Chapter 935 Jin Ma Chao's trip to the yellow scarf collar
"This is the Yellow Turban collar?"
A large village on the outskirts of Qingzhou Huangjinling. On this day, dozens of foreigners came on horseback. They were all strong and strong, with strong faces. The young man in the lead was so handsome with a jade face and a brocade robe. Seeing the bustling and bustling scene of the village here,
With a face full of surprise, he couldn't help but ask his companions beside him.
It's no wonder they think so, a small village actually has a bustling market, and what's even more surprising is that there is also a rune-carriage track running through the market.
Every once in a while, an old-fashioned rune carriage would slowly pass by, pulled by the horses. From time to time, people would get on and off the carriage, which was very lively.
Even the shops in the market are neatly planned and pleasing to the eye. People come and go with noisy accents, creating a bustling and noisy atmosphere.
Speaking of which, the market in such a large village was actually more orderly and prosperous than the streets in the big city of Xiliang that they were familiar with. They were shocked and could not help but reveal their secrets.
That's right, a group of spies came from Xiliang.
It is inappropriate to say that they are spies, but it is true that they came to check out the legendary Qingzhou Yellow Turban Leader. The leading young man in brocade robes is Jin Machao, a famous and peerless general in Xiliang.
The reason why he traveled millions of miles from the border of Xiliang to come to Qingzhou Huangjin to "see" the world was a helpless move. He was really forced too hard by Cao Ahao. If he didn't change his mind, Xiliang Ma
Both the warlords Teng and Han Sui had to kneel down, but they were still unable to stand up.
It is said that the Xiliang army, which consists of Xiliang, Ma and Han coalition forces and is supplemented by Qiang tribe warriors, is not that easy to target.
In particular, Xiliang's army is dominated by cavalry. It has hundreds of millions of cavalry at one go. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a torrent of cavalry. It is a terrifying fighting force no matter which dynasty or generation it is placed in.
Dong Zhuo, who brought trouble to the world before, was based on the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which was an elite force during the Han Dynasty. It fought against the Qiang people all the year round, and its combat effectiveness was not bad.
Although the Xiliang army, with the Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui coalition forces as the backbone, was not as powerful as Dong Zhuo at the time, it was still an extremely powerful force.
If Cao Cao followed the traditional battle model, even if he had an absolute advantage, the limitation in the number of cavalry troops would be enough to hinder his Xiliang expansion plan and turn the battle into a tug-of-war.
Unfortunately, times have changed. The emergence of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban collar has caused huge changes in the war model at this time. The cavalry advantage of the Xiliang army is no longer so obvious.
All these changes come from such an inconspicuous thing as the Talisman Car.
In the confrontation with the Xiliang army, Fu Chao not only played an extremely key role in logistics, but also performed extremely amazingly in large-scale field battles.
Not only could the talisman cart pull a large amount of food and supplies, but during the battle, the speed of the infantry pulling a cart in the wilderness was no slower than that of the cavalry. It was simply unreasonable.
The Xiliang army was defeated again and again. Originally, most of them were cavalry. After being broken up, most of them could safely return to regroup with the help of their horses. This had a big impact on the morale of the Xiliang army, but the actual losses were not huge.
Big, the cavalry is so awesome.
But Cao's army had something like a talisman chariot. The speed of two horses pulling them together for a long-distance pursuit was not even slower than the regular cavalry who had fled. Once they were caught up, they faced a dozen "chariot soldiers" standing on top of the tall talisman chariot.
When it comes to attacking, unless you are extremely skilled in martial arts, your only option is to die in battle or be captured.
The same is true. Every defeat is a very cruel process of blood loss for the Xiliang army.
As time went by, more and more battles were lost, and the forces behind the Xiliang army couldn't stand it anymore.
The land of Xiliang was originally sparsely populated, with Ma Teng and Han Sui as the backbone of the army. After several defeats, even the replenishment of troops became problematic.
The Qiang tribe in particular adheres to the concept of respecting the strong. After several defeats, not to mention their reluctance to send troops again, Ma Chao knows that many Qiang tribes are secretly in contact with Cao Jun.
As for the purpose of contact, no one knows. In short, both princes Ma Teng and Han Sui felt great pressure.
The battle lines have been shrinking again and again, and the vast land of Xiliang has been quickly annexed by Cao's army. Seeing that the living space is getting smaller and smaller, if they can no longer find a way to counterattack, complete defeat or surrender will not be far away.
What's even more annoying is that when the situation was unfavorable, Han Sui, the leader of the Xiliang Alliance, chose to retreat and lengthen Cao's army's logistics line, hoping to take the opportunity to find Cao's army's flaws and turn defeat into victory.
But the result was that Cao Jun had so many weird gadgets in his hands. He was able to stabilize a land after taking it. He also used those weird gadgets to restore agricultural production, and his productivity and production efficiency were greatly improved.
In this way, Han Sui's strategy not only failed to succeed, but actually gave Cao Jun an advantage.
What made the senior officials of the Xiliang Allied Forces even more helpless was that Cao's army was able to quickly restore agricultural production and order every time it occupied a land, and at the same time achieve high grain yields in a short period of time, which really attracted many Xiliang people and Qiang people who were living in poverty.
