Three Kingdoms Eschatology

"Report! The enemy army is still fifty miles away..."

"Report! Five groups of our scouts arrived for reconnaissance and were discovered by the enemy. Outnumbered, four dead and one wounded. The enemy is still twenty miles away, with about 2000 troops, all cavalry..."

Ma Chao's two thousand cavalry finally appeared in the sight of Guishuang guard.In order to be more adaptable to fighting in the Western Regions.Ma Chao's iron cavalry still continued the formation and configuration of the Western Qin Army, rather than the unique heavy cavalry and light cavalry of the Liang Army's regular army.

Because the heavy cavalry needs to be in the rear, the combat radius is limited, and Ma Chao is good at ultra-long-distance long-distance raids.This Liang Guo's heavy cavalry can't do it, and Liang Guo's light cavalry can attack long distances, but in this mountain range, sometimes it may be necessary to dismount for close combat, and sometimes it is necessary to directly charge the enemy's line.Obviously Qingqi Feiyu is not up to this.

At this time, two thousand cavalry were riding on the mountain road, and a group of one hundred people formed more than ten lines, completely sealing off the entire mountain valley, and they all pressed towards the pass camp of the Guishuang Army.In the middle is a general with a white horse and a silver gun. The silver armor on his body is vivid. Except for the red tassel on his head, under the sunlight, his whole body is so bright that people can't open their eyes.

This person was Ma Chao, of course, he raised his silver spear into the air and said, "Boys, let me kill you!" The entire cavalry team changed from slow to fast, gradually accelerated, and finally galloped at high speed.The sound effect caused by eight thousand iron hooves echoed in the valley, like a tide rushing.

There was silence at the pass, and Ma Chao didn't see the panic scene of the Guishuang Army that he had often seen a few days ago, and he was already a little uneasy.

Suddenly, the sky suddenly dimmed.Ma Chao raised his eyes slightly, and saw that it wasn't the dark clouds overwhelming, but thousands of arrows were shooting towards his army formation overwhelmingly.Amidst the sound of arrows piercing through the air and the sound of arrows plunging into armor, Liang Jun riders were shot off their horses non-stop, and were trampled into flesh in an instant.

There is no other way for the cavalry to encounter this kind of intensive shooting, they can only solve it by accelerating forward.But now Ma Chao's cavalry did not speed up, but slowed down.It turns out that this is an uphill road, and Ma Chao's people are also exhausted due to many days of hard work.The speed can't rush up.

Ma Chao gritted his teeth, danced the spears in his hands into a ball, and kept pushing away the arrows shot at him, but there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him.Some Liang Jun riders also took out their bows and crossbows to fight back immediately, but those Guishuang crossbowmen were hiding behind the big rocks in the trench, and it was difficult for arrows to hit them.

Ma Chao finally reached a place less than ten battles away from the trench. He shook his spear, gritted his teeth, and prepared to pick and kill a Guishuang soldier first.

Suddenly there was a shout from Guishuang's army.Then a seven-foot-high "wooden wall" appeared leisurely in front of the trench.It was studded with iron nails.Ma Chao secretly yelled that he was not good, and desperately reined in the reins, and at the same time he shouted hoarsely: "Stop charging, withdraw troops."

Fortunately, like most Liang soldiers, his horse's speed had dropped a lot, and the horse was only a few feet away from hitting the nail plate.Only one Liang Jun rider who rushed to the front hit the nail board in time to dodge, and his men and horses were bloody and bloody.

Ma Chao turned his horse's head around and led the cavalry back down the ramp, but he heard the sound of Guishuang's drums, followed by rumbling and roaring sounds from the steep hills on both sides.Countless boulders and giant trees rolled down the hillside.Ma Chao secretly groaned in his heart.Amidst the screams and wailing, many of Ma Chao's cavalry were crushed into meat paste and died in the valley.

Chapter 440 Meeting at the Amu Darya River

Ma Chao led [-] vanguard iron cavalry and ran for more than [-] li. Seeing that the Guishuang army had not chased them out, he let the soldiers stop.

His lieutenant general suggested: "General, my subordinates think that since the Guishuang Army at the pass has been prepared and the defense is tight, it is better for us to evacuate first and join up with the main force of our army before attacking."

