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Soon, Princess Tao Zhan, accompanied by several maids, walked into the guest hall. Chen Qun quickly got up to greet him, "See the Princess"

"Envoy Chen doesn't have to be too polite, please sit down."

Tao Zhan asked Chen Qun to sit down, and she herself sat beside Liu Jing. At this time, Chen Qun smiled and said, "Mr. Wei thanked the princess for the gift he gave to Miss Xian. In addition, Miss Xian also gave him a gift. The empress has brought it and is outside the mansion."

Liu Jing smiled and said, "I want to see if Zhongcheng is convenient."

Chen Qun hurried out and asked his subordinates to bring the items in. The two followers put down a gold-painted lacquer box and stepped back. Chen Qun opened the box, which was also a tumble skirt inside. At this time, the two maids placed the box in front of Tao Zhan. Tao Zhan slowly picked up the long skirt. He saw that the workmanship was very fine, but the fabric was also woven with fine linen and there was no decoration on it.

Chen Qun smiled and said, "This is also made by Miss Xian with her own hands. She hopes that the princess will like it."

Tao Zhan understood the profound meaning of this long skirt and smiled and said, "Please tell Miss Xian that I like it very much, thank her for her feelings."

"I will definitely tell you."

Chen Qun said to Liu Jing again: "Mr. Wei means that he hopes to marry next month. I wonder if Your Highness agrees with this time."

Liu Jing glanced at Tao Zhan, and Tao Zhan nodded. Although time was a little rushed, she could hold on to it, so it should be time. Liu Jing smiled happily and said, "Then it is scheduled to be in mid-June. I will send Sima Shangshu to Yedu to marry the daughter of Duke Wei."

Chen Qun was overjoyed and bowed deeply, "Thank you for your promise, I hope that the two families can make the Qin and Jin dear this time."

Liu Jing smiled faintly, "I don't think there will be any more accidents."

In Zhangye, Hexi, after ten days of rest, Zhao Yun ordered general Wu Lan to lead 6,000 troops to guard Guzang County, and he personally led 45,000 troops to advance to Zhangye. The Han army was as powerful as a bamboo shoot, and the Qiang tribes along the way surrendered.

Later, the Han army gradually arrived at Zhangye City. At this time, Ma also dispatched troops and generals to transfer the Wan Qiang army from Jiuquan County to Zhangye, and mobilized 50,000 troops. Ma knew that defending the city was the weakness of the Qiang army. Once the Han army broke through the city, the Qiang army would be unable to resist.

Only by using the advantage of cavalry to fight on the grassland can they have a glimmer of hope. Despite this, Ma also knew that except for the 20,000 troops he directly under, the rest of the troops were basically temporary herdsmen, with insufficient training and low morale. They were not well-trained opponents of the Han army at all. Once the two armies fought fiercely, they probably only had 20% hope to win.

At this time, Ma got the news that his brother Ma Dai led 6,000 Han troops out of Dunhuang and rushed straight to Jiuquan County. There was no army in Jiuquan. Ma Dai's army swept across Jiuquan, and the Qiang tribes surrendered one after another. The situation was unfavorable to him. He had to hide the news of the fall of Jiuquan, fearing that the army would change.

But good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles away, and Ma Qian tried his best to conceal the news, but the news of the fall of Jiuquan still spread in the army. For a moment, people were panicked and the army was shaken, which made Ma panic.

At this moment, Zhao Yun personally led 45,000 troops to Zhangye County, only ten miles away from Zhangye City, which aroused the great fear of the Qiang army. With internal and external troubles, the horse decided to make a desperate bet. He ordered 50,000 troops to fight against the Han army and use a battle to decide Hexi and his own destiny.

Five miles south of Zhangye City, two armies set up large formations in the wilderness. The low sound of trumpets echoed on the grassland. The strong wind blew the grassland, the battle flag fluttered in the wind, the spears on both sides were like forests, the battle flag was like the sea, and the long formation stretched for more than ten miles.

The Qiang army was a cavalry of all kinds. The 20,000 direct-affiliated troops became the central army. They were well-equipped, wearing neat double-layer leather armor, holding sharp spears in their hands, and wearing battle swords in their waists. The Qiang army coming from Wan Jiuquan was arranged on both sides, becoming left and right wings, protecting the central army. Their equipment was obviously inferior to the direct-affiliated troops of the horse. The leather armor was rough and the weapons were single, either a spear or a battle sword. Many soldiers did not even have helmets, and only wrapped their heads with white cloth.

