"Let's go into the mountains together!" Liu Qi took a deep breath and said slowly: "The dragon general who was only named by this king has broken before he became famous, won't it damage the prestige of our army?" ”

Chen Zhi hurriedly persuaded: "The sky is about to be dark, the terrain in the mountains is complicated, if it rains heavily, I am afraid that there will be danger, and it is appropriate for the king to wait here." ”

Zhao Yun and Shi A also tried their best to persuade each other, and at this time, Hanoi Taishou Miao Shang brought people over, and Zhang Ren learned that Liu Qi personally came to rescue Ma Chao, so he couldn't rest assured and asked him to send someone to be a guide.

Liu Qi asked, "What is the topography of the mountain here?" ”

Miao Shang replied: "From this path up the mountain, over the mountain beam is the Manger Bay, where there is a lot of grass and trees, easy to defend and difficult to attack, once a den of black mountain thieves, if General Ma is trapped here, it is also difficult to get out." ”

"Sure enough, Sima Yi has another trick!" Liu Qi asked: "Since there are bandits gathering, there must be a big road to take the carriages and horses, do you know the passage?" ”

Miao Shang nodded and said: "Five miles east here, turn into Taihang Road, and you can enter Manger Bay." ”

Liu Qi immediately made a decision and ordered: "Zilong, you lead the cavalry to Dongshun Avenue, act when you see the opportunity, I and my uncle will go over the mountain, and we must rescue Meng Qi." ”

Zhao Yun also knew that the situation was urgent, so he didn't say more, hugged his fists and took the order, Miao Shang sent two messengers as guides, and the group continued to walk east.

Liu Qi ordered Miao Shang to transfer troops here to respond, and by the way, he cleaned up the horses and carried them away, and led the troops into the mountain with Chen Zhi.

The mountain wind was howling, and the corpses of the Xiliang army could be seen from time to time along the way, some of the corpses were piled up gently, but at most there were no more than a dozen people, obviously Sima Yi was deliberately provoking the Xiliang army and leading them into an ambush.

Come to the top of the mountain beam, look around, a horizontal cliff is in front of you, there are countless cliffs in the Taihang Mountain, some even as high as a thousand thousand, there is a small road to pass on the middle of the mountain, it is not inferior to the Shu Road is difficult and dangerous.

The manger bay is only a small part of this moat, the road down the mountain is inconvenient to ambush, the Wei army has already retreated, and no corpses are seen along the way, but dozens of war horses are left on the top of the mountain, and the rugged and steep mountain road is impassable for horses.

Liu Qi looked at the valley and frowned: "Sure enough, as Xiaozhi expected, Sima Yi knew that the Xiliang army and horses were strong, intercepted his horses, and then sent troops to ambush them, and no one could escape." ”

When I was resting for a short time, I suddenly saw a puff of black smoke rise from the foot of the lower left mountain, which was blown up by a strong mountain wind and soon spread in the valley.

Chen Zhi was checking the terrain on the cliff and said loudly: "It's not good, if there is a fire there, it must be an ambush." ”

The guide nodded again and again, "Yes, that's the Manger Bay." ”

"Get down the mountain now!" Liu Qi instructed: "The soldiers are divided into two routes, the front team sentry probes the enemy formation, and the rear team tries to attack the ambush soldiers. ”

This Sima Yi was really ruthless, first set up an ambush at the mouth of the valley, so that Ma Chao thought that the plan had been broken, chased all the way, and kept killing the Xiliang army to provoke it, leading all the way to the Jedi, this is not counted, but also a plan to attack with fire.

Now is the autumn is crisp, the grass and trees are yellow, a fire burns over, the Xiliang army is trapped in the valley, even if there are war horses, it is difficult to escape, let alone chase on foot?

……

The Xiliang army chased the Wei army all the way, and from time to time was shot down by the archers in front of him with cold arrows, and Pang De was also hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and he was so angry that he jumped like thunder, like an enraged beast, staring at the target.

Over the mountain beam, the Xiliang army went down the mountain to chase to a valley, and suddenly the Wei army in front of them disappeared, the wind in the canyon roared like a monster, the mountains and trees shook, and the sky was dark, so they couldn't see where they were hiding.

From last night's preparation for the attack on the camp to the present, the Xiliang army has not been touched, and the previous fight and pursuit of the enemy, I still don't feel how, at this time wandering in the valley, this breath is released, and I suddenly feel dry mouth, hunger and thirst in my belly, and I am tired.

