Ma Chao and the others went down the back mountain, overjoyed, grabbed Ma Le and asked urgently: "How many soldiers and horses are coming?" ”

Ma Leyan said: "Fifty people! ”

"Fifty?!" Everyone was stunned, how did this person escape?

Ma Le didn't care about explaining, and asked everyone to change into Cao Jun's clothes and armor, Ma Dai said: "Just dress up like this, I'm afraid that Tianming will be found out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go far." ”

They are still on top of the cliff, and the Cao army patrols back and forth in the distance, and they can barely get through the pass at night, and they will definitely be recognized during the day.

Ma Leyan said: "We have snatched the mountain patrol token, and we will go down the mountain to Motianling first, where someone will answer." ”

Everyone was neatly dressed, followed Ma Le down the hill from the path, and passed by several patrolling Cao soldiers, without arousing suspicion.

Cao Jun and Han Sui's soldiers and horses have been guarding here for nearly two months, they are already tired and numb, they do their daily routines, and they are even more perfunctory at night, sleepy-eyed, how could they have thought that the people on the mountain would suddenly flee in disguise?

Fighting one after another, although some people were injured, they had a glimmer of life at this time, and they all cheered up, and they didn't feel hard when they trekked through mountains and rivers.

Along the way, Ma Le briefly introduced the matter of asking for help, Ma Chao heard mixed blessings, happy that Liu Qi sent his henchmen to the rescue, there must be a plan, worried that the troops were too small, I don't know if I can escape from the encirclement and interception of the Cao army.

In the middle of the dense forest, a group of people dressed as hunters were watching and answering, and Ma Le made a secret signal and entered the forest.

Ma Chao saw that Xu Shu had an extraordinary bearing, and he also knew that the fifty people in his companion were all equipped with unique skills, and his heart was a little calm, and after repeatedly thanking him, he asked for a plan to get out.

Xu Shu said: "Liangzhou is the garrison of Cao's army, from Jincheng to Tianshui all the way through, only to cross Gaolan Mountain, from Didao to Caohan, from Wudu back to Hanzhong, Han Sui did not expect that the general would retreat to the south, so he could be taken by surprise, attacked unprepared, and retreated. ”

Ma Chao's eyes suddenly lit up, like the dawn in the east, and he was overjoyed: "Mr.'s words made me suddenly open, Qiang Zhuhu and I have a lot of friendship, as long as I can cross the Tao River, I can ask for help." ”

Trapped in Jincheng, Ma Chao thought about escaping back to Hexi and raising troops again to take revenge, and never considered other escape routes.

Ma Dai sighed: "This is really a mystery of the authorities, the troops here are weak, there are very few patrols, I don't expect Han Sui and they will not expect us to go south." ”

Xu Shu said: "I waited for a light trip, and explored the way, the dry food and baggage brought are not much left, there is a stone city pass in front, garrisoned by the Qiang people, we must take this pass, seize the horses and baggage to evacuate, take advantage of the Cao army's reaction, quickly retreat to Hanzhong." ”

Ma Chao clenched his fists and said: "The one blocking the road must be the Huangzhong Party Xiangqiang people, don't worry, sir, it's all handed over to me!" ”

Ma Dai gritted his teeth and said: "Since the Dangxiang tribe has betrayed us and followed Han Sui's old thief to exterminate us, it's time to issue a warning!" ”

Pound roared: "Kill, no one will be left!" ”

"Kill!" Several of the attendants next to him also roared in low voices, and they couldn't look back on the past two months.

Allies betrayed, companions died in battle, and they were almost at a dead end, and at this time, there was a flame of revenge in everyone's heart, burning brightly.

Xu Shu comforted everyone and said: "According to the scouts, the pass here is very simple, the pass is encamped, and the mountain is stationed with troops, which shows that the Qiang people are not good at arranging troops, you can rest at ease, and act in the moonlight after dark." ”

Then he ordered the dry food to be distributed, and he ate, drank and rested in the forest to recuperate, and Shi Ah took a few agile companions to monitor the movement first.

In this dispatch, Xu Shu brought twenty elites of the Yanfeng Battalion to accompany him, and after arriving in Hanzhong, Wei Yan selected thirty green forest masters from the Red Flame Army.