Ma Chao categorically rejected his suggestion: "No, we will set up camp here, monitor the enemy army, and wait for the main force to come up. Our troops are exhausted, so there is no need to go back and forth like this. According to time estimates, our main force They should be here in four or five days.”

Later, following the orders of the generals, the soldiers got off their horses and began to build a simple camp with local materials, branches and cloth and felt brought with them.

At this very moment, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun are leading an army of 3000 to march westward along the western foot of Congling Mountain.The 3000 people also included a train team composed of [-] heavy soldiers and [-] civilian husbands. It was impossible to rush forward like Ma Chao's [-] elite cavalry.

Under normal circumstances, the Liang army does not recruit civilians for combat, and the Liang army's own transportation capacity is sufficient to complete the task of logistics transportation and supplies.But this time the situation is different.The intention of Feng Yu and Zhang Liao is to win with speed, break through the Hindu Kush Pass in a very short period of time, break into Fulousha, and thus surrender the entire Guishuang Empire, at least let Guishuang attach itself to Liang Guo.

The reason for a quick battle is that relying solely on the Western Regions cannot provide sufficient war resources to the frontline legions.The real hinterland of Liang State is thousands of miles away.If the war falls into a protracted confrontation, it will definitely be extremely detrimental to Liang Guo.

Since it is necessary to win quickly, the army must bring enough food and grass at one time. This will save the heavy soldiers from running repeatedly on the food road, save the combat troops from spending time waiting for the food, and save the combat troops from dividing troops to protect the food road.

The army meanders along the mountain road at a slow speed, with no end in sight at a glance.Huge monsters floated in the sky. These huge monsters were dragged by oxen and horses. They were Liang Jun's transport airships, and their pods were fully loaded with various supplies.Of course, Liang Jun did not rely entirely on airships for transportation, and more materials were carried by cattle, horses and camels.

From a distance on the saddle, Zhang Liao saw a scout galloping backwards.He felt very puzzled in his heart. Logically, the normal return time of the scout team should be two hours later. Returning so early must have discovered some emergency.

Sure enough, the scout shouted from a distance: "Report! Report to the commander, the enemy is found ahead. There is an unidentified cavalry team with about 300 people who did not flag up and appeared in the river valley of Guishui."

"Have they found your trail?"

"Reporting to the commander, when the subordinates came back to report, they hadn't found us yet. The remaining brothers continued to monitor them."

Guishui is what the Han people call the Amu Darya River. The Amu Darya River originates from Congling, runs from southeast to northwest, with a total length of nearly [-] miles, and finally flows into the Aral Sea.The lower reaches of the Amu Darya River to the coast of the Aral Sea have become the most concentrated pastures of the White Huns.

The upper reaches of the Amu Darya River was the Kingdom of Bactria established by the Greeks, also known as the Kingdom of Bactria in the Han population.After being destroyed by the Guishuang people, it became the northern territory of Guishuang centered on the Lanshi City.This area is the most fertile and densely populated area of ​​Guishan Kingdom north of the Hindu Kush Mountains.

At this moment, several Liang Jun scouts were hiding in the bushes, monitoring the actions of 300 people by the river. These riders were dressed strangely, and they were definitely not the remnants of Wusun from the Western Regions, Tiele people, or Guishuang people.They all dismounted and let the horses drink water by the river.

The leader of these scouts suddenly shouted: "Not good! Get out!" As soon as he finished his words, there was the sound of arrows piercing through the air, and the strong bow and arrow shot the leaves and branches like a crackling sound. There were shots, but none of them hit anyone.The other party obviously wanted to take a life, and the random arrows were just for warning.

When these Liang Jun scouts turned around to flee into the dense forest, they found that there was no way to escape.Hundreds of people from the other side quietly circled around at some point, and now the other side's crossbowmen are hidden in all directions, as long as a few scouts act rashly, they will be shot into a sieve.

The leader of Liang Jun's scouts was taken aback. It should be known that these scouts were originally the elite of Liang Jun's elite, but now they were surrounded by people without realizing it.The other party began to yell, although he couldn't understand, but he could guess that he meant to ask Liang Jun's scouts to put down their weapons and surrender.

