Wuzhangyuan is located in the east of Chencang one hundred and fifty miles, south of the Qinling Mountains, north of Weishui, the terrain is dangerous.

As long as you pass the Guanzhong Plain of Wuzhang Plain, which is a horse and a flat river, and then go straight all the way to the east, you can reach Shangluoguan after Wugong, Fufeng, Lantian and other places, about five or six hundred miles away.

At this time, it is the beginning of March, the weather is warmer, and the endless land of Yongzhou willows is sprouting, and the green shade is everywhere.

The ice in the rivers has long since melted, and the spring breeze is refreshing, and it is the most comfortable time to march in this season than in the cold winter and heat.

Zhu Yuanzhang has already led his troops to retreat, and Yang Su has also been waiting in Wuzhangyuan, the two sides know each other, and there is no need to hide it anymore. Therefore, Ma Chao was not in a hurry to march, and only walked about eighty miles a day, so that the soldiers could get enough rest, recuperate, and break through from Wuzhangyuan with all their might!

Three days later, the 20,000 horses led by Ma Chao arrived at Wuzhangyuan only about fifteen miles, and Yang Sujun's banner was already faintly visible, and the drum horn had already been heard.

"Meng Qi, Yang Su has been waiting here for a long time, he must have been prepared, our army must not advance rashly, we should send people to spy on the truth first, and then launch a full-scale charge!" Long and fast horses caught up with Ma Chao, who was opening the way in front, and reminded loudly.

"What Brother Long said is extremely true!" Ma Chao nodded in agreement, and said to Qin Liangyu, "You and Bozhan will not move for the time being, and I will go to the front with Brother Long to have a look!" ”

Qin Liangyu nodded, and told with a concerned face: "You and General Long are careful, don't be reckless, if you really can't do it, let's find another way!" ”

"I don't have a choice, if I don't succeed today, I will become a benevolent, if I can't break through Yang Sujun's interception. Then the jade is all burned! ”

Ma Chao left a sentence and rode out with the dragon. Went straight to Yang Sujun's defense line fifteen miles ahead and went to find out the truth.

The fire phoenix under Ma Chao's crotch and the dragon scratching the lion snow are all good horses. Spreading the four hooves is like flying through the clouds, and in a few moments it has reached the forward position.

As far as the eye can see, I saw about 30,000 foot soldiers lined up in the wilderness, stretching from north to south for nearly ten miles. In groups of three people, one person carries a spear, one person carries a shield, and one person carries a hook and sickle.

Behind this procession, which stretched for nearly ten miles, was a huge command platform, about five zhang high, with red, yellow, green and other flags fluttering in the wind. The big banner of "Yang" is waving in the wind, and the hunting sounds. On the stage, a hundred and ten soldiers surrounded a general, and their gray beards fluttered in the wind.

"This person is Yang Su's brother Yang Lin, and a pair of water and fire prison dragon sticks in his hand have the courage of ten thousand people, but unfortunately I haven't fought with him yet." Ma Chao speared Yang Lin on the command platform and introduced it loudly to Long He.

Long He laughed loudly, arrogant: "Haha...... It was his luck to be called the courage of Wanfu, and when he met you and me, he promised to let him report to Lord Yama! ”

On either side of the command platform, nearly 10,000 cavalry were on standby. The ticket on the left is fluttering with the word "Zhang" flag, and the general Zhang Xutuo is pressed under the flag. On the right side of the command platform is a banner with the word "history", and under the banner is the general Shi Wansui, who suffered a big loss under Ma Chao last time. This time I vowed to be ashamed.

Behind the 50,000 horses is the camp of Yang Su's army, and the team in the fence is led by Yang Su himself, wearing helmets and armor one by one. Armed with a spear, ready to be called. 60,000 horses are like a roadblock. Cut off the road to Chang'an, if you want to pass through it. Either rush over or put on your wings and fly over.

"Yang Lin, look at the two horses coming from the opposite side, it seems that Ma Chao personally came to explore the formation?" Shi Wansui had sharp eyes, and through the line lined up in front of him, he recognized Ma Chao at a glance, and loudly reminded Yang Lin on the command platform.

Yang Lin stroked his beard with his hand and said calmly: "Just let him see it, I'll wait here to set up a big array, just let Ma Chao see it, is it possible to hide it?" ”

"You won't be seen by Ma Chao, right?"

It was none other than Zhang Xutuo, who had just come to support him from Luoyang. I saw that he was about thirty-five or sixteen years old, eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and a loud voice like a bell. Under the crotch of a green horse, in the hand of the wind splitting knife, for the upcoming big war eager to try.

Yang Lin stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha...... Although the two generals were relieved, they heard that this Ma Chao was just a martial artist, brave and unscrupulous. The Xiliang army came all the way, and his wife Qin Liangyu took the idea, and Ma Chao just charged into battle! What clues can you see from such a martial artist? ”

"Oh...... Is there such a strange woman in the world? Zhang Xutuo was surprised.

Shi Wansui looked envious: "After trapping the Xiliang army in the middle of the battle this time, I want to capture Qin Liangyusheng alive and be my woman in the future." Don't rob me of any of them! ”

"Huh...... The old man is old, and he has long lost interest in women! Yang Lin laughed, looking at the lustful Shi Wansui with disdain.

