713 Farce
Seeing Zhang Fei angry, Huang Quan hurriedly advised: "Lord, we have finally endured it until now. It is only a little bit away from success. Don't let all our efforts be wasted. A small impotence will cause big plans. Besides, this time we were going to kill Xu Huang and Pang Tong for Ma Chao. Only in this way can Ma Chao solve his worries and truly cooperate with his lord to deal with Zhang Yan together."
When Zhang Fei heard Huang Quan say this, he felt that what Huang Quan said was reasonable. He finally endured it until now, and he must not lose his footwork for some trivial matters. Moreover, Jiameng Pass is all his subordinates. Even if Ma Chao brings Xu Huang and Pang Tong come in, there is no need to be afraid at all. If there is any abnormal behavior, he can only give him a command, including Ma Chao, he will be shot to death by arrows.
However, Zhang Fei felt that the other party's request was a bit too much. At first, he just said that Jiameng Pass would pretend, but did not propose to enter the city. Now that he suddenly proposed to enter the city for inspection, it would inevitably make Zhang Fei feel a little angry.
Under Huang Quan's persuasion, Zhang Fei finally agreed to let Ma Chao take Xu Huang, Pang Tong and others into the city, but the number of people accompanying him was not more than a hundred.
Huang Quan hurriedly left the city and went to discuss with Ma Chao. Ma Chao was obviously not very satisfied with Zhang Fei's arrangement, no more than a hundred people. So if he enters the city, if Zhang Fei suddenly attacks, wouldn't he be dead and there is no place to die?
Ma Chao was unwilling to do so and said that he would bring at least one thousand people into the country.
Huang Quan looked embarrassed on his face and said to Ma Chao: "One thousand people are too many, right?"
"I think a thousand people are too few. I must ensure my safety. If Zhang Fei really starts a sudden attack, he closes the city gate. I can't escape even if I want to escape. I will definitely die. In addition to a thousand people entering the city with me, the door must be wide open, and my subordinates are responsible for guarding the city gate so that I will not have a way out." Ma Chao said.
Huang Quan frowned and said to Ma Chao: "Then I can only try it. As for whether to agree or not, I can't make the decision!"
Ma Chao nodded.
Huang Quan returned to Jiameng Pass again and reported to Zhang Fei about Ma Chao's request. After hearing this, Zhang Fei told Huang Quan firmly: "You go back and tell Ma Chao that I won't act in this drama anymore. Just do whatever he likes!"
"Master, should you consider this... again?"
"What else should I think about? Jiameng Pass is not big at all, and he can only accommodate thousands of people. He wants to come in and occupy the city gate. This is undoubtedly equivalent to opening the important road to Jiameng Pass. If Ma Chao suddenly attacks, Jiameng Pass will be completely finished. He controls the city gate and his subordinates can continuously flow into the city. Then Jiameng Pass will lose its defensive meaning. Go and tell him, either he brings a hundred people in, or he won't come in!" Zhang Fei said angrily.
Huang Quan said: "But lord, if this happens, will the cooperation with Ma Chao be ruined?"
"If you want to take a bath, you'll have to waste it. I'd rather take a bath than take risks. You can tell him that I can guarantee his safety. If he doesn't even have the minimum trust, then don't talk about cooperation. At that time, he might even turn against him."
Huang Quan sighed heavily. He wanted to say something, but found that Zhang Fei was impatient. In desperation, he had to ride his horse out again to tell Ma Chao and Zhang Fei's tough attitude.
After hearing Huang Quan's words, Ma Chao snorted coldly and said to Huang Quan: "I thought you were fully confident. I really didn't expect that your plan was just a farce, wasting my time. Otherwise, my reinforcements had already arrived, and I was still trying to slap them here? Huang Chanjun, since you didn't really surrender to Zhang Fei, why not come to me directly and don't go back. To serve the court, the court will naturally not treat you badly."
Huang Quan shook his head and said, "General Ma's kindness is my heart to accept. However, his family and clan are all in Yizhou. If I openly defect, Zhang Fei will definitely not let my family and clan go. I cannot lose the big picture because of a small matter. This time it was my fault. I was not sure that this time, so I did not expect that Zhang Fei would be so cautious. But General Ma, please rest assured that I will not serve Zhang Fei. Moreover, after I go back this time, I will connect more Yizhou people to rebel against Zhang Fei and ignite the war of rebellion from the inside. In this way, I am inside and General Ma, and we will attack inside and outside, so we will not worry about not being able to quell Zhang Fei's rebellion."
"Since that's the case, then follow Huang Zongjun. Then the farce will end here. The reinforcements are already on the road and are not far from here. They will arrive in about the afternoon. If there is no accident, I will launch a general attack on Jiameng Pass tomorrow. I hope Huang Zongjun will no longer be in the city by then. Otherwise, if the sword is eyeless, I am afraid of hurting Huang Zongjun, that would be bad."
"I appreciate General Ma's kindness. I will find a reason to go back to Chengdu later!"
The two of them bowed each other and turned around and left. Ma Chao and his subordinates began to retreat.
