At this time, the momentum of the Cao soldiers in the city and the people of Ercheng broke out again, and everyone was full of strength and hurriedly released the arrow. The Ma family army under the city suffered heavy casualties for a while, and Ma Teng was furious, and he was eager to rush up several times, but he was shot back.

"Wow~~!! The Cao Zixiao, with only these thousand people and a cadre of ordinary people, wants to repel my tens of thousands of soldiers~!? If this is spread out, how can I have the face of my horse barbarian~!? Ma Teng roared angrily, and hurriedly commanded the generals to lead the troops to rush forward and strengthen the offensive. But the Cao soldiers in the city and the people of Ercheng are gaining momentum, so those Ma soldiers who rushed up were all knocked over by arrows.

So, as the fighting between the two sides intensified, it gradually came to dusk before you knew it. At this time, I saw that the Ma family army went to the east, west, and south, but they still found nothing, but injured a lot of soldiers. Ma Teng had no choice but to finally order Mingjin to withdraw his troops. With the sound of Mingjin's horn, the Ma family troops withdrew one after another.

Soon, in Ercheng, the east, west, and south directions burst into earth-shaking cheers. Ma Teng listened attentively and was secretly annoyed.

However, it was said that Cao Ren let the people of Ercheng join the guards of Ercheng and got unexpected miraculous results. Ma Teng refused to believe in evil, and then besieged for two days in a row, but still failed to break through Ercheng, and injured nearly 1,000 soldiers. However, under the attack of the Ma Jiajun for several days, Ercheng became more dilapidated, and more than 500 or 600 people were killed and wounded. As for Cao Ren's deployment, more than 200 people were killed and wounded.

However, at the moment, for Cao Ren, the most imminent thing is not casualties, but that there are gaps in many places in Ercheng, and if the Ma Jiajun attacks again, I am afraid that Ercheng will be broken in a moment.

That night, in the Ercheng Mansion, Cao Ren was about to discuss important matters with Lu Qian and his soldiers.

"General Hui, as you expected, the Ma barbarian is quite cunning, and he is not in a hurry to attack, and he has the momentum of sneak attack at night, and now all the men and horses of the Ma family are hurrying to rest, just waiting for tomorrow dawn to fight to the death with our army!"

"Also, there have been a lot of casualties among the people in recent days, and now many people have begun to fight timidly, and only a few people are left, and they are still willing to fight together with our army!!"

I only listened to the two soldiers on the left and right to report separately. Although Cao Ren had expected it, he couldn't help frowning when he heard that the current situation was so bad.

At this time, Lu Qian's face sank, and he said shockedly: "Under such circumstances, it seems that our army has to retreat. Otherwise, once Ercheng is broken, all the Ma family troops rush in to kill, and our army will definitely be annihilated!! ”

As soon as Lu Qian's words fell, one of the soldiers hurriedly said: "General Han is too worried, but he doesn't see that there is no thief army guarding the north gate, if I wait for tonight to pack up and escape from the north gate, or I can escape!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Qianli sneered and said: "Such a small skill of carving insects may be able to hide it from you, but it can't hide it from me, let alone General Cao!" The horse barbarian deliberately did not deploy troops at the north gate, just to induce our army to flee from the north gate, if I am correct, there will be an ambush of the Ma family thieves in the north!! ”

Lu Qian was careless and careful, and as soon as this remark came out, many people changed color. Some experienced people saw it early on, and when they heard it, they all shook their heads and sighed helplessly. At this moment, Cao Ren's expression suddenly shocked, his eyes were shining, and he said in shock: "There is no endless road in the sky, but there is a big problem with the arrangement of the Ma Jiajun this time. I'm afraid someone is secretly assisting us. ”

As soon as Cao Ren's voice fell, everyone couldn't help but change color. Lu Qian was anxious to count his spirits, and asked in shock, "Why did General Cao say this?" ”

Cao Ren's face sank, his face was solemn, and he said: "You see, in the face of the big camp of the thief army at the East Gate, Ma Manzi will not deliberately give up, it is too obvious. But in addition to the east gate, there are also north, west, and south gates, from which our army may escape. And the north gate is exactly in the direction of Hongnong. Of course, if you think about it, our army will escape to the north gate, and there is no need to make a detour, which is the best choice. The thieves will think that we have escaped from the north gate, so they will not deploy troops to lure us, which seems to be very reasonable on the surface. But in fact, this move can be described as a big flaw, and it is even equivalent to exposing Xiang to our army!! ”

Cao Ren spoke harshly, causing everyone's faces to change continuously, and some people were even more dazed. Lu Qian was anxious, and when he saw Cao Ren pause, he hurriedly asked, "What does the general mean by this?" ”

At this time, Cao Ren's cold and solemn face suddenly showed a sneer, his tone was sonorous and powerful, and he said in a loud voice: "If my Hongnong's soldiers and horses are coming to help at this time, wouldn't it be just right to attack the ambush of the thief army from the back of the neck, and our army will advance, but as soon as the two armies attack, you can see the ambush retreat." And when the time comes, the thief army who rushed to help the war still does not know the real situation, once it is in a hurry, our army is quickly rectified, but it will kill him by surprise, so the thief army will definitely be defeated!! ”

When Cao Ren's voice fell, Lu Qian came to his senses in an instant, and said hurriedly: "Could it be that General Fei said earlier that he had a plan, and sent Master Mao to Hongnong secretly early, could it be expected!?" ”

As soon as Lu Qian's words came out, all the soldiers showed shock and admiration, and they were shocked by Cao Ren.

