Figuring out the way of these two righteous armies, Xiao Ma couldn't help but have an idea in his heart, and said regretfully: "What my uncle said is even reasonable, the Han Dynasty has ruled the country with Confucianism for hundreds of years, and these black mountain thieves were all poor people who obeyed the law in the Han Dynasty. ”

Ding Yuan glanced at Brother Xiao Ma with deep meaning in his eyes when he heard this, nodded and said: "Yes, it's a pity that the Son of Heaven is confused by the eunuchs, he doesn't worry about state affairs and only wants to enjoy himself, and there are ten permanent servants who are chaotic in government, corrupt the dynasty, fish and flesh the people, expropriate tyranny, sell official beards, and the people are forced to rebel. ”

Ma Chao shook his head secretly in his heart, this Ding Yuan was really a foolish loyal, and he didn't see the essence of the decline of the Han dynasty at all, no wonder he dared to openly oppose Dong Zhuo and did not hesitate to take the initiative to fight. At that moment, Zhengse said: "Meng Qi is not talented, this time I am willing to ask in front of the Son of Heaven to lead troops to pacify and subdue the Black Mountain thieves, and ask my uncle to help!" ”

Ding Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and said urgently: "Is this true? The Black Mountain thieves are rampant in the annexation of the state, Jizhou and Jizhou, and the imperial court has been fruitless several times over the years. ”

Ma Chao said: "The little nephew does have a little immature idea, don't say it, but the little nephew has absolute confidence to subdue the Black Mountain thieves, just like the original conquest of the prairie, and Uncle Ding will need his full help to succeed!" ”

Ding Yuan Zhengse said: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, the Black Mountain thief is also the old man's henchman, and he also works for the imperial court, how can he talk about the word 'help'?" ”

Brother Ma is overjoyed, although this idea was improvised, it was an excellent excuse to stay in Bingzhou and Jizhou. According to the history he knew, several leaders of the Black Mountain Thieves later accepted the recruitment of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and participated in the Central Plains War after the death of Emperor Ling, and was finally absorbed and exterminated by Cao Ying and Yuan Shao.

Now that Ma Chao has controlled the northern prairie, what is lacking is the grain production base and population, and Jizhou and Bingzhou on both sides of the Taihang Mountains can just solve this problem.

The people of the state are fierce, produce good horses, although they produce little grain, but because they are connected to the Xiongnu steppe in the north, the Sili region in the south, the Yellow River in the west, and the Taihang Mountains in the east, it is a place where soldiers must fight since ancient times. Moreover, crossing the Yellow River in the south is a densely populated and economically developed Sili area, which can not only wave troops directly to Luoyang, but also cross the river to the west and approach Tongguan, the fortress of Guanzhong.

For Xiao Ma Ge, who is bent on seeking the land of Guanzhong and taking the road of Li Tang Longxing in later generations, the strategic significance of capturing Bingzhou is far greater than that of Jizhou, which produces a lot of grain and is densely populated. Secondly, the strength of the family in Bingzhou is relatively not strong, as long as it can get Ding Yuan's strong support and buy enough people's hearts, it is not difficult to gain a firm foothold in Bingzhou.

As for Brother Xiaoma in Jizhou, he has no covetousness for the time being, he is still very self-aware, because the power of the family in Jizhou is too strong, such as the Cui family, the Zhen family, the Fu family, the Guo family, and so on. Most of these families have people who are protégés of the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes, and it is not very difficult for them to support them in turn, otherwise Yuan Shao would not have been able to force Han Fu to death so easily, and easily became the pastor of Jizhou.

But Brother Xiao Ma has no intention of giving up completely, what he likes is the talent and food in Jizhou. Even if you can't get Jizhou, you have to recruit all the talents in Jizhou or kill them, anyway, you can't leave it to Yuan Shao. In addition, Jizhou is a place where grain is produced, and it is completely possible to use these two years to hoard a large amount of grain and grass to prepare for the future war for hegemony.

