Chapter 179 Hetao is in urgent need

Liangzhou.

The war was rolling, and the war horses roared. On the official road in Long County, Hu Zhen's five thousand cavalry were moving forward quickly. The army was barely passing through a canyon, and suddenly heard a shrill cry coming from behind.

"General~~"

"Um?"

Hu Zhen exclaimed in surprise, pulled his horse back, and saw a fast horse galloping from the way he came, but it was a personal soldier in front of General Xu Rong's tent, with a striking triangular "order" flag inserted behind him. Hu Zhen couldn't help but feel sad when he saw this. It was less than a long time since the army set out, but General Xu Rong sent someone to pass on the order. Could it be that something happened?

Hu Zhen was shocked and suspicious, and the personal soldier rode his horse to Hu Zhen and said quickly: "The general has an order, and the army will stop advancing immediately and return to Linjing."

"Yes, go back to Linjing?"

"Xilulu~~"

When Hu Zhen was confused, the endless neighing sound of war horses suddenly sounded at the exit of the canyon ahead. In less than a moment, the school hurriedly returned: "General, a large pit was dug at the exit of the canyon. The pit was ten feet wide and three feet deep. The pit was covered with deer antlers, and the road had been blocked."

"What? The road was blocked!" Hu Zhen said furiously, "Who did it?"

"Kill and kill ~~"

As Hu Zhen finished speaking, a tsunami-like cry suddenly sounded on the gentle hillsides on both sides of the canyon. Then the dark army emerged from behind the hillside like endless ants, and like a flood that broke the embankment, rushing down the canyon along the gentle hillside.

"Not good, there is an ambush!"

Hu Zhen was shocked and rushed back. Before he could order to retreat, another black army emerged from the entrance of the canyon, barely blocking the retreat. The general in the head was like an iron tower, his face was like a pot, and he held two large dark iron halberds in his hands, with ferocious eyebrows and eyes like evil ghosts.

The capital of Anding County is Linjing.

Xu Rong rode his horse to the city gate, looked up and shouted, "Minister Wu, this general is Xu Rong, please open the door quickly!"

The city tower was silent, no one responded, and there was not even a figure. There was a strange aura in the air. When Xu Rong was frightened, a figure suddenly stood behind the battlements. The figure was holding an iron-fetal bow in his hand, and the cold cluster of arrows suddenly aimed at Xu Rong's throat.

"Be careful, General!"

The two personal soldiers shouted at the same time, jumped up from the horse's back and barely blocked Xu Rong's face. A cold light flashed, and a wolf-tooth arrow as thick as a thumb had shot down from the top of the city coldly, instantly shooting through the two personal soldiers blocking Xu Rong's face. The thick arrows strung the bodies of the two and fell to the ground dejectedly.

Xu Rong took a breath of air conditioning and rushed backed away.

"Enemy attack, protect the general!"

"Protect the General!"

Zhang Heng, the candidate, reacted first, led the heavy infantry to rush up, and protected Xu Rong strictly with a thick shield. Xu Rong turned back to the city tower through the gap between the shields, and saw that in an instant, the originally empty city was already filled with black soldiers.

Suddenly, a blood-colored flag was raised from the top of the city, with a large "horse" embroidered on it. At this moment, a fast horse galloped from behind and ran to Xu Rong and said anxiously: "General, something big is not good!"

Xu Rong said sternly: "What's the matter?"

"General Hu Zhen led his army back to Long County, but unexpectedly he was ambushed by Qiang rebels halfway. When the two armies were fighting fiercely, the rebel Ma Teng suddenly appeared among the rebels. The Qiang and Hu soldiers in the army immediately mutiny, and our army was defeated without fighting! General Hu Zhen was also killed by the enemy general in the chaos, and his five thousand troops escaped only more than a hundred cavalry."

"What?" Xu Rong was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "I'm so angry~~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Rong had fallen from the horse's back.

The generals rushed forward and rescued Xu Rong. After a while, Xu Rong woke up quietly and sighed: "Rong was careless for a moment and was a big deal to the lord, alas~~"

Zhang Heng said panic: "General, Linjing has been attacked and occupied by rebels, where should our army go?"