The scout leader thought for a moment, made a gesture, and took the lead in throwing away his weapon.The rest also put down their weapons and gave up resistance.Under normal circumstances, Liang Jun scouts would not surrender, at least they would give it a go.But the situation is special now, because the identity of the other party has not been clarified, and the enemy and friend are unknown.

Several scouts were immediately bound with their hands behind their backs, and they were escorted in front of a man who looked like a leader.The other party started to ask, and naturally they were talking to each other, and no one could understand what the other was saying.Then, the leader suddenly understood something, and began to speak in the lingua franca of the Huns.Of course, some of Liang Jun's scouts understood the Hun language, so they acted as translators between the leaders of the other side and their own.

The two sides worked hard and communicated for a long time before the two sides finally figured out each other's identity.It turned out that they were the advance elite rangers of the White Huns.Under the orders of the White Huns King Teqin, they went deep into the territory of Guishuang to investigate and prepare for the upcoming White Huns invasion to the south.When they went upstream along the valley of the Nanny River, they encountered these Liang Jun scouts here.

The leader of the White Huns elite rangers waved his hand after confirming that the opponent was indeed a soldier of the Liang Army.The subordinates immediately untied them.The leader said to these Liang Jun scouts: "We, the White Huns, are also coming to fight Guishuang. Since your goal is the same, at least our goal is the same for the time being, so we are considered allies now."

When these scouts were about to leave, the leader stopped them again: "Wait, I have something to tell you. Our king is also leading his cavalry down the Amu Darya River at this time. Meet with your commander and discuss how to divide the prey. In addition, when we traveled east two days ago, we found a large number of Guishuang soldiers who were originally stationed in Daxia and Lan's City gathered and retreated. Their direction should be Xingdu Mount Kush Pass, this news may be of use to you."

Two hours later, Liang Jun scouts returned to the team.Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were all taken aback after listening to their narration.What surprised me was not that the White Huns were also preparing to go south, but that the Guishuang army in the Daxia area withdrew to the Hindu Kush mountain pass.

Chapter 441

Zhao Yun worriedly said to Zhang Liao: "Since Guishuang transferred the main force of their garrison in the Daxia area of ​​Lanshi City to the pass of the Hindu Kush Mountain, then he must have taken precautions in the Hindu Kush Mountain. It may be possible to capture the pass of the Hindu Kush Mountain with only [-] cavalry. Then the main force of the Guishuang defenders in Daxia Lanshi City, which is heading south, may block his way back."

Zhang Liao agreed: "Yes, Ma Chao is likely to be besieged by the Guishuang army. We need to find a way to rescue him. With the speed of our main force marching, it must be too late. Brother Zilong, I can only work hard for you." Already, lead the fine cavalry of your own army to escort Brother Ma Chao out."

Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wen Yuan, just rest assured, Zilong will definitely fulfill his mission!"

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In Ma Chaojun's temporary camp, exhausted soldiers drank water and gnawed on baked buns.Some of the horses lay down on the ground tiredly, and some lowered their heads and gnawed on the green grass on the ground.These soldiers did not carry much dry food, so in order to survive the next few days, Ma Chao reduced their daily rations by half.

At this time, Ma Chao cheered up to the dejected soldiers and said: "Wait for four more days at most. It is possible that our main force will arrive the day after tomorrow. At that time, we will let everyone eat roasted whole lamb." He had just finished speaking. , a soldier who served as a secret sentry outside the camp rushed into the camp in a panic and said to Ma Chao out of breath, "General... General, it's not good, the enemy... a large number of enemy troops are coming from the north."

Ma Chao was taken aback, stood up from the ground, grabbed the soldier by the collar, and asked repeatedly: "A large number of enemy troops? Are you sure it is Guishuang's army? How many troops are there?"

The soldier took another quick breath and said, "I'm sure it's Guishuang's soldiers. They fly under the banner of Guishuang. I don't know the exact number, but the banners are everywhere and the soldiers are overwhelming. At least there should be tens of thousands of soldiers."

Ma Chao asked again: "Then the other party found you?"

The soldier shook his head like a rattle drum and said: "No, the small ones are good for concealment. But... But those Guishuang soldiers dispatched a large number of reconnaissance rangers to search back and forth in front of the army formation. Their direction is almost in our direction Come, so our camp will be discovered by them sooner or later."

