There were always spies from Xiliang outside the city, monitoring the movements in the direction of the city. When they saw the city, they killed hundreds of men and women. After the killing, they threw the bodies off the city wall, and the blood dyed the water of the moat red.

The spy did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly returned to the camp to Ma Teng. Han Sui reported: "Report to General, something is not good, and someone is being killed at the top of Chang'an City."

Hearing the spy's report, Ma Teng and Han Sui stood up suddenly and asked nervously: "Can you see clearly who is killing?"

The spy shook his head first, then nodded, and said, "Although the young man and woman were both. After the killing, the corpse was thrown directly from the city wall..."

After the spy finished speaking, Ma Teng looked at Han Sui and said carefully: "Wen Yue, who do you think Li Guo and other thieves killed?"

"It's all right," Han Sui said disdainfully: "It must be the ministers in the court who cannot rely on them. Li Guo and other thieves are killing chickens to warn the monkeys to intimidate the ministers."

Since Ma Teng heard the spy's report, he felt uneasy. He then asked: "Wen Yue, according to your opinion, could it be Ma Yu and Ma Shizhong?"

"It probably won't be." Han Sui said in an uncertain tone: "We just contacted Ma Shizhong last night. Today they were killed by Li Jue and Guo Si. This is a bit coincidental."

"No, I feel uneasy, I want to go out and take a look." Ma Teng said, and took two steps forward, and shouted at the outside of the tent: "Come on, prepare a horse for me, I want to go out of the city to see it myself."

"Father, wait." Ma Chao, who was standing aside, saw that his father was going to go outside Chang'an City to check, and hurried forward to dissuade him: "A trivial matter, why do you need your father to take action personally and wait for the child to find out the truth!"

Ma Chao brought five hundred Xiliang cavalry to a place a stone's throw from the city and carefully observed the mountains of corpses outside the city wall. Just as he was thinking about how to figure out who was killed, he suddenly heard a shout from the direction of the city. The cavalry who followed Ma Chao thought the soldiers in the city were about to rush out, and they were ready for battle.

But after waiting for a while, only shouts were heard in the direction of the city, but there was no movement. A cavalry with sharp ears said to Ma Chao: "Report to Major General, let you approach the city wall and say something to say."

The young and energetic Ma Chao, after hearing the cavalry, wanted to go over as soon as he pulled the horse, but was pulled by Junhou next to him. Junhou persuaded him hard: "Major General, there may be a fraud in front of him, so let the young man take people over and take a look."

"What are you afraid of!" Ma Chao glared at the Junhou and said dissatisfiedly: "Even if they have any conspiracy, I can kill you with the silver spear in my hand."

Seeing that Ma Chao was angry, the Junhou did not dare to persuade him anymore, so he could only take people behind him and head towards the city gate. He thought to himself that if we arrived at the city and the defenders in the city suddenly came out, even if they fought for their lives, they would still protect the major general from danger.

Fortunately, the things he was worried about did not happen. Fan Chou stood on the city tower and shouted at Ma Chao under the city: "Hey, Ma Yu, Liu Fan, Zhong Shao and others who are your inner supporters are all killed. Go back and tell your father that if you don't retreat, they will be your fate!"

Ma Teng had not had time to tell Ma Chao about Ma Yu and others' inner-compulsive things, so when Ma Chao heard Fan Chou say this, he thought the other party was talking nonsense. Zhang Ji, who was in the city, saw Ma Chao and others' disapproval, quickly ordered the soldiers to take the heads of Ma Yu and others. Then he shouted at Ma Chao: "My son, I'm afraid your father doesn't believe us, so we will ask you to bring a few certificates back."

After saying that, Zhang Ji shouted to several soldiers holding their heads next to him, "Take the heads out." With Zhang Ji's order, several soldiers ran out of the city with force.

Seeing that something round and bulging from the city was flying down, Ma Chao thought it was the defenders who threw the stones, so he quickly waved the silver spear in his hand to dial. The heads of Ma Yu and others fell down three or four places from Ma Chao, and rolled on the ground. A Du Bo who had followed Ma Teng into Beijing and saw Ma Yu and others rolling over and dismounted, stepped forward and carefully checked the heads, nodded to Ma Chao and said, "Major General, yes, it's indeed the heads of Ma Shizhong and the other three."

