Tian Yan

The fire was blown down with the wind, and soon became a prairie fire.

The Xiliang army originally came out in full force to intercept Cao Cao's army that was attacking the granary. Unexpectedly, a prairie fire, riding the northwest wind, came straight to the Xiliang army camp.The Xiliang army marched halfway to their lair and was taken away, so they had to bite the bullet and fight Cao Cao to the death.Unexpectedly, Cao Cao got the news early, so how could he rush to startle the snake? When the flames of war between the two sides ignited, the official warehouse was also burned by the advance army secretly sent.

With no supply in front and the fall in the rear, Xiliang's army was in a state of panic.Even if the last stand can be won, it is like a lost dog. What is the meaning of such a victory?

Being plotted against, Ma Chao gritted his silver teeth, knowing that Han Sui was collaborating with the enemy and traitorous to the country, but it was a done deal.

Even though he wins and loses, it is almost ashamed. For the current plan, only the bottom line can solve the urgent need.

The Xiliang army has always been fierce, and the nomads don't have a strong homeland sentiment. Ma Chao boosted morale on the surface, but he had to think more in his heart.

If at this time they turn around and attack Cao Cao's camp, leaving both sides with nowhere to go, the Xiliang army can fight, but Cao Cao can't fight, and should retreat.

After making up his mind, Ma Chao ordered a U-turn, and the Xiliang iron cavalry marched towards the Wei army camp.

The high wall stands tall, the city gate is closed tightly, and there is a man standing on the top of the city, whose face is like a crown jade.

The Xiliang army was furious, and arrows rained down like rain for a while, but the ice wall was so hard that the arrows couldn't even penetrate it.

"Who will come!"

Ma Chao narrowed his eyes and recognized the man as Xun Yu, Prime Minister of the State of Wei, a typical civil adviser.

"Prime Minister Xun, why bother to ask questions knowingly!" Ma Chao raised his voice, "I only came here to seek revenge from my father, but you and the others raided our army's granary. If you are not benevolent, then stop blaming me for being unrighteous!"

Xun Yu smiled: "Why did you say that, little general? It's clear that you are in civil strife in Xiliang, forcing away loyal ministers for trumped-up charges. I, Dawei, intended to mediate, but I didn't want you to take advantage of the situation to seek rebellion and fight against each other!"

Xun Yu's voice trembled a little, he tried his best to clear his throat to suppress his emotions.

Don't say that time is fate, people's hearts are unpredictable, it has always been like this.The two parties, each with their own ghosts, sacrificed together the most innocent and upright person, a tragic pawn, Han Sui.

Fortunately, the grassland was empty, so Ma Chao didn't notice the strangeness in his voice.Although Xun Yu's words were harsh, from the perspective of Wei Guo, a bystander, there was nothing unreasonable. Ma Chao was also shaken for a moment by what he said, but after thinking about it, the matter At this point, there are still steps to go down!

"Don't talk nonsense to move my army. If you insist on not surrendering the city, I will attack!"

Xun Yu snorted coldly, and retreated from the top of the wall without saying a word, and said: "Whoever dares to open the city without authorization to become a fighter, behead!"

Persevere, persevere, the only thing he can do now is to persevere.

Xun Yu covered his mouth and coughed a few times, looking towards the sky.The long-lost sunlight leaked through the gaps in the clouds, and the heavy snow that had been brewing for a long time still failed to fall after all.

The Wei army closed the city, and the Xiliang army could not go out of the siege. The two sides became confrontational for a while.

Ma Chao knew that the battle had to be decided quickly, the Wei army could afford it, and their goal was obviously to delay it. When Cao Cao's army came back, or when the reinforcements came, the Xiliang army's food and grass had already been cut off, so they couldn't win in one fell swoop. There is only one—hand over the land where our ancestors lived.

In the siege battle where the boats were desperate, the Xiliang iron cavalry was used to fighting on flat ground, and the advantage of siege was not obvious.Xun Yu ordered the city guards to take turns day and night, shoot random arrows at the positions, only one point, and they were not allowed to open the city.

Ma Chao was unwilling to retreat, and the two sides were stalemate day and night. The situation was like a tense string, and whoever relaxed first would fall short.

The ice city exudes a threatening cold, and many soldiers have already suffered from the cold.Xun Yu stood on the city wall with his hands behind his back, his eyes were black and blue, and his complexion was a little colder than the city wall.

The morale of the Xiliang army under the city has declined, and the situation in the city is not much better. There are more and more people who are sick, and there is a lack of medicine. Only a few strong soldiers are holding on to the city. I don’t know when they will be exhausted. And fell down.

Three days later, Cao Cao should be back.

