In January of the sixth year of Jian'an, a heavy snowfall in Xiliang temporarily stopped Xiliang, which was in chaos.

Ma Teng learned of Ma Tie's death after he woke up, and immediately spurted a mouthful of blood on the ground, and passed out again, but the Zhiyang battlefield has come to an end, and there has been an experience of losing the boss before, and the Ma family army in the Zhiyang camp has not fallen into chaos because of this.

And Zhiyang's current defenders, but took advantage of this opportunity, successfully took away the remaining three thousand defenders in the city, went to Yuzhong to join Han Sui, when Ma Teng came to his senses again, it was already three days later, when he learned the news of Cheng Gongying's withdrawal, he sighed, but he was helpless, in this way, Han Sui joined forces in one place, and his power increased greatly, and Ma Jiajun's vitality was depleted a lot after this period of war, although he had decided to surrender to Ye Zhao, but there were too few soldiers and horses, and there would always be a lack of security.

"How many people do I have left? And how is the war on Meng Qi's side? Ma Teng called the lieutenant general and asked.

"Back to the lord, I lost a lot of money before, and then I transferred some from Wuwei, and now there are still more than 4,000 people, Jincheng has been broken by the eldest prince, the eldest prince has led the army to converge with General Pang De, the two departments are combined with Han Sui in Yuzhong for several battles, I heard that Han Sui's general Liang Fa was beheaded by Han Sui because of the unfavorable battle, and now in the direction of Yuzhong, there are only four or five thousand soldiers and horses left around the eldest prince!" The lieutenant bowed.

When Ma Teng attacked Zhiyang, with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and later fought with Cheng Yin, Ma Teng accidentally hit the arrow, and the army was also defeated and retreated, losing a lot of people and horses, and then Ma Chao rushed to Zhiyang overnight, after Cheng Yin died in battle, Zhiyang group of dragons had no leader, Ma Chao sent people back to Wuwei and transferred a group of people, and then Cheng Gongying arrived, the two sides fought a few battles, each other won and lost, and in the end, there were only 4,000 people left.

Counting the men and horses on Ma Chao and Ma Dai's side, this time they sent 20,000 troops, and so far more than half of them have been lost, which makes Ma Teng feel very uncomfortable, even if Wuwei still has some soldiers and horses, after he votes for Ye Zhao in the day, what will he take to gain a foothold in Chang'an?

"Lord, there is one more thing ......" The deputy general hesitated for a moment, then saluted Ma Teng, but he didn't know how to speak.

"Speak!" Ma Teng frowned and glared at the lieutenant general, one of his sons died, and more than half of the army was lost, what else was there to hide?

"News came from Wuwei, a few days ago, Fang Yue, the general under the command of Taiwei, led the army north to Wuwei and took over the city and army of our army, that Fang Yue sent someone to tell me that we don't have to worry, continue to fight, in terms of grain and grass, they will solve it, in addition, Beidi and Longxi were also captured by Chang'an soldiers and horses." The lieutenant said in a low voice.

"What!?" Ma Teng suddenly got up and said angrily: "Why didn't you report to me earlier!?" ”

"The lord fell into a com......a at that time," the adjutant general said with a wry smile.

"Alas~" Ma Teng heard this, sat down and sighed, this is the foundation has been pouted, although he is ready to surrender to Ye Zhao, but Ma Teng didn't think of handing over the rights in his hands so easily, but now, it seems that he can't help himself, now Ye Zhao's power has completely spread to Xiliang, and a large number of people have entered Xiliang, which means that no matter what the final result of the battle between him and Han Sui is, this Xiliang, the era of Ma Teng and Han Sui has completely become a thing of the past.

Rebelling against Ye Zhao? Ma Teng didn't think about it at the beginning, and now he won't think about it in this regard, since he can't resist, he can only accept his fate, I just hope that Li Ru can keep his word and keep his title.

Cheng Gongying left, and Ma Teng easily occupied Zhiyang, and then heard that Fang Yue led the army to capture the four counties of Yunwu, Linqiang, Yunjie, and Lingju.

