Chapter 971: Return
"Let me think about it again!" But Ma Zongheng seemed to be relieved, hesitated for a while, shook his head and sighed, and then took steps and left first.
At the same time, in Ma Teng's room. Ma Teng hesitated for a long time, but still took out an edict document, which was the edict of the imperial court ordering Ma Chao to gather the elite of Xiliang, attack Xichuan, crusade against the thief Zhang Lu, and pacify the civil strife in Yizhou!
It turned out that Ma Teng got this edict at the beginning, one did not believe that Ma Chao had the ability to lead an army alone, and the other was that the terrain of Xichuan was complex, with many dangerous mountains and steep mountains, cliffs, and rugged mountain roads, which were difficult to march. Xiliang is mostly a land of Pingchuan, and the Ma Jiajun is good at the battle of Pingchuan, but rarely fights in the mountains.
Therefore, when Ma Teng saw this edict for the first time, he immediately reacted, this was Cao Thief's plan to cut his troops, and wanted to make his Ma family's elite in Xiliang lose both of them and Zhang Lu and the Yizhou army, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
Cao Cao is not a hero!
Ma Teng knew the stakes of this person, so he kept this edict and did not mention it to Ma Chao. Not long ago, Ma Chao killed Yan Xing, punished Li Xuan, and at the same time received the support of a large number of Qianghu living outside the frontier, and finally won a big victory, which can be described as a beautiful victory, which can show his style of general. But this is not the most important reason for Ma Teng to change his mind, what has a greater impact is that Ma Zongheng's ambition is very different from him! Or Ma Zongheng promised that he would not fail Han Jun, but his ambition was not to help the Han family, which Ma Teng knew very well. And he is getting older, and the ambition of the Ma family must be inherited, so he thought of Ma Chao, and he also hopes that Ma Chao can take advantage of this battle to become famous in the world, and even compete with his eldest son in the future, lest Ma Chao be able to lead the Ma family to fight against him once his ambitions swell and even make such a disobedient move as abolishing the emperor!
"If my Ma family causes trouble, my Ma family should take care of the aftermath. Xi'er, Xi'er! But I hope you don't make mistakes and lose your loyalty, then I am afraid that when the time comes, you will end up betraying your relatives and even fratricidal! No one can imagine how painful and pathetic Ma Teng felt when he said such a decision, only to see him clutching the edict tightly, trembling all over, his face full of blue tendons, gritting his teeth, as if he was suffering great pain, even more than a cone and cutting meat!
However, it was said that during the period when Ma Zongheng rushed to Chang'an, the other side was outside Qu'a City, Wu County, Yangzhou, but he saw 20,000 Sun family troops, which had already set up camps, and under the dispatch of Zhang Hong and Lu Sudi, they were arranged in a strange manner, and they saw that the camp of the Chinese army was guarded by Sun Ce himself, and the army was more than 8,000 people. In addition, the camp on the left wing was controlled by the veteran general Han Dang, and the right wing was guarded by two young generals, Ling Cao and Chen Wu, each with 3,000 troops. The front army was commanded by Zhou Tai, a fierce general under Sun Ce, with 4,000 troops, and Lu Su was also assisted.
At this time, above the east gate of Qu'a, Liu Xuan's face was sad, and he sighed: "It seems that the Han family has really come to an end, and I only hate the old man for being incompetent, and it is difficult to protect the ancestral inheritance!" The Sun family is as fierce as a jackal, and Sun Lang has the courage of a bully, and the soldiers under his command are all heroes, and they are assisted by Zhang and Lu, two high-level talents, to give them advice! Qu Ananda, Qu Ananda! ”
As soon as Liu Xuan's words came out, Tai Shici, who was beside him, immediately glared at him and said: "The lord can grow the ambition of others to destroy his own prestige, and the children of the Sun family have no king, and they openly rebel against the court, they are traitors, and those who have attained the Tao have more help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help!" Those thieves all want to climb the dragon and follow the children of the Sun family, but if they are killed, their parts will be scattered like birds and beasts!! Therefore, the lord doesn't have to worry too much, I will immediately go out of the enemy camp outside the city to fight, and get the head of the Sun family child for you!! ”
Listening to Tai Shici's sonorous and powerful shouting, he was full of high-spirited fighting spirit. At this time, Shi Yi sighed and said: "No, General Taishi, look, the Sun family army is neatly arranged, and there are brave generals and warriors everywhere, echoing each other, but if you come out lightly, you will be destroyed!" Besides, not to mention whether Sun Bofu will fight, he is now in the Chinese army, and if you want him to fight, I am afraid that you will have to defeat the former military commander Zhou Tai. This person is said to have the courage of a tiger, and has courage, and he once broke into the camp of the Yanxing thieves alone, and cut down a piece of the thief, which shows that the rumors are true!! ”
"Humph!! But if the Sun family doesn't dare to fight, I will lead the elite soldiers to break in!! Now there are still 20,000 horse infantry troops and thousands of elites in Qu'a City, I only take the elite to break through, just rely on the rabble of the Sun family, where can I resist ~!? As soon as Tai Shici said this, many soldiers were not excited, but they were all timid, but they were unwilling to go and die desperately.
