After the Xiliang cavalry and Ma Teng's infantry were integrated, the number reached 800. They were more than able to fight against the enemy's 1,000 infantry. What worried Jia Rong the most was the pursuers from Wuwei City. He underestimated Geng Bi's thorough pursuit.
The determination to kill himself also underestimated Cheng Qiu.
For several days, these infantrymen have been following the Xiliang army, and the distance has gradually widened. However, Cheng Qiujun is like candy, chasing Jia Rong closely, because the former Xiliang army is fighting with Geng Bi in the city.
There were many casualties in the battle, so the marching speed could not be too fast. Cheng Qiu was only two hours away from the main army, which meant that he had to defeat these 1,000 people within two hours, then rest and continue to march.
While Jia Rong was thinking about how to defeat the enemy, Tan Ma came to report again, and another enemy team of more than a thousand people appeared on the left.
Jia Rong immediately realized that something was wrong. The sudden appearance of the two enemy troops was no accident. He had underestimated the wisdom of the ancients. Since Geng Bi planned to eliminate himself, he must have a deep calculation.
Maybe Geng Bi had laid out a lot of enemy troops on his way back to Jincheng, just waiting for him to enter the net. There were enemy troops in front of him and pursuers behind him. Jia Rong was calm on the surface, but already panicked in his heart.
"Go and investigate again to find out the details of these two enemy armies. Let the brothers carefully inquire about the situation ten miles around. No mistakes can be made." Jia Rong ordered.
The scout clasped his fists in agreement and rode away.
Jiang Yu said: "General, these two armies are nothing to worry about."
Jia Rong nodded and said: "Where are Cheng Qiu's pursuers behind us? As long as these enemy troops hold back our army's pace, when the pursuers from behind arrive and attack from both front and rear, our army will be in danger."
Jiang Yu's expression tightened and he bowed: "The general will lead the army to go first, while I, in my humble position, will lead a few soldiers to stay behind."
Ma Teng also clasped his fists and said: "I am willing to lead my troops to face the enemy."
After two days of getting along, Ma Teng found that there was no sense of oppression in the Xiliang Army like in Geng Bi's Army. On the contrary, the soldiers and generals got along harmoniously, helping each other and competing with each other. There were Qiang and Han people in the Xiliang Army. If you had heard this before,
The news must have seemed incredible to him.
One thing that the army has in common is that both ordinary soldiers and generals have an unimaginable enthusiasm for military exploits. From their mouths, Ma Teng also learned that both ordinary soldiers and generals in the Xiliang Army are very enthusiastic.
You need to rely on your military exploits to step up, otherwise you will arouse Pao Ze's contempt.
Jia Rong shook his head and said, "No, Geng Bi has definitely been plotting against me for a long time. There may have been many enemy troops on the way back to Jincheng."
Now Jiang Yu panicked and said anxiously: "What should we do?" Ma Teng also changed his expression when he heard this.
Jia Rong sneered: "Geng Bi, Geng Bi, how can it be so easy to kill me?"
"First, give Geng Bi a small lesson. Send an order to all soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy." Jia Rong said through gritted teeth. You can imagine his anger at being tricked repeatedly.
Jiang Yu and Ma Teng clasped their fists in agreement and drove their horses away.
Looking at the rough map in his hand, Jia Rong's eyes became firmer. This map was drawn by Xianlian Pavilion with a lot of manpower and material resources. The map includes Liangzhou and Bingzhou. The level of detail of the map seems to Jia Rong
It's average, but looking at the entire Han Dynasty, there are very few maps that can reach this level.
On the map, Jincheng was particularly conspicuous. In his heart, Jia Rong still wanted to return to Jincheng.
After the news spread that the whole army was facing the enemy, all the soldiers immediately prepared to fight. Ma Teng went there personally to boost the morale of his troops. This was the first time Ma Teng had fought with the enemy since he joined Jia Rong. He didn't want to do it in front of everyone.
It's embarrassing.
Jia Rong took a look at these so-called enemy troops and could not muster any fighting spirit. The enemies were too weak. He had several ways to defeat them quickly.
Compared with the Xiliang Army, it is not an exaggeration to describe this army as an army of beggars. They are all in ragged clothes, old and young, and are unevenly distributed. What is even more ridiculous is that the flags in the army also have a hole in them and are fluttering in the wind.
, which makes people laugh.
Watching the enemy troops dressed up has become the best way to boost morale, which even Jia Rong did not expect.
The two armies met each other, and a general walked out of the enemy formation and shouted loudly: "I am Yu Liang, the captain of Soci County. I have been ordered to come here to capture you and other traitors. If you surrender, I will protect you in front of the county magistrate."
Fate, if not, your body and head will be in a different place."
Jia Rong smiled nonchalantly and said, "Does Yu County Lieutenant know who I am?"
Yu Liang raised his voice by an octave and said loudly: "You are the rebels who are causing chaos in the countryside. Please surrender quickly when my army arrives!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers behind Jia Rong burst into laughter.
Yu Liang's face changed again and again. In fact, when he saw these soldiers, he had already retreated. From the faint blood stains on the other soldiers' bodies, we could see that Yu Liang himself was not very talented. He could only achieve the position of county captain.
The usual flattery and bribery have brought me step by step to where I am now, being smooth and shrewd in dealing with things.
Yu Liang originally wanted to subjugate the enemy without fighting, and use a few words to demoralize the opponent. This is what the military books say. Unexpectedly, painting a tiger is not like a dog, and it attracts the opponent's ridicule and boosts the opponent's morale. In fact, Yu Liang does not understand.
