Cao Thief

Chapter 764
It has to be said that Xia Houlan chose the right time to attack.

It happened to be a critical point when the Di soldiers suffered heavy casualties, their morale was low, and they had no intention of continuing to charge and were about to withdraw their troops.The soldiers of Hexi County fought in the desert all year round, and their riding skills were not inferior to those of the Hehuangdi people.

The weapons that are equipped on weekdays are mainly bows and arrows and special large horizontal knives.

Since Cao Peng invented the method of covering soil and burning the blade, the efficiency of Heyi Workshop has been greatly improved.As for Cao Peng, although he is not in Hexi County, he is very concerned about the government military system implemented in Hexi County.Therefore, bows and arrows and broadswords have become the standard weapons of Hexi soldiers.Xia Houlan gave an order, and the three thousand soldiers of the government immediately mounted their horses, abandoned their bows and held their knives, shouted in unison, and launched a desperate charge towards the Di people's army formation.

Three thousand cavalry roared and galloped.

The earth trembled, making Di people even more frightened.

"Stop him!"

Dou Mao's face was pale, hissing and roaring.

However, he didn't charge at the government soldiers, but roared at the white horse general who was constantly approaching in the chaotic army... This guy is too fierce!Among the thousands of troops and horses, I suddenly entered the land of no one.A bright silver spear and a shocking sword only killed Di Bing's blood into rivers, and no one could stop him.

"Stop that barbarian for me!"

Following Dou Mao's roar, he saw a person rushing out from behind him on a horse.

This man's name is Yang Wanwan, who was originally the king of Baiqingdi and lived in Chouchi for generations.Speaking of which, Yang Wanwan lived in Qiuchi for three generations, with a solid foundation.I don't want Cao Peng to open up commercial routes in the Western Regions, and join forces with Su Ze, the prefect of Jiuquan at the time, to attack the local Qiang Di who refused to accept naturalization, so as to ensure the smooth flow of commercial routes in the Western Regions.

Wan Wan has never been naturalized and refused to obey orders.

Qiuchi Hundred Hectares is a powerful force in the Jiuquan area.Later, Yueji escaped from Xiu Tuze and defected to Wan Wan, which greatly increased Wan Wan's strength.Under such circumstances, how could it be possible to bow to the Han Dynasty.

Originally thought that Su Ze and the others would discuss with him like the officials before.

Wan Wan is also well prepared, let's talk about earning a lot of benefits.Unexpectedly, with the secret support of Cao Ji later, Su Ze joined forces with Zhangye County and Wuwei County to recruit an army of [-] to sweep Qiuchi.Yueji was beheaded by Pan Zhang, the captain of Zhengqiang at that time, and fled into Hehuang with the remnants of Wanwan.

For the Cao family, I must be extremely hostile.

Seeing that the white horse general was approaching, he roared and galloped away.

Wan Wan is also quite powerful, even better than the Western Qiang and Yue Ji in those days.It's a pity that since I went to Dou Mao, I have never had a chance to show it.Now is a great opportunity. If he can kill the White Horse General, his status will definitely increase in the future.Furious and full of ambition, he rushed towards Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun was fighting vigorously, when the Jinghong Sword flashed, a Di Jiang was cut off from the horse.

As soon as he retracted the sword, he saw Wan Wan rushing towards him.

He didn't have anything to say to the Di people, so he rushed forward with his horse, the gentian spear trembled, and dozens of spear shadows appeared in the flutter.Wan Wan held a big knife and was also taken aback.Just in time to dodge, Zhao Yun arrived in front of him with a swift spear and a fast horse.

"Take a look at the coiled snake!"

The big gun shook suddenly, and dozens of gun shadows disappeared immediately.

That gentian spear, in Zhao Yun's hands, seemed to have turned into a giant python, leaping towards Wan Wan.

Before Wan Wan could react, the gentian gun had penetrated his chest.

"you……"

Ten thousand screamed and fell off the horse.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't even see clearly how Zhao Yun made his moves.

