Chapter 289: You Chase Me
The large camp at the northern port of the Meridian Road was also captured by Cao De's army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, the difference between this side and the Bao Slope Road is that Guo Yan finally became a little alert because of the situation of the Bao Slope Road. Therefore, when the news of the loss of the Meridian Road reached Guo Yan's ears, Guo Yan had already gathered 5,000 soldiers and was ready to reinforce the Meridian Road.
Guo Yan knew from the mouths of the soldiers of the Meridian Road battalion who came to report the news that there were not many Cao Dejun who came to attack the battalion. Therefore, Guo Yan realized that he still had a chance.
Therefore, Guo Yan simply gathered another 5,000 men and horses, and drove from Fu Luo Road to Meridian Road with a total of 10,000 troops.
After Xiahou Yuan, Ma Chao and Zhang Fei captured Li Guojun's camp, they immediately began to clean up the battlefield. At the same time, Xiahou Yuan also sent a fast horse to report the situation to Cao De. After all, there are too few soldiers and horses on his side, and it will be very fatal if something happens. Therefore, Xiahou Yuan was also asking Cao De for help.
It's one thing to take down a certain fort, it's the real victory to be able to hold it.
Therefore, when Cao De encountered the fast horse sent by Xiahou Yuan, he ordered the whole army to speed up.
Now Cao De didn't know that Guo Yan was rushing to the north port of the Meridian Road with an army of 10,000, and Guo Yan just knew that there were not many Cao De's troops who had captured his camp, but Guo Yan guessed that Cao De's army was rushing towards this side.
Therefore, now Cao De and Guo Yan are engaged in a competition, a marching competition.
For this competition, Guo Yan has an advantage. At least there are no restrictions on the path of the march. As long as Guo Yan is willing, it is okay for a hundred people to line up in a row and go hand in hand, but Cao Deke can't.
So, a day and a half later, Guo Yan arrived!
Guo Yan did not hesitate, and after the army rested for a while and filled its stomach, it immediately launched an attack on Xiahou Yuan.
The current situation is extremely unfavorable for Xiahou Yuan and the others. The first is the difference in numbers, 10,000 against 1,500 people, and it is also infantry and cavalry.
Although Xiahou Yuan occupies the camp this is a more favorable factor. But now, this big battalion is a complete burden.
How the cavalry defended the village. Do you want the cavalry to abandon their horses and dismount and fight!
Ma Chao's more than 400 people are not counted, but the 1,000 cavalry brought by Zhang Fei are specially trained leather armored horses from the White Tiger Cavalry. Isn't it a joke to let them dismount and fight?
So, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao took advantage of the rest of Guo Yan's army to discuss countermeasures together.
Zhang Fei, a fierce man, he doesn't care about anything. As long as you let me fight, I don't care how to fight, and I don't want to use that brain.
Therefore, Xiahou Yuan said to Ma Chao: "Big nephew, you see how we should fight." ”
Ma Chao thought for a while and said: "When I was on the grassland, if I encountered such a difficult bone, most of them would wait, and when they relaxed, they would quickly attack, retreat with one blow, and kill them little by little." ”
After hearing this, Xiahou Yuan nodded and said, "This is not comparable to the grassland, the terrain here is too rugged, and it is not suitable for the rapid advance and retreat of the cavalry. ”
Ma Chao shook his head and objected: "But don't forget, on the grassland we are facing cavalry, and here we are infantry. ”
As soon as Ma Chao finished speaking, Xiahou Yuan's eyes lit up, okay, just do it!
Ma Chao and Xiahou Yuan immediately went out separately to prepare, and Zhang Fei looked at it and was unhappy, did you forget me!
Xiahou Yuan looked back and smiled, "Yide, don't worry." You'll have a chance to play! ”
Ma Chao battled, leading four hundred and seventy-three people, while Guo Yan's army was still busy filling his belly.
"Qiqi Da Sima, the rebels are out of the camp!" A soldier reported to Guo Yan, who was munching on dry food.
"How many!" Guo Yan chewed the dry food and said indifferently.
"Less than five hundred riders!" The soldier replied.
"Haha, less than five hundred horsemen want to storm my army. What a joke. Go, tell my cavalry general, and let him come back and rest after he has destroyed the rebels. Guo Yan took a sip of water and said.
