"Phew!"

A few ragged and tired Qiang soldiers spat out a mouthful of yellow sand, with a look on their faces that had survived the catastrophe.

"Alive, we're alive!"

Several people hugged each other, shouted loudly, and cried with joy.

This extremely rare sandstorm was simply too terrifying, and the war horses were all frightened in this situation and fled in a hurry.

Many people were even trampled to death by war horses, and the scene was simply miserable.

Some Qiang soldiers were suffocated to death because they inhaled too much sand and gravel in their mouths and noses, and some soldiers were injured, so they had no way to avoid this situation and were directly buried by the surging sand and stones.

Nearly 20,000 Qiang cavalry, after a catastrophe, I don't know how many survived.

Small teams that can be gathered together are even rarer.

"Stomp, stomp!"

Just when a few Qiang people were glad that they had survived, they suddenly heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and when they raised their eyes, their faces immediately changed.

"Cavalry, Guanzhong cavalry!"

The Qiang soldiers screamed in terror and ran in the opposite direction, eager to use their hands and feet together.

They were already exhausted after the sandstorm, their horses had long been let go, and most of their weapons were lost in the desert.

How can they be the opponents of the cavalry in the brigade with their bare hands?

So now there is only one way to escape.

However, two legs can't escape four legs after all, not to mention that these Qiang people have long been physically exhausted.

With a burst of cheerful shouts and screams, as well as the terrible screams of the Qiang people, another wave of Qiang people was slaughtered by the Guanzhong army.

Lu Bu glanced indifferently at the dead Qiang people, and said, "Cut off your head, divide your troops again, and seize the battle merits!" ”

After Chen Xu ordered the troops to be divided into ten routes, Lu Bu was still not satisfied, and then divided the troops to kill the Qiang people, and made an appointment to take the place where the wolf smoke was burning as a gathering place.

In this way, more than 1,000 people under Lu Bu were divided into five teams.

This was not a battle, but a massacre, and those Qiang soldiers who had lost their weapons and horses, and were already exhausted, were all ants in Lu Bu's eyes.

The same scene was played out in various places in the desert, and the Guan sergeants and soldiers laughed hideously and cut off the heads of one Qiang person after another.

The massacre lasted until nightfall, and the Qiang people, who were scattered by the sandstorm and survived, were mercilessly harvested their lives.

"Whew!"

The wind blew, and a thick cloud of wolf smoke suddenly rose in the distance, reaching into the sky.

The sergeant Guan who scattered and killed the Qiang people was still gathering over there, and the sergeant Guan at this time was full of excitement and did not have the slightest tiredness.

Near the burning wolf smoke, Chen Xu's face was very unsightly, he had already gotten the news that Ma Chao killed a small group of Guanzhong cavalry, snatched the war horse and fled.

"If Ma Chao escapes, how will Ah Jing's revenge be avenged?"

Five thousand men and horses have been gathered here, but more Guanzhong cavalry are scattered everywhere and have not returned.

"Zilong, you lead two thousand men and horses to garrison here, waiting for the rest of the soldiers to return, and I personally lead three thousand iron horsemen to chase and kill Ma Chao."

Zhao Yun was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Lord, the Qiang people have been defeated, although the world is big, there is no place for Ma Chao, why should the lord be in a hurry?" ”

"Now that it's dark, and the soldiers are already tired from a day of running, it's better to wait until tomorrow to chase and kill Ma Chao."

Chen Xu shook his head and said: "It is precisely because of the defeat of the Qiang people that Ma Chao has lost his foundation, and I am worried that he will abandon the Qiang royal court." ”

"If Ma Chao hides, or secretly goes to other princes, it will definitely be extremely difficult to kill him again."

"And I've already observed the weather, tonight the moon is in the sky, and the stars are thick, even if you march at night, it won't have much effect."

Speaking of this, Chen Xu suddenly shouted: "Brothers, if you are willing to hunt down and kill Ma Chao with me, please step forward!" ”

"I swear to follow the lord to the death!"

As soon as Chen Xu's words fell, the sergeants and soldiers present responded loudly, not caring at all that they had been running for a day and were exhausted.

"Hahaha, well, you are all the most tenacious warriors!"

Seeing this, Chen Xu couldn't help but look up to the sky and smile, and then selected three thousand iron horsemen, and chased in the direction of Ma Chao's escape.

During the march, Dian Wei asked Chen Xu: "Lord, do you think Ma Chao will hide?" ”

Dian Wei was not the only one who was worried about this, and the rest of the generals also knew that Ma Chao, who had almost completely wiped out his army, had completely lost the capital to compete with the Guanzhong army.

