Sima Yi and Lu Xun's confident performance really made Xiahou Yuan a little happy and a little surprised. Although he has been fighting on the battlefield for 20 years, he can ask himself if he has no other way to deal with the chaos in front of him than to fight as hard as he can. But Sima Yi and Lu Xun are only at the age of weak crowns, and they have such strategic insight, which makes Xiahou Yuan not have a sense of panic that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves.

can think about it, after all, these two are Gao Ye's beloved disciples. Gao Ye used military tactics, which was already clever and extraordinary. Since the two of them were taught by Gao Ye, their skills will naturally not be bad. Since both of them have such confidence that they can break Ma Teng, if they want to come to Ma Teng, they must be more than lucky.

However, it was said that Ma Teng responded to Han Sui's request, and the soldiers and horses led by him became the vanguard of the Xiliang Army, preparing to take the lead in attacking Chang'an. Therefore, Ma Teng arranged for his second son Ma Xiu to be stationed in Wugong, one to watch the grain and grass city for him, and to come to guard the retreat for him. As for Ma Teng's side, only Pang Rou and one general followed, and regardless of Ma Xiu's proposal to persuade him to rest more, he directly led his troops to Chang'an.

The cavalry has always marched fast, but Xingping is not far from martial arts, and the foot soldiers behind him have not fallen much. Ma Teng, who thought that Xingping would also fall from the wind, suffered a big loss under Xingping City. Don't look at the grade of Xingping Shou, but he is quite dignified. Not only scolded Ma Teng at the head of the city, but after hearing Ma Teng say that Zhao Ang and others surrendered, he even greeted Zhao Ang and others together. Don't look at this Xingping City, the city is not big, but the city defense is strong, and the soldiers are united, which really brought a lot of casualties to Ma Teng's soldiers and horses.

After all, Xingping has always been a place where Pan Zhang was stationed before, and the city defense is strong, and the grain and grass are abundant. Since Pan Zhang was ordered to rush to Qihuan, Xingping was continued to be led by the local guard Hao Zhao. This Hao Zhao was originally from Taiyuan, and after a long war, he and his father lived near Chang'an. When he was fourteen years old, his father died of illness, and Hao Zhao, who had no livelihood, had no choice but to join the army and serve under Li Dao. It can be regarded as that he is quite brave, and Hao Zhao, who is twenty years old, has already sat in the position of captain. Later, Zhong Miao arrived in Chang'an, and there was no one to use, so Hao Zhao, a young man with unlimited prospects, was promoted to a miscellaneous general and asked him to garrison Xingping.

Speaking of which, Gao Ye didn't know that Hao Zhao was here, if he knew that Hao Bodao, who was so frightened that Zhuge Liang didn't dare to attack Chen Cang in history, was here, Gao Ye would definitely say that he would dig people into the academy, even if he would offend Zhong Xuan. After all, in Gao Ye's opinion, a good seedling like Hao Zhao has to be taught well.

Ma Teng, who attacked for two days in a row, did not even touch the head of Xingping. thought that a broken city, a milky imp, couldn't stop his own round of attacks, but now he caught himself off guard. What made Ma Teng even more troublesome was that in the two days when he attacked Xingping, Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses had already been killed. His own soldiers and horses were not enough to surround Xingping, but now that Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses have entered the city, he is afraid that there will be a hard battle.

It's just that what Ma Teng didn't expect was that he hadn't continued to attack, and Xiahou Yuan actually gave himself a war letter, asking himself to fight tomorrow, which was exactly what Ma Teng wanted. The Xiliang army is mostly cavalry, and they are not good at attacking cities, which is why Ma Teng has been comforting himself in the past few days. Now that Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses have arrived, if he is defending the city, he is afraid that he will only be able to repel Xiahou Yuan until all the soldiers and horses gather. But now Xiahou Yuan wants to fight with himself, isn't that his shortness to attack his own strength!

Even Pang Rou on the side was puzzled, shook his head and said to Ma Teng: "Lord, this Xiahou Yuan is also a famous general of Cao Ying, how could he do such an unwise thing?" It's not that he wants to take credit and wants to go crazy! ”

Ma Teng smiled proudly and said: "Xiahou Yuan is a famous general of Cao Ying, and if he fled without a fight in martial arts before, he must be disgraced." If you can't come up with some proud achievements, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to Gao Ye. Moreover, Budugen and Cherrigi had already come from the north to kill Sili with soldiers and horses, and it is said that Gao Ye had personally rushed to Yaxian. I guess that this Xiahou Yuan is here to fight for merit, and secondly, Gao Ye also wants to fight quickly, so as not to fight on both sides. Therefore, this Xiahou Yuan is in a hurry to invite battle, and Linghe does not have to worry, he will kill Xiahou Yuan tomorrow. When Pang Rou heard this, he could only nod, after all, he really couldn't think of a more reasonable explanation.

In Xingping City, Xiahou Yuan saw Hao Zhao in front of him, and his affection was beyond words. First, Hao Zhao was young and promising, he just ordered Hao Zhao to keep Xingping, Hao Zhao was able to bully Ma Tengjun like this, which really surprised Xiahou Yuan. Second, this Hao Zhao has been in the army for many years, but he has no heels in Cao Cao's camp. Although Zhong Xuan appreciated him, he never paid attention to him. After all, Hao Zhao is too young, and Zhong Xuan really didn't expect that Hao Zhao would have such ability. Who would have thought that this time it was Xiahou Yuan cheaper.