"No!"
The cavalry general who was eating was also very unhappy after hearing Guo Yan's order, and was eating, so he came to disturb Lao Tzu, so he said to one of his partial generals in a warm and angry tone: "You take a thousand horsemen and bring the heads of this group of rebels who swept Lao Tzu Xing to Lao Tzu." ”
However, before Guo Yan's cavalry could fight, Ma Chao's cavalry team had already come to the front of Guo Yan's army.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......
Two waves of arrow rain, a total of less than a thousand arrows into Guo Yanjun's formation.
Although many soldiers have put up their shields to defend themselves, there are always times when they are missed. Although Ma Chao's two waves of arrow rain did not gain much, Ma Chao did not expect to be able to repel the enemy army with this sparse arrow rain.
Ma Chao's meaning is to attract a group of enemy troops, break away from the large army, and then pursue himself.
After Ma Chao released the rain of arrows, he immediately turned the horse's head and ran backwards. And just when Ma Chao was leaving, a rain of arrows flew out of Guo Yanjun's big array. Unfortunately, they fell short.
Then, Ma Chao and the cavalry stopped their horses and began to point at the large array of Guo Yan's army and sneered. It would be unwise to run over and fire arrows now, or it would be more effective to provoke the enemy with verbal attacks.
When Ma Chao and the others were scolding, the originally neat infantry phalanx suddenly cracked a few holes, and then Ma Chao saw a large number of cavalry rushing towards him along the passage left by the infantry.
Ma Chao exclaimed, and the cavalry that followed Ma Chao turned around and ran away without any formation to speak of.
"The thief will be gone, and he will die quickly! Kill ......"
Guo Yan's cavalry roared out of the infantry phalanx, and then gradually gathered into a group and chased after Ma Chao's horse's buttocks.
Ma Chao and the cavalry, who fled in front, gradually formed an arc formation and advanced forward as they continued to run forward. Then, they reduced the speed of the horse slightly.
Guo Yan's cavalry generals saw that the distance between the two sides was getting shorter and shorter, and when they were about to rejoice, the rebels who had fled in front suddenly turned around on horseback, and they were still carrying bows and arrows that had been set up in their hands.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......
More than 200 arrows fanned out towards the cavalry of Guo's army who followed them. Dozens of cavalry of Guo's army screamed and fell off their horses.
The direct damage caused by this rain of arrows was not large, but the obstacles caused by the knights and war horses who fell by the arrows were huge.
was running happily, and suddenly the cell in front of him fell suddenly, and the war horse under his crotch didn't have time to dodge, so there was a great chance of chasing the tail or tripping.
Therefore, the harvest of Ma Chao's wave of arrow rain is not small. And the cavalry of Guo Yan's army, who escaped this catastrophe, were about to return fire with fire in their eyes, but they found that their bows and arrows could not reach them at all, because of the enemy army in front
Accelerated again.
Next, Ma Chao began to lead the cavalry of Guo Yan's army to start going around in circles. Moreover, every once in a while, Ma Chao still didn't turn around and give a big gift to the cavalry of Guo Yanjun behind him.
It didn't take long for the 1,000 cavalry chasing Ma Chao to be reduced by half, and at this time, Guo Yan's army was finally full.
Just as Guo Yan was about to attack his camp, Ma Chao led the cavalry back.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......
The cavalry under Ma Chaoji's command passed by the large array of Guo Yan's army, and after shooting a little arrow, they left immediately.
Guo Yan jumped to his feet and grabbed his cavalry general, how did you do it.
The cavalry general was frightened and angry, and hurriedly sent another thousand cavalry to pursue Ma Chao.
Moreover, Guo Yan did not delay any longer, and hurriedly launched an attack on his camp.
In fact, the tactic used by Ma Chao is the kite flying that is prevalent on the grassland. It's just that unlike on the grassland, the pursuing cavalry of Guo Yanjun is really persevering. They have been chasing all the time, and Ma Chao is running away.
The 473 people under Ma Chao's command have already mastered the tactic of kite flying on the grassland, so it would be a piece of cake to let them deal with the cavalry of Guo Yan's army.