On the plain twenty miles north of the Gole River beach, Ma Teng was leading four thousand Xiliang cavalry to sweep southward.
"Report~~" A detective horse galloped from the south, came to Ma Teng, and reported: "General, the army's grain transport team has suddenly accelerated its march."
"Huh? That's right!" Ma Teng said enthusiastically: "If it was a trick by the government army, the grain transport team should move slowly to lure our army to rob the grain. But now it suddenly speeds up its march, which is enough to prove that this
The grain transport team is not a trick, there is no doubt that what is on the truck is grain."
The generals on the left and right complimented him: "The general is wise."
"Haha~~" Ma Teng laughed and said: "Send my military order, the whole army speeds up the march, let me, the general~~ chase!"
Ma Teng's rebels could not catch up for ten miles further south when another scout horse galloped back from the front and reported: "General, the army's grain transport team suddenly abandoned the official road and retreated into the Gole River beach."
"Gole River Beach!? That is a swamp where it is difficult for people and horses to travel!" Ma Teng looked solemn at first, then laughed and said: "This is even more correct. The army's grain transport team knew that there was no hope of escape. This is to
Relying on the terrain of the Gole River Beach to offset the sprint advantage of our cavalry, you are trying to resist stubbornly!"
A general said: "The swamp is not conducive to cavalry charge. This is indeed a problem."
Ma Teng said: "The swamp is certainly not conducive to cavalry charge, but don't forget that the Liangzhou Army is not only invincible when mounted, but also elite when dismounted. Send the order, and the entire army will kill Bengol River Beach at sprint speed!"
Ma Teng gave an order, and four thousand cavalry suddenly spread out along the plain on the left bank of the Jing River like a flood that burst the embankment, sweeping towards the Gole River plains and over the mountains and plains.
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gole beach
Fan Chou's 2,000 infantrymen were ready, and 500 grain trucks were moved across, and a temporary wall was built in front of the wide field. Dark pikemen lined up immediately behind the grain trucks, with burning torches setting off
The entire Gole River beach was illuminated as bright as day, and behind it was the wide and cold Jingshui River.
Suddenly, a small flickering fire suddenly appeared on the northern horizon. In less than a moment, the flickering fire spread to all directions, and the light became brighter and brighter. When the overwhelming sound of iron hoofbeats sounded,
When it swept over, it finally turned into a roiling sea of fire. Under the illumination of countless torches, there were many figures, and the Xiliang cavalry came like devils in the dark night...
"Send my military order~~raise fire immediately!"
"The pikemen resisted the horse formation!"
"Archer~~Get ready!"
Fan Chou's military orders were issued one after another, and piles of raging fires burned on the Gole River beach in an instant. They could be seen for ten miles away. A thousand spearmen entered the line behind the grain trucks and formed an array, while 500 archers lined up.
They lined up next to the pikemen, and longbows had been removed from their backs.
There is a dense forest a few miles to the left of the Gole River beach. Zhang Heng's three thousand elite soldiers are ambushing in this forest. It is not a good idea to ambush in the wild during this cold spring. Zhao Cen and the three thousand soldiers
Just as he was shivering from the cold, a sharp-eyed soldier suddenly screamed: "General! Look! Look! Fire! Fire!"
"Huh!?" Zhao Cen suddenly raised his head and looked forward, and sure enough he saw several fires burning on the Gole River beach. Then he turned back and looked north, and was shocked to find that dots of torches were sweeping across the mountains and plains. They must have been horses.
There is no doubt that Teng rebels! Seeing this, Zhao Cen became very energetic and thought about the military master's clever plan. Ma Teng really fell into the trap!
"Brothers!" Zhao Cen drew his sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "The idea is here, the work is done (Zhao Cen was originally a bandit, and he has a bandit spirit), listen carefully to me, Ma Xianmei
, the hoofs were wrapped in cloth, and no one was allowed to talk, make any noise, or light torches. Everyone quietly went over and plucked old boy Ma Teng’s buttocks, hahaha!!!”