Xu Rong pondered for a moment and said in a faint voice: "Now it seems that Ma Yue's trip is not as simple as saving Ma Teng. Eight out of ten are to plan his lord Liangzhou. Things are urgent. You can quickly condemn the quick horse to Zhangye and ask General Li for help, and then condemn the quick horse to send the news of Liangzhou to Hedong for 800 miles to join the lord Chen."

Zhang Heng said: "I will arrange this at the end."

"Also." Xu Rong gently pulled Zhang Heng's arm and gasped, "Ma Yue and Ma Teng have already defeated Hu Zhen's troops, and they will not give up. If the general expected it is not right, the rebels are heading towards Linjing at this time, intending to encircle our army under the city. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. You can order the army to cross the Jing River and seize the river to defend."

Zhang Hengdao: "The last general will receive the order."

"Also, there are no less than 20,000 Qiang and Hu soldiers in the Hanyang, Wudu, Jincheng, and Longxi counties. If Ma Teng raises his troops to attack, he may mutiny in the face of the battle. In this way, Liangzhou will be trapped, the lord's foundation will be cut off, and the major affairs will be over!" Xu Rong said this, his expression suddenly became clear and sharp, and he said in a narrow voice, "Where is the candidate general?"

The candidate said quickly: "The last one will be there."

Xu Rong said: "You can quickly carry my general's sword to Hanyang, Jincheng, Longxi, and Wudu counties, and recruit all the Qiang and Hu soldiers who remained in the county. Then, you will lead your army south to Wudu and station in Hanzhong. If there is no general's military order or lord's military order, the general must not act rashly, and remember it."

The candidate said: "The last one will obey the order."

Xu Rong waved his hand tiredly and whispered: "Go~~"

Zhang Heng, the candidate took the order and left.

That night, Linjing, the prefect's office.

Ma Yue put his feet high on the table, and while enjoying the gentle massage of the Qiang girl Yuenu, he asked Jia Xu: "So Xu Rong has led his army across the Jing River and is preparing to camp on the other side to hold on? He was able to make a quick decision to give up the entire Anding County. This person is really not simple."

Jia Xu nodded and said, "It's not just that. I just reported it carefully that the Qiang and Hu soldiers in the garrisons of several counties under Anding County have been drawn by Xu Rong. Although the troops left behind in each city are few and few, they are either Dong Zhuo's old subordinates or Han Sui's old subordinates. There is no other Qiang and Hu soldiers among them. It is expected that the same will be true for Hanyang, Longxi, Jincheng, and Wudu counties. It seems that Xu Rong has expected that our army will use General Ma Teng's reputation to instigate the Qiang and Hu soldiers."

"flat!"

Ma Yue punched the table hard and said in a deep voice: "Xu Rong!? It's worthy of being the number one general under Dong Zhuo. It's really difficult. In this way, things will be tricky."

"Xu Rong is taking off the firewood from the cauldron." Jia Xu said worriedly, "If we cannot instigate the large number of Qiang and Hu soldiers in Dong Zhuo's army, it will be difficult to reverse the situation in Liangzhou with only the 8,000 Qiang soldiers of the thirty-six Qiang soldiers, as well as the 2,000 elite soldiers under the command of General Ma Teng."

"Yes, if we can't get the joining of a large number of Qiang and Hu soldiers in the counties of Liangzhou~~" Ma Teng said this and sighed, "Even if our army can capture Anding, the counties of Hanyang will not be able to defend it."

"Oh~~" Ma Yue sighed, "I didn't expect Xu Rong to have such courage, such vision, such decision! How lucky Dong Zhuo is to be like this."

A personal soldier brought a can of chicken soup. Ma Yue stopped after tasting it, and lamented: "Children's ribs, chicken ribs~~"

Ma Teng was stunned and looked at Jia Xu with a puzzled look. Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "Those who eat chicken ribs are tasteless, but it is a pity to abandon them."

Meiji, Ma Yue's army's central tent.

Guo Tu was fighting at night with candles, counting money, grain and supplies. Suddenly, Pei Yuanshao had already stepped in and said quickly: "Mr. Guo Tu, something is not good."

Guo Turan looked up and said, "Why are you panicking?"

