Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they were unclear. Xu You explained: "My nephew Sikong Xuan introduced me to Yu Yi. When we first met, I was deeply impressed. I saw the perseverance in Yu Yi's eyes. Later events also proved my judgment. He led We moved and defeated Le Jin’s conspiracy several times. He is the God who can lead us to the light!"
After hearing this, everyone fell into memories. From the establishment of political power in Daoxiang Village to the increasing size of the troops behind them, Yu Yi was indeed like a bright light in the deep sea, always shining in the direction, and they couldn't help but nod.
Xu You continued: "So this time, since the young master wants to cut off the queen, he must have his own reasons. We have no reason not to believe it!"
Everyone agreed. Xu You was very happy to see everyone united again and said: "But Sima Yi's army surrounded the ferry, and we cut off contact with the young master. To be safe, I think Lei Chunze and others took The troops crossed the river one after another and looked for a place to station themselves. Diao Chan and I took some soldiers and took a boat to observe near the Yellow River ferry, and we could also meet the young master."
Xu You's proposal was quickly approved and the plan began to be implemented.
In Xu, Jingnan, the news spread that Ma Teng was killed by Cao Cao and that Cao Cao was marching south. After Sun Quan knew about it, he immediately summoned all the civil and military officials for discussion.
Zhang Zhaodao: "We can let Lu Su handle it. We can write to Jingzhou as soon as possible and ask Liu Bei to join us in resisting Cao Cao. Lu Su is kind to Liu Bei. Liu Bei will definitely obey his words. Moreover, Liu Bei is our Soochow friend." Son-in-law, it is also my duty. If Liu Bei helps us, then there will be no danger in Jiangnan."
Sun Quan accepted this suggestion and sent someone to Lu Su to convey the order, asking him to go to Liu Bei for help. Lu Su accepted the order and immediately wrote a letter to Liu Bei. Liu Bei read the letter and left the envoy at the Guanyi Station in Jingzhou. People went to Nanjun to invite Kong Ming, and Kong Ming arrived in Jingzhou. Liu Bei took out the letter about Lu Su and showed it to Kong Ming. Kong Ming said: "This matter does not need to use the troops in Jiangnan or Jingzhou. It can prevent Cao Cao from going south."
So he wrote back a letter to Lu Su, letting him sit back and relax. If there was an invasion from the north, the emperor's uncle would have a way to retreat. After hearing this, the messenger left.
Liu Bei asked: "Now Cao Cao has raised an army of 300,000 men, joined Fei's troops, and swarmed in. Is there any way, sir, to repel the enemy?"
Kong Ming said: "When Cao Cao was in the Battle of Chibi, the people he worried about were the soldiers and horses of Xiliang. Now that Cao Cao has killed Ma Teng, his son Ma Chao, who is commanding the soldiers and horses of Xiliang, will definitely be full of hatred. God, my lord can write him a letter to contact Ma Chao and ask him to bring troops and horses into the pass, so how can Cao Cao still have the energy to go south?"
Liu Bei was very happy after hearing this, so he wrote a letter and sent a confidant to Xiliang to deliver the letter.
In Xiliang, Ma Chao had a dream at night. He dreamed that he was sleeping in the snow and was being bitten by a group of tigers. He felt very frightened and confused, so he called the generals under his tent for discussion and explained the content of the dream. Suddenly, a person spoke out and said, "This dream is an ominous omen." Everyone saw that the person was a close confidant named Pang De, with the courtesy name Ling Ming.
Ma Chao asked: "How do you say this?"
He replied: "I met a tiger in the snow. Isn't it a good dream? Could it be that something happened to the old general in Xuchang?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man suddenly rushed in, cried on the ground and said, "My uncle and brother are both dead!"
Ma Chao was surprised to see that the man was Ma Dai and asked what happened.
He replied: "My uncle and the minister Huang Kui jointly planned to assassinate Cao Cao. Unexpectedly, the matter was leaked. They were beheaded by Cao Cao in the market, and the two younger brothers were also killed. Only I disguised myself as a merchant and escaped overnight. . Of course, I have to thank Uncle Liu Huang for this. I didn’t expect that they were lurking in Xuchang, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to come back.”
It turned out that Ma Dai brought a thousand soldiers and horses and prepared to break out of the city. Later, someone came to Ma Dai and told him that Cao Cao had arranged a defense. One thousand soldiers and horses were too targeted, so he asked him to pretend to be a merchant, and then sent Ma Dai to Cao Cao. As goods were transported out of the city, Ma Dai asked the benefactor's name afterwards, and the man just smiled and left.
Ma Chao didn't have the heart to listen to this. He felt very heavy about his father's murder, and then fell to the ground crying.
The crowd helped him up, and Ma Chao gnashed his teeth and shouted that he would cut the thief Cao into pieces.
At this time, someone reported that Uncle Liu Huang of Jingzhou sent someone to deliver a letter.
Ma Chao took it apart and looked at it, and the content was: The Han Dynasty was unfortunate, and was dominated by Cao Cao, who bullied the emperor and neglected his superiors, and the people were withered. Your father and I received a secret edict from the king and swore to kill Cao Cao. Now your father has been murdered by Cao Cao. The hatred for killing your father is the general's hatred between heaven and earth, sun and moon. If possible, Lead the soldiers and horses of Xiliang to go out to attack Cao Cao. I will definitely use all the capabilities of Jingzhou to help contain Cao Cao. Then the traitor Cao Cao can be captured, and the traitors around the monarch can be eliminated. The hatred of the general You can report it, and the Han Dynasty can prosper. There is still a lot of content that is difficult to go into in the letter. I hope to get your reply as soon as possible.
After Ma Chao finished reading, he immediately wrote a reply with tears in his eyes, asking the envoy to go back first. Then he counted all the troops and horses in Xiliang and prepared to attack the Central Plains. When he was about to set off, suddenly Han Sui, the governor of Xiliang, sent someone Please go see Ma Chao.
Ma Chao went to Han Sui's residence, and Han Sui showed Cao Cao's letter to Ma Chao. The content was: If Ma Chao can go to Xudu, he will be named Marquis of Xiliang.
Ma Chao bowed and said: "Then please ask my uncle to tie up both of our brothers and take them to Xuchang together. This will save my uncle from sending troops."
Han Sui quickly helped Ma Chao up and said, "Your father and I are brothers, how could I harm you? If you plan to raise an army, then I will help you." Ma Chao thanked him.
In order to show his attitude, Han Sui pushed out the envoy sent by Cao Cao and beheaded him. Then he counted the people below and marched together. The people under Han Sui were Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, and Liang Xing. , Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, plus Pang De and Ma Dai under Ma Chao, a total of 200,000 troops rushed toward Chang'an.
After Chang'an Prefect Zhong Yao got the news, he immediately went to report to Cao Cao. On the one hand, he led his troops and horses to resist the enemy and set up a formation in the wild.
Ma Dai, the vanguard of Xiliang Prefecture, led a mighty force of more than 10,000 troops towards Chang'an. Zhong Yao came out to answer the question. The weapon Ma Dai used was a knife. He fought with Zhong Yao. In one round, Zhong Yao was defeated and ran away. Ma Dai pursued him with his sword. The armies of Ma Chao and Han Sui also arrived and surrounded Chang'an.
