"General!" Shortly after sitting, a scout from the periphery flew to find Ma Chao, then rolled the pommel horse on one knee and reported to Ma Chao, "Oh, no! A cavalry of Jingzhou Army came from the rear of our army! "
Ma Chaowen was surprised and suddenly got up. He brought down the Hu bed because of the urgency. He turned his head and looked in the direction shown by the scouts. Sure enough, he saw faint smoke rising in the distance. Ma Chaowen’s experience seems that this cavalry team has at least two thousand riders.
"How can the Jingzhou cavalry appear from the rear of our army?" Zhang Heng was also surprised and hesitated. "Could it be that the Jingzhou army had already set up an ambush?"
Ma Chao thought for a moment and shook his head. "No, it must be that after our army attacked, Jingzhou army sent cavalry from the camp and they bypassed the rear of our army to appear at this time."
Before Zhang Heng could say anything, Ma Chao shouted loudly, "Get all the ministries ready to take up the battle!"
I haven’t had much rest yet. Ma Chao’s soldiers got up and turned their horses with a long face.
It was Zhang Liao who led the Jingzhou cavalry from the rear of Ma Chao’s troops. His troops did not just arrive at the scheduled place as Ma Chao thought, but took a short rest after arriving. He didn’t attack until the scouts detected Ma Chao’s temporary withdrawal.
☆, Chapter one hundred and sixty-seven Has been determined to abandon many capital.
It’s just that the attack is not smooth. If you take a break, you will be attacked by Jingzhou army, which makes Ma Chao’s anger make the ministries meet the enemy. He is ready to rely on his own strength to surround and annihilate the attacking Jingzhou army cavalry in one fell swoop.
Ma Chao probably ordered the ministries to attack Zhang Liao and his men from two wings, and went to Zhang Liao. When he saw it, he did not divide his troops to deal with it, but maintained a sharp attack formation. He slightly adjusted his direction and besieged the flank to kill an enemy.
The speed difference between the two armies is that Ma Chao probably pulled the cavalry formation for a long time, and it was easily pierced by Zhang Liao’s leading department. After Zhang Liao and his men cut off this cavalry team, the formation was inevitably chaotic.
However, Zhang Liao did not continue to fight, led the cavalry to gallop forward and gradually adjusted its direction. After drawing a big arc in the wilderness, the striker pointed to the Zhongjun cavalry again!
Ma Chao didn’t lead the troops to kill him, but he couldn’t help praising him. "I didn’t expect Jingzhou army to be so good at cavalry!"
It seems to him that Zhang Liao has exerted the cavalry’s impact and maneuverability to the extreme, which is dwarfed by his own department.
Meeting such an opponent made Ma Chao itch and hate that he couldn’t lead the troops to kill the war, but Zhang Heng dissuaded Ma Chao from finally forgetting that he still had to guard against the enemy in the East Gate Camp of Jingzhou Army.
At this time, Ma Chao has learned that Chengyi and Ma play with two commanders to surrender to Jingzhou Army, so it is even more important to be careful that the enemy suddenly fights from the camp.
"General Jingzhou Army will not send troops to attack our camp, will it?" Zhang heng is very worried about d said
Ma Chao’s war horse sat up straight and overlooked the smoke and dust all over the sky. Zhang Liao and his men smelled the words and shook their heads. "It’s not worrying that Jingzhou Army will definitely not attack our army camp."
He is so confident because it seems to him that if the Jingzhou army attacks its own camp, the cavalry he leads can quickly get back to the rescue. Can the Jingzhou army be unbeaten when it is attacked on both sides? Tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops will certainly not take such risks to attack here.
When Zhang Heng saw that Ma Chao said that he was so sure, he had to be skeptical and nodded slightly. "Isn’t the general really going to take General Pound out of the city?"
"Now the Jingzhou army is just testing Pound and others first and how much danger it is not yet time to meet them." Ma Chao narrowed his eyes and said to Zhang Heng, "The Jingzhou army outside the city where you and I are led will not be able to attack the city with peace of mind."
Zhang Heng sighed, "At the end of the general, there will be a word that I don’t know when to speak."
"oh? But talk about it! " Ma Chao’s thoughts are all at the rear, and Zhang Liao and his men will fight and smell speech at will.
Zhang Heng saw that he was absent-minded and awkward, but on second thought, if he didn’t say maybe at this time, there would be no chance. So he gently coughed a pair of Ma Chao and said, "Did the general ever think about withdrawing troops from Xudu and returning?"
D couldn’t help but look at Zhang Heng with a frown. "It was also thought that it was …"
What is it? Even if he doesn’t say anything, he can guess that it’s just that he is young and unwilling to lose. This is the first time that Ma Chao has taken the place of his father to command the army. It’s also the first time that the two commanders of the Chinese Coalition forces have made great achievements, so he will retreat back to China in such a despondent way. Isn’t it all for nothing?
However, it seems that Zhang Heng is doomed to defeat after fighting like this, but it will only increase casualties, which is far from his original intention of sending troops before. In that case, what reason is there to continue fighting?
Since Kunyang’s retreat, Zhang Heng has complained a lot. Although no one has dared to complain face to face, Zhang Heng knows very well that the eye situation is far from what they expected before they sent troops. Without complaints, it is impossible for Zhang Heng to sigh at this. He also doesn’t want to be so helpless. Jingzhou Army is too strong, and he has already felt very lucky without the collapse of the army in Kunyang City.
