Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

No matter how Ma Teng told his eldest son to be more careful, Ma Chao still stepped into the trap prepared for them just like his younger brother.

Ma Teng didn't see the liaison guard sent back by his eldest son after two hours, so he knew something was wrong.Regardless of the fact that the army must be visited by vanguards, they urged the troops to rush forward.

Ma Teng is said to be a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan who made great achievements in the unification of the world by Emperor Guangwu.Later, the Ma family was involved in the Dou Xian case, and after losing the title, the direct branch was no longer prominent and quickly declined.After his father lost his position as a minor official and fled to Xiliang, he had to live in a place where the Qiang people in Liangzhou were mixed, and finally married a Qiang girl.

Several generations of the Ma family have interpreted by themselves what is a plucked phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken, and what is a poor wife.

After Ma Teng was born, the Ma family did not change from poverty.When Ma Teng grew up, he became a woodcutter.In the last years of Emperor Ling's reign, the Didaoren Kingdom and Di, Qiang and other ethnic groups rebelled in Liangzhou. The prefectures and counties recruited warriors.Then go up all the way.

When Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he tried to win over Ma Teng, but when Ma Teng arrived in Beijing, Dong Zhuo was dead.Because of the exclusive power of Li Jue and others, Ma Teng was stationed in Mei County under the name of General Zhengxi.Later, Ma Teng and Li Jue fell out due to personal matters. Liu Fan, the son of Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, and others wanted to use Ma Teng's power to help the little emperor Liu Xie out of trouble. As a result, Ma Teng was defeated and returned to Liangzhou. Liu Fan and others were killed. , Ma Teng made peace with Li Jue again.

In the next few years, when Sun Ce was struggling in Jiangdong, Ma Teng was not idle.He cooperated with his long-time partner Han Sui and became the most powerful duo among more than a dozen separatist warlords in Guanzhong.

However, Ma Teng was a man who defended against Hu bandits in the north of the Three Qin Dynasty, and prepared white cavalry in the east.

When Tai Shici learned that Ma Teng was leading an army, he held the bag Zhou Yu gave him and said to Pang Tong and Sima Yi, "When Zhou Gongjin leaves, let me listen to your plans. Pang Shiyuan and Sima Zhongda, you two have a look." What's in here."

Pang Tong opened the brocade bag left by Zhou Yu, took out a white silk and saw a few words embroidered on it: Take Ma's father and son to town Liangzhou.

Sima Yi took the silk characters to Tai Shici to have a look, and asked the generals to circulate them.

Tai Shici said: "If Marquis Wu wants to accept the Ma family father and son, he can't let his vanguard soldiers die in the gossip formation."

Pang Tong said: "Captain, please order to see Ma Teng and persuade him to return to Soochow."

Sima Yi contended: "Brother, I'll go. You have to preside over this gossip formation."

Pang Tong put on the airs of a senior brother, "There are thousands of pioneers in the formation, Ma Teng will not do anything to me, just put your heart in your stomach."

"Brother, I have heard my father say that Ma Teng's people admire the undefeated family for generations most. I especially desire to be recognized by such people. I can easily win his trust based on Sima's family background. It is also easier to persuade him to surrender to Marquis Wu."

Seeing that what Sima Yi said made sense, Pang Tong agreed with him to ride alone to meet Ma Teng.But I couldn't help telling him: "Whether you succeed or not, you have to protect yourself."

Seeing that Pang Tong cared for him from the bottom of his heart like his brother Sima Lang, Sima Yi was moved and said to Pang Tong, "Don't worry, brother, I will take good care of myself."

Sima Yi stood by the gossip formation and waited for the army led by Ma Teng to arrive in a hurry.He blocked the way of the army and met Ma Teng as he wished.

Sima Yi was brought to Ma Teng, bowed and cupped his hands, "Luoyang Commander Sima Jiang's second son, Zhong Da, pays his respects to Uncle Shi."

When Ma Teng heard that the handsome young man in front of him was Sima Fang's second son, and respectfully addressed him as Uncle Shi, he immediately became happy, and his raised eyebrows turned into a smiling face.

"Zhongda, why are you stopping the army at this time?"

"Reporting to Uncle Shi, in front is the eight trigrams array set up by Tai Shici, the governor of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. This array stretches for hundreds of miles. Not to mention the exaggeration of swallowing a million troops, it is a well-deserved reputation that one hundred thousand troops are trapped in it and no one can get out of the array."

Ma Teng immediately put away the smile on his face.

"Zhongda, are you saying that the vanguard I sent in front of thousands of people fell into the formation?"

Sima Yi nodded.

Ma Teng then asked: "Can you break the formation?"

