Although it was autumn at this time, the afternoon sunshine was very abundant, and it was very warm on the body. Ma Teng and his party were shuttled on the road in the forest. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the front troops. Everyone could not help but rein in the reins and looked intently at only Seeing that the horses at the front of the team had fallen over, Ma Teng had been fighting for many years. He could tell at a glance that he had been ambushed by something like a tripping horse. He shouted: "I am the former general of the Han Dynasty, Marquis of Huaili, Ma Teng! Xiao Xiaozhi!" Senior, slow down!"
However, there was silence all around. Suddenly, everyone felt the earth shaking slightly. Based on everyone's experience, they immediately judged that there should be a large number of cavalry galloping in front of them. Without thinking more, Ma Teng shouted: "Enemy attack!!"
Before he finished speaking, smoke and dust were seen everywhere in front of him. Judging from the momentum, there were at least two to three thousand people!
Ma Teng was surrounded by his personal guards. The captain hurriedly said to Ma Teng: "General, the enemy is not good. Please leave quickly and I will cut off the rear for you!"
Ma Teng also knew that time was running out, so he clasped his fists, pulled out his horse, took Ma Dai and dozens of other riders and fled backwards! After walking a certain distance, Ma Teng seemed to have thought of something. He rode his horse closer to Ma Dai and whispered: "Things here are quite strange. Go to Wudu as fast as possible and inform the lord of what happened here!" Ma Dai did the same! A person with a clear mind, and the uncle had just mentioned the identity of that person to him not long ago, he quickly connected the matter, and without saying much, he drew his horse and ran towards the Qishan Mountains!
Seeing Ma Dai disappear from sight, Ma Teng could not breathe a sigh of relief when he saw a force of about 200 people coming out of the diagonal stab in front, all wearing black scarves and covering their faces. Soon the two sides rushed to the same place.
The leader of the other party didn't say much. He raised his big gun and stabbed Ma Teng. Ma Teng didn't think much and raised his gun to block. There was a loud noise and Ma Teng's jaws cracked. Only then was he able to block the shot.
Knowing that he was not his opponent, Ma Teng was about to pull his horse and run away, but he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. When he looked back, it turned out that the pursuers had arrived. Now that the matter was over, knowing that it would be difficult to escape, Ma Teng shouted: "Everyone, disperse." Escape! Only one can survive!"
After saying that, he ignored the wounds on his hands, gritted his teeth and ran in the opposite direction of Ma Dai! The leader of the other side was not in a hurry, and ordered his men to pursue the fleeing Ma Teng army. He poked his spear into the ground, then took out an arrow from the saddle, fully drew the long bow, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then suddenly let go!
With a scream, Ma Teng fell off his horse! He hung the bow and arrow back on the saddle, the masked man pulled out the spear stuck on the ground, and came to Ma Teng in an unhurried manner!
At this time, the latter was lying on the ground motionless. The masked man sneered and turned Ma Teng's body upward with the spear in his hand. However, the moment his body turned around, Ma Teng suddenly shouted and threw it violently. Take out the sword from your arms! The masked man's reaction was quite astute. He turned to one side, and the long sword grazed his cheek. Because he was wearing armor, it did not cause any damage, but it scraped off the opponent's black scarf. After seeing the other party's appearance clearly, Ma Teng's eyes widened. Just as he shouted the word "Yan", a spear penetrated his chest and he immediately lost consciousness.
The battle ended quickly. The group of masked men began to clean the battlefield to see if there were any survivors. Several of them fixed their eyes on a Ma Teng soldier who was facing down. They looked at each other and then came closer. One of them said: "It's better. Our city guard is smart and sends an envoy to Han Sui's tribe to intercept and kill Ma Teng on the way. This will provoke a war between Ma and Han, and we will benefit from it!"
"Shut up, don't say this!"
Then, a few people didn't seem to notice the fallen soldier and walked away not far away! Soon, everyone gathered again, and one person came to the leader and said: "General, the enemy has been completely wiped out!"
"Okay, let's go back to Wudu!" After the leader finished speaking, he took the lead and ran towards the distance!
After a while, silence returned. Several soldiers of the Ma Teng Army slowly raised their heads and saw no one around. They stood up slowly, helped each other, found a few horses, and ran wildly in the direction of Panhe County!
Three days later (two days before He Mansion encountered the assassin), Zhangye City
"Sir, you are indeed very good at predicting things. Ma Chao is not only willing to take the initiative for me, but also revealed his intention to make Ren Sui my adoptive father. Please advise me on what to do next!" Han Sui, the leader, raised his hands and said respectfully, But he couldn't hide his excitement.
"Very good, the general will immediately send someone to Li Jue to explain that our army has no intention of becoming an enemy with him again. To show our sincerity, our army is willing to withdraw from Liangzhou!" The speaker was thin and had sallow skin. He was the one under Cao Cao's tent. One of the most reliable advisers is Xi Zhicai!
Hearing this, Han Sui was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Sir, something is wrong. Li Jue is greedy. Once our army withdraws, Lu Bu will be alone. It is difficult to prevent his ambition from resurrecting. He can capture Lu Bu and occupy Liangzhou by the way." , wouldn’t this mean that the tiger is rejected through the front door and the wolf is admitted through the back door???”
