Sima Yi let go of the captives, ordered Han Hao to guard the fence, light the torches, and wait for the Xiliang army to kill, then put out the fire and retreated.

He also ordered the general Liu Zhu to ambush at the foot of Huashan, dig more pits, ambush Tongguan with archers, and wait for his army to kill, then retreat into the mountain, and take Tongguan to the east after dawn.

When all the orders were ready, Sima Yi and Xu Huang led their troops back to Weishui and drove the boat to continue westward.

At this time, it was night, the moon rose in the east mountain, the river was like a jade belt meandering into the distance, and when it reached the territory of Chang'an, people and horses landed on the shore and sent scouts to inquire about the news.

Not long after the Malai newspaper, a large group of Xiliang cavalry, half an hour ago to the east, there are a lot of people and horses, the sound of horses' hooves is like thunder, alarming the people, along the way are talking about it.

Sima Yi instructed: "General Xu led his troops to an ambush near Lishan, and when Ma Teng's father and son turned back, they were intercepted and killed, but they didn't have to fight to the death, just kill part of the Xiliang army." ”

Xu Huang was shocked by Sima Yi's arrangement at this time, and he acted calmly and calmly, not at all like a Confucian who had never led a soldier, and led the troops away.

Sima Yi looked up at the bright moon like a jade plate on half of it, took a deep breath, and went straight to Chang'an City with the remaining three thousand elite soldiers.

In Tongguan, Ma Teng's father and son were arranging defense, and suddenly the defeated army came to report, and the grain and grass were robbed by Cao's army.

Ma Teng was shocked, Tongguan had been taken, where did Cao Jun come from?

While discussing with Ma Xiu, another captive was released and informed of Sima Yi's words.

Ma Teng was furious and scolded: "What a Cao thief, he used such a trick, who is Sima Yi?" ”

Ma Xiuyan said: "Sima Yi is unknown, so there is nothing to worry about, but I don't know who is going to attack Chang'an. ”

Ma Teng's face was gloomy, and he said hurriedly: "Chang'an is in danger, so send troops to rescue immediately." ”

Ma Xiuyan said: "It's dark, and when you send troops at this time, I'm afraid there will be an ambush on the road." ”

Ma Teng gritted his teeth and said: "Tens of thousands of horses are in Tongguan, and the grain and grass are cut off, how can they stay?" If there is another mistake in Chang'an, you and I will have nowhere to return. Cao's army quietly crossed the Weishui River, and there must not be many people and horses, and only by exhausting the elite and destroying it can Guanzhong be saved. ”

Ma Xiu nodded and said: "The child led the elite soldiers in front, and the father came later, taking care of each other, I would rather give up Tongguan than let Chang'an fall." ”

Ma Teng immediately ordered the troops, leaving only 3,000 troops to defend the city, and the rest of the men and horses were divided into two teams and killed Chang'an overnight.

Ma Xiu led 20,000 elite cavalry to go first, and divided 3,000 pioneers to explore the way, and the Xiliang cavalry ran wildly under the moonlight, like wolves going out to feed, and the momentum was amazing.

As soon as they arrived in the territory of Huashan, suddenly the front army was in chaos, people shouted and neighed, and the cavalry crowded together, trampling on each other, and became a pot of porridge.

Ma Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to check, and saw that a huge pit had been dug in the middle of the road, cutting off the road, and even people and horses fell into it, killing and injuring countless people.

He was about to ask people to fill the road and move forward, when suddenly arrows fell from the mountain, and the ambush soldiers were killed, and the men and horses were in chaos, so they hurriedly divided their troops into a formation and prepared to resist the enemy.

Cao's army rushed down from the mountain and took advantage of the chaos to fight for a while, and at this time Ma Teng's army had also arrived and retreated to the mountain.

Ma Xiu was about to send troops to pursue, Ma Teng said: "A little ambush, don't worry, they are just to delay our rescue time, and quickly march to Chang'an." ”

The soldiers cleared the road, and Matthew continued to lead the troops forward, this time the men and horses were cautious and marched slowly, and when they bypassed a few mountain passes, they came to report that there was a large camp of Cao's army in front.

Matthew rode his horse to a high place to watch, and saw the torches in a circle, the vehicles lined up on the road, and the captives who led the way pointed to the place where the fire was located, saying that it was the place where the grain and grass had been plundered.