What is morale? It's only useful on the battlefield.
Jia Rong nuzzled at Zhang Zhi. Zhang Zhi understood, clapped his horse and stepped forward, saying loudly: "The one behind me is Jia Rongjia, the prefect. When I see the prefect, why don't you hurry up and come to greet him."
Yu Liang couldn't help but tremble. In Liangzhou, people may not have heard of Geng Bi, but they must know about Jia Rong. A powerful figure like Han Sui was beaten by Jia Rong until he was unable to fight back.
Feeling the commotion of the soldiers behind him, Yu Liang shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, the rebels dare to use the banner of imperial officials. All the troops are obeying the order and preparing to meet the enemy."
Yu Liang's words made Soci's soldiers feel a lot more at ease. If the person opposite was really Jia Rong, they would probably be so frightened that they would turn around and leave. With the shadow of a famous tree, how can a person who can be rated as a famous general of the Han Dynasty be?
What their small county soldiers can resist.
For some reason, seeing the other party's own words, Yu Liang actually believed that the general who had just questioned was Jia Rong. However, Jia Rong's situation was not optimistic. Although the soldiers in front of him were elite, they could not hide the glint in their eyes.
They had tired expressions on their faces, especially Jia Rong, whose left arm was wrapped in circles of white cloth for some reason, and blood stains were faintly visible.
Thinking of the death order Geng Bi gave him, Yu Liang couldn't help but smile bitterly. He would stop this deserter at all costs, and Yu Liang didn't want to escape.
Jia Rong also wanted to make the opponent flee without fighting. Unexpectedly, Yu Liang was quite smart. He couldn't stand in front of the camp and vigorously explain that he was the governor of Jincheng. The best way was to scare the enemy and then explain.
to achieve the greatest effect.
"Jiang Yu, Ma Teng, you two each lead two hundred men, one on the left and one on the right, to attack Yu Liang!" Jia Rong was injured, so he had to order the two of them to charge forward.
"No!" The two of them clasped their fists and said in unison, looking at each other with provocative looks. Yu Liang was not stupid. After seeing the gap between the two armies, he immediately ordered the entire army to defend, huddle together, and use the cavalry to attack the camp.
The lethality was reduced to a minimum, and his purpose was simple, which was to drag Jia Rong's army away.
In private, Ma Teng and Jiang Yu treat each other as brothers, but they are completely different on the battlefield. Brothers are still settling accounts, not to mention the Xiliang Army, which regards military achievements as extremely important. Even if Jiang Yu agrees, the cavalry under his command will not
Will agree.
Ma Teng led two hundred infantry to attack from the left, and Jiang Yu led two hundred cavalry to attack from the right. It can be said that Jiang Yu took advantage. On a wide battlefield, one cavalryman could easily kill several times his infantry.
The effect of infantry against infantry is very inferior.
Ma Teng was very helpless about this. He also had war horses, but he just let a group of infantry fight on war horses. The casualty rate was estimated to be even greater, and he had no choice but to endure the loss.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Yu Liang immediately hid among the soldiers and shouted loudly: "Get ready to meet the enemy. Spearmen, shields and soldiers come forward, and archers are ready."
When the spearmen and archers mentioned by Yu Liang came to the front of the camp, the Xiliang army laughed again. What are they called spearmen and shield soldiers? It is estimated that it is very difficult to block arrows with a small log shield.
The spear in the soldier's hand had not been polished for an unknown period of time, and there was a slight rust on it.
Yu Liang's face turned red and he encouraged again: "Don't be afraid, everyone, our reinforcements will arrive soon. General Cheng will arrive with tens of thousands of troops in a moment."
"If you kill an enemy, you will be rewarded with two guans. If you kill an enemy general, you will be rewarded with 100 guans and be promoted to the third level." Yu Liang pointed at Jia Rong not far away and shouted.
Money is also useful on the battlefield. Yu Liang's words mobilized the fighting spirit of the soldiers to the greatest extent. Driven by money, the soldiers' eyes gradually changed from erratic just now to firm.
The cavalry charge was not something that the beggar infantry in front of them could withstand. A hail of arrows took away the lives of dozens of soldiers. The shields were ineffective under the sharp bows and arrows. I don’t know how long these shields had been in the arsenal. What happened to them?
The rain of arrows shattered into countless pieces, and Jiang Yu even doubted whether the swords and guns in the hands of these soldiers could kill people.
The soldiers from Tueci County fired back a shower of arrows, but the sparse arrows had little effect. In addition, the Xiliang cavalrymen all had superb riding skills, so it was effortless to dodge such unskilled arrows.
Seeing that his own archers had little effect, Yu Liang's expression changed and he squeezed among the soldiers again, as if this could increase his sense of security.
As the distance gets closer, the speed of the cavalry increases, and the power of the cavalry is strengthened to the greatest extent. The spear in the hands of the Xiliang cavalry becomes a life-threatening charm in the eyes of the soldiers. It can even penetrate two soldiers with one shot. The soldiers
The tragedy of death made the soldiers in the rear change their expressions.
With this back and forth, the soldiers in the front kept shrinking back, and the soldiers in the rear didn't even want to come forward. You pushed me and shouted. The Xiliang army had not yet entered, and the position had begun to become chaotic.
Yu Liang once again raised the stakes to kill the enemy and stabilized the panic situation, but no one was still willing to step forward. After seeing the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, they lost confidence in the weapons in their hands.
However, stimulated by money, these soldiers still supported hard, and the densely packed infantry really blocked the cavalry's advance.
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