Huang Zhong blocked it head-on, blocking Ma Dai and more than a dozen Xiliang soldiers in front of the formation. The two sides of the pen www.biquge.info "bite" together, killing flesh and blood, and heads flying.

Huang Zhong slashed Huashan with one move and cut off the neck of Ma Dai's mount, Ma Dai couldn't dodge, fell to the ground, and was crushed by the dead war horse.

Huang Zhong swung his knife and went straight to Ma Dai, who had fallen off his horse, wanting to kill the enemy general.

Ma Chao suddenly struck him from behind, and the spear pierced his vest.

Huang Zhong's moves were old, and he had no time to resist for a while, and fell into an extreme crisis.

"Die......" Wang Shuang, who had just rushed over with the men and horses, found that Huang Zhong was in danger, and threw the spear in his hand at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao dodged slightly, and the spear crooked out a few inches, pulling out a long blood groove under Huang Zhong's ribs.

Huang Zhong screamed miserably and planted himself on his back under the horse.

Ma Chao roared angrily, and the spear stabbed Huang Zhong again.

Wang Shuang was in a hurry, smashed the round shield in his hand hard, and shouted to the surrounding guards: "Protect the general, protect him......"

Ma Chao couldn't dodge, and was hit on the head by the round shield, and suddenly his eyes went black, and Venus danced wildly. The horse was so shocked that he didn't care about killing Huang Zhong, he leaned over and grabbed Ma Dai on the ground, and flew away.

A herald galloped over on a war horse and said loudly: "General, General Han has an urgent order, please immediately deploy two thousand cavalry to support the senior cadres on the right flank battlefield to protect the safety of his flank." ”

Ma Chao was about to get reinforcements, but he didn't expect to get an order for him to reinforce others, so he was immediately furious, and slapped the herald so much that he flew out of the horse, fainted on the spot, and still scolded angrily in his mouth: "To hell with him." ”

"Reorganize the queue, reorganize the queue......" Ma Chao raised his spear and shouted, "Kill in, kill with me......"

The Northern Frontier Army drove Ma Chao back with an extremely fierce arrow array, and at the same time, the "crack" on the east side of the "fortress" also disappeared quickly, and what Ma Chao saw was still the impeccable and solid "fortress".

Ma Chao was so angry that his eyes were red. At this time, Pang Rou sent someone to report that there was a "crack" on the west side of the phalanx, whether to launch an attack.

Ma Chao blurted out without thinking: "Kill, kill me in......"

Suddenly, he thought of something, raised his hand and shook it, and said: "Order, retreat two hundred steps, retreat two hundred steps......"

Huang Zhong, with Wang Shuang's support, climbed onto the horse's back with bared teeth and cracked his mouth, and ordered: "Order all departments to retreat in turn." ”

"Ma Chao is very sober, and if he is fooled once, he will resolutely not be fooled the second time." Wang Shuang said hatefully, "If he comes again, he will cut off his head no matter what." ”

"If you don't fall for the second time, you will be fooled." Huang Zhong covered his wounds, broke out in a cold sweat in pain, and said with bared teeth, "If he attacks frequently, I won't be able to retreat." ”

The retreat of the Northern Xinjiang Army was orderly, which amazed Ma Chao.

The large phalanx of the Northern Frontier Army became four small phalanxes. The four small phalanxes covered each other and retreated in turn, with an extremely fast speed, like the waves of the ebbing tide, which was spectacular. It can be seen that the soldiers in northern Xinjiang are well-trained, cooperate tacitly, and are very familiar with the battle array.

"It turned out to be a small shield on all sides." Ma Dai looked at the big shield on the opposite side and suddenly "fell apart" and became a weapon in the hands of every soldier, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Big brother, they are so powerful, why do they have to retreat?" ”

Ma Chao's heartstrings trembled, he didn't speak for a long time, and an ominous premonition suddenly invaded his whole body.

"Major General, let's rush forward." Pang Rou carried the bloody spear and said eagerly, "They are retreating, their defense is weak and vulnerable. ”

"Don't you see that? It was an attacking battle. Ma Chao turned his head to look at Pang Rou and said with a solemn expression, "Take a closer look, when they retreat, are they like waves in the Yellow River?" ”

Pang De, Pang Rou, Ma Dai and other Xiliang generals looked at it carefully, and their faces changed slightly.

"When we stood by the river and looked at the waves, we could see that they were rushing ashore one after another. But when we look up at the surface of the Yellow River, can you tell if the waves are going forward or backward? Ma Chao raised his spear, pointed at the Northern Xinjiang army in the distance, and said to everyone, "Now you take a closer look, are they retreating or attacking?" ”

"If we don't chase, it's retreating, and if we catch up, it's going to attack." Ma Dai exclaimed, "I didn't expect the Northern Frontier Army to be so powerful, no wonder they were able to conquer the desert." ”

"What do you kid know? Grow up others to destroy their own prestige. Pang De snorted dissatisfiedly and asked Ma Chao, "Meng Qi, what should we do?" Watch them withdraw here? ”

"Keep up. Shoot in all directions, what opportunity to attack. The horse said loudly, and then kicked the horse's belly, and the war horse was in pain, and jumped into the air.

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Northwest of the battlefield.

Li Le commanded the army to quickly get rid of the Xiliang infantry and retreat to the rear of the phalanx as quickly as possible to reorganize the battle formation.

Yang Qiu commanded the Duliao battalion to block their attack line before the Xiliang Iron Cavalry attacked the phalanx, and the two sides immediately started a melee on the vast field.

Li Kan and Zhang Heng oversaw the army attacking the phalanx, but for a time they could not break through the "fortress" of the Northern Frontier Army, so they could only stop and stop, preparing to join forces to attack after meeting the Xiliang cavalry.

