Linjing, stable and too guarded the government.

Xu Rongzheng, a general under Dong Zhuo, was discussing with his generals Hu Zhen, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yi and others, and suddenly a small colonel stepped into the inner report: "Two generals, Tan Ma reported that the Ma Teng rebels were divided into seven roads in the early hours of this morning, with four or five hundred horsemen on each road, and plundered everywhere out of Pengyang. ”

"Oh?" Xu Rong said excitedly, "So the rebels' grain and grass have run out!" ”

General Hu Zhen said: "Before leaving, the military division said that if the rebels went out of Pengyang to plunder everywhere, then their grain and grass would be exhausted, and they could dismantle the tips and act according to the plan, and the rebels would be broken~~ General, now you can open the tips left by the military division to see what kind of clever plan the military division left behind to break the enemy?" ”

"Okay." Xu Rong agreed, took out a brocade bag from the breastplate and solemnly untied it, and took out a silk book from the brocade bag, hurriedly read it, and said with a smile, "I see, it's really a clever plan!" Cheng Yi listened to the order. ”

General Cheng Yi stepped forward and said quickly: "The last general." ”

Xu Rong said: "Lead two thousand foot soldiers to escort the grain cart, the car can carry more stones and dry grass, and covered with linen, after nightfall out of Linjing along the Jing River, if you see the rebels to chase, then do not entangle, just go to the Goju River beach defeated, retreat to the Goju River beach immediately raise fire as a signal. ”

Cheng Yi said: "The last general will take the order." ”

Xu Rong said again: "Zhang Heng, Hou Xuan listens to the order." ”

Zhang Heng and the second general Hou Xuan stepped forward side by side and said loudly: "The last general." ”

Xu Rong said: "Each led 3,000 infantry troops to ambush in the depths of the dense forest on both sides of the Goju River beach, but when they saw the fire on the river beach, they immediately waved their divisions to cover up and kill them from behind, and wiped out the grain robbers in one fell swoop. ”

Zhang Heng and Hou Xuan responded violently: "The last general will take the order." ”

Xu Rong said again: "Hu Zhen listens to orders. ”

Hu Zhen took a step forward and said quickly: "The end will be." ”

Xu Rong said: "Lead the army of 5,000 to stay in Linjing, if it is not for the general himself, he must not open the city gate without permission!" ”

Hu Zhen said: "The last general will take the order." ”

Xu Rong finally said: "The rest of the generals." ”

All the generals stepped forward, stood in front of Xu Rong and said loudly: "Yes." ”

Xu Rong said: "You can lead your headquarters and follow the general to take advantage of the weakness to attack Pengyang." ”

The generals replied with a bang: "Obey." ”

……

Peng Yang.

Half a month ago, Ma Teng led 5,000 rebels to defeat and settle down, the army besieged Linjing for several times to no avail, so he had to turn to attack and occupy Pengyang, the northern capital north of Linjing, and take shelter temporarily, but Pengyang City has few small people, and the grain in the city is limited, less than ten days, Ma Teng's army has run out of grain and grass, and Ma Teng has no choice but to send troops out of the city to plunder everywhere.

After dark, the rebels who had gone out of the city to loot returned one after another, but what they found was very limited.

A general said with a bitter face: "General, the people near Pengyang have all fled, and there is not even a ghost shadow in many villages, and there is no food at all." ”

A general proposed: "General, if you really can't kill the horse, right?" ”

"!" Ma Teng said angrily, "Even if you starve to death, you must not kill the horse!" After killing the war horse, how can you fight with the official army? It's just nonsense. ”

The general muttered, "But you can't let the brothers go hungry and fight with the officers and soldiers, right?" ”

Ma Teng took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, let General Ben think of a way, there will definitely be a way." ”

"Report~~" Ma Teng's voice fell, and suddenly a personal soldier rushed into the hall, ran down in front of Ma Teng, and said urgently, "General, good~~ Good news." ”

Ma Teng hurriedly said: "What good news?" ”

The soldier gasped and said: "Just after the return of the horse, a team of grain carts drove out of Linjing City and was heading south along Jingshui. ”

"Oh." Ma Teng's expression perked up, and he asked urgently, "How many carriages are there?" ”

The soldier said: "At least five hundred!" ”

"How many military escorts are there?"

"At least two thousand elite soldiers."

"Two thousand elite soldiers!?"

Ma Teng's brows furrowed for a moment, after the recent confrontation, Ma Teng's rebels have already learned the power of Dong Zhuo's elite infantry, this infantry army formed by the Qianghu people, all of them are strong, wearing heavy wooden armor, holding spears several zhang long, and they are not afraid of the charge of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry at all.

Pang De said in a condensed voice: "General, could this be a trick of the officials and soldiers?" ”

The soldier shook his head and said, "The rut of the grain cart is very deep, unlike an empty car. ”

Ma Teng's expression was deep, this team of grain and grass may be a trick of the official army, maybe not, but Ma Teng has no choice, even if there is only a little chance, he must go all out! Because the food and grass in Pengyang City have been exhausted, if they do not find a way, the brothers will really starve.

