"It's up to you to do this. If you don't want to fight, kill those Chiefs, and if you want to fight, then fight. ”

Yan Wan said nonchalantly.

Ma Chao smiled coldly, approached behind her, and reached out to hold her fragrant shoulder.

"I'm not going to surrender, so I thought about it and decided to fight!"

"Oh, that's fine, just fight."

Yan Wan continued to bow her head and comb her hair, Ma Chao looked at the pretty face of a woman in the bronze mirror, reached out to hold her smooth jaw, forced her to look at herself, looked at her beautiful eyes, and said with a smile:

"You don't care at all that I defeat your husband, or your brother's elite soldiers?"

"What do you care?" Yan Wan sneered, gently slapped Ma Chao's palm, and lowered his head to comb his hair again. "Just like you tie me up to the front of the battle now and humiliate me, those people may care, but they will never retreat, let alone fall for your plan to send troops to rescue."

"You're quite right." Ma Chao withdrew his palm, nodded, looked at Yan Wan in the mirror, and then smiled:

"There is a legend in Liangdi that everyone is transformed from birds and beasts in their lifetime. You say that in front of your brother, you are often pretending to be a frightened and pitiful rabbit, and in front of your husband, you are a domineering and bold milk tiger, and in front of me, you have become a lamb with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and you say, what are you like? ”

"Hahaha." Yan Wan let out a crisp laugh like a bell, she turned her head to look at Ma Chao, and reached out to caress his smiling but still cold face.

"Women are fickle. Actually, I'm not what you say, I'm just a snake, a colorful poisonous snake that can change anytime and anywhere! ”

The woman's voice was gentle and continuous, but Ma Chao gasped, and his pupils narrowed instantly, but soon the breath between his breaths also became hot.

"Yes, you are a viper, a beautiful viper."

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Since Ma Chao decided to come down, then he no longer hesitated, the uneasiness in his heart was deeply hidden, the next day he immediately sent troops, leaving only a small number of soldiers and horses, requiring them to confuse the Yan army in the direction of Xuanwei for more than three days before they could retreat north, and he and Yijian concubines, Zhiyuanduo and other tribesmen with soldiers and horses, carrying armor, dry food, and running to the northwest lightly, ready to cross the quicksand, interspersed with the back of Yang Feng and Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses.

The quicksand Gobi is a dangerous forbidden area for the Han army, and for the Qianghu people, although it is not a smooth road, it is much safer.

The Hu people are familiar with this quicksand, just like they are familiar with their homeland, they can always find water sources and shelter from the wind and sand in the quicksand Gobi, which makes them although they are a large group of men and horses, but there is no shortage of water and the worry of wind and sand attacks, people and horses can zigzag forward in the quicksand Gobi until they get out of the desolate land in front of them.

Rao was like this, and on the way, some physically exhausted war horses were killed, and it took one day longer than planned.

On the sixth day after departure, the cavalry of Ma Chao and others finally appeared in the territory of Zhangye.

They excitedly rushed to the west bank of the weak water, preparing to follow the direction of the river, appeared behind the soldiers and horses of Yang Feng, Zhang Liao and others, and together with Ding Lingren, they flanked the Yan army that was deeply pursuing.

It's just that when they arrived at the bank of the weak water river, they soon found that what they were facing was not the defenseless back of the Yan army, but the ambush soldiers who were waiting on three sides.

This is false information from the west, false information sent by Ding Lingren.

With the help of Ding Lingren, the soldiers and horses of Yang Feng, Pang De, Zhang Liao and others set a trap early to wait for work, and they have been lurking here for a long time.

Knowing that they had been ambushed, the Qianghu knights were furious, and they caught up with the Ding Lingren messenger who had no time to flee far away, and shot him from behind, but the surging Yan army infantry and cavalry also quickly surrounded them from all directions, and the sound of golden drums and horns resounded throughout the battlefield, and a well-arranged ambush battle began.

On a high ground by the river.

Yan Xing, the hussar general who was guarded by a group of soldiers, was condescendingly watching the fierce battle that took place on the battlefield.

"General, the cavalry of the Qianghu on the battlefield is close to seven thousand, and it can be said that most of the soldiers and horses of the rebellious Qianghu tribe are here!"

Fa Zheng reported to Yan Xing, and it was difficult to suppress his excitement between his words.

Before pacifying Yongliang, although the journey was smooth, there were also many hidden dangers. After this battle, the Qianghu soldiers and horses of the Hexi rebellion were wiped out, and those Hu chieftains who did not obey the king were also awarded the heads one after another, Fazheng can already foresee, at least in the next few years, Qianghu will be terrified when they hear the soldiers and horses of the Yan army, and the officials who guard the cool land will also be more handy, and the state and county government decrees will be successfully issued in the cool land.

He had no doubt that his own men and horses would soon be victorious.

