When the 599 Ghost Cavalry and the last of the Yan Army who retreated from the stronghold passed by the temporary phalanx arranged by Su Fei, the entire phalanx formed a steel wall, relying on the camp gate to block it. The wooden fence near the camp gate
fence placement
They wore many horses and antlers to prevent the Xiliang soldiers from attacking. The crossbowmen hid behind the wooden fence and kept shooting at the Xiliang soldiers in front, while the archers were behind the shield soldiers, firing their bows.
Shoot, release arrows into the dense crowd.
Ma Chao leads elite soldiers who he personally trained. Because they often come and go without a trace, and are dressed in white cloaks and veils, they look a bit like ghosts in the dark, so they are called the ghost army.
There are not many ghost troops, only 30,000, but every soldier is like a real ghost. When fighting, he always rushes to the front and obeys Ma Chao's orders.
Ma Chao had just given the order, and the ghost cavalry who rushed into the camp did not rush forward in a swarm. Instead, they sized up the situation and gathered in an open space some distance away from the camp gate, standing far out of the range of the crossbowmen.
The ghost cavalry were neatly arranged in several rows. Ma Chao, who was already red all over, stood at the front of the team. When he saw almost two thousand people gathered inside the camp gate, he sneered and secretly shouted: "You are not overestimating your capabilities!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead and rushed over. The ghost cavalry behind him grasped the barrel of the spear in their hands and rushed over with Ma Chao.
"Attention! The enemy is coming, fire arrows!" Su Fei shouted immediately when he saw a large number of cavalry rushing over under the leadership of Ma Chao.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
The crossbows fired parallel to the front, specifically shooting at the horses, while the archers' arrows passed over their heads, shooting randomly. With the cooperation of nearly a thousand crossbowmen, the ghost cavalry rushed to the front and immediately there were a company of 1 or 200 people.
The man and his horse were killed by random arrows. Even so, they still did not block the path of the ghost cavalry.
As soon as the arrows were fired, the ghost cavalry rushed over. Except for the crossbowmen holding repeating crossbows who could shoot quickly, the archers had basically lost their role. They abandoned the bows and arrows in their hands and picked up the repeating crossbows.
machine, shooting at the ghost cavalry.
Although the repeating crossbow has a short range, it is quite powerful. The small crossbow machine immediately erupted with locust-like crossbow arrows, and shot down the horses of more than two hundred ghost cavalry in parallel, causing more than two hundred ghost cavalry to jump off their horses.
They fell down. However, these cavalrymen did not feel afraid at all, but rushed forward unscrupulously.
Ma Chao took the lead, first deflecting the arrows with the Earth Fire Xuanlu Gun in his hand, and then took out a spear about half a meter long from the backpack tied to the horse's back, and quickly threw it out.
"puff!"
With a muffled sound, the spear directly pierced the throat of a soldier next to Su Fei. Before the soldier could even scream, a hard object was stuck in his neck and he fell to the ground dead.
"Block the gap!" Su Fei was also stunned. He didn't see how the spear was thrown at all. Blood splashed on his face, which made the fear in his heart increase even more.
The gap was blocked, and all the arrows in the arrow boxes in the crossbowmen's crossbows had been shot. When the Yan army soldiers were taking out new arrow boxes and equipment, an unexpected scene appeared.
The ghost cavalry quickly approached and followed Ma Chao to a position about eight meters away from the camp gate. All the cavalry held the spears in their hands, raised them high above their heads, and threw the spears in their hands with all their strength.
Su Fei and everyone else were stunned. They looked at the spear flying in the air. Before they had time to dodge, the tip of the spear quickly penetrated into the body.
"Wow!"
Su Fei screamed, vomiting blood, and had three spears stuck in his chest. All three spears passed through his chest, and together with the other shield soldiers blocking the front, they fell backwards.
"kill!"
Ma Chao and the ghost cavalry did not stop when they threw their spears. When the spears pierced the bodies of the Yan army soldiers, the cavalry's hooves also stepped in, and the defense line composed of shield soldiers disappeared without a trace.
The cavalry drove their horses over the corpses of the Yan soldiers, bent down and pulled out the spears inserted into the bodies of the Yan soldiers, and continued to charge forward.
"boom!"
Ma Chao and the ghost cavalry rushed into the unprotected crowd. The collision force brought by the horses immediately knocked away many Yan Army cavalry. Ma Chao and the ghost cavalry stabbed the remaining Yan Army soldiers with their spears, as if they were eating sheep.
A group of hungry wild wolves slaughtered wantonly, and one Yan army soldier was lost to the iron hoofs of Ma Chao and the ghost cavalry.
Wen Chou and Gan Ning rode their horses with a thousand cavalry from the Central Army to reach the vanguard camp. Half of the huge camp had been occupied by the Xiliang soldiers. The fires on the left and right sides continued to spread to the middle. The cavalry drove the horses and carried food in their pockets.
