Longyou Jincheng is 100 miles northwest of the city.

More than 100 cavalrymen searched for a way forward in the wind and rain. It was late in the day, the clouds were thick, and the wind and rain were so heavy that there were no torches to illuminate it, so we could only move through the misty rain and fog, and the speed was not much faster.

Near Jincheng, the Qiang and Han people live together, and from time to time you will see some Qiang camp tents. In this kind of weather, most of the Qiang people also huddled in their tents and waited for the weather to be clear, and would not graze in the rain, but this group of cavalry seemed to be unwilling to have any contact with these Qiang people, and sent some scouts from afar to check the surrounding situation and avoid these large and small Qiang camps.

It is precisely because of these various reasons that Ma Chao and the others did not walk fast, starting at noon, seeing that the sky was about to dim when it was not long, they walked out for fifty or sixty miles.

Pang De came back from the front, rushed to Ma Chao's side and wiped the rain on his face, shook his head and said: "Young master, the rain is heavy again, and the sky is getting dark again. Why don't you just find a place where you can take a little shelter from the rain and wait until dawn? Since the way is clear, and the brothers have strength, it is impossible to say that it can be faster. ”

Ma Chao thought for a moment and shook his head, he was the most anxious to move so slowly!

The subordinates who stayed in Jincheng two days ago found Ma Chao overnight and informed Ma Chao that Yan Xing in Jincheng had something wrong, and actually began to send people to monitor Ma Chao's people in Jincheng.

Yan Xing's sudden move shows that something must have changed in Jincheng, although Ma Chao doesn't know what the specific change is, but he knows in his heart that it must not be simple!

Ma Chao also didn't know if these Qiang people around Jincheng would report to Yan Xing, but more is better than less, since he wants to rush back to Jincheng to surprise Yan Xing, he can't be too loud, otherwise it will be equivalent to Yan Xing giving Ma Chao a surprise. The closer he got to Jincheng, Ma Chao gradually gathered some news, and judging from the situation in front of him, Yan Xing seemed to be unable to help but make a move......

Yan Xing will do it sooner or later, after all, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

Ma Chao went to negotiate with the Qiang people, which was actually putting pressure on Yan Xing. In terms of force, Ma Chao is similar to Yan Xing, in terms of prestige, Ma Chao, who has Qiang blood, is more popular with the Qiang people, in terms of identity, Ma Chao is Han Sui's nephew, and Yan Xing is just a son-in-law, if strictly speaking, he is even a son-in-law!

A son-in-law has a fart inheritance?!

So, what qualifications does Yan Xing have to compete with himself for power?

Ma Chao believes that the family property left by Han Sui should be his own!

At first, he didn't turn his face with Yan Xing, it was already for Han Sui's sake, but now, since Yan Xing wanted to find death, Ma Chao was naturally willing to fulfill Yan Xing.

In Jincheng, Ma Chao is not completely powerless, after all, Ma Teng also left some veterans back then, and they are all capable soldiers, even if these times are not kept, in fact, there is a vigilant circle outside every day to inquire about the situation, otherwise Ma Chao will not get the news.

Rest, Ma Chao also wants to rest, but the devil knows what will happen after resting for a while. It is naturally safer to take a detour, but the meeting is also more delayed, and now Ma Chao's most urgent need is time, he needs to rush back as quickly as possible, regain control of the soldiers and horses left in Jincheng, and have a way to compete with Yan Xing.

Hearing Pang De's suggestion, Ma Chao also took off his helmet, wiped the rain on his face, smiled, and replied: "Don't delay, brother, the surname Yan wants to do it, and he will definitely deal with our people and horses in Jincheng first, and at this moment, take one more step towards the camp, which is one step closer!" It's hard for us to travel in this kind of weather, and the same is true for the surname Yan! When the rain stops, maybe the person surnamed Yan will start to do it! As long as you can get to our camp, the surname Yan will not be able to turn the sky! Hurry a little further and find a place to rest! ”

Pang De listened, and since Ma Chao had made up his mind, he didn't continue to say anything, nodded and greeted the other cavalry, and continued to hurry.

Ma Chao silently put the helmet back on, the helmet that had absorbed the rain was heavy and stuffy, but Ma Chao didn't have the heart to do it at all, he was just thinking, what happened in Jincheng that made this Yan Xing actually have the courage to wrestle his wrist with Ma Chao?

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In Jincheng, the wind and rain smashed on the branches and leaves, on the eaves, on the ground, and splashed thousands of splashes. The wind and rain tumbled down between the dark clouds, like a raging dragon rolling between the heavens and the earth, bringing boundless heavy rain.

