The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() After talking about mobilizing Ma Teng to send troops, Li Ru did not stay in the Ma family camp for a long time, and instead went to Zhao Yuan camp beside him.Because he knew very well that as he made his words clear, the relationship between himself and the Ma family was completely broken, and it would be difficult to coexist peacefully with them.In order to prevent any accidents, he had no choice but to leave here.

It was Ma Yue who accompanied him out of the camp, but at this time Ma Yue's face had lost a lot of the previous friendly smile, but was more dignified: "Brother Li, I didn't expect you and me to be so different today." road."

After hearing Ma Yue's emotion, Li Ru couldn't help sighing, and then smiled wryly: "I can't help myself, since my identity determines that I must stand on their side, so I have to stand on the opposite side with you." I also hope that Zhongling can understand that in fact, as far as I am concerned, I really don't want to be your enemy."

Ma Yue nodded deeply: "I can see that you are different from them, Brother Wen You, so I won't hold grudges against you because of this. I hope that they will meet each other in the future and don't need to speak with weapons. As a former Friend, there is one thing I need to ask Brother Li, I hope you can do it."

"You said, as long as I do what I can, I will definitely not refuse." Li Ru said seriously.

"The fact that the Qiang people suddenly appeared behind us is too strange. It may be a conspiracy of the Qiang people. Therefore, we can't all withdraw the troops we set up here, so we can take precautions anyway, so I also hope that Brother Li will ask him to stay here after meeting Zhao Yuan, just in case."

Li Julue thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, I will try my best to convince him." After saying that, he cupped his hands, turned his horse and went straight to Zhao Yuan's camp a few miles away. At this moment, he felt uncomfortable After all, after this time, he and Ma Yue will no longer be friends, but will be enemies.It was precisely because of this thought that he ignored the somewhat artificial anger and worry that Ma Yue had been showing all the time, let alone the sneer that flashed from the corner of Ma Yue's mouth when he rode away. The look of a person who is forced to make a decision to die.

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Of course, Li Ru's going to Ma's camp cannot be hidden from Zhao Yuan, who is close at hand. He also has deep doubts about this, and he doesn't know why Li Ru suddenly appeared here for something important.It wasn't until Li Ru came to his camp that Zhao Yuan's inexplicable worries dissipated, but he still couldn't help asking: "Mr. Li, I don't know why you came here all of a sudden?"

Li Ru had already adjusted his mentality at this time, smiled and explained the matter Yuanyuan, and finally said: "Now, the Ma family has agreed to send troops, but they still hope that the general can stay here just in case. I I also think their idea is good, after all, the Qiang people may appear from now on, so the burden on the general's shoulders is not light."

"So that's what happened!" After Zhao Yuan heard this, his face was also full of joy. After all, it is indeed a good thing to watch his enemies automatically fall into the trap.Afterwards, he frowned slightly: "What do you mean they asked me to continue leading the troops to stay here? I'm afraid it's not just to ensure the so-called safety?"

"This...but it's hard for me to say." Li Ru didn't answer the question. Although he vaguely guessed Ma Yue's purpose, he didn't want to reveal it in front of Zhao Yuan, because he also thought it was a good idea for him to stay here. What's more, he also promised Ma Yue that he must try his best to facilitate this matter.

But this time Zhao Yuan's reaction was not slow. After a little thought, he already guessed the reason: "Hey, he said it so grandly, but it may not be so! The more he worried about them being in the hands of the Qiang people After suffering a great loss, losing troops and being taken advantage of by us, he thought of keeping me here. He also understands that there is a deep grievance between me and him, so he will definitely be the first to strike in this matter! Mr. Li, I wonder if my speculation still makes sense?"

Li Ru had no choice but to nod with a wry smile: "You are right, this may be his intention. However, General, you'd better do as he said, otherwise if they find out that we have the intention of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, I'm afraid it may not be possible. Ken took the risk. That would be too bad for our entire battle situation in Xiliang."

In this regard, Zhao Yuan also took it seriously: "You are right. I can't ignore the overall situation because of personal grievances. This time, I did what he wanted. However, he escaped the first day of the junior high school, but he couldn't escape the fifteenth day of the junior high school." Once the strength of their Ma family is greatly damaged, I will definitely lead the troops to make them look good." As he said, a smug and fierce gleam flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Li Ru just smiled wryly and didn't speak.The grievances and conflicts between the two parties have long been irresolvable, and he can only watch everything develop towards a situation that is completely unfavorable to the Ma family. Who told him that he is also in opposition to the Ma family?