Zhang Xutuo stroked his thick beard: "I'm not interested in this either, since this Ma Chao is obedient to Qin Liangyu's words, it shows that their husband and wife have a deep relationship." In case Ma Chao dies in battle, who dares to sleep with his woman in his arms, isn't General Shi afraid of being cut off at night? ”

was ridiculed by Yang Lin and Zhang Xutuo, Shi Wansui disagreed, and pointed at Ma Chao with the big knife in his hand: "Ma Er is so bold, he dared to bring an entourage to explore the formation, why don't we rush up and arrest him?" If the thief can capture the king first, the Xiliang army will definitely collapse without a fight! ”

Yang Lin's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his tone was slightly disdainful: "Since Ma Chao dares to come to explore on a light horse, it means that the good horse under his crotch has extraordinary foot strength, do you think that our foot soldiers or cavalry can catch up with him?" Or do you think that Ma Chao will be stupid to fight our 50,000 army on his own? Although Ma Chao is a martial artist, he is not a fool, doesn't he understand the truth of going to the top? Otherwise, General Shi, you can take a light horse to catch Ma Chao back, it will definitely be a great achievement! ”

Thinking of Ma Chao's bravery, Shi Wansui was frightened and hurriedly shook his head: "You are the main general, you have the final say!" Since you don't mind letting Ma Chao explore the formation, then let him see it enough, and General Zhang and I will see you order the banner to use troops! ”

Just when Yang Lin and the others were discussing how to deal with Ma Chao, Ma Chao was also discussing with Long Ji how to break the enemy.

"Hmph...... This Yang Lin is really ridiculous, he actually put on such a ghost formation? After Ma Chao looked at the formation of the Western Han Army, he couldn't help but sneer, "To deal with cavalry with infantry, we should consolidate the formation layer by layer, and pile up more antlers to resist horses, and Yang Lin actually lined up 30,000 people, is this for fear that our army will not be able to break through quickly?" ”

"No, no...... This formation is by no means simple! Long He didn't approve of Ma Chao's words, "Yang Lin's formation is called a long snake formation, which seems simple, but actually contains many changes. If you don't deal with it carefully, you will inevitably be trapped in the formation. ”

"Oh...... Is it so powerful? Ma Chao was skeptical.

Long He's expression was solemn, and the tiger tooth dagger in his hand pointed to the opposite formation: "Yang Lin knows that our cavalry is powerful, so he has already prepared, you see him in a group of three, one holding a shield, one holding a spear, and one holding a hook and sickle." If our army charges forward, the enemy will certainly be blocked by shield men to block the cavalry charge, spears piercing people, hooks and sickles to cut horses; The three cooperate with each other, both offensive and defensive, and protect each other. If our army rushes hard, I am afraid that it will suffer a big loss! ”

After listening to Long Ji's analysis, Ma Chao also felt serious, and frowned: "Listening to Brother Long's words, it seems that Yang Lin is really prepared!" ”

Long He continued to explain the benefits and disadvantages to Ma Chao: "General Meng Qi, you see, the power of this long snake formation lies in the fact that it implies many changes. If our army attacks its head, it will reach the end, and if our army attacks its tail, it will be the first to ......"

"What if you hit him in the abdomen?"

"The worst option is to attack him in the abdomen!"

"Attacking its abdomen is both beginning and tail, and it changes into two dragons out of the water array, the head and tail are pinched in the middle, and the abdomen is forward to meet and change into the three talent formations of heaven and earth. After our army and the opponent fought together, the enemy's cavalry on standby interspersed forward, changing into a four-gate bottom formation. No matter how our army copes, the enemy's formation will continue to change, and the cavalry on the other side will charge forward and change into a five-tiger flock formation, completely trapping our army in hand-to-hand combat in the formation, unable to give full play to the advantages of cavalry, and exposing the disadvantage of insufficient troops! ”

After listening to Long Ji's analysis, Ma Chao knew the seriousness of the matter: "It turns out that this Yang Lin's formation is so powerful, if it weren't for Brother Long here, I'm afraid I would have underestimated the enemy!" I don't know if Brother Long has a way to break the enemy? ”

Long Ji shook his head: "I can't think of it for a while, let's go back and think about it slowly!" ”

Ma Chao was a little disappointed, but he was helpless: "I have to do it!" ”

At that moment, the two turned their horses' heads, rode side by side, and returned to their own camp.

Seeing Ma Chao and Long He come back safe and sound, Qin Liangyu, Ma Dai and the others were relieved. The big war is imminent, Ma Chao is their leader, if Ma Chao has an accident, it is almost impossible for this Xiliang army to break through the interception. Perdition is almost the only ending, but fortunately, Ma Chao and Long Ji are back!

"Meng Qi, how is the situation of the enemy army?" Qin Liangyu personally held the reins for Ma Chao and asked with concern.

Ma Dai, Qin Ming, Wang Yi, Ma Yunluo, Ma Tie, Ma Xiu and others also surrounded one after another, eager to understand the reality of the Western Han Army, "Tell me about the situation of the enemy army, how sure is our army to break through?" ”

Ma Chao's face was grim, and he said with a heavy heart: "Let's let Brother Long introduce it to everyone!" In terms of the way of using soldiers, Brother Long is better than me. ”

Time is pressing, not modest, Long Ji didn't say much, and immediately described the words of Ma Chao's analysis just now, and finally emphasized: "This Yang Lin's one-word long snake array seems simple, if you underestimate it, I'm afraid you will suffer a big loss." We must think of a good strategy to be sure to break through Yang Sujun's interception! ”

Listening to Long Ji's words, Ma Tie sighed with a sad face: "It's over, the enemy general is so powerful, this battle can't be fought, let's just surrender!" (To be continued......)