Ma Chao's entire army wore filial piety and headed north to kill.
In the end, Ma Teng failed to resist the wound infection caused by the arrow wound and passed away. Ma Chao led 10,000 troops from Huben camp and 30,000 troops from Ma Teng's old army, and marched toward Sujiashan where Han Sui was.
The whole army was filled with murderous intent.
Coming this time, the Ma Chao brothers were determined to avenge Aweng and fight Han Sui to the death. The whole army was dressed in plain clothes, and they were holding back their bad breath, and were ready to find Han Sui to vent their anger on.
Han Sui was in the army.
Han Sui was also blaming himself for missing the great opportunity last time. Now he was talking about how he would have done it if he had known this, but it was too late to say this. His current situation is rather embarrassing. His approach is blocked by Wei Yan and Li Tong, and his only retreat is Longxi City. However, Longxi City is not his base camp, and his troops cannot stay there. At this time, two bad news happened to come.
Dingxi City was destroyed.
Ma Chao led an army of 40,000 men and came from the west direction of Longxi.
These two pieces of news are undoubtedly bad news for Han Sui. Dingxi City was captured, indicating that all the grain and grass he stored in the city belonged to Zhang Xiu. Ma Chao is coming from the direction of Longxi, and he will definitely form a pincer attack with Wei Yan and Li Tong. By then, his situation will probably be even more dangerous.
The best option now is to withdraw our troops.
He detoured to Xinglong Mountain and returned to his base camp, Jincheng, which would later become Lanzhou. Only when he reached his base camp could he feel safe. There is abundant food and grass in Jincheng and it is close to the Yellow River. It has both a natural barrier and a guarantee of safety.
Han Sui looked at Cheng Yu and asked, "Sir, what do you think our army should do?"
Cheng Yu didn't want Zhang Xiu to succeed so easily, but now they were facing the danger of being attacked from both sides. They had to choose to retreat, but before retreating, he still wanted to give it a try.
So he said: "My lord, you can lead a large army to retreat secretly tonight. Leave as many tooth flags in the camp as possible suspects. I have a wonderful use for them."
Han Sui was puzzled: "Sir, are you planning to stay?"
Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Ma Chao came here this time and was eager for revenge. He must have been blinded by hatred and couldn't distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. I took advantage of this opportunity to make Wei Yan, Li Tongjun and Ma Chaojun kill each other."
Han Sui said in disbelief: "Zhang Xiu is strict in running the army, how can he easily kill each other?"
Cheng Yu laughed loudly: "If Ma Chao had all Zhang Xiu's soldiers and horses, it would be impossible to kill each other, but now Ma Chao has 30,000 people who are Ma Teng's old troops. Wei Yan and Li Tong can't tell the difference. In addition, Ma Chao is blinded by hatred and his resolution plummets. As long as the temptation is appropriate, it will inevitably cause the two armies to kill each other."
Han Sui clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Sir, this is a brilliant plan. How many troops and horses do you need to keep?"
"Not much, three thousand is enough."
"Three thousand is enough?"
"Three thousand is enough!"
"Okay!" Han Sui high-fived, "Since you want to stay, I will leave three thousand troops for you to dispatch. I hope you will take care of your health. I will lead the army first and wait for good news from you in Jincheng."
That night, Han Sui led the army and left the bunker quietly.
In order to ensure concealment, Han Sui released the scout horses of the brigade. Wei Yan and Li Tong's scout horses were not allowed to appear within a radius of fifty miles. It took two hours for the 30,000-strong army to withdraw from the bunker, bypass Dingxi City, and head towards Jincheng.
Three thousand troops led by Cheng Yu guarded the fortress.
At this time, the five hundred tiger and leopard cavalry led by Dian Wei finally found Cheng Yu and came outside the bunker in disgrace.
Dian Wei went through a lot of hardships to find Cheng Yu.
Since he left Xudu, he has been running all the way. In order to avoid the natural dangers of Hangu Pass and Tongguan, he had to lead his troops into the barren mountains. By the time he entered Guanzhong, Li Jue and Guo Bang had become lonely souls. Wild ghost, Cheng Yu has also gone to Xiliang.
He went to Xiliang again.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Yu's men did not leave, but fired back at Zhang Xiu.
