Although Ma Chao was suspicious of Wei Yan's body shape, he didn't take it too seriously. Judging from the news from behind, Cao's army has not been very mobilized recently. Besides, with Longguan guarding, it is not easy for Cao's army to break through. The letters sent by Wei Yan seemed more like a mockery of the losers in Ma Chao's opinion, which made Ma Chao very upset.

"Lord." Pang De rode his horse next to Ma Chao and hesitated for a moment: "What Wei Yan said is not completely unreasonable. If Liu Bei seizes Hanzhong and captures Yizhou again, his power will be not weaker than Cao Cao. How could Cao Cao sit and watch? However, Cao's army has no movement yet, which is contrary to common sense, so we must guard against it!"

When Ma Chao heard this, he nodded a little irritated and said nothing more. Pang De's words made him a little irritated. Since Cao Cao still held his troops, how should he deal with him?

Some possible things are also things that Ma Chao has always been doubtful. At this moment, his mind is constantly turning around. He subconsciously ordered the army to step up the march and rush back to Ji County as soon as possible.

Seeing that after passing Rong Qiu, his territory was already far away, the ground suddenly trembled.

Ma Chao frowned and stopped. Pang De waved his hand. Several whistle detectives rushed out. After a while, the whistle detectives came back and said to Ma Chao: "Lord, there are two people fighting in front of him. One of them seems to be our banner!"

"Our banner?" Ma Chao raised his sword eyebrows and looked at Pang De.

"I'll go back at the end!" Pang De nodded, and a group of people ran out. Ma Chao continued to lead the army forward, and the fierce fighting could be heard in front of him.

An ominous feeling lingers in Ma Chao's heart. How could an enemy appear in this place? When he left, in order to avoid Yang Ang's trick, he not only left Ma Dai, but also left three thousand elite troops to be dispatched by Ma Dai. With Yang Ang's 10,000 Hanzhong Army, even if the Cao army came to attack, it would not be possible to conquer Longguan in a short time. As for the Qiang people around him, it is even more impossible...

After the army moved forward for several miles, they saw an army coming from the front, with a small number of people. With the one thousand people Pang De took away just now, there were less than two thousand people. However, when he saw the leading general, Ma Chao's expression suddenly changed.

"Bozhan, why are you here??" Ma Chao immediately stepped forward and looked at Ma Dai, who was exhausted and had many wounds on his body, frowned and shouted.

"Brother!" Seeing Ma Chao, Ma Dai rolled off the horse and knelt in front of Ma Chao, and said in a stern voice: "Brother is incompetent, Ji County has been taken away!"

"Is it Yang Ang?" Ma Chao felt that his eyes were a little dark, and his body shook on the horse's back and gritted his teeth.

Ma Dai nodded: "Yang Ang had already secretly surrendered to Cao Cao. This time, he took advantage of the change of defense and drove Longguan to lead Cao's army in. When my younger brother noticed, Longguan and Lueyang had been lost. Yang Ang led his army to attack Ji County, and the Cao army led by Zhang He came together to attack. I couldn't resist and could only protect the families of the generals and were chased by Yang Ang all the way to this!"

Ma Dai was also smart. When he realized something was wrong, he immediately led his troops to escort the families of the generals to break out before the enemy had surrounded him. If there were no such families and Ji County was occupied, Ma Chao's army would probably collapse immediately.

"Zhang He..." Ma Chao tightened the reins in his hand. This was also an old opponent. Ma Chao naturally knew Zhang He's ability, and it would be difficult to defeat him.

"How can we abandon the city so easily!" After a long time, Ma Chao said hatefully. If Ma Dai could hold on for a few more days and lead the army back, he would not be as homeless as he is now with Ji County.

Now he has only tens of thousands of troops, but he has no foothold. At this moment, he counterattacked and didn't even know where to raise the next meal of food and grass, so how to conquer the city and land.

"Lord!" Pang De said to Ma Chao: "You should not act irresponsible at the moment. The army's food and grass are only enough for three days. It is not easy to attack the city at this time. Make plans early and find another way!"

