Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 204
Amidst the sound of thunderous hoofbeats, three thousand cavalrymen rolled forward and flooded the city of Ayang in an instant.

Under the three thousand iron hoofs, the low earth wall seemed to tremble, and the wall skin was constantly shaken off.The three thousand cavalry were like three thousand wolves, rushing into the sheep pen, biting wantonly with their sharp fangs.

Countless Qianghu old and weak women and children howled helplessly and desperately, and Ayang City soon became a Shura slaughterhouse.

The killing went on from day to night, and from night to dawn of the next day, before it gradually subsided.

When the east was turning white, three thousand cavalry roared out and rushed into the mountains, forests and wilderness.

There are almost no humans and animals in Ayang City, and blood has already flowed on the street.

The pungent bloody smell wafted for more than ten miles with the wind, and even the wild birds and animals were frightened and did not dare to approach it.

It wasn't until almost noon that the Qianghu people who had escaped by chance rushed out of the city and rushed towards the mountains like crazy.

The news seemed to have grown wings, and spread quickly to all directions.

Long County, Ma Teng's official residence.

A small official rushed into the hall with a panicked look, and when he came to salute Ma Teng, he didn't care to interrupt the ongoing military discussion, so he yelled miserably: "My lord, something is wrong, something is wrong! "

Ma Teng said in a deep voice, "Why are you panicking? Tell me slowly, what happened?"

The little official's face was pale and pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Just now there are soldiers who fled to report, and General Le's [-] cavalry were defeated by the Bingzhou army, and only a hundred of them escaped back. The damn Bingzhou army is mixed with our army's rout. , took the opportunity to sneak into Ayang, stormed the county seat, and ordered the massacre of the city, tens of thousands of old and weak women and children in the city were all slaughtered, and almost no one returned the animals."

"what?"

Ma Teng jumped up in shock and was stunned.

The rest of the crowd also turned pale with shock, and were immediately overwhelmed by the monstrous anger.

Ma Teng's beard and hair stood on his head, his eyes were about to burst into flames, and he asked sharply, "What did you say, how could two thousand cavalry be defeated by hundreds of horse bandits, who did it, have you ever seen it clearly? "

The little official hissed, "My lord, it's true. The leader of the army is Wei Xu, a general under Lu Bu's command. All the routs who fled back from our army heard the horse bandits calling Wei Xu. Besides the [-] horse bandits, there are Three thousand Bingzhou cavalry ambushed in Jitouling, all wearing the uniforms of the Bingzhou Army. And General Le didn't investigate for a while, and was defeated by the Bingzhou Army, and General Le was also killed by Wei Xu."

"Lu Bu, I can't spare you!"

Ma Teng's face was ferocious, and he roared sharply, his eyes were wolfish as if he wanted to eat people.

All the generals under the tent were also excited, especially the general Qiang Hu, whose eyes were red, as if he had eaten chicken blood.

"My lord, I must take revenge!"

A Qianghu general threw himself to the ground, weeping blood and shouting: "Lü Bupifu slaughtered a certain class of people in the city. This enmity is irreconcilable. Even if the river is poured, it will be difficult to wash away. My lord, please send troops quickly to kill all the Bingzhou thieves. Vengeance with blood!"

"My lord, please send troops quickly!"

All the Qiang and Hu generals rushed out, fell to the ground, wept blood and roared.

That hatred almost rushed to the sky and scattered the dark clouds covering his head.

There are tens of thousands of old and young children, most of the Qiang soldiers belong to the family, not only the old fathers and fathers, but also their wives and children are among them. Now almost all of them have been killed. If countless Qiang soldiers are extinct, how can such a blood feud Do not report.

Ma Teng knew in his heart that if he didn't take revenge, all the Qiang soldiers under his command would draw their knives and stab him.

It's just, to start a war with Lu Bu...

Ma Teng suddenly shuddered shrewdly, did this really happen to Lu Bu?
He and Lu Bu have never had any grievances, how could Lu Bu do things so well.

Even if Lu Buzhen and Luo Zheng join forces to attack him, it is impossible to slaughter all the young and old in Ayang.

Unless you can't stop dying with yourself, but...

The more Ma Teng thought about it, the colder he became, he felt that there might be a lot to be said about this matter.

"Generals, please be calm."

At this moment, Pang De suddenly got up and said loudly: "If this matter is really done by Lu Bu, then it's fine. Even if the lord refuses to agree, I will seek justice for the generals. But there are still many things to do in this matter." Doubtful, Lu Bu and I have never had any grievances, so how could we massacre the young and old of Ayang Mancheng for no reason. If we don’t find out, we will retaliate rashly with our troops, which will only hurt our loved ones and make our enemies happy. Therefore, I think that at the moment The most urgent task is to find out who committed this crime as soon as possible, and retaliation will not be possible."

"This……"

The Qiang generals were startled when they heard the words, and also hesitated a little.

Of course, no one who can become a general is a fool.

These Qiang generals were not ordinary soldiers who were easily impulsive and did things regardless of the consequences. After hearing Pound's words, they calmed down a little, but the monstrous hatred in their chests was still churning and it was difficult to calm down.

Ma Teng said decisively: "Hurry up and send people to find out the truth. If it was really Lu Bu who did it, then there is nothing to say. This general will definitely seek justice for you. If it was not Lu Bu who did it, then find out the truth and send troops to retaliate. "

"As ordered."

Pang De accepted it loudly, and rushed out quickly.

Linjing, Lu Bu's official residence.

"My lord, something is wrong..."

A small school rushed into the conference hall with a panicked expression, saw that Lu Bu was discussing with the generals, and quickly swallowed the following words.

