As soon as the fire was extinguished, Cao Ren and Cao Hong began to move forward, with iron shields in front of them, walking side by side, step by step.

Ma Chao turned his head and said to his subordinates: "Protect Your Majesty and go from the east gate to Baling!" ”

Ma Teng was reluctant to leave, and immediately said angrily: "Who dares to move? ”

Ma Chao knew that his father was stubborn, so he immediately rode a horse to Ma Teng's side and said: "Father, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, you are the king of a country, go to Baling first, and then turn around and go to Hanzhong......"

"Hugh has to say more, the imperial capital of Chang'an, must be defended, I want to live and die with Chang'an! Come on, protect the prince from here! Marten shouted.

The Imperial Forest Army must have listened to Ma Teng, and immediately several captains rode their horses to their side, and said in unison: "We are willing to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from this place!" ”

Ma Chao said: "I won't go, protect my father and leave, I will break off!" ”

"Meng Qi!" Ma Teng suddenly pulled out the sword at his waist, put the long sword on his neck, and shouted loudly to Ma Chao, "For your father, you are still young, and you are already very content with your son for your father, you go, get out of here, or I will kill myself in front of you!" ”

Ma Chao was shocked and didn't dare to move, tears flowed directly from his eyes, and he shouted loudly: "Father, the emperor ......"

"You go! Late will change! ”

Ma Teng forced him to die, Ma Chao knew his father's character well, wiped his tears, gritted his teeth fiercely, and immediately said: "Father, take care!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Ma Chao turned his horse's head, and with only a hundred cavalry, he said goodbye to his father.

When Ma Teng saw Ma Chao leaving, he put down the long sword in his hand, and secretly read in his heart: "Meng Qi, since my father became this emperor, I am sorry for the Han Dynasty, and I am guilty of my father." It also makes it difficult for the people of Chang'an to suffer such calamities, and it is difficult to repay, and it may be difficult to gain a foothold between heaven and earth. Take good care of your younger brothers and sisters, and when you have the strength in the future, you will avenge your father! ”

Tears rolled in his eyes. He held back tears from his eyes, and immediately shouted to the six thousand Imperial Forest Army under his subordinates: "Soldiers of Great Qin, I will lead you to kill all these rebels, cheer me up and raise my courage." Those who are willing to live and die with Chang'an will stay, and if they are unwilling, go now, go to the east gate, and protect your Royal Highness the Prince, who will come again to avenge me in the future! ”

"Fight for the Great Qin State. For the Great Qin State, we are willing to live and die with Chang'an! "The six thousand Imperial Forest Army, all of which are Ma Teng's old department, are also the athletes that Ma Teng has cultivated in Liangzhou in recent years, and they have a deep friendship with Ma Teng, and they all shouted out their inner voices.

The shouts shook the sky, resounded through the heavens and the earth, and rushed straight into the night sky. Echoes in the air.

Ma Teng tightened his gun and saw Xu Chu and others approaching. Hearing the sound of horses' hooves coming from both the north and south directions, and knowing that he had been surrounded by regiments, he immediately raised his horse and spear, jumped into the air, and shouted loudly with his last strength: "Kill!" ”

At the sound of an order, the six thousand Imperial Forest Army was majestic. The morale was high, and the momentum was like a fierce tiger, and it rushed directly into the rebels and fought a decisive battle......

Before the rebels formed an encirclement, Ma Chao rushed from the west gate to the east gate with a hundred cavalry. Zhu Ping's previous words made him feel that his wife, younger brother, sister and others had fallen into Lin Nan's hands. Now that his father is under siege and his family is in the hands of others, he feels as if he has been abandoned by the whole world, so lonely and helpless.

The night seemed to be wearing mourning clothes, shrouding people in this dark space, Ma Chao galloped on his horse, looked back at the west gate, and saw that the fireballs over there were still being thrown in, and the direction where the Royal Forest Army stood seemed to have become the target of the attack, and the fire in that area was soaring into the sky, and he vaguely heard the sound of shouting and killing, the tragic and mournful sound, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Turning his head, his eyes were full of hatred, and he secretly swore that he would kill all those who betrayed him in this life. He knew that his father would never come back, and the moment his father chose to stay, he knew the result, and he would definitely die.

