Mi Han

Chapter 444 The Arrival of the Hero Short of Breath, Guo Huai
At this moment, Ma Chao was wholeheartedly trying to capture Jiang Wei and offer it to Mi Yang, but he couldn't see any cold arrows coming towards him quickly.

This is also the reason why the person who released the cold arrow released the cold arrow at this moment.

It's just that although he can't see it with his eyes, as a general of Ma Chao's size, he has already developed a keen sense to detect danger after fighting on the battlefield for many years.

When this cold arrow was about to hit Ma Chao, this keen sense made Ma Chao instantly realize that a huge danger was approaching him.

Although he didn't know what this huge threat was, with Ma Chao's battlefield experience, he quickly made an action instinctively.

I saw Ma Chao suddenly turned sideways towards the side of the horse under his crotch. When he turned sideways, Ma Chao relied on his superb riding skills and used his thick arms to hug the back of the horse that was constantly running.

At this moment, he almost hung his entire body in mid-air beside the horse's back.

The rush brought about by the horse's running did not make Ma Chao's body unstable and fell off the horse. On the contrary, Ma Chao's body hanging on the side of the horse's back was as stable as walking on flat ground.

All this is complicated to say, but with Ma Chao's riding skills, it is actually completed in an instant.

And just after Ma Chao completed this series of unimaginable actions, the cold arrow that was flying at high speed happened to scrape three feet above the saddle and shot towards the rear.

That place was originally Ma Chao's key point, but under Ma Chao's superb evasive action, this cold arrow undoubtedly shot into the air.

And after this cold arrow passed by, Ma Chao also realized what the danger he was about to face just now.

After noticing the cold arrow, Ma Chao turned on his horse with his superb riding skills. After getting on the horse, Ma Chao immediately looked in the direction of the cold arrow.

It's okay not to look at it, but anger appeared on Ma Chao's face immediately.

Strong end!

It turned out that this guy was the one who led the Qiang and Di soldiers to assist Jiang Wei this time.

There are not many Qiangdi leaders that Ma Chao has dated in his life, but Qiangduan is the one he remembers most.

Back then, Qiang Duan was also one of the many Qiangdi leaders who followed Ma Chao, but Qiang Duan was also the one who betrayed him the most.

During the battle of Xiabian that year, Ma Chao suggested that if the Han army lost, they could retreat from Yinping County to Hanzhong, because Qiangduan was a trustworthy person.

At that time Zhang Fei adopted Ma Chao's suggestion.

But what I didn't expect was that when the Han army really lost, the two generals Wu Lan and Lei Tong led the army to retreat into Yinping according to Ma Chao's plan.

Their army was ambushed by Qiang Duan, who believed that Qiang Duan was a man with a heart for the big man, and the two generals Wu Lan and Lei Tong didn't take precautions at all.

Under such circumstances, not only Wu Lan and Lei Tong were killed by Qiang Duan, but also the thousands of Han troops were all slaughtered by Qiang Duan.

The most important thing is that the corpses of thousands of Han soldiers were forcibly built into Jingguan to please his new master.

When the news came back to Hanzhong, it caused an uproar.

Naturally, at that time, everyone's suspicion of Ma Chao reached its peak again.

It is no exaggeration to say that with the turbulent public sentiment at that time, it is possible for Liu Bei to directly push Ma Chao out and chop him up.

But fortunately Liu Bei is a wise king, he did not do such a thing.

But even so, Ma Chao at the time could be regarded as hanging by a thread.

And all this is caused by the strong end.

As the leader of a foreign race, Qiang Duan betrayed himself, and Ma Chao was not surprised.

After all, alien races are best at attaching to the strong.

But Qiangduan is different from others in that while betraying himself, he also deliberately did that kind of thing. Isn't that just planning to kill him?
How could Ma Chao grit his teeth in hatred for such a villain.

Thinking about it, the reason why Qiang Duan deliberately didn't show up in the army just now was to lower Ma Chao's vigilance, so as to create a good opportunity for him to release the cold arrow.

It's a pity that Qiangduan's idea is very good, but he still despises Ma Chao a little bit.

Ma Chao has been on the battlefield for so many years, so he naturally has some means to save his life.

When Qiang Duan saw that Ma Chao dodged his carefully designed arrow, a look of annoyance appeared on his face. It was obvious that Ma Chao could die under his arrow just a little bit.

But this little bit is a delusion that he will never be able to achieve.

Qiang Duan knew that since that incident that year, Ma Chao must have hated him deeply, so he thought of releasing a cold arrow to assassinate Ma Chao.

It's just that although his purpose failed, Qiang Duan didn't just stay where he was.

