The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() After Dong Zhuojun passed under Jincheng County in the dark at night, he traveled day and night and went straight to Lintao.In fact, Dong Zhuo's army still has a lot of doubts about whether Lintao can be kept. After all, there are only one or two thousand people left to defend the city. If the Qiang army attacked by force, the city might be destroyed before they arrived. up.Therefore, I dare not slacken the slightest slack on this journey, and rush to Lintao at the fastest speed.

And this non-stop rush also reflected the benefits of the intestine bagged grain brought by Ma Yue before.These already-cooked food, which can satisfy hunger with just a little water, made the army not have to stop to bury the pot for cooking, which greatly saved time, which made Dong Zhuo admire Ma Yue even more.

And precisely because of these internal and external reasons, Dong Zhuojun only took six days to arrive at a distance of more than ten miles outside Lintao City on May [-]th.But immediately, everyone heard the sound of fighting coming from the other side of the city, looking from a distance, they saw a group of people attacking the west gate of Lintao.

"It's the rebels!" Everyone reacted immediately, but there was no fear on their faces.Because they can already be sure that Lintao City has not been broken, and the strength of the siege rebels is not as good as their own.

It turned out that just a few days ago, when Beigong Boyu left Jincheng County and sent troops to Long County, someone proposed to him a plan to divide his troops and capture the surrounding counties.In his view, as long as all the prefectures and counties around Longxian County are taken down, Longxian County, which has become an isolated city, will naturally be more difficult to hold.As for Lintao, known to the Qiang people as the location of the granaries in Longxi and even Xiliang, they would naturally not let it go.

But for this division of troops, it is naturally impossible for the Qiang people to send too many troops to attack Lintao.Fortunately, through careful investigation, there are only one or two thousand defenders in Lintao City, so as long as 5000 troops are dispatched, it will be enough to take the place slowly.

But the Qiang people never expected that when they attacked the small city of Lintao, a group of troops would suddenly appear from behind, and when they found out, the Han army had already arrived within a few miles of them.

At this time, Lintao City was in a state of panic.To save Dong Zhuo, Niu Fu had already dispatched half of his troops, but now he has less than two thousand soldiers.When they saw the five thousand Qiang army coming to attack, the whole city was immediately horrified.But at this time, there was no choice but to stick to one road. Fortunately, there were still tens of thousands of people in the city, so Niu Fu summoned them all, and cooperated with the defenders to fight against the constantly attacking Qiang people, so that they barely resisted The Qiang people attacked several times.

Although these people are placed outside the city, and they only have to die in a battle with the enemy, they have the advantage of being condescending. As long as they lift a stone to smash it down, or take a spear and a big knife to stab down, they can do their best. The deterrent effect is not small.Fortunately, Lintao City has enough food now, coupled with the fact that it was besieged before, and with some preparations, it is possible to rely on these people and a few soldiers to withstand the enemy's attack.

But as time went by, the casualties of the common people also increased rapidly. By the time Dong Zhuo's army arrived, they had already fallen into a predicament and couldn't hold on for too long.

But at this moment, in the distance, a banner embroidered with the characters of Dou Dadong was suddenly raised, and immediately, countless people galloped to attack the Qiang people outside the city.Seeing this scene, the sergeants and civilians at the top of the city were all in high spirits. They shouted and used their weapons to launch a crazy counterattack against the Qiang army who was still attacking the city, and immediately crushed another attack by the Qiang people.

"Kill!" More than 1 Han soldiers shouted, rushed into the defenseless enemy formation, and once again vented the pent-up anger on the enemy to their heart's content.However, the Qiang army was short of physical fitness because of the sudden attack and the fact that they were attacking the city, so they were immediately defeated.

Except for the Qianxu Qiang army who was able to escape, the others were either captured or killed on the spot under Lintao City.A few months later, the Qiang people suffered heavy losses again under the city.

When he saw that the Qiang army was broken and the crisis was finally resolved, Niu Fu opened the city gate and rushed out to meet him.As soon as he saw Dong Zhuo in military uniform in front of the army, he immediately paid homage: "The last general has seen the lord! It is really gratifying that the lord has returned safely." The other soldiers who came out to greet him also bowed down one after another, and everyone I can't help but be happy, the uneasiness I've had during this period of time can finally pass this time.

Only then did Dong Zhuo jump off his horse, strode up to Niu Fu and the other generals, and helped them up one by one: "You guys did a great job, you didn't disappoint me, Dong Zhuo! You all have meritorious service , when this battle is won, someone will definitely present a commendation to the imperial court, and then everyone will be rewarded by the imperial court!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Everyone saluted again.Then, all the talents surrounded Dong Zhuo and entered Lintao City.

