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Although he has only been fighting for so long, the withdrawal of the army has somewhat affected morale, but in order to be able to save his life, Zhang Baiqi obviously can't care so much, after this battle, Zhang Baiqi can know that it is obviously impossible for him to defeat the enemy's 5,000 iron cavalry.

Withdrawing to the camp, Zhang Baiqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, he had already prepared the offensive of the defensive cavalry, so that Ma Teng's cavalry did not rush up, at this time Zhang Baiqi was still very happy, if he hadn't been prepared, maybe what the situation would be now,

What should I do about the situation now, in the camp, Zhang Baiqi secretly thought, obviously, Zhang Baiqi at this moment does not know how to deal with the five thousand cavalry of Ma Teng, with his own strength, it is obviously impossible to defeat the five thousand cavalry.

Now he can only rely on the camp to defend against the offensive of the Ma Teng army, even if he wants to withdraw at this time, it is obviously not realistic, the enemy is cavalry, and there is obviously no difficulty in pursuing him, so now he has reached the point of dilemma,

Seeing that Zhang Baiqi's camp was like a hedgehog and couldn't start, Ma Chao could only reluctantly withdraw his troops and withdraw his camp, Ma Chao looked very depressed, he came here to attack Cao Jun, but he had not yet fought with Cao Jun, but he fought two battles with Zhang Baiqi first.

Although these two battles were big victories for Xiliang Tieqi, this was obviously not enough to make Ma Chao happy, even if he killed Zhang Baiqi, what could he do, killing Zhang Baiqi would not do him any good, after all, Cao Jun was Ma Chao's primary target, and Zhang Baiqi was just a clown jumping off the beam.

However, Cao Jun stuck in Hangu Pass and couldn't live or die. Ma Chao also went to Hanguguan to call for the battle, but Cao Junli didn't pay attention to it, and he didn't care about his call at all, which made Ma Chao have no way, he didn't dare to attack, and Cao Jun didn't come out. So I can only dry it up like this,

Now Zhang Baiqi has killed again, which makes Ma Chao feel a little bit of a belly and back from the enemy, although he is very contemptuous of the combat effectiveness of Zhang Baicai's army, but Ma Chao has to be careful of Cao Jun, if he fights with Zhang Baicai, Cao Jun rashly kills, Xiliang Army will definitely be chaotic,

Although Ma Chao has never fought with Cao Jun. But the combat effectiveness of the Cao army must not be underestimated, not to mention anything else, just look at the Cao army's record of winning a hundred battles, it is not something that ordinary princes can match, it may be said that the Cao army's victory in a hundred battles has a great relationship with Du Chen, but without the support of soldiers with superior combat effectiveness, even if Du Chen's strategy is good, it is useless. Cao Jun will still inevitably fail.

Above Hangu Pass, Guo Jia listened to the results of the battle between Ma Chao and Zhang Baiqi. showed a hint of a smile, not to mention anything else, just Ma Teng's five thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the combat effectiveness is not comparable to ordinary soldiers,

Seeing the cavalry, Guo Jia naturally compared Ma Teng's Xiliang Iron Cavalry with Cao Jun's White Tiger Battalion. Both of them are cavalry, but they are still a little surprised in comparison, so Guo Jia can't say whether Cao Jun's White Tiger Battalion is more powerful, or Ma Teng's Xiliang Iron Cavalry is more powerful.

Guo Jia shook his head. Thinking about these is obviously very energy-consuming, and now Ma Teng has fallen into a dilemma, and if Guo Jia's guess is not bad, Han Sui should also act according to the plan and prepare to seize Xiliang, Han Sui has made so many preparations, isn't the purpose to seize Xiliang?

Guo Jia's conjecture was not bad at all, just after Ma Teng fell into the siege of the Guanzhong princes, Han Sui immediately took action, for this opportunity, Han Sui had been waiting for a long time, so after learning the news of Ma Teng, Han Sui mobilized heavy troops to rush towards Ma Teng's territory,

Ma Teng's army stationed in the land obviously did not expect Han Sui to suddenly rebel, and the elite soldiers had already been taken away by Ma Teng, in the face of the swarming Han Sui army, Ma Teng's soldiers obviously did not have any means of resistance, and in a short period of time, Ma Teng's territory was lost a lot.

