Amidst the cold fog, a bright sun jumped into the sky in the east.

Among the trees in the dew-covered field, a young man dressed as a scholar and a general were running around in embarrassment. It was obvious that they had worked hard all night. At this moment, their eyes were filled with bright red bloodshot eyes.

"Xiaoxian!"

When the scribe walking behind was about to faint, a cry of surprise rang out. The general rushed over to support Mao Jie and said with concern:

"Is everything okay? Why not take a break for a while?!"

"No!" Mao Jie lay in Xia Houyuan's arms and shook his head, saying tiredly: "Xinping City was destroyed in one day, and no news from Wugong City was received. If Marquis Wu Zhao rushed to Wugong City without stopping, Cheng Yi would not be able to resist it.

If you live in Wuzhaohou, once Wugong City is destroyed, Xianyang City will be unable to support itself and the whole thing will fail!"

Xia Houyuan's face darkened and he scolded: "Xiao Xian, if you fail in a big event, you will fail. It has nothing to do with the lord, so why are you so desperate?!"

"When you conspire with others, you must..." Mao Jie's face turned pale when he heard this, and he was about to retort, but when he saw Xia Houyuan's appearance, he let out a long sigh:

"Forget it, let it be fate! You and I don't have horses. If Marquis Wu Zhao really wants to rush to Wugong without stopping, he won't be able to reach Wugong City faster than Marquis Wu Zhao!"

Seeing that Mao Jie was still uneasy, Xia Houyuan unconsciously advised him: "Don't worry, Feng Ji is still in Wugong City and won't be so careless that Wu Zhaohou takes advantage of him!"

Hearing this, Mao Jie's eyebrows frowned for a moment, then relaxed, nodded slightly and said, "That's right!"

"In that case..."

"However, we still can't be careless. Let's change the route and go directly to Xianyang, not Wugong!" Mao Jie held Xia Houyuan's arm and stood up unsteadily, with a wry smile on his face:

"My body is still not good! It's not like Miaocai, who took a knife from Xu Chu last night and traveled all night, but you still appeared unscathed!"

Hearing this, Xia Houyuan had a look of shame on his face. He helped Xu Chu up and slowly walked towards Xianyang without saying a word.

Although Xianyang is south of Wugong, if you sincerely avoid Wugong, it is not impossible to avoid it.

...

Near Tongguan, there was a faint smell of blood in the light mist.

Ma Teng, inside Han Sui's camp.

In the camp, where there was still a hint of darkness, Ma Teng and Han Sui looked a little stooped, while Ma Chao, Ma Wan and others also looked a little worried.

"General, it's almost dawn, do you want to continue sending troops to harass Tongguan?!"

Suddenly, a soft question rang out. Ma Teng, Han Sui and others turned around suddenly as they were looking at the map, only to see a middle-aged man dressed as a school captain covered in blood walk in expressionlessly!

"What is Yan Rou doing?" Han Sui asked in a deep voice.

"Yan Rou sent 300 troops to continue to strengthen the gate tower, and another 1,000 troops were sent to Puzhou!"

"Yes." Han Sui nodded and asked with a frown: "Now that the war in Tongguan is entering a critical stage, why did Yan Rou suddenly send troops to Puzhou?"

Ma Teng guessed: "If the Bingzhou reinforcements want to support Tongguan as quickly as possible, in addition to the waterway, they have to go through Puzhou and directly enter the north of Tongguan. Perhaps that guy is worried that our army will occupy Puzhou and cut them off."

We are waiting for the hope of reinforcements, so we sent troops and horses in advance to occupy Puzhou!"

"Report!" Ma Teng had just finished speaking, when suddenly a scout rushed into the tent, knelt down directly in front of the tent, and said quickly: "General, Feng Ling is reporting urgently!"

When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled.

"speak!"

The scout said: "The scout reported that seven days ago, Marquis Wu Zhao led 30,000 troops into Feng Ling!"

Han Sui's brows suddenly tightened and he asked in a deep voice: "What about now?!"

"The news has not come, but Wu Zhaohou is marching extremely fast, non-stop, day and night, moving at a speed of two hundred miles a day, and now he has at least reached Chiyang and started crossing the river!"

"Hiss!" Ma Chao took a breath of air and said sternly after hearing this. "Thirty thousand soldiers and horses can still travel two hundred miles a day, but based on their marching speed, they are enough to be called the most elite in the world!"

