Chapter 1336 Under the city


    Autumn rain is more lingering than lingering, and it gradually fades away at dawn.


    Beside the south gate of Jincheng, Yan Xingduan sat on his horse, letting the black cloak on his back be rattled by the strong wind in the field. Hundreds of soldiers, neatly dressed, lined up, just waiting quietly.


    Yan Xing''s heart is not as calm as his appearance.


    Ma Chao is back?


    And also meet under the Golden City?


    Did Ma Chao know something? Or is it just a coincidence? If Ma Chao knew, why did he still dare to come to Jincheng? Isn''t he afraid to do something? If you say you don''t know, why don''t you go into the city, but meet outside the city?


    Time is running out, Ma Chao will arrive soon, and Yan Xing''s analysis conclusions are somewhat contradictory to each other. At the same time, Yan Xing is not the kind of person who can come up with thousands of plans just by turning his brain, so he He could only make the simplest arrangement. He met Ma Chao outside the city, and then set up an ambush inside the city to see if he could lure Ma Chao into the city, capture or kill him...


    Is this plan good? Maybe not so good. Is it bad? It''s not that bad, but the problem is that this is the best solution Yan Xing can think of.


    Hundreds of Yan Xing''s soldiers, also wearing armor and capes, rode their horses and stood behind Yan Xing. In their eyes, some were dazed, some were indifferent, and some were panic-stricken.


    Originally, Han Sui and Ma Teng, although both of them were like mirrors in their hearts, they still did a good job on the surface, drinking and gathering from time to time, talking about brotherhood, and the soldiers under the flag could hardly tell the truth from the fake. People with straight guts are convinced that there is no doubt that many people in the two armies of Han Sui and Ma Teng became close and called each other brothers and sisters. Now, Han Sui''s son-in-law is going to deal with Ma Teng''s son. This matter will inevitably make these people Somewhat unacceptable.


    The general order has been issued, so what?


    Many people can only hold the handle of the knife, and then say that you can''t blame me, brother, brother, while their hearts are jumping, waiting for the final result.


    Yan Xing also knew this, so when he received the news that Ma Chao was coming with great fanfare, he began to prepare. While telling his subordinates to reassure him, he transferred some of his direct descendants out of Jincheng to go to various places to get close or neutral If Ma Chao used tricks to slacken his will, and took the opportunity to gather Qiang people outside and attack the city, forcing all six or seven thousand soldiers under Yan Xing''s direct control into the city, then it would be a big deal.


    After the completion of the military defense and a little peace of mind, Yan Xing took a hundred guards out of the city and waited for Ma Chao''s arrival at the appointed time. If there were too many guards, he seemed guilty. If there were too few guards, he was afraid that Ma Chao would take the opportunity to attack. The guards are under the city, no matter what the situation is, they can deal with it.


    As for the fact that Ma Chao''s appointment was outside the city, not inside the city, it is estimated that he may not have the intention of being wary of Yan Xing. Making an appointment to meet should be a kind of temptation, and then make a corresponding judgment based on Yan Xing''s actions.


    Therefore, the most important thing now is to be stable.


    Can''t reveal any flaws. Of course, if Ma Chao can be lured into the city, and then captured and killed in one fell swoop, it will naturally be the most ideal result.


    According to Yan Xing''s own idea, he would never choose to turn against Ma Chao under such circumstances. Since Han Sui is not dead, as long as Han Sui shows up, Ma Chao will naturally not be able to continue to confuse the Qiang people. You don''t need to spend so much time doing this and that, but the problem is that the Han family at home...


    Howling like that with a high-pitched voice, even if Yan Xing ordered the whole government to shut up, how much effect would it have? The manpower in the government office has always been decided by Mrs. Han. Although they are all people who can hold her and lick her, as for whether these people are sincere, she doesn''t judge at all, so after the yelling, she is in a good mood But as for the impact and consequences, Yan Xinglai had to wipe her ass.


    Anyway, this is not once or twice, I get used to it.


    In fact, Han Shi was pretty good when he was young. When Yan Xing was still a poor boy, when the two of them met their eyes, Han Shi even ignored Han Sui''s three requests and five orders, and even publicly stated that he wanted to follow Yan Xing. , secretly tried to get some food and clothing from home to Yan Xing, if Yan Xing didn''t want it, Han would also lose his temper, Yan Xing had no choice but to coax, coax, and it became a habit.


