Zhang Lu sent the great sacrifice wine Yang Song to join the reinforcements, and ordered his brother Zhang Wei to go to Yangping Pass to resist the enemy.

At the same time, official documents were issued to various counties to recruit soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and each righteous house issued an edict to summon believers and lay people to fight against the Xiliang army in an all-round way.

Since Dong Zhuo's great rebellion, many people fled to Hanzhong to avoid the chaos, and Zhang Lu used his teachings to influence everyone, and the people were happy.

When they heard that the enemy was coming, they were all indignant and responded to the rejection of the enemy, gathering 50,000 men within half a month.

Zhang Lu ordered General Yang Ang to select 10,000 strong men and send them to Yangping Pass, and selected 20,000 soldiers to be trained in Baozhong and Chuyang, and the rest of the conscripts were assigned to logistics, responsible for transporting grain and inspecting, and actively preparing for war.

Zhang Wei led the troops to Yangping Pass, and on the mountains on both sides of the pass, more than a dozen camps were set up in the mountains and forests, and they responded to each other and prepared to meet the Xiliang army.

When the camp was stable, and the Xiliang army was not seen, Zhang Wei was puzzled and sent scouts to investigate along the mountain, but reported that the Xiliang army was moving slowly, only four or five miles a day, and was grazing along the mountain, cutting grass and feeding horses.

Adjutant General Yang Ren laughed and said: "I heard that Cao Cao ordered Ma Teng to attack Hanzhong last year, because the grain and grass have not been enough to delay so far, although Chang'an has transported a batch of grain and grass, I am afraid it will not help, and the Xiliang army actually went to feed the horses, so there is no need to worry." ”

Zhang Weiyan said: "The soldiers are not tired of cheating, be careful of Ma Teng's deliberate actions, and strengthen the inspection of each village, and there must be no mistakes." ”

Two days later, the Malay newspaper was visited, and there was no one on the mountain road, and the Xiliang army retreated to Sanguan.

Zhang Wei became more and more suspicious, and wondered: "Didn't you see that Yangping Pass was steep, and Ma Teng retreated?" ”

Yang Ren sneered: "Could it be that the soldiers and horses have not arrived, but the grain and grass have been exhausted?" This Ma Teng is also a man who has been fighting for a long time, and he made such a big mistake, isn't he laughed at by the people of the world? ”

"Is it?" Zhang Wei's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you still remember that on the day of the army, the big sacrificial wine burned incense and worshiped in the city. ”

"This ......" Yang Ren frowned, he didn't dare to comment on this kind of thing, and sighed: "If this is the case, Hanzhong should be a pure land in troubled times!" ”

Zhang Wei was in good spirits, and immediately ordered someone to report to Zhang Lu, and at the same time sent scouts along the mountain to inquire about the news and closely monitor the movements of the Xiliang army.

In fact, as early as when Hanzhong was fully preparing for war, Ma Teng had already withdrawn from the army, and some of the elite were hidden in Sanguan, and some of them returned to Chencang overnight, recuperating and waiting for news from Chang'an.

The soldiers and horses on Chencang Road are all old and weak soldiers and some old horses, foals, etc., the soldiers are bluffing, seemingly marching, but in fact they are no different from grazing in peacetime.

On this day, it was found that Cao Hong had taken the Peach Blossom Station and was about to attack Wuguan, Ma Teng knew that the time had come, and the father and son cleaned up the three armies after dark, and they were full of food and waiting.

At the time of the third watch, following the cavalry tactics of the Qiang people, one person and two horses, alternately marched, and went straight to Chang'an to kill.

From the east of Chencang to Chang'an, it is a horse Pingchuan, and the fiefdom of Ma Teng is Huaili after Fufeng, and someone has already secretly responded, and after a short rest, the soldiers are divided into three ways to surround Chang'an City.

Up to this point, the sky had not yet fully dawned, and the defenders of the city were drowsy, awakened by the sudden sound of horses' hooves, and hurriedly beat their drums.

Zhong Miao is working hard in the house, and he is almost a sixtieth year, and he has no children under his knees, which is really stressful.

A few days ago, I just found a strange recipe from the head of the Zhongnan Mountain Road, and I tested with two maids, and I was shocked when I heard the sound of drums, and I almost collapsed.

hurriedly put on his clothes and went out, and saw that his own soldiers came to report, and the Xiliang army had arrived, Zhong Miao stumbled under his feet, realizing that the situation was extremely grim.