Lu Bu stared at him, and shouted, "Why are you panicking? Tell me quickly."

The princes in the hall also showed surprise, and turned to look at Colonel Zhu who rushed in.

The small officer's face turned pale, and he said loudly: "Our army's scouts just sent back news from Ayang that several thousand cavalrymen defeated the [-] cavalry sent by Ma Teng a few days ago, and attacked Ayang in one fell swoop, massacring everyone in the city. Ayang people and animals are extinct, and blood flows on the street."

"There is such a thing!"

Lu Bu's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Who did it? It's a cruel method."

Zhang Liao, Zang Ge, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and other generals also turned their heads to look, their eyes showing surprise.

There were tens of thousands of people in Ayang, and they were all slaughtered. Such a bloody method really showed the true qualities of a butcher.

The junior officer wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, glanced at Wei Xu, and said in a condensed voice: "According to the news that the scout sent back from Ayang, that group of damned cavalry were all wearing our army's armor, and the two armies Before the battle, someone called General Wei Xu's name."

Lu Bu was stunned when he heard the words, and he couldn't recover for a while.

"what?"

Wei Xu was the first to jump up when he heard the words, and said sharply: "Which bastard planted a blame on someone."

Zhang Liao was the first to react, his complexion changed drastically, and he exclaimed in surprise: "No, this is to keep the lord and Ma Teng from dying forever, who is planting the blame, this person is so vicious and vicious. What's on my mind!"

Only then did Lu Bu react, his face turned livid, and he slapped the table in front of him heavily, causing the wine bottles on the old table to fly up, and shouted sharply: "Damn it, who did it? How dare you set the blame on someone, if I let the general know who did it, he will be skinned and cramped, and cut alive with knives to vent my hatred."

"This guy is so vicious, it's really intolerable!"

Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Hou Cheng, Cheng Lian and other generals in the hall were also furious and wanted to draw their swords to kill people.

Zang Ba condensedly said: "My lord, you have to explain to Ma Teng quickly about such an unshakable vendetta, this matter was set up by someone, otherwise if you wait for Ma Teng to raise his troops to retaliate, he will surely die forever situation."

Lu Bu was trembling with anger, and asked sharply, "Who is it that blamed this general?"

Zhang Liao thought about it for a while, his face changed, and he said quickly: "My lord, the only one who can mobilize thousands of cavalry in Liangzhou at present, except for our army, is Luo Zheng, and in all likelihood, it is Luo Zheng who wants to marry Misfortune Lord."

"Luo Zhengpifu, I swear against you."

Lu Bu roared loudly, his eyes were fierce as if he wanted to eat people.

Hou Cheng was puzzled and said: "Why did Luo Zheng plant dirt on the lord?"

Zang Badao: "It's still a question. Naturally, I want to provoke the lord to fight with Ma Teng, so as to profit from it."

Hou Chengcheng was a little embarrassed, he glanced at Zang Ba quietly, and then withdrew his gaze.

Yunwu, General Pingdi's Mansion.

Luo Zheng led the army to Yunwu, and before he could take off his clothes, he came directly to the meeting hall.

Yan Xing and a group of generals were fine, although they rushed for three days, they were still able to hold on.

Jia Xu, a literati, couldn't bear it any longer. He almost fell when he got off his horse. Fortunately, Yan Xing, who was next to him, had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he couldn't fall off the horse by pulling him. He just rubbed his sore and numb legs and couldn't move for a long time. pace.

Luo Zheng's eyes swept over, and his eyes immediately softened a lot, and said: "Wen He has worked hard, why don't you go down and rest first!"

Since the army left Yunwu, within seven or eight days they were either rushing non-stop or fighting bloody battles.

To the samurai and the soldiers who are used to fighting, it is naturally nothing.

But Jia Xu, a scholar, has suffered. After seven or eight days, except for sleeping at night, most of the day is spent on horseback. In addition, when a person reaches middle age, his physical strength has long since deteriorated. How can he carry it? live.

"General Xie is worried, I can still bear it."

Jia Xu cupped his hands and sat cross-legged on the side seat, not even caring about his posture.

I was so sore that I couldn't sit still, I just wanted to fall asleep.

Luo Zheng nodded, and stopped persuading him. He turned to Chengying and asked, "Gongying, what's the matter with Ma Teng?"

Cheng Ying said: "There is no news yet."

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "Pay close attention to the movement of Hanyang and report back in time."

Cheng Ying cupped his hands and said, "I obey."

Xun Yu asked, "I wonder if my lord's trip will go well?"

Luo Zheng said grimly: "I have slaughtered all the old and young in Ayang, and I will wait for Ma Teng to retaliate against Lu Bu."

Xun Yu sighed and remained silent.

The rest, Cheng Ying, Wu Yi, Zhao Yun and other civil and military officials were stunned and shocked for a moment.

Jia Xu suddenly said at this time: "Before the news spreads, the general can order the secret agents to spread rumors in Longxi, Hanyang and other places, and push all the troubles on Lu Bu, even if Ma Teng wants to suppress the revenge of the Qiang soldiers under his command. The fire can't be suppressed."

Luo Zheng said fiercely: "It's a good plan, it's done, and you can quickly order people to spread rumors."

"As ordered."

Cheng Ying hastily surrendered, but couldn't help but glance at Jia Xu.

This guy is really not an ordinary insidious person. In this way, even if Ma Teng can appease those Qianghu generals, those Qianghu soldiers will inevitably go deep into Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army because of their preconceived ideas.

If Ma Teng does not retaliate with troops and continues to drag on, the Qiang soldiers under his command will definitely riot.

(End of this chapter)