The rain in autumn and winter is getting colder and colder.

The raindrops hit his body, and it seemed to penetrate into his heart, making Yan Xing feel a little chilly all over his body, and he couldn't help but wrap himself in a big coat.

Han Sui didn't die?

When Yan Xing received the news in the hands of his wife two days ago, the whole person was stunned, if he hadn't noticed the needle-like gazes of the few loyal servants of Han Sui behind him, maybe they would have jumped up on the spot......

Yan Xing still remembered that he squeezed out a smile at that time, and said something that was too good, the blessed people have their own heavenly appearance or something, but Yan Xing himself knew, in fact, a voice roared in his heart......

Why didn't Han Sui die!

Yan Xing's heart was like the wind and rain between heaven and earth, fluctuating and cold.

Yan Xing was originally just a small soldier in the army, but he was promoted by Han Sui, and finally became Han Sui's son-in-law, which seemed to be an honor to others, but for Yan Xing, this was not a thing that made him feel happy.

Although Han Sui did not say on the surface that Yan Xing should be his son-in-law, how much worse could he actually be?

There are good wives in the family, and there are few husbands and misfortunes.

But the question is, is Han a good wife?

Yan Xing and Han were almost about to dig out their hearts and lungs, if they really want to deal with Ma Chao, don't make such a big fuss, they should take advantage of Ma Chao's unpreparedness, find some reason to call Ma Chao back, arrange it secretly, and then capture it in one fell swoop.

Simple and effective.

Is this arrangement wrong?

But the problem is that Han didn't want to wait for a day, after listening to Yan Xing's words, he immediately stared at the triangular eyes, pointed at Yan Xing's nose and scolded him that he didn't have half a sense of gratitude, saying that he could have such a status and power today, all of which depended on her father Han Sui, and now that Han Sui wanted him to take down Ma Chao, he actually dared to shirk and delay!

Yan Xing asked Han to be quieter, telling her that if the matter was not secret, she was afraid of twists and turns, but Han jumped to her feet, staring at the triangular eyes, wiping her tears, and getting louder and louder, talking about how much she was wronged when she married Yan Xing, how hard it was for her to give birth to a child, about her brother's gentle personality, and Corporal Lixian, so he let Yan Xing lead the soldiers, and when Yan Xing became a sesame petty official, he forgot that he ate and dressed all of the Han family, and said that Yan Xing not only did not help but also tried to stop her......

Han's sharp voice swayed through the hall, and Yan Xing's eardrums were buzzing.

What else?

Let her go!

After the rain stopped, he sent troops to encircle and suppress Ma Chao's belonging!

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The sky was getting dark, and Ma Chao and the others, who were struggling to move forward in the wind and rain, didn't pay attention and bumped into a small camp of Hu people, no way, even if there were scouts to explore the way, but after all, the sight was too poor, this camp was small, and it was in the forest, so I couldn't see it if I didn't pay attention.

The rain curtain still shrouded everything, Ma Chao originally just wanted to take advantage of this piece of forest to trim up a little, after all, after galloping down a long distance against the wind and rain, whether it was a person or a horse, the consumption was very large, and he needed to eat two bites to replenish his physical strength. As a result, I ran into this small Huren camp.

This Huren camp is actually very simple, even dilapidated, the wooden wall that acts as a fence outside is also uneven, the fortifications outside the fence are almost equal to nothing, a few scattered tree stumps may be the only horse rejection facility, even the gate of the camp is crooked and falls as if it is about to fall into the mud in the wind and rain.

Ma Chao had no doubt that just a hundred of their horsemen would be enough to fight into these simple and dilapidated camps and flatten everything in them.

Originally, he was going to hide his body before he came in the wind and rain, and he avoided many Qiang tribes of all sizes along the way, but when he came to Jincheng, he ran into a Hu tribe in the woodland, which was considered good luck or bad luck?

Ma Chao looked back, there were hundreds of cavalry behind him, and the wind and rain were drenched for half a day, even if it was a strong man like Pang De, he was inevitably a little tired at this time. There is no way, the march in the wind and rain, the body loses temperature too quickly, and too many calories are consumed. In this moment's effort, the cavalry under his command had already taken the time to exhale white smoke in the rain and mist, and at the same time took out some salted jerky from the bag in his arms, looked up to the sky and followed the rain, biting and chewing, and did not forget to give his mount a handful of salted beans, mixed with rain, it can be regarded as dry and thin, soup and water, but it is just a cold belly. No matter if you want to do it next or continue to hurry, you will wait to run and die on the road without replenishing your physical strength!

