When Zhang Liao set off from Chang'an, Wang Ding told him that the purpose of this trip was to intimidate Ma Teng and force him to surrender, but not necessarily to fight with him.
But the opportunity is placed in front of Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao will naturally not miss it.
At the minimum cost, Ma Teng will suffer the maximum loss.
Killing people is like cutting grass.
The war horse sprinted past, and the spear in his hand could easily take away the life of a Liangzhou cavalryman without using any force.
One escape and one pursuit, from Longshan to Anding.
Along the way, there were corpses and ownerless horses everywhere.
After being overtaken by Zhang Liao, some of the 10,000 Liangzhou cavalrymen who came out of Longshan fell down every moment.
For every mile of pursuit, at least hundreds of Liangzhou cavalry were left behind.
Chase all the way from Longshan to Anding.
Zhang Liao still did not retreat.
Chase them all the way to the gates of Anding City.
At this moment, of the 10,000 Liangzhou cavalry who were supposed to ambush Zhang Liao, only more than a thousand were left.
This is Zhang Liao's intention to keep them, otherwise all of these more than a thousand people would be killed thirty miles away.
Anding County, city gate.
More than a thousand Liangzhou cavalry stopped in front of the city gate in panic, praying to the soldiers in the city to quickly open the city gate and let them in.
But the soldiers on the city wall looked at the billowing dust behind them, and no one dared to open the city gate and let them in at this time.
Someone go notify Ma Teng.
Soon, Ma Teng, Ma Chao candidate, Zhang Heng and others all appeared on the city wall.
Ma Teng's face was gloomy.
Ma Chao said: "Father, please allow me to lead the troops out of the city."
Ma Teng shook his head.
Of the more than 10,000 Liangzhou cavalry, these were the only ones left in front of them, and they would die. Ma Teng was very heartbroken, but there was no shortage of these 1,000 cavalry.
He didn't want to risk leaving the city.
What's the situation outside now?
The morale of the Han cavalry was high, but Ma Teng did not want to fight with them.
He still doesn't know the specific circumstances of this pursuit.
Ma Teng only saw that they were all ten thousand people, and of his ten thousand Liangzhou cavalry, there were only more than a thousand left, while the Han cavalry was everywhere as far as he could see.
It was also an army of 10,000 cavalry. After a great battle, the Han cavalry suffered almost no casualties.
Ma Teng still has 13,000 cavalry in his hands, plus Ma Chao's 3,000.
If we leave the city now, can we defeat the Han army?
After being defeated one after another by the Han army, Ma Teng no longer had the idea of competing with the Han army.
If it hadn't been for the tribal leaders such as Candidate and others to force him into the palace this time, he would not have left Longxi County at all.
Even if Zhang Liao tried to stabilize the three counties north of Tianshui and stirred up chaos, he would only lose the land of these three counties.
After the Han army leaves, the land of these three counties will still be his.
Liangzhou is so remote that Ma Teng still doesn't believe that Wang will definitely send people to manage these three counties.
As long as there is no army here, he will always have the final say in Liangzhou.
At this moment, Ma Teng did not let the horse surpass the pawn.
He already regretted coming from Longxi to settle down.
He shouldn't compromise just because of the pressure from those leaders.
He should stick to his principles.
The more than 10,000 cavalry remaining in our hands cannot be lost anymore.
Zhang Liao and his troops stopped when they were still more than fifty feet away from the city gate.
He didn't come any closer.
There were more than a thousand Liangzhou cavalry at the city gate, but Zhang Liao did not want to kill them.
Keeping them would actually affect Ma Teng's military morale.
Ma Teng did not open the city gate for them.
No matter what reason he had, after all, he planted a thorn in the hearts of more than a thousand people.
And it will also affect other Liangzhou soldiers in the city.
If Ma Teng doesn't open the door to these people outside the city today, he may refuse to save them tomorrow.
The army stayed outside Anding County for almost as long as a cup of tea, and Zhang Liao quickly left with his men.
Ma Teng thought that the Han army was too powerful and did not dare to compete with the Han army.
But Zhang Liao's own family knew about his family affairs.
Don't look at the cavalry under his command. They pursued and killed them all the way without losing much. However, after this pursuit, they were already exhausted and were only slightly better than the more than a thousand Liangzhou cavalry in front of the city gate.
But there is absolutely no way to fight with the Liangzhou cavalry who are recuperating in the city.
If Ma Teng really lets Ma Chao kill, the result will be reversed immediately. The Liangzhou cavalry will chase the Han army all the way to Chencang, and there is no telling how many Han cavalry are left.
In order to give Ma Teng enough deterrence, Zhang Liao still took the risk.
However, if Ma Teng really comes out to kill the general, Zhang Liao will not be like the Liangzhou cavalry before and only know how to flee in a panic.
He is bound to fight head-on with Ma Teng and Ma Chao.
As far as the Han cavalry is concerned, in their current state, there is definitely no way to escape. The only way is to break the cauldron and fight with the opponent, maybe there is still a chance of survival.
Ma Teng didn’t know the situation of the Han army.
Zhang Liao was already calm, and they had already experienced this before at Chencang City.
Now that Zhang Liao dared to appear under Anding City, he must be confident, and the appearance of the more than a thousand cavalry under the city also made Ma Teng think that Zhang Liao had deliberately set him a bait.
They are all veterans of the battlefield. The more than a thousand Liangzhou cavalry in front of the city gate look like they are exhausted, and many of them have lost their horses.
How could they escape safely to the city gate?
There is only one answer, and that is Zhang Liao, who intends to let them back.
Perhaps Zhang Liao was waiting, and when he opened the city gate, he led his army to rush in.
If the cavalry wants to break the city, the only way for the people inside the city to take the initiative is to open the city gate.
Ma Teng thought he had seen through Zhang Liao's plan.
He turned a blind eye to Ma Chao who asked for a fight.
Ma Chao watched helplessly as Zhang Liao led the army to retreat.
He was very unwilling.
He felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It was the time when he could take revenge.
But Ma Teng disagreed, and Ma Chao could only stand on the city wall, gnashing his teeth at the backs of the Han army.
Ma Teng watched the Han army retreat with a calm face and said: "The Han army is cunning. This is Zhang Liao's strategy to lure the enemy. My son must not fall into the Han army's treacherous plan."
This was said to Ma Chao, but also to candidate Zhang Heng and others.
Zhang Hengdao: "The general's words are reasonable. The Han army is cunning, but the strategy they used has been clearly seen by the general."
Ma Chao didn't say anything. Maybe it was a conspiracy of the Han army, but so what?
The Han army only has 10,000 cavalry, and there are still 13,000 cavalry in their city. Will they lose to the Han army?
Ma Chao was confident that he could kill Zhang Liao with these 13,000 cavalrymen.
However, Ma Teng did not give him a chance.
He could only watch the Han army leave and miss the opportunity.
Ma Chao is really disappointed with Ma Teng.
Not only Ma Teng, but also candidates Zhang Heng and others.
As they are, they can only live in Liangzhou for the rest of their lives, and there is no way they can fight for world hegemony.
He wants to go to the Central Plains.
After the Han army disappeared, Ma Teng gave the order to open the city gate and let in the more than a thousand cavalry in front of the city gate.
He finally learned the details of this battle from their mouths.
Ma Teng became more and more certain that the Han army was prepared, but fortunately he did not fall into the trap.