"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

In the smoke and dust, and the rumbling sound of the earthquake, the new Han army in Baohan City let out a shout with a little excitement.

Well, it's coming, but it's the army of the Di and Qiang tribes in the west.

The assembly place where the Qiang and Qiang armies were located was originally closer to the allied army of the Xiliang princes in Jincheng, and along the west of the road, it was a relatively flat plain, which was conducive to the march of the cavalry, so they arrived at the city of Baohan City one step earlier than the combined army of the princes of Jincheng under the condition that they set off a day later than the military horses of Jincheng.

Of course, now the soldiers of the New Han Army know a little bit about the fact that the Qiang army has been subordinated to the New Han Dynasty, so they will be a little excited, and they do not have the nervous heaviness when the enemy army is pressing.

"Just coming? General Hao Zhao, the defense of the west will be handed over to you, act according to the plan! Ma Chao glanced at the slightly excited sergeants, gave an order to Hao Zhao behind him, and then frowned again and said: "Pass the order, let the whole army be ready to face the battle, and don't show too easy feelings to underestimate the enemy, so as not to be detected by the alliance of the Xiliang princes, and then suspect the true intentions of the alien army of the Di and Qiang tribes." ”

"Command!"

Hao Zhao took the order loudly and left.

The reason why the Xiliang princes' alliance army was allowed to kill Baohan City was because there was a Xiliang alien army to help them, and if the Xiliang princes noticed that the situation was wrong early, then they would be vigilant. In case they escape, then this time the layout fails.

You must know that the reason why you don't send an army to attack and kill the allied army of the Xiliang princes in the middle of the road is because in this case, it will be difficult to wipe out their entire army. In the process of attacking, many of them will see that the opportunity is wrong and flee. Once they have escaped, it will be troublesome to pursue them again. This will bring many unpredictable difficulties to the subsequent war to recover the entire Xiliang.

In fact, Ma Chao and Hua Xiong, Xu Rong and other new Han troops. Why has it been in Xiliang for so long, but there hasn't been much achievement? That is because the terrain of Xiliang is too complicated, and the princes of Xiliang have too much room for change. Hiding in the mountains, the New Han Army will pursue, and it will not be easy to find out. Or, they would not engage the New Han Army head-on at all, and often fled without a trace as soon as they heard about the New Han Army.

Now, they're finally out of the hole. If you don't grasp this opportunity and completely cripple them, you will lose a good opportunity to quickly recover the entire Xiliang.

Therefore, in the face of the army of the Di and Qiang tribes coming from the west of Baohan, and the new Han army of Baohan City, we must not be indifferent, and we must make some moves to confuse the coalition army of the Xiliang princes from the north.

In addition, no matter what, the New Han Army could not leave the enemy's military horses undefended. Di and Qiang tribes. After all, they are all enemies of the Han people for many years, and they are on the opposite side. Although, now they have expressed their stance and have surrendered to the New Han Dynasty. But. Who can be sure that things will change? What if this was just a ploy by their aliens? When the time came, when the New Han army engaged the army of the Western Liang princes who came from the north, they did not attack the army of the Western Liang princes. But against their own armies? This, we have to beware.

So. When the army of Di and Qiang who came from the west rushed to the west of Baohan City, a few miles away. Hao Zhao has also done a good job of targeted precautions as originally planned.

I saw that it was west of Huhan City. Three miles away from the city wall, there were already antlers and countless looming horse pits. These things are necessary arrangements to stop the charge of the cavalry army.

Then, between these traps, on one side of an artificially dug trench, on the plain facing the west, a row of black and slaying bed crossbows, lined up, aimed at the Xiliang alien army a few miles to the west.

This row of bed crossbows can directly strike at the front of more than a mile to the west. If the Qiang and Qiang armies really came to kill them, the bed crossbow would shoot indiscriminately at the enemy troops who entered two miles in front of them.

In order to defend Baohan City, recently, many bed crossbows have been transported from Chang'an into Xiliang.

