12dz Chapter 462 Jiang Wei's father is saved! Ma Dai, what are you so happy about?
Chapter 462 Jiang Wei's father is saved! Ma Dai, what are you so happy about?
As night falls
The day's siege has ended.
Exhausted, Jiang Jiong returned home and saw his sleeping son, Jiang Wei, and his fatigue seemed to vanish instantly.
Under the twinkling stars, Jiang Jiong took off his armor and prepared to drift off to sleep.
But at that moment, not far from the Jiang family's ancestral land, flames suddenly shot into the sky, and shouts of battle shook the heavens and the earth.
Jiang Jiong quickly put on his armor and led the men and servants of his clan to check the situation.
As the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Xu and Yang Fu have been guarding the city wall for the past few days.
Most of the clan's affairs were entrusted to a few clan elders and Jiang Jiong.
"kill!!!"
The head of the Li family, leading a large number of Li family servants, appeared on the streets near the Jiang family's ancestral land.
"It's you, you scoundrel!"
Several elders of the Jiang family instantly realized that the head of the Li family had ulterior motives.
The head of the Li family sneered:
"General Ma Dai has promised me that after we take Jicheng, all your property and land will belong to my Li family!"
"The problem lies with your stubbornness and insaneness!"
"Tonight, every single one of you will die!"
The head of the Li family was confident of victory.
The commotion inside the city will soon reach the outside world.
At that time, Ma Dai will immediately lead his troops to provide support.
With Ma Dai as reinforcements, the Li family head has a greater chance of winning and has no need to fear the Jiang, Yang, and Zhang families.
Moreover, the head of the Zhang family has always been on good terms with the head of the Li family.
The head of the Li family was confident he could persuade him to remain neutral tonight.
Therefore, the only real enemies are the Jiang family and the Yang family!
"Jiang Jiong, you take your men and leave quickly. I'll hold him off for you!"
"Second Elder, let me cover your retreat, you go!"
The second elder of the Jiang family was an old man over sixty years old with white hair and beard.
He slapped Jiang Jiong on the butt.
"You think you can look down on me, huh?"
"Get out of here! Your son was just born, don't let him grow up without a father!"
Having said that, the two elders raised their spears and led their servants to charge towards the head of the Li family.
The eldest and third elders gritted their teeth and followed closely behind.
Jiang Jiong was in tears, but he knew that the sacrifice of the clan elders could not be in vain.
Furthermore, the Jiang family has fewer people than the Li family, so they are no match for the Li family.
The only way to stop the Li family patriarch's tyranny is to mobilize more forces to assist the Zhang family!
Where does the greater power lie?
Jiang Jiong had found the answer in his heart.
……
a quarter of an hour later
The head of the Li family kicked the unseeing corpses of the two Jiang family members, his face full of disdain, and said:
"Old man, you think you can stop me with your bunch of people?"
"And what was that guy who ran away earlier called again?"
"Jiang Jiong, right? I'll bring him to see you later!"
Just as the head of the Li family was planning to continue attacking the Jiang family's ancestral land.
A series of noisy footsteps echoed from all directions.
Jiang Jiong was like a demon seeking revenge in the night, followed by countless angry citizens of Jicheng!
Upon seeing these people, the head of the Li family was greatly alarmed.
But he clearly forgot an important question.
On ordinary days, it is difficult for the four major families of Tianshui to empathize with the people of Tianshui, after all, the two sides are of different social classes.
We're not even from the same social class, so why force empathy? Isn't that pathetic?
But now it's completely different.
The Jiang and Yang families are protecting Jicheng.
The people of Tianshui are also protecting Jicheng.
Defending Jicheng and preventing Ma Chao from breaching it was the common goal of the Jiang and Yang families and the people of Tianshui.
The head of the Li family betrayed everyone in Tianshui by insisting on associating with the villain Ma Chao, and naturally became a public enemy!
"Kill him!"
The crowd was full of people.
Ordinary people may not have much money, may be illiterate, and may not understand any profound principles.
But when it comes to defending their country, they are often at the forefront.
