Tian Xin looked at the blue and white of the sky, and rode Mondo out of the small suspension bridge at the camp gate.

Iron hooves trample on the wooden bridge, always worried that the wooden bridge will break, or that Mondo will step out of a pothole.

Twenty-six battalions formed eight marching phalanxes and two cavalry formations arranged on the flanks.

The eight marching phalanxes marched side by side in two columns on the left and right, and after encountering the battle, they could complete the transformation with the smallest movement trajectory and turn into a nine-square square.

The passage of the army must have an open road, and the root cause is here, and it must reach the width of the armed array.

Only such a road is suitable for the rapid passage of the army carrying baggage, not afraid of encounters, and not afraid of being controlled by the opponent's small forces according to the danger.

And now, fighting in the wilderness, there is no need to protect the cumbersome baggage, and marching in two rows is only for the convenience of rapid march.

However, there are still many vehicles in the army, and the vehicles are the most convenient and universal military equipment in Tian Xin's eyes, and they are mobile fortifications.

Vehicles were placed in the middle of the queue, more than 500 wheelbarrows were converted into ballistas, and more than 300 animal-powered vehicles were loaded with spare ordnance.

These wheelbarrow-modified ballistas were fronted with protruding wooden spikes for charging and defending; It is also equipped with a ring shield, which can protect the crossbowmen from bow and crossbow attacks, allowing them to load, aim, and shoot calmly.

This is just Tian Xin's occasional modification of the equipment, which is nothing more than a combination of Wugang vehicles and battle defense artillery shields.

The so-called wooden ox and flowing horse are probably this kind of thing.

If you can take out 500 ballistas this time, then you can't defeat the main force of the Wei army and annihilate its living forces, so ...... next time He may have to face 5,000 ballistas of the Wei army.

Tian Xin was afraid that the enemy would use the bed crossbow on him in a narrow space...... Changing places, he also wants to use dense bed crossbows and heavy crossbows to kill, injure, and hit the enemy.

In exchange for the damage of the opponent's officials, the consumption of equipment is naturally earned.

Behind him was a big drum set up in a chariot, the drummers beat alternately, and the Beifu soldiers stepped on the drums, and marched north one after another.

In the midst of the formation, when the footsteps are consistent with the drum beat, the person who is out of step will unconsciously correct the pace to match the neat drum sound.

So much so that the officials who were far away from the big drum heard more footsteps.

"Your Majesty!"

The cavalry general Jiang Liang came from the front team, and he carried two strings of iron thistles in his hands: "The thief army arranged iron thorns and wooden thorns at night, and now they fled north in panic, and there are many weapons left. ”

Tian Xin caught the rusty thistle terrestris on the surface, and the outline of the rust could be seen in the dim light, which should have been caused by pig iron casting.

The requirements for iron quality are not high, and if you open the furnace to smelt iron, you can cast the four-cornered iron thistle.

At this time, the outline of the undulating hills in the east revealed a small half of the orange sun, and Ma Chao's left army could be vaguely seen divided into infantry and cavalry, and was chasing and killing to the north.

Jiang Liang personally brought the thistle over, naturally not to ask Tian Xin to change the order, or to command the front, but to let Tian Xin pay attention to this matter and measure more when using cavalry.

If the cavalry does not have to clean the battlefield, it is better to march safely if it is not necessary to clean up the battlefield and clean up such thistle wood thorns or trap horses.

Any war horse is precious, and it should be cherished and used before obtaining the land of production.

The two armies of Huya and Yingyang, led by the Beifu soldiers, opened the way with light troops, pierced the ground with spears, and checked the traps.

There was no time to lose, the march was already slow, and they had enough time to clear the safe passages.

The 26th Battalion was exhausted, but the 18th Battalion of the Outer Sixth Army had only nearly 600 people, and the rest were all officers who were guarding the camp and on duty at night.

or as a new force into the battlefield, or the war is not going well, these 3,000 left-behind officials can also come to respond.

Ma Chao can't be expected to divide his troops to respond, and when he does the first day of junior high school, he must be prepared for fifteen.

To the east, Ma Dai continued to lead the knights to chase and search for the scattered Wei army.

At this time, Le Qi and Zhang Hu alternately covered the retreat, and the traps arranged made Ma Dai's progress slow, Tian Xin could not accept the unnecessary wear and tear of the cavalry, and Ma Chao could not bear the losses of the cavalry.

Liu Bei had the financial resources to replenish horses from Liangzhou, and the replenished war horses were given priority to the Chinese army, or distributed to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei; Tian Xin's two cavalry battalions were snatched from the Wei army bit by bit.

