The Nameless of the Common Clans

In the tent of the Ma-Han coalition, Ma Teng looked at the letter in his hand. His expression was not much better than when Dian Wei chased him back yesterday. The letter was sent by a fellow villager who was a military officer under Chen Mo. He received an arrow letter while guarding the camp during the day. He did not hand it in immediately but opened it to read it. After hesitating for a long time, he still went out of the camp at night to deliver the letter to Ma Teng.

It's not that he didn't doubt the authenticity of the letter. It's very likely that it was Chen Mo's alienation plan, but he still had some knots in his heart.

This battle was really bad.

"My lord!" A personal guard came in and smiled at Ma Teng, "The young general is back!"

"Oh?" Ma Teng was delighted when he heard this, and nodded, "Let him come to see me."

"Yes!"

Soon, Ma Chao brought Ma Dai to Ma Teng's tent, looking a little embarrassed. Originally, Ma Chao wanted to take advantage of Chen Mo's army being outside to attack Ji County and cut off Chen Mo's retreat, but Ji County was heavily guarded, and the defense of Ji County was far from Pingxiang. With the remnants of Ma Chao's army, it was not easy to break through Ji County, not to mention that Chen Mo had a large number of cavalry patrolling the grain road. Ma Chao had no chance to take advantage of it, so he could only take a detour and spent three more days to come. The 10,000 Qiang warriors he brought with him when he went out to fight were ambushed by Zhao Cen and Taishi Ci along the way. Many of them escaped during the attack on Pingxiang and then heading straight to Ji County. Now Ma Chao brought back only less than 3,000.

With Ma Chao's reputation and record in Xiliang, this was really a bit too miserable.

"Is Taishi Ci really that powerful? Even my son can't defeat him?" Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao in disbelief. He knew the name of Taishi Ci. Before Chen Mo conquered Xiliang, there were three lines of defense on the border, Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, and Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci was the general guarding the Longxi area.

Ma Teng thought that it would not be easy to deal with a person who could be ranked with Xu Rong and Hua Xiong, but it was beyond Ma Teng's expectation that he could almost defeat Ma Chao on the front battlefield.

"Although he took advantage of the ambush, Taishi Ci's ability is indeed not inferior to my child." Ma Chao nodded. There was no need to be strong in front of his father. Taishi Ci was quite outstanding in both martial arts and commanding troops.

Ma Teng was a little irritated. Originally, when Ma Chao came back, he wanted his son to kill the Guanzhong army. But first it was Dian Wei, and now Taishi Ci seemed to be extraordinary. At this moment, Ma Teng could feel the strength of Chen Mo's subordinates. Even if Ma Chao took action, he might not be able to get any benefits.

"Father, although Pingxiang was occupied by Taishi Ci, as long as we can defeat Chen Mo here, this battle will be a victory for our army. Let the child recuperate for two days, and then personally lead the army to attack the camp and break the enemy camp!" Ma Chao said excitedly again. Although Taishi Ci was powerful, Ma Chao didn't believe that Chen Mo could be stronger than Taishi Ci? It was just a little more famous.

"Don't be reckless!" Ma Teng shook his head and looked at Ma Chao and said, "The situation is unclear now, my son, don't make decisions."

Li Kan's matter was a knot in Ma Teng's heart. This was not only Li Kan's attitude, but also Han Sui's idea? Ma Teng didn't want to be sold out by Han Sui like Beigong Boyu in the past, after all, this guy had a criminal record.

Ma Chao looked at his father with some doubts. Now that the troops have been deployed and the two armies are facing each other, what else is unclear?

"Meng Qi first read this letter." Ma Teng hesitated for a moment, but still handed the letter to Ma Chao. After all, Pang De is not around now, and there is no one to discuss countermeasures. Ma Chao is now an adult and has made a great reputation. It is time for him to participate in some decisions.

After reading the letter, Ma Chao's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Father, why don't you go and question Han Sui in person?"

"Father is not sure whether this is Li Kan's intention or Han Sui's intention!" Ma Teng shook his head and sighed. If there is Han Sui's intention behind this, I am afraid that they will turn against each other tomorrow. The war has not yet started. If the two families start fighting first, wouldn't Chen Mo get the advantage for nothing?

"But how can we fight this war with such suspicion and mutual suspicion?" Ma Chao asked back. This problem seemed very simple to him. He could confront Han Sui face to face and see his attitude.

"Even if it was Li Kan's intention, do you think Han Sui would kill him?" Ma Teng asked back.

"Of course!" Ma Chao said as a matter of course, this is already considered a betrayal.

"Things in this world are not that simple. Although my son is a great warrior, he lacks some knowledge in other matters. Li Kan is a general under Han Sui. If Han Sui really kills Li Kan, Li Kan's troops will surely rebel, and Han Sui's rear will be in chaos. How can he continue to fight?" Ma Teng shook his head. His eldest son is a good fighter, but he is far behind when it comes to the intrigues among the princes.

"If Han Sui had this intention, he would argue that this was Chen Mo's plan to alienate him, and this possibility cannot be ruled out. This letter cannot be taken out at the moment." Ma Teng said with a headache.

Ma Chao was a little dizzy after what Ma Teng said, and finally he simply stopped thinking about it and looked at Ma Teng and said, "I wonder what father means..."