The head of the Li family and his lackeys were quickly swallowed up by the angry mob.
Yang Fu and Jiang Xu also managed to withstand Ma Dai's fierce attack in time.
At dawn
Ma Dai suddenly led his troops in retreat.
The reason was that he received news of Ma Chao's defeat, and he was extremely anxious, so he hurriedly led his army to join Ma Chao's defeated troops.
The Qiang, Di, and Jie people can only play the role of Ma Chao.
Unlike Ma Dai, he genuinely cares about Gege!
No matter how important Jicheng is, it's not as important as Gege.
Ma Dai's retreat was met with cheers from the soldiers and civilians of Jicheng.
Jiang Xu and Yang Fu leaned against the city wall and fell into a deep sleep.
Jiang Jiong led the group to collect the bodies of the clan elders and clansmen who had died in battle, tears streaming down his face.
What he didn't know was that he had escaped a life-threatening ordeal.
Historically, Xiahou Yuan tried his best to reach Jicheng, but still failed to make it in time.
Jicheng suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of Ma Chao and his Qiang, Di, and Jie tribes!
Jiang Jiong died in battle, and Jiang Wei was left without a father.
Although Cao Wei later gave Jiang Jiong a kind of martyr status and granted Jiang Wei a formal official position.
But his father's death undoubtedly planted a thorn in the heart of young Jiang Wei.
The Cao army's reinforcements were untimely and unreliable; this was Jiang Wei's first impression of Cao's army.
Later, during Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, Jiang Wei, betrayed by his colleagues, harbored even greater resentment towards Cao Wei.
Such a brilliant strategist was thus recruited by Zhuge Liang.
However, Jiang Wei and Ma Dai were mortal enemies from beginning to end.
Furthermore, a year after Zhuge Liang's death, he cleverly carried out his revenge by taking advantage of the failure of Ma Dai's Northern Expedition.
And now.
Although there were casualties in Jicheng, it was not captured by Ma Chao and Ma Dai.
Xiahou Yuan's reinforcements arrived, and Jiang Jiong did not die in the battle!
Jiang Wei, still an infant, severed his master-disciple relationship with Zhuge Liang.
The new master who takes his place is Su Weiwei, who is both righteous and wicked, protective of his own people and ruthless in attacking others!
……
A Di tribe
Ma Chao and Ma Dai, both with disheveled hair, met here.
After gaining the support of Ma Dai's more than 10,000 troops, Ma Chao felt a little more confident and planned to cooperate with the leaders of the Qiang, Di, and Jie people in other counties to launch a counterattack against Xiahou Yuan.
But before Ma Chao could announce his next instructions, several scouts reported to him from different directions:
"Reporting to General Divine Might!"
"Cao Cao's general Zhao Yun led his troops in a surprise attack on the two counties of Nan'an and Anding."
"Lei Wan, Mi Jia, and the leader of the Dragon-Slaying Sect made outrageous remarks and provoked Zhao Yun, angering him so much that they were killed on the spot by Zhao Yun!"
"Report!!!"
"Cao Chun led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry into Wudu, killed the leader Fu Jian, and captured the leader Yang Qianwan!"
One bad news after another emerged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
The armies under Xiahou Yuan, Zhao Yun, and Cao Chun were the most elite cavalry units in Cao Cao's camp!
Their fighting strength was far superior to that of the Qiang, Di, and Jie armies.
In an instant, Ma Chao suddenly realized that he had been surrounded by Xiahou Yuan, Zhao Yun, and Cao Chun from different directions!
If he wants to stay in Liangzhou and cause trouble...
No matter where he goes next, Cao's army will always find a way to quickly regroup and launch a fatal attack on him!
Enraged and humiliated, Ma Chao desperately needed someone to vent his anger on.
Ma Dai, standing to the side, looked at Ma Chao with a grin, which enraged Ma Chao.
We're both about to be finished, and you're still here laughing like an idiot?
"Ma Dai, what are you laughing at? Tell me."
Ma Chao turned around and stared at Ma Dai with a blank expression.
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