() After he persuaded Ma to vacate his troops, Li Ru did not stay in the Ma family camp for a long time, and instead went to the Zhao Yuan camp on the side. Because he knew very well that as he made his words clear, he and the Ma family

The relationship between them had completely broken down, and it was no longer possible to coexist peacefully with them. In order to prevent any accidents, he had no choice but to leave here.

It was Ma Yue who accompanied him out of the camp, but at this time, Ma Yue's face had lost a lot of the affectionate smile before, and was more solemn: "Brother Li, I never thought that you and I would be the same today."

road."

After hearing Ma Yue's sigh, Li Ru couldn't help but sigh, and then smiled bitterly and said: "I can't help myself. Since my identity determines that I must stand on their side, I have to stand against you."

.I hope Zhong Ling can understand that in fact, from my heart, I really don’t want to be your enemy."

Ma Yue nodded deeply: "I can see that Brother Wenyou is different from them, so I won't bear grudge against you because of this. I hope that when we meet today, we don't have to speak with weapons. As a former

My friend, there is one thing I need to ask Brother Li, I hope you can do it."

"You said that as long as I can do my best, I will never refuse." Li Ru said seriously.

"The fact that the Qiang people suddenly appeared behind us is too strange. It might be a conspiracy of the Qiang people. Therefore, we cannot withdraw all the troops we set up here. This way we can still take precautions, so

I also hope that Brother Li will ask him to stay here after meeting Zhao Yuan, just in case."

Li Rulue thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I will try my best to convince him." As he said that, he handed over his hand, turned his horse and went straight to Zhao Yuan's camp several miles away. At this time, he felt uncomfortable.

, after all, after this time, he and Ma Yue will no longer be friends, but will be enemies.

It was precisely because of this thought that he ignored the fact that the anger and worry Ma Yue had been showing were somewhat artificial, and he did not see the sneer flashing from the corner of Ma Yue's mouth when he rode away.

This is definitely not the look of a person who is forced to make a decision and go to die.

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Naturally, Li Ru's visit to the Ma family camp could not be hidden from Zhao Yuan, who was very close. He also had deep doubts about this. He didn't know what important matter Li Ru had suddenly appeared here for. Until Li Ru came to him later

At the camp, some of Zhao Yuan's inexplicable worries dissipated, but he still couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Li, I wonder why you came here suddenly?"

Li Ru had adjusted his mentality at this time, smiled and told Yuan Yuan what had happened, and finally said: "Now, the Ma family has agreed to send troops, but they still hope that the general can stay here, just in case. I

I also think their idea is good. After all, the Qiang people may appear again, so the burden on the general's shoulders is not light."

"So that's what happened!" After hearing this, Zhao Yuan was also full of joy. After all, it is indeed a good thing to watch his enemies fall into the trap automatically. Then, he frowned slightly: "

What do you think they mean by asking me to continue to lead troops and stay here? I'm afraid it's not just to ensure so-called safety?"

"This... I can't say it." Li Ru didn't answer the question. Although he vaguely guessed Ma Yue's purpose, he didn't want to point it out in front of Zhao Yuan, because he also thought it was a good idea to let him stay here.

It's a choice, not to mention that he also promised Ma Yue that he must try his best to promote this matter.

But this time Zhao Yuan's reaction was not slow. After thinking for a while, he had already guessed the reason: "Hey, he said it so grandly, but it may not be true! The more worried he was that they were in the hands of the Qiang people.

He only thought of leaving me here after suffering heavy losses, losing troops and taking advantage of us. He also understands that the grudge between me and him is very deep, so he will definitely be the first to take action on this matter!

Mr. Li, I wonder if my speculation is still reasonable?"

Li Ru could only smile bitterly and nod: "You are right, this may be his intention. But General, you'd better do as he said, otherwise if they find out that we have the intention of crossing the river to demolish the bridge and add insult to injury, it may not be possible.

We are willing to take this risk. That would be too bad for our entire war situation in Xiliang."

Zhao Yuan was convinced of this: "You are right, I can't ignore the overall situation just because of personal grudges. This time, I did as he wished. However, he could escape the first grade of junior high school, but he could not escape the fifteenth grade.

, once their Ma family's strength is greatly damaged, I will definitely lead the troops myself to make them look good." As he said that, a glint of pride and ferocity flashed in his eyes.

When Li Ru saw this, he just smiled bitterly and stopped talking. The grievances and conflicts between the two parties had long been irresolvable, and he could only watch everything develop towards a situation that was completely unfavorable to the Ma family. Who said that he and the Ma family were also against each other?