However, now the west side of Baohan City is only a hundred bed crossbows, mainly used to confuse the alliance of Xiliang princes who attacked from the north, as well as the army of Di and Qiang to deter a little. The real focus is on the north side. In the north, nearly 300 bed crossbows were directly arranged, and a straight line of nearly three miles of defense line was controlled in the north of Baohan City. It can be said that if the Xiliang princes join forces, they come to the city of Baohan, and if they really dare to attack, they will be hated by the city.

Trumpets sounded, and war drums rumbled. In the city of Baohan, with the sound of war drums, the military horses in the city mobilized, kept running back and forth, and a military horse went out of the city in formation and entered the defensive position in the west, so that there was finally some tense atmosphere of the battle.

It wasn't until the evening of the afternoon that at the end of the plain in the north, in the distant mountains, the dust could be seen, and a group of military horses under the banners of the princes of Xiliang finally arrived slowly.

Tongguò clairvoyance, that is, telescope, the monocular. It was originally manufactured for the use of the New Han Army, and now, it has been adapted to the generals in the army. Generals such as Ma Chao, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou all have one each, and if it is later, ordinary battalion-level generals and scout soldiers will have one. With the current productivity of the New Han Dynasty, mass production has been done. If it weren't for the fact that it would flow into the civilian sector, it would have been obtained by other armies, and it was planned to sell it to the civilian sector.

Tongguò clairvoyance can clearly see that the alliance of the Western Liang princes, their military columns are scattered, and from those intricate mountain passes, the east and the west emerge in batches. Compared with the arrival of the army of the Di and Qiang tribes, the momentum was much weaker.

However, they still had a lot of troops, and it didn't take long for them to fill a large plain to the north like ants.

They advanced directly to a distance of more than three miles from the defensive line in front of Baohan City, just outside the range of the bed crossbows of the New Han army. It seems that they also knew the power of the bed crossbow of the New Han Army, and did not dare to attack Baohan City as soon as they arrived.

The army of the Xiliang princes who formed a formation was not all, but a small centaur. The rest set up camp about five miles behind. This little centaur. It should be just for them to set up camp and suppress the formation. It seems that they are also prepared. It's going to be a protracted battle with the new Han army in Baohan City. If the estimation is correct, tomorrow, they will divide their forces and besiege the city.

This is a steady approach, and there is no rush to achieve results. As long as the city of Baohan is surrounded, then the new Han army will be trapped in the city. When the time comes, if they want to fight, they will divide their troops to capture Longxi and other cities south of Baohan City, and it will be up to them.

Hua Xiong asked for battle, Ma Chao allowed it, and let Yan Liang suppress the battle for him.

This is the appetizer before the great war between the two armies. It is also the most direct and effective way to boost the morale of your own army.

Hua Xiong lifted the knife. The horse rushed to the front of the enemy formation and shouted loudly: "Guo Yan, Li Daoke!" Dare to offend the new Han Dynasty and come out to die! ”

"Ouch, isn't this Huaxiong? You used to be just a dog under Dong Xiang, but now you have a new master, and you run in front of us to show off your might? Hum! General Ben used to crush you, and now he can crush you. Keep your dog's eyes open. General Ben now has hundreds of thousands of troops here, as well as hundreds of thousands of cavalry troops of the brothers of the Di and Qiang tribes, see how long you can jump! ”

Guo Yan appeared in front of the coalition of princes. It seems to be disdainful of Hua Xiong.

"No more nonsense! You are just the remnants of Dong thieves, dead but not stiff thieves, what is there to be proud of? Could it be that you are all eggless soft bones? Cheap? No one will dare to fight with me Huaxiong!? ”

Hua Xiongdao pointed at Guo Yan and shouted: "Guo Yan." Whoever brings a handle, come out and fight me! ”

Knock knock knock......

The New Han Army behind Hua Xiong beat the war drums very cooperatively. Demonstrate and shout to the allied forces of the Western Liang princes.

Guo Yan's face sank, and he looked at Han Sui, who rushed to the front together. However, Han Sui turned his face away.