Ma Chao's words made Ma Teng's expression change. He stood up suddenly, put his hands behind his back, and walked back and forth in the tent. Han Sui, on the other hand, stared at Chi Yang, and there was a dead silence in the tent.

Under such an atmosphere, Ma Wan's scalp went crazy. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and couldn't help but asked: "Lord, what should we do now? Should we withdraw or..."

In Ma Wan's view, Tongguan is not as important as Jincheng. If Jincheng is lost, it will become a rootless duckweed. However, he also knows that his introduction as a general will not change Han Sui's mind at all.

"Where is Cheng Gongying?"

However, this time when Ma Wan spoke, Han Sui raised his head in excitement. This action made Ma Wan feel happy, but Han Sui's words made Ma Wan's smile freeze.

He forced a smile, shook his head gloomily, and replied: "Cheng Gongying is still in the rear camp handling food and grass affairs!"

A look of worry appeared on Han Sui's face, and his original confidence was shaken. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let him come here immediately!"

"The general will leave immediately!" Ma Wan glanced at Han Sui and left quickly.

After a while, a young man with a blue hat on his head and a blue gown, who was obviously nondescript, but yet made people feel harmonious and Confucian, opened the curtain and walked in. He glanced at Ma Teng, then at Han Sui, and clasped his fists.

road:

"I don't know what the lord is looking for?!"

"Well, Gongying, you're here?!" Han Sui, who was thinking about it, couldn't help but look happy when he heard Cheng Gongying's words, and said, "It's like this..."

Han Sui took a breath and repeated what the scout just said, and said: "What do you think Gongying should do now?"

Han Sui's words made Cheng Gongying frown and murmur to himself: "If this is the case, Tongguan has not been broken, so we cannot retreat lightly, but Marquis Wu Zhao is not someone to be easily provoked. It is embarrassing, it is really embarrassing...

"

Seeing Cheng Gongying's appearance, Han Sui's smile faltered and he let out a long sigh. He whispered: "If Gongying has no choice, there is no need to be too embarrassed. After all, Wu Zhaohou is indeed a difficult opponent!"

"Wu Zhaohou is indeed a difficult opponent!" Cheng Gongying nodded, raised his head, and said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because he is a difficult opponent that he must not retreat!"

Ma Teng raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you say that?!"

"Everyone, please take a look!" Cheng Gongying ignored them and called him Gongying directly, even though his surname was Cheng Gong and his given name was Ying. He walked up to the map and pointed at Puzhou: "This move is not to wait for reinforcements, but to cut us off.

The army's retreat route, once the lord retreats, the army of Tongguan will come out in full force, and Marquis Wu Zhao will also be in Youfufeng, facing the lord for a duel!"

"And if the lord does not retreat, Wu Zhaohou is worried about being attacked behind him, and even harming Bingzhou, so he will never transfer his troops to Tongguan! Even if You Fufeng is lost, if he can open up Tongguan

The only way to enter the pass is Jizhou, which is great. However, it is only guarded by 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of cavalry out of Tongguan. Isn't Jizhou something we have in our pocket? Therefore, even if we fight to the death outside Tongguan in this battle, we must not retreat!"

"So, Gongying, you are the main battler?!" Ma Wan stared and said in astonishment, "But what if Fufeng and other places are destroyed?! Jizhou is good, but after the war, what will be left?

But Fufeng, Longxi, and even Jincheng are the foundations!"

Cheng Gongying sneered and said: "The folk customs in Liangzhou are fierce. If my lord continues to stay in Liangzhou, even if he can develop, he will be greatly affected by the Qiang people! Besides, Tongguan is only a pass, and Liangzhou

There are countless counties in Fufeng, Longxi, etc. How can Marquis Wu Zhao still sweep across Liangzhou in a few months? You know, Liangzhou has not only the lord but also General Ma!"

When Ma Wan heard this, he was speechless.

Han Sui also made up his mind at this moment, closed his eyes slightly, gritted his teeth and said: "Continue! If we don't break Tongguan, we won't be able to return to the army!"

Breaking Tongguan will definitely scare Marquis Wu Zhao in one fell swoop and give Liangzhou a few years of breathing space. Maybe he will be able to deal with Marquis Wu Zhao in the future. But if he fails to break Tongguan and flees back to Liangzhou in embarrassment, he will definitely go to Liangzhou in the future.

Instead of following in the footsteps of Liu Yu, Han Fu and others, it is better to fight to the death!
Chapter completed!