"Father!"

Wan Wan had two sons named Feilong and Feihu.Both of them were in their twenties, and they were born with burly physiques and boundless strength.Seeing Wanwan being killed by Zhao Yun, Feilong Feihu cried out in unison.Without further ado, he galloped out on his horse and rushed towards Zhao Yun from left to right.These two men are tall and powerful, and they are menacing...

However, Zhao Yun was not afraid at all, he twisted his gun and stabbed.

At the same time, Ma Yunlu happened to behead a Di general. Seeing the flying dragon and flying tiger fighting Zhao Yun, he immediately put the big gun horizontally in front of him, took out the bow and arrow with his hand, bent the bow and set the arrow, and aimed at the flying tiger. arrow.

At this time, Feihu only had Zhao Yun in his eyes, so where did he notice Ma Yunlu?

When he realized that the cold arrow was coming, he couldn't dodge it, so he heard a puff, and a Cao Gong arrow hit Feihu's face.

"brother……"

Feilong yelled.

But at this time, Zhao Yun had already arrived.

The gentian gun faltered, and a cold light flashed by. Feilong didn't dare to be distracted, and raised his knife to meet him.Hearing the sound of clang, the sword exploded and the gentian gun was released, but it also shook Feilong's head in a daze.The two horses pedaled wrongly, Zhao Yun pulled out the Jinghong Sword with his backhand, and a cold light flew over, only to hear the flying dragon scream, and was split in half diagonally by the Jinghong Sword.

It's too late to say, then soon!
Dou Mao never thought that Zhao Yun would be so ferocious, even the three of them, father and son, could not stop him.

When he understood, Zhao Yun had already arrived in front of the Chinese army.

I saw him chopping with a spear and a sword, and after beheading twelve Di generals in a row, he chopped off the big banner that was as thick as the mouth of a bowl with one sword.

As the big banner collapsed with a bang, Zhao Yun yelled, "Dou Mao, you're not going to die!"

The snow-white embroidered satin shirt had turned blood red.Thick blood dripped from the gentian spear.

Zhao Yun is majestic and majestic, like killing a god.

Although there are many people, no one dares to approach half a step...

How dare Dou Mao go to provoke Zhao Yun, and leave without saying a word.

At this time, Cao Peng led his troops to the front of the Chinese army.That Fang Tian painted halberd, like a thunder god's axe, was stained with blood.In the past, the magic weapon of the tiger finally showed its power again.Cao Peng killed all the way, and it is not clear how many people died under the halberd. Anyway, he only killed Di Bing, crying ghosts and wolves all the way, and ran away with their heads in their arms.

"Dou Mao, where are you going!"

When Cao Peng saw that Dou Mao was about to run away, how could he allow him to escape?

The liger Xi Yuyu hissed and roared, soared into the air, and passed over the head of a Di soldier.

Cao Peng's tiger eyes are wide open, the painting pole is dancing, and the halberd clouds are rolling.Two Di generals rushed up to stop them, but were instantly beheaded by Cao Peng.

"Ah Gui, where are Agui's soldiers and horses?"

This Agui can be regarded as a Di king, and he is Dou Mao's confidant.

He is responsible for pressing the formation and protecting Dou Mao behind him.Unexpectedly, until now, there is no trace of Agui's soldiers and horses.

"Your Majesty, King Agui has rebelled?"

"what?"

"He, he, he... was leaving the battlefield just now."

Although Dou Mao is cruel, he is not a fool.

What retreat from the battlefield must be colluding with the Han barbarians and defecting!

Ah Gui is reversed, what about the others?

"Li Teng, where is Li Teng?"

"King Li Teng has also withdrawn from Zaling Lake!"

"Ah ah ah..."

Dou Mao couldn't help feeling anxious, and roared angrily: "When I go back, I will kill both of them."

go back?

It's not that easy to go back now!

The Di people's army has been completely defeated, more than 3 people, evacuated, evacuated, and evacuated...