Move backward quickly to avoid the loss of food being burned by fire or being robbed by Xiliang soldiers.
"General Gan! General Wen!" Wang Wei rode a war horse with a bag of grain in front of him and met Gan Ning and Wen Chou.
Gan Ning saw Wang Wei's face was blackened by thick smoke, and the cavalry and many infantry were rushing to transport food, so he asked: "Where is Su Fei?"
As Gan Ning's general, Wang Wei was still competent, at least with some talents. When the Xiliang soldiers suddenly attacked the camp and set it on fire, Wang Wei's first thought was food. He led all the cavalry to start the rescue.
Bag after bag of grain was transported out of the granary.
In order to cover Wang Wei, Su Fei led 4,000 infantrymen to resist the Xiliang soldiers, and sized up the situation and asked the remaining 6,000 infantrymen to follow Wang Wei in grabbing food and retreating. This allowed Wang Wei to safely lead the troops without harassment.
Grain was shipped out of the granary, which was about to be engulfed by fire.
Wang Wei looked back at the camp. The billowing smoke covered everything, and he could no longer see anything. He shook his head and said: "General Gan, Su Fei led his troops to resist Ma Chao. He is still in the camp. He doesn't know whether he is alive or dead at this time.
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Gan Ning and Su Fei were good friends. After hearing these words, Gan Ning's face turned cold and he hurriedly said: "Wang Wei, you lead the soldiers to retreat quickly. There will be people behind to help. I will go find Su Fei."
"Wait..." Wen Chou grabbed Gan Ning's arm and stared at the billowing smoke in the camp. He became very alert like an animal in danger, "Someone came out of the smoke!"
After Gan Ning heard this, he hurriedly looked towards the center of the camp, but what he saw emerging from the billowing smoke was not Su Fei and Yan Jun soldiers, but bloodthirsty ghost cavalry. Their bodies were stained with blood, like
It looked like it had just been soaked in a blood swamp, and the person leading it was none other than King Qin Ma Chao.
"Ma Chao is here, General Gan, Colonel Wang, please quickly lead the soldiers and horses of the vanguard battalion to retreat!" With many years of battlefield experience, Wen Chou was sure that Su Fei was killed. He frowned and shouted seriously.
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"But Su Fei..." Gan Ning also sensed a hint of uncertainty. He was only halfway through his words when he suddenly stopped, his pupils began to dilate, and he stayed there.
Wang Wei rarely saw Gan Ning look like this. Seeing this expression, he hurriedly turned his head and looked over, only to see a human head hanging on the neck of the horse Ma Chao was riding, and that head was Su Fei's.
of.
"Captain Wang, please escort your general out of here quickly. I will stop the pursuers!" Wen Chou saw Ma Chao coming and immediately roared in a low voice, with irresistible power in his roar.
"promise!"
Wang Wei rode his horse to Gan Ning, cupped his fists and said: "General, please leave quickly..."
"I'm going to kill him...I'm going to kill him...I'm going to kill Ma Chao and avenge Su Fei!" Gan Ning was angry, completely angry. He pulled out the black gold ring sword from behind and tried to ride his horse.
out.
"Bang!"
At this moment, Wen Chou suddenly took action and knocked Gan Ning unconscious with one palm. A long-lost murderous intention appeared on his face, and he said to Wang Wei: "Take him away!"
"promise!"
Wang Wei stretched out his long arms, picked up Gan Ning by the waist, placed him on his horse, and with a loud shout, he left, retreating back with the hundreds of cavalrymen who had just rescued food from the camp.
The vanguard camp had completely fallen. The raging fire was spitting out ruthless tongues of fire and engulfed the huge camp. Amidst the fierce fire and thick smoke, Ma Chao led more than 3,000 ghost cavalry out of the camp and saw the mercilessly prepared troops in front.
Wen Chou et al.
Wen Chou had already formed a posture and lined up a thousand light cavalry with his subordinates, blocking Ma Chao's path forward.
Ma Chao reined in his horse and looked at the soldiers led by Wen Chou from a distance. He glanced at the leader Wen Chou and his men, his expressions were solemn and showed no fear, unlike Su Fei who had just been killed in the military camp. He was so timid before anyone arrived.
Be timid first.
"Who is leading the troops in front?" Ma Chao didn't know Wen Chou, so he turned to the people around him and asked.
"He is Wen Chou, one of the five tiger generals of the Yan Kingdom!" Zhang Xiu was beside Ma Chao. When he was guarding Hangu Pass, he had seen Wen Chou's majestic appearance many times. Unfortunately, his uncle Zhang Ji was too afraid of Wen Chou at that time, so he only
He was defensive but not offensive, so he had never fought against Wen Chou.
