Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 228
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Long County, Ma Teng's official residence.

"Father, good news!"

Ma Chao rushed into the inner hall quickly, and excitedly said to Ma Teng: "Our military scouts just found out a piece of news."

"Oh?"

Ma Teng asked in surprise, "What good news?"

Ma Chao excitedly said: "Half a month ago, Tuge Wang Hongtu sent [-] troops to invade Wuwei. General Luo Zheng underestimated the enemy and led his army to attack and was defeated by Hongtu. He took advantage of the situation and took Guzang. Luo Zheng has already led his army back to Wuwei. .”

"Oh, there is such a thing?"

Ma Teng was refreshed, and a happy look appeared on his face.

Ma Chao nodded again and again: "At first, the child wondered why Luo Zheng came back from Guanzhong so quickly. It turned out that Wuwei was copied by Tu Gehu. In this way, Duan Wei's army may not have been defeated by Luo Zheng. "

Ma Teng's expression changed, and he asked, "Did Gao Shun's eight thousand troops ever withdraw?"

Only then did Ma Chao calm down, and replied: "Gao Shun's [-]-strong army has not withdrawn, and Luo Zheng also left [-] cavalry for Gao Shun, it seems that even if Wu Wei loses, Luo Zheng has no intention Give up attacking Long County."

The smile on Ma Teng's face faded away, and he said solemnly: "Yeah, Luo Zheng spent so much effort, how could he easily give up his plan to attack Long County. From this point of view, even if Duan Yan was not defeated by Luo Zheng , and are unable to march into Liangzhou?”

"Uh!"

Ma Chao was stunned and said, "How can you see that?"

Ma Teng was patient and taught the eldest son tirelessly, and said in a deep voice: "If Duan Yan's army is not disabled, he can send troops to Liangzhou at any time. Since Luo Zheng dared to leave Gao Shun's [-] troops to continue attacking Long County, Leading the army to go north to Wuwei, it means that Duan Yan is no longer able to send troops to Liangzhou, either he was disabled or suffered heavy casualties."

Ma Chao suddenly said: "So that's the case, my child understands."

Ma Teng nodded, and said: "My son will encounter problems in the future, you should use your brain more, go!"

"Resign, boy!"

Ma Chao bowed and retreated.

Linjing, Lu Bu's official residence.

"Oh, Tuge King Hongtu attacked Guzang?"

Lu Bu was also surprised when he received the news.

Wei Xu replied: "Exactly. A month ago, Tuge King Hongtu sent [-] troops to plunder Wuwei's counties. Wu Xi, carelessly underestimating the enemy, led his army to attack, but was defeated by Hongtu in the first battle. Not only did the [-] troops all The army was annihilated, and Wu Xi was also killed in battle. Now Hongtu is plundering the counties of Wuwei, Luo Zheng has returned from Guanzhong, and personally led [-] cavalry out of Long County to go north to Wuwei."

"Okay, great!"

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said, "Luo Zheng used despicable means to force this general and Ma Teng to fight resolutely. This time, he slaughtered [-] cavalrymen from all over the country and went south to attack Guzang. This is also a breath of anger for this general."

But Zhang Liao said in a concentrated voice: "My lord, there is only ten days' worth of food left in the city. The counties can no longer collect food and grass, and the people in all places have already eaten grass. If we don't want to find a way to get food and grass, the soldiers will starve Stomach ah!"

"This……"

Lv Bu frowned immediately, let him be the world's most powerful man, comparable to the overlord, at this time he couldn't help feeling deeply powerless, it was impossible to change the food out of thin air, rubbed his brows and asked, "Can I borrow some more from those rich people?"

Zhang Liao said with a wry smile: "It's probably enough. Since the rebellion of the Qiang people in the northern part of the Central Plains, after years of wars, the gentry and wealthy households in the two counties have already fled in sevens and eighties. There is not much food left!"

Lu Bu said helplessly, "What can you do?"

Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, Hao Meng and others lowered their heads when they heard the words, as if thinking.

Zhang Liao and Zang Ba also frowned. This food is not the wood on the mountain, if it is gone, it can be harvested back.

The population of the two counties of Anding in the north is small, and coupled with the continuous war, a large number of people either fled or died of military disasters and famine. The combined counties of the two counties are less than 8 people, and there is really not much military food collected.

There are still nearly three months before the grain is harvested, and the common people have eaten grass roots, so how can they collect grain and grass.

Hou Cheng said cautiously: "I heard that Luo Zheng got a large amount of military rations from somewhere last year, and the food and grass under his rule are worry-free. Didn't he also give our army two thousand stones of rations and grass in the spring? Why did the lord send someone to try it? Maybe you can borrow it?" Food and grass are needed for emergency."

Lu Bu was furious and said: "You asked this general to borrow food from Luo Zheng?"

Hou hurriedly said: "My lord, there is really no other way. Now besides Luo Zheng, who has food and grass? It's better to borrow food from Luo Zheng than to let the soldiers go hungry and mutiny? If it doesn't work, we can only send troops to rob the Huns people."

