The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 442 Chapter 441 West Wind (8)

Ma Chao dealt with the horse thieves on both sides of the Hexi Corridor and took them into his tent, but he did not take them away immediately, but went to Dunhuang to complete his important mission, and then took them away after returning.

All the way to the west, without the harassment of horse thieves, the road is much smoother, but the rest of the caravan does not know this news.In ancient times, the transmission of information was all done by people. Even if a person died here, it would take a while for the other side to know.This is the downside of ancient messaging.

All the way to the west from Zhangye County is Jiuquan County. Jiuquan County is named after "there is a spring under the city, and its water is like wine". It was first built in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Planting crops makes Jiuquan a fertile land.

But in this period, Jiuquan City has already been dilapidated, and there are very few Han people staying in Jiuquan. Most of them can see the Huns, Xianbei, Qiang, and Wusun riding horses in Jiuquan. Nomads, everyone rides a horse, and they can come and go freely in this land. They are in groups of three or four, and they often appear in the barren mountains and mountains. An uneasy feeling.

Only then did Ma Chao know that what was really scary on the Silk Road was not those incompetent horse thieves, but these Qiang Hu miscellaneous cavalry.These Huqi were stragglers, exiled herdsmen, or escaped slaves. In short, these people lived together on the main road from Jiuquan to Dunhuang, and lived a life of looting property.

However, these people did not dare to attack Ma Chao, because there were Qiang people in their team, and the Qiang people were in awe of Ma Chao. The Qiang people knew how Ma Chao was dressed, so they watched from a distance. After confirming that it was Ma Chao, no one dared to act rashly , Dissuaded the rest of the companions.

Ma Chao and others traveled westward along the Silk Road, met many Qiang and Hu miscellaneous cavalry along the way, and also encountered many caravans going from west to east, and sometimes they would take the initiative to chat with people in the caravan. Find out the way to Dunhuang.

After ten days of trekking, Ma Chao and others finally arrived in the territory of Dunhuang, and there were no dangers along the way.

The station along the way has long been deserted, and the army of the big man has already lost control of this place. Even the last bit of power of the big man has gradually disappeared with the passage of time.

Ma Chao is full of emotions along the way. Liangzhou is bounded by Wuwei, and the east and west are really different. The east of Liangzhou is becoming more and more stable, while the west of Liangzhou is so turbulent.He sometimes wondered if this was an important reason why Yang Fu asked him to come to Xiliang in person, so that he could experience the suffering of the people and the feeling that Xiliang people urgently need to return to the embrace of a big man?

However, looking at the whole of Xiliang, he passed through many places along the way. The counties and counties he originally set up were all barren, and there were very few Han people. Even if he arrived in Dunhuang, the situation would not be as optimistic as it is now.Perhaps, Sox has already disappeared into the long river of history together with Dunhuang.

Ma Chao's heart is heavy. He seems to be the lord of Liangzhou now. Logically speaking, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and other places are under his control, but this area is so complicated and turbulent. Unless force is used, Only by sending troops to guard can the stability of Xiliang be maintained.

This can't be blamed on anyone. After all, Liangzhou is the frontier of the Han Dynasty. The situation in this area is complicated, which is obvious, and the foreigners are also eyeing it.

Ma Chao and the others continued to move forward, and when they came to Guangzhi County, they saw a big Han military flag flying over the county town, and people wearing Han military uniforms could be clearly seen on the city wall, which was beyond Ma Chao's imagination. , Here, there is actually a Han army.

Ma Chao couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and hurriedly led people to Guangzhi County. When he came to the city gate, he saw that the city gate was closed tightly, and the Han soldiers on the tower were at war, as if they regarded Ma Chao and others as enemies.

It was only then that Ma Chao realized that he and his subordinates were fully armed, and it was difficult for people not to cause misunderstandings.So Ma Chao came to the city in person, stood outside the range of the bow and arrow, and shouted at the people on the wall: "Don't get me wrong, we are also Han Chinese, and we came from the east."

The guards on the city wall were relieved to hear Ma Chao speak fluent Chinese, but if they were to be let into the city, their adults had to be informed.So he rushed to the city and shouted: "You guys wait here a moment, I will report to my lord right away!"

As soon as the voice fell, the soldier who shouted turned around and went down the tower, while Ma Chao stood quietly on the spot, but kept looking at the city with his eyes.

Guangzhi County is not a big city, and the city is also slightly dilapidated. However, it is slightly different from other cities in that Guangzhi County is built of stone. There are watchtowers, shooting holes, and bell and drum towers on the towers. Construction of the fort.

In fact, this is not the real Guangzhi County, it is a military fortress, which was originally called Kunlun Sai, and it was a military fortress built to consolidate the position of the Han army in Xiliang.However, decades ago, Guangzhi County was destroyed by the Qiang-Hu coalition forces and was razed to the ground, so the Han Dynasty took Kunlun Sai as the county seat.

