At the foot of Tongtian Mountain, Yuan's army began to retreat like a tide. The four men in the formation, Ma Teng, his son and Pang De, who were fighting desperately to break out of the bloody road, finally took the opportunity to join their defeated troops and gathered together to prepare for a deadly battle.
"Father, have they withdrawn?" Ma Chao looked around, a little surprised.
"Lord, look over there!" Pang De pointed to the south. Everyone looked around and saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, as if there was an army coming.
"Reinforcements! It's Chen Gong!" Ma Teng looked happy, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief. Under the siege of thousands of troops, even if they were brave enough to be trapped in the army, if this went on, they would be consumed alive.
Death, now that reinforcements have arrived, their predicament is resolved.
"An outsider is more reliable than that old dog Han!" Ma Chao held his gun and looked at Yuan Jun who was retreating like a tide. He looked at Ma Teng with some emotion and said: "Father, why not take the opportunity to rush to kill, hold back the enemy, and join the reinforcements?"
Will this team stay?"
Ma Teng shook his head: "The soldiers are already exhausted, don't cause trouble!"
They have been fleeing and fighting desperately since the Yellow River crossing was attacked by water. Now they finally have a chance to breathe. If they fight again, there may not be any good results.
The soldiers all around looked tired and exhausted. How could they have any fighting spirit to fight again?
The battle formation of less than a thousand people struggled to hold on. It was not until the opponent's army was all withdrawn that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, Zhao Yun saw the enemy retreating, collected his troops and galloped towards him. After seeing Ma Teng and his son, he rode his horse forward, saluted Ma Teng and said, "Zhao Yun, the last general, has seen General Ma."
"General Zilong." Seeing Chen Gong, a military general disciple, Ma Teng felt extremely cordial: "Thank you, General, for saving me."
He looked to the rear. Except for the few hundred people brought by Zhao Yun, there were no soldiers and horses. He was a little surprised and said: "General Zilong, where is the army?"
"There was no large army. The last general was ordered to come to investigate, but he saw that the general was trapped here. In desperation, he ordered the soldiers to drag the branches with their horse tails to create the illusion of an incoming army. The Huns did not know what the plan was, so they fled.
." Zhao Yun shook his head. The Xiongnu cavalry plus Yuan's army numbered at least 20,000. No matter how powerful these few hundred men were, if they charged in without hesitation, they would probably lose more than half of them.
"I see...that's how it is..." Ma Teng breathed a sigh of relief, and then glared at his son fiercely. If he had continued to fight and held back the enemy, what would have happened?
Ma Chao silently looked away and looked at the sky in the distance, as if something interesting was attracting him.
Zhao Yun looked at Ma Chao, who was tied up with a riding crop, with some confusion: "Young General, this is..."
"Let me go, it's okay!" Ma Chao moved his body, but failed to break away, and looked at Pang De and said.
Pang De stretched out his hand and pressed it on the riding whip, and the riding whip was immediately released.
"There are counselors in the enemy army who somehow controlled Meng Qi so that he could not act independently!" Ma Teng sighed. If not, Ma Chao might have been able to defeat the siege.
Ma Chao touched the healed wound on his face and gritted his teeth and said, "There's something wrong with that arrow. It was after my face was scratched by that arrow that I couldn't control my body."
Next time we face each other, we must let the opponent know how powerful Master Ma is!
"General, what are your plans?" Zhao Yun looked at Ma Teng and asked, "Why don't you go with the last general to see your master? Now our army has been stationed in Baibo Valley. We originally wanted to wait for the Xiliang army to cross the river, and then attack with the Xiliang army.
Bingzhou seems to be impossible now."
"I was careless." Ma Teng sighed, thought for a while, looked at Pang De and said, "Ling Ming, please quickly lead the remaining troops back to Xiliang and take charge of the overall situation. I will return later."
Something must have happened over there in Xiliang, and his family is still there. There is no need to delay, and he must go back for rescue as soon as possible. But Chen Gong saved his life after all, so it would be a bit bad to go back like this, so Ma Teng asked Pang De
Go back first. Pang De's ability is enough to stabilize the situation. They will also go back after thanking Chen Gong.
"General, take your orders!" Pang De knew that the situation was urgent and did not hesitate. After giving Zhao Yun a fist salute, he immediately turned his horse's head, leaving dozens of people behind for Ma Teng, and then headed back with the rest of his troops.
Zhao Yun didn't say much, joined forces with Ma Teng and Ma Chao, and turned back.
Halfway along the way, they met Han Sui and others who were running towards them with their men and horses.
"Brother Shoucheng!" Han Sui galloped over with excitement. When he saw Ma Teng, his eyes turned red: "Brother is fine, I can rest assured!"
"Old dog Han!" Ma Chao glared, pointed his gun at Han Sui and yelled, "You ran away from the battle, but you still have the nerve to come back!"
"Meng Qi misunderstood. In the situation at that time, even if we fought desperately, only a few people would die. It would be better to break out and find reinforcements. With Meng Qi's courage, he should be able to last for a long time, enough for my younger brother to invite reinforcements!
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When he said this, Han Sui was also a little suspicious. How did Zhao Yun manage to rescue Ma Teng and others from thousands of troops with hundreds of people!?
"Hundreds of reinforcements?" Ma Chao sneered: "If Brother Zilong hadn't been brave and resourceful and deceived the rebel army, do you think these hundreds of troops could have rescued us?"
It turned out to be a scam.