"Ok?"

Lu Bu's heart moved, and he immediately denied the proposal.

Zhang Liao also said: "Right now, there are bandits and bandits in Beidi and Anding counties, and our army has to divide troops to garrison in various places. Even the lord's [-] cavalry cannot be easily mobilized. I'm afraid it will be impossible to send troops to plunder the Huns!"

Zang Ba also nodded, this is a fact.

Lu Bu struggled for a long time before sighing: "Okay, then send someone to try to see if we can borrow some emergency rations from Luo Zheng. If it doesn't work, we can only send troops to rob the Huns. "

All the generals sighed, you looked at me, and your heart felt a little heavy.

To the north of Wuling, Zhao Yun camp.

"General, good news!"

A small school rushed into Zhao Yun's big tent, clasped his hands vigorously and said: "My lord is leading the army, and it is already twenty li away."

"Oh, the Lord's army has arrived?"

Zhao Yun suddenly became energetic and turned his head to look over.

The little school replied, "Exactly!"

Zhao Yun immediately stood up and said in a loud voice: "Quickly go and gather all the generals, and follow me to meet the Lord's army."

"As ordered."

The little school obeyed his orders loudly, and walked out of the tent.

About half an hour later, Luo Zheng personally led [-] cavalry to arrive, and Zhao Yun led the generals to welcome them out of the camp. Before reminiscing about the old days, they went straight to the central army's tent, and summoned the commanders and generals above the commander of the army to discuss matters.

Chinese army tent.

Luo Zhengzheng's clothes were still untied, and he sat on top with a big knife and a golden knife.

Jia Xu, Cheng Ying, Zhao Yun, Yan Xing, Wang Fang and other civil and military generals lined up on both sides, all of them looked solemn.

Luo Zheng's eyes fell on Zhao Yun, and he asked in a deep voice: "Zilong, what has happened to Tu Gehu's army recently?"

Zhao Yun replied: "It seems that Hongtu didn't take advantage of the situation to go south to Jincheng, but only sent troops to plunder the counties in Wuwei. The general was afraid that Hongtu would send his troops south, did he not dare to act rashly, and did not send troops to defeat the Hu soldiers who looted the counties?"

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound and said: "Zilong is right to hold back his troops. Since Wuwei has already fallen, it is useless to rush to attack. We can no longer provoke these blood-drinking Huns to Jincheng. Where is Hongtu's main army now? ?”

Zhao Yundao: "According to the scout's report, Hongtu has [-] cavalry stationed in Guzang. In addition to the cavalry sent out to plunder Wuwei's counties, there are [-] cavalry who have conscripted tens of thousands of people and are repairing Xiutu City."

Luo Zheng said with a sneer: "It seems that Hongtu is really planning to rebuild the Xiutu Royal Court. It's really a big dog. Although the Great Han Dynasty is dead, my Han people are not weak enough to even his little Tu Gehu's department. It's too much to deal with. This general wants to see who gave Hongtu the courage to challenge this general."

The generals were also excited, gearing up their fists and said: "My lord, please send troops quickly to defeat these damned Huns."

Luo Zheng got up and paced back and forth in the tent, groaning silently.

Jia Xu looked at the generals, then looked at Luo Zheng, and suddenly said: "Our army only has 1 cavalry, while Hongtu has no less than [-] cavalry, nearly twice as many as our army. If you fight hard, even if you can If Tu Gehu is defeated, our army will also suffer heavy casualties. I think the general should avoid the front and directly lead the army to kill Xiu Tuze, so as to mobilize Hongtu's army and then look for opportunities to wipe out the enemy."

Luo Zhengji said: "This general also has this intention, Wen Hezhen is my son's house!"

Jia Xu said in a dark voice: "All the troops of Tu are out, and the rest of Xiu Tuze are old and weak women and children. If there is a chance, the general will simply copy Hongtu's lair and burn Xiu Tuze down. Only in this way can we completely eliminate border troubles.”

When everyone heard this, their hearts were darkened, and they all looked sideways.

Jia Xu is too ruthless, and he will completely wipe out a tribe with a population of nearly 20.

Although the generals didn't have any opinion on killing and exterminating the clan, these Huns deserved to die anyway, but they were still shocked by Jia Xu's viciousness, and they felt a chill in their hearts.

Luo Zheng said decisively: "Good, according to Wenhe's plan, the generals will prepare quickly and order the army to rest for one night, and the soldiers will go to Tuze early tomorrow morning. First, they will flatten Hongtu's lair, slaughter all his clan, and then look for opportunities to defeat the enemy. .”

"As ordered!"

All the generals responded with a bang, got up and strode out of the tent.

Jia Xu and Cheng Ying did not leave, but still sat at the bottom.

