The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Brother is so brave!" Ma Dai cut off Zhao Cen's head and came to Ma Chao. He looked at Ma Chao excitedly. He fought for more than ten times but failed to gain any advantage. In the end, he only fought with Ma Chao for one round. Then Zhao Cen ran away directly. The difference between them was not just a tiny bit.

"Assemble the troops and continue on the road." Ma Chao looked at Zhao Cen's head and asked him to put it away. When he faced Chen Mo, he wanted to use Zhao Cen's head to give the opponent a disgrace.

However, the ambush has been eliminated, so we need to go all out to reach Ji County as soon as possible to join Ma Teng and Han Sui. Ma Chao's troops can be regarded as the vanguard. Ma Teng and Han Sui should still be integrating and burning in the Linqiang area at this moment. Waiting for the troops and horses of various tribes, although Ma Teng and Han Sui took the lead this time, all the troops and horses used were It is a Qiang army, so the command is a bit messy. Ma Chao's side is fine. His prestige among the Qiang people is gained through fighting, and he only leads Po Qiang troops, so it is easier to manage. Although there are many, they are made up of various races gathered together, and the march is much slower than here.

"Here!" Ma Dai agreed, reorganized his troops and set off on the road again.

Because Zhao Cen's ambush delayed a lot of time, if he wanted to reach Pingxiang before sunset, he had to step up his march. Therefore, after crossing Yerendu, the troops' march speed accelerated a lot.

Along the way, you can see many armors discarded by Guanzhong soldiers. It has to be said that Chen Mo's strategy of centralized management of general households has improved his control over the army. Even if he is defeated, few soldiers are willing to surrender and can run away. All those who could not escape died in the battle. The imperial court would also give certain preferential treatment to the family letters of the families who died in the battle, and their children would also be raised by the imperial court.

It seems unkind, but in fact it allows Chen Mo to gain the morale of the army without spending too much energy. As long as Chen Mo is not too desperate, even if a general rebels, the army will be firmly in Chen Mo's hands.

Of course, Ma Chao has no intention of taking prisoners. Compared to Chen Mo, who has a complete military system and a complete set of detailed and complete plans from grain and grass transportation to distribution and how many troops to send, Xiliang and even most people in the world today The princes do not have such a detailed system for the army. It is like a huge and sophisticated machine. This is also true. If prisoners are taken, the already not very organized army will become even more chaotic.

Unless they win a decisive battle, Xiliang is unlikely to capture prisoners.

After traveling for thirty miles, the sun was about to set, and the city walls of Pingxiang could already be seen. Everyone, including Ma Chao, became relaxed at this moment. Ma Chao sent out the scouts and asked Ma Dai to lead them. A group of troops went to Pingxiang to check if there was an ambush. Everything seemed normal. After Zhao Cen, they never encountered Guanzhong troops blocking the way. Now the only place where enemies might appear is Pingxiang City.

"General, there are two scouts who have not returned!" Seeing the sky gradually dimming, a Qiang general came to Ma Chao on Pegasus and frowned.

"When was it sent?" Ma Chao asked with a frown.

"It's been an hour." Qiang Jiang bowed.

"Why are you reporting now!?" Ma Chao groaned and raised his hand to kill someone. There is a time limit for scouts to explore the surroundings. If they do not return after the time, they will be alert. However, although the Qiang people are good at fighting, they are not like The regular army was so strict that one or two scouts failed to return in time and did not attract attention at first. It was not until an hour passed that they still did not return, which made the Qiang general panic.

Before Ma Chao could kill someone, he heard a buzz in the sky.

not good!

Ma Chao's expression changed. He didn't look up like many others. He quickly slipped and used the strength of the reins to hide his body directly under the horse's belly.

"Puff puff puff~"

Dense clusters of arrows suddenly fell from the sky, and the Qiang army was caught off guard. Ma Chao's horse was hit by an arrow and ran wildly in pain.

"Stop!" Ma Chao couldn't leave the battle formation at this time, otherwise it would be all over. He flashed his body and stepped on the ground, but the horse did not stop because of this. Ma Chao was furious and flew after him for a distance. , pulled the reins, jumped into the air, kicked the horse's hind legs, and heard a crunching sound. One of the horse's legs was directly broken by Ma Chao's kick, and he screamed and fell to the ground.

Ma Chao broke free from the reins, turned around and saw another round of arrows falling. He cursed secretly, picked up the spear from his horse and dialed it back and forth, knocking away the arrows that were aimed at him. At the same time, he shouted sharply: "End Formation! Put up the shield!”

The enemy is hiding in the dark. If the army disperses at this moment, and the enemy army rushes up next, they will definitely be defeated. Even if they are facing the rain of arrows, they must form a formation, otherwise there will be no hope at all.

This place is close to the city and the terrain is open. Although there are mountains and forests, it is not as suitable for an ambush as the Savage Crossing. Ma Chao's attention had been on Pingxiang City before, and his men were negligent and did not report the disappearance of the scout in time, causing him to be captured at this time. The enemy troops made a surprise attack.

After another wave of arrows, the men and horses hiding in the dark finally came out. A group of Qiang soldiers had already been disrupted by the arrows. Although Ma Chao ordered people to rein in the formation in time, how could they contain it in such a short time? After fighting out, many Qiang soldiers had already begun to flee, and even Ma Chao couldn't stop them even by killing several Qiang soldiers.

On the other side, Taishi Ci did not lead many troops. Chen Mo originally gave only 5,000 troops, but Zhao Cen took away 2,000. Taishi Ci only had 3,000 troops left.