When he saw that Ma Chao was already charging towards him on his horse, he immediately thought of running away.

It's just that before running away, Qiang Duan didn't forget Jiang Wei who had fled near him.

Qiang Duan drove the war horse under his crotch, walked quickly to Jiang Wei's side, lifted him on the horse's back, and then took Jiang Wei and fled towards the north quickly.

When Ma Chao saw that his enemy was going to run away forcefully, and he wanted to run away with his gift, he became even more furious.

But now the Wei army is facing a major defeat. Due to the crowd, Ma Chao can't use the mobility of his horse.

So under the constant congestion of the crowd, Ma Chao could only watch helplessly as Qiang Duan took Jiang Wei and fled towards the north.

Fleeing with Qiang Duan and Jiang Wei, there were also many Wei Jun who were in a panic.

As Qiang Duan and Jiang Wei continued to go away, Ma Chao could only drive back to Ma Dai temporarily.

At this time, Ma Dai was still commanding the Liangzhou army to pursue the defeated Wei army. After seeing this scene, Ma Chao immediately stopped Ma Dai's behavior.

Ma Dai was a little puzzled.

Now is the time for our own army to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. In this way, many prisoners will definitely be recruited.

Faced with Ma Dai's confusion, Ma Chao explained: "Do we have any extra food?"

Hearing what Ma Chao said, Ma Dai fell silent.

The lack of food in Liangzhou is something that many people know and can even infer.

Due to lack of food, Ma Chao led the army into Wudu County this time, and did not bring much food and grass with the army.

This part of food and grass is not enough to supply [-] Liangzhou troops, not to mention the sudden increase of thousands of surrenders?

Without food supply, no matter how many people are absorbed and sent down, it will be of no use at all, but there will be huge hidden dangers.

In addition, during the fierce battle just now, Liangzhou Army's energy has been almost exhausted.

At this time, what Liangzhou Army needs to do is to repair.

The capital in Ma Chao's hands is very weak, so he can't be careless.

After comprehending Ma Chao's thoughts, Ma Dai immediately issued an order to withdraw troops.

After the sharp sound of the gold ringing sounded, thousands of Liangzhou troops immediately stopped chasing the Wei army, and then they, under the leadership of their respective generals, began to clean the battlefield under their feet.

In the first battle just now, the Wei army suffered more casualties than the Han army, but the Han army also suffered a lot of casualties.

For the corpses of the enemy, one must search to see if they can get valuable items. As for the corpses of the comrades, it is natural to find a way to bury them.

It is the obsession of everyone in the world to be buried in peace.

When the soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, Ma Dai said softly to Ma Chao:
"Brother, just now you showed mercy to Jiang Wei's subordinates."

Ma Dai has followed Ma Chao for many years, and he can be said to be the person who knows Ma Chao's bravery best in the world.

Although Jiang Wei's martial prowess just now is not bad, at least it is very rare at his age, but if he can fight with Ma Chao for more than ten rounds without losing, then Ma Dai will never believe it.

But Ma Dai also knew that his analysis was more sensitive, so he just said it softly to Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was not surprised that Ma Dai could guess this point.

In front of Ma Dai, Ma Chao naturally had nothing to hide.

"I want to capture him and dedicate it to the champion, so that after I leave in the future, you will also have someone in Dahan who can rely on each other with you."

When Ma Chao said this, his expression was a little unnatural.

He couldn't say this sentence in the past, and even this thought would never come to his mind.

This sentence reflects the importance he attaches to family affection. If he can go, he only wants to achieve hegemony, so he will not be entangled by any family affection.

Perhaps Ma Chao's temperament has undergone some changes due to years of tragic experience.

After listening to Ma Chao's words, Ma Dai's heart was greatly touched.

He knew very well what kind of person Ma Chao was in the past. He didn't expect to hear such words from Ma Chao's mouth today, such as being short-tempered and family-friendly.

Recalling Ma Chao's brave and invincible posture on the battlefield just now, and looking at the embarrassed elder brother in front of him, Ma Dai's eyes are a little moist.

Ma Chao is a hero, but perhaps in recent years, he wants to be a better parent.

"Brother will live a long life."

Ma Dai wished so.

Regarding Ma Dai's wishes, Ma Chao had a look of relief on his face, but he was a little sad in his heart.

In the dead of night, he coughed up blood from time to time. Could this be the sign of a long life?

It is clear that many debts need to be repaid.

Ma Chao didn't tell Ma Dai about this, nor did he respond to Ma Dai's wishes, he just told Ma Dai: "After the army has sorted out the battlefield, immediately lead them to continue marching north."

Ma Chao's order surprised Ma Dai.

