As soon as Cheng Yin and his henchmen spoke, they won the approval of all the people, and immediately notified them at the appointed time, and asked them to keep it strictly and not leak it.

And to survive for so long in Xiliang, a place that is not a matter of fact, is naturally also a clever person, and they don't need Cheng Yin to explain, they also know how to do it.

After saying that, Cheng Yin asked his henchmen to go back, so as not to take too long and make people suspicious.

Because Cheng Bank was more cautious, Han Sui, Ma Chao and the others did not find anything, and everything was still as before.

Early the next morning, the Xiliang army, under the command of Han Sui, began to assemble and attack.

In order to avoid yesterday's incident from happening again, Cao Hong also went to Guanlou in person to preside over the overall situation.

Unexpectedly, the offensive of the Xiliang Army was not as he thought, but one after another, and there was a regular time, and it would retreat.

Seeing that the situation had been stable, Cao Hong's uneasiness slowly put down, but he still didn't dare to leave, because something big happened today.

As the time passed, seeing that it was about to arrive, even Zhong Xuan, who had always been calm, rushed to the gate to confirm that Cheng Yin's surrender would not make a mistake.

Closing the Xiliang Army's array, Cheng Yin glanced at the attacking army that was about to retreat, patted his horse and came to Ma Chao's side, and whispered:

"Lord Zhou Mu, according to the current situation of tackling key problems, I am afraid that there is no hope of breaking through, so I did not lead the army of the headquarters to devote all of my request to tackling key problems, and try to win it in one fell swoop."

Cheng Yin's request made Ma Chao, who was anxious on the side, shocked, and said with a smile on his face: "General Cheng is really a warrior of Xiliang, and if he wins this battle, Benzhou Mu will be rewarded." ”

When the plan was successful, Cheng Yin's face showed joy, and he hurriedly said: "Lord Zhou Mu has always been the pursuit of the general, and he can be valued today, and the general will definitely live up to the high expectations." ”

After asking for Ma Chao's consent, Cheng Yin remained silent and led the army to rush towards Tongguan.

Seeing that Cheng Yin's headquarters was exhausted and did not attack according to the pre-arrangement, Han Sui looked confused, and he didn't know what he said to Ma Chao, so he decided to step forward and ask.

"Da Da ......" Han Sui patted Ma Chao beside him, smiled and said: "Ma Zhou Mu, why did the whole army of Cheng Yin go out this time, is there a problem?" ”

Ma Chao shook his head slightly mockingly and said: "General Han thinks that everyone is as greedy for life and afraid of death as you, but General Cheng is determined to take Tongguan in one go." ”

When something goes wrong, there must be a demon, Han Sui just paused slightly, and then felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "This Cheng Yin is definitely not tackling key problems, he must want to take refuge in Zhong Xuan." ”

"What?" Ma Chao's face changed, and he looked at Cheng Yin's department, which was slowly approaching Tongguan, and saw that there was no change, and his face showed disbelief.

"General Han, Zhong Xuan has been trapped in Tongguan at this time, how could General Cheng surrender to him at this time, you must have thought too much."

Han Sui also looked at Tongguan, and saw that Cheng Yin's department was not abnormal, and he was also puzzled, and just as he was thinking about his intentions, he suddenly saw the flag fall neatly.

"Alas! It's not good, Cheng Yin really surrendered to the enemy, and quickly ordered the whole army to attack. ”

As soon as Han Sui's words rang, Ma Chao quickly turned his head to look, and saw that all the flags of Cheng Yin's department were discarded, and his face turned red with anger on the spot.

"Drive!" As soon as Ma Chao clamped the horse's belly, held a spear, and led the headquarters, he wanted to stab Cheng Yin, a rebel general, under the horse.

But Cheng Yin had already agreed with Zhong Xuan at the time, and he was fully prepared, and when Ma Chao led the army to Tongguan, they had already entered the pass.

