456.Chapter 456: Ma Chao counterattacks
Zhang Liao is worthy of a generation of famous generals, even if he is ambushed, he is still not in a hurry, and directs the orderly retreat of his subordinates.
He struggled to kill the three Xiliang troops, and shouted loudly: "Hugh is going to mess up, just break through with me." When the Lord sees that we are in ambush, he will definitely send soldiers and horses to the rescue. ”
The wolf cavalry originally respected Zhang Liao very much, and his composure and stability infected all the soldiers. They followed closely behind Zhang Liao and ran out.
"Kill!"
The surrounding Xiliang army shouted, their eyes radiating excitement, and they wanted to be ashamed.
"Hugh is leaving, Zhang Liao!"
A Xiliang general roared, brandished the weapon in his hand and killed Zhang Liao, wanting to make a great contribution.
"Die!"
Zhang Liao, who was in a hurry to break through, rose bravely, and the big knife flew in the air, slashing through the man's throat in just one round. A huge head suddenly rose to the sky.
"Death to those who stand in my way!"
Relying on the murderous aftermath Zhang Liao roared angrily, and the Xiliang soldiers took two steps back, with a look of fear on their faces.
"The thief will be arrogant, Liangzhou Yan Xing is here!"
Just when the Xiliang army was afraid of Zhang Liao's tiger power and hesitated to move forward, a general roared angrily and brandished a spear to kill Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao was dragged by Yan Xing and couldn't take care of him for a while. Seeing this, those Xiliang troops shouted again and killed the wolf cavalry. Zhang Liao and the others were surrounded by the Xiliang army, and they couldn't get out for a while.
Within the official road, Fan Chou led a team of soldiers and hurried to the Xiliang military camp.
While hurrying away, Fan Chou urged loudly: "General Zhang Liao robbed the camp and ambushed, the brothers speed up the march and go to rescue the besieged brothers!" ”
Marching at night is already very difficult, not to mention that there is no starlight in the sky tonight. Fan Chou urged his corporal to move forward, and many of them actually fell off their horses.
A vanguard officer ran to Fan Chou's side and said, "General, the road ahead is rough and difficult to march, so you should slow down first." ”
Fan Chou frowned and muttered for a long time, and said, "Just act according to your words, be careful." ”
The vanguard officer took the order, and the light from the torches around him shone on Fan Chou's face, as if it was covered with blood.
Pang De led the Xiliang soldiers, carefully ambushed on both sides of the official road, he looked at the Guanzhong army that was getting closer and closer, and his face showed an excited look.
"As General Han expected, Zhang Liao and others were surrounded, and Chen Wenzhao really sent soldiers and horses to the rescue."
He looked at the boundless torches in the distance, and secretly calculated: "There are at least 40,000 Guanzhong soldiers who came to rescue Zhang Liao this time. If all these people can be annihilated here, it will be a great achievement. ”
A Xiliang soldier came to Pang De and whispered: "General, the soldiers in Guanzhong have slowed down their march, and the soldiers and horses in front of them are also separated by a long distance. ”
Pang Deding looked at it, only to find that the formation of Guan Zhongbing was not as dense as before. He frowned and thought to himself, "The enemy army is too loose, and it will certainly be easier for us to attack." ”
"However, it is a little unrealistic to want to rely on a sudden attack and shoot many Guanzhong soldiers at the first time."
For this ambush battle, Pound ambushed many archers on both sides of the road, and as long as he gave an order, he could fire ten thousand arrows at once. However, the loose formation of the Guanzhong soldiers will greatly reduce the effectiveness of the bow and arrow.
Seeing that the speed of the Guanzhong soldiers was getting slower and slower, Pang De looked at the sky, and was ready to give the order to fight after all.
A deputy general of the Xiliang Army beside him hurriedly said: "General, most of the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong have not come, if you order the ambush at this time, I am afraid that the effect will be greatly reduced." ”
Pound said: "If it is close to dawn today, if we don't ambush this team as soon as possible, how can we attract more Guanzhong soldiers?" ”
The adjutant general remembered Han Sui's serial plan and immediately stopped speaking.
Since Pound had made up his mind, he immediately stood up and shouted loudly: "Xiliang Pound is here, you have already made a plan, why don't you get off your horse and surrender quickly?" ”
As soon as Pang De finished shouting, he heard a bang, and the Xiliang army ambushed on both sides of the road all fired thousands of arrows at the Guanzhong soldiers on the official road.
Suddenly, the vanguard officer did not panic in the slightest, and he shouted loudly: "Extinguish the torch and raise the shield!" ”
With the order of the vanguard officer, Sergeant Guan quickly stepped on the torch in his hand and held a rudimentary shield to block his vital point.
"Chirp!"
With a piercing sound of the arrow breaking through the air, the arrow hit the wooden shield with a dull sound.
As the torches went out, the entire road was pitch black, and the archers of the Xiliang army only fired a wave of arrows, and they could no longer find their target.
In addition, the formation of the Guanzhong soldiers was extremely scattered, and it was the first wave of arrows of the Xiliang army, which did not bring them great damage at all.
Pound, who was originally full of confidence and high spirits, was a little dumbfounded when he saw such a situation. He didn't expect that the commander of the Guanzhong soldiers would react so quickly.
