Half an hour ago, when Ma Dan led a thousand Jizhou army cavalry to arrive at the city, at the head of the city, Li Shou, the son of heaven, Liang Qiu Gong, Lu Gong, Wen Qin, Xun Zheng and others actually noticed it.

Not only was Yan King Li Mao shocked by the rapid return of the Jijing army, but even Li Shou and the others were dumbfounded, after all, how could they have imagined that Ma Dan would be able to rush from Jiangnan to Jijing in about January?

"Ji ...... Has the Jijing army returned to help? ”

"It's coming so fast!"

"What a speed!"

Wen Qin, Xun Zheng, and Lu Gong were overjoyed, after all, the situation in Jijing is really not optimistic, after all, although Li Mao, the king of Yan, was busy ordering the whole army to supervise the construction of siege equipment a while ago, but the 40,000 Yuyang iron horsemen were not idle, and every time they saw the opportunity, they would shoot at the wall of the capital city of Ji with a prancing horse, so that the soldiers on the wall of the capital city of Ji would not be able to live in peace for a day.

Although the people on the Jijing side also knew that this was a tired plan by Li Mao, they did not dare to relax at all, lest the city defense be lost. You must know that once the Northern Xinjiang Army touches the city, leaving aside the moat, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army can climb the city wall in just a few dozen breaths.

"So, Xie An's kid has swept away the Taiping forces in Jiangnan?" Holding the city wall with his hand, Li Shou, the son of heaven, couldn't believe his eyes, and said happily and worriedly.

Compared with before, Li Shou is obviously much haggard, not only his eyes are sunken, his eye bags are obvious, but even the stubble on his chin is messy, where is there still a dignified appearance as the king of a country? But it is undeniable that it is precisely because he has been eating and sleeping in the city for more than a month, sharing weal and woe with the soldiers guarding the city, which makes Li Shou's momentum look much stronger than before, and there is a faint tendency to change from a cowardly and benevolent monarch like an overlord.

It's not. Even Beichi Hou Wenqin, who originally ignored Li Shou, unconsciously brought a bit of respect and surrender when he spoke.

"Your Majesty's words are extremely true! -- Your Majesty, look at the appearance of the cavalry, the banner is neat, and the armor is clear. It's windy and dusty, but it's only because of the long journey......" Wen Qin muttered with a little surprise, "The minister thought that with the skills of Lord Xie and His Royal Highness the Eight Sages, he could naturally easily exterminate the Taiping army thieves, but even Weichen didn't expect that the speed of the Jizhou army's reinforcements would be so fast......."

"Haha!" Seeing that Wen Qin couldn't help but praise the Jizhou army for coming in time. Li Shou was very happy in his heart, and said while looking around, "So, Xie An's kid is almost here?" ”

Hear that. Weiwei Siqing Xun Zheng also said with a happy face, "If Brother Xie and His Royal Highness the Eight Sages King lead the Jizhou army to arrive, I, Jijing, will not be afraid of the northern frontier!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, the nearby generals echoed and said yes.

It has to be said that the timely arrival of the Ma Dan army. It gave great encouragement to the defenders of Jijing.

However, Liang Qiugong held on to the city wall and frowned at Ma Danjun in the distance, and after half a ring, he frowned and said, "It's not quite right, Your Majesty...... Maybe. It was only the cavalry of the Jizhou Army that arrived......"

Li Shou and the others were stunned when they heard this, and looked at the Ma Dan army in the distance, and they found that the Ma Dan army was about three or four miles away from the northern Xinjiang army, and the horse was stationed on the soil slope, as if they were watching the situation of the northern Xinjiang army, and did not immediately come to relieve the siege for Jijing. You must know that at this time, the Northern Xinjiang army has begun to launch a fierce attack on Jijing.

Thinking of the depths, Lu Gong stroked his beard and frowned and said, "If you die, you won't save it...... This is categorically impossible! In other words, the Jizhou soldiers are just the vanguard army...... Xie Xiaozi and His Royal Highness King Xian's brigade are probably still a few days away from Jijing, so the cavalry general from our side in the distance ordered the whole army to rein in and watch, and did not dare to engage with the Northern Xinjiang army without authorization, lest the whole army be annihilated......"

