Lingwu Valley is located on the southern foot of Helan Mountain and the west bank of Qingtong Gorge.

This is also the dividing point between Guanzhong and Mobei. From Lingwu Valley to the north, you can reach Shuofang directly.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qiang people in Liangzhou were in trouble, killing officials and rebelling, looting towns, and causing chaos in the northwest. General Duan Yi was ordered to lead troops to enter Liangzhou and quell the rebellion of the Qiang people. At that time, Duan Yi raided the Qiang people's camp, causing the Qiang people to be defeated. Then he had a bloody battle with the other party in Lingwu Valley. Duan Yi was even more armed and rushed to the front, killing the Qiang people... The defeated Qiang people fled from Lingwu Valley and fled into the north of the desert.

To this day, the shepherds grazing in the Lingwu Valley area can still see the corpses left behind on the grassland.

Lingwu Valley belongs to the northern part of the country, but is located in Hexi and is under the jurisdiction of Lian County.

Although from a geographical perspective, Lingwu Valley should be under the rule of Wuwei. However, since most of Wuwei were Qiang, Di and Hu people, when it was divided, in order to ensure the court's control over Wuwei, Lian County was included in the northern part. In fact, this means that the court had a bridgehead on the west bank of the Yellow River. On the one hand, it could monitor Wuwei, and on the other hand, it could also concentrate its efforts to resist the Huns in the northern part of the desert.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the lights are dim at the head of Lian County, and the city gates are closed.

This place is located in a deserted place. With the chaos in the Central Plains, the soldiers guarding Lian County became more and more relaxed. The soldiers on duty on the top of the city were all weak. After midnight, they yawned one by one, hid in the corner in groups of three or three to take shelter.

Under the city, it was pitch black.

A dark cloud floated from the horizon, covering the bright moon and stars.

In the wilderness outside Lian County, countless black shadows suddenly appeared.

These black shadows acted extremely quickly, running in the wilderness like ghosts, without any sound.

They cleared the antlers and horses under the city, and then took out the Feizhe from their carry-on bag and threw it hard towards the city. Feizhe was obviously treated with special treatment. After the iron claw flew to the city, they quickly buckled it on the city wall, but did not make a sound...

The men in black looked at each other and saw the leader pulling out a short sword from his waist and biting the sword.

He pulled down hard, and saw that the iron claws were very well fixed, then waved his hands, grabbed the rope with both hands, and suddenly lateralized his body.

The shoes on his feet were covered with cotton wool at the bottom, so that his feet were stomping on the city wall without any sound.

The other men in black also imitated the movements of the leader and climbed up along the city wall. These people seemed to be clever apes, climbing very quickly. After climbing to the head of the city, the leader looked into the female wall. Seeing that there was no one on the left and right, he immediately reached out to put his hand on the female wall. His body seemed to be agile flying swallow, and he suddenly brushed over the wall. After his feet landed on the ground, he was speechless and he picked up the short sword.

Screaming!

The black shadows flashed, and the men in black climbed up to the wall one after another.

The walls of Lian County are not high and even a little broken... For these men in black who have had cruel training, they are simply not worth mentioning.

The man in black, led, squatted and buried his body in the shadow.

He made a series of gestures to the men in black on both sides of the left and right, and then he led a group of people to go down the city quietly along the way.

The other men in black were divided into two ways, one left and one right scattered.

After walking more than twenty steps along the city, a man in black suddenly squatted, and the man in black behind him squatted down, as neatly as one person.

Five soldiers on the night came over lazyly.

When they were about to get around the corner, five men in black suddenly emerged from the shadows.

The five men in black were extremely fast and their actions were even more like ghosts. The two Cao soldiers who were walking in the front were instantly thrown to the ground. The short sword in the black man's hand slashed through their throats, and blood mist gushed and they died on the spot. The three Cao soldiers behind were also quickly solved by the men in black. From their actions to the end, only a few breaths. Not far from the corner, more than a dozen Cao soldiers were sitting around the bonfire and laughing. Five robes were killed, and none of these soldiers noticed that someone was approaching.

At the same time, the same scene was also being staged under the city.

More than thirty men in black were marching like ghosts, and quickly assassinated more than ten Cao troops under the city silently, and immediately opened the city gate.

At the head of Lian County, a fire suddenly surged into the sky.

Outside Lian County, there was a rumbling sound of iron hooves, and a team of cavalry rushed towards Lian County at a speed of lightning...

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"What?"

The prefect of the northern region, Zhang, was furious and said sternly: "Do you think Lian County is lost?"

The school in the hall was trembling and said tremblingly: "Just last night, the Xiliang Army did not know how it was doing, but it silently broke through Lian County."

"This is impossible!"

Zhang Ji was furious and stood up.

What the primary school said is "silent and breathless", but there is no exaggeration at all.

Ma Chao attacked calmly, but the north side did not move for a long time.

Zhang Ji always thought that Ma Chao's goal was An Ding and Hanyang. Although he was also prepared, he never thought that the Xiliang army had already captured Lian County.

The problem is that he hadn't noticed it at all before.

Could it be that the Xiliang Army has recruited the underworld soldiers? Otherwise, how could there be no sound?

The guards of Lian County are far from Fuping, but there are nearly a thousand people stationed. Even if these nearly a thousand people do not resist, they cannot be completed in a short period of time. However, this Xiliang army took Lian County without knowing it, which made Zhang Ji suddenly feel suspicious.

Zhang Ji, a famous scholar in Liangzhou.

In the second year of Zhongping, Zhang was only sixteen years old and became a minor official in the county.

