Pang De and Long Ji didn't expect that Ma Chao would be so willful, and he wanted to ignore Ma Teng's order because of a small bet, so he left, and the two of them hurriedly followed.

Ma Chao returned to the formation, looked at Gao Xianzhi with a very ugly face and said: "General Gao, I have a gambling contract with that Yang Xi, since I can't win today, I will first lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters back to my father, this letter Guguan also hopes that General Gao will fight slowly!" ”

Gao Xianzhi didn't know how to deal with it, but Ma Yunluo on the side was in a hurry, and hurriedly stopped: "Big brother, everything should be based on the great cause of the father!" Don't be so presumptuous! ”

Ma Chao smiled and said: "Hangu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, more than half of my headquarters are cavalry, and it is not beneficial here, it is better to rely on General Gao's strategy!" ”

Ma Yunluo sighed, and had to comfort softly: "Husband, my brother is this temper, don't worry too much about him, besides, his words do make some sense, if he retreats, he will retreat!" Presumably, my father will send someone to replace him at that time! It's just that this Hangu Pass is really difficult to capture, I don't know what kind of trick the husband has? ”

Gao Xianzhi shook his head, "If the Yang brothers just can't hold on, it is indeed useless to have more schemes. However, the father didn't think that he was really going to fight Wu Ming head-on now, this time the army was originally just a test, but he didn't expect to fold General Wei, which made the husband not know how to explain to his father! ”

Ma Yunlu also knew that Gao Xianzhi wanted to use tricks to capture Yang Yansi just to get Wei Ran back, but this time Ma Chao did not cooperate, so he couldn't succeed, and Gao Xianzhi is also guilty now.

"I really didn't expect this Yang brother to be so powerful, this Yang Xi is even more powerful than the previous Yang Jing, it is really difficult to rescue General Wei by force!"

Yang Yansi returned to Guanzhong, but his face looked a little excited, Yang Yanzhao didn't understand, and hurriedly asked, "Shouldn't the eldest brother be angry?" Why are you still happy when you are played by that Ma Chao? ”

Yang Yansi laughed and said: "Ma Chao is also an honest person, those two people came to raid, it was indeed not his order, if Ma Chao really shot with the other two at that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to talk with my brother in Guanzhong at this time." Now he has resigned from the army in accordance with his promise, but the competition just now has not yet decided the winner. So the eldest brother has a reluctant request......"

Yang Yanzhao frowned and asked, "Why does the eldest brother need to be so outside, just say something!" ”

"Since Ma Chao is willing to withdraw his troops, then Wei Ran might as well let it back, anyway, he is not willing to surrender, I don't know what the second brother wants?"

Yang Yansi's words, Yang Yanzhao immediately shook his head and said, "This matter is not okay!" If this person is returned, he will definitely be my lord's enemy in the future, and if he returns to the mountains like this, he will not be able to explain to King Zhou and General Li no matter what! Big brother, everything else is fine, but this matter is really not good! ”

Yang Yansi sighed, "But Ma Chao has withdrawn, if I don't let Wei Ran go back, wouldn't it be him, and he will be a dishonest person in front of him?" Can't the second brother be accommodating? ”

Yang Yanzhao didn't speak, Yang Yansi knew that he couldn't make this decision, so he stopped talking.

At this time, Wu Liren finally didn't hear any other news about Yang Yansi, so he was relieved, and at this time he thought of going to see Long Ji's explosive character.

"Drop! Dragon and force explosion random historical talent one: Ji Yun, a famous scribe of the Qing Dynasty, Ji Yun's four-dimensional attributes are force 31, command 26, intelligence 91, politics 82. ”

Ji Xiaolan, there seems to have been an alternative before, in Qingzhou, she should come to vote for herself, right?

"Drop! Long and force burst the table random historical talent two: the famous Qing Dynasty minister He Shen, and Shen's four-dimensional attributes are force 63, command 72, intelligence 85, politics 91, and Shen's implanted identity is Da Yuer's brother Niu Colu and Shen. ”

came out with Shen and Ji Xiaolan, can't there be another Qianlong? This iron triangle can't be sung in the Three Kingdoms!

"Drop! Dragon and force explosion random historical talent three: * cloth, * cloth's four-dimensional attributes are force 103, command**, intelligence**, politics**. ”

It seems that this is definitely not Qianlong, and there is another 103 fierce general.

