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The Qin army's baggage team slowly advanced on the desolate Gobi Desert. The Qin general Chang Biao, who was responsible for escorting food and supplies, was so tired that he almost lost his clothes. Ten thousand stones of food were enough to use nearly a thousand ox, horses and carriages, plus 30,000 feather arrows, three thousand spears, and more than one hundred chariots of fodder. With so many supplies, Chang Zhongxing, the general stationed in Yulin, only gave him five thousand people to use.

There were many people in five thousand, but from Yulin to Shuofang, all the way was the plateau Gobi, and almost everyone was pushing horses and walking down against sandstorms and strong winds. Along the way, he had to transport food and grass, and he had to deal with the horse thieves and bandits who were peeping around. Not only was he so tired, but his subordinates were completely exhausted, with unkempt faces and blind eyes.

Chang Biao felt indescribable fatigue at this time, and was filled with resentment about Chang Zhongxing who sent him this task. Chang Zhongxing was his uncle at least, and he actually handed him such a tired errands. He was originally following Chang Zhongxing as a military officer in Yulin City. He was full of fuel and well-behaved, but he didn't know where he offended the uncle, and even sent him to transport the batch of food and supplies without saying a word.

Along the way, not to mention the difficult journey, the damn thieves, horse bandits and refugees along the way almost drowned him halfway. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel scared and couldn't help but look up at the group of fierce cavalry guards behind him.

Perhaps his uncle was worried that he would be lost by the hands of bandits halfway. He actually caused him to accidentally transfer a thousand elite Longyou Qiang cavalry to him. The Qiang people are good at riding and shooting. The Central Plains called him Xirong and have always been fierce. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was famous all over the world. Dong Zhuo and Ma Chao all led the Western Liang Iron Cavalry to dominate the world.

Xue Ju and Li Gui raised their troops, and the Qiang people in the northwest also joined the two. Chang Zhongxing was a general under Xue Ju, and he had a Xiliang Iron Cavalry of up to 5,000 people. Xiliang Iron Cavalry was strong and brave, able to fight, but most of them were only good at riding and shooting, and were brave and cruel. They were brave and brave. They were brave and brave. Although Chang Zhongxing did not hesitate to reward him, he actually did not regard them as confidants. He just treated them as a foreign army. When he encountered tough and ruthless battles, he would send these people to the top. This time, he escorted food and grass. Other generals were unwilling to go. Chang Zhongxing finally had to remember these foreign soldiers and transferred a thousand guards.

"Sir, it's getting late, and the brothers are very tired. Let's take a rest and leave!" Ma Ning, the leader of the group of foreign soldiers, came behind Chang Biao at some time. "We are more than thirty miles away from the camp. We should be able to arrive before noon tomorrow!"

Chang Biao, whose thighs had been worn out by the saddle, could not hold on any longer. Although his name was Biao, he was actually just a young man who had lived a wealth of wealth since childhood. If Chang Zhongxing had not taken the Chang family to rebel Xue Ju, he would have been in front of his manor now. Under the leather armor that had been soaked in the Han River, Chang Biao tried his best to maintain his superior majesty and nodded in agreement.

Ma Ning and Chang Biao were exactly the opposite. Their names were very gentle, but they were a burly man. The height of eight feet and five had been in recent years. However, Ma Ning was only wearing a half-body vest armor on his upper body, a cloak hung on his shoulder, and both arms were exposed. When he rode on his horse, he put his right hand in his mouth. A loud whistle sounded immediately.

"General sends an order, stop the camel! Set up camp!" The order spread out in the sound of Dede's horse's hooves.

Chang Biao fell to the ground tiredly, took the sheepskin water bag handed by his personal soldiers and took a sip. A feeling of uneasiness suddenly appeared in his heart. Ten miles ahead was the Langtou Beach of Sheyanshui. From there, we passed a canyon of only 2 miles west and walked west and 20 miles west. The destination of this trip was Shuofang Daying, and the Hengshan Great Wall was more than 20 miles southeast. Cross the Great Wall and then south was Rulin City.

However, the prince Xue Rengao has already gone south. I heard that the army had already taken down Rulin City last night. Everything is going well. But why did he feel bad? Chang Biao took a sip of water to calm down. Maybe he was too tired to travel for days and was so nervous.

Not far away, the soldiers unleashed the plugs of their wine bags and put the bread and the wolf meat they hunted on the road on the bonfire. The unique sap of the northwest and the fragrance of food suddenly floated leisurely. Many recruited grain transport workers also mingled, and even a dozen Chang Biao's personal soldiers followed the group of Hu people to play rock-scissors, with rough laughter and scolding one after another. Marching and fighting all day long was not only hard and cold, but also boring. Therefore, wine and various meat jokes became the only pastime.

The stars are silence, and the wind blows.

The campfire burning with embers looked like the heavy eyelids of a sleepy man, and was light and dark in the dark. The four thousand civilians and a thousand Xiliang cavalry, who had already been extremely tired, were also sleeping soundly in the dark at this time, and accompanied by the warm drunkenness, they spoke unknown dreams.

Suddenly, the rows of war horses of Xiliang people suddenly digged to the ground uneasy and neighed uneasyly.

