Psalm 269 can't hold out

"You say, since this Ma Chao has already achieved the purpose of the raid, why did he just grab some raw wheat and retreat to the Qishan camp? Whether it is Shangqi or Jicheng, not even a single attack has been launched? Cao Xiu was puzzled by Ma Chao's behavior and wanted Liangzhou Assassin Shi Zhang to help him solve it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang didn't understand it for a while, according to his understanding of Ma Chao's heart, he was an impulsive guy, and what he pursued was happiness and revenge, and every time he came, he couldn't wait to turn the world upside down.

"Could it be that he is now smart and knows that the imperial army will come soon, so he will run away as soon as he makes a fuss, just like the last time he asked Zhang Lu to borrow troops to besiege Qishan, and as soon as he heard that Xiahou's army from the west came to help, he hurriedly withdrew to Hanzhong?"

Cao Xiu shook his head and said: "However, this time, he came with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and with Liu Bei behind him, how could he not try?" ”

Zhang Ji touched his beard: "Yes, a brave and warlike person like him, and a high-minded and arrogant person, it is really unimaginable that he wants him to just grab some food." Since Liu Bei has named him a hussar general, it is impossible to use him like this. ”

Cao Xiu said: "If the behavior is abnormal, there must be tricks." This time, the enemy threatened to march from the three routes of Bao Shu Road, Fu Luo Road and Chen Cang Road, but they were all just for show. I had long guessed that their main attack direction must be a surprise, and when I heard that Ma Chao quietly came out of Qishan, it must be the enemy's main attack, but I didn't capture a city before the arrival of my army, but retreated directly to Qishan, which really confused me. ”

Zhang Ji thought for a while: "You said, he grabbed it and ran away, and retreated across Qishan, is it because he is still waiting for reinforcements?" ”

Cao Xiu nodded, and shook his head again: "It is possible to wait for reinforcements, but he already has more than 10,000 horses, he can try to attack Xia Tai first, there are not many defenders there, and there is no preparation in advance, as long as he intensifies the attack, maybe he will be beaten down in two or three days, and then he will guard the Longshan Pass, while blocking our army from entering Longyou, while waiting for reinforcements, wouldn't it be better?" ”

At the same time, Zhang Ji was feeling lucky: "Fortunately, he retreated to Qishan." If he is allowed to stay in Shangqi, I don't know how many Qiang and Dihu people in Longyou counties are lucky and take the opportunity to make trouble. Now that he is gone, I have to hurry up and declare to the public that Ma Chao tried to invade Longyou in vain, and was defeated by us at the touch of a button, and fled in the wilderness, which also made those Hu people who were rebellious die of rebellion as soon as possible. ”

"Do you mean to say that Ma Chao came back this time to wait for someone in Longyou to start rebelling first, and then he took advantage of our internal turmoil to attack on a large scale?" Zhang Ji's words seemed to remind Cao Xiu that no matter what Ma Chao wanted to do, as long as he was still in Longyou, he must be driven away as soon as possible.

Zhang felt that he could only take one step at a time, nodded and said, "Of course, you can't let him occupy Qishan all the time." ”

After a few days, Cao Xiu's follow-up army arrived, and he immediately led his army to Qishan to attack Ma Chao's camp, and at the same time sent someone to inform Zhang He to take the initiative to attack and drive away the enemy troops on Chencang Road.

As for Guo Huai's side, the enemy only stayed halfway, so let's hold on, lest the labor force move the crowd and people run back.

Ma Chao was also a little impatient waiting in Qishan, standing at the gate of the camp and constantly looking into the distance, and couldn't help but ask Xu Shu: "Why hasn't this enemy's army come to attack yet?" ”

Xu Shu comforted, "The general is a little restless, the art of war pays attention to waiting for work, we came so far away, just take the opportunity to rest for a few days, and wait for the enemy to come from Chang'an, no, maybe he ran from Luoyang, he was tired enough, wouldn't it be better for us to give him another blow?" ”

Ma Chao clenched his fists and punched twice on the camp gate: "I'm afraid that the enemy won't be tired of running, but I'm tired." ”

Xu Shu hurriedly took his hand: "General, don't be impatient. If you are in a hurry, you will punch this doorpost two more times, and with your strength, I am afraid that this gate will not withstand a few beatings. ”

Chen Yin, Hou Xuan, and the sergeants on the side couldn't help but laugh.

Ma Dai felt that the eldest brother was losing his demeanor like a general, and shouted softly: "Brother......"

Ma Chao was also a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "My military camp is impregnable, and if I smashed the gate with only two punches, then I would like to go to the Chang'an City Gate to try." ”

At this moment, the sergeant rushed to report: "The enemy's 50,000-strong army is heading towards Qishan, and the vanguard is estimated to have reached twenty miles away from here at this time. ”

"Oh," Xu Shu's joke was not over, and he said to Ma Chao again, "General, look, as soon as you summon them, they will come." ”

Ma Chao immediately had a straight face and said to everyone: "Order the soldiers of each battalion to stick to the camp, not to slack off, and not to attack without my order!" ”

The next morning, Cao Xiu led the army to the front of the Shu military camp, set up a formation, beat drums and shouted, and challenged loudly.

In addition to the Qi Mountain terrain, the Shu army had a spacious flat land on the top of a mountain, and set up camp on the steep mountains around it, and camped on the road, sealing the avenue and preventing the Wei army from moving forward.

Xu Shu stood on a high place, holding a canopy in his hand, and nodded from time to time.

Chen Yin tugged at his sleeve: "My lord, how many are there?" ”

Xu Shu shook his head: "I'm counting." ”

Chen Yin's eyes widened and he wanted to count them himself, but he felt a little dazzled, so he had to sigh: "Alas, I'm old, and I can't see clearly from a distance." ”

Xu Shu hurriedly turned around: "I'm not old yet." ”

Chen Yin hurriedly said: "I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about me." ”

Xu Shu smiled embarrassedly and comforted: "Don't worry, don't worry, we can kill back in Guanzhong soon." ”

Ma Chao was anxious to ask Xu Shu: "What day is today?" ”

Xu Shu hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, don't worry, it will be two more days before we have the appointed day." ”

Ma Chao looked back at the top of the mountain, where three big flags were erected high, waving in the wind, and said to himself: "I don't know if Da Sima can arrive on time." ”

Xu Shu grinned: "Don't worry, don't worry, don't worry, don't worry, these days are set by him, and he must have left room for himself." ”

Xu Shu estimated, there are more than 20,000 people who came to challenge today, it seems that this Cao Xiu is a little anxious, the intelligence says that he brought a total of 50,000 horses over, this first day to challenge, half of the dispatch, and I don't want to keep an extra hand, why make the sergeants so tired?

"Come on, come on, the more the better, anyway, we just hold on, they all run over and attack on their backs, this defensive battle is much easier than a tough battle." (To be continued.) )