With the passage of time, Ma Teng was still caught in the attack of the Kwantung princes and could not extricate himself, and Han Sui took advantage of this excellent opportunity to quickly occupy the entire territory of Liangzhou, only to occupy the entire territory of Liangzhou, Han Sui still felt a little unreal, this was his dream for a long time, but he did not expect to realize it in such a short time, and he occupied the entire Xiliang, obviously did not encounter too many obstacles,

Now he occupies the entire Xiliang very smoothly, but Han Sui obviously does not dare to take it lightly, although he has occupied Liangzhou, but Ma Teng has occupied Liangzhou for so long, naturally there are still some residual forces, so the forces are now hidden due to the influence of the army, but in case Ma Teng comes back, then the matter may not be so simple to solve, after all, the current Ma Teng is not dead, so there is still hope in their hearts.

Ma Teng is indeed trapped in Guanzhong, but the 20,000 soldiers under his command are still there, with those 20,000 elite soldiers, it is still very possible for Ma Teng to break out of the world, after all, the strength of the Kwantung princes is not very strong, if they are broken one by one, there is really no one in the Kwantung princes who is Ma Teng's opponent,

Ma Teng must not be allowed to turn over, and he has secretly attacked and occupied Liangzhou, which means that he has become an enemy of life and death with Ma Teng, after all, he calculated Ma Teng, and when he captured Xiliang, Han Sui also killed Ma Teng's wife and children, this hatred is no longer shared, so either he dies or dies. Just when Han Sui captured the entire Xiliang, Ma Teng encountered the biggest crisis in his life.

Surrounded by the princes of Guanzhong, Ma Teng felt as if he was blind, he had cut off a piece of news, although Ma Teng continued to send scouts out, but until now, there has been no scout who can return alive, those scouts are like stones thrown into deep water, and no news can be seen again,

This feeling is very unhappy, I don't know what is happening in the outside world, so I have no way to arrange the next strategy, whether I want to break through, or continue to stick to the help, if so, where is the direction of my breakthrough?

For this qiē, Ma Teng obviously didn't know whether he could wait for reinforcements to wait for reinforcements, and whether to continue to go to Hangu Pass or retreat in the direction of Liangzhou if he broke through, these two dilemmas made Ma Teng very headache. He obviously doesn't know how to choose,

For Ma Chao, although Ma Teng was a little worried, he didn't care very much, Ma Chao's five thousand Xiliang iron cavalry was the most powerful combat power in his army, and with the assault ability of cavalry. Ma Chao will not fall into the encirclement, of course, if the enemy is Cao Jun, then it will not necessarily happen.

Cao Jun's combat effectiveness is abnormally strong, which is also Ma Teng's best worry, and Ma Chao's reckless character obviously worries Ma Teng, in case this kid can't help his temper and storms Hangu Pass. It will definitely bring a blow to the Xiliang Iron Rider to destroy the miè nature.

Just when Ma Teng was thinking, a soldier rushed in quickly, he quickly came to the center of the camp, knelt down, and then said in a deep voice: "Lord, the sound of killing came from the east, and gradually rushed towards our military camp. ”

Hearing the soldier say this, Ma Teng was overjoyed. But soon, Ma Teng reacted. Dongfang, if it is Han Sui, obviously will not attack from the east in a big circle, since the direction of the attack is from the east, it is obvious that the reinforcements are Ma Chao and not Han Sui,

Han Sui has not arrived until now. Obviously, there must be a problem in Xiliang, Han Sui is a person with great ambitions, and he has exhausted his elite, but he has fallen into the huge swamp of Guanzhong, so to speak. In Xiliang's territory, he has become a sheep without any protection.

His own territory is Mianyang, but Han Sui is a hungry wolf, how can such a hungry wolf let go of the defenseless sheep, obviously, Liangzhou's territory is already in danger, Han Sui definitely occupied the entire Xiliang during this time,

Now that Xiliang has become Han Sui's territory, it is obviously not a good decision to continue to break through to Xiliang, Han Sui in this matter is eager to die by himself, only if he dies, Han Sui can feel at ease, but if he does not return to Xiliang, where can he go?