Half a day later, the sergeant outside the tent came in and reported to Zhao and Yuan that the Ma family had slowly begun to retreat. Upon hearing the news, Zhao Yuan quickly left the tent and looked at the Ma family from a distance.

The team began to move south. Because they retreated in a hurry this time, the team seemed a bit messy and completely lost the orderliness it had before.

"Hey, with such a military appearance and such morale to fight the Qiang people, and they may be ambushed and plotted by the Qiang people, it seems that the Ma family is really doomed this time." Zhao Yuan gloated a little.

said.

At this time, the leader of a Qiang cavalry team who was just as happy as him because of the sudden retreat of the Ma family was the leader of a Qiang cavalry team more than ten miles away from them. This Qiang leader named Butakong had also just obtained

The news of the retreat of a Han army ahead made him feel that God was blessing them with a victory.

Just a few days ago, this cavalry team composed of a small tribe of the Qiang people arrived in front of this mountain gorge. Because the Qiang people's troops were spontaneously formed by each tribe, there was no overall arrangement.

They were the first team to appear in front of the Xiliang army.

However, this cavalry team only numbered three thousand and did not have much confidence, so the leader Butakong sent a few subordinates who were good at hiding and tracking to investigate the front. When they arrived at the gorge, he

He learned the bad news that there were actually two Han armies stationed on the opposite side, and one of them had strangled the throat of the mountain gorge. No matter how many and powerful the cavalry under his command were, it would be impossible to break through the defense line under such circumstances, and

victorious.

This realization made Butakong very unhappy, but he had no choice but to order his men and horses to stay here and wait for changes. Originally, he thought that only by waiting for men and horses from other tribes to arrive could he conquer the gorge with the help of everyone.

I didn't expect to have such good news now - the Han army guarding the most critical pass suddenly retreated!

Although I don’t know why they suddenly retreated, since the biggest obstacle is gone, they should seize the opportunity and take action immediately to deal with the lone Han army on the other side before they can advance into the Han territory. Although the situation in front of them is

The Han army still outnumbered them, but Butakong believed that with the combat effectiveness of this Qiang cavalry, coupled with the strategy of surprise attack, they would be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!

"Come here, tell everyone to have a good rest. Early tomorrow morning, when the Han army is far enough away, we will immediately launch an attack! We must completely defeat the Han army in front of us in one battle!"

"Yes!" After the messenger conveyed the news, the Qiang cavalry were all happy and their morale was greatly boosted. They had been staying here for several days and were impatient to wait. Fortunately, the leader now issued an attack plan.

instructions, otherwise they might not be able to survive much longer.

When the sun on the second day appeared at the end of the horizon, a shrill horn broke through the quiet dawn, and then thousands of howling Qiang cavalry rushed towards the sleeping Zhao Yuanjun camp with their long swords raised high.

In the blink of an eye, they broke through the few obstacles in front of them, rushed straight into the military camp, and launched a brutal massacre against the Xiliang army, which was suddenly awakened and unable to resist.

Because it had long been determined that Qiang people were unlikely to appear here, the defense of the sergeants in Zhao Yuan camp was worse than when Ma Yue and others first arrived. Moreover, the terrain here is also very flat, and it is not like where the Ma family's army is stationed.

Due to the charge of the Qiang cavalry, this group of people had no ability to resist at this time, and the only thing they could do was to scatter in all directions.

But they were in such a panic that they didn't even have time to untie their horses and run away. How could they catch up with the menacing Qiang cavalry so fast? They could only escape a few steps, and they were overtaken by others one after another, and then they were chased by a group of people.

Knocked down in one fell swoop.

Tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalry were killed in this way when facing three thousand Qiang people, and they were unable to fight back. Almost the entire army was wiped out. Even the general Zhao Yuan was seriously injured in this battle and was knifed.

With one arm removed, he no longer had the ability to direct the battle. As for Li Ru, who suffered the disaster, he was able to escape under the protection of those around him.

But when he turned around and looked at the camp that was still full of screams and killings, in addition to fear, there was more doubt in his eyes: "Why is there such a Qiang cavalry here? Didn't they all go there?"

Have you prepared the reinforcements to deal with us later? Could it be that the Qiang army that surrounded Guzang was just an individual Qiang army that invaded Xiliang?

"Also... what was Ma Yue's purpose in asking me to convince Zhao Yuan to stay here? Could it be that he had already anticipated this change and deliberately wanted to frame us, so he said this? If that's true,

Ma Yue is so scary. Could it be that he has some kind of secret connection with the Qiang people, or even defected to the Qiang people for his own benefit?"
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