Chapter 4 To Descend or Not to Descend? (Ask for subscription)
Seeing Ma Chaojun retreating, Tai Shici and they would not be polite, and turned around directly.
"All the soldiers obey the order, the archers are behind, the crossbowmen are in front, pursue!" Tai Shi Ci laughed.
The effective range of a crossbow arrow is not as good as that of an arrow fired by a horse bow, so it can only be a crossbow gunner in front and a horse archer in the back.
The situation just now seems to have been reversed, but it is obvious that there are very few people in the Ma Chao army who can turn around and shoot arrows on horseback, because they do not have the two sharp weapons of saddle and horse pedal, even if some people can turn around and shoot arrows on horseback, but the number is still very small.
So, now it's Ma Chaojun's turn to be twisted and run. But the only thing that made Ma Chaojun a little fortunate was that their horses were running fast. Soon escaped from the range of the Han army. But what annoyed them was that the Han army did not retreat directly, but still clung to it.
Ma Chao is angry! A little reason was overwhelmed by anger again, and when he was about to shout and turn around to attack, Ma Dai shouted: "Big brother, please be careful! ”
"That old man bullied me too much, and he was angry with me!" Ma Chao shouted.
Ma Dai was depressed, but still shouted: "Didn't the eldest brother see that something was wrong?" How strong was the equipment of the Han army, and how much they could turn around and shoot arrows...... If we continue to be entangled like this, we will definitely lose. ”
Ma Chao looked back, gritted his teeth and snorted: "I shouldn't have retreated just now, as long as we rush into their formation, they will definitely lose!" Gritting his teeth, Ma Chao shouted again: "The whole army obeys the order and turns around to attack!" I don't believe it, I can't eat this small 4,000 cavalry, and see how many cavalry the Han Emperor has for us to eat! ”
"Big Brother......
"Listen to me, I'm the Lord!"
Ma Chao is on fire. Yes, they were twisted by Tai Shi Ci and they were furious. Ma Dai's persuasion couldn't reach his ears at all.
Because from childhood to adulthood. He had never suffered such a shitty defeat, he hadn't even touched the enemy's buttocks, and his side retreated with heavy casualties. The pride that has always allowed him to run back like this, and then pick up his tail and nest in the barracks without coming out.
It's not his style, it's not his character. It is precisely because of this that Guo Jia and Liu Xie will let the Flying Rain Army go into battle and lure the enemy deeper.
Ma Dai looked at Pang De helplessly, and Pang De gritted his teeth and said, "Send someone back to transfer troops." Since the young army master wants to swallow the Han cavalry in one fell swoop, we have no choice but to do a big job, and our current strength alone is still a little insufficient. Let's see how many bows and arrows there are on the Han side! ”
"That's the only way!"
When Ma Chaojun turned around in pursuit, Tai Shici immediately ordered to turn around and run, fighting back as he ran.
This kind of rogue tactic, how can it not make Ma Chao annoyed. Especially when their iron cavalry was about to catch up with each other, the opponent's arrows suddenly became dense, obviously. The other party didn't want them to tear open the cavalry formation. And tearing this hole is what Ma Chao wants to do.
Faced with this situation, Ma Chao's anger can be imagined. After fighting so many battles, he has never suffered such a big loss.
"Damn, shit, shit...... See how long you can resist! ”
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In fact, it doesn't take long to resist. Because of the long time, the war horses on Ma Chaojun's side gradually became a little powerless. They are Dawan horses. At the beginning, the foot strength was naturally stronger than those Mongolian horses, and it was only a matter of time before they caught up with them. If it weren't for the constant suppression with arrows, and this valley would not allow Ma Chaojun to outflank him. It is estimated that they have already been ridden by Xiliang Tie to make dumplings now.
When Ma Chao found out about this problem, it was already a little late, and the 8,000 cavalry that chased out was actually less than 4,000 left, plus the 5,000 cavalry who caught up behind, although there were still 9,000 cavalry, but in the face of the other party's bantam horse that didn't seem to be tired, Ma Chao was a little puzzled.
"Impossible! I don't believe their horses don't get tired! Keep on the pursuit! Ma Chao shouted angrily, especially after seeing that the rain of arrows shot by the Han army was gradually thinning, Ma Chao sneered: "Not now!" Brothers, chase me, they have no arrows! Haha......"
"General Taishi, what should I do? We're running out of arrows! ”
Tai Shici looked back and laughed: "Brothers, withdraw!" We've made a big bargain, hahaha......"
Tai Shici's voice made Ma Chaojun secretly vomit blood when he heard it, as if he had stabbed them in the chest, and they were so angry that they screamed.
The result is not known, they were stabbed by Tai Shici, and they directly caught up.
But after chasing for more than ten miles, they came back to their senses, and the opponent's bantam horses had not weakened in any way.
Just when Ma Dai and Pang De felt that something was wrong and wanted to tell Ma Chao to stop the pursuit, on the mountains on both sides of the river valley, there was a sudden sound of bangzi, and then waves of strong crossbow spears and arrows shot down like rain.
Puff puff......
Ahhhh......h
The roar of the strong crossbow breaking through the air, the sound of penetrating the flesh and blood, accompanied by the terrible screams, instantly rose and fell in Ma Chao's army.
