"If you don't agree, please collect the embers and borrow one from the city. I'm so lucky to be in the city." [Zuo Zhuan·Cheng Gong's second year]

In less than a moment, Qu Guang took the lead, killing and slashing, and quickly reached Yang Ru, the captain of the Qiang Protector. Because the soldiers who were fleeing for their lives trampled and pushed each other, even though Yang Ru's hundreds of soldiers were strong, this time

Sometimes they were scattered everywhere due to the crowds of people.

Yang Ru, who was frightened and moved slowly, and the few remaining cronies around him, were overtaken by Qu Guang and others wearing short armor and holding scimitars almost as soon as Qin Yi fell behind.

The incident happened in a hurry, and the cavalry around Yang Ru hurriedly shot back with arrows from time to time, but their sights were not flattering. Seeing that the situation was critical, in order to protect Yang Ru, the two cavalry beside him turned their horses around one after another.

He came forward, waving the long silk in his hand to try to stop Qu Guang.

Unexpectedly, Qu Guang's horse slowed down, took out the last arrow in his mouth, bent his bow and nocked the arrow, and only heard the sound of the string, and the arrow accurately hit Yang Ru's back.

Yang Ru was caught off guard and screamed on the horse, then fell down on the horse. Qu Guang stared at the opponent's general uniform and was overjoyed. Taking advantage of the gap between the left and right Qiang cavalry who were intercepting the enemy soldiers, he rushed to Yang Ru's side.

On the side of the horse, he pulled out the knife from his waist with his left hand, swung it up and slashed at the unconscious Yang Ru. The knife deeply cut open the flesh on Yang Ru's neck, revealing the white bones. Qu Guang

He kept up his efforts and hacked the dying Yang Ru to death in a few strokes, holding his head and shouting wildly on the battlefield.

Ma Yu was caught up by Qu Guang at the last moment, and the governor could not do anything. He gave up escaping, but put the sword across his neck, looked up to the sky and cried out sadly: "We are defeated here, how can we survive!"

After saying that, he committed suicide. He was far more courageous than Yang Ru. He served as a servant next to the emperor, communicated news with China and foreign countries, and participated in the plot to kill Dong and the action of overthrowing the king. In the end, he became a

He became Ma Rixi's think tank and made suggestions for the Kansai scholars to gain greater weight in the court. He was supposed to be the leader of the Ma family in Fufeng after Ma Rixi, but all this was accompanied by the decline of the Kansai scholars.

, Ma Rixi's dethronement came to naught. He originally thought that after being demoted to Longxi to farm, he would work hard and rely on his own efforts to stop the decline of the Ma family, but he did not expect that he would lose again and again, and in the end

There is nothing. If you go back after losing this time, how can you face the world?

Seeing his unyielding look, Qu Guang couldn't help but stay by his side for a while, then rectified his cavalry and continued his pursuit towards the mouth of the valley.

"Go, go!" Liu Yao knew that the situation was irreversible, so he ordered a retreat. Although he said he was retreating, in fact everyone panicked and ran for their lives.

Qu Guang pursued closely, intending to keep Liu Yao and others in Gangu. By then, Jicheng would be empty, and he could encourage Cheng Gongying to fight.

However, he was a step too slow in the end. Liu Yao and others ran very fast. The mountain road became narrower towards the entrance of the valley, making it difficult for the cavalry to move. In the end, Qu Guang had to watch Liu Yao and others escape from Gangu. He was not discouraged and still tried to

Leading the cavalry out of the valley, as long as the charge formation is arranged outside the open valley, no matter how far Liu Yao runs first, it will be useless.

After finally escaping out of the valley, Liu Yao was panting, as if he had just come to his senses. He looked around, and his heart suddenly sank: "Where is Captain Yang? Where is Ma Deheng?"

"Captain Diannong committed suicide!" Jiang Jiong did not forget to look back at the enemy from time to time while fleeing. He said in a sad and angry tone: "I just saw an arrow shot behind the back of Colonel Guarding Qiang."

Thousands of cavalry were constantly gathering under the military flag. A group of cavalry scouts patrolling outside saw Liu Yao and others breaking out of the valley, and began to divide into two groups. One group went back to report the news, and the other group rushed here.

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Qu Guang stared coldly at the fluttering 'horse' flag, hesitated for a long time, and finally retreated reluctantly because he was outnumbered and Cheng Gongying's forced order.

Cheng Gongying won the battle, but he couldn't be happy, especially when he knew that this victory resulted in the death of Yang Ru and Ma Yu, two sons of aristocratic families. Cheng Gongying knew that his plan had completely failed.

The young man who did all this happened to be his favorite young man. After Qu Guang came back, Cheng Gongying called him over dissatisfied and asked: "Why don't you listen to my military orders?"