Later, Maocai was promoted to the magistrate of Xinfeng County, and was rated as the first in the Three Auxiliary under his rule.

In history, this person was also in the eighth year of Jian'an. He became famous for lobbying Ma Teng to launch troops and help Zhong Yao attack Guo Yuan, a general under the tent of the senior official, and was valued by Cao **. But now, Guo Yuan stationed troops in Bohai County and was under Liu Chuang; and Ma Teng died last year at the hands of Han Sui, so Zhang Ji seemed unknown and unknown. Fortunately, Wei Duan, the governor of Liangzhou, valued him and became the prefect of the Northern Territory.

But Zhang Ji's luck was really bad, and Fang encountered Ma Chao's out-of-arms when he took office.

Zhang is a typical scholar in Liangzhou and doesn't care about Ma Chao.

But after he took office, he responded to Ma Chao's attack and ordered his general Jiang Xu to lead his troops to assist Anding and assist Anding prefect Zhao Ang.

Unexpectedly, Ma Chao actually captured Lian County, and it was beyond the realization of the gods.

There is a Yellow River barrier between Fuping and Lian County, but it is impossible for the slightest wind to be noticed in advance...

"Main Lord, how dare a villain deceive Main Lord?

The Xiliang Army did indeed capture Lian County silently, and there was no sound from beginning to end. Yesterday, the scout asked the Lian County defenders across the river, and replied that no situation was found. Who would have expected that this change would occur in just one night."

"Then you can find out clearly who occupied Lian County?"

The school hurriedly said: "It has been found out that the person who occupied Lian County is named Zhuge Jun, and his subordinates are Ma Chao's brother, Ma Cheng..."

Ma Cheng?

Never heard of this name.

Zhang Ji was sure that this person was definitely not a great person.

After Ma Teng became famous, many Ma clan members came to join us. So it is not surprising that there was a clan brother... Zhang Ji was afraid of it. He was a famous and surnamed among the Ma clan members like Ma Chao, Ma Dai and Ma Xiu. Who is Ma Cheng? However, Zhang Ji's attention was not attracted by Ma Cheng. He keenly realized the name Zhuge Jun, which made Zhang Ji feel moved.

He is in the northern part of Liangzhou, a remote place.

But I also have some understanding of the general trend of the world.

At least, Zhang knew that Liu Chuang had a wife, so his surname was Zhuge...

Recalling the rumors before that Ma Chao had the support of Liu Chuang behind him. How could Zhang Ji still not understand what Zhuge Jun came from?

A flash of inspiration in his head, and Zhang Ji suddenly realized Ma Chao's intention.

Ma Chao has always been like an isolated force in Xiliang, and has not been recognized by the scholars in Liangzhou.

If he surrendered to Liu Chuang, it would be difficult to explain why this person swept across the six kingdoms of the Tianshan Mountains. However, he is in Xiliang, and it is really difficult to get Liu Chuang's continuous support. It would be fine if his relationship with Liu Chuang was not exposed before, but now it is exposed, and it will be very difficult to get Liu Chuang's material support. However, if Ma Chao occupied Lingwu Valley... Zhang Ji suddenly took a breath and was secretly shocked.

Two hundred miles from Lingwu Valley is Shuofang!

Shuofang, now owned by Liu Chuang, is said to be migrating a large number of people to Shuofang.

Once Ma Chao occupied Lingwu Valley, it would be like opening up the contact channel between him and Liu Chuang... At that time, the materials in Liu Chuang's hand can be sent to Wuwei through the Mobei passage from Shuofang to Lingwu Valley. And after Ma Chao had such support, it would inevitably cause a bloody storm in Liangzhou. The Western Liang soldiers in Ma Chao's hand were already fierce, and with Liu Chuang's support, wouldn't it be dangerous?

Zhang closed his eyes and pondered without saying a word.

After a while, he suddenly made a decision...

"Transfer to my order and immediately mobilize all the troops in Lingzhou, Lingzhou, and cross the river from Shanghe Ferry in the morning. It is necessary to retake Lian County as soon as possible and block Lingwu Valley."

The Xiliang army used strange troops, and they took Lian County without knowing it.

Zhang admitted that this Xiliang army was very powerful, and he also believed that Zhuge Jun did have the means.

But you, Zhuge Jun, was able to take Lian County without knowing it, which also exposed the problem of insufficient troops in your hands. Otherwise, how could I not be aware of your army's advance? Therefore, Zhang Ji confirmed that the number of Xiliang troops occupying Lian County was not large.

Before the Xiliang Army team arrived, he had to take back Lian County first and seal the Lingwu Valley passage.

Otherwise, after the Xiliang army took over Lianxian and integrated with the Han army in Shuofang, the next step would be to cross the river and attack Fuping.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ji had already made a decision in his heart.

He had 5,000 troops stationed in Fuping and Lingzhou, and he could definitely capture Lian County in the shortest time.

With Zhang Ji's order, the troops of Lingzhou and Fuping were mobilized immediately.

After nightfall, the troops in Lingzhou arrived in Fuping and joined Zhang Ji's troops.

The Lingzhou Captain's name is Yao Qiong, and he is a powerful general.

After listening to Zhang Ji's explanation, he asked Zhang Ji for his order without saying a word and took the lead in crossing the river...

At dawn, Zhang Ji and Yao Qiong led their troops to the Shanghe Ferry. A smear of water mist floated on the surface of the river, and the river water was rushing and flowing, and the roar was deafening.

"Ziyu, after crossing the river, he immediately rushed to Lian County.
Chapter completed!