"Haha, red devil, follow me to that tent, I'll bandage it for you first!" Ma Zongheng saw that Zhang Liao was distracted for a while, and he was afraid that he was still entangled, so he was busy making eye contact with Pang De. Pound understood, and was anxious to respond, so he hurried away with the horse looking at the tent not far away.

And when Zhang Liao came back to his senses, the two had already left, and a soldier next to him said hurriedly: "General Zhang, the lord said that it is not too early, I am afraid that I will have to rest here tonight, teach you to be responsible for rectifying the army first, and make arrangements for the spoils of war, soldiers, prisoners, etc." ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he sighed helplessly, shook his head, and soon regained his strict expression and commanded the soldiers next to him.

On the other side, after Ma Zongheng and Pang De came to the tent, several soldiers also brought Jin Chuangyao and some cloth for bandages. Pound then took off his armor, and after a while, Ma Zongheng began to pull out the arrow for Pound, Pound gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and his bare face gradually turned white.

"I'm afraid there will be a lot of fierce battles in the future, you still have to be careful, otherwise how will you fight the world with me in the future?" Ma Zongheng pulled out another arrow, looked at the bleeding wound, and couldn't help frowning.

"Haha, don't worry about it, this is just a small injury, why worry about it!" Pound was sweating profusely, but he was forced to smile. The soldiers on the side looked at it and couldn't help but sigh that Pound was a tough guy with iron bones.

"Hmph, bare-faced child, I only know how to pretend to be strong!" Ma Zongheng scolded, and quickly pulled out the last arrow. Pound 'ah', immediately gritted his steel teeth again, and glared at a pair of lion eyes.

When he was young, two soldiers took off the battle robe for Pound, and Ma Zongheng sighed, and then smeared his wound with gold medicine, and then bandaged it. When Ma Zongheng was a spy in the Dragon Shield Bureau in the past, he bandaged his wounds, which was the most basic thing, and the soldiers next to him saw Ma Zongheng's skillful gestures, and admired them, and they were moved by Ma Zongheng's personal bandaging for Pound.

After the bandage, Ma Zongheng commanded Pound again. At this time, a soldier suddenly came to report that a team of men and horses had been sent from the city to ask for an audience. When Ma Zongheng heard this, he seemed to have expected it, so he taught Pound to rest first, and then wait in another tent.

Gradually, it was getting dark. In a tent in the camp at the North Gate, Ma Zongheng was receiving a general sent by General Fan Chengtong. When the general saw Ma Zongheng, he first thanked him and thanked him, and then bowed his hand respectfully and asked, "I wonder which lord the general was ordered to come to help?" ”

When Ma Zongheng heard this, he had already taken a countermeasure, and replied without hesitation: "Our army has exterminated the Black Mountain thieves this time, which has a lot of inside information, and it also involves many wealthy families, so this matter should not be publicized." You don't have to pay attention to it when our troops are just tributaries. You go back and tell your lord, I have no intention of violating Fan Cheng, and I will leave when my department is rested and rectified. ”

When the general heard this, he was stunned at first, but when he saw that Ma Zongheng's face was cold and terrifying, he seemed unwilling to say more, and he didn't dare to ask more, so he withdrew.

In the evening, when the general had returned with his troops, he reported to his commander. When General Fan Chengtong heard Ma Zongheng's answer, his face couldn't help but change, in fact, anyone with a little vision could see that the Black Mountain thieves could grow so fast, and there must be a wealthy family secretly supporting them. The general even thought that it was very likely that this was now in Luoyang, and it was Dong Zhuo who was in full swing who intended to get involved in Hebei, so he sent soldiers and horses to conquer the Black Mountain thieves, and at the same time secretly investigated those wealthy families, so as to take advantage of this to get rid of the troubles.

The more General Fan Cheng thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely to be so, and at the same time, he saw that Dong Zhuo was overwhelmed, and secretly had the heart to take refuge, so he secretly cultivated a secret book, and then taught people to bring hundreds of jars of good wine and a lot of baggage as a reward.

That night, Ma Zongheng was a little surprised when he saw the wine and food sent from the city, but he would not be polite if he did not accept the gifts sent to the door. Later, when he came, the generals who came to see him many times today secretly gave Ma Zongheng a secret letter.

