It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high.

Yang Ding secretly led his subordinates, and after looting enough supplies, he touched the post house of Ma Teng and Han Sui's envoys.

Everyone quietly piled up dry firewood and tung oil outside the post house, and actually set fires everywhere. The fire battle quickly swept the entire post house.

"It's on fire, run away!"

"Run!"

The fire woke up the sleeping envoys of Ma Teng and Han Sui, who were unclothed and rushed out of the door in a panic.

"Kill!"

Yang Ding had already led people to block the door, and when he saw the people in the post house rushing out, he immediately shouted and hacked one person to death.

"Block the door, kill the enemy quickly, Hugh is going to let one go!"

The heavily armed soldiers behind Yang Ding all responded with a bang, killing all those who tried to rush out of the courtyard.

The killing frenzy frightened the people in the inn. They coughed violently in the fire and smoke, but they no longer dared to rush outside.

Seeing that the people inside didn't dare to run outside, Yang Ding couldn't help but feel a little anxious. If you can't kill all the messengers inside as soon as possible, there will be no more opportunities when Ma Wan leads the troops over.

Thinking of this, Yang Ding shouted: "Brothers, divide half of the men, rush in with me, and kill the people inside!" ”

Yang Ding followed Ban Chao's example and attacked and killed the opponent's envoy, which also took a big risk.

If it weren't for Yang Ding's words to bluff his fellow soldiers, they might not have the courage to dare to kill people in the city.

It was Yang Ding who spread rumors and prepared that Ma Wan wanted to form an alliance with Han Sui and others and kill them to sacrifice the flag. These people will not be afraid of death, and follow Yang Ding to attack and kill Han Sui's envoy at night.

It is not a simple matter to attack and kill the envoys, not to mention the number of envoys sent by Ma Teng and Han Sui, which is no less than the soldiers under Yang Ding's command.

If you can't end the battle quickly, after the horse play leads the troops over, it will be the thunderous anger of the horse play that will greet them.

Everyone has been driven to a dead end, knowing that this time it will be a success. Therefore, they were not afraid of the monstrous flames of the inn and the smoke that was everywhere.

Twenty-five people covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths, followed Yang Ding into the post house, and killed people they saw along the way. Even those errand servants who were sent by the horse play to maintain the inn were slaughtered.

"Stomp, stomp!"

There was a rush of horses' hooves, and the horses led a group of cavalry, desperately rushing in the direction of the fire.

"Hurry, hurry!"

The face of the horse showed a look of annoyance and anger. When he learned that the post house where Han Sui and Ma Teng's envoys lived caught fire, he roughly guessed the ins and outs of the matter.

He didn't expect that Yang Ding would be so bold and arrogant, ignoring the authority of horse play, and wantonly committing suicide and setting fire to people in the city.

At this time, Ma Play has not yet decided whether to ally with Ma Teng and Han Sui, or to submit to Chen Xu. If Han Sui and Ma Teng's envoys died, it would definitely not be good news for him.

Moreover, even if he wants to submit to Chen Xu, Ma Play has to use the messengers of Ma Teng and Han Sui to get enough benefits for himself.

Inside the post house, Yang Ding coughed violently a few times and wiped the blood on his face. He looked at the growing flames and shouted, "Withdraw, withdraw!" ”

The people in the post house have not yet been killed, but the fire is getting more and more terrible, and for his own safety, Yang Ding has to give the order to retreat.

This time he stormed the post house, and because the people inside were panicked, they didn't get any weapons in their hands at all, so they hurriedly ran out.

Therefore, after Yang Ding led 25 people to rush in, he killed more than 30 people in a row, and except for many people who were burned, there were no casualties.

Those who were blocking the door vaguely saw a group of people rushing out, and immediately shouted: "Kill them all!" ”

Yang Ding was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "It's me, it's my own person!" ”

The soldiers blocking the door were relieved when they heard Yang Ding's voice and recognized that they were not enemies.

"General, have you killed all the people inside?"

Yang Ding coughed twice again and said, "Although there is none, it is almost the same." We just need to guard the door and not let anyone out. ”

At this moment, Ma Yu had already led a group of cavalry to rush over.

"Extinguish the fire, extinguish the fire, extinguish the fire!"

Seeing that the wind was howling and the fire had spread to other houses, the horse was stunned and hurriedly roared loudly.

Yang Ding ripped off the night clothes on his body, came to Ma Dong's side with a smile, and said, "Why is the general so flustered? ”

Ma Yu's face sank, jumped off the war horse and grabbed Yang Ding's collar, and roared angrily: "You actually dare to set fire to kill people in my territory, do you really think I don't dare to kill you?" ”

"Sonorous!"

Ma Yu suddenly pulled out the sword in his waist and put it on Yang Ding's neck.

Seeing this, the soldiers who blocked the door of the post station immediately roared in unison: "Hugh injured my general!" ”

After speaking, they all took their weapons and slowly approached forward.

