: Knife and fire cross the ladder

The Loess Plateau during the late Han and Three Kingdoms period was far less desolate than it is now. At that time, the northwest plateau was deep and densely forested, with fertile land, and there were beasts from time to time. The living conditions were far worse and more harsh than now.

Before Xu Rong's army arrived, Ma Teng and Ma Yue had left Niyang. Only Dian Wei led ten strong elite soldiers to protect him. The group left Niyang's fast horse and light cavalry and rushed to Xiaoqing Mountain. At dusk the next day, they barely entered a mountain and steep forest.

Ma Teng, who was responsible for leading the way in front, suddenly stopped his horse and pointed to Ma Yue in front, saying, "Boqi, after passing the mountain pass in front, it is Baima Village among the 36 Qiang Villages. Because Baima Village is closest to the mountains, it has the most contact with Han people outside, it is easy to communicate, and it is weak in wildness. However, the more you go to the mountains, the more barbaric the Qiang people are. It is said that the Qiang Village in the deepest part of the green mountains still retains the custom of eating raw people."

"What? Eat people!" Dian Wei groaned, "It's better not to let our old Dian bump into these barbarians. If you hit them, you will definitely twist all the heads of these guys."

Dian Wei, the murderous demon king, seemed particularly fond of twisting the enemy's neck.

Ma Yue was not concerned about this and asked Ma Teng: "Uncle Teng, who should I find if I want to persuade the Thirty-six Qiang to send troops?"

Ma Teng said: "The powerful force among the 36 Qiangs is the most intrinsic Qiang. The heroic general of Qiang has always served as the great heroic general of the 36 Qiangs. If you want to persuade the 36 Qiangs to send troops, you must first find Xianling Qiang, and then the heroic general of Qiangs will be summoned to gather the heroic generals of the 36 Qiangs camps, and the meeting of Qiangs will collectively decide whether to send troops."

"What kind of person is Qianling Qiang's Haoshang?"

"The heroic coach of Xianling Qiang was named Wudang. Although he was a woman, he was a woman. Gengbi, Dong Zhuo tried to conquer the thirty-six Qiangs and sent people to Xianling village one after another. Wudang was treated politely. However, later Gengbi, Dong Zhuo's people could not overcome the three difficulties. The thirty-six Qiangs refused to send troops, so they met."

"What!" Dian Wei said in a speechless voice, "The Thirty-Six Qiang is actually the head of the woman?"

"Three difficulties!" Ma Yue frowned and asked, "What difficulties?"

Ma Teng said: "The swords and seas of fire pass through the ladders of heaven. This is the rule set by the ancestors of the Qiang people. The thirty-six Qiang people are isolated from the world, hide their soldiers from the people, and the people are brave and brave, good at fighting. The ancestors of the Qiang people were afraid that their descendants would help the evil and harm their descendants, so they set rules. If the Han people want to recruit Qiang soldiers to fight, they must pass the three barriers."

"The sea of ​​swords and fires pass through the ladder!" Ma Yue said in a narrow voice, "It's that simple!?"

Ma Teng said: "Boqi, don't underestimate these three difficulties. Although the swords and seas of fire may not stump us, passing the ladder is extraordinary. Geng Bi and Dong Zhuo sent all heroes from one in a hundred miles, but they all fell into this difficulty. Both heroes fell down from the ladder hundreds of feet high and died."

"Is that so?" Ma Yue said in a narrow voice, "Is this ladder really so sad?"

"Woooo~~"

As Ma Yue finished speaking, a low and long horn sound suddenly sounded in the vast dense forest ahead. As the horn sounded, a strong and solemn aura gradually spread in the lush dense forest, as if thousands of troops were hiding there, and it was possible to suddenly come out at any time.

"No, there will be an enemy attack!" Dian Wei shouted loudly, instinctively pulled out two large iron halberds from behind his shoulder to block Ma Yue, and ordered the ten personal soldiers to say, "You guys protect the lord's wings and side back."

Ten personal soldiers were unsheathed and suddenly dispersed.

Ma Teng hurriedly stopped him and said, "General Dian Wei, please wait. This is the warning horn of the Qiang people. As long as we stop moving forward, they will not launch an attack."