Ma Xiu ordered a pause to rest, waited for Ma Teng to catch up, and said: "Cao Jun grabbed grain and grass, and actually set up camp in front of the road, he must be waiting for his father's reply." ”

"Hmph, why doesn't Cao Jun take me so seriously?" Ma Teng was furious and said in a deep voice: "After I, Ma Teng, am a famous general of the Han Dynasty, how can I be in the company of the usurper thief?" Kill—"

Ma Xiu was also worried about the situation in Chang'an at this time, and Cao's army camped here, indicating that there were already people and horses to attack Chang'an, and there were only 20,000 defenders there, so they had to be rescued as soon as possible.

At that moment, the father and son discussed it, divided the cavalry into three teams, and took advantage of the fact that Cao's army was not prepared, and rushed straight into the camp with lightning speed, killing and scattering the defenders, and relieving the siege of Chang'an.

The Xiliang army sent out in unison in three ways, rushing straight to the camp of the Cao army, and when the defenders heard the sound of horses' hooves, they hurriedly beat drums to warn, it was too late, and the cavalry poured into the camp like a torrent, and it was overwhelming.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Jun fled with torches, and the camp instantly became dark, and Ma Teng was about to divide his troops to chase and kill.

Ma Xiuyan said: "Cao Jun raised fire and left, it must be a trick to lure the troops, so that I can't go all out to rescue Chang'an, but I can divide my troops to guard these grains and grass, and go straight to Chang'an, kill and disperse Cao Jun, then these ambush soldiers will go by themselves." ”

"My son has a point!" Ma Teng thought so and sent troops to stay in the camp.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves shook in the west camp, followed by several terrible screams, and people and horses had already rushed into the camp.

Ma Xiu shouted: "This must be the ambush of the Cao army, if you go to chase the enemy, you will fall for the plan of the dog thief!" ”

Ma Teng secretly said that he was lucky, and shouted: "You must kill them before you can save Chang'an." ”

The general order was handed down, the generals and colonels of the Xiliang Army rushed forward to kill, the two armies were in a scuffle in the camp, both sides were cavalry, galloping back and forth, only killing people on their backs, screaming all over the sky.

It was the Chang'an reinforcements led by Ma Tie who rushed to the camp, and heard that the grain and grass were robbed, the Cao army cut off the road to Huashan, and Ma Teng was trapped in Tongguan, and Ma Tie hurriedly led the troops to rescue him overnight.

When they arrived at the place where the grain and grass were looted, they saw that Cao's army was deploying and reorganizing their troops, and they rushed in without saying anything, and the advantage of the cavalry was that they could not hesitate for a moment.

Ma Tie's martial arts are second only to Ma Chao, and he entered the Cao camp, overturned more than a dozen people one after another, and went straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Facing the killing, he raised his gun to stop him, and roared angrily: "The dog thief is killed!" ”

Ma Tie was very familiar with this person's voice, and couldn't help but be stunned, but the moonlight was hazy, the general was wearing a helmet, and the black shadow covered it, so he couldn't see the door clearly.

In the middle of the distraction, the man stabbed with another shot, the move was very sharp, and the hidden killing move was actually the must-kill move of Ma's marksmanship.

"Second ......" Ma Tie was shocked and hurriedly turned his horse to avoid.

"You're only two!" The man on the other side shouted, and the spear stabbed again.

"Second brother, it's me!" Ma Tie finally recognized that the person who came was Ma Xiu, and hurriedly shouted.

Matthew was also taken aback, after several ambushes tonight, he had already killed red-eyed, and just now he was only concerned about killing the enemy, and he didn't pay attention to what the person looked like.

After seeing that it was Ma Tie, Fang knew the plan, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop, stop, your own people ......"

Ma Tie also raised his gun and yelled, causing the soldiers behind him to retreat, and the two brothers urged the horses in the chaos and persuaded their men and horses to retreat.

The Xiliang army mixed up with each other for a while, and finally gradually stopped as the two brothers shouted.

Ma Teng is guarding the grain and grass in the back in case it is burned by the Cao army again, and for the Xiliang army, the grain and grass are also the lifeblood.

Suddenly, I heard the continuous shouting in front of me, and the sound of killing gradually stopped, but the men and horses were still confronting, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”