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The baggage team of the Qin army marched slowly on the desolate Gobi, and Chang Biao, the general of the Qin army who was responsible for escorting the grain and grass baggage, was tired and almost scattered. Come on,.! The 10,000 stone grain was enough for nearly 1,000 large and small ox carts and carriages, plus 30,000 feather arrows, 3,000 spears, and more than 100 carts of forage. With so many supplies, Chang Zhongxing, the general stationed in Yulin, only gave him 5,000 people to use.

5,000 people sounds like a lot, but from Yulin to Shuofang, all the way is the plateau Gobi, almost all of them are pushed by people and horses, and they walk down against sandstorms and strong winds. Along the way, not only did they have to transport grain and grass, but they also had to deal with those horse thieves and bandits who snooped around, not only were they tired, but their subordinates were completely tired and out of shape, unkempt and unkempt, and their eyes were blank.

Chang Biao was indescribably tired at this time, and he was full of resentment towards Chang Zhongxing, who assigned this task to him, Chang Zhongxing was still his uncle, and he actually handed over such a tiring errand to him. He was originally in Yulin City with Chang Zhongxing as a quartermaster, it can be said that he has enough oil and water and a nourishing life, but he doesn't know where he offended that uncle, so he sent him to transport this batch of grain and grass without saying a word.

Along the way, not to mention the difficult road, the hordes of damned thieves and horse bandits along the way almost drowned him halfway. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a lingering palpitation, and couldn't help but look up at the group of fierce cavalry guarding behind him.

Perhaps his uncle was also worried that he would die at the hands of bandits. Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly transferred his subordinates' elite Longyou Qiang cavalry to him by 1,000. The Qiang people are good at riding and shooting. The Central Plains called it Xirong, and it has always been fierce. During the Three Kingdoms, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was famous all over the world, and Dong Zhuo and Ma Chao once led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to dominate the world.

Xue Ju and Li Liang raised troops, and the Qiang people in the northwest also joined the two of them. Chang Zhongxing is a general under Xue Ju, and there is a Xiliang Iron Cavalry of up to 5,000 people under his command. Xiliang Iron Cavalry is fierce and brave, and can fight and dare to rush, but most of them only know how to ride and shoot spirits, so brave and ruthless. The brave man who presents himself as a puppet. Although Chang Zhongxing did not hesitate to reward them, he actually did not regard them as confidants. It's just a soldier, and when it comes to a tough battle, these people will be sent to the top. This time, the grain and grass were escorted. The other generals were reluctant to go, and Chang Zhongxing finally had to think of these soldiers again and transferred a thousand guards.

"My lord, it is getting late, and the brothers are very tired, so rest for the night and then go!" Ma Ning, the leader of the group of soldiers, came behind Chang Biao at some point, "We are still more than thirty miles away from the camp, and we should be able to arrive before noon tomorrow!" ”

Chang Biao, whose two thighs have long been worn out by the saddle, has long been unable to hold on, although his name is Biao, but in fact he is just a boy who has lived a fine life since he was a child. If it weren't for Chang Zhongxing taking the Chang family to surrender to Xue Ju and rebelling. He must still be the lord of his manor. Under the leather armor that had already been soaked in Han water, Chang Biao tried his best to maintain his majesty as a chief, and nodded in agreement.

Na Ma Ning and Chang Biao are just the opposite, their names are very gentle, but they are a big man. The height of eight feet five has already been made in recent years, but Ma Ning is only wearing a half-length vest armor on his upper body, a cloak on his shoulders, and both arms are all exposed. Riding on a horse, he put his right hand in his mouth. A loud whistle sounded.

"The general gives the order, rest the camel! Camp! The command was heard over the sound of the horses' hooves.

Chang Biao sat down on the ground tiredly, took the sheepskin water bladder handed by his own soldiers and took a sip, and a feeling of uneasiness suddenly appeared in his heart. From there, through a canyon of no more than 2 miles, go west and walk another 20 miles is the destination of this trip, Shuofang Daying, and go southeast for more than 20 miles to the Great Wall of Hengshan. Beyond the Great Wall and further south is the Rulin City.

However, now that the crown prince Xue Rengao has gone south, I heard that the army had taken Rulin City last night, and it can be said that everything is going well. But why does he have a bad feeling? Chang Biao drank saliva to calm down, maybe he was too tired to travel for days, so he was nervous.

Not far away, the soldiers noisily pulled out the cork of the wine sac, put the bread and the wolf meat hunted on the road on the bonfire, and the aroma of Sanle pulp and food unique to the northwest suddenly wafted leisurely. Many conscripted grain transporters and laborers also mixed in, and even more than a dozen of Chang Biao's personal soldiers followed the group of Hu people to guess and drink, and the rude laughter and scolding came and went. Marching and fighting all day long is not only hard and cold, but also boring. Thus wine and all kinds of meat jokes became the only pastime.

The stars are silent, and the wind is blowing.

The campfire, burning with embers, flickered in the darkness like the heavy eyelids of a sleepy man. The four thousand people and the one thousand Xiliang cavalry, who were already extremely tired, were also sleeping soundly in the dark at this time, and they made unknown dreams with a warm drunkenness.

Suddenly, the rows of Xiliang people's war horses suddenly landed on the ground restlessly, and neighed uneasily.

