Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 234 Ma Chao Runs Away
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At the south gate of Longxian County, flames shot up into the sky, and stumps were everywhere.

Ma Teng had already made up his mind to die, and rushed forward with all his might, just like he was fighting for his life.

This kind of suicidal charge might be able to shock the Qianghu people who have always admired force, but it has no deterrent effect at all for the cold and silent robot-like two thousand spearmen who came from the Northern Army.

Puff puff……

After Ma Teng killed more than ten people in a row, at least ten long spears pierced his body one after another.

"what!"

With a wolf howl, Ma Teng summoned up his last remaining strength and cut the three spearmen in half with a single blow.

However, soon, several spears stabbed directly into his face, and Ma Teng's head exploded like a watermelon.

At this moment, a fast horse came galloping from a distance.

"General, it's not good!"

The scout rushed to the base of the camp and shouted to Gao Shun on the sentry tower: "Ma Chao, the eldest son of Ma Teng, led [-] cavalry to break through from the north gate. General Cheng Yi led [-] cavalry to pursue him. I don't want to..."

Speaking of this, the scout soldier hesitated for a while, and was a little bit speechless.

Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "I don't think about anything, what happened, tell me."

The scouts gritted their teeth and said loudly: "General Cheng Yi was defeated by Ma Chao. When he handed over his horse, he was cut off by Ma Chao in front of the formation. Ma Chao led eight hundred cavalry to break out of the siege and go east. General Xu Sheng has gathered Soldiers and horses went in pursuit."

"Cheng Yi was beheaded?"

Gao Shun's expression darkened immediately, and he clenched his fists tightly.

The scout soldier replied: "Exactly!"

A general next to him said: "General, this is broken. Ma Teng's family must be among them. I have heard that Ma Chao is unstoppable, far better than his father Ma Teng. His martial arts are not inferior to Pound's number one hero Pound. I don't want to become a hero." General Yi is not Ma Chao's single enemy."

Gao Shun remained silent for a long time.

Before the lord left, he had repeatedly confessed that the Ma Teng family should not be allowed to run away.

I don't want to stop Ma Chao, but how did that guy Cheng Yi lead the troops? As a general, he must take the lead in charging and killing the enemy as an example to boost the morale of the soldiers of the three armies, but he can't show his bravery in vain.

Three thousand cavalry intercepted a mere [-] cavalry, and Ma Chao killed them in front of the formation, which is really speechless.

Gao Shun's face was quite ugly, and he was speechless for a long time.

After Ma Teng died, the remaining hundreds of Qiang soldiers lost their spirits early, so they surrendered immediately.

Fearing that something might happen again, Gao Shun immediately ordered the army to clean up the battlefield, take over the city, and arrange the prisoners.

By daybreak, the four gates of Long County had changed flags, and Xu Sheng, a member of the Xu Chu clan who temporarily replaced Cheng Yi in charge of the [-] cavalry, also returned with more than [-] cavalry. Instead of blocking Ma Chao, he lost more than [-] cavalry.

Xu Sheng came to see Gao Shun anxiously, his face was ashamed.

It is not afraid that Gao Shun will behead him in a fit of anger. As the first group of generals to follow Luo Zheng, since Xu Sheng can be reused by Luo Zheng, it shows his loyalty, and he has long put life and death aside, let alone be afraid of Gao Shun.

He really failed to catch Ma Chao and Ma Teng's family, and went back to see the lord a little shamelessly.

Three thousand cavalry can't stop a mere eight hundred cavalry, and it would be embarrassing to say it.

Xu Sheng could already imagine how furious the patriarch, Boss Xu, would be when he heard the news.

Gao Shun said in relief: "General Xu Sheng doesn't need to take it to heart. Ma Chao's bravery, I heard about it a long time ago, but he didn't pay attention to it, so that Ma Chao escaped from the siege and ran away. This is the fault of someone, not the soldiers. Turn around and take it personally. My lord, please forgive me!"

Xu Sheng was even more ashamed and ashamed. When he came here, he was still thinking that if Gao Shun wanted to behead himself to question him, he should just be a bachelor, so as not to embarrass the lord and Xu Boss, and he didn't want Gao Shun to take all the faults on himself.

"It's the last general's fault, so what does it have to do with the general!"

Xu Sheng said loudly: "The last general became Cheng Yi's deputy. After Cheng Yi died in the battle, he failed to stop Ma Chao. Instead, he lost his troops and lost his general, which damaged the prestige of the lord. Please behead the last general to serve as a warning to others. The last general will have no face to go back. See you, my lord."

Gao Shun waved his hand, Xu Sheng was not his subordinate, and he had no right to deal with him unless Xu Sheng rebelled against the enemy.

At this moment, a small school rushed to the top of the wall and shouted: "General, good news!"

Gao Shun said 'Oh' and said, "Where does the joy come from?"

Xu Sheng also quickly stepped aside and looked sideways.

The little colonel excitedly said: "The scouts of our army met the messenger horse sent by the lord twenty miles away. The lord has already defeated the [-] troops of Tu Ge Wang Hongtu, and now he has led [-] troops to the south at night. Ping Xiang!"

