Chapter 985: The Way Back
Ma Zongheng said that Ma Yunlu, Ma Xiu, and Ma Tie brothers couldn't help but condense their faces, and they all listened very carefully. After Ma Zongheng finished speaking, Ma Yunlu couldn't hold back anymore, and threw himself to Ma Zongheng's side and cried. When Ma Xiu and Ma Tie saw it, they couldn't help but cry while trying to comfort them.
That night, it was just the fifth watch. But said that after Ma Zongheng came back, he discussed with Zhang, Xu, Li and others for a while, and before they knew it, it was already the third watch, and everyone rested for a while, and when it came to the fifth watch, they got up one after another to prepare.
At this moment, the sky is just bright, and the rising sun slowly rises, shining on the prosperous streets of Chang'an. At this time, I saw a fast rider of dozens of people rushing towards the east gate. When the guard at the east gate heard this, he hurriedly led the guards to place antlers and barriers and stopped them in front of the door.
"Huh~~!! Get out of the way~~!! Can't you recognize me~!? Suddenly, the group of centaurs came quickly, and one of them rushed out, unwrapped his cloak, and shouted loudly. When the guard saw that the person was his former Shangjiang Xu Huang, he couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly said: "It turned out to be General Xu, I heard that you had been released from prison earlier, but when I went to your mansion and General Li, I saw that the door was closed, what happened here?" And I've heard that the lord he..."
"It's a long story, and I don't know how to say it for a while. Right now I have something important to do, so you don't have to ask. Get out of the way. We have informed the general last night, and the general has ordered the release. Here's the token! Xu Huang said, took out a token from his arms, and threw it on the ground.
The guard general saw that it was indeed Ma Teng's token, and his face couldn't help but be grim, but because he was really worried about his master, he couldn't help but look at it for a while.
"Quick!" Xu Huang saw that the guard was dragging his feet, and he was afraid that the people would get up one after another and attract attention, so he couldn't help but shout.
"Komeito!" At this moment, someone suddenly called out. Xu Huang's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly turned around and bowed to the person behind him. Immediately afterwards, a man who was much more burly and muscular than Xu Huang's body, like a god and a demon body, walked out and ripped off his head, who is it not Ma Zongheng?
When the guard saw it, he was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly knelt down to greet him, and the soldiers behind him were all moved and knelt down one after another.
"I'll wait to see my lord!"
It turned out that these soldiers and soldiers were all the elite brought by Ma Zongheng when he conquered Yongzhou. Later, after he broke through Yongzhou, he saw that the situation was unstable, so he left Xu Huang and Li Dian to help his father Ma Teng guard Chang'an, and many people stayed, and now these people are part of them.
"Thank you for your wait. At the moment, the matter is urgent, and I cannot get together with you brothers to discuss in detail, and I ask you brothers to open the city gate for me, and I will come back to pick you up when I have the chance! Ma Zongheng said intently, and his last sentence seemed to hit everyone's heart. The guard hurriedly bowed his hand again, then got up in a hurry, taught people to open the city gate, and reminded Ma Zongheng: "My lord, I am afraid that you are going here, and please be more careful." Here in Chang'an, you can rest assured, even if we die, we will defend Chang'an City for the general, and will not allow the rest of the traitors to occupy an inch of land!! ”
As soon as the guard's voice fell, many people were also anxious to respond. Ma Zongheng's face was shocked, and he sighed: "Your brothers are loyal and righteous, Ma can get your help, it is really Ma's luck!" Don't gossip anymore, take care brothers~! As soon as the horse was handed over, the guard general and a cadre of soldiers and horses were all shocked, and they all agreed: "Take care of the lord~!" ”
Under the shouts of everyone, Ma Zongheng put on his head again, slapped the red black BMW, and galloped up. Xu Huang and the others caught up one after another, and after only a while, dozens of people left Chang'an City quickly under the leadership of Ma Zongheng.
