ma Dai, and then told him about the Yang family, and then instructed him to continue to attack the city in the past three days, but the strength of the siege was weaker. Ma Dai nodded, he fully understood what his brother meant.

Three days passed in a flash, and on the evening of the third day, Ma Chao quietly left the camp with the elite people who had been recuperating for a day. Ambushed early to outside Jiameng Pass.

In the middle of the night, the fire suddenly burst into the sky, and then the shouting of killing was victorious. Ma Chao clenched the spear in his hand and kept his eyes fixed on the direction of the city gate.

While he was anxiously waiting, there was a sudden commotion at the head of the city, and then the closed gates were opened from the inside. Ma Chao saw that he jumped out of the crowd at the moment, and shouted with a wave of the big gun: "The meritorious service is tonight, the sons and daughters will kill me!" ”

When Liu Bei's soldiers heard Ma Chao's shout, they all rushed madly towards Jiameng Pass. Zhang Wei, the guard of Jiameng Pass, was woken up in a dream by his own guards, and when he heard the sound of killing outside, he suddenly woke up. "What's going on out there?"

"The general is not good, Liu Beijun has come in!" The guard replied anxiously.

As soon as Zhang Wei heard that Liu Beijun had entered the city, he was so frightened that he hurriedly got out of bed, grabbed a piece of clothing and draped it on his body and left. By the time he reached the street, the shouts of killing were already coming here, and Zhang Wei didn't dare to stop, flying on his horse and leading people to flee to the north. Halfway through, he met Hao Zhao, who came to support, Zhang Wei shouted loudly: "Liu Beijun has entered the city, Jia Meng can't hold it, you quickly retreat with me." ”

Hao Zhao wanted to resist a little more and see if he could kill Liu Beijun. But Zhang Wei didn't let him act alone, so he fled out of the city with him. In this way, Jiamengguan changed hands overnight, and Liu Beijun's troops could be directed at Hanzhong.

(End of chapter)