Chapter 46: The Eunuch Controversy
Cao Poshi is not a good hand in commanding the army, and the strategy is not enough, but he is indeed a fierce general, seeing hundreds of yellow turbans blocking the retreating road, Cao Poshi held a shield in one hand and raised a saber in the other hand to knock away several enemy troops, and then shouted into the crowd.
He didn't shout, he didn't let the soldiers clear the way for him.
Rush into the enemy army like a man.
When Ma Yue was shooting on the periphery for a long time, seeing that the sergeant of the Changshui Battalion was already difficult to draw his bow, Ma Yue shouted: "Success or failure is in this move!" Close combat! β
Giving this order, Ma Yue took a big risk.
The cavalry is reluctant to engage with the infantry unless it is absolutely necessary, especially the infantry in groups, and the infantry in close combat is very dangerous, especially at this moment, if an careless person is not rescued, his 700 Changshui battalion will also lose more than half.
At the beginning of the war, there was no hatred between the two sides, they just acted according to orders.
However, by this time, both sides had already fought with real fire, watching the robe Ze being surrounded and bleeding, being stabbed to death by the Yellow Turban Party dragging a knife from his horse, and being pierced by a short spear and pitchfork...... Ditching robes is not something a man should do.
Ma Yue gave an order, and the seven hundred Changshui beat the spirit of lifting Changge hanging on the side of the horse, and turned around again and went straight to the sealed gap from the side.
A group of Biao cavalry came out from the side, not fighting to the death with the yellow turbans on the periphery, and the men of the Changshui battalion each waved their horses and swept past the edge, and it was best to stab the enemy to death, and if they couldn't, they would cut as much as possible, and then they didn't delay the slightest time and went directly to the detour.
After a round of plunder, Ma Yue saw that there were many dead and wounded in the Yellow Turbans that blocked the road, and he was about to rush to kill again, but he saw that the surrounding Yellow Turban Army had already aimed at the Changshui Division and wanted to expand the encirclement, and he couldn't help but feel his heart jump when he looked at the Yellow Turban Army running from all directions.
If it drags on any longer, not only will the Yueqi Battalion be eaten away by these fanatical Taiping believers, but the Changshui Battalion led by himself will also be buried here.
Cao Poshi struggled to swing his saber, and the successive fights consumed most of his strength, but there was no other way, in the face of the heavy encirclement of the Yellow Turban Thieves, he knew very well that the Changshui Camp could no longer be counted on, and he could only rely on himself.
At such a critical juncture, Ma Yue, who was already anxious to heat the ants, turned his head to see that Bao Hong's gang was gone, and he did not lead the Tun cavalry battalion to rescue at all...... The army led by Lu Zhi, the general of Beizhong Lang, who was far behind, may still be several miles away.
"Damn!" Ma Yue scolded secretly, raised his hand and shouted to Guan Yu, Xu Huang, Yan Xing and others: "Those who dare to fight will follow me into the enemy formation, and kill the bloody road for the Yue cavalry camp!" β
Without the slightest hesitation, Ma Yue carried Changge and pulled the reins and rushed towards the encirclement.
Ma Yue was the vanguard, Guan Yu on the left and Yang Feng on the right, and behind him was Yan Xing and Xu Huang leading more than 600 Changshui Hu cavalry into the enemy formation.
No long-range harassment, no horseback plunder, just face-to-face hand-to-hand combat.
At this moment, more than 200 elite soldiers of the Yue Cavalry Battalion have fallen from their horses, and the remaining 500 or so people are also undressed and dismal...... If they are abandoned by the Changshui Camp again, they will really die in the chaos.
Ma Yue Changge fought sideways and picked the hook to ignore the crowd as if it were nothing, Guan Yu held the reins in one hand and opened the knife in the other hand, and no one could stop him in front of the horse, Xu Huang was proud of his strength, and a long axe was a wail, Yang Feng Yan Xing's riding skills were superb, and the two spears entered the point and the cold star stabbed directly at the point.
In the crowd of Yellow Turbans, Ma Yue killed through the enemy army and Cao Poshi crossed by the wrong horse, shouting: "The Yue cavalry camp retreats quickly!" β
The breakthrough of the strong reinforcements made the Yue cavalry battalion full of fighting spirit, and Cao Poshi was also full of gratitude, and the long knife cut over several yellow scarves and shouted: "Thank you Captain Ma!" The Yue Cavalry Battalion rushed out of the gap, and the Changshui Battalion followed! β
Ma Yue and the others rushed to kill, and Ma Yue led the men and horses to chase after the tail of the Yue Cavalry battalion.
