Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 670 Please enter the urn
Ma Chao shouted, and the soldiers pulled out jars from the carriage and poured out thick black liquid. This was kerosene, which was uncommon in the Central Plains.

The kerosene used in Liangzhou at that time was originally introduced from the Silk Road. Later, similar things were found in the junction area of ​​Liangzhou and Hexi in the Gaonu area of ​​Jiuquan.

"Shui Jing He Shui Zhu [-]" writes: "The spring water from the Nanshan Mountain in Yanshou County, Jiuquan, is as big as a river, and the ground is a ditch. The water is fat like meat juice. When you take it in a vessel, it will turn yellow at first, then black like gelatin, and then it will be extremely bright. , is no different from anointing, the anointing carts and water jars are very good, people there call it stone lacquer, water and fertilizer are also there, and it does not stop the water in Gaonu County."

After the Xiliang soldiers obtained it at that time, they initially used it for lighting. Later, they found that it could not be extinguished even if it rained, so they later collected it for military use.

Now the cavalrymen hold torches covered with dead branches and ignite them with thick kerosene. Thousands of torches rise at once, creating a spectacular scene.

Ma Chao gave an order, and the cavalrymen held torches and galloped. When they approached the entrance of the camp, they threw the torches hard and threw them towards the trapped camp and the camp.

Hundreds of torches were thrown at the feet of the soldiers trapped in the camp. Some of them were stained with kerosene and quickly burned, causing a brief panic in the military formation.

Gao Shun shouted loudly, and the soldiers trapped in the camp immediately calmed down, endured the burning on their bodies, and began to pick up the torches at their feet and throw them out.

After doing all this, the soldier picked up the water bag from his waist, moistened the linen, and pressed it hard on the burning part of his body. Green smoke rose from the pressed place. The soldiers trapped in the camp showed pain on their faces, but the formation remained unchanged. Scattered.

All this happened within a dozen breaths. When Ma Chao wanted to attack again, the trapped camp had already stabilized its position, and the archers behind it fired arrows one after another, forcing the Xiliang cavalry back.

However, although the torch at the soldier's feet was thrown far away, the torch thrown on Muzha Luzhai gradually ignited it, and the fire became more and more intense, and finally began to spread to the entire entrance to the camp.

Upon seeing this, Gao Shun knew that the pass was difficult to defend, and immediately ordered the trapped camp to retreat and give way to the entrance. Ma Chao was overjoyed when he saw this, and ordered his cavalry to surround the pass heavily to prevent the enemy from breaking through, while waiting for the fire to come. When it is extinguished, he rushes in in one fell swoop!
The fire burned for more than an hour. All the wooden camps at the Black Mountain Pass were destroyed by the fire, and the entire camp gate was burned to charcoal.

Seeing that the fire was gradually decreasing, Ma Chao gave an order and led his cavalry into the pass valley and rushed along the mountain road. His goal was to penetrate dozens of miles into the Black Mountain and completely cut off the retreat of the Youzhou Army that attacked Cao Cao!
When he rode in, he saw that the trapped camp had already retreated. He guessed that there should only be some infantry left in the Black Mountain, which would never be able to stop him from attacking with so many cavalry!

He led them and chased them inward for seven or eight miles. When the valley turned, there were nearly a thousand people and horses on the road over there.

In addition to the previous trapped camp, there were hundreds of cavalry in formation, blocking the way to the valley. The leading general in front of the formation was a young general dressed similarly to Ma Chao, with a white helmet and silver armor and a silver spear.

Feeling the opponent Yuan Ting's momentum and the faint bloody fighting spirit, Ma Chao felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He immediately reined in his horse and shouted: "Who is blocking the way?"

The general rode a dozen steps forward and said, "I am Changshan Zhao Zilong!"

"Are you Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng?"

After hearing this, Ma Chao was not surprised but overjoyed, "So you are Zhao Yun, well done!"

"If I defeat you today, I can become famous all over the world!"

Zhao Yun's face was as cold as frost, "Did you kill General Duan?"

Ma Chao laughed, "Exactly!"

"I want to see today how much better you are than Duan Yan!"

Zhao Yun slowly raised the steel gun, "Just in time, I also want to avenge General Duan!"

The two men shouted loudly at the same time and galloped forward. The two two-foot-long silver spears were instantly intertwined like two silver dragons. The clear sound of the collision of the spear tips sounded like spring thunder and summer rain, resounding throughout the sky.

The sound echoed in the mountains, startling a flock of birds. These birds fluttered in the woods, circled a few times over the vast Black Mountains, and then flew north.

They crossed several lofty mountains in an instant. If one could use their vision, they would see a steep mountain stream road below. Zhang Yan was leading his troops through the dense forest, hiding his tracks and sneaking into the interior of the Black Mountain.

He has asked the spies to send a message to Huanglong inside Black Mountain in advance, asking him to mobilize all the Black Mountain bandits hiding nearby. There are thousands of them in total. Plus the thousands of people he brought, it is enough to suppress the Youshan bandits stationed inside Black Mountain. State Army.

The reason why he was so reassured was because of the precise information he had received earlier that the Youzhou Army had sent at least 8000 troops south to attack Cao Cao's convoy.

This number is certain. Based on the total number of Youzhou soldiers, there are less than 2000 soldiers left to garrison, and most of them are still resisting Ma Chao's attack at the Black Mountain Pass.