"Oh my God! It's a bed crossbow! Damn the Han army, it's too vicious and insidious, big brother, retreat! ”
There is no need for Ma Dai to remind him, Ma Chao also knew that he had been tricked, and he was ambushed by the other party after only chasing twenty miles, are those scouts all-eating?
"Withdraw, withdraw!"
"Ahh My legs are connected to the warhorse, and I can't pull them out......"
One soldier's thigh was pierced by a spear the size of a baby's arm, and he was joined by his horse, and his movement was painful.
while others are directly connected to the horse in the chest and shot directly on the horse's back; Others were rammed by their own people, and then, together with others, were killed by a series of spear shots; More died under the rain of arrows.
The rain of arrows that fell indiscriminately from both sides of the mountain beam was the biggest killer besides the spears fired from the bed crossbow. The reason why I say this is because if you are shot by a rain of arrows, you may survive, but if you are shot by a spear, you will die!
"Hahaha...... Ma Mengqi, if you don't surrender at this time, when will you surrender? Look behind you! Liu Xie rode a footstep dressed in paper armor, wearing a golden beast-faced sky-swallowing armor, a blood-colored cloak, and a red-blooded dragon spear, and pointed towards the rear of Ma Chaojun.
Two or three miles away, the middle of Ma Chao's army had been cut off by a group of soldiers wearing black armor and holding Mo knives.
These heavily armored soldiers were almost invincible, especially after Ma Chaojun was frightened.
As a result, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pang De were unfortunate to find that they were surrounded.
"If you want to kill or chop, listen to the respect, if you want someone to surrender, it's impossible!" Ma Chao gritted his teeth.
Liu Xie raised his hand, and saw that the rain of arrows and spears stopped, and Ma Chaojun could still stand in the field.
"Haven't you recognized the facts?" Liu Xie smiled slightly, rode his horse forward a few steps, and said: "Our army is almost undamaged, but looking at your army, do you think it makes sense to fight again?" Even if you don't think about yourself, please look at the soldiers around you! They understand you, respect you, respect you, and are willing to live and die with you, for what? Now that you're at the end of your rope, do you still want to drag them to death together? ”
The more Liu Xie spoke, the more annoyed he became, and Bujing seemed to be able to feel his anger, and wandered left and right for a few steps. Liu Xie said again: "Your Ma family has been loyal and good for generations, but in your father's generation, you have been deceived by thieves and are in the company of thieves. I am the orthodoxy of the Han family, and I am willing to throw away this blood, calm this chaotic world, and give thousands of people a peaceful and prosperous world, do you still want to continue to be disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust? Ma Mengqi, you look up at me, look at your subordinates, look at their eyes...... Tell me, what do you see? ”
Ma Chao is depressed! Hit, can't beat! Say, say don't win! Scold...... He was too embarrassed to speak.
In a fit of anger, there was almost no mouthful of old blood spurting out. Just clenched the silver spear in his hand tightly, and his eyes swept sharply over the subordinates who had suffered heavy casualties.
"Big brother, whether you die or surrender, I will listen to you!" Ma Dai gritted his teeth and said.
Pang De also nodded and said, "Young army master, De also listens to you!" ”
Hearing Pang De say this, those remaining Ma Chaobing, who were less than a thousand left, also said loudly: "Young army master, I'll listen to you!" ”
Ma Chao looked up at Liu Xie and said, "Just drop you like this, Ma is not convinced!" If you have the ability, let's have a real battle! ”
Guo Jia shook the folding fan and laughed: "Real knife and real gun? Didn't you just get killed by a real knife and a real gun? Another one is in vain! ”
"Intrigue and trickery, what kind of ability!" Ma Chao is not happy! Thinking that he was a dignified and mighty general, he was actually cleaned up like this, and his face was embarrassed. Of more than 13,000 soldiers and horses, two-thirds of the battle was lost, including those who fled after being cut off.
Since he led the troops, this battle was the worst, and it was also the battle with the biggest loss for him, how could he be willing!
Hahaha......
As a result, Ma Chao's words caused the soldiers on Liu Xie's side to laugh. If the conspiracy is not capable, then how can you kill this wild wolf with his head and armor, and suffer heavy casualties? That's funny!
However, Liu Xie didn't let them laugh for long, and raised his hand, interrupting his man's move of pouring salt on their wounds.
"Alright! If you want to fight fairly, so be it! I'll give you a chance, a chance to take me alone. Liu Xiice immediately stepped forward, pointed at the dragon spear, and said: "Even, I can let your lieutenants Ma Dai and Pang De help you!" What do you think? Do you dare? ”
"Ahh......hh It's too much of a deception! Brag unblushingly! You don't have to help the two of them, one person is enough! Look at the guns! ”
Ma Chao's anger was once again ignited by Liu Xie's contempt, and he picked up a gun and rode his horse, and killed Liu Xie directly.
Ma Dai and Pang De glanced at each other, and they were secretly smiling bitterly, obviously, Ma Chao's every move had already been calculated!
Liu Xie laughed, rode his horse to greet him, and said, "Good come!" (To be continued......)