"Pang De, you can't...bastard..." the young general said. He was originally planning to stop and retreat. I wonder if some of his archers were too nervous or misunderstood. Some of the dozens of cavalry were actually in the young general's arms.
As soon as the words came out, the arrow slipped out of the bowstring.
"Chi! Chi! Chi!"
The arrows shot at a high speed, and were about to turn the few people across the street into hedgehogs. Suddenly, a man rode up to the first floor and ran out quickly. With a shout, he bounced off the ground as nimbly as a monkey and flew into the air.
Two tumbling, one man and one horse rushed towards the place where the arrows were fired. As soon as the man hit the ground, he turned around like a whirlwind, and the three lightning-fast arrows were already heading towards the man running out like locusts.
The arrow was shot head-on. The man waved his hand, and a long rod-shaped object covered with black cloth was swung out before it hit the ground. The arrow was swept away with a "ding-ding" sound and hit the target.
Of the two arrows he shot, the third arrow could not be swept away and was about to hit the face of the big man who jumped out.
The big man was so lucky that the arrow was about to hit him. But he remained calm in the face of danger. He tilted his head and opened his mouth to bite the last arrow.
But his war horse did not have such skill, and was completely used as a shield. The war horse neighed miserably, and fell to the ground. He knelt down on its front hooves first, and then used the remaining energy to drag it along the ground. The horse was at least hit in the body.
Three or four arrows were terrible.
But the effect was remarkable. All the arrows were blocked by this man and his horse, and no one among the stunned people behind was injured.
In the short period of time when this man suddenly jumped out to block the arrow, everyone, whether it was the shooter or the rescued person, was stunned. When Cao Zhi and others finished admiring the sudden changes in the long street below, they all
They all looked downstairs. Everything was over. They saw that the burly man who was rescuing people downstairs had supported the rod-shaped object in his hand, spit out the arrows in his mouth, and stood up.
What caught Cao Zhi's eyes was that he was about the same age as Guan Yu. He was tall and slender with a strong physique, a straight nose, a beard on his lips, a thick beard, a warrior uniform, and a well-proportioned figure.
, a slightly majestic face, with high and exposed foreheads, which is a bit intimidating, but under the thick eyebrows, the eyes are as sharp as eagles and seem to see everything, as if there is nothing he can do in the world.
Even if it doesn't happen, it is precisely this appearance that makes people feel that everything is working together flawlessly when they see this person, which makes them more fond of him.
"What kind of weapon did he use?" Cao Zhi marveled that the rugged captain was actually Pang De. At the same time, he also became fond of the appearance of the strong man who saved people, and he couldn't help but become a little interested in the long pole object in his hand.
"A halberd, and it's a golden halberd!" When the soldiers downstairs shot arrows, Guan Yu was also startled and stood up. But since he was upstairs, it was possible to rescue him in time. But he also heard the long pole in the hands of the strong man downstairs.
The sound of the metallic collision between the object and the arrow, and based on his study of weapons, he immediately recognized that it was the unique sound of the golden halberd.
"oh……"
When Cao Zhi was stunned, after rescuing the people downstairs, the strong man also mocked the captain named "Pang De": "Is this what Ma Teng preaches about loving the people like a son?"
"What did you say? Do you dare to criticize my lord?" The captain named Pang De held the sword handle in his hand, his eyes were fierce, like a wolf that wanted to choose people to devour, and he stared at the strong man opposite for a long time.
, exited angrily.
When the soldiers and guards under him also heard that this man was commenting on their big boss's policy without knowing what was right, they all immediately forgot about their dereliction of duty and surrounded the strong man with their bows and arrows again.
This time, he didn't dare to fire the arrow at will, obviously he was very worried about what he missed just now.
"Everyone retreat. Pang De, you take them and retreat immediately. When you return to the camp later, each of you will get thirty military sticks as a punishment." After a false alarm, the young general finally spoke.
"Yes, Master!" Although Pang De's bowed expression was still a bit unruly, he still accepted the order and asked the soldiers with bows and arrows to retreat behind the young general, but did not return to the camp immediately because of what he said
The young master still needs protection.
"Master? Ma Teng? This person must be Ma Chao, right? Why did he come to Yanmen? I hope these people leave quickly, otherwise there may be some trouble."
Cao Zhi, who guessed the identity of the young general, was excited and immediately felt that Ma Chao and others were suddenly present in the Yanmen land, which would bring inconvenience to his meeting with the leader of Yanmen Karasuma. But he
I didn’t know that Ma Chao would lead troops all the way to garrison Yanmen, which had something to do with him.
Yanmen Wuhuan has not caused trouble in Yanmen or Bingzhou for many years, but recently he suddenly gathered three thousand people outside the fortress and went straight to the underworld. After Ma Teng and Han Sui learned about it, they also sent people to investigate the matter.
But the situation soon became clear. The goal of the Wuwan people was not to merge with Yanmen in the state, but to use the road to help Gongsun Zan, who was being pressed by Yuan Shao in Youzhou.
Han Sui and Ma Teng didn't understand how the Yanmen Karasuma clan could be related to Gongsun Zan, but they originally decided to open the door to the other side and let the ancient Great Wall road from Yanmen go directly to Youzhou. Because Liang, which they now control,
The two prefectures of Binding were still under the jurisdiction of Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan had the imperial decree to govern the six prefectures in the north. Liang and the two prefectures of Binding fell within this range.