That's why Zhang Yan was so confident that he penetrated into the hinterland of Black Mountain on a secret trail that only he knew, completely cutting off the retreat route and logistics of the Youzhou Army!

He led the troops and marched for more than ten miles, and then met the spies who came to meet the Black Mountain bandits. After walking for another five or six miles, he saw Guo Daxian and Luo Shi coming out to greet them. Zhang Yan saw them and felt reassured, saying : "Where's Huang Long?"

Guo Daxian said: "Commander Huang has gone to mobilize the last troops. Come right away."

Zhang Yan heard this and smiled and said: "You have done a good job this time. I am now General Wei and can appoint my subordinates on my own. After this battle, you can just wait for your promotion!"

The two people quickly thanked them and led Zhang Yan forward for several miles. When Zhang Yan saw hundreds of people approaching from afar, he rode up to meet them. When he took a few dozen steps closer, he realized something was wrong and suddenly stopped the horse. .

Red clothes and red armor!

On the opposite side, the horse was galloping towards Zhang Yan and sneered: "Zhang Yan, do you still recognize me?"

Zhang Yan's eyes tightened, Yang Feng!

When he looked around, he didn't know when Guo Daxian and Luo Shi had already disappeared. They didn't know that they had been deceived, so they sneered and said: "Commander Yang, I thought you were dead."

"You are quite capable, but you are someone who can instigate rebellion against me."

"Where's Huang Long? He also rebelled?"

Yang Feng picked up the package hanging on the saddle, thinking that Zhang Yan would throw it at his head, "He is stubborn, I will send him on his way." The package spread out in the air, revealing Huang Long's ferocious-looking head, and Zhang Yan saw it smashing towards her. Come, subconsciously swing the gun and pull the head aside, and at the same time shout: "Yang Feng!"

"How dare you attack one of your own!"

Yang Feng sneered: "One of our own?"

"When you sold me, did you treat me as one of your own?"

Zhang Yan's expression froze and she defended: "It was impossible to do anything at that time. I didn't make a decisive decision, I was afraid that everyone would die there!"

Yang Feng said coldly: "So this is why you lied to me?"

"Do you know that as long as you tell me the truth, I will still help you cut off the queen, but I shouldn't have killed so many of my men!"

Zhang Yan's face turned red, "Who knows what you are thinking!"

"I don't believe you would risk your life for the Montenegrin Army!"

"Of course I can!" Yang Feng interrupted him and shouted: "Did you know that my real name is also Zhang!"

"Zhang Yan, you should have guessed by now that I am the daughter of a great virtuous teacher!"

"You have colluded with Cao Cao and have known my identity for a long time, but this identity will be an obstacle to your future, so you want to put me to death!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yan knew that there was no point in talking any more, and immediately shouted: "Stop gossiping!"

"Today, only one of you and me can leave here alive!"

"I was once a flying general as famous as Lu Bu. Let me see if you can keep me!"

A burst of applause sounded slowly but firmly, "Well said."

"To show respect for you as a flying general, I also brought some people with me today. I won't let you leave this place."

Yuan Xi led the generals and slowly walked out of the forest. Lu Lingqi beside him stared at Zhang Yan with hatred in her eyes.

Behind him were Taishi Ci, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and others. In order to keep Cao Cao's generals in the Sili area, Yuan Xi took great pains.

He smiled and said: "General Zhang, it's our first time meeting you. Nice to meet you."

"Let me introduce myself. Yuan Xi and Yuan Xianyi specialize in killing Cao Cao's eagle dogs."

Zhang Yan heard this and knew that he was afraid that he was in danger today. He was about to give the order to retreat when Yuan Xi waved his hand, and dense Youzhou troops began to surround Zhang Yan's men and horses from various hills.

Zhang Yan's pupils shrank when she saw it, the number of people was definitely wrong!

He said harshly: "You didn't go south to pursue Duke Cao!"

Yuan Xi smiled and said nothing. Naturally, he would not pursue him because he had figured out that Liu Xie in Cao Cao's hands was no longer of much value to him.

Of the [-] Youzhou troops who pretended to be chasing the bushes, only a thousand were Youzhou soldiers, and the rest were temporarily recruited Black Mountain civilians.

Because there are many local residents in Montenegro, and the young and strong people are allowed to take weapons and pretend to be soldiers, it is difficult for enemy spies to distinguish them clearly in their haste.

Yuan Xi said calmly: "I also heard that you have superb riding skills and are known as a flying general, so I used twice the force to deal with you."

"Even if you can break out, I still have two cavalry generals outside, guarding the entrance of the passage where you come in."

"I want to see if you, a flying general, can put on your wings and fly out."

"By the way," Yuan Xi pointed to Lu Lingqi beside him, "This is Marquis Wen's daughter."

"When General Yang has finished settling the accounts with you, she still has another account waiting to be settled with you."

Zhang Yan not only has superb riding skills, but also knows how to protect oneself wisely, so whenever he has to make a life-or-death decision, he can always choose the right place. Therefore, as a person who started out as a yellow scarf thief, he walked step by step and slowly approached the general. This is the highest position for a martial artist.

But now, for the first time, he felt the fear of death. He pointed at Yang Feng and hissed: "You actually colluded with the Yuan family!"

"Are you worthy of your dead Montenegrin brothers?"

Yang Feng was startled and then burst into laughter.

"Zhang Yan, you are shameless."

"The one who killed so many Montenegrin troops was you who used them as a stepping stone!"

"Come on!"

(End of this chapter)