"The cool sparrow sleeps naked on the telephone pole..."
Yang Ling enjoyed the massage from Guo Zhao's gentle hands and hummed a tune.
From time to time, he opened his mouth again and took Guo Zhao's green fingers and the fruit he was handed into his mouth.
This made Guo Zhao look shy.
"Brother Ziyi, there is something going on over there in Zhi County!"
But Gan Ning was full of excitement and strode into the tent.
"Oh? What's going on?"
Yang Ling was refreshed and quickly sat up and asked.
"The spies sent out yesterday have just returned the news, saying that there were shouts of killing in and outside the city last night. The Xiliang army was defeated by the Bingzhou army and only a few thousand people escaped!"
Gan Ning smiled and said with admiration,
"Brother Ziyi's talent is truly astonishing! Just one tactic can cause the enemy to fall apart!"
Yang Ling couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
Although he had the purpose of dividing the coalition forces, he did not expect that it would be so effective.
Not even a day after Ma Yunlu left, fighting began within the coalition forces!
But in order to maintain his image, he still nodded in a reserved manner.
"Don't do six basic things."
"Brother Ziyi, what should we do?"
Gan Ning asked.
Yang Ling just thought for a moment and then smiled and said,
"No matter who the Xiliang army is beaten by, I, Yang Ziyi, must help. Someone come!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao walked in side by side.
"Please give me your orders, sir!"
"Immediately order the troops to move out and prepare to support Ma Teng."
"Here!"
…
In the wilderness, a cavalry unit was galloping.
It's just that the entire army, from the riders to the horses, is tired.
Yes, this is Ma Teng and his party who escaped from Zhi County.
Although they did not die in the hands of Gao Gan, Gao Gan did not intend to let them go.
Bingzhou's cavalry pursued them all night long. The thousands of men and horses who originally escaped were now reduced to less than a thousand due to fighting, separation and other reasons!
At this moment, the war horse under Ma Teng let out a mournful cry, then fell forward.
Fortunately, Ma Teng's riding skills were superb, he reacted in time, and jumped up, thus avoiding falling to the ground.
"Father, are you okay?!"
Ma Chao hurriedly rode over and expressed concern.
"I'm fine!"
Ma Teng waved his hand and looked at the exhausted war horse on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and frowned for a moment.
"Lord, should we rest where we are?"
Pound asked tentatively.
"No, I'm afraid the senior officials haven't given up the pursuit yet. If we rest here, it will be over if they catch up!"
Ma Chao immediately shook his head in opposition.
"But even if we people can withstand it, the war horses can't."
Pound smiled bitterly.
Since last night, they had spared no effort in running wildly all night long.
If it weren't for the extremely strong endurance of Xiliang's war horses, they would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago!
No need for Pound to say it, Ma Teng also knew it in his heart.
He was silent for a moment and then said,
"According to what General Ling Ming said, rest where you are for a while!"
After hearing this, everyone felt relieved and hurriedly got off their horses.
While they were eating dry food, they let their horses go to the creek not far away to drink water and eat grass.
"Brother Shoucheng, if Gao Gan is determined to kill us, we won't be able to escape."
Han Sui whispered to Ma Teng.
Ma Teng just ate dry food and said nothing.
Now that they have turned against each other, if they don't want to be retaliated against in the future, the senior officials will definitely kill them all!
Moreover, even if the senior officials did not pursue them, they would have no food and grass, and it would be almost impossible to return to Guanzhong from Hanoi County.
"Do you have any idea?"
Ma Teng looked at Han Sui.
"My idea is very simple. Since Yang Ling wants to join forces with us, why not take this opportunity to join him?"
Han Sui smiled.
"In our current situation, will he join forces with us?"
It's not that Ma Teng hasn't thought about this.
But the problem is that they only have less than a thousand people at their disposal.
If Yang Ling turns against him, will they be in trouble?
Hearing his father's worries, Ma Yunlu on the side gritted his teeth and took the initiative to say,
"Father, let me go see Yang Ling!"
"Yunlu, why are you so confident in persuading Yang Ling?"
Ma Teng looked at Ma Yunlu with some confusion.
Ma Yunlu's pretty face turned red.
She was still a little embarrassed to talk about the matter between herself and Yang Ling.
You can't tell your father that you are Yang Ling's, right?
Before Ma Teng and his party could discuss the outcome, they heard the soldiers on guard duty not far away shouting in panic.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Ma Teng and others were shocked. They looked up and saw Bingzhou's cavalry indeed appearing in the distance!
But in the blink of an eye, they were approaching fiercely.
The Xiliang troops had no time to react and were cut off by the enemy!
"Oops!"
Ma Teng's heart sank, feeling that today would be a bad day.
But he has been on the battlefield all his life, but he is not willing to just surrender!
"Form up and prepare to meet the enemy!"
The men and horses of the Xiliang Army quickly gathered and formed a formation with their backs against a jungle.
The Bingzhou army had no intention of coming up rashly, they just surrounded Ma Teng first.
"Ma Teng, quickly put down your weapons and surrender, I will keep your whole body!"
Gao Gan said with a ferocious smile.
"If you want me to surrender, it depends on whether you have the ability!"
Ma Teng snorted coldly.
The senior official was too lazy to continue talking, so he nodded slightly to Guo Yuan on the side.
Guo Yuan stepped forward knowingly and shouted sternly,
"attack!"
This kind of offensive battle was not suitable for cavalry, so the Huns stood guard on the outside, and the Bingzhou cavalry dismounted and became infantry.
As soon as the two sides fought, the battle became extremely fierce!
The soldiers of Xiliang all know that today is extremely dangerous, and only by fighting hard can they have a chance of survival.
Facing an enemy that was several times their own, they put their lives at risk and rushed forward without fear of death.
Cries of killing and screams filled the sky!
No matter how brave and skilled Ma Chao, Pang De and others are, there is still a huge gap in military strength.
In just one cup of tea, the people of Xiliang suffered heavy losses.
There were even soldiers from Bingzhou crossing the battlefield and rushing to Ma Teng and others in the rear!
Fortunately, Ma Chao retreated in time, so that the position was not disrupted.
But even so, the situation is quite unfavorable.
Although Ma Chao and Pang De were brave, they did not rest all night. After a bloody battle, they were panting at this time.
The senior official not far away had his brows furrowed into the character "Sichuan".
It was not that he felt sorry for the loss of many soldiers, but he was worried that Cao Jun would get wind of it and come over.
"Work harder!"
Gao Gan said in a deep voice.
"Here!"
Guo Yuan quickly mobilized his troops and sent his most elite troops up.
With this move, the Xiliang army was completely beaten and unable to raise its head, and its formation continued to retreat.
Soon there were less than two hundred of them left, and even Ma Chao and Pang De were shot with several arrows.
At this critical moment, the sound of galloping horse hooves suddenly came from the distance.
The sound is like the roar of the Yellow River, the earth shakes and the mountains shake, resounding throughout the sky!
