Ma Chao watched Guan Zhongjun leave, but he did not take advantage of the situation to cover up, because he knew that there was no point in doing so.

Although he was very puzzled in his heart, he also knew that his sons and daughters were indeed a little tired from the long-distance run.

It would not be wise to engage the Guanzhong army at this time.

However, Ma Chao didn't believe that Chen Xu would be that kind of pedantic person, so he was vigilant in his heart, and after finding a place to set up camp, he asked the soldiers to be cautious.

For a whole night, Ma Chao didn't sleep well, always worried that the Guanzhong army would come to rob the camp.

When the dawn of dawn sprinkled all over the land, and the entire desert was covered with a layer of golden light, the Guanzhong army still did not make the slightest move.

It was only at this time that Ma Chao relaxed a little.

"Everyone had a full meal, rushed to the decisive battle site in advance, and lined up the formation."

Although Ma Chao didn't sleep well all night, the Qiang cavalry, who had been running for a long time, was in good spirits when he woke up in the morning.

The time of the decisive battle with the Guanzhong army was Chenshi, and Ma Chao did not leave much time to prepare, and after the army had breakfast, they had to rush to the agreed place.

Along the way, the weather suddenly changed.

The sun, which was still hanging in the sky, was suddenly obscured by dark clouds, a spectacle that could not help but make many Qiang people ecstatic.

The desert is almost perennially arid, but there are times when it rains, but it is extremely rare. There were rare dark clouds in the sky today, but everyone was excited.

When it rains in the desert, it definitely represents luck, and everyone will feel happy.

Of course, even if it rains in the desert, it will not be too much, and even in hot weather, the rain has already evaporated before it has fallen on the ground.

All you can feel is a cool dampness.

When the weather is colder, the rain will not fall too much, but it will bring long-lost nectar to the drought-tolerant plants in the desert.

Drought-tolerant plants in the desert can be transformed into verdant green shrubs in just one day when it rains, which is very beautiful.

The vitality brought by rain in the desert refers not only to drought-tolerant plants, but also to some small animals living in the desert.

For deserts, rain represents vitality, hope, and everything.

It's just that this short-lived and narrow-ranging vitality will only be short-lived, and it won't last long at all.

Many people who live in the desert may never see rain in their entire lives, which is why the Qiang people are so excited when they see the dark clouds in the sky.

Ma Chao was also shocked when he saw this, and then a hopeful smile appeared on his face.

"This rain will not only not hinder us from fighting a decisive battle, but will become a capital to show off after the victory of the war."

Ma Chao thought so.

"Stomp, stomp!"

The Qiang cavalry galloped wantonly, like elves in the desert, leaving a series of horseshoe prints of different shades along the way.

The weather is changing more and more, and the dryness and heat in the desert are gradually dissipating, and people are greedy to breathe in the slightly moist air.

"King, King."

Just as the Qiang cavalry was about to arrive at the agreed place, a few scouts suddenly galloped from the front and shouted loudly at the horse.

"What?"

As soon as he clamped the horse's belly, Ma Chao greeted the scouts.

The scout turned his horse's head, followed behind Ma Chao and said, "The Guanzhong army is a little late to set off, and we will be the first to arrive at the decisive battle site." ”

Ma Chao didn't think too much about it when he heard this, it was common for the army to delay the time when it moved, especially in the desert.

Even if the Guanzhong army arrived late, it would not be a big deal.

It didn't take long for Ma Chao to lead the Qiang cavalry to the decisive battle, he first chose a favorable terrain, occupied the upper hand, and began to let the soldiers line up.

The Qiang cavalry was in full array, all on horseback, and not one of them dismounted.

Ma Chao held a spear in his right hand, and gently stroked the mane on the neck of the war horse with his left hand, and the war horse immediately snorted comfortably.

As time passed, the sky became more and more obvious.

The wind was blowing so hard that the yellow sand was flying everywhere, and the desert suddenly became black and oppressive, and it was almost impossible for people to discern the direction.

However, the Guanzhong army still did not arrive.

Someone looked at the dark clouds in the sky from afar, felt the extremely strange northwest wind, and couldn't help but murmur, "It's really strange." ”

Ma Chao led the army and had been waiting here for an hour, feeling a little impatient.

