Ma Yunlu took the bow, came to Cao Ju with his horse, hugged his fists, and said: "Yunlu disrespects the general's order, shoots the candidate, and asks the general to surrender." ”

Cao Ju thought to himself, you girl, you know that Lone will not condemn you, so she dares to be so bold.

Seeing that the Hou player held the arrow in his heart and fell down unwillingly, Cao Ju waved his hand and said: "Let's decide this battle first, Hu Che'er, Hu Chi'er, and you will pass on the military order of Gu, Hou Xuan is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed." ”

Hou Xuan was dead, except for his own soldiers, most of the rest of the sergeants chose to lay down their weapons, and the battle soon came to an end, with a total of 70,000 troops of Hou Xuan, and 40,000 surrendered.

This time, Cao Ju entered Liangzhou in the west, but he only wore an army of 50,000, so in the battle of Guzang, Cao Ju was unwilling to face the army of the candidate in order to win.

Cao gathered 50,000 troops, and Guzang City only had less than 20,000 Ma Jiajun, which together was only 70,000, and the surrender of troops was 40,000, which was definitely not a small number.

The three candidates are dead, and these soldiers have heard that Cao Ju is the general of the young emperor Liu Bian, who has recently been reinstated in Chang'an, where can they dare to have any objections.

Ma Yunlu was concerned about the safety of Ma Chao and the three of them, and after ending the battle of Guzang, he immediately asked to lead troops north to help Ma Chao and the three of them.

Cao Juliu's general Dian Wei led 10,000 Cao Ju, 3,000 horse generals and 10,000 newly attached Xiliang troops to guard Guzang City, and he took the rest of the men and horses with Ma Yunlu to Zhangye County.

Zhang Ye's army was basically evacuated by the leaders of the eight divisions and went north to besiege Ma Chao's army.

Cao Ju went all the way north, and with almost no resistance, he easily pushed the battle line quickly to the northwest.

However, this news also spread to the ears of Cheng Yin and the others as quickly, and the five of them were all taken aback, Yongzhou Cao Ju sent troops to the north, and it seemed that the three candidates were already more than lucky.

besieged Ma Chao and caught fire in his backyard, Cheng Yin and others of course chose the latter, and the five soldiers and horses withdrew from the battle to surround Ma Chao.

In this way, Ma Chao's pressure suddenly relaxed a lot, but he has been trapped here, has lost contact with the outside world, and does not know the situation on Guzang's side, which is very strange in his heart.

The pressure is relaxed, but Ma Chao doesn't dare to break through easily, in case this is the conspiracy of Han Sui's old thief, he won't even have the last chance to turn over.

Ma Tie immediately asked Ma Chao for battle: "Big brother, please allow the younger brother to lead the army to break through, even if Han Sui Lao'er has an ambush, our army will not suffer much loss, but if there is a change in the outside world, I don't know, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity." ”

Ma Chao frowned and said: "With Guzang's situation, Yunlu only has an army of 20,000, and it is rare to be able to hold Guzang without losing it, how can he still lead the army north to rescue." If it is not bad as expected by my brother, I am afraid that it is Yongzhou Cao Ju who sent troops. ”

Ma Tie was stunned: "Yongzhou Cao Ju? Eldest brother, that Cao gathered in Xinding Yongzhou, the people's hearts were not attached, how could he dare to send troops to Liangzhou at this juncture? ”

Ma Chao let out a long breath and said: "That Cao Ju has a lot of legends, and when my father was alive, he also praised him, but I am afraid that it is very likely to protrude." Moreover, Cao Ju is ambitious, since Yongzhou, it is sooner or later to attack Liangzhou, this time there is such a good opportunity, how can Cao Ju miss it? ”

Ma Tie didn't care much about Cao Ju's ambition, and immediately said when he heard this: "Big brother, no matter what kind of ambition Cao Ju is, if he can help our brother avenge his father, what if he can give Liangzhou to him?" ”

is different from Ma Tie and Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and Ma Xiu are brothers, sooner or later they will only be Ma Chao's generals, and Ma Chao is different, Ma Teng is dead, he is a prince, at this moment, to let his princes succumb to Cao Ju's princes, what is the difference between raising troops and surrendering.

But at the moment, Ma Chao really didn't have any good way, after thinking about it, he had to nod and said: "Okay, third brother, allocate 10,000 soldiers and horses for your brother, break through at night, remember, if Han Sui has an ambush, don't fight to the death, retreat to the camp, and you and my brother will find another way." ”

"Yes." Ma Tie nodded and said, "Don't worry, eldest brother, junior brother is not a reckless person. ”

Watching Ma Tie leave, Ma Chao frowned again, and muttered to himself: "Cao Ju, if you really lead the army here to help me avenge the killing of my father, what should I do with Ma Mengqi?" ”

That night, Ma Tie selected 10,000 elite soldiers, taking advantage of the third watch, suddenly launched an attack, after a fight, although the loss of almost 3,000 men and horses, but it was a successful breakthrough, all the way to the southeast.

In the process of fighting, Ma Tie also learned the reason for the sudden relaxation of the attack of Han Sui's army, and learned that it was Cao Ju who sent troops to help, and the siege of Guzang had been lifted, and it seemed that the battle situation in Liangzhou would have new changes.

Ma Tie sent two hundred people back to kill, ready to report the news to Ma Chao, but unfortunately, when he led the army to kill, Han Sui's army was defenseless, but now the other party has been extremely prepared, and none of the two hundred people can kill back to the camp, and they are completely submerged in Han Sui's army.

Knowing that it was Ma Chao's third brother Ma Tie who led the army to kill, Han Sui's mood was also very unhappy, in this way, Ma Chao's situation would be spread, if Cao Ju was really as powerful as the legend, Cheng Yin and others were not his opponents, and when Cao Ju and Ma Chao joined forces, I was afraid that his good days would not last long.

Han Sui asked Yan Xing: "Yanming, according to your estimation, if our army wants to defeat Ma Chao, how many days will it take?" ”

Yan Xing thought for a while and said: "Father-in-law, if Cheng Yin and the others don't withdraw their troops, it will take three days at most, but the current situation is not good, the morale of Ma Chao's army has been greatly boosted, and the morale of our army has plummeted, I am afraid that it will be difficult to capture it in half a month." ”

Han Sui glanced in the southeast direction and muttered to himself: "Half a month, but I don't know if Cheng Yin and the others can hold on for half a month." ”

After thinking about it, Han Sui gritted his teeth and said: "Yanming, pass on my military order, from tomorrow morning, the army will take turns to attack the city, no matter what the price, we must defeat Ma Chao within five days, and kill him, so that our army can drive south for a long time and join forces with Cheng Yin and other troops to fight against Cao Ju, otherwise, our army will be in danger." ”

Yan Xing, both civil and military, of course knew the power, so he immediately hugged his fists and said loudly: "Father-in-law, rest assured, from tomorrow, the son-in-law will personally supervise the battle, and he will definitely defeat Ma Chao's promise within five days and kill him with his own hands." ”

As he spoke, a light in the east had gradually appeared in the eyes of Han Sui and Yan Xing, Han Sui glanced at Yan Xing, who understood, and immediately said, "Father-in-law, son-in-law will lead the army to attack the city." ”

(End of chapter)