Chapter 144: The Courage of the Horseman
Lord, the new news that Ma Chao has given up Pingxiang and led his troops to take Ji County, and General Ziyi made a detour to Nan'an. Xu Shu rubbed his hands and handed the newly arrived bamboo slip to Chen Mo: "Ma Chao is this person, but in the year of the crown, General Ziyi failed to take it down, it seems that he does have some ability." ”
"The title of the first fierce general in Xiliang is not something that anyone can take." Chen Mo nodded when he heard this, it was not surprising that Ma Chao was able to fight with Tai Shici without falling behind, the people of Xiliang are fierce and fight all year round, whether it is personal courage or commanding troops, it will not be too bad to be called the first fierce general of Xiliang, or in other words, on this side, those who can be dominant are enough in martial arts.
Hua Xiong, Lu Bu, and Gongsun Zan are all like this, so Chen Mo is not surprised that Ma Chao was able to kill Zhao Cen and draw with Tai Shici.
"However, the vanguard army is slower than the main force, and Ma Chao's prestige among the Malaysia-Korea coalition army is afraid that it will be damaged this time." Xu Shu said with a smile.
This is also the result that Chen Mo wants, otherwise, how to provoke the internal struggle of the Malaysia-South Korean coalition? Is it true that each of his 20,000 people can be ten with one? At the beginning, Chen Mo dared to use 20,000 men to meet the Ma-Han coalition army, because he saw that their internal appearance was incompatible, and they could be divided and disintegrated.
"Inform Cui Geng that if Ma Chao comes, he only needs to guard the city and protect the grain road, and don't easily collide with it." Chen Mo looked at the map and said in a deep voice.
In any case, this Ma Chao can't be underestimated, if he takes advantage of his army outside and cuts off his own back road, then this battle will not have to be fought.
"According to the news that came back from careful investigation by all parties, Han Sui moved his family from Jincheng to Lingju at the beginning of the year, and at the same time, the strength of the candidates and Cheng Yi, the generals with heavy troops, also relaxed, my lord, this Han Sui seems to be preparing a way back for himself." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo and asked, "Would you rather retreat to the Western Regions than surrender to the imperial court?" ”
"The way back is not that you don't want to surrender." Chen Mo looked at the map, although Lingju is also a place in Xiliang, and even further west, there are Zhangye and Dunhuang, but these places are actually no longer under the control of the Han Court: "Han Sui, known as Han Jiuqu, is repeatedly fickle, and the people who are allied with him seem to have no good end, such a person will not trust anyone, he knows that even if he surrenders, I will not believe him, so he has to prepare a back road for himself, if this battle is lost, Han Sui will choose to be a vassal to the court, but he will not surrender, Ma Teng is the same, The benefit we can get is that the land of Longxi belongs to me. ”
"Then ......" Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo, this should not be what Chen Mo wants, even if the two surrender to the imperial court, as long as the two of them still have military power in their hands, they don't even need military power, as long as these two people are still here, they can regenerate incidents and make Chen Mo's rear unstable.
Whether it is the Ma family or Han Sui, they have been operating in this area for more than ten years, and they have a high influence among the Qiang people, as long as the two of them are left here, it will be difficult for Chen Mo to really calm down in the rear.
And Chen Mo came to Ji County in person this time, obviously not just for the sake of Longxi, but to completely sweep away the troubles.
"So Ma Teng may stay, but this Han Jiuqu ......" Chen Mo shook his head, the other party had already begun to prepare for the back road before the war, and even secretly sent someone to say goodbye to Chen Mo, without saying anything, but sent a lot of precious gifts, but it was precisely because of this that Chen Mo felt that this Han Sui could not stay.
There are also smart people in the DPRK who stand on the opposite side of Chen Mo, even better than Han Sui, but these people have at least some bottom line in doing things, but Han Sui's bottom line is only what Chen Mo sees at present, that is, his own interests, as long as it is beneficial to him, he will not care if everyone in the world dies, such a person, even if he is brought back to Chang'an, Chen Mo is difficult to rest assured.
"This man is as cunning as a fox, and it will be difficult to kill him." Chen Mo didn't finish his words, but Xu Shu understood that a person with enough wisdom and no discipline and bottom line was the most terrifying, but such a person was very vigilant, and he left himself a way out everywhere, and it was not easy to kill him.
"Let's win this battle first!" Chen Mo nodded, there was nothing he could do to get rid of Han Sui at the moment, but at the moment, this battle must be won.
The curtain was opened, Dian Wei walked in with a cold air, and saluted Chen Mo: "Lord, Ma Teng led the army to fight outside the camp!" ”
"Oh?" Chen Mo was a little surprised when he heard this, nodded and said, "Let's go, go and have a look." ”
Since the Maham-Korean coalition army came to Luomen, they have set up camp and set up camp, it seems that they are waiting for the army to assemble, and they have no intention of making a move, I don't know why they suddenly came to fight today?
At that moment, the three of them left the camp tent and went straight to the gate, where they saw a Qiang soldier shouting outside the camp.
"It should be a temptation!" Xu Shu looked at the formation of the Qiang army, the number was not much, more than 2,000 people, the formation of the Qiang soldiers was chaotic, it was difficult to count the number of people at a glance like the Han army, only to see a burly man lined up alone in front of the formation, talking something in the Qiang language to the camp.
"What did he say?" Chen Mo turned his head and looked at Yang Ding and Liang Xing.
