Lingwu Valley is located at the southern foot of Helan Mountain, on the west bank of Qingtong Gorge.

This is also the dividing point between Guanzhong and Mobei, out of the Lingwu Valley to the north, you can go straight to Shuofang.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qiang people in Liangzhou rose up, killed officials and rebelled, ransacked towns, and caused chaos in the northwest. The general Duan Cheng was ordered to raise troops into Liangzhou to quell the Qiang rebellion. At that time, Duan Cheng raided the Qiang camp and defeated the Qiang people. Then there was a bloody battle with the other party in Lingwu Valley, Duan Cheng was even more clothed in armor, and took the lead in charging into battle, killing the Qiang people and defeating them...... The defeated Qiang people fled from the Lingwu Valley and fled into Mobei.

To this day, herdsmen grazing in the Lingwu Valley can still see the remains left behind on the grassland.

Lingwu Valley is under the jurisdiction of Beidi, but it is located in Hexi and is governed by Lian County.

Although geographically divided, Lingwu Valley should belong to Wuwei's rule. However, because most of Wuwei were Qiangdihu people, when it was divided, in order to ensure the control of Wuwei by the imperial court, Lian County was included in the northern land. In fact, this means that the imperial court has a bridgehead on the west bank of the Yellow River, which can monitor Wuwei on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also concentrate its forces to resist the Mobei Xiongnu.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, the city is in Lianxian County, the lights are dim, and the city gate is closed.

This is located in a remote place, and with the chaos of the Central Plains, the soldiers and horses guarding Lian County are becoming more and more lax. The soldiers on duty at the head of the city were weak one by one. When the time came, they yawned one after another, and hid in the corner to rest from the wind.

Under the city, it was pitch black.

A dark cloud drifted from the sky, obscuring the moon and stars.

In the wilderness outside Lianxian County, shadows and shadows were longing, and countless black shadows suddenly appeared.

These shadows move extremely quickly. Running in the wilderness. It's like a ghost. There was no sound.

They cleared the antlers of the deer and the horses under the city, and then took out the flying grabs from their pockets and threw them at the head of the city. The flying grab was obviously specially treated, and after the iron claw flew up to the city, it quickly buckled to the city wall, but it did not make a single sound......

The men in black glanced at each other, and saw the leader pull out his short sword from his waist. Open your mouth to bite the blade of the sword.

He pulled down hard, and saw that the iron claws were very well fixed, and then waved his hand, grabbed the rope with both hands, and his body suddenly went up.

The shoes on his feet were covered with cotton wool at the bottom, so that his feet stepped on the city walls without a sound.

The rest of the men in black also imitated the leader's movements and climbed up along the city wall. These people. Like a dexterous ape, it climbs very fast. Wait to climb to the top of the city. The leader glanced into the female wall, and when he saw that there was no one on the left and right, he immediately stretched out his hand to put his hand on the female wall, and his body was like a dexterous Feiyan, and he brushed over the wall at once, and after his feet landed, he made no sound at all, and picked up the short sword.

Woooo

The black shadow flickered, and the men in black climbed up the wall.

The walls of this Lian County are not high, and they are even a little dilapidated...... For these men in black who have been brutally trained, it is simply not worth mentioning.

The man in black at the head crouched down and submerged his body into the shadows.

He made a series of gestures to the black-clothed men on the left and right, and then led a group of people to quietly descend the city along the gallop road.

The rest of the men in black were divided into two paths, one left and one right.

After walking more than 20 steps along the city, a man in black suddenly squatted down, and the man in black behind him also squatted down, neatly like a person.

The five Cao Jun on duty at night walked over lazily.

As they were about to turn the corner, five men in black suddenly burst out of the shadows.

