The Chu army was cleaning up the battlefield. Guan Yu suddenly saw a group of Yan army cavalry coming from the north. Seeing the Yan army cavalry coming and leaving, he frowned and came to Liu Bei's side.
Liu Bei was in a state of high excitement at this time. He picked up Dingci's head from the ground and held it firmly in his hand. His face was filled with great joy. Moreover, he asked the soldiers to find it.
He stabbed Dingci's body randomly with his long sword, causing Dingci's body to be bloody and bloody, with blood and internal organs flowing all over the floor.
"Brother, is this really necessary? After all, Ma Chao is also a prince and the king of Qin. Even if he dies, he should be buried well." Guan Yu saw Liu Bei playing with Ding Ci's body and couldn't bear to watch anymore.
, then said.
"Ma Teng blatantly proclaimed himself emperor, and Ma Chao is also to blame. The Ma family no longer pays attention to the big man. They should have whipped their corpses long ago. One day, I will definitely open up their ancestral graves..." Liu Bei
It was the first time I felt so happy.
"Brother, don't you feel something is wrong?" Guan Yu shook his head helplessly, looked at Liu Bei who was almost abnormal, sighed, stroked his long beard, and said slowly.
Liu Bei stopped what he was doing, stuck his long sword on the ground, threw the human head in his hand to the ground, then raised his foot, stepped on the head, looked at Guan Yu, and asked: "Second brother, what do you have?
Something’s wrong?”
"It is rumored that Ma Chao is brave and invincible. Although our army has never fought against Ma Chao, the Ma Chao that eldest brother killed and the Ma Chao that we saw fighting Gao Fei before are completely two people. One is a hero and is invincible, while the other is vulnerable. Big Brother
Don't you think it's strange at all?" Guan Yu discovered this was unusual early on, but when he saw Liu Bei's happy appearance, he didn't say anything. Only after Liu Bei's joy had passed for a while did he dare to come over and raise objections.
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"It's just a rumor. Even if we went to watch the battle today, we didn't see Ma Chao fighting with anyone from the Yan army. We just saw him drawing a bow and shooting arrows. Maybe the rumors are not true. Facts have proved that Ma Chao just gained a false reputation."
Liu Bei stood there unconvinced, pointing to the human head under his feet, feeling extremely unhappy, and thought to himself: "You killed Lu Bu, which made you famous as the King of Swordsmen. My third brother also killed many famous generals.
Why am I killing Ma Chao, and you are here chirping, do you think I didn’t give you a chance to kill Ma Chao?”
Guan Yu stopped talking, but Liu Bei was right. He did not see Ma Chao fighting with any Yan army today. However, he felt that there was something unusual about it. He looked at the head at Liu Bei's feet again and found nothing.
What was abnormal was no different from the Ma Chao he saw in the distance.
"Big brother, second brother!"
At this moment, Zhang Fei escorted a person from one side. That person was the ghost cavalry he had caught while chasing Suo Xu and Candidate. He strode over and lifted the person up completely.
When he walked to Liu Bei and Guan Yu, he threw the man directly to the ground, then stepped on the man's chest with his foot, and said viciously: "Tell me what you just said again!"
Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other, and when they saw Zhang Fei like this, they asked at the same time: "Third brother, what are you doing?"
Zhang Fei said: "Brother, second brother, we killed the wrong person. This person is not Ma Chao!"
"Not Ma Chao?!" Liu Bei had the strongest reaction. He looked at the head at his feet and retorted, "How is this possible? I saw Ma Chao with my own eyes, and his appearance has been firmly imprinted in my mind. He was there that day.
When I met with the Emperor, I observed him closely. This person is Ma Chao! I can recognize him even if he turns to ashes!"
"It's all turned into ashes, how can I recognize it? Isn't Ma Chao's ashes fragrant?" Zhang Fei pointed to the man he was stepping on and said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask him. He is a direct descendant of Ma Chao.
, they are ghost cavalry, and they are also Ma Chao's personal bodyguards. Big brother will know as soon as you ask!"
Liu Bei frowned and asked with a gloomy look: "Tell me! Whose head is that I'm stepping on?"
The ghost cavalry had a look of fear on his face, and blood was still flowing from his body. He had been tortured to death in Zhang Fei's hands before, and he couldn't stand it anymore, so he told a big secret. After hearing this, Zhang Fei said
Then he hurriedly brought him over. When he heard Liu Bei's question, he said: "Yes...it belongs to Dingci."
"Dingci? Who is Dingci?" Liu Bei asked.
"Dingci is the person at the king's feet..."
Liu Bei was confused, and quickly took a look at the head at his feet. He didn't find anything unusual at all, and asked suspiciously: "Is it the rumored disguise technique?"
"No, Ding Ci was originally with the prince... no, it was Ma Chao. Ding Ci was very similar to Ma Chao. In order to break out of the encirclement, Ding Ci pretended to be Ma Chao to attract the Yan army, and the fake was fake."
"Are you telling the truth?" Liu Bei's face began to twitch and he stared at the man.
"Everything I said is the truth, and I dare not hide anything from the king. Grandpa Zhang, I have already told you, it's time to take me to treat my injuries. I will be loyal to Grandpa Zhang from now on..."
"Geng your mother's head!" Liu Bei was angry. He killed an impostor, which made him feel extremely humiliated. He stretched out his hand, pulled out the long sword from Ding Ci's body, and slashed it down.
