In addition to being delighted, Geng Gong exerted too much force. At first, the man gritted his teeth and held on to each other, silently, and after a while, he could no longer hold on, and with a bang, he fainted in pain. Geng Gong was startled, and Yang Yan hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the man before waking him up. The man's hand was still in pain, and he sighed: "It is said that Geng Gong is brave and invincible in the world. ”

Geng Gong felt very guilty and apologized repeatedly. Then he took the man and galloped wildly, chasing for a long time before he caught up with the horse. Ma Fang saw Geng Gong and was furious: "You are here to disturb our army's heart again, aren't you?" If you quit again, don't blame me for cutting you! ”

Geng Gongna glanced at his entourage and said with a smile: "This time I am silent. ”

The man was not in a hurry, took out the holy decree from his arms, pulled his hands, and said: "Fengtian carrier, the Holy Emperor summoned and said: Hearing the car and riding the general horse to break the Qiang army, seize more than ten cities, chase the enemy for hundreds of miles, I am happy, from now on the light cavalry general horse into the capital, Pingqiang military, all the cavalry captain Geng Gong presided, Qin this!" ”

Ma Fang listened, like five thunderbolts, his face turned pale, glared at Geng Gong, and said viciously: "Geng Gong, I went to Xiqiang, tired for a month, chewing sand, drinking turbid water, risking arrows and stones, and went through all kinds of hardships, and now the Qiang soldiers are defeated, and our army is victorious in front of you, why do you do whatever it takes, move the emperor, and summon me into the capital?" Are you afraid that I won't get a piece of your pie after you succeed? He paused, and said sharply to the man: "The general is outside, the king's order is not subject to it, Lord Messenger, you can rest in the camp, wait for me to calm Xiqiang, and then return to Luoyang with you in triumph!" ”

The man hurriedly said, "General Ma, this has nothing to do with General Geng. The emperor said that it is necessary for the general to enter the capital, and he must not delay for a moment. General, according to the humble position, you should still obey the order. ”

Ma Fang said coldly: "What if I don't obey the order." ”

"The emperor had expected that the general might not be willing to obey the order, so he had to humiliate himself and inform the general that the Han people treated the Qiang people like livestock, and the Qiang people had accumulated hatred for many years and came bravely to mourn the soldiers, how could they be drawn in a war? I hope the general thinks twice! ”

Ma Fang snorted and said, "Everyone is afraid of Xiqiang, but I regard it as a mustard." Envoy, you want me to go back to the capital, unless the river flows westward! ”

The man couldn't help but get angry, arched his hands, and said, "General, take your leave!" ”

At this time, Zhang Wu brought several Han soldiers and surrounded him. The man said angrily, "How dare you detain me? ”

Zhang Wu said with a smile: "General Ma said, when we pacify Xiqiang, let's go back to Luoyang together!" He winked, and the Han soldiers rushed up, grabbed the man, and pushed him into the camp. Ma Fang glared at Geng Gong and slapped the horse away.

At this time, the Qiang soldiers have retreated to the border of Longxi, faintly see the watchtowers in the forest, the horse defense is overjoyed, and the whip said: "I will cross the river, level the watchtowers, kill all the Qiang soldiers, so that the Xiqiang generations will surrender to our country!" "Ranwen.com

Hou Jingdao: "The general's ambition is just around the corner!" At present, the Qiang soldiers retreated to Huaicheng and resisted stubbornly. Hmph, it's really stupid, Huaicheng is low-lying, easy to attack and difficult to defend, they are cowering here, aren't they defeating themselves? ”

Ma Fang said with a smile: "Xiqiang has lived in a foreign place for a long time, and if he has no courage, how can he have any wisdom?" Zhang Wu and Hou Jing, temporarily postponing the offensive, making the Qiang soldiers unprepared, tonight, they will concentrate their forces again and suddenly attack the city, and naturally they will go down in one go! ”

Zhang Wu and Hou Jing said in unison: "The general is wise and brave, and he will pacify Xiqiang, just tonight." ”

Under an order, the Han army retreated ten miles, the flag died down, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled, holding a broken knife, for a while, there was no position to attack, the Qiang soldiers stood at the head of the city, opened the bow and shot a few arrows, the Han soldiers were afraid, hugged the head of the rat and ran, fled slowly, and had a few arrows on the body. The Qiang soldiers pointed and laughed. After a while, the Han soldiers cowered and waved their flags forward, with a big horse character on the flag. As soon as the Qiang soldiers drew their bows, they shouted in unison: "Look at the ...... arrows" The Han soldiers listened, sighed, dropped the flag, and ran away in a puff of smoke. The Qiang soldiers laughed, but they didn't care, and lay down at the head of the city, snoring and sleeping.

How do you know that in the middle of the night, the city suddenly has a firelight, bright as day, arrows fall like raindrops, the Qiang soldiers have been hit by arrows, and some were shot to death in their sleep. At this time, the Han soldiers have set up a ladder and killed the city, the Qiang soldiers saw that the city could not be defended, and retreated while fighting, and after a while, the Han army occupied Huaicheng.

Ma Fang was overjoyed, took the generals, climbed the city wall, raised his eyes and looked around, saw that the night was thick, the fire of three or three and two was reversed, the Qiang soldiers ran all the way west, the sound of wailing came through the air, and he couldn't help but be ambitious, and laughed: "Qiang slave, within ten days, it is necessary to level the watchtower!" The generals immediately responded: "Swing the watchtower!" Flatten the watchtower! Flatten the watchtower! "The sonic boom is overwhelming. After a while, the horse went down the wall and went to rest.

The sky was slightly bright, the morning birds flew low, hazy water vapor, still half floating and half sinking in the air, the Han soldiers slept soundly, and even the guards leaned on the city wall, falling asleep. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a cannon sounded, in all directions, the shouts shook the sky, murderous, the Han soldiers defending the city were startled, woke up suddenly, lay on the wall to take a look, and were suddenly frightened to sleep. It turned out that around Huaicheng, there were Qiang soldiers and Hun soldiers, all holding sabers and killing viciously.

The guards hurriedly told the horse defense, the horse defense was frightened, couldn't believe it, jumped up, didn't have time to put on the armor, carried the big knife, went to the city, raised his eyes, the enemy soldiers were dense, the flag covered the air, the murderous spirit was heavy, and he couldn't help but pause and said: "Why are the Huns coming?" How is this good? At this time, of course, he understood the Qiang soldiers' plan to lure the enemy, and regretted that he did not listen to Geng Gong's words, but he refused to admit it.

Hou Jingdao: "General, the enemy army suddenly besieged the city, the foothold is not stable, I am willing to be the vanguard, break through the city gate, lead an army to kill, rush out of the bloody road, the general will follow, why can't you break through?" ”

Ma Fang's fear had risen, and he was silent for a long time. 、

Hou Jing hurriedly said: "General, when you keep interrupting, you will suffer from the chaos." Huaicheng is easy to attack and uncomfortable, once the Qiang soldiers and the Xiongnu are encircled, our army is in danger! Instead of sitting and waiting to be killed, it is better to rush out and put it to death, or have a lifetime! ”

Ma Fang sighed: "Since Xiqiang and the Xiongnu have set up this plan, they must be prepared, how can they be brave?" What's more, the morale of the enemy soldiers is strong, and our army is decadent, how can we fight? If it is killed into the city gate, it will not be good, it is better to fortify the city and defend itself, and consider it in the long run. Hou Jing sighed and left.