On the wall of Jiameng Pass, Zhang Fei frowned when he saw Ma Chao suddenly leading the crowd to leave. When Huang Quan came back, he stepped forward to ask, and then he realized that Ma Chao was ignoring.
Zhang Fei was so angry that he immediately ordered people to pull off the Han army's flag and take off the Han army's uniform, thinking that this was a complete farce, and there was a hint of anger in Huang Quan's eyes.
Huang Quan also felt embarrassed on his face. He wanted Ma Chao to kill Zhang Fei, but he didn't know that he would become like this. I can only say that he didn't know Zhang Fei enough, and Zhang Fei didn't trust him very much.
So, Huang Quan felt that his face was lost, let down Zhang Fei's trust, and casually found an excuse to leave Jiameng Pass and go back to Chengdu.
Zhang Fei did not stop him and directly agreed to Huang Quan's request and let Huang Quan leave.
After Huang Quan left, Zhang Fei looked at the Han army flags and uniforms all over the place, and suddenly had an idea and came up with a plan. So he immediately asked someone to take Peng off, Liu Xian called him over and gave him some instructions.
After hearing this, Liu Xian looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously and said, "Is this plan too risky? What if it doesn't work?"
Zhang Fei said: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger's son? If you want to repel Ma Chao's army, you can only use this method. Having said that, although Huang Quan made a farce this time, he accidentally got these things, which is not incompetent. You just need to go down and prepare and start acting after dark."
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In Ma Chao's camp, Ma Chao was drinking a depressed wine. Originally, Huang Quan's arrival gave him a glimmer of hope, but who knew that although Huang Quan's plan was good, it was difficult to implement, so that today's farce was created.
However, Ma Chao was not idle either. He had already asked someone to call reinforcements. At this moment, Xu Huang and Pang Tong's troops should have arrived. As soon as they arrived, he could use the siege weapons they brought to launch a strong attack on Jiameng Pass.
He didn't believe that an army of more than 100,000 would not be able to take down a small Jiameng Pass.
Next night, Pang Tong and Xu Huang led 200 elite cavalry to Ma Chao's station first. Ma Chao went out to greet him in person. After a greeting with Pang Tong and Xu Huang, he entered the tent.
Pang Tong asked about Ma Chao's situation in recent days, and Ma Chao told him everything about it. When Pang Tong heard that Ma Chao gave Huang Quan five hundred sets of Han military uniforms and more than a dozen flags, he became nervous.
"General Ma, you are confused!" Pang Tong sighed heavily, "How can you give such important things to the enemy? What if the enemy borrows these things and pretends to be our army and attacks in the middle of the night, can you tell whether it is the enemy or our own army?"
Pang Tong's words made Ma Chao suddenly awaken and asked hurriedly: "What should I do?"
Pang Tong thought for a moment and said to Ma Chao: "Fortunately General Xu and I are here first, otherwise you would regret it in the evening. Now the remedy is urgent..."
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After nightfall, the closing door of Jiameng Pass secretly opened a gap, and groups of black shadows left the city one after another. Each of them had a piece of cloth on their mouths, and the four hooves of the war horse were also wrapped in cloth so that they would not make too much noise. The one who left the city was actually a cavalry team of five hundred people.
The team was led by Zhang Fei and moved forward carefully. As soon as they left the city gate, the city gate was closed.
The group came to a forest not far from Ma Chao's military camp. After Zhang Fei's order, everyone took off their military uniforms and put on the Han military uniforms they had just obtained today.
Then, Zhang Fei waited in place and looked at the enemy's camp from afar from this forest.
This time, Zhang Fei brought all the carefully selected elite soldiers, Peng Tuo and Zhang Yi followed him, and the 100 personal soldiers around him were all skilled in archery and horses. The rest of the soldiers were also used to fighting and were selected from one in a hundred.
This night attack was a sudden idea. Zhang Fei happened to attack Ma Chao's camp at midnight with the uniform of the Han army, making the other party mistakenly believe that a rebellion occurred in the army, and then took advantage of the situation to set fire and burn the camp, making Ma Chao's army unable to defend. Then Zhang Fei led the cavalry to kill Ma Chao in the chaos.
As time passed, Zhang Fei and his subordinates were quietly in the forest. They noticed that even at night, the defenses in the Han army's camp did not weaken, and teams of patrol soldiers interspered through the symphony, looking very strict.
As the hour was about to arrive, there was no slight slack in the enemy camp, which made Zhang Fei a little annoyed and began to feel anxious. His subordinates were all nervous, and everyone was ready to beat their hands, but everyone's face could not hide their worry.
After seeing this, Zhang Fei advised: "Don't worry, you will definitely succeed tonight!"
At midnight, Ma Chao's camp suddenly changed defenses, but there were fewer patrol teams and only scattered people were watching.
Zhang Fei did not think much about this scene, but instead felt that it was a good opportunity given by heaven. So he turned over and said to his subordinates: "The whole army is on the horse and prepare for battle!" (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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