The sudden attack was so fierce that the Qiang people had already completely collapsed before they could resist! The iron horsemen trampled through the camp, and the deafening shouts of killing were accompanied by earth-shattering screams......

But when the sun rose and the night receded, I saw that the Huangshui River was already full of corpses, countless corpses were spread all over the ground, flags were crooked, some tents were still burning, and pillars of smoke were scattered on the battlefield.

Zhang Lang rode his horse to a nearby hill, glanced at the devastated battlefield, and asked, "How many enemies have fled?" ”

One of the officers clenched his fists and said: "The enemy army was completely routed, fifty or sixty thousand were captured or killed, and the rest were scattered, and Cherrigi was seen fleeing to Anyi City with a few thousand horsemen. ”

Zhang Lang nodded, "What about Ma Chao?" ”

"General Ma Chao pursued Cheriji last night and has not returned!"

"Pass the order, leave 10,000 infantry troops to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of the troops will follow me to attack Anyi City!" "No."

But Prime Minister Yadan and the others were all stunned when they saw Cheriji and the others who fled back in a panic, and when they learned the news that the 100,000 army was defeated, they were all shocked, and Yadan said at a loss: "Lu Bu will definitely attack the city!" But the Anyi city wall is so low, how can it resist it!? ”

Cherrigi angrily asked Yadan, "Lü Bu has ambushed all his troops on the road, why do you say that they are attacking the city in a hurry?" ”

Yadan hurriedly said, "I was really attacking in a hurry before!" The city is almost undefended! But yesterday, Lu Bu's army suddenly stopped attacking! Now that I think about it, I must have secretly evacuated the people who ambushed the king yesterday! ”

Cherry was so angry that he scolded angrily: "Lu Bu Pifu! So treacherous! Inadvertently saw Wei Dong, Huo Ran got up, pointed to his nose and scolded indignantly: "It's all your bad idea!" As a result, our Qiang people have fallen into such a difficult situation! How can I get rid of the hatred in my heart if I don't kill you? Come, drag it down, cut it off, and sacrifice his head to his dead brothers! ”

The two pro-soldiers should even drag Wei Dong down.

Wei Dong shouted: "If you kill me, you Qiang people will really be doomed!" ”

Cherrigi's heart moved, and he hurriedly shouted, "Wait a minute! ”

The two pro-soldiers stopped.

Cherrigi asked angrily, "If we kill you, why will we Qiang people be doomed?" ”

Wei Dong's heart was a little relieved, "Has the king forgotten who my lord is?" My lord, in the Central Plains, is the prince of today, who can keep up with him? Sooner or later, my lord will attack Lu Bu, and then it will be your Qiang people's chance, if you kill me, you will be doomed! ”

Cherrigie's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly laughed: "It was really reckless just now!" Please don't blame you, sir! Then he waved his hand at the two soldiers, who saluted Cherrigi and withdrew.

Cherrigi politely invited Wei Dong to sit down, and asked with a look of hope, "I wonder when Lord Yuan Shao will be able to send troops?" ”

"I believe it won't be long before that! At that time, the Xianbei people in the north will also send troops together! Although Lu Bu has temporarily gained an advantage, he will not be able to take care of this side at that time, and the king can take the opportunity to sweep Xiliang and achieve immortal achievements! ”

Cherrigi was excited, but frowned, "But how can we get through the difficulties in front of us?" ”

Wei Dong smiled, "This is easy to do." Although Lu Bu's soldiers are sharp, if he can't find an opponent, won't he waste money and food? The king can temporarily abandon Anyi and lead his subordinates to retreat into the bitter cold land of the west! Lu Bu couldn't find an opponent for a long time, so he must have run out of food and grass, so he had to be a teacher. Then the king waited for the opportunity to recapture Jincheng County, and then swept the entire Xiliang! ”

Cherrigi was overjoyed and applauded.

A day later, Zhang Lang led a large army to the city of Anyi.

Ma Chao followed Zhang Lang and reported: "General, Cheriji has abandoned Anyi City and fled to the northwest, and his subordinates have sent sentry cavalry to follow him. ”

Zhang Lang frowned, what he was most worried about was not that Cheriji would resist stubbornly, but that he would retreat without a fight like now, Zhang Lang's money and food were limited, and it was impossible to stalemate with the other party here, if the front line lasted for a long time, he could only temporarily stop the army.

"The infantry is left behind, and all the turks are in pursuit with me! Don't let them escape into a treacherous place! ”

Tens of thousands of protrusions raised smoke and dust in the sky, and rushed in the direction of the Qiang retreat. However, he had to stop after not far away. It turned out that the Qiang people were worried that Zhang Lang would chase after them, so they set a fire on this wilderness, and the weeds and dead trees burned together, the fire was monstrous, and they didn't want to extinguish it at all, this fire couldn't be extinguished if the weeds and trees were burned out!

Zhang Lang had no choice but to collect his troops and temporarily retreat to Anyi City.

This city on the northwest border, as the center of activity of the Qiang people, was still very lively in the past, but now it is empty, except for Zhang Lang's army, there is hardly a local resident to be seen, and Cherrigi took all the people with him when he retreated.

Zhang Lang couldn't help but admire this Cherrigi a little, he was able to evacuate so many people in just one day.

Just when Zhang Lang was standing on the city wall in a daze, Ma Chao came behind Zhang Lang and hugged his fists and said, "General." ”

Zhang Lang came back to his senses, "Is it Meng Qi?" Is there something wrong? ”

"The scout came to report just now, the flames have basically been extinguished, but the ground is hot, and it is not possible to pass through it for the time being!"

Zhang Lang frowned, "Have you been to that place in the southwest?" ”

Ma Chao nodded, "I went there a few years ago." The grass and trees are difficult to grow, the water is bitter, and if the people there stay for a long time, it will be very uncomfortable! Moreover, the terrain is dangerous, if there is an army to hold the danger, it is difficult for outsiders to enter! ”

"What are the odds of us if we attack?"

Ma Chao hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know!" Then he clasped his fists categorically and said: "But as long as the general gives an order, the last general will never give up!" ”

Zhang Lang patted Ma Chao's shoulder and thought: "Looking at the current situation, if you stay any longer, it will only be wasted on money and food!" I had to retreat! Glancing at Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, are you willing to garrison Jincheng County for me?" ”

Ma Chao hugged his fists without thinking about it and said: "Why, the last general will take the order!" ”

Zhang Lang left Ma Chao and 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry to garrison Jincheng County, and he led the army back to Chang'an. This expedition, although the Qiang people suffered a heavy setback, but did not do their best, the Qiang people retreated into the bitter cold plateau in the southwest, and it will become a disaster in the future! But that's all for later.

Jia Xu frowned and said, "If you fail to suppress the Qiang rebellion, there will definitely be trouble in the future!" ”

Zhang Lang nodded.

At this time, the two were in the study of the General's Mansion.

"Is there anything going on in the Central Plains lately?"

Jia Xu said: "The world is still disturbed, but the situation has not changed!" ”