After Xu Huang led his troops and left, Cao Hong ordered each battalion to carefully deploy defenses and stick to the pass without going into battle.

Ma Yanjin said: "The general is the commander-in-chief of Tongguan. Xu Huang dares to say that if he is not here, Tongguan will be in trouble. Isn't he trying to trick us into not being able to guard the pass? Why not go out of the pass and let him know the power of the general?"

Although Cao Hong was dissatisfied, he knew that he could not be careless at this time and ordered: "We are all working together to regain Chang'an, so there is no need to care about him. We will wait for the news about Xu Huang."

The next day, scouts came to report that Han Sui garrisoned Chencang, and Ma Xiu led troops to assist him, adding more than 10,000 troops to the pass.

While Cao Hong was watching, Ma Xiu led an army to pass the pass, yelling for war. He scolded the Cao family since Cao Teng was the eunuch, and ridiculed the Cao family for being all hermaphrodites, with rotten eyes, and only worthy of being a turtle with a shrunken head.

Cao Hong was furious and immediately ordered his troops to go down to the pass to fight. Ma Yan was also eager to make a contribution, so he followed closely and went to the pass to form a formation.

Ma Xiu sneered and said: "After the Cao family was eunuch, the younger generation also lives like a woman, coquettishly?"

"This is too much!" Cao Hong was furious and took Ma Xiu with his sword.

After fighting with him for twenty years, Ma Xiu lost strength and turned his horse away. Cao Hong was furious and pursued him closely.

The Xiliang army in the rear had been fighting for many days to no avail, and its lineup was scattered. Some even abandoned their horses and sat on the grass to rest. Not wanting Ma Xiu to be defeated, they suddenly fell into chaos and fled in panic.

Seeing this from the rear, Ma Yan immediately ordered the drums to be beaten and the entire army was dispatched. In one fell swoop, the Xiliang army was scattered. How can Xu Huang still succeed?

Ma Teng urgently ordered to restrain the troops, but at this time Cao Hong had already sent troops to kill. The Xiliang army was in chaos, throwing away their helmets and armor, and scattered in all directions.

Cao Hong never thought that Ma Teng and his son would be so vulnerable despite their arrogance for half a month. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and led his troops to pursue them.

Just when the two of them thought they were about to win a great victory, suddenly there was a continuous sound of horns behind them, which was the unique attack call of the Qiang tribe.

When he looked back, he saw an ambush force coming out from behind the mountain outside the pass. Cao Hong was shocked and hurriedly retreated. Cao's army was surrounded by the Xiliang army and some of his troops had already entered the pass.

Ma Teng and his son turned around and attacked, but Ma Yan died in the chaos after being intercepted. Cao Hong fought hard, but the Xiliang army had no general leading the troops in front, so they could not resist and were driven out of the encirclement by him.

At this time, the Xiliang army had already rushed into the pass, fought with the defenders, and robbed the city. Cao Hong could not resist and abandoned the pass with hundreds of remaining soldiers.

Ma led his troops into the pass first and ordered his soldiers to occupy the critical moment. Ma Teng led the Xiliang soldiers and came later. The father and son successfully captured Tongguan. From now on, the land in the pass will be owned by the Ma family.

Ma Teng laughed and said, "My son's plan is brilliant. If I had known about it earlier, I would have transferred you here first. It has already been solved for a long time!"

Ma Xiu said: "Fortunately, General Han's reinforcements came quickly. If Cao's thieves had arrived first, they might not have succeeded."

Ma Teng added: "But your curse words are too vicious and destructive. I am the descendant of a famous family, a wealthy family. I must not be so vulgar and humiliating to my status in the future. I will never say dirty words again."

Ma Xiu didn't care at all: "The thief Cao usurped power and stole the country. Everyone in the world reviled him. How can I not scold him?"

Ma Teng said: "If it weren't for the thief Cao, how could my father allow you to talk so openly and taint my family? In terms of words and deeds, I have to learn more from your elder brother to avoid making people laugh."

Matthew said aggrievedly: "I learned these words from my elder brother!"

"That's nonsense!" Ma Teng was furious, "I have hired a famous teacher for Meng Qi since he was a child. He is a gentleman, and his well-mannered manners can be a role model for you two."