Ma Teng took a breath and said in a condensed voice: "Pound listens to the order." ”

Pound straightened up and said quickly: "The end will be there." ”

Ma Teng said: "Lead an army of 1,000 and stay in Pengyang." ”

Pound said: "The last general will take the order." ”

Ma Teng said again: "The rest of the generals, each led the people and horses of the headquarters to go to rob the grain at night with the general!" General Ben didn't believe it, and the 4,000 Liangzhou iron cavalry couldn't defeat the 2,000 officers and infantry. ”

The Qiang and Hu generals suddenly promised: "Obey the order!" ”

……

On the official road to the south of Linjing, Han Sui's old general Cheng Yi led 2,000 infantry to escort 500 grain carts to the south at night, and the torches that were lit wound into a long dragon, stretching for several miles from end to end, Cheng Yi was wearing iron armor and holding a long knife, and walked in front of the grain team under the escort of dozens of cavalry soldiers.

"Gda~~"

"Huh?"

When he was moving forward slowly, suddenly a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded from behind, Cheng Yi turned his head with a muffled snort, only to see that under the flickering firelight, a horse was galloping from the north along the official road.

"General~~ The rebels have come out of Pengyang!"

"Really? The rebels have hit the mark! Cheng Yi said in a condensed voice, "How many people are coming from the rebels?" ”

"Four thousand horsemen!"

"Four thousand cavalry!?" Cheng Yi said awe-inspiringly, "So Ma Teng is going to be desperate, or okay, then let the rebels come and go, come on~~"

"In!"

Several cavalry soldiers came to Cheng Yi with a bang.

Cheng Yi said: "Passing on my military order, the whole army will speed up the march and immediately rush to the Goju River beach." ”

"Gogu Beach?" A pro-soldier was puzzled, "The Goju River Beach is a swamp that is difficult for people and horses to walk, if the grain truck gets trapped, I'm afraid it won't be able to get out, general, this~~"

Cheng Yi said: "Why do you ask so much, go quickly!" ”

The pro-soldier snorted and responded, "The villain obeys." ”

Cheng Yi's military order was quickly conveyed, and the grain team, which was originally moving slowly, quickly accelerated its march and rushed towards the Goju River beach.

……

On the plain twenty miles north of the Goju River beach, Ma Tengzheng swept south with 4,000 iron horsemen.

"Report~~" A horse galloped from the south and came to Ma Teng, "General, the official army grain transport team suddenly accelerated the speed of the march. ”

"Huh? That's right! Ma Teng said excitedly, "If it is a trick of the officers and soldiers, the grain transport team should move slowly and induce our army to go to rob the grain, but now it suddenly accelerates the speed of the march, which is enough to prove that this grain transport team is not a trick, and there is no doubt that the loading cart should be grain and grass." ”

The left and right generals complimented: "The general is wise." ”

"Haha~~" Ma Teng laughed and said, "Pass my military order, the whole army will speed up the march, and give General Ben~~ chase!" ”

The Ma Teng rebels pursued less than ten miles further south, and another probe horse galloped back from the front.

"General, the official army grain transport team suddenly abandoned the official road and retreated into the Goju River beach."

"The Gogu Beach? It was a swamp that was difficult for people to walk on. Ma Teng looked solemn at first, and then laughed loudly, "This is even more true, the official army grain transport team knows that there is no hope of escaping, this is to rely on the terrain of the Goju River beach to offset the sprint advantage of our army's iron cavalry, and try to resist stubbornly." ”

A general said: "The swamp is not conducive to cavalry charges, this is indeed a problem. ”

Ma Teng said: "The swamp is not conducive to cavalry charge, but don't forget that the Liangzhou army is not only invincible when it gets off the horse, but it is also elite when it gets off the horse, and the order ~~ The whole army kills the Bengoju River beach at a sprint speed." ”

Ma Teng gave an order, and the four thousand iron horsemen suddenly spread out along the plain on the left bank of Jingshui like a flood that had burst the embankment, and swept towards the Goju River beach all over the mountains.

……

Gogu River Beach.

Cheng Yi's 2,000 infantry were already in full array, 500 grain trucks were crossed, and a temporary wall was built on the wide front, and the black pikemen lined up next to the grain trucks, and the blazing torches illuminated the entire Goju River beach as bright as day, and behind them was the wide and cold Jingshui River.

Suddenly, a small piece of flickering fire suddenly appeared on the horizon of the north, and in less than a moment, the flickering firelight spread out to the surroundings, and the light became brighter and brighter, when the overwhelming sound of iron hooves swept in, it finally surged into a churning sea of fire, under the illumination of countless torches, the figures of the buildings, the Xiliang Iron Rider came like a devil stepping on the dark night~~

(To be continued)