On the banks of Zaling Lake, five thousand Cao troops chased and killed Di people who were nearly ten times their own.Dou Mao knew that the situation was over.

How dare he continue to stay here, and fled towards the head of the Shizhi River with the remnant soldiers and defeated generals.

Cao Peng and Zhao Yun met in the chaos.

The two were also blood-stained, but their fighting spirit remained undiminished.

"Zilong, is it still possible to fight?"

Zhao Yun replied: "My lord, you are joking, how can such mobs wear down my strength?"

"In this case, let's continue to hunt...

Zilong, let's compare and see who can kill more generals.If Zilong wins, he will be the king of my flying camel army. "

Zhao Yun was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Since the young master has spoken, how dare Zhao Yun refuse to obey?"

After the two said it, they turned back and entered the chaos again.

This time, no matter whether it was Sun Shaowenwu or Ma Yunlu, they were quietly [-] steps behind and no longer followed them closely.

Cao Peng and Zhao Yun rushed into the sheep like two fierce tigers.

One shot and one halberd set off a rain of blood...

Dou Mao is now so frightened that he dare not look back at all.

Seeing that he was about to leave the battlefield, he suddenly heard camel bells in front of him.Looking up, he saw a burly man riding a white camel galloping towards him.The big man was wearing heavy armor, and in his palm was a heavy, lacquered barbed wire bone that was as thick as a baby's fist, fearing that it might weigh more than a hundred catties.

"Where is Di Chief? Have you asked your uncle Shamoke?"

The sound was like a huge thunder, which made people's eardrums go numb.

Before the words finished, the white camel had already arrived.Sha Mo Keben was ordered to attack from the right side, but he didn't want to meet a group of Dou Mao's diehards.A group of Di people who were not afraid of death held back Shamoke's footsteps. Although Shamoke was finally killed, they missed the best time to attack the Chinese army.

By the time Shamoke broke out from the chaos, Dou Mao's army had already been defeated.

Shamoke, who was holding back his anger, didn't know how to vent it.I saw a short and thick Di man, dressed gorgeously, running away surrounded by a group of Di people.Shamoke didn't recognize Dou Mao, but judging by his clothes, he was at least a Di Chief character.Samoko, who failed to get a big deal, how could he let Dou Mao go.

When he came to Dou Mao, without saying a word, the barbed thorns and bones fell down with the sound of the wind.

In a hurry, Dou Mao swung his saber in response.

But there was a click, and the hundred-steel-smelting knife was smashed by Sha Moke's stick.The barbed wire terrier bone carries a mighty force, like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, its force does not diminish at all.Dou Mao wanted to dodge, but it was too late.With a scream of ah, Shamoke hit him with a stick, including the man and the horse, and the flesh and blood were bloody and inhuman.

"It's so easy to beat!"

Sha Moke killed Dou Mao, and his anger subsided a little.

But at this time, those followers of Dou Mao were dumbfounded...

"The king is dead... the king was killed by the barbarians!"

Someone let out an exclamation, Sha Moke was startled, and looked towards the bloody mess on the ground.

"This dwarf is Dou Mao?"

"Exactly!"

Di Ren replied with trepidation.

In an instant, Sha Moke's depressed mood was completely relieved.

Instead, there is a bright sun.

"Ha, Dou Mao was beaten to death by me...Young Master, this time, Shasha, it's my first feat...I'm going to be promoted!"

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In mid-July of the 14th year of Jian'an, as the war in northern Xinjiang came to an end, the battle of Hehuang also calmed down.

Dou Mao died in battle, causing great chaos among the Di people.

Many Di kings gathered at Cizhiheshou to discuss countermeasures with the respected Li Teng.

Li Teng was the old Di man to whom Ma Di entrusted the letter.Speaking of which, Li Teng's prestige among the Di people is not low, and he is old, so he should have been a candidate for King Di.However, because Li Teng admired the culture of the Central Plains and advocated soft policies such as peaceful coexistence with the Han people, many Di people resented him.