Qu Guang's momentum was not weak, and he faced him tit for tat and said: "I did follow the general's orders and only charged for a while. Who knew that they were so weak that they were broken with one blow. The swords on the battlefield had no eyes, and Yang Ru was hit by an arrow and died. Shang

There is something to say, but if Ma Yu doesn’t want to be captured, he draws his sword and kills himself, what does that have to do with us?”

Cheng Gongying was speechless for a moment. He wanted to deal with Qu Guang militaryly, but at this moment, he saw from the corner of his eye that the Qiang and Hu people who followed Qu Guang into the battle were all standing on his side with admiration. Cheng Gongying knew that the other party had already

I am impressed by Qu Guang's bravery today, and I am afraid it will be impossible to deal with this person by force.

What's more, since there is no hope for surrender at present, killing the main battler Qu Guang is not worth the gain. Cheng Gongying's prestige has been damaged, and he has not gained the upper hand in these several verbal confrontations. He can't help but feel a little frustrated.

He waved his hand and let Qu Guang go down.

Qu Guang frowned. Although he had gained great prestige in the army today, he still respected the elder Cheng Gongying in his heart. Before leaving, he clasped his fists and asked, "I don't know where the general wants to go next."

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Cheng Gongying looked a little defeated, and he reluctantly thought: "Now that the matter has come to this, what can be done? There is no point in advancing at this time. Let's retreat to Jincheng and wait and see."

"But our army has a new victory..." Qu Guang was about to say more.

Cheng Gongying immediately said: "So what about the new victory? Do you still want to attack Jicheng with the four or five thousand people you have now?" He finally found a lesson from Qu Guang, and scolded: "Boy, there are horses outside the valley.

Teng's banner! Haven't you heard of his reputation as one of Han Gong's men?"

The names of Ma Teng and Han Sui have been known throughout Yongliang for a long time. Although the Qu family has been following Han Sui to raise armies, they have also heard of Ma Teng for a long time. Qu Guang was young and energetic, but he also knew what was good and what was good. At this time, Huangfu Song

It is true that Han Sui was defeated, and his troops were gradually sent to Yongliang. The best way for them to take the opportunity to flee to Jincheng and Huangzhong was to preserve their strength and recuperate.

Qu Guang had nowhere to refute and said stiffly: "Jinnuo!"

Although Cheng Gongying verbally said that he would temporarily protect Jincheng and hide his strength, Qu Guang believed that the other party had completely lost his fighting spirit after learning that Han Sui had died, and that his progress after retreating to Jincheng was empty talk. In this regard, Qu Guang was eager

If you want to know the causes and consequences of the Battle of Fufeng, the most important thing is Han Sui's life and death.

After walking through the messy camp, Qu Guang was led by others to find the place where the prisoners were guarded. It was a dirty stable, with dozens of prisoners crowded together, filled with human blood and livestock excrement.

In this small shed.

Qu Guang stood outside, resisting his nausea and did not go in. Instead, he ordered someone to drag out a half-dead military commander with blood all over his body.

"This is the one with the highest official position among them?" Qu Guang looked at the man on the ground. The other person's right leg was bent in an awkward posture, obviously broken. Qu Guang still had some impression of the man's appearance. It seemed that he was

When he was chasing Yang Ru, the only person who dared to turn around and intercept him was: "Just a military commander?"

"Report to the general, the other captains and others were all running fast or dead. Only this man fell to the ground and was only trampled by the horse. He was lucky enough to be alive and answer the general's words." Qu dragged Qin Yi out.

The clan soldier said softly.

"What's your name?" Qu Guang kicked the opponent, and the kick hit his crooked right leg. Qin Yi let out a painful cry and groaned out two words: "Qin Yi."

Qu Guang looked at his ferocious face, which was enduring severe pain. Although it was stained with blood and mud, the heroism between his brows could still be vaguely seen. He said: "I heard your accent, it sounds like you are from Bingzhou? You could have escaped just now, why?

Do you want to stay and intercept me?"

Qin Yi gritted his teeth and said nothing. Qu Guang smiled and kicked him again casually: "Tell me, if you still have the guts to turn around, as long as you answer me honestly, I will have your legs kicked."

After I pick you up, you don’t want to limp back to your hometown in Bingzhou, right?”

This sentence seemed to move Qin Yi, but he was first shot down by Qu Guang and then stepped on by a horse. He was already seriously injured internally. At this time, even though he was kicked a few times by Qu Guang, he was stimulated by the pain to wake up.

A few minutes, but the look in his eyes and the tone of his words were like a candle in the wind, immediately swaying and weakening: "It is my duty to be loyal to the emperor by eating the emperor's salary... I must achieve military merit, I want to be a general...

Just go back, you can just go back..."

"What can it do?" Qu Guang asked doubtfully, but Qin Yi's eyes were empty, and he seemed to be mumbling to himself, not as if he was talking to him. Qu Guang was afraid that he would faint, so he kicked Qin Yi again

With a few kicks, while the other party was unconscious, he took the opportunity to ask: "What happened in that battle in Fufeng? Did Mr. Han escape with my brother, or... tell me quickly!"

