Liangzhou, Ma Yuezhongjun's big tent.

Ma Yue said quickly: "Fang Yue listens to the order." ”

Fang Yue took two steps forward, stood straight in front of Ma Yue, and said sharply: "The last general." ”

Ma Yue said: "Lead 5,000 elite soldiers, conquer Fuping, Lian County, and Lingwu counties within half a month, occupy the entire territory of the Beidi Plain, and build a shack enough to accommodate a million people within two months. ”

Fang Yue said in a hurry: "A shack that is enough to accommodate a million people? This~~"

Ma Yue said coldly: "This is a military order!" ”

Fang Yue hurriedly puffed up his chest and said quickly: "The last general will take the order." ”

Ma Yue turned his gaze to Xu Huang again and shouted, "Where is Xu Huang?" ”

Xu Huang took a step forward, stood side by side with Fang Yue, and said proudly: "The end will be." ”

Ma Yue said: "Lead 3,000 elite soldiers in Hedong and capture Jincheng County within ten days, there must be no mistake." ”

Xu Huang said: "Obey." ”

Ma Yue's gaze suddenly became extraordinarily soft, and he said slowly: "Tell the brothers that General Ben is a man of his word and will never break his word, and when this battle is over, he will definitely send them to the prairie, and each brother will be rewarded with at least a hundred livestock and five young women!" Whoever makes a great achievement, double! ”

Xu Huang's eyes were scorching, and he said sharply: "The last general must convey the words of the lord to the brothers word for word." ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue nodded, waved his big hand, and said sharply, "Go quickly!" ”

Fang Yue and Xu Huang shook their fists at Ma Yue, then flicked their cloaks, turned around and walked away.

The second general disappeared from view, the soft color in Ma Yue's eyes gradually faded, but it was replaced by an extremely cold, Jia Xu stroked his willow whiskers, and said to Ma Yue: "If the lord wants to move more than one million people in Guanzhong to the Northland Plain to fill the border, I am afraid it will be impossible to complete it without two months. ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue bowed his head slightly, his gaze turned to the sentence tu standing on the side of the solemn side, and said sharply, "Where is the sentence burst?" ”

Ju suddenly stepped forward, clenched his fists and said quickly: "The end will be." ”

Ma Yue said: "Immediately select ten warriors with the best riding skills and the lightest body, and thirty good horses with the fastest speed and strongest endurance, and rush to Guanzhong in the starry night." Summoned Gao Shun, at all costs~~ Even if all the 8,000 light horsemen under his command are exhausted, he must hold the Chang'an Ancient Road for at least two months! It's a death order! ”

Ju suddenly said: "Obey." ”

……

Chang'an Ancient Road.

Seeing the two thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry rushing to kill like a mountain and a sea, the corners of Gao Shun's mouth couldn't help but bloom with a trace of cold killing intent, the camp may not be able to stop the frontal assault of Xu Chu's Iron Cavalry Battalion, but it is more than enough to block the assault of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in front! What's more, the terrain here is dangerous and the mountain roads are narrow, which is very unfavorable for the cavalry assault.

"Reject the horse pistol ~~ Vertical formation!"

"Drink~~"

Gao Shun gave an order, and the three armies responded. The 600 soldiers at the front were divided into four teams and two to erect 300 wooden repulsive rifles with a length of six or seven zhang and the thickness of a bowl, and pointed diagonally at the front air at a half-inclined angle, and the white and miserable tips of the spears were woven into a terrifying forest of death in an instant.

"Archer~~ Ready!"

"Ha~~"

Gao Shun let out a long howl, and the three armies responded again, and two thousand archers with cold expressions had begun to line up behind the rejecting horse gun array, and suddenly, a longbow had been pulled like a full moon, and a sharp and hideous wolf's tooth arrow had been on the string, just waiting for Gao Shun to give an order, and he would ruthlessly begin to harvest the lives of the Xiliang cavalry.

"Boom~~"

The hoofs thundered, and the earth shook.

Although the narrow official road was not conducive to the cavalry assault, the Xiliang cavalry still showed the momentum of the cavalry assault vividly. It is still the invincible Liangzhou strong force that gallops vertically and horizontally, or the well-trained, fierce and wild Xiliang Iron Cavalry, but unfortunately, the main general of this army is no longer Niu Fu, no longer Xu Rong, and no longer Dong Zhuo.

Gao Shun looked up to the sky, there was a heavy haze in his eyes like a storm of rain, the next moment, Gao Shun's raised right arm waved down fiercely, and a clear long howl resounded through the valley in an instant: "Release the arrow~~"

The corners of the mouths of the two thousand archers suddenly bloomed with a cold smile, and in the continuous sound of the bowstring crashing, a tent of arrows swept through the lonely valley like a dense shower, and fell towards the rushing Xiliang iron cavalry, infantry archers have always been the nightmare of light cavalry, and this time will certainly be no exception.

