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In the midst of the enemy formation, a general rode his horse Xu a few steps forward, pointed at Ma Chao with a big knife, and asked, "Is Xiliang Ma Chao on the other side?" ”

Ma Chao raised his head and said coldly: "You are an unknown person, are you worthy of mentioning my Ma Chao's name." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The general was immediately furious, but temporarily suppressed his anger, and shouted: "I am Zhu Ling, the general under the seat of the Duke of Wei, and I have been waiting here for a long time on the order of the Duke of Wei. ”

Ma Chao couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and Zhu Ling's face was full of doubt, "Ma Chao, now that you have no way out, what else is there to laugh about." ”

Ma Chao restrained his smile, drove his horse a few steps forward, stood between the two army formations, and said arrogantly: "Since Gong Cao has the intention to recruit me, why don't you dare to come forward and talk to me, is it afraid of me, or is it insincere." ”

Then Zhu Ling thought to himself: "Duke Wei left an edict, saying that if Ma Chao came to chase, it would be mainly to surrender. This person has great prestige in Xiliang, and if he can be recruited, he will no longer worry about the rebellion of the Xiliang people, but he will make a great contribution to Wei Gong. ’

Zhu Ling pondered for a moment, although he was afraid of Ma Chao's bravery, but he also thought that his side was in an absolute advantage, if he didn't dare to step forward, wouldn't he seem cowardly.

So, Zhu Ling stepped forward and walked into the formation of the two armies, but he was still on guard against Ma Chao's surprise attack and kept a distance of five steps from him.

Ma Chao saw that he dared to come forward, so he showed a look of approval, "Well, it seems that under Cao Gong's account, there are not all people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and there are people with commendable courage like you." ”

Zhu Ling saw that Ma Chao's tone softened, so he guessed whether he had moved the heart to surrender, and his expression also softened, "Ma Mengqi, you are the founder of the Han Dynasty, you should be loyal to the country, if you can return to the imperial court, I guarantee that you will enjoy endless glory and wealth for the rest of your life." ”

Ma Chao's expression also seemed to be a little tempted, "Well, my official position here is second only to the King of Hanzhong, but I don't know what kind of official title Duke Wei plans to give me after I return to the imperial court?" ”

Ma Chao actually talked to Zhu Ling about the conditions, but the silver spear in his hand became tighter and tighter, and he thought: "This guy surnamed Zhu seems to have been fooled, I will lure him closer and stab him to death while he is unprepared, maybe he can kill him while he is not prepared." ’

Zhu Ling couldn't help but look happy, "Although I don't dare to guarantee for Duke Wei, but Duke Wei has always been a person who loves talents, with Meng Qi's reputation, if he is willing to submit, the official title given by Duke Wei will never be lower than Liu Bei, and I dare to use my surname to guarantee this." ”

"If that's the case, I think I could really think about it." Ma Chao said as he slowly drove the horse forward casually.

"General Meng Qi doesn't have to come forward again, we can just talk like this, so as not to be gossiped about." That Zhu Ling was not a fool, he was very vigilant, and when he saw Ma Chao approaching, he took the initiative to take a few steps back.

Ma Chao frowned, "This person is very vigilant, and he wants to hit with a blow from a distance of five steps, but he is afraid that he will not grasp it enough." ’

When Ma Chaoshang hesitated whether to make a move, he saw a rumbling behind him, and the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer.

"What to do, what to do!"

Ma Chao was thrilled and fell into a dilemma.

Seeing that Ma Chao was suddenly speechless, Zhu Ling asked, "General Meng Qi, how have you thought about it, whether it is surrender or battle, give me a happy reply." ”

As soon as the words fell, he suddenly heard a loud shout behind him, Zhu Ling turned his head suddenly, but saw that his rear formation was suddenly chaotic for some reason, and when he looked at the place again, he suddenly realized that there was another enemy army, which suddenly rushed out of the sloping valley, and suddenly killed from behind, disrupting his formation.

"Pass the order, don't panic, quickly deploy 2,000 soldiers and horses to block the enemy at Taniguchi."

Just when Zhu Ling turned around and gave the order, and his spirit was slightly scattered, Ma Chao keenly grasped this opportunity, and without thinking much about it, his legs were clamped, and the war horse galloped out.

When Zhu Ling turned around, Ma Chao had already arrived, only to hear him a lion roar, and the silver spear was already coming like lightning.

Then, the blood rushed into the sky, and Zhu Ling shook it on the horse, and then planted it.

Only one together, Zhu Ling gave the head.

Everything happened so quickly, and when those Cao Jun reacted, their own master had already been cut off on their horses, and the Xiliang male lion, like a god, dragged a bloody silver spear, and looked at them proudly, as if he was watching a group of ants.

The leader was killed, and the rear was raided, and the 5,000 Cao army immediately collapsed and dispersed.

"Hmph, you want to make me surrender, let Cao Ying hold his head next time, maybe I will agree."

Ma Chao snorted coldly, and with a move of the silver gun, he led thousands of surprised remnants to kill him.

The two armies and horses flanked back and forth, and the Cao army, which had lost its main general, was only killed to the point of crying wolf, and in an instant, the dead could escape.