Ma Yue also stretched out his hand and said, "Dian Wei, don't act rashly."

Niyang.

Xu Rong's 20,000 army had three floors inside and three floors outside surrounded Niyang City. Xu Rong also ordered the soldiers to dig trenches along the periphery of Niyang, and laid sharp antlers in the trenches, determined to trap Ma Yue's 1,000 Iron Cavalry and Ma Teng's more than a thousand rebels in Niyang City.

Hedong, Anyi.

Under the fierce attack of the three coalition forces of Lu Bu, Zhang He and Gao Shun, Dong Zhuo's army "retreated step by step". Yong'an, Pingyang, Baibogu, Linfen, Wenxi counties fell one after another. The coalition forces headed straight to the county of Hedong County, Anyi City. At the same time, the three thousand army of the prefect of Henoi Wang Kuang also crossed the river north, captured Wushan County, and threatened the rear of Anyi from the south.

Wenxi City Effect, the coalition camp.

Gongsun Zan, with the general Yan Gang as the main general, led an 8,000 army to the south at night. Finally, he arrived before the coalition forces attacked Anyi. Yan Gang was not untied and went straight to Lu Bu's tent. Before the people entered, he arrived: "It's such a rude thing to be late for the last general Yan Gang to come."

Among the coalition forces, Lu Bu has the most troops, so Lu Bu undoubtedly became the commander of the coalition forces!

Lu Bu reluctantly clasped his fists as a gift and said calmly: "It's not too late to catch up with the final battle in Anyi. General Yan Gang is invited to the seat."

"General Xie."

Yan Gang agreed, and when he turned around, he found that two generals with great weapons had already been set up in the tent. He met Yan Gang's gaze and the two generals clasped their fists and said, "The last general Gao Shun (Zhang He), has long been relied on General Yan Gang's name."

"Where is where~~" Yan Gang said modestly, "The last general is really well-known to the names of the two generals."

"Forget it." Lu Bu said impatiently, "Since everyone has arrived, we will start discussing things now. The army will go thirty miles further ahead to Anyi. I hope you can work together with Bu and fight the last battle against the rebel Dong Zhuo, and don't miss the military opportunity because of your own selfishness."

"Please rest assured General Lu Bu." Zhang He said with a high apology, "The last general is not a person who is afraid of death. Our Hebei Iron Cavalry will never fall behind."

"Anye will not be defeated, and you will never survive Hetao if you fall into the camp!"

Gao Shun's eyes were calm and his expression was calm, but the sonorous meaning in his tone was awe-inspiring. Gao Shun gave people the feeling of a mountain and a stone. He usually stood there without showing the mountains and water. Only when strong winds hit and heavy rains came, it would show its heaviness and stability.

What he said will definitely be fulfilled, and the promise he made will definitely be fulfilled.

Yan Gang looked at Zhang He and then Gao Shun. He suddenly felt his blood tumbling and said quickly: "Eight thousand Youzhou men, only the general's order is to follow!"

"Okay!" Lu Bu pulled his sword and said quickly, "Gao Shun's camp is the front army, Zhang He is the left army, Yan Gang is the left army, and 8,000 elite soldiers are the right army, and this general is the main army to be the central army, and tomorrow is the third day of the day, and the fifth day of the day will send troops to Anyi, and fight to the death with the old thief Dong Zhuo."

"I will obey the order!"

Zhang He, Gao Shun and Yan Gang stepped forward with high spirits, arranged in front of Lu Bu, and agreed with a loud promise.

Deep in Wangwu Mountain, tigers jump into the stream.

"Xilulu~~"

The war horses were neighing through the mountain stream, and a cavalry accidentally fell into the mountain stream. In an instant, the figures of the people and horses disappeared into the vast sea of ​​clouds. After many, a faint sound of impact came from the depths of the valley. All the soldiers nearby were so scared that their faces turned pale and gathered in front of the narrow plank road and did not dare to move forward.

"Don't panic, don't panic!" Dong Zhuo waved the sword in his hand and shouted loudly, "Everyone dismounted and walked close to the mountain wall. Don't look down the cliff, and don't look back. Just walk forward and keep moving forward!"

