Chencang, the city where Zhuge, the prime minister of the later Shu Han Dynasty, worked hard. Before midnight today, a large army of armored horses came from the south.
Xia Houyuan swept through the entire Longxi prefecture and counties, and all the barbarians respected him. Chencang was a key city, and the people who guarded it were highly talented people.
Fang Guang came with his troops and saw the magnificent scenery in the western frontier of the Han Dynasty. He was very emotional. When he saw Chencang City, he saw that the general of Cao's army guarding this place was a young captain.
He was surprised that in Cao Cao's army, he was considered a young man to join the army, but he did not expect that the appearance of the young man in front of him was much more immature than when he joined Cao Cao's army.
Depends on the age, he is only thirteen or fourteen years old at most. At this age, he can actually gain Xia Houyuan's trust to guard this important place?
"Grand Sinong, Grand General, and Colonel Guo Huai respectfully invite the general to enter the city to discuss military strategy. It is bitterly cold here, and there is nothing else. The mutton spirits have been prepared!"
"Guo Huai, is he the son of Guo Min, the governor of Yanmen?"
"Exactly, I didn't expect that Si Nong actually knew my father's name?"
I know, of course I know, this Guo Huai was the mainstay general of Cao Wei in Longxi during the Three Kingdoms period!
During Zhuge Liang's first western expedition, Cao's army was caught off guard and several important cities were lost. It was Guo Huai, the young man in front of him, who turned the tide and defended Longxi until Sima Yi's reinforcements arrived.
This person later became Xia Houyuan's army commander. Unexpectedly, he appeared so early in this world.
"Sure enough, the Guo family has no sons. Wen Yuan, Gao Shun, Zilong, Guan Hai, don't look at young Guo, he is actually a great hero!"
"Come, come, come, come together, and while drinking, we will discuss strategies to defeat the enemy!"
As Fang Guang spoke, he took the hand of the young man in front of him, Guo Huai, with unusual affection, and walked side by side with him into Chen Cang.
As a young man, Guo Huai had no instinctive hostility towards Fang Guang, a son of a noble family. He was just worshiping heroes, but he didn't expect that when he saw Sinong in person today, he would be so kind to him.
Guo Huai was overjoyed and strode into the city, following Fang Guang's footsteps. He had already told the whole story about Chen Cangdao.
When Sinong personally arrived at Chencang, not far from here, at the junction of the Chencang Road crossing plain and the mountain pass, numerous large cowhide tents were placed in front of the mountain road.
Outside the tent, dark-skinned and braided Di women were busy with their children, while the strong men of the Di tribe followed the Han warriors and galloped on the plains.
Inside the tent, a tall man with strange braids was none other than Dou Rong, the leader of this Di tribe.
Dou Rong is a Han name. In the Longxi region, everyone respects the lineage of the Han general Dou Xian. Anyone with a bit of dignity will have the character Dou in their name.
The Di tribe has left a mark in the history books. At this time, it was still a semi-civilized tribe, with the barbarism and fearlessness of death of a semi-civilized tribe.
In front of Dou Rong, Pu Banjin's defeated general, Ma Chao, who looked like a Greek statue, and the scars on his face looked even more scary under the flickering candlelight in the tent.
Jin Ma Chao now became Scar Ma Chao. Strangely, it did not affect the appearance of this statue-like man at all. On the contrary, it gave Ma Chao a little more toughness.
After losing the owl army, there were only a few hundred Jieren Wolf Cavalry left. They lost all the Ma Chao in the first battle, and their gloomy temperament added a hint of tyranny.
The Ma family has always had great prestige in Xiliang. In addition to the Qiang people who respect him as their god Zhuan, the Di people and Jie people also love and fear this man.
Dou Rong sat in the cowhide tent, beating his chest hard and trying to brag about the tribe's power.
"General Meng Qi, although our clan only has tens of thousands of people, we have lived in the mountains for generations. No matter what clan comes here on the mountain road to the south, no one is allowed to enter the mountains without my permission!"
"General Meng Qi is here today, just in time for the general to see the majestic appearance of my subordinate!"
"Oh? Then we have to rely on Chief Dou. I have made it clear that Cao's cavalry is sharp and is still above Ma's family in Xiliang. If the chief really wants to fight, it is best to move the tribe to the mountains and take advantage of the danger!"
"Shou? There is no word "shou" in the Di clan's ancestral training. Our clan..."
Dou Rong wanted to brag about the strength of the Di people, but suddenly, a majestic Di man strode in from outside the tent.
"Grand chief, what's wrong, my sons were practicing equestrian skills when they saw some Han family men coming to the official road in the south. From a distance, they all looked like cavalry!"
"What, son of the Han family, it just so happens that General Ma is here. He just happened to see the heroic appearance of our clan. Come on, come and get my armor!"
Dou Rong stood up with a sinister smile on his face and tried to show off, but Ma Chao interrupted him loudly.
"What kind of banner are the people coming here under? Is it the army of Miaocai Xiahou of Chang'an?"
"General, I don't know Chinese characters. By the way, the leader of the Han army rides a red horse, just like a rhinoceros in the mountains!"
"The red horse, that's the red rabbit horse. Fang Guang is coming. Chief Dou, retreat quickly. The person coming is none other than Fang Datong, the most courageous army under Cao Cao!"
Thinking of the embarrassing situation when he was chased by Fang Guang's cavalry in Bingzhou, Ma Chao could not help but feel a flash of horror in his eyes.
Zhang Liao, Guan Hai, Zhao Yun, and the cavalry under their command are not as brave as the Wolf Cavalry, and their armor and weapons are far superior. How can the half-civilized Di people in front of them be able to withstand them?
"Retreat to the mountains, Ma Mengqi, you are also a hero, are you looking down on us Di warriors?"
"Come here, prepare your horses, I will meet the enemy!"
Dou Rong glanced at Ma Chao and wondered why this Xiliang God of War was so pusy.
Seeing Dou Rong striding out, a sound like a howling wolf came from the Di tribe, and Ma Dai next to Ma Chao suddenly became panicked.
"General, these barbarians are useless. What should we do? Pound went out on patrol and hasn't returned here yet!"
"What should we do? Return to Chencang Road quickly. Fang Guang will come in person. It seems that Cao Jun is going to go this way. Just inform Zhang Lu and guard Yangping Pass!"
"As for Ling Ming, he can only ask for his own blessings!"
Ma Chao's heart was as cold as ice and as hard as iron. He never did anything sloppily. After saying this, he strode out of the tent, led Ma Dai and his troops, and retreated toward the southwest.
The group was skilled in equestrian skills, and after half an hour, they had already fled to the mountainside at the entrance of the valley on Chencang Road, several miles away.
At this time, Ma Chao reined in his mount and looked back, only to see that the Edi tribal camp, which he had just claimed to collect protection fees from, had been trampled into ruins by war horses.
Looking from a distance, Dou Rong's head, which was still full of dignity half an hour ago, sitting in a well and looking at the sky, seemed to have been hung on the gate of the Di camp.
Cao's cavalry came from the east like a torrent, divided into two wings, and overtook the cattle and sheep of the Di tribe.
In the chaos, it seemed that the flag of his subordinate Pang Tong was surrounded by a group of Cao soldiers. Under the flying dust, screams could be vaguely heard from the distance.
"Let's go, Fang Guang's wings are ready. Now that he is here today, no one can stop him in the land of Xiliang. When he comes, he will definitely deal with us. With this beast behind him, even though the world is big, I still have a place to stay.