Cao Cao, Cao Mengde... Xun Yu called out in a low voice, come back soon, it's not that I miss you, it's these thousands of soldiers who are waiting for you to come back, and coming back means victory.

There were faint footsteps behind him, Xun Yu turned his head slightly, and saw Sima Yi standing behind him, with his hands folded under his thick sleeves, saluting him.

Xun Yu nodded in response, his chest was always aching, he just stood and tried to minimize the movement of his head and neck, fearing that it would cause a cough and he couldn't stop.

"Prime Minister, do you need Sima Yi's plan?"

The corners of Xun Yu's eyes twitched, and he turned around slowly: "The current situation is like a snipe's beak being caught in a clam shell, and both sides will suffer. What do you have to do to solve this dilemma?"

Sima Yi shook his head: "Ma Chao is a clam. If you loosen the shell, you will die. If you don't loosen the shell, you will die, but we are not sandpipers."

Xun Yu's eyes circled around his face: "The clam is for survival, while the snipe is only for food. It's just that the bargaining chip used by the clam is too big, and instead it drives itself to a dead end."

Sima Yi nodded: "Actually, the fight between the snipe and the clam is not a dead end. The clam can ask the snipe to bring itself to the surface of the water. When the clam releases its shell, it will fall into the water, so that it can be guaranteed not to be bitten by the snipe."

Xun Yu pondered: "You mean, we take the initiative to give Ma Chao a step down?"

"Prime Minister is wise, give them a reason to leave at ease, and..." Sima Yi slowly gathered his five fingers together, "Take the initiative and let them go as we want."

Xun Yu stroked his chin, his eyes seemed to be thinking, and Sima Yi accompanied him to stand on the top of the wall.

"Come on."

Immediately a soldier stepped forward: "Yes!"

"Starting tonight, open the side door and let the wounded and sick evacuate the city first. In addition, arrange a few people to shout loudly and shout at the top of the city to attract the attention of the Xiliang army."

Sima Yi rubbed his hands, Xun Yu asked him with a sideways look: "Is this safe?"

"The Prime Minister is very thoughtful, but I don't know how the Prime Minister should evacuate himself?" Sima Yi paused, "Ma Chao and the others will become suspicious if they don't see the Prime Minister."

But Xun Yu stepped forward and grabbed his wrist with such force that Sima Yi felt pain: "If I don't leave, you are not allowed to leave either."

Sima Yi's eyes widened, and he saw a smile on Xun Yu's pale lips.

"Do you dare to join me and wait for His Majesty to come down?"

Sima Yi's fine white teeth made a row of marks on his lower lip. Xun Yu was obviously trying to test him. He is an insignificant civil servant, so what use is he staying in the city!Besides, he was unwilling to stay in the city from the bottom of his heart. Xun Yu wanted to leave an empty city for Ma Chao, so that Ma Chao could go away with peace of mind, but if Ma Chao found something strange before Cao Cao came back, I wonder if he would become angry and kill them Resentment?

At this time, if he dared to say no, with the relationship between Xun Yu and Cao Cao, it was hard to guarantee that he could completely lose Cao Cao's trust with just one word.

If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger cub!Sima Yi raised his eyebrows: "I believe Your Majesty will never abandon the Prime Minister!"

Xun Yu chuckled, but the chuckle turned into a light cough again. Seeing this, Sima Yi hurried forward to hold him up, only to feel that Xun Yu's hands were as cold as ice: "Prime Minister, what kind of illness is this, why has it never recovered?"

"Old problem." Xun Yu gasped for breath and stood up straight, obviously unwilling to talk more.

"Does Your Majesty know about the prime minister's illness?" Sima Yi asked.

Xun Yu stared at him for a moment, and Sima Yi's back felt cold: "Are you very concerned?"

Sima Yi shook his head hastily, and felt inappropriate after shaking his head, he couldn't help but secretly thought that Xun Yu was not easy to deal with, and hidden under his prudent and elegant appearance was definitely a heart that should not be underestimated!Otherwise, it would not be his turn to sit in the prime minister's seat.

"Just don't care, otherwise the truth will kill you." Xun Yu made a rare teasing gesture and wiped Sima Yi's neck.

Sima Yi hurriedly rubbed the soles of his feet with oil, and after returning, he first called the shadow guard out.

The shadow guard was in a bad mood, he didn't even notice that his mask was on crookedly, and yawned dissatisfiedly.

Sima Yi also had a dead face: "Did Your Majesty tell you under what circumstances you can abandon me?"

"After you die, after listening to the last words." The shadow guard replied Gaogui coldly.

Sima Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "Then if the prime minister and I were put on the neck with a knife, who would you save?"