Matthew muttered: "That's just in front of you..."

"Shut up!" Ma Teng pointed at Ma Xiu and shouted: "Don't think that because Meng Qi is in Xiliang, you can slander him like this. It is disrespectful to your brother and it is also unfilial!"

"I remember, kid!" Matthew sighed helplessly, lowering his head.

Ma Chao had red lips and white teeth since he was a child. He had extraordinary abilities and was born with supernatural powers. Ma Teng had high hopes for him. He invited countless famous teachers and masters, hoping that he would be able to honor his ancestors.

But little did he know that Ma Chao was aggressive by nature, and those teachers were often beaten by him in private, especially when they went out hunting, fighting and scolding those Qiang people, which was very satisfying.

After all, it was Ma Xiu's credit for taking Tongguan. Ma Teng scolded him and stopped mentioning the matter. He ordered: "Immediately send someone to Chang'an to report the news and ask Lao San to bring the grain and grass."

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Cao Hong withdrew from Tongguan in a hurry and gathered his remaining troops at Fenglingdu, which numbered only a thousand men. He quickly ordered people to report to Xu Huang, asking him to quickly bring troops back to attack Tongguan.

Tan Ma delivered the news, and Xu Huang was shocked. He stamped his feet and said, "Oh, it's just as I expected. Tong Pass has been lost, and the center of the pass is not safe!"

However, Sima Yi did not panic and sent an order to Han Hao: "Cross the river to the Wei River overnight and go to Huayin to ambush."

Xu Huang said anxiously: "Tongguan has been lost. It is time to return troops to support in case the Xiliang army advances eastward. Why go inside the pass?"

Sima Yi said: "It is useless to rescue him at this time. Ma Teng is determined to pass the pass and will not go east. At this time, the Xiliang army relaxes its vigilance. This is the time to defeat the enemy."

Xu Huang was still confused, but Sima Yi had ordered someone to reply to Cao Hong, telling him to rectify the remaining troops and mobilize three to five thousand troops from Hongnong as soon as possible to prepare to retake Tongguan at any time.

As the sun set, Cao's troops crossed the Yellow River by boat, headed west from the Weishui ferry, and came to Huashan Mountain under the moonlight, setting up an ambush.

At noon the next day, I saw a large group of people coming from the direction of Chang'an, accompanied by vehicles stretching for three or four miles, all loaded with grain, grass and weapons.

When the men and horses arrived at the foot of the mountain, Sima Yi gave an order, and Cao's army rushed out in three groups. In the middle, Xu Huang cut the Xiliang army into two sections. Han Hao in the front and Xu Shang in the rear rushed straight into the vehicles and set fire to them.

The Xiliang army was indeed unprepared. In addition, there was a grain transport convoy, and most of them were civilians. When they saw the ambush coming out, they fled in all directions without resisting.

The soldiers transporting food could not resist, and were killed by Cao's army in a blink of an eye. Those who were stuck in the middle had nowhere to go, and had no choice but to surrender.

Sima Yi did not chase the deserters, but instead sent an order to gather the remaining supplies of food, grass and baggage, and set up camp on the road, with vehicles on both sides waiting to meet the enemy.

Han Hao followed the order and divided the prisoners into two groups. The first group was brought forward. Sima Yi said: "Prime Minister Cao has already deployed heavy troops in Hedong. Now Ma Teng is trapped in Tongguan. The army has gone to capture Chang'an. I ordered you to go and persuade them to surrender."

, If you understand that current affairs are bygones and do not blame them, if you stubbornly resist, there is only one way to die."

The prisoners were obedient, and Sima Yi waved his hand and let these people go eastward, heading straight for Tongguan.

Then they brought the second group of people, and Sima Yi said again: "Prime Minister Cao set up a plan to close the door and beat the dog, and deliberately gave up Tongguan. Now Ma Teng is trapped in the pass. If Ma Tie surrenders early and offers Chang'an, he can avoid death."

, If you dare to resist stubbornly, your father and son will be separated forever!"

Han Hao returned the prisoners to Chang'an and said puzzledly: "The military advisor put the prisoners back in two places. The Xiliang army is coming from the east and west. Are we not going to be attacked from both sides? How can we resist?"
Chapter completed!