Ma Su said angrily, "It is precisely because there are not many Cao thieves coming up from Fanxu Road that I am determined to save them. Cao thieves did not hesitate to take a small road and come over Longshan, which proves that they have reached the last moment."
"Now that the Cao thief has reached the point where he has no choice but to take risks, if I can attack General Li in Lueyang City from both inside and outside and defeat his troops, then the overall situation of Longyou will be decided in one battle."
"You asked me to stay here because you were afraid of death because you wanted nothing wrong. It was not something your husband did."
Seeing that Ma Di couldn't listen to his persuasion, Liu Yin had to ask again, "What if another Cao thief comes from the south?"
Ma Su was waiting for Liu Yin's words, so he immediately took advantage of his words and said, "There is General Wu in the south. How dare Cao Cao do this? But since you said so, I will allocate two thousand people to you here.
Just keep it."
"How could Guangwei and the Cao thieves in Guanzhong cooperate so closely with each other despite being separated by mountains and rivers? Since you are so afraid, don't take the credit from me."
In Ma Su's view, Zhang He was a famous general among the Cao thieves and the main figure who rushed to aid Longyou. His appearance meant that the Cao thieves were at their wits' end.
If you can defeat him, it will not only cut off the last hope of the Cao thief, but it will also be the best opportunity to prove yourself.
When the late emperor fought in Hanzhong, the one he was most afraid of was Zhang He. If he could defeat him, wouldn't it prove that the late emperor's words "not of much use" before his death were completely wrong?
Thinking of this, Ma Su's heart became even hotter.
If you bring 5,000 men with you, and then attack Li Sheng's 5,000 men from Lueyang from both inside and outside, are you still afraid of the thousands of men who are just in danger?
Liu Yin let out a long sigh and could only watch helplessly as Ma Di led the main force away. He returned to the city and wanted to tell Feng Yong of Longguan Pass about the situation here.
But I also thought that the prime minister's adjustment of the troops in the street pavilion was done in secret to prevent people from leaking the news of General Gao's departure. I thought there must be some arrangement in this.
Now that Lueyang has not been lost and the street pavilion is intact, if he had lost his position first and rushed to General Feng of Longguan to rescue him, and reinforcements were really coming down the mountain, but the street pavilion was invincible, wouldn't it be a big joke?
This would damage the defense of Longguan, Liu Yin thought, so he had no choice but to give up his thoughts and first sent people to strengthen the defense of the street pavilion. At the same time, he paid close attention to the movements of Ma Su and Qingshui County in Guangwei in the south.
Ma Su was eager to achieve success and urged the army to move quickly along the way. The troops and horses rarely rested. At the same time, he sent out sentries to prepare for Li Sheng of Lueyang to respond.
Unexpectedly, when he was halfway through the journey, he saw a large number of Han troops in front of him, heading towards him.
When the defeated army saw Ma Su's men and horses, they all shouted for help and rushed over as if they had seen a savior.
Ma Su was taken aback, and quickly stopped the team, collected the defeated troops, and asked about the situation.
"Run away, General Li ran away! After guarding for half a day, he ran away by himself." The defeated soldier's face turned pale, with fear in his expression. "The Cao thief is very powerful. He can't defeat him. We can't defeat him..."
"Where is Lueyang City?"
Ma Su felt something bad and saw that the defeated soldier was incoherent. He immediately slapped the defeated soldier hard and asked loudly.
Only then did the defeated soldiers come to their senses and cried loudly, "It's broken, general! That Li Sheng has no courage, Cao Cao, the thief, could only climb the city wall, so he ran away first!"
"No one is in charge of the overall situation. That Cao thief is so ferocious that no one can stop him. He can't stop him..."
As he spoke, he seemed to recall Cao Cao's fierce and fearless appearance, and his body started to tremble a little.
Ma Di only felt a "buzzing" sound in his ears. He deliberately rejected Liu Yin and asked Li Sheng to lead his troops. It was a good thing that the Cao thieves did not come. If he dared to come, as long as he defended the city and did not let the Cao thieves pass, it would be a great achievement.
pieces.
I didn't expect Li Sheng to be such a waste, and he didn't even want the big credit that came to his door.
Escape without a fight is a serious crime of beheading!
