"This money is still waiting for you, but it will be released to you after Liangzhou is completely pacified. How is it? Ma Chao said.

"Everything is up to the lord!" The soldiers shouted happily.

So, Ma Chao sealed the bounty again, and after comforting the army, he led the army to Jicheng again.

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At the same time, outside the city of Longxian City, the captain of Ma Chao's tribe who captured this city was full of ambition and decided to leave 1,000 people to garrison, and led the remaining 500 horsemen to go to Shanggua City in the name of Ma Chao, the purpose was to explore the reality of Shanggua City, and at the same time deter Jicheng.

When the captain led 500 horsemen to the shore of Weishui, he could already see Shanggua City on the other side of Weishui from a distance. So he ordered 500 horsemen to cross the Weishui as soon as possible and march to Shanggua City. Just as the five hundred horsemen were crossing the river, a roar suddenly came from the west of Weishui, and the river and the earth were trembling.

The lieutenant secretly screamed badly, and shouted: "Run, don't cross the river, the enemy is coming!" ”

The lieutenant's judgment was correct, and in a few moments a large group of cavalry rushed in from the west, and slew them with teeth and claws.

"After the captain, there are countless thieves, what should we do?" A military marquis shouted.

The lieutenant knew that it was hard to resist, for most of his troops were still mired in the mud. He saw that dozens of horsemen had come up from the river beach, pointed at them and said, "Quick, you wait until you go back and report to the general, there must be no mistake!" ”

The dozens of horsemen immediately flew away. The military marquis said: "Then what should we do?" ”

The captain was originally a rebel, and he knew that once he surrendered again, Han Sui would definitely be killed, so he gritted his teeth and said, "So far, I can only fight with Han Sui's old thief!" The whole army has it, lead me to fight to the death! ”

The people of Xiliang have always been brave and good at fighting, and they are not afraid of death, although the number of thieves who have been killed from afar is large and endless; But after listening to the captain's military orders, they all burst out with infinite fighting spirit.

The thieves rushed closer, and there were seven or eight thousand horsemen, and one of the generals led them to pounce on them like wolves, rolling yellow sand behind them.

The captain drew his sword, and led his more than 400 horsemen to kill the thief army. The two armies collided together, and hundreds of people fell on both sides at once. And the general of the thief army just joined in, and the big sword rose and fell, and immediately cut off the head of the captain.

When the two armies in the battle separated, they saw that Ma Chao's troops only had dozens of horsemen left, but it also cost the thief army four or five hundred casualties. The general reined in his horse, looked at the corpse of the captain with disdain and spat on it, and wondered a little in his heart, these people were originally with him, why did they become stronger after surrendering Ma Chao, and they still fought to the death.

The general led the army to kill the lonely dozens of horsemen, thinking that the formation of his thousands of horsemen charging was enough to scare them back, but he did not expect that the dozens of horsemen did not hesitate, and still rushed towards him without hesitation when the captain was dead. However, killing these dozens of horsemen is only a matter of time for this general.

After the defeat of this part, the general led the army back again. There, a withered and thin old man was standing tall in a three-horse carriage, overlooking the direction of Longxian.

The general dismounted in front of the carriage and saluted, saying, "My lord, the last general has killed all of them by Weishui." ”

The little old man turned around, and it was Han Sui. Han Sui looked at the general coldly and said, "Candidate, there are only dozens of horses that escaped, and they must have reported to Ma Chao." How dare you say that they were all killed? ”

The candidate was ashamed and frightened, bowed his head and did not speak. Han Sui snorted coldly and said, "Forget it, it's okay for them to inform Ma Chao!" The old man's army rested for two days, but this Jinma Chao captured Hanyang County, but he was tired for two days. It's also time to meet Jin Ma Chao on the battlefield. ”

Hou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately Han Sui did not blame him. Han Sui said to himself: "The old man wants to see if this Jin Ma Chao is as powerful as the Qiang people say, and he can actually make the old man's subordinates turn against each other one after another and bow down to his orders!" ”

Han Sui said, a terrifying smile on his face.

"As for you, candidate!"

"The last general!" The candidate was shaken off.

Han Sui said: "You are the pioneer, lead the troops first." If you meet Ma Chao, stick to the spot and wait for the old man to lead the main force to help. ”

Hou Xuan's heart was miserable, that Ma Chao heard that he was very brave, and he was actually sent to face the killing god. Cheng Xuan said: "No! ”

Han Sui smiled again: "Candidate, don't you learn from those traitors and betray the old man!" You know the old man's methods! ”

Hou Xuan trembled with fright, and said: "Don't worry, the lord will be loyal to the lord and will not dare to surrender." ”

Han Sui laughed heartily, he jumped out of the carriage, patted Hou Xuan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Hou Xuan, the old man is joking with you!" You have been following the old man for three years, how could the old man treat you like this? Aha! ”

The candidate also grinned and said, "It's the last general who is stupid." ”

"Ah, alright, let's go!" Han Sui said with a smile.

"No!" The candidate ran away in a puff of smoke.

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"What do you say? Meet a traitor in Weishui? Ma Chao quickly rose from his seat.

The soldier who escaped death said, "Yes, my lord. At that time, our army was halfway crossing, and there were seven or eight thousand horsemen who came to attack our army, and more banners could be seen behind those seven or eight thousand horsemen, which must be the main force of traitors. ”

Ma Chao said: "Okay, you go down first, you can go and withdraw 3,000 rewards." ”

After the soldier thanked him and left, Ma Chao was excited. It's been more than ten days since I crossed over, and I was finally able to see the great enemy Han Sui. Ma Chao said to the three generals: "I am the vanguard, leading 5,000 horsemen to attack the vanguard of Han Sui first." You and the other three are in the back of the formation. ”

Pang De, Ma Dai and Duan Xuan were surprised: "The lord (young master) (elder brother) is the main general, how can he be in danger?" ”

Ma Chao laughed and said, "Since I swore with everyone to defeat Han Sui and save the people, if I retreat from the battle, how can I explain to the sergeants?" How to explain to the people of Liangzhou? How can I give an account to my conscience? ”

The three generals were speechless, but they still disagreed with Ma Chao as a pioneer. Ma Chao patted the shoulder of the third general and said with a smile: "Okay, I am General Shenweitian, and the three of you are not my opponent if you go together." Han Sui's account is just one Yan Xing, and the others are all mediocre generals. I will definitely defeat Han Sui's vanguard army and let my prestige spread far and wide! ”

"Okay, I'll lead the main army to come quickly." The three generals said helplessly.

So Ma Chao went to order five thousand horsemen and ordered the five thousand horsemen to bring bows and arrows, swords and guns. Soon, Ma Chao led 5,000 horsemen out of the camp gate and rushed to Weishui.

The vanguard army must be fast and elite, and the five thousand horsemen selected by Ma Chao are quite sophisticated, all of them are big shoulders and round waists, and the war horses they ride are also tall and majestic Hequ horses and Liangzhou horses.

Ma Chao was confident that with his bravery, and the fierceness of these 5,000 horsemen, it was enough to break through Han Sui's vanguard army and kill Han Sui directly. Han Sui, the first big enemy since the crossing, Ma Chao vowed to defeat it in one fell swoop!