Pei Yuanshao breathed, "Just San sent people to send back a secret report. The three tribes of Xianbei, Budugen, Ke Bineng, and Tuoba Jiefan have formed an alliance in the Suijiang City on the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain. Now the three tribes have joined forces, and a total of 70,000 cavalry are coming to Hetao. At present, the lord and military advisor are not in the old camp, and General Gao Shun is leading the troops outside. What should we do?"

"Don't panic, don't panic first." Guo Tu tried his best to calm down and thought for a moment suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, why not send someone to invite General Fang Yue first."

"Fang Yue?" Pei Yuanshao frowned, "What can I do if I am a mere lieutenant?"

"General, you can't say that." Guo Tu shook his head and said, "Although General Fang Yue has been young, he has followed Zhang Huan for many years and has fought with many barbarians such as the Mobei Xiongnu and Xianbei. I believe he has a lot of experience. Of course, General Fang Yue naturally cannot be compared with the general when discussing the battle formation."

"Well." Pei Yuanshao said, "Since that's the case, you can quickly condemn Fang Yue to discuss matters."

Guo Tu ordered his personal soldiers to go there. Before the meal, Fang Yue came to the central army tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he clasped his fists and said loudly: "See Mr. Guo Tu and General Pei Yuanshao."

Pei Yuanshao said calmly: "Forgive."

But Guo Tu waved, "General Fang Yue will come to the seat."

Fang Yue bowed, turned around and entered the seat, and asked, "Sir, summoned each other late at night, but I don't know what's important?"

Guo Tu took a breath and said in a deep voice: "General Fang Yue, our army has just received a detailed report. The three ministries of Xianbei, Bu Dugen, Ke Bineng, and Tuoba Jiefan have formed an alliance and are gathering 70,000 cavalry to fight for Hetao. At present, the lord and military advisor are not in the old camp, and General Gao Shun is also leading the army, so I want to hear your opinions, should I fight? Or should I temporarily avoid the edge of the situation?"

"Migration?" Fang Yue frowned and asked, "The foundation of our army is in Hetao. Where can we migrate? Moreover, Xianbei cavalry traveled like the wind and could kill Hetao in at most three or five days. Is it still time for him to migrate now? Instead of being passively responded to the battle at that time, it would be better to take the initiative now."

Guo Tu said in a descent voice: "So, General Fang Yue is the main battle?"

Fang Yue said in a deep voice: "No, it's just a battle."

"But Xianbei iron cavalry has a population of 70,000!" Pei Yuanshao frowned and asked, "There are only 20,000 cavalry that our army can fight, and nine thousand of them are Yuezhi cavalry. If you really go to the battlefield, you may not be as loyal as our army. If these Yuezhi people counterattack, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"I thought the Yuezhi people would not rebel." Fang Yue did not give Pei Yuanshao any face and said decisively, "The Xianbei people are savage. If the Xianbei cavalry is allowed to step into Hetao, it will not only be the Han people who suffer, but the Yuezhi people who live in Hetao will also suffer the most cruel slaughter of the Xianbei people."

"Yes." Guo Tu nodded slightly, "What General Fang Yue said is not without reason."

Pei Yuanshao said: "I also advocate a battle, but how should I fight this battle?"

Fang Yue said excitedly: "There is nothing else, relying on the natural danger of the river, it's just a headache!"

Guo Tu frowned slightly and said in a voice: "But the river water (known as the ancient Yellow River) is frozen. Xianbei people can ride horses across the river, so how can there be natural dangers? Originally, Xianbei people should use troops when the autumn is high and the horses are fat, but now it is abnormal to use troops in the beginning of spring. The purpose is to resolve the natural dangers in the river."

"No." Fang Yue said in a deep voice, "I have already gone to the riverside to check. Although the surface of the river is still frozen, it has begun to freeze under the ice layer. The thickness of the ice layer is no longer enough to support the weight of the people. If the Xianbei people dare to cross the river, they will just die."

"Oh." Guo Tu looked excited and said to Fang Yue, "I don't want the general to observe this way."

Fang Yue bowed to the south and said in a narrow voice: "Yue was entrusted by General (Ma Yue) and shouldered the important task of protecting the old camp of Hetao. He was always concerned about the surrounding situation. As for the mountains, rivers, geography, and the evolution and changes of rivers, mountains and lakes, those who are generals should observe it day and night to prepare for emergencies, so how dare they take it lightly?"
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