"Hahaha~~"
The three thousand soldiers laughed loudly and emerged from the dense forest one after another. They shouted at their frozen hands and stamped their feet vigorously. Then they followed Zhao Cen towards the Gole River beach. Almost at the same time,
, in the dense forest on the other side of the Gole River beach, three thousand elite soldiers led by Zhang Ji also came over.
Ma Teng thought he had a plan, but he didn't expect that he had fallen into Li Ru's plan. Four thousand elite Liangzhou cavalry slipped into the ambush carefully laid out by Li Ru without any precautions.
"Brothers!" Ma Teng pulled the long knife forward with force and shouted quickly: "Have you seen the group of grain trucks on the river beach in front? The trucks are full of grain! Everyone
There will be hot pancakes and fragrant dried meat soon! Kill! Kill!"
"Kill, kill, kill~~"
By the light of the blazing fire on the river beach, the four thousand soldiers saw the dark grain truck, which was covered with thick curtains. The grain was piled up like a hill. Seeing this scene, the Liangzhou soldiers couldn't help but feel great.
, all of them had greedy and cruel looks in their eyes, and they started shouting crazily.
On the beach of Gole River, Fan Chong's eyes suddenly narrowed into two thin slits, and his heart was full of fear and expectation.
Ma Teng was a famous general in Xiliang. He was brave and good at fighting and won the support of Qiang and Hu soldiers. Fan Chou had experienced Ma Teng's power when he was a bandit in Liangzhou. Thousands of troops were often defeated by Ma Teng's hundreds of soldiers.
They were killed like crazy, and the fortresses were lost one after another, and once they almost lost their lives! However, time has passed, and now Fan Chou has become an official soldier, while Ma Teng has become a horse thief.
Ever since he, Fan Chou, defected to Dong Zhuo, he, Fan Chou, was no longer a bandit. Now his brothers were all equipped with iron weapons. There were more than 500 archers, and they were all covered with iron armor. In terms of equipment, they were no longer as good as cold ones.
The officers and soldiers of the prefecture and the territory were gone. When he thought of this, Fan Chou was full of expectations. If Ma Teng could really be killed on the Gole River beach today, then the title of the Xiliang warrior would probably fall to him, Fan Chou.
Is it on your head?
Longxi County, Didao, Han Suizhong's army tent.
The 20,000 troops sent by Han Sui to meet Ma Teng were almost completely annihilated. They succeeded in three tricks by Li Ru, Dong Zhuo's chief adviser. Commander Yan Xing was hit by three guns, six swords and twelve arrows. Military advisor Cheng Gongying was also hit by an arrow in the left arm. Cheng Yi
, Cheng Yin, Yang Qiu, Hou Xuan, Ma Wan, Liang Xing, Li Kan, Zhang Heng and other generals were all injured. After breaking out of the siege, after counting the men and horses, only a hundred horses were left to follow.
Although Han Sui was angry, he had no choice. He wanted to send more troops to respond, but he didn't expect that Dong Zhuo's army was so powerful. Ma Teng chased him and fled everywhere. He couldn't find where Ma Teng stayed for a while. Now this
Didn't we just get some news about Ma Teng and summon the generals to discuss it?
"Now we have received news that my sworn brother Ma Teng is trapped in Pengyang. According to my wishes, we will immediately send troops to bring my eldest brother Ma Teng to Longxi. The two of us brothers will join forces and make plans!"
After a pause, Han Sui continued: "But now that Yan Ming's injury has not been cured, I wonder who is willing to lead the army on the expedition?"
The eight bannermen under Han Sui are all generals, not handsome men. They all know this very well, so they rarely express their opinions and rarely fight for the right to lead troops.
The eight of them are generals, why not say that the eight of them are very qualified personal guards (bodyguards)!?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Military Advisor Cheng Gongying stepped forward and said: "My lord, now is not a good time to respond to General Ma Teng's pursuit. According to detailed reports, Li Wenhou and Bian Zhang in the North have been swept away by Pingxi.
