The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Kill~"

The sound of fighting accompanied by the sound of drums resounding through the sky has been going on for a day in this desolate valley. It was not until the evening that the Guanzhong army retreated like a tide with the sound of the gong.

Ma Dai sat on the wall of the village without any image, looking at the direction where the Guanzhong army withdrew and took a deep breath. He looked at Ma Chao on the other side, but saw that Ma Chao was leaning on a spear in one hand and holding a saber in the other hand. He looked quite embarrassed. There were even many cracks on his armor. His whole body was covered with blood stains. It was hard to tell whether it was the enemy's or his own.

Such a difficult battle was definitely the first time in Ma Chao's life.

Even when the Guanzhong army retreated like a tide, Ma Chao actually felt a sense of surviving a disaster... shame!

"Brother!" Ma Dai gritted his teeth and stood up. He felt sore all over. He staggered to Ma Chao's side and felt that his body was not his own.

"Injured?" Ma Chao retracted his absent-minded gaze and looked at Ma Dai who was walking up, showing a rare concern.

"Some minor injuries, no problem, but I am a little exhausted." Ma Dai said bitterly. This was definitely the most difficult battle he had ever fought in his life.

Ma Chao nodded. Not to mention Ma Dai, he almost thought he could not hold on. Thinking back to the conversation with Xu Rong today, Ma Chao suddenly felt something indescribable. He... was he being taught a lesson?

Time went back to this morning. Xu Rong brought Hua Xiong to the front of the camp to watch. After hearing the news, Ma Chao came out with cavalry as usual to challenge.

"Are you Ma Chao?" This time, it was not Hua Xiong who came out, but another ordinary-looking general.

"Exactly, who are you?" Ma Chao frowned. There was no aura of a strong man on this person, which made him look down on him and disdain him. Such a person, his status is actually higher than Hua Xiong? Is Chen Mo just like this?

"Xu Rong." Xu Rong rode his horse and looked at the camp behind Ma Chao. He was obviously more interested in the camp than in Ma Chao.

"Do you dare to fight with me!?" Ma Chao raised his spear and shouted with anger.

Xu Rong looked at Ma Chao in surprise: "This is the custom of the Qiang people. I see that you have set up a good camp. You should know some military strategies. How can you say such words? Have you always fought like this in the past?"

The other party's surprised look made Ma Chao feel a little angry for no reason. It felt like looking at a naughty child. Ma Chao snorted coldly: "I don't need you to teach me how to fight!"

"To live to this day, I think he is brave and brave." Xu Rong nodded: "There is no need to fight with generals. This general is not good at this."

"Coward!" Ma Chao sneered.

"Maybe." Xu Rong did not get angry. He turned his horse's head and walked back, saying: "Go and prepare."

"What do you mean?" Ma Chao frowned and looked at him.

"I will lead the army to attack later. This world is too big for you. You are not worthy of the Lord's attention now. I will teach you how to fight!" Xu Rong's voice floated over lightly, but it made Ma Chao so angry that he almost lost his temper on the spot.

Although Xu Rong's every word was very plain, the contempt in his words was more annoying than any other words in the world.

"Okay, I'll see what you can do!" Ma Chao snorted angrily, and after returning to the camp with his men, he quickly began to deploy defenses.

Sure enough, soon, Xu Rong led his troops to attack. Ma Chao had little experience in defending the city, but he could swear that he had never encountered a siege method like Xu Rong, and he had never even seen it in military books.

Brutal and weird, this is the feeling Xu Rong gave Ma Chao. The focus of the attack seemed to change every moment. When Ma Chao and Ma Dai were in one place, Xu Rong's attack focus would change to another place, but it would not be far away from him. The tens of thousands of troops in Xu Rong's hands seemed to be his arms, and he could attack wherever he pointed. Ma Chao and Ma Dai were almost exhausted for a day, as if the camp would be breached immediately if they stopped.

The saber in his hand was curled, and Ma Chao didn't know how many people he had killed with his own hands. It seemed that he was guarding the camp alone. At every moment, the camp seemed to be in danger of being breached.

It was just one day, and the loss in the camp was not great, but Ma Chao and Ma Dai, the two main generals, were almost exhausted.

I will teach you how to fight!

Xu Rong's words flashed through Ma Chao's mind like a demon. Now it seems that he was not boasting. The other party's control and command of the army is more than enough for him. Ma Chao is also a man who knows about military affairs. He can naturally feel the gap between the two sides. If this goes on, it is uncertain whether he can hold on tomorrow.

"Brother, can we really defend this place?" Ma Dai looked at Ma Chao and said bitterly.

Ma Chao did not speak. If before today, even if he knew that the other party had more soldiers, the answer would be yes. He was a powerful figure in Xiliang. Since he joined the army, he has never been defeated. How could he not defend it?

But now, Ma Chao chose to remain silent. Facing Xu Rong, he felt a strong sense of powerlessness. The other party used the army as if he were commanding an arm. Ma Chao suddenly lost his confidence in being invincible.

Seeing that Ma Chao did not speak, Ma Dai smiled bitterly. With his understanding of Ma Chao, not speaking was actually an answer. Xu Rong was really amazing.