The chances of Ma Chao hiding now are very high.

Chen Xu pondered for a long time and said: "Ma Chao is almost a loner now, and it is very difficult to make a comeback. ”

"Although there are very few capable warriors left in the Qiang royal court, as long as Ma Chao can go back, he can still gather more than 1,000 people again."

"And these horses will also become the foundation of Ma Chao."

"In my opinion, Ma Chao will definitely return to the Qiang royal court first, recruit a group of people again, and dissolve the Qiang kingdom before leaving."

When Dian Wei heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

For a whole night, the Guanzhong army spent the non-stop rush, and when the morning light sprinkled the land, the three thousand cavalry led by Chen Xu were some sleepy and lacking.

So far, even Dian Wei's face showed a tired look.

He said to Chen Xu: "Lord, this place is still half a day's journey away from the Qiang camp, and now the soldiers are already exhausted, so let's let everyone rest." ”

Chen Xu turned his head to look and found that all the cavalry in Guanzhong were in the dust, and even the war horses were out of breath.

"It looks like I can't rest anymore."

"Pass on my military order, the three armies will rest on the spot, store horsepower, and be ready to continue to attack at any time!"

After the order was passed down, the three thousand cavalry all let out bursts of cheers, although they had firm beliefs, they also admired Chen Xu.

However, the sleepless rush is also a great load on everyone's body.

Many of the soldiers were already exhausted, so they hurriedly jumped off their horses, took out precious water and dry food, and fed their beloved mounts first, and then ate something indiscriminately to fill their stomachs.

After eating, the tired soldiers sat down on the ground and began to sleep.

The war horses also snorted and looked lazy.

Seeing this, Chen Xu didn't say anything, so he asked a scout leader to be summoned and asked him to send scouts to investigate the situation nearby.

Even though he knew that there would be no enemies now, Chen Xu did not dare to be careless.

Perhaps, years of fighting career have made him carve caution into his bones.

After the scout leader received the order, he led a group of cavalry to start scouting around, and about an hour later, the scout leader suddenly ran back in a panic.

"Lord, we have found traces of Ma Chao!"

Chen Xu, who was napping, suddenly raised his head after hearing the news and said, "Ma Chao, where is it?" ”

The leader of the scouts replied: "For half an hour here, in a dry swamp, Ma Chao is leading a dozen Qiang soldiers to rest. ”

"I know that Ma Chao is extremely brave and brave, and he didn't dare to approach at all, so he asked people to stare at Ma Chao first, but he came back to report the news."

When Chen Xu heard this, he turned over and shouted: "Stop resting, go out with me, and kill Ma Chao!" ”

Although the soldiers felt very tired, after hearing Chen Xu's call, they still responded: "Kill Ma Chao!" ”

The three thousand iron horsemen galloped again, rolling up a patch of yellow sand, and even in the desert, the earth still shook slightly.

After half an hour, Chen Xu finally led the army to the dry swamp, but he didn't see Ma Chao himself.

It's just that you can see the corpses of some war horses, as well as the uneaten horse meat.

Dian Wei observed for a while, and then said: "These war horses should be tired to death, and Ma Chao will rest here when people are sleepy and horses are lacking." ”

The leader of the scouts changed his face greatly, and said: "Lord, the last general has sent soldiers to monitor Ma Chao, but they have not been contacted, and they must have been killed by Ma Chao." ”

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the scouts' bodies to be found.

Chen Xu's face sank like water, and he shouted: "The rest of the army is chasing behind, and three hundred black armor guards will follow me to chase and kill Ma Chao." ”

If Chen Xu led the army to pursue all the time, he would also be dragged down by everyone, and it would be impossible to catch up with Ma Chao.

Judging from the traces, Ma Chao and the others have not been away for a long time, and the war horses they are riding are not those good horses.

Chen Xu has three hundred black-armored guards, and all of them are good war horses, and they can definitely catch up with Ma Chao when they are lightly armed.

Dian Wei hesitated a little when he heard this, and said, "Only lead three hundred black armor guards, if you encounter an accident, what should you do?" “

It's not that Dian Wei is afraid, he's just worried about Chen Xu's safety.

Chen Xu said with a smile: "In this vast desert, even if I only lead three hundred black-armored guards, as long as I want to leave, no one will be able to leave me!" ”

Dian Wei didn't persuade Chen Xu in the end, so he had to follow Chen Xu and lead three hundred black-armored guards to chase and kill Ma Chao.

