Outside Yangping Pass, there is a camp of Liangzhou army soldiers and horses.
Ma Teng and Han Sui continued their fierce attack for more than ten days. Each of them lost more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, but they could not even climb the city wall, and Yangping Pass remained as stable as Mount Tai.
"Damn it! I heard Han Sui say before that Yangping Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a natural danger. I thought it was because his soldiers were incompetent, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult to attack!"
Ma Chao walked into Ma Teng's handsome tent and threw his helmet aside to vent his dissatisfaction.
"Meng Qi, how can you behave like this?"
Ma Teng taught Ma Chao more than once to be calm and not to act on impulse, but Ma Chao never took it seriously.
Ma Chao's mother is a Qiang, so Ma Chao also has the unrestrained Qiang people in his heart.
"Father, more than a thousand people were killed and injured today. How big is this!"
Ma Chao started fighting with Ma Teng when he was fifteen years old. He always charged into battle. How could he ever be so frustrated!
The attack continued for more than ten days without even touching the city walls, and they had to endure Yang Ren's ridicule all day long.
"Well, we can't fight like this starting tomorrow. If our troops and horses are consumed too much, I'm afraid Wuwei won't be able to return..."
The current loss has reached the limit that Ma Teng can bear. If it is damaged again, Ma Teng himself will be in danger.
"Father is worried that Han Sui will attack us?"
Ma Teng nodded solemnly. Between their current location and the base camp, all was Han Sui's territory!
After all, if you want to return to Wuwei County, Tianshui County, Jincheng County, and Anding County, you can't avoid it. These are Han Sui's territories.
Ma Teng knew very well that for Han Sui, making an alliance with blood and forming a sworn alliance with Jinlan were formal trends. Whenever there was an opportunity to annex Ma Teng, Han Sui would never let it pass!
"Meng Qi, just go to the Pass tomorrow and show off. Judging from this, even if all 80,000 people are trapped here, the Yangping Pass will not be broken!"
No wonder Han Sui had a large army in his hands, but finally escaped in despair. It would be extremely difficult to attack Yangping Pass head-on!
"Father, we might as well strike first. We will defeat Han Sui first, then turn around and seize Han Sui's territory directly, and completely occupy Liangzhou!"
Ma Chao has long disliked Han Sui, especially since he almost died at the hands of Han Sui's general Yan Xing!
When he and Han Sui jointly captured Hanzhong, Ma Chao was reluctant and always felt that there was a conspiracy involved.
"No, Han Sui and I have just become brothers. If we suddenly get into trouble, how will the people in the world view us as our father? We will wait until we return to Wuwei."
Ma Teng is not afraid of Han Sui. He still has tens of thousands of troops in Wuwei County and Xiping County. As long as he can return to the base camp safely, there will be no problem.
"Father, you are always so indecisive! You don't want to hurt Han Sui, can Han Sui let us go? In my opinion, he has no good intentions and just wants to keep us father and son here!"
Ma Chao's stubborn temper grew again, and he wished he could kill Han Sui and then Yan Xing to vent his hatred.
"Okay, hurry up and settle the soldiers! They have been attacking the city for more than ten days, and it's time to give them a rest. Bring out the good wine and meat, and let the soldiers have a good meal tonight to restore their morale."
"We won't be able to hold on for long. It's estimated that we can withdraw in another half month at most."
After several days of failed sieges, the morale of both Ma Teng's and Han Sui's troops was visibly low.
The Qishan Mountain Road is rugged and difficult to travel, making it extremely difficult to transport grain. At present, Han Sui also supplies grain and grass for Ma Teng's army.
Although Ma Chao was unwilling to do so, he still cursed and walked out to carry out the military order.
"Why..."
Ma Teng shook his head helplessly, feeling greatly disappointed.
Ma Chao is less than 20 years old and he can't control it. If he waits until he is more than 30 years old, he will definitely act more unscrupulously!
There were dark clouds tonight, and there was no light in the entire sky. The camp was still dark under the weak firelight.
"What's wrong today? I've been feeling uneasy..."
Ma Chao lay in his tent, tossing and turning. It was already midnight, but he still didn't feel sleepy.
Today's siege was very tiring. At this time before, Ma Chao had already fallen asleep.
"Well... damn Han Sui, why did he let us suffer here?"
"Father, it's true that he agreed to Yuan Shao's rude request. Why on earth..."
While cursing Han Sui, Ma Chao's consciousness gradually blurred and he gradually fell into sleep.
"kill..."
"Capture Ma Teng alive..."
"Slaughter all these mighty dogs..."
Not long after, there started to be noisy outside, and then the shouts of killing came one after another.
Ma Chao drowsily opened his sleepy eyes and began to frown and curse again.
"Damn it, I can't stop dreaming!"
But as it became clearer, the shouts of death not only did not disappear, but became louder and louder.
"not good!"
Ma Chao finally realized that the shouts of death did not come from his dream at all, but that something happened in the camp!
Just as Ma Chao stood up, the soldiers also broke in.
"General, Han Sui has rebelled!"
"What! Damn old dog Han, I can't spare him!"
Ma Chao quickly put on his armor, took his spear and walked out.
Tonight's night was so dark that it was almost impossible to see. There were shouts of death everywhere in the camp, but there was no melee at all.
"Old dog Han, Ma Chao is here, come quickly to take him to his death!"
Ma Chao couldn't see where the enemy was, so he could only order his soldiers to light torches, sit on their horses and shout.
"The thief will use this treacherous method to fight me for three hundred rounds!"
As the noise grew louder, Ma Chao's roar was quickly covered up, making him even more anxious.
Calculate with intention but without intention, strike with preparation but without preparation. If you continue, your side will definitely be defeated!
"Damn old dog Han, he must have come to take advantage of our father and son because he saw that Yangping Pass could not be conquered!"
At this moment, a long spear suddenly arrived and aimed directly at the door facing Ma Chao.
when!
Ma Chao had been on guard for a long time, and was even waiting for someone to attack him. He directly raised his gun to block the sudden appearance of the spear.
"Yan Xing, dog thief!"
Feeling the strength in his hand and the looming spear, Ma Chao already knew who the sneak attacker was.
Except for General Yan Xing, absolutely no one in Han Sui's army could use this strength.
"I will fight with you!"
Ma Chao didn't care whether he could beat Yan Xing or not. Now he was about to vent his anger.
But 'Yan Xing' in the dark didn't seem to want to tangle with him, so he shot a feint and ran away.
"Coward, don't run away!"
Ma Chao refused to give up. Just as he was about to ride his horse in pursuit, his bodyguard immediately grabbed the reins.
"General, you should protect the Lord at this time!"
Ma Chao glanced at the running Yan Xing again, gritted his teeth, and turned the horse's head.