At that time, the court of the Han Dynasty was weak, Dong Zhuofang died, and there were many princes.

Many Di people believe that they should take this opportunity to attack the Han barbarians and plunder the population, among which Dou Mao is the most tough.Under such circumstances, Li Teng decided to back down, and Dou Mao took over as King Di.

However, with the rise of Cao Wei, the Northwest was governed.

Many Di people who were pro-Han gradually formed a force around Li Teng.

In the Battle of Zhaling Lake, Cao Jun defeated Dou Mao with less and killed Dou Mao, which also greatly weakened the strength of those hardliners.Li Teng took advantage of the situation and summoned the Di kings of various tribes at the head of the Cizhi River to discuss countermeasures.

"I never agree, surrender to the Han barbarians!"

In the big tent, a burly King Di roared angrily.

"Hehuang is the land given to us by Hu Tian. I have no objection to negotiating peace with the Han barbarians, but I will never bow my knees and surrender."

Li Teng twirled his white beard, looked at King Di, but said nothing.

"Zhi Duoyuan, it's not the Han barbarians who are negotiating peace with us, but we have lost...Then King Cao Yan made a request, asking us to surrender with Cao Xiu. If he doesn't surrender, he doesn't mind continuing to kill.

There is a saying in Han Man: A man can bend and stretch.

Our surrender today does not mean that we will surrender forever... If we do not surrender, we will face the doom of extinction. Instead of this, it is better to bow our heads temporarily, accumulate strength, and make a comeback in the future.

30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi.

I don't believe that Han Man can continue to be strong..."

The person who spoke was named Agui, and he was originally a hardliner.

But for some reason, during the Battle of Zaling Lake, he was sitting in the rear army, but suddenly withdrew from the battlefield.

Therefore, its trilogy is well preserved, and there are still nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses in hand.

Li Teng glanced at Agui, but still didn't speak.

"Ah Gui, if you hadn't retreated before the battle, why did you lose at Zaling Lake?"

Zhi Duan was furious, pointing at A Gui and yelling at him.

Agui's face suddenly turned red.

That gaze also became dark and fierce, and he said coldly: "If I were also at Zhaling Lake at that time, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses of the Han barbarians would have washed the head of the Cizhi River with blood. I am not retreating, I am holding back vitality."

"You are just greedy for life and afraid of death. It is a waste of the king's trust in you."

"Zhi Diversity, we are now discussing the future, if you are not convinced, we might as well discuss it again after the Han barbarians leave."

"I will never surrender. If you want to surrender, just surrender. I will protect the glory that Hu Tian bestowed on us."

After Zhi Duo finished speaking, he turned his head and left.

Agui's face was livid, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.

"King Agui, if Zhiyuan is like this, I'm afraid it will further anger King Cao Yan and bring us even greater disasters.

He is a warrior, but it is a pity that he doesn't know the sky, and King Agui's painstaking efforts were wasted. "

"Prince Teng, what advice do you have?"

"I'm old, what can I talk about?
The future of Cizhiheshou belongs to you, King Agui and Zhiduan.It's just his attitude now...

By the way, the Han army is only a hundred miles away from the head of the Cizhi River.

I would like to ask you, King Agui, to go to see that Captain Cao and calm down the war as soon as possible, how about it? "

Whoever contacts Cao Jun first will gain the upper hand.

If you get the support of Cao Jun, you can become the new King Di.

In his heart, Agui coveted the seat of King Di.However, due to Li Teng's prestige, it was not easy for him to stand up and fight.But now Li Teng has made it clear that he will not take up the position of King Di, isn't it that...

Agui, my heart is full of joy.

"Then I'll get ready right away."

"King Agui, I don't think there are too many difficulties in discussing with Captain Cao.

However, Zhiyuan's side...is always a hidden danger.If he can't be persuaded, the head of the Cizhi River will not be peaceful.In my opinion, you'd better persuade him, after all, the prestige of governance is not bad. "

A murderous intent flashed in Agui's eyes.