The soldier was killed, and the head and body separated and rolled to the side.
This was the first time that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei like this. They looked at Liu Bei with strange eyes. No one said anything, but they were all thinking in their hearts: "Is the eldest brother still the same eldest brother as before?"
For a long time, the three of them didn't say a word.
At this time, Yan Yan came over, clasped his fists towards Liu Bei and said: "Your Majesty, the Yan army came and left just now. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. You should return to the camp as soon as possible."
Liu Bei turned around and said: "Go back to Jingzhou and wait for the opportunity!"
"promise!"
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In this battle, the Qin army was defeated, but the Yan army won, killing more than 50,000 people and capturing more than 40,000 people. The entire battlefield was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
The Yan army lost more than 15,000 people, most of whom were killed when the Qin army broke through. This was a bloody battle that lasted from morning to night and ended at the end.
The setting sun shone on this bloody land, and streaks of fiery red sunset covered the sky, seeming to reflect this tragic battle.
Gao Fei was riding on horseback, looking at the battlefield after the war, which was like purgatory on earth. He looked up at the sky, looked at the lonely sky, and said slowly: "Wen Chou, Guan Hai, Li Tie, Tadun
, Su Fei and those soldiers who died in the Qin army’s iron cavalry, I avenged you. Although
Although Ma Chao was not captured, from now on, Ma Chao will not set foot in the Central Plains for a long time. When I accumulate enough strength, I will definitely lead the army to Guanzhong and Liangzhou. You can rest in peace and hope that your spirits are in heaven.
, can protect our soldiers of the Yan Kingdom..."
After muttering to himself, Gao Fei's mood suddenly became brighter, and the previous pressure caused by the Qin Army suddenly disappeared.
Victory is beautiful.
"My lord, all the soldiers and horses have returned one after another. According to the news from the scouts, it seems that Ma Chao who was killed by Liu Bei is fake, but Zhang Xiu, the Ma Chao who Wang Shuang protected is the real one. Now, Ma Chao
Already leading the remaining troops towards Hulao Pass, and
Suo Xu, Hou Xuan, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yin and others also went to Hulao Pass. The Qin army united on the road and headed west under the leadership of Ma Chao." Guo Jia rode a fast horse.
Ma came to Gao Fei's side and reported the latest news to Gao Fei.
Gao Fei nodded, turned to look at Guo Jia, and saw a bandage wrapped around Guo Jia's arm. The bandage was soaked red with blood, so he asked with concern: "Feng Xiao, are you injured? Is Lu Kuang?
How to protect you?"
"It's just a minor injury. It's an accident. I can't blame others." Guo Jia said optimistically.
"Did the military doctor see it?"
"Look, haven't I already bandaged it?"
Gao Fei took good care of Guo Jia. Before, Guo Jia was thin and he was afraid that Guo Jia would die young, so he asked Guo Jia to exercise and pay attention to his nutrition. Gradually, Guo Jia got used to living in the north, and his health
He also gradually became tougher, and he was no longer the weak Guo Fengxiao.
"Well, that's good. You are a counselor, not a general who charges into battle. This job is not suitable for you. I will not let you and Gongda do this again in the future. It is very dangerous."
"Thank you for your concern, my lord."
"Fengxiao, what do you think Ma Chao will do next after he retreats to Hulao Pass?"
Guo Jia thought for a moment and said, "That's exactly why I came here. Xu Huang has led his team into Mang Mountain for a long time. Ma Chao has no place in the Central Plains. With this disastrous defeat, he will inevitably return to Guanzhong."
I think this is the time for Xu Huang's team to start taking action."
"Well, it's just what I wanted. I immediately sent a message to Xu Huang and asked Xu Huang to start taking action. His team has been holding back for so long, and it's time to show off its power. It's best to capture Hangu Pass together. In this way,
Our army can then enter Sili."
"promise!"
As soon as Guo Jia retreated, Xun You hurriedly rode over.
Gao Fei took a special look at Xun You and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xun You was not injured. Seeing that Xun You was in a hurry, he asked, "Military advisor, what happened to make you so panicked?"
"My lord, I just received a message from General Zhang He. The Wei army has indeed begun to take action. General Xia Houyuan of the Wei army suddenly attacked Yuanyong City. Tens of thousands of troops surrounded Yuanyong City."
"Asshole! I knew that there must be a conspiracy when Cao Mengde's troops retreated thirty miles and stood still. I didn't expect that he was waiting for me here. How is the battle with Zhang He?"
"Fortunately, Zhang He was prepared beforehand, and all defensive measures were in place. Although he was besieged by Xiahou Yuan's tens of thousands of troops, he was still able to hold on to the city."
"Very good. Military strategist, our army has just finished fighting, and the fighting has started again over there. In the military strategist's opinion, what should our army do now?"
Xun You said: "This place is more than eighty miles away from Yuanyong City. I am afraid that the Wei army will use the siege of Yuanyong City as a cover to set up an ambush on the road to ambush the reinforcements. I think it is better for the lord to lead a powerful force."
Advance lightly, sneak attack the Wei army's camp, attack it, and surround Wei to rescue Zhao. The Wei army's camp is more than 80 miles away from here, but the road along the way is wide, and the cavalry can gallop without obstacles, so it can be reached quickly."
"Okay, let's do it like this. Immediately send an order to Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Liao to each select 3,000 elite light cavalry to assemble here. I will leave this place to the command of the military advisor."