These questions are obviously not suitable to think about now, and now the sound of shouting and killing is getting louder and louder, it is obvious that Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry is already about to rush over, and now the breakthrough is the most important thing, continue to be surrounded by the Guanzhong princes, and they will eventually be consumed by the Guanzhong princes and perish,

"Organize the troops and prepare for a breakout." Ma Teng got up and said, don't wait for me, if you don't cherish this opportunity, you won't have a chance to break through.

The Xiliang army was quickly organized, because they also heard the sound of shouting and killing, they naturally knew that reinforcements were coming, they had been surrounded for so long, and they were about to run out of ammunition and food, if they didn't break through at this time, then there was really no chance.

Ma Teng's Xiliang army was ready for battle in a short time, after all, they had been preparing for a long time to break through, looking at the majestic soldiers, Ma Teng nodded with satisfaction, with these soldiers, even if they lost the territory of Liangzhou, as long as they had the strength, they would have a foothold there,

As for Han Sui, the villain, after accumulating his strength, he will naturally go to Han Sui for revenge, Ma Teng will definitely not let Han Sui go, of course, this qiē is a bit early, or wait until the matter in front of him is solved, only at that time, can he solve Han Sui with peace of mind.

Ma Chao led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry all the way in, and saw that his father's camp was intact, Ma Chao breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, it seems that he came at the right time, after all, looking at the intact camp, his father's army should not have lost many soldiers, that is to say, his father is safe,

Before he arrived at the camp, Ma Tengbian led the Xiliang army to rush out, and saw his father rushing up in battle, Ma Chao hurriedly turned the gun, needless to say, Ma Teng's actions have proved that he wants to break through in the direction he came from.

This is a wise choice, the powerful impact of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has caused heavy losses to the Guanzhong princes who surrounded his father, this way of rushing and killing, Ma Chao has already defeated these Guandong princes, trampling on the collapse of the army, breaking through from here, the safest, but also the most time-saving,

Led by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and then the Xiliang army led by Ma Teng, the Xiliang army broke through the encirclement of the Guanzhong princes very lightly, Ma Chao covered the strength of his father's tens of thousands of troops, and then launched several rounds of attacks on the soldiers of the Guanzhong princes.

The reason for this is to warn the princes of Guanzhong, and secondly, to prevent the princes of Guanzhong from continuing to pursue their father's army, so that their father can retreat calmly and retreat to a safe place.

After Ma Teng got rid of the encirclement of the princes of Guanzhong, he followed Ma Chao's statement and headed towards Hongnong, Ma Chao said that he had fought with Zhang Baiqi and found that Zhang Baiqi's soldiers had low combat effectiveness. And he was quite in awe of Ma Tengjun, if Hongnong chose a place to make corrections, Zhang Baiqi would never dare to disturb, this is undoubtedly a good news, when he doesn't know what the situation in Xiliang is, it is very good to have an ideal place to recuperate.

Due to the storage of the Xiliang Iron Ride. The princes of Guanzhong finally stopped the pursuit of Ma Teng, the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was so strong, their powerful impact power was not comparable to their own, in the face of a charge of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the soldiers in Guanzhong fell a lot in an instant,

This move obviously harmed himself and others, Ma Teng took the lead in attacking Zhang Baiqi, and for the other princes, Ma Teng did not move a bit. Does this mean anything, it is obvious that Ma Teng's goal is Zhang Baiqi, not only himself, since Ma Teng wants to attack Zhang Baiqi, then let them fight.

Thinking of this, the princes of Guanzhong gave up the pursuit of Ma Teng's army, and the princes of Guanzhong suffered a lot of losses in this battle. Of course, these losses are only part of the princes, after all, whether it is Ma Chao's impact or Ma Teng's breakthrough, it is in one direction. So the princes and soldiers in this direction suffered the heaviest losses,

These princes began to worry that they had suffered heavy losses, and whether other princes would take advantage of the fire to rob, after all, this is a world of the jungle. This so-called contract is obviously not binding at all, and it is expected that the other princes will not attack you, only your own strength, so that they will not dare to use force against you.

