Liangzhou, Longxian, State Pastoral Mansion.

Zhong Xuan read the letter sent by Chen Xu, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest, so he hurriedly found a liaison officer and asked Chen Jing about his whereabouts.

Due to the inconvenience of communication in the desert, Longxian often lost contact with the army led by Chen Jing. To this day, the two sides have not been in contact for nearly 10 days.

However, in the letter sent by his father-in-law, he repeatedly told him that he must forward the letter to Chen Jing, so that he should not underestimate Ma Chao.

When the communications officer heard Zhong Xuan's inquiry, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat and said hesitantly: "My subordinates have repeatedly sent people deep into the desert to get in touch with the envoy, but they have not been able to do so. ”

"There are even many scouts who have not returned until now, so they must have been more than lucky."

Zhong Xuan's face turned a little blue, but he couldn't reprimand the communications officer.

In this era, it is not easy to make contacts, let alone in the desert, and it is even more difficult to find a target.

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When the moon is in the sky, the silver glow is like a waterfall, and the yellow sand exudes a silvery-white light under the illumination of the moonlight.

In the Han military camp, the lights are bright and the voices are boiling.

The flames were everywhere, and the banner of the word 'Chen' could be vaguely seen fluttering in the wind, and a team of well-equipped armor soldiers patrolled back and forth beside the camp.

The nature of these soldiers and horses under Chen Jing's command is actually not easy to determine.

Let's say that they are the Guanzhong Army, but some of the soldiers were born in Liangzhou, and the place where everyone was stationed was also Liangzhou.

Let's say that they are Liangzhou soldiers, but most of the soldiers are from Guanzhong, and there is also a Liangzhou soldier under Ma Chao, so it is inevitable that this title is a little messy.

In any case, Chen Xu is still respecting the Son of Heaven, but it is just right to play the banner of the Han family.

Most of the Han army's armor was red, and so were the banners, and the soldiers and horses led by Chen Jing were no exception.

Even in the bright moonlight, the light reflected by the banner still reflected with the dancing flames, and a crimson color filled the camp.

When Chen Jing stood on top of a clearing, looking up at the night sky, feeling the starry sky and the boundless sky, Chen Jing suddenly felt very small.

"After the war in Liangzhou subsides and the princes' coalition army is repulsed, I must have a good reunion with my eldest brother and Ah Hu."

"Also, Ah Mo and Ah Meng don't know if it's okay now, Ah Meng is also nineteen years old now."

Suddenly thinking of his son Chen Mo and Li Guo's son Li Meng, Chen Jing's slightly feminine face showed a touch of warmth.

"There are also Ah Weng and Ah Mu, I don't know if they are well."

In the eyes of outsiders, Chen Jing always looks scheming, and she is often moody. But only in the dead of night will he show his soft side.

Although Chen Jing has some talents, he is just an ordinary person after all, but he is just a little more powerful than other Qian.

But compared to those children of families who have received a good education since childhood, they are much worse.

If it weren't for the improvement of conditions in Chenjia Village, Chen Jing would have been able to start studying.

In addition, following Cheng Yu, Tian Feng and others, he has learned a lot of things, and I am afraid that he is not qualified for such a position now.

Remembering that in Chenjia Village at that time, he, Chen Xu, and Chen Hu were called the 'Three Heroes of the Chen Family', and Chen Jing felt a little funny.

There is a lot of difference between the famous township and the famous county.

Just like in later generations, some people are only famous in ten miles and eight towns, and some people are famous in a province.

These two kinds of people, in fact, are not comparable at all.

"But who would have thought that the three teenagers in the small village near Puyang in the past would now have such achievements?"

The times make heroes.

After so many trainings, even if the three of them have a thin foundation, they have now precipitated a lot of heritage.

The three of them are no longer the immature teenagers in the village who only know how to fight bravely.

"Whew!"

Autumn is thick, and the temperature in the north is getting colder and colder. Especially in the desert at night, even more so.

The evening breeze was relatively strong, lifting Chen Jing's robe, and the beard on her chin was also fluttering in the wind.

"It's so cold!"

Shivering all over, Chen Jing actually couldn't stand the howling cold wind.

"I think I'm missing something."

Chen Jing looked at the soldiers who were patrolling with their shoulders because of the cold, and his face suddenly became solemn.

According to Chen Jing's plan, it would take some time for the cold winter to come, but he ignored the fact that it was located in the north and had a desert climate.

"Although there are some clothes in the army, they cannot support the use of the whole army. And at night in the middle of the desert, the temperature is frighteningly low. ”

"Now it's only late autumn, and when the cold winter comes, won't many people freeze to death?"

The more Chen Jing thought about it, the more ugly her face became, and a feeling of anxiety suddenly appeared in her heart.

"Envoy!"

At this moment, a voice came from behind Chen Jing, and he turned his head to look, only to find that the person who spoke was Yang Ding.

Yang Ding was not dressed as thinly as Chen Jing, and he also put a thick layer of cotton clothes on the outside of his armor, which made Yang Ding, who was not very strong, look a little bloated.

"General Yang."