"I will persuade Zhiduan to change his mind."

Agui stood up and said goodbye, and the kings of all the tribes also left one after another.

"Father, why do you want to give in again?"

Li Teng's son is named Li Ju, and he is over forty years old.

When Ah Gui and those people left, he immediately stepped forward and complained: "In the past, Dou Mao was very cruel and powerful, and my father gave way to King Di, so my son can understand. But now, Dou Mao is dead... Among the kings at the head of Zhizhi River, Ah Dad is the strongest, and he is the most suitable candidate for King Di. But why did you let that Agui take over?"

Li Teng laughed immediately after hearing this.

"Don't worry, Agui can't be King Di."

"If he has the support of Captain Cao, why can't he be King Di?"

Li Teng smiled coldly, "Captain Cao's support is irrelevant, what matters is who King Cao Yan supports.

Regardless of the fact that Cao Duwei will preside over Hehuang affairs in the future, he will be the elder brother of King Cao Yan.

But do you still remember, when Dou Mao sent someone to contact Cao Duwei last time, how did Cao Duwei reply?

Although he is the elder brother of King Cao Yan, he can't do anything about King Cao Yan's actions.

The one who can really call the shots in Hehuang is King Cao Yan.To put it bluntly, since the Battle of Hehuang until now, King Cao Yan has been reluctant to contact us for a long time, just to give Captain Cao a face.Therefore, Cao Yanwang's suggestion is the most critical.If he can't get the nod from King Cao Yan, can he, Agui, become King Di?

Ha, joke!

And in my opinion, he went to contact Cao Duwei this time, but he never returned.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, you must try your best to get in touch with King Cao Yan and gain his support... Dad is old and has no interest in this King Di.On the contrary, if you get the nod from King Cao Yan, even if you don’t become the King of Di, you will be able to flourish like Ke Wu who is the old Qiang, and achieve unlimited achievements. "

Li Ju nodded thoughtfully...

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Nanzheng is named after the Zheng people ran south.

In 770 B.C., the people of Zheng who lived in Huayin fled to Hanzhong to escape the persecution of the dog army and settled down there.Because of the friendship with the Qin people, it was named Nanzheng.In the 11th year of Qin Wugong, that is, in 687 BC, it was established as a county.

Nanzheng is the county seat of Hanzhong County. Since Zhang Lu established the Communist regime here, it has been extremely stable.

The terrain of Hanzhong is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Therefore, Zhang Lu only needs to keep an eye on Liu Zhang of Xichuan, so that he can develop stably.

Moreover, Hanzhong is the only way from Xichuan to Qinchuan, which is [-] miles away, so the trade exchanges are quite prosperous.

In the past few years, as Cao Wei increased his economic exchanges with Xichuan, Hanzhong also benefited greatly.

However, since last year, the situation in the northwest has suddenly become tense, and Xichuan's economy has been corrupted and prices have soared, which has greatly affected the development of Hanzhong.Zhang Lu had no choice but to stick to Hanzhong to protect his regime of the Five Dou Rice Sect.

It's getting late!
The drizzle fell, adding a bit of melancholy to Nan Zhengping.

Xichuan soldiers and horses have been mobilizing, but they have never launched an attack on Hanzhong.

Seeing the Sichuan army entering and leaving Baishui Pass gradually made Zhang Lu relax his vigilance.However, he did not let Yan Pu withdraw his troops, but still made him garrison Mianyang.At the same time, he ordered Zhang Wei to strengthen the surveillance of Wudu and keep an eye on Cao's movements.

Since Cao Jun occupied Wudu, he has continuously dispatched soldiers and horses from Guanzhong to station in Wudu County.