"Back to the lord, that man is inviting to fight." Liang Xing bowed.
"Fighter?" Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, this ancient way of fighting is still being used?
"The lord doesn't know, this Qiang people don't have yet, and they are the most important warriors, when the two armies face each other, fighting generals is a common occurrence between the Qiang tribes, and the brave people are here, even if they are enemies, they will be greatly respected." Liang Xing said with a smile.
Why can Ma Chao have such great prestige among the Qiang people? Not only is Ma Chao brave in battle, but also because of fighting with the Qiang people, Ma Chao has never been defeated.
"The courage of the horseman!" Xu Shu shook his head and said, this kind of thing in the Central Plains has to be traced back hundreds of thousands of years ago, and now it pays more attention to tactics and military formations.
"Dian Wei, go teach him how to be a man!" Chen Mo looked at the Qiang warrior who was showing off his might, and turned his head to look at Dian Weidao.
"Whoa!" Hearing this, Dian Wei excitedly agreed, only feeling that the customs of this Qiang people were really good, and generals like Dian Wei could be most useful here.
"Remember, if the other party fights here, then fight with them, but if the other party leaves, you must not chase after them, just come back." Chen Mo is still worried that this Ma Teng is cheating, after all, this kind of thing feels a little stupid, and Ma Teng is not a stupid person: "Also, try to provoke that Ma Teng to fight the general." ”
If Ma Teng can be captured alive or killed, then half of the battle will be won before it starts.
"Don't worry, lord!" Dian Wei patted his chest and said, "The last general is the most stable!" Just let the last general go. ”
"Go!" Chen Mo waved his hand, what to say.
"Whoa!" Dian Wei answered again, led a team of soldiers and horses out of the camp, jumped out of the horse directly, saw the Qiang general arrogantly brandishing a big knife to meet him, Dian Wei took out a small halberd from his pocket and threw it directly to the other party, the other party had no time to react, he was pierced through the neck by the small halberd, and looked at Dian Wei in amazement.
"Let's go down!" Dian Weize stepped forward immediately, slapped the opponent's head and pushed the person off the horse, rode the horse to the front of the two armies, and shouted loudly at the enemy formation: "Ma Teng, since you want to fight generals, what is the meaning of calling these wastes, do you dare to fight in person!?" ”
There was a commotion in the Qiang army on the opposite side, Dian Wei's use of hidden weapons was somewhat unruly, which made these Qiang people quite angry, and while speaking, two Qiang generals howled and rushed out, one made a lance, one made a stick, and went straight to Dian Wei.
"Get out!" Although Dian Wei didn't recognize Ma Teng, but these two strange things are obviously not, it is said that Ma Teng looks majestic, and the instrument is magnificent, which is comparable to these two pimpled Qiang people, the legs are clamped between the horse's belly, and suddenly burst out, and the two iron halberds in their hands are hung in the wind, and the two bells are double, and the two weapons are shaken open, and then without waiting for the two to ease up, the two halberds will cut off the heads of the two.
In the rear of Dian Wei, a group of Guanzhong soldiers excitedly shouted peace, although this fighting general is a little unwise, but if he wins, the morale is indeed very strong.
But the commander-in-chief of the three armies, who will run to fight the generals without anything? Not all generals who can command the army have such courage as Dian Wei, looking at the world, those who can lead the army to fight and can also cut the generals in front of the battle, I'm afraid there are not many of them.
Dian Wei beheaded three generals in a row, and with some excitement hovering in front of the two armies, he shouted at the same time: "Ma Teng, since you are here to fight the generals, why let these wastes be sent to death, you come to fight in person, and also ask a certain to see how incompetent General Fubo is after that!" ”
In the Qiang army array, Ma Teng's face turned black, this person's mouth really made people want to rush up and cut off his head and smash his mouth.
"To say that Ma Fubo is also a hero, but he will not give birth to a son, and the more he goes on, the more he will be wasted, maybe...... Your ancestors have other people! Seeing that no one stepped forward again, Dian Wei ran to the front of the two armies and laughed, his voice was very harsh.
On the gate, Chen Mo rubbed his head, looked at Xu Shu who was holding his forehead beside him and said, "Quick, gather soldiers and horses, and prepare to save people!" ”
This insult to the ancestors, even if the enemy is a little excessive, even if Ma Teng is a traitor, but Ma Fubo is a famous general of the Han Dynasty after all, so he buries others......
"Piff, it's too much to deceive people!" As soon as Chen Mo's words fell, Ma Teng over there naturally couldn't stand it, roared angrily, and directly ordered the army to rush forward, even if these two thousand people and horses were folded here today, he would tear this barbarian's mouth apart!
"Well done! Soldiers, kill with me! Seeing this, Dian Wei was not afraid at all, seeing the other party's men and horses rushing forward, he greeted directly, regardless of the fact that he only brought five hundred people out of the camp, carrying a pair of iron halberds to the enemy formation, the pair of iron halberds turned away like wheels, and they died next to each other where they passed, and they died when they touched them, and those soldiers in the rear were also high morale under the drive of Dian Wei, and they rushed in with Dian Wei with a howl, unstoppable.
Chen Mo's support has not yet left the camp, Dian Wei has already led the soldiers and horses to kill the other party, and the two thousand Qiang people were even more killed by Dian Wei, and they were chased outside the opponent's camp by Dian Wei until they were repelled by the other party's guards with a rain of arrows.