Real Ma Chaobu tasted it again, didn’t it? Ma Chao also beheaded several disgruntled foot soldiers, which made the Ministry afraid to complain publicly but made it more war-weary in heart.
"General, our army is now losing troops and its combat power is greatly reduced. If Jingzhou army tries its best to attack our army, can you ask the general how much he will retreat?" Zhang Heng said to Ma Chao earnestly, "At this time, we may still be able to keep the middle ground when we return. What will we do to resist the Jingzhou army’s attack on China in case our army is badly damaged and the army is destroyed?"
What he said made Ma Chao not gasp and bowed his head and meditated.
"If General Zhang hadn’t woken up for a few mistakes!" Ma Chao thought for a moment and looked up and said to Zhang Heng, "But if you want to withdraw, you can’t be too hasty to make Jingzhou Army have a chance."
See d finally agreed to withdraw to return to Zhang Heng heart a big stone fall to the ground hurriedly said "what the general said is! The most urgent thing is to meet General Pound outside the city and go back to camp. It’s not too late to discuss after General Pang meets him. "
Ma Chao nodded. "Someone will be sent to inform Pound."
"But I’m afraid Cao Hong will stop it?" Zhang heng hesitate to ask a way
Ma Chao snorted coldly. "How dare he stop me if he wants me now?"
Seeing that Zhang Liao led the troops far away from Ma Chao, he couldn’t help but praise the boxing palm. "It’s really great to be greedy for small profits and not to pursue small achievements!" He has now seen that Zhang Liao’s offensive intention is not to let his soldiers have no rest and be tired of coping. In this case, Ma Chao decided to form a defense so that he would not give the enemy the opportunity to kill his own soldiers in the harassment.
At this time, it was almost noon. Since Ma Chao had decided to withdraw from Xudu, he immediately sent someone to enter the city from the north gate of Xudu and told Pound to let him lead the troops out of Xudu.
The pawn led by Pound retreated into the city an hour ago. Although the messenger did not say what would happen after leaving the city, Pound had vaguely guessed something in his heart.
Not only did Pound Cheng Yu know that Pound had asked Cao Hong to leave the city, but he rushed to the South Gate Tower and said to Cao Hong, "General, don’t leave Xudu!" It’s a pity that when he learned the news, it was too late. Pound led five thousand Zhongjun soldiers out of the city from the north gate, and soon Ma Chaohe soldiers outside the east gate slowly left for the camp more than ten miles to the northeast.
☆, Chapter one hundred and sixty Shocked by the noise of the camp.
Near the evening, a strong autumn wind blew away the smoke outside the city, and the flag and pike were inserted in the city head, and the halberd was stretched by the setting sun. Cao Jun’s men were also coated with a layer of Phnom Penh, but their expressions were quite dignified. Although Jingzhou Army had not directly attacked the city head exhibition, it was so quick and thorough to wipe out the Zhongjun camp outside the city, which made many people realize how difficult it was to defend Xu Hui.
A soldier of Cao Jun silently wiped the sharp blade and heavy back of the ring knife, which brought him some heavy sense of security. When he solemnly put away the knife and got up, his companion whispered to him, "I heard that the Chinese army is going to run away. Is this good?"
The soldier looked at his companion with some surprise and said to him, "How did this happen?"
"I’m afraid it’s because Chengyi played with Ma that he surrendered to Jingzhou Army?" The companion guessed, "So Ma Chao is going to retreat and return to China?"
The soldier said, "Is he angry? Isn’t Cheng Yi already playing with the horse? "
The companion pie mouth said, "If it weren’t for our general to take in Chengyi and the horse to play, how could they enter the city? I hate that these two spineless guys just surrendered to Jingzhou army. They are Ma Chao’s Ministry. Can Ma Chao not be angry? "
Cheng Yi, who was called "spineless" by him, played with the horse. At this time, he was finally sent by Lv Meng to access the Jingzhou military camp. Looking at the heavily fortified Jingzhou military camp, Cheng Yi felt very fortunate in his heart and said to the horse, "Fortunately, you and I have never really attacked here or the department will suffer heavy casualties."
Ma Wan nodded and said, "Yes, it seems that surrender is the wisest choice now …" He looked around warily and then said to Cheng Yi, "I wonder if Liu Cong will wait for me?"
"I don’t think even if I don’t care about you and me, I don’t worry about it." At the moment, Chengyi has been put on alert because he knows that even if he is now on alert, it won’t help. Look around Jingzhou Army Camp. If there is no one to lead the way, even if he leads his troops to kill, he doesn’t know where to rush.
I don’t know how many turns and roadblocks have been made to lead them. Jingzhou army cavalry took them to two camps. Chengyi and Ma played with their respective departments and led them into the camp. After that, they saw the camp, and all the utensils were fragrant. The food had been placed on the desk. I was not happy that the Ministry had taken the food camp because of the scramble for a good position. However, some people sneaked together.
"how about it? Can you remember all the paths clearly? " As it was dark and the tent was not lit, one of the dark people asked in a low voice, which seemed to be the leader of the gang.
Someone in the corner next to him replied in a low voice, "The layout of the enemy camp is quite complicated. I remember it for a while."
"Hum, nothing!" The former man scolded the people a little and said, "It’s not too late to start work tonight. When you get back, you will make your own arrangements. When I get here, I will make a fuss together!"
Someone whispered, "but we still can’t figure out the path. We’re afraid it’s hard to succeed in haste!"