Han Sui looked at Zhao Yun. This man looked loyal and honest, but he actually had such a plan. It seemed that people should not be judged by their appearance.
"General Zilong is both wise and brave. He is worthy of being a disciple of Mr. Gongtai. I admire him!" Han Sui was surprised in his heart, but his face showed admiration.
"I don't dare. If there is nothing else, I will go and meet the teacher first." Zhao Yun nodded politely. From the conversation between the two parties, we can already guess what happened. For such a person who was taken advantage of in the battle, Zhao Yun has the deepest feelings.
Li looked down upon him, and although his words were polite, a sense of distance had already arisen.
"This..." Han Sui looked confused: "General Zilong, there is chaos in Xiliang now. We also want to thank Mr. Gongtai for saving us, but at this time we have to go back to preside over the situation and wait for Xiliang's affairs.
Okay, how about I come back later and say thank you?"
"General, take care of yourself." Zhao Yun nodded. His mission was to come here to rescue people, and he did not say that he would take them back.
"That's it, I'll take my leave!" Han Sui nodded with a smile, then looked at Ma Teng and said, "Brother Shoucheng, won't you follow me?"
"Zilong has saved our lives, and he should go and thank Mr. Gongtai, both emotionally and rationally." Ma Teng shook his head and said.
"Then I'll take my leave first." Han Sui cursed pedantry in his heart. This was already burning, and he was still thinking about this? And by saying this, Ma Teng didn't mean to roast Han Sui on the fire of morality? He was different.
If you go, you will become an ungrateful person.
Fortunately, Han Sui was thick-skinned and pretended he didn't understand the reason. He said goodbye to Zhao Yun with a smile and left with everyone.
"There is actually no need for the general to go with him. There is civil strife in Xiliang at this time. It is better for the general to go back first and talk about other things later." Zhao Yun said suddenly after watching Han Sui and others leave.
He is loyal, but not stupid. He doesn't know what's going on in Xiliang now, but since someone has betrayed him, he will definitely attack the city in Xiliang now and seize the opportunity to seize the territory. If he goes back earlier, he can take charge of the overall situation earlier.
There is only one Pound, and Zhao Yun is not worried enough.
"It's better to go see Mr. Gongtai first. I will discuss some things with Mr. Gongtai at the end." Ma Teng sighed, shook his head and said, "With your order, it's enough to keep my family safe."
After this battle, even if they destroyed Zhang Heng, Xiliang's vitality was severely damaged and was no longer strong enough to continue to fight for supremacy in the world. In this case, it would be better to come to Chen Gong to report first. After this battle is over, if
If Chu Nan could really defeat Yuan Shao, it wouldn't be hard to accept that the Ma family would join Chu Nan.
When Zhao Yun heard this, he said no more, nodded and said: "General Lao Ma has entered the battle. I will take the general back to see the teacher as soon as possible."
Ma Teng nodded and immediately incorporated into Zhao Yun's formation. Zhao Yun opened the formation. In Ma Teng's surprised eyes, everyone's speed continued to soar, reaching an incredible point. Even if he used all his marching methods, his speed was far less than that of Zhao Yun.
It's so fast, no wonder it can come here so quickly.
Under the leadership of Zhao Yun, everyone arrived at Baibo Valley in just one day.
But when they arrived at Baibo Valley, Baibo Valley was deserted, leaving only a hundred people guarding the camp.
When Zhao Yun came out this time, he did not go directly to Tongtian Mountain, but went to the place where the accident happened first, and then fought with Yuan Jun several times. It took about nine days before he found Ma Teng.
At the Baibo Valley Camp, Zhao Yun learned that Chen Gong had launched an attack on Bingzhou four days ago, and had now seized dangerous areas such as Jiexiu and was preparing to attack Taiyuan County.
When Yuan's army went to ambush the Xiliang army, they thought that Chen Gong's side was full of mobs, and strategic locations like Jiexiu were enough to block Chen Gong's miscellaneous troops.
But he didn't expect that Chen Gong had already integrated the troops of Liang Xing and others into one, and with Lu Bu joining them, their combat power was greatly increased. Jie Xiu didn't even hold on for half a day before he was defeated by Lu Bu.
Jiexiu, to the north is Taiyuan County. This area belongs to the plain area of Bingzhou. Surrounded by mountains, Taiyuan County has easy access to the strategic location of Jiexiu. Even if the Yuan army comes back for reinforcements, it will be difficult to stop their troops.
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In addition, Chen Gong also ordered people to capture the basic areas leading to Shangdang, but he did not attack Shangdang. He planned to break Taiyuan County first. Taiyuan County lies across Shangdang and Yanmen. He took Taiyuan County, which is Shangdang.
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Ma Teng listened with mixed emotions. Now he vaguely understood that the Xiliang coalition seemed to be the main force in this battle, but in fact it was a bait used to attract Yuan Jun. Chen Gong's real main force was still on his side, taking advantage of Yuan Jun's attack
They took advantage of the opportunity to seize various strategic locations. After Yuan Jun returned to support, there was no danger to defend. The original geographical advantage had been lost, and they could only confront Chen Gonggang.
and……
Lu Bu is here too!?
Ma Teng was a little shocked. Shouldn't Lu Bu be the main combat force of Chu Nan's army at this moment? Why did Chu Nan place such a powerful general on the Bingzhou battlefield?
Zhao Yun didn't care about this, and immediately rushed to Jieshan Mountain to meet Chen Gong and Lu Bu...