Gao Shun's spirit was lifted, and he said vigorously, "Okay, that's great. Pingxiang is only two hundred miles away from Longxian County, and the Lord and Grand Duke can arrive at noon tomorrow at the most. Now that Longxian County has been laid down, Wudu can also be settled. !"

Xu Sheng hurriedly asked: "General Gao Shun, do you want to pursue Ma Chao?"

Gao Shun waved his hand and said, "No need, since Ma Chao has escaped from the encirclement, it's too late to chase after him. What's more, there are only [-] cavalry, even if Ma Chao fled to Wudu, what can he do?" Hundred."

"As ordered!"

All the generals responded with a bang and left separately.

Linjing, Lu Bu's official residence.

Zhang Liao hurried into the inner hall, cupped his hands to Lu Bu, and said, "The general has seen my lord."

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Wen Yuan is not polite, how is Wu Wei?"

Zhang Liao replied: "Luo Zheng has defeated the [-] cavalry of King Tuge, and Xingye led his army south."

"what?"

Lu Bu was taken aback and said, "So fast?"

Zhang Liaoning said: "According to the reports from the scouts, Luo Zheng personally led 1 cavalry to cross the Tiger's Mouth and leave the Great Wall, crossing the hundreds of miles of sandbags before Xiu Tuze, and directly smashed Xiu Tuze and Tu Gehu. Of the 20 people, except for the women, the other [-] people, old and weak, were all slaughtered. I heard that Xiu Tuze has become a dead place, and the wild wolves are not willing to approach it."

Lu Bu was shocked and said: "Luo Zheng killed more than [-] people in Xiu Tuze?"

Zhang Liao replied, "Exactly, not only that!"

"Butcher, what a butcher!"

Lu Bu took a deep breath, and said repeatedly, "This guy is really ruthless, he is a cold-blooded butcher, more than a hundred thousand people will be slaughtered if he says he wants to kill him. Although this general has nothing to do with killing people, he can't do such a thing." Let the evil deeds devoid of conscience come!"

Zhang Liao moved his mouth, wanted to say something but didn't say it.

Lu Bu noticed it and couldn't help asking, "What did Wen Yuan say?"

Zhang Liao hesitated for a while, and replied: "The last general thinks that Luo Zheng's move is not wrong?"

Lu Bu was surprised: "But why?"

Zhang Liao said: "If they are not of my race, their hearts must be different. These barbarians have often harmed our Han people, and Tu Gewang Hong Tu is even the Han people who have plundered the frontier fortresses year after year. They can be described as evil deeds. Luo Zheng As a general of the Han Dynasty, although what he did was a bit cruel, all the people he killed were barbarians, and he never harmed my people, and the more barbarians he killed, it would only benefit our people."

Lu Bu's face was a little weird, he stared at Zhang Liao for a few times, wanted to reprimand him, but held back.

Zhang Liao is right. From the perspective of the Han people, Luo Zheng's actions are indeed beyond reproach.

The more Hu people are killed, not only is it not a bad thing for the Han people, but it is also a good thing.

Tuge Wang Hongtu has been looting the frontier fortresses year after year, and the Han people in Wuwei have long been miserable.This time, Luo Zheng killed more than [-] people in Tuxiu and Tuze in one fell swoop, and almost wiped out Tu Gehu's clan.

As long as there are no ulterior motives, from the standpoint of a Han Chinese, you should indeed applaud.

Lu Bu frowned, and asked again, "How did Hong Tu's [-] army be defeated by Luo Zheng?"

Zhang Liao replied: "After Hongtu heard the news, he summoned an army to kill Benxiu and Tuze for revenge. He didn't want to be ambushed by Luo Zheng's army in the south of Wuwei. The [-] army was defeated by one blow, and Hongtu was also taken under Luo Zheng's command." The mighty general Yan Xing was beheaded. Luo Zheng took advantage of the victory to pursue, and almost all of Hongtu's [-] cavalry were wiped out. Except for more than [-] cavalry who fled, the rest were either killed or captured. However, the [-] cavalry who surrendered and were captured did not If you can escape, you will be buried alive by Luo Zheng's order."

Lu Bu swallowed and said: "Luo Zheng is really ruthless, tens of thousands of young and strong, but he was buried alive. Isn't this guy robbing people everywhere? How could he bury tens of thousands of young and strong again? What is it? reason?"

Zhang Liao said: "Luo Zheng has killed more than [-] people in Tuxiu and Tuze. The hatred of extermination of the clan is not shared. Even if those Tujia cavalry surrendered in desperation, they cannot be used by Luo Zheng. They must rebel if they have the opportunity. Kill them all. is the only way."

Lu Bu nodded again and again, and said: "From now on, Wu Wei may not have any side troubles anymore."

Having said that, his face gradually became gloomy.

Wuwei has no border troubles, which is a good thing for Luo Zheng, but it may not be a good thing for him Lu Bu.

Originally, Hongtu, the king of Tuge, sent troops to attack Guzang, which would definitely delay Luo Zheng's pace of attacking Liangzhou, so that he could breathe for himself, and he didn't want to lose so quickly and so thoroughly.