It is unrealistic to fight back. There is no food available for soldiers and three days. I am afraid that the mutiny will end immediately. The most important thing at this moment is to find another place to settle down and make plans.

Ma Chao naturally understood this truth, but the anger in his heart was unrest.

Ma Dai frowned and said, "But Longguan has been lost, where can we go?"

Pang De thought for a while and said, "The two counties of Longxi and Wudu are mostly gathered by Qiang people. The lord is quite famous among the Qiang people. Why not just go to the two counties and make plans?"

It is impossible to fight back. Other places northwards have been occupied by Cao Cao, and southwards is Hanzhong. At present, there is only the territory of the Qiang people. With Ma Chao's reputation among the Qiang people, he hid in the Qiang people, and even if Cao's army wanted to fight, he couldn't get in.

Ma Chao nodded. There was only this road now. In fact, if Zhang Lu was still there, he could consider surrendering to Zhang Lu. However, Zhang Lu had already surrendered to Liu Bei. He had just attacked Yangping Pass. If he went to join him at this moment, let alone whether Liu Bei agreed or not, Ma Chao felt anxious on his face. He would find a place to settle down first. As for the future... let's talk about it.

Just as we were about to set off, a scout came to report that a large number of Cao troops appeared in the north, and were forcing him to come.

"Who is leading the army?" Ma Chao frowned.

"Follow the banner, it's Zhang He and Yang Ang!" The scout bowed.

"Yang Ang?" Ma Chao looked murderous intent with great enthusiasm when he heard this.

Pang De hurriedly said, "Lord, at this time, you should take the place where you stand and not fight!"

"I feel uneasy if I don't take this revenge!" Ma Chao ignored Pang De's advice and immediately ordered the army to meet him directly.

Yang Ang had been in charge of Ma Chao's logistics before. Now that Ma Chao is back, he naturally knows that he has long known about it. Although he has voted for Cao Cao, Yang Ang also knows how powerful Ma Chao is. After all, he has been working with Ma Chao last year and has seen Ma Chao's ability. Since he has seized Ma Chao's city this time, he immediately advised Zhang He to kill the grass and eliminate the roots when Ma Chao sneaks into the territory of the Qiang people or to vote for Liu Bei, God knows when Ma Chao will take revenge. Leave such a fierce man who always cares about his head, Yang Ang feels that he will not sleep well in the future.

He asked himself to deal with Ma Chao, and Yang Ang asked himself if he had no ability, but it would be different with Zhang He. This is a famous general under Cao Cao.

"General Yang doesn't have to worry. This general is here to eliminate Ma Chao and eliminate future troubles!" Zhang He glanced at Yang Ang, who looked a little panicked, and comforted him.

It is difficult for Ma Chao to surrender, and even if he surrenders, Cao Cao will destroy the three clans of the Ma family. Who dares to use such a person? So this time, Cao Cao really had a murderous intention towards Ma Chao. Although he loves talents, who can accept and who can only kill. Cao Cao himself has a scale in his heart.

Yang Ang nodded and wanted to say something. At the end of his sight ahead, smoke suddenly appeared. Not only did Ma Chao not escape, but he also took the initiative to greet him. Yang Ang's face suddenly turned pale.

"Let's array!" Zhang He was very plain, and it was not the first time he had competed with Ma Chao. After becoming familiar with Ma Chao's tactics, Cao's army also had a solution.

The army stopped advancing and quickly formed formations on this empty field.

At this time, Ma Chao's army also became clear from a thick line in sight, and thousands of troops galloped in. The violent military power made the Hanzhong soldiers who were actually standing opposite the Xiliang Army for the first time look a little pale.

Zhang He entered Longguan this time. In order to avoid being noticed by Ma Chao's army in advance, he brought not many people. When he pursued Ma Dai, the troops he led were all Yang Ang's Hanzhong soldiers, not the elite of Cao's army. At this time, facing the Western Liang army, he was not as calm as the Cao army soldiers.

Zhang He naturally saw it, but it was too late to retreat at this time. Seeing the Xiliang army rushing towards him, Zhang He raised the spear in his hand high and said sternly: "Shoot the arrow!"