"Nonsense!! General Taishi, you are steady and meticulous in your daily life, how can you become a reckless man now, but you look at the Sun family's army, there are Han Dang fierce generals on the left, and Ling and Chen on the right, even if you kill the Zhou Tai army, but into the middle, you will be intercepted by the left and right wings, and moreover, Zhou Tai counterattacked back, Sun Bofu led the troops to kill directly, you are besieged on all sides, and you will be defeated!! ”
It was Yi who spoke harshly, and said that Tai Shi Ci changed color again and again, and the rest of the soldiers changed color again and again when they heard it, and their cowardice became even stronger. Liu Miao shook his head even more, and sighed bitterly: "Now people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat!" Qu A Bubao, Qu A Bubao! ”
Before the three armies fought, the commander was cowardly first, and when everyone saw that Liu Miao had lost his will to fight, their hearts were disordered. It was Yi Li's shock, and he arched his hand and said: "The lord and don't worry much, the city of Qu'a is as high as seven zhang, solid as a rock, the eastern outer mountains are a piece, and there is a Hengjiang River in the west, this is the land of the emperor's foundation, and there is often the saying of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." My military equipment is this treasure, and the thief is shouting~!? I also asked the lord to give an order, and ordered the generals to guard strictly, the Sun family army did not have much food, and within two months, his army would retreat!! ”
As soon as Shiyi's words came out, Liu Miao and his soldiers couldn't help but mention their spirits, but at this moment, suddenly a post came to report, saying that in the eastern mountains, they found an army of thousands of people, carrying five or six thousand loads of grain, and the convoy was one mile long, with the banner of the word 'Zhou', which seemed to be Zhou Yu's troops!
This is undoubtedly bad news, and the morale of everyone who finally mentioned it plummeted in an instant!
"It seems that Zhou Gongjin has persuaded the support of the major families in Jiangdong to get such heavy grain, it seems that the Sun family is openly 'anti-Cao' this time, and has a clear ambition, not only was not spurned by the Jiangdong family, but was supported by them! This is difficult, there is no doubt that it will be a work to the sky, even if Gongjin has the talent of Zhang and Xiao this week, I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed! The emperor's horse, this person is really the unicorn of the world, and he deserves the name of 'Feilin'! I might as well too! Shi Yi shook his head and sighed. At this time, Liu Miao and the others were all so depressed that it was difficult to lift their spirits, as if a catastrophe was coming, and some people even had the intention of surrendering to the Sun family. Only Tai Shi Ci refused to give up, he was still strong, and shouted loudly: "Although the other army has supplies, but the distance is very far, I think it is better to send an elite army to the surprise attack, after all, our army is familiar with the terrain, and it must be better than the other army!" ”
"But that Zhou Yu is a genius of the world, proficient in military strategy, don't you know how to take precautions? I'm afraid that soon, the Sun family child will teach someone to answer! "It's Yi Shen and said. At this time, Tai Shi Ci suddenly grinned and said, "This is an adult, so you don't have to worry about it." Our army could take precautions, first preparing light cavalry, but Yisun Jiajun was transferred to the military headquarters and immediately sent it to attack and disperse it. If the Sun family army sends a rescue, the lord will take the opportunity to lead the army in the city to fight, and he will be caught off guard!! In addition, I secretly led the elite to act, that Zhou Yu thought that he would have to respond, when he was attacked by me, he would not retreat, but he didn't know that his troops had already been dispersed by our army, and when he reacted, I am afraid that the situation would have been controlled by me as soon as possible~!! ”
As soon as Tai Shici said this, Shi Yi and Liu Miao and other cadres were all shocked and looked at each other. At this time, Zhang Ying, the general under Liu Xuan, was shocked, his eyes lit up, and he replied: "Ziyi's plan is very good!" Now that the army has supplies, there is no need to delay the battle, the lord should give it a go, in order to shock the morale of the three armies, and then Zhang is willing to attack the enemy camp with the lord left and right!! ”
"Then the general will lead the light cavalry to fight with the enemy~!!" As soon as these words came out, they only heard the momentum and sound, and everyone couldn't help but look at it, and saw that it was a red-robed young general, so they asked his name.