"Wen Chou? Is he the famous Hebei general who first joined Yuan Shao and then joined Lu Bu, and is as famous as Yan Liang?" There was a hint of respect in Ma Chao's eyes.
"Exactly this person."
"The former met Zhao Yun, the leader of the Five Tiger Generals, but it was a pity that he could not compete with him. This time when he meets Wen Chou, he must compete with him." Ma Chao's sexual disease relapsed when he met the rumored master.
, always wants to challenge. When he defeats the opponent, he will get great joy in his heart, which makes him feel a sense of fulfillment. To put it bluntly, he is a brave and fierce person, and he will not be convinced by anyone.
"Your Majesty, this is a surprise attack, and we strive to achieve a quick victory. All 30,000 ghost troops have already gone into battle. His Royal Highness Prince Liang is still waiting for good news from your Majesty in the camp. If your Majesty repels the Yan Army's 100,000 troops with 30,000 troops,
When the news spreads, it will be far better than defeating
A literary and ugly man will be more respected by the people of the world. Please think twice, your Majesty!" Qian Hu has been following Ma Chao for a long time and knows Ma Chao's character and temper. If Ma Chao makes the mistake of fighting alone, he will probably miss the pursuit.
A chance to fly high.
After hearing this, Ma Chao turned to look at Qian Hu and asked, "What you said was what the military advisor asked you to say, right?"
Qian Hu did not deny it, but directly admitted it, saying: "The military advisor is worried about the king, so he specially asked the general to be by the king's side to remind him. If there is any offense, please calm down the king."
"Send two people to tell Suo Xu and Wang Shuang, and ask them to fight quickly, attack from both sides, and start moving closer to the center with me to chase Gao Fei!" Ma Chao's expression suddenly became ferocious and he said coldly.
After Qian Hu heard Ma Chao's words, he already knew that Ma Chao had no intention of challenging Wen Chou, so he immediately called two of his followers and ordered them to convey the order.
Zhang Xiu observed Wen Chou's number of people and the surrounding terrain, and said to Ma Chao: "Your Majesty, it was Wen Chou who killed my uncle. I want to avenge my uncle, and I ask for your permission."
"No!" Ma Chao said sternly, "You and Qian Hu each lead a thousand cavalry to go back to Wen Chou's flank and cooperate with me to launch an attack. This time we will not only hunt down Gao Fei, but also damage the reputation of the Yan Kingdom.
Among the five tiger generals outside, let everyone in the world know that only I, Ma Chao, am the strongest."
Zhang Xiu did not dare to disobey. Although he was reluctant in his heart, he had to agree.
Ma Chao rode forward two steps, moved his spear forward, and asked, "Are you Wen Chou?"
"Are you Ma Chao?" Wen Chou looked at Ma Chao and asked.
Ma Chao laughed and said: "It's interesting that you dare to imitate me. However, I am in a good mood today, so I won't argue with you. You were Yuan Shao's subordinate at first, and Yuan Shao was defeated. Then you followed Lu Bu, and Lu Bu was defeated.
You just follow
Gao Fei. Now, my heavenly troops have suddenly arrived. Gao Fei himself cannot be protected, and he is about to be defeated. Why don't you follow me from now on? I promise that you will eat well and drink spicy food, which will be better than what you had in the Yan Kingdom.
It’s ten times better, a hundred times better.”
After hearing this, Wen Chou felt that Ma Chao's words were very tempting. If it were before, he might have planned for his future. However, since Lu Bu was defeated and surrendered to Gao Fei again, although he was one of the five tiger generals in the Yan Kingdom, he could not
In fact, he was not supported by many people. After all, he killed many Yan army soldiers, which he could not make up for.
In Yan State, in order to quell this discrimination, Gao Fei had no choice but to transfer Wen Chou to the outside of the Great Wall to be responsible for building a new city. Within two years, Wen Chou was never allowed to return to Jicheng. Although Wen Chou lived a relatively poor life outside the Great Wall, he did not
What a blessing it was, but his daughter had become a major general in the Detachment of Women, which made him happy.
He lives for his daughter, and at the same time he can feel the pressure on Gao Fei, so he has no complaints against Gao Fei, but is just grateful. After all, as a demoted general, he can still be ranked among the Five Tigers, and even
Overtaking other people who have followed Gao Fei for a long time is already the greatest honor given to him.
Wen Chou slowly remembered the past. Now he has entered middle age and is also a father. The two years of poor life outside the Great Wall made him deeply touched. The desert, grassland, horse herding, and sheep herding made him seem to have found his own destiny.
Belonging, he felt, he belonged to that land...
Seeing Wen Chou's thoughtful look, Ma Chao asked: "How is it? How have you considered it? If you come to my place, I will recommend you to be the general of Zhenbei."