The princes of Xiliang. The reason why they wanted to unite and launch an attack on the New Han Dynasty was because the strength of their individual princes was far inferior to the New Han army. Including their strength and the strength of their generals. Han Sui naturally knew that there were no generals under his account who could fight with Ma Chao, precisely because he was afraid of the force displayed by Ma Chao, Pang De and other generals, worried that he would be difficult to control them, and worried that one day, he would be squeezed out by Ma Teng and his son, who were far superior to him and his generals, and swallowed up his military horses. Therefore, under the instigation of Zhong Xuan, he was very determined to turn against Ma Teng, who turned back to Xiliang. If Ma Teng returns to Xiliang, then in the Xiliang army, is there still a place for him Han Sui to speak?

Now, Hua Xiong is fighting, Hua Xiong, who has already been famous, is also a first-class general, and Han Sui does not dare to say that there are generals under his account who can be an enemy of Hua Xiong. In addition, now that Hua Xiong is named Guo Yan to fight, he naturally doesn't want to take over the conversation. Anyway, he himself will not fight, he is brave and ruthless, it is just the behavior of the horseman. It's a big deal, just wave the army and kill for a while. What's more, he and Guo Yan are secretly not on good terms, and he is also happy to watch Guo Yan's jokes.

For a while, the army of the Xiliang princes who had just arrived to form a battle, under the battle of Huaxiong, was silent and did not dare to fight.

"Haha! Just because you want to attack our New Han Army? Joke! Didn't anyone dare to fight? Then go home and wash and sleep! Hua Xiong laughed uncontrollably, clash back and forth, as if he regarded the army of the Xiliang princes as if there was nothing.

In the army of the Xiliang princes, there was a slight commotion, and many generals and soldiers silently lowered their heads.

In the end, in the face of the battle of a member of the New Han Army, hundreds of thousands of his own army were in vain, and none of the generals dared to fight? It's a bit embarrassing.

You must know that Hua Xiong is only slightly famous in the New Han Army, but he can deter its three armies, and what if he encounters a stronger General of the New Han Army? For example, Ma Chao, Pang De, or Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei? What should they do?

Cowardice before a fight is a taboo in the military.

"General Guo......" At this time, Zhong Xuan, dressed as a scribe, whispered behind Guo Yan: "The morale of the army is important, and you must not fight." ”

If it was before, Guo Yan would naturally dare to fight with Huaxiong. Back then, before Lu Bu voted for Dong Zhuo, Hua Xiong was known as the first military general under Dong Zhuo's account. In fact, in that year, at the beginning of the period, generals such as Guo Yan, Li Dao, and Panchou were not weaker than Huaxiong. At least, there won't be too much difference, at least you can fight. But now, in recent years, Guo Yan's strength has not increased by half a point, and he is used to the life of a prince and king who is high above and alone, and his martial arts have even fallen a little. If he is allowed to fight now, he has no bottom in his heart. There is no confidence at all to defeat Hua Xiong.

However, Zhong Xuan's reminder is also very reasonable. After a lifetime of fighting, Guo Yan knows. If the opposing generals don't even dare to fight, this will be a fatal blow to the morale of their own army. What's more, he himself wants to be the prince and king of the entire Xiliang, and if he loses his authority at this time, he is afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public in the future.

He thought about it, but turned back to Li Dao who took refuge in him and said, "Brother Zhiran, your martial arts were better than your brother at the beginning, and you were on par with Hua Xiong. This battle is a battle for the morale of our coalition forces. Why don't you meet Huaxiong? I'll wait, and I'll press for you. ”

"I ......" Li Dao almost rushed to scold, but he still swallowed back his words with grievances, he is stronger than people, he is now just a lost dog, nominally, he is already Guo Yan's general. Now, in front of the great army, the great enemy is present, if he does not listen to the order to fight. Can Guo Yan spare him afterwards? Helpless, he had no choice but to cheer up, picked up a spear from his horse and said, "Okay." I'm going to fight, I'm going to meet Huaxiong. ”

"Good! Beat the drums! Cheer for General Li Dao! Guo Yan shouted.

Li Dao slapped his horse out. shouted: "Huaxiong, don't see anyone!" Li Dao is here to fight you! ”

"Hmph. In Tianshui let you escape, today, you are not so lucky, come! War! Hua Xiong didn't have any old feelings for Li Dao because he was an old acquaintance. Originally, when he was under Dong Zhuo's account, Hua Xiong had no friendship with Guo Yan, Li Dao and other Dong Zhuo's henchmen, on the contrary, these guys secretly slandered him because some of Hua Xiong's ideas and practices were different from theirs, and secretly made a lot of his small reports to Dong Zhuo, so that he was trembling and cautious under Dong Zhuo's account. Therefore, for Guo Yan, Li Dao and other generals, Hua Xiong's heart is only resentment and nothing else.

