Chapter 828: Unresolved Huo Qubing
"Catch Ma Chao alive!"
The shouts of killing echoed in the vast valley, and more than 80,000 soldiers and horses besieged Ma Chao's thousands of Xiliang cavalry.
Holding a spear in his hand, Deng Qiang challenged the Xiliang iron cavalry, wanting to compete with Ma Chao!
Ma Chao fought bloody battles, enemy cavalry everywhere, surrounded by countless cavalry!
Taniguchi was blocked by Xu Huang and Pound, Ma Chao broke through Taniguchi, Xiliang iron cavalry fought with Qiang and Di cavalry, Ma Chao went forward bravely, beheaded hundreds of people, and defeated Pound!
Pound gritted his teeth, unable to believe that he was still no match for Ma Chao.
Ma Chao was eager to break through, so he didn't get too entangled with Pound.
In front, Xu Huang set up a horse rejection post, holding a big axe, waiting for Ma Chao to attack.
"Ma Chao is indeed brave, but today, he must die in this valley!"
Xu Huang met Ma Chao, swung down his great axe, and the archers behind the horse rejection pile fired all their arrows!
Ma Chao danced with his long spear, pushed aside the horse rejection post, and drove straight in, still making a breakthrough!
Xu Huang waved his hand, and dozens of cavalry went to intercept Ma Chao.
However, Ma Chao speared like a dragon, and killed dozens of cavalry, all the way to Xu Huang.
Xu Huang's big ax blocked Ma Chao's thrust, and within a few rounds, the weapons of the two collided rapidly.
The hands holding the big ax were trembling, and Xu Huang found that his force was not as strong as Ma Chao.
But Xu Huang had a huge army and was not afraid of Ma Chao.
Xu Huang's cavalry charged towards Ma Chao, and their spears stabbed at Ma Chao!
Ma Chao killed several more people and led the Xiliang iron cavalry to break through!
Even Xu Huang couldn't stop it!
"Ma Chao is really brave and invincible."
Xie Ai led a group of generals to command an ambush against Ma Chao, but Ma Chao rampaged in the siege, and no one could stop Ma Chao.
"Maybe Deng Qiang can stop Ma Chao."
Fu Jian believed that only Deng Qiang was capable of fighting Ma Chao.
Deng Qiang is the number one general under his command.
"Then it depends on Deng Qiang."
Xie Ai is also not sure whether Deng Qiang is capable of defeating Ma Chao.
Deng Qiang chased and killed Ma Chao among the iron cavalry in Xiliang, and finally got close to Ma Chao.
"Deng Qiang is here, Ma Chao is here to fight!"
Deng Qiang bravely won the three armies, approached Ma Chao, and threw a spear!
Feeling the fierce murderous aura, Ma Chao subconsciously avoided the spear thrown by Deng Qiang, and had to turn around to guard against Deng Qiang.
The spear pierced through the iron armor of a Xiliang cavalry, instantly killing it!
Ma Chao can guess Deng Qiang's force from Deng Qiang's performance.
Obviously, Deng Qiang's force is not low at all to directly kill the Xiliang Iron Cavalry as a high-level heavy cavalry.
Because of Ma Chao's delay, Deng Qiang successfully caught up with Ma Chao, holding the spear in his thick right arm, and stabbed Ma Chao vigorously!
The air exploded. If Ma Chao was stabbed by this spear, he might be seriously injured.
Ma Chao turned around and fought with Deng Qiang, the spear shadows covered Deng Qiang like a forest!
The blue veins on Deng Qiang's arm popped up. In response to Ma Chao's attack, he fought back frantically. The spear advocated attacking, and kept hitting Ma Chao's spear away!
Compared with Zhang Hao, Pound, Xu Huang and others,
Deng Qiang's military strength seemed to be on a higher level, only slightly weaker than Ma Chao in the entire Liangzhou!
Although Deng Qiang tended to be suppressed by Ma Chao, Ma Chao could not defeat him.
"Your physical strength will be exhausted, and you will definitely die today!"
Deng Qiang continued to fight Ma Chao.
He knew that Ma Chao's physical strength was limited, and he had consumed a lot of physical strength in the previous battle with Pang De and Xu Huang's cavalry. At this time, even if Deng Qiang's force was still inferior to Ma Chao's, he could gradually consume Ma Chao by virtue of his physical strength advantage.
There are fewer and fewer cavalry around Ma Chao, and Ma Chao still wants to take his own cavalry to break out of the encirclement.
Ma Chao suffered dozens of wounds and was still fighting Deng Qiang!
The two fell into madness, and the cavalry around them couldn't intervene at all. Compared with the two fierce generals, the gap between them was too big!
Suddenly, outside the valley, a cavalry came galloping and attacked Xu Huang's cavalry at the outermost edge!
The cavalry with less than 1,000 men was like a broken bamboo, piercing through thousands of cavalry outside, and successfully joined Ma Chao!
"Huo Qubing is here!"
Huo Qubing waved his spear and swept down the two cavalrymen. The surrounding cavalrymen couldn't help being afraid of Huo Qubing.
"Ma Chao, withdraw temporarily!"
Huo Qubing only brought a few hundred cavalry, not enough troops, just to rescue Ma Chao.
"Kindness without saying thanks!"
Ma Chao repelled Deng Qiang, joined forces with Huo Qubing, fought out among the ten thousand troops, and left.
"Huo Qubing..."
Xie Ai had nothing to do with Huo Qubing who had a small force.
Although the number of Huo Qubing's cavalry was small, it was easy to hide his whereabouts. It was not until Huo Qubing's commander of the cavalry appeared that Xie Ai discovered it.
Before Xie Ai had time to command the team to meet Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing had already rescued Ma Chao.
