Chapter 689: Rescue Ma Teng
Although the withdrawal of the army after only fighting for so long has somewhat affected morale, in order to be able to save his life, Zhang Baiqi obviously can't care so much. After this battle, Zhang Baiqi could know that it was obviously impossible for him to defeat the enemy's 5,000 iron cavalry.
Retreating to the camp, Zhang Baiqi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had already prepared the offensive of the defensive cavalry, so that Ma Teng's cavalry did not rush up. At this time, Zhang Baiqi was still very happy, if he hadn't been prepared, he might not know what the situation would be now.
What should I do now, in the camp, Zhang Baiqi thought secretly. Obviously, Zhang Baiqi at this moment didn't know how to deal with Ma Teng's five thousand cavalry. With his own strength, it is obviously impossible to defeat these five thousand cavalry.
Now he can only rely on the camp to defend against the offensive of Ma Teng's army, even if he wants to withdraw at this time, it is obviously unrealistic. The enemy army is cavalry, and it is obviously not difficult to pursue him. Therefore, I have now reached a dilemma.
Seeing that Zhang Baiqi's camp was like a hedgehog and couldn't start, Ma Chao could only withdraw helplessly. Withdrawing from his camp, Ma Chao looked very depressed. He came here to attack Cao's army, but he had not yet fought with Cao's army, but he fought two battles with Zhang Baiqi first.
Although these two battles were big victories for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, this was obviously not enough to make Ma Chao happy. Even if you kill Zhang Baiqi, what can you do, killing Zhang Baiqi will not do you any good, after all, Cao Jun is Ma Chao's primary target, and Zhang Baiqi is just a clown.
However, Cao Jun stuck in Hangu Pass and couldn't live or die, and Ma Chao also went to Hangu Pass to call the battle, but Cao Junli ignored it and didn't care about his call at all. This left Ma Chao without any way, he didn't dare to attack, and Cao Jun didn't come out, so he could only do it like this.
Now that Zhang Baiqi has killed again, this makes Ma Chao feel a little bit of an enemy. Although he despised the combat effectiveness of Zhang Bai's cavalry, Ma Chao had to be careful with Cao Jun. If Cao Jun rushed out when he was fighting with Zhang Baiqi, the Xiliang Army would definitely be chaotic.
Although Ma Chao has never fought with Cao Jun, Cao Jun's combat effectiveness must not be underestimated. If nothing else, just look at Cao Jun's record of winning a hundred battles, which is not something that ordinary princes can match. It may be said that Cao Jun's victory in a hundred battles has a great relationship with Zhao Fei. But without the support of soldiers with superior combat effectiveness, even if Zhao Fei's strategy is useless, Cao Jun will still inevitably fail.
Above Hangu Pass, Guo Jia listened to the results of the battle between Ma Chao and Zhang Baiqi, and showed a hint of a smile. Not to mention anything else, Ma Teng's five thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry alone, the combat effectiveness is not comparable to ordinary soldiers.
Seeing the cavalry, Guo Jia naturally compared Ma Teng's Xiliang Iron Cavalry with Cao Jun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Both are cavalry, but they are still a little surprising in comparison. So Guo Jia can't say whether Cao Jun's tiger and leopard riding is more powerful, or Ma Teng's Xiliang iron riding is more powerful.
Guo Jia shook his head, thinking that these were obviously very costly. Now Ma Teng has fallen into a dilemma, and if Guo Jia's guess is not bad, Han Sui should also act according to the plan and prepare to seize Xiliang. Han Sui made so many preparations, wasn't the purpose to capture Xiliang.
Guo Jia's conjecture was not bad at all, and after Ma Teng fell into the siege of the Guanzhong princes, Han Sui immediately took action. Han Sui had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, so after learning the news of Ma Teng, Han Sui mobilized heavy troops and rushed towards Ma Teng's territory.
Ma Teng's army stationed in the land obviously did not expect Han Sui to suddenly rebel, plus the elite soldiers had already been drawn away by Ma Teng, in the face of the swarming Han Sui army, Ma Teng's soldiers obviously had no means of resistance, and in a short period of time, Ma Teng's territory was lost a lot.
As time passed, Ma Teng was still caught in the attack of the Kwantung princes and could not extricate himself, and Han Sui took advantage of this excellent opportunity to quickly occupy the entire territory of Liangzhou. Only to occupy the entire territory of Liangzhou, Han Sui still felt a little unreal. This was his dream all along, but he didn't expect it to come true in such a short time. And he occupied the entire Xiliang, obviously without much hindrance.
Now he has successfully occupied the entire Xiliang, but Han Sui obviously does not dare to take it lightly. Although he has occupied Liangzhou, Ma Teng has occupied Liangzhou for so long, and naturally there are still some residual forces, so that the forces are now hidden due to the influence of his own army, but in case Ma Teng comes back, then the matter may not be so simple to solve. After all, the current Ma Teng is not dead, so there is still hope in their hearts.
It's true that Ma Teng is trapped in Guanzhong, but the 20,000 soldiers under his command are still there. With those 20,000 elite soldiers, it is still very possible for Ma Teng to break out of the world. After all, the strength of the Kwantung princes is not very strong, and if they are broken one by one, there is really no one in the Kwantung princes who is Ma Teng's opponent.