Xiaoqingshan, first Lingzhai.

When the cloth strips covered on his face were untied, Ma Yue realized that he had arrived in a deep valley. Among the rugged strange rocks, there were piles of stilted wooden buildings hidden. At first glance, Ma Yue really suspected that he had accidentally entered the fairyland on earth! A heavy breathing sound came from behind. Ma Yue didn't have to look back and knew that Ma Teng and Dian Wei were following behind. As for the ten personal soldiers, they were forcibly intercepted outside the mountain by the Qiang people.

Not far ahead, there is a towering three-story wooden building. A simple wooden ladder extends from the bluestone steps to the second floor of the wooden building. The bottom floor of the wooden building is full of pigs, cattle, sheep and other livestock. What is surprising is that there is a colorful tiger in the corner.

Two Qiang guards, who described as brave, stood by the wooden ladder. The guards were covered with strange feathers, covered with wooden armor with bark and wooden boards, and shoddy straw sandals on their feet. However, the Qiang swords that were cross-body around their waists were sharpened quickly, and the white blades showed a cold and coldness.

When Ma Yue was looking at it, a sudden burst of rapid and messy footsteps sounded behind him. Ma Yue suddenly turned around and saw more than a dozen strong Qiang men surrounded by a beautiful young Qiang woman. The Qiang woman looked at her age at most seventeen or eighteen years old, with ice-skinned and jade bones, and frost-like snow. She was like a snow lotus on the Tianshan Mountains, making people feel happy and refreshed at first glance.

[The Qiang tribe has always been a matriarchal clan society, and it has maintained the custom of marrying men. Therefore, most of the Qiang tribes are dominated by women. This is not a fabrication by the swordsman in order to force a woman to add a woman to Ma Yue]

Ma Yue was stunned at first, and when he came to his senses, he quickly clasped his fists and said, "This person must be the hero and handsome man. Ma Yue is polite."

"Puchi~"

The Qiang woman smiled before she could speak and covered her mouth. At this moment, she really had an indescribable and indescribable style. Even Ma Teng, who was in his forties, was also heartbroken, and Dian Wei next to her was even more staring at her.

The Qiang woman then smiled and said, "I am not a big hero."

"Uh~~" Ma Yue said in surprise, "Aren't you still the heroic handsome guy?"

Ma Teng then came to his senses and leaned into Ma Yue's ear and said, "Boqi, I am a woman over forty years old, not the young woman in front of me."

"The moon slave must not be rude!"

When Ma Yue was frowning and unhappy, a pleasant but majestic voice suddenly came from the wooden building. Ma Yue and the other two turned around and suddenly found that there was a woman in her dress on the wooden ladder at some point. The woman looked at her thirties at most, and her appearance was quite similar to the young Qiang girl just now.

"Dear guest, please speak upstairs."

While Ma Yue and the other two were looking at it, the woman in costume invited her hand. Ma Yue did not hesitate at all and strode up the wooden ladder and headed straight to the hall on the second floor of the wooden building. He saw cigarettes curling in the hall, filled with the smell of sandalwood, and a huge wolf head was placed in the middle of the hall, with the hideous skull showing a pale and cold color.

A Shibi (ancient name of the Qiang wizard) with a disheveled hair and wearing a blind dress was holding a copper bell in his hand and swaying his teeth and claws in the hall, pretending to be a ghost.

Xuzhou Langya Kingdom.

Liu Bei, who had just been appointed as the prime minister of Langya by Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian, was appointed as the prime minister of Langya, and his righteous brother Guan Yu, and his adviser Jian Yong led two thousand county soldiers to attack the bandits of Gonglei Mountain. Liu Bei had just taken office and was eager to establish some merits to attract the attention of Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, and especially the major gentry families in Xuzhou.

The careful Liu Bei had already discovered that Tao Qian was old and his two sons were not good at all. Tao Qian seemed to intend to choose a capable man from his subordinates under his rule to entrust him to the state affairs. Liu Bei's heroic world, although his martial arts skills were not high, he did not have a profound strategy, and was not good at leading troops to fight, but he had extremely vicious eyes and was extremely accurate in his appearance.

