Zhang Heng was carried by the power of the crossbow arrow, his body was crooked, and he rolled off the horse.

Xiahou Yuan rode forward violently, and while swinging the horizontal knife with his right hand, he reached forward with his left hand.

The blade slashed, and the head that was still tied with a crossbow arrow didn't have time to land, and it was firmly grasped by Xiahou Yuan in his hand.

"The thief's head is here, and the one who descends will not be killed!"

His voice was like thunder, rolling and echoing in the chaos.

"Those who descend will not be killed!"

As soon as the battle began, it was over.

"I'll wait...... May it fall, the general spares his life! ”

A general who looked like he should be a lieutenant was the first to throw away his weapon and shouted loudly when all the rebels were at a loss.

赖杰在夏侯渊的授意下，策马上前。

He asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Humble Shi Ke to meet the general, I ...... I am Xingguo. Shi Ke was a little timid.

Lai Jie rode around Shi Ke and asked, "Do you know how the imperial court treats the soldiers?" ”

"This ...... I don't know this. Shi Ke said blankly.

He really didn't know.

Lai Jie's words made the surrounding rebels a little riotous.

They were worried that the imperial army would dig a deep pit and bury them all.

Lai Jie glanced at the messy pawns around him, "Since you are willing to surrender, you have three choices, and you have listened carefully to them." ”

"First, unload your armor and return to the field, you need to cultivate the land for the court and for yourself, and those who are willing to land will stand up."

No one moved.

Shi Ke said boldly, "General, why don't you explain all three choices in one go, so that we can wait?" ”

He actually didn't understand why the imperial army was so eager to arrange them.

Isn't it the right thing to coerce them to attack Huang Yan and Ma Play now?

Lai Jie stared at Shi Ke with an unkind gaze, but still said: "Second, serve a year of forced labor, open a mountain and pave the road, and give you a free body after one year, and stay with you." ”

"Third, in the army. Those who kill more than 10 enemies can enjoy the merit and promotion. ”

When Shi Ke heard the third one, his eyes lit up instantly.

He had long heard that the army of the imperial court was all enjoying the benefits, and although the knife licked the blood, the life was nourishing.

Isn't this many times better than him being a thief?

and can also be promoted to become an official, and a fool will choose to go to Tuntian and serve in conscription.

"General, I take the liberty of ...... Dare to ask, is it possible to reclaim the land for a lifetime? One of the guards asked cautiously.

"Reclamation of land for one year will be allocated to private land, and if you cultivate it for more than three years, you can return the land to Tuntianwei, and you will fend for yourself." "You can make a choice now. ”

Lai Jie casually marked three places for screening.

There are more than 8,000 soldiers here, and more than half of them have chosen to join the army.

Of the remaining about 3,000 people, they chose to reclaim the land, and less than 1,000 chose the shortest period of conscription.

"And they took away their armor, and put it on all the men who were in the army, leaving two hundred men to guard them. The rest, follow me. Xiahou Yuan said to Lai Jie.

"Whoa!" Lai Jie responded.

Shi Ke couldn't understand why Xiahou Yuan was so eager to arrange them.

In fact, Xiahou Yuan and he thought the same thing.

But with a group of soldiers who have no intention of fighting and are always thinking of escaping. There is a big difference between the two and a group of soldiers who have been moved by the favor of the imperial court and think of meritorious service, and Xiahou Yuan will naturally choose the latter.

The former is very likely to become a burden, but the latter is a real help.

Even if they used to be cannon fodder, they will burst out with a certain amount of combat effectiveness because of the motivation in their hearts.

It's past noon.

But instead of calming down, the wind and sand seem to be even more turbulent.

The sharp north wind carried the fine gravel, and the blow on the face was extremely painful.

Xiahou Yuan led an army that had tripled in an instant, and reappeared near the rebels' camp.

At the time of the First World War, the rebel camp had been erected.

The tents were not erected much, but a huge circle was enclosed by thousands of carts, and a series of horse-repellent piles were set up outside, and the enemy troops were waiting for them inside.

Xiahou Yuan observed for a moment and sent someone to call Shi Ke.

"Who is the leader of the troops here?" Xiahou Yuan asked.

"General Hui, it's Huang Yan and Ma playing, but I heard that Huang Yan is in charge now." Shi Ke said.

Han Sui's group of rebels was originally composed of forces one by one.

Now the top is Han Sui, except for Han Sui, the other generals are almost the same in status.

"Huang Yan was the former Jiuquan Taishou?" Xiahou Yuan thought about it carefully and asked.

Shi Ke smiled flatteringly and nodded heavily, "The general's guess is not wrong at all, it is this person." ”

Because he used to be an official and had some fame, Han Sui trusted this person very much. The status of him and Li Shen in the rebels is relatively higher than that of Zhang Heng and Ma Wan. ”

"Let's go down." Xiahou Yuan waved his horsewhip.

"Whoa!"

Lai Jie said: "General, the enemy army has built a high camp, and it seems that it is not easy to fight now. ”

"Then withdraw, nearly 10,000 enemies have been destroyed in this battle, and it's almost over, so you can accept it when you see it. There is no need to force an attack when the enemy is fully prepared. Xiahou Yuan said flatly.

"Whoa!"

"By the way, send someone to report the victory to the Overseer and the court. Take Zhang Heng's head with you! Xiahou Yuan said again.

"Whoa!"

Now that he has a small victory, Xiahou Yuan is not very anxious in his heart.

Anyway, there is still some distance from Longxian County.

He had relatively plenty of time to slowly grind the remaining enemy troops to death in the middle of the road.

I was in a hurry to attack before, just because their troops had been in Liangzhou for some time.

Later reinforcements had quietly wiped out the enemy's vanguard cavalry, but they had not yet opened.

Xiahou Yuan's arrogance did not allow him to be a general who needed to be encouraged and comforted.

……

Huang Yan did not wait for the third attack of the imperial army, he took advantage of that gap to strengthen the defense of the camp.

During this period, Ma Wan led the former army to retreat.

But the rear army led by Zhang Heng has never been heard from.

The two of them got together in the big tent of the Chinese army, and their faces were not very good-looking.

"Sending troops to help?" Ma Yu asked, "Zhang Heng must have been attacked by the imperial army. ”

Huang Yan looked at the wind and sand that was still overwhelming outside the camp, and his expression was entangled, "I'm worried that at this time, we will not only find Zhang Heng, but we will also put reinforcements in." ”

"But we can't see death without help, otherwise, there will be no way to get behind the main bus when we go to Longxian." Ma Play said.

Huang Yan stood in front of the tent with his hands open, his eyes slowly swept over the mountains covered with yellow sand around him, "I can feel that they are nearby......

"I suggest sending a small force of cavalry out to search, and if we can't find it, we'll have to leave it at that." Ma Play said.

Huang Yan turned around and said, "A small group of cavalry is of no help in the face of the imperial court soldiers and horses, and it takes at least three thousand to be able to contain the enemy army and buy time for Zhang Heng to escape." ”

"That's three thousand, we can't do nothing." Horse play in a deep voice.