The next day, as soon as Yang Yanzhao got up, he heard his soldiers come to report that it was Wei Ran, who was imprisoned, who had escaped. Hearing the news, Yang Yanzhao hurriedly asked, "He is locked in prison, how can he get away?" ”

The soldier said with some hesitation: "Yesterday, yesterday night, General Yang Xi went to interrogate this person, and then General Yang went out, but this morning his subordinates took a look and found that it was General Yang who was locked up in the prison, and that Wei Ran was gone!" ”

Yang Yanzhao immediately understood the cause and effect of this incident, Yang Yansi knew that he would be guilty of letting Wei Ran go, so he simply changed positions with Wei Ran and went directly to the prison.

At this time, Wei Ran had already returned to Gao Xianzhi's camp, and when Gao Xianzhi saw Wei Ran, he couldn't believe it, his first reaction was that Wei Ran had been recruited and sent back as a spy.

"General Wei wasn't captured alive, how did he get out?" Gao Xianzhi asked directly.

Wei Ran sighed and said: "The last general was also a little suspicious before, and he always thought about what kind of conspiracy there was, but he didn't figure it out in the end, so the last general said it slowly, and asked General Gao to confirm it." ”

It turned out that last night, Yang Yansi went to the prison and talked to Wei Ran about meeting with Ma Chao before the pass, and then said that Ma Chao had retired as promised, and he would also put himself back. But the main general Yang Yanzhao disagreed, so he had to risk putting Wei Ran back while he remained in prison. At the same time, he handed over his token to Wei Ran, so when he passed through the city gate, he was also unimpeded, so he galloped all the way back to the camp.

"Yang Xi actually went to prison by himself in order to let you come back? This statement is really unconvincing! Could it be that General Wei has reached an agreement with the Zhou army? So let you come back and earn our army? ”

After Gao Xianzhi asked, he carefully noticed the change in Wei Ran's expression, Wei Ran was really excited, and hurriedly explained: "What does General Gao mean?" Could it be that Wei is suspected of defecting to the enemy? Although Wei is not talented, he also knows the matter of loyalty, how can he surrender? ”

Gao Xianzhi saw that he was more excited, and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him: "General Wei don't be excited, he just thinks it's strange, so he asks like this, if it's really as General Wei said, then what kind of medicine are the Yang brothers selling in the gourd?" ”

Wei Ran also shook his head, "The last general is also puzzled, maybe it is really as Yang Xi said, because of the bet with the eldest prince?" I wonder if there really is such a bet? ”

At this time, Ma Yunluo nodded, "It's true that my brother made a bet with Yang Xi yesterday to win or lose in terms of martial arts; If the elder brother wins, then General Wei can be released; But if the elder brother loses, the elder brother will retire. Yesterday, General Gao wanted to capture Yang Xi alive and exchange it for General Wei, so he sent two people to attack Yang Xi together, but his brother left in anger. Therefore, it may be understandable that Yang Xi was released back to General Wei for this reason, after all, he and his brother's temperament are very similar. ”

Ma Yunluo's words can be regarded as speaking in Wei Ran's heart, and he finally understood why Yang Yansi wanted to put him back, but at this time, Gao Xianzhi still looked restless.

"Then General Wei will go back and rest for the time being!"

After Gao Xianzhi asked Wei Ran to go down, Ma Yunluo also saw his sad appearance, and couldn't help asking: "Fujun was worried that General Wei couldn't come back before, but now that General Wei is back, Fujun is still worried, why is this?" Could it be that he is still worried that General Wei has already surrendered to the enemy? ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded, sighed and said, "Although what Mrs. said just now has some truth, but for generals, you always have to take care of a lot. Even if it was really Yang Xi who really put General Wei back, I am afraid that General Wei would not be able to use it as before in the future. After all, if he really defects to the enemy, the consequences will be unbearable. ”

Ma Yunlu understood what Gao Xianzhi was worried about, if Wei Ran was really said to surrender, then if he suddenly turned back at a critical moment in the future, it would definitely bring immeasurable losses, which was equivalent to planting a time bomb in Ma Teng's army. But in the current situation, Gao Xianzhi couldn't determine whether this was a bomb or not.

"What are you going to do?" Ma Yunlu hurriedly asked.

"Withdraw your troops for the time being! Since the Yang brothers put General Wei back and gave our army a step down, we must also repay the favor and withdraw our troops back! In this way, it can be regarded as having an explanation with Liu Bei, and at the same time, it is enough to let Wu Ming feel the constraints of our army! ”

The battle of Hangu Pass ended with Gao Xianzhi's retreat, and it was only ten days before and after, and this war ended quietly, and the two sides did not even have a single soldier killed or wounded.