Seeing that there was no enemy pursuit, Ma Chao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although today's battle was hearty, it also greatly consumed the body of Ma Chao and the Xiliang army, after all, the Xiliang army rushed all the way to kill, and it itself consumed a lot of body, plus this battle,

Fortunately, the intensity of this battle was not very high, Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry easily broke through the encirclement of the Guanzhong princes, if it took some time for this battle, Ma Chao was obviously not sure whether the soldiers of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry would be able to continue to support.

Let the soldiers of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry rest for a while, Ma Chao commanded the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to return to Hongnong, and when Zhang Baiqi, who was in Hongnong, learned the news, he was obviously very shocked, and it was obvious that he was deeply suspicious of Ma Teng's arrival.

Now it's not just Ma Teng's 5,000 cavalry, I heard the news that Ma Teng's 20,000 troops all arrived at Hongnong, and after arriving in Hongnong, Ma Teng's army did not intend to attack Hangu Pass.

Hearing this, Zhang Baiqi was somewhat at a loss, Ma Teng's 5,000 cavalry himself was not an opponent, but now there were nearly 20,000 at once, for Ma Teng's cavalry, Zhang Baiqi could not care, after all, even though Ma Teng's cavalry was very elite and had strong combat effectiveness, they were obviously not good at offensive and defensive warfare,

But for his steps, Zhang Baiqi had to worry, so he was a little apprehensive in his heart at the moment, afraid that Ma Teng would eventually attack him.

When Ma Chao led the team to the Ma Teng military camp, it was already night, turned over and dismounted, Ma Chao walked towards Ma Teng's camp tent, the camp tent was brightly lit at this time, it was obvious that Ma Teng did not rest at this moment,

Entering Ma Teng's camp, Ma Teng found that there was an outsider's storage in the tent, this person had never seen it himself, and it was obvious that he was not a member of his own forces, since this person was not his own person, why was he still in his father's camp so late?

"Father." With questions, Ma Chao came to Ma Teng's front to salute Ma Teng, and Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao, then nodded and said: "Chao'er has worked hard, you go down to rest first, there are still some things here for my father." ”

Ma Chao was obviously very puzzled, he looked at the stranger in the tent, and then turned his head and walked out of the tent, although the person himself did not know, but it was certain that Ma Teng and this person were definitely discussing a big matter, otherwise it would not have been possible to discuss so late,

Ma Chao left the camp, Ma Teng fell into contemplation again, looking at the people in front of him, Ma Teng didn't know what to do, he really wanted to go with Cao Jun, but if he didn't agree, he would really be at the end of his rope.

Although the princes of Guanzhong are not pursuing Cao Jun, the hatred between the two has been established, and it is obviously impossible for them to withdraw to Xiliang unscathed, and it is said that Xiliang has been completely occupied by Han Sui, and if he returns to Xiliang, can he defeat Han Sui, this is obviously a question,

Han Sui's strength is on par with himself, and if he fights hard, he may not be Han Sui's opponent.

In addition to Han Sui, the most important thing is that there is not much grain and grass left, so to speak, Ma Teng has no grain and grass left to return to Liangzhou from Guanzhong. What to do to fight with Han Sui.

Eventually, Ma Teng nodded. Hearing this answer, the scribe opposite Ma Teng obviously showed a look of relief, he smiled, and then said, "I think you will be glad for this decision, General. Ma Teng was glad that the scribe didn't know, but he knew that his goal had been achieved.

And Ma Teng showed a wry smile, his smile was obviously unusually bitter, this time sending troops is definitely the biggest shame in his life, he came to attack Cao Jun, but what he didn't expect was that it was actually this situation, he needed Cao Jun's help to continue to live,

But what can be done about this, if it weren't for his bent crusade against Cao Jun, he wouldn't have encountered this dilemma. It's all fate, but Cao Jun didn't fall into the ground, which made Ma Teng somewhat surprised, but now is not the time to be grateful to Cao Jun, the primary purpose now is to take root in Guanzhong,

Although Ma Teng thought so, he had a big problem in front of him, that is, because he didn't have much grain and grass in his hands. Even if it is frugal, there is not much left for Ma Teng's army to consume.