Although the Huren camp in front of him was closed in the heavy rain, and there was no interest in coming out at all, even the people who should have been on duty outside the fence didn't seem to have seen it, I don't know if they were lazy to avoid the rain or there was no arrangement at all, but it didn't mean that Ma Chao and their line could walk through the forest completely unconsciously.

Between these dilapidated camps in the woods, under the trees, but wherever there is a place where you can take a little shelter from the rain, you can see the shacks built indiscriminately, a few logs, set up shelves, covered with some tree branches, and more than some leaves and grass or something, it has become the most humble and shabby dwelling, and under every such shack, some raged Hu people are like fleeing homeless people, crowded together, snuggling up to each other for warmth, suffering from the wind and rain, with dull eyes, and some even if they are facing Ma Chao, they also have eyes, It's like an empty space, as if you don't care about anything anymore.

Normally, there should be some cattle and sheep war horses in the Hu tribe camp, but now I can't even see one, maybe it is because of this that the scouts didn't find the camp here, after all, with cattle and sheep or something, it occupies a larger area and has more noise, and it won't be lifeless like the ghost domain now.

Ma Chao was a little puzzled, where did this person come from?

So downcast?

It's just like a poor ghost......

It's not that Ma Chao has much compassion, but even if he wins the group of poor ghosts in front of him, there is no benefit at all, and it is a wasted effort......

Beat?

Don't fight?

Ma Chao hesitated.

“…… Be...... Be...... Is it a major general? In the middle of the camp, there was a sound and shadow that shook, and he staggered out a few steps eagerly, but he didn't know what he had tripped over, and he suddenly fell to the ground, splashing a piece of muddy water, but he didn't realize it, and raised his head and shouted, "...... Major General! Major General, it's me...... It's me......"

Ma Chao stared, and gradually an image in his mind coincided with the person in front of him, with a trace of uncertainty, Ma Chao said tentatively: "You...... You are from the Yak Ministry...... Stuck? ”

"Major General!" Stuck and kneeling in the muddy water, kowtowing, crying, "It's me, it's me......"

Maybe I heard the sound, maybe I knew that it was Ma Chao who came here, and the people in the camp swayed, one by one out of the shelter from the rain, kneeling on the ground, crying louder and louder, ups and downs, like the accompaniment of the Hu people and horses in the wind and rain, in this autumn day more and more cold and desolate.

"Get up!" Ma Chao jumped off the horse and said, "Get up!" Get up! Tell me what the hell happened? "Yak Qiang is a Qiang tribe close to Tianshui, and it has also followed Ma Chao, Han Sui and others to attack Longyou, so after seeing the people of Yak Qiang, Ma Chao's heart sank, is this General Zhengxi has already launched an attack?

Stuck and crying, his face was full of mud or tears, mixed together, "The tribe is gone, gone!" It's gone! It's the expedition to the west! Damn the expedition to the west! It's gone, it's all gone......"

"Make it clear! Say it well! Ma Chao was a little anxious, grabbed his stuck shoulder, and swayed.

Stuck this can be regarded as barely calming down, and the future will be recounted. It turned out that the Yak Qiang annexed the Tsing Yi Qiang, and I thought that the people of the Tsing Yi Qiang were the same as many tribes that had been annexed before, and gradually assimilated and disappeared into the interior of the Yak Qiang, but I didn't expect that some of the people of the Tsing Yi Qiang secretly ran to the side of the general of Zhengxi, and led the men and horses of the general of the west to attack the tribe of the Yak Qiang, and for a while the Yak Qiang collapsed, and the Tsing Yi Qiang turned over again and became the master......

Stuck and escaped with some people and horses, but finally arrived in Jincheng, but Ma Chao was not there, and Yan Xing had no dealings with Yak Qiang at all, and he didn't pay attention to these poor guys, so he could only find this forest in the wild, and it was a kind of luck to wait for Ma Chao.

"Major General...... You're going to call the shots for us......" Stuck in anticipation, like a dog that had been abandoned for many years had seen its owner again.

"Hmm...... Zhengxi, it's Zhengxi again......" Ma Chao muttered, suddenly remembered something, and said, "You said you looked for General Yan in Jincheng?" And then he didn't see you? ”

Ma Chao's eyes flashed brightly, and he suddenly felt a little cold. "Yes, yes, General Yan didn't see me......"

Ma Chao held the stuck arm, increased his strength, and said: "This revenge, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you!" But now, I need you to do something for me......"