The road ahead is long, but there is no purpose, where should he go?

Ma Chao became famous at the age of ten for killing Dong Zhuo, in just five years, he was even more famous, last year because he carried a large army to fight for the Central Plains, the Central Plains was turbulent and unpredictable for a while, although it ended in failure, but it made the world remember Ma Chao's name.

The glory of the past few years has made Ma Chao's personality too arrogant, and he himself is brave and unmatched, which makes him even more empty-eyed. But today, he failed miserably again, betrayed by everyone, he didn't understand why the country he had worked so hard to fight for was taken away like this, he thought he was not thin on those who betrayed him, but in the end it was such a result......

Loss, hesitation, and resentment were intertwined in his heart at this time, in blood and fire, his fate was destined to be ill-fated, and his congenital character defects also led him to failure, he was just a microcosm of Lu Bu, brilliant for a while, but he would eventually end up in defeat.

The sound of horses' hooves has been echoing in his ears, Ma Chao galloped wildly, and soon ran to the east gate, and saw the long stream of refugees pouring out of the city, and his heart couldn't help but be clouded. Because, when he saw that many people had hatred in their eyes, he was like an ant on a hot pan, so that he had to hide his face and go away in shame.

At the east city gate, Lin Nan was still directing the people to evacuate, and because he was in control of the Qiang people's Qu Shuai, the more than 6,000 Qiang cavalry were also looking at it from afar. After a long time, the lazy character of the Qiang people was exposed, and they dismounted and sat on the ground, and began to raise a fire in the clearing, roasting the mutton they had brought with them, but put their Qu Shuai aside.

Lin Nan suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and his heart was shocked, and he looked at it, but saw that Ma Chao rushed over with a hundred cavalry in the night, and the people of Chang'an all got out of the way, and they were very afraid of Ma Chao and others.

"Haha! I knew you were coming. When Lin Nan saw this scene, he said with a smile.

Ma Chao grabbed the reins of the horse, put away a gun and stabbed at Lin Nan, wishing justice and fairness were far away from Lin Nan, and he couldn't save him if he wanted to, and at the same time exclaimed: "Master! ”

Lin Nan saw Ma Chao's spear stabbing at him, he didn't dodge or dodge, with a smile on his face, he stood there, motionless. His eyes were firmly fixed on Ma Chao.

The tip of the gun stabbed Lin Nan's throat, and suddenly stopped at a centimeter away from Lin Nan's throat, and Ma Chao grasped the force of the gun very accurately.

Zhu Gong Dao and Zhu Ping hurriedly pulled out their long swords and stabbed towards Ma Chao.

Ma Chao immediately pushed the spear forward by one centimeter, pressed it against Lin Nan's throat, and shouted to Zhu Justice and Zhu Fairness: "Don't move." Whoever moves, I will kill him. ”

Zhu Justice, Zhu Fairness immediately stopped his actions, looked at Ma Chao with resentful eyes, and secretly scolded in his heart.

Lin Nan's face was calm, and he said to Zhu Fairness and Fairness: "You stand back, he won't kill me." ”

Ma Chao said: "How do you know that I won't kill you?" ”

"Because, you still have some things that you can't let go, and you have something to ask me." Lin Nan's eyes full of wisdom saw the doubts and uneasiness in the depths of Ma Chao's eyes. Said slowly.

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Let me ask you, what happened to your concubine and my royal brother and sister?" Where are they now? ”

Lin Nandao: "At this time, it shouldn't have been to Baling yet, it should still be on the way to Baling." ”

"What do you want them to do?" Ma Chao asked.

"I don't want to do anything, as long as you are willing to come with me, you can be reunited!"

Ma Chao didn't know that Lin Nan didn't control his family. But. With Ma Chao's head and character, it was impossible for him to believe that Lin Nan did not control his family in any case. In his opinion, it was Lin Nan who controlled his family and came to blackmail him.

"Shall I go with you? Where to go? Ma Chaohu asked suspiciously.

"Of course, I have returned to Huaxia, I can make you a general, give you soldiers and horses, and let you get back the one you have lost now!"

"Hahaha...... Do you want me to be submissive to you? Don't! I'm the crown prince of Qin! I still have 40,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Wudu and Hanzhong respectively, as long as I raise my arms and shout. Recovering Chang'an, sweeping away the thieves is just around the corner! Ma Chao said.