At this time, among the crowd welcoming the army, two pairs of eyes were fixed on Ma Yue who was following Dong Zhuo, with deep jealousy and hatred in their eyes, and these two were Fang Zheng and Xu Ling.

"I didn't expect that Ma Zhongling really had such good luck. He made a great contribution by going this time..." Fangzheng's words were full of resentment, deeply regretting that he didn't get this opportunity.

"This way, Ma Zhongling's position in the lord's heart is beyond the reach of staff like you and me. You see, his position next to the lord is almost comparable to that of Li Wenyou." Xu Ling Seeing Ma Yue, who accompanied Li Ru at Dong Zhuo's side, felt even more indignant.

The two of them couldn't help looking at each other after they had said this, a thought had already arisen in their hearts.

It is hard for anyone to accept that a yellow-haired boy who has only served the lord for more than half a year has already climbed above them who have followed the lord for many years.But in this case, what can they do?Precisely because it is now impossible to compete with Ma Yue by one person alone, the two people who have never been on good terms with each other have a feeling of mutual dependence and sympathy.

It was day and night, Dong Zhuo, who had washed away his exhaustion and dust, summoned all the civil and military subordinates to his lobby.Although he still hasn't recovered physically, the current situation does not allow him to rest. He must have a clear understanding of the situation in Xiliang as soon as possible, and then make a plan for the next step.

In addition to the military generals and counselors he had reused before, there were two more people present at the meeting - Ma Yue and Hua Xiong.The former had participated in such important meetings before, but they were always at the end, but this time it was different, their position was only under Li Ru.And the latter, following the consecutive victories against the Qiang people, has already won Dong Zhuo's heart, and he has also been promoted to the height of a confidant.Of course, with Hua Xiong's current knowledge and strategy, coming to such a meeting is just to show his unusual status, and no one would want him to put forward any opinions in the hall.

"Niu Fu, you've been here for a long time, so you must know more about the current situation. I'll let you tell me about the current situation of the Qiang people." Dong Zhuo quickly got into the subject, and looked at his confidantes.

Niu Fu pondered for a while, then said: "The Qiang people are powerful, and now they have attacked our counties in Longxi, and their main force is already under Chen Bing Long County. Although there is no news that Long County has been captured yet. , but if it continues like this, I'm afraid Long County will be in danger eventually!"

"That is to say, we have to come up with countermeasures?" Dong Zhuo said, turning his gaze to a group of advisers: "Do you have any ideas?"

"My lord, with our current strength, it might be okay to defend Lintao, but if we want to send troops to rescue Long County, I'm afraid we're powerless!" Fangzheng said hastily, obviously afraid that someone would steal the limelight.

"Yes, in my opinion, the most important thing we should do now is to defend Lintao and wait for the development of the situation. Presumably the imperial court will not sit back and watch Longxi and even Xiliang be completely taken over by the Qiang people, and reinforcements will arrive soon. At that time, it will not be too late for us to send troops to attack the enemy!" Xu Ling also supported Fang Zheng's opinion.

After hearing what they said, Dong Zhuo didn't say anything, but moved his eyes to Li Ru and Ma Yue, waiting for their opinions.Although he wanted to keep Lintao wholeheartedly before, and hoped that Zhang Wen and others would be defeated, Ma Yue also reminded him that once Long County was really lost, his little Lintao became an isolated city, and he would be even more unable to hold it.

Ma Yue felt what Dong Zhuo meant, but he didn't express his opinion immediately, but looked at Li Ru. After all, when it comes to the relationship with Dong Zhuo, he still couldn't compare with Li Ru.But the latter did not speak, just nodded slightly, and made a signal that he should speak first, and Ma Yue then said: "I think the views of the two of you are wrong! This Long County is my seat in Xiliang. If What happened really happened, and no one can escape the responsibility! Also, don’t you think of the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold? If the whole of Xiliang is taken by the Qiang bandits, Lintao will become an isolated city, no matter how much food there is, it will not help at all So I think we must send troops, if we can't send troops as soon as possible, I'm afraid that the whole of Xiliang will be taken by the Qiang bandits."

"It's easy to say, but with our current strength, how can we be against the Qiang thieves?" Xu Ling objected, "It's more serious to stay in the city. With the abundant food in my city, it's enough to hold for several months!"

"That's right, and from my point of view, you, Ma Zhongling, are thinking this way because your family is in Long County? You are going to use the lord's people to make plans for your own family. It really makes me wait!" Fangzheng and Xu Ling has already formed a close relationship, so of course he wants to speak out to help, and one sentence hits Ma Yue's most sensitive identity issue.