"I'm afraid the lord is going back to Yanzhou now, but I heard that Cao Jun has set up a large number of checkpoints in Hedong, and there are also movements in Bingzhou, so I heard that the lord has come to Chang'an. The lord went back rashly, I am afraid that he will fall into the net, should I tell the general and ask him to send reinforcements to respond, or will we call a brother to follow him and return to Yanzhou with the lord? Not long after Ma Zongheng left, one of the soldiers nervously said to the guard. Before the guard could answer, one person soon responded: "That's right, the identity of the lord is not what it used to be, Yanzhou was originally rich, and now he has Jizhou, a land of rich money and grain." Moreover, since the Central Plains of Henan, it has been ravaged by Dong thieves, and there is no previous prosperity. For example, today, the two treasure lands of Yan and Ji are the most prosperous, and I don't know how many princes peep at these two treasure lands. Since it is the prime minister Cao Cao, it is not a matter of one or two days to covet Yanzhou, how can he let go of this great opportunity to let the lord go back to Yanzhou this time? I don't think there can be any more delays now, so let's act quickly. I'll take some of my brothers to gather the rest of the brothers, and you'll take some of your people to report to the general!" ”
As soon as this remark came out, it was echoed by many people. However, the guard looked calm, and after a while, he shook his head and refused: "No! The lord thought that it was naturally better than me and everyone else, and he decided to take only a few dozen elites back, so he had his own ideas. Besides, General Xu has already said just now that this matter should be reported to the general as soon as possible. If the general had a heart, wouldn't he have sent an army to escort him? Speaking of which, the lord's trip is full of dangers, and there are many people who are prone to chaos, but they have more scruples. The lord only leads dozens of elites, but he moves quickly, and don't forget, the lord is the best at guerrilla tactics, maybe the Cao thief's men and horses and the remnants of the Yuan clan will eventually be thrown off by the lord! ”
"That's right, that guerrilla tactic is extremely good, and the lord really relied on this tactic to pacify Dongjun, and then he could take Yanzhou. Moreover, haven't you noticed that in addition to General Xu, there are two other people who are also very impressive, one of them should be General Li, and the other should be one of the four great court pillars of Hebei that has been rumored recently, and Zhang Junyi, who once defeated the lord! With these three people under the protection of the lord, it is better than thousands of troops, and everyone is at ease! As soon as the guard's voice fell, suddenly a man spoke eloquently, and everyone looked at it, and it was a young man in his early twenties, and everyone was shocked to see that he spoke extraordinary.
A few days later, Ma Zongheng led a group of men and horses to the junction of Yongzhou and the two states. It is said that in the area of Bingzhou, there have been many rumors in recent days that Yuan Shang wanted to capture and kill his father's enemy Ma Xi, and had seized the power of Bingzhou, which has made people panic everywhere in Bingzhou. There are even rumors that after hearing this, Yuan Tan was furious, and sent a meteor horse to recall Yuan Shang overnight, and sent his cousin, who was as famous as Wen Chou, Yan Liang, and Zhang Jaw, and was also one of the four great court pillars in Hebei, to receive the soldiers and horses.
On this day, Ma Zongheng had just listened to the information reported by Fei Yu, and was hearing that Gao Gan had led a group of henchmen to work day and night, and had come to the border pass. Yuan Shang was forced by military orders and was also preparing to return to Taiyuan.
"Hmph, changing commanders in battle is a taboo for soldiers, it seems that Yuan Benchu knew that his eldest son was incompetent. This little trick taught him to commit such a great transgression. The corners of Ma Zongheng's mouth curled into a bright smile. Zhang Jaw on the side, frowning slightly, for some reason, he always felt a hint of foreboding, looking at the land of Merging, as if he felt that there was a murderous aura inside, and there was a feeling of danger.
"Having said that, it is better for the lord to be more careful, after all, we are in the enemy's belly on this trip, and once we are surrounded, we will be isolated." Zhang Jaw's face was solemn, and he cautiously persuaded him.
"Well, General Zhang is right, it is said that the high cadre can be one of the four pillars of Hebei, and it is not all dependent on the support of Yuan Shao, this person is quite talented in military training, when I went to Bingzhou to investigate, I went to its military camp to take a look, and found that its army was arranged in an orderly manner, which should not be underestimated." Li Dian was also quick to answer.