Ma Chao's purpose here was to find out who was killed by Li Guo and others. Since he knew that the murder was Ma Shizhong, there was no need to stay here anymore. He quickly ordered the soldiers: "Pick up the head and we will return to the camp immediately."

When Ma Teng saw the three heads placed in front of him, he couldn't help but stomp his feet in anger. He said angrily: "I just discussed the matter of Kaicheng with them last night. Unexpectedly, in less than a day, the three of them were killed by Li Guo and other thieves."

"Shoucheng," Han Sui saw that the inner benefactor in the city had been killed and wanted to sneak into Chang'an while the night had been shattered, so he could only ask Ma Teng, "What should we do next?"

"We came from Xiliang, aren't we going back in shame?" Ma Teng stared at the three heads in front of him, biting his back teeth and said, "I must break through Chang'an, kill Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others, and avenge Ma Shizhong and others."

"But our army came from afar and did not have enough siege equipment. I was powerless to face a strong city like Chang'an." Han Sui felt that even if he launched a strong attack, it would be almost impossible to capture Chang'an City, so he continued to persuade: "And our army's current food and grass are only enough for one month. In my opinion, it's better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible."

"No, we must not withdraw our troops." After hearing Han Sui's proposal, Ma Chao immediately expressed his opposition: "Once we withdraw our troops, Li Jue and Guo Si's troops will definitely chase after us. Before we retreat to Xiliang, most of our troops will be dispersed. In my opinion, it's better to attack the city."

"Wen Yue said something very right." Fortunately, Ma Teng did not immediately order the siege, but said to Ma Chao: "We don't have siege equipment now, and it may not be easy to capture Chang'an. My son can lead 3,000 troops nearby to log wood and rush to build siege equipment. It's not too late for us to attack Chang'an in five days."

Not to mention that Ma Chao led his troops to cut down trees and make siege equipment. At this moment, Guo Si and Li Jue were quarreling in the city: "Zhiran, although Ma Yu, Liu Fan, Zhong Shao and others colluded with Ma Teng and intended to open the city gate and let the Xiliang soldiers enter the city. But you shouldn't kill all the old and young of the three families. Doing this would go against the harmony of heaven and would sooner or later be retribution."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Li Jue sneered a few times: "Have you and I killed the people on the battlefield? I haven't seen any retribution yet. Okay, you don't have to say anything. Anyway, people have already been killed, and even if you regret it, it's too late. You immediately lead people to patrol the city. If you find someone colluding with Ma Teng again, no matter his official position, you will be killed all over the family."

"General Guo," Seeing that Li Jue and Guo Si might argue at any time, Jia Xu came out to smooth things out in time: "The reason why General Li wanted to kill three people in the family was not to serve as a warning, so as not to have more officials who were not afraid of death and continue to collude with outsiders, in an attempt to be detrimental to General Li..."

"Mr. Jia," Li Jue interrupted Jia Xu without warning, looked up at him and asked, "How are the two people from Jizhou now?"

"Report to the general, they are still staying in the inn." Jia Xu was just Li Jue asking about Xu Shu and Shi Tao, who were sent by Han Zhan to ask for civil and military officials, and quickly replied: "The subordinates have sent people to surround the inn and completely cut off their contact with the outside world."

"What are you afraid of!" Ma Chao glared at the Junhou and said dissatisfiedly: "Even if they have any conspiracy, I can kill you with the silver spear in my hand."

Seeing that Ma Chao was angry, the Junhou did not dare to persuade him anymore, so he could only take people behind him and head towards the city gate. He thought to himself that if we arrived at the city and the defenders in the city suddenly came out, even if they fought for their lives, they would still protect the major general from danger.

Fortunately, the things he was worried about did not happen. Fan Chou stood on the city tower and shouted at Ma Chao under the city: "Hey, Ma Yu, Liu Fan, Zhong Shao and others who are your inner supporters are all killed. Go back and tell your father that if you don't retreat, they will be your fate!"

