It was Ma Chao and Pang De who came. It turned out that Xu Shu had already used a trick to kill Song Jian, and took advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack on Ma Wan. He was now chasing the remaining soldiers and heading to Angu to meet Liu Qi.
When they were halfway through the pursuit, they suddenly saw many Xiliang soldiers on the shore. They were surprised and thought that there was an ambush. Just as they were about to stop, they saw a man climbing up from the river bank, mounting his horse and leaving.
"Han Sui?" Ma Chao was surprised and rubbed his eyes and asked, "Ling Ming, do you think it is that old thief?"
Pang De frowned and looked around vigilantly: "It is indeed the old villain Han Sui, what is he doing here?"
Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said, "Who cares? I'll just kill this old villain."
"Dalang, be careful of a trap!" Pang De became more suspicious when he saw the chaos in the Xiliang army.
He thought Han Sui was setting a trap to lure the enemy, but Ma Chao had already chased him out and he could not shout any more, so he had to lead his troops to follow him.
The morale of the Xiliang army was already low after the defeat, and when they saw Ma Chao suddenly approaching, they were immediately panicked.
Han Sui ran to the shore without saying a word, mounted his horse and rode away. The rest of the soldiers also rushed to grab the horses, causing chaos on the river bank.
"Han Sui, don't run!" Ma Chao rode his horse to chase after him, his tiger-head spear shaking violently, and the enemy soldiers in front of him fell down like straw.
Pang De followed closely behind and rushed into the chaotic army. When he got closer, he found that these soldiers' clothes and armor were in disarray, and some of them were covered in blood, like a defeated army after a battle. He became more vigilant.
While he was observing, Ma Chao had already caught up with Han Sui and shouted, "You old thief, come and get killed!"
Han Sui was so frightened when he heard the shouting behind him that he turned around and saw Ma Chao chasing him. He hurriedly shouted, "My dear nephew, we can talk it out. It's all a misunderstanding!"
Ma Chao snorted coldly. He was constantly blocked in the chaos of the army. In a rage, he took out his meteor hammers and threw out three at the same time.
With just a loud sound, the arrow hit Han Sui in the back and knocked him off his horse. The surrounding fleeing soldiers scattered in all directions, rolled on the ground several times, and saw stars.
Seeing this, Pang De was sure that the Xiliang army had suffered a defeat. Even if he lured the enemy, Han Sui would not gamble with his own life. He roared and rode his horse to chase Cheng Gongying.
Ma Chao urged his horse forward, pointed his spear at Han Sui, and shouted, "You old thief colluded with Cao and harmed my family. What else do you have to say?"
Han Sui sat on the ground and kept backing away, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. He explained, "It was Cao the thief who forced me. I had no choice. Please spare my life for the sake of my sworn brotherhood with your father!"
Ma Chao laughed up to the sky and said, "Well said. I'm sure my father was still thinking of our friendship when he was killed."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Han Sui nodded repeatedly: "My dear nephew, please do not bear grudges. I would rather retire and leave Jincheng, Hexi... No, the whole Xiliang to you."
Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, you should go and ask my father for forgiveness. It all depends on him whether he will forgive you."
"Yes, Shoucheng is a bold person... huh?"
Han Sui was secretly delighted when he suddenly realized something was wrong. When he looked up, Ma Chao had stabbed him in the heart with a spear. Han Sui let out a howl and fell on his back.
Ma Chao roared to the sky and urged his horse to chase after the fleeing Xiliang troops. He killed the defeated troops along the river and forced them to flee in all directions. They abandoned their horses and hid in the mountains and forests to escape, leaving only the ownerless war horses wandering around and neighing.
Pang De returned with Cheng Gongying's head and said, "Looking at this situation, Liu Qi must have defeated Han Sui and captured An Gu. Do you want to go and see him?"
Ma Chao took a deep breath and said with emotion: "If it weren't for Liu Qi's help, you and I would have been buried in Wuquan Mountain long ago. I can't repay him for saving my life. If I want revenge, I have to rely on him. My father has always been committed to the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty. I am willing to help him achieve his great cause!"
