Chapter 303 The Butcher Ma personally conquers Hanzhong

Yang Ren and Yang Ang stabbed his sword again. Fang Yue was unarmed and rushed around the beams and pillars. When it was in crisis, two personal soldiers rushed in from outside the hall. One of the personal soldiers was carrying Fang Yue's heavy iron spear on his shoulder. Seeing Fang Yue running around and dodging, he rushed to the air and shouted: "General~~Check the gun!"

Fang Yue jumped into the air, and the man took the iron spear in the air and swept across the plane.

Yang Ren's helmet was swept off, and his brain almost broke down to death. Yang Ang was swept off his shoulders and spitting blood on his mouth and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Zhang Wei led a team of death soldiers from the side gate to fight to the death and rescued Yang Ang and left. Fang Yue did not chase him. He rushed out of the hall with two personal soldiers and shouted sternly: "What's the situation?"

The captain of the personal soldiers who had just thrown the gun to Fang Yue said tragically: "Brothers (more than a dozen officers drinking in the side hall) were plotted against by the rebels, and only the two of us were left. Just now, the sound of killing in the front yard was shocking, and the sound of weapons hitting each other was endless. I think the brothers in the front yard were being besieged by the rebels."

As soon as the captain finished speaking, the middle gate opened, and dozens of blood-filled personal soldiers rushed in from the front yard. Seeing Fang Yue standing on the steps like a god of war, the soldiers gathered next to Fang Yue in a long sigh and asked with panting: "General, you are rebelling, you are fucking!"

"I know." Fang Yue asked, "What's the situation in the front yard?"

A personal soldier replied: "There are rebels everywhere, and there are rebel archers outside the courtyard wall."

As soon as the personal soldiers finished speaking, Qi Ming suddenly appeared on the roof of the surrounding wing rooms, and countless black figures appeared on the courtyard wall. Yang Ren, who was covered with hanging, stood proudly in the middle, holding a sword in his hand and pointed at Fang Yue and shouted: "Fang Yue, today next year is your death day, shoot arrows~~"

"Swish swish swish swish swish~~"

As Yang Ren finished speaking, a rain of arrows shot down from the roofs of the wing rooms on both sides of the main hall. Fang Yue and his personal soldiers rushed to block the weapons, but two personal soldiers were still shot by the scattered arrows and fell to the ground wailingly. Fang Yue made a quick decision and shouted: "Bring the injured brothers back into the hall and wait for help!"

Yang Ren pressed the sword in his hand forward and shouted: "Attack!"

Dozens of Hanzhong rebels jumped down from the courtyard wall, knocked open the gate and rushed into the hall. Yang Ren and the remaining rebels were guarding the courtyard wall, and only the sound of killing in the hall was heard trembling with the sound of killing in the hall was endless. After a meal, the sound of killing in the hall gradually subsided, and then dozens of bloody heads were thrown out of the hall.

Outside Nanzheng City.

Chen Dao woke up from his sleep by the harsh sound of murder. When he turned over and sat up quickly, the school rushed into the tent in a panic and shouted: "General, the Hanzhong army has rebelled!"

"Yeah, it's reversed!"

Chen Dao rushed to the observation deck and saw that the Han army camp not far away were rushing into the sky, and the gate was wide open. The black Hanzhong rebels were surging out of the gate like endless ants, and then quickly divided the troops into two groups and rushed to the Liang army camp on both sides.

Under the night sky, the weapons in the hands of the Hanzhong rebels reflected a dazzling cold under the light of fire. Chen Dao was shocked and said in a lost voice: "Damn it, have the rebels been disarmed? Where did they get the weapons?"

"Look at General!" A young school suddenly pointed at Nan Zheng Da, "There is a fire in the city!"

"Hmm!" Chen Dao turned around quickly. As soon as he saw the flames rising from Nanzheng City, his face changed drastically, "Oh no, General Fang Yue is attending the banquet. Without the general in charge, the three thousand brothers and General Fang Yue from Nanzheng Camp may be defeated by the rebels!"

The little school urgently said: "General, what should I do now?"

Chen Dao gritted his teeth and said, "It is important to save the general. Leave three thousand brothers to guard the camp. The other brothers follow the general to kill into Nanzheng City to save people! In addition, send people to Zuo Daying and ask General Zhang Xiu to send troops to rescue him. Hurry up!"