"Oh? Is it? It will take a few days to reach Guanshan in Hanzhong at the earliest, and the rebels have cut off contact with Hanzhong. Cao Cao was involved in the rebels, I believe. He will definitely not be stupid enough to let you go to Hanzhong and Wudu, as long as you dare to go to Hanzhong, he may ambush you on the way. When the time comes, you and your family will die without a place to bury! ”

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, he led the wolf into the room, hating Cao Cao very much. But if it weren't for the collusion between Yang Xiu, Chen Qun and Cao Cao, Cao Cao would not have the strength to rebel like this anyway. He smiled: "You are right, you are in my hands now, you are the emperor of Huaxia Kingdom, I have taken you hostage, I can blackmail your courtiers, and I will also borrow a chicken to lay eggs, hahaha......"

"Hahaha......" Lin Nan also laughed.

Ma Chao's face twitched and asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

"I laugh at your idea for being too simple, my courtier, not like yours. You can hold me hostage, but you won't get there. If you want to borrow a chicken to lay eggs, I'm afraid it's all kinds of difficulties. ”

"You...... Then I'll kill you, a hundred! Ma Chao hated and said.

"Kill me, you will die now without a place to bury, besides, it is not good for you that I die, but it is a great benefit for you that I live." Lin Nan said with a smile.

Ma Chao pondered for a long time, and felt that what Lin Nan said was very reasonable, so he said: "Take me to Baling, from now on, you will be my prisoner!" ”

"Captive? Hahaha......" Lin Nan couldn't stop laughing.

"What are you laughing at? What's ......" Ma Chao was panicked by Lin Nan's laughter and asked.

However, without waiting for Ma Chao's words to finish, the cold blade was against the back of his heart, and Zhu Gongdao didn't know when he appeared behind Ma Chao, standing on the horse's back with both feet, and the long sword in his hand was clenched, so elusive, so that Ma Chao was also embarrassed.

"Don't move! Move, it's going to kill you! Zhu Gongdao said softly, "Let go of my master!" ”

Ma Chao didn't move, but he didn't withdraw his gun, sneered, and said, "It's a big deal!" ”

Lin Nan smiled: "Ma Mengqi, if we both die, who will help you take revenge?" Don't you want revenge because you have been betrayed by so many people? Also, your new wife and several of your younger brothers and sisters are waiting for you in Baling, what will they do if you die? ”

"You ......" Ma Chao fell into deep thought, his eyes full of doubts.

Lin Nan raised his hand, stretched out a finger and gently pulled away the spear against his throat, then retreated a few steps and said to Zhu Gongdao: "Don't be rude to him!" ”

Zhu Gongdao withdrew his sword and jumped into the air. The body is falling in the air, such light body kung fu, coupled with the elusive ability, the special name of the first swordsman in the late Eastern Han Dynasty is indeed extraordinary.

Wang Yue, the former name of Zhu Gongdao, was rampant at that time. From Liaodong to the vast western desert, it has been crisscrossing the world for more than ten years, and it is rare to meet opponents. Later, although he fought fiercely in the palace to protect Zhang Rang and Lin Nan and others, he did not use all his strength, Zhang Rang's character, he knew it, but he couldn't break the oath he made, and he thought that he didn't have a big role at that time, so he begged for death. As a result, Lin Nan did not kill him, but let him go. He swore an oath by severing his own hand, and from then on, Wang Yue would no longer exist in heaven and earth.

Now, several years have passed, although Wang Yue has broken his left hand, it has no effect on him, and he has changed his name to Zhu Gongdao. started a new life again, and was able to meet Lin Nan by chance. It is indeed predestined in the dark.

Just now, when Ma Chao and Lin Nan were talking, Zhu Gongdao unknowingly took advantage of Ma Chao's inattention and went behind Ma Chao.

Ma Chao is quite jealous of Zhu Gongdao, this person, his strength is far above him. At least once he is close to justice, he is very dangerous.

"Why don't you tie me up and take me back as a prisoner?" Ma Chao looked at Lin Nan suspiciously, not understanding why Lin Nan wanted Zhu Gongdao to let him go.

