Chapter 732: Doing the Opposite
General Pang was like a bamboo, chasing the defeated army for 500 miles overnight. But when he attacked under Wuwei City, he fell into Wuwei's plan to defend Gai Xun too much, and was trapped under Wuwei City by Gai Xun and Cheng Yi, and he was in danger! ”
Ma Chao was taken aback when he heard this, and everyone was in disbelief. Pound's previous strategy, although it was not too subtle, was also unexpected, and the strategy of the overnight tail was a good opportunity to take advantage of the victory. But all of a sudden, the war situation went down, and it was extremely shocking.
And this time, Pound sent troops, although there were only more than 25,000 people, the soldiers were not as good as Ma Chao. But it is also the infantry of the well-equipped Ma family iron cavalry and the soldiers of a hundred battles, even if it encounters the 50,000 elite Liangzhou army under Han Sui, it also has the strength to fight. However, overnight, it was defeated so quickly that Ma Chao couldn't help but think of a possibility: the enemy army was deliberately defeated and lured Pound to go deep alone!
After reacting slightly, Ma Chao calmed down. The more he was in such a situation, the more calm he became, and asked, "You just said that Wuwei Taishou Gaixun defeated Pang De?" ”
"Yes, that's the man." After the scout knelt on the ground and finished speaking, seeing Ma Chao's gradually indifferent appearance, he couldn't help but ask: "Lord, General Pang is in danger, you must send troops to rescue him!" ”
"Saving nature is to be saved," Ma Chao first comforted this loyal man, and then said: "Tell me how Pang De fell for Gai Xun's plan?" Why does this name sound so familiar? ”
Before the scout could speak, Xun Yu on the side had already replied: "The lord naturally feels familiar, because this person has sent a letter of surrender to the Ma family before!" He also sent troops to fight with Cheng Yi before, presumably General Pang also learned about it, so he easily fell for Gai Xun's plan! ”
"Gai Xun ........" Ma Chao muttered the name of this person, and naturally recalled the historical life of this person in his mind.
Gai Xun, the character Yuangu, a native of Guangzhi County, Dunhuang County, was born in the family of generations of eunuchs, and was a Qing official with a name in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In ancient times, most of the characters paid attention to personal conduct. Therefore, there are only a few deeds left in history, and the most are his good deeds to his parents and his own integrity and moral cultivation. Among them, he ignored personal grievances and refused to take the opportunity to harm the Liangzhou Assassin Shi to engage in Su Zheng's affairs, and was written as a special book.
But Ma Chao knows that this person is definitely not only a clean official, but also a person who is both civil and military. As early as during the reign of Emperor Ling, he led the army to rescue Xia Yu, the then captain of the Qiang Protector. Later, he served in a position under Huangfu Song. When Sun Jian persuaded Huangfu Song to kill Dong Zhuo, Gai Xun persuaded him to support it. It can be seen that Gai Xun is by no means an ordinary person.
"When our army attacked Wuwei, Gai Xun pretended to surrender, and it fell a lot along the way, and General Pang also knew that Gai Xun had secretly communicated with the Ma family and attacked Chengyi earlier, so he didn't care. But when he entered the city, General Pang accidentally found that there was an ambush at the head of the city, and Gai Xun shouted at this time to kill the thief and make meritorious service. When General Pang urgently ordered the retreat, he was hit by two arrows in the chest, but fortunately he was blocked by a chain armor and was not deeply injured. At this time, the defeated army of Chengyi came out from the rear, and our army did not dare to stay, so we had to retreat........"
'Bang! With a bang, Ma Chao didn't care about the pain in his left arm, smashed the table next to him with one palm, and said angrily: "What are Fa Xiaozhi, Xu Yuanzhi, and Hua Ziyu doing?!" The enemy is designing it step by step, and the three of them, haven't they noticed a trace of strangeness?! ”
The scout saw that Ma Chao was furious at this time, and couldn't help but fall to the ground in fear. Later, as if he had thought of something, he heard Xun You ask again: "How many casualties are our army, and where are we stationed now?" ”
"Now General Pang is in Bingtun Longyou, has fallen into a heavy siege, less than 5,000 soldiers, many wounded, because General Pang is wounded, do not dare to break out of the city, just wait for the lord to reinforce." The scout replied, presumably he also had a lot of hatred for those robes who died in vain.
