It was okay that Dong Zhuo didn't mention Ma Teng, but when he mentioned Ma Teng, Ma Chao's anger rushed up, and he shouted: "For the sake of father, why don't you give me your head?"
"Go to hell!"
Dong Zhuo was so angry that he stretched out his hand to pull off the carved bow, turned around and shot Ma Chao in the face. When he was young, he was also a hero who bravely won the three armies, but over the years he rarely went into battle in person, so his martial arts skills inevitably declined.
.The bow is a good bow, and the arrows are good arrows, but the people who use them are not so good.
The arrow flew out with pretty good power, but its accuracy was quite poor. When Ma Chao saw that the arrow was far away, he couldn't help but laughed and said, "Thief Dong, does your skill stop here?"
He took out a javelin on horseback, then relaxed his arms and threw the throwing weapon towards Dong Zhuo. Amidst the roar of the wind, the javelin also failed to hit the target, but instead shot down a soldier next to Dong Zhuo.
Dismounted. The soldier was struck by a spear and his armor was shattered. He screamed and fell down from his horse.
Because of the use of new stirrups, the soldier's left foot got stuck in the stirrup, was dragged by the horse, and was bruised and bruised on the ground.
Both sides chased and escaped, running at full speed, and soon ran a distance of sixty or seventy miles. In addition, the horses had been running for a long time, and the horses became tired. Dong Zhuo did not care about the horses, and used a dagger to stab the horses on the buttocks.
He stabbed the horse several times, which made the horse feel the pain, so he cheered up and became faster again.
When Ma Chao saw the enemy pull away again, he felt a little hesitant in his heart. He was irritable and never cared about other people's lives, but the mount under his crotch was his beloved thing and he usually took care of it with his own hands.
.Like Dong Zhuo and others, stabbing the horse can certainly squeeze out the last potential of the mount, but if it keeps running like this, even if the horse does not die suddenly, it will definitely be crippled in the future.
While hesitating, there was the sound of horse hooves behind him. Ma Chao looked back and saw Chen Cheng chasing after him on a tall horse. Chen Cheng was not in a hurry. Unless Dong Zhuo dared to abandon the large army, he would be able to follow him all the time.
Behind the opponent. But if he abandons his large troops, given the current situation in Guanzhong where bandits are everywhere and troops are defeated everywhere, a pavilion commander can catch him.
Gulu was very fast, but it was not the fastest speed. Instead, he was running on the ground in a comfortable manner. He enjoyed this feeling very much. When he passed Ma Chao and others, he gave a loud roar.
Her nose was filled with fragrance, obviously she was extremely proud of herself.
Ma Chao looked at Gulu's retreating figure in astonishment, and couldn't help but feel confused in the wind. What's going on? I was actually laughed at by a horse? This... This is really unreasonable! He raised the barrel of the gun and
I wanted to give the horse a few hard slaps on its buttocks, but when I touched the horse's neck with my left hand, it was covered in sweat.
Although the horse on his crotch is a magnificent horse, it has run at full strength for more than a hundred miles, and now it is tired.
Ma Chao's heart softened, and he was reluctant to deal cruelly to his beloved mount. Moreover, he also knew that even if he beat him hard, the war horse would not be able to run very fast. Now he was in pursuit, and he could not get ahead of the village or behind him.
Shop, if there is no mount, it will be very troublesome.
He turned back to look at the troops behind him, and saw that all of them looked exhausted, and their mounts looked like they were about to fall to death at any time. So he reined in the horse and said loudly: "Let the horse rest for a while first."
Everyone take a breath!"
Hearing this, the cavalry behind them stopped their horses on the side of the road as if they had been granted amnesty. Although the soldiers were very tired, they still cheered up. They first fed their horses some beans, and then led them to the river to drink.
water, and then they lay down on the ground to catch their breath, and ate some pancakes, beans and the like to satisfy their hunger.
The people of Xiliang used to be very poor. Apart from weapons, they only had a few horses. Sometimes they treated the horses better than themselves. They would rather be hungry first than feed the horses.
.
However, it was said that Dong Zhuo led thousands of cavalrymen and ran all the way for a day and a night. The people could barely hold on, but the mounts under their crotches could not withstand such a long and high-intensity run. A large number of them fell dead on both sides of the road. Waiting to run away
When we arrived at a river, there were only five or six hundred riders left.
The war horse foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground, knocking Dong Zhuo off his horse.
"Lord!"
"Quick, quick, help the lord up!"
Dong Zhuo knelt on the ground until his head was bleeding. After being helped up by everyone, he saw that there were only a few men left around him, and thought of the situation of more than 100,000 soldiers under his command that day. He couldn't help but feel sad.
Seeing the miserable condition of the soldiers and horses, I cried loudly at the top of my lungs.
Li Ru hurriedly said: "My lord, there is no need to be so sad. In the past, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was defeated by Xiang Yu, and even his father and wife were arrested. He himself even wanted to throw a pair of children from the car. In the end, he defeated the overlord of Western Chu and established
The Han Dynasty. My lord was defeated by the overlord of Xiliang today, just like when Emperor Gaozu was in Pengcheng. Although he was very good at times, how could he know that he would not be able to surround Chen Cheng in Gaixia in the future? "
Dong Zhuo cried bitterly and said: "I have been in the army for more than 20 years. I have fought dozens of battles, big and small. I have won many battles and lost many battles. But in the past, when we lost battles, it was because the enemy was strong and we were weak.
