() The arrival of Dong Zhuo's army did relieve the possible crisis of Zhang Wen's army. Within these days, the Qiang people's attacks became more and more fierce. Even with the command of a general like Huangfu Song who was good at fighting, the situation of the Han army was not optimistic.

, if no reinforcements come again, Zhang Wen's army will retreat again in search of a city to hold on to.

As soon as Dong Zhuo's army arrived, the situation was completely reversed. In the blink of an eye, the Han army had an advantage in strength, and the two armies were at odds with each other, making it difficult for the Qiang people to take care of both. They had no choice but to stop moving for the time being.

The troops attacked, which naturally gave Zhang Wen's army a chance to breathe and rest.

After procrastinating like this for two days, the Han army realized that this was not a good idea. After all, it was they, not the Qiang people, who wanted to quell the chaos. They could delay the situation, but they themselves could not afford it, otherwise they would be afraid that the imperial court would

They will be held accountable. Moreover, in the past few days, both Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo have learned a shocking news. As the battle with the Qiang people continues to drag on, other bastards in the northwest and north

It also started to move around.

The Han army was so powerful at the beginning. In several battles, many Hu people, including the Xiongnu kings of the grasslands, were killed until they were unable to fight back. They had to flee to more desolate places in order to protect themselves. This made the Hu people of various tribes hostile to the Han people.

The dynasty was deeply in awe, and even though it seemed that the Han Dynasty was in decline, they did not dare to talk about war lightly.

However, just last year, a Qiang tribe that was actually not very powerful suddenly rose up in rebellion and captured the Xiliang counties at a surprising speed. This set an example for the Hu people who had been peaceful for hundreds of years.

And reminder - it turns out that the Han Dynasty's army is far less powerful than they thought. It turns out that as long as they are willing to take risks, they may not be unable to obtain the wealth and population they want. Once they become greedy, the Han Dynasty's remote areas

It became very restless. If it were not suppressed by hundreds of years of accumulated power, the borders of the Han Dynasty would have been at war.

Under such circumstances, both Dong Zhuo and Zhang Wen knew that this war must end as soon as possible. Whether it was to protect their status in the court or to ensure the peace of the border, they had to kill the Qiang people to scare other people. This time

, the two people, who had their own concerns, finally came up with the idea of ​​temporarily joining forces, and even sent their confidants to negotiate.

Ma Yue also understood the key, but he was not sent to Zhang Wen by Dong Zhuo to discuss the matter. Instead, Li Ru, a counselor who made Dong Zhuo more reassured, went there. After several days of discussions, they finally reached a consensus.

, the two armies no longer guarded against each other, but cooperated with each other to press against the Qiang people, seeking an opportunity to win in a single battle.

However, the Qiang people, who had also learned about the situation of the Han people at the same time, were no longer eager to fight. Instead, they not only retreated in order to delay time, but also waited until the Hu people in other places also started to rise up.

It is not too late for the Han army to fight.

This made the Han army feel helpless. If the Qiang people took the defensive, even if the Han army had a slight advantage in military strength, it would be difficult to turn it into a victory. What's more, neither Zhang Wen nor Dong Zhuo wanted to see their troops defeated.

The losses were too many. This made the entire battle situation more subtle, and even tended to a state of balance. Although the Han and Qiang armies were less than ten miles apart, and neither side had a solid city wall to support them, this battle was not successful.

Unable to start a fight.

This time passed little by little in this somewhat strange silence, from the hot summer to autumn, and then into winter. Seeing the north wind getting stronger, and even snowflakes falling continuously, the Han and Qiang sides became even more nervous.

It was hard to fight. During this period, both Ma Yue and Li Ru offered many strategies to Dong Zhuo, hoping to lure the Qiang people out of their camp and then defeat them. But unfortunately,

None of their strategies worked. Apparently the Qiang people, who had suffered a lot of losses, had learned the lessons of their previous defeats and were no longer willing to rush to attack just because of the flaws displayed by some Han people. In this way, the Han army wanted to defeat the Qiang people again.

It becomes extremely difficult, and sometimes we even have to rely on God’s will!

But is God's will really useful? At least in the eyes of Ma Yue, a man who has been educated in materialism for decades and believes in atheism, it is impossible for an illusory thing like God's will to determine the outcome of a battle.

Rely on proper command, high morale, and a little bit of luck.

On November 16th, the weather became colder and colder. Fortunately, the Han army's logistical equipment arrived in time, so the sergeants were not exposed to the cold. However, Ma Yue, whose body was not as strong as these strong men after all, still felt cold.

Unfortunately, even if there was a stove in his tent, the cold wind blowing in from the gaps in the tent would often wake him up at night.