Ma Teng must not be allowed to turn over, and he sneak attacked and occupied Liangzhou, which means that he has become a life-and-death enemy with Ma Teng. After all, he calculated Ma Teng, and when he captured Xiliang, Han Sui also killed Ma Teng's wife and children. This hatred is no longer shared, so either he dies or he dies.
He must not allow Ma Teng to gain a foothold in Guanzhong, so Ma Teng's forces must perish. Therefore, when Ma Teng has not yet reflected, Ma Teng will be eliminated, and only by eliminating Ma Teng can Han Sui rest assured, and Han Sui can become the lord of Liangzhou with peace of mind.
Thinking of this, Han Sui prepared to go to Kanto to conquer Ma Teng. Ma Teng obviously didn't know that his sworn brother Han Sui had occupied Xiliang by surprise. He has no foundation, and he is still waiting at the moment, hoping that Han Sui can send troops to support him.
Because Ma Teng's Western Liang Army was surrounded by the Kwantung princes, coupled with Han Sui's deliberate blockade of the news, Ma Teng obviously didn't know the news that Liangzhou had fallen. At this moment, he also had a retreat in his heart, after all, the food and grass supplies had not arrived in the past few days.
Without food and grass, how to let the soldiers rise up to fight. He has been surrounded by the Kwantung princes layer by layer, although the Kwantung princes who attack every day are not very many, but this is also a great consumption of Ma Teng's strength. If this situation continues, Ma Teng may really be folded in Guanzhong.
And the reinforcements from Han Sui, whom he had been looking forward to, had not arrived for a long time, and according to the time, Han Sui should have arrived in Guanzhong. But why did the reinforcements arrive for a long time, could it be that there was something wrong in the middle, and Han Sui was also surrounded by the princes of Guanzhong.
Ma Teng obviously didn't expect that just when he was looking forward to Han Sui's reinforcements, Han Sui had already occupied Kanto at this time. Not only occupied the Kanto region, Han Sui obviously wanted to completely eliminate Ma Teng.
Ma Teng didn't know about the great changes in Liangzhou, but Ma Chao, who was in Hangu Pass, knew about it. The reason why Ma Chao knew about this was because when he was thinking about Cao Jun in Hangu Pass, Cao Jun on Hangu Pass told him.
Ma Chao was shocked by this news, but he was also somewhat disdainful. Obviously, he thought that Cao Jun was deceiving himself, in order to deceive himself into withdrawing his troops. But the question is, why did Cao Jun choose such a reason to deceive himself.
He came to Hangu Pass for a long time, but it had no impact on Cao Jun. Moreover, they are only the vanguard, and it is clear that fooling themselves does not serve any purpose. And more importantly, the army led by his father has not arrived until now, which is what makes Ma Chao the most anxious.
I am a pioneer, so I naturally didn't bring too much grain and grass. And during this period of consumption, Ma Chao's grain and grass have run out. At this time, my father didn't arrive, so it was obvious that there was some accident on the way, could it really be that there was something wrong in Kanto.
Thinking of this, Ma Chao's heart felt a little apprehensive. Soon, he sent two scout teams, one to find his father along the road, while the other went straight to Liangzhou.
Soon, the scout sent to find his father returned, and this scout brought the bad news that Ma Teng's army had been surrounded by the princes of the Kanto region. The scout originally wanted to find out the truth, but because the Kwantung princes were very tightly surrounded, they could only return in vain.
Hearing the news, Ma Chao was somewhat unable to sit still. This matter can be big or small, but it has a great impact on yourself. Grain and grass could not be transported, and no matter how strong a soldier was, he did not have the strength to fight the enemy.
Ma Chao thought about it for a while, and then decided to send troops to help his father break through. No matter what the situation in Liangzhou is, let my father get out of danger. With their own assistance, it is obviously no problem to break through the encirclement of the princes of Guanzhong.
Ma Chao quickly gathered five thousand Xiliang iron horsemen, and then rushed towards the place where Ma Teng was surrounded.
After Zhang Baiqi got the news, he breathed a sigh of relief. Ma Teng's 5,000 cavalry gave Zhang Baiqi a lot of pressure, and the 5,000 army was like a fish bone stuck in his throat, which made Zhang Baiqi very uncomfortable. Now that the 5,000 cavalry has finally left, Zhang Baicai can finally withdraw his troops.
With Ma Chao's departure, Guo Jia on Hangu Pass showed a strange expression. At this moment, Guo Jia's eyes kept wandering, and it was obvious that he was thinking about something.
"Okay, don't worry about it, news has come from Liangzhou, Han Sui has occupied Liangzhou, and at present, he is gathering a large army and preparing to destroy Ma Teng in one fell swoop. Now Ma Teng is worried about internal and external troubles, and he can't go back to Liangzhou, so he can only come to Hanguguan, and I will wait for him. Guo Jia's side, Zhong Xuan said loudly.
Guo Jia turned his head to look at Zhong Xuan, and then nodded. "Even so, we can't take it too lightly, after all, our purpose is not to destroy Ma Teng, but to hope that Ma Teng will come down to deter Guanzhong!"
Zhong Xuan naturally knew that this was Cao Jun's ultimate goal, so he had already sent Ran to contact Ma Teng. It's just that the opportunity is not ripe yet, and when the time comes, it will naturally come naturally.