Chapter 461 Ma Teng: My family is rich in filial piety
Looking at the city standing there in the night, Li Yan, who was numb to the whole person, almost burst into tears.
It's here!
Here they are!
They've finally arrived!
They really traveled one hundred and fifty miles in a row, and before dawn, they came to Cangcheng!
Before he did this, he never thought that one day, they would be able to accomplish such a feat!
Even at this time, they really got things done, and there was some unreality in their hearts.
Here in Cangcheng, it is even more quiet, and there is no fire in the whole city.
Like this dark night, I fell into a deep sleep.
After a short period of excitement, Li Yan immediately arranged for people to climb the city wall.
They've only done it last night, so they're pretty skilled.
In addition, the level here is lower than that of Jincheng, and the city is much lower than Jincheng, so it didn't take long for soldiers to climb the city wall, and then go down to open the city gate silently......
The morning sun rises from the east, blooming with ten thousand golden rays.
It's been a long time coming.
The golden light shone on the walls of Cangcheng, and those Liu Cheng's subordinates who stood with swords reflected a circle of golden light on these people.
It seems to be more dazzling than the rising sun.
In the light of the rising sun, the eight hundred defenders of Cangcheng were tied up and gathered together.
Until now, my brain was confused.
They ate hot pot and sang songs...... No, it's a small drink of wine on the stove, and then you sleep soundly, and suddenly, you are robbed by these unknown people!
The knives were on their necks, and they were all tied!
At the beginning, they subconsciously felt that it was Han Sui who made a ghost, or the rest of the forces in Liangzhou who took this opportunity to make a ghost.
After all, Liangzhou is intricate here, and it is not an iron bucket.
It is really someone who took advantage of this opportunity to stab a knife in the back, and it is not impossible to say that in the past.
But as a result, after controlling them, these people who suddenly appeared actually said that they were under the command of Uncle Liu Huang in Guanzhong!
This makes these people quite blindsided.
How is this possible!
They are so remote here, so far away from Guanzhong, and there is a large army blocking Aotou Pass in front, how could Uncle Liu Huang's soldiers and horses come over?
"Is it really Uncle Liu's subordinates?"
Someone quietly asked the people around him.
"It's a fart! This must be some guy who hides his head and tail and stabs him in the back.
I am worried that I will be known, and I will be found to be accountable in the future, and then act in the name of Uncle Liu Huang!
Come from the Swamp of Death, fool the hell!
The swamp of death, no one has ever dared to cross through it, let alone pass through the army!
Moreover, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, after coming to Liangzhou, wanted to slaughter Liangzhou, but you look at them, did they have any intention of slaughtering?
Besides, these people still speak pure Liangzhou dialect, how can they be from Guanzhong......"
As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded their heads in agreement, feeling that this person's words were reasonable and very correct.
Liu Chengbing, who was some of the guards who heard their words, was very helpless when they heard the words.
They are telling the truth!
But as a result, these people were stunned and didn't believe it!
It's so hard to wait for someone by yourself, and to be honest, no one believes it!
When such news reached Li Yan's ears, Li Yan couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, thinking that this matter was very interesting.
After laughing like this for a while, Li Yan suddenly thought of something, this thing was the Ma Xiu and the others who escaped through the secret passage!
Since these people in Cangcheng have such an opinion on this matter, even if they and others tell them in person that they and others are under the command of Uncle Liu Huang and from Guanzhong, they don't believe it, and they believe that they and others are the power of a certain person in Liangzhou.
Ma Xiu and other Ma Teng's relatives and cronies who fled to the direction of Aotouguan before also have the same thoughts and opinions?
This idea made Li Yan's heart excited.
It's not impossible!
If that's the case, then it's really interesting......
Just think about it, after his guess came true, the thief's reaction, he couldn't help but show some smiles on his face.
In the afternoon, Li Yan sent ten soldiers who had been resting in the morning, and let them ride the war horses captured in Cangcheng and quickly head towards Jincheng.
On the one hand, he informed the emperor of the news of the successful attack on Cangcheng and the big victory, so that the emperor would not worry about it anymore.
On the other hand, he informed Uncle Huang of his recent speculation and gave Uncle Huang a reference......
On the afternoon of the next day, Liu Cheng saw these ten soldiers who had returned from Cangcheng.
The news transmitted to Jincheng is not the kind of 100,000 urgent.
Therefore, they did not adopt the method of day and night, constantly marching to Jincheng.
Therefore, even if everyone has war horses to ride this time, they are not as fast as when they went to Cangcheng before.
After learning that Li Yan and others had achieved Cangcheng without any accidents and controlled the situation in Cangcheng, Liu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it was best to take Cangcheng without spending anything.