The night in late autumn was extremely cool, the sky was already white, and the soldiers who had experienced a great battle were no longer sleepy. Immediately bury the pot to cook, clean up the battlefield, and continue to hurry after everyone has finished eating at dawn.

In order to prevent being harassed by the Black Mountain thieves again, Ding Yuan and Xiao Ma Ge ordered to speed up the march and make sure to rush to Keiguan and set up camp before dark. In the early afternoon, seeing that Keiguan was in sight, there was a scout who was exploring the road in front of him to report, about 20,000 black mountain thieves were waiting in front of him, the swords and armor were complete, the flag was distinct, and the two largest flags were embroidered with the words "眭" and "Yang".

Ding Yuan's face was extremely solemn when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "It must be the leaders of the Black Mountain Thieves, Zheng Gu and Yang Feng, the subordinates of these two people are no better than the rabble last night, although they are far inferior to the elite of our army, but the number of people is ten times that of our army, if you fight with one, I am afraid that you will not be able to get any cheap!" ”

Brother Xiao Ma also frowned, sighed unluckily, and asked, "In my uncle's opinion, how should I deal with it?" ”

Ding Yuan pondered for a while: "As long as you cross the Kei Pass and cross the Yellow River, there will be no more bandits in Pingchuan, our army should immediately camp in place to defend in formation, and at the same time, I immediately ordered Fengxian and Gao Shun to bring troops to support the troops in Baibo Valley, a hundred miles away, and the Black Mountain thieves can be broken in one fell swoop!" ”

Brother Xiaoma's heart sank when he heard this, and after thinking carefully, Baibo Valley was indeed less than two hundred miles, so he immediately sent someone to pass the order, and it would not be until dark to arrive. And the reinforcements of Lu Bu and Gao Shun will not arrive until at least dawn, can these two thousand people stop the onslaught of 20,000 thieves overnight?

Brother Xiao Ma really has no bottom in his heart, so it is better to take advantage of the dawn to confront the thief army, and maybe he can rush over with the advantage of bows and arrows and cavalry. Thinking of this, he said: "I'm afraid this move is inappropriate, even if General Lu and General Gao send troops immediately after receiving the message, they will have to be able to arrive clearly, it is better for the little nephew to lead the cavalry to charge before it is dark, as long as we can disperse this thief army, we can take advantage of the chaos and go straight to Jiguan!" ”

"This" Ding Yuan couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this, after all, there were nearly 20,000 thieves in the army, and if he was not careful, he might be surrounded by groups and it would be difficult to get out, so he thought about it and said, "What do you think of Wen Yuan?" ”

Zhang Liao hugged his fists and said: "The last general thinks that General Ma's plan is feasible, although this place is mountainous but the terrain is not dangerous, the cavalry can completely charge, as long as it can disperse the thief army in one fell swoop, this rabble is not to be afraid!" ”

Ding Yuan nodded, Zhang Liao is a local, and he knows more about the Black Mountain thieves, and said at the moment: "According to what the virtuous nephew said, we all listen to the command and dispatch of the virtuous nephew, and today I just happened to see what is so special about Xiliang's 'Shenwei General'?" ”

"Don't dare!" Ma Chao pondered for a while: "I personally led the eight hundred cavalry under my command to meet the Black Mountain thieves, and Uncle Ding and Wen Yuan led the Bingzhou army to be responsible for escorting the baggage, just wait for me to disperse the thief army and rush to Jiguan in one go!" ”

Ding Yuan said: "Okay, let's see how the virtuous nephew makes a big move, the old man is about to open his eyes!" Zhang Liao is also full of anticipation, he has heard of Brother Xiaoma's name for a long time but has never seen him make a move, and now he finally has a chance.