Lin Nandao: "The person who gets you can't get your heart, and it's a trouble to bring it back." If you want to submit to me. Naturally, they will come to me when the time comes. Because, only I can help you get revenge. ”

Ma Chao didn't know why, he suddenly felt that Lin Nan was very majestic, he didn't understand it before, and he still doesn't understand that this sworn enemy he once thought would be so good to him. He silently kept this love in his heart and asked, "You really didn't control my family?" ”

"Nope." Lin Nan said seriously.

"Are they really in Baling?" Ma Chao asked again.

"Yes!"

"I'll believe you once, I'll go to Baling now, we'll have a date later!" Ma Chao hugged his fist on the horse.

Lin Nan took the initiative to get out of the way and arched his hand towards Ma Chao: "I hope that the next time we see you, you will bring your family to submit to me!" ”

Ma Chao frowned, and with a hundred cavalry behind him, he went in the direction of Baling.

"Master, if you let him go like this, will he be an enemy of his master in the future?" Zhu Gongdao asked.

"Hehe, Ma Chao will come back to me in the future, only I am here and his destination!" Lin Nan laughed.

"Master, are we still here now?" Zhu Gongdao asked.

"It's no longer worth my nostalgia here, and now the top priority is to rush back to Huaxia as much as possible, transfer troops and generals, and take the opportunity to capture Tongguan as the frontline position of the Western Expedition!" Lam Nam Road.

The sun had just emerged from the East Mountain, shooting out a strong golden light, defying the vulnerability of the light mist. There is not a single cloud in the blue sky, and it seems that it is more and more deep and boundless.

After a night of fierce fighting, the fighting in Chang'an City has stopped, and the destroyed and ignited houses are still emitting the fire and smoke that have not yet been extinguished, and the corpses are piled up everywhere.

Blood soaked almost every inch of the land, forming a disgusting dark red swamp, with countless mutilated limbs and broken heads scattered across the dark red swamp. The air seemed to freeze, except for a choking scorching stench and a heavy smell of blood.

The rebel soldiers were carrying the corpses, piling them all on top of each other, six thousand of the corpses of the Imperial Guards piled up like a hill, and the blood was enough to reach people's ankles.

"Right...... Let's ......."

Every time Cao Cao took a step forward, the combat boots under his feet stirred the blood on the ground, making an extremely regular sound. With a human head in his hand and a hint of relief on his face, he walked towards the west gate of Chang'an City, gradually moving away from the battlefield.

Out of the city gate, he saw the corpses of countless Qiang people piled up into a small mountain, he couldn't count how many, he didn't care how many, no matter how many people died, he didn't care, and even wished that all these Qiang people were dead.

Cao Cao strode to the makeshift tent, all the leaders of the rebels were there, and his subordinates were also there, he raised the head of the man in his hand high, with a smile on his face, but he didn't say anything.

"Hooray! Banzai! Banzai! Cao Cao's subordinates shouted in unison,

The leader of the rebels felt uncomfortable when he heard this, but no one dared to say a word. Quietly waiting in the big tent, watching Cao Cao approach step by step.

"Hang Ma Teng's head on the gate of Chang'an City!" Cao Cao walked to the edge of the big tent and said after handing the head in his hand to the guard.

The guard took the head, answered, turned and left.

Cao Cao returned to the big tent and glanced around at everyone. He immediately said: "Everyone hasn't slept all night, and they must be very tired." But now is not the time to sleep. Don't forget jì, Lin Nan hasn't caught it yet, only that he escaped and fled towards the east. Just now, some of the Qiang people who were in charge of blocking the south gate came to report that their commander had been taken away last night, and more than 6,000 cavalry sat like that, waiting all night. I think this must have been done by Lin Nan, so now when all the troops are gathered, it is to dig three feet into the ground, and Lin Nan must be dug out for me! ”

"Everyone hasn't slept all night, they are all tired, and they are chasing at this time, but I am afraid that it will be too late. What's more, Lin Nan is the emperor of Huaxia Kingdom, how could he not lead troops? Maybe it's an ambush on the road. Wait for us to chase after us, and then ambush us! Qiang King Naliang said.

