The secret envoy of the Wei army did not wait long before he saw Ma Chao and Jiang Wei walking out from behind the screen together.

It's just that after the two came out, Ma Chao didn't say anything anymore, and he didn't even bother to deal with this secret envoy of the Wei army, he walked straight into the inner tent.

Of course, before leaving, Ma Chao still left a symbolic sentence - "You are waiting, but listen to Captain Jiang's decision." ”

At first, the secret envoy of the Wei army didn't know who Captain Jiang was referring to in Ma Chao's mouth.

But when Jiang Wei walked in front of him to declare his identity, the rather clever envoy of the Wei army hurriedly bowed to Jiang Wei flatteringly.

Even if you haven't heard of Jiang Wei's reputation, it can be seen from Ma Chao's words that the Jiang Lieutenant in front of him can be said to have won Ma Chao's trust, and it is enough to know this.

Looking at the trembling appearance of the Wei army's secret envoy lying on the ground, Jiang Wei didn't talk nonsense.

He half-crouched in front of the Wei army's secret envoy, and after the Wei army's secret envoy raised his head to meet his eyes with cheese, he said slowly:

"What Zhu Ling invited, our army can accept.

However, our army has full authority to decide what to do next.

How is it? ”

Jiang Wei's tone looked like he was asking on the surface, but in fact it revealed a majesty that could not be refused.

This is the confidence given to him by the current national strength of the Han Dynasty.

As for Jiang Wei's request, the secret envoy of the Wei army naturally had no reason not to agree.

After bowing three more times, an excited voice came: "Only." ”

The secret envoy of the Wei army, who carried a secret letter, took advantage of the dark sky to return to the city wall.

After finding the rope that sent him down by the faint light of the fire in his hand, the secret envoy of the Wei army, who wanted to return to Tongguan urgently, hurriedly pulled the rope several times.

Captain Chen, who had been waiting on the city wall, was holding the other end of the rope tightly in his hand at the moment.

Because of the tension in his heart, even though it was cold, Captain Chen's hands were still in a cold sweat.

It had been a long time since the envoy he sent had left, but he had not returned until now, which couldn't help but make Captain Chen wonder if something big had happened.

Could it be that Ma Chao disdained their request for surrender and directly beheaded the envoy he sent?

Just when Captain Chen was nervous because of the conjecture in his heart, the rope he was holding in his hand finally moved.

When the rope in his hand moved, it was not only Captain Chen's palms covered with cold sweat that moved, but also his panicked heart.

Captain Chen didn't hesitate for a moment, he personally worked with a few strong men to pull the secret envoy under the city up.

Soon after, when the secret envoy was successfully pulled to the city wall, Captain Chen hurriedly walked up to him and asked anxiously:

"How?"

Although Captain Chen's voice was very low, the secret envoy could still hear Captain Chen's words clearly.

Uneasiness, nervousness, and anticipation.

After realizing that Captain Chen had such complicated emotions in his heart now, the secret envoy did not delay, he quickly took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Captain Chen.

There was pride and joy in his tone, and the secret envoy bent over and said:

"It's a big deal!"

After hearing the secret envoy's report, a big stone in Captain Chen's heart finally fell to the ground.

At the same time, he felt something, and he couldn't help but sigh in the black:

"Destiny, really return to the Han also!"

Under the cold and freezing weather, the hot air emitted from Captain Chen's mouth was clearly visible under the flickering firelight.

And this hot air fluttered in the wind, slowly rising, as if symbolizing something.

It's time to get started!

Within a few days of Xu Chu's death, a rare period of calm was gained inside and outside Tongguan.

The Han army outside the city did not immediately attack Tongguan.

But anyone in Tongguan knows that this is the calm before the storm.

Xiahou Ba, who was born in Jiangmen, knew that the main reason why Ma Chao did not attack Tongguan at the moment was that he had to wait for his follow-up troops to arrive.

And even if the Han army outside the city has not yet released an arrow on Tongguan, with the development of time, the hearts of the people in Tongguan are continuing to turbulence with an irrepressible trend.

After all, the sound of the Han army building siege equipment outside the city was endless.

After all, Xu Chu's body on the city gate had not yet been included in the city by the Wei army.

As long as one of these two things does not change, then the morale of the army and the people in the city will always be in a state of continuous turmoil.

You don't need to be a general to understand this truth.

As long as you drive a horse to walk around Tongguan, the irrepressible depressed atmosphere in Tongguan will pounce on your head and face.

Xiahou Ba, who had just been pounced on by the dejected atmosphere in the city, returned to the mansion with a frown.

Xiahou Ba's talent is not first-class in the world, but he is not blind, let alone a gentleman.

Xiahou Ba knew that if he continued like this, then he might not be able to hold on to the arrival of reinforcements, and Tongguan would be broken by the Han army.

Just when Xiahou Ba was worried, he suddenly heard a general asking to see him.

This general is Captain Chen.

Before Xiahou Ba took over Tongguan, Chen Xiaowei was the main general of Tongguan.

In addition, Chen Xiaowei is from Yuzhou, so Xiahou Ba has always trusted Chen Xiaowei.