The reason why the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is called the Iron Cavalry is not because they are really like the Xu Chu Iron Cavalry Battalion, they are all ironclad monsters wearing heavy armor, in fact, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has always been a light cavalry (before the Jin Dynasty, there has never been a heavy cavalry in Chinese history), they are called the Iron Cavalry because of the iron will, the invincible assault, and the mouthful of the daunting horse chopping knife in their hands.

But this time, the invincible assault of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry hit the rock that was difficult to shake.

A will of steel is enough to change the outcome of a war in most cases, but when two equally strong-willed armies meet, the will to fight becomes a dispensable factor.

The dense rain of arrows like locusts finally fell on the head of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and the neighing of the war horses and the miserable howls of the soldiers resounded in the sky in an instant, and the Xiliang cavalry that was running fast fell down one by one.

The two poor thin iron armors on the back of the chest of the Liangzhou cavalry can block the wooden arrows of the Yellow Turban thieves, and can block the bone and stone arrow clusters of the grassland cavalry, but they can't stop the penetration of the elite archers' elite iron arrow clusters under the command of the horse butcher, and if they hit the front, even the iron helmets on the heads of the Liangzhou soldiers will be easily shot through.

The horse butcher's policy of smashing pots and selling iron, and improving the army's equipment at all costs has been richly rewarded here, and the huge gap in equipment between the two armies has finally created the most tragic defeat since the birth of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry! The two thousand Xiliang Iron Horsemen rushed forward like martyrs, fearlessly rushing into the enemy formation, until they all fell in a pool of blood!

Only a few dozen horsemen broke through the cold-blooded baptism of the archers of the Ma Yuejun Army and assaulted in front of the formation, and they led their men and horses to crash into the dense forest-like horse-rejecting spears with great tragedy, allowing the sharp wooden spears to pierce their chests, completing the last sacred mission of a soldier.

"Sigh Rhythm ~~"

A wounded Xiliang war horse struggled to stand up from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, looked up to the sky and let out a loud neigh, and then raised its hooves and galloped, what made people desperate was that its eyes had already been shot blind, so it hit the cliff wall like a sharpening, a loud bang, and then a crisp sound of bones shattering, and there was a dead silence on the Chang'an Ancient Road.

……

The rear of the Liangzhou army.

Fan Chou's eyes widened, staring straight at the valley full of corpses, and he couldn't believe his eyes for a long time, is this true? Two thousand elite iron cavalry were wiped out in this way, and the invincible Xiliang iron cavalry was actually defeated by an infantry, and it was a complete defeat without suspense, this result is simply crazy!

……

Ma Yuejun in the army.

The Liangzhou army was defeated, but Gao Shun had no smug look on his face, and turned back to the partial general behind him Mao Ran and said: "As the chief general of the three armies, you must always judge the situation and fight according to the situation, and you must not rely on force to rampage, let alone dream of winning every war with the same tactical battle!" Otherwise, it will inevitably repeat the mistakes of today's Liangzhou Iron Cavalry. ”

General Mao Ran said: "The last general understands, thank you for the general's teachings." ”

Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "Water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, for the generals must not copy the hard set of military books and tactics, there is no art of war in this world, and there is no army that is always victorious and undefeated, only the victory is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged, the advance is as fast as the wind, and the retreat is not chaotic, it can be called an elite division." ”

"Hmm."

Mao Ran nodded heavily, his eyes revealing a clear look.

With his ruthless, resolute and resolute style, the horse butcher has put a deep butcher brand in the hearts of the Hetao soldiers, thus casting the iron will of the Hetao army and the indestructible military soul of never abandoning and never giving up, but it is Gao Shun, Fang Yue, and Xu Huang who really brought the art of war and regular tactics to this army, so that this tiger and wolf division officially transformed into an elite division, but it was Gao Shun, Fang Yue, and Xu Huang These leading generals.

Gao Shun and the others are not only familiar with military books and proficient in strategy, but also infect and change the soldiers around them with their physical actions, the horse butcher can only train the soldiers around them into a cruel and murderous wolf, but Gao Shun They can train the soldiers around them into steely warriors.

……

In the Liangzhou Army.

"Damn!"

When Fan Chou finally realized that the iron cavalry of the former army had been wiped out, the furious anger suddenly ignited in his chest, Fan Chou clenched his fists vigorously, and his eyes almost wanted to erupt fire!! ”

"Yes!"

The herald responded and took the order.

……

Rope pool.

Ma Teng's big tent in the army.