"Well, you're right. However, Lin Nan was the emperor of Huaxia, and if he killed him, he would be able to take the opportunity to seize the Central Plains. Don't you want to live in the Central Plains? Cao Cao smiled and said to Na Liang, "Last night it was me who was wrong, I was too strong, and I used force as a threat." But I'm not here to capture Chang'an, right? As long as you can kill Lin Nan, I will dominate the Central Plains. You are the emperor of the northwest, our brothers, how about dividing the world equally? ”

After hearing this, Na Liang hurriedly said, "Is this true? ”

"A gentleman's word is hard to chase!"

"Okay, I personally led the troops to chase Lin Nan, but I haven't seen him, how do I know which person is Lin Nan?" That's the good way.

"This is easy to do, you can let my subordinates Xu Chu, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong go with you, they all know Lin Nan, and they are all first-class generals, and they can help you kill Lin Nan." Cao Cao said.

"Good! That's it, then I'll go and transfer troops now! That good opinion is profitable, the scar is good, forget the pain, and forget all about how Cao Cao did to him last night, turned around and walked out of the big tent, and Xu Chu, who was standing in the big tent, did not stop him.

After Cao Cao saw Na Liang leaving, he immediately called Xu Chu, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong to the outside of the tent and ordered: "Go and follow Na Liang to kill Lin Nan, as well as Ma Chao who escaped, no matter what success or failure, Na Liang will not be able to come back alive!" ”

After Xu Chu, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong glanced at each other, they all tacitly agreed, and immediately nodded and said, "The last general understands!" ”

"Go ahead!" Cao Cao waved his hand.

So the five men left the tent.

In last night's fierce battle, Ma Teng led 6,000 Imperial Forest troops to fight to the death, because they were united in their hearts and minds to die, so their combat effectiveness soared, and they actually killed most of Cao Cao's subordinates for a while. Ma Teng himself was also unstoppable, with a thousand cavalry of the Royal Forest Army was stunned to force Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong to retreat, and later if it wasn't for Cao Xiu with five hundred ironclad cavalry rushing over and blocking Ma Teng's offensive, I was afraid that Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong would have to be forced to death by Ma Teng.

During the fierce battle, Cao Xiu underestimated the enemy and attacked Ma Teng himself, but was stabbed in the shoulder socket by Ma Teng, fell off the horse, broke his leg, and was rescued by his subordinates.

Later, Xiahou Tang and Xiahou Yuan attacked Ma Teng, and finally suppressed Ma Teng's edge, Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong began to counterattack again, and everyone worked together to surround Ma Teng, and finally Cao Hong was killed with a knife, and his head was dedicated to Cao Cao. After Ma Teng's death, his subordinates of the Imperial Forest Army all fought to the death, Cao Cao's headquarters suffered heavy casualties, and had to change the Qiang cavalry to go into battle, because there was no Ma Chao, so the Qiang cavalry gave full play to its advantages, and the Royal Forest Army fought fiercely in the middle of the night, which completely besieged all the Royal Forest Army to death.

Thinking of the brutal battle last night, Cao Cao felt a little uneasy, because at that time, he was on the front line to command, and was almost broken through the defense line by Ma Teng. However, Ma Teng died, and he was the one who benefited in the end, and he now had to clear a barrier for himself to hold power, and the first to bear the brunt was Naliang, the king of Qiang, who did not die, and the Qiang people would become a threat.

After Cao Cao returned to the big tent and left Chen Qun and Yang Xiu behind, he let the rest of the people follow his men to rest. said that he was going to rest, but in fact, he was pulled to a place where no one was there to solve it on the spot, and then made up a lie, saying that he died in the war.

In the big tent, there were only three people left, Cao Cao, Chen Qun, and Yang Xiu, and Cao Cao glanced at Chen Qun. With a "swish" sound, he pulled out the Yitian Sword he was wearing at his waist, and asked softly: "Lord Sikong, my family heirloom sword is said to kill without seeing blood, and if you go down with a sword, there will definitely be no blood, and I have never used this sword to kill anyone." I don't know if this is true, so I want you to give it a try, I don't know what Lord Sikong thinks? ”

Chen Qun is a smart man, as soon as he heard this, he knew what Cao Cao was going to do, and immediately said: "It's not a pity for me to die, but the old father in the family still needs someone to take care of him, and I heard that the king of the sage does not destroy people's homes." I hope that Lord Cao can treat his father well, Changwen is under Jiuquan, and he is already very satisfied. ”