    It''s just the affection between the two people, after being coaxed again and again, it gradually became indifferent, and the only thing left now is the responsibility of being a father and a husband.


    All kinds of thoughts tossed and turned in his mind, making Yan Xing, who had reined in his horse waiting there, unavoidably agitated, he squeezed the whip in his hand again and again, finally he just let out a long breath, and waved the whip in the air , the crotch of the blue satin horse''s conditioned reflex ears stood up, and its hooves tensed, only to find that the owner on the horse''s back was holding the rein, and had no intention of rushing out, so he just snorted and scratched a few times. Hoof down to express dissatisfaction.


    "Come... come!" The guard on the side suddenly said, causing a commotion.


    Yan Xing looked closely, and couldn''t help but whipped his horsewhip, cursing, "Where did the eyes go! What are you talking about!"


    It turned out that someone did come, but it was not Ma Chao, but a group of Qiang people in ragged clothes. When these Qiang people slowly approached, they suddenly wailed, and a group of people fell down in front of Yan Xing''s horse, talking about the tragedy that happened to their own tribe under General Zhengxi.


    Yan Xing frowned, listened, and then suppressed his impatience, interrupted Yak Qiang''s words, waved his hand and said, "I''ll talk about this later, I still have important things here, you go first... Well, go aside first wait."


    There are soldiers ambushing behind the city gate, and it is not good to be exposed after all.


    "Go away! Do you hear me! Don''t get in the way!" The guards cursed and drove the Yakqiang people aside.


    After a while, I saw Ma Chao''s flag appearing in the distance, and immediately a group of people and horses appeared in sight, and the somewhat impatient Yan Xing guards could not help but let out a low noise, and the horses also began to stir, but were caught The master reined in hard, and could only snort on the spot, paw his hooves, and neigh uncomfortably.


    The **** flag of the Ma family finally appeared here, with a black background and a red border, with a big horse character on it, and seven or eight other big flags appeared at the same time, with some names that Ma Chao inherited from Ma Tengchu. The number, hunting and rolling in the wind together, has a bit of momentum.


    Under these banners, there are dozens of cavalrymen, all of whom are agile men with full armor. One can tell at a glance that they are strong soldiers who have fought from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Their aura is completely different from ordinary soldiers. .


    Yan Xing''s fingers holding the whip were slightly white, and the guards waiting in line behind him also stared with wide eyes, just looking at the scene in front of them. Although these Yan Xing''s guards are considered powerful in Jincheng, they are still a big gap in the face of Ma Chao, the last embers of the essence from fighting in the real army.


    With every flip of the horse''s hooves and every moment of time passing, Yan Xing felt an urge to raise his hand to give an order, order to attack, and the whip he was holding was almost sweating. His dozen or so confidants The guards of the direct line have already involuntarily galloped forward, guarding beside him, just holding their breath and waiting for his order.


    A voice continued to hover in Yan Xing''s heart, as if reminding him of the coming danger, "No, no! Enter the city quickly and keep the city behind closed doors. This Ma Chao has bad intentions, so don''t let him approach!"


    But reason told Yan Xing that he could not issue this order, not only because the previous ambush was completely useless, but also to give Ma Chao a warning. Fighting with strength, even if you win in the end, I am afraid you will have to pay a lot of price.


    Is it from the heart, or is it a gamble?


    Staring at Ma Chao and the others who were getting closer, Yan Xing saw that they were not holding their weapons in their hands, so he let go of them slightly and let out a breath. Maybe the situation is not bad, and things still have to start and end. Now that the ambush arrangement has been made, it cannot be changed overnight. Maybe I am just scaring myself. Ma Chao may not know it yet. If I can lure Ma Chao into the city...


    Time seems extremely short, but also seems extremely long.


    Just when Yan Xing could still restrain himself with all his strength, but his subordinates were about to draw out their weapons, a long voice of orders suddenly came from Ma Chao''s queue, and the knights holding the flag in front all reined in their horses with one hand, a The healthy horse neighed for a long time, and gradually stopped a hundred meters away, planing the clods of dirt flying, and the cavalry behind also stopped one by one to make way for a passage.


    In the passageway, Ma Chao appeared, with a white horse and a golden gun, and the men and horses were spirited. Surrounded by several guards, they moved forward slowly.


    Yan Xing and others at the gate of Jincheng seemed to be relieved in unison. Slowing down the speed of the horse means that at least at this moment, it is impossible to fight, which means that Ma Chao may really come to test him out. If he handles it well, he might be able to attract him...


