"Our army fought viciously all night, all exhausted, and it seems that the morale is like a rainbow, but if Zhang Ji really wants to fight hard with us, I am afraid that he will only end up with a defeat and a wound!" Ma Zongheng was also looking at the departing Zhang Jijun, his eyes narrowed, and the shimmering light shook a little cold. When Hu Che'er heard this, he looked around urgently, and sure enough, he saw that many soldiers around him were tired and collapsed, or resting on the side, and the more robust ones were also full of atmosphere, and soon came to his senses and said: "It's better for the general to be careful, and the general is better than the general!" ”

At this time, Pang De and Wen Ping, who were rushing over, also heard the conversation between the two. Wen Ping's face froze, and he asked, "Then the general wants to find another place for the soldiers to rest?" ”

"It doesn't have to be. If Zhang Ji still has reinforcements, he only needs to go back to our army last night, and then attack, and our army will definitely be defeated. This time, Zhang Ji returned with a feather, he must be jealous, and he did not dare to attack lightly, and our army was tired, so it was not appropriate to act without authorization, and he would consume his body, so he could rest here! Ma Zongheng said in a deep voice. Wen Ping also felt that it made a lot of sense when he heard it, and his eyes showed a bit of respect, and he agreed with his chin.

"Lao Hu and Red Devil, you two will lead the deployment to clean up the battlefield first, count the casualties, and Zhongye, you let everyone go to rest first. When Lao Hu and Red Devil's deployment is cleared and counted, you will send your deployment to stand guard just in case. Ma Zongheng then gave orders to each of the three people, and the three of them were shocked, and they received orders one after another.

At noon, Ma Zongheng had just woken up, and Pang De and Hu Che'er came a little tired and made their own reports. Pound, who was in charge of cleaning up the battlefield, had a lot of armor and weapons in the battle last night. Because they are those Xiliang generals, they are all well-equipped, and they are quite rewarding.

"I heard that Dong Jackal Tiger attaches great importance to his generals and does not hesitate to spend a lot of money to build equipment for them. No wonder these generals are willing to fight for it. Ma Zongheng listened, with a slight expression. Although most of the soldiers under Zhang Ji's command last night were afraid of its fierceness, his generals dared to fight to the death, strong and brave, and they could be described as the elite of the elite.

Pang De and Hu Che'er listened, looked at each other, although they were mortal enemies of each other, they both showed admiration for these strong people. Ma Zongheng sighed, and then ordered Hu Che'er to reward the excellent equipment obtained last night for the meritorious soldiers. Hu Che'er received the order, so he first retreated. Then it was Pound's turn, Pound's face was a little solemn, and he told him that he had fought last night, and his army had lost nearly 1,000 or hundreds of soldiers, of which nearly 600 or 700 were all pushed and trampled to death in the chaos. There are also some enemy soldiers who panicked and fell down the hill when they killed them. The rest are all fought to the death against the enemy.

When Ma Zongheng heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he said, "In other words, half of the people who died in this battle were killed!?" ”

Pound sighed and said, "Yes." At that time, if you hadn't found out earlier and notified the army, I'm afraid there would have been more casualties! I asked the generals in the army that in the panic last night, the two departments had such heavy losses because they were not familiar with each other and had their own selfish motives. ”

"It seems that there are still many hidden dangers in this rush to form an army." Ma Zongheng sighed, his face sank, and he asked again: "How much did Zhang Jipifu lose?" ”

"Zhang Jijun lost more than 1,000 people. Among them, more than 600 men and horses who attacked our army by trail were almost killed by Lao Hu and Zhongye because their commanders were killed. Pound's expression froze and he replied quickly.

"Okay, you can stand down and rest. Zhongye is there, and I will teach him to hand over. The horse bowed his head slightly, and then commanded. Pound was ordered to withdraw. Ma Zongheng also walked out of the tent, but saw that Wen Ping had already commanded the soldiers and stood guard around them.

"Zhongye is thoughtful, strict in governing the army, and has the style of a general. If it can be reused, it will be famous all over the world in the future. When Ma Zongheng saw it, he couldn't help but praise secretly.

However, he said that Zhang Ji retreated in defeat, led his troops back to the camp, and after a little counting, he lost thousands of soldiers, and almost half of the generals under his command were lost, and even his nephew Zhang Xiu was not lightly injured, so he was naturally furious.

The generals under Zhang Ji were also extremely angry, and they all wanted to lead troops to a decisive battle. The young and vigorous Zhang Xiu wants to fight to the death. Zhang Ji saw that everyone was furious, but he first suppressed his anger and said in a condensed voice: "There are many fierce generals under the command of the Ma family, I didn't expect it, this defeat is really my fault." The so-called tight line is not a good step, you should calm your anger first, don't rush to fight to the death! ”

As soon as Zhang Ji's words came out, all the generals rushed out and knelt down, and Zhang Xiu led the way and bowed in unison: "This is because our soldiers have failed to fight to the death, and they have nothing to do with the general, and they are willing to be punished!" ”

When Zhang Ji heard this, he waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Get up for me!" In a soldier's war, victory or defeat is a common thing. I didn't expect that the Ma family child had not been seen for a few years, but he had grown up to this point, and when I saw him last night, he was in no way inferior to the wind of Fubo back then! ”

As soon as Zhang Ji's words came out, the generals couldn't help but think of Ma Zongheng's invincible and unstoppable posture of ghosts and gods, and they all changed color one after another. Even Zhang Xiu, who has always been arrogant, just gritted his teeth and endured it, without refutation. Although Zhang Xiu was injured by Pound last night, Zhang Xiu could feel that Ma Zongheng was better than Pound in terms of strength and explosiveness!

Even Zhang Xiu secretly felt that Ma Zongheng did not go all out at that time, and this thought made Zhang Xiu even more angry.