The tribesmen took refuge.
As time went by, the blood loss of the Xiliang coalition forces became more and more serious, and the population loss became even more unstoppable. Not to mention the Han people, even the Qiang tribes suffered the same fate.
If it weren't for the unwillingness to give up the power in their hands, the Xiliang Allied Forces would have collapsed by now. Even so, they could only retreat further and further away. They lived a very miserable life, and they didn't know when they would have a chance to turn around.
As Ma Teng's legitimate son, Ma Chao naturally knew more. In addition to the unwillingness of the top leaders of the Ma-Han alliance, the people below him, including the key middle-level generals, all wanted to join Cao's army and live a good life.
The most recent battle with Cao Jun is an obvious example. Although the Ma-Korean coalition forces have been defeated repeatedly, the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Cavalry cannot be overshadowed. Cao Jun has to pay the price of being away from home every time he fights. This is the main reason why Cao Jun chose the step-by-step approach.
, they cannot afford to lose it.
But in the latest battle, the Xiliang coalition cavalry was defeated too quickly, and some of the troops who could have escaped surrendered quite simply. At the same time, they lost a city and a million miles of territory, which gave the high-ranking officials of the Ma-Korean coalition a
It was a huge blow and also sounded the alarm for them.
Not only that, in the Xiliang area that was brought under Cao Jun's control, the originally dishonest and peaceful Qiang tribes actually became well-behaved and honest under Cao Jun's governance. This made the senior leaders of the coalition forces who originally wanted to see Cao Jun's jokes feel once again.
There was a mountain of terrifying pressure.
Nima, I really can’t live this life.
Even the Qiang people, who have always been unruly and unruly, and have no loyalty at all, only believe in strength and interests, have changed their nature under the attack of Cao Jun's soldiers, and actually obeyed the arrangements to farm and herd, which is familiar to the Qiang people.
The top leaders of the coalition forces were surprised and felt a huge sense of frustration.
How should I put it, Nima's Cao Jun is just like the legendary King's Army, destined to be invincible. This has a serious impact on the morale of the top leaders of the coalition forces.
If there is no change, it is estimated that the coalition forces will not be able to sustain it for a few more years. In the end, they will be completely wiped out and annexed by Cao's army, and they will either become prisoners or be reduced to generals with little status.
Han Sui and Ma Teng may still be able to accept the result of surrender. At least in order to appease the Xiliang region, Cao Cao will give high-ranking generals no matter what. Even if he has no real power, he is still a high-level person with a distinguished status.
But the core generals of the Mahan and Han families would never accept this reality.
Ma Teng's son, Ma Chao, is a peerless general whose strength is not inferior to that of Guan Zhang. Han Sui's son-in-law, Yan Xing, is also a top master who has just entered the ranks of peerless generals.
Pang De is a top-level military general, and Ma Teng is also a top-level general. He can even be said to be a half-step unparalleled warrior master.
Among all the adult men in the Ma family, the weakest are all third-rate generals, and several uncles are either first-rate or second- or third-rate generals.
Jin Machao's younger brothers are all talented in martial arts. For example, Ma Dai has already reached the level of a third-rate general at a young age, and will be at least a top-level second-rate general when he grows up.
Not only that, the generals under Ma Teng and Han Sui were also second- and third-rate, and they were quite an astonishing force no matter where they were placed.
Especially Jin Machao, who at a young age is the mighty general of the Qiang people in the northwest. He also has many Qiang people who respect the strong and value interests extremely. How could he easily give up his power and surrender to Cao Cao and become his subordinate?
Thug?
However, in a head-to-head fight, they would definitely not be able to defeat Cao's army, which had already occupied most of Liangzhou and was getting stronger with each passing day.
Although the coalition forces of Ma Teng and Han Sui still have tens of millions of cavalry, and they can also summon nearly ten million Qiang cavalry to assist in combat, they have lost the opportunity and strength to take the initiative in combat.
Fortunately, although the situation is extremely bad, it has not yet reached an uncontrollable point.
Through careful study and analysis of Cao's army, the top leaders of the Ma-Korean coalition discovered the key factors for Cao's army's powerful combat power, or its huge war potential, which were the fu chariots that played an extremely key role on the Xiliang battlefield, and the construction sites
As well as those weird and weird things that play an outstanding role in the development of agriculture.
As long as you pay attention, with the capabilities of the Malaysian and Korean coalition forces, you can still easily obtain relevant information, especially the origins of the talisman vehicles and those strange and weird gadgets that have played an extremely critical role in agricultural production and construction.
Qingzhou Yellow Turban Collar!
The information they found was quite strange. The strange gadgets in Cao Jun's hands were all from the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, a local force that had almost no reputation in the border area of Xiliang in the past.
The Yellow Turbans and others knew that the collapse of the Han Dynasty began with the Yellow Turbans rebellion.
At the beginning, yellow scarf thieves appeared even in the border areas of Xiliang.
But, isn't the Yellow Turban Army an existence that everyone wants to fight? How come it now stands majestically in Qingzhou and has such a close connection with Cao Cao?
Full of doubts, Jin Machao took the initiative to ask for help and quietly went straight to Qingzhou with a small number of confidants...