Ma Chao's face darkened and he said: "Send our military order, the whole army mounts their horses and evacuates immediately. Don't worry about the tents, just throw them away."

As the military order was issued, the unsuspecting soldiers of the Liang Army reluctantly re-saddled the horses.But as Ma Chao said before, his soldiers and horses were extremely tired, and many fallen horses did not want to stand up again despite what the soldiers did.

At this time, several Liang Jun secret sentries outside the camp received the order and were about to retreat back to the camp when the bushes in the distance suddenly shook violently.Liang Jun's secret sentries squatted down quickly, but it was too late, and the arrows had already shot with the sound of piercing through the air.A soldier of the Liang army couldn't dodge in time, and was pierced by an arrow through the shoulder socket, and let out a shrill scream.Seven or eight Guishuang rangers got out of the bushes. They put away their bows and crossbows, and brandished their scimitars to kill the Liang army soldiers.

These soldiers bent their bows and set up arrows, and shot at Guishuang's rangers indiscriminately. While the horses whistled and neighed, a Guishuang war horse was injured by the arrows.The immediately Guishuang scout was thrown off the horse.Two nearby Liang Jun dark whistles swung their sabers together and stabbed at him.The Guishuang scout was beheaded to the ground before he could stand up.But another Guishuang Ranger had also rushed over, and the scimitar in his right hand cut off a Liang Jun's head with a trail of light.

The rest of the Guishuang war cavalry are also within easy reach of these Liang Jun dark sentries on foot.The latter had a look of despair on their faces.But with a whistle, these Guishuang warriors did not continue to chase and kill Liang Jun soldiers, but turned their horses around and retreated northward.

It turned out that their leader had already seen Liang Jun's temporary camp, and knew that what he should do was to report back immediately, instead of fighting with Liang Jun's brigade here.

Ma Chao heard the sound of shouting and fighting outside, and then the sound of horseshoes from far to near, and from near to far, and asked what was going on.

His personal soldiers had already inquired about the situation, and replied: "General Qi, we were discovered by Guishuang's scout rangers. There was a confrontation with our secret sentry outside the camp, but they have fled now."

After hearing this, Ma Chao looked at his exhausted team, and secretly groaned in his heart.He knew it was too late for him to run now.

The opponent has a boundless army, and as long as he sends out a few thousand elite cavalry, he can catch up with him in an hour or two. Liang Jun's horses can't even run, let alone fight.In the wilderness, soldiers and horses fighting on foot will definitely be killed by the opponent's fine cavalry.But it is impossible to hold on to this simple camp now.

Ma Chao hurriedly climbed to a higher position and looked around.Then a huge boulder appeared in his sight. This boulder was embedded at the foot of the cliff like a natural tower, with an area of ​​about four mu of land facing the sky.If he didn't bring horses, it would be enough to accommodate all his soldiers.

The platform is about five feet high from the ground. Except for a steep slope about two feet wide, the other sides of the platform are almost perpendicular to the ground, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

What's even more rare is that a mountain stream that flows into the Amu Darya passes by.It falls vertically from the cliff behind the boulder, forming a waterfall, and it is falling into a small pool on the corner of the boulder. The water in the pool is flowing from the edge of the boulder to the ground, and finally goes to the Amu Darya River in the north.This solved Liang Jun's water source problem.

Ma Chao immediately issued a new military order: "Pass down our military order, all soldiers in the army abandon their horses, go up to this stone platform, and prepare to stick to it!" At the end he added: "Don't give up all the horses, take a few stones up, in case the food runs out , we shall have to eat horse meat."

The soldiers of Ma Chaojun took action immediately, and when they finally settled down on the huge stone platform, the sound of galloping horses could be heard in the distance, like thunder rushing in summer, and the tide was surging.

After a while, Ma Chao could see a large number of Guishuang banners surging in the valley forest.Guishuang war cavalry flashed out of the mountains, forests and valleys one by one, and surrounded the boulder stone platform from three sides.On the other side of the stone platform was a cliff with a waterfall falling straight down. Ma Chao and his cavalry were completely trapped. The only thing they could do now was to hold on until the reinforcements arrived.

