Seeing that all the Shu troops poured into Dazhai, it has become a trend of catching turtles in the urn. Zhang He's expression was grim, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and his raised right arm had been waved down fiercely. The herald who had been paying attention to Zhang He's gestures immediately waved the pennanny flag in his hand, and the mournful sound of the military horn resounded throughout the valley, and the officers in the front line, who had long been ambushed on both sides of the cliff, drew their swords, waved them down the mountain, and said sharply: "Shoot arrows, as long as there is a Shu army standing, continue to shoot at me." ”

Thousands of archers raised their bows in unison, set up arrows, drew strings, and then let go of thousands of wolf tooth arrows in the air to form a dense black cloud, drawing arcs in the air, like a black crow in the sky. Flying above the head of the Shu army in an instant, the sharp whistling sound was endless, and the rain fell like raindrops. The Shu army was in a frenzy of looting supplies, and was defenseless against the Wei army's ambush.

Suddenly there was a terrible scream in the valley, and the blood flowed everywhere the arrow rained down, like strawberry shaved ice. None of the Shu troops who rushed to the front were spared, and dozens of arrows could not be inserted into everyone's body, and the archers of the Wei army were divided into three groups, so that the rain of arrows could continue one after another.

With a muffled sound, Huang Xiu's right arm shook, and a sharp arrow actually shot through the copper shield, revealing a cold cluster of arrows downward, he immediately panicked when he saw this, and ordered: "The whole army discard the shield and withdraw quickly." "The Shu army, which lost the shield cover, immediately became a live target. Continuous screams came from behind Huang Xiu, and under the baptism of arrow rain, thousands of Shu troops fell to the ground in wailing. Many people were shot through the throat and killed directly, some were shot through the skull and their brains overflowed, and some were shot through the thighs and the blood flowed profusely. What's even worse is that some Shu soldiers were trampled to death by their companions.

After just a little temptation, Zhang He found that the quality of these Shu troops was far inferior to the Wei army iron soldiers who guarded the frontier all the year round, let alone those Chinese troops who defended Luoyang.

Zhang He led the Wei army to a long-distance attack, and the number of ordnance was not guaranteed at all. In fact, each archer was armed with less than twenty wolf-tooth arrows. If Huang Xiu can deal with it calmly, these archers can only serve to shock morale and break up the army formation at best. It was Huang Xiu's stupidity that made the Shu army suffer even more losses.

The Shu troops exposed to the shield cover were all shot, and at a cursory glance, thousands of Shu troops had fallen to the ground. Just when the rest of the Shu army was secretly rejoicing, what awaited them was death. The roaring hooves of horses resounded through the valley, and a cavalry team of thousands of people suddenly rushed out diagonally, and before the Shu army could come to their senses, the pitch-black javelins had pierced their chests.

On the cliff, Zhang He put his hands on his chest and sighed leisurely, his eyes full of sadness, as if he was remembering. Sometimes Zhang He feels that he is really old, and the era of heroes and fierce generals seems to have passed. Today, the Holy One is in the prime of life, but he is already frail and sickly, and his children are even rarer. Princess Dongxiang is capable and capable, quite a martial emperor, but she is a daughter.

Military generals are greedy for meritorious service but do not dare to take the lead, the credit of their subordinates is attributed to themselves, and their own responsibility is blamed on their subordinates. The old ministers above the court are intriguing, all preparing for the growth of their families, but the young and promising capable people have retreated to the mountains and forests.

While this old bone can still move, let's do something for Cao Gong.

"Killing" thousands of wolves and horses rushed towards the Shu army, like a hungry tiger pounced. Tens of thousands of iron hooves stirred up the snow all over the ground, like a rolling iron stream that instantly crossed the rear troops of the Shu army, and the wolf riders in the front row pressed down the spears that pointed directly at the void, and hundreds of sharp spear tips cut through the cold wind. The cavalry in the back row raised their scimitars above the top, and the sharp cold light made the sky change color.