Brother Xiao Ma was also high-spirited, and said with confidence on his face: "I will not disappoint my uncle, the Shenwei Battalion under my command is the best at winning more with less!" After that, he turned around and shouted: "Meng Da quickly ordered 800 soldiers to equip their saddles and follow the generals to fight, and today it is said that my Shenwei Battalion is famous in the Central Plains!" "It's about the surnames of the soldiers under his command, and Brother Xiao Ma can't care about hiding the secret of the saddle pedal anymore, anyway, the battle between Wuheng and Xianbei is about to start, and the secret of the saddle pedal will soon spread all over the world.

"Kamui is invincible!"

"Kamui is invincible!"

Thousands of Xiliang soldiers suddenly roared angrily, except for the two hundred sergeants who were in charge of driving the carriage. The remaining 800 people were all in high spirits, and a sergeant immediately opened the wooden boxes on the two carts, and this man's war horse already had a Takahashi saddle covered with linen, and it was very convenient and quick to hang the bilateral stirrups on the hooks on both sides of the saddle.

At this time, Xiao Ma also changed into the Qilong Shuo Gold Chain Armor, wearing a golden crown and phoenix wing helmet with bundled hair, holding a Heavenly Dragon Breaking City Halberd, and a sandalwood bow with him, and quickly advanced forward with more than 800 horses. Ding Yuan and Zhang Liao led a thousand infantry troops to surround the baggage convoy one after the other, and slowly followed.

Walking less than five miles, at the mouth of a Grand Canyon, he looked at the Black Mountain Thief Army from afar, Xiao Ma observed carefully for a while, and couldn't help sneering secretly in his heart: The thief army is the thief army, even if it can break through the great name, it is difficult to change the essence of the thief.

This group of men and horses is indeed more elite than the rabble last night, at least everyone has swords, spears and other weapons, and about half of them are wearing all kinds of armor, but the formation is extremely scattered, the soldiers are staggering and laughing, where is the slightest appearance of a battle in formation? It's clearly a tea party!

Seeing that Brother Xiao Ma and his party were approaching, these people regrouped and tightened their weapons, and among the nearly 20,000 horsemen, there were less than a hundred, almost all of them were foot soldiers. It is no wonder that horses are produced in the north of the state, and the south is mainly in the mountains, although the war horse can also be used, but it is not conducive to shuttling between the mountains, and it is not easy to raise, so there are not many people who ride horses.

When the two sides were two arrows away, Brother Pony stopped, rode forward a few steps and shouted, "Who is ahead?" Why did you block Ben Jiang's way, don't you know that Lord Bingzhou Ding is also among them? ”

"Of course I do!" Before the words fell, a big man with a body like an iron tower and a short beard rode out of the crowd, and responded angrily: "I not only know that Lord Ding of Bingzhou is here, but also know that you are the descendant of General Fubo. ”

Brother Xiao Ma frowned, and said coldly: "Since you know that you dare to block the way, can't you wait with me sincerely?" Who are you and report your name, you will be an immortal nameless ghost under the halberd! ”

The big man laughed and said: "So that you know that a certain family surnamed Gu Minggu, the word White Rabbit, is one of the commanders of the Black Mountain Army!" After that, he pointed to another big man who caught up behind him and said, "This is Yang Feng, the brother of a certain family who is also the commander of the Black Mountain Army." ”

Brother Xiao Ma said: "It turned out to be two Montenegrin thieves, and the general has also heard a little, I heard that your Montenegrin army has been here for several years to block the road and rob money, rob homes and houses, oppress the people, and even dare to attack the county, the end is extremely rampant, and now it is said that the general is just to eliminate harm for the people!" Pull out both of you!"

The two were furious when they heard this, and Yang Feng slapped his horse and stepped forward with a knife and said, "Ma Mengqi!" Because you are the descendant of General Fubo, and you have recently broken the grassland Hulu to pay you three points, how do you dare to despise my Montenegrin army so lightly? Thinking that you are young and ignorant, Ben Shuai doesn't bother to deal with you, leaving gold and silver, horses, weapons and women, Ben Shuai can let you live, otherwise this Black Stone Gorge is the place where you will be buried! ”

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