"Pretend not to know first, send people to secretly monitor Li Kan and Han Sui. If they really want to surrender, we should make plans early." Ma Teng sighed.

"Father means..." Ma Chao looked at Ma Teng.

"It's better to strike first!" Ma Teng said decisively. If Han Sui really has the intention to surrender to Chen Mo, he can't let him have the opportunity to break the alliance.

"I understand, so I will arrange people to secretly investigate." Ma Chao nodded, and there was even a little excitement in his eyes. Compared with Chen Mo, Ma Chao actually hated Han Sui more, and the relationship between the two families was never as harmonious as it seemed.

"No, just pay attention to Li Kan to see if he is active in fighting and Han Sui's military arrangements in the past few days." Ma Teng shook his head. He sent people to check at this time and they would definitely not be able to find it. After all, even if he is a Qiang The army also has military regulations. If you send people to run around in other people's camps, they will directly kill them, and you will not even have a place to reason.

"This..." Ma Chao frowned, what could he find out?

"Go ahead and do it. Father will teach you how to see in the next few days." Ma Teng shook his head and motioned to Ma Chao to do this. As for how to see, you have to teach him slowly. A person's mouth can lie, but his behavior is You can't lie. This sounds simple, but if you really do it, you really can't do it without some life experience. Otherwise, Han Sui wouldn't be so successful in Xiliang.

"Here!" Ma Chao nodded in agreement, said goodbye to Ma Teng and went to arrange things.

On the other side, Luomen Camp, in Chen Mo's tent.

"Lord, the letter has been sent, I don't know what happens next..." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo and said.

"Just wait. This is a lie. The best way is to let him guess by himself. Now I am also within the scope of Ma Teng's suspicion, so no matter what I do now, it will arouse Ma Teng's suspicion. The best thing is Everything is as usual, let him guess by himself, what people are best at is finding faults in others, not to mention that Han Sui and Li Kan have something on their minds, even if they don't, Ma Teng can find out the doubts!" ​​Chen Mo laughed! Tao, he has a lot of knowledge about the human heart, and he is full of lies, so he can only deceive children, but even people with some knowledge cannot deceive him.

"My lord is wise." Xu Shu said with a bitter smile.

"In addition, the generals of all armies are informed that they only need to hold on during this period. No one is allowed to leave the camp without the general's order." Chen Mo looked at the weather outside the tent and said: "It is better to defend than to attack in winter."

Xu Shu nodded. He knew that Chen Mo was waiting for a fighter opportunity. Now when the Ma Teng and Han Sui coalition forces were at their peak, Chen Mo had few soldiers. If he took the initiative to attack, he would suffer heavy losses. Therefore, Chen Mo needed an excellent fighter opportunity.

In the next few days, the Ma and Han coalition forces continued to attack the camp every day, but their momentum and combat power were not as strong as on the first day. This was certainly due to the Qiang army itself, but on the other hand, Ma Teng was suspicious of Han Sui. , unwilling to use all his strength, and Han Sui was also thinking about preserving his own strength and letting Ma Teng consume more.

Ma Chao saw this and felt even more suspicious.

"Father, I have discovered that Han Sui has been using troops these days to avoid casualties and refuses to do his best to burn his elite men. He has not moved at all these days. It is clear that there is something wrong in his heart!" Ma Chao came to Ma Teng's tent. , frowned at Ma Teng.

The Shaodang Qiang were Han Sui's main force among the Qiang people. It was also because of Han Sui's support and help that the Shaodang Qiang became a powerful tribe. Now when Han Sui fights, he always sends those vassal tribes to the battlefield, but the Shaodang Qiang have never been able to fight. move.

In Ma Chao's view, this was not suspicious at all, but was used to preserve his strength and use it against them when he was ready to turn against them.

Ma Teng frowned and nodded. In fact, Han Sui had always fought this way when the two families cooperated. Let the vassal forces die, and then send the elite to fight in the decisive battle. After the war, they would not only enjoy the fruits of victory, but also take the opportunity to fight. Those vassal forces were completely included.

Even so, Ma Teng is really worried that just like what Ma Chao said, Han Sui is preparing to accumulate strength to kill him.

"There is no conclusive evidence at the moment. We just need to be on guard. Don't take action for the time being." Ma Teng said solemnly. If we take action now, it will be equivalent to completely handing Longxi, Anding and other places into Chen Mo's hands. Even if Even if he destroys Han Sui, his power will not grow much. Instead, he will have to face Chen Mo alone.

As long as they didn't break up, Han Sui would be there to carry Chen Mo with him.

"Here!" Ma Chao was a little angry. These days, many people were secretly saying that he was not worthy of his reputation, which made Ma Chao want to kill people.

On the other side, in Han Sui's camp, Li Kan looked at Han Sui with a frown and said: "My lord, the Ma family is quite strange these days. Not only does Ma Chao rarely appear on the battlefield, but the broken Qiang troops have also been taken back. Attack The people in the camp are all vassals of various tribes. If we rely on these soldiers and horses to attack the camp, when will we be able to break through the camp? "

Han Sui nodded when he heard this. He also knew about this, but he was probably unhappy that he had kept elites, so he wanted to follow suit. He thought for a while and said, "Let the Po Qiang soldiers go into battle tomorrow. If he still refuses to send troops, I will go find him myself." he!"

"Here!"