The speed of these five men in black is extremely fast, and their movements are even more like ghosts. The two Cao Jun, who were walking in the front, were instantly thrown to the ground, and the short sword in the hand of the man in black slashed through their throats, and suddenly blood mist gushed out, killing them on the spot. The three Cao Jun in the back were also quickly dealt with by the men in black. From the time they started to the end, it was just a matter of breath. Not far around the corner, more than a dozen Cao Jun were sitting around the campfire, laughing. Five robes were killed, and none of the soldiers were aware that someone was approaching.

At the same time, the same scene was playing out in the city.

More than 30 black-clothed men marched like ghosts, quickly assassinated more than ten Cao Jun on duty under the city silently, and immediately opened the city gate.

At the head of Lianxian County, suddenly the flames soared into the sky.

Outside Lianxian County, there was a rumbling sound of iron hooves, and a team of cavalry troops galloped quickly towards Lianxian County......

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"What?"

Beidi Taishou Zhang was both stunned and said sharply: "You said that Lian County was lost? ”

The junior colonel in the hall trembled, and said in a trembling voice: "Just last night, the Xiliang Army didn't know how to move, and it silently attacked Lian County. ”

"It can't be!"

Zhang was furious and stood up.

The 'silent' that the school said was not an exaggeration at all.

Ma Chao attacked and stabilized, but the Northland side did not move.

Zhang Ji always thought that Ma Chao's goal was to settle down and Hanyang, although he also made preparations, he never thought that the Xiliang army had broken through Lian County.

The problem is, he wasn't aware of it before.

Could it be that the Xiliang Army recruited the underworld soldiers? Otherwise, how can there be silence?

The guards of Lian County are far less than those in Fuping, but there are also nearly 1,000 people stationed there. Even if these nearly 1,000 people do not resist and stand there and slaughter, it will not be completed in a short time. But this Xiliang army unknowingly took Lian County, which made Zhang Ji feel suspicious.

Zhang Ji, Liangzhou celebrity.

In the second year of Zhongping, Zhang was only 16 years old and was a junior official in the county.

Later, in addition to the Xinfeng County Order, he was rated as the first of the three auxiliaries under his rule.

Historically, this person was also in Jian'an for eight years, and became famous for lobbying Ma Teng to send troops and helping Zhong Xuan to attack Guo Yuan, a general under Gao Gan's account, and was valued by Cao Cao. But now, Guo Yuantun is a soldier in Bohai County, and he is Liu Chuang's subordinate; And Ma Teng died at the hands of Han Sui last year, and Zhang Ji is unknown and unknown. Fortunately, Liangzhou Thorn Shi Weiduan valued him and worshiped the northern land too much.

But Zhang Ji's luck was really bad, and Fang encountered Ma Chaobing's incident when he took office.

Zhang is a typical Liangzhou scholar and doesn't care about Ma Chao.

But after he took office, he faced Ma Chao's attack. Still reacted. ordered his general Jiang Xu to lead his troops to aid stability. Assist in stabilizing Zhao Ang.

Who would have thought that Ma Chao actually captured Lian County, and he didn't know it.

Between Fuping and Lian County, there is the Yellow River, but it is impossible not to be aware of the wind in advance......

"Fuzun, how dare the villain deceive Fuzun?

The Xiliang army did capture Lian County silently, and from beginning to end, there was no news. Yesterday during the day. The scout also inquired about it across the river from the Lianxian defenders, who replied that they had not found anything. Who would have thought that this change would happen in just one night. ”

"Then you can find out, who occupies Lian County?"

Xiao Xiao hurriedly said: "It has been found out, the person who occupied Lian County is named Zhuge Jun, and his subordinates are Ma Chao's younger brothers, Ma Cheng ......."

Ma Cheng?

Never heard the name.

Zhang can be sure that this person is by no means a remarkable person.

After Ma Teng's career was made that year, many people from the Ma clan came to vote. So there is a brother. And not surprising...... Zhang Ji is afraid that he is among the Ma clan people like Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Ma Xiu. Characters with names and surnames. Ma Cheng? Who is it? However, Zhang Ji's attention was not attracted by Ma Cheng. He was keenly aware of the name Zhuge Jun, which also made Zhang Ji's heart move.

