The easternmost part of the Taklamakan Desert is Dunhuang County, and now, Ma Teng is secretly lurking here, and when the time is ripe, he will raise troops and horses to attack Jincheng, the rear of Yan Xing.

And now, Yuan Shang has entered Guanzhong, first to refute the Son of Heaven Army, then to design to reduce Zhang Luzhong, and then to kill Zhao Ang head-on, to keep Chang'an, the momentum has been raised, Song Jian and Yan Xing's main force has been exhausted to confront Yuan Shang at this moment, and the time has come to attack Jincheng to save his son-in-law!

Among the Xiqiang clans, there are already three major clans of the Li clan, the Po clan, and the Ji clan, rushing to their former fame and prestige, and promised to send troops to help, in addition to the king of Di, Agui, Yang Wan is also willing to fund grain and grass to help. Coupled with the defeat of ten carved arrows, Ma Teng can now be regarded as having soldiers, generals, and grain and grass, and maybe there are some deficiencies in confronting Yan Xing and Song Jian head-on, but if he sneaks into Jincheng's governance Yuzhong, the chance of victory is still at least seven or eight points.

So, Ma Teng was ready to send troops.

Just when Ma Teng was about to send troops, King Agui and Yang Wan led the leaders of the Di tribe under their command to meet Ma Teng and ask for something.

Since Ma Teng stationed the army in Dunhuang, the king of Agui, Yang Wan has been sending people to send grain and grass to help, Ma Teng felt strange in his heart, these two kings did not even buy Cao Cao's account, and later after Yuan Shang occupied Guanzhong, the two of them moved to the west, and Yuan Shang also ignored it.

But this is behind enemy lines, there is no baggage support, and Ma Teng also needs these things to raise troops, so he pretends not to care, and everything is taken as ordered.

It wasn't until today, when Ma Teng was ready to attack Jincheng, that the two kings of Di came to express their intentions to him.

In the tent covered with yellow sand, King Agui poured a glass of wine and raised the wine cup to Ma Teng. said with a smile: "General Ma Lao returned to Liangzhou, and after attacking Yan Wei, he was like the sun after the dark clouds, shining on the dark Liangzhou with brilliance!" This king is here, in the name of the god of Kunlun, I wish the old general a victory and success in one fell swoop! May the God of Kunlun be with you! ”

Ma Teng drank the wine with a smile, and then said to the two kings: "Thank you for the kindness of the two kings, the old man has accepted it here, and the old man has been stationed here for a long time." Got the many benefits of the two kings, this grace and virtue, the old man remembers it deeply, what are the requirements in the future, although the two mention, if the old man can help, he will never refuse! ”

Ah Gui and Yang Wan glanced at each other, and there was deep meaning in their eyes.

When I was young, I listened to Agui and smiled. Said: "General Ma Lao, please pay tribute to the respected General Sima on our behalf, may his life be as long as the sun and the moon, and may his exploits be as broad as the desert." May his territory reach the end of the eagle's flight, may ......"

"Alright, alright, alright!"

Ma Teng raised his hand, stopped the words of King Agui, and said, "If you have anything to say, you just say." Don't praise General Sima so much, he is not good at this. ”

Ah Gui smiled and sat down embarrassed. But another king of Di, Yang Qian, got up and said: "General Ma Lao, now in Liangzhou, there are Yan Xing and Song Jian who are the internal troubles of the Great Sima General, but do you know that in the Western Regions outside Liangzhou, there is also a large Qianghu army that is the external trouble of the Great Sima General?" ”

Ma Teng raised his eyebrows and said, "Who?" ”

Yang Qian hurriedly said: "Qiang King Cheriji! ”

When Ma Teng heard this, he nodded suddenly, and said: "Oh, it's him, I know this name, now in the land of Hexi, most of the Qiang tribes are under the king's will, although they have repeatedly rebelled, but they also belong to the people of my Han Dynasty, only this Cheri Ji Department, out of the Han Dynasty and self-reliance, known as the King of Qiang, the court naturally can't tolerate him, long before Cao Cao took power, he was expelled from the Han realm!" ”

Yang Wan said: "The problem is that after the Qiang King Cheriji got rid of the Han Dynasty, he migrated his tribe to the Western Regions, conquered the east and the west, and the power became more and more inflated, and now the population under his command is quite large, and the soldiers and horses have also expanded to nearly 200,000 people, arrogant and arrogant, the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions dare not provoke, and now they even faintly want to stretch out their hands to our Di tribe, this person is not removed, and it will be a big disaster for the Han Dynasty in the long run!" We hope that if General Sima enters Liangzhou and destroys Yan Xing and Song Jian, can he also manage the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions as the Celestial Empire by the way, and destroy the Qiang King Cheriji! In this way, it is good that it can open the Silk Road again, trade with the Western Regions, and the prosperous Han Dynasty and the Western Regions will help each other! ”

Ma Teng touched his beard and said, "The old man remembers this!" After General Sima entered Liangzhou and destroyed the Yan rebellion, the old man naturally told him. ”

King Agui has not squeaked, and when he heard the news at this moment, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "So, thank you old general!" ”

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A few days later, under the guidance of the Di people, Ma Teng's soldiers and horses marched back to Liangzhou quickly, and the soldiers and horses swarmed towards Yuzhong County, the seat of Jincheng!