When the men had left, Ma Zongheng returned to the tent and opened it to see it. After looking at it, I realized that Chen Ming, the general who was responsible for guarding Fancheng, actually intended to take refuge in Dong Zhuo, and regarded his soldiers and horses as Dong Zhuo's subordinates.

Ma Zongheng didn't care, but he felt a little ridiculous, and thought that Fancheng's soldiers and horses would not come to sneak attack, so he rewarded his subordinates with hundreds of jars of good wine as a reward.

As a result, the brightly lit camp was soon filled with joy, a day of fierce fighting, and the pressure accumulated for many days was also well released. Ma Zongheng and the other soldiers did not drink, but discussed important matters in the tent and decided how to go next.

However, he said that with today's successful surprise attack and the great destruction of the solid army, only a few thousand remnants of his troops can escape. And Ma Zongheng looked at the direction he fled to, which was Changyuan, which was not far from Fan City.

"Changyuan is surrounded by plains, easy to attack and difficult to defend, but it is the throat of Dongjun. The Black Mountain thieves will naturally not let go of this place where the soldiers must fight, and I am afraid that the Black Mountain thieves are already attacking now. That stubbornly hoped that he fled, could it be one of them who threw himself into poison and surrounded him in vain? Zhang Liao's face was solemn and he said in a deep voice.

When Gao Ran heard it, it seemed to be rude, but he also seemed to have a bit of vision, and he bowed his head heavily: "Nine times out of ten, this is the case." There are more than 10,000 thieves under Yu Poison and Bai Huan. No matter who can collect the thousands of remnants of the army and be replenished, the force will be much stronger. In addition, Changyuan is surrounded by plains, and if our army wants to make a surprise attack, it may be impossible. In this way, our army will have to go head-to-head with the thieves. Moreover, although our army now has thousands of thieves, more than 2,000 of them are the regular army of the Montenegrin thieves, and the rest are all rabble. Once there is a rebellion, it will also be a fatal blow to our army. I don't know the lord, how are you going to deal with it? ”

As soon as Gao Ran's words came out, the soldiers in the tent couldn't help but focus their eyes on Ma Zongheng. Ma Zongheng squinted his eyes, and after a long silence, he said, "What Uncle Yuan said is very true. I intend to send someone to report to the rear first, teach Zhongye to come to meet him, and at the same time send a group of soldiers and horses, and send these prisoners back to the rear and hand them over to Zhongye for training. ”

"But in this way, won't the strength of our army have to be reduced again, and there are many thieves and prisoners, and there is no general, I'm afraid it won't be able to suppress it!" At this time, Pound glared at the lion and screamed at the top of his voice.

Ma Zongheng then cast his eyes, and Pang De's expression immediately changed, and when he saw his complexion, he couldn't help but secretly scream that it was not good.

"You happen to have injuries on your body, and it is not appropriate to continue the war, so tomorrow you can straighten out the prisoners and rush back."

"My lord!"

"Red Devil, you have to disobey!?"

Pang De was anxious to get up, but he was glared back by Ma Zongheng, his expression suddenly withered, and he accepted his life as if he was unwilling.

When the generals saw it, they couldn't help but laugh, but at the same time, they were also happy that Ma Zongheng could sympathize with the soldiers.

And so, and for two days. After the soldiers recuperated, they marched to Changyuan. Yuanbo, you are temporarily my deputy general, and Wen Yuan, you will first take the position of Red Devil and be responsible for the baggage troops. As soon as Ma Zongheng ordered, Zhang Liao and Gao Ran rose up in a hurry, their faces were pale, and they received orders one after another.

So, the next day, Pang De took the prisoners according to the order and rushed back to the cottage. Ma Zongheng let the army rest and recuperate, and at the same time replied to Chen Ming, but only said that Chen Ming was loyal and commendable, and the court would definitely reuse it in the future. Chen Ming was overjoyed, and personally came to see Ma Zongheng, and sent a lot of silver taels and grain as filial piety. For Chen Ming's overtures, Ma Zongheng did not smile, and he was more of a straight face to Chen Ming, and when he asked, he either answered the question or glared angrily, so scared that Chen Ming did not dare to stay, and before his ass was hot, he declared that he still had something important, and fled as if he had oil on the soles of his feet.

