The ground north of Zaoyang County is flat, but it is not easy to walk because of the dense water network and the cultivation of fertile land. Ma Guangchun, who had escaped from the battlefield west of Fanhecheng, led the remnants of more than 1,500 cavalry to retreat northward, and many cavalry broke away from the slightly crowded official road and scattered into the muddy fields.

Since the incident, Ma Guangchun has never fought uncertain battles, and he is good at judging the situation and sizing up the situation. Because of his sitting, the best horse army in the camp can always be thoughtful and strong. However, several years of dismal business have now been ruined outside Fanhe City, and this grievance of losing soldiers is unbearable for anyone, and Ma Guangchun, who is fierce by nature, is no exception. Ma Guangchun was angry and personally beheaded a few people to set an example, so that the order of the army was guaranteed, but the horse army, which was already demoralized, was even more panicked.

More than half of the soldiers and horses were lost, and the supplies were urgent, but Fan Hecheng did not move at all. Ma Guangchun weighed it and decided not to stay in Zaoyang anymore, and first quickly returned to Tang County to join the old army. After fighting for most of the day, when the listless horses and soldiers returning to the camp walked on the official road, the sun had begun to set in the west.

In my memory, this official road in the north of Zaoyang County will lead directly to Huyang Town, which is under the jurisdiction of Tang County, and the officials and troops inside and outside the town have long been swept away, which is relatively safe. Ma Guangchun is expected to take the soldiers and horses to rest there for a night first, and then continue to set off the next day. Unexpectedly, the distance was only halfway there, and thousands of riders suddenly appeared from the east.

These thousand horsemen are from Cen Pengcheng's reinforcement and suppression commander, Zuo Liangyu, the commander of the Zuo Xiao cavalry battalion, and the horse army under Luo Dai's command.

In fact, before the battle of Fanhecheng, Zhao Dangshi invited Luo Dai to participate in the battle, but Luo Dai refused tactfully out of many considerations, and said that he would choose the opportunity to respond. Zhao Dangshi also couldn't force it, so he could only privately send someone to secretly order Guo Ruke, who was stationed in Cen Pengcheng with Luo Dai, to ask him to "cooperate" with Luo Dai in a timely manner.

When he learned the news of the defeat of the camp, he suddenly became "loyal and courageous", and without waiting for Guo Ruke's whole army, he couldn't wait to pick up all the troops and intercept the camp to the west.

The newly defeated horse army returning to the camp was sluggish, and Luo Daiqian's cavalry was already excellent, and at this time, he had the mentality of beating the water dogs, and his courage was extraordinary and morale was high. However, there is a saying that "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry", and the horse army in the front of the hundreds of camps bore the brunt, pulling Luo Dai's soldiers and horses back and forth twice, and it collapsed immediately, but Luo Dai was anxious to expand the results of the battle, and ordered the whole army to deploy in advance and attack freely, but the result was counterproductive. Ma Guangchun took the opportunity to stabilize his position, urging the middle and rear divisions to counterattack according to the official road and Tianlong, and the battle turned into a stalemate for a while.

Luo Dai's own war horse was also entangled in the mud during a breakthrough, and it was difficult to wrap his feet in front of him, and the soldiers on all sides were about to scratch the hook to help him get out of trouble, but when he saw the sun in the western sky suddenly darkened, he seemed to be a god descending to earth, and Pegasus came. Luo Dai exclaimed in surprise, the person who came was bright and heavily armored, burly like a tower, his eyes were bloodshot like a fighting bull, murderous, and he was raising his lance and roaring: "Go back to the camp and pour San'er to take your life!" ”

"Guan San'er ......" thunderous roar into his ears, shook Luo Dai's head buzzed, under the dazzling sun, his consciousness couldn't help but be a little trance, and he roared again, listening to the "flutter" a few times, he looked anxiously, and was surprised to see that Guan San'er didn't know when, he actually jumped straight into the field from the horse's back, pushed the silt with his feet, and swayed and waved the crab as if he were walking towards him step by step.

Speaking of which, from a nobody to a general, Luo Dai does have some real material. Over the years, he has fought bloodily in the north and south, and he has encountered countless enemies, and there are countless ruthless men and fierce men with blades, but he has never been so at a loss at this moment. The deterrent power exuded from Guan San'er's body made him timid without a fight, and under the cold, he didn't even have the slightest idea of fighting, but involuntarily urged the mount to flee.