Most of the Shu troops behind the palace were trampled to death by horses' hooves, and the rest were either pierced through the chest by spears* or cut off their heads by scimitars. The wolf cavalry of Bingzhou finished cleaning up the troops behind the palace in seconds, and rushed straight towards Huang Xiu's main formation. In an open valley, when infantry encounters cavalry, it is always a fool's choice to turn around and flee, because two legs can never outrun four.

The defeat is like a mountain, and the remnants are also doomed.

The wolf rider of Bingzhou slammed into the remnants of the Shu army's rout like a sharp long knife, cutting the Shu army into several pieces like a hot knife cutting butter, and the slaughter began. In the face of the predicament, the Shu army still burst out with an iron will, and drew their long swords to fight back. Since there is no hope of escape, it is not bad to take one more person to hell. However, the wolf cavalry did not give them a chance to fight back, the scimitar of the Northland specialty was far lighter than the long sword, and the head of the long sword in the hands of many Shu soldiers had been cut off by the scimitar when they had just stabbed forward.

The disparity in the strength of the two armies is too great, not only in terms of combat strength and equipment, but also in the will to fight. Finally, under the fierce offensive of the Wei army, the Shu army's army collapsed like a devastation, and the remaining Shu army seemed to be crazy and had to climb up the mountain, in a vain attempt to get a glimmer of life. Zhang He saw that the Shu army that fled back to the mountains was less than 1,000 people, and immediately Mingjin withdrew his troops. The army has run out of arrows, and forcing it to attack the lonely mountain will only cause unnecessary losses.

This is just one battle, in just one hour. It actually lost nearly 10,000 Shu troops, which can be described as a great loss of vitality. However, at this time, Ma Jian was still drinking in the tent, unaware that he had fallen into a catastrophe. Because of his self-made cleverness, there were less than 5,000 Shu soldiers defending Gushan. What's even more troublesome is that Guo Huai not only brought sufficient grain and grass from Anding, but also transferred 10,000 elite soldiers from the defenders to help.

In just one day, the number of Wei troops had grown to about 40,000, while the Shu army guarding the street pavilion was less than 10,000. If it weren't for Zhang He's jealousy of the missing Jiang Wei, I'm afraid that the street pavilion would be broken today. When the surviving soldiers staggered into the big tent, all of a sudden, Ma Yan's face was completely bloodless, and it was pale and terrifying. He asked tremblingly, "How many soldiers do we still have in our army?" Say it. ”

Jun Sima had all been killed, so he had to be counted by a junior colonel before he said: "My lord, plus those who raised the flag, there are still more than 4,000 people left in our army." ”

After hearing this, Ma Yan's legs suddenly lost strength, and he fell to the ground and shouted loudly: "Heaven destroys my Ma Tan, if it weren't for Jiang Wei's escape, how would I have attacked rashly." ”

The junior colonel was also panicked and asked, "Then join the army, what should we do now?" ”

Ma Jian was calm and angry, and even said: "Let the officers and men of the whole army quickly pack their bags, and don't bring anything except dry food." We ran down the hill at night to the south. Xiao Xiao said with a frightened face: "Then how can it be done?" Escaping from the battle is a crime of exterminating the three clans, and what about General Wang Ping? ”

Ma Jian sneered: "They are unkind, how can I do righteousness." Since Jiang Wei escaped first, we will shift the responsibility to him after we return to the camp. As for Wang Ping, hum, how can no one guard the street pavilion? Let him and those Hanzhong soldiers be substitutes for the dead. Remember, this matter must be done in secrecy, and Wang Ping must not be discovered. ”

Ma Jian patted the little colonel on the shoulder and said with a smile: "After the matter is completed, come and be my personal guard." With that, he poured himself a drink again, as if nothing had happened. Xiao Xiao Lian nodded his head, but when he walked out of the tent, his simple smile was instantly dyed with a hint of coldness.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the Wei army was once again stationed at Gukou. Zhang He called Guo Huai into the big tent to discuss the next step. The two chatted for a while, only to see a soldier hurriedly enter and say: "General, according to the spies, the chief general of the Shu army, Ma Tan, intends to escape at night and abandon Wang Ping. Zhang He and Guo Huai looked at each other and smiled, they were planning how to capture the mountain at the lowest cost, but they didn't expect Ma Jian to be so soft.