"It is said that the Xiliang soldiers are burly and fierce, and it is really not a lie, the generals in the tent just now are all tigers and bears, and their generals are as powerful as ghosts and gods, so powerful! Could it be the rumored new son of Dong Taiwei, Lu Fengxianye? It is said that this person is moody, a few years ago under the Kei Pass, I don't know how many Xiliang fierce generals he killed, and even has an invincible reputation, such a character still has less contact, otherwise I am afraid that my life will not be guaranteed! Chen Ming thought secretly, and then sped up his pace, and the soldiers who followed him couldn't catch up, so they hurriedly chased after him.

Two days later, Ma Zongheng's troops had finished resting. Earlier, Zhang Liao had already led his troops to go first, and Ma Zongheng quickly reorganized the troops and started the army immediately. Because Zhang Liao's troops had to protect the baggage team, the march was not fast, and in the night Ma Zongheng's troops caught up with Zhang Liao. The two sides are in one place, and after they have eaten enough, they begin to rest, ready for tomorrow's march.

"It seems that we are not wrong as expected, but when I was marching today, I saw a lot of small works moving around, and it was only half a day away from Changyuan. We still need to be prepared for the thieves to attack. Zhang Liao's face was solemn and he said in a deep voice. Gao Ran listened, and said: "What General Zhang said is reasonable, it is so, it is better to have the lord and me lead the troops in front tomorrow, and General Zhang's troops in the rear, in case the thieves attack the baggage." ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, his eyes lit up, and he wanted to agree. At this time, Ma Zongheng grinned suddenly, and said, "No, tomorrow we will let Wenyuan's troops go first, and our army will follow!" ”

"But if so, if the thieves come and burn the baggage, how is it good?" When Gao Ran heard this, he couldn't help but change color, and said anxiously. But seeing Ma Zongheng's bright smile, he was stunned again, and his face was full of puzzlement.

Ma Zongheng then taught Zhang Liao and Gao Ran to listen. When the two of them heard this, they both secretly changed color and were shocked.

So, the night passed. Tomorrow, Ma Zongheng was not in a hurry to march, and when it was almost past the hour, he asked Zhang Liao to lead the heavy troops to set off. However, the self-army was not in a hurry to catch up, and waited until almost noon to lead the troops to set off unhurriedly.

But he said, "The sun is shining on this day, and the sky is clear." On a high distance, I saw a group of cavalry rushing over, although the armor of these soldiers was simple, but all of them were very burly, and their heads were tied with yellow scarves.

Sigh~~!! But I saw a big man with a thick beard on the head of the leader, slammed the horse, stared into the distance with big eyes, and said with a smile: "Hahahaha~!" Brother Wei, I said you were too nervous! I don't think that's how these officers and soldiers are. You see, at present, his army is almost at Changyuan, but he does not know how to prepare, so he let the baggage troops walk in front, but the troops behind do not follow. Now, I have let the elite under my command lie in ambush here, as long as the officers and soldiers arrive, all the brothers will listen to the order, they will all be killed, and the officers and soldiers will be destroyed!! ”

This thick-bearded man is the white twist among the black mountain thieves in Yanzhou. And beside Bai Huan, it seems that he was defeated by Ma Zongheng not long ago.

"Hmph, those officers and soldiers are not only brave and good at fighting, but also very cunning, I'm afraid that there is fraud in this, you still don't want to be happy too early!" Su Gu heard that Bai Huan had a bit of a hint of sarcasm, and couldn't help but look cold, and said coldly. Bai Huan listened, but he laughed loudly as if no one was around, and he was so angry that he changed color again and again, and he was secretly angry, but now he couldn't send people under the fence.

On the other side, it was said that Zhang Liao was leading troops to advance, and suddenly a team of scouts rushed back, and reported quickly: "Report~!" A few miles ahead, there is a plateau, and there is a forest on the left and right in front of the plateau, which can ambush soldiers and horses. We wanted to go to investigate, but we happened to encounter the scouts of the thieves, and we shot a few of their thieves, and then left quickly, but the thieves did not come to chase them! ”