Accepting the younger brother and worshipping the mountain, the two of them carried out such a thing. It's just that the battle on the second day was far from going so smoothly. Xiahou Yuan is a person who has fought with the Xiliang Army many times, and he is naturally familiar with the tactics of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. This time, Xiahou Yuan sent troops, but he did not bring a shortage of strong bows and crossbows, just to restrain the mobility of the cavalry. But outside the city of Xingping, it is the land of the plains. The Xiliang Iron Rider that galloped up is not an existence that can be suppressed and eliminated so easily.

Pang Rou personally led the cavalry, and only rushed to the Xiahou Yuan battle formation to kill, although in the process of charging, the cavalry inevitably suffered casualties. But after all, the distance between the two armies in front of the formation was not far, and after Pang Rou lost nearly half of his troops, he finally rushed into Xiahou Yuan's formation. Pang Rou, who was on the horse, had even seen the annoyed expression on Xiahou Yuan's face from a distance, and he sneered in his heart. Without saying a word, he slapped the horse and danced the knife and went straight to Xiahou Yuan.

In an instant, the Xiliang army suddenly had the advantage, and Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses showed signs of defeat. Pang Rou met Xiahou Yuan, and the knife was even more fierce, as if he was about to slash Xiahou Yuan. It's just that Xiahou Yuan is not idle, Pang Rou fought in his hands for more than ten rounds, and he didn't take advantage of it at all, and he was slashed on his body. Suddenly, I only heard the shouts of killing on both sides, Pang Rou didn't know what was going on, how could Ma Teng, who had been in the rear, not see? I saw that on the left and right sides of the battlefield, the cavalry of the Cao army was exhausted, and Pang Rou's soldiers and horses were divided in two.

If that's all it takes, that's it, with Pang Rou's ability, it's not difficult to command the soldiers and horses to break out of the encirclement. But it was just a breath, and Ma Teng was surprised to find that Xiahou Yuan's cavalry was different from what he thought. Xiliang Iron Cavalry has the characteristics of tall war horses and strong advance force, and is equipped with the scimitars of the Huns, and is extremely brave. As soon as Xiahou Yuan's cavalry came on the field, they attacked with strong crossbows in their hands. The distance of one hundred and ten paces was fired three times in a row by the hand crossbow, and Pang Rou's soldiers and horses lost nearly half of their men almost at once.

Seeing this, Ma Teng was shocked, and immediately ordered the whole army to assault and rescue Pang Rou. As for Pang Rou in the formation, he was not Xiahou Yuan's opponent in the first place, and now that there were enemies on the left and right, he was even more frightened. Three knives in a row, forcing Xiahou Yuan back alive, and even escaped from the road. Xiahou Yuan saw Pang Rou fleeing, and he didn't chase after him. After all, there are more important things to do in front of us, and whether Sima Yi's strategy can be implemented smoothly depends on this battle!

Ma Teng's soldiers and horses joined the battle group, and for a time the battlefield was full of murder. Under the equal strength, neither Xiahou Yuan nor Ma Teng dared to carry it in the slightest. Not long after, Ma Teng suddenly heard the shouting of killing behind him, he was startled, turned back suddenly, and saw a big banner of Hao Zi waving in the wind, which was Hao Zhao in Xingping City with troops to kill. After a reversal of attack and defense, Ma Teng knew that it was difficult to win today, so he immediately ordered the whole army to break through. On the one hand, he sighed at the strength of Cao Jun's combat power, and on the other hand, he also secretly sighed that Xiahou Yuan was really a person who knew the soldiers!

It's just that Xiahou Yuan has such a pocket, if Ma Teng can escape easily, Ma Teng will feel strange. It's just that the feeling of rushing left and right but being blocked by a strong crossbow makes Ma Teng feel unspeakably uncomfortable. Cavalry is a class of troops that must have speed to exert their power, but now in this chaotic battle, it is not easy to gather soldiers and horses by their side, so how can they gallop to kill the enemy?

Ma Teng, who gathered soldiers and horses and waited for an opportunity to break through, can be said to be anxious at this moment, he has fought all his life, and he has never had such a difficult time. It's just that all of a sudden, there was another drum beat, which made Ma Teng's heart and gall crack. If Xiahou Yuan still had soldiers and horses on the periphery, he would be dead today! Just when Ma Teng was frightened, he saw that the Cao army on the periphery was shocked by the soldiers and horses on the periphery, and the formation was immediately scattered. On both sides of the rear, there were soldiers and horses to kill, only to see the word "Zhao" written on the banner, and the word "Liang" written on the other, and I was even more puzzled in my heart. But now that someone has come to relieve the siege, it is always good, Ma Teng saw the opportunity, and immediately ordered the whole army to break through.

Xiahou Yuan, who was on the other side, saw the arrival of the two soldiers and horses, but he unconsciously sneered on his face, and then put on a violent appearance and scolded loudly: "Zhao Ang, Liang Kuan, you two traitors!" Xiahou Yuan scolded people, but there were all kinds of dirty words, especially Xiahou Yuan was not far from Ma Teng, although his voice was weak, but Ma Teng was still very happy when he heard it in his ears. Ma Teng, who had joined the two soldiers and horses, hurriedly fought out of the encirclement, only to see that Liang Kuan and Zhao Ang were also injured, but they told themselves to go first.

The remnants of the army were defeated, and it took three days when they came, and it only took half a day to run back to martial arts. There was a quiet scene in Wugong City, and there was not even a figure at night, which couldn't help but make Ma Teng suspicious. Seeing that the city gate was closed, Ma Teng knew that something was wrong. Opened the door three times in a row, and suddenly there was a sound of armor on the head of the city, and I saw a person Shi Shiran standing at the head of the city, condescending, looking at himself, and the indifferent mockery made Ma Teng angry.

I heard a young voice at the head of the city say as if mocking: "General Ma Teng, I have admired the name for a long time!" ”