Han Sui's generals Yang Qiu and Zhang Heng led their troops to surrender successively, and Han Sui now only has one city left, Yuzhong, and the next thing is a decisive battle between the two sides.

Unexpectedly, he was in a coma once, and when he woke up, not only did he lose his son, but even the foundation was completely gone, so far, Ma Teng was no longer able to bargain with Ye Zhao, so he could only defeat Han Sui as soon as possible, and use this merit in exchange for the official position and wealth of their father and son.

After thinking about this clearly, Ma Teng led his army to Yuzhong and joined Ma Chao after a little rectification.

"Father, I heard that Wu Wei was ...... by Ye Zhao Captain occupy!? As soon as he arrived at the Yuzhong camp, Ma Chao hurriedly came up and asked Ma Teng, when he called Ye Zhao's name, he was glared at by Ma Teng, so he had to change his words.

"Well, Wuwei has been handed over to Fang Yue, the general under the command of the lord, and Chang'an has also sent a large number of talents to help govern." Ma Teng nodded.

said that it was to help, but in fact, these people arrived in various counties to serve as county commanders, which also means that the entire territory of Xiliang completely belongs to Ye Zhao, unless they dare to rebel at this moment, otherwise, they should obediently accept their fate.

"Why!?" Ma Chao exploded on the spot and roared angrily: "At the beginning, Li Ru came to lobby, but he didn't say that he wanted us to hand over the city, soldiers and horses!" ”

"I want the support of the lord, but also want to support the army and respect myself, how can there be such a good thing in the world?" Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao and said: "In addition, in the future, when I enter Chang'an as an official, my son must no longer be so disrespectful, Chang'an is not Xiliang, and there are many talents under the command of the lord, not Xiliang can be compared, my son's temperament should be more restrained." ”

"But ......"

"No, my Ma family needs to continue, only to take refuge in the lord, and also, in the future, the name of the lord cannot be called directly, be called Tai Lieutenant!" Ma Teng glared at Ma Chao fiercely and said in a deep voice.

Ma Chao was unconvinced, but seeing Ma Teng's serious face, he knew that there was no room for maneuver, so he could only bow sullenly, and then thought of something, and said to Ma Teng: "Father, there is one more thing, when I beheaded Yan Xing, he called Li Ru's name, will the death of the second brother have anything to do with him?" ”

"Is there such a thing?" When Ma Teng heard this, he frowned slightly, he didn't think that Li Ru had any reason to kill Ma Tie, and was thinking about something, but when he saw Pang De coming in, he bowed down and said, "Lord, Li Ru is asking to see you outside the camp." ”

"Please!" Ma Teng hurriedly said.

"Father!" Ma Chao frowned.

"I have my own plans for this matter, if it is really what Li Ru did, he will fight to the death, and he will definitely seek justice for my son!" Ma Teng snorted coldly and said, "But without my order, you must not act rashly!" ”

"Whoa!" Ma Chao was unwilling, but since Ma Teng had already spoken, he could only nod helplessly.

Soon, Li Ru came in accompanied by Pang De and smiled at Ma Teng: "Congratulations to Brother Shoucheng!" ”

"What's the joy of?" Ma Teng looked at Li Ru puzzled.

"The lord is still presiding over important affairs in the state, but when he heard about the exploits of Brother Shoucheng, he ordered someone to write to the court overnight, and invited Brother Shoucheng to take the post of Jinwu, and was named the Marquis of Gaoping, in addition to the other son Ma Chao is brave and good at fighting, and the lord loves it very much, and he is the Marquis of the Drama Pavilion, and he rebelled against the Zhonglang General, and on the day of the order, he immediately set off and went to the lord's command to listen to it, one door and two marquis, Brother Shoucheng said, is this a great joy?" Li Ru smiled and took a box from the hand of the entourage guard and solemnly handed it to Ma Teng.

The box contains the official seals of Ma Teng and Ma Chao, as well as the seal of the marquis.

"Thank you, lord!" Ma Teng hurriedly saluted, and then sighed: "Although it is a happy event, please forgive Teng Fang for losing his beloved son, I am afraid it is difficult to be in the mood at this moment." ”

What does that mean? Isn't this the one who makes Gongzi Ma Chao? Li Ru looked at Ma Chao and wondered.

