As soon as they broke out of the encirclement and ran out more than fifty miles in the direction of due east, the remaining nearly 2,000 rebels had already lost their strength, and the soldiers were sweating all over their bodies, and even dripping salt; The horses were the most tired, and some of them were already foaming at the mouth.

Yan Xing and Liang Xing saw that they had fled so far away, and it was difficult for Ma Chao's army to come from afar to pursue again, so they ordered their troops to stop and rest. As soon as he stopped holding the war horse, Cheng Gongying's body was crooked and he fell off the horse.

"Strategist!" Yan Xing and Liang Xing exclaimed in surprise, dismounted and helped Cheng Gongying up. When the hands of the two of them held Cheng Gongying's back, their hands felt sticky and warm, and at a glance, it turned out to be the wound that Cheng Gongying rubbed when he was dragged by a startled horse, and after a fierce battle, it had cracked, and scarlet blood soaked through his clothes.

Cheng Gongying said weakly: "Don't get in the way, don't get in the way......"

People influence each other, and after following Han Sui for a long time, Cheng Gongying also subtly has the stubbornness and refusal to admit defeat like Han Sui. Although his face was pale from blood loss and rushing, and his back hurt, he gritted his teeth and refused to scream in pain.

"The blood is flowing like this, and it's not in the way? Come on, bandage the wounds of the strategist! Yan Xing touched the blood clot on his hand, looking concerned about Cheng Gongying. Because he knew that Cheng Gongying might already be a little suspicious of him.

The tired soldier came over and cut Cheng Gongying's clothes with a knife, and Yan Xing and Liang Xing saw that there was no longer half a piece of good skin on Cheng Gongying's back, and the flesh and blood were blurred; Some of the wounds were still bleeding.

Yan Xing and Liang Xing both secretly admired him, he was so seriously injured, but Cheng Gongying persevered for so long, even if he had a fierce battle with Ma Chao, he did not show the slightest injury.

Liang Xing said: "Strategist, how did you endure being injured like this?" ”

Cheng Gongying smiled weakly and said, "No matter how painful it is, I can't show my cowardice in front of Ma Chao and make him laugh." Besides, if the soldiers of the three armies and Ma Chao all discover my injuries, can we still surround Ma Chao? ”

Yan Xing really admired Cheng Gongying now, and said: "In the past, Xiang Yu was an arrow in the Han Gaozu, endured the pain, pretended not to be shot, and laughed at Xiang Yu's poor archery skills, which can be described as a hero." I don't think the military division will lose to Gaozu. ”

Cheng Gongying shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Haha, what's the use of that?" Didn't you ask Ma Chaozhi's rescuers to come in time and fall short? ”

Liang Xing comforted: "Eh, you can't say that. After all, Ma Chao is brave, and the military advisor is injured, so it's not a big deal if he can't win. ”

"My defeat is useless." Cheng Gongying said lonely.

The sergeant was about to take a clean white cloth to bandage Cheng Gongying's wound, and when Liang Xing saw it, he untied a skin bag from his waist and wanted to pour it on Cheng Gongying's back. Cheng Gongying knew that it was strong liquor, which could prevent wound infection, and gritted his teeth.

Liang Xing said: "The military advisor should bear with it. ”

"Okay, you can pour it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Xing poured, and the moment the liquor was poured on the wound on his back, Cheng Gongying immediately howled in pain, feeling that there were thousands of ants biting his back; It's like thousands of needles inserting into every inch of his skin at the same time.

When he finished pouring the wine, Cheng Gongying's face was already red with pain, and he was holding back the pain. The sergeants hurriedly wrapped white cloth around his wounds.

Yan Xing said, "Strategist, what should we do next?" ”

Cheng Gongying thought for a while and said, "The lord must be on the way to pursue." ”

"The military advisor wants to join the lord?"

Cheng Gongying's face was angry and said, "No! We only have 2,000 soldiers and horses left, and it will be useless to go to join the lord, because Ma Chao is bound to join forces with Ma Teng, and the power is flourishing. Besides, I am deeply trusted by the lord, after this defeat, where can I still have the face to see the lord? ”

"That?"

Cheng Gongying smiled and said, "Let's go get the tile pavilion!" ”

"What?! Wating? Yan Xing and Liang Xing were both taken aback and said, "Strategist, you're not mistaken, right?" We only have 2,000 soldiers and horses now, where can we get the tile pavilion? That is Ma Chao and Ma Teng's grain road and the important town on the back road, the terrain is dangerous, how can it be attacked? ”

Cheng Gongying smiled: "Not necessarily. The two generals, please think about it, if you all think so, then Ma Chao and Ma Teng must think the same way. The Lord is leading the army to come, and their father and son must be in the first place, where is the energy to focus on a small tile pavilion? How could the guards of the tile pavilion be on guard? That's where we can take advantage of it. The tile pavilion is just a pavilion, and there will not be too many guards. We still have 2,000 soldiers and horses, why don't we have a chance to take them? ”

When the two of them heard this, it was really the truth, and the war was fought by surprise and unprepared for the enemy.

Cheng Gongying said again: "General Liang, you can quickly send someone to deliver a letter to the lord, telling him that we are going to take the tile pavilion, so that he does not have to fight Ma Chao to the death, but can avoid his edge." When Wating was captured, Ma Chao and Ma Teng had no grain transported by the imperial court, and they could not retreat back to the land of Sanfu, so they would definitely be defeated without a fight. ”

"Yes, military advisor, the last general will go." Liang Xing ran down in a hurry.

Yan Xing knew that Cheng Gongying's plan could be described as old and spicy. But Cheng Gongying deliberately didn't let him send someone to deliver a letter to Han Sui, and it seemed that he was also suspicious. Therefore, Yan Xing did not speak again.

After Cheng Gongying bandaged his wounds, after resting for two hours, he led Liang Xing and Yan Xing, as well as the remaining more than 2,000 horsemen, to Wating more than 100 miles away.

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After Ma Teng received Ma Chao's letter, he immediately went out of Ayang City to greet Ma Chao. Ma Chao had already led his troops to five miles below Ayang City, and saw from a distance that Ma Teng was already waiting for him outside the city gate. Ma Chao was overjoyed in his heart, and after four or five days of hard work, he finally succeeded in protecting Ma Teng from being attacked by Han Suijun.

Ma Chao hurriedly patted his horse forward, Ma Teng's face couldn't hide the smile anymore, and he got off the horse and waited for Ma Chao. Ma Chao also got off the horse, walked to Ma Teng, half-knelt down, and said happily: "Father, the child is here." ”

Ma Teng hurriedly grabbed Ma Chao's arms, asked him to get up, and said with a loving smile: "My son get up quickly." ”

Ma Chao stood up. Ma Teng pinched Ma Chao's arm and said with a smile: "My son has been fighting hard these days, and his body has become stronger, so he is not injured, right?" ”

Ma Chao smiled. Ma Teng understood, and said with a smile: "I'm confused for my father, my son has ten thousand enemies, of course it's fine." ”

Ma Teng patted Ma Chao's shoulder and said: "Today's battle father has learned from the spies, this Han Sui is really as cunning as an old fox, if it weren't for the child to come to save the father, it would be unimaginable for the father." ”

"It's all about children." Ma Chao said humbly.