As for the remaining Guanzhong cavalry, it was handed over to Commander Dianman.

"Stomp, stomp!"

More than a dozen horsemen ran desperately forward, and even the war horses were panting violently.

Ulu said: "King, if you continue to run like this, the war horse will be exhausted to death." ”

Ma Chao said: "If we don't rush back as soon as possible, when the cavalry in Guanzhong comes, we will all die and have no place to be buried." ”

As soon as Ma Chao's words fell, a Qiang soldier looked behind him and shouted in horror: "King, there is a lot of dust behind, it must be Guan Zhongbing who has caught up." ”

Ma Chao turned his head to look, and a black torrent could be faintly seen rushing towards this side.

"Damn."

The corners of his eyes jumped violently a few times, and Ma Chao couldn't help but curse in a low voice, he didn't expect that the pursuers would come so quickly.

"Stop the march!"

By now, Ma Chao already knew that he couldn't escape, so he simply asked everyone to stop running.

When the rest of the Qiang people heard Ma Chao's words, their faces became very ugly, but Ulu's eyes flashed slightly, ignored Ma Chao, and continued to gallop wildly.

Seeing this, the rest of the people glanced at each other, and then scattered and fled in all directions.

In the end, Ma Chao only left three cronies behind him, including the military advisor who was recruited by him.

Seeing this, Ma Chao couldn't help but laugh sadly, and tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.

"My lord, let's run away from other directions too."

The military advisor looked at the pursuers who were getting closer and closer, and his face couldn't help showing an anxious look, not because he was afraid of death, but because he was worried that Ma Chao would lose.

Ma Chao shook his head bitterly and said, "I can't escape." ”

The military advisor said: "The lord can exchange clothes and armor with me, I will go to lure away the Guanzhong army, and the lord will find an opportunity to escape by himself." ”

Ma Chao still shook his head, but he just looked at the military advisor's eyes, but with a hint of warmth.

It's not that Ma Chao doesn't want to escape, but Ma Chao knows that he will never be able to escape, and as long as Chen Xu doesn't catch Ma Chao, he will definitely not give up.

They can't hold out for long with their war horses under their crotches, and sooner or later they will be caught up by the Guanzhong army.

Moreover, the actions of the Qiang people just now have made Ma Chao's heart like ashes, and the former pride and ambition seem to have dissipated without a trace at this moment.

"Horizontal and vertical are death, so let's die vigorously."

Ma Chao's momentum changed, sweeping away the decadence and frustration of Fang Cai, and a strong war intent suddenly erupted in his eyes.

Even if he wants to die, he Ma Chao will make the enemy remember him!

"Boom!"

Three hundred black-armored guards rushed over, and only stopped the pace of the charge not far from the front of Ma Chao.

Looking at Ma Chao, who had almost become a lonely person, Chen Xu said coldly: "Ma Chao, against me, did you ever think that there would be today?" ”

Ma Chao speared horizontally, but laughed loudly and said: "It's just a matter of becoming a king and defeating a villain, why should the general be sarcastic about me here." ”

looked at Ma Chao carefully for a while, but Chen Xu was speechless.

Just thinking of Chen Jing's death, he lost his sense of normalcy a little, and actually said something that he shouldn't have said.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Xu said: "I can't figure it out, if you raise an army to rebel, don't you care about your father's life and death?" ”

Ma Chao laughed again and said: "First of all, I want to correct one point, I am in the edict of the Son of Heaven to crusade against the traitors, and I can't talk about rebellion at all." ”

"As for Ma Teng, the moment he killed my mother with his own hands, I didn't have this father in my heart."

Speaking of this, Ma Chao's handsome face was slightly distorted.

Chen Xu was shocked, only then did he know why in history, Ma Chao would insist on rebelling regardless of his father's life or death.

From this point of view, Ma Chao himself is not the kind of person who is really unkind.

Maybe with his ability, he could have killed Ma Teng a long time ago, but he didn't want to be charged with killing his father, so it has been delayed until now.

After looking at Ma Chao carefully for a while, Chen Xu suddenly asked, "Ma Chao, are you willing to surrender?" ”

As soon as Chen Xu's words fell, Dian Wei and the others all looked at him with incredible eyes, and everyone didn't expect that their own lord would actually recruit Ma Chao.

Doesn't he want to avenge Chen Jing?

Ma Chao was also a little flustered by Chen Xu's words, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

The military advisor beside him was overjoyed, and hurriedly whispered to Ma Chao: "Lord, surrender." ”