Ma Tie didn't notice the change in the Long Snake Formation.

After defeating the thousand cavalry, he continued to charge northwest.

It is about a kilometer or so away from the military formation.

Zhuge Liang said anxiously: "It's not good, the enemy army has changed formation, the long snake has changed to the east, and General Ma Tie is in danger..." ”

"This cunning Cao Ren."

Ma Chao turned around and said, "Quickly order the withdrawal of troops." This was said to Ma Dai.

Woo woo...

Ma Dai carried the horn with him, took it out and blew it.

Zhuge Liang was about to ask, at what close distance, how could the iron cavalry gallop, how could he withdraw the army? In his opinion, it must not be possible. But before he could ask Ma Chao, he saw Ma Tie on the battlefield in front of him, and began to retreat to the west with Xiliang Tie's horse, and then turned to the south. In a very short time, the army turned around and returned.

It sounds easy, but it's hard to do.

Zhuge Liang admired: "The riding skills of the Xiliang Army are really worthy of their reputation." I would never have believed that 5,000 cavalry could be withdrawn at a distance of just a few hundred meters, unless I had seen it with my own eyes. ”

"Mr. Kong Ming, what now? Can't you break the formation? Ma Chao asked.

Zhuge Liang replied: "The easiest way to break the formation is to mobilize the enemy before breaking the formation, make it chaotic, and then attack the enemy. General Ma Tie rushed to the northwest just now, didn't he mobilize Cao Ren? If I attack his weak points again, he'll do it again. This gives us an opportunity to break the formation. ”

"yes, I didn't think of that."

Ma Chao suddenly realized.

In the future, when facing the formation, although you don't know the formation, you can mobilize the enemy and break the formation.

"This method will be useful for Cao Ren, if it is Sima Yi, it will not work..." Zhuge Liang's words made Ma Chao deflated all of a sudden, and asked, "Why?" ”

"Because Cao Ren doesn't know much about the formation. He knows only its form, but not its god. Even the gossip array is plausible, of course, it can't be done, and the formation is constantly changing. If Sima Yi had been replaced, the situation would have been very different. Zhuge Liang chuckled: "Besides... Soldiers who participate in the formation must go through rigorous training and know the rules when changing formations. Cao Cao had only been Sima Yi for less than a year, and the soldiers he trained did not know much about the formation method, and they were the most prone to make mistakes. ”

Ma Dai on the side hurriedly said: "Mr. Kong Ming, the military situation is urgent, you just say it... How do we break the line? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "First send three thousand light cavalry to attack and kill the enemy's east, and after Cao Ren changes the formation, I will depend on the situation..." ”

Ma Chao sent troops to fight according to Zhuge Liang's intentions.

"Change formation!"

Cao Ren's old tricks were repeated.

With a small number of mobile cavalry, he intercepted the Xiliang army and changed the seven inches of the long snake to another place.

After Zhuge Liang found out that place, he asked Ma Chao to send troops again.

And so on and so forth.

Cao Ren's big array is getting more and more chaotic, and it has already affected the gossip array in the long snake array.

At this time, Zhuge Liang asked Ma Chao to personally lead 20,000 iron horsemen, sweeping all the way from the south, first defeating the Long Snake Formation, and then entering from the Shengmen of the Bagua Array, and killing Jingmen, directly defeating Cao Ren's Great Array.

It's fast.

It works well.

After the attack of the horse, the enemy was powerless.

Cao Ren's army of 50,000 resisted only a little before retreating.

Cao Cao, Sima Yi, and Jia Xu, who were watching the battle from a distance, had already come up with a countermeasure and sent someone to tell Cao Ren. But because things were developing too fast, before he could rush to Cao Ren to give the order, Ma Chao's iron cavalry came over.

"Order Cao Chun, lead the tiger and leopard to ride into battle!" Cao Cao ordered.

"No."

Cao Chun soon received an order to take the three thousand tigers and leopards he had just replenished to participate in the battle. During the Great War of the Central Plains, the tiger and leopard rode in many battles and won many battles, and established a lot of meritorious deeds, but they were also hit hard, and in the end only a few hundred horses remained. More than half of these 3,000 were selected from various armies, and there was a certain gap between them and the real tigers and leopards.

After Cao Ren's army was defeated and retreated, the tiger and leopard rode to meet Ma Chao!

"Kill..." The two armies engaged in a fierce confrontation.

The equipment of the Xiliang army is poor, and compared with the tiger and leopard ride, it is called Huazi and the dragon king Bibao. However, the battle between cavalry and cavalry depends not only on equipment, but also on the method of fighting and their personal qualities.

The Xiliang army is extremely brave and very good at riding and shooting, often in motion, taking arrows and shooting, can hit the enemy very accurately. Lying on the back of a horse when attacking, or changing the way of riding and shooting, can better protect yourself.

The battle was not long in coming.

The tiger and leopard ride is at a disadvantage.

Cao Cao was very shocked: "The Xiliang Army is so powerful?!" ”

He used to think that the Tiger and Par Cavalry was the strongest, and in order to build this elite, a lot of financial resources were invested, and the elites of each army were also withdrawn. Of course, in the battle with Yuan Xi, the tiger and leopard riders showed their due combat effectiveness. But in this battle, the tiger and leopard cavalry was no match for Ma Chao's Xiliang army.

"Command the chariot, go around the wings, and surround Ma Chao." Cao Cao roared.

"No."

Xiahoudun went to give the order.

Jia Xu and Sima Yi looked at each other, but they were silent.

Suddenly, Xiahou Yuan pointed to the sky: "Prime Minister, look, on the carriage in front of the enemy formation, it seems to be Zhuge Liang." ”

Everyone looked.

Sima Yi recognized it at a glance: "That's right, it's indeed Zhuge Liang." Isn't he supposed to be in his own camp, how did he get here? ”

"Ma Chao broke the formation just now, it must have been Zhuge Liang's strategy." Jia Xu said.

"Since Zhuge Liang has left the camp, the guards must be weak, if I transfer heavy troops to besiege him, and then contain Ma Chao and prevent him from coming to the rescue, is it possible for us to win?" Cao Cao asked Jia Xu.

"You can give it a try."

"Hmm."

Sima Yi also nodded.

Jia Xu admonished: "Zhuge Liang's camp is only 40,000 infantry troops, and we are besieging it with three times the force. Then mobilize the cavalry and ambush it on the way. If Ma Chao can't be stopped, he will be harassed by cavalry. In this way, no matter whether Zhuge Liang returns to the camp or not, we have the possibility of winning. Because he can't be saved on both sides. ”

"That's a good point."

Cao Cao finally found hope of victory.

..............

After Cao Ren retreated from defeat, he returned to Cao Cao. Cao Cao ordered him to lead an army of 120,000 to attack Zhuge Liang's camp. He also ordered Xiahoudun to lead 10,000 iron cavalry and 5,000 chariots to ambush on the way.

The remaining 100,000 troops will wage an all-out war against Ma Chao.

All the mobile forces act as spears for the attack, charging from the front.

The infantry army outflanked and flanked and killed.

The battle was fierce.

"Kill..." After Cao Ren and Xiahoudun left, the battle entered a white-hot state.

"Ma Chao's Xiliang Army is a strong force." Zhuge Liang watched the battle from behind, and saw that the 30,000 or 40,000 Xiliang troops were actually resisting more than 100,000 Cao troops, and they were not left behind.