Pang De was delighted and said, "That's exactly what I meant. Let's go and see Liu Qi first."
Ma Chao sent someone to inform Xu Shu, and he and Pang De rushed to An Gu with ten guards. The rest of the soldiers gathered their horses and rushed over to meet them.
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On the bank of the Tao River, the Han army was withdrawing troops and transporting supplies into Angu, but the central army tent had not yet moved.
Liu Qi, Zhang Fei and others were all in the tent, standing in a circle around Song Long, who was lying on the ground with blood gushing from all his orifices and dying, all with solemn expressions.
Ji Miao fed Song Long the last packet of medicine he had found and waited for a long time, but saw Song Long rolling his eyes, kicking his legs, and no more movement.
"He's dead!" Ji Miao checked his breath and pulse, then shook his head and sighed.
"You deserved it!" Zhang Fei kicked Song Long and cursed, "You are still young but you still don't learn well. You always do evil things. You have to taste all the medicines in your body before you die. This is retribution."
Liu Qi signaled his personal soldiers to carry the body out and throw it into the horse pit. He frowned and said, "Although Song Long deserves his punishment, Third Uncle..."
"Hahaha, no problem!" Zhang Fei waved his arms and laughed, "I was just worried about not being able to calm down. Now I can't do anything, so I'll just take a break."
Everyone smiled and comforted him, but they all felt sorry for him secretly. They all knew that Zhang Fei was aggressive and impatient, and that he must be extremely disappointed when he suddenly lost his strength and could not lead his troops to kill the enemy.
Just as he was dismantling the tent and preparing to set off, he saw two horsemen galloping up. When they got close, they jumped off their horses, clasped their fists and said, "Ma Chao greets General Liu!"
"Mengqi?" Liu Qi was pleasantly surprised. He hurried forward to help Ma Chao up and exclaimed, "What a great Xiliang Jin Ma Chao."
Ma Chao was over eight feet tall, with a tiger back and a wolf waist, a face as handsome as a jade, and eyebrows as sharp as knives. Although he had experienced many battles, he was still heroic, especially his eyes, which were dark and bright, full of arrogance.
Ma Chao has Qiang blood and a typical Qin appearance, which is the exact opposite of Zhao Yun's calm and resolute personality. He is like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, aggressive and menacing.
Seeing that the person behind him was not Xu Shu, he asked, "Where is Xu Yuanzhi?"
Ma Chao was also sizing up Liu Qi. Seeing that he had an elegant temperament and an indescribable noble air, he was even more impressed. He clasped his fists and said, "The military advisor is at Baihu Ridge. Someone has been sent to report the news."
Liu Qi asked, "I heard that Han Sui asked Song Jian to send troops to help. How can we escape from danger?"
Ma Chao sighed, "It was all thanks to Xu Junshi's clever plan. He asked Agui to show weakness to Song Jian and repeat Han Sui's plan to set up a Hongmen Banquet. He was killed by me during the banquet. Then he took advantage of the situation to break through Ma Wan's camp and came to help. Unexpectedly, the general had already defeated Han Sui. On his way back, I ran into him again and killed him to avenge his shame."
"It's a brilliant idea of Xu Yuanzhi to use his own method against them!" When Liu Qi heard that Song Jian and Han Sui were dead, he knew that the outcome of Xiliang was settled and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the tall and rugged figure of the general behind Ma Chao, he asked, "Could this be your brother Ma Dai?"
Ma Chao introduced: "This is my personal guard Pang De, whose name is Lingming!"
"I am Pang De, greeting General Liu!" Pang De stepped forward to pay his respects.
Speaking of Pang De, Liu Qi had mixed feelings. The most famous scene was the Battle of Xiangfan, where he carried the coffin to fight Guan Yu.
It is a pity that such a brave general went to Cao's camp by mistake and became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Guan Yu.
Although he was captured by Guan Yu, he died bravely and was still considered a loyal and brave man.
Unfortunately, the father was a hero but the son was a coward. In order to avenge his father, his son Pang Hui wiped out Guan Yu's descendants in the later period.
When a villain succeeds, he takes personal revenge and disgraces his father's lifelong reputation!