At this moment, several scouts ran over in a panic, and shouted loudly from a long distance: "King, the Guanzhong army has withdrawn, and they are not coming in this direction at all now." ”

Ma Chao was shocked when he heard this, and shouted: "How is it possible? Aren't they going to fight a decisive battle! ”

At this time, the guide looked at the anomaly in the sky, as if he had thought of something.

He shouted: "Run, everyone run away, this is not going to rain, it is a sandstorm of unprecedented scale." ”

This strange sandstorm is definitely beyond common sense, otherwise with the guide's rich experience, he would not have seen the problem until now.

"Whew!"

The northwest wind brought wave after wave of cold air, constantly making close contact with the sand on the ground, and a lot of sand was strangely suspended, gathering more and more, and constantly spinning.

"Sandstorm, sandstorm, didn't you say there won't be a sandstorm this season?"

The guide shouted in horror: "Although there are traces of sandstorms, the judgment is not necessarily very accurate. ”

"We all thought that the dark clouds in the sky would bring rain, but we forgot that this situation could also bring a big sandstorm."

"It's just that this kind of sandstorm is so big that few people think about it."

When Ma Chao heard this, his handsome face was a little distorted, and he couldn't wait to stab the guide to death with one shot, but he still forcibly held back his anger after all.

The wind was blowing stronger and stronger, and people's ears were full of 'hula' sounds, and the Qiang cavalry was all restless at this time, and the neighing of war horses was even more resounding.

Ma Chao yelled at the guide: "Tell me, tell me, what should I do?" ”

The guide hurriedly jumped off his horse, took out the water and dry food, and tied it tightly to himself.

He said to Ma Chao eagerly: "Let the soldiers let all the war horses go, and we will take out food and water, and walk against the wind." ”

"Look for death!"

Ma Chao was furious when he heard this, stabbed the guide to death with one shot, and scolded: "Let the cavalry lose the war horse, do you want to kill us?" ”

The cavalry lost its horses like lambs to the slaughter, especially in the vicinity, and when the Chinese army was eyeing them.

It was only at this time that Ma Chao knew where his uneasiness came from, all of which were traps set by Chen Xu.

The guide looked at the spear that pierced his body, and with a look of disbelief in his eyes, the water and dry food in his hand rolled to the ground.

"Wow!"

The wind blew stronger and stronger, the yellow sand filled the sky, and many war horses neighed uneasily.

"Great, King."

At this moment, a voice came: "Actually, what the guide said is right, it is terrible to encounter a sandstorm in the desert, but it is not lifeless. ”

"As long as you know the right way, you have a good chance of surviving the sandstorm."

Ma Chao took a closer look, but found that the person who spoke was a Qiang person, and he still had an impression of this person Ma Chao, as if he was called Ulu.

"What's the right way?"

Ulu shouted, "Cover your mouth and nose with your clothes, and don't pour sand and gravel into your mouth, but you can't keep walking in the lee, and you can't carry a war horse." ”

Ma Chao was angry when he heard this, and shouted: "Why can't you bring a war horse? ”

Ulu said: "When the sandstorm comes, the horses are very frightened, run wildly, and even collide and trample on humans. ”

"Imagine the king, more than 10,000 war horses galloping wildly, what kind of scene is it?"

When Ma Chao heard this, his heart sank, and he felt a little numb in his scalp.

"Whoa!"

The wind howled, the yellow sand covered the sun, and many sand and stones were swept in the air and struck fiercely among the Qiang cavalry.

"Wow!"

Some of the horses had sand in their eyes, and they couldn't help but neigh loudly, spread their hooves and ran wildly, knocking down several knights one after another.

The panic of the war horses seemed to be contagious, and in the case of the sand and stones whistling, more and more war horses galloped, and the Qiang cavalry suddenly became chaotic.

"Abandon the horse, abandon the horse!"

It was only at this time that Ma Chao knew that what the guide said was correct, and shouted hoarsely, but it was already a little too late.

The horses galloped, the knights were blown by the wind and sand, and many cavalrymen fell off their horses and were trampled to death by the panicked horses.

"Wow!"

At this time, even the war horse under the crotch of Ma Chao began to become restless.

Ulu hurriedly jumped off his horse, let go of the war horse that kept spinning back and forth, and shouted at Ma Chao: "King, abandon the horse, ride the horse!" ”

"Bang dang!"