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of all the people in the city sank.

You must know that they thought that the Jizhou army was about to arrive in Jijing, and their hearts were ecstatic, but now when they heard Lu Gong say this, their hopes were suddenly shattered, as if the taste of falling from heaven to earth is not very pleasant.

In fact, to tell the truth, as long as they think about it carefully, they can also think that the Jizhou army only moved from Xiangyang, Jingzhou to Jiangdong in February, and dealt with Wu Heng's nearly 100,000 Taiping army, how could it be possible to return to Jijing in such a tight time?

"Thousands of miles away...... That rider is so good! ――It should be Ma Dan, right? This person is good at commanding cavalry, not inferior to my son of the Eastern Army! Liang Qiugong praised Ma Dan in words, and reminded everyone around him who was blinded by inexplicable hope: At this moment, there is only one Jizhou army that rushes to Jijing, and these 10,000 cavalry are really difficult to change the situation in Jijing.

But anyone who understood the meaning of Liang Qiu's words, the smile on his face gradually dissipated and disappeared without a trace. Otherwise, the arrival of Ma Dan's army only brought a moment of hope to the defenders on the wall of the capital city, and then this hope turned into greater pressure and disappointment.

"It seems that the key is still in my Ji Jingna......" Li Shou took a deep breath, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

"That's not what I said...... probably noticing the disappointment in Li Shou's heart, Liang Qiugong said encouragingly, "Although that Ma Dan army can't do anything substantial for me Jijing because of the huge disparity in strength, but didn't the arrival of this person give me a message?" ”

Thinking that the generals on the city wall were also quick-witted, where could they not hear the meaning of Liang Qiu's words, and suddenly, a smile appeared on their faces again.

"What Liang Qiu Gong said is extremely true!"

"Fortunately, Liang Qiugong's words are broken!"

"Not really! Since General Ma Dan has arrived in my Jijing, it is conceivable that Lord Xie and His Royal Highness King Xian's brigade must have already exterminated the Taiping thief army in Jiangdong, and they are on their way back to Jijing in a hurry at this moment......"

"Ah, the last general guessed that at most, in a month or a half, the Jizhou army's brigade would be able to arrive, and by then, see if the Northern Xinjiang Army dares to besiege my Jijing again!"

The generals on the city wall viciously expressed their dissatisfaction with the Northern Frontier Army.

And at this moment, Lu Gong raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "Huh? That General Ma Dan ......"

Everyone was puzzled, and looked at Lu Gong's line of sight, and was shocked to see that the Ma Dan army in the distance had actually made a posture of preparing to charge.

[Could it be that the general named Ma Dan actually planned to use his 10,000 cavalry to attack the Northern Frontier army of 70,000 or 80,000 people?!] ]

The people on the city wall gasped when they saw this. Although the Jizhou Army has always been brave, the Northern Xinjiang Army is by no means a rabble, and even more. The Northern Xinjiang Army, which can beat the grassland and is forced to move hundreds of miles north, is probably above the Jizhou Army in terms of strength.

Even so, Ma Dan dared to take the lead in attacking? He doesn't want to live anymore?

Beichi Hou Wenqin frowned when he saw this. He shouted in a deep voice, "Someone is coming, the Sacrifice Flag!" -- Order the Ma Dan army to retreat with the flag! ”

It can be seen from this that Wen Qin is also a commander of the army who focuses on the overall situation, and in the case of unfavorable timing, he has no intention of forcing Ma Danjun to do everything to relieve the siege of Jijing, if he is replaced by an ordinary person. In such a situation, I am afraid that even if the Ma Dan army is completely annihilated, it will be necessary to make it attack and delay the time for the Northern Xinjiang army to attack the city, even if it is only for a short time.

But it's a pity. Ma Danjun ignored the order flag in the hands of the dozen soldiers at the head of the capital of Ji, and continued to charge towards the northern Xinjiang army, which made Wen Qin angry and anxious.