He was really afraid that something would happen that would cause a large number of casualties.
Although it is said that Ci is not in charge of the army, but if you can make the soldiers sacrifice less, you must sacrifice less!
At the same time, he also felt sincere admiration and joy for the perseverance of the soldiers in this operation.
Being able to accomplish such a thing shows that these fighters have become a qualified warrior with strong cohesion and perseverance.
After this time the matter is over, we can start to separate these soldiers who have been trained and transformed, and transfer them to the rest of the troops in large numbers to serve as army commanders, even chiefs, and such grassroots officers.
Veterans lead new recruits.
With such a large number of people to become grassroots officers, Liu Cheng believes that some of the spirit and spirit that have been tempered during this operation will be carried forward to the greatest extent and influence more people.
Greatly enhance the combat effectiveness and cohesion of their own side.
Those who have the ability and great merit can take up higher positions......
If the thousands of Xiliang soldiers who were forced to recite the rumors on the paper were the seeds that Liu Cheng sowed to the Xiliang, then the nearly 3,000 people who followed him all the way to climb the ice and snow and do these things were the seeds that Liu Cheng was ready to sow to the army......
After reading these things, Liu Cheng saw Li Yan's guess based on the situation in Cangcheng.
At first glance, I think it's very interesting, but after looking at it, I think it's not impossible for this thing to happen!
After all, Matthew and the others, who fled at the beginning, didn't stay in the city for long, and they suddenly launched an attack in the middle of the night, and they knew even less about the real situation of the matter.
In such a situation, such a thing, there is a high probability that it will happen.
This thing is really a mountain and a water, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village!
If that happens, it's a lot of fun!
Cao Cao dreamed for the first time that the three horses were in the same groove, and Xiliang Ma Chao and Han Sui invaded Guanzhong in a big way.
When fighting with it, he was beaten and took off his robe and cut off his beard, and finally used a series of counter-plots, so that Ma Chao and Han turned against each other and fought each other, which led to a big victory.
If Li Yan's guess is true, that time, there is no need to use any counter-tricks on his side, Ma Teng Han will follow them, and if he doesn't get it, he will be detached!
Thinking like this, Liu Cheng suddenly remembered Zhao Yun, who had been ordered by him to chase and kill Ma Xiu and the others all the way, and was a little speechless for a while.
War is really changing.
Not so long ago, what seemed to be the right thing to do, but sometimes, because of a change in conditions, suddenly it becomes not so correct, and sometimes it feels self-defeating.
However, at this time, Zhao Yun and the others had already set off for such a long time, and it was simply unrealistic to send people to catch up.
As for how this matter will develop, Liu Cheng can't say for sure at this time, everything is possible.
There is nothing he can do about this, he can only be on Jincheng's side and prepare accordingly as much as possible.
It's just that in the past, he had always hoped that Zhao Yun could solve Ma Xiu and the others before they came to Ma Teng, but at this time, he didn't want such a thing to happen......
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The war horse is galloping with four hooves.
The horse's hooves landed on the ground, and the melting snow was trampled and splashed around.
On the back of the war horse, the horse rested on it, riding the horse.
Ma Xiu was born in Liangzhou, and his family has a lot of soldiers and horses, although his martial arts are far inferior to his brother Ma Chao, but his riding skills are not too bad.
However, even so, at this time, Matthew was just as miserable.
He was very good at riding, but he had never experienced the long-distance, high-intensity running that he has now.
Even though he was wearing a winter coat at this time, at this time, the inner thighs were worn out by the saddle.
Some of the flesh and skin were glued together with the clothes on the body.
At this time, horseback riding is no longer a chic thing, but has become a boundless torment.
Matthew was desperate to jump off his horse and no longer endure such torment.
However, he did not dare to do such a thing.
After all, Jin Cheng lost it, and he discovered the true face of Han Sui, and he had to pass the news on to his father and brother.
Let them know what Han Sui did by the thief, so as not to be deceived by the thief and harmed by the thief!
At the same time, he was also worried that there would be pursuers behind.
Although the secret passage in his home is hidden, it cannot withstand the repeated search by thieves.
As the son of his father, after the thieves can't find him, they will definitely look for him repeatedly, so the possibility of this secret passage being discovered will be very great!
At this time, I really can't die!
If you can't pass on this important news to your father, you will really hurt your father!
With such a belief in his heart as support, even if the exhaustion and pain are surging like a tide, one after another, Matthew is gritting his teeth and persevering.
Compared with Ma Chao, this Ma Xiu is also a dutiful son.
If Ma Teng knew these things, he would be very happy, moved and proud.
Their Ma family is rich in filial piety!
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After about an hour of travel, horses galloped past again.
