While Yuan Fang was still fighting with the Xiliang monster, Zhao Yun had already intercepted Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu is not even Yuan Fang's opponent. What's more, Zhao Yun's pure martial arts is still superior to Yuan Fang's. In addition, Zhang Xiu has been injured by Yuan Fang, so how can he be Zhao Yun's opponent.
In just a few moves, Zhang Xiu was completely suppressed by Zhao Yun. His marksmanship was scattered and he suffered frequent defeats.
Zhao Yun did not use all his strength, and there was still some room for movement.
Zhang Xiu, who was at a disadvantage, had fought for more than ten times, but his expression suddenly changed and he yelled: "Who are you, Gun Ancestor? Why do you use the same marksmanship as me?"
"Tong Yuan, the ancestor of the gun, is my mentor, Zhang Xiu, Zhao Yun. I think you are a fellow disciple. I will spare your life, give up resistance quickly, and surrender to the King of Qi."
When the attack was launched, Zhao Yun revealed his identity and even persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender.
Zhang Xiu was shocked. He clearly remembered that there were only two apprentices under Tong Yuan, namely him and Zhang Ren. Who would have thought that after they left the apprenticeship, Tong Yuan would accept another apprentice.
????????????????????? This junior fellow who joined the sect later, is actually far ahead of him in martial arts!
In my heart, a karmic fire of embarrassment, anger, and damaged self-esteem was raging.
Zhang Xiu's eyes were bloodshot and he shouted angrily: "Zhao Yun, since you are my junior brother, you should help me, how can you dare to threaten me?"
Zhao Yun's moves continued unabated, and he said: "Although my master taught you martial arts back then, he never thought that you would defect to the Xiliang army and help Dong Zhuo bring disaster to the world. My master has been disappointed with you for a long time. He once told me that if we meet on the battlefield, I must fight for you." Master cleans up the house, if you dare to resist again, don¡¯t blame me for being ruthless with my gun!¡±
Zhang Xiu was scolded by Zhao Yun, and his face turned green and red. Distorted and deformed, extremely angry.
"Dong Zhuo and Yuan Fang are both traitors of the Han Dynasty. Since you can defect to Yuan Fang, a traitor, how can you have the face to accuse me of defecting to Dong Zhuo!" Zhang Xiu retorted angrily.
Zhao Yun's expression was as cold as ice and he said sternly: "The Han Dynasty is unruly, causing wars and chaos all over the world. The people have been tortured and their strength has long been exhausted. The King of Qi is a hero who has not been born in a century, and he is the only one who is destined to calm down the troubled times." Only he can restore peace to the people, Zhang Xiu, if you don¡¯t realize it, you will only die!¡±
"What bullshit is the Lord of Destiny? I, Zhang Xiu, just like troubled times. Only in troubled times can I, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, dominate. Kill as long as you want and live happily. That kid wants to unify the world, but I won't let him get his wish - "
The word "wish" came out of his mouth. More than ten steps away, a loud scream suddenly came out.
That was Hu Che'er's scream.
Zhang Xiu glanced sideways subconsciously. They were horrified to see Hu Che'er's head flying into the air, and the headless body crashing to the ground.
Yuan Fang, beheaded Hu Cheer. It was coming towards him.
"Hu Che'er was born with supernatural powers and a war hammer weighing three hundred pounds. Even Ma Chao was afraid of him, but he was killed by the little thief Yuan Fang?"
Hu Che'er was executed, and Zhang Xiu's remaining hope of victory was shattered.
He had hoped that Hu Che'er, with his tyrannical strength, would come back to help him kill Zhao Yun after killing Yuan Fang.
But he never expected that Yuan Fang's martial arts would be so strong that even Hu Che'er was beheaded.
In an instant, Zhang Xiu was frightened.
Not daring to hesitate any longer, Zhang Xiu made a few strong attacks. In a hurry, he jumped out of the battle group and fled wildly.
Zhao Yun is not like Yuan Fang, who has a divine horse like Red Rabbit Horse. Although his martial arts is strong, Zhang Xiu ran away like crazy, and Zhao Yun couldn't catch him.