Think about it, you must know that Ma Dan, Fei Guo, and Liao Like are not ordinary generals with troops, they have the authorization of coach Xie An. No matter what time it is, he has the authority to decide whether to fight or withdraw his troops at his own discretion, not to mention Wen Qin, even if Li Shou, the Son of Heaven, personally issued the emperor's order, whether he obeys it or not depends on the mood of Ma Dan, Fei Guo, and Liao Li. This is the so-called general's life outside, and it is also the pride and right of being a partial coach.

"Damn it! Isn't that Ma Dan blind? Haven't you seen the flags in the city?! Wen Qin was a little anxious, after all, he didn't want the 10,000 cavalry of the Ma Dan army to be wiped out here in vain. Since it can't bring any changes to the situation in Jijing, wouldn't it be better to retreat temporarily and wait for the arrival of a large force of the Jizhou army?

On the other hand, Liang Qiugong's eyes showed a little surprise and doubt, and he said suspiciously, "Beichi Hou is a little restless...... The old man thought that the general Ma Dan might have his own ideas. - Your Majesty, although the Ma Dan army seems to be charging towards the army in the northern frontier, in fact, the running speed of the war horses has not increased to the fastest, in other words......"

"A false move!" Lu Gong said.

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers of the defenders in the city exclaimed, because they saw that at the stall where Xiao Huo, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Army, led 10,000 Yuyang iron cavalry out to meet the enemy, 10,000 people in the Ma Dan army suddenly stopped the momentum of the charge, and the 10,000 horses brushed the ground with their two front legs off the ground, and then quickly turned around under the reins of the cavalry on the saddle.

"Hiss......" Xun Zheng gasped when he saw this, and said in a lost voice, "What a handsome riding skill!" ”

Even Liang Qiugong's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Good! That kid surnamed Ma is amazing! It is not inferior to our Eastern Army......"

"Tsk!" Wen Qin pursed his lips wistfully, because he misestimated the situation, this Beichi Marquis had a little trouble on his face, and said with some displeasure, "I thought that Ma Dan had the courage to charge towards the seventy or eighty thousand northern Xinjiang army, I don't want to make a false move, and ask me to worry about him in vain......

Listening to Wen Qin's insincere words, everyone on the city wall laughed secretly.

"That's it!" Clapping his hands, Li Shou Zhengse said, "General Ma Dan probably didn't want to return in vain, so he made a false move to lure away 10,000 Yuyang Iron Cavalry for us...... Anyway, this can be regarded as relieving the pressure for us......"

The people on the city wall laughed and said nothing.

However, in fact, the Yuyang Iron Cavalry does not participate in the siege, so what can more than 10,000 or 10,000 less change in this siege battle?

Of course, they didn't dare to say this kind of thing, because they knew very well that the reason why Li Shou said this was also to motivate the defenders of the city wall.

"Woo-woo! Woo-woo! Woo-woo! ”

The horn sounded, the infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army had attacked under the capital of Jijing, and the vanguard army threw the pontoon bridge into the moat of Jijing. Even, the well built by the Northern Xinjiang Army day and night was slowly pushed to the front, and across a moat, it started a bow and crossbow duel with the defenders on the wall of the capital city of Hebei.

At this time, Lu Gong and the three generals of the Southern Army, Lin Zhen, Le Jun, and Wei Yun, had already commanded the Southern Army Sergeants to their respective defensive positions, and Wei Wei Siqing Xun Zheng also commanded the crossbow soldiers to try their best to shoot the enemy troops besieging the city.

As for Ma Danjun, I'm afraid they have long been left behind.

However, less than half an hour later, Liang Qiugong was surprised to find out. Ma Danjun actually returned to the original dirt slope.

[So what does Ma Dan want to do?] ]

Wen Qin, who also noticed this, secretly speculated in his heart.

Suddenly, one of the generals on the city wall was surprised and said, "Huh. Foggy? ”

[Fog?] What kind of fog does it come from at noon? ]

Frowning, Wen Qin glanced towards the general's gaze. However, it was found that there were indeed wisps of smoke wafting from the southeast side, which happened to be on the way for the northern Xinjiang soldiers to attack the wall of the capital of Jijing.

"This is ......" narrowed his eyes, Wen Qin subconsciously looked at the southeast side, and he realized that the smoke was actually blowing from behind Ma Danjun.

[Not only did he get rