The Nameless of the Common Clans

Xiliang is really desolate in winter. The post roads are covered with dust. Obviously few people step on them. As soon as you step on them, you can clearly feel the dust accumulated on the ground. When the howling cold wind blows, your mouth and face are covered with dirt.

From Jincheng to Taoshui and then to Pingxiang, nearly three hundred miles away, we encountered only a few villages. Even if we are used to the desolation of the northwest, looking at the uninhabited situation for hundreds of miles at this moment, we feel sad. It will be unspeakably low.

"Stop~"

On horseback, Ma Chao slowly raised the spear in his hand, and the advancing troops slowly stopped.

"Brother, thirty miles ahead is Pingxiang. The scouts have already scouted it out, but there are no troops stationed there. We should be able to get there before sunset." Ma Dai rode forward and turned to look at Ma Chao.

This winter is short and freezing. It is not easy to march fifty miles in one day. According to the strategy set before departure, it is best to capture Pingxiang.

"Have you sent someone to check the Savage Crossing ahead?" Ma Chao tightened the cloak on his shoulders and looked ahead.

Yerendu is a narrow area of ​​Tao River. Even if there is no boat, stronger people can jump directly across. The water has dried up at this point. In autumn and winter, the Tao River is cut off here and you can go directly. The road here is narrow and close to the mountains. The forest is a dangerous place.

Because the terrain changes with the seasons, people who are not particularly familiar with the terrain have no idea of ​​the dangers of Savage Crossing.

Ma Chao often travels to the Qiang region, so he is very familiar with the terrain from Longxi to Jincheng, so he naturally knows that Yerendu is the best place for an ambush.

"The scouts have already investigated and there is no danger." Ma Dai nodded. He would naturally be careful in a place like this.

Ma Chao frowned and looked at the birds flying from time to time in the mountains and forests on the west side of Savage Crossing and said: "Bozhan, you lead a group of men and horses first. If an ambush appears, don't panic. Quickly exit the mountains and forests and run this way!"

"Here!" Although Ma Dai was a little confused, he had blind trust in his eldest brother and agreed immediately without hesitation.

The team moved forward again, but if you look carefully, you can see that the team has become smaller without realizing it.

Ma Dai led the men and horses into the Yerendu in a mighty manner. The Yerendu was formed by the drying up of the river bed. The road is long and narrow, and it is also the only way to Pingxiang.

Even though scouts had been sent to patrol this area before, Ma Chao's attitude obviously felt that there was something wrong here. Therefore, after entering Yerendu, Ma Dai was quite cautious and always paid attention to the movements around him, but did not find any clues. The troops saw that They were about to cross the Savage Ferry, and Ma Dai's tense heart relaxed slightly, but at this moment, something unexpected happened.

In the mountains and forests on the west side, the sound of gongs suddenly sounded, which was unusually harsh in the silent mountains and forests. Immediately afterwards, many arrow clusters were seen shooting towards this side, and many soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.

"Retreat!" Although it was a bit unexpected, Ma Chao had already given the order. After discovering that something was wrong, Ma Dai immediately ordered someone to call Jin, and he even turned the horse's head and headed straight for the way he came.

In the mountains and forests, Zhao Cen looked at the Poqiang soldiers who turned around and fled, and said disdainfully: "My lord doesn't know the situation in Xiliang, but you actually think that Ma Chao can be regarded as a hero? Are all the people in the world really like my lord?"

In terms of age, Chen Mo is only two years older than Ma Chao, but in terms of ability and achievements, looking at the world, let alone Chen Mo's age, how many people can achieve Chen Mo's achievements even in a lifetime?

The achievements here are not about the size of the territory, but the achievements in knowledge and military strategy. If it is really compared to the size of the territory, then there are only two in the world.

Seeing that Ma Dai was about to rush out of Yerendu, Zhao Cen immediately raised his troops and led his troops to fight out to intercept Ma Dai.

