Soon after Xiahou Mao's army left Tianshui, the Shu army approached the city, probably because they got the news that the Wei army's garrison was empty, and they did not even camp to rest, so they directly set up a position and forcibly attacked the city. Although Cheng Wu is a famous family, it is the first time he has been on the battlefield in person, and in such a critical situation, he is certainly a little panicked in his heart. But he knew that the lord would be the backbone of the sergeant, even if there was any panic in his heart, he did not show it on the surface, and he personally stood in the most conspicuous position of the city tower, and kept commanding the Wei army to defend the palace.

The commander's escape from the battle undoubtedly dealt a great blow to the defenders in the city, if it weren't for Cheng Wu's ruthlessness and personally killing the two retreating captains, the army's morale would have completely collapsed under the powerful offensive of the Shu army. But relying on Cheng Wu's efforts, it is extremely difficult to reverse the defeat. Cheng Wu watched the Shu army in earthy yellow armor under the city climb up the city wall like ants, and was driven back by the Wei army, and then pounced again and retreated again. After repeating it several times, more and more ants climbed the city wall, and the delay time became longer and longer. Finally, even Cheng Wu was at the forefront, although the left and right soldiers tried their best to protect him, but Cheng Wu, who did not know martial arts at all, was still hit by an arrow.

Since Ma Zun was instructed, he has not thought about how to defend the city, but has kept thinking about how to leave this war-torn place. Seeing that Cheng Wu was injured, Ma Zun thought that the time had come, and hurriedly ran forward and asked with concern, "How is the adult's injury?" Cheng Wu asked his subordinates to bandage their wounds, and at the same time reluctantly got up, and said, "Thank you for your concern, a little injury, it's fine." The implication is that you can continue to fight. Ma Zun was unwilling to stay on this city tower for a while, so he continued to persuade desperately: "Since your lord is injured, why don't you go down and rest for a while?" ”

Cheng Wu stretched out his hand to stop Ma Zun's palm on his body, and said coldly: "Do you want someone to go down, or do you want to go down by yourself?" Ma Zun was broken by his words, his face was slightly embarrassed, and he smiled forcefully: "Where did the adult say, I am indeed worried about the injury on the adult's body." Cheng Wu still didn't appreciate it, and replied: "In this case, the Taishou Lord doesn't have to worry, he can still hold on." Your Excellency still has the heart to defend the city. Then he turned to the soldiers next to him and said: "All soldiers are not allowed to take a step back, and those who violate the order will be beheaded." As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Ma Zun intentionally or unintentionally. Ma Zunhao is also the head of a county, and his face was blue and white for a while by Cheng Wu's words, so he had to walk away without saying a word.

Perhaps it was Cheng Wu's order that worked, after the sun set, although the Shu army attacked fiercely, it still failed to break through Tianshui, and had to temporarily retreat and set up camp for the coming day. After the Shu army completely retreated, Cheng Wu let out a long breath, and only then did he feel that the arrow wound on his body was so painful. But he had to continue to grit his teeth and insist, slowly walking around the city wall to inspect the sergeant's defense. Able to repel the powerful Shu army, Cheng Wu also established a certain prestige in the hearts of the soldiers defending the city, and everywhere he passed, these soldiers all raised their arms and shouted.

Cheng Wu reluctantly finished his inspection, pointed to the camp where the Shu army was settling in the distance, and turned to Ma Zundao: "Zhao Shu may not be as terrible as the legend, isn't Tianshui City still in our hands today?" Even if Ma Zun is dissatisfied with thousands of people in his heart, he can only make promises. After all, Cheng Wu was injured, and although he was extremely worried about the sneak attack of the Shu army at night, he also had to go down to the city to rest, because he deeply understood that once he fell, he would definitely not be able to hold the city with this mediocre guard in front of him. So Cheng Wu told Ma Zun what should be paid attention to at night, and then walked down the city wall and returned to the camp to rest and recuperate.

In terms of his own official rank, Cheng Wu is not higher than Ma Zun, but he is not only appointed and dispatched by the emperor of Beijing, but also ordered by Xiahou Mao, so he naturally has the final say in the deployment of city defense. Coupled with a day's firm command, he was seriously injured but refused to take a back seat, such loyalty to Cao Wei also made Ma Zun feel a trace of guilt in his heart, so when he heard Cheng Wu order him to patrol the city at night, he didn't dare to speak out against it. When Cheng Wudu had already walked down the city tower and walked away, Ma Zun suddenly realized, why should Lao Tzu listen to you? After a whole day of hard work, Cheng Wu went back to the camp to rest, but Ma Zun continued to defend the city, and he was very angry in his heart. Of course, in his heart, he would not think about Cheng Wu's injuries.

Anger is anger, whether the night horse obeys or rests on the city tower according to the order, no matter what, being attacked by the Shu army to break Tianshui is also harmful to him. At about the third watch, Ma Zun was woken up in his sleep, and said that the Shu army was attacking the city at night, and hurriedly put on his clothes. came out, but there was no movement, only many sergeants gathered in a heap, coaxing something. When they saw Ma Zun coming, they were busy covering up. Ma Zun was puzzled in his heart, and deliberately said, "Why are you making a noise?" ”

A small colonel replied: "The Shu army just shot a round of arrows to the city, and we thought it was going to attack the city, so we shouted." Ma Zun looked down at the city, and sure enough, he saw that in the darkness, a group of Shu troops was slowly retreating back to the camp, and asked again: "Why did they only shoot a few arrows and then return to the camp?" Although the tone was a little soft, his eyes were fierce, and he did not allow the other party to hide it in the slightest. The little school had to reply, "Exactly." The opponent's arrows were all gone, and no one was hurt. But there are letters tied to the shafts of the arrows, and we are scrambling to circulate them. Without waiting for Ma Zun to ask for it, he presented the letter on the arrow with both hands.

I heard that there was a letter, and Ma Zun opened it because there was a traitor in the city, but it was Zhao Shu's persuasion to surrender to the soldiers in the city. If you don't open the city as soon as possible, once the city is broken, the jade will be burned, and the chickens and dogs will not be left. However, the promise after the surrender was extremely generous, and all the generals were promoted to three levels and hired, and Ma Zun even stopped his eyes on the words "Taishou Feng Qianhu Hou". After a long time, he ordered everyone in a deep voice not to be moved by the text, and if he dared to circulate it, he would take the army **, but he carried the text in his arms and returned to the place silently.

Lying back on the couch, Ma Zun couldn't sleep for a long time, and looked at Zhao Shu's text repeatedly. It is clear from what is written above that Xiahou Mao's army has left, and it is absolutely impossible to resist an army of 100,000 with only a few thousand people. Once the city is breached, the officials in the city are all wiped out, if they open the door and surrender, they can not only save their lives, but also enjoy wealth. How to decide, Ma Zun is indeed a little difficult to choose.