When he was about to ask questions, he heard thunder rumbling in the distance, and a sentry from below hurriedly reported, "General, the Cao thief is here! It's the cavalry!"
"How come it's so fast?" Ma Di was shocked and quickly ordered, "Form up, quickly form the formation!"
When the defeated troops who had just gathered in heard the thunder, their faces turned pale, some muttered to themselves, and some trembled all over. They were driven over like sheep by Cao's army, and they were frightened out of their wits.
The thunder became louder and louder, beating on the hearts of these defeated troops like a muffled drum.
"Coming... coming..." Some people stood up and did not dare to look behind. Unable to control their legs, they rushed out of the formation and shouted, "The traitor Cao is here again. Everyone, run away."
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At the same time, several people also shouted, "Run quickly, you can't beat me..."
When the defeated soldiers who had already formed a conditioned reflex heard this, they subconsciously ran backwards, and they actually broke through half of the formation they had just formed.
Ma Su turned around and almost vomited blood.
But there was no time for him to regroup.
Zhang He came with the idea of a last-ditch battle, and now taking Lueyang was only the first step. If there was no way to break through Jieting and join forces with Qingshui County in Guangwei County, it would be in vain.
So he deliberately drove Lueyang's defeated troops towards the street pavilion.
Ma Su and Wei Zhen, who are seven hundred miles away, have the same shortcomings: high vision, low hand, and lack of experience.
He gathered the defeated troops into his own army, which was considered a mistake.
Because the fear of the defeated soldiers who had been frightened infected the soldiers they brought with them, the soldiers in the army were already frightened for a third of the time before fighting.
Now someone among the defeated soldiers took the lead in disrupting the formation of the rear army, and Zhang He from the front was pressing forward again. Ma Su was unable to make an effective response for a while.
In the battle between the two sides, cavalry has two uses. One is called wandering, which is to constantly wander around the enemy, harass them, identify the opponent's weak points, and tear the opponent's camp apart at any time.
Because the Hu people were naturally skilled in riding and shooting, most of them were wandering cavalry. However, without stirrups and high-bridge saddles, they were not good at frontal charges. Only then did Li Ling's five thousand infantry attack tens of thousands of Shanyu's main force, and still
An impressive record of killing more than 10,000 opponents.
The Han people did not have the conditions of the Hu people who could ride sheep and shoot birds and mice with bows, so they transplanted part of the infantry's tactics into the use of cavalry.
That is to hold halberds, spears and long knives, directly attack the enemy camp, engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and this is the cavalry shock tactic.
The elite cavalry used to charge into battle are called assault cavalry.
There is no doubt that although there were no stirrups in the Han Dynasty, halberds and spears were regarded as the most important long-handled weapons for fighting, regardless of whether they were on foot or on horseback.
Huo Qubing and Wei Qing used this method of warfare on many occasions, allowing the Han cavalry to exploit their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. The nomads were unable to take advantage of their cavalry and archery advantages, and achieved great victories many times.
The soldiers at this time did not yet have the nature of a professional unit.
The soldiers led by Zhang He can be used as rangers or assault cavalry on horseback, and can also be used as infantry when dismounted. They are rare elites.
The two armies suddenly met, and the quality of the generals and soldiers on both sides was obviously different.
Ma Su wanted to encircle Li Sheng of Lueyang and defeat Zhang He, so he only rushed along the way and didn't pay much attention to the formation. Now that he was ready to complete the formation, the defeated troops interfered with the rear army. For a while, he actually let
He was in a hurry.
As soon as Zhang He saw the Han army arrayed in front, he immediately sent an order to organize the formation.
After a while, Cao's army had formed the most suitable formation for charging - they had to go to the street pavilion in the shortest time, otherwise they would be in danger of being surrounded when the Han army on Longyou reacted.
If the infantry wants to gain an advantage over the cavalry, the only way is to prepare the battlefield.
First make various preparations on the battlefield of your choice, arrange horse pits, horse traps, caltrops, etc., and then have enough time to form a dense formation, like a hedgehog.
In the end, the cavalry general's brain was still wet, and he directly ordered his soldiers to attack this hedgehog formation.
These several prerequisites are indispensable.
Ma Su's current situation does not meet any of the requirements, and his disadvantage has been determined.