Seeing that it was Captain Chen who asked for a meeting, Xiahou Ba didn't even think about it, so he asked Captain Chen to come in.

Chen's name is Chen Zuo, and he is a son of the Yingchuan Chen family.

When Cao Pi was proclaimed emperor, the Yuzhou scholars had always been the backbone of supporting Cao Pi as emperor.

Under the leadership of Chen Qun, the Yingchuan Chen family provided a lot of "legal basis" for Cao Pi to be the emperor, and before and after the saddle.

With this origin, Xiahouba's attitude towards Chen Zuo is still very good.

After Chen Zuo came in, Xiahou Ba hurriedly asked Chen Zuo to take a seat.

In the face of Xiahouba's politeness, Chen Zuo did not shirk.

It's just that after sitting down, before Chen Zuo could wait for Xiahou Ba to ask, he took the initiative to ask Xiahou Ba:

"At the moment, the people in Tongguan are panicking, and they dare to ask the general what countermeasures they have."

Seeing that Chen Zuo hadn't even said a few words of greeting, he mentioned the most upsetting thing at the moment, and Xiahouba instinctively disliked it.

But when he thought that the scholars were all in this temper, and don't look at Chen Zuo as a lieutenant at the moment, but Xiahou Ba knew that Chen Zuo, who was backed by the Yingchuan Chen family, was about to usher in a promotion, so he also suppressed his temper.

Reluctantly squeezing out a smile, Xiahou Ba sighed and responded:

"The strong enemy is in front, and the foreign aid does not know when it will be, so dare to ask what plan can be used?"

Xiahouba's answer fully exposed his lack of confidence.

Of course, with the current situation faced by the Wei army in Tongguan, Xiahou Ba's helplessness is understandable.

It's a pity that Chen Zuo is not satisfied.

Since Xiahou Ba didn't grasp the last opportunity he gave, Chen Zuo would not hesitate.

After taking a deep breath, Chen Zuo arched his hand and said to Xiahou Bajin: "Today, the thief will close the city and defend himself without attacking, which is not a good intention. ”

In the face of Chen Zuo's advances, Xiahou Ba could no longer dominate.

"Ordered to protect the city, but all for the work, now disobey the order to fight, if you lose the division and lose the country, death is useless."

Thinking about it, Xiahou Ba reluctantly used a high-sounding reason to cover up his fear of the enemy.

But Chen Zuo is not such an easy person to dismiss.

What's more, he came prepared at the moment.

It seems that he had expected Xiahou Ba to say this, so when Xiahou Ba said the above reasons, Chen Zuo did not say anything to persuade Xiahou Ba to fight.

He changed his words and said:

"The arsonist army is too strong to attack, and the body of the tiger marquis should also be collected."

After hearing Chen Zuo's words, Xiahou Ba subconsciously wanted to find an excuse to shirk again.

But before his words could be spoken, Chen Zuo immediately said:

"If you don't attack the enemy, don't collect the corpses, the army in the city is not upset, and our army can't wait for reinforcements to arrive."

A powerful reason instantly turned into a heavy hammer and smashed into Xiahou Ba.

So that Xiahou Ba could no longer say any reason for refusal.

In desperation, Xiahou Ba could only say: "Who is willing to go?" ”

Xu Chu's body was hung above the city gate, which was a disgrace to the Wei army.

It's not that Xiahou Ba has never sent someone to collect the corpse, but Ma Chao seems to have known that the Wei army would make such a move, so he sent the good shooting knights of the Han army to parade outside Tongguan City.

Once it was discovered that the Wei army wanted to collect Xu Chu's body, then those Han knights who were good at shooting would open their bows and arrows to kill the Wei army in the lower city.

Of course, even if you are a good shooter, you can't say that you can hit every shot.

But the Wei army was already sluggish, and the Han army's good shooting knights did not need to shoot all the Wei troops in the city to death, as long as a few were shot to death, the remaining Wei troops would be too frightened to go down the city again.

After several efforts, Xiahou Ba saw that it was not easy to collect the corpse, so he gradually dispelled this idea.

Now Xiahou Ba asked Chen Zuo this sentence, hoping that Chen Zuo could recommend a few warriors to complete this important task.

Looking at Xiahou Ba, who was looking forward to it, Chen Zuo replied slowly: "The selection of Zuo is arranged, but the general's general order is still needed to assist Zuo." ”

Seeing that Chen Zuo was willing to arrange people, Xiahou Ba's eyes lit up.

He didn't care to think deeply about Chen Zuo's request, and hurriedly wrote an order to hand it over to Chen Zuo.

After receiving the general order from Xiahou Ba's hands, a hint of joy flashed in Chen Zuo's eyes.

Without much delay, Chen Zuo left the lobby with Xiahouba's general order.

Looking at the back of Chen Zuo leaving, Xiahouba's eyes were full of expectation.

If Xu Chu's body can be successfully rescued, then there will be much less worry in his heart.

In a military tent in Tongguan, Zhu Ling looked at the direction of Xiahouba's mansion and didn't know what he was thinking.