When he lobbied Ma Teng before, he met Ma Chao a few times, and his memory is still fresh.

"It's not the eldest son, this general has three sons and one daughter, the eldest son Ma Chao, the second son Ma Tie, the youngest son Ma Xiu, the second son Tie when attacking Jincheng, greedy for merit, fell into the trick of Han Sui, and died in the city."

Li Ru's heart jumped, but his face was silent, and he frowned: "How can this be? I had heard that the Golden City had been breached in three days, but I did not know that there was such a thing. ”

"I won't use this matter to deceive Mr. Wen Wei." Ma Teng sighed and said: "There is still something unclear now, and I would like to ask Mr. to explain it." ”

"Brother Shoucheng, please speak!" Li Ru probably guessed what Ma Teng was going to say, his mind was in a hurry, but there was not much expression on his face, and he nodded.

"The one who killed my son was Yan Xing, the general under the command of Han Sui, that day my son Ma Chao, heartbroken that his second son died, killed in the city, and when Yan Xing was killed, Yan Xing said the name of Mr., but my son was angry at the time, did not hesitate, and killed him, I don't know what this Yan Xing has to do with Mr." Ma Teng stared at Li Rudao.

"When I went out to Guanzhong with the lord, I had secretly bought that Yan Xing, with him as the internal response, and when the time was right, I would join forces with the outside and attack Han Sui, this person was my internal response, and I didn't want to die in the hands of my son." Li Ru frowned and looked at Ma Chao, shook his head and sighed: "But since this matter is Yan Xing's killing of the second son first, on the battlefield, Meng Qi killed him, I don't want to say more, it's just a pity, if he is there, it will be easy to break Han Sui this time." ”

"Wen Wei told me the truth, then Yan Xing killed my son, did Wen Wei instruct?" Ma Teng said in a deep voice.

"What's in it for me?" Li Ru didn't answer and asked: "Although Yan Xing is secretly subdued by me, but the things on the battlefield are really difficult to say, whether Brother Shoucheng believes it or not, at that time, I ordered Yan Xing to wait for the opportunity, as long as I am sure enough, you can help me assassinate that Han Sui, as for the matter of Ling Gongzi, although it is a pity, but Confucianism has been running around these days, how can I take care of these small things?" ”

"My second brother is dead, is it a trivial matter?" Ma Chao glared at Li Rudao dissatisfied.

"For the Ma family, it is indeed a big deal, but Confucianism not only has to take into account the overall situation of the entire Xiliang, but also has to mobilize people to govern, let the general lead the army to come, and also need to discuss many things, on the battlefield, the gains and losses of one person, for Confucianism, it is really not big!" Li Ru shook his head and said.

Ma Chao was still very uncomfortable in his heart, after all, if Yan Xing was Li Ru's person, then Li Ru would be more or less responsible for Ma Tie's death.

After Ma Teng was silent for a long time, he sighed helplessly: "What Mr. Wen Wei said is not bad, I can only say that creation makes people, then Yan Xing has a personal grudge with my son, this time my son is plotting, that Yan Xing is a killer, and I can't complain about Mr., Meng Qi!" ”

"In!"

"Since the lord looks at you differently, don't worry about the war here, and set off immediately, go to Bingzhou, and serve under the lord." Ma Teng said in a deep voice.

"I'm not going!" Ma Chao snorted coldly.

"What did you say?"

"The revenge of the second brother has not been avenged, and I will not go anywhere." Ma Chao snorted coldly: "I want to kill that Han Sui with my own hands." ”

"Han Sui has me to kill, what do you have to do with it?" Ma Teng said angrily.

"Brother Shoucheng, don't be like this." Li Ru smiled and grabbed Ma Teng, who wanted to make a move, and said: "Now that the state has been stabilized, and there is no big war around my lord, this matter is not in a hurry, since Ling Gongzi wants to take revenge, it is not too late to go after breaking through Yuzhong and killing Han Sui."

"It's good!" Ma Teng glared at Ma Chao, hugged his fists and said: "There is no way to teach my son, so that Mr. will laugh." ”

"It's okay!"