To put it more seriously, Tian Xin's cavalry were all exchanged for blood, and it was Tian Xin's own blood.

Which time did you go into battle, wasn't Tian Xin personally breaking through to solve the battle?

In order to quickly resolve the battle, many knights and horses can be captured, otherwise the cavalry is the most difficult to capture.

As for Ma Chao's prestige among the Qiang...... As long as they can take Qiang Di to plunder, they can follow Ma Chao, Cao Zhen and Cao Zhang.

Anyway, there is no reason for the horses raised by the Qiang tribe to be given to Ma Chao easily, and this has to pay a price. Compared with others, Ma Chao is just easier to contact, negotiate, and reach an agreement with Qiang.

This advantage of his is being equaled by Tian Xinda.

Just ask, is the Qiang tribe strong, or is the Ba people stronger?

During the period of Emperor Huan, the Han army completely destroyed the Dongqiang alliance and pushed the battle line back to the land of Hehuang, which led to the Xiqiang River Huang.

If the Qiang people want to escape from the cold and fierce competition in the western part of Liangzhou, is there only one way to move east?

There is also the rich Yizhou Plain, and unfortunately, the Ba people often participate in the war as mercenaries of the Han army...... Jingman, Wuxi Man, Shanyue, and Qiang Di are all meritorious in the eyes of the Ba mercenaries, and the friendship between Han and Pakistan depends on the barbarians.

Qiang Di looked at the rich plains, his eyes were red, and the leaders of Qiang Di for generations dreamed of running to live in the Yizhou Plain.

Either their heads were cut off by the Ba mercenaries and used to exchange for living supplies with the Yizhou side; Either they were captured and sold to Yizhou Haoqiang by the Pakistani mercenaries in exchange for living supplies.

The good treatment of the Ba people is based on the bones of the barbarians, and it is also based on the war.

If the Pakistani people want to live a good life, they all rely on being mercenaries. Only by assisting the Han army in the war can the Ba people obtain more living materials and avoid ...... He was oppressed by county officials.

In front of the Ba people, the mountain warfare that Qiang Di is good at is vulnerable.

If it weren't for the natural danger in Hanzhong, and if it weren't for the intervention of the Han court to carry out strong control, the Ba people would have gone to collect the protection fees of Qiang Di and Jing Man.

The main Ba tribes are mostly in Ba County, Hanxing County, Yidu County, and Hanzhong County at the moment, but there are not many of them.

The Ba people, who regard being a mercenary as a living custom, have what kind of mentality do they have to look at the main temple of Wudang Mountain soldiers?

With the Ba people with them, Qiang's combat power is ...... The herd of cows, horses and sheep raised is simply the dish in front of Tian Xin.

Peers are enemies, as long as Tian Xin is there, Ma Chao's influence in the Qiang tribe has no practical value.

Both Ma Chao and Ma Dai cherished the strength of the cavalry, and after the continuous traps were damaged, they unconsciously slowed down the pursuit, and the infantry couldn't catch up.

Tian Xin's march had to clear the marching passage, and Ma Chao's pursuit had to clear the trap to leave the marching passage, so that when the sun rose, Ma Chao could only watch the Wei army enter the drawbridge in an orderly manner in the distance.

He clenched his horsewhip and looked angrily at the north, and his heart was filled with sorrow: "Too much deception! ”

Ma Dai also rushed back, he changed to a horse, and his cheeks were broken and oozing fine blood: "Brother, our army fought all night, and yesterday was tired, and now we are unable to pursue and fight, and we are also unable to transport equipment." Why don't you retreat to the front camp and strengthen the camp? ”

"It's not proper, the Beifu soldiers take advantage of the situation to march into the army, if our army retreats, there will be a loss of friendship."

Ma Chao stared at the slow marching array of the Beifu soldiers: "Order the Chinese army to start transporting siege equipment immediately." The rear-duty army stepped forward and rested here together. ”

After a pause, Ma Chao pointed at the north with a whip: "Send a letter to Beifu, our army will arrive before noon and participate in the battle together!" ”

Ma Dai also looked at the Wei army's defensive line, and then looked at the Beifu army array that was slowly marching, and bowed slightly.

Now that the Beifu soldiers are marching in, they must follow, there are too many reasons.

Otherwise, if the Beifu soldiers were defeated, Liu Bei and Guan Yu would definitely hold the left army accountable.

If the Beifu soldiers broke through the Wei army and beheaded Zhang Liao, but their own side watched from the wall, the consequences would be even more serious.

His camp was on the east bank of Lishui, between Dongshan and Wanghuating, acting as a barrier to the eastern defense line and defending the Wei army's flank detour troops.