"簌簌簌......"

Looking at the gate that had been closed, Ma Chao was angry and was about to tackle the problem, but at this moment, he closed the random arrows and shot them back.

Cheng Yin suddenly surrendered to the enemy, so that the next attack of the Xiliang army could not be carried out, so he could only lead his troops to return to the camp early.

Returning to the camp, Ma Chaohan then summoned all his troops to prepare to prevent the recurrence of the incident of surrendering to the enemy.

Ma Chao's eyes swept over everyone except Han Sui one by one, and said coldly: "Cheng Yin, this thief has defected to the enemy, have you received the news?" ”

Even Han Sui's old fox didn't find it in time, so they wouldn't have found out, and in the face of Ma Chao's question, they didn't dare to answer at all, for fear of being implicated.

Seeing that no one answered, Ma Chao continued: "Don't speak, that's good, you will hand over the soldiers and horses in your hands, and they will be led by the Governor of Benzhou." ”

In troubled times, soldiers and horses are fundamental, Ma Chao's move, everyone naturally will not agree, and they all stood up with ugly faces and whispered in protest.

"Lord Governor, we really have no intention of rebelling, as for handing over the soldiers and horses, this is too embarrassing."

"Yes, Lord Governor, in addition to handing over the soldiers and horses, I can agree to other requirements depending on the situation."

……

Looking at Han Sui, who was against everyone and was secretly leading them, he naturally wanted to stand up for them.

Han Sui said slowly: "What they said is reasonable, it is indeed a little difficult for them to hand over the soldiers and horses, so from the point of view, in the future, the siege of the city will be replaced by their deputy generals, and they can't put all the soldiers and horses into it, what does Mazhou Mu think?" ”

Ma Chao looked at Han Sui and said, "Then if someone still defects to the enemy, who will take this responsibility?" ”

Han Sui thought for a while, looked at the others in the tent and said, "Since Mazhou Mu suspects the loyalty of you and others, I don't know if you can express it?" ”

Hearing Han Sui's words, everyone glanced at each other and spoke one after another.

"We are willing to follow General Han's suggestion, and the siege will be replaced by the adjutant general, and we have shown our loyalty, and we can also report in advance who we meet."

Hearing the answer, Han Sui nodded with satisfaction and said: "Mazhou Mu, Cheng Yin is just an exception, and when he leads his troops to tackle key problems, he can report to Mazhou Mu. ”

Han Sui's words also had the implication of secretly blaming Ma Chao, if he hadn't agreed, Cheng Yin's surrender to the enemy would not have been so smooth.

Ma Chao looked at Han Sui coldly and said, "Then according to General Han's intentions, it was Benzhou Mu who asked him to join the enemy?" ”

Han Sui smiled dryly: "No, no, Ma Zhoumu misunderstood, so what does it mean, just do this matter, pay attention to it in the future, that's it." ”

The matter has been caused, and there is not much point in arguing here, and it is important to continue to attack Tongguan for now.

Pang De on the side said: "Okay, this matter will pass like this, let's discuss how to capture Tongguan next." ”

Cheng Yin's surrender to the enemy will inevitably cause a big adverse reaction in the army, and it will definitely be a blow to morale, coupled with the casualties in the past few days, the difficulty of taking Tongguan has increased a lot.

Under Pang De's interjection, the two temporarily held back their quarrel and thought about how to take Tongguan.

Han Sui thought for a while and said: "If you attack strongly, I am afraid that the casualties will be too great, and the morale of the army will be unstable, so I thought that we should change our strategy and use strategy first." ”

Ma Chao shook his head slightly and said: "Use the strategy, how to use it, as long as you take Tongguan, Benzhou Mu has no objection." ”

Han Sui automatically thought about Ma Chao's words, and said to himself: "Then I thought that our army should suspend the attack, rest for a few days, and take advantage of these times to restore morale." ”

(End of chapter)