Ma Teng had not had time to tell Ma Chao about Ma Yu and others' inner-compulsive things, so when Ma Chao heard Fan Chou say this, he thought the other party was talking nonsense. Zhang Ji, who was in the city, saw Ma Chao and others' disapproval, quickly ordered the soldiers to take the heads of Ma Yu and others. Then he shouted at Ma Chao: "My son, I'm afraid your father doesn't believe us, so we will ask you to bring a few certificates back."

After saying that, Zhang Ji shouted to several soldiers holding their heads next to him, "Take the heads out." With Zhang Ji's order, several soldiers ran out of the city with force.

Seeing that something round and bulging from the city was flying down, Ma Chao thought it was the defenders who threw the stones, so he quickly waved the silver spear in his hand to dial. The heads of Ma Yu and others fell down three or four places from Ma Chao, and rolled on the ground. A Du Bo who had followed Ma Teng into Beijing and saw Ma Yu and others rolling over and dismounted, stepped forward and carefully checked the heads, nodded to Ma Chao and said, "Major General, yes, it's indeed the heads of Ma Shizhong and the other three."

Ma Chao's purpose here was to find out who was killed by Li Guo and others. Since he knew that the murder was Ma Shizhong, there was no need to stay here anymore. He quickly ordered the soldiers: "Pick up the head and we will return to the camp immediately."

When Ma Teng saw the three heads placed in front of him, he couldn't help but stomp his feet in anger. He said angrily: "I just discussed the matter of Kaicheng with them last night. Unexpectedly, in less than a day, the three of them were killed by Li Guo and other thieves."

"Shoucheng," Han Sui saw that the inner benefactor in the city had been killed and wanted to sneak into Chang'an while the night had been shattered, so he could only ask Ma Teng, "What should we do next?"

"We came from Xiliang, aren't we going back in shame?" Ma Teng stared at the three heads in front of him, biting his back teeth and said, "I must break through Chang'an, kill Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others, and avenge Ma Shizhong and others."

"But our army came from afar and did not have enough siege equipment. I was powerless to face a strong city like Chang'an." Han Sui felt that even if he launched a strong attack, it would be almost impossible to capture Chang'an City, so he continued to persuade: "And our army's current food and grass are only enough for one month. In my opinion, it's better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible."

"No, we must not withdraw our troops." After hearing Han Sui's proposal, Ma Chao immediately expressed his opposition: "Once we withdraw our troops, Li Jue and Guo Si's troops will definitely chase after us. Before we retreat to Xiliang, most of our troops will be dispersed. In my opinion, it's better to attack the city."

"Wen Yue said something very right." Fortunately, Ma Teng did not immediately order the siege, but said to Ma Chao: "We don't have siege equipment now, and it may not be easy to capture Chang'an. My son can lead 3,000 troops nearby to log wood and rush to build siege equipment. It's not too late for us to attack Chang'an in five days."

Not to mention that Ma Chao led his troops to cut down trees and make siege equipment. At this moment, Guo Si and Li Jue were quarreling in the city: "Zhiran, although Ma Yu, Liu Fan, Zhong Shao and others colluded with Ma Teng and intended to open the city gate and let the Xiliang soldiers enter the city. But you shouldn't kill all the old and young of the three families. Doing this would go against the harmony of heaven and would sooner or later be retribution."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Li Jue sneered a few times: "Have you and I killed the people on the battlefield? I haven't seen any retribution yet. Okay, you don't have to say anything. Anyway, people have already been killed, and even if you regret it, it's too late. You immediately lead people to patrol the city. If you find someone colluding with Ma Teng again, no matter his official position, you will be killed all over the family."

"General Guo," Seeing that Li Jue and Guo Si might argue at any time, Jia Xu came out to smooth things out in time: "The reason why General Li wanted to kill three people in the family was not to serve as a warning, so as not to have more officials who were not afraid of death and continue to collude with outsiders, in an attempt to be detrimental to General Li..."

"Mr. Jia," Li Jue interrupted Jia Xu without warning, looked up at him and asked, "How are the two people from Jizhou now?"

"Report to the general, they are still staying in the inn." Jia Xu was just Li Jue asking about Xu Shu and Shi Tao, who were sent by Han Zhan to ask for civil and military officials, and quickly replied: "The subordinates have sent people to surround the inn and completely cut off their contact with the outside world."
Chapter completed!