Compared with the Qiang army, the Han army's equipment was very neat. Not only did each soldier have spears, bows, round shields and battle knives, but his helmets were strong and his leather armor was decorated with iron scales. The military was diverse, including spear infantry, bow and crossbow army, bow cavalry, heavy armor infantry, and eight thousand elite cavalry. The morale was high and the army was determined to fight.

Regardless of equipment, morale, training and experience, the Han army is far superior to its opponents. Any general can see that this is an unbalanced battle. Unless a miracle is born, the Qiang army will undoubtedly be defeated.

Under the general flag, Xu Shu whispered to Zhao Yun and said, "Did the governor see that the two wings of the enemy are their weaknesses. We can use Tian Ji's horse racing strategy to match the above horses, dismount the middle horses, and the lower horses, and then the lower horses will be on the horses. In this way, our army will definitely win."

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "The military advisor can talk about it in detail."

"It's very simple. I suggest using 20,000 spear troops to fight the left wing, using heavy armor infantry to fight against the right wing, and using cavalry to fight against the right wing. In addition, the archers and cavalry are concentrated on dealing with the right wing, and defeating the left and right wings first, and the central army of the horse will be difficult to support."

Zhao Yun pondered for a moment and said, "But they should use cavalry to protect the two wings of heavy-armored infantry, and they should not be split."

Liu Hu next to him smiled and said, "This time we don't need cavalry guards. I will use a barrel formation to fight against the enemy. We will have no weaknesses."

Zhao Yun nodded, "Since that's the case, we will implement it according to the military advisor's strategy."

As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, the soldiers on both sides suddenly burst into shouts, and the horse rushed out of the military formation alone and headed straight for the formation. He shouted loudly: "Can Zhao Yun fight with me to the death?"

Ma actually wanted to fight Zhao Yun alone, and Pang Tong said anxiously: "The governor cannot be. This is because Ma Zi knew that his strength was not good, so he used this inferior strategy to force the coach to play. Once the coach is injured, it will affect the morale of the military."

Zhao Yun sneered, "When I, Zhao Long, was in the world, I still didn't know how could Ma He be a military advisor look down on me."

Liu Hu said sternly: "Let Beizhi fight him"

Zhao Yun shook his head, "You are not his opponent, let me do it."

Zhao Yun urged the war horse, and the war horse ran out quickly. Zhao Yun's war horse was called Xueli Hongying. It was a Dayuan horse with snow-white body and only a cluster of red mane on his head. The war horse was tall and strong, with strong running power and fast, no less than the Red Rabbit Horse back then. It was originally the most cherished horse of the Huns' Chanyu Huchuquan. The new Chanyu Daman gave it to Liu Jing as a gift, and Liu Jing gave it to Zhao Yun again. Zhao Yun loved it, so he specially rode it to Hexi this time.

Zhao Yun has silver armor and silver helmet, black battle robe, and the silver dragon chasing spear in his hand is 18 feet long, and his majesty is still as powerful as that of the past. However, the horse is golden helmet and golden armor, wearing ten-brand battle robes, with a red blood horse under his crotch, and a dragon golden spear in his hand. Although he is nearly forty years old, he is still heroic.

Both of them are famous generals, but they have never had a chance to fight. This time, both sides are the main generals and should not have fought in person. However, Ma knew that his army was weak and could only take dangerous tricks and defeat Zhao Yun with a one-on-one challenge. Perhaps they still have a chance to win.

Zhao Yun waved his silver spear and said coldly: "His Highness the King of Han trusts you so much that you have made you guard Hexi, but you betray Your Highness, collude with the Western Rong, annex the territory of my great Han Dynasty, and make your ancestors humiliate. What kind of face do you have to stand in the world? If I were you, I would have committed suicide to apologize, but you are shameless and dare to challenge the Han army arrogantly. Today is your death date."

