705 pre-battle duel
In the early morning of the next day, there was no movement in Ma Chao's camp, Ma Chao has been leading the army to the front of Jiameng Pass to challenge, no matter how abused, the enemy just insisted on not fighting, tossing and turning, Ma Chao was also not interested, after returning to the barracks last night, he had sent people to Hanzhong to inform Pang Tong and Xu Huang that they had brought siege equipment to help the war.
Therefore, Ma Chao did not get up early this morning, and wanted to wait for the arrival of reinforcements to launch a strong attack.
This time, Ma Chao left in a hurry, most of the people he brought were Qiang people, and his subordinates did not carry any siege equipment.
In two days, Ma Chao tried several strong attacks, but they all ended in failure, not because his army did not work hard, but because the Jiameng Pass was too strong, and the city wall was also very high, and it was impossible to climb it with bare hands. Of course, it can be forced to attack the gate, but before closing the door is a relatively narrow corridor, probably only able to accommodate ten people side by side, more like the mouth of a gourd, just to put this position stuck to death, even if he has more troops, can not all be sent to the battlefield, and the stubborn resistance of the defenders, but also let him suffer a lot of losses, several strong attacks, lost more than 2,000 people, such casualties, is too high.
Ma Chao was still asleep in the tent, he was sullen last night, drank a lot of wine, so drunk that he fell on the bed, and he has not woken up yet, and the tent still exudes a strong smell of wine, which lingers for a long time.
Suddenly, there were bursts of war drums outside the camp, and the sound of the bang kept knocking, waking up Ma Chao, who was sleeping.
"Didn't you say that? Today the whole army rests. Who is so bold. How dare you disobey military orders and beat drums without authorization? Ma Chao got up from the bed impatiently, walked straight to the door of the tent, and as soon as he lifted the curtain of the tent, he shouted at the two soldiers guarding outside.
The guard hurriedly announced: "General Qiyu, no one is beating the drum without authorization, it is the sound of war drums from Jiameng Pass!" ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw Pound hurrying over from outside the gate. came to Ma Chao, hurriedly handed a letter in his hand to Ma Chao, and hurriedly said: "General, it's a war letter from the rebels!" ”
Ma Chao took the letter and looked at it hurriedly, his whole body was full of excitement, the original sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and a strange light appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly laughed and said: "Great, really good......
"General, what's going on?" Pound was so happy to see Ma Chao. He hurriedly asked.
Ma Chao handed the letter in his hand to Pang De and said, "This is the war letter given to me by Zhang Fei, the leader of the rebel army. Zhang Fei has arrived at Jiameng Pass, and he will make an appointment to fight with him at the time of my time! ”
Pang De hurriedly read the letter, and said with a happy face: "General, this is a good thing, as long as Zhang Fei is killed, then the rebels will fall into a leaderless state, and then they may be self-defeating." ”
Ma Chao said excitedly: "Immediately pass the order, and prepare for battle!" ”
"Whoa!"
Suddenly, Ma Chao's camp was boiling, and Ma Chao himself was even more energetic, personally put on his horse, and came to the outside of Jiameng Pass with five hundred cavalry, while Pang De led tens of thousands of troops to press behind Ma Chao.
At first, the drums were not very dense, but when Ma Chao led the army to pass, the drums became very dense.
And on the city wall of Jiameng Pass, Liu Xian pointed to Ma Chao who was standing at the front of the team and said: "Lord, that person is Ma Chao, does the lord really decide to fight with him?" ”
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "This is the purpose of my coming here, except for me, I'm afraid that no one will be able to deal with him." ”
Peng Tuo said unconvinced: "Lord, kill chickens with a knife, the last general is willing to fight, go and bring Ma Chao's head and dedicate it to the lord!" ”
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "I have received your heart, but Ma Chao can stab Leng Bud to death in one round, which means that he is by no means an idle person, you are not his opponent, or it is more appropriate for me to meet him in person." ”
"The lord is a golden body, and he is concerned about the future of the entire Yizhou, how can he fight a decisive battle with others? That Ma Chao is powerful, but in front of this Xiongguan, he is helpless, as long as the lord ignores it, he can't break through this pass, and when Ma Chao's food is exhausted, he will naturally retreat. If something goes wrong, where will we go? Li Yan said on the side.
"What General Li said is very true, now that Ma Chao is at the top of his edge, the lord should avoid his edge, and wait until the enemy's sharp spirit is reduced, and then find a way to repel the enemy." Huang Quan also persuaded on the side.
