Ma Chao knew that Ju Yi was one of the most powerful special forces in the late Han Dynasty when he trained 800 Xiandeng Dead Soldiers, that is, the White Horse Yicong who defeated Gongsun Zhan, who was famous outside the Ming Earthquake, and his generals were undoubtedly top-notch. What's more, Ju Yi is also a fierce general, the Southern Xiongnu plundered Hanoi Taishou Zhang Yang and left, it was he who attacked and defeated the Southern Xiongnu; It was he who took the lead in defeating Yan Gang's troops in the decisive battle between Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao - the Battle of the Boundary Bridge, and also beheaded Yan Gang. It's a pity that he was too arrogant, and he was finally killed by Yuan Shao.

Ma Chao was thinking about it, Ju Yi first glanced at him with disdain, then walked out of the queue with his head held high, saluted Ma Teng slightly, and said, "The end will be." ”

"In the future, you will listen to the command of my son Ma Chao, understand?" Ma Teng said.

"Yes." Ju Yi glanced at Ma Chao again.

Ma Chao could see that although Ju Yi agreed very happily, he was actually very dissatisfied with him. Ma Chao was a little puzzled, he had already defeated Han Sui more than a dozen times, why did Ju Yi look down on him?

Ju Yi held his head high again, and walked slowly from Ma Teng's ranks of generals to the ranks of Ma Chao's generals. Pang De, Duan Xuan, Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu were immediately annoyed, not only because Ju Yi was so rude to Ma Chao, but he also walked straight to Pang De, who was at the front of the line, and stood at the front.

Everyone noticed this, and the atmosphere between the crowd suddenly became a little stiff. Ma Chao also changed from doubtful to unhappy, but Ma Teng shook his head at Ma Chao without a trace. As for Ju Yi, he clearly felt this, but pretended to be deaf.

At this embarrassing time, suddenly there were a few urgent sounds outside the door, and when Ma Chao heard it, someone was shouting: "Report!" ”

Immediately, a scout ran in and shouted, "My lord, our army has captured a messenger of Han Suijun near twenty miles east of Ayang City. ”

Ma Chao raised his vigilance and said, "Hurry up and bring it up." ”

Two scouts turned out of the door, and they escorted a man wearing Han Sui's military armor to the ground and pressed him to the ground. Ma Chao observed that the messenger's armor had traces of battle, knife wounds, and bloodstains.

Ma Chao said: "Do you know which song this person is composed of Han Suijun?" Is it Han Sui's army, or is it the remnant of Cheng Gongying? ”

The three scouts looked at each other and said, "The Lord forgives my sins, but I don't know." ”

Ma Chao asked, "Which one are you from?" Did Han Sui send you, or did Cheng Gongying send you? ”

But the messenger did not speak.

Ma Chao looked at the messenger's bloodstained body and thought thoughtfully.

Ma Chao quickly figured out that the main army led by Han Sui had not yet fought with him, and only Cheng Gongying's troops had a fierce battle with him.

Ma Chao smiled: "What did Cheng Gongying send you to Han Sui for?" ”

The messenger was originally tight-lipped when he heard Ma Chao's words, but he was so surprised that he blurted out: "How do you know? ”

As soon as he said this, the messenger knew that he had lost his words, and he quickly shut his mouth.

Ma Chao said: "I already know that you were sent by Cheng Gongying. If you don't tell me the truth, I'll kill you. ”

When the messenger was told to be exposed, his mind was shaken, but he still hesitated.

Ma Chao was keenly aware of this, and said: "Tell me what Cheng Gongying passed on to Han Sui, and I will let you go." How is it? ”

When the messenger heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I hope General Shenweitian will keep his promise." As he spoke, the messenger looked at the scouts who were pressing him on either side.

Ma Chao understood and said, "Untie him." ”

The scout untied the messenger, and with a flick of his wrist, he reached into his bosom and untied his armor.

Ma Chao saw that the messenger took out a piece of silk from between the armor and the military uniform, and handed it to him.

Ma Chao took it and took a look, only to see a few lines written on it, to the effect that Cheng Gongying planned to attack the tile pavilion to atone for his crimes. He asked Han Sui to retreat from the army, avoiding Ma Chao's edge, and wanted to wait for Ma Chao's military rations to run out without a fight; On the other hand, troops were sent from the trail to Wating to strengthen the defense of Wating.

After reading it, Ma Chao knew that Cheng Gongying dared to attack Wating under such an unfavorable situation. But when he thought about it, Wating hadn't learned about his decisive battle with Cheng Gongying, and Cheng Gongying attacked unexpectedly, and it was really possible for Cheng Gongying to take Wating.

If Cheng Gongying really sent the letter to Han Sui, and Han Sui then retreated to watch his army run out of food as explained in the letter, and strengthened the garrison of Wating, then Ma Chao would definitely be defeated. It's just that fortunately, the messenger sent by Cheng Gongying happened to let his scouts intercept him alive in the middle of the road, and it didn't lead to more serious consequences.

After reading it, Ma Teng exclaimed: "It's not good! ”

"What's wrong, father?" Ma Chao asked.

"For my father, the terrain of Wating is dangerous, and he is deep in the rear, and he has hoarded more than 600,000 stone military rations transported by the imperial court in Wating!" Ma Teng said.

When Ma Chao heard this, his brain slammed. The fall of Wating hit him even harder. The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. Without sufficient food and grass, no matter how brave he is, it will be useless after all.

Ma Teng remorseful and blamed himself, and said: "Alas, it's all because my father is too careless, if the land for grain storage is arranged in Ayang City, this kind of thing will not happen." ”

Ma Chao hurriedly comforted and said, "Father, the matter is not serious to the worst. Didn't Cheng Gongying send the letter? We still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. ”

"How is this possible? Wating is only a hundred miles away from this city, and I am afraid that Wating has already been taken by him. ”

Pang De stepped forward and said, "My lord, there will be a plan in the end, maybe we can recapture Wating." ”

"Ling Ming?"

"The lord can pretend to be Han Sui and write a fake letter to Cheng Gongying, saying that he has been defeated by the young general and ordering him to come to answer. Cheng Gongying is so loyal, he will inevitably come. Pound said.

Ma Teng thought for a while and said, "Okay, just follow Ling Ming's plan." ”

Ma Chao thought of something and said, "No." ”

Everyone was shocked, and Ma Teng said, "Chao'er, what did you think of?" ”

"Father, think about it, even if Han Sui is defeated by me, Cheng Gongying will still be able to pinch our throats as long as he guards the tile pavilion. Han Sui still only needs to wait for our army to run out of food, and he can turn defeat into victory. In this case, how could he suddenly order Cheng Gongying to hand over the tile pavilion he had just won? Ma Chao analyzed.

As soon as Pound heard this, he knew that his plan had been wrong, and hurriedly said: "It was the last general who was stupid and almost made a big mistake." ”

Ma Chao said: "It's okay, Ling Ming is just not familiar with Han Sui and Cheng Gongying." ”

"Chao'er, what should we do then?" Ma Teng said.

Ma Chao thought for a while and said, "This is simple. After the tile pavilion is the street pavilion. In terms of importance, the street pavilion is far more important than the tile pavilion. Even if our army loses Wating, as long as you take the path to the street pavilion, you can still escape back to Sanfu. Han Sui ordered a false letter and ordered Cheng Gongying to go to the street pavilion. However, our army set up an ambush in the middle of the road, and we will definitely be able to defeat Cheng Gongying and recapture Wating. ”