"Hahaha...... What did Sikong-sama say? With the talent of Lord Sikong, how can I be willing to kill Lord Sikong? What's more, without Lord Sikong, there would be no rebel alliance today, and I am grateful that Lord Sikong is too late. Cao Cao walked as he spoke, and walked in front of Chen Qun. He handed the Yitian Sword in his hand to Chen Qun and said, "I ask you to try this sword." It's not about testing the sword with you. ”

Chen Qun didn't take the Heavenly Sword, he knew what Cao Cao was calculating, if he took the sword himself, Cao Cao would definitely kill himself. He shook his head and said, "I have no power to restrain the chicken, and this sword seems to be bulky. I'm afraid I won't be able to pick it up. ”

What he said is not false at all, although Chen Qun is a Confucian student, he is not complete in the six arts, and he is not good at archery, let alone fencing. Even his riding skills are lame. In general, he sits in a sedan chair and does not ride a horse. Even if he rides a horse, he needs to be guarded by someone around him, otherwise he really doesn't dare to ride for fear of falling off the horse.

Yang Xiu watched carefully from the sidelines, he knew that this was Cao Cao who was testing Chen Qun, and he also knew that Chen Qun must have a way to avoid it, so he didn't help anything, just stood there motionless.

After Cao Cao heard this, he smiled and said, "Very good." In that case, then I'll let someone else try. By the way, Lord Sikong, although Chang'an has been seized now, Chang'an is also full of devastation, Ma Chao is still absconding, and if he escapes into Hanzhong, it will inevitably become a big disaster. May I ask Lord Sikong, do you have any strategy to break the enemy in Hanzhong? ”

"Didn't Yang Dezu already let people fake the holy decree?" Chen Qundao.

"Well, but I'd like to hear your opinion."

"Wudu, Hanzhong two places, to Hanzhong is the most important, Hanzhong is located at the junction of Yizhou and Guanzhong, when Zhang Lu took over the five buckets of rice from Zhang Xiu's hands, and gradually took Hanzhong as his own, self-proclaimed Hanzhong Taishou, and called the marquis, called the king. Later, it was Ma Chao who led his troops to capture Hanzhong, subdued his subordinates, and included Hanzhong in the territory of Qin. Back then, Zhang Lu and others were all wine bags and rice bags, and they could still be captured due to their geographical advantages, so there was really no need to worry. It's just that Suo Xu is a sergeant in Liangzhou, both civil and military, Dunhuang Suo's name is Liangzhou, and Suo Xu is the best in Suo's, although he was slightly dissatisfied with Ma Chao before, but later he gradually fell in love. If Ma Chao listens to Suo Xu in everything, he is afraid that the Central Plains War will not be defeated. If you want to capture Hanzhong, you must first subdue Suoxu. Chen Qun said slowly.

"And how do you subdue this man?" Cao Cao also once saw Suo Xu, Suo Xu also left a deep impression on him, he had heard that Suo Xu had persuaded Ma Chao several times to be rejected, and he deeply felt that Suo Xu was a talent who marched and fought in battle, so he also wanted to subdue this person, so he asked.

"Murder and heart!" Chen Qun thought for a long time before he said these four words.

"Murderous?" Cao Cao said suspiciously.

Chen Qun nodded and said: "Suo Xu is a good general, but if you want him to be attached, you must let him belong from the heart, otherwise, he would rather die than surrender." ”

"What do you think of it?" Cao Cao asked.

"Suo Xu's family, all in Dunhuang, although Yang Dezu has pretended to pass on the holy decree to recruit Zhang Xiu and Suo Xu, but I expect Suo Xu will not be confused by this, Zhang Xiu will come, Suo Xu will not necessarily come. On the contrary, this person is thoughtful, he is a wolf, as long as he smells the slightest smell of blood, he will follow the smell of blood. In my guess, Suo Xu was already on the way to Chang'an with his soldiers and horses. Chen Qun said.

Cao Cao frowned, the rebels had been fighting fiercely here for a day and night, and they were already sleepy and tired, if Suo Xu rushed up directly with the 20,000 people stationed in Hanzhong at this time, it would be difficult for him to resist. Hanzhong and Wudu are both elite divisions used to resist Shu Han, and their combat effectiveness is even stronger than that of the Imperial Forest Army.

