The news of Ma Tan's arrival in Chang'an quickly spread throughout Chang'an. The soldiers defending the outer city were all terrified, afraid that Ma Jian would suddenly fly up and slaughter them all.

After all, Pao Ze, who escaped from the Meridian Valley, described Ma Tan as a devil with infinite strength, who could fly and eat people. As they walked along the narrow mountain road, Ma Tan suddenly descended from the sky and rushed into their ranks to perform a wave of hand-tearing soldiers.

not only ate several robes on the spot, but also blocked the intersection by one person and killed thousands of people in a row......

Basically, the rumors about Ma Jian in Guanzhong are not ordinary outrageous, even if Pu Songling comes, he has to say that he is too conservative in what he wrote.

At the moment, Cao Zhen, who was in the General's Mansion, was recuperating from his illness, and began to deal with government affairs again because his condition had improved slightly.

At this moment, there was not much good news on Cao Zhen's board, and the bad news from the west was bombarded indiscriminately, and Cao Zhen felt his uncle's pain.

"Zhuge Liang's soldiers went out to praise the ramp, Ma Tan broke Chen Tai, and Guanzhong Qiang Hu turned against the water......" Cao Zhen looked at the wolf smoke everywhere in the entire northwest battlefield, and felt a little helpless for a while.

Of course, in addition to the headache, Cao Zhen's biggest emotion is self-blame.

If it weren't for the fact that Cao Zhen, in order to make some merits, disregarded the difficulties and dangers of Shu and the complicated situation, he rashly launched an army of 200,000 to attack Shu, the situation would not have been so difficult.

Sima Yi was already very powerful, and he was thrown to such a remote Liangzhou to raise an army of 50,000. Relying on the containment of Liangzhou and the assistance of more than 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, it is still difficult for Zhuge Liang to think about the Northern Expedition in theory.

As a result, he suddenly lost the advantages he had accumulated for several years. Not only that, but he also let the Shu army take advantage of the victory to kill the Meridian Valley and burn the war to Guanzhong.

All these mistakes are all because of him!

Every time he thinks of this, Cao Zhen feels that his heart is blocked, and his self-blame is difficult to suppress. Even the doctor advised him to relax, because being emotionally agitated all the time can easily lead to the deterioration of his condition.

Just when Cao Zhen was depressed, the soldiers below suddenly rushed in and reported to Cao Zhenyu.

"General! The butcher of Xishu, Ma Tan, led the troops to appear outside the city! At this moment, he is shouting outside Chang'an City! ”

"What! Has Ma Tan'er already hit here? This sentence scared Cao Zhen so much that he almost fell,

"How geometry is the Shu army outside the city? Twenty thousand or thirty thousand? ”

"Uh...... Neither. ”

"That means there are more than 30,000? So the main force of Shu Han has been exhausted? Cao Zhen's face was extremely ugly, and in just a moment, he thought of the most pessimistic thoughts.

I'm afraid that Chen Tai has been defeated, Guo Huai has been blocked, and the Shu army has already reached Chang'an!

"Uh...... There are only five or six hundred people in the Shu army, and it seems that most of them are Hu people......" The pawn who ordered below hesitated a little, and finally said cautiously.

"Five or six hundred?" Cao Zhen frowned suddenly, and his first reaction was impossible.

However, he soon recalled the battle report from Nanyang, and the fiasco of Biqiu Jian...... Cao Zhen inexplicably believed it again.

However, Cao Zhen was a little unsure about Ma Yan's purpose. What did Ma Tan want to do with these five or six hundred people?

Did he expect five or six hundred cavalry to break through Chang'an?

Or is Ma Tan just a pioneer reconnaissance, and a large force of the Shu army is still behind? Or was he just a decoy, trying to lure the Wei army out of the city to besiege him?

Because of physical reasons, Cao Zhen did not know the situation at the front in detail enough. When Ma Yan, a famous general of Shu Han, suddenly appeared outside the city, Cao Zhen couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Confused for a moment, Cao Zhen made the worst decision of his life.

He was going to go to Chang'an to see it in person and say a few words to Ma Jian in person.

Tut...... He should think about Hao Zhao's fate......

"Come on, help me up, I'll go and see what Ma Yan'er wants to do in person!"

Soon, Cao Zhen, who did not believe in evil, walked tremblingly to the head of Chang'an City with the support of his own soldiers. Ascending to the head of Chang'an City, I saw Ma Jian from a distance showing off his might under the city surrounded by hundreds of cavalry.

"Where is my loyal minister Cao Zidan! There are guests from afar, why not come out and meet them! Ma Tan, who was still arrogant in the city, shouted with a loudspeaker.

Pity him, there are only five or six hundred people in total, and there are tens of thousands of defenders in Chang'an, but no one dares to go out of the city to face the battle. They sit on a fortified city, but they watch the horses on their faces.

If this had been put in the past, the lungs of the city guards would have exploded. But now, as long as you see the big banner of the "Han Fuguo General Horse" outside the city, it is enough to make anyone's eyes clear.

"Ma Youchang! You are really arrogant! Just bring this person to Chang'an! Cao Zhen looked at it several times, and finally determined that there could be no ambush in Ma Tan, and stood at the head of the city and said angrily.

"Are you bullying me, no one cares about Dawei?"

"Huh? General Cao Zidan! You're finally willing to come out. Ma Tan was stunned for a moment, looked at it carefully for a while and recognized it as Cao Zhen, and was immediately overjoyed.

"You're finally out! You're out, and I can give your majesty an explanation! ”

"Confess?? Give an explanation to Liu Chan, the lord of Shu? ”

At the head of the city, the Wei army, together with Cao Zhen, all had a big question mark above their heads.

"That's right, I, Ma Tan, came to Chang'an this time to issue an edict for General Zidan." Ma Yan nodded matter-of-factly, and made a gesture to draw the edict from his arms.

"Originally, the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty was in a difficult period, and the prime minister was often worried about the progress of the Northern Expedition. But after this, General Zidan used his talent to contribute to the victory of my great Han Meridian Valley! ”

"From the Meridian Valley to the Baochuan Road, under the desperate operation of General Zidan in Cao Yingxin and the Han Dynasty, the Northern Expedition of our Han Heavenly Army has been going smoothly. Now our army has made a lot of gains, morale is high, and the prospects for the Northern Expedition are bright. ”

"This is all because of my loyal minister Cao Zidan!"

"So I issued an edict to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, sealing Cao Zhen as the general of the Han Dynasty and receiving a fake festival! Reward a few catties of gold silk and more than 20 horses to reward his contribution to the Han Dynasty! ”

"So ......"

"Shut up! Ma Tan Xiao'er dares to insult me!! Before Ma Jian finished speaking, Cao Zhen had already broken the defense. There was a lot of anger in his eyes, and his hands were already in the wall.

"If you have the ability, come to fight Chang'an! What kind of hero is a quick tongue here? ”

"Ahem...... I can't be a small general in Jingzhou, and I can't get thousands. How dare you compare with General Cao, who won tens of thousands of people for the Han Dynasty and made great achievements? Ma Tan suddenly put on a look of sincere fear, and wanted to say extremely sincerely.

"And General Cao has misunderstood, is there a lie in what I said?"

Before the words fell, Cao Zhen was angry at the bullfight, and suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat, and fainted in the city.

"General!!"

(End of chapter)