In fact, the form of the battlefield was indeed as Fa Zheng expected, except for a small number of fierce Qianghu soldiers and horses who were still charging, many of the Qianghu tribe's men and horses were already cowardly, ready to leave the battlefield, trying to retreat to the rear.

It's just that Yan Jun, who has been preparing for a long time, how could they let them retreat as they wished.

Hu and Han generals such as Fu Gulu, Wu Lou Jian, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Quan Qu Evil each took their soldiers and horses, cut off the retreat of the rebels, and successively joined the battle to encircle and suppress the rebellious Qiang Hu.

Yan Xing looked at this scene calmly, he saw that Qianghu's soldiers and horses were cut into several parts to fight separately, and under the command of generals such as Yang Feng, Pang De, and Zhang Liao, the number of men and horses was drastically reduced, and they were constantly drowning in the waves of Yan army's infantry and cavalry.

Only the silver-armored and white-robed Ma Chao was still fighting bravely, he brought his personal guard cavalry back and forth to conflict, and seemed to want to turn the tide with his own martial arts, but as the personal guard cavalry around him fell one after another, the war horse he charged gradually slowed down, and he was covered in blood and looked like a mad tiger in the end.

The victory and defeat had been decided, but Yan Xing did not have much smile on his face.

At this time, Zhang also walked up with a tall bearded man.

"General, the tribal lord of Xiding Zero is here."

Zhang reported to Yan Xing respectfully, and looked at the Han officials in helmet and armor nearby, and resisted the groveling behavior of his tribe in his heart, but when he saw the terrifying slaughter on the battlefield in the distance, he had to bow his arrogant head, and according to what Zhang taught in advance, he bowed in front of Yan Xing, and said in the newly learned Chinese dialect:

"Sin Hu Xuan, meet the hussar general!"

Yan Xing moved his eyes to look at the tall bearded man who fell to the ground, and waited for a while before he asked Zhang to pass the word and let this Ding Linghu tribesman get up and speak.

After receiving the order to get up and speak, he stood up again, only this time he learned to bend slightly and speak in the language of his tribe:

"General, our tribe has sent envoys to lure Lu Shuihu and other rebel tribes here, you see, your army has also successfully won the victory on the battlefield, and you will soon be able to put down this rebellion. So I think you should also fulfill your promise on time, give the rich water and soil of Juyanze to the Ding Ling tribe that is loyal to you and serve you, and release the captured Ding Ling people. ”

Originally, according to the idea of Qi Yi, if they could not defeat these strong Han Chinese army, then they Ding Ling people would continue to migrate with women, children, livestock, carts and horses, looking for new pastures and homes. However, many nobles in the tribe have become infatuated with Juyanze, the "Little North Sea" in the mouth of their tribal wizards, and they are reluctant to leave. In addition, some important nobles were captured by Yang Feng's soldiers and horses in the battle, so under the coercion and temptation of the Han envoys, they finally reached an agreement with the Han general.

In return, Yan Xing would release the captured Ding Lingmen and give Ju Yanze to the Ding Ling people as a home and pasture to live here for generations.

Therefore, he must ask the Han general to fulfill his promise as soon as possible.

At present, the rebellious Qianghu soldiers and horses have been unable to fly, and the groveling Yi is terrified at the same time, but also worried that the Han general will rebel. You must know that in the legends of the grassland, the nobles and officials of the Han people have always been treacherous and cunning.

To his surprise, after listening to the translator's translation, the Han general did not reveal his fierce appearance as he imagined, he showed a friendly smile, and let the translator tell his words completely to the emperor.

"Your tribe deserves to be rewarded for its deeds. Rest assured, you can now bring back your captive men and horses, and that land of abundant water and grass will also be rewarded to your tribe. ”

After listening to the translator's words, he was overjoyed, he laughed heartily, and wanted to show his gratitude according to the custom of his tribe, but he was greeted with the vigilance of many soldiers who were armed with armor, and the Han general did not blame, and waved his hand to let people retreat with Yi Yi and go to claim the men and horses brought back to him.

It wasn't until Lu Yi's tall body walked down the high ground that Fa Zheng spoke again at this time, and he whispered to Yan Xing:

"General, these migrated Ding Linghu people have succumbed to surrender and have bad intentions, keep their men and horses, and give them such a rich water and grass as Juyanze, which will not be a good thing for the long-term peace and stability of Hexi."

"Lone knows." Yan Xing glanced at Fa Zheng and continued:

"Lone knows that at this time, what Liangzhou wants is not to sing praises from afar, but to be quiet after iron and blood, and Hexi must be settled."

Fa Zheng consciously closed his mouth, and Yan Xing also refocused his gaze on the distant battlefield near the end of the battle.

His face was resolute, his fists were clenched, and everyone could feel the majesty and confidence in his gaze, but no one noticed that in his clenched fists, he was actually carrying a military letter, a military letter of the Kanto emergency.