Chapter 209, Setting the Trap

"Good news? Could it be that Ma Teng and the others received a secret letter from the messenger, knew that something was wrong with Xiliang, and hurried back? Hearing this, Han Sui looked back at the soldiers who ran up to the city tower, and said with a bright eye. But immediately he denied it in his heart: the messenger had only left for five days, and even if it was fast, the secret letter had only been sent to Brother Ma who was far away in the Central Plains at this time, so this "good news" was definitely not about Brother Ma......

The small soldier beside him and some soldiers on the city tower subconsciously pricked up their ears to listen, and saw what the good news was: if it was news about reinforcements coming to reinforce it, it would be the best. In this way, in the face of the superior number of Hun soldiers and horses, they will have more ability to protect themselves.

"General, yes, it's General Ma who is back, back." The soldier who came to report the news gasped for breath and came to Han Sui, and said respectfully with some excitement.

"Ma Teng, they're back? How could it be so fast? After Han Sui was surprised, he was overjoyed, "Where are they?" ”

"According to the spies, they are still twenty miles away from Zephyr City, and they are rushing here."

"The spies are not mistaken, right?" After hearing the news, a big stone in Han Sui's heart fell to the ground with a "bang". Afraid that he had heard it wrong, he couldn't help but ask.

"General, that's right, because I'm the spy. At that time, I was patrolling outside the city with some people, and I happened to meet General Ma, who was leading a large army back. General Ma asked the little fast horse to come back and report the news, so that the general could rest assured. ”

"Well done." Han Sui laughed a few times, patted him on the shoulder, told the others to be mentally defensive, and strode towards the steps connecting the city tower.

Outside the pavilion pass is the undulating and steep Liangshan Mountain, and a few miles away in the pass is the west wind city - this city is named because of the perennial west wind - it is the seat of Xiliang County, the largest city in the county.

After crossing the Yellow River, Ma Teng led the army to hurry up, ate and slept in the open, and finally returned to the West Wind City after four days. Seeing the familiar city walls, buildings, streets, and people, he had a kind feeling in his heart that spread rapidly.

"Chao'er, it's been a long time since you've been back, do you remember everything here?" Glancing at his son, who was riding side by side with him, he asked with some emotion.

"Dad, of course I remember,......" Ma Chao was about to answer, but suddenly saw a group of people riding horses far away on the wide street. The young man's eyes were sharp, and he recognized the leader at once, and blurted out, "Dad, it's the uncle who is here." ”

"Well, go and say hello." Ma Teng nodded.

It may be that the people in the city knew that the Xiongnu were attacking the Pavilion Pass a few miles away, so although it was daytime, there were not many people walking around the streets, but many of the houses on both sides of the street poked their heads out of the doors or windows to see what was happening on the street.

When they saw that it was Taishou Ma Teng who led the team of men and horses back, they suddenly became excited: now they are not afraid of the Huns, and they hope that Taishou and General Han will work together to defeat the Huns, and they will never be able to turn over.

Ma Chao, who rode away quickly, was excited and excited. As he got closer, he was relieved to see that the gray hair on his uncle's head had increased, but his spirit was still so strong. After a long distance, he shouted loudly: "Uncle, Chao'er is back, Chao'er visits Uncle." He turned over and dismounted, stood in the center of the road, and knelt down on one knee with his hands clenched into fists.

"Hehe, the tiger father has no dogs. I haven't seen you for more than a year, and you've grown into a big boy. After Han Sui rode over, he immediately dismounted and walked in front of him, helped him up with a smile, looked up and down, with a smile in his eyes, and couldn't say how much he liked.

"Hehe, uncle, Chao'er's size is about to be the same as uncle." After Ma Chao straightened up, he found that his height was only an inch different from his uncle, and he suddenly joked and blinked.

"Uncle is old, and the future will be the world of your young people." Han Sui kindly stroked his head, remembering that the child who was noble on his chest a few years ago has grown so tall now, and said in his heart: The years urge people to grow old, and it is not okay to be unconvinced. Suddenly remembering something, he smiled on his face, and asked with some concern: "Chao'er, where is your eldest brother Han Jin, can I come back with you?" ”

Han Jin is his only son, how can he not care about it?

"Uncle, the eldest brother is still behind, don't worry, he's fine." Ma Chao didn't dare to tell Han Jin about his long-term indulgence in alcohol and his weak body, but after this period of time, Brother Lu called a doctor to help him recuperate, and he should recover quickly. Therefore, he still comforted the uncle.

"Alas, knowing the son is more than the father, I know best how the son is a person. If he has half the obedience and ability of you, I will be satisfied. Han Sui shook his head and said. He was relieved to learn that his son was fine.

"Uncle, in fact, I don't have any skills, but I just know a little bit about dancing guns and knives." Ma Chao scratched his head and said a little embarrassed.

"Don't be modest, Uncle says you can do it. Okay, your dad is here. Han Sui straightened up and watched with a smile as Ma Teng pulled his mount twenty meters away, got down and walked in front of him.

"Big brother, thanks to you leading the troops to resist the Huns, you can keep the Pavilion Pass and the West Wind City safe." Ma Teng clenched his hands into fists and said sincerely.

"Hey, we brothers don't need to be polite. How many soldiers and horses are coming back with you this time? Han Sui waved his hand and said, at present, he is most concerned about the issue of soldiers and horses.

"More than 7,000 ......"

"There are still a few thousand people in Zephyr City, and the total is only more than 10,000, which is still not enough. The Huns had tens of thousands of cavalry alone, and the situation was still not in our favor. Han Sui stroked his beard under his chin, his expression a little solemn.

"Big brother, don't worry, the Huns will definitely be defeated this time, if they don't suffer heavy losses, they won't learn a long lesson." Compared with Han Sui's solemnity, Ma Teng seemed much more relaxed.

"What's your plan?"

"It's not that I have any plan, but Chao'er's sworn brother Lu Zhan has brought an army of more than 100,000. We don't have to worry about the Huns at all this time. Instead, we just set a trap and wait for them to come and catch them all. Let them slump, and never dare to covet the territory of the Han Dynasty again. Ma Teng said slowly.

"What? Chao'er's sworn brother...... Brought more than 100,000 troops? What's going on here? Han Sui listened, and felt that the pressure on the Pavilion Pass had greatly decreased, but he still didn't understand.

"Big brother, let's talk as we go." Ma Teng and Han Sui walked towards the county guard mansion together, and told the story of the battle at Tiger Prison Pass and the ambush by the Bai Bo army on the way back to Xiliang with the withdrawal of the army, and then being rescued by Lu Zhan's army.

Han Sui, who listened to it, smacked his tongue, sometimes happy and sometimes worried, not a problem. (To be continued.) )