Yuan Fang was fifteen or six steps away from Zhang Xiu. Although the red rabbit horse was fast, when he just started to speed up, Zhang Xiu had already fled into the rebel army.
"Xu~~"
Yuan Fang restrained Chitu and did not pursue Zhang Xiu again.
"Zhang Xiu is just a man. He will be killed sooner or later. Even if he escapes today, what kind of trouble will he cause?"
"Zilong, do you recognize him as your fellow sect?" Yuan Fang asked.
Zhao Yun nodded, but said sternly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, although Zhang Xiu is from my sect, my master has already told me to clean up the sect. If there is a chance, Yun will never show mercy to him."
With Zhao Yun's words, Yuan Fang no longer had any scruples. The next time he bumped into Zhang Xiu, he would have to take his life.
He stood on his horse with a halberd, and when he looked back, he saw that the Xiliang army had been killed and was bleeding like a river.
The cavalry on both wings blocked the attack, and in the front, more than 100,000 infantry troops commanded by Zhang Fei, Xu Huang and other infantry generals were rolling over.
At this time, the wilderness was covered with horse tacks, and the horses could not move at all. The Xiliang cavalry could not escape in time, but it was the time for the infantry to show its power.
The fierce infantry warriors of the Qi Dynasty waved their swords and avoided the attack with light steps.Horse-trapping nails were scattered all over the place, and with fierce anger, they rushed towards the chaotic Xiliang people.
The 30,000 Xiliang front troops who were fighting against each other, although they were large in number, had long been frightened by this sudden change and lost their fighting spirit. They still dared to fight.
Zhang Fei and Xu Huang, two generals, abandoned their horses and fought on foot. One danced his spear and the other drove his mountain-breaking ax. They ran into the rebel army first and, amid violent shouts, they killed the enemy soldiers wildly.
With blood splattering, an enemy soldier injured by the tripping horse nail was pierced by a snake spear and chopped into pieces by a mountain axe.
With murderous intent burning wildly, one hundred thousand Qi army infantry formed large and small formations, like giant meat grinders, stacking them all the way forward, like chopping vegetables and melons, strangling the blocking Xiliang army. into pieces.
Heads flew into the air one after another, and countless broken corpses fell in a pool of blood. Looking up, in the vast wilderness, long blood roads stretched from east to west, like a purple-red carpet.
One hundred thousand infantry troops were like destroying the dead, and almost slaughtered the 30,000 Xiliang troops who could not escape.
Yuan Fang galloped wildly, mobilizing an army of 150,000 people, killing them all the way, and drove Ma Teng and his defeated troops back to Tongguan.
An army of 150,000 troops forced the village to close down, forming a coercive force.
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Tongguan.
The atmosphere in the dim lobby was so solemn. Ma Teng and his defeated Xiliang generals had fled back to Guancheng for a long time and were still in shock.
Ma Teng, who was sitting high in the main hall, had a gloomy expression, his brows were deeply furrowed, and he had a worried look on his face.
At the bottom of the steps, the eldest son Ma Chao's calf bandage was still dripping with blood, and the other sons Ma Tie and Ma Xiu also suffered different injuries.
Zhang Xiu on the other side has more colors on his body. He sat there angrily, cursing something in his mouth all the time.
Sixty thousand cavalry came out of the customs. Only 30,000 people escaped, nearly half of the elite javelin cavalry were wiped out, and the warrior Hu Che'er was beheaded.
Such a loss would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a disastrous defeat.
On the left and right, the two counselors Chen Gong and Fazheng also had their brows furrowed and their thoughts serious.
"I didn't expect that our army would suffer such a disastrous defeat in this battle, alas~" Ma Teng broke the silence with a sigh.
"The enemy is strong and we are weak. If this battle continues, it will only become more and more difficult. How about" Fazheng stopped talking.
Ma Teng hurriedly asked: "What's better than that? What's the best way to be filial and upright? Just speak out."