He asked worriedly: "Na Liang took 20,000 Qiang to chase Lin Nan, at this time, if Suo Xu suddenly kills, I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist, Lord Sikong, you know Suo Xu very well, but is there any way?" ”

"I'm willing to go and meet Suo Xu in person. Speaking of which, it falls. Chen Qun said.

"Is that true?" A hint of joy burst out of Cao Cao's eyes.

Chen Qun said: "Please believe me, my Chen clan is all in Chang'an City, if I really want to fight back with the help of Suo Xu, my Chen clan will no longer exist, what else does Wei Hou have to worry about?" ”

Cao Cao knew that Chen Qun had the style of an elder. With the protection of the family's interests as the main thing, he will certainly not openly oppose him. He nodded and said: "You misunderstood me, after this battle, I still need your assistance in the restoration of Chang'an, I, Cao Cao, am just a guest living here for the people of Qin, and many things still need to rely on the two of you." ”

Chen Qun knew it very well in his heart. Things have come to this point, and Cao Cao is completely above him. It's just that after this incident, he also saw the essence of a person clearly, and in his heart, he had already made a decision, and from now on, he would cut off a relationship with Yang Xiu.

He hugged his fist towards Cao Cao, and immediately said, "Wei Hou." Then I'm on my way. ”

Cao Cao said: "I will let Cao Zhen accompany you......"

"No, I'm alone."

The voice fell. Chen Qun turned around and left.

Yang Xiu hurriedly chased after him and shouted, "Changwen...... Long article ......"

Chen Qun stopped and asked coldly, "I don't know what is important about Xiangnanhou?" ”

Yang Xiu listened to Chen Qun's indifferent voice, so he said: "Changwen, why are you ......?"

"I still have something to do, so I'll leave here." As soon as Chen Qun finished speaking, he pulled his legs and left.

Yang Xiu was stunned for a moment. Frowning, he already knew why Chen Qun was like this. He looked at Chen Qun's distant back, and secretly thought in his heart: "Changwen, don't blame me, I'm also ...... for the entire Yang family."

Cao Cao stood at the door of the big tent. Seeing Chen Qun go away, Yang Xiu stood outside, these two people were in his heart, he liked Chen Qun more in comparison, and Yang Xiu's cleverness was a little too much, because of the current shape, he didn't kill Yang Xiu. But in his heart, he already regarded Yang Xiu as a person waiting to die, and it was only a matter of time.

……

Lin Nan, Zhu Gongdao, Zhu Fairness and other more than 200 people escorted the people to Baling, due to the slow pace of the people, for Lin Nan, he must leave the territory of Qin as much as possible, his identity has been exposed, as long as he is in the territory of Qin for a day, he will be in more danger.

After dawn, Lin Nan rode on a war horse and was hurrying away, with more than 200 horsemen behind him. These horses are undoubtedly thanks to the Qiang man's Qu Shuai, if it weren't for him, Lin Nan and the others would have to walk on their feet. Therefore, in order to thank the Qiang man Qu Shuai who did not know his name, Lin Nan kindly tied him up and threw him in a small forest on the side of the road.

The tide of refugees is very huge, in Chang'an City alone, there are nearly 100,000 people, more than 20,000 people died in the melee in the city, and the rest of the people are rushing in the direction of Baling. On the road leading to Baling, the refugees lined up in a long queue of people, walking very slowly, some people could not walk, so they sat on the side of the road to rest, and some people simply took the opportunity to break away from the large army and take the small road to the countryside to seek refuge with relatives and friends.

When it was more than the time, Na Liang led 20,000 Qiang cavalry to chase after him from behind, and Xu Chu, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong followed closely behind Na Liang.

Seeing that the refugees in front of him were blocking the road, Naliang became murderous, and immediately shouted: "Listen to me all, all those who stand in the way will be killed, not a single one will be kept, and all the property that has been robbed will belong to ......."

"King Qiang!" Cao Ren hurriedly shouted, thinking about Na Liang's words, "This matter must not be!" ”

"What's not to do?" That good and wild nature is difficult to train, after all, it is not a Han person, and when he saw that these people in Chang'an were carrying property, he became crooked.