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Jincheng Taishou Mansion backyard deep house.

In the side room of the deep house, Zhao Yun sat on the bed with his eyes closed, not moving.

Not far from him, there was Sanding food on the incense table, with wine and meat, and on the side of the table, there was a strong man wearing brocade, and behind him stood several heavily armed guards, this person was Yan Xing's Ai Jiang Xin who was left to take care of Jincheng's lair.

Yu Xin smiled and pushed the food ding forward, and said, "Metropolitan Governor, look at it, this is a high-quality venison!" Except for you, how can someone else have this blessing? Yan Shuai is not thin on you, right? ”

Zhao Yun's eyes didn't open, and he just replied lightly when he heard this: "Yes, Yan Xing is very good to me." ”

Yu Xin smiled and said, "Governor Zhao, you know that Yan Shuai is good!" Yan Shuai treats you like this, do you also have to give Yan Shuai some face? After eating this meal, I accompanied you to walk around the newly recruited barracks twice, and you would like to say a few words to these recruits? …… There is no need to make much effort, it is nothing more than saying something to boost the morale of the three armed forces, what to fight and sell some lives, and so on...... Let the soldiers see your true body, after all, you are the governor of Yongliang who is the imperial court, right? It also gives them a proper name in their hearts! ”

Zhao Yun nodded, his speed of speech remained the same, and he couldn't hear the slightest joy or anger: "Okay, I'll go after eating in a while." ”

Yu Xin rubbed his hands and wanted to say something, but when he saw Zhao Yun's love for him, he didn't hesitate to pay attention to it, and he didn't want to die, so he didn't have anything to say when the words came to his lips.

Yu Xin stood up. After saying "Governor slow down", he waved his hand and led his soldiers out of the room.

As soon as he walked to the main hall of the front yard, he saw an adjutant general hurriedly greet him, and said to the letter in a low voice: "General, it's not good, the scout from the southwest is coming to report!" A troop of soldiers and horses came from the direction of Xiaogu, and its troops moved so fast that they were less than a hundred miles away. ”

Yu Xin was stunned when he heard this. Surprised: "West? To the west of Jincheng is the border of Liangzhou, and at most Song Jian's soldiers and horses can come over, but the problem is that most of Song Jian has already gone to Yongzhou to assist Yan Shuai, why are they still here? How many soldiers and horses are there? ”

The adjutant general hurriedly said: "There are a lot, no matter how you look at it, there must be eighteen thousand!" ”

Beads of sweat on the top of Yu Xin's head quickly flowed.

In this battle for Guanzhong in the east, Yan Xing almost took away the Liangzhou rebels and all the dependent Qiang tribes, and there were almost few people stationed in Yuzhong, the governing place of Jincheng, and now a Biao army suddenly appeared, how could Yu Xin keep calm.

"Quick! Close the four doors quickly! ”

Yu Xin didn't dare to slack off. Although he didn't figure out where the enemy was coming, he immediately made a defensive gesture, and Zhuo Ren closed the four gates of Yuzhong, and the deep ditch was high.

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Far away. Ma Teng's soldiers and horses have already seen the city of Yuzhong County, the city wall of Yuzhong County is not tall, if it is vigorous, it can almost climb with bare hands. Besides, there are not many soldiers and horses in it, so Ma Teng didn't bring any tough siege equipment here at all, just a vertical ladder and a flying hook!

Ma Teng also did not set up camp. It's just that with the indignation and courage of the soldiers who have accumulated for many days, he held the war knife in his hand, pointed to the elm from afar, and roared loudly.

"Siege!"

As soon as the order to attack the city was given, the remnants of the Yongzhou soldiers who failed because they were calculated by Yan Xing and Song Jian were immediately enthusiastic.

With the cooperation of the three Qiang soldiers who had a close relationship with Ma Teng, all the soldiers attacked, and under the leadership of Zhang Ji, Jia Kui, Wang Xiong and other generals, they began to launch a crazy attack on the eastern, northern, and southern gates of Yuzhong.