The two troops and horses quickly joined forces, but they saw the veteran Huang Zhong clapping his horse forward, and immediately asked in a loud voice: "The old man is one step late, Meng Qi, are you okay?" ”

When Ma Chao saw that it was Huang Zhong, he was excited, and he was full of gratitude to this veteran, so he thought that if it weren't for someone else, his Xiliang Jin Ma Chao would be buried in this sloping valley inexplicably.

It's just that he was grateful in his heart, but he said: "A few nameless people, how can they help me." General Huang, why are you here too? ”

Huang Zhong smiled, "Shi Yuanjun judged that Cao Ying would set up an ambush at the mouth of the valley, and he was afraid that Meng Qi would lose your lone army, so he ordered Zhong to lead the army to support." ”

After Huang Zhong said this, Ma Chaofang was convinced by Pang Tong's resourcefulness and judgment, and secretly sighed: "I didn't expect this Pang Shiyuan to be so good, if he hadn't had a clever calculation, wouldn't I have made a big mistake today, ashamed, really ashamed." ’

Ma Chao did not express the shame in his heart, but said proudly: "The old general came just in time, I have beheaded the enemy general Zhu Ling, and there are thousands of Cao troops chasing after me. ”

Huang Zhong laughed, "Okay, today I will fight side by side with Meng Qi, and we will kill together!" ”

At that moment, the two joined forces, and more than 10,000 Han Chinese troops looked north to fight back, killing those Cao army pursuers by surprise, and fled all the way, and the two of them chased more than 30 miles before giving up.

In this battle, Cao Ying could not set up an ambush, and he lost 20,000 soldiers, but he did not dare to stay for a long time, and more than 100,000 tired divisions hurried to Chang'an City in the starry night.

…… Thousands of miles away, Jingzhou, Xiangyang City.

This is already the tenth day of the attack on Xiangyang, on this day, Guan Yu strode into the Taishou Mansion, sat on the main seat, and accepted the visit of a civil and military general of Xiangyang.

Guan Yu looked down on these bureaucrats who saw the wind and steered in his heart, if they could die for Cao Ying, Guan Yu might still admire them and bury them for their scenery, but now, they were groveling in front of themselves, and Guan Yu despised them more and more.

According to Guan Yu's intentions, these timid bureaucrats simply cut their posts to serve the people, but under Fang Shao's persuasion, Guan Yu reluctantly let them take up their original positions, of course, some key positions should be taken over by trusted original people.

"General Guan, now that Xiangyang is at the beginning, it is the top priority to appease the hearts of the people, Shao thinks that the first thing General Guan will do after entering the city is to personally bury the pseudo-Xiangyang Taishou Lu Chang, and treat his family well."

Listening to Fang Shao's suggestion, Guan Yu was disdainful, "Lu Chang's helper is evil, his crime should be punished, I read that he insisted until death, and it is also a little bloody, so I agreed to bury him, which is also extraordinarily gracious, but you want me to bury him in person, and treat his family well, isn't it ridiculous." ”

Fang Shao said with a smile: "According to what Shao has heard, this Lu Chang has always been honest and clear, although he is foolish and loyal to Cao Ying, but he has been guarding Xiangyang for several years, benevolent and loving the people, and is deeply loved by the people. Now that he has died in battle, the people of Xiangyang mourn for him. And if the general can bury him, he will be able to quickly win the hearts of the people and the people, and it is also a kind of appeasement for those who have been demoted, so that they will feel the virtue of the general and dare not have different hearts. ”

The same words, maybe from other people's mouths, Guan Yu didn't care so much, but when Fang Shao said this, it was different, he pondered for a moment, and then said: "Okay, according to your words, find a suitable time, and I will personally give Lu Chang a funeral." ”

As he was speaking, Zhou Cang hurriedly entered from the outside and arched his hand: "General, the young general of the north bank came to report that it was a bit strange for the Cao army in Fancheng. ”

Xiangyang has fallen, and the enemy of Fancheng is in Guan Yu's eyes, so he disagrees and says: "Until now, what tricks can Cao Ren's family play." ”

Zhou Cang said: "The young general said, near the top of Fancheng, suddenly more flags were added, and the Cao army in the city frequently attacked and disturbed our ferries, and there was a momentum of preparing for a counterattack." ”

Guan Yu was a little puzzled at this time, turned to Fang Shao and said: "Zhongzheng, didn't you say that Xiangyang, Wen Chang feinted to attack Wancheng, then Cao Ren will definitely abandon Beijingzhou and return to Wancheng, how can it seem that it is a little contrary to what you expected." ”

The information sent by Guan Ping did surprise Fang Shao, he lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a moment, and suddenly the corners of his mouth raised, and said with a smile: "Cao Ren is playing a strategy to delay the army, that guy must have secretly led the army back to Wancheng, the reason why he put on a false appearance of increasing troops in Fancheng and counterattacking Xiangyang, Shao thought that he was buying time." ”

Guan Yu frowned slightly, "Even if he wants to wait for Cao Ying's reinforcements, but Guanzhong is thousands of miles away from Jingzhou, even if Cao Ying withdraws his troops from Hanzhong now, it will take nearly a month to rush to Xiangyang, could it be that he will be stupid, do you think that I, Guan Yu, will give him a month to wait for reinforcements." ”

Fang Shao shook his head and smiled, "The general is wrong, Cao Ren is not trying to fight for time to hold on to help, he is trying to move all the hundreds of thousands of people in Northern Jingzhou to the north." ”

As soon as these words came out, Guan Yu's expression couldn't help but change.

(To be continued)