Until the next day, the people and horses sent out to search for Cao Ying returned to the camp one after another, but none of them found Cao Ying, except for Xu Chu's team of men and horses and Zhao Yun's eight hundred white horses and Yi have not returned, and now, Guo Tu can only pin his last hope on Xu Chu and Zhao Yun.

When Ma Teng and Guo Tu were waiting impatiently, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent, and then a figure flashed, and Xu Chu's tower-like body had already entered the account proudly, and said loudly: "Mr. Guo Tu, the last general searched for hundreds of miles, and only found many scattered Cao soldiers, but he did not see Cao Ying's whereabouts. ”

"What, still haven't found it?" Guo Tu frowned, hurriedly took out a map from his arms, spread it out on the table, compared it carefully, and said in a condensed voice, "Impossible, all the roads and trails, even the secret paths in the deep mountains and dense forests have been sent to search, unless Cao Ying can turn into a dense bee and fly away, it will be impossible to escape from this mountainous area." ”

Xu Chu said angrily: "I don't know if Cao Ying can turn into a dense bee and fly away, but the last general really didn't find it." ”

"Ugh." Guo Tu shook his head and sighed, "It seems that I can only pin my last hope on Zhao Yun." ”

"Zhao Yun?" Xu Chu suddenly said, "The last general almost forgot that he met Zhao Yun on the way back just now, and he had already led the army back to Luoyang." ”

"What, Zhao Yun led the army back to Luoyang?" Guo Tu was stunned and said, "Why don't you come and resign?" ”

Xu Chu said: "I don't know this. ”

"Forget it, let's go." Guo Tu said, "Order the whole army, let the soldiers have a good night's rest, and then search again tomorrow, if you still can't find it, then Cao Ying's life is great!" ”

……

Luoyang West Effect.

When the majestic city of Luoyang was in sight, Cao Ying breathed a long sigh of relief, and a stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground. Although this time although they returned with a feather and the elite of the department was completely lost, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others also did not know whether they were alive or dead, but they finally returned to Luoyang safely.

Zhao Yun hugged his fists on horseback and said: "Lord Cao Ying, Luoyang is not far ahead, and it is impossible to be attacked by thieves, and the last general will no longer escort you." ”

Cao Ying hugged his fists and said: "This time it is really thanks to General Zhao Yun, please bow down." ”

When the words fell, Cao Ying bent down on the horse's back, and Zhao Yun hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Why do you need to be like this? The last general is just doing his best for the people of the world. ”

Cao Ying straightened up, his face suddenly showed a hearty color, and said to Zhao Yun: "General Zhao Yun, don't say goodbye." ”

After that, Cao Ying looked up to the sky and laughed three times, galloped away, there were billowing smoke and dust gradually rising from behind Cao Ying's horse, and in less than a moment, Cao Ying disappeared into the billowing smoke and dust under the escort of more than a dozen horsemen, Zhao Yun watched Cao Yingyang ride away, and his heart couldn't help but secretly break his heart.

As the so-called can afford to take and put down, Fang is the big husband, Cao Ying has just experienced the defeat of Hangu Pass, and the elite of the department has been lost, and he can still be so free and easy, which is really breathtaking.

……

Luoyang, outside the noon gate.

The imperial court has held three consecutive banquets for the eighteen Kwantung princes, and today it is the last one. Although there was no wine and delicacies at the banquet, only clear soup and little water, and a few big tripods did not know how much water was mixed with water, but this banquet was full of atmosphere, and the princes of the Eighteenth Route and the civil officials and generals under their respective commands were still drinking happily and staggeringly.

In ancient times, the banquet was not like a table for ten people in modern times, but one person for a table, and the princes of the Eighteen Roads and hundreds of civil and military generals under their respective commands were placed in the square, and there were hundreds of eunuchs serving the banquet alone.

As the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao naturally had to toast from table to table, and when he toasted Liu Bei, he was already half drunk.

Yuan Shao's drunken eyes were hazy, he fell crooked beside Liu Bei, stroked Liu Bei's shoulder and said with a smile: "Uncle Liu Huang's weaving of straw shoes is exquisite and admirable, the weather is hot now, and the generals of the Shao army like to wear straw sandals, I don't know if I can bother Uncle Huang to weave a batch of straw shoes and send them to the army, Shao is grateful." ”

Sitting behind Liu Bei, Zhang Fei was furious when he heard this, and was about to draw his sword and get up to slash Yuan Shao to the ground, Guan Yu next to him hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Fei, and repeatedly signaled Zhang Fei not to act rashly with his eyes, Zhang Fei heaved angrily, turned his head and ignored Guan Yu, and sulked at himself.

