Although he said that he was going to attack Jiang Wei's head tonight, Ma Long knew very well in his heart: this was just a statement. It takes a lot of luck to make it happen.

Without him, in addition to silently watching Jiang Weijun build siege equipment on the city wall in the past two days, Ma Dudu, who was appointed as a new official, also had time to fully understand the 50,000 troops he now has in his hands.

In ancient times, when there were no individual communication equipment and night vision devices, night combat was extremely demanding for any army. In addition to the general's firm will and outstanding command ability. The quality of the soldiers must also meet certain standards.

Within Tongguan, Commander Ma Long's ability is of course undoubted. But what about the 50,000 defenders......

Let's start with 30,000 recruits who were drawn from Qingxu Tuntian and hung the name of the Luoyang Chinese Army. These people are quite passable in defending the city, and if they really want to go out to fight in the field, it would be good to be able to understand the complicated command signals of the command flag. Night fights? I'm afraid it's just a rush to disperse!

There are also 10,000 garrisons at Tongguan. This is a strong force composed of veterans of the Guanzhong Corps. No matter how elite the field army is, it is always stationed in one place, and it is also stationed in Tongguan, which is between Chang'an and Luoyang, and the trade route is extremely prosperous. The combat effectiveness of this field army has long since degenerated to an extremely low level. Not only that, this army is now full of all kinds of ruffians, veterans and wanderers - eating and taking cards to oppress the people is very good, but the little blood and courage in the body has been wiped out.

The only one that can be relied on is only 10,000 of the 150,000 old Chinese soldiers in Luoyang during the previous Sima Zhao period.

This is the last 10,000 old Chinese soldiers.

"Governor, are you really not thinking about it anymore? The Shu thieves are twenty or thirty thousand people, to say the least. You're going to take 3,000 men with you? Isn't it too little? ”

"No need, ladies and gentlemen, the country has suffered this catastrophe, and the former elite has been swept away. If I take all these 10,000 veterans out. The lack of strong soldiers on Tongguan to lead the recruits to fight is one thing. The key is that these 10,000 veterans are the seeds of the country's recovery of military strength in the future, and I can't lose these seeds all at once. Besides, Tongguan is a place with the Qinling Mountains to the south and the Yellow River to the north. It's a narrow coastal passage. If there are too many soldiers, they will not be able to spread. ”

"I see, Du Du Gaoyi. We are here to await the triumph of the Governor. ”

"Good, everyone, in the future, Longhui will lead three thousand elites to fall down the city. The estimated duration of the assault is two hours. Then you will open the first gate, and hang the second wall with ropes. As long as the Shu thief dares to pursue, hum! ”

"Obey the orders of the Governor!"

The time came to the ugly hour of the tenth day of the eighth month of the year 268 AD. Ma Long led the 3,000 elites of the Jin army to use ropes to fall down from Tongguan City.

And what about the Han army camp at this time?

"Tonight's dark sentinels are out, aren't they?"

"Come to the general, rest assured, it's all sprinkled."

"Well, hard work brothers, you can attack the city tomorrow. Then you won't have to stay up all night like this. ”

"Hahaha, come to the general, it's okay. No hard work, no hard work. ”

"Well, this place in Tongguan is too narrow, and tomorrow the trebuchet will be able to swing about ten at most. But it's enough to ...... Well?! What was that? ”

"Report ~~~ to the general, the enemy is attacking at night! has entered the front village! ”

"What? What are the secret posts of our army doing? The enemy troops have entered the village, why haven't they issued any warnings? ”

Speaking of which, it is also the problem of the Han army itself.

On the night of 8 August, Jiang Weijun scattered hundreds of sentinels. But by the 9th of August the number had been reduced - on the one hand, it was a contempt for Marlon, and on the other hand, the coastal flats of the place were so small that it was useless to scatter too much.

However, the Han army is a guest army in the end, and it is also an arrogant soldier. In the past two nights, the place where their sentinels are lurking has not changed. It has long been discovered by the Tongguan veterans who are familiar with this place.

But who is Laizhong? A general who has followed Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition for more than ten years. Although he was raided by the enemy into Dazhai, he did not panic: "Pass the order, beat the gong and drum, and inform the whole army." The former village soldiers, for the time being, are fighting separately! ”

"No!"

The command is correct, but the execution is extremely poor. Because, at this time, the Han army, on the one hand, was complacent after the victory, and on the other hand, the climate was still very hot in the summer at this time. Therefore, they slept in the tent, and they unloaded their armor!

Moreover, this Han army began the Northern Expedition last autumn and fought for nearly a year. By this time, the body's endurance has long been at its limit. If there was still a string on the night of August 8th, on the night of August 10th, it was completely relaxed and I slept deeply!

