Ju Yi was about to brag again, when a voice suddenly came from the city gate: "Ju Yi, you are bragging again!" ”

Ju Yi immediately restrained his proud posture.

Ma Chao slowly walked out of the shadows of the city gate cave, as soon as he came in, he heard the conversation between Yan Xing and Ju Yi, although he admired Ju Yi's military exploits very much, he still couldn't bear to say a blow.

Ju Yi stepped forward with a smile and helped Ma Chao to get off the horse. Ju Yi smiled: "I can't hide anything from you, young master." ”

Ma Chao remembered that there was still the last Zhaowu City in Zhangye County that had not been captured, so he had a plan, so he said to Ju Yi: "Ju Yi, do you want to be a general?" Do you want to get more rewards for going to camp first? ”

Ju Yi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and almost jumped on the ground. Ju Yi smiled: "Yes! Think! The last general dreams of it! ”

Ma Chao was slightly relieved, the generals under his command are self-motivated, which is a great thing.

Ma Chao pointed to the northwest of the city with a horsewhip and said, "There is a city forty miles northwest of this city, called 'Zhaowu City'. The defenders of the city were only 3,000 men. I will give you 800 first-ascended dead soldiers, and you go and take Zhaowu City. ”

After hearing this, Ju Yi's face was a little cramped. He was embarrassed and said: "Young master, the last general has no siege equipment, it is night, and he can't enter the city, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to siege the city." ”

Ma Chao smiled: "What are you afraid of?" I have a plan. The first to climb the dead can put on the clothes and armor of the soldiers surrendered in this city, and then drive one or two hundred soldiers to deceive Zhaowu City on the grounds that the city was broken by the enemy and the deserters fled to Zhaowu City. After entering the city, did you promise to kill all the defenders and take the city? ”

When Ju Yi heard this clever plan, he immediately rejoiced and said, "If the last general can't take Zhaowu City, he is willing to be punished!" ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "Without further ado, while it's still late and difficult to discern, you can go as soon as possible." I will prepare you with new armor and cloak in the army, and a great reward for the whole battalion of the first camp. ”

"Whoa! Ju Yiding will not disgrace his life! Ju Yi exclaimed excitedly.

Ju Yi left Ma Chao, walked to the camp first, and waved his hand: "Brothers, let's go!" ”

The first dead soldiers were all encouraged, and followed Ju Yi to take off the armor of the surrendering soldiers.

The strength of the first camp is really beyond Ma Chao's expectations. Ma Chao thought that Ju Yi could defend the city gate for him, and he insisted until he led the iron cavalry into the city, which was already excellent. For this reason, he also sent Yan Xing to lead the crowd first, because he was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the crazy counterattack of the defenders when he ascended to the camp first. Who knew that there was no such thing as Yan Xing at all, Ju Yi only used three hundred to go to the camp first, and while his side was unscathed, he beheaded three thousand, captured hundreds of enemies, and only allowed two or three hundred people to escape.

Just when he was rejoicing, a beam of fire suddenly lit up, illuminating Ma Chao's face. Ma Chao saw that a large number of beacon fires had been lit on the city wall, and the beacon flames were bright and blazing in the dark night.

Ma Chao sighed, he was still a step too late, and now Han Sui would be able to learn the secret that he had seized Zhangye.

Jia Xu walked up to Ma Chao and said, "The matter has come to this, and the young master doesn't have to worry about it." In front of the Jiuquan county town - Lufu City, there are only four cities, Biaoshi, Lejun, Huishui, and Anmi, and the rest are vast plains, and there is no danger to defend at all. The young master still has an absolute advantage.

It is better to take advantage of the fact that Han Sui has not yet increased the garrison strength of the four cities, and immediately attack the Biaoshi City. The city of Biaoshi is the closest to our army, and after taking it, it is divided into an army to trace the weak water to attack the water city, and another army to attack the city of Lejun. Huishui City and Lechuan City are the two fortresses on the left and right of Lufu City, if they are lost, Lufu City will only have Anmi City as a barrier, and Han Sui will send troops to rescue. At that time, the young lord besieged the city to send reinforcements and fought a field battle with Han Sui's reinforcements, and he would definitely be able to defeat it. ”

Jia Xu's strategy was correct, Ma Chao nodded, and immediately ordered the whole army to continue to advance and rush towards the city of Biaoshi, which was seventy miles away.

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That night, Han Sui didn't know that the catastrophe was coming, and he was sleeping soundly on the couch with Xinna's concubine.

When he was sleeping soundly, there was a sudden knock on the door, which woke Han Sui up immediately. Han Sui woke up from his sleep dissatisfied, only to realize that someone had banged violently on the door outside.

Han Sui shouted dissatisfiedly: "Who! ”

The knocking on the door stopped, and Cheng Gongying's anxious voice came: "Lord, it's a subordinate!" ”

"Oh, it's Boying. What can't we talk about tomorrow, but we have to watch three watches in the middle of the night? As soon as he heard that it was his own humerus, Han Sui got up from the couch, put on a slight coat, and opened the door.

As soon as Cheng Gongying saw Han Sui, he said anxiously: "Lord, something is wrong, something happened in the city!" ”

Han Sui immediately looked solemn and said, "Getting the city? What happened to Castle? ”

Cheng Gongying said: "There is a beacon fire in the city, and the beacon fire shows that the city has been captured!" ”

Han Sui was taken aback: "What?!" ”

Cheng Gongying said with a worried face: "Exactly! The beacon fire has just been passed to Lufu City, indicating that the city has just been captured, and it should be tonight. ”

Han Sui became uneasy, and he said, "Could it be that Yan Xing is the opposite?" He wants to set up his own door and capture the entire Zhangye, thinking that the territory? ”

Cheng Gongying shook his head and said, "Yan Xing probably doesn't have that courage yet, he should know that he is not as wise as the lord, and he doesn't dare to rebel." ”

Han Sui's dark eyes rolled, then narrowed his eyes, and said, "You mean, he secretly took refuge in Ma Chao?" ”

Cheng Gongying said: "It should be Ma Chao who sent troops to attack, and Yan Xing surrendered." ”

"What?! Ma Chao? When he suspected that it was Yan Xing, Han Sui was not too anxious, but as soon as he heard that it was Ma Chao who was coming, Han Sui was immediately shocked and wandered back and forth anxiously.

"Didn't you say that Ma Chao should launch a surprise attack in January next year when Huangfu Song is defenseless and the weather is freezing?" Han Sui said while wandering impatiently.

Cheng Gongying lowered his head and said, "My subordinates really didn't expect that this Jinma Chao would have such courage and dare to attack on a large scale just a month after the big battle. Now that I think about it, Jin Ma Chao is really treacherous, and he chose to start a war in October, which can not only deceive us and the imperial court, but also avoid being attacked from both sides; You can also take advantage of the warm weather, if you wait until winter to send troops, it will be inconvenient to fight; It can also receive the effect of surprise and unpreparedness. ”

Han Sui wandered, with a gloomy face, and said: "Jin Ma Chao is really the great enemy of the old man in this life, and he has such courage, not only did we not expect it, but Huangfu Song would never have thought that Jin Ma Chao would have such courage." ”

Cheng Gongying said: "Yes, in this way, he will be able to attack our four counties calmly, and Huangfu Song is still in the dark, as long as he wins before January next year, he can calmly transfer his troops back." By the time Huangfu Song reacted, Jin Ma Chao had calmly returned to Sanguan and Jieting. ”