Xi Zhicai nodded slightly, stroked his beard and said slowly: "It's good to be ambitious. This is what Xi Zhicai likes to hear!"
He gave Han Sui a calm look, and then Xi Zhicai continued: "Although Lu Bu is brave, he is reckless and nothing to be afraid of. The truly terrifying person is Li Ru behind him. With that man's wisdom, I believe It won't be long before you notice the changes here. By then, the military capitals will be the horns of each other, and the Hanzhong Army will be relied upon! Even if the generals occupy Liangzhou and join forces with Lord Sikong, I believe it will be difficult to deal with it. Rather than this, it is better to let Wouldn't it be great if Li Jue went to deal with Lu Bu?" Xi Zhicai didn't say anything. Although Li Jue is a big man, he can't compare with King Hongnong in terms of his background. Even if he becomes big, he won't be able to pose a threat to Master Sikong in the end. any threat.
"But how can you be sure, Sir, that once we withdraw our troops, Li Jue will attack Lu Bu instead of taking the opportunity to occupy Zhangye County or even Dunhuang County and Jiuquan County?"
"General, don't worry about this. Lord Sikong has already made arrangements! General, just wait and reap the benefits after both parties suffer losses!" Xi Zhicai smiled mysteriously...
Two days later (the day He Mansion encountered the assassin), Wuwei County, Wuwei City
"Feng'er, what do you think!" A rough voice sounded, and the person asking the question was none other than Li Jue. Due to his rough background, Li Jue was illiterate, and most of the battle reports were read by his nephew Hu Feng.
Hu Feng was sent by Li Jue to study under the name of a famous official and scholar since he was a child. Although he had no great achievements, he was able to read and write. Moreover, he was somewhat intelligent and he was from his own family, so Li Jue let him He accompanies you and becomes your confidant!
"Uncle, I think what Han Sui said is true. Once Ma Teng dies, they have no reason to stop us, but..."
Li Jue frowned and said displeasedly: "After studying for two years, I started to talk secretly. If you have something to say, say it quickly!"
Hu Feng no longer hesitated and said, "Uncle, why don't we take this opportunity to occupy Liangzhou? My nephew knows that Han Sui is very ambitious, so it is better to start with two aspects. Stop them, and on the other hand, concentrate your forces to destroy Lu Bu's army in one go!"
Li Jue thought for a moment and said, "Then why don't we take this opportunity to occupy Zhangye County first?"
Hu Feng shook his head and said: "Uncle, you must not do this. If you do this, you will definitely anger Han Sui, and you will be in a dilemma. Instead of doing this, it is better for us to eliminate Lu Bu first, and then cooperate with Han Sui to take down Wu." Capital, Hanzhong and even the prosperous land of Bashu are far better than returning to the bitter cold land in the northwest. If my uncle wishes, he can become emperor in Bashu. Wouldn't it be happy?!"
After hearing this, Li Jue's face lit up and he paced back and forth in the hall. After all, he was also a warlord. He quickly calmed down. After a while, he came to Hu Biao and frowned and said, "But Han Sui..."
Before Li Jue finished speaking, Hu Feng volunteered and said: "Han Sui's wish is nothing more than a corner of Liangzhou. We will eradicate Lu Bu for them, and they will help us capture Yizhou. This is a win-win situation. My nephew is not Talent, I am willing to send Han Sui as an envoy to Han Sui for my uncle to discuss cooperation matters!"
Three days later, Han Sui's army withdrew from Zhangye County. Two days later, Li Jue left only a few troops to guard Wuwei and personally led a hundred thousand Liangzhou troops to attack Lu Bu in Tianshui!
On that day, Cao Cao's general, General Jin, led his troops to attack Hulao Pass. At the height of the war, Chang'an guard Zhang Ji suddenly defected and pointed his finger at Luoyang. Under attack from two sides, Luoyang was in danger. However, at this moment, another army suddenly came and the leader fought to the death. Zhang Ji was seriously injured and fainted, giving Fan Chou a chance to breathe. Fan Chou, who came to his senses, not only did not take the opportunity to escape, but took this opportunity to decisively attack Zhang Jijun. Fortunately, Zhang Xiu, who came after hearing the news, held down his position. After another desperate fight, Fan Chou's army was finally wiped out and Fan Chou died. Under Zhang Xiu's gun, Zhang Jijun also had a hard time. The entire army suffered heavy casualties and had no fighting power in the short term!
On the second day, an imperial edict came from Xuchang, conferring Zhang Ji the title of General of Zhendong, and the title of Marquis of Pingyang, leading the shepherd of Yongzhou!
However, when the eunuch who announced the decree arrived in Luoyang, he learned that Zhang Ji had died due to an injury. Since Zhang Ji had no heirs, his nephew Zhang Xiu eventually took over the reward. At this point, most of Yongzhou has completely changed hands, and the Yongliang pattern that has been maintained for three years has been completely broken. From this moment on, the Battle of Yongliang, one of the three major battles of the Later Han Dynasty, officially kicked off! !