Zhang He said with a smile: "In the past ten years, the main general of the Shu army has been so weak. The combat strength of the Shu army is less than fifty percent of that year's Dingjun Mountain. Guo Huai explained: "In the battle of Yiling, all the veterans of the Shu army were killed, and now the recruits are all Xichuan recruits, and the combat power is naturally not as good as before." ”

Zhang He stood up and said, "Guo Huai listens to the order." ”

The end will be

"I personally led 20,000 iron cavalry to intercept Ma Tan, and you led my 20,000 soldiers and horses to capture the street pavilion within three days. Ma Tan's retreat to the south must pass through Weishui, and I will go here to ambush first, and many affairs of the camp will be entrusted to you. With that, Zhang He put on a dark cloak and strode out of the camp.

After Zhang He left, Guo Huai said to himself: "Boyo, is this the first duel between you and me?" ”

Jiang Wei naturally wouldn't stay in the snow pit all the time, and when Zhang He and Ma Tan were facing each other, he led 3,000 Chang defeated troops to Saibei to attack several small tribes, grabbing some cattle and sheep as supplies, exercising the blood of these recruits and avoiding the eyes and ears of the Wei army. And Zhang Wei stayed near the street pavilion to observe the battle situation at all times, and the southern barbarian soldiers could lurk for a long time in the harsh environment. As soon as there is a stir, Zhang Wei can not only support the battle situation but also inform Jiang Wei.

It's a pity that Jiang Wei really overestimated Ma Yan. He originally thought that after dozens of days of confrontation between the two armies, Ma Tan's hot mind would calm down, but it backfired, and Ma Tan rashly attacked and lost nearly 10,000 Shu troops in a battle. When Jiang Wei received the news, cold sweat couldn't stop dripping down. Ma Tan lost the first battle, and the Northern Expedition was completely ruined. All he could do now was to harass the Wei army as much as possible and cover Ma Tan's evacuation from the street pavilion.

Yang Lan saw that Jiang Wei's face was black and turned into the color of pig liver, and she couldn't help but worry: "Then Jingzhou's little white face is in trouble?" What are your plans? Ju Fu snorted coldly and said: "Originally, we shouldn't have left the street pavilion, and now we have to take responsibility for the loss of the street pavilion." ”

Jufu is very assertive, which may be the reason why he is annoying. Jiang Wei felt that this was not a bad thing, and immediately decided: "Now that the defenders of the Jieting are less than 10,000 people, General Zhang Wei wants me to return to the camp immediately." However, this is in the hands of the enemy, and 10,000 against 40,000 is still hitting a stone with an egg. ”

Liu Yin suddenly said: "Boss, do you mean to besiege Wei and save Zhao?" Jiang Wei nodded, and immediately ordered the three thousand defeated troops to quickly move south by Jufu, and Liu Yin took full command to wait for the opportunity to attack Anding County. He and Yang Lan personally went to the Western Qiang Kingdom to visit Cheriji, and tried to ask the Qiang people to join forces to attack Anding.

Jufu said with a shocked face: "Absolutely not, the general is joking with his own life." We've just fought Cherrighi, and we have a lot of grudges against each other. Jiang Wei shook his head and said, "At this time and that time, now Cherrigi has suffered heavy losses. Among the various departments of Xiqiang, Yao Kehui and Zhi Wutie are eyeing him, and it depends on us whether they cooperate or not, and it is not his turn to resist. ”