Four thousand people who dared to die, braved the bee chrysalis of arrows, braved the swords and guns of the enemy, desperately moved forward, bravely climbed the city, and the crossbowmen on the strong city fired arrows endlessly, desperately suppressing the slaughter of Ma Teng's army at the head of the city, how could it be a drop in the bucket and could not resist.

Ma Teng sat in the rear, staring at the situation in front of him with a pair of tiger eyes, suddenly, but seeing him turn over and dismount, he yelled at the more than 1,000 school knife hands behind him who were protecting him: "Brothers, go up with the old man!" Give them the last blow. ”

Wen Hui was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Why should the old general be like this? The city wall in Yuzhong is not high, and there are few soldiers and horses, and the siege of the city is controlled by a few generals. ”

Ma Teng smiled, shook his head and said, "Otherwise, it's not!" This attack on Yuzhong is mainly to rescue the old man's son-in-law, this is to save his own people, if the old man doesn't sell his life? Who is willing to fight for it? ”

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Sure enough, as Ma Teng said, after the old general led a group of soldiers and horses to join, it really greatly boosted the morale of all the Yongzhou troops, and it was originally an irresistible rebel army defending the city, but it was finally unable to resist at this moment.

In the blink of an eye, there were countless Yongzhou soldiers who climbed the city wall, holding swords, fierce and abnormal, Yongzhou soldiers held back a wave of resentment, and shot extremely ruthlessly, and each knife seemed to weigh a thousand catties. In just an instant, countless rebel soldiers were cut down, lying on the ground, covering their wounds with their hands, and howling for death.

The situation of large-scale fighting soon reached the ears of Yu Xin in the urn city.

When Yu Xin heard that the enemy had attacked the city wall, he immediately panicked, hurriedly stroked the somewhat crooked cherry helmet, and shouted to the subordinates who came to report the news: "How many enemies have attacked? ”

"This, the heads are moving, there are too many, I can't count them clearly......"

"You shit!"

Yu Xin took a sip fiercely, pondered for a while, and said: "Although I don't know where the other party is, it seems that Yuzhong can't protect this situation, pass on my orders!" Quickly integrate the soldiers and horses in the city and retreat south, let's go to Tianshui...... Remember, bring Zhao Yun with you! ”

"No!"

Yuzhong Taishou Mansion, Inner House.

The screams of the city wall faintly reached the inner house where Zhao Yun was, and Zhao Yun, who had been half-lying on the bed, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, as if he was moved, but he quickly took back the changed face, still with that indifferent look.

"Boom-"

The door was pushed open suddenly, but several tall guards swaggered into the room.

"Governor Zhao, General Yu is invited!"

Zhao Yun's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Leaving so early?" Isn't it usually an hour before the new recruits on campus practice martial arts? ”

The guard froze for a moment when he heard this, and said, "Ah...... It is...... That's a little different...... In short, please move to Governor Zhao. ”

"yes, okay."

Zhao Yun stood up lazily, flicked the dust on his body, and followed the guards outside.

Zhao Yun's expression was shriveled, his eyes were hollow, and the tips of his black hair were a little white on both sides, since he entered here, Zhao Yun had grown old rapidly, and his body was becoming a little rickety, just like a tiger had its teeth pulled out and an eagle had its feathers removed.

After a long time in this state, these guards became a little lax, and in their eyes, Zhao Yun was like a sick man, no different from a wasted person.

They forgot that this Yongliang Metropolitan Governor was once the No. 1 Tiger General in Hebei!

The guards pressed Zhao Yun to just walk out of the small courtyard, but saw that Zhao Yun's legs and feet suddenly weakened and fell to the ground, as if he couldn't walk because he had been bent in the house for a long time.

One of the guards behind him pouted and shook his head, and reached out to help him.

At the moment when he lowered his body, he saw Zhao Yun suddenly withdraw his hand, pull out his sword from the guard's waist, and then wave his hand violently, a cold light flashed, and a stream of blood arrows shot out from the guard's neck. The guard covered his neck with his hands, his eyes widened, and he looked at Zhao Yun in disbelief as a sick seedling, the corners of his mouth squirmed, and blood gushed out.

No matter how dormant the tiger is, it is still a tiger! If you slack off and give him a chance, you will be addicted!

The other people behind the guard were suddenly shocked, and hurriedly pulled out their swords, and the two people at the head just ran forward, but when they saw Zhao Yun waving the long sword in his hand, both of them felt that the root of the neck was hot, and they touched it with their hands, and found that the palms of their hands were full of blood, and the two of them screamed in surprise and died on the spot.

The decadence on Zhao Yun's face was suddenly swept away at this moment, and it was replaced by an overwhelming coldness and domineering.

In an instant, all the guards present who were in charge of escorting the guards trembled physically and mentally, and they trembled involuntarily.

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………… (To be continued......)