I will accept the defeat. But this time we are obviously stronger, but such an earthquake happened... Wenyou, I am not willing to accept it!"
Li Ru wiped away Dong Zhuo's nose and tears with his sleeve and comforted him: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Your lord must not lose your spirit just because of a temporary defeat. After we return to Bingzhou, we will be able to train soldiers and make a comeback. There is no telling!"
In fact, Li Ru was also lamenting in his heart that in the event of such a natural disaster, even if Huangfu Song came, he would still be in trouble!
Wait... He suddenly had a strange idea. There were rumors everywhere in Xiliang that Chen Wen was the god who came to the world. Could it be that he caused this earthquake? Isn't it impossible?
Maybe, because too many soldiers and horses were injured and killed, Chen knew he couldn't defeat him, so he used his magical power to cause a big earthquake...
The more Li Ru thought about it, the more frightened he became. Just as he was panicking, a group of cavalry appeared in front of him. After seeing Dong Zhuo and others, the cavalry galloped over quickly. Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, and the surrounding soldiers were all
The liver and gallbladder are about to burst. Now that people are trapped in horses, even if they want to resist, they probably can't.
Dong Zhuo shouted, "Is God going to kill me?"
Li Ru next to him shouted in surprise: "Master, he is one of our own!"
Dong Zhuo took a closer look and saw that they were indeed the soldiers and horses staying in Linjin, so he felt a little relieved. But then his heart became excited again, and he looked around and said: "Linjin is still hundreds of miles away from here, and there are more than 100 miles away from Linjin.
Why are the soldiers and horses here? Could it be that Linjin City has been lost?"
Li Ru and other soldiers were also worried. Linjin City was close to the Yellow River, opposite Hedong County in Bingzhou. If Linjin City was lost, their retreat would be completely cut off. When hundreds of cavalry stopped in front of them,
Next, Dong Zhuo quickly asked: "Is Linjin City lost?"
The general who rushed over was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "No, Linjin City is still there."
Dong Zhuo breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured: "It's good that I didn't lose it. This way I can return to Bingzhou."
The general said: "My lord, you must never go back to Bingzhou again! Although Linjin City is still there, it is no different from being lost!"
Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others asked: "Why?"
Now that they have been severely defeated and can no longer stand in Guanzhong, where can they go if they don't return to Bingzhou? Although Bingzhou is now full of rioters and bandits, it is still a mountainous area with 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses.
It can last for a long time. Besides, there is still Baibo Army in Hedong, so they can slowly accumulate strength in Taiyuan County to wait for the changes in the world.
The general said: "The Huns robbed our army of food and grass, attacked and killed our soldiers, and have now returned to Taiyuan. My lord, Humphrey has rebelled!"
"How is this possible? How could the Huns have such courage? How dare they rebel against me?"
Why not? The Huns, like all nomads, are wolves who bully the weak and fear the strong. When they see Dong Zhuo dying, it is normal for them to pounce on him and take a bite. However, in the past, Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan were respectful to Dong Zhuo.
I didn't kneel down to lick his shoes, so Mr. Dong couldn't turn around for a while.
Li Rudao: "We are not afraid of the Huns even if they rebel. As long as our army returns to Taiyuan quickly, we can defeat them!"
The general lowered his head and whispered: "Not only did the Huns rebel, but also..."
"Is there anything else?" Dong Zhuo shouted angrily: "Did Yang Feng, the Baibo thief, rebel, or did Zhang Yanxi, the Black Mountain thief, invade?"
The Baibo Army is entrenched in the east of the river and is powerful, with 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses. In the past, Dong Zhuo had an army of 100,000 soldiers, so he was naturally not afraid of Yang Feng's small moves. But now, it is different from the past. The 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses in Yang Feng's hands are
A headache-inducing existence.
As for the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan, he was a more powerful existence than the Baibo Army. The Black Mountain Army once ravaged Hebei, Hanoi and other places, and even went deep into Yanzhou. Even when Dong Zhuo was in his heyday, he did not want to be an enemy of him, let alone
What's more, now? If the Black Mountain Army takes the opportunity to advance westward, it will be a more terrifying thing for Dong Zhuo and others than the rebellion of the White Wave Army.
"None of them...", the general said: "It's Xu Rong of the Xiliang Army. He has led troops to capture Xihe County and Yanmen County, and is now heading towards Taiyuan!"
"Damn it! Another thief from Xiliang!"
In fact, after Xu Rong captured Yunzhong, Xihe, Dingxiang, Yanmen and other counties, he had plans to continue to capture Taiyuan County. The elite of Bingzhou are all in Hedong and Taiyuan. Although the other counties have very large territories,
It is large, but the current registered population is very small, only a few thousand households in total.
For example, in Yunzhong County, there used to be many Huns, but now there are even fewer Huns. The same is true in Dingxiang, Xihe and other places. The people have gone to the mountains, and the places that were originally suitable for planting are basically invisible.
to people.
Xu Rong wanted to rush into Taiyuan and seize Hedong by the way, but due to a sudden earthquake, the road was cut off. In addition, because the occupied area was full of bandits, the food supply road was not very safe, and Xu Rong's road was not safe.
It was a partial division, and he didn't have many soldiers and horses in his hands, so he could only stop and stabilize the occupied area first.