Therefore, although Lai Zhong gave the order to fight separately, he also quickly sounded the gong and drum. But the soldiers in the front village reacted very slowly, not to mention, the back village responded extremely slowly - the front village is asleep, and the back village hasn't slept yet?

Therefore, after Ma Long's raiding party entered the front village of the Han army, he did not encounter effective resistance.

"Hey! Sure enough, it was a group of proud soldiers who were tired of the division veterans. All of them are there, and the whole army is scattered in units, some people kill people, and some tents are set on fire. When you hear the sound of cymbals, no matter where you are or what results you have in front of you, you must retreat quickly! ”

"No!"

"Good, spread out! Brothers, move forward! ”

"Huh~~~!"

With Ma Long's order, a little fire appeared in the front village of the Han army in an instant, and then these sparks gradually spread and united, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the entire front village of the Han army was already red.

As a veteran who has fought for 40 years, Jiang Wei's battlefield nerves are extremely sharp. Although he also took off his armor and went to bed that night. But as soon as the gongs and drums sounded on Laizhong's side, he immediately woke up.

"General, the enemy is stealing the camp!"

"Got it, left and right, come and help me put on my armor!"

As soon as Jiang Wei, who quickly put on his battle armor with the help of two personal guards, walked out of the camp gate, he was greeted by a bright sea of fire and billowing smoke.

"It's over! The siege equipment in the front village is all over! ”

"General!"

"Bozhi? How is the battle going now? ”

"General, the last general has just gotten up and rushed to you first. So ......"

"It doesn't matter! Come on, put out the general's flag. Everyone held torches high and shouted to their companions to gather around Ben General! ”

"No!"

The Han army, which was attacked at night, did have a brief panic. However, although this army is a proud soldier with tired veterans, it is also an elite soldier who has fought an old battle. Therefore, after the panic in the early stage, officers at all levels began to take over, beckoning the soldiers around them to move closer to them, and then launched a counterattack against Malone's troops.

"Hey! Sure enough, it's the elite! "It was obvious that the enemy's counterattack was becoming more and more organized, and Malone also felt that it was tricky.

"Our army has already set fire to all the enemy's siege engines, right?"

"It's all lit!"

"Good, then ring the ......"

"Governor! Look! ”

"Huh? Hey! This old horseman actually dares to put up a banner and rush forward? It won't be long before you're really sorry for your courage. Left and right, tell the brothers around us to move closer to us, and let's go kill the ginger thief! ”

"Huh~~~!"

In fact, there is no need for Ma Long's order, what he brought out this time is the elite of the elite. After seeing Jiang Wei's banner, the commanders of the Jin army at all levels consciously began to lead their soldiers closer to Jiang Wei's banner.

Along the way, there were constantly Han soldiers who saw Jiang Wei's banner. It has been a mile from the back village to the front village, and Jiang Wei has gathered thousands of soldiers. He also killed hundreds of Jin soldiers. But when he walked to the front village, he suddenly felt that the help in front of him suddenly increased a lot.

By the dim light of the fire, he saw a spear in front of him swinging from side to side, stabbing back and forth. The Han soldiers around him did not have a general under him. I don't know why, he actually fell in love at such a moment.

"Jiang Wei, the general of the Han Dynasty, is here, who is the Jin general in front? Please also use your name! ”

"Hahaha, I'm Ma Long Ma Xiaoxing! Jiang Boyo, you have been marching and fighting for so many years, and you have not been attacked by me! It seems that it is actually difficult to live up to the fame! Hahahaha~~~"

"Vertical arrogance!" Zhao Tong, who was beside Jiang Wei, was extremely angry when he heard this, and immediately raised his gun.

"Hey, the marksmanship is very exquisite, but it lacks a sharp taste." After steadily taking Zhao Tong's spear, Ma Long actually had more than enough room to evaluate Zhao Tong's marksmanship.

But, that's it. In the end, the Han army was much more numerous than the Jin army, and after Ma Long was dragged by Zhao Tong, the Jin army had lost all possibilities of killing Jiang Wei. Not only that, if you don't retreat in time, after the Han army on the periphery is completely surrounded, this group of Jin troops will become a turtle in the urn.

After figuring a shot to force Zhao Tong away, Ma Long's figure quickly retreated: "Ring the cymbals, and the whole army retreats!" ”

"No!"

"Jiang Boyo, if you have the guts, follow me into Tongguan!" After saying this, Ma Long turned around, waved his spear again, and actually easily killed a passage, leading most of the Jin army to retreat safely.

"Command the whole army, put out the embers, and return to the building. No pursuit! ”

"General? Marlon is so rude, why don't you let us chase after it? ”

"Hmph, although this son is arrogant and rude, he is capable in the end. At this time, if I don't expect it badly, there must be an ambush in Tongguan City. That's it for tonight. Tomorrow after dawn, contact the Great Sima and ask him to send pikemen to take over the place. We withdraw to Chang'an! ”