The movement of the war horse immediately woke up Ma Ning, who had remained awake for three minutes, and the uneasiness of the war horse made his expression change slightly. He quickly kicked the guards around him awake, "All on alert! "Armor! Prepare the horses! "Put out all the open flames!"

The soldiers who were still asleep just now woke up from their dreams, each looking for their own equipment and horses, and the camp was in a hurry, and the soldiers were the first to come to their senses, and they all shoveled the sand with scimitars to extinguish the fire.

Ma Ning spat on the slap, and then held it high, "We're downwind!" He raised his chin, and immediately more than a dozen Western Liang cavalry galloped away.

The sleepy-eyed Chang Biao ran over in a panic with his hair scattered: "General Ma, what's wrong, is it a horse bandit?" "Along the way, their thousands of truckloads of grain, grass and weapons have not been snooped on by bandits, but there are a thousand cavalry present, and there have been no accidents.

"My lord, it's not a bandit, we've arrived near the Shuofang camp, and it's impossible for the bandits to dare to attack here."

"Who is that? How many people are there? Chang Biao suddenly became completely tired, and beads of sweat the size of beans immediately popped out of his head, and the bad omen was fulfilled in the end!

"I don't know at the moment, my lord, my subordinates shoulder the responsibility of escorting, we should go all out, the terrain here is open and not conducive to defense, for the sake of safety, please order the whole team to retreat, it is best to withdraw to the Wolf Head Beach of the Luyan River, where the terrain is dangerous, and it is surrounded by mountains and rivers. If we form a defensive battle formation with heavy vehicles, we can hold on and wait for help! ”

Chang Biao said with a bitter face: "Where will there be reinforcements, you don't know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already taken all the soldiers and horses of Shuofang to the south." Rulin was already broken last night, and now maybe they will all take Shangxian. Shuofang is now an empty camp. ”

Ma Ning was stunned for a moment, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already gone south?" It may really be the bandits, or the rout of Rulin. ”

At this time, the few horsemen who had gone out before galloped back and bowed their hands to the two: "A cavalry squad was found in the south, about ten horsemen. But just as we were about to chase after us, they immediately ran away. It was too dark to make out the other party's armor markings. However, it can be determined that this is a regular army cavalry squad, a standard group of ten cavalry. And looking at their movements, they are also very elite and well-soveiled, and they are by no means comparable to bandits and bandits. ”

Ma Ning nodded, but Qi Biao's face turned pale, an elite ten-person reconnaissance cavalry squad! This configuration is definitely a cavalry team of no less than 1,000 people. Although I can't figure out where such a cavalry team came out, the good ones don't come. The other party knows that they have a thousand Xiliang cavalry, and they dare to fight them, which means that the other party's combat power is still above them.

Qi Biao tried desperately to restrain the great fear that had risen in his heart, but the shivering tremor tightened his heart, almost making him breathless.

"My lord, there is no room for loss in the weight of grain and grass. The last general was willing to lead 800 cavalry to cover behind the palace, and the adult led 200 cavalry to lead the people to quickly transport the baggage to Wolf's Head Beach. There the chariot formation was set up for defense, and the last general followed. Ma Ning quickly weighed the gains and losses in his heart, and quickly made the most favorable arrangements. Since the crown prince has already taken Rulin, no matter who comes, as long as they can use the chariot formation to hold out for half a day, they will have the opportunity to send people to Rulin to get reinforcements.

Although if he abandoned the grain and grass, he could increase his chances of victory, but he also knew the significance of such a large amount of grain and grass to the Qin army at the moment. He could not bear the consequences of throwing away this batch of grain and grass without authorization.

"My lord, please move quickly, I will ask Ma Yuan to take two hundred brothers to escort you to the Haoyan River. After the subordinate rate of 800 horsemen was broken. In addition, I will immediately send a few more people to Rulin City to ask for help, as long as we survive noon, the reinforcements will arrive! ”

"Those who flee from the battle, regardless of the soldiers' labor, will be killed!" Ma Ning stretched out his bow and arrows, quickly opened his bow one after another, one arrow at a time, and successively executed several people who tried to escape in the darkness.

Soon only Ma Ning and the eight hundred Xiliang cavalry were left in the camp, and several sentry cavalry who hurried back brought the latest information, and in the direction of the ancient Great Wall in the southeast, there were a large number of cavalry galloping among the mountains.

The torches in the distance made everyone nervous, Ma Ning buckled his helmet to the ground, looked down to listen, and looked up and said: "At least more than a thousand horses, about three miles away from here!" ”

He glanced around at his subordinates, all of whom were ready to go, silently awaiting his orders, their eyes shining in the darkness.

These are his subordinates and his brothers. They were all siblings he brought out from the same village, and he also came out with the idea of breaking into the world and establishing meritorious deeds, but a few years have passed, and he is just a small five-rank general under the Xue family's account. Now, the most dangerous time has come.

Drawing out the scimitar, a few bold words came to his mouth but could not be spoken.

"I have only one sentence, life is a compatriot, death is a brother! Those who survived, when they went back, I invited everyone to drink the three pulp spirits together. Even if you go first, your wives and children will be taken care of by me Ma Ning! ”

ps: Yesterday the computer was poisoned, and all the exe files could not be opened. After tossing for two days, I finally got it right, but several pieces of software were lost, and I had to redo it, and I was depressed. That's it for today, and it's going to be updated tomorrow ......)

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