"Affect the order."

The primary school has long been taking the order and left.

In Zuodaying, Zhang Xiu was like a cold wood carving, standing straight up on the gate.

Behind Zhang Xiu, two thousand elite long bowmen were already waiting behind the camp gate. Long bows were already full, and a wolf-toothed arrow was already laid on the string. The sharp arrows pointed directly into the dark sky. Under the dark sky, countless Hanzhong rebels rushed forward like a tide.

After Zhang Xiu politely rejected the kind invitation from the Han gentry tribes such as Zhang Lu, he vaguely felt that something was wrong. In addition, the performance of the Han gentry tribes in the past few days was quite abnormal, so Zhang Xiu secretly kept a secret and ordered the Liang army soldiers in Zuodaying to be untied and the soldiers did not take off their armor. At the same time, he strengthened patrols.

As soon as the rebels had a strange movement, Zhang Xiu had already discovered it.

Zhang Xiu urgently condemned Chen Dao from the Right Camp and Fang Yue from the Nanzheng Camp. At the same time, he urgently assembled the Zhongliang army in the camp and prepared to defend and wait for assistance. Because the sudden change occurred, Zhang Xiu couldn't figure out how big the Hanzhong Army rebellion was?

Did all the Hanzhong army rebel, or was there only a part? Zhang Xiu suspected that the Hanzhong army had rebelled collectively, and even Zhang Lu might be involved. If this is true, then this rebellion would be of great significance. If Zhang Xiu rashly led his army out of the camp to suppress it at this time, he would probably be ambushed by the rebels and lost his troops and generals.

Zhang Xiu decided to hold the camp and contact Fang Yue and Chen Dao after dawn, and then decide on the next step. There is no doubt that Zhang Xiu's decision was correct, because in terms of military strength, the Liang army had more than 20,000 people, which was only a lot more than the Hanzhong rebels.

As long as the Liang army firmly guards the three camps and does not give the rebels any opportunity to take advantage of, no matter how hard the rebels make, it will be futile.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xiu sent the horses to the Youdaying one step too late. Chen Dao had already led 6,000 Liang troops to set off from the back door of the camp and rushed to Nanzheng to rescue Fang Yue. As a result, he was really ambushed by the rebels halfway. The two armies fought in a melee and suffered casualties. Chen Dao was unwilling to fight and led his army to fight to the death and finally arrived at the city of Nanzheng.

Before he could call the door, a burst of arrows shot down the city. At that time, he shot over ten cavalry soldiers beside Chen Dao, and Chen Dao was almost injured by the arrow. After repeated setbacks, Chen Dao had no choice but to lead his troops to retreat to a small hill outside Nanzheng City. At this time, there were only more than a thousand remaining soldiers left by Chen Dao.

Nanzheng.

The war between the Liang army and the rebels has become fierce, and Fang Yue and the three thousand Liang army in Nanzheng camp are almost flooded by the vast ocean of the five dou of rice sects.

The streets were full of armed mobs holding wooden sticks and hoes. At the call of the Tianshi Zhang Lu, these fanatical Five Dogs of Rice cultists launched suicide attacks on the sabers and spears of the Liang army. The religious people in front fell one after another, while the religious people behind were still rushing forward in rows, endless, one after another.

The melee continued until dawn. Lei Xu and Zhang Xiancai led the Liang army to the siege and rushed to Zhang Lu's prefect's mansion and rescued Fang Yue who was trapped inside. At this time, there were only seven personal soldiers left by Fang Yue. If Lei Xu and Zhang Xian arrived for a while, Fang Yue would probably die under the rebels' arrows.

At noon, Fang Yue finally led his army out of the city, but only four or five hundred elite troops were left in the three thousand Liang army.

Another defeated soldiers came to report that Chen Dao's right camp had been lost, and the food and supplies in the camp were looted by the rebels and burned all over. Chen Dao only led more than a thousand remaining troops to retreat to the unknown hill in the east of the city. Fortunately, Zhang Xiu's left camp was safe and sound, and the rebels also attacked the camp at night, but were defeated by Zhang Xiu, and only abandoned more than 2,000 bodies in front of the camp.