Liu Bei discovered that as long as he could make some contributions in Langya Kingdom and use his status as a royal family, he would have a great chance of entering Xuzhou. Because of this, when Liu Bei first arrived in Langya Kingdom, he hurriedly mobilized the county soldiers from the county under his command before he could stand firm, and came rashly to attack the bandits in Gonglei Mountain.

However, Liu Bei, a hypocrite, seemed to have good luck. The mountain king of Gonglei Mountain was no one else. He was the brother Zhang Fei who had been separated for nearly two years! This really corresponds to the old saying that he would find it without any effort to find it. It was also worth Liu Bei.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu's two thousand county soldiers had just set up their formation when Gonglei Mountain rushed down a slam. The general was headed with an iron tower, his face was as big as a pot, and his head was covered with a pitch-black hero scarf. In the winter, only a straight body was covered with a body, and his two muscular arms were exposed in the biting cold wind.

"Third brother! Is it you?"

Liu Bei saw it clearly, and a burst of ecstasy in his heart almost fell from the horse's back.

The black man was stunned and hurriedly inserted the snake spear in his hand into the ground. He rolled off his horse and bowed to the wilderness, and said in tears: "Brother! Big brother~~"

Guan Yu also laughed and said, "Brother, it's really my third brother. Yide is fine, he is fine! Hahaha~~"

Liu Bei also turned over and got off the horse, walked up to him and hugged Zhang Fei's arms tightly and shook them twice. Guan Yu also rushed over, and the three of them hugged each other tightly, crying and laughing. Liu Bei, a hypocrite, deceived the whole world, but at least at this moment, he was showing true feelings, absolutely without any pretentiousness.

"That black man, I'm going to give it back to my mother!"

While the three brothers were crying with their heads in their arms, a clear shout suddenly sounded from not far ahead. The three brothers turned around and saw a horse galloping towards them not far away. On the horse's back, a handsome and handsome general was holding a steel gun in his hand, looking majestic.

Zhang Fei was furious and said, "How many times have you told me that I, Zhang Fei, didn't rob your mother, you have found the wrong person."

The general also furiously said, "The thief is abominable, and he dares to deny it. I will return it to my mother today. If it is worse, it will be better to break the parcel and keep the chickens and dogs!"

"Damn it!" Zhang Fei was so angry that he turned over and pulled the snake spear from the ground, and said quickly, "Are you still afraid of you? Come on, you and I fight for three hundred rounds?"

"The thief looks at the gun!"

The general shouted loudly and rode his horse and thrust his gun straight towards Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei was so angry that he opened his eyes wide open, screaming, and waved his wing-ba snake spear and slapped the horse to greet him. In less than a moment, the two horses intersected. The steel gun in the general's hand hit together with Zhang Fei's wing-ba snake spear. Then the two horses intersected, and this combination was evenly matched.

Guan Yu's slender phoenix eyes showed a terrifying light, and he said to Liu Bei: "Brother, this person's martial arts is not inferior to Yide."

"oh?"

The willow whisker that had just been raised under Liu Bei's chin was automatically unaware of the wind, and a hint of greed appeared in his eyes. How could such a fierce general miss the opportunity?

Xianlingzhai, three-story wooden building hall.

Xianling Qiang was sent to the emergency drums. In less than half a day, all the heroes and commanders of the thirty-six Qiang gathered together. After the Qiang clan presided over the grand ancestor worship ceremony, he said frivolously: "Since the two generals are descendants of Wen Yuan Gong, I must also know the rules set by our ancestors. It is not impossible to recruit Qiang people from the thirty-six Qiang to serve as soldiers and fight. As long as you can pass the three levels, we, the thirty-six Qiang, will send troops immediately without saying a word."

"Okay!" Ma Yue said in a narrow voice, "Since that's the case, then please ask the Grand Master to take a look."

"It's refreshing, I'm worthy of being a descendant of Wen Yuangong!" Wu Dang said with a high-five, "The first difficulty is to go to the sword mountain!"
To be continued...