Huo Qubing, as the emperor-level commander, his cavalry paid attention to quick battles and quick decisions, and ran long-distance raids without stopping too much, which caused Xie Ai to suffer a lot.
Fu Jian comforted: "This battle can annihilate most of Ma Chao's Xiliang iron cavalry. Huge results have been achieved, and we can turn over to the King of Qin."
Xie Ai shook his head: "Ma Chao is just a brave man, Huo Qubing is the real confidant. Huo An ordered Huo Qubing to assist Xu Fengnian in retaking Liangzhou, probably because we can't deal with Huo Qubing."
Deng Qiang pursued Huo Qubing with a spear, panting.
Fighting against Ma Chao consumed a lot of his energy.
At this time, Xie Aimingjin withdrew his troops and asked Deng Qiang to withdraw and not to pursue deeply.
"The governor of Liangzhou was too cautious, otherwise he would have a chance to kill Ma Chao and Huo Qubing."
Deng Qiang was dissatisfied with Xie Ai's caution, but he still followed Xie Ai's order and led his troops to withdraw.
Less than sixty miles away from Xie Ai, Fu Jian, Deng Qiang and other legions, Xu Fengnian ambushed his troops here, waiting for Deng Qiang to chase him, but Deng Qiang was not fooled.
The seriously injured Ma Chao came back, and Ma Teng couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw his son was injured.
"Xie Ai is indeed a wise general. Not only did he set up an ambush to trap Ma Chao, but he also has a few strong generals who can be used."
Xu Fengnian frowned.
Xie Ai's military strength may be at the same level as that of small soldiers, but he is good at strategizing and coordinating various generals. When there are strong generals such as Pang De, Xu Huang, Deng Qiang, and Zhang Hao to help, Xie Ai's Liangzhou Army will be particularly powerful.
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In Guishan City, the king's city of Dawan, Gao Xianzhi, the governor of the Dawan Kingdom's affairs and the general of the Western Regions Protectorate, has been spying on the Wokuotai-Tuolei coalition forces to attack the Guishuang Empire.
The Guishuang Empire had a large population, but was suppressed and beaten by the Wokuotai-Tuolei coalition forces.
Wo Kuotai and Tuo Lei absorbed generals and troops from Mongolian and Turkic civilizations. King Guishuang was really not their opponent, so they could only rely on their huge size to resist stubbornly.
Wo Kuotai claimed to be the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire and the Great Chanyu of the Turkic Empire, and he was powerful in Central Asia.
Although the Mongol Empire no longer has the power of the steppes and the four major Khanates, Wo Kuotai can still traverse Central Asia.
"Our king wants to borrow 200,000 troops from the Protectorate of the Western Regions to resist the Mongols and Turks. They invaded the inherent territory of our Guishuang Empire, massacred four cities, and killed millions of people. The Protectorate of the Western Regions and us The lips of the Guishuang Empire are dead and teeth are cold. Once Wo Kuotai is allowed to occupy the Guishuang Empire, I am afraid that the Protectorate of the Western Regions will also become the target of Wo Kuotai's attack."
"Therefore, our king is willing to let go of the past with the Protectorate of the Western Regions, as long as the Protectorate of the Western Regions borrows troops."
An envoy from the Guishuang Empire asked for help from the Protectorate of the Western Regions.
"King Guishuang asked us for help, should we send troops to help?"
Gao Xianzhi looked at Ban Chao.
Among the Central Asian countries, there are only interests, but no absolute allies.
King Guishuang and the Protectorate of the Western Regions were still fighting for the Dawan Kingdom not long ago, but now, the Guishuang Empire could not resist the offensive of Wokuotai and Tuolei, so they thought of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.
The Guishuang Empire has a large population, a large army, and lacks core generals, so it is retreating steadily. The population of the Protectorate of the Western Regions is far less than that of the Guishuang Empire, but there are more generals who can be used.
Ban Chao and Gao Xianzhi, whoever goes to Guishuang Empire, can be alone.
The territory of the Protectorate of the Western Regions is huge, equivalent to the area of several states in the pass, but the population may not be as large as that of a state, but the problem is that Huo An and Xu Fengnian took away most of the troops of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, leaving only a small part The troops stayed in Dawan Kingdom.
Gao Xianzhi and Ban Chao didn't have many troops.
"The Dawan Kingdom has 70,000 troops stationed, many of which are recruits from the Dawan Kingdom. It is difficult to dispatch soldiers and horses to assist the Guishuang Empire. The order of the Great Governor is to guard the Western Regions and Dawan Kingdom, and not to participate in the Guishuang Empire. The war between the Frost Empire and Ogedei."
Ban Chao thought about it, and the odds of winning were actually very low.
There are commanders like Yelu Dashi, Batu, and Wang Baobao on Wokuotai, and Tuo Lei can even drive Subotai, Mu Huali, Meng Ge, Kublai Khan, etc., and a large number of Turkic generals were captured by Mongolian nobles. However, only Gao Xianzhi and Ban Chao remained in Dawan Kingdom.
Among Gao Xianzhi and Ban Chao, there must be one person who needs to stay in Dawan Kingdom, so only one person can go to support the Guishuang Empire.
Gao Xianzhi is the main fighter: "If Wo Kuotai is allowed to continue to expand in Central Asia and have a population of tens of millions, then Wo Kuotai, Yelu Dashi, Batu, and Wang Baobao alone will command 200,000 troops. How can the Protectorate defend against it?"
Ban Chao couldn't deny that Gao Xianzhi's words were unreasonable. The remnants of the Mongol Empire had no rivals in Central Asia.
"But the soldiers and horses of Dawan Kingdom cannot be easily mobilized, unless..."
Ban Chao stared at Gao Xianzhi, probably understanding what Gao Xianzhi was thinking.