The reason why Ma Chao led his army into Wudu County at the beginning was to hinder the move of the Wei army to occupy Wudu County on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to find an opportunity to defeat the vanguard of the Wei army and lower their morale.

After today's battle between the two sides, it is obvious that both of Ma Chao's goals have been achieved.

So why does Ma Chao continue to move forward?

You must know that the tens of thousands of troops led by Guo Huai are likely to reach the territory of Wudu County in a few days. Ma Chao will not want to defeat the tens of thousands of Wei troops with less than [-] troops.

After realizing this, Ma Dai was quickly taken aback by his idea.

Of course, he can trust Ma Chao's ability, but no matter how great his ability is, it must be based on his strength before he can fully exert it.

With less than [-] people, it is unrealistic to defeat tens of thousands of elite Wei troops head-on, and the leader of the Wei army is still a difficult character like Guo Huai.

Ma Dai tried to remind Ma Chao tactfully, but facing Ma Dai's reminder, Ma Chao just glanced sideways, turned around and left after leaving a word.

"Don't ask, just do it!"

The simple four words revealed Ma Chao's firm attitude.

Ma Mengqi is still very cold most of the time.

Faced with Ma Chao's resolute attitude, Ma Dai knew that persuasion was useless.

So he urged the progress of the Han army to clean up the battlefield.

About two hours later, the thousands of Han troops who had cleaned up the battlefield continued to march northward under the leadership of Ma Chao.

Not far to the north of Xiabian City, there is a mountain named Gushan.

This mountain is not tall, but the terrain is very steep. The most important thing is that the mountain road at the foot of Gushan Mountain is the only way for Wei Jun to go to Xiabian.

During the battle of Xiabian that year, Zhang Fei was the leader of the army stationed in Gushan, and then released false news that he was going to sneak behind the Wei army.

Although Zhang Fei's strategy was seen through by Cao Xiu back then, since Zhang Fei was able to release such fake news, it is enough to reflect the importance of Gu Shan to Xiabian.

It was Gushan that Ma Chao led the Han army to station.

However, after leading his army to Gushan, Ma Chao did not take the same approach as Zhang Fei did, and stationed most of his troops on the mountain.

He directly ordered the Han army to camp at the mountain road.

Going down to the stronghold is a major way of blocking traffic arteries in this world.

In doing this, Ma Chao obviously wanted to use the steep terrain of Gushan to stop Wei Jun from continuing to advance.

In order to achieve this goal, the camp of the Han army must be built very strong.

So in the next half month, Ma Chao directed the Han army to continuously strengthen his camp.

Just when the Han army's reinforcement project was in the later stage, the main force of the Wei army's West Route Army led by Guo Huai finally arrived outside Hechi County.

At this time, not only the main force led by Guo Huai was stationed outside Hechi County, but even the remnants of the Wei army who had retreated from Xiabian City before were recuperating outside Hechi County.

Qiang Duan originally wanted to retreat further, but his idea was stopped by Jiang Wei.

If the remnants of the Wei army are stationed in Hechi County, at least the distance from Hechi County to Sanguan can be guaranteed to be safe.

But if they all retreat to Sanguan, then who can guarantee that Ma Chao will not lead the Han army to set up an ambush on the main road outside Sanguan?

It is not shameful to be defeated by Ma Chao, but if he can't even do his own duty, then Jiang Wei may have to commit suicide and apologize.

Due to Jiang Wei's persistence, the main force led by Guo Huai did not experience any danger on the road from Sanguan to Hechi County.

This gave Guo Huaiming a reason not to punish Jiang Wei.

Before leading the army to Hechi County, Guo Huai received a military report from Jiang Wei.

Guo Huai originally thought that Jiang Wei's military report was a victory report, but he did not expect that what he received was a military report of a major defeat.

Guo Huai is naturally very clear about the impact this defeat will have on his side.

So at the beginning, Guo Huai wanted to punish Jiang Wei.

It's just that after he continued to understand the whole process of the war, the blame for Jiang Wei in his heart gradually faded.

Jiang Wei, who is just a fledgling, lost to Ma Chao, who has experienced many battles. Can this be regarded as a mistake?
You must know how many famous Cao Wei generals were defeated by Ma Chao back then.

Judging from Guo Huai's analysis, in fact, Jiang Wei's pre-war arrangements were not negligent.

Just blame it, Ma Chao is just superior.

After arriving in Hechi County, the first thing Guo Huai did was to visit Jiang Wei.

Guo Huai said this, firstly to comfort Jiang Wei, and secondly because he wanted to know more about the details of the battle that day.

Ma Chao, it's been a long time since we played against each other.

(End of this chapter)