After a long time, a middle-aged man in his 30s appeared on the tower. This man had a dark complexion, deep-set eye sockets, sharp eyes, wearing an iron helmet and iron armor. He was tall and burly. He was the county guard here. Wei Gaishun.

Gai Shun was the son of Gai Xun, a famous minister in the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and the Gai family was also a family in Dunhuang. Gai Shun's great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all high officials in the court. By the way, Gai has been hiding in Guangzhi County in his hometown. He abandoned literature and martial arts and developed a good skill. He was trained into an army to resist the Qianghu invasion. Because of his bravery and skill in fighting, the Qianghu failed to get good results several times, and was very afraid of Gaishun. After that, he stopped attacking Guangzhi County, and Guangzhi County was preserved.

The people in the county pushed Gai Shun to be the county magistrate, but Gai Shun resolutely refused, saying that he was just an ordinary man, not suitable to be a county magistrate, and only willing to be a county lieutenant.But the county magistrate has always been, but has always been vacant. In fact, they all obey Gaishun's orders.

Standing on the tower, Gai Shun glanced at more than 20 people below the city, and asked, "Who are you all, and where did you come from?"

Ma Chao replied: "I'm going to Dunhuang. I'm passing by here. I'm tired of people and horses. I want to go to the city to rest for a night. I hope you will accommodate me."

When Gai Shun heard Ma Chao's name, he was taken aback for a moment, and looked Ma Chao up and down, never expecting that the famous Ma Chao would appear in this place.However, out of caution, Gai Shun said, "I've heard that Ma Chao is invincible. Gai has a rough understanding of kung fu and wants to ask for advice. Would you like to fight alone with me?"

"Why don't you dare!" Ma Chao, who had never been afraid of anyone, immediately agreed to Gaishun's request.

After hearing Ma Chao's words, Gai Shun immediately went down from the city tower, ordered someone to open the city gate, rode a horse and carried a long gun, and galloped towards Ma Chao.

Ma Chao cheered up and rode out. The two guns were raised simultaneously, and they fought together in an instant.

Wang Shuang was riding on the horse, seeing Ma Chao and Gai Shun fighting hard, his hands were itchy even more, wishing he could gallop over and compete with Gai Shun.

Ma Chao and Gai Shun fought for ten rounds in a row, which was beyond Ma Chao's imagination. He did not expect Gai Shun's kung fu to be so outstanding.

However, he didn't use all his strength, ten rounds could only end here, but seeing Ma Chao's wrist flicked, the spear flew out like a spirit snake, aiming to stab Gai Shun's wrist, making Gai Shun unable to dodge. Can back quickly.

After forcing Gai Shun away, Ma Chao suddenly yelled, galloped out on his horse, and stabbed Gai Shun with a spear. However, the spear in Ma Chao's hand was thrown out of his hand.

At the same time, Ma Chao himself pressed the saddle, stood on the horse's back, jumped up, pulled out the sword in his waist in an instant, and slashed towards Gaishun's head in the air.

Gai Shun had never seen this kind of play before. Ma Chao's move was like two people attacking him at the same time. He had to make a decision as soon as possible to save the day.

Therefore, Gai Shun swiped the spear in his hand and directly blocked Ma Chao's flying spear. Ma Chao's spear was directly hit by Gai Shun and flew into the sky.And Gai Shun put the spear horizontally above his head to block the long sword in Ma Chao's hand.

However, Ma Chao repeated the old trick, suddenly let go of the hand holding the long sword, and let the long sword fly towards Gai Shun, while he flipped somersault in the air, and caught the sword that was flying into the air. The long spear, holding the gun in both hands, stabs the long spear in the air incessantly, the shadow of the spear is so vague that people can't see the reality.

Gai Shun was also taken aback. Ma Chao used a trick he had never seen or heard before. He hastily pushed aside the flying sword, and then went to block Ma Chao's spear.

However, it was already too late at this time, but seeing countless gun shadows rushing towards Gai Shun, before Gai Shun could turn the spear back, Ma Chao's spear had already pierced Gai Shun's face, and a cold light fell on Gai Shun. There was a quick flash in front of him, and with a snort, the tip of the gun slid over the armor on Gaishun's shoulder, bursting out many sparks.

Immediately afterwards, with a "bang", Gai Shun was kicked off the horse's back by Ma Chao, and Ma Chao landed lightly on Gai Shun's horse's back. When Gai Shun reacted, Ma Chao had already placed the spear on in front of him.

Gai Shun recalled the scene just now, and he still had lingering fears. If Ma Chao's spear tip hadn't suddenly sank and turned towards his shoulder, he might have been pierced in the face by Ma Chao.Just now Ma Chao showed mercy to his subordinates, but he still lost, so it can be seen that this person is indeed Ma Chao.

"General Ma is invincible, Gai is convinced!" Gai Shun not only did not feel ashamed, but convinced that this person was Ma Chao, he said happily.

(End of this chapter)