Zhao Cen was mentally prepared to defeat Tai Shi Ci. After all, Zhao Cen was a bit clinging to his old age. Even his lord did not dare to underestimate the enemy. However, Zhao Cen did not take people seriously. It was not surprising that Tai Shi Ci was defeated. However, It was precisely because of the appearance of Zhao Cen that Ma Chao and others relaxed their vigilance, so Taishi Ci An ambush was set up in advance outside Pingxiang City. This place should be the time when the opponent is most relaxed. This is indeed the case. If Ma Chao had not had enough prestige among the Qiang people, these three arrows would have completely defeated this army. , even now, in Tai Shici's view, this army is not far away from collapse.

Taishi Ci ordered the soldiers to abandon their bows and arrows, each picked up their weapons and rushed forward. Although there were troops in the Han Dynasty army that favored archers, even these troops would train their melee combat abilities. After all, the number of times a person can draw a bow is limited. Yes, and in the Han army, there is not much requirement for individual archery skills. What is required is the coverage formed by the arrow array, so generally even the regular army that emphasizes bows and arrows also has good combat effectiveness in close combat.

Taishi Ci took the lead, with a half-moon halberd in his hand shining golden light in the setting sun, easily tearing a hole in the Qiang army. The three thousand soldiers were already very high-spirited, but now that they saw their general leading the charge, their morale was naturally higher. One roared and charged into the crowd, killing the Qiang army until the Qiang army abandoned their armor and ran like wolves. Even those who wanted to resist were quickly annihilated by the surging Guanzhong army.

As soon as Ma Chao gathered a group of troops, he saw that his large army was continuously divided by the sudden attack of the Guanzhong Army. The opponent did not have many troops, but the generals were of high level. After several back and forth conflicts, the army that was originally about to be gathered was divided. Scattered and divided, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes.

With a small number of men and horses around him, Ma Chao chased after Tai Shici's soldiers and horses, killing people while asking his subordinates to shout for peace and gather more soldiers and horses.

Taishi Ci heard the sound of fighting behind him. When he looked back, he saw a group of people chasing his army. Most of the Qiang soldiers around him had been killed and scattered, and corpses were scattered all over the field. However, the people who gathered were getting more and more Duo, if this continues, it will probably be a tough battle. He immediately rushed with his troops and horses, and after getting rid of his opponent, the rear team changed to the front team, and they clashed with the Qiang soldiers gathered by Ma Chao.

The two men and horses collided together like two torrents, and quickly spread to both sides. Ma Chao and Taishi Ci led their own guards to fight back and forth in the enemy's formation, constantly disrupting the opponent's formation.

Seeing that his great victory was about to be disrupted by the enemy generals, Taishi Ci gave up and continued to tear apart the enemy formation, leading his men and horses to rush towards Ma Chao, and shouted sternly: "Thief generals, do you dare to fight me!?"

When Ma Chao heard the angry shouts, he also slowed down. The soldiers and horses of both sides were already fighting together. The Guanzhong army cooperated tacitly. Generals at all levels were carefully selected. The Qiang soldiers gradually fell into decline. If they could defeat the enemy at this time, The military leader will be captured and killed, and there may be a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Seeing Tai Shici actually coming towards him, Ma Chao was not surprised but overjoyed, and said loudly: "Why don't you dare? Just look at the gun!"

As they spoke, the two men and their bodyguards rushed together. The silver sword came out of the cave like an angry python, the halberd rolled, a cold light flashed, and murderous intent overflowed. One was the most powerful general in Xiliang, the powerful Qiang Hu, and the other was the powerful Qiang Hu. General Guanzhong, Traveling across the east and west, it is rare to encounter an opponent, and the spears and halberds meet each other, but the guns are flashing randomly, and the halberds are billowing. In such a fight, it is a chess match. No one can do anything about the other. The two guards are also fighting in the same place, making it difficult to distinguish .

Since Ma Chao became famous, this was the first time he encountered such an opponent who was on par with him. His eyes sparkled, and he became more and more courageous as he fought. On the other hand, Taishi Ci was also a little surprised. The title of the most powerful general in Xiliang is really true. That's right. With Ma Chao's martial arts skills, there are probably not many people in the world who can fight with him.

The two fought from dusk to dark, and the sound of fighting around them gradually faded away. Taishi Ci and Ma Chao were both a little anxious. Seeing that they could not defeat their opponents in their eagerness, Taishi Ci suddenly feinted with his halberd, spurred his horse and ran away.

Upon seeing this, Ma Chao wanted to pursue him, but he saw Taishi Ci suddenly turned around on horseback. The halberd in his hand had been replaced by a bow and arrow. Ma Chao was so frightened that he quickly ducked to avoid it.

"Zi~"

The cold arrow cluster almost passed by Ma Chao's helmet. The arrow cluster rubbed against the helmet, causing a stream of sparks. At the same time, Ma Chao took off a throwing spear from his horse and threw it towards Tai Shi Ci with shaking hands. Tai Shi Ci saw the cold light. Flickering, he hurriedly dodged, and the spear left a bloody mark on his face.

The sky was getting darker, and Tai Shi Ci did not fight with Ma Chao anymore. The two had fought for more than thirty years before, and they probably knew each other's level. With their martial arts and physical strength, I'm afraid there would be no winner within Lily, so he immediately ordered The guards retreated and gathered their troops.

Ma Chao looked in the direction of Tai Shici. It was dark, and he couldn't see the figure from too far away. He suddenly shouted: "You can leave your name when you come!"

On the other side, Taishi Ci heard the words and replied loudly: "Taishi Ci of Donglai, it's getting late today. You and I have a truce for now. How about we fight again tomorrow?"

"Okay!" Ma Chao took a deep breath and immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops. On the other side, Taishi Ci gathered his troops and retreated to Pingxiang City. Pingxiang City had already been occupied by him, but he kept pretending that it was unguarded. However, Ma Chao ordered people to set up camp on the spot and prepare to fight Taishi Ci again tomorrow.