"Hmm-" Almost a breath gap, the soulless Luo Dai only felt that his body flickered, and in his astonishment, he saw that Guan San'er had been bullied to the side of the horse, baring his teeth and glaring at the horse's belly with his shoulders as thick as a wall. After a third hit, the war horse finally couldn't stand it, and fell to one side with a wail, and Luo Dai also fell into the mud.

Fortunately, the thick mud was blocked, and the fallen war horse did not crush Luo Dai. The strong desire to survive drove Luo Dai to disregard his image, pull out his left leg from under the collapsed horse, and crawl towards the edge of the field with his hands and feet. After crawling a few times, he suddenly felt a tightness in his right foot, and turned back in a panic, but he was held tightly by Guan San'er.

Luo Dai crawled forward as hard as he could, but his body was uncontrollably dragged in reverse, and no matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail. He himself has a wide body and a large body, and then he has two hundred pounds of weight, and now he is dragged by Guan San'er with one hand, and his hands and feet are at a loss like a baby in swaddling clothes.

"Is it human?" Helpless and desperate, Luo Dai let his cheeks slide through the mud and stones, and the only lament in his mind was this lament.

Behind his head, Guan San'er roared again: "Go back to the camp and Guan San'er to take your life!" When the words fell, Luo Dai's right foot suddenly relaxed, and his heart was shocked, saying that he would definitely die this time, and then he heard "plop pounce" several times, and a feather arrow was inserted in the mud next to his head. Before he could react, his arms were raised, and when others wiped his head and face clean, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw Guo Ruke, the commander of Zhao Ying.

"Lord Luo!" Guo Ruke's expression was elusive, "Have you ever been injured?" As he spoke, he kicked at Jing Keqin, who was tied up tightly by the five flowers, and scolded sharply, "Be honest on a dog day!" "Returning to the camp and running in chaos, Jing Keqin had nothing to rely on alone, one accidentally fell off the horse, and was captured by Zhao Yingbing on the spot.

Luo Dai didn't answer, looked around, and saw the flags flying from Tianlong to the official road, and the soldiers came and went, Mu Ran asked, "The people in your camp are also ...... Also arrived? ”

Guo Ruke responded: "Exactly." Lord Luo's horse army is fast, and we can't catch up. As soon as I arrived, I saw that the adults were already fighting with the thieves...... I also saw that the adults were trapped in the field, and I didn't dare to slack off......"

"Where's Guan San'er?" Luo Dai's eyes swept around the field, searching for this burly figure, but he went back and forth several times, but to no avail.

Guo Ruke was stunned: "Guan San'er? What did the adults say about the thief? He added, "The thief was wounded, and the remnants fled north, and the person the adult was looking for may have already run away......."

Luo Dai, who escaped death, has a deep memory of Guan San'er, but at this time, Guan San'er, who is in the north of Pegasus, has long forgotten Luo Dai. He is now single-minded, and only keeps in mind Ma Guangchun's order to "lead the front horse army into Huyang Town".

Ma Guangchun counterattacked, and once reversed the decline of being raided by Luo Dai's department, but unfortunately it was not long after the standoff, and Guo Ruke also led his troops to arrive. The horse army returned to the camp and could not drive, and it was difficult to give full play to its advantages, and it was the strength of Zhao Yingbing to fight in place. Guo Ruke, who was ashamed and brave, commanded the infantry, joined forces with the Luobu horse army, and struggled to defeat the tired and tired horse army returning to the camp.

The Ma army, which retreated again, now has less than a thousand people left, languishing, and Ma Guangchun's spirit has completely collapsed, just looking for a place to live temporarily. There was no Guo and Luo chasing soldiers behind him, so he breathed a sigh of relief, transferred to the army and continued to go north along the official road, and took Guan San'er, who had been saddle horses tirelessly for a day, as the front.

Huyang Town was slaughtered and plundered several times by returning to the camp, and the officers and soldiers were wiped out, and the people were gone. Guan San'er led the troops to enter through the broken city gate, observed on the road, and saw the ruins and broken walls, corpses and remains, etc., as always, and his heart was a lot more stable. Someone was sent to deliver a message to Ma Guangchun, and soon after, Ma Guangchun also led the main force to arrive.