As the initiator of the event, Zhu Ling naturally knew what Chen Zuo was doing at the moment.

And seeing that Zhu Ling's eyes had been gathered in the direction of Xiahouba's mansion, a confidant beside Zhu Ling asked:

"The general is worried that Chen Zuo will temporarily rebel?"

Even if Zhu Ling is only a military Sima at the moment, Zhu Ling's henchmen are still used to calling him a general.

And Zhu Ling's henchman would ask this sentence, maybe it wasn't that he thought Zhu Ling was worried about this, but that he himself was worried about this.

After hearing his henchman's concern, Zhu Ling turned to look at him and asked:

"Why is there such a concern?"

Why?

Zhu Ling's henchmen felt that this worry was by no means groundless.

Without thinking too much, Zhu Ling's henchmen said to Zhu Lingyan:

"Chen Zuo is a close branch of the Yingchuan Chen family."

Zhu Ling's confidant's words have two meanings.

One meaning is that Chen Zuo has a close relationship with Chen Qun, and Chen Qun has always been a die-hard supporter of the Cao Wei royal family.

Another meaning is that the family has always been a group that moves by interests.

It is difficult to guarantee that they will not temporarily change their minds because of interests.

After all, the secret discussion that night did not know that if Chen Zuo changed his mind temporarily, the world would not label him with a dirty name of unbelief.

I have to say that Zhu Ling's henchmen are very worried, but he still doesn't know enough about the class of the family.

After listening to his henchman's worries, Zhu Ling couldn't help laughing:

"It is precisely because Chen Zuo is from a family, and because Chen Qunai is a close friend of Emperor Wei, so I will not worry that Chen Zuo will temporarily regret it."

"Once upon a time, wasn't Yingchuan Chen a loyal minister of the Han family who was worshiped by the people of the world?

Time changes, time changes! ”

What's more, betting on both ends is something that the Maison has done for thousands of years.

Zhu Ling did not say the reason for this.

After laughing, Zhu Ling, who was determined in his heart, said to his henchmen:

"Go and take out one of my reddest garments.

On the day when the king entered the city, how could he greet him without a red flag! ”

Perhaps in order to train Jiang Wei, Ma Chao has been in charge of the affairs of the military in the past few days.

And Jiang Wei, who was gifted and intelligent, soon showed his extraordinary military talent.

Even if he has never been in charge of military affairs, during this period of time, all the military affairs of the Han army have been handled by him in an orderly manner.

During this period of time, anyone who came would feel that the Han army outside the city had been in a state of gearing up.

And Jiang Wei didn't wait too long, just after sunset today, Jiang Wei waited for the signal he had been waiting for for the past few days.

After hearing that there was a fire in Tongguan City shaking at a specific frequency, Jiang Weideng, who did not take off his body, stood up.

This is the code he agreed with Zhu Ling.

After getting the code, Jiang Wei led thousands of Han troops with good night vision, and slowly approached Tongguan under the cover of night.

At the same time, Chen Zuo successfully obtained the command of the city wall with the general order in his hand.

After completing this step, Chen Zuo ordered the Wei army in the city to open the city gate under the pretext of recapturing Xu Chu's body.

It was not that there were no generals loyal to Xiahou Ba on the city wall, but after Chen Zuo took command, he temporarily transferred those generals away from the city gate for other reasons.

In this way, the Wei army at the city gate naturally obeyed Chen Zuo's command.

Although many Wei soldiers were surprised in their hearts, why did Chen Zuo take the risk of opening the city gate, after all, when he wanted to recapture Xu Chu's body several times before, Xiahou Ba did not let the soldiers open the city gate for the sake of insurance.

But now that Chen Zuo has a general order with him, and the Wei soldiers feel that there is cover at night, there are too many doubts about this point.

But when the city gate slowly opened, an unexpected scene happened.

Wei Jun, who was completely loyal to Chen Zuo, took advantage of the fact that the comrades beside him had not yet reacted, and slashed at the comrades around him one after another.

This sudden change not only killed many Wei troops loyal to Xiahouba, but also plunged the opened Tongguan gate into chaos.

The chaos at the gate of Tongguan was soon known to Jiang Wei, who was hiding not far away.

After learning this, Jiang Wei ordered the people to blow the war drums.

When the war drums sounded, thousands of Han troops rushed towards the Tongguan city gate like wolves.

Hundreds of torches instantly lit up in the dark night, like sparks of stars, quickly swept through the layers of rejection horses in front of the gate of Tongguan, and finally came to the gate of Tongguan.

The most important thing for a level is the city gate.

At present, the gate of Tongguan is open to the Han army, so the ownership of Tongguan can already be announced to change hands.

And when thousands of Han troops continued to pour into Tongguan towards the city gate, Xiahou Ba learned about it in the mansion with hindsight.

After knowing that it was Chen Zuo who ordered the city gate to be opened, Xiahou Ba almost didn't come up in one breath.

It turned out that Chen Zuo wanted to collect Xu Chu's body like this!

Chen Zuo, don't you want my official of Dawei?

Today's first chapter, second chapter early morning.

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