When he was dressed neatly and rushed to the west gate from the palace in a sedan chair, the sky was already bright, Zhang Ji, Zhong Jin and others were all in the city, and the defenders looked panicked.

Zhang Ji saw Zhong Jian coming, and scolded: "Ma Teng's dog thief, he actually fought back and wanted to take Chang'an, he is really a white-eyed wolf who can't be fed." ”

Zhong Xuan came to the city to watch, only to see that the Xiliang army was mighty, the mountains were full of restless cavalry, and the neighing of war horses was like a river wave, one after another.

Zhong Miao said loudly: "General Ma, I have raised the king to be the Taishou of Hanzhong, and now I will not take office, but come to attack Chang'an, what does this mean?" ”

Ma Teng immediately raised his gun and scolded: "Zhong Xuan, the old thief, you will not die if you harm me, and Ma swears to take revenge." If you are killed by me in the city, there will be no armor left. ”

Zhong Xuan sighed: "General Ma, there must be a misunderstanding here, can you temporarily retire the soldiers and horses, I will send someone to meet in the camp and discuss carefully?" ”

"Fart!" Ma Teng said angrily: "You and Zhang Ji have repeatedly designed to harm me, first tricked me into the Beijing to face the saint, wanted to be a hostage, but I couldn't do anything, and I used a borrowed knife to kill people, really when Ma is a three-year-old child?" ”

Zhong Xuan persuaded: "Since the general is loyal and good, he should be rebelled with the same heart as Cheng, and he is the one who supports the Son of Heaven, but now he is rebelling, and he must not ruin his reputation because of a momentary mood." ”

"Hahaha, Cao thief oppressed the Son of Heaven, how is it different from Dong Zhuo?" Ma Teng looked up to the sky and laughed, and shouted: "Since he received the edict of the cloth, he swore to beg the thief, unfortunately Dong Cheng is dead, Xuande was killed, the only person in the world who is the king of Qin is Ma Teng, and a certain is trying to show the will of the ancestors, and destroy the rebellious ministers and thieves such as Er." Hugh has to say more, and the city is opened quickly. ”

Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, Zhong Xuan turned around and asked, "Can anyone fight?" ”

Zhang Ji sighed: "All the people and horses have been transferred away by General Cao, Ma Teng must have found out the news, come prepared, I have ordered someone to report to General Cao, I am afraid of ......"

Zhong Xuan's expression was solemn, he pointed to the enemy army under the city and looked at Zhong Jin, and scolded: "The dog really misunderstood my big thing, you previously probed the truth of the Xiliang army, and said that Ma Teng and his son were grateful to Dade, how can this be explained?" ”

Zhong Jin was already out of order at this time, and he hid behind the city wall with a weak heart and did not dare to answer.

Zhang Jiyan said: "Ma Teng, the old wolf, treats him with hospitality, but he harbors evil intentions, General Zhong is deceived by him, and he is not entirely to blame, the top priority is to discuss how to resist the enemy." ”

Zhong Xuan took a deep breath and said: "Although no one can go out to meet the enemy, Chang'an is the imperial capital, the city is strong, the trenches are dangerous, and Ma Teng led the cavalry to gallop and attack, unable to attack the city. The food and grass in the city are sufficient, and all the officers and soldiers and the strong people can be summoned to defend the city, and General Cao can rush back in three or two days. ”

Zhang Ji immediately ordered the whole army to defend the city, carry equipment, and prepare enough arrows, etc., across the wide moat, the Xiliang army was really helpless, and could only wander and shout in the distance.

Ma Teng's father and son each surrounded a gate, leaving only the east gate for the defenders to escape, but after waiting for a morning, they saw that the city gate was closed and did not move.

Ma Teng ordered the cavalry to release arrows, but to no avail, and when it was dark, they didn't even touch the gate of Chang'an City, and the defenders gradually calmed down after a short panic.

Ma Teng summoned the second son to discuss: "We waited for a surprise attack on Chang'an, and we should have taken the city by surprise, but Zhong Xuan's thief is as steady as an old dog, and he can't attack it eagerly, and Cao's army will arrive in ten days, how should this be?" ”

The three of them were at a loss, and Matthew suddenly said: "When Sun Qian was leaving, he left his father with a bag, why not open it and take a look." ”

Ma Teng couldn't care about face at this time, and hurriedly said: "Take it out quickly!" ”

Ma Xiu took out the bag, Ma Teng snatched it and opened it, glanced at it and patted his thigh and smiled: "I see, Chang'an must belong to my hands!" ”