The scribe stood up, he looked at Ma Teng with a smile, it was obvious that he saw Ma Teng's heart and then said: "General Ma don't need to worry, in view of the current situation of your army, our army is willing to provide you with the food and grass that the army needs for a month. ”

Hearing this news, Ma Teng was naturally very happy. But the more this is the case, the more suspicious Ma Teng's heart becomes, but now is not the time to think about this matter, if he can't get the grain and grass supported by Cao Jun, then he can only hate Yu Hongnong.

"Cao Jun is so sincere, then I will gladly accept it." Ma Teng said loudly, now that he is waiting for these grains and grass to live, it is not the time to be polite.

The scribe nodded, and then said, "It's getting late, so I'll go back first." After saying this, the scribe gave an offering to Maten,

Ma Teng obviously didn't expect the scribe to be in such a hurry, but Ma Teng was obviously more anxious than the scribe, the 20,000 army was waiting for food, how could he not be in a hurry, so Ma Teng just thought about it for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, then Teng will not force Mr. to stay." ”

The scribe obviously knew that Ma Teng was more anxious than himself, so he smiled at Ma Teng, and then turned around and walked out of Ma Teng's camp, out of Ma Teng's camp, and the scribe went straight to Hangu Pass.

At dawn the next day, a large amount of grain and grass escorted by a team of Cao soldiers appeared outside Ma Teng's camp, and when Ma Teng learned the news, he was obviously even more shocked, Cao Jun's efficiency was really fast enough, and it was only a long time before the grain and grass appeared in his camp.

However, these grains and grasses can be regarded as solving their urgent needs, with these grains and grasses, Ma Teng has the confidence to capture Hongnong, in any case, first capture Hongnong, and then capture the entire Guanzhong, after gathering the entire Guanzhong forces, he will have the ability to go to Han Sui to take revenge,

"Father, what's going on?" Ma Chao came to Ma Teng's side and asked, obviously, Ma Chao was obviously very puzzled about the origin of the grain and grass, he obviously didn't know who gave this cart of grain and grass to his army, and now at this time, is there anyone still sending charcoal in the snow?

"Alas......" Ma Teng sighed, his long sigh was obviously full of helplessness, looked at Ma Chao, Ma Teng said in a deep voice: "These grains and grass were sent to our army by Cao Jun, the purpose is to hope that our army can defeat Zhang Baiqi and capture Hongnong." ”

"Cao Jun will have such good intentions, is this a conspiracy of Cao Jun?" After listening to Ma Teng, Ma Chao's first thought came to mind, this does not mean that Ma Chao is suspicious, and others still have to think like this, after all, a qiē came too suddenly, and there was no time for Ma Chao to think.

Ma Teng was obviously very pleased that Ma Chao thought so, but he sighed again, and then said: "The Cao army does have a conspiracy, but I know what it can do, without these grains and grass, can our army capture Hongnong in a short time." ”

"Moreover, Cao Jun's conspiracy is also to use our army, for Cao Lai, a stable Guanzhong is obviously the most important than a chaotic Guanzhong, if such a Guanzhong is under its own control, it is better for Cao Jun."

"The reason why Cao Jun funded our army is to hope that our army can contain the princes of Guanzhong, after the Cao army captures Hebei, it needs to recuperate, and after recuperation, Cao Jun's goal will be locked on Jingzhou, Guanzhong is dispensable for Cao Jun, so this is also an opportunity for our army."

