But seeing Zhang Liao's eagle eyebrows, white face and red lips, and heroic posture, Ma Zongheng couldn't help but secretly marvel at it, so he smiled, and then walked into the tent under the leadership of Zhang Liao.

The inside of Zhang Liao's tent is also simple, with only a few sons and a bed, and a large mahogany box, like a release suit and armor.

Suddenly, the four of them sat down around a few people, Zhang Liao picked up the kettle, filled it with four glasses of water, and then silently turned his eyes to Ma Zongheng. Ma Zongheng smiled lovely, and first introduced Pang De and Hu Che'er to Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao has seen Pang De's skills, and looking at Hu Che'er's figure, he thinks that it is not an ordinary person, they all secretly respect him, and he has seen them one by one. Pang De and Hu Che'er were also happy when they saw Zhang Liao's courtesy.

Immediately, Ma Zonghengcai smiled slowly: "I saw General Zhang's martial arts today, so I have the heart to make friends, and I hope that General Zhang will not feel abrupt." ”

"Where, where. Ma Xianfeng is as fierce as a ghost, so he taught Zhang to admire! If you are offended, I hope you don't have to mind. When Zhang Liao heard this, he was unpretentious and said solemnly.

Ma Zongheng smiled faintly, and began to talk with Zhang Liao, and Pang De and Hu Che'er also interjected a sentence from time to time, and they got along well. Among them, Zhang Liao asked about the war between Ma Zongheng and Zhang Ji and Hu Zhen, and when he asked, Hu Che'er was excited first, and he was not excited when he spoke quickly. Zhang Liao heard that Ma Zongheng and his subordinates were brave and good at fighting, and they did not lose their strategic tricks, so he admired and praised them endlessly.

When the four of them chatted like this, they didn't know when. Ma Zongheng is bold by nature, and he is commensurate with Zhang Liao as a brother. Zhang Liao is not as famous and prestige as Ma Zongheng, and in fact, Zhang Liao is the descendant of Nie Yi, a general under the command of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and is one of the five generals of the Han army in the Mayi War in the past. Nie Yi was implicated because of this, and later the Nie family was in the middle of the road, and later changed to 'Zhang' sex in order to avoid resentment. Therefore, although Zhang Liao is the queen of the general, he has been ridiculed and ridiculed by many high-ranking officials since he was a child.

Speaking of which, the experiences of the Nie family and the Ma family are also quite similar. And Ma Zongheng's fame also inspired Zhang Liao. Therefore, Zhang Liao himself has a good impression of Ma Zongheng. Now seeing the horses and horses intersecting warmly, they are also happy, and the two can be said to hit it off and talk happily. Zhang Liao later also talked about his background and his experience over the years. Ma Zongheng also remembered that in history, it was recorded that Zhang Liao was a descendant of Nie Yi, but he didn't expect it to be the case, and he also talked about his experience in Luoyang in recent years, and he did not shy away from explaining that He Jin treated him just to use the puppet of the Ma family, as well as his various grievances that were hostile to the eunuch party and the clan.

"Brother Ma has a strong temperament and is not afraid of power, and now he has won the favor of the general with his own efforts, which is really admirable." After Zhang Liao heard this, he respected Ma Zongheng even more, and even had a feeling of hating each other.

"If Wen Yuan doesn't dislike it, but he can call me directly, I hope to be able to intersect with Wen Yuan a lot in the future." Ma Zongheng smiled brightly. Or Ma Zongheng's sincere feelings moved Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao also showed a rare smile, and said: "This is really Liao's luck!" ”

And before I knew it, it was dusk. Suddenly a gong sounded outside, but it was time to eat. Zhang Liao couldn't help but be stunned, then he reacted, and secretly sighed that time passed quickly, so he wanted to leave Ma Zongheng and others to eat in the camp. Ma Zongheng politely refused, saying that the soldiers in the army were worried, so he should go back to the camp first. Zhang Liao also knew that something happened earlier, and his soldiers saw that Ma Zongheng had not returned for a long time, and they were worried, which was normal, so they got up to send him off.