Zuo Aoran, the front-line Zhengyin pioneer officer, was defeated in a battle and has surrendered. The northern land has been leveled. Not only that, even Beigong Boyu has surrendered now, and the external banner is to surrender! Now he has been officially named
Hereditary Qiang King!"
After hearing this, Han Sui hurriedly asked: "The matter has come to this, Han Sui can no longer take care of so much. Now I just want to ask the military advisor for advice..." After a pause, Han Sui continued: "Does the military advisor have any advice?
But my eldest brother Ma Teng is the only one out of danger?"
"Ying has a plan, but I don't know if my lord is willing to use it?" Chenggong Ying said.
Han Sui perked up as soon as he heard this and asked hurriedly: "If the military advisor has any plans, please tell me quickly."
"The lord once rebelled with Beigong Boyu, Bian Zhang, Li Wenhou, etc., and they all had some friendship. What's more, the lord has a good relationship with Bian Zhang. The lord can write three autographed letters and send them to them respectively.
The three of them said that as long as Zuo Aoran doesn't cooperate with Dong Zhuo's army to wipe out General Ma Teng's troops, we will surrender to General Ma Teng after we get him back. This way we can definitely save General Ma's life!" Cheng Gongying offered his advice.
Han Sui thought for a long time, looked at Cheng Gongying, and asked: "Is this the only plan the military advisor has and no other plan?"
"Ying has another plan. While sending letters to Beigong Boyu, Bian Zhang, and Li Wenhou, we can also send an alliance letter to Agui, King of Xingguo Di, inviting his alliance to overthrow the Han Dynasty and ask him to send troops.
One hundred thousand help, and we will share half of the country with him on the day of success. At the same time, we will recruit a large number of stragglers from the Di, Qiang, Qinhu and other ethnic groups. After pretending to surrender, we will wait until the Han army retreats and then launch a cavalry counterattack.
Han, in this way, not only can General Ma's life be saved, but the original intention of overthrowing the Han Dynasty can be maintained. However, once this strategy is used, it may damage the reputation of the lord, so the lord please think twice before doing so." Cheng Gongying said.
Han Sui just hesitated for a moment, then picked up paper and pen, wrote five letters as smoothly as he could, and then said: "Liang Xing, Li Kan, and Zhang Heng follow the order!"
"The end is here!" the three of them responded.
Han Sui picked up four letters and handed them to the three of them, saying: "Liang Xing, take two letters and go to Bianzhang and hand one of the letters to Bianzhang, and the other letter is for Zuo Aoran.
Li Kan, you give this letter to Beigong Boyu, Zhang Heng, you give this letter to Li Wenhou. These four letters are very important, the three of you must not make any mistakes, do you understand!"
"You will finally understand!" The three of them obeyed and left.
Han Sui picked up another letter, handed it to Cheng Qiu, and said, "You and Ma Wan rode a fast horse together, but this letter was handed over to Agui, King of Xingguo. I must persuade him and make sure there is no mistake!"
"Understood!" The two responded.
"Cheng Yi, Cheng Yin, Yang Qiu, the candidates are waiting for orders!" Han Sui said.
The four of them took a step forward and responded: "The end will be here!"
"Cheng Yi is the chief general, Cheng Yin, and Yang Qiu are Hou Xuan's deputy generals. They lead five thousand cavalry and rush to Pengyang to meet General Ma's troops. Remember! At all costs, General Ma must be safely brought to Longxi.
!" Han Sui said sharply.
"Yes!" The four generals took the order and came out.
Finally, Han Sui rested his gaze on Zaicheng Gongying, and after a long time he said: "The arduous task of hoarding food and grass and recruiting brave men from all ethnic groups is left to the military advisor. Is it successful or not? Zaicheng is a military advisor. I hope the military advisor will pay more attention.