Restraining his thoughts, Chen Jing looked at Yang Ding with a smile on her face and greeted her affectionately.

Seeing that the coach was dressed so thinly, Yang Ding was stunned, and then hurriedly took off his outer cotton clothes and draped them on Chen Jing's back.

"It's so cold outside, why don't you rest in the camp?"

Yang Ding's actions made Chen Jing feel a little warm in his heart, and he took his hand and walked towards the tent.

"I'm thinking of a way to break the enemy."

Giving the cotton clothes on the outside of the armor to Chen Jing, Yang Ding felt the heat in his body flow rapidly, and the cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but shiver.

The two soon came to the boss's tent, and after entering it, Yang Ding felt a little warmer.

Chen Jing took off the cotton clothes, handed it to Yang Ding and said, "Thank you, General Yang." ”

Then, Chen Jing took out a cotton coat of her own.

Putting on the cotton clothes again, Yang Dingcai felt better, he looked at Chen Qing, whose face was red from cold, hesitated, and finally spoke.

"The envoy and Ma Chao are in a stalemate here, the Qiang people have consumed a lot of cavalry, but now that the weather has changed suddenly, there are not many cotton clothes in our army."

At the beginning, Chen Jing formulated a strategy to deal with Ma Chao, which was to dig a large number of traps around the camp, and then defend the village.

The strength of the two sides is almost the same, but the Qiang cavalry under Ma Chao consumes several times the materials of the Han army.

If it drags on like this, Ma Chao will eventually be dragged down, and the Han army can take advantage of the wavering hearts of the troops under Ma Chao to fight to the death.

In fact, some time ago, Ma Chao had already sensed Chen Jing's sinister intentions, and repeatedly led his soldiers to charge into battle, but they were all repelled by the Han army.

The Han army camp was built impregnable, all kinds of defensive measures were available, and the Qiang cavalry, who lacked the tools to break the village, had no way to rush into the village.

Ma Chao can't attack it, and people have consumed a lot of grain and grass by eating horses and chewing horses, but the logistics of the Qiang cavalry are a little incomplied.

Ma Chao had no choice but to postpone the offensive and ordered the Qiang cavalry to plunder the nearby tribes.

The Qiang people are natives of the four counties of Longxi, and they are naturally very clear about where there are other tribes.

The cavalry attacked everywhere, plundered a lot of supplies, and even quietly made human jerky, which barely kept the Qiang people's logistics from being cut off.

Rao is like this, Ma Chao also feels very uncomfortable.

Chen Jing listened to Yang Ding's words, nodded and said, "I didn't think about this matter carefully, and the army went to the desert, and the logistics supply has been cut off. ”

"If it drags on like this, I'm afraid we will all die without a place to bury."

If it weren't for Ma Chao sending people to loot everywhere, I am afraid that the Qiang people would have taken the lead in collapse, but Chen Jing did not understand how cruel the desert was after all.

This cruelty refers not only to the desert climate, but also to the undisguised predator of the jungle in the desert.

Although Chen Jing is scheming, he has been following Chen Xu for a long time, and he is still very friendly to the people because of his humble background.

Even when they arrived at the oasis, they slaughtered all the aborigines inside, because those people were aliens, so as not to expose the whereabouts of the army.

But he never thought that he would take the initiative to slaughter and plunder other tribes.

Not only because he still has a trace of humanity, but also because it is very difficult to find tribes in the desert, and the Han army is not an aboriginal like the Qiang people.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Jing miscalculated.

Yang Ding hurriedly said: "With the elite of our army, even if we face Ma Chao head-on now, we may not be defeated. ”

"Now that the weather is slowly getting colder, and there is not too much grain and grass in the army, why don't you rectify the three armies, and then send a war letter to Ma Chao, and make an appointment to fight to the death with him?"

Thinking of Yang Qiu's death, Yang Ding's heart was always a little blocked, and he couldn't lead the army to fight Ma Chao earlier, and then trampled it under his feet.

Chen Jing's brows furrowed slightly, he thought carefully, and after a long time, he said quietly: "If it's just a Qiang cavalry, I'm not afraid." ”

"However, the combat effectiveness of that army composed of blonde and blue-eyed people should not be underestimated."

In fact, Chen Jing went on this expedition, and many things were miscalculated.

Not only the weather changes, the shortage of food, but also the troops under Ma Chao's command were also seriously underestimated by him.

Chen Jing originally thought that the Qiang people, who had experienced several blows, could only raise 20,000 soldiers and horses, but he didn't expect that under Ma Chao, there would be a blond army.

These people are all burly and fearless of death, even compared to the well-equipped Han army, they still do not give in.

Therefore, although Chen Jing was already in a dilemma, he still did not make up his mind to fight to the death with Ma Chao.

Yang Ding said excitedly: "These people use brute force, but they won't cooperate, if they are really on the battlefield, what are they afraid of?" ”

"If the general wants a decisive battle, he will be the vanguard!"

Walking back and forth in the camp tent, Chen Jing remembered the current predicament of the Han army, and said after a long time: "Since this is the case, let's write a war letter!" ”