"Little sister, what are you talking about!" Matthew was the most shaken and yelled.

Ma Yunlu ignored him, took a letter from Ma Ji's hand, and forwarded it to Ma Teng: "Father, this is Emperor Wei's reply, father will take a look at it first." ”

Ma Teng came back to his senses at this time, took the letter tremblingly, opened it, and read it carefully with a surging mood.

After a while, the shocked expression on Ma Teng's face gradually calmed down, and his mood stabilized.

Even, there is an occasional glimmer of light in his eyes.

The letter was written by Ma Tie, obviously to let Ma Teng know that his good son was still alive and had returned to Dawei.

In this letter, Su Zhe expressed his respect for Ma Teng, his appreciation for Ma Chao, Ma Yunlu and other famous generals of the Ma family, and solemnly promised that as long as the Ma family returns, some high-ranking officials will be waiting for their positions.

At the end of the letter, Su Zhe's rhetoric changed from mild and respectful to domineering and killing, claiming that the Great Wei Dynasty Han was where the destiny of heaven lies, those who follow the heavens prosper, and those who go against the heavens die, hoping that his Ma family can comply with the mandate of heaven, otherwise all the consequences will be borne by themselves.

This letter is both a letter of surrender and pacification, but also an ultimatum full of threats.

Su Zhe's meaning is clear:

Come down to me, and glory and wealth beckon to you.

If you don't fall, the Manmen clan will be wiped out!

Ma Teng held the letter in his hand, his thoughts tumbling like a tide, and he fell into a deep groan.

Ma Xiu complained angrily: "Little sister, little sister, how dare you do such a thing behind our backs, you are treason, aren't you afraid of killing our Ma family?" ”

Ma Yunlu had no remorse, and snorted coldly: "The fall of Liu Bei, a hypocrite, is a foregone conclusion, if our Ma family still follows him and works for him, then the whole family will be killed, I want to save our Ma family!" ”

"Little sister, you-"

Matthew's face was choked, and he didn't know how to refute for a while, so he had to look at Ma Teng.

Ma Teng pondered for a long time, but said: "Chao'er is still leading the troops on the front line, and Your Majesty is on the way to attack Yongcheng again, the outcome of this war is not yet known. ”

"There's no need to wait any longer, Liu Bei will definitely be defeated!" Ma Yunlu cut the railway.

The father and son of the Ma family were stunned for a moment, and looked at her with puzzled eyes.

Ma Yunlu no longer concealed it, and said bluntly: "I'll tell you the truth, I not only sent Ma Ji to ask Lord Wei to surrender, but I also told Lord Wei about Liu Beizheng's strategy to lead the army to attack Yongcheng." ”

As soon as these words came out, the father and son changed color in shock, jumped up, and opened their mouths wide in shock.

"Little sister, how can you tell the thief such a confidential matter, you are trying to kill Your Majesty~~" Matthew asked excitedly.

Ma Yunlu said disapprenorovingly: "Liu Bei, that hypocrite, wants to use us and guard against us, and even sends people to spy on us, what I want Ma Yunlu is for him to perish!" ”

Matthew was furious, trembling and pointing at his sister, not knowing what to say about her.

"Father, I've done it, what do you say." Ma Yunlu pointed the finger at Ma Teng and wanted to force his father to make a decision.

Ma Teng held the letter in his hand, his brows furrowed deeply, silent, and a complicated look rolled in his eyes.

After a long time, Ma Teng let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "That's it, since things have developed to such a point, we have no choice but to go out of the city as soon as possible, go to Jieting City, meet your eldest brother, and return to Dawei together." ”

Ma Yunlu was overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief.

Ma Xiu was taken aback: "Father, do you really want to lead our Ma family to betray the Han Kingdom?" ”

"Or else?" Ma Teng sighed bitterly: "Yunlu revealed the news to the Lord of Wei, Liu Xuande will definitely lose this surprise attack on Yongcheng, if he loses this battle, the Han Kingdom is only one step away from being destroyed, is it difficult for our Ma family to accompany him to the end?" ”

Matthew is speechless.

Ma Teng then said: "Right now, Liu Xuande is already monitoring us, the matter of Yunlu sending people to Wei Ying is likely to be exposed, if we stay here any longer, we are afraid that sooner or later we will be killed, do we have any other choice than to go to Wei State?" ”

Matthew sighed and shook his head helplessly, obviously thinking about the stakes, and he was very helpless for a while.

Ma Teng patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Xiu'er, let's open a little, our Ma family has left enough blood for Liu Xuande, we have done our best, if he really trusts us, it doesn't hurt for us to be martyred for him, but it's a pity, it's a pity, Liu Xuande still lacks a little bit of the bearing of the Lord of Destiny after all." ”

After these words, Matthew was completely convinced, and there was no objection.

At that moment, the father and son made a plan to escape.

Since Wu Ban was already secretly watching, of course the three of them did not dare to go out of the city blatantly, so as not to arouse suspicion.

So, in the evening two days later, his father and son pretended to be ordinary soldiers, took a group of family members, mixed in a grain transportation team escorted by the Ma family army, quietly concealed their ears and eyes, mixed out of Zhuanglang City, and went straight to Jieting City.

……

A few hundred miles away, Yongcheng.

At the south gate, there were only a dozen flags scattered on the city, and there were less than fifty people who came and went to inspect the city.

Inside the city wall, tens of thousands of Wei soldiers crouched at the foot of the wall, enduring the cold wind and waiting.

Inside the city tower, Su Zhe drank a little wine, looked through the open gate, and looked at the south of the city from afar.

Not far away, the frozen Weishui passes from west to east from the south of the city, like a snow-white jade belt, extending to the hinterland of Guanzhong.

Since getting the news of Ma Yunlu, Su Zhe led 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry troops, marched lightly under the starry night, and returned to Yongcheng first.

The trap is ready, just waiting for Liu Bei to enter the net.

Two days have passed, but there is still no trace of the Han army.

"Your Majesty, could it be that little girl who deceived us, Liu Bei didn't plan to attack Yongcheng at all!" Wen Chou, who was beside him, couldn't help but question.

As soon as these words came out, before Su Zhe could react, Ma Tie on the other side became angry and said sharply: "My little sister doesn't disdain to do that kind of deceitful thing, her news will definitely not be wrong, unless Liu Bei temporarily changed his mind." ”

Wen Chou was displeased, glanced at him, and asked rhetorically: "Then you can explain, why has it been so long and you haven't seen the shadow of the big-eared thief?" ”

"This-" Ma Tie was stunned for a moment, "Maybe it's inconvenient to march on the ice, so Liu Bei didn't show up at the time we speculated." ”

"Hmph, I hope your explanation makes sense." Wen Chou snorted coldly, and then he no longer questioned it.

At this moment, a gust of wind passed through the hall outside the door, and Hu Che'er gasped and appeared in front of Su Zhe.

"Your Majesty, on the ice of Weishui, five miles to the west, there is an army of the Han Kingdom!" Hu Che'er shouted excitedly.

Wen Chou's eyes flashed, and Ma Tie was suddenly excited.

Syllable!

Su Zhe, who had not spoken, slammed the wine glass on the desk and sneered: "Liu Bei, you have finally sent it to the door, pass the order, tell the soldiers to prepare, and it is time for them to make meritorious contributions!" ”