"Uncle Shi, my nephew only knows the way, and can lead out those who are trapped. As for breaking the formation, my nephew can't do it yet."

Sima Yi really didn't lie to Ma Teng, the matching part was set up by Pang Tong.If Pang Tong hadn't told him how to walk, he might have been trapped in the formation himself.

Seeing that Sima Yi did not appear to be lying, Ma Teng asked him, "What does Soochow want?"

"Uncle Shi, Zhong Da ordered Tai Shici, the governor of Eastern Wu, to invite Uncle Shi to serve as Marquis of Wu."

"This..." Sima Yi's proposal was beyond Ma Teng's expectation.I came to Yizhou excitedly to take advantage of it, not to surrender to Sun Ce and find myself a supervisor.

"Uncle Shi, before Cao Hong and Guan Yu wanted to take Shouchun after they won Guangling County, [-] elite soldiers were buried in Marquis Wu's formation. I think Uncle Shi must have heard about this."

Although Ma Teng was in Sanqin, he didn't close his eyes and listen to the affairs of the Central Plains. Cao Cao's battle with Yuan Shao, Sun Ce's Huainan, Jingzhou, and Yizhou can't be said to know everything well, but Cao Hong and Guan Yu's entire army He still knew that it was destroyed in the hands of Sun Ce.

Sima Yi saw that Ma Teng was deep in thought, and said in a low voice, "This battle is a bit evil. Ordinary people enter the battle for three days, and most of them lose their minds. There is no water source in the battle. I hope Uncle Shi will make a decision as soon as possible."

Ma Teng raised his head and stared at Sima Yi, "Marquis Wu is trying to force me to bow my head?"

Sima Yi hurriedly bowed and saluted, and hurriedly said: "Wu Hou is besieging Cao Mengde in Yanzhou, and there are not many soldiers left in Hanzhong County. This formation was set up by Wu Hou's people, and the purpose is only to protect the hard-won Yizhou. How could it be possible to know that Uncle Shi will come in advance. My young nephew just heard my father mentioned that Uncle Shi was brave in the past, and he couldn't bear Uncle Shi to sacrifice his life in this line of battle, and his fame for the whole life was ruined, and he was no longer allowed to protect a few brothers."

Sima Yi's words touched the most untouchable part of Ma Teng's heart.When he was young, he suffered too much because of his poor family, so he loved and protected his sons like treasures.Now the third son has been in the battle for more than a day. I heard that there is no water source in the battle. If Sima Yi hadn't stood in front of him, he would have cried for his youngest son.

"Zhong Da, don't lie to me."

"Uncle Shi, if you don't believe me, wait another two days, because you are afraid that the soldiers in the formation will not be able to wait."

General Pi who followed Ma Teng knew that he was reluctant to have two sons, so he urged Ma Teng to say, "General, why don't you ask him to bring him out."

Ma Teng understood that General Pi wanted to intimidate Sima Yi, but if he did this, who could guarantee that the formation stretching for hundreds of miles he said was not true, and who could guarantee that he would do what he promised after entering the formation?

Ma Teng changed his face, "Zhongda, you heard it too, can you go in and lead out all my vanguard soldiers?"

Sima Yi said without hesitation: "Yes." He turned around and went into the formation.

"Hey, nephew Zhongda and so on." Seeing that Sima Yi didn't bargain with him, Ma Teng was afraid that he would never come back after he left, so he hurriedly stopped him.

"Uncle Shi, do you have any orders?"

Sima Yi's expression remained unchanged, as if leading someone out of the formation was nothing more than a trivial matter.But this kind of attitude made Ma Teng even more worried.

"Here, you take my personal guard in."

"It's okay. You follow me closely. If you make three wrong steps, you won't be able to see me."

"Zhong Da," Ma Teng called to stop Sima Yi when he was about to turn around and leave again.

"If you bring those soldiers out, will you meet the sin Tai Shici?"

"Thank you Uncle Shi for thinking about my nephew. My nephew dare not lie to Uncle Shi. According to my nephew's understanding of this formation, I can't bring out many people at one time. There are ever-changing changes in this formation. If Uncle Shi's thousands of vanguard troops are all Bringing them out, my nephew can't do it. But if there are not many people in the battle, it's all right to come to Taishi to scold me. Besides, those who go out can explain the strength of the battle to Uncle Shi clearly, regardless of the number of people in the world. Whether my uncle retired from the army or served Wuhou, my nephew can take credit for it."

Sima Yi made his words clear, handed over to Ma Teng again, and walked forward with the guards appointed by Ma Teng.Ma Teng saw that Sima Yi and his personal guards had not gone far, and suddenly disappeared out of thin air. He was horrified and could only hope that Sima Yi would come out soon.

