While Ma Chao was grieving, someone suddenly came to report that Han Sui and his daughter had arrived.
Ma Chao asked to come in.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Han Sui and Ma Teng were sworn brothers and had a deep relationship. Seeing Ma Teng's coffin, Han Sui was also saddened by it, and his clothes were wet with tears.
Ma Chao informed Han Sui of his decision.
Han Sui hesitated and said: "After my daughter Han Qi came back from Yedu, she said that Yuan Xi was an upright person and not like such a vicious and vicious person. Is my nephew mistaken?"
Han Qi on the side - actually Camille, nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Ma Chao knelt down and said: "If my uncle is afraid of Yuan Xi's power and wants to submit to Yuan Xi, please behead my nephew and offer it to Yedu as a way to enter the world!"
Han Sui hurriedly helped Ma Chao up and said, "Your father and I are brothers. You are just like my son. How could I do such a thing?"
Ma Chao stood up and said, "Uncle, if you believe in me, please join me in fighting into Yedu."
In fact, it is no wonder that Ma Chao believed Jian Yong's words.
On the one hand, Bai Xiaowen did have a "profit motive" for murdering Ma Teng.
For Bai Xiaowen, if he wants to unify the world, he must attack the south, and Xiliang is indeed a border trouble. Even if the Xiliang army sent a concubine, Ma Xiu, as a "proton", it was only a superficial surrender, and it was not
It means actual surrender, but there is still a possibility of falling out.
At this time, Ma Chao's reputation was not yet prominent, and most of the Xiliang Army's prestige in the Central Plains was Ma Teng. Therefore, it was a normal idea to murder Ma Teng and seize the opportunity to seize Xiliang.
On the other hand, Jian Yong's "foreknowledge" has been verified.
Just like the fortune teller trick, if a fortune teller says one or two things accurately, most people will think that the fortune teller is good and believe what he says next.
What's more, Jian Yong's judgment about Ma Teng's trouble was not a fortune-telling that was pretentious, but a reasonable prediction based on facts and reason, which made it even more credible.
Ma Chao is not a resourceful person to begin with, and Jian Yong is extremely good at lobbying, so it is not surprising that such a result occurs.
Han Sui was still hesitating.
Ma Chao frowned and said, "Think of Yuan Xi, who is no older than me, but he can run thousands of miles to attack Xudu, destroy Cao Cao without hesitation in the face of danger, hold the emperor hostage, and hold the power of the world.
"The Yuan family has just destroyed Cao Cao, and its vitality has been greatly damaged. Our Xiliang army is extremely elite, and now we have captured Chang'an. This is a God-given opportunity! My uncle also knows what my nephew is capable of. If he is born to be a real man, he should replace Yuan Xi.
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Seeing Ma Chao's resolute attitude, Han Sui could only nod in agreement.
Ma Chao then ordered Ma Xiu to support the coffin and return to Xiliang for burial. He and Han Sui gathered their troops and marched to Tongguan!
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The three armies of Tongguan and Xiliang were all dressed in white robes and armor, with numerous flags standing there, giving them a chilling atmosphere.
Standing on top of the city was Cao Ren, and beside him stood a group of generals, including Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi.
In fact, the mission of Qiao Rui and the others is to check whether there are any awakened people lurking in Tongguan.
Of course, in Cao Ren's eyes, there was a bit of "the emperor supervising the army" in it, so he couldn't say he had a good look towards Qiao Rui and the other two.
The Xiliang army scolded their formation below the city.
Cao Ren said: "If we don't even fight a battle and just defend the city, it will demoralize our army and make the Xiliang army underestimate the heroes of the Central Plains. Besides, the Xiliang army has come a long way and has not set up a camp, so it is time to fight
One fight, kill them and their majesty!"
When Li Shuyi heard this, she thought, Oh, it’s over.
Now Ma Chao has the Revenge buff. In the first battle, Cao Cao was defeated because he underestimated the enemy. No matter how strong Cao Ren is, is he still stronger than Cao Cao?