While commanding the army to launch a tidal offensive against the Xiliang people, Sun Li urgently reported to Li Yi, asking him to quickly increase his troops and encircle and annihilate them on the spot.

"Tell Sun Li that Han Sui has not yet thrown the main force into the battlefield, and ask him to temporarily cooperate with Xu Da's army of foot soldiers to firmly contain the enemy." Li Yi walked to the edge of the city wall and looked intently to the southeast.

What is Han Sui waiting for? Could it be that his main direction of attack is my right flank?

Thinking so, Li Yi said to the herald waiting not far away: "Order Yue Fei to withdraw immediately, and attack the enemy's right flank with Huaxiong." ”

Li Yi walked back to the seat and sat down, reaching out and picking up a chess piece.

When he was about to let it go, he suddenly thought of something, turned his head to Xu Shu and said, "Order Li Guangbi and Xie Xuan to immediately lead the army across the Baiqu and prepare to enter the battlefield." ”

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Han Sui was extremely angry when he heard that the Qiang people had disobeyed the military order and left the battlefield without authorization to pursue the cavalry in the northern frontier.

Yang Fu hurriedly persuaded: "At present, the enemy's strength has been exposed, and the cavalry of the Northern Frontier Army has appeared on both flanks of the battlefield as we expected. If Li Yi still has troops in his hands, he should be used as a reserve reinforcement in Wannian City, and he will not immediately enter the battlefield. I suggest that the senior cadres command the main force to throw themselves into the battlefield on the right flank and encircle and annihilate the enemy army. ”

"The Qiang people left the battlefield without authorization, resulting in too few cavalry on the right flank to protect the enemy while the main force surrounded the enemy." Han Sui said worriedly, "If the reserve forces in Li Yi's hands are all cavalry, then our main infantry army will not be able to quickly surround the enemy army, on the contrary, they may be attacked head-on by the enemy cavalry." ”

"Father, Li Yi may not have cavalry in his hands." Han Yi stepped forward and approached Han Sui and said, "Now there are about 6,000 cavalry on the right flank and left flank of the Northern Frontier Army, and the cavalry has not yet appeared in the middle road. The Northern Xinjiang Army had limited strength in the middle, and without cavalry to protect its flanks, it could not stop Meng Qi's attack at all. The Northern Frontier Army will not give up the middle lane and let us easily divide its left and right wings, so if Li Yi still has troops in his hands now, he will immediately reinforce the middle lane. ”

Han Yi pointed to the battlefield and said confidently: "Whether the Northern Frontier Army still has cavalry, we will know immediately." ”

"Knock knock, knock knock......" At this time, the drums on the battlefield in the middle of the road suddenly sounded in unison, which was also mixed with the "clang" sound of the golden gong and the rapid "woo" of the horn.

"The middle of the Northern Frontier Army is retreating." Yang Fu took a closer look at the rapidly moving battle flags on the battlefield, and suddenly shouted happily, "Look, their battle flags are retreating......

Han Sui's face changed slightly, and there was a hint of joy in his eyes: Maybe Li Yi really only has so many cavalry in his hands.

"Lord, order the senior cadres to attack immediately." Yang Fu urged repeatedly.

Han Sui stroked his long beard, pondered for a long time, and said, "Wait a little longer." Tell Gao Gan, please be patient, don't be in a hurry, don't attack blindly, and wait for me to draw cavalry to cover his flanks. ”

"Tell Ma to play, immediately send someone to call the Qiang cavalry back and re-enter the battlefield."

"Tell Ma Chao not to send cavalry to support the high-ranking cadres on the right flank for the time being, and first concentrate on chasing and killing the enemy army in the middle."

"Order Yan Xing, take five thousand elites, immediately enter the middle lane, and join Ma Chao to encircle and kill the enemy army in the middle lane."

Han Sui gave several orders in a row.

"Lord, wait any longer, the Northern Frontier Army on the right-wing battlefield may retreat in great strides and reduce the distance between it and the city, and we may lose the opportunity to annihilate the enemy." Yang Fu persuaded loudly, "It's better to start a siege immediately." ”

"Since Li Yi dares to force me to fight with him, I must rely on him. The withdrawal of the army in the middle of the road now does not mean that he has no reserves at his disposal. We have to be careful, and we have to be sure that he has no more troops in his hands before he can make the final blow and make sure that nothing is lost. Han Di shook his hand and said, "In addition, if we defeat the middle of the Northern Frontier Army first, we can not only cut off the mutual support of their two flank armies, but also quickly mobilize cavalry to support the battlefield on both flanks, which is conducive to us controlling the battle situation in advance." ”

Yang Fu wanted to persuade again, Han Sui waved his hand very resolutely, and said to the herald: "Give the order." ”

Yan Xing rushed into the battlefield with five thousand elite Xiliang cavalry.

At this time, Ma Chao was at a loss. In the process of retreating, the defense of the various battle formations was extremely tight, and the cooperation between them did not show the slightest flaw. The Xiliang people tried to charge several times, but they were all beaten back by a dense stream of long arrows and roaring ballistas, and they lost dozens of horsemen in vain.

Yan Xing's support greatly boosted Ma Chao's spirits, and he ordered Pang De to lead two thousand cavalry to line up, frontal containment, and he and Yan Xing each led men and horses to attack the flank of the Northern Frontier Army, intending to destroy the defense of the Northern Frontier Army with the technique of "oblique cutting".

However, the Northern Frontier Army had already withdrawn to the predetermined position, about 500 paces from the city. The soldiers regrouped as quickly as possible and rebuilt the strong "fortress". (To be continued.) )