Ma Chao's arrival was like a gust of wind, which revived the rebellion of the Hu people in Hexi.

Lu Shuihu of Tonozawa learned the reality of the army in front of him.

Under the leadership of Ma Chao, their cavalry did not fight with the army that was raising energy in Wuwei. Instead, they galloped lightly, bypassed Longshou Mountain, rushed for a long distance of 600 miles, and entered Zhangye County.

Now, the rebellious Lushui Hu cavalry really hit Yang Feng's weakness. The beacons of the border pavilions were burned day and night. Many Qiang and Hu people in Zhangye's territory had their eyes shining, and they responded to joining. Zhaowu, Guide, Wulan, Didan and other cities were in a row, and the rebellious Hu cavalry caused an uproar in the Hexi area.

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Zhangye vassal state, Yang Feng's army tent.

"Bao Chu, Yang Qiu, Wang Zhong and others are all wine-filled? They want to monopolize military merits, I acquiesced, they don't want to take risks, and I acquiesced. I only have one requirement for them, that is, to protect Wuwei and watch Lu Shuihu of Tonoze, but now, let's see what they have done for me?"

These days, Yang Feng traveled to Zhangye vassal states, lived in Yan vassal states, Jiuquan, and Zhangye, and slept in the open air, struggling to quell the rebellious Qiang and Hu tribes. His face became much haggard, but he did not expect that the third lieutenant who came to support him from Guanzhong would break through the sky in Hexi again.

The furious Yang Feng cursed the three lieutenants who had failed and suffered more than defeat. The remaining Hu Han military officers in the tent looked at each other and did not dare to speak when General Anxi got angry.

After Yang Feng vented his anger, Pang De, who was injured, quelled his bullet and started to speak first.

"General, the third lieutenant is indeed guilty, but at this time, there are still Hu cavalry raging in Zhangye, so they can only make meritorious contributions. Ma Chao, who defected to the Hu people, knows the truth and reality of our army on the one hand, and is familiar with the geography of Liangzhou. The rebel Yijian concubine and Zhiyuan received his help, and it would be more powerful. We need to return to the army to rescue Zhangye as soon as possible, otherwise we would be afraid that Zhaowu would have to wait for the city to be lost!"

Yang Feng fell back on his bed, frowned and looked complicated.

He muttered Ma Chao's name and reached out to rub the painful temple.

Ma Chao, who followed him around Heli Mountain and broke into Jiuquan, followed suit, and led a group of rebellious Hu cavalry to rush into Zhangye, successfully hitting his weakness.

What a tricky enemy!

Nowadays, there are still a few fleeing Qiang and Hu people west of Zhangye who have not yet tried to defend themselves. They have to lead their troops to rush back to Zhangye. Regardless of whether the Qiang and Hu tribes west of Zhangye can be at peace in the future, Yang Feng felt a headache just by returning to the army with a morale and tired man.

This kind of fighting style was often used to deal with those huge and clumsy enemy troops in the past.

Unexpectedly, this time I was beaten.

But.

Yang Feng looked at Pang De's inquiring eyes. Can he not go back to save him?

In Zhangye, the long-lasting Longshou Mountain and the mountains of Yanzhi Mountain resisted the severe cold and wind and sand from the north, making the land on the southern foot of the mountain unique, suitable for agriculture and animal husbandry. Most of the pastoral gardens in Hexi were established there, which was an important war horse resource area under the rule of Yan Xing.

In addition to war horses, there are also a large number of supplies such as food, wine, and weapons, as well as his wife, Yan Wan, who is in Dedan.

Yang Feng could not imagine the scene of the rebellious Hu people breaking through the city of Dedan, nor did he dare to imagine the consequences of this place falling into the hands of the rebellious Hu people.

He let out a long sigh, finally gritted his teeth, and immediately made a decision.

"Send the fast horses to tell the three lieutenants that they will lead their troops into Zhangye from the east and join us in the general to encircle and suppress the invading Hu rebels."

"Also, tell them to strictly enforce military discipline. I will not want another Ma Chao to appear from their army!"

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Wuwei, Xuanwei Military Camp.

"Hehe, this evil wolf really made General Anxi anxious. Look, this is the eighth letter of the feathered edict. Lao Yang, thanks to you!"

The captain Wang Zhong threw a military book in front of Yang Qiu and said with a sneer.

Within two days, eight urgent military orders issued by General Anxi's army arrived at Xuanwei's military camp one after another.

The fire in Zhangye has already burned everyone's eyelashes, and the fire was exactly what Yang Qiu brought.

Yang Qiu looked at Wang Zhong's wine trunk nose and felt disgusted, but he could only snort coldly, turn his head and ignore it.

At this moment, he was full of bitterness. Looking back, he, who is also a cold man, shouldn't have accepted the generous gifts from the Ma family easily. He originally wanted to be a favor to go with the flow, but now he is going to trap himself in.

"Okay, it's useless to say this now. Let's talk about the military affairs of the march into Tonozawa!"

Bao Chu, who was sitting in the head, said, unlike Wang Zhong and Yang Qiu who surrendered to Yan Xing with his crowd, he was an old man in Yan's army. He rose from the bottom step by step, and his words were even more important. Although the three of them had similar names, he was the main one.