At this moment, a cavalry suddenly galloped outside the camp. Ma Chao subconsciously tightened his knife, but saw the cavalry coming outside the camp and shouted loudly: "Is General Ma Chao here?"

"What's the matter?!" Ma Chao straightened his back. He didn't want to show any fear in front of the enemy, even if Xu Rong was really strong.

"My general asked me to inform General Ma that you can rest assured tonight. Our army will never attack the camp at night." After the cavalry said this, he saluted in the direction of the camp wall, turned his horse's head and left.

Ma Chao and Ma Dai were silent. The other party's words made them even more uneasy. How could they believe the enemy's words?

"You and I will take turns to rest tonight." Ma Chao glanced at the tired Ma Dai and sighed, "You go and rest first."

"Yes!" Ma Dai did not refuse. Now he was exhausted and had to rest.

At that moment, he got up and went back to the camp, almost falling asleep.

That night, Xu Rong did not attack. The next morning, Ma Chao, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by the rumbling sound of war drums outside the camp. Xu Rong came again!

Ma Chao could only continue to defend. It felt like he was not going to the battlefield, but to the execution ground.

On this day, Xu Rong's attack was more fierce, and Ma Chao almost failed to defend. Just like yesterday, Xu Rong withdrew his troops back to the camp at sunset without any intention of staying. At the same time, he also kindly asked someone to come and tell Ma Chao to rest assured and he would not come back for a night attack.

Perhaps, what the other party said was true!

Such a strong man should not lie.

Such a thought flashed through Ma Chao's mind, but was immediately dispelled by Ma Chao. What a joke! How can you believe the enemy's words on the battlefield?

On the third day, Ma Chao didn't know how he held on. Even though he was still young and energetic, he almost fainted after Xu Rong retreated, and he had many more wounds on his body.

Xu Rong still sent someone to say that there would be no attack tonight and he could rest assured.

This time, although Ma Chao was suspicious, he was too tired. He asked several deputy generals to guard the camp and fell asleep in his tent. Xu Rong came to tell Ma Chao that there would be no night attack for three consecutive days, which not only made Ma Chao think that the other party would not attack at night, but also more terrifyingly, the soldiers in the army believed it!

In this way, when Xu Rong and Hua Xiong easily broke through the camp on the third night and stepped into the camp, Ma Chao, who was awakened, had been tied up and pressed to the ground.

"Despicable, you deliberately deceived me!" Ma Chao stared at Xu Rong with bloodshot eyes and roared angrily at him.

"All is fair in war!" Xu Rong squatted down and looked at Ma Chao seriously: "On the battlefield, you actually believed the enemy? You are really too young!"

Ma Chao lowered his head in shame and anger. At this moment, if there was a crack in the ground, he really wanted to get into it.

"Ma Chao has been defeated. Should we send troops to attack Zu Li immediately?" Hua Xiong smiled and helped Ma Chao up, asked someone to take him down, and asked with a smile while looking at Xu Rong.

"No hurry, now our army has taken the initiative, let's inform the lord of this news and see how the lord decides." Xu Rong shook his head. Ma Chao chose a good place, which was the throat of Zu Li. Now that he occupied it, Zu Li could attack at any time.

"Well." Hua Xiong nodded, and immediately sent someone to Longxi to deliver the victory report. Ma Chao was defeated and captured alive. Ma Teng no longer had the qualifications to bargain with Chen Mo. Now it depends on how Chen Mo will deal with it.

If he wants to fight, Xu Rong is confident that he can conquer the entire Wuwei within a year.

Ma Teng was the first to hear the news of Ma Chao's defeat and capture. Zu Li was not far from Fengyi Mountain.

"Puff~" Ma Teng sat down on the mat in Zu Li's office, a little dazed. Ma Chao was defeated, and defeated so thoroughly that he was captured alive!

Originally, he was still hoping that Ma Chao could win for a while and demonstrate to Chen Mo to increase his price, but now... he has no right to bargain. Xu Rong's troops are stationed in Fengyi Mountain and may attack at any time. The loss of this battle is not only Ma Chao's capture, but more importantly, Ma Chao brought all the elite troops under Ma Teng's command. They were defeated like this. Ma Teng was a little powerless to reorganize his troops to fight back. The Qiang people of various ethnic groups could not gather together all at once. There was no point in retreating to Queyin. Xu Rong would press on step by step.

"There are many talented people under the command of Changling Hou, and I can't match them~" Ma Teng said bitterly.

"My lord!" Pang De said in a deep voice: "Now Xu Rong is staying at Fengyi Mountain and not coming out. I'm afraid he is waiting for the order of Changling Hou. My lord should make a decision now!"

How to decide? Naturally, he would do as Chen Mo said, give up the military power, send his family to Chang'an, and completely give up the idea of ​​making a comeback. He would obediently help Chen Mo do things under his command, which was somewhat unwilling.

But now that Ma Chao and Ma Dai have been captured alive, if he doesn't make a decision, the Ma family may be destroyed.

"I'll have to trouble you to go again tomorrow." Ma Teng looked at Pang De and said in a hoarse voice: "Ma Teng...I am willing to hand over my family and obey the orders of Changling Hou."

"Yes!" Pang De immediately bowed and accepted the order.