When Ma Zongheng left, he whispered to Zhang Liao: "There are some things that I should not say although I am an outsider." But when I saw that Lu Fengxian was rude to Ding Gong many times today, completely ignoring the laws in the army, I couldn't help but be a little worried, and I was afraid that there would be an incident when the big war was imminent. I also hope that Wen Yuan will be more careful. ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he couldn't help frowning, but he saw that Ma Zongheng did not have a treacherous and evil color, his eyes were clear, and after changing color slightly, he still bowed his head and said: "Don't worry about Zongheng, I will be prepared." ”

Ma Zongheng listened, smiled back, and then under Zhang Liao's send-off, a group of people left his camp.

When Ma Zongheng returned to the camp, Wen Ping commanded a group of soldiers who had already set up many tents, and many soldiers in the camp were already cooking. Ma Zongheng first inspected and saw that the defense in the camp was weak, so he asked Wen to come to see him.

"Zhongye, there are many weak defenses in the battalion, but what if the enemy army attacks?" Ma Zongheng asked solemnly.

When Wen Ping heard this, he hurriedly replied: "The general forgives the sin, but I am in a hurry to build a camp tent, hoping that the soldiers in the army can rest in the tent more and recuperate their spirits to prepare for war." Thinking that there were 100,000 Bingzhou troops in front of him as a barrier, the Xiliang army should not dare to attack. ”

When Ma Zongheng heard this, his eyes couldn't help narrowing, he had learned a lot of lessons from being almost ambushed by Zhang Ji before, and thinking of Lu Bu's evil anger today, he said solemnly: "I was in the Bingzhou army just now, and I saw that the area around the front camp was guarded by Lu Fengxian. This man is not only arrogant, but also narrow-minded, and today I have formed a bond with him, and I have to guard against it. But if the Xiliang army comes after going around our army, but he doesn't report it, won't our army be wiped out!? ”

Wen Ping was obedient, he couldn't help but be frightened, he was originally thoughtful, and when he heard this, he suddenly woke up, and hurriedly said: "What the general said is very true, this is actually a dereliction of duty in hiring, and a few teams of soldiers will be sent to guard around the camp later, and a few scout teams will be assigned to patrol." ”

"It's unpredictable, and it's no wonder that Zhongye. However, as the saying goes, you can't have the heart to hurt people, and you can't do without the heart of guarding against people, so be more careful, after all, it's good. Then you have to work hard for your brothers. The horse said with a straight face. Wen Ping knew that he had always cherished the soldiers, and if there was no reason, he would never let his brothers do something meaningless in vain, so he was shocked to receive the order.

However, he said that on the other side, Lu Bu returned to the tent and heard that Ding Yuan had demoted him to the rank of Ya Keeper and that Gao Shun would lead his army, so he was furious and hated Ma Zongheng even more. Lu Bu then secretly summoned Wei Yue and taught him to find a few henchmen, and when he was patrolling tonight, he rushed to Jiguan and shot the secret book to the pass. It turned out that Lu Bu had been persuaded by Li Su that night and agreed to become the internal response of the Xiliang Army, and in order to make things easier, Lu Bu had already won over Wei Yue and several other henchmen.

That night, Wei Yue, who was in charge of patrolling, deliberately transferred the scouts away, but he led a few henchmen to Jiguan, inserted the secret letter in the arrow, and shot it to the pass. The Xiliang generals who were at the pass heard the sound and were busy teaching the soldiers to check under the pass. When he was young, the soldiers returned with secret letters. The general of Na Xiliang did not dare to check without authorization, so he hurriedly took it to see Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo took the letter and saw it, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, rewarded the generals who came to report, and then taught people to summon Li Ru and Li Su.

After a while, Li Ru and Li Su arrived one after another. Dong Zhuo handed the letter to the two first, and after reading it, they both showed different colors one after another. Li Ru's face froze, and he first said: "The Ma family's children have arrived at Jiguan, presumably the army of the He butcher will arrive soon." Before that, it is better not to act rashly, lest Ding Yuan be suspicious of Lu Bu. ”

"Definitely!" When Li Su heard this, he first shouted, and then hurried to the hall, and said quickly: "Lord, the Ma family has just arrived with the troops, and the time is in a hurry, so it must be difficult to do more defenses. In front of his battalion, there was the state army as a barrier, and the Ma family's children did not expect that Lu Bu had surrendered to our army, thinking that it was enough to rely on, and he would relax. Our army will attack it with surprise troops, and it will be able to kill it upside down!