Although they had the obligation to rush for reinforcements, Han Sui and Ma Teng never thought about sending more troops to Youzhou. Both of them thought that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were out of their control, and they wished they could fight for a longer time.
No time to take care of them.
Now Yanmen Karasuma is willing to go to Youzhou, which is really what they want. It didn't take long for them to find out that the Yanmen Karasuma people were instigated by the Black Mountain Army and jointly sent troops to Youzhou. It didn't matter anymore.
Well, the Black Mountain Army is a branch of the Yellow Turban Rebel Army that has been active in the Jizhou area. Isn't this lively? Many forces are making trouble in Jizhou and Youzhou. This is what Han Sui and Ma Teng want to see most.
, when they both lose, maybe they will have a chance to fish in troubled waters.
But things were far from what they thought. A few days after they decided to open the door wide, the Yuan army that attacked Youzhou suddenly called back 100,000 troops. A force that had been stationed in Bingzhou and adjacent to Yi County also suddenly made moves.
, they did not withdraw their troops to the hinterland of Jizhou to block the Black Mountain Army, but they mobilized part of their troops to Jizhou, which was only separated by a Great Wall, and on the dividing line between the two states. This section of the Great Wall built in the Qin Dynasty was originally
For the purpose of resisting foreign enemies, the current section of the Great Wall that runs across the Taihang Mountains is the Great Wall of Ji and the two states. Yuan Shao suddenly sent troops to this section and immediately sounded the alarm of Han Sui and Ma Teng.
According to reliable information, the Yuan soldiers guarding this section of the Great Wall tacitly allowed these soldiers and horses to enter and leave their passes, and there were signs that more soldiers and horses were heading to the inside of this section of the Great Wall, moving along the ancient roads on the inside of the Great Wall. Han Sui, Ma
Teng and others were worried that Yuan Shao would find out about their secret passage to Karasuma and get angry with them. He might even send troops here to attack them. So Ma Teng had a premonition that something bad was going to happen to Han Sui, and Ma Teng immediately broke up with Karasuma.
According to the people's contract, they were driven out of Yanmen and returned to the outside of the Great Wall. They were not allowed to use the road to merge with the state.
After Han Sui and Ma Teng were defeated in the campaign against Chang'an, their strength was greatly reduced. Liang, as well as many of the county chiefs and Qiang and Hu chiefs who had surrendered to them in the two states, rebelled against them one after another, causing them to spend a lot of time to deal with them over the years.
.Wars not only cost lives, but also cost money. Neither Han Sui nor Ma Teng came from a wealthy family, and their family backgrounds were not strong. The Liangbin states they controlled were not as wealthy as the Central Plains or Jiangnan. After successive wars,
Next, they were already short of money, and their military strength was not as good as before. They thought that starting a war with Yuan Shao at this time would not be beneficial, so they decided not to provoke Yuan Shao.
As for offending a small clan like Karasuma, they didn't care. But in order to prevent Karasuma from retaliating, they sent Ma Teng's son Ma Chao to lead three thousand troops to Yanmen to guard against Karasuma's attack.
But Han Sui and Ma Teng didn't know that these troops and horses did not belong to Yuan Shao at all, and they were not used to deal with them when they were transported to the Great Wall.
This army belongs to Cao Zhi. After he made the plan in Baoqiu, he sent a secret message to Yue Jin of Yi County and asked him to make advance arrangements. He did not expect that it would cause a chain reaction between Han Sui and Ma Teng.
A huge plan will lead to many unexpected events, and it took Cao Zhi a lot of trouble to resolve this misunderstanding.
When Cao Zhi was wondering why Ma Chao appeared in Yanmen, Ma Chao had dismounted and came to the rescuer. With a kind smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said: "This brother has invited me. I am going to Xiliang Ma Chao. Thank you for your help just now."
, so as to avoid the death or injury of our county citizens, please call the brave man’s name so that we can visit him later.”
"Don't worry, as long as no innocent people are hurt, I'm a nobody and I'm not worthy of being associated with a major general." As he said that, the strong man glanced at the mount lying in a pool of blood, sighed, returned the salute, cupped his hands and said to Ma Chao: "I'm a nobody.
I have something urgent to do, so say goodbye!" After saying that, he ignored Ma Chao's shouts, ducked into the crowd, and went on his own. He looked like he was in a real hurry, and he was very unwilling to say anything more to Ma Chao.
Ma Chao said "Hey" twice and saw that there were still people talking in front of him. He could only put aside his entanglement with the strong and powerful man and looked back at Pang De.
Pang De understood this and immediately sent out two followers to chase after the strong man in the direction where he disappeared.
Until now, the people in the border towns who were preparing to flee still couldn't figure out what medicine the newly arrived young general was selling in the gourd.
Ma Chao regained his mood and glanced slowly through the small episode of the soldiers' fire. A friendly and bright smile appeared on his face. He did not raise his voice intentionally, but the words were clearly heard in everyone's ears, and he said calmly:
"I am Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang. Today I have something to announce. Yanmen will not be attacked. No troops are coming to attack this place. Please don't abandon the city in panic."
"Then why do so many people see the barbarians outside the pass gathering troops and horses?" A mixed voice floated out from the crowd, questioning Ma Chao's words.