Ma Chao nodded when he heard this, and then asked again: "Father, did Han Sui's villain really take Liangzhou?" ”

Hearing this, Ma Teng's face showed a hint of anger. Then he nodded and said: "Judging from these circumstances, this matter should be the truth, and it is all my fault, knowing that Han Sui is a wolf with ambitions, he actually joined forces with him." ”

Ma Chao was unusually angry, and his handsome face was full of hideousness that came out of anger. "Han Sui, a despicable and shameless villain, one day, I will definitely stab this villain, and I will make his life worse than death." Ma Chao roared angrily,

Ma Teng's mood is not as bad as Ma Chao's, but Ma Teng knows that with his current strength, it is absolutely impossible to take revenge, so he should take advantage of the current strength to accumulate strength. When he has the strength, there is obviously no problem in wanting to seek revenge on Han Sui.

"Okay, now what our army needs to do is to occupy Hongnong, with this territory, our army has the ability to support 20,000 soldiers, our army can't always count on the Cao army, otherwise our army will always be the puppet of the Cao army." Ma Teng said in a deep voice. He is not an ordinary person, so he really doesn't want to be subject to Cao Jun all the time. So when he has the strength, he has to break away from Cao Jun,

"Cao Jun is just a villain who robs while the fire is burning, as long as I have the strength, I will march east and destroy him Cao Cao." Ma Chao said indignantly. However, Ma Teng stopped Ma Chao with his eyes, now is not the past, he was not afraid of Cao Jun before, but now he needs the grain and grass given by Cao Jun to continue to live, if Cao Jun is now cut off the supply of grain and grass. What should I do with these 20,000 people?

Moreover, now that Cao Jun has occupied the righteousness, in his most difficult time, it was Cao Jun who helped him, and when he regained his strength, he turned his head and attacked Cao Jun again, which makes the world look at himself and say that he is an ungrateful villain, this title, Ma Teng really can't afford it,

Looking at Ma Chao, Ma Teng shook his head and said: "In my lifetime, there will never be a war with Cao Jun again, even if Cao Jun's behavior is a bit villainous, but it does help our army tide over the difficulties, if there is no grain and grass for Cao Jun, how should the 20,000 soldiers of our army live, can it be that the soldiers rob food and do the bandits?" ”

Ma Teng's words made Ma Chao's face change, it is undeniable that although Cao Jun's behavior made him feel disdainful, but Cao Jun did help his father, if it weren't for Cao Jun's help, then his 20,000 army would only be a bandit, and he would have to be the kind of bandit who slaughtered the people,

Ma Chao is very proud, he will definitely not do such a thing, but if he doesn't do this, what should he do to support the soldiers under his command, it can be said that Cao Jun saved himself in disguise, saved the soldiers under his command,

Ma Chao is almost the same as Ma Teng, he is the same as a person who knows how to repay his kindness, Cao Jun saved himself, he owes Cao Jun a great favor, if he does not pay off this kindness, Ma Chao obviously has no way to attack Cao Jun, this is a very headache,

Just when Ma Chao and Ma Teng's two fathers and sons were talking about a qiē, the scribe who appeared in Ma Teng's camp yesterday reappeared, the scribe looked at the two fathers and sons, and then said in a deep voice: "The grain and grass have been transported, and these grains and grass are enough for the 20,000 soldiers under General Ma for a month, and my husband knows that General Ma lacks siege equipment, so he specially ordered to send some, and I hope the general will laugh at it." ”

The scribe's words surprised both Ma Teng and Ma Chao, but they didn't expect that Cao Jun was so well prepared, not only sending grain and grass for himself, but also sending siege equipment, which was really a relief in the snow.

Siege equipment Ma Teng's army is not nothing, but in the encirclement of the princes of Guanzhong, in order to break through, Ma Teng can only abandon those bulky siege equipment, no siege equipment, if Hongnong does not use siege equipment, it is obviously very difficult,

With Cao Jun's grain and grass, and Cao Jun's siege equipment, Ma Teng is obviously more and more confident in conquering Hongnong, Ma Chao once fought with Zhang Baiqi's soldiers, Zhang Baiqi is not the opponent of the Xiliang Army, in this case, what is he still polite to Zhang Baiqi,

On the second day after Cao's grain and grass were transported into Ma Teng's camp, Ma Teng began to launch an offensive against Hongnong, and since he had the support of Cao's army, there was obviously no problem in gaining a firm foothold in Guanzhong.

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