Besides, this Ma family child has repeatedly attacked together, and He Butcher is extremely dependent, but if he knew that Ma family child was defeated by our army like this, he would definitely be furious, so he would inevitably drink Ding Yuan. In this way, wouldn't it be more certain that Lu Bu was acting in secret!? This can kill two birds with one stone! ”

Li Su said very excitedly, but Dong Zhuo was also overjoyed when he heard it, and repeatedly bowed his head and said with a smile: "Zhiping's plan is very good, I should follow it." ”

Li Ru was obedient, his expression changed slightly, listening to Li Su's plan, although he also felt very reasonable, but for some reason he felt an indescribable apprehension, that is, he said: "The lord is slow, the Ma family has repeatedly attacked together, it can be seen that this person is alert, but if you really want to make a surprise attack, you should send someone to investigate before making a decision." ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he showed displeasure and said, "It's just a child, I was just lucky to win the previous time." What's more, now that time is pressing, it takes a lot of time for this scout to go back and forth, but if it is discovered by the Ma family's child, wouldn't it be a bad thing? ”

Li Ru was obedient, opened his mouth, and finally sighed and did not refute again. So, Dong Zhuo quickly ordered Li Su to transfer troops and horses, and ordered his generals Wang Fang and Li Meng to assist him.

At night, it was just time for the second watch. Zhang Liao received Ding Yuan's order and brought some wine, cattle and sheep over as a condolence. When Ma Zongheng heard that Zhang Liao was coming, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly rushed out with the generals to greet him. After the ceremony, Zhang Liao looked around and asked with a little surprise: "Zongheng led the troops to rush for days, and all the soldiers were also tired, and there was our army camp as a barrier, why did you send so many teams to guard the camp?" ”

When Ma Zongheng heard this, he smiled indifferently and replied: "The soldiers of our army have always been cautious, and they were almost attacked by Zhang Ji before, so they are more careful than before. ”

Zhang Liao was obedient, and couldn't help but secretly praise these soldiers under Ma Zongheng's command for being well-trained and hardworking. Of course, to be able to train such a skilled soldier, Ma Zongheng is even more extraordinary, and he is also more respectful.

When he was young, Ma Zongheng invited Zhang Liao into the tent to talk, and the two hit it off at first sight, and they didn't seem to have finished talking earlier, so they started talking again. Among them, the two also talked about the knowledge of soldiers such as governing the army and deploying soldiers. After Zhang Liao was born in Jiangmen, he was familiar with the art of war in ancient books since he was a child. And Ma Zongheng from later generations, combined with ancient and modern knowledge, said the truth, although it is imaginative, but Zhang Liao carefully recalled, but felt that it was infinitely subtle, and the more he said, the more excited he became. Therefore, the two don't know when to talk.

Before you know it, it's almost time for the third watch. However, it was said that Li Su led Dong Zhuo's order and sent Wang Fang and Li Meng to lead troops to attack Ma Zongheng's army with the help of the cover of the mountains and forests on the right. However, Lu Bu had already taught Wei Yue to transfer all the scouts on the right back. Therefore, Wang Fang and Li Meng marched all the way to the rapid pace, but they were not discovered by the state army.

Soon after, when the night entered the third watch, I saw that the surroundings were dark and dark, only the moonlight was bright. Wang Fang led his troops closer to the camp of Ma Zongheng's army. Suddenly, there was a sudden fire in front of me, and there were about seven or eight teams of Mo, who were coming on horseback.

It turned out to be a scout in the Ma Zongheng army, and he noticed that there was a fire flashing in the rear, and came to check.

"Not good! This Ma family child has been prepared for a long time!! The king's countenance changed, but he heard a few shouts, and the scout team immediately turned their horses back.

Li Meng saw it clearly, and shouted angrily: "The enemy scouts have already discovered our army, and it is like this, so we should attack it urgently!" ”

Li Meng, who was eager to make meritorious service, drank and drove his horse out first, and his subordinate deployment immediately rushed up, and in an instant, it was a dead and silent world, and suddenly burst into a shouting and killing sound like a tidal wave. Before Wang Fang could react, Li Meng had already led his troops to kill.