Luo Zheng was silent for a moment before sighing: "Liangzhou is connected to the Qiang Hu in the west, and the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the north. The problem of border troubles has not been fully explained since before the Han Dynasty. Even if there is Huo Huo riding the Hexi Corridor, Zhangye, Jiuquan, In the three counties of Dunhuang, Ma Fubing conquered eight hundred miles of the Qiang Plain, but Liangzhou's frontier troubles continued one after another. The Qianghu people and the Huns surrendered and rebelled, and rebelled and surrendered. After Tan Shikai unified the desert, the Xianbei people took advantage of the situation and rose , It has the prosperity of the Huns in the past. Although they are divided now, they are far stronger than the Qianghu people and the Huns. The nomads on the grassland are like weeds on the prairie. Today they are burned to ashes, and they will continue next year It grows, grows continuously, and changes again and again. The Huns are gone, and there are Xianbei people. When the Huns are gone, there will be other nomadic peoples who will continue to rise and grow. Loo, in the end, it is our Han people who are suffering in the end. Wenhe and Gongying are talking about it, what is the fault of this general for slaughtering the Qiang and Hu people?"

Jia Xu bowed his hands in awe and said: "General Gao Yi, it is not wrong for us Han people. Even if history is like a knife, our Han people will not forget what the general has done in a hundred years. For these capricious aliens, I will take care of you." I think there is no need for them to reproduce and survive, the Qianghu people are like this, the Huns are like this, and the Xianbei people in the desert are even more like this. Even if the general wants to use the Qianghu people to pacify Liangzhou, and when the world is unified in the future, they must be completely eliminated. Suffering."

Cheng Ying nodded again and again, and said: "I also agree with my lord's opinion."

Luo Zheng murmured: "The Qiang and Hu people still need to be appeased for the time being. There are too few Han people under my general's rule, and I have to rely on the Qiang and Hu soldiers to conquer the Quartet. However, the Qiang and Hu people can be used to deal with the Huns, or even the Xianbei people. Come on, in the process of dealing with the Xiongnu and Xianbei people, the vitality of the Qianghu people can also be consumed. As for how to deal with these Qianghu people in this way, and even defeat the Xiongnu and even the Xianbei people in Mobei in the future, how to completely put an end to our big Han frontier troubles, look back Wenhe, Wenruo, and Gongying also have to come up with a long-term strategic plan for the general so that he can follow it and avoid blindness."

Jia Wen and Cheng Ying hurriedly cupped their hands and said, "I obey."

Luo Zheng discussed some details with Jia Xu and Cheng Ying about sending troops to Xiu Tuze before going to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, the army broke out from camp and marched eastward, crossed the Great Wall from Laohukou, then went north from the mud mountain, crossed the Baili Sand Sea in the south of Xiutuze, and went directly to Xiutuze, the old lair of Hongtu. .

The 1 cavalry marched lightly and did not carry any accompanying equipment, but only dry food for ten days.

For the army, crossing the desert is tantamount to asking for a dead end.

However, Luo Zheng has his own way. Although the vegetable garden can't be used, the one-acre lake is inexhaustible.The biggest problem in crossing the desert is that there is no water source. As long as the water source is solved, it will no longer be a problem.

As for getting lost easily in the desert, that's even less of a problem.

Most of the 1 cavalry are men from the Northwest. They were born in the Northwest and grew up in the Northwest. They have long been accustomed to the land and environment of the Great Northwest. How can these men who grew up in the Northwest lose their way?

Even if there is a slight deviation, it will not be a big problem.

As for not bringing rations and supplies with the army, it is even simpler.

Luo Zheng will never be polite to these Huns. As long as they kill Xiu Tuze, the Tugehu people have cattle, sheep and animals. These cattle, sheep and animals are the food of more than ten thousand troops. These Huns are not big Han people, even if they rob them all Light, there will be no psychological burden, and for the Han people who have suffered from its plunder, it will be a merit for thousands of years.

Five days later, the army crossed the sea of ​​sand and quickly captured Wuwei County, which is located in the northern part of Wuwei County and the closest to Xiu Tuze. Ride away.

Naturally, the eight hundred Huns cavalry would not all die in battle. Only a hundred people died in battle. The rest who did not run away all put down their weapons and surrendered, but in the end they were ordered by Luo Zheng to be buried alive without leaving a single prisoner.

The sunset is west of the mountain, and the sky is full of golden clouds.

The shouts of killing in the city had long since subsided, and all the Huns were slaughtered.

Cheng Ying was working to appease the devastated Han people in the city, and distributed the captured cattle, sheep, livestock and grain to the people who had been plundered by the Huns. At last, the fear of the people was relieved, and some smiles appeared on their faces.

Without staying in Wuwei, Luo Zheng only let the army rest for one night, then Luo Zheng led the army out of Wuwei and headed south, heading straight to Xiu Tuze without stopping.At this time, Xiu Tuze had already turned against Yingtian, because Wuwei County was on the edge of Xiu Tuze. Luo Zheng led his army across the sand sea, and suddenly appeared under Wuwei City, and broke Wuwei in one fell swoop. The news had already spread to Xiu Tu Ze. (The novel "Leaping Horse Xiliang" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "add friend", search Official account "qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!)
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