In the evening, suddenly there was thick smoke billowing on the top of Wuquan Mountain, and the crowd was crowded, and the defenders must have found that Ma Chao and others had escaped, and began to pursue them in all directions.

Ma Chao stood on a cliff, like a lone wolf looking at the territory, his eyes reflected the flames on the top of the mountain, the hatred of Wuquan Mountain, it was necessary for Han Sui to pay for his blood debts.

At dusk, everyone had eaten all their dry rations, sorted out their equipment and was ready to go, and the enemy troops who were searching had arrived at the foot of the mountain on this side, and the situation was imminent.

The bright moon rose on the east mountain, the sky and the earth were hazy, the mountain wind covered the footsteps, and under the leadership of Shi A, everyone came to the outside of Shicheng Pass.

I saw that tents were set up on the mountain and under the mountain, when the road was a simple camp, the intersection was made of a fence with tree branches, the Qiang people were not good at building, and this pass was not as solid as a mountain thief cottage in the Central Plains.

Sure enough, as Xu Shu expected, everyone didn't expect that Ma Chao would go south, and the north road and the west of the river must have been heavily defended at this time, and the Qiang people here had already slept.

The night wind was tight, everyone hid behind the rocks, Xu Shu said: "The Cao army has searched the foot of the mountain, if you rashly attack, the defenders on the top of the mountain will set fire to warn." You must first climb to the top of the mountain from the back mountain and solve the sentry on the mountain, who dares to go? ”

Ma Dai clenched his fists and said, "Leave it to me." ”

"General Shi Ah and General Ma choose ten people to go!" Xu Shu pointed to the lantern lit halfway up the mountain, and instructed the two: "After you succeed, you will sound the fire horn, and when you see the lantern falling, you will kill it from the mountain and solve the defenders on the mountainside." ”

The two were ordered to choose someone, and Xu Shu said: "In addition, there is a need for those who are brave and good at fighting and have excellent riding skills, who else is there besides General Ma?" ”

Ma Chao patted Pang De on the shoulder: "Ling Ming is strong in martial arts, and he is the best at charging into battle, Mr. although." ”

Xu Shu instructed: "Pang Escort took twenty people to the forest on the left to ambush, where was the Qiang stable, but when he saw the fire in the camp, he took advantage of the chaos to snatch the war horses, rushed through the enemy camp, and guarded the valley mouth in front, and never let anyone go." ”

Pound said in a deep voice: "Sir, don't worry, none of these ungrateful people will want to get away." ”

Everyone went to act, and Xu Shu asked Ma Chao: "I don't know how Meng Qi's archery skills are?" ”

Ma Chao smiled proudly: "It's not me who blows, I gallop on the horse, and I can shoot down the geese in the sky." ”

Xu Shu pointed to the lantern again: "Later, when I saw the signal on the mountain, I shot down the lantern and entered the camp, and I was not allowed to let go of a Qiang person." ”

"What's so hard about that?" Ma Chao touched the iron fetal skill in his hand, this is a weapon handed down by his ancestors, and it is said to be the treasure bow used by the ancestor Ma Yuan back then.

Xu Shu also selected five people who were in good shape and good at sneaking, sneaked into the enemy camp with firewood and grass already prepared on their backs, hid at the foot of the mountain, and saw the lanterns falling on the mountainside, so they set fire to the camp.

After everything was arranged, everyone went their separate ways, Ma Chao held the steel gun tightly, and saw that Xu Shu was confident, organized, and very thorough, and couldn't help but secretly admire, Liu Qi could get such a talent, no wonder he was invincible.

The moon was scarce, the camp was deadly silent, only the mountain wind could be heard, and even the patrolling soldiers hid in their tents to rest, they were only here for routine business, and they did not realize the danger was coming.

Estimating that the time was about the same, Xu Shu motioned for Ma Chao to get up and led the rest of the people to the mouth of the valley.

Ma Chao hurriedly said: "Sir, although I am here to watch the battle, the matter of killing the enemy will be left to us." ”

Xu Shu pressed his sword and smiled: "The general really thinks that he is just a weak scholar?" I asked for orders to come this time, and I also have some skills, and I am about to fight with a sword to eliminate evil, and I am happy to take revenge. ”