Being ambushed suddenly, Ma Dai was young after all. Even with Ma Chao's previous warning, he was still a little panicked at this moment.

On the other side, Ma Chaozhou had already heard the fighting sounds of Yerendu, but he ignored them and just waited quietly.

"Major General, General Ma Dai was ambushed, do you want to rescue him?" A Qiang general found Ma Chao and bowed to ask.

"No, just hide yourself." Ma Chao's expression was a little cold. His order was for Ma Dai to withdraw immediately if he was ambushed and lead the enemy here. If he sends troops now, he can certainly repel the enemy. , but it cannot do its best.

"Here!" the Qiang general agreed, turned around and left, continuing to ambush.

On the other side, Zhao Cen led his troops to fight out. Ma Dai's army was completely in chaos. Zhao Cen was also a veteran and had no choice in the use of troops this time. At this moment, Ma Dai's troops fled back. If they were to intercept Ma Dai directly in front, they would be in trouble. Even if it is convenient to keep this enemy army behind, it will be difficult Full credit, Zhao Cen led his troops to attack from the side and rear, and then chased Ma Dai. In this way, Ma Dai's soldiers and horses only knew how to flee, and there would not be much resistance from Zhao. Cen can just follow behind and massacre. In the art of war, this is called returning to the army without hiding.

If there is really only Ma Dai's team, Zhao Cen has already won the victory so far, but Zhao Cen wants more than this, he also wants Ma Chao's head, Ma Dai in front of the crowd Was it because Zhao Cen recognized him as Ma Chao, and when he saw the other party running away in panic, Zhao Cen just felt disdain in his heart. Is this the so-called No. 1 general in Xiliang? What a disgrace to the West!

Chasing all the way, the Qiang army suffered countless casualties wherever they passed. Just as they were about to catch up with Ma Dai, a gong sounded suddenly from behind, and a group of men and horses came out from behind. Zhao Cen was killing fiercely, and the army formation behind him suddenly became chaotic. .

Ma Dai in the front immediately restrained his soldiers when he heard the gong, turned around and headed here to kill.

Zhao Cen looked back in surprise and saw that the troops and horses in the rear were already in chaos. A group of Qiang troops clashed back and forth among the crowd, smashing Zhao Cen's military formation into pieces.

"Death to the thief!" Before he had time to gather his troops and horses again, the sound of horse hooves sounded in front, but it was Ma Dai who came back with the remaining soldiers.

Zhao Cen's expression darkened, and he attacked from both front and back. The troops at the rear seemed to be even more ferocious. It would be difficult to retreat at this moment. In this case, it would be better to continue to fight forward, maybe they could carve out a bloody path.

Zhao Cen made a decision and did not go back to rescue him. He directly led his men and horses to face Ma Dai. Even if he was defeated, he had to defeat one of them first, so that he could have something to say in escaping back.

Ma Dai and Zhao Cen were both ambushed, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers and horses around them was not high. However, in comparison, Ma Dai saw that the horse was beyond his reach, and he had confidence in his heart, so the fight was more stable. On the contrary, Zhao Cen was eager to fight. After defeating Ma Dai to break through, I was a little anxious. In addition, Ma Chao from behind was killing fiercely, and the more they fought, the more they dispersed.

Seeing that he was about to be defeated, Zhao Cen gritted his teeth, looked in the direction of Ma Dai, abandoned the army and went straight to Ma Dai, and shouted sternly: "Young Ma Chao, do you dare to fight with me!?"

Ma Dai was a little confused when he heard this. Seeing Zhao Cen coming to kill him, he still didn't understand that this man regarded him as his elder brother. However, among the rebellious army, it was impossible to explain. Seeing Zhao Centing shooting him, Ma Dai didn't understand either. If you talk too much, you will fight with your sword.