Yuan Shaowu didn't realize it and said to Liu Bei: "Uncle Huang, is it okay?" ”

The vast majority of the princes and civil officials and military generals looked at Liu Bei with sympathetic eyes, thinking that Liu Bei, the imperial uncle, was really pitiful, and was humiliated by Yuan Shao in public, which could really be described as a sweepaway. However, to the surprise of all the princes and civil and military generals, Liu Bei actually responded without changing his face.

"I wonder how many pairs of straw sandals General Yuan Shao needs?"

Liu Bei's voice fell, the square was silent, all the princes and almost all the civil and military generals were stunned at first, and then their eyes showed disdain, and in their hearts they had already equated Liu Bei with the identity of the peddler's pawn, only Tian Feng, Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia and others looked worried.

Yuan Shao was also stunned, and only came back to his senses after a while and stroked Liu Bei's back and smiled: "Shao is laughing, the imperial uncle is not serious, how dare Shao bother the imperial uncle to weave straw sandals?" If this matter is known to the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, how can it be forgiven? Haha~~"

"Newspaper~~"

When the princes from all walks of life were drinking happily, suddenly a eunuch hurriedly ran over, running all the way and shouting at a sharp voice: "Hangu Pass Urgent Report~~ Lord Cao Ying, the Taishou of Qiaojun, led the army to pursue the Liangzhou rebellion, the army was defeated in Hangu, the elite of the department was lost, and Lord Cao Ying was only spared~~"

The princes from all walks of life who were drinking changed their colors, but Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia and others who attended the banquet on behalf of Cao Ying looked as usual. Just as the princes from all walks of life were whispering, Cao Ying's figure suddenly appeared outside the noon gate, and Yuan Shao and the others almost couldn't recognize it at a glance.

I saw that at this time, Cao Ying's face was covered with blood and tired, the iron helmet on his head had long since disappeared, his hair was scattered like a wild man, the iron armor on his body was torn and tattered, as if he had been picked up from a pile of dead people, and a battle robe was pulled down from his waist, and he was wearing a half-broken wolf tooth arrow on it.

"Mengde!" Yuan Shao shouted, stepped forward quickly, held Cao Ying's hands tightly, and asked urgently, "Is Meng De okay?" ”

Cao Ying pushed Yuan Shao away, walked to the big ding that served the wine during the banquet without saying a word, snatched the wine spoon from the hand of the wine waiter, and couldn't help but scoop a big spoonful of water and wine from the ding, raised his neck and drank it, and the wine continued to spill down the corners of Cao Ying's mouth, looking very embarrassed.

After all, Yuan Shao and Cao Ying have known each other for many years, and their friendship is not bad. At this time, seeing Cao Ying's appearance, he thought that Cao Ying was resentful that the Eighteenth Route Kwantung Coalition Army did not pursue the Liangzhou rebellion with him, which led to the destruction of Cao Ying's entire army, so he inevitably felt guilty, so he stepped forward and gently stroked Cao Ying's back and persuaded: "Mengde, as the saying goes, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, since things have happened, don't think too much." ”

Cao Ying still didn't say a word, just drank in a muffled voice.

Such a way of drinking, even the most light water and wine can get people drunk, sure enough, Cao Ying quickly drank drunk and his eyes were hazy, and then he drew his sword sonorously, and jumped up crookedly during the banquet, his tone was generous and implied pathos.

There are righteous people in the Kanto region, and they raise troops to fight against the murderers.

In the early days, the alliance was in Jin, and the heart was in Xianyang.

The forces of the army were uneven, and they hesitated and walked wildly.

Snobbery makes people fight, and heirs fight each other.

The title of Huainan brother is engraved in the north.

The armor is full of lice, and all surnames die.

The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles.

The people are left behind, and the thought breaks people's intestines.

The princes of all walks of life and the civil and military generals under their command all looked ashamed, and they no longer dared to look at Cao Ying, there was silence in front of the noon gate, only Cao Ying's generous and implicit pathetic voice stirred and shocked people in the heaven and earth.

"I have been righteous and righteous to get rid of thieves for the country. The princes came with righteousness, and the original intention was to annoy the people of Hanoi at the beginning, and they were in Mengjin and sour dates; The generals will stick to Chenggao, according to Aocang, and Sexuanyuan and Taigu, and control their dangers; The highway rate Nanyang, Yangzhou troops, stationed in Dan, analysis, into Wuguan, to earthquake three auxiliary. All deep ditches and high bases, do not fight, benefit from doubtful soldiers, and show the situation in the world. To be obedient and disobedient, you can also be determined. Although the Dong thieves have been eliminated today, hundreds of thousands of Liangzhou rebels still exist, and the princes hesitated to advance, greatly disappointing the hope of the world. Shame on you! Shame on you! Shameful !! ”

Cao Ying shouted three times and walked away, and everyone was speechless.

……

(To be continued)