Qin Yi recovered from his dazed consciousness, hugged his legs and screamed: "She's gone! She's gone!"

"Hmph." Qu Guang snorted with satisfaction. He moved away the foot that had been crushing Qin Yi's injured leg, raised his chin slightly, and ordered: "Throw him back."

Qin Yi had closed his eyes at this time. When he was dragged up, he remembered something and faintly said a woman's name: "...Luofu."

Qu Guang couldn't help but look at him one more time. He heard what Qin Yi said before he was dragged away, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm actually still thinking about a woman."

At this time, Cheng Gongying's personal soldiers came over. He was ordered to urge Qu Guang to pack his bags early and prepare to lead his troops to retreat to the northwest.

Qu Guang nodded and said, "I'm about to go find the general. You go back and return first. I'll come back after I deal with these prisoners."

After hearing this, the soldier still stood still and said: "The general has an order. These prisoners are still useful and need to be taken away by me."

"What are you doing with these wastes? It would be easier if you just trap them and kill them." Qu Guang said dissatisfiedly when he heard that Cheng Gongying still wanted to keep these prisoners.

But the soldier did not move after hearing this, and his resolute attitude made Qu Guang very angry. He immediately pushed him away and rode towards Cheng Gongying.

"Mr. Han is still alive?" Cheng Gongying was shocked and said in surprise.

"Yes, general, if you don't believe it, you can ask those prisoners." Qu Guang observed Cheng Gongying's face and said loudly: "Since Han Gong is still here, I will wait for him to come back in Liangzhou to fight this battle. The final victory or defeat is also unknown.”

Cheng Gongying frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he still said: "After Chencang's defeat, with Han Gong's wisdom, he will definitely go to Anding or Jieting. If he goes to Jieting, he should have arrived in Hanyang by now, but we haven't heard about it for a long time. The news shows that the Jieting garrison has been lost, Huangfu Song sent people to rob the road there, and Han Gong diverted the road to stabilize it... No matter what, we must return to Yuzhong first."

Yuzhong is the junction point of Jincheng, Wuwei, Hanyang and other counties. The location is critical. If you get this place, you can control Hexi. If you lose it, Jincheng will not be protected. Qu Guang thought that while retreating to Yuzhong, he sent people to inquire about Han Sui's whereabouts and contacted various places. The Qiang soldiers can regroup in Yuzhong and fight again.

However, Cheng Gongying told him an even more ominous news: "The four counties in Hexi have rebelled. Cheng Guanqiu Xing of Wuwei County has joined forces with the four counties to raise troops and will go to Yuzhong soon."

"What?" Qu Guang was surprised. He originally thought that the powerful counties in Hexi would be the capital for their comeback, but he didn't expect that the news of the defeat spread so quickly, and a rebellion broke out almost at the same time.

Cheng Gongying took a deep look at the other party. Judging from the time, the Hexi rebellion was obviously premeditated. Huangfu Song had a far-reaching plan. How could they continue to fight based on this alone? Maybe from the beginning, they were Making meaningless struggles: "No matter what differences you and I have, we must capture Yuzhong first. This is our way to survive."

Hanyang, Jicheng.

Zhong Yao looked at Zhong Yao who was so ashamed that he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time. Until now, he still couldn't believe that this military expedition would end in a disastrous defeat. It was not that the soldiers of Cheng Gongying were scattered and their morale was low. What? Didn’t it mean that Yang Ru’s soldiers and horses have been elites for many years?

"What's going on?" He looked dissatisfied at Ma Teng, who was escorting Liu Yao and others back. Even so, Zhong Yao also kept a calm mind and planned his own way out: "Cheng Gongying and other remnants are right in front of you. , General, why didn't you take advantage of the situation and pursue us? Now if we let them return to Jincheng, what should we do if they become a disaster again?"

Ma Teng raised his brows. He didn't expect that the other party was still thinking about blaming him at this time. Could it be that he should still be held responsible for this matter?

"What did the envoy say?" Ma Teng took advantage of Huangfu Song behind him and admitted that he did not hesitate to speak: "The terrain in Gan Valley is narrow, so what if we rush into the army rashly and encounter an ambush? Besides, this battle involves Duke Yang. Others can't stand it, and they will eventually lose their talents, so don't dare to repeat the mistakes of the past."

"You!" Zhong Yao was furious and helpless for a moment.

He originally thought that after such a defeat, Huangfu Song of Yongliang would severely reprimand him, and even impeach him for the crime of defeating the army. But Zhong Yao was in Jicheng After waiting in fear for several days, what I finally received was a conciliatory letter from Chen Cang, not an official document of severe condemnation at all.

This document details the military operations that Ma Teng and Gaishun will carry out next. They hope that Zhong Yao will give support and work together to complete the battle. As for his sin of sending troops without permission and leading to a great defeat, it is light and easy. It was brushed off, just a few words of verbal reproach.
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