Although he is young, Ma Dai's martial arts skills are impressive. Zhao Cen, as a veteran of Xiliang, is at his peak. He has fierce moves and rich experience. However, when he fights with Ma Dai, it is difficult to defeat this young man. However, the opponent's martial arts skills, which would be called Xiliang's most brave general, were still far behind.

The two fought fiercely for more than ten years, and it was difficult to determine the outcome. However, the soldiers and horses brought by Zhao Cen had been defeated. Looking at Zhao Cen and Ma Dai in the fierce fight, Ma Chao waved his hand and signaled the army to surround them and not let them go. Zhao Cen ran away, then rode up on his horse, and with a spear in his hand, separated the two men.

"Bang~"

There was a muffled sound, and the two people who were fighting fiercely saw a spear thrust towards them, knocking their weapons away. Zhao Cen stopped his horse and looked at Ma Chao. The force coming from the spear made him a little surprised. This young man was so good. Great strength.

"Back off!" Ma Chao didn't even look at Ma Dai, but just gave a faint order. Ma Dai immediately agreed and rode away.

"Xiliang people?" Ma Chao looked at Zhao Cen. It was not easy for non-locals to find an ambush like Savage Crossing in a short period of time. Even many people from Xiliang didn't know about it.

"Not bad!" Zhao Cen secretly moved his fingers, looked around, and felt heavy in his heart. His troops had been scattered, and it seemed that there was no hope of breaking out.

Ma Chao raised his spear: "If you pass me three times, I will let you go!"

"Seriously!?" Zhao Cen's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Seriously!" Ma Chao waved the spear in his hand. Under Zhao Cen's surprised gaze, the Qiang soldiers in the direction of Savage Crossing automatically moved out of the way.

Zhao Cen still didn't understand at this moment that the man in front of him was the real Ma Chao. Although the previous young man's martial arts was not bad, it was just not bad. It was far from being able to intimidate the Qiang people. On the contrary, the Ma Chao in front of him was just a With just a few actions, these unruly Qiang people can achieve the goal of obeying orders and prohibitions, which shows their high prestige.

The name of Xiliang's number one general is probably correct.

However, Zhao Cen felt a little angry in his heart. Even Hua Xiong might not have the courage to defeat him just by saying that Sanhe could defeat him. He said loudly: "Okay, don't regret it!"

"You're not worthy yet!" Ma Chao said indifferently.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Zhao Cen snorted coldly, clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and charged straight towards Ma Chao. He knew that this man was powerful and probably not inferior to Hua Xiong, so he used all his strength as soon as he came up.

"Bang~" Ma Chao blocked Zhao Cen's three shots with his long spear. The moment he missed the horse, he blocked Zhao Cen's three shots.

"Not bad." Ma Chao turned his horse's head and looked at Zhao Cen.

Zhao Cen's heart sank. All he had used before were killing moves, but Ma Chao had no intention of attacking. He just defended and neutralized his own killing moves one by one. There were still two attacks left, but Zhao Cen had already started to feel a little bit in his heart. I’m scared, Ma Chao was He did not fight back. If he waited for Ma Chao to fight back, he might not be able to parry. Looking at the road that had been cleared behind Ma Chao, Zhao Cen shouted angrily and rushed towards Ma Chao again. He stabbed Ma Chao in the heart with a fierce spear, but Ma Chao swung his spear. Swing away.

But Zhao Cen did not rein in his horse. Instead, he accelerated his horse and galloped in the direction of the Savage Crossing who had given way to the passage.

Ma Chao turned his horse's head, looked at Zhao Cen who was fighting the horse and running wildly, shook his head, and threw the spear in his hand with shaking hands.

"Puff~puff~"

The cold spear drew an arc in the air, directly piercing through the back of Zhao Cen's heart. The spear did not stop, and after it came out of his heart, it directly sank into the neck of the war horse. The man and the horse were strung together, and the war horse whined. , he stumbled and slid far away while running, and both the man and the horse were silent...