The shadow guard looked at him with contempt: "You have no threat value, you only have to be wiped around your neck, and you won't give me time to save you."

Sima Yi felt very frustrated, so he sat down abruptly, took a sip from the empty teacup and said, "Seeing that you are so loyal, I plan to give you a name."

The shadow guard breathed out his nostrils: "Our treatment level is the fourth rank, what rank are you?"

Sima Yi sneered: "But you have no idea."

The shadow guard spat on the ground: "I have a name, it was given by His Majesty, and it's called Zhang Chunhua."

Sima Yi laughed heartily: "Do you know the origin of your name?"

Zhang Chunhua shook her head.

Sima Yi slapped the table with a "snap": "Generally mass-produced names are popular words, and the first word must be able to form multiple words. I said that there must be Zhang Chunshui, Zhang Chunshu, and Zhang Chunri in your batch of shadow guards... ..."

Zhang Chunhua also slapped the table: "Yes! You discovered all of this!"

Sima Yi coughed calmly: "Spring flowers are gaudy and easy to fade, only Chunhua can bear autumn fruits, why not change to Chunhua."

Zhang Chunhua said: "I don't think there is any difference, but I advise you to call me Shadow Guard."

Sima Yi put down the teacup: "Shadow Guard, go back to the roof."

"Ma Chaoman! Look, without Ma Teng, you lost your official position. In a few days, you can lose all your foundation to us! Prodigal son, hahahahahaha!"

"Ma Chao, can you tell the difference between goat's milk and your mother's milk? I guess you can't tell the difference. Didn't you all grow up with livestock! Huh?"

……

The shouting and scolding on the top of the city was so foul and vulgar, Xun Yu still stood on the top of the city with an indifferent smile, like a white lotus flower that emerges from the mud and is not stained.

Sima Yi rubbed his ears, stepped out of the crowd, and cleared his throat vigorously.

"you……"

Xun Yu glanced at him with a half-smile, and Sima Yi clenched his fists under his sleeve: "You didn't even get the point!"

There was a burst of boos from the top of the wall, everyone looked at Sima Yi as a coward, and they were all very disdainful: "Then you come and scold!"

Sima Yi was not stage-frightened either, so he stepped forward with his head held high, and stepped on the city wall imposingly: "Ma Chao, do you still remember me!"

Ma Chao picked up his spear: "Who am I? It turns out that it is Cao Cao's Rabbit Master!"

There was a burst of connotative laughter in the city, and Sima Yi's face did not change a bit: "Ma Chao, it is said that people who are about to die have good words, so why are you different?"

"Bah, who are you talking about!" Immediately, one of the Xiliang warriors refused to accept it, and pointed his gun at Sima Yi.

Sima Yi looked at the sky and let out a breath of white air: "Short-sighted! I only laugh at you for trying everything you can today, but when spring comes in the vast grassland, nothing will grow!"

Ma Chao frowned. It's not that he hasn't thought about this problem, but he just thinks that the wildfire will never end, and there will be no unsustainable next year.

"There are frequent sandstorms in the Gobi spring. If there is no grass covered, I am afraid that all will be deserted! Ma Chao, don't you know your own death? So you will always be a good knife. Without Ma Teng, you think Are you the master of Xiliang? What a joke! Why don’t you return to Wei Wei quickly and save your life!”

"Good! Good!" The soldiers on the tower were relieved by Sima Yi's words, and they started booing together.

Ma Chao's face turned blue and red, he drew an arrow with his backhand, drew the bow fully, and shot at Sima Yi.

The city wall was built very high, and the arrows shot before couldn't reach the top of the city, so Sima Yi remained unmoved and still stood majestic.

It's just that under Ma Chao's rage, there must be an explosion, and the arrow flew straight towards Sima Yi as if it had eyes. Sima Yi only felt a cold front flash in front of him, and he was pushed away by a strong force, and hit the ground heavily.

"Prime Minister!"

The sword in Xun Yu's hand fell to the ground with a clang, and a dark liquid fell into the sand drop by drop.

The arrow was cut in two and fell right in front of his eyes.

Sima Yi trembled and got up, only to see Xun Yu's complexion was pale, cold sweat was streaming down his face, and he covered his mouth tightly with one hand, the bright red was still gushing out from his fingers, which looked shocking.

"Medical officer, medical officer!"

Xun Yu pinched him severely, "...shut up, keep your voice down," looked up at the crowd, "stand still for me!"

"Yes!"

Xun Yu caught his breath, took out the cloth towel in his sleeve to wipe off the blood, and stepped on the top of the wall proudly.

"Good shot, come again!"