The generals headed by the Guishuang Army walked around the stone platform twice, and knew that such a terrain could not be captured by their own cavalry alone.He ordered the whole army to besiege, and wait for the main infantry from the rear to come up.

In the evening, Guishuang's overwhelming army finally arrived here, but because the place is narrow, and Guishuang didn't need to use the whole army to deal with more than a thousand enemy cavalry, the Lord General of Guishuang ordered the main force to continue southward, but only stayed behind. Three thousand infantry and five hundred war cavalry continued to besiege Ma Chao.

Chapter 442 Relief

Ma Chao stood on the edge of the stone platform with a silver gun, watching the densely packed Guishuang army formation below.These Guishuang soldiers used local materials in a short period of time to build many simple ladders about two battles high.

Hearing the sound of "Xu" in Ma Chao's ears, he shook the silver gun in his hand, and an arrow fell to the ground.The soldiers around him had already stepped forward to protect Ma Chao tightly with a large shield.One of Ma Chao's lieutenants persuaded: "General, the enemy is about to launch an attack. This place is dangerous. You should take shelter after the fortification!"

The so-called fortifications that Liang Jun hastily built on the stone platform are actually three "stack walls" made of branches, stones, saddles, shields and other debris. They are about three feet high, and the soldiers are close to the "walls". root, prostrate on the ground, barely able to dodge the arrows.

When Ma Chao crouched down behind the wall like other soldiers, the arrows of the Guishuang Army had hit like a shower.Shooting on the "stacking wall", there was a popping sound.But those soldiers of the Liang Army remained motionless and did not respond.

There was a burst of shouts from the Guishuang army formation, and black soldiers rushed towards the stone platform with simple ladders.There is also a small group of Guishuang soldiers, raising their shields and rushing towards the platform along the slope of the stone platform.

The ladder was put on the stone platform, and the Guishuang soldiers began to climb up.When some people climbed onto the surface of the stone platform, countless lances suddenly protruded from behind the "wall" piled up with branches and sundries, stabbing them fiercely. The distance between the "stacking wall" and the edge of the stone platform was only a few feet, and the Guishuang soldiers had nowhere to hide. They were shot one after another and fell to the bottom of the stone platform.

On that ramp, the Guishuang soldiers used the shield wall to block the arrows constantly shooting from above, and kept pushing towards the "stacking wall".As long as they are close enough, even if the opponent stabs randomly, they can be blocked or pushed away by their tightly coordinated shield wall.

A pre-built wooden frame tilted down, and a dozen large stones placed on the wooden frame poured down.The boulder rolled down the ramp about two feet wide, making a rumbling sound.Immediately afterwards, the rumbling sound was drowned out by the screams of Guishuang soldiers.The legs of many soldiers were broken by the boulder.But there are still many Guishuang soldiers who passed through the gaps between the boulders and rushed to the top of the ramp.

A Guishuang soldier held up his shield and waved a dog-leg machete, preparing to jump over the low "stacking wall".Five or six long spears used by the cavalry came at this time.The Guishuang soldiers had no companions to cover them, so they could only use shields to protect the vital parts in front of them, and use their sabers to block the opponent's gun blades.

Two lances pierced into his shield and stopped moving forward, and another lance was pushed away by his steel knife and deviated from the direction, and the tip of the lance grazed his armor obliquely.The remaining three gun blades pierced into his thigh and both left and right ribs at the same time.The Guishuang soldier was so painful that he couldn't make a sound, so he fell down...

Fortunately, they escaped the rolling stone, and the Guishuang soldiers who rushed to the stone platform could not escape the stabbing of random guns because of the scattered army formation and the failure of the shield wall.

Even under such circumstances, there are always some brave Guishuang soldiers who can still rush into Liang Jun's army formation.A young general from Guishuang, in heavy armor, holding two knives, avoided three gun blades, carried two guns hard, and jumped over the "stacking wall".Raising the knife in his hand and falling, he beheaded three Liang Jun soldiers to the ground in an instant.

When he raised the steel knife to chop off the head of No. 4 Liang Jun soldier, he saw a silver light rushing towards his face, and the silver spear tip protruded from his brainstem.Ma Chao withdrew the silver spear in his hand, and the opponent fell to the ground straight like a dead tree.