Fang Yue quickly led his army to join Chen Dao, and then went directly to Zhang Xiu's camp.

When he saw Zhang Xiu, Fang Yue knelt on one knee in front of Zhang Xiu without saying a word and said tragically: "If the general had not turned the tide this time, the big thing would have been over."

Zhang Xiu's face changed drastically, and he rushed forward and helped Fang Yue up.

Fang Yue bowed again and then asked with lingering fear: "Yuan Jin (Zhang Xiu's name)", what's going on? Why did the Hanzhong army suddenly rebelled again?"

Zhang Xiu sighed regretfully, "The last general just knew that Zhang Lu was worried that our army would kill all the 20,000 Hanzhong surrendered troops, and then he had no choice but to rebel! The general was too anxious. Even if he wanted to send the 20,000 Hanzhong surrendered troops to Zhongnan Mountain, there was no need to rush for a moment."

Chen Dao asked: "Where did the rebels' weapons come from? Didn't they obviously have been disarmed?"

Zhang Xiu sighed: "Because the general punished Yang Song's wife and brothers, Yang Song and Yang Bai brothers were resentful, and they also turned against each other. It was with Yang Song and Yang Bai brothers' secret help that Zhang Lu and others were able to secretly transport a large number of weapons and dry food into the camp. Our army was negligent in defense, which led to the mistakes that happened last night."

"Oh." Fang Yue sighed and said with shame, "Yue is a common man, and the ability of the Marquis of Mengliang has not abandoned his important tasks. He has made some minor achievements and a reputation. Now that he has suffered this defeat, what kind of face does he have to go back to Guanzhong to meet the Marquis of Liang?"

After saying that, Fang Yue wanted to draw his sword and commit suicide. On the other hand, Chen Dao hurriedly rushed forward to hold Fang Yue's arm tightly. Zhang Xiu advised again: "General, although our army was defeated, there are still more than 10,000 elite troops. Although Zhang Lu won, he was only a mob. It can be defeated in one battle. However, the army's food and supplies are not enough, so why should we retreat to Yangping Pass first and then make a decision?"

"Forget it." Fang Yue sighed, "Just follow Yuan Jin and return to Yangping Pass before talking."

In September of the ninth year of Jian'an (196), the Hanzhong prefect Zhang Lu surrendered first and then rebeled, but the Liang army was caught off guard and was defeated. Fang Yue only led more than 10,000 remaining troops to retreat to Yangping Pass. Ma Yue, who was far away in Hetao, was shocked when he heard the news and rushed to Yangping Pass with Jia Xu.

In October, Ma Yue led three thousand iron cavalry to Yangping Pass.

In the same month, Zhang Lu condemned two elite troops to defend Chencang and Ziwu path respectively, and he personally brought 30,000 troops out of Nanzheng, set up camp in front of Yangping Pass, and confronted Liang Army. This time, Zhang Lu was determined to fight with the butcher Ma, and almost sent out all the young and strong man Ding from Hanzhong County.

Yangping Pass, Ma Yue’s military tent.

Fang Yue knelt in front of Ma Yue tremblingly, not daring to breathe for a moment.

Ma Yue looked gloomy and paced back and forth in front of Fang Yue like a bear. He didn't say anything for a long time. The more the butcher Ma didn't speak, the more uneasy Fang Yue felt. Jia Xu also looked heavy, standing aside like a wooden stake. This man's spirit would never say a word when he shouldn't speak.

"Fang Yue!" Ma Yue suddenly stopped and shouted sternly, "I missed the inspection and misbehaving inappropriate behavior, which led to Zhang Lu surrender and rebellion. Nearly 10,000 soldiers were killed on the battlefield, and they should be killed on the ground according to their crimes!"

"The last one will be willing to be punished."

Fang Yue paused for the first time, looking tragic.

Ma Yue said coldly: "Don't you want to defend yourself?"

Fang Yue said: "The sins will be unforgivable and there is no way to justify them."

"Hmph." Ma Yue snorted coldly and shouted, "I'm quite self-aware, so do you know where you are wrong?"

Fang Yue said: "The last time you are in a state of misconduct and behave inappropriately..."

"Shut up!" Ma Yue stopped Fang Yue and said coldly, "You are wrong to be arbitrary and have not consulted Zhang Xiu and Chen Dao!"