Zhang Fei waved his hand and said: "I know that you are all for my good, but my war book has been issued, if I don't fight, won't I be laughed at by Ma Chao?" Besides, if I can defeat Ma Chao, I can severely damage the morale of the enemy army, and then find an opportunity to sneak up on the enemy army, and avoid it to defeat the enemy army. Besides, the Yonghong in the south gathered people to rebel, and there was a north march into Chengdu at any time, if I and Ma Chao here repeatedly delayed, and waited until the Nanzhong rebels attacked, wouldn't our army have to suffer from the enemy on its back? Instead of consuming dry consumption with Ma Chao here, it is better to take the initiative and compete with Ma Chao. I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me, I will go out of the customs alone for a while, and you will all stay in the pass, and no one will be allowed to go out of the city. ”
After everyone heard this, they were all surprised, they never expected Zhang Fei to dare to make such a bold decision, and they were about to speak, but they heard Zhang Fei say sharply: "That's it, if you have more words, behead the public!" ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Fei turned around and went down the city wall, jumped on the horses that had been prepared, and then held the Zhangba snake spear, wore armor, and ordered someone to open the gate.
Jia Meng's closed door slowly opened a gap, Zhang Fei walked out of the gap single-handedly, he just walked out here, the door was closed, Zhang Fei leisurely walked towards Ma Chao on the opposite side.
Ma Chao saw that he rode out of Jiameng Pass and felt a burst of surprise. He hadn't seen Zhang Fei, and naturally he didn't know if the person who came out was Zhang Fei, but he had an extremely strong feeling that the person who came out was Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei drove the horse forward dozens of steps, then reined in the horse and stopped there, behind him was the towering Jiameng Pass, but when he saw him move forward with the Zhangba snake spear in his hand, he pointed at Ma Chao directly opposite and shouted: "Which is Ma Chao?" ”
Ma Chao "drove", rode forward, put the spear in his hand in front of his chest, and after walking a few steps, he immediately crossed the gun and shouted at Zhang Fei: "I am Ma Chao!" Which one are you, I won't kill the nobody under the gun, report the name quickly! ”
"I'm Zhang Fei!" Zhang Fei replied briskly.
"Sure enough, it's Zhang Fei!" Zhang Fei's answer confirmed Ma Chao's guess, but what he didn't expect was that Zhang Fei actually came out alone.
Zhang Feilang shouted: "I have heard the name of Xiliang Jinma Chao for a long time, and when I see it today, it is really extraordinary, but it is a pity that I will become my soul under the spear in a while, if you have any last words, just confess, don't regret not leaving a last word when you die!" ”
"Phew!" Ma Chao spat at Zhang Fei, "Don't be ashamed!" Who lives and who dies today is not certain! ”
Heads-up is a way of ancient warfare, which is a duel between the generals of two armies, but this duel does not occur often, because it is impossible for a person who leads thousands of troops to duel with each other casually. After all, war is not only about force, but also about the art of war and the art of command in war.
However, it is also true that there is a way of going heads-up, and this method often appears on the basis of the high level of self-sustaining force of both armies. However, no matter which side of the military general is killed or captured, at most the morale will be damaged, and there will never be a scene where the army will be defeated as soon as the military general is defeated.
Zhang Fei and Ma Chao are both fierce generals in the world, and they both have the courage of ten thousand people, and both of them are proud of their high strength, especially Zhang Fei, he didn't take Ma Chao in his eyes at all. Because although Ma Chao's body is tough, he is not the kind of person with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, the key is that Ma Chao's face is as white as jade, and he doesn't look like a general, but like a little white face who has no power to restrain a chicken.
Among the martial artists Zhang Fei has encountered, he has only admired one person, that is, his sworn brother Guan Yu, in his opinion, Guan Yu's strength is a little higher than him, and even Lu Bu, who was dominant and alone in the world, he did not pay attention to it, and was not convinced at all.
This time, standing in front of him was a young and handsome white-faced offspring, and he naturally didn't pay attention to it. Because in his life, he has encountered a lot of enemies, and there are many people with high strength, but no one can kill him, and he has rich experience, both speed and skill, which are higher than the young Ma Chao.
Therefore, Zhang Fei is confident this time, and he thinks that he can definitely stab Ma Chao under the horse.
And Ma Chao is also unwilling to be lonely, this person is young and frivolous, but he is extremely powerful, he joined the army in his teens, killed countless people, and has great courage, and he also boasts that he is the first in the world. In his opinion, there are many generals under Zhang Yan, but there are few that can be admired by him, and there are only a few who can be regarded as opponents by him.
Although he knew that Zhang Fei was also a 10,000-strong enemy, in Ma Chao's opinion, that was what others evaluated him, and only what he recognized was the real 10,000-strong enemy.
Jia Meng Guan, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao are looking at each other, for the two peerless masters, once they start a duel, the victory or defeat is often only between one or two moves, and they all strive to kill each other in a short period of time.
The autumn wind blew the faces of the two people, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were secretly accumulating strength. Suddenly, Ma Chao yelled at Zhang Fei: "Come on! ”
Zhang Fei didn't answer, and suddenly rode his horse and rushed out, holding up the Zhangba snake spear in his hand and rushing towards Ma Chao, Ma Chao was not to be outdone, and galloped wildly and hedged against Zhang Fei.
A big war, on the verge of breaking out...... (To be continued......)