Dressed in armor, holding a gun in his hand, and carrying a bow behind his back, Zhao Yun led ten tiger and leopard cavalry horses and roared.
One man and three horses, a total of thirty-three horses galloped past, with the sound of rumbling hooves.
Zhao Yun's face was resolute, and in the process of galloping his horse, his eyes kept looking at the ground, watching the traces left on the ground, so as not to trace it wrong.
The snow on the ground helped him a lot, and without it, he wanted to follow so easily, but it wasn't so easy.
Zhao Yun was a little anxious in his heart, at this time, he was less than a hundred miles away from Aotou, and he still hadn't caught up with the other party, if he couldn't catch up again, he really couldn't catch up!
No matter what, you have to kill the other party before they come to Aotou Pass!
Otherwise, those people in front of them will greatly sabotage Uncle Huang's plan and greatly reduce their previous efforts!
When I was before, I received an order from the emperor's uncle, no matter what, I have to complete it!
Although Uncle Huang said that he would catch up if he could, and if he couldn't catch up, he would forget it, but Zhao Yun made a request to himself in his heart, and he had to catch up with him and solve the other party!
Then he went to Aotouguan, conveyed the order of the emperor's uncle, and gave the letter written by the emperor's uncle to Niu Fu, the leader of Aotouguan.
Just as Liu Cheng knew Zhao Yun's thoughts at this time, he would definitely be very moved, and then resisted the urge to cry, and said to Zhao Yun, Zilong, this time, you really don't have to work so hard, it's good to let the other party go......
"Change horses!"
After running forward for a while, Zhao Yun shouted.
At the same time, the body also stood up from the horse.
With a sharp force on his legs, the whole person had already risen into the air, and in a blink of an eye, he was on another horse beside him.
He continued to ride the horse at a gallop without even slowing down as necessary.
And with Zhao Yun's order, the other ten tiger and leopard riders' personal guards also took action.
Like Zhao Yun, they got up directly from their horses, and without slowing down, they came to the war horses next to them and successfully changed horses.
Not to mention the rest, just from the hand they showed, it can be seen that Zhao Yun and Liu Cheng's soldiers riding with tigers and leopards are very good at riding.
Such a difficult action is really not something that ordinary people can accomplish!
After another gallop, looking at the war horse spewing white gas under his crotch, Zhao Yun had to temporarily stop to rest.
Otherwise, if you keep running, the war horse will run to death!
After stopping, Zhao Yun and the others immediately fed the war horse concentrate feed, and wiped the sweat on the war horse with a dry cloth.
After wiping, he put the bedding he carried with him on the horse.
The main thing is to prevent war horses from getting sick.
At this time, war horses are more expensive than human gold.
Once there is no war horse at this time, Zhao Yun wants to catch up with those people in front, but it is even more difficult, or rather, it is impossible.
After packing up the war horses, Zhao Yun and the others began to eat dry food and drink water to replenish their physical strength.
Boundless sleepiness swept towards Zhao Yun and the others, making Zhao Yun and the others just want to fall asleep.
There was a soldier riding a tiger and leopard, sitting there and nibbling on dry food, but before he could nibble a few bites, he was already asleep......
Zhao Yun was also very sleepy, but he didn't sleep directly, but took out an incense stick from a package on the back of the war horse, lit it with a fire fold, and sandwiched it between his fingers and began to sleep.
This was done because Zhao Yun was worried that he would be too tired and sleep too long, and he would oversleep when the time came......
Time passed little by little, and the war horses greedily ate the concentrate feed, and some would drink some warm water with salt in it.
And Zhao Yun and the other eleven people had already fallen asleep at this time.
Almost everyone falls asleep with their eyes closed, and there is no such thing as insomnia!
The incense in Zhao Yun's hand was also burning slowly, and incense ashes would fall from time to time.
The incense gradually came to Zhao Yun's finger.
When the red incense touched Zhao Yun's fingers, Zhao Yun, who was asleep, trembled, and shook the hand holding the incense vigorously, throwing the incense head aside, and the whole person became sober.
"Get up, get up, don't sleep anymore, get up and hurry!"
Zhao Yun got up and urged the other ten people.
After these ten people were woken up by Zhao Yun, they were only confused for a moment, then they came to their senses and immediately began to act.
A moment later, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the group set out again......
And it wasn't until Zhao Yun and the others started to hurry for about half an hour that Ma Dai and the others, who had stopped to rest at about a time with Zhao Yun and them, woke up and continued to hurry.
"Let's rest for a while, and we will be able to reach the Aotouguan camp in half a day."
We were desperately rushing all the way, and we didn't dare to stay for half a minute, even if someone really chased after us, we would have been thrown away a long time ago......"
Ma Hai only felt that his whole body was about to fall apart.