The two sides fought fiercely up and down the stone platform for a long time, and the Guishuang army sounded a continuous ox horn sound. Before the rhythm of this sound was different, it was a signal to withdraw troops.It didn't take long for Guishuang's army to recede like a tide, and took a rest dozens of battles away from Shitai.But their cavalry were still circling the stone platform, and it was still impossible for Liang Jun to escape.

The soldiers of the Guishuang Army sat around in a circle, but they didn't know what they were busy with.The soldiers of the Liang army looked into the distance.At this time, night had fallen, and it was impossible to see what they were doing in the night.

Nothing happened overnight.In the early morning of the second day, the drums and horns in the Guishuang Army became loud again.They came flooding in again, seemingly not much different from last time.But this time, among the soldiers attacking with the ladders, apart from the crossbowmen, there were also some people with "straw bundles" on their shoulders.

Ma Chao saw it, and only then did he realize that last night Guishuang soldiers were tying straw bales.These bales are made by Guishuang soldiers using local materials, mixed with hay, dead branches, and catkins.A sneer appeared on the corner of Ma Chao's mouth, and he secretly said: "I want to use fire to attack, this has been expected for a long time."

Sure enough, these Guishuang soldiers rushed to the stone platform under the cover of arrow rain, lit the straw bundles in their hands, and threw them on the stone platform and behind the wall.Looking down from a high altitude, I saw fireballs around the stone platform smashing into the stone platform.

Thousands of hundreds of Liang troops gathered on the stone platform, and the stacked walls made of branches, shields and other sundries were very flammable.After a while, the "stacking walls" in some places began to burn, and some "fireballs" fell on the soldiers of the Liang Army who were lying on the ground, directly igniting their clothes.

However, these soldiers had received relevant training in the Liang Army, and the fire starters of the Guishuang Army were only haystacks after all, so they could put out the fire by rolling back on the spot.It's just that a few unlucky ones, when rolling backwards, escaped from the projectile blind area covered by the stacked walls, and were unfortunately shot by the arrows thrown randomly by the Guishuang army.

Those burning walls were also extinguished by Liang Jun, who had been prepared for a long time, with a water bag filled with water.The final battle repeated the first round of attacks again. The Guishuang Army did not make much progress, but the fighting between the two sides was more intense than the previous round.The sound of killing and the sound of weapons clashing echoed in the valley non-stop.

Under the stone platform, there are more and more corpses of Guishuang soldiers, and there are fewer and fewer soldiers of Ma Chao on the stone platform.But Guishuang has much more troops than Ma Chao, and it is only a matter of time before Ma Chao's army is wiped out if such a stalemate continues.

When the sun was three poles high, suddenly there was a sound like the tide rolling and thunder coming from the valley.Ma Chao's face and heart sank at the same time. He thought that Guishuang's army was coming again, but then he found that the Guishuang soldiers in the distance began to panic.Those Guishuang warriors who were cruising around on guard also gathered and greeted the approacher.After a while, there was a sound of fierce fighting in the distance.

It didn't take long for the sound of fighting to disappear, and more than 200 Guishuang warriors ran back again, to be exact, they ran back, and they didn't stop, they kept galloping south.Rolling Iron Riders followed behind them.

When the horse team approached, the horns of the Guishuang army withdrawing and retreating were already loud.This time, the Guishuang army no longer retreated in an orderly manner like a tide, but retreated southward in a swarm.

Chapter 443

Seeing this scene, Ma Chao was overjoyed, knowing that ten of them were reinforcements from his own side.He looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw that the opponent was carrying the banner of the Liang Army, leading a general with the same silver spear and white horse as him, leading thousands of cavalry to kill them in a rampage.This will be Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun's cavalry is the typical cavalry equipment of Liang Jun, consisting of light cavalry flying feathers and heavy cavalry.The Guishuang Army also has heavy armored cavalry that can defend against arrows, but the five hundred cavalry are just ordinary cavalry in Guishuang.When these Guishuang ordinary warriors faced Zhao Yunjun, Zhao Yun's Qingqi Feiyu only fired two salvos to demoralize them.A charge of the heavy cavalry caused the Guishuang war cavalry, which had suffered more than half of their casualties, to flee.