Rows of arrows flew into the air, gathering in the air into a jungle of death, shooting down towards the surging Xiliang army.

Arrow clusters hit the shield and ejected. Many directly hit the Western Liang army. Casualties began to appear, and counterattacks followed. Ma Chao personally led 300 elite cavalry to the front of the formation. These cavalry were wearing heavy armor and were the most elite soldiers under Ma Chao. However, when these cavalry were about to approach the formation, they picked up a spear from the horse's back. With Ma Chao's shout, the three hundred spears roared towards the Hanzhong army.

The gun shot was not far, only about thirty steps, but its attack power was quite strong. Ordinary shields could not be blocked at all. The spearmen and shield soldiers in the front row were immediately cleared.

Before Zhang He could organize the formation, Ma Chao had already rushed in with three hundred cavalry. The spear was swung away, and people were overturned wherever they passed. The cavalry from behind rushed in. Three hundred people rushed into the formation like a pointed cone.

"Wrench!" Zhang He was not panicked when he saw this. He waved the flag and ordered the soldiers on both sides to squeeze into the middle to compress Ma Chao's space. At the same time, the archers in the back row continued to shoot arrows towards the Xiliang Army.

Ma Chao didn't care about those, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and his eyes were locked in the general's flag. No one could stop him wherever he passed.

Yang Ang looked at Ma Chao who was quickly coming here, his scalp was numb, and he subconsciously turned around and ran away, but was grabbed by Zhang He and scolded him sternly: "At this time, you are running away at the battle, do you want the three armies to be defeated?"

"General...General..." Seeing that Ma Chao had already reached the forefront, Yang Ang was about to cry.

Seeing this, Zhang He cursed at the trash, not only Yang Ang, but also the Hanzhong Army. If Cao's army formed a formation, how could he be so easily killed by Ma Chao to the central army?

He clamped his legs and took the initiative to greet him.

"Get out!" Ma Chao came with anger this time. He had discovered Yang Ang at this moment. He had no intention of entangling Zhang He. His gun technique was not as agile as Zhao Yun, but it was extremely powerful. His spear was much heavier than ordinary spears. At this moment, he came out with hatred and did not fight three times. Zhang He's arms were already a little numb, and he was shocked. Why did Ma Chao feel much stronger?

Ma Chao ignored Zhang He's surprise. Seeing that Zhang He had a stagnant move, he penetrated his arms and shot him hard, and repelled Zhang He, but the horse was already killing Yang Ang.

"Stop!" Zhang He was furious when he saw this. If Ma Chao was asked to kill Yang Ang among the three armies, the Hanzhong army would probably be defeated immediately. In addition to being frightened, he hurriedly chased Ma Chao.

Yang Ang felt something was wrong when he saw Ma Chao repelling Zhang He. He quickly turned around and wanted to run. The sound of hooves behind him was approaching. The army behind him blocked his way, causing Yang Ang to burst into flames, urging the war horses wildly, and shouted: "General, please spare me, this matter..."

Before he finished speaking, Ma Chao, who had arrived from behind, was picked up like a chicken from the horse's back: "Go and talk to the King of Hell!"

As he spoke, Ma Chao put the spear on the horse's back and pinched Yang Ang's head. With Yang Ang's shrill screams, he twisted Yang Ang's head off, and blood splattered all over. Ma Chao threw away Yang Ang's body and quickly picked up the spear, without looking back. He swung the spear in his hand back.

With a bang, Zhang He's spear stabbed away.

He suddenly turned around and his cold eyes were trembling even in Zhang He's heart.

When the Western Liang army arrived, although the chief general was Zhang He, the Hanzhong army recognized Yang Ang. Seeing that Yang Ang died, the morale of the army was already in chaos, and the subsequent Xiliang army was killed and defeated.

Seeing this, Zhang He was helpless. At this moment, Ma Chao was particularly terrifying. Zhang He was also a little scared and could only turn his horse's head and retreat to Ji County along the defeated army.
Chapter completed!