The whole person is tired to death.
When he saw the war horse, his legs couldn't help but tremble, he really didn't want to go on the horse's back.
His words made the rest of the people who accompanied him agree from the bottom of their hearts.
They feel that they have suffered enough, and that no one has paid more than them.
In the case that they marched like this, and still went out through the secret passage first, and went first, even if someone really chased after them, they would definitely not be able to catch up with them!
At this moment, even Matthew hesitated, wanting to stop and rest as he said.
He was really sleepy.
However, after hesitating for a while, he finally made up his mind and said, "No, we must hurry as soon as possible and inform my father of the news as soon as possible!"
Deliver this news to your father, and all of you present are heroes!
Wouldn't it be more comfortable for me to let my father kill sheep and make soup, and then lie down in a tent with a fire to sleep, and be warmer than now?!
Let's go, come with me! ”
He gritted his teeth and cheered everyone on, and then took the lead on the back of the war horse, and as soon as his ass touched the saddle, he couldn't help but grin.
But he still sat down in pain!
After listening to his words and seeing his actions again, Ma Hai and the others couldn't say anything more.
The other party is younger than them, and he is Ma Teng's own son, and he took the lead in doing this, so it is even more difficult for them to say anything else.
I could only endure the resistance of my heart, gritted my teeth and climbed on the horse's back, sat on the saddle, and rode the horse, and the mood can be described as very tragic......
Half an hour later, Zhao Yun and his party rode over and saw the traces left here.
Someone got off the horse, tested the temperature of the horse manure with his hands, and said: "There is still a trace of residual temperature, and in a cold time like this, it can maintain a trace of temperature, which means that the thief will not leave for more than half an hour!" ”
The distance shortened again, but no more joy rose in Zhao Yun's heart, because at this time, he was getting closer and closer to Aotou Pass!
"Let's go! Keep catching up! ”
Zhao Yun let out a shout and continued to gallop his horse......
Two hours later, on the straight road, Zhao Yun and the others could already see Ma Xiu and his party running in front.
Zhao Yun and others, seeing such a scene, chased even more vigorously.
Ma Xiu and the others in front also inadvertently turned around, and when they found Zhao Yun and others in the back, they became suspicious at the moment, and the whole became energetic.
Although he didn't know if this was a chasing soldier chasing them, he was still alert and tried his best to speed up.
But even so, the distance between the two sides is gradually shortening.
Because Ma Xiu is one person and two horses, while Zhao Yun and others are one person and three horses, in terms of durability, they are not comparable to Zhao Yun and others......
This feeling of someone chasing behind and the distance being shortened a little bit is too uncomfortable!
After nearly an hour of moving forward, the distance between the two sides was already very close.
"There are eleven of them, and we have fifteen, let's not run away, stay and fight with them!"
The fierce light in Ma Hai's eyes was revealed, such a proposal.
Some people agreed, and some people put forward different opinions: "Lang Jun led the two of them to go first and go to the camp to report the news, and we will stay and kill the thieves!"
Prepare for both! ”
Such a proposal was more secure and immediately accepted by everyone.
So, Ma Xiu led the two attendants and continued to gallop wildly, while Ma Hai and the other twelve people stayed, turned the horse's head, and greeted Zhao Yun and the eleven people who were chasing after him.
Twelve against eleven, the advantage is on your side!
"Who are you waiting for?! Why are you chasing after us? Names! ”
Ma Hai shouted.
Zhao Yun said: "I am Changshan Zhao Zilong!" ”
Ma Hai was stunned when he heard this, and then scolded: "The rats who hide their heads and tails, dare not do it!" At this time, he was still pretending to be here, and he didn't dare to tell me his real name! ”
Zhao Yun was a little confused by Ma Hai's reaction, and he was also a little angry in his heart, and he told the truth, why did this guy insult himself for no reason?
"If I don't change my name, if I don't change my surname, I will be Changshan Zhao Zilong!"
Zhao Yun corrected his voice, and his whole body was awe-inspiring.
Unexpectedly, Ma Hai was even more angry when he heard this: "Damn the ghost! Cover up like this when you are dying, go and die! ”
Saying that, he waved his knife to cut Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was scolded for no reason, he was just as anxious in his heart, dodged a knife from Ma Hai, and stabbed out with a shot, hitting Ma Hai in the throat, and ended the battle with just one shot.
Then the spear in his hand stirred here like a dragon going out to sea, but it was just a blink of an eye, and with the cooperation of his subordinates, these twelve people were all killed.
Zhao Yun didn't dare to stay, because a few miles in front of him was the military camp of the Xiliang people.
I must kill the remaining three quickly, or the news will leak!
Immediately urged the war horse and galloped forward......