First, Zhang He's troops entered Hechi, and then Xu Yi's troops went out to attack the old way... Immediately afterwards, Hao Zhao, the southern captain, ordered Dou Hu, the new captain of Rongqiu, the son of Dou Lan, the governor of Jingzhao County. Succeeded in the sneak attack on Ju County, and completely controlled Wudu.Relying on the geographical location of Yangpingguan, Zhang Wei could not hold on.But in the face of Cao Jun's frequent transfers, Zhang Wei was also quite nervous, and kept asking Zhang Lu for help.

The problem is that there are only so many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in Hanzhong.

Yan Pu took away [-] troops to garrison Mianyang, and Zhang Wei also took [-] soldiers and horses.

Now Nanzheng is empty of troops, even less than [-] defenders.Even if Zhang Lu wanted to reinforce, he had no soldiers to send.

We had no choice but to continue to comfort Zhang Wei. Yangping Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

You don't have to rush to regain Wudu, just stick to Yangping Pass... At the same time, Zhang Luyou sent someone to ask Huangzhong for reinforcements.Unfortunately, as the Hehuang war kicked off, the Qiang people in Huangzhong remained silent.

Baima Qiang from Teng Zijing was beaten to the ground by Hao Zhao at Mount Zhu Yu, and dared not act rashly again.

But Shenlang Qiang sent troops to Xiqingshan to support Guo Jiu, and there were not many soldiers left in his hands.

Guo was under the joint attack of Su Ze and Shaodang Lao Qiang, and although he had the help of Shen Lang Qiang, he was still in danger.

Participating in the wolf and Qiang tribe is handsome, and now he regrets it very much!

Zhu Yushan has already suffered a loss and knows how powerful Cao Jun is.Ma Chao is now trapped in Yangcheng, seeing that he will die sooner or later, Teng Zijing is very smart, concentrates his forces, defends his territory, and refuses to show up again.But he was not taught a lesson, but instead wanted to support Guo Jiu.Guo Jiu's daughter is Teng Zijing's wife.Teng Zijing didn't even care about his father-in-law, but he wanted to show up.The result is...

Once Guo is defeated, Shenlang Qiang will suffer the cruelest revenge from Cao Jun.

What Cao Peng did in Hehuang has already spread in Huangzhong.

There is no hope of reinforcements in Huangzhong, and they can only hold on by themselves.Zhang Lu was also quite hesitant at this time, not knowing what to do.

Continue to stick to Hanzhong?

Or...

Once this thought comes out, it can never be stopped.

In the past few days, Zhang Lu has been thinking about such a thing...

Feeling very irritable, Zhang Lu had no intention of continuing to read Huang Ting, so he walked out of the quiet room, wanting to go back to his room to rest.

Suddenly, there was only a commotion outside.

The voice came from outside the mansion, Zhang Lu frowned, and hurriedly walked to the front yard.

"What happened? Why is there such a commotion in the city?"

"My lord, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good..."

"what happened?"

"Master Yang, master Yang is reversed... He opened the city gate, let Cao's army enter the city, and came towards the government office."

"nonsense!"

Hearing this, Zhang Lu was furious.

Master Yang, named Yang Song, is his most trusted counselor.

"How did Cao Jun appear here? You must have read it wrong..."

"No, my lord, I'm not mistaken. It's really Master Yang's fault. Just now, he asked someone to open the city gate, and Cao Jun swarmed into the city. In a hurry, I don't know how many Cao Jun there are, anyway, they have been controlled. city ​​gate."

"impossible!"

Zhang Lu was furious, "Cao Jun, how could it be possible to come to Hanzhong without a sound? Could it be that they have the help of gods, and they can't fall from the sky?"

Yes, how could Cao Jun appear in Nanzheng?
Of course Zhang Lu refused to believe it, so he drew his sword and chopped the man down.

"Disrupt our military morale, shake morale, kill without mercy!"

At this moment, Zhang Song's old housekeeper stumbled up to him, "My lord, something is wrong... Yang Song has arrived outside the door with a group of Cao troops, and is about to launch an attack."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"

Zhang Lu's head is now in a mess...

(End of this chapter)