Wang Zhong glanced at Yang Qiu and said teasingly:

"I said it a long time ago, fighting Duyeze is not very useful. The Hu people had already escaped, leaving behind an empty city and some old and weak people wandering among the reeds. We dispatched three thousand squads and cavalry and cut off the heads of hundreds of old and weak people. I don't know if this is considered a victory!"

"Then there are at least hundreds of heads, which is better than Captain Wang sitting in the military tent and talking big!"

Yang Qiu no longer tolerated this matter and immediately retorted with anger.

"Enough!" Bao Chu slapped the desk in front of him vigorously, making Yang Qiu and Wang Zhong quiet in an instant. He looked at the two of them and said solemnly:

"People escaped from our army. No one here can distinguish the chaos in Zhangye. The only opportunity at the moment is to lose the merits and eliminate all the rebels in Zhangye. This is the top priority."

Speaking of this, Bao Chu glanced at the two of them again, and neither Yang Qiu nor Wang Zhong objected. Obviously, they, who had been through military affairs for a long time, also knew the urgency of rescuing Zhangye.

"So, I decided to follow the military order of General Anxi, and I, Xiaowei Wang and I, led 7,000 troops to Zhangye, blocked the important roads that rebel Hu fled, and worked with General Anxi to surround the Hu rebels in Zhangye and wiped out in one fell swoop. As for Xiaowei Yang, Duyeze, Wuwei City needs to be left to garrison, and the Qiang and Hu tribes in Lijing, Fanhe, Xianmei and other places also need to be guarded. You can take the remaining infantry and cavalry and the Wuwei County soldiers of Zhang's prefect."

This arrangement made Wang Zhong very proud and made Yang Qiu feel miserable.

Ma Chao killed someone and escaped from his command. He could not escape the defection of Lu Shuihu. He could see that Yang Feng, who was concerned about his concern, was guarding himself, so he simply left himself in Wuwei and was monitored by Zhang Ji's county soldiers.

"Zhong has no objection, but General Anxi's military order is from."

Wang Zhong spoke first and agreed loudly. Bao Chu's eyes immediately looked at Yang Qiu. Yang Qiu was helpless and could only bow his orders and accepted the arrangement of the military order.

So, Yan Jun’s deployment was completed.

Yang Feng and Pang De rushed back to Zhangye from the west with their troops to suppress the rebellion. Bao came out, and Wang Zhong led the Guanxi New Army into Zhangye from Wuwei, preparing to encircle and eliminate the rebels of Lu Shuihu and others who rebelled on Zhangye.

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Five days later, I found the land, on the banks of Ruoshui River.

Yang Feng, who was marching, held his mount, looked at the beacon smoke rising from afar, and then looked at the nearby Ruoshui River, where there were corpses stripped naked, broken military flags, wreckage of goods, and other debris floating slowly downstream along the water flow.

He was worried and turned over and dismounted.

The progress of the fight against the rebellion was far more severe than he expected.

After the rebel cavalry that had attacked Zhangye, they had gained sufficient food, war horses and weapons to replenish their forces, and they had a strong combat power. Although Zhaowu was attacked, the two cities did not fall, but with the rebellion of the Qiang and Hu tribes in the territory, the three cities, Wulan, Dichi and Rile, were inevitably captured, leaving only one Doudan City, which was still barely supported by the siege of the rebel Qiang and Hu tribes.

These corpses and remains were drifting from the plundered cities upstream.

"Is it that even the deletion pill lost?"

Yang Feng lamented in his heart and closed his eyes in pain.

At present, the rebel Hu people in Zhangye rely on the advantages of Yanzhishan and other places to guard the important roads in Zhangye. After Bao and Wang Zhong's army entered Zhangye, they were striving to attack Rile City, preparing to reopen the important roads from east to west.

He led his army to march into Zhangye while the Qiang and Hu rebels were fighting with Bao, Wang Zhong and others in Rile, and to attack the back of the rebel Hu, and to rescue the surrounding area of ​​Doudan City and rescue his wife Yan Wan in the city.

But if the deletion pill is lost, then my advance this time will be half of the failure.

"Hurry and send someone to salvage the bodies and wreckage in the river and bury them."

Yang Feng knew that when the soldiers under his command saw so many corpses floating upstream, the morale of the army had already become shaken and uneasy. If the wreckage bodies were allowed to float downstream, he would not know what chaos would happen in Jiuquan, Zhangye vassal state and other places.

Just as Yang Fengqiang was energetic and was about to continue to step up his marching, a cavalry galloped in front of him.

Yang Feng suddenly felt an unknown premonition in his heart.

"General, the vanguard of the captain was attacked by ambush in Wulan. The army was shaken and was retreating. Please send troops to respond quickly."

The cavalry was sent by Pang De. When Pang De's vanguard entered Wulan, he was attacked by many ambushed Hu cavalry. Although Pang De's men discovered in advance that they were not surrounded, there were signs of the morale of the army. They could only fight and retreat, and after they were ready to leave the battle, they retreated to the rear and approached the main force led by Yang Feng.

Yang Feng felt sad. He knew that this march had made his plan to quickly quell the rebellion.

While sending cavalry to pick up Pang De's men, he began to order the entire army to form a formation.
Chapter completed!