"A certain Nai Ji Ying!! Dare to die!! "I saw that this Ji Ying has sword eyebrows and starry eyes, his face is like a crown of jade, quite handsome and majestic, and his arms are extremely long, and there is a sword at his waist, which is shaped like a fierce sword, the hilt and scabbard are all blue, and the length is about five feet, it is a long sword, and the sword body is wider than ordinary swords, and you can know the handle of a peerless treasure at a glance!
"Who are you!?" But such a person, whether it is Liu Miao or Shi Yi, Tai Shici and others, has never seen it. When Zhang Ying saw it, she immediately frowned, and shouted angrily: "Ying'er must not be rude!" You are a child, you have not entered the WTO deeply, fighting on the battlefield, is it child's play, let alone leading an army, this time the matter is big, I can't allow you to be presumptuous, give me a retreat!! ”
There is a historical record that Liu Miao and Sun Ce fought against each other in Shenting Ridge. Sun Ce and the other thirteen horsemen visited Liu Xuan's camp. Tai Shi Ci wanted to capture Sun Ce, and did not wait for Liu Xuan's order, so he left the camp. A 'red-robed general' walks hard. Tai Shi Ci and Sun Ce was a big battle, regardless of victory or defeat, afraid that the generals would be beaten, so they lured Sun Ce to no one's place, and then to fifty he, accidentally rolled off the horse, and then Cheng Pu and other twelve horsemen rushed to arrive first, the nameless young general raised his sword and came out, and repelled Cheng Pu's twelve horsemen, helping Tai Shi Ci successfully escape!
"Hey! General Zhang is slow, I see that the young general has an extraordinary bearing, and he is by no means an ordinary person, can the little brother tell me his origin? At this time, Tai Shici suddenly shouted, but he was quite appreciative of the red-robed young general. The red-robed young general was immediately shocked, revealing a bit of arrogance, his eyes were like fierce pupils, shining brightly, and he shouted loudly: "I am the queen of Wu, and now I see that the world is chaotic, and the people of Wu are forced to fight and suffer unspeakably, so I came out of the mountain to join my uncle, and I am willing to serve my modest strength!" ”
"Uncle!?" When Liu Miao heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim. Zhang Ying immediately condensed and arched his hand: "A certain is the uncle of this son." Back to the lord, although this son does not speak in a measured manner, but he does have a bit of courage, not to mention the enemy of ten thousand, it is still okay to take one as ten. I saw that he was quite ambitious, so I kept him by my side and became a horse archer first. ”
"Hey! This little brother is quite heroic and extraordinary, and he deserves to be the queen of his husband! Such a handsome talent, Zhang Ying, you should have introduced me a long time ago!! From today on, this Ji Ying is the goalkeeper under my command, and I hope you will work harder, don't live up to the old man's hope!! Liu Miao seems to appreciate this extraordinary-looking Ji Ying, and he does not hesitate to reward him. When many soldiers heard this, they all showed jealousy. How do you know that Ji Ying didn't appreciate it, knelt down on one knee, and said in shock: "A new envoy, how dare he be sealed if he has not made an inch!?" Don't be in a hurry to reward me, wait for me to kill the thief army tomorrow, make merits, and it's not too late to be entitled!! ”
"Haha, it's worthy of being a hero out of a teenager!! Ambitious!! Someone~! Sit me down and give the BMW to this little brother!! Then tomorrow, the old man will look good at your table~! Liu Miao smiled. When Ji Ying heard this, her expression was shocked, and she arched her hand and said: "The last general will live up to the high expectations of the king, and I am willing to break my bones and repay the great kindness!" ”
But he said that while Liu Miao and others were discussing strategies, they were in the tiger tent of the Sun family's army.
"The lord takes Qu'a, leads the land of Wu Chu, can gather 100,000 elite soldiers, can Kuang Lord help the people, become the cause of the five hegemons, and can cut the land and guard the border, and the book is meritorious to the bamboo silk! In this way, why can't the Sun family be revived!? ”