"One battle, one battle!" After Ma Chao heard this, his face was really gloomy as ink, and the wound on his left arm was even more soaked with blood due to the previous exertion: "More than 20,000 horsemen of the Ma family were destroyed in one battle, Pang De, Fa Zheng, Xu Shu, Hua Xin........ Even if it is to save you, I will never spare you! ”
"No, it's not........" The scout listened to Ma Chao's words, even though he was so calmed by Ma Chao's momentum that he didn't dare to speak loudly, he still mustered up the courage to defend himself: "My lord, I didn't lose more than 20,000 cavalry, but I was scattered with a few thousand cavalry. Presumably, after learning the news that General Pang was stationed in Longyou, he could come back with one or two thousand people. ”
"Huh?" Ma Chao was stunned, he didn't understand the meaning of the scout's mouth at all. And the scout also understood that he had misunderstood Ma Chao, and quickly explained: "General Pang pursued all the way, and he also felt that this matter was too strange. The Xu Army Division and the Hua Army Division also repeatedly reminded the general not to be careless, so the general handed over 10,000 infantry under the command of General Wei, General Li, General Ma, and General Zhang, and the Xu Army Division and the Hua Army Division were ordered to staff officers, and at this time, they should be on the way to rescue General Pang........."
"In other words, when Pound was chasing, in order to seek speed, he was a horse family iron horse?" Ma Chao understood now, but at the same time, his expression became even more annoyed. Because he thought that it was not Gai Xun and Cheng Yi who caused this fiasco, but Fa Zheng!
Fa Zheng is young and vigorous, and seeing how handsome the Ma family is now, he can't help but get up and win. As a result, he had set up a plan to confuse the enemy before, and when the enemy army was defeated, he coveted great merit and instigated Pang De to advance lightly, so that Pang De fell into the enemy's plan and was defeated under Wuwei City!
Is the factional dispute because of the signs at this time?
Or is Fazheng, a competitive person, destined to be a cancer that will cause internal contradictions?
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, Ma Chao couldn't help but get up and walk back and forth a few times. At this time, Guo Jia, Xun You, Yang Fu, and Yang Xiu had already guessed why Ma Chao was angry. Guo Jia saw that the three of them were still hesitating about how to persuade, so he stepped forward and said: "Meng Qi doesn't need to worry, he is filial piety, good at scheming, self-reliant, and he is only seventeen years old this year. After this defeat, it is expected that it will be even more extraordinary in the future. At this time, the important thing should be how to solve the defeat in Liangzhou! ”
As soon as Guo Jia said this, Ma Chao's mood was also slightly relieved, and after sitting down quietly, he put his eyes on the map of the army, pointed to Longyou, and said: "Although Pang De is defeated, the main force is still there, and there are good generals and strategists as backup, so I can slow down for a while." Now the important thing is to peek into the inside story of the drastic changes in Liangzhou, turn defeat into victory in one fell swoop, and completely capture Liangzhou! ”
At that moment, Ma Chao told everyone the words of Lao Zhang in the grain road. After hearing this, the faces of the four of them were all gloomy, obviously, they also saw that the drastic changes in Liangzhou still had many inside stories that they did not know.
After a long time, Guo Jia stepped forward, first asked the scout to retreat, and then said: "It is also bright and dark, it is the time to test the Ma family." And some of the premonitions I had earlier, I didn't think about it, have come true today........ However, Jia is more interested in the person behind the scenes at this time. ”
"If my brother has any good plan, just say it!" When Ma Chao heard Guo Jia's words, he obviously felt that Guo Jia had become a bamboo in his chest, and couldn't help asking.
"We don't have to guess who is behind the scenes. We just need to know what he's doing all this for! When Guo Jia said this, he looked at Ma Chao with sparkling eyes, and finally stretched out his hand and said, "It's just to plot against the lord!" ”
Ma Chao's eyes flashed, and with Guo Jia's guidance in his mind, he started his train of thought, and said tentatively: "Pang De is trapped in Longyou, but the enemy army is only surrounded and not swallowed quickly, presumably to lure me to the bait to rescue." And if our army leaves lightly, then Longxi County will definitely not be protected, and if we lose one or the other, the enemy army can calmly slaughter our .........."
"Knowing the intentions of the enemy, why not do the opposite?" Xun You also saw the key, looked at Ma Chao and said, "Lord, can you be alone this time?" ”
At this time, Ma Chao had already guessed everyone's strange plan, and couldn't help laughing and saying: "Born in troubled times, the princes are always in danger. Taking one's body as bait is exactly what the transcendent wants. I want to see, who is the person who lays out the layers behind this scene?! ”