Now that Luo Zheng has led his army south in the starry night, Ma Teng probably won't last long.

Once Ma Teng is defeated, I'm afraid it will be his turn.

The more Lu Bu thought about it, the heavier his heart became, and he walked back and forth in the hall restlessly.

Long County North Gate.

Gao Shun hurried forward, cupped his hands and said, "I have seen the Lord!"

Luo Zheng couldn't hide his exhaustion, waved his hands and said: "Boping is exempt from courtesy, has Long County ever been stable?"

Gao Shun replied: "All the remnants of the enemy in the city have been wiped out, and the general is organizing civilians to repair the city defense, but..."

Luo Zheng asked: "Just what?"

Gao Shun said: "It's just that the people in Long County have little food for the next day. According to reports from our army's scouts, many people in many places outside the city have peeled tree bark and eaten it, and countless people died of starvation. It will spark a civil uprising."

Luo Zheng'h' sounded, and said: "The people are the foundation of the country, so they must be saved!"

Turning his head to Chengying, he said: "First, you can divide half of the grain and grass in the general, and open a porridge field outside the city to help the victims, and then ask Wen Ruo to mobilize the grain and grass to Long County as soon as possible, post a notice, resettle the people, and make sure the people don't go into exile! "

"As ordered!"

Cheng Ying agreed and went to do it immediately.

Luo Zheng asked again: "What about Ma Teng and his family, may they be captured?"

Gao Shun got off his horse, knelt down by the side of the road and said, "The last general failed to capture Ma Teng's youngest son, my lord, punish him!"

"what happened?"

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "Could it be that Ma Teng ran away?"

Xu Sheng flashed out from the side, knelt down and said: "My lord, the crime of this matter lies with the last general, and has nothing to do with General Gao Shun."

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "What's going on, come truthfully."

Xu Sheng didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly told the truth about Ma Teng's breakthrough the night before.

Luo Zheng nodded after listening. Although Gao Shun was responsible for this matter, the main fault was not Gao Shun.

Just as he was about to speak, the villain Xu Chu next to him exploded first.

"How did you do it?"

Xu Chu's eyes widened, and he scolded Xu Sheng angrily, "Three thousand cavalry can't stop a mere [-] cavalry, not only that, but they were defeated and defeated by others. Why the hell are you still alive? Why don't you kill yourself?" , still have the face to say it.”

Xu Sheng felt so ashamed that he wished he could find a hole to bury himself in.

Luo Zheng waved his hand, let Gao Shun get up first, and then asked: "Where is Ma Chao, have you ever fled to Wudu?"

Gao Shun replied: "According to the reports from our army's scouts, Ma Chao led [-] cavalry to protect his family and went straight to Sanguan. It seems that he has no intention of going to Wudu. If the general's prediction is not bad, Ma Chao should I'm going to join Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong."

Jia Xu said at this time: "General, Wudu is no longer defendable, and there is a great possibility that Ma Chao will defect to Zhang Lu."

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, showing a treacherous smile, and said: "Quickly go to Nanzheng and tell Zhang Lu that if Ma Chao really goes to Hanzhong, please ask him to capture Ma Chao and hand it over to the general, so that the general will Allow him to preach in the three counties of Hanyang."

"This……"

Jia Xu said: "For a mere Ma Chao, this condition is too generous, isn't it?"

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, the Han people under the rule of this general can't let Zhang Lu's five buckets of rice be a disaster, as for those Qiang Hu people, it doesn't matter if Zhang Luyu educates them, anyway, this general will not have any losses. "

Jia Xu said: "Since that's the case, why doesn't the general take this opportunity to borrow a sum of money and food?"

Luo Zheng said happily: "Be kind, just follow the plan of Wenhe."

While speaking, Luo Zheng urged his horse into the city, accompanied by Jia Xu, Gao Shun and others.

As far as the eye can see, the city is full of ruins.

The people's clothes are tattered, their faces are disheveled, their eyes are numb and desperate, and they seem to have lost hope in life.

Luo Zheng suddenly felt emotional, and said with emotion: "The world is prosperous, and the people are suffering; the world is dying, and the people are suffering. No matter how the war wins or loses, it is the people who suffer in the end. If you want the people to live in peace, the only way is not to Xing Dao Bing."

Jia Xu also sighed: "The general is sympathetic to the people, but other princes are not like this. To make the people safe and happy, the only way to make the people live in peace is to unify the world, the world is peaceful, and the government is clear."

Luo Zhengdao: "The wheel of history is rolling forward. Even if the world is unified, the world will take turns to come to the seat. Once the century-old dynasty disintegrates, when the heroes rise together, the first to suffer is the common people, which is beyond human power."

Everyone was silent. This kind of topic is too long to argue.

Luo Zheng immediately put aside his emotions, cheered up and said: "Hurry up and capture the counties in Hanyang, appease the people, and at the same time let Yan Xing lead an army of [-], and capture Wudu within ten months. There must be no mistakes, so as not to cause any trouble."

"As ordered!"

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