Fang Yue said: "Yes, we will do our best to do things."

"Get out!" Ma Yue kicked Fang Yue over to the ground and cursed, "Go and get thirty military sticks by yourself."

Fang Yue fell to the ground, then got up in a dusty state, and said in surprise: "Lord, is this over?"

Ma Yue said coldly: "What else do you want?"

Fang Yue said ashamedly: "My general made such a huge mistake. I thought the lord had to kill the general..."

"Kill you?" Ma Yue said, "Kill you is a good deal for you! Keep your head and don't recover the losses from the battlefield. I will never let you go! Why don't you get out of here?"

Fang Yue turned around and left in shame.

Watching Fang Yue leave, Ma Yue sighed, "Oh, Fang Yue is more than enough to use it to fight the battlefield, but it is not enough to use it to manage the local area, and it is useless to use it alone."

Jia Xu said: "The lord cannot be blamed entirely on this matter. Although General Fang Yue does not know how to govern the local area, hasn't the lord arranged for Zhang Xiu to be the deputy general for Fang Yue? Zhang Xiu has experienced the Luoyang Rebellion by Dong Zhuo, and it is impossible for him to know the power of the gentry. Xu thought that the problem was still caused by Zhang Xiu. If Zhang Xiu could remind Fang Yue, he would not cause such a big mess."

Ma Yue said: "It seems that I am not doing well enough, and Zhang Xiu still has a gap with me in his heart."

Jia Xu felt a little moved when he heard this, and he could see the value of Ma Yue from this. If it were ordinary people, the Liang army would have to do the most defeated thing, which must be punished by Fang Yue, Zhang Xiu, and Chen Da’s three leading generals. However, the first thing Ma Yue did was self-examination and did not put the blame on his subordinates.

Jia Xu said: "The lord should have a long talk with General Zhang Xiu to eliminate the barriers."

"Yes." Ma Yue nodded and shouted outside the tent, "Dian Wei, it is said that General Zhang Xiu will come to see you."

Outside Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu’s military tent.

Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, Yang Ang, Yang Song, Yang Bai and others have gathered in the tent.

Zhang Lu said worriedly: "Everyone, I just received a detailed reward. Butcher Ma has personally led three thousand cavalry to Yangping Pass. Since the butcher Ma has arrived, Jia Dushi, who has always been inseparable from him, must have come too. These two people are cruel and cunning, far from Fang Yue. If Zhang Xiu and others can compare, our army will be in danger."

"I'm afraid of him!" Zhang Wei cursed rudely, "Brother has already condemned the elite soldiers to defend Chen Cang and Ziwu Road. Now we only need to seal the front of Yangping Pass. Even if the Ma Butcher brings up a 100,000 troops to attack, it will be difficult for the Ma Butcher to escape from the line! Moreover, there are two tigers and wolves around Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the east of the Ma Butcher. It is impossible to spend too long with our army here. Our army only needs to hold on for about half a year, and the Liang army will retreat without fighting."

General Yang Ren said: "The Liang army has only 10,000 people, but our army has 30,000 people. Our army has the advantage in terms of military strength. Why are we afraid of it?"

Zhang Lu sighed and said, "There is no other way now. He can only fight to the death with the butcher Ma. He ordered the troops to defend the camp to the death and must not attack without authorization."

Yangping Pass, Ma Yue’s military tent.

Zhang Xiu clasped his fists with his hands and sang respectfully: "I will meet Zhang Xiu, please see the lord."

Ma Yue turned his back to Zhang Xiu, just looking at the screen in the tent. When Zhang Xiu was at a loss, Ma Yue said lightly: "Yuan Jin, this time the loss in Hanzhong has made Gu very disappointed."

Zhang Xiu said ashamed: "I will be incompetent and will have a strong hope for you."

Ma Yue said: "Fang Yue can defeat the Xianbei with thousands of iron cavalry and fight the desert in one battle. He is a great general, and he will lead the three armies to win the battlefield. There are only a few people in the world who can get ahead; Chen Dao is a powerful general, who leads the death-deathed soldiers to charge in the battle, and no one in Hanzhong can stop his sharpness; if Fang Yue leads the army and Chen Dao is the vanguard, then Hanzhong can take his hand."
To be continued...