The movement of the war horse immediately woke up Ma Ning, who was still awake at three points, and the uneasiness of the war horse made his expression slightly change. He quickly kicked the guards beside him, "All be wary!" "Put on armor! Prepare horses!" "Destroy all the open flames!"

The soldiers who were still sleeping soundly just now woke up from their dreams, looking for their own equipment and war horses. The camp was in a mess, and the foreign soldiers came to their senses first and shoveled the sand and put out the fire with scimitars.

Ma Ning spitted on his palm and then raised it high, "We are at a disadvantage!" He raised his chin, and immediately more than ten Western Liang cavalrymen rushed away.

The sleepy Chang Biao ran over with his hair in panic: "General Ma, what happened? Is it a horse bandit?" Along the way, there were many jealous bandits who had thousands of carts of food and grass weapons, but there were no accidents in them.

"Sir, it's not a bandit. We have arrived near Shuofang Camp. It's impossible for the bandits to dare to attack here."

"Who is that? How many people are there?" Chang Biao was immediately exhausted, and beads of sweat as big as beans popped up on his forehead. The ominous sign was finally fulfilled!

"At present, I don't know, sir, my subordinates are responsible for escorting. We should do our best to do our best. The terrain here is wide and not conducive to defense. For the sake of all, please order the entire team to retreat. It is best to retreat to Langtou Beach on the Sheyan River, where the terrain is dangerous and surrounded by mountains and rivers. If we use baggage vehicles to form a defensive battle formation, we can stand firm and wait for assistance!"

Chang Biao said with a bitter face: "Where are reinforcements? You don't know that the Crown Prince has already taken all Shuofang's troops south. He had already conquered Rulin last night, and now he may have taken Shangxian. Shuofang is now an empty camp."

Ma Ning was stunned for a moment, "His Prince's Highness has gone south? Maybe it's really a bandit, or a defeated soldier from the Scholars."

At this time, several cavalry who had gone out had rushed back again and bowed to the two of them: "A cavalry team was found on the south side, and about ten cavalry were about to be touched. However, we were about to chase after them, but they immediately fled far away. It was too dark and we couldn't see the opponent's armor marks clearly. However, it can be confirmed that this is a regular cavalry team, a standard group of ten cavalry. Moreover, according to their movements, they are also very elite, and they are definitely not comparable to bandits."

Ma Ning nodded, but Qi Biao's face turned pale. The elite ten people formed a reconnaissance cavalry team! This configuration definitely came with a cavalry team that would not be less than a thousand people. Although I couldn't figure out where such a cavalry team appeared, the good ones didn't come. Even though the other party knew that they had a thousand Xiliang cavalry and dared to make decisions, it means that the opponent's combat power was still above them.

Qi Biao tried hard to restrain the huge fear that arose in his heart, but his trembling trembling tightened his heart, almost making him breathless.

"Sir, food, supplies and supplies cannot be lost. The general of the Imperial General is willing to lead 800 cavalry to cover the palace. The general of the Imperial General leads 200 cavalry to take the civilians to quickly transport the supplies to Langtou Beach. There is a chariot formation to set up defense, and the Imperial General will come later." Ma Ning quickly weighed the gains and losses in his heart, and quickly made the most favorable arrangement. Since the prince has taken down the Rulin, no matter who comes, as long as they can use the chariot formation to persist for half a day, they will have the opportunity to send people to Rulin to obtain reinforcements.

Although abandoning food and grass could increase his chances of winning, he also knew the significance of such a large number of food and grass to the Qin army at present. The consequences of throwing this batch of food and grass without authorization were unbearable.

"Sir, please leave quickly. I will ask Ma Yuan to take two hundred brothers to escort you to the Sheyan River. The subordinates lead 800 cavalry to cut off the rear. In addition, I will send a few more people to Rulin City for help. As long as we survive noon, reinforcements will arrive!"

"Escapers who escaped at the battle, no matter whether they work, they will be killed without mercy!" Ma Ning took the bow and fired the bow one by one, killing several civilians who tried to sneak into the darkness and escape.

Soon only Ma Ning and eight hundred Xiliang cavalry were left in the camp. Several whistle cavalry hurried back brought the latest information. In the direction of the ancient Great Wall in the southeast, there were a large number of cavalrymen running between the mountains.

The torches in the distance made everyone nervous. Ma Ning held his helmet underground, bowed his head and listened, and raised his head and said, "At least a thousand riders, I'll touch three miles away!"

He looked around his subordinates, who were all ready to go, waiting silently for his orders, his eyes shining in the darkness.

These are not only his subordinates, but also his brothers. They are all brothers and sisters whom he brought out from the same village. He also came out with the idea of ​​exploring the world and establishing achievements. But several years have passed, and he is just a small fifth-rank general under the Xue family. Now, the most dangerous time has come.

He pulled out the scimitar, and a few bold words that were spoken to his mouth but could not speak.

"I only have one sentence: I am a compatriot in life, and a brother in death! I will ask everyone to drink Sanlejiu Liquor together when I go back. Even if I take one step ahead, my wife, children, and my elders will be taken care of by me, Ma Ning!"

ps: Yesterday my computer was poisoned and all the exe files couldn't be opened. After two days of trouble, I finally got it done, but several software were lost and I still have to revise it. I'm depressed. Today is this chapter and I will continue to update tomorrow.
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