The horse was scolded and his face turned red. He roared and stabbed the gun. This shot was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, it stabbed Zhao Yun in front of the throat. Zhao Yun was calm and calm. He slightly leaned his body and stabbed the horse's left chest with a backhand. This shot seemed slow, but it came quickly. The tip of the gun was one inch away from the armor.

The horse used the tail of the gun to open the gun, swept across with one arm, and hit Zhao Yun's head with a strong force, and the wind was like thunder. If it was smashed, the skull would be shattered. Zhao Yun held the gun sideways, and there was a loud noise. Both of them had numb arms, and the war horses took several steps in a row.

Ma laughed, "It's worthy of being Zhao Long in Changshan. It's really amazing, take another shot."

He ran like a thunderbolt and rushed towards Zhao Yun's chest. Zhao Yun smiled coldly and stabbed the spear flat. This shot seemed plain but contained great power, as if it had sucked all the power around him on the tip of his spear. The horse knew it was powerful and dared not attack again. He turned the gun and slightly picked it back. The power was clever, and it broke through Zhao Yun's solemn shot like a mountain.

The two of them crossed the horses, and they turned over and shot a horseback at the same time. The tips of the gun collided, and the fires flew everywhere. The two shouted at the same time, cheering up their spirits and fighting together. This battle was so dark that the sky was dark. One was the Canglong going out to sea, and the other was the Golden Python shaking the clouds, which was difficult to solve.

These two men are both powerful generals who are the only one in the world. This battle made the soldiers of both armies fascinated and even forget the cheers.

The two fought fiercely for more than a round, but they still had no choice but to lose. However, the horse's physical strength was a little too exhausted. He had been indulging in the past two years of extravagance and was immersed in the beautiful wine and beautiful ladies all day long, and his health was no longer as good as before. On the contrary, although Zhao Yun was a few years older, he was strict with himself, never drinking, and would not indulge himself. He got up early every day to practice riding and shooting, sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and his body was as strong as before.

After more than a round of fierce battles, he became more and more courageous as he fought, and his strength seemed to have not weakened. Although he also felt that the horse's power was gradually fading, he did not dare to be careless, to prevent the horse from deliberately showing weakness, and to be more encouraging and fighting with the horse.

Ma Xin knew it clearly and complained secretly, thinking to himself, could it be that my Ma Mengqi's reputation is about to fall into Zhao Yun's hands

He was resentful and forced himself to fight Zhao Yun fiercely. The two fought for more than ten rounds, and the horse could no longer support him. He made a flaw and stabbed Zhao Yun in the chest with one shot. The gun was fast. As long as Zhao Yun blocked his shot, he would have the chance to withdraw his horse and run away.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun had already seen that he was exhausted. Although the shot was fast, it was not very powerful. Zhao Yun drew his sword with his left hand and swung his sword to hit the tip of his spear. He single-handedly pointed at the lower abdomen of the horse.

Marton felt something was wrong, and it was too late to get back the shot. With a click, Zhao Yun cut the tip of the horse's spear, and stabbed the horse's lower abdomen with a single gun with his right hand without hesitation. The horse instinctively turned sideways and avoided the lower abdomen. Zhao Yun stabbed the horse's spear into the horse's left rib, and the spear tip of the one-foot-long spear stabbed into the body.

The horse screamed, and the spear hit Zhao Yun on the head. Zhao Yun pulled out the spear and blocked the last blow. At this time, the horse's eyes became dark and turned around and fled. Zhao Yun urged the horse to run quickly and caught up with him. He only needed another shot in the back to lift the horse under the horse, but Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment and took back the spear.

"Go, I, Zhao Long, will never hurt anyone behind my back, nor will I ruin my reputation because of you."

The horse held the wound and ran back to the formation with pain, shouting: "The whole army attacked"

As the war drums sounded, 50,000 Qiang cavalry rushed out, rushing towards the Han army formation like storm waves, and the grassland was covered with overwhelming cavalry.

At this time, the Han army was very morale, and the heavy armored infantry was even more eager to try, but Zhao Yun was not in a hurry to let the heavy armored infantry fight. He pointed his spear and "Bow and Crossbow Army Array"

Seven thousand crossbows and crossbows quickly stepped forward, arranged their formations, and used long bows to mount arrows. Four thousand crossbows were raised, and the cold arrows were aimed at the Qiang cavalry that were coming from the sky.
Chapter completed!