A thumb-sized gravel slammed into Ma Chao's helmet fiercely, making a golden resonance sound.

At this time, nearly 20,000 Qiang cavalry had become chaotic.

Because the wind and sand came too quickly and fiercely, everyone had no time to react, and many Qiang cavalry were also frightened and disappeared on crazy war horses.

Ma Chao gritted his teeth fiercely, so he was reluctant to turn over and dismount, and took out food and water.

"Whoa!"

The wild sand blew the cloak behind Ma Chao's back, and Ulu shouted again: "King, take off the cloak, otherwise it will be very difficult to walk in the sandstorm." ”

Ma Chao also felt the resistance brought by the strong wind, and directly pulled out the sword in his waist and cut the rope of the cloak. The cloak was swept away by the wind and soon mixed with the sand and gravel.

"Great King, flee in the northwest direction, no matter how strong the wind and sand are, you can't stop your pace, otherwise you will be buried by the yellow sand."

The reason why Ulu still knows the direction is because it is now blowing from the northwest, and the direction from which the wind comes is northwest.

……

More than thirty miles northwest of the sandstorm center, the Guanzhong cavalry looked at the strange scene in the sky, and their faces were a little pale.

This large-scale sandstorm is not common even in the desert, and the sight of the sky covered in sand and rocks is simply terrifying.

"Whoa!"

The northwest wind rolled up the white cloak on Chen Xu's back, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile.

Lu Bu swallowed his saliva and asked Chen Xu, "Lord, lord, how did you guess that there would be a sandstorm there?" ”

Even if he is as brave as Lu Bu, in the face of this force of nature, he still feels very small, and he can't help but feel a strong sense of awe in his heart.

The generals in Guanzhong heard Lu Bu's words, and they all set their eyes on Chen Xu.

Chen Xu stroked his beard that was blown by the wind and said, "If I say that I have the help of the gods, do you believe it?" ”

Silence, deathly silence.

For a moment, all that was left in the earth was the whining of the wind, the hunting of flags, and the fluttering sound of cloaks.

"Hahahaha!"

Looking at everyone's extremely shocked faces, Chen Xu didn't say anything more, just laughed twice and opened his arms to embrace the wind.

At this time, Chen Xu, who was wearing a white cloak, seemed to be covered with a layer of holy light in the eyes of everyone.

There are some things that don't need to be explained clearly, giving people a sense of mystery, which is more beneficial to Chen Xucai.

In the past three months, Chen Xu has been studying the desert climate when he was entangled with the Qiang people.

Although when he knew the sky, he could roughly predict the weather as long as he observed carefully, but Chen Xu didn't know much about the desert climate, so he had to re-study it.

After his own observation and what he learned from the guide, Chen Xu finally found a pattern for the appearance of sandstorms after careful exploration.

On Ma Chao's side, there will definitely be guides who are proficient in the desert climate, and if it is an ordinary sandstorm, they will definitely avoid it in advance.

Chen Xu tried his best to find a sandstorm that might appear, but would not be easily seen through, and wanted to use the sandstorm to eliminate the Qiang cavalry.

Of course, Chen Xu was not full of confidence in whether the sandstorm would really appear, but he still arranged it this way.

Fortunately, the heavens are still on Chen Xu's side, the sandstorm has appeared, and the Qiang people are about to finish.

This sandstorm lasted for an hour, and the scope of the sandstorm became larger and larger.

Later, Chen Xu even had to lead the cavalry and flee to the rear again to avoid being swallowed up by the expanded sandstorm.

It wasn't until the sandstorm dissipated that someone said with palpitations: "It's really terrible, I didn't expect the sandstorm to be so violent, even if we stand on the limelight, we are almost swallowed." ”

Chen Xu's face showed joy, he suddenly raised the spear in his hand, and shouted: "The soldiers are divided into ten ways to kill the Qiang people!" ”

At this time, the Guanzhong cavalry did not have to worry about the strength advantage of the Qiang people at all.

Because in such a large-scale sandstorm, no matter how elite the army is, it will be completely dispersed.

What's more, those Qiang cavalry with poor discipline?

"The gods help each other and kill the Qiang dog!"

Dian Man admired Chen Xu, he took a cavalry away, and couldn't help shouting this slogan.

For a time, the voice of 'the gods help each other and kill the Qiang dog' resounded through the desert.