He was in the north, in a remote place in Liangzhou.

But I also have some understanding of the general trend of the world.

At least, Zhang knew that Liu Chuang had a wife, so he reverted to his surname Zhuge ......

Reminiscent of the previous rumors, Ma Chao had Liu Chuang's support behind him. Zhang Jiana still doesn't understand, what is the origin of this Zhuge Jun?

With a flash of inspiration in his head, Zhang Ji suddenly reacted to Ma Chao's intentions.

For a long time, Ma Chao has been like an isolated force in Xiliang, and he has not been recognized by the scholars of Liangzhou.

If he surrendered to Liu Chuang, it would not be difficult to explain why this person swept through the six countries of the Tianshan Mountains. It's just that he is located in Xiliang, and it is really difficult to get Liu Chuang's continuous support. In the past, it was good that his relationship with Liu Chuang was not exposed, but now that it is exposed, it is very difficult to get Liu Chuang's material support. However, if Ma Chao occupies Lingwu Valley...... Zhang Ji suddenly gasped and was secretly speechless.

Two hundred miles out of Lingwu Valley is Shuofang!

And Shuofang, which is now based on Liu Chuang, is said to be migrating a large number of people to Shuofang.

Once Ma Chao occupied Lingwu Valley, it was equivalent to opening up the communication channel between him and Liu Chuang...... When the time comes, the materials in Liu Chuang's hands can be sent to Wuwei through the Mobei Passage of Lingwu Valley through Guò Shuofang. And after Ma Chao has such support, it is bound to set off a bloody storm in Liangzhou. The Xiliang soldiers in Ma Chao's hands are already fierce, and with Liu Chuang's support, wouldn't it be dangerous?

Zhang Ji closed his eyes and was silent.

Half an hour later, he suddenly made a decision......

"Pass my order, immediately mobilize all the soldiers and horses of Fuping Lingzhou, cross the river from Shanghe Ferry early tomorrow morning, and be sure to recapture Lian County and block Lingwu Valley."

The Xiliang army was strange, and they took Lian County unconsciously.

Zhang both admitted that this Xiliang army was very powerful, and he also thought that Zhuge did have the means.

However, you Zhuge Jun was able to take Lian County unknowingly, which also exposed the problem of insufficient troops in your hands. Otherwise, how could I not be aware of the march of your army? Therefore, Zhang Ji confirmed that the Xiliang army that occupied Lian County was not large in number.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Xiliang Army Brigade had not yet arrived, he had to recapture Lian County first and seal the passage of Lingwu Valley.

Otherwise, after the Xiliang army took Lianxian County and joined the Shuofang Han army, the next step would definitely be to cross the river and attack Fuping.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ji had already made a decision in his heart.

He has 5,000 troops stationed in Fuping and Lingzhou, and he can definitely recapture Lian County in the shortest possible time.

With Zhang Ji's order, the soldiers and horses of Lingzhou and Fuping were immediately mobilized.

After nightfall, the soldiers and horses of Lingzhou arrived at Fuping and joined forces with Zhang's department.

The captain of Lingzhou is named Yao Qiong, and he is a fierce general.

After listening to Zhang Ji's explanation, he asked Zhang Ji for his life without saying a word and took the lead in crossing the river......

At dawn, Zhang Ji and Yao Qiong led their troops to arrive at the Shanghe ferry. There was a mist floating on the surface of the river, and the roar of the river was deafening.

"Ziyu, after crossing the river, he immediately rushed to Lian County.

That Zhuge Junchu won Lian County, and the troops were insufficient...... We must do our best to recapture Lian County in order to gain the upper hand. After you take Lian County, you will garrison Lingwu Valley. I will personally lead the army and then arrive to meet it. As long as we seal the Lingwu Valley, it will be a great achievement. (To be continued)