Therefore, when Ma Yue was awakened by the cold wind again at the second watch of the night, he simply put on his thick fur coat and read a letter in his tent. This letter was from Long County.

It was sent by someone sent by my father and brother. It also mentioned some recent problems there. Most of them were the words of some surrounding foreigners who were also eyeing Long County. In addition, it was because there was no Bima Teng in Long County at this time.

He is a higher court official, so he has taken over all the affairs of the county, and now he is using this power to expand his own army.

Originally, with Ma Teng's reputation and status, it would be very difficult to expand the army in Xiliang territory, but this time he borrowed Ma Yue's good reputation among the people, and actually managed to expand the army in just over two months.

The army has been expanded to five thousand. This is the only good news Ma Yue has received in recent days. With these five thousand soldiers and horses, and Long County as his support, he believes that his father and brother can ensure that his family will not survive.

was invaded by foreign enemies.

"If this battle can be won, and Dong Zhuo has made great contributions in this battle, then with my current status in his mind, I should be able to obtain the official position of Longyou Prefect for my father and the others. In this way, our Ma family wants to be in the west

It's not too difficult for Liang Zhen to stand upright." Ma Yue couldn't help but think after putting the letter aside. But it is not easy to realize this wish, at least judging from the current situation.

Look, it's definitely not easy to defeat the Qiang people on the other side.

Just when Ma Yue let out a long sigh, feeling that even after all his calculations he still had no chance, he suddenly heard a faint rumbling sound above his head.

There was actually thunder in this winter? This knowledge made Ma Yue very surprised. After tightening his collar, he raised the tent door and walked out. He wanted to see the relatively rare winter thunder in Xiliang.

How much power can there be on the earth?

When Ma Yue walked out of the tent, he heard the thunder getting louder and closer. But immediately, he heard that this was not an ordinary thunder, because besides the rumbling sound, there was also the whistling wind.

That was definitely not the sound of the north wind all around, but a sound falling from the sky, just like the sound of planes dropping bombs that was often seen in movies and TV shows in the previous life!

"Huh?" Ma Yue felt a shiver in his heart, and then he raised his head and looked up at the dark sky above. Because there had been snow in the sky for the past few days, the clouds were thick, and there were no stars or moon. Ma Yue tried his best to look up.

I couldn't see why. At this time, the soldiers in the Han army camp also got out of their tents one after another. However, they were also alarmed by the sound of wind and thunder, and they rushed out out of curiosity.

After all, even Dong Zhuo is no exception.

"A sudden thunderstorm in this winter is really not very auspicious."

"That's right, and the thunder sounds really weird. Could it be that something big is coming?"

While the soldiers were discussing this vision, Ma Yue was still looking for something in the sky. There was always a vague uneasiness in his heart, as if something big was about to happen.

Suddenly, a surprised cry rang out near Ma Yue: "Look, what is that!" At this time, he had also seen a magical scene in the sky - a blazing fireball shooting from the east sky.

The end of the ball suddenly appeared and flew towards them at an extremely fast speed. Behind this ball of fire, there was also a long tail made of flames, moving forward in the sky, making the sound of wind and thunder, obviously

The sound that alarmed everyone came from him.

"What... what is this?" The soldiers all screamed, and some even knelt on the ground and prayed to the sky. Any ancient person who didn't know this kind of meteorite saw such a vision,

It will also give rise to a sense of awe.

Ma Yue's expression also changed drastically. It was not because he was afraid of this celestial phenomenon, but because he saw the direction and speed of the falling meteorite, which was actually coming towards the Han army camp.

"No! Lord, let the army disperse quickly, I'm afraid this meteorite is coming towards our army!" Ma Yue yelled anxiously, but in the already chaotic military camp, the meteorite was already within earshot.

Covered by the sound of wind and thunder nearby, his screams could only be heard by a few soldiers around him.

Even Dong Zhuo was frightened by this weird celestial phenomenon. He completely forgot about everything else for a while and only watched the fireball dragging its tail towards his camp.

"It's over. Is it because of my appearance that history has changed? Even God doesn't want to see this happen, so why did he throw this thing down to take my life?" I have already felt the power of the falling meteorite.

Fengli Ma Yue cried out in his heart, is he going to die in this weird natural disaster?

"Hoo--rumbling!" The sound of falling meteorites was close to his ears, which made Ma Yue couldn't help but close his eyes. Before Tianwei, no matter how courageous and capable he was, he could only wait for death.

There were only waves of exclamations left in his ears, and the sound of the surrounding tents crashing apart also continued to be heard. Then, Ma Yue heard a deafening noise, and then the whole earth began to shake. He
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