Ji falls down the mountain, and the wind blows the grass and shows the cattle and sheep.

A small tribe in the western Xianbei and Luoluo tribes is nomadic in this area.

When the Xianbei was unified, a powerful tribal alliance of more than 14,000 miles from east to west and more than 7,000 miles from north to south was established, but after the death of Tanshihuai, this huge tribal alliance immediately fell apart, and each established dozens of tribal alliances of all sizes, but the Han people in the Central Plains used to divide the Xianbei people into three major ethnic groups in the east, central and west according to the region.

The Budu Root, Tuoba Tribe, Kebi Neng Division, and many small tribes belonging to these three major forces in the central Xianbei have been completely subjugated by the tribes of Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, and all the men who are taller than the wheels of the carriage have been killed, and the women and children have been reduced to slavery.

Now, the spearhead of the Zhoucang tribe's aggression began to point at the western Xianbei.

The western Xianbei is also composed of hundreds of tribes, large and small, and has formed four relatively large tribal alliances, namely the Law Department, the Deduction Department, the Yanli Department and the Zhijian Luoluo Department, of which the Zhijian Luoluo Department is in the easternmost part, which has overlapped with the sphere of influence of Wanhu on the right side of Zhoucang.

Last winter, the Zhijian Luoluo Department has had several conflicts with the Zhoucang Ministry, and the leader of the Zhijian Luoluo Department said that the king decided to retaliate against the army in the autumn of the next year, and did not want the news to be probed by Hou San, and quickly transmitted back to the old camp of Wanhu on the right side of Zhoucang, just at this time the horse butcher led three thousand Hedong soldiers to arrive, so there was the scene above.

Now, the habitat of the small tribe has been razed to the ground.

Groups of adult men were escorted to a carriage in the center of the territory, like lambs waiting to be beheaded, and women and children sat on their knees on the grass to the side, staring blankly at their men or fathers being slaughtered by these savage invaders, their eyes hateful, but not intense.

The savannah was originally a world of the jungle, and being conquered by other tribes meant death and slavery.

The young Ma Chao was holding a long sword, and the sharp tip of the sword was directly against the throat of a humble man, just now this guy got up from the pile of dead people, and was about to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but was intercepted by Ma Chaosheng. Noticing the movement here, Ma Yue walked over surrounded by Zhou Cang and six thousand households.

"Don't, don't kill me." The Xianbei man kowtowed like pounding garlic, and actually spoke fluent Chinese, "I'm not a Xianbei person, I'm a Han person, and I was taken to Mobei by these damn Xianbei people from Liangzhou." Really, I have a poor 80-year-old mother and a baby waiting to be fed, and if I die, they won't survive. ”

Ma Chao was so clear that without a trace of variegated eyes, he couldn't help but have a trace of hesitation.

Ma Chao has killed people, as early as not long after he arrived in Hetao, Ma Yue began to consciously train him to kill people in order to cultivate his cold and cruel surname, but Ma Chao killed Hu people at that time, and he had never killed Han people! At this time, seeing that this Xianbei man could actually speak Chinese, and he also claimed to be Han, he couldn't help but hesitate.

The young Ma Chao didn't notice that when the Xianbei man kowtowed like pounding garlic, a sharp horn dagger slipped quietly from his sleeve, and he was already holding his hand upside down, and the Xianbei man kneeled forward every time he knocked his head, and at this time he was only half a step away from Ma Chao.

The young Ma Chao didn't realize that danger was coming, but who were the horse butchers, Zhou Cang, and the six thousand households who were walking towards Ma Chao not far away? Those are all veterans of a hundred battles who broke through in the sea of corpses and blood, what kind of scene, what kind of tricks have you never seen?

Zhou Cang's face changed, and when he hurriedly pulled his bow and arrows to shoot the Xianbei man with an arrow, a powerful big hand hit his right arm heavily and pressed him down with the bow and arrows. Zhou Canghuo Ran turned around, only to see Ma Yue's expression cold, and his eyes revealed a palpitating coldness.

"Die!"

said that it was too late, that time was fast, the Xianbei man suddenly stood up, and the bull ear sharp knife in his hand had already cut into Ma Chao's throat like lightning, and the distance between the two was already extremely close, coupled with the Xianbei man's unintentional calculation, Ma Chao was caught off guard and was almost cut off by a knife.

"Sand!"

Ma Chao instinctively turned his head to dodge, only to feel a chill in his throat, the ribbon under his chin was broken, and the lion-headed ghost helmet on his head suddenly fell to the ground, making a soft sound. Turning his head in shock, the Xianbei man struck a knife, and he never stopped and ran away from a horse not far away.

"Instigation!"