Yang Ding's face was fearless, laughed and stopped his subordinates who were about to step forward desperately, and said, "Didn't the general hear the voice of the shouting for help in the post house?" If the general had sent someone in now, he might have been able to save a few people. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Ding closed his eyes and said with some intoxication: "Hmm, what a beautiful scream." Unfortunately, as the fire burns harder, the beautiful screams will soon stop. ”

When Ma Yu heard this, he was even more annoyed in his heart, and he used his left hand to lift Yang Ding's whole person in mid-air. However, Yang Ding's face still had a smile on his face.

"Humph!"

In the end, Ma Play still did not make a radical move. He put down Yang Ding and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Save people, go in and save people!" ”

However, when Ma Dong's soldiers saw the raging fire in the inn, none of them dared to rush in.

"Help me!"

At this moment, a man covered in flames ran out of the inn and shouted weakly. Yang Ding's eyes condensed slightly, and he suddenly threw out the long sword in his hand, directly penetrating the person's body.

"You ......"

Ma Yu saw that there was still a living mouth, and he was very happy in his heart. But he didn't want to, Yang Ding actually dared to kill in front of him without hesitation.

His face turned red, and he pointed at Yang Ding with his left hand, trying to suppress the anger in his heart.

Yang Ding still smiled and said, "I just saw that he was living too painfully, so I helped that person get free." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Ding sighed slightly and said, "My heart is still so soft, as if I don't want to see the general living in a tangled situation, so I sent someone to burn down the post house to help the general make up his mind." ”

"Oh, by the way, do you need my men to help put out the fire?"

Yang Ding pointed to the fire that had begun to spread in the distance, and said to the horse.

Ma Yu took a few deep breaths, and then suppressed the anger in his heart. Suddenly, a sincere smile bloomed on his face.

"Your Excellency can be famous in Liangzhou, and if you are really brave, Ma admires it. The renovation is still to lead the corporal to rest first, and I can extinguish the small fire. ”

Yang Ding laughed twice, and after saluting the horse, he left with his subordinates.

In Longxian County, Chen Xu got the news of Ma Wancheng's surrender, as well as the ins and outs of the matter, and couldn't help but praise: "The renovation is really very human!" ”

Yang Ding followed Ban Chao's example of attacking and killing the Hun envoys, completely broke Ma Dai's mind of swaying left and right, and decided to completely take refuge in Chen Xu.

Ma Yu acted like this, but it was not all forced by Yang Ding. In fact, as long as he can be ruthless, kill all Yang Ding and the others, and hold their heads, he will also be able to go to form an alliance with Han Sui and Ma Teng.

In that case, even if all the envoys sent by Ma Teng and Han Sui were killed under Ma Wan's rule, it would not change anything.

Ma Play has long known that Chen Xu is strong, and his command is full of talents. In the past, he still had a fluke mentality, thinking that he could defeat the Guanzhong army by forming an alliance with Han Sui and others.

However, what Yang Ding did could make the horse play with a leaf and see the leopard.

Just imagine, even a general like Yang Ding, who is not ranked in Guanzhong, has such courage, let alone those famous generals in the world?

It is not so much that Yang Ding strengthened his intention to join Chen Xu by attacking and killing Han Sui's envoy, but that Yang Ding showed the ability and determination of the Guanzhong Army through his own actions.

Although Ma Play took refuge in Chen Xu, Yang Ding did not have time to lobby Liang Xing and Zhang Heng. Both of them have already allied with Ma Teng and Han Sui.

Ma Teng, Han Sui, Liang Xing, and Zhang Heng, the four princes, plus some Qiang leaders, gathered an army of 100,000. They marched all the way to the east, posing as if they were going to fight to the death with the Guanzhong soldiers.

Since Yang Qiu and Ma Wan decided to take refuge in Chen Xu, they naturally didn't dare to have two hearts. They handed over all the territory, and each requisitioned 10,000 troops to serve under Chen Xu's tent.

At this time, Chen Xu also had an army of 100,000 under his command.

However, the daily consumption of money and food by 100,000 people is an astronomical amount, and Wen Zhao is absolutely unwilling to drag this war on.

So, Chen Xu led an army of 100,000 and slaughtered Ma Teng, Han Sui and others.

On the march on this day, a scout reported to Wen Zhao: "The thief army gathered 100,000 people and looted all the cities and villages along the way. ”

"According to the distance estimate, we will wait for two more days to march, and we will encounter the thief army in the Pingxiang area."

When Chen Xu heard this, he stared into the distance without saying a word, and after a long time, he waved his hand to let the scout leave. He raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "The army is in a hurry, arrive in Pingxiang as soon as possible!" ”

The army had traveled more than ten miles when they suddenly saw a lot of dust in the west. Wen Zhao was shocked in his heart, and shouted: "Where are the soldiers and horses in the west?" ”

Zhao Yun came to Wen Zhao's side and said, "Lord, Wen Yuan has already led five thousand wolf cavalry, less than five miles away from here!" ”

Chen Xu was overjoyed, and immediately ordered a team to meet Zhang Liao.