After Guan Yu and Yang Feng broke off, the two of them were the most brave and invincible in the second battalion, and Guan Yu shouted: "Liangzhou Guan Yun is here!" Forward-moving, slash! β
The four-foot-long knife is in the direction, and all the thieves retreat, and no one dares to chase them.
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When Bao Hong found that the Cao Poshi tribe had entered the encirclement of tens of thousands, he stopped his horse and ordered the Tun cavalry to stop advancing and wait and see what happened.
When he saw Ma Yue leading the army into the enemy formation, he hooked the corners of his mouth, raised his big hand and said: "Retreat, report to General Zhonglang!" β
Lu Zhi's army is still a few miles away at this moment, as the lieutenant of the northern army in charge of the baggage, Zou Jing is even ten miles away, Bao Hong led the horse back to the army in a short time and rushed to Lu Zhi's place, turned over and dismounted and knelt down in front of Lu Zhi's horse and arched his hand and said: "Report to Lu Zhonglang, Cao Poshi Ma led more and more horses, Changshui Second Battalion lightly advanced the enemy, fell into the siege of the enemy army, and did not know whether he was alive or dead." β
Lu Zhi frowned and shouted, "Since the friendly army is trapped, why did you lead the army to retreat?" β
Bao Hong said: "General, there are more than 10,000 thieves, and Hong can't ignore the lives of the soldiers...... Not to mention the two eunuchs, hum! β
Eunuchs?
Lu Zhi turned his head to Ma Riyan and said, "Captain Shotsheng, what should I do?" β
Ma Riyan said expressionlessly: "The general has already made up his mind in his heart, why do you need to ask me?" β
Lu Zhi was a protΓ©gΓ© of his grandfather Ma Rong, and the two families had a good relationship, and he knew that Lu Zhi was an upright person, so he rejected the proposed idea without any hesitation.
It's just that Ma Riyan's afterglow swept from Bao Hong's face to the soles of his feet.
Ma Fubo's descendants, the Ma family can not recognize it, but it is not your turn to slander your little Bao Hong.
Bao Hong didn't have any consciousness, just sneered, and said to Lu Zhi again: "General, please think twice." β
At this time, Xu Rong, who was standing on the side, drove his horse to Lu Zhi's side and said, "General, infantry captain Xu Rong, please bring the headquarters to support." β
Lu Zhi looked at Xu Rong, nodded and said, "Xu Rong, Ma Riyan listens to orders!" Lead the infantry, shoot the second battalion to meet the Yue cavalry and the second battalion of Changshui! β
Xu Rong Ma Riyan immediately said: "Obey the order!" β
With that, he turned and went to reorganize his troops and horses, and the sound of shooting was in front, and the infantry marched towards the plain in the rear. Seeing that Lu Zhi finally ordered the rescue of the second battalion, Bao Hong shook his head, got up and sighed.
Lu Zhi was not angry with him, patted the horsewhip, and pointed to the figure of Xu Rong, who was leading the infantry to advance, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Look at Xu Rong...... This is not in Luoyang, you don't have this barbarian who came out of Liaodong to understand that this is a war, and you can't give up friendly forces in war. As for partisanship...... After exterminating these unscrupulous thieves, it's too late to return to Luoyang. β
"General, it's not because of the eunuch ......" Halfway through speaking, Bao Hong shook his head, took a breath and said: "General, don't you know who Cao Poshi is, for the sake of the wife and daughter of his subordinates to death...... In the next shame to be with it. β
"What about Ma Yue?" Lu Zhi looked at Bao Hong and said, "Ma Yue is also a meritorious person of the Han Dynasty, how can you say such a thing in front of Ma Riyan that he is a eunuch and a party?" β
Bao Hongyi raised his head and said: "It's not wrong to say it in the next, Ma Yue is not a eunuch, everything about him is given to him by Liang Hu and Zhang, what is it if it is not a eunuch?" β
Lu Zhi shook his head, looked back in the direction of Luoyang, and smiled: "That's not a eunuch...... It's Your Majesty. β
After saying that, Lu Zhi raised his hand and shouted: "Order the whole army, flank the four battalions, and march forward!" β