"The Ma family is so good, if you rush to Jiguan to help, I'm afraid it will ruin the lord's affairs. How can this be? At this time, a soldier asked Zhang Ji worriedly.

When Zhang Ji heard this, his face sank, and after pondering for a while, he seemed to have made a decision, and said: "For today's plan, I have to ask General Niu who is guarding the rear for help." At the same time, report to the lord and let the lord prepare early, just in case! ”

"Uncle!" When Zhang Xiu heard this, he suddenly felt anxious, if this is the case, Zhang Ji's prestige in the army will definitely be greatly damaged, and he will even be secretly ridiculed. Zhang Xiu respects Zhang Ji as his father, so he naturally doesn't want to do this.

"Hey! Wu Wei must not get dry. When the two armies are fighting, they must verify the reality of the enemy's army, and they must not force the enemy. Now that the Ma family is ready, I am afraid that the scouts under his command will soon discover our army's camp here and fight head-to-head, and our army may not be its opponent. Now is the great time for the lord to enter the Central Plains, and we must focus on the overall situation. Zhang Ji is worthy of being a famous Confucian general, and after a few words, he said that all the soldiers were convinced, and their anger faded. Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji looked at each other for a while, but they gradually extinguished the anger in their hearts, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle is very right, my nephew has been taught." ”

"Well, before that, you first healed from the wound in your hand. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and in the war of soldiers, it is not a brave word that can dominate the world. With your martial arts, as long as you arrange carefully, find an opportunity to kill the Ma family's child, and become famous all over the world, it is not impossible! Zhang Ji's eyes showed a cold light, Zhang Xiu listened, and he had a great understanding, and he bowed his head heavily, remembering in his heart.

So a few days passed, Niu Fu, who was guarding the rear of Jiguan, heard that Zhang Ji failed to ambush He Jin's vanguard troops, and heard that Ma Zongheng was so good, Niu Fu, who had always wanted to show Xi àn in front of Dong Zhuo, thought that this was a great opportunity, and immediately sent his fierce generals Hu Zhen and Yang Ding to lead 3,000 soldiers to the rescue.

In other words, this Hu Zhen and Yang Ding were famous heroes in Xiliang in the past. Hu Zhen is eight feet tall, strong as an ox, powerful and powerful, and is known as an invincible prestige. And Yang Ding is as brave as a tiger, and he is also a great general.

On the other side, Ma Zongheng also taught people to report back to Luoyang urgently, and asked He Jin to send Yuan Shao to send troops on the same day to come to help. On the other hand, he sent someone to He Miao and asked for a supplementary baggage.

However, he said that He Jin was preparing the army, and he was shocked when he heard the report, and he hurriedly ordered Yuan Shao to immediately lead the front army to dispatch. Yuan Shao received the order, so he led 10,000 troops to rush to the aid on the same day.

As for Zhang Ji and Ma Zongheng, this old and young, but they are both as cunning as foxes. Because the area occupied by the two armies was full of mountains and forests, and the terrain was complex and precipitous, they did not dare to act without permission before the reinforcements arrived, and only sent scout sentries to stand guard and probe everywhere to prevent the enemy from attacking.

On the other hand, it is said that Dong Zhuo, who is now guarding Jiguan, also received an urgent report from Zhang Ji. Dong Zhuo was quite shocked when he learned that Zhang Ji could not ambush him, so he asked Li Ru to come to discuss.

At this time, Dong Zhuo, who was as strong as a giant bear, said with a little more coldness on his face: "I didn't expect that after a few years, this Ma family child has grown a lot." Could it be that he has already seen through Wen You's strategy? ”

After Dong Zhuo finished speaking, Li Ru just finished reading Zhang Ji's letter, a little dignified, and said: "Confucianism is not right." If the Ma family had really seen through it, he would have planned and lured him to the mountain, but instead ambushed and killed Zhang Ji by surprise. According to Zhang Jixin's report, there were three defeats. First, they failed to attack it quickly and missed the opportunity. Of the two, there is no strong general in their army who can compete with the Ma family. The three, their soldiers are far less brave and good at fighting than the soldiers of the Ma family's children's army! ”

"Humph!! Could this Ma family child really be reincarnated by Fubo!? When Dong Zhuo heard this, his fierce eyes couldn't help narrowing, and he said coldly.

"A few years ago, the Ma family was able to defeat the 'demon' Yan Yanming, and the tiger beast Huaxiong was also cut off by him. Looking at what Zhang Ji said, if he is like a ghost and a god, invincible, or the world is so big, there is really no one who is his opponent! Li Ru said slowly with a calm face.

At this time, Dong Zhuo suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahaha~~~!! The world is big, there are many warriors and heroes, so how dare the children of the Ma family dare to cling to the ears of the cow!? The so-called ghosts and gods, but that's it! ”

Just when Dong Zhuo's laughter sounded, someone suddenly rushed over, with a look of horror and fear on his face, reporting that the evil spirit had come to challenge him again.

When Dong Zhuo heard this, his laughter suddenly stopped, and he said to Li Ru next to him: "I think this evil ghost can swallow the so-called ghosts and gods to nothing!" ”

Compared to Dong Zhuo's smile on his face, Li Ru's heart trembled when he heard the terrifying evil ghost.

When they were young, the two of them went to the central office of Guanzhong, and at this time, nearly 10,000 soldiers were silent, and their faces were afraid. Some were even shivering. When the surrounding soldiers saw Dong Zhuo coming, they were busy welcoming him.

"The last general will wait to meet the lord!" The generals saluted. Dong Zhuo waved his hand lightly, didn't even give a straight look, and strode to the border.

"Be careful, !!" As soon as he saw it, he hurriedly strode over and blocked Dong Zhuo in front of him.