The soldiers who followed Sima Yi into the battle found that they hadn't gone far when the scenery in front of them changed dramatically.The original vast wilderness was full of depression in winter and covered with snow, but now it suddenly turned into a field with endless pits and mounds connected by rice paddies, which scared him so much that he wished he could hold on to Sima Yi's lapel for walking.

The two of them walked around a few pits and mounds, and they met a few soldiers who were holding horses and leaning against each other to keep warm.Seeing the two of them, those soldiers hurried forward to greet them: "We are lost and we can't see where Eldest Young Master is. Can you see Eldest Young Master?"

Sima Yi said, "Come with me."

Three turns and two turns lead the people out of the formation, making them go to Ma Teng, turn around and enter the formation again.

The soldier quickly grabbed his arm.

"Young Master Sima, please wait for what my general has to say."

Sima Yi smiled and said, "Your eldest son has also fallen into the battle, why don't we go in another direction, maybe we can meet him."

The personal soldier could no longer say anything to stop him, and entered the battle again tightly behind Sima Yi.

After Sima Yi changed direction and entered the battle, he said, "Let's go find your eldest son, let the others go first."

The soldier nodded and said in his heart that you don't know that our third son is also trapped in the formation.

The two turned around and saw the vanguard soldier who had been in the battle for a day. The soldier saw that his robe was strong and not weak, his lips were chapped, his face was gray, his spirit was listless, and he was even more flustered.And those soldiers also saw the two of them, and the mental state of these two people was not what a lost companion should look like, and someone rushed towards them immediately.

Sima Yi is not as good as Pang Tong in terms of formation skills, but he will not let a few soldiers get on his side.Thanks to the skill of the guard who followed him, he didn't get rid of him.

The two walked around the formation for a long time, but they didn't see Ma Teng's son.The personal guard asked Sima Yi.

"How big is this array?"

"It's more than a hundred miles. If you don't believe it, you should practice measuring again."

The guard hurriedly said, "I believe it, I believe it."

After turning around for a while, the guard shouted, "Third Young Master."

Sima Yi smiled, "It turns out that your third son is also in the formation."

When Sima Yi led Ma Tie, the third son of the Ma family, out of the battle, Ma Teng was already covering his eyes with tears in his eyes. He grabbed Ma Tie's arm and looked him up and down, then ordered someone to give the water bag to his son.

"Zhongda, thank you." Ma Teng sincerely thanked Sima Yi.

"Please convey my heartfelt words of Ma Teng and Ma Shoucheng to Marquis Wu and Taishi Dudu. In the future, no matter what you are ordered, Ma Shoucheng will never say anything. If you violate this oath, your children and grandchildren will be harmed."

It turned out that when the two of them went into the battle to look for Ma Tie, Ma Teng had already asked in detail about the situation in the battle.After thinking over and over again, he finally realized the situation in front of him, and there was no way out except to surrender to Marquis Wu.The theory of withdrawing from the army was afraid that he could not save his two sons.

Seeing Ma Teng's oath, Sima Yi cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Shi is under Marquis Wu's command, and in the future he will be able to achieve the same merits as General Fubo. My nephew is here to congratulate Uncle Shi."

Sima Yi put the words into Ma Teng's heart, and his attitude towards Sima Yi became better.

"This is also the advice of Nephew Tuo."

Sima Yi shied away and said, "Don't dare to thank the uncle, this is what the nephew should do. It's just that the uncle will guard Xiliang in the future, and it's far away from Eastern Wu. It's better to send a brother to follow Wuhou."

Ma Teng understood that Sima Yi was asking for hostages for Sun Ce, so he immediately nodded and said, "It should. Just do as my nephew said. I can go to Soochow as well."

Sima Yi smiled, "Uncle Shi can't guard the land of Sanqin, so it's better to let the eldest son go to Shouchun for Uncle Shi."

Ma Teng treats every son as if he is a treasure in the palm of his hand, and when he sees Sima Yi pointing his eldest son, he is sad and has no choice but to agree.

Having received Ma Teng's oath, Sima Yi's purpose of this trip has been achieved.He went in and out many times before he led all the people from Xiliang out, and then he didn't care about etiquette and sat down on the ground.

The author has something to say: in history

In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Cao Cao adopted Xun Yu's suggestion and sent Zhong Yao as a servant to act as the captain of Sili to supervise the troops in Guanzhong.After Zhong Yao arrived in Chang'an, he wrote to Ma Teng and Han Sui, stating his interests, so Ma Teng and Han Sui were willing to surrender, and each sent their sons as hostages.

But here Xun Yu was taken away, hehe