After a series of fierce battles, the horse army returning to the camp was actually exhausted, and the troops had only entered the city, and the horsemen could not wait to unload their armor and tie their horses to find a place to rest. What's more, the stomach was unbearable, and he went to the stove of the house to cook, Ma Guangchun failed to press several times, and wanted to kill people, so he tried to persuade him left and right, for fear of provoking a mutiny, he thought twice before giving up. can only take out more than 100 horsemen to wander around the periphery of the town.

And twilight was approaching, and there was no change in the distance, Ma Guangchun was sure that his troops were safe for the time being, so he took off his armor.

"San'er, you work hard tonight, lead the troops on guard." Sweat trickled down Ma Guangchun's long face, and he took off the wet underwear, revealing the tight muscles between his chest and abdomen. As soon as he twisted his hand, sweat dripped from inside like a waterfall, accumulating into a puddle at his feet.

Guan San'er, who was covered in dirt, stood at the door, nodded, was silent for a while, remembered Jing Keqin, and said: "The general surnamed Jing didn't see it, or was caught by Zhao Thief." ”

"Catch it." Ma Guangchun said coldly, "The third surname is a slave, and I don't have a place for him to stand when I go back to the camp." Having said that, he thought that if Jing Keqin was there, he might be able to exchange this person for Wei Lie's corpse. When I thought that the cronies who had been with me for many years ended up with no bones left, I couldn't help but be short of breath.

Guan San'er wanted to scratch his scalp, but forgot that he was still wearing a helmet, and his thick fingers scratched it, causing a "bang" sound, he said: "I heard that Zhao Dangshi was a horse army captain when I returned to the camp, but I didn't think that one day, I would meet with my battalion swordsmen." ”

Ma Guangchun snorted and said: "They are all white-eyed wolves who hold grudges and don't care about gratitude, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong are, and so is he Zhao Dangshi." Many acts of injustice will kill themselves, and one day, such wolf-hearted and dog-lung people will see the neatness of my saber back to the camp! After speaking, he heard the sound of "bang" again, thinking that Guan San'er was still scratching his helmet, frowning and looking, but Guan San'er stood with his hands hanging down and looked dazed.

"guy!" Ma Guangchun was agitated and bounced up. The sound came from outside the house, the sound of the cymbals of the thieves returning to the camp.

Guan San'er just turned around, his waist knife was not pulled, and he had already been kneeling to the ground by the seven or eight long pole points on the periphery. He braced himself on his hands and tried to get up, but four or five ziplines came and tied him tightly around his neck and arms. The zipline straightened and tightened from several directions, and his face turned ochre, like that fierce tiger beast in the mountains and forests, and before he could show his fangs and claws, he was tightly controlled.

Ma Guangchun kicked over the small stool, rushed out of the door with his upper body naked, and the shouts of "those who have no clothes and long faces are thieves" and "catch thieves with long faces and carry knives" and so on lingered endlessly. Under the gloomy sky, he looked around with his sword, as if the heavens and the earth were beginning to rotate at this moment.

This is the last checkpoint of Zhao Ying, which is located in the Hou Dagui Department in Huyang Town.

Starting from the Zhaoying camp, going north into Tongbai Mountain, and then trekking through mountains and rivers to the east of Huyang Town in the west, Hou Dagui and the two outposts of the command were not less exposed to the wind and sun along the way, and the suffering of overcoming thorns and thorns. Two days before the battle of Fanhecheng, he had already led his troops to the east of Huyang Town. For several days, day and night, hiding traces, patiently waiting for the fighters.

Until today, the Ma army retreated into the town, and Hou Dagui did not immediately order an attack. The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and the remnants of the army still have a scale of 1,000 people, and it is definitely not the best strategy to rush into a melee. He calmed down, personally led the troops, waited in ambush in the wilderness and forest for nearly three hours, and finally seized the time when the soldiers and horses back to the camp were relaxed, and launched a surprise attack from the east.

The tighter the string, the more difficult it is to recover. The soldiers who returned to the camp were physically and mentally exhausted, how could they resist the second post of Hou Dagui, who was waiting for work. When night fell, the battle was over. Less than a thousand Ma soldiers were defeated in the camp, and Ma Guangchun and Guan San'er were also captured, and knelt in front of Hou Dagui with a group of returning generals.