Half a day later, the sergeant outside the tent came in and reported to Zhao Yuan and the two that the Ma family had begun to retreat slowly.Hearing this news, Zhao Yuan hurried out of the big tent, and then watched the Ma family's team start heading south from a distance.Because they retreated very hastily this time, the team looked a little messy, completely out of order as before.

"Hey, with such a military appearance and such morale to fight against the Qiang people, and they may be ambushed and plotted by the Qiang people, it seems that the Ma family is really doomed this time." Zhao Yuan gloated Said.

At this time, the one who felt the same joy because of the sudden retreat of the Ma family was the leader of a Qiang cavalry team more than ten miles away from them.The Qiang leader named Butakong had just received news that a Han army in front had retreated, which made him feel that God was blessing them to win a victory.

Just a few days ago, this cavalry team composed of a small tribe of the Qiang people came to the front of this mountain gorge.Because the Qiang people's troops were spontaneously formed by each tribe, there was no overall arrangement. They were the first team to appear in front of the Xiliang army.

However, this cavalry team was only [-], and they really didn't have much confidence, so the leader Butakon sent several subordinates who were good at hiding and tracking to investigate ahead.And when he arrived at the gorge, he learned the bad news that there were actually two Han armies stationed on the opposite side, and one of them strangled the throat of the gorge. It is also impossible to break through the defense line and win.

This kind of cognition made Butakon very unhappy, but helpless, he had to order the people to stay here and wait for the changes.Originally, he thought that only when the troops from other tribes arrived, could they conquer the gorge with all their strength, but now he waited for such good news—the Han army guarding the most critical pass unexpectedly retreated suddenly up!

Although I don't know why they suddenly retreated, but since the biggest obstacle is gone, they should seize the opportunity and act immediately to deal with the other Han army who was alone, and then they can advance into the Han territory.Although the Han army in front of them still outnumbered them in number, Butakong believed that with the fighting power of this Qiang cavalry, coupled with the strategy of surprise attack, they would definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!

"Come here, tell everyone to rest well. Tomorrow morning, when the Han army is far enough away, we will launch an attack immediately! We must completely defeat the Han army in front of us in one battle!"

"Yes!" After the messenger conveyed the news, all the Qiang cavalry rejoiced and their morale was greatly boosted.They have been staying here for several days, and they are getting impatient. Fortunately, the leader has issued an order to attack, otherwise, they might not be able to last much longer.

When the sun of the second day appeared at the end of the horizon, a shrill horn pierced the peaceful dawn, and then thousands of howling Qiang cavalry rushed towards the sleeping Zhao Yuanjun camp with their long knives held high. In a blink of an eye, they broke through a few obstacles in front of them, rushed straight into the barracks, and launched a brutal massacre against the Xiliang army who suddenly woke up and had no resistance.

Because it had been determined that there would be no Qiang people here, the defense of the soldiers in Zhao Yuanying was worse than when Ma Yue and the others first arrived.Moreover, the terrain here is also very flat, unlike the place where the Ma family's army is stationed, it can stop the charge of the Qiang cavalry, so at this time, the troops have no ability to resist at all, and the only thing they can do is to disperse. Walk.

But they were so flustered that they didn't even have time to untie their horses to flee for their lives, so how could they overtake the menacing Qiang cavalry so quickly?After only a few steps away, they were chased one after another, and then felled one by one.

Tens of thousands of cavalry from Xiliang were killed in such a way that they were completely powerless when facing about [-] Qiang people, and almost all the troops were wiped out.Even the main general, Zhao Yuan, was seriously injured in this battle, his arm was removed with a single knife, and he no longer had the ability to command the battle.As for Li Ru, who was caught in a catastrophe, he was able to escape under the protection of those around him.

But when he turned around and looked at the camp that was still full of screams and killings, besides fear, there was more doubt in his eyes: "Why did such a Qiang cavalry appear here? Didn't they all go to the camp?" Have you dealt with our reinforcements later? Could it be that the Qiang army that surrounded Guzang was just a Qiang army that invaded Xiliang individually?

"Also... Ma Yue asked me to persuade Zhao Yuan to stay here for what purpose? Could it be that he had expected this change a long time ago and deliberately wanted to frame us, so he said that? If that's the case, Ma Yue is too scary, could it be that he has some kind of secret connection with the Qiang people, and even joined the Qiang people for his own benefit?"

One question after another rose from the bottom of my heart, but obviously, Li Ru couldn't get a clear answer...