"These are people who have escaped from Chang'an City, they are ordinary people, and we can't treat them like this." Cao Ren said.

"I said yes, if you don't kill them, how can we catch up with Lin Nan?" Nara shouted.

"King Qiang! Just let them get out of the way, they are all afraid of the great Qiang King, when they see the Qiang King coming, they will definitely take the initiative to retreat to both sides, this matter is left to me to do, just as they give us a way, and ask the Qiang King's men not to kill at will! Cao Ren said.

"Good!" Nara nodded.

Cao Ren immediately said to Xu Chu: "Zhongkang, you go to the front and shout and let them get out of the way, otherwise, they will all die!" ”

Xu Chu "promised", immediately rode forward, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "The people in front of me are listening, quickly get out of the way, and all retreat to both sides of the road, otherwise, you will all die!" ”

The people originally saw Qiang riding coming, they were all panicked, and they were in chaos for a while, but now after Xu Chu roared, everyone heard the sound and fled from the wide road to both sides. The people spread very fast as if they had a plague, and the people behind spread to the front, and in a short time, the congested roads became empty, just enough for a large number of cavalry troops to pass through.

After Cao Ren saw it, he was very satisfied, these people are all innocent, with the experience of Xuzhou, how dare Cao Ren let King Qiang kill here at will, if Guanzhong becomes the second Xuzhou, then what is the point of their restoration of the country?

After Na Liang saw that everyone dispersed, although he was very unhappy, he had already promised Cao Ren before, so he had to bite the bullet and ordered his subordinates not to kill at will, and not even to rob property.

The cavalry team rolled forward and chased forward, Na Liang took the lead, and the rest followed, the dust rolled up obscured the sky and the sun, and the momentum of ten thousand horses galloping was very majestic, and they chased all the way forward.

Lin Nan, Zhu Gongdao, Zhu Pingping and others were still sandwiched among the refugees and walked hard, when they were about to arrive at Baling, they saw a barricade set up on the road of Baling, and a very familiar figure stood on both sides of the road and commanded the people to continue to walk forward from the middle of the barricade, and there were dozens of subordinates around him.

When he saw that person, his eyes lit up, and he immediately wondered, "Why did Bian Xi come here?" ”

Bian Xi was directing the people to evacuate, and suddenly saw Lin Nan and the others coming back, and immediately asked his subordinates to take care of the people to evacuate, and he greeted Lin Nan.

Seeing each other, Bian Xi immediately knelt down and said: "The minister Bian Xi is late for escort, please punish the emperor!" ”

Lin Nan's identity has been completely exposed, so these more than 200 people who followed him will follow him with all their hearts, and the credit of this escort alone will inevitably get a lot of rewards when they return to Huaxia Kingdom. He glanced at the barricade in front of him and asked, "Get up and speak." What's going on? How did you suddenly come to the Qin Kingdom? ”

Bian Xi stood up and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Taiwei is worried about the emperor's safety, so he asked the minister to lead the scout team to protect the emperor." When the ministers and others arrived at Baling, they happened to encounter a wave of refugees, and they couldn't go west, so they set up a roadblock here to clear the chaotic people. ”

"You came just in time, you can ask your subordinates to send an order to Xu Huang, let him lead the army to storm Tongguan, if you don't capture Tongguan at this time, when will you wait." Lin Nan said happily.

Bian Xi said: "General Xu has been attacking Tongguan, but Tongguan is dangerous, it is difficult to capture, and these days have been continuously increasing troops, General Xu has been attacking for three days in a row, all in vain, the minister is from the road with a group of people over the mountains and mountains to come here." ”

"Xu Huang has already attacked Tongguan? Whose order? ”

"The Privy Council is in Jicheng, which is far away from Hongnong, and it will take several days for the news to be transmitted back and forth, I think, it should be his own intention." Bian Xi said.

"This Xu Huang, it's really a roundworm in my stomach, no wonder I have come all the way from Chang'an, I haven't seen a single soldier, and I dare to be attracted to Tongguan by him. Well done! Even if I couldn't conquer it, it cleared the way for me to return to China......"

As he was talking, a panicked shout came from behind: "The Qiang people are here...... The Qiang are coming...... Run, ......" (To be continued......)