Cao Ren's face sank and said, "No, until the time Mao Jue was dispatched, General Ben still didn't have an affirmation. But I knew that with Zhong Yuanchang's wisdom and alertness, he would never see me fall into danger and stand idly by. Therefore, the general sent to Mao Jue, but he was only told to go to Hongnong first, rectify the military department, and wait for the opportunity to move while waiting for the reinforcements of the lord!! ”

When Lu Qian heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "But if this is the case, why won't the opportunity be delayed, why didn't General Cao let Lord Mao lead his troops first?" Instead, you must waste the time and wait for the lord's reinforcements? ”

"Hmph, since the lord returned from defeat in Changfeng River, rumors have spread in the army, although Hongnong has enough troops, but the people's hearts are unstable. Mao Jue's talent is not enough to deal with the current situation. And once the Lord's reinforcements come, with the wisdom of the Lord, he will use this to proclaim and stir up the people. At that time, the people's hearts will be able to rise, and the lord has always been good at dispatching troops, and the generals sent to the rescue are by no means general. Cao Ren cheered in response, and everyone was shocked when they heard it, revealing a look of awakening. Lu Qian couldn't help but say: "General Cao is taking precautions, everything is in General Cao's strategy, and he is really a god~!" ”

As soon as Lu Qian's voice fell, a cadre of soldiers also praised him. Cao Ren was not arrogant, and took the opportunity to excite everyone. Everyone is in good spirits now, how can there be a panicked and impatient look.

When he was young, after Cao Ren finished his orders, the generals withdrew one by one. Soon, Cao Ren was the only one left in the hall. Cao Ren couldn't help but stand up, couldn't help but start pacing, and said secretly: "It's just that there is still one person to worry about right now." If this person comes out to make trouble, that qiē will definitely fall short, and the foundation that Ah Cheng has spent half his life laying will probably become someone else's dowry!! ”

Thinking of this, a majestic and terrifying figure that exuded a bloodthirsty and compelling momentum, like a ghost in a god, suddenly emerged from Cao Ren's mind.

said that the person Cao Ren was thinking about right now was in a small city dozens of miles east of the border of Yanzhou at this time.

This person is the famous ghost god Ma Xi! It is said that Ma Xi did not rush to withdraw his troops after defeating Cao Cao, who was known as a god and was the hottest and most powerful today. Ma Xi seemed to have other concerns, and rested in the city, and on the other hand, he urgently summoned Pang De, Chen Dao and other generals to come.

This night, Ma Zongheng summoned a cadre under his command and was discussing. But seeing Ma Zongheng's ghost-like eyes, he was cold and bright, and said with a deep color: "Two days ago, my second brother Ma Mengqi sent someone to send a quick message, and said that now my father is fighting fiercely in an Ercheng city in Hongnong, the general of the Cao family. Although my father's men and horses had the advantage, my second brother was afraid that Cao Cao would send troops to the rescue, so he asked for troops to be sent to Luoyang to respond. ”

As soon as Ma Zongheng's words came out, the generals couldn't help but change color. Chen Zhi Shen said: "My lord, I waited for the soldiers to fight fiercely with the Cao thief not long ago, and this rest has not been enough for a month, and many people's injuries have not yet healed. If you are in a hurry to send troops right now, I'm afraid..."

As soon as Chen Dao's voice fell, Pang De immediately slapped a few sons, rose angrily, stared at the lion's eyes, and shouted: "The general is the lord's father, and now the general is in trouble, how can we stand by and watch~!?" Lord, the Red Devil's injury has long been healed, and I am willing to lead the Red Lion Army as the vanguard to fight~!! ”

As soon as Pang De's words came out, Zhang Ji, Su Ze and other generals from Xiliang were shocked and responded one after another, and they all wanted to fight as vanguards. Ma Zongheng listened, his spirit was shocked, his eyes shone brightly, and he shouted: "Well said~!! To hide it from you, I have refused to leave, precisely to beware of Cao thieves. Even if my second brother doesn't send a letter to ask for help, I will definitely send troops to Luoyang at the right time to fight to the death with Cao Thief!! I thought my father was fighting for the opportunity, but if my father could take advantage of this to defeat Cao Ren and lead his troops to Luoyang, then our father and son would join forces, and Luoyang would be in his pocket!! ”

As soon as Ma Zongheng's words came out, everyone woke up in an instant. Zhang Ji said in a deep voice: "No wonder the lord has always refused to withdraw his troops, and summoned two generals, Pang and Chen, and allocated food from Yanzhou as supplies, it turns out that he has long had the intention of attacking Luoyang!" ”

At this moment, someone suddenly reported urgently, saying that Cheng Yu had come to ask for a meeting. Ma Zongheng listened, glared in surprise, and hurriedly summoned in. When he was young, Cheng Yu walked in, and when he saw Cheng Yu, everyone couldn't help but show joy. Cheng Yu showed a faint smile and arched his hand: "Yu greeted the lord and all the soldiers, I heard that there was quite a lot of momentum here, could it be that the lord was just discussing something important with everyone?" ”

When Ma Zongheng heard this, he smiled knowingly and said, "Zhongde must have known my intentions when he came, so why bother asking?" ”

When Cheng Yu heard this, he saw Ma Zongheng's eyes flashing and his expression firm, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Eh, it seems that the lord has made up his mind." This time, Yu came here, one is to fight with the lord, and the other is to bring a message to the lord. ”

"Oh? Haha, seeing Zhongde so mysterious, is there any surprise? Ma Zongheng laughed when he heard this, but asked optimistically.