Extinguish the torches to make the archers lose their target, and then use their shields to block the vital points to minimize the damage of the ambush.
"How so?"
For some reason, seeing Guan Zhongbing, who was still unhurried after the ambush, Pang De felt a chill in his heart, as well as a trace of strangeness.
However, at this time, the arrow had to be fired. Pang De didn't have time for him to think, so he yelled directly, and led his corporal to rush down.
Not far from the Guanzhong barracks, Ma Chao led 20,000 cavalry and quietly hidden. When he heard the sound of killing in the distance, his face suddenly showed joy.
First, Zhang Liao, who robbed the camp, was ambushed, and then the Guanzhong soldiers who went to the rescue were ambushed. In Ma Chao's opinion, Chen Xu must be in chaos at this time, and he will do his best to rescue Zhang Liao and Fan Chou.
At that time, he could lead the troops into the camp of the Guanzhong soldiers and burn the grain and grass in it.
As if seeing victory beckoning to him, Ma Chao's face showed a bright smile.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for a team of Guanzhong soldiers with torches to pour out of the camp again. Ma Chao made people look at the torches and estimated that there were at least 50,000 soldiers and horses out of the village this time.
"Zhang Liao robbed the camp and took away 5,000 men and horses, Fan Chou led 40,000 troops to rescue Zhang Liao, and now 50,000 horses are gone again, and the thief army camp must be extremely empty."
Thinking of this, Ma Chao was even more excited. As long as this camp is robbed, as long as Chen Xu is defeated, the Xiliang army can become famous all over the world.
"Calm down, you have to be calm."
Ma Chao took a deep breath and tried to calm the excitement in his heart. He whispered to a herald and told him not to make a noise and startle the snake.
This time, Zhao Yun and Xu Huang personally led the army to rescue Fan Chou and Zhang Liao. After the army left the camp, they hurried to the west.
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"A team of five, form a small formation, just protect yourself!"
Fan Chou shouted loudly on the battlefield, letting the scattered Guanzhong soldiers form a formation to protect themselves. If it is dark today, it is difficult for the generals to take care of the overall situation, and they can only rely on the soldiers to fight on their own.
I have to say that the quality of the soldiers in Guan Zhong is extremely good, even though Pang De led the troops to ambush, he did not have the slightest advantage.
"Die!"
slashed a soldier to death with a knife, and Pang De felt aggrieved. It was supposed to be an easy ambush battle, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
"It's absolutely impossible to fight like this again!"
Pang De thought to himself for a long time, and set his eyes on the place where Fan Chou's voice came from. Capture the thief and capture the king first, if you want to defeat this Guanzhong army as soon as possible, killing Fan Chou is the only way.
The big knife in his hand flew over, and he led a team of Xiliang soldiers to kill several Guanzhong soldiers in a row, and directly killed Fan Chou's position.
The more Pound went forward, the more he felt wrong.
According to the number of torches, there are 40,000 soldiers in this place. However, as he advanced faster and faster, he was finally sure that there were definitely not that many Guanzhong soldiers here.
Even, there are not even 20,000 soldiers in Guanzhong here.
Thinking of this, Pound was drenched in cold sweat. He stopped his forward rush and shouted, "The whole army assembles, retreat, retreat!" ”
Not far from the outside of the Guanzhong barracks, Ma Chao saw the 50,000 troops leave, and forcibly pressed the impulse to enter the barracks.
"It's better to wait until they are far away, and then lead the troops into the camp, so that nothing goes wrong."
continued to lie dormant for a while, and according to the scout's report, Zhao Yun and the others really stayed away from Dazhai, and Ma Chao completely relieved himself.
"Chen Wenzhao is in the camp, if he can be captured and killed in a battle, what an honor it should be!"
Thinking of this, Ma Chao's heart was hot. He stood up and shouted: "Meritorious deeds are in the present day, you will kill the enemy with me!" ”
At this time, Ma Chao no longer needs to hide his traces. Because judging from the number of torches, there are more than 95,000 Guanzhong soldiers who have left the camp.
Coupled with the soldiers and horses lost in the battle with the Xiliang army during the day, the camp must be extremely empty. Even if Ma Chao led 20,000 Xiliang troops to storm Dazhai, he could quickly break it.
"Kill!"
With a shout, Ma Chao took the lead in rushing to the camp of Guanzhong soldiers.
"Meritorious service is in the present day, all brothers rush with me, capture Chen Xu alive!"
The Xiliang soldiers under Ma Chao were also excited, they waved the weapons in their hands and shouted: "Capture Chen Xu alive!" Capture Chen Xu alive! Capture Chen Xu alive! ”
At this time, the Xiliang army rushed to the camp with a scream as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.
The Xiliang army rushed into the camp of the Guanzhong soldiers, and really did not encounter any resistance. Ma Chao shouted: "Follow me to the Chinese military camp tent, you must catch Chen Xu!" ”
Ma Chao led the Xiliang Army under his command and fought all the way into the camp tent of the Chinese army. When he rushed inside, he found that there was no one inside.
The general Chen Xu, who he wanted to capture alive, and the generals of Guanzhong, were not here.
Ma Chao's face changed, and he shouted angrily: "Chen Wenzhao must be hiding." Search! Be sure to find him out for me! ”