It's just that at this time, Yang Yanzhao came to the prison in Hangu Guanzhong, looked at Yang Yansi in the prison with a smile and said, "Brother, why are you doing this?" ”

Yang Yansi laughed and said, "Second brother, don't worry, I will never embarrass you." If the enemy general is released in such a private manner, General Li will inevitably be held accountable, and when the time comes, he will only need to hand me over, and I am willing to bear the responsibility. ”

"Hey, brother, don't worry, I have written down the cause and effect of this incident clearly, and reported it to General Li, and then see how General Li will fall. And there is one more thing I want to tell you, because Wei Ran was let go, that Gao Xianzhi actually withdrew directly. In this way, in fact, my brother can be regarded as a great contribution, maybe the credit can be offset by the demerits, so let's go back now! ”

Yang Yansi naturally didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected joy, he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, so when Yang Yanzhao said this, he immediately felt that he was doing the right thing, after all, it was cost-effective to exchange one person for being exempted from a war no matter what.

When Li Jing received Yang Liulang's recital, he couldn't help but smile, and then explained the ins and outs of this in detail with his subordinate Qin Qiongcheng Biting Jin, as soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Biting Jin was immediately happy, and shouted loudly: "I didn't expect General Yansi to be so trustworthy, it seems that it is necessary for me Lao Cheng to worship him, what does Brother Qin think?" ”

Qin Qiong smiled and said nothing, and then asked Li Jing, "I don't know how the general will deal with General Yanhe?" ”

"What does Uncle Bao think?" Li Jing threw the question to Qin Shubao again.

Qin Qiong replied directly: "My subordinates also think that this can be regarded as a combination of merit and demerit, and it is okay to have no fault and no merit, after all, there is no loss." ”

Li Jing shook his head and said, "Although General Yansi released Wei Ran with good intentions, if you were Gao Xianzhi, how would you think of Wei Ran's return to the camp?" ”

Hearing this, Qin Qiong suddenly said in shock: "If you go back like this, there may be something strange in it, at least you will have doubts about Wei Ran's loyalty." ”

Li Jing laughed and said, "Yes! General Yanji's actions are all based on personal preference, but Gao Xianzhi can't understand it this way. Therefore, in Gao Xianzhi's eyes, Wei Ran may have a lot of suspicion of defecting to the enemy. So even if Wei Ran returns to Xiliang, I am afraid that he will not be able to be reused by Ma Teng in the future, in this way, in fact, General Yansi has not done anything wrong, but it is very likely, if Wei Ran feels that he cannot give full play to his ability in the future, it is not impossible to vote for my lord instead. General Yang Jing also mentioned in the letter that Wei Ran was resolutely unwilling to surrender, but if he was made by General Yansi like this, it was possible for King Zhou to get the allegiance of a general, wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone? ”

After Li Jing's analysis, Qin Qiong suddenly realized, but he didn't expect that Li Jing not only did not blame Yang Yansi, but wanted to reward him.

"Having said that, Yang Xi cannot be rewarded for this matter, and the reply letter should be offset according to the merits and demerits, otherwise Yang Xi will be even more difficult to restrain in the future."

Qin Qiong expressed her admiration for Li Jing's employment and the way of rewards and punishments.

At the same time, after Ma Chao retreated, it didn't take long for him to see Gao Xianzhi come back with Wei Ran, which made Ma Chao suddenly feel very surprised, and he thought that Gao Xianzhi had really saved Wei Ran by himself. He had also sarcastically mocked Gao Xianzhi with words before he left, but just one day later, Gao Xianzhi came back with Wei Ran. Ma Chao suddenly felt that his face was a little hot, and he felt like he was slapped in the face.

He slowly came to Gao Xianzhi, thinking about how to make a deal with Gao Xianzhi, but he saw Gao Xianzhi walking towards him.

"The little brother is here to compensate the eldest brother!" Gao Xianzhi said first.

Ma Chao paused for a moment, and then asked, "What does brother-in-law mean by this?" ”

Gao Xianzhi said something about Yang Yansi's release of Wei Ran back, and after finishing speaking, Ma Chao was overjoyed, "I said that Yang Xi is a man of faith, since he put General Wei back, then everyone is happy." If he can meet Yang Xi again in the future, I must have a drink with him! ”

Gao Xianzhi coughed lightly and said: "Although Yang Xi is also a person of temperament, after all, my father and King Zhou are also opponents, and my brother and Yang Xi can only be friends!" ”