At this moment, a wolf's tooth arrow came from the air, shooting the Xianbei man through the back of the heart, the Xianbei man continued to run forward a few steps under the drive of his habitual surname, his hands raised and fell to the ground, and after a slight twitch twice, he remained silent, only the red blood gushed out from under his body, and soon became red.

Ma Chao reached out to wipe his chin with palpitations, only to see that his hands were full of blood, although the knife did not cut his throat, but also cut his skin.

"Ma Chao!"

A solemn and majestic voice sounded in Ma Chao's ears, Ma Chao hurriedly picked up the helmet from the ground, turned around and respectfully bowed to Ma Yue, "Big brother." ”

Ma Yue stared at Ma Chao coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Do you know what mistake you made just now?" ”

Ma Chao was silent, he didn't want to defend and there was nothing to justify, a mistake was a mistake! Although Ma Chao is young, under the words and deeds of Ma Teng, Ma Yue, Jia Xu, Guan Ning and others, the cold, brave, daring, and responsible manly style has long been integrated into his bones, and the only thing missing is a cruel heart!

"You should not have compassion for your enemies." Ma Yue said coldly, "Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself!" If this Xianbei man's martial arts were a little stronger, if your reaction was a little slower, then ~~ you would have already become a cold corpse by now. ”

Ma Chao was silent, but he raised his head and said in a condensed voice: "Yes." ”

"Never be merciful to your enemies!" Ma Yue walked up to the Xianbei man who fell to the ground, stepped heavily on the corpse, and said to Ma Chao, "On the battlefield, except for your subordinates and robes, all people with weapons and armor are enemies, whether they are Han or Hu, they will all be killed!" ”

“……”

"If you don't kill them, they'll kill you!"

"Understood."

"If you want to be a good general, you must first become a good soldier!" Ma Yue added, "If you can't even save your own life, who will believe that you can lead the soldiers to the final victory?" If you can't lead your soldiers to victory, who will want to go into battle with you? ”

……

Youzhou Ji County, Gongsun Zhan's official residence.

Gongsun Zhan read the secret letter sent by Yuan Shao, and said to Guan Jing and the general Yan Gang: "This is a secret letter sent by Yuan Shao, saying that the general of the expedition to the north and the Mu Hanfu of Jizhou have gone against the grain, and have caused the anger of the heavens and people, and invited me to lead the people of Youyan to attack Yecheng in the south, and also said that after the matter is completed, I will be the lord of Jizhou." ”

Yan Gang said: "This must be Yuan Shao's murder plan with a knife!" ”

Guan Jing said: "However, this is not a good opportunity. ”

"Huh?" Gongsun Zhan asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Guan Jing said: "Since the death of Dong Zhuo, the Han family has existed in name only, and if the heroes rise together today, it is a good time to conquer the city and expand its strength." Jizhou has fertile land and a large population, and is the richest state in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. ”

Gongsun Chan said: "The intention of the soldier is to send troops this time?" ”

"Yes." Guan Jing nodded and said, "The lord can take this opportunity to take Jizhou first, and then go back and slowly try to merge the state, so that the north can be determined." ”

……

Ji fell down the mountain, and the horse jumped into the camp.

Zhou Cang strode into the big tent of Ma Yuezhong's army and said, "Lord, the young general went to Beihai with five hundred cavalry. ”

"Beihai?" Ma Yue's expression moved, and he said in a condensed voice, "Build the old camp of the Luoluo Department? ”

"Hmm." Zhou Cang nodded, and said worriedly, "These five hundred cavalrymen are still teenagers and half-year-olds, like the young general, and the oldest is only seventeen or eight years old, and they have never really been on the battlefield before coming here. ”

[Ma Yue's cultivation of Ma Chao can be described as painstaking, not only let Dian Wei and Xu Chu teach him martial arts, let Fu Zhu and Jia Xu teach him the art of war, but also specially recruited a cavalry of 500 people from the Qin Hu boy for Ma Chao to practice formations and tactics. ]

"No!" Ma Yue flatly refused, "If you really chase these five hundred cavalry back like this, this cavalry and Ma Chao will be ruined!" ”

Zhou Cang worried: "But let such a lone horse go deep into the hinterland of Xianbei, the consequences are unpredictable." ”

"It doesn't matter." Ma Yue said in a condensed voice, "Although Ma Chao is young, he is familiar with military books and proficient in the art of war, and these five hundred cavalry are also well-trained, as long as they don't encounter the Xianbei cavalry of the brigade, there should be no accidents!" At present, our army has penetrated thousands of miles into the hinterland of Xianbei, and the Xianbei departments must have been alarmed, and now the attention of the Xianbei people has been focused on the main force of our army, and Ma Chao's 500 cavalry may really be able to win by surprise. ”

……

(To be continued)