However, Li Shuyi did not stop him. This was also Bai Xiaowen's special order. Cao Ren was a subordinated general and had a sensitive psychology. If Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi continued to dictate his decision-making, the rift would inevitably expand.
Just after Cao Ren opened the switch to meet the enemy, Qiao Rui ordered all the crossbowmen to be deployed on the city wall to guard.
Ma Chao was born with "a face like powder, lips like vermilion, a thin waist and broad shoulders, and a powerful voice." He was wearing a white robe and silver armor, holding a spear in his hand, and looked majestic. He pointed at Cao Ren and cursed: "Come and report to Cao Ren."
Name, the nameless ghost who can’t be killed by grandpa’s gun!”
Cao Ren shouted: "Who will capture Ma Chao with me?"
One of the generals rode out. It was Niu Jin, a brave general, who used a big sword to fight Ma Chao.
Niu Jin was also a fierce general in history, but unfortunately his popularity was not high. His strength in the Three Kingdoms plane was not strong, and he was highly biased. He was a pure strength general with very low agility.
Ma Chao saw the weakness of Niu Jin's slow movements as soon as he met him. After a hard knock, the second shot was like a flash of lightning, stabbing his throat.
Niu Jin quickly lowered his head, but his helmet was knocked off by Ma Chao, and the formation was defeated in two rounds.
Ma Chao shouted: "The thief will leave!" He immediately chased after him. Seeing that he was about to catch up, another general under Cao Ren rushed up. It was Zhu Ling, the general of Cao Ren, who stopped Ma Chao with a sword that could kill the horse.
Ma Chao summoned his might and stabbed Zhu Ling down with one shot. The morale of Cao Ren's soldiers was greatly reduced. Ma Chao pointed his spear, and the Xiliang army came up to cover and kill him.
Only then did Cao Ren realize how powerful Ma Chao was, and he quickly ordered him to pay the gold and return to the pass.
He ordered the sergeant to retreat first, and he rode forward, guarding the door, and was the last one to enter.
Fortunately, there were archers and crossbowmen at the top of the city who were well prepared and fired thousands of arrows. As cavalry, the Xiliang army did not set up camp and carry siege equipment. It was difficult to attack the city, so they had to retreat temporarily.
After Cao Ren returned to the pass, he heard that Qiao Rui, the lord's trusted subordinate, had prepared crossbows in advance. He handed over his hands and thanked him: "If it weren't for General Qiao, we would have almost lost Tong Pass!"
Qiao Rui did not take any credit, and had a gentle attitude: "The general has the heavy responsibility of guarding the pass, and the general is just doing his best to help. To hold the pass, the general needs to coordinate the overall situation."
Cao Ren took a deep breath, nodded and said, "I will definitely live up to my master's trust!"
He immediately ordered: "Most of the elite troops of Xiliang are cavalry, so it is not easy to attack the city. Tongguan Pass is dangerous, so we only need to build strongholds in deep trenches to avoid fighting."
At this point, Cao Ren said to Qiao Rui: "We still need to write a letter to the lord as soon as possible and ask for troops to come for reinforcements."
Qiao Rui said: "We have informed the lord. Within a few days, the lord will definitely arrive with troops."
Cao Ren felt relieved and went to inspect the city defense without mentioning it.
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Bai Xiaowen, who was far away in Yedu, received the message from the raven messenger, and said to Cecilia with a smile: "The raven messenger of Shenting is really convenient and fast. It took only two hours for Ma Chao to gather his troops and attack Tongguan.
I have already received the emergency report."
Bai Xiaowen then charged the Raven Messenger with psychic points, wrote a reply, put it back, and ordered the account to be raised for discussion.
At the Grand Sima Mansion, civil and military officials all arrived. Compared with before, there were more civil servants such as Xun You, and generals such as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Yu Jin, Le Jin, etc., together with the original Yuan family generals, it was really a gathering.