"It's better to send someone to ask Yuan Fang for peace. If we can buy some time to breathe, we still have hope to regain our strength." Fazheng said silently.
As soon as the word "peace for peace" came out of his mouth, everyone's expressions in the lobby changed.
Ma Teng only frowned and did not show any surprise. It seems that he has been mentally prepared for Fa Zheng's proposal.
¡°He does want peace.
On the one hand, he was afraid of being beaten by Yuan Fang, and on the other hand, he was worried that the status of the alliance leader would not be guaranteed.
In this battle, his Ma Jiajun suffered the heaviest losses. But Han Sui, who was guarding Pujin Pass, was unscathed.
and. In the previous battle in Luoyang, Han Sui, an old cunning man, always retreated at critical moments to preserve his own strength.
At this point in the battle, the total number of his horses and the soldiers and horses left behind was less than 40,000.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away, Han Sui's military strength was more than 30,000.
"Zhang Xiu's troops numbered more than 20,000, which meant that together with Zhang Xiu, their total strength was less than 30,000 more than Han Sui's.
Moreover, in the past, there was a marriage relationship between him and Zhang Xiu, but now, Ma Yunlu has been captured by Yuan Fang, and there is basically no hope for a marriage between the Zhang and Ma families. The original close relationship between the Ma family and the Zhang family has It is bound to be affected.
Considering all these factors, Ma Teng naturally had to bow to Yuan Fang as the leader of the alliance.
"Now that things have come to this, please"
"You must never seek peace!"
Chen Gong, who had been silent, suddenly shouted, interrupting Ma Teng's statement.
Chen Gong stood up, raised his hands to Ma Teng, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Fang has great ambitions and is determined to destroy us, Xiliang. Even if the alliance leader asks for peace, Yuan Fang may not agree, and it will only harm the alliance leader." Prestige. Furthermore, even if the boy agrees, he will definitely summon the leader to Luoyang as an official. Will the leader agree or not? "
Ma Teng was speechless for a moment.
At this time, Zhang Xiu also slammed the table and said angrily: "How can we from Xiliang ask for peace from that kid? If Leader Ma insists on asking for peace, I will forgive Zhang Xiu for not following. When the time comes, we will have to go our separate ways. , I, Zhang Xiu, can only fight to the end with that little thief Yuan Fang."
Zhang Xiu didn¡¯t even address him as ¡°Master Yue-in-law¡±, but just called him ¡°Mr.Lord, after making such a statement, Ma Teng's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he immediately hesitated.
Zhang Xiu is clearly threatening Ma Teng. If you dare to ask for peace, I, Zhang Xiu, will break up with you. ,
If Zhang Xiu becomes angry and turns to Han Sui's side, Ma Teng's position as leader of the alliance will be lost.
Helpless Ma Teng had no choice but to look at Ma Chao, wanting to see what his eldest son's attitude was.
Ma Chao remained silent. He knew the difficulties of the Ma family and Ma Teng's thoughts, but he couldn't let go of his dignity and asked Yuan Fang for peace.
"Actually, although our army is defeated in this battle, the leader of the alliance does not need to be too nervous. We have natural danger at Tongguan. Even if Yuan Fang has a million troops, as long as we hold on to the city, Yuan Fang will be unable to attack the pass and sooner or later he will have to retreat on his own. "Besides, Han Sui's army still has 20,000 troops on the Pujin Pass line in the north. The alliance leader can mobilize some troops to strengthen the defense of Tongguan. As long as we Xiliang people work together, Yuan Fang has nothing to fear."
After Chen Gong objected, he did not forget to offer suggestions to Ma Teng to stabilize Ma Teng's confidence.
After pondering for a long time, Ma Teng sighed secretly and said silently: "Since you don't agree with suing for peace, that's all we can do."
Chen Gong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Xiu's annoyance subsided a little and he just sat down. However, the eldest son Ma Chao remained silent.
At this moment, a soldier rushed in and hurriedly delivered a piece of silk information to Ma Teng.
Ma Teng unfolded the information and immediately changed his color in shock.