"Fighting is fighting, and I'm still afraid of you?" Li Dao slapped the horse and danced the gun and killed Huaxiong.

"Drink!"

Huaxiong Pegasus killed, and the long-handled broadsword danced like a wheel, slashing at Li Dao.

Dingdingding......

Li Dao's spear swallowed, and he fought on Hua Xiong's blade again and again, and defused Hua Xiong's attack in a row, and when the two generals passed by by mistake, they could also take advantage of the situation to grab a stab, but Hua Xiong avoided it sideways.

"Huh? It seems to have grown a little. Again! Hua Xiong returned to his horse, stared at Li Dao and said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, that's all you can do?" Li Wei knew that Hua Xiong had courage, so he used the royal word to defuse Hua Xiong's attack, and for a while, he was not afraid of Hua Xiong.

Li Wei's original force was indeed inferior to Huaxiong's, but it was not much different. Otherwise, it is unlikely that he will be able to mix up under the violent Dong Zhuo's account. Later, he barely broke through the peak level of second-rate generals, and now he can be regarded as a quasi-first-class general.

Of course, this is also after the defeat of the Tianshui army, he fled to Guo Yan's tent, because of the change of the environment, so that he always felt threatened, so that he had to pick up the abandoned martial arts again, recently, he really tried to practice martial arts, it may be the stimulation of the defeat, so that he has some understanding, so, his martial arts have made great progress.

The soldiers of the two armies were frantically shouting and cheering for their generals, and there was a burst of excitement on the battlefield.

After about ten battles, the two generals crossed paths again.

At this time, Li Dao was already almost at the limit, he was already panting like a cow, and beads of sweat the size of beans fell like rain on his forehead. Looking closely, his arms were already trembling slightly.

Not far from the force, the slightly superior opponent fights on the battlefield, and if you are not careful, you will end up in a different place. Therefore, both physical and mental power are consumed very quickly.

In the general master duel, unless they are all opponents who are not much different, otherwise, after the meeting of ten or twenty, the winner can basically be distinguished, at least, it can be seen who is at a disadvantage.

Hua Xiong has long been a first-class military general, and his internal strength is fierce and long, far superior to Li Dao. Therefore, Hua Xiong is becoming more and more courageous, while Li Dao has already shown defeat.

"Kill!"

Hua Xiong naturally wouldn't give Li Dao a chance to breathe, and slapped his horse again to kill, and his big knife turned into a cold light, slashing Li Dao's body.

"Hah!" Li Dao didn't dare to hesitate for half a minute, gritted his teeth, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he no longer used the move of imperial power, but stabbed forward with all his might, and at the same time, the dark luck in his body, with a slight sound, an invisible murderous aura shot straight at Hua Xiong.

If Hua Xiong didn't notice it, he would cut his knife solidly, I was afraid that it would be difficult to recruit this murderous aura that was as fast as lightning, even if he could slash and kill Li Dao, he would also be pierced through his body by the murderous aura.

It's a pity that Huaxiong has been on guard for a long time. dragged the knife, held it with both hands, shouted, burst out with energy, and with a bang, it was able to block Li Dao's shot.

"Give me death!" Although Hua Xiong's body was hit backwards by the force, he still raised his knife and slashed at Li Dao, who was sprinting with the war horse and brushing it aside.

Second-rate generals will occasionally burst out with a murderous aura under a certain situation, especially at a critical moment of life and death. As for the first-class generals, they have been able to master the burst of murderous energy, but because of their internal force, they can't waste their internal force at will. When the internal force is consumed, the combat power is greatly reduced.

Li Dao is now only a quasi-first-class general, and there are only one or two murderous qi that can burst out, and after he bursts out with a murderous aura, the internal force in his body is basically consumed.

Therefore, Hua Xiong's slash, he could no longer parry, and suddenly, Li Wei's heart was shocked, and he secretly called for my life...... (To be continued......)