    The distance between the two sides was a hundred steps, Ma Chao moved forward, and laughed at Yan Xing: "Brother Yan, why did you look like this when you saw someone coming? Could it be that you don''t welcome him? It''s just a few dozen brothers, no As for being afraid of this?"


    Yan Xing was embarrassed for a moment, he was a little nervous, and even forgot to come forward to say hello...


    "Ah ha ha... Where is this talking, welcome, welcome! Brother Ma is also very lucky during this period, why not go into the city and let Brother Ma take care of you? I don''t know if Brother Ma will reward you?" Yan Xingxu went Cheng Nei stretched out his hand and said with a charming smile.


    "Entering the city?" Ma Chao stretched his neck, glanced in the direction of the city gate, and said, "Brother Yan must have some ambushes inside the city gate, right? This Hongmenyan boy can''t bear it..."


    "Haha, a joke, you and my brother, what kind of family is there..." Yan Xing laughed, "Brother Ma, don''t listen to the villain''s slander, and ruin the friendship between brothers!"


    "Oh? Really?" Ma Chao said with some doubts, "Then why did you send someone to spy on my tribe?"


    Seeing Ma Chao''s questioning, Yan Xing felt relieved. Since he was willing to ask, it meant that he would not act immediately, so he said, "Brother, how can you say that! I saw you haven''t returned for a long time, and I missed you, so I sent someone to In the past, it was just asking one or two questions, how can it be called peeping! If you say this, people from your tribe go to Jincheng to purchase goods, can you also say that they came to Jincheng to peep?"


    While Yan Xing was talking, he suddenly heard a warning sound from above the city wall behind him. When Yan Xing and the others looked back subconsciously, they heard Ma Chao shout


    "Do it!"


    Ma Chao shouted, and the cavalry who followed them jumped up one after another. They pulled out the javelins they had prepared long ago from the side of the horse, rushed a few steps before patting the horse, and threw them violently!


    Yan Xing subconsciously pulled out his saber, waved and cut off a few spears that were thrown at him, but the guards around Yan Xing did not have such a fast reaction speed, and several people were hit by the spears immediately. Blood spurted out, and he fell off his horse with a scream.


    The Yak Qiang who was still on the side just now seemed to be very miserable. These people, who are harmless to humans and animals, have quietly touched the side of Yan Xing and others at some point, and pulled out the short knives hidden on their bodies, and rushed forward , It was precisely because of Yak Qiang''s abnormal behavior that the soldiers on the top of the city found out and issued an alarm, but it was a pity that Yan Xing and others focused all their attention on Ma Chao, and they were approached by these Yak Qiang people for a while dead!


    A Yak Qiang man was cut in the chest by Yan Xing''s guards, blood mist spewed out, making a whistle-like sound, staining the ground red in an instant, but more Yak Qiang men took advantage of Yan Xing to wait Human negligence, some have even got under the belly of the horse!


    Short blades are more convenient than long weapons when they are in close quarters. Human legs and horse legs are almost exposed. Even if the horse''s skin is a little thicker, it can''t resist the sharp cutting. , the formation became more and more chaotic.


    In a short distance of dozens of steps, and within a few breaths, Ma Chao and others had already thrown two rounds of javelins, and then slammed into them abruptly. Killing, dyed everything around it red. There were screams from time to time, and the blood-stained ground was trampled into mud by the horse''s and human''s legs. The place where they were laughing and chatting just now turned into a killing field for Shura in the blink of an eye.


    The soldiers on the top of the city shouted something frantically, but mixed with the screams of people and the neighing of horses, it was like broken pieces of cloth, so light that they couldn''t hear clearly.


    Yan Xing stared at Ma Chao who was rushing towards him, and was about to shout loudly to let the ambushed soldiers in the city rush out, when he suddenly saw billowing smoke and dust rising from behind Ma Chao''s figure, he couldn''t help but feel a sinking heart, this Ma Chao is not just the people in front of him , This, this is going to attack the city!


    Through the silhouettes of Ma Chao and others who came from the culling, Yan Xing saw three high clouds of smoke and dust rising in the distance. I don''t know how many knights are urging their horses to run wildly here, and the thunderous sound of horseshoes also Faintly passed on...


    "Go there!" Ma Chao shook his spear, killed Yan Xing''s guards who were blocking the front, and showed a cruel smile at Yan Xing, "Brother Yan, don''t go!"


    (end of this chapter)