Ma Chao also felt a little prostration, and sent a small number of people to investigate the surroundings, while the rest of the people drank water and rested by the stream in the valley.

This valley is not tall and steep, it is surrounded by gentle slopes, and the cliffs in the distance are hundreds of feet high, and when you look up in the twilight, the cliffs seem to be about to be pressed down, which makes people palpitate.

As soon as he sat down and drank two sips of water, suddenly a scream came from the forest in front of him, and the scout shouted loudly, and there was an ambush in the forest.

Pound jumped up from a stone, raised his knife and shouted: "Young General rest, let me go!" ”

This way of chasing and killing, they also knew that the Wei army in ambush was temporarily deployed, but dozens of people, just to intercept them and chase them.

Pang Dexuan 300 troops stepped forward with their swords, and just when they reached the bottom of the slope, suddenly a Wei army ambushed from the hillside, and there were more than 1,000 people, rushing up from left and right.

Ma Chao saw that the situation was not good, and also led his troops to come forward to respond, Pang De rolled with a knife like an angry dragon, slashing left and right, Wei Jun screamed again and again, seeing that Ma Chao also came to answer, he knew that he couldn't resist it, and fled back the slope.

Pound chased closely, and just reached the halfway slope, when suddenly the arrows were fired in unison, and he was busy dancing with knives to cover it, and had to retreat to the foot of the mountain, and lost more than 100 people.

Ma Chao led his troops closer, gritted his teeth and looked at the mouth of the valley, and shouted: "Sima Yi, do you dare to fight to the death with my Ma Chao?" ”

"Hahaha, Ma Chao Puff, I am a wise man, how can I be as brave as you?"

On the top of the mountain cliff, a person looked up to the sky and laughed, his long white hair danced in the wind, and he looked at everyone condescendingly, it was Sima Yi.

Ma Chao's eyes were split, and he took the bow and arrow and shot it, but Sima Yi's place was extremely high, and the arrow lost its head in the wind.

Sima Yi stood with his hands in his hands, hunted in his robe, and said in a deep voice: "You wait for Xiliang Pifu, the two countries are fighting, life and death are fateful, and you have a grudge against my family, today I will let you wait for the ashes to disappear, see if you can still take revenge?" ”

Ma Chao was furious, raised his gun and roared: "Kill!" ”

Pound roared angrily, and was about to lead the troops to charge, when he suddenly smelled a choking smell of smoke, looked back, and suddenly his face changed greatly: "General, it's not good!" ”

Ma Chao also noticed the abnormality, everyone turned around, only to see that under the valley, a raging fire suddenly burned, and the smoke poured like a tide in the strong mountain wind, and what was even more terrifying was that on the slopes on both sides, those dead grass and shrubs were all burning, blown by strong winds, and the speed of burning was comparable to that of a war horse.

"Hahaha, Ma Chao Xiaoer, this place is called Manger Bay!" Sima Yi pointed to the valley, gritted his teeth and said, "I buried you here, and it is worth it!" ”

"Get out!" Ma Chao was furious, and went to the hillside with Pang De to kill, staying in the valley just waiting for death.

At this time, the smoke had filled the valley, and Sima Yi waved the Ling Flag and said slowly: "Set fire!" ”

Boom –

At the sound of an order, on the cliffs on both sides, ambush soldiers came out, countless torches and firewood were thrown down, and huge boulders rolled down at the mouth of the valley.

Ma Chao rose to his strength, roared and picked up a few boulders with a tiger head gun, and the surrounding soldiers were stoned to death, and another burning wooden stake rolled down, and he had no choice but to retreat into the valley.

The front and rear valleys were burned by fire, the weeds in the valley burned when they met the fire, the Xiliang army was crowded in front and back, there was no way to escape, there were rockets constantly shooting down on the mountain, and the manger bay had become a fire pit.

Ma Chao and Pang De huddled by the creek surrounded by soldiers, soaking their clothes to cover their mouths and noses, temporarily avoiding the smoke, but the temperature around them was getting higher and higher, suffocating, and they felt despair again.

Ma Chao roared angrily: "In the past, I was trapped in Wuquan Mountain, and I could fight to the death, but today I was burned to death by Sima Yi!" God, Ma is not convinced! ”