Both of them have a point. But if you are surrounded by the enemy, please don't worry about us, you have a red black treasure horse, the enemy can't chase it, just take care of the kuài to withdraw! Xu Huang's eyes sparkled, and he said firmly. When Ma Zongheng heard this, his heart was shocked, but he undoubtedly showed an excited and hot smile: "Everyone, please be relieved, since Ma joined the army, he has experienced countless vicious battles, and he has encountered a situation that is even more severe than the current one. When I was in Jiguan, I was also pursued by Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, He Jin's subordinates and the Bingzhou army, and in the end, I didn't escape the same!! Thousands of troops can't trap me, even if the world's talents are exhausted, so what!? What's more, it's just a lonely ghost, so it's not a cause for concern!! In the end, Ma Zongheng burst out with a mighty momentum that looked at the world and was proud of the common people. Everyone couldn't help but be strong when they heard this, but Zhang and Xu had their own discoloration, and their eyes were dark.
But he said that Ma Zongheng first let everyone rest, and when it was almost noon, the scout came to report, saying that there had been a big movement in the border area, and Yuan Shang and Gao Gan's men and horses seemed to be handing over!
"Excellent! It seems that the other army has been tricked, listen to my orders, everyone hurry up and get on the horse, look at the east path and hurry!! Ma Zongheng shouted sharply. When everyone heard this, they all shook their spirits and received their orders.
However, it is said that in the area of this pass, there are mountains on the mountain all around, if you want to pass through guò, in addition to passing through the pass, there is a trail in the east that can pass through guò, but because of the winding and complex terrain, it is difficult to pass through the army, and close to the pass, once it is a team of more than 100 people, if you are not careful, you will be discovered. And then there's this trail that is secretive, so as long as you send hundreds of people to guard it, you can't go wrong.
Let's say that now, Li Dian led the way in front, rode his horse to catch up, and Ma Zongheng led the rest of the people to chase after him. After a while, Li Dian took the lead in rushing into a woodland, and after taking everyone around for a while, he turned into a forest path.
Soon, outside the entrance, there was a small camp, guarded by hundreds of Moyo, and there was a secret outpost.
"Hey, listen, there seems to be the sound of horses' hooves in the distance!!" Suddenly, a shout startled, and then I heard someone quickly shouting nervously: "Look at a team of people there, and they are dressed sneakily, I'm afraid it's Ma Xi's thief, go and inform the third prince and General Gao~!" ”
"Oh no, it's been discovered!!" When Li Dian heard this, his face couldn't help but change, and he exclaimed. At this moment, a man behind the team galloped forward, and the momentum was like a flood of water, and he shouted angrily: "Don't hesitate!!" Rush with me to kill it~!! ”
Li Dian's heart was shocked, and before he came back to his senses, he saw a person flying past him behind him, and then looked at the back, it was his main horse!
"Don't let the lord charge ahead, Man Cheng and I will catch up quickly!!" Seeing this, Xu Huang was anxious, lest Ma Zongheng charge forward and be hurt. Li Dian responded urgently, and hurriedly slapped his horse to catch up. Although Zhang Jaw was in a hurry, he could only watch Ma Zongheng and Xu and Li rush away quickly.
"What a fast horse~!! Look, that person's posture is huge, the momentum is terrifying, like the body of a ghost god, it must be the ghost god Ma Xi, everyone listens to the order, quickly rush up to resist, and soon the third prince and General Gao's men and horses will come~!! At the same time, in the camp of the Yuan army, a soldier rode out on horseback, holding the leader who was rushing out of the path, shouting. As soon as the order fell, a group of soldiers hurriedly rushed to the exit with their weapons to block it. However, the horse is faster, and the horse will be killed from the exit of Huo Di, dancing an object wrapped in black cloth, and the black cloth will be gone, and the cold light will flicker, such as listening to the sound of the hungry dragon's roar, and it is a dragon flame red blade weighing ninety-two catties, under the sun, the dragon blade is like drinking blood, buzzing and fighting, so not terrible. For a while, I saw a blood-colored ghost and god suddenly rise into the sky, and the sky was changing!