Watching Ma Chao being rescued, Cheng Yu narrowed his eyes.
Watching Ma Chao disappear from sight, he murmured to himself: "Chao Guo is so brave and unstoppable!"
He put his hands into his sleeves and his eyes were dimly illuminated by the white snow in the mountains. He turned around and walked towards the carriage down the mountain, thinking about the next action in his mind.
If Ma Chao is not dead, Ma Teng can at least hold on for ten days in Longxi City before starving to death. They can't wait any longer. They can't stay empty in the rear for too long. The longer it goes, the more dangerous it will be.
He knew in his heart that with his meager skills, he was no match for Jia Xu. If he caught the enemy in the rear and suggested that Zhang Xiu send troops, Han Sui's rear would be in chaos.
The most dangerous thing is food and grass.
At some point, snowflakes began to fly again in the sky, and they fell on his head and clothes. There was a crunching sound underfoot.
When he boarded the carriage, he had a plan in mind to deal with Ma Teng. Now that Ma Teng is besieged in Longxi City, he will definitely not know the exact situation of the battle in the valley. It is better to spread the news that Ma Chao died in the battle, and then find a lookalike and use his head to pretend to be Ma Chao, then Ma Teng will be in chaos. .
Five thousand troops were left in Yangma Mountain to defend Ma Chao, while the others followed Cheng Yu towards Longxi City.
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In Longxi City.
In the Nuan Pavilion, Ma Teng's arm was still bandaged with white cloth, but his face was already rosy. In order to recover from his injuries as quickly as possible, he alone had the highest standards for military meals.
"General! The Major General led an army of 10,000 people to rescue us. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by the old thief Cheng Yu at the foot of Yangma Mountain. The casualties are still unknown." Pang De came to report.
When he heard that Ma Chao was ambushed, and that the ambusher was Cheng Yu, an old thief, Ma Teng was so angry that he cursed: "The old thief Cheng Yu is really hateful, how can I, the Ma family, be inferior to him? Help Han Sui to murder us over and over again? What if I If I get the chance, I will eat its flesh raw and smash its bones into ashes to relieve my hatred!"
Pang De pondered for a long time and then said: "General, our army does not have much food and grass. Why not lead the army directly to fight out, join forces with the Major General, and rely on Tianshui City to confront Han Sui. When Han Sui comes from far away, he will not have much food and grass. It will waste time. He will retreat."
Ma Teng stubbornly shook his head: "Longxi City is the foundation of our Ma family, how can we abandon it so easily? The danger of Yangma Mountain cannot stop my son Ma Chao. When he comes over, he will attack Han Sui with me, and Han Sui will be defeated. !”
Pang De said nothing.
At this time, the captain who defended the city hurriedly ran in: "Report! General, Han Sui led his troops to the city and shouted to the general that he wants to talk to you."
Ma Teng snorted coldly: "Has he seen it before? I want to see what tricks he can do. Let's go! Let's go to the city and have a look."
Come to the top of the city.
Ma Teng looked at Han Sui, who was a hundred steps away below, and shouted: "Old thief Han Sui, you killed my youngest, and then you colluded with Cheng Yu to harm me. How do you stand in front of me now?"
Han Sui chuckled: "I heard that you scraped bones to cure poison, brother. I admire you so much that I came here to give you a gift today to express my admiration for your brother."
When it comes to scraping bones to cure poison, Ma Teng is also a little proud.
With the help of bone scraping and poison treatment, his reputation as a hero has become famous all over the world. Regardless of whether he wins or loses this battle, his reputation has surpassed that of Han Sui.
He sneered: "I don't need your admiration. Are you here just for this nonsense? It's cold and windy, so I won't accompany you!" When he said that, he turned around and left.
Han Sui smiled and said, "Don't you want to know what the gift I gave you is?"
"Not interested!" Ma Teng didn't look back.
"What if... Ma Chao's head?"
"..." Ma Teng froze on the spot.
Pang De turned his head in disbelief and looked at Han Sui's bloody head, which was gradually lifting, and carefully identified the man's appearance. It's a bit far away and can't be seen very clearly, but there is an eighty-nine-point resemblance.
Ma Teng turned around stiffly like a machine. When he saw the bloody head, his eyes were incredibly wide and his lips were trembling.
My heart felt as if I had been stabbed by a cold knife, and my heart shrank suddenly.
"How... how is it possible?" Ma Teng couldn't believe it, "My Chao'er is so brave and invincible, how could he be killed so easily?"
"General, don't be anxious, first identify whether it is really a major general." Pang De reminded.
Han Sui laughed loudly below: "Brother Ma Teng, please take a closer look. Just now in the valley of Yangma Mountain, Ma Chao led his army to rush through the valley. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by our army. He was hit by several arrows and died. I also I didn’t expect him to die so easily, what a pity! Hahaha!”
Ma Teng was so angry that he was shaking all over: "Han Sui, old thief! You beast! I'm going to kill you!"
Han Sui laughed loudly with disdain.
"ah--!"
Staring at Ma Chao's head, Ma Teng was filled with anger and roared. He felt as if his internal organs were on fire. Suddenly, there was a heartbreaking pain in his left arm. The pain was so violent that Ma Teng screamed and passed out.
Pang De, with quick eyes and quick hands, helped Ma Teng and retreated from the city.
outside the city.
Seeing Ma Teng unconscious, Han Sui laughed out loud and withdrew his troops back to the military camp.
Han Sui said to Cheng Yu, "Sir, this is a great plan. When Ma Teng saw the fake head, he was so angry that he almost held his breath. If he calmed down this time, he might not be able to survive."
Cheng Yu nodded: "General, we need to prepare early to prevent them from breaking out."
"Breaking through?" Han Sui didn't believe it. "Ma Teng just fainted from anger. It's not certain whether he can survive until tomorrow. How can he break through?"
Cheng Yu said: "This plan is too fragile. Ma Teng will definitely see through it when he calms down. At that time, he will lead his army out of the city and head towards Wushan City. If Ma Teng and Ma Chao join forces to defend, we may be exhausted." Here. Ma Teng doesn’t have much food and grass, and we don’t have much food and grass either.”
Han Sui pondered for a moment and said, "Just as you said, hum! Ma Teng won't be able to escape this time."
Pang De helped Ma Teng back to the room and lie down.
A needle sticks into a person.
Ma Teng finally opened his eyes with a growl in his throat, and closed them again with a long sigh. He never thought that his son would die in Han Sui's hands first.
Pang De expressed his doubts and said: "General, the young general is brave and good at fighting. He has followed you through dozens of battles and has not been injured. How can he be killed easily? Although Cheng Yu has strategy, he is inferior to martial arts. In front of the young general, he is at best useless. It's just to get some advantages. It's not easy to kill the major general. The battle at Yangma Mountain took less than half an hour, how could they kill the major general? Furthermore, I look at today, Han Sui is holding that song level, but dare not get close. The purpose is to prevent the general from seeing clearly, and to confuse the general's ears. I guess this must be Cheng Yu's plan."
Ma Teng's eyes lit up with a light of hope.
It's just that the light was a little weak, and the blow just now was too big for him, almost consuming his vitality.
"What do you think we should do now?"
Pang De said firmly: "Come out of the city, meet up with the Major General, and join forces to defeat Han Sui's troops. By then, not only can we break the current predicament, but we can also unite with Zhang Xiu to fight against Han Sui."
Ma Teng nodded: "Okay, we will fight out tonight."