Cheng Yu's carbine didn't mobilize Zhang Xiu much, but instead mobilized Dian Wei to run back and forth. By the time he led his troops to Xiaoguan, Cheng Yu had already followed Ma Teng back to Longxi City. By the time he arrived at Longxi City, Cheng Yu had already left Longxi City for Jincheng. He returned to Jincheng, but he didn't know that Cheng Yu had started a food and grass war, which made him unable to buy food and grass, and he almost couldn't eat anything. Starved to death in the Loess Plateau.
Finally, he ran from Jincheng to Longxi City, and from Longxi City to the outside of Sujiashan, he found Cheng Yu.
After meeting Dian Wei and learning about his difficult journey, he was deeply moved. He took Dian Wei's hand, poured him a glass of wine to express his gratitude, and asked Xu Du what happened. After learning about the rebellion in Xudu, Cheng Yu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
Cheng Yu said: "I happen to have no generals around me. General Dian Wei came just in time. Now Ma Chao has led an army of 40,000 from Longxi. I want to use Ma Chao's hatred to lead Ma Chao, Wei Yan and Li Tong to fight each other." .”
Dian Wei said in a naive voice: "Sir, just ask me to do anything you need me to do. Wei Gannao will not hesitate to do it."
Cheng Yu excitedly invited him to drink and said: "After Ma Chao led his army, I went to fight with him personally. You led the army to call for formation outside the camp of Wei Yan and Li Tong. Now that Dingxi City has been broken, Wei Yan and Li Tong will definitely not Hold on to the camp and don't leave. You need to feign defeat and lead his army into our bunker. I will also lead Ma Chao's army into our bunker. In this way, when these two armies meet, there will inevitably be a battle. We can just sit on the wall and watch."
Dian Wei said: "Sir, this is a clever plan. Wei Zi should obey his orders, but what will happen if Wei Yan and Li Tong don't go to battle?"
"Hahaha!" Cheng Yu laughed, then lowered his head and said, "If you do this then, then Wei Yan and Li Tong have not made any achievements since they entered Xiliang, so naturally they will not miss such an opportunity."
Dian Wei laughed: "Sir, what a great idea!"
Two days later.
Ma Chao led a mighty 40,000-strong army and stationed himself at the foot of the mountain ten miles away from Han Sui's fortress, preparing to contact Wei Yan and Li Tong in the north and attack Han Sui from both sides.
At this time, Dian Wei led two thousand soldiers and horses towards Wei Yan and Li Tong's fortress.
When they arrived outside the bunker, Dian Wei was a hundred steps away from the bunker, and he started to curse loudly on his horse. He cursed at the bunker for an hour, but he didn't come out.
Dian Wei was furious and ordered dozens of his men to stand outside the bunker and yell at him.
For an afternoon, these subordinates cursed vigorously all afternoon, but the enemy did not respond at all. Dian Wei was angry and drank to relieve his boredom. Wei Yan and Li Tong did not appear in the battle. He became so angry that he tied up the dozen or so people and beat them with horse whips for their incompetence.
Because he was drunk, his men were careless and beat the dozen or so people almost to death.
In the middle of the night, Dian Wei fell asleep drunk.
The dozen or so soldiers secretly broke free from their bonds and headed toward the Wei Yan and Li Tong fortresses.
Wei Yan and Li Tong could clearly see today's situation.
Knowing that Dian Wei's men were coming, the two immediately called them in for questioning.
These people knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "The two generals must make the decision for us! That Dianwei is from the Central Plains and bullies us Xiliang people. It is really hateful to beat us with a riding crop in this winter!"
Li Tong asked: "Let me ask you, is Dian Wei really drunk?"
The soldier nodded: "Na Dianwei loves drinking. He drank to relieve his boredom today, so he must be very drunk."
"Is this true?" Wei Yan's eyes lit up.
"Absolutely serious." The soldier replied.
Wei Yan laughed loudly: "Haha! This is a God-given opportunity! The three boys Li Qiying and Huo Jun have already made contributions in Dingxi City. As old people, we have not only failed to make any achievements, but we were also almost plotted by that old thief Cheng Yu. Now Dian Wei Come and deliver, we must seize the opportunity.”
Li Tong nodded: "Okay, we will take action tonight."