When the Guishuang infantry in the back learned that Liang Jun's iron cavalry was rushing, they could only flee in a panic, otherwise what was waiting was the fate of being slaughtered by the opponent unilaterally.

When Ma Chao saw Zhao Yun coming to help, he regained his energy immediately, and raised his silver spear into the air and said, "Brothers, the main force is here to rescue us, and we will rush to kill us to avenge our past." His soldiers shouted in unison, each He rushed down the stone platform with a knife and gun.

It didn't take long for Guishuang's defeated army to be littered with corpses.Zhao Yun's cavalry, who were running at the forefront, did not pursue them relentlessly, and after driving them away without a trace, they returned and joined forces with Ma Chao.

When the two met, Ma Chao bowed his hands and saluted, "I am lucky to have brother Zilong rescued me today, otherwise I will be doomed." Zhao Yun hurriedly replied, "Brother Meng Qi, you don't need to be polite, the Guishuang army has already retreated. , it is inconvenient to stay here for a long time, we should go back north and join the main force of General Zhang Liao."

Ma Chao asked suspiciously: "General Zhang Liao is right behind you with the main force, can he come here in a day? Why do we have to go back to the north?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "There are some changes in the plan. The White Huns are also going south in a big way at this time, invading the Daxia of Guishuang Kingdom, and the Lanshi City area. Their special service king will also meet with General Zhang Liao, and decide how to carve up Guishuang. Question. Daxia is very important to the Silk Road on land, and it is also the key point leading to the Congling pass. After we crossed Congling, the Amu Darya River Basin actually belonged to Daxia. So in order to communicate with the White Huns To increase our bargaining chips in the negotiations, Zhang Liao believes that we should bring the army with us."

Ma Chao nodded and said, "I see."

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On the fields on both sides of the Amu Darya River, the overwhelming cavalry of the White Huns charged forward as if entering no one's land, engulfing castles and cities with weak defenses.But this time, King Secret Service did not plunder and sell the men and women civilians in the city who had not yet escaped as slaves, because he did not plan to leave this time, but wanted to rule the land directly.

Surrounded by his personal guards, King Secret Service marched on the avenue, with civilians kneeling on the ground on both sides to express their submission.The outline of the Lan's City in front is already faintly visible.Just when the Secret Service Wang Zhi was full of pride, he rode a flying horse to report: "Report to the Special Service, the four gates of Lan's City are closed. How do we call it a city, but the gates of the city are not open."

King Teqin reined in the horse's reins, frowned and said, "Huh? What's going on? Didn't the Lan's city guard just give us a letter of surrender, willing to surrender to me, the White Huns? Could it be that he backtracked on what he promised? If this is the case, I will slaughter the entire city!"

Laiqi added: "The banner hanging on the top of the city seems to be no longer the banner of the Guishuang people, but a kind of banner that we have never seen before."

King Secret Service stopped talking, whipped his horse and galloped towards Lan's City, followed closely by his troops.After a while, he ran to the front of the brigade and came to the foot of the tall city wall of Lan's City.

King Teqin waved his hand, and a soldier came to the gate of the city and shouted loudly like a bell: "The White Xiongnu Teqin is here, don't hesitate to open the door to surrender! If you hesitate, the whole city will be slaughtered. Dogs don't stay!"

He yelled several times in a row, and it took a long time before a head poked out from the city wall.Teqin squinted his eyes and saw that this person did not look like a Guishuang person, but an oriental face.The man responded in the Hun language: "Is the king of the White Hun's Teqin king under the city?"

"That's right, now that I know, it's not as fast as you promised before, and quickly open the city to surrender!" The White Huns below also responded in Hun language.

"My friends in the city don't know that this Lan's city is no longer owned by Guishuang people. It is occupied by our Liang army. I am the subordinate of General Zhang Liao, the commander of the Liang army's westward expedition. My commander has been waiting for your special service king for a long time. Yes. I hope that King Secret Service can enter the city to talk about it."

The Xiongnu commander who shouted immediately reported the situation to the special service. In fact, the special service knew everything and the conversations that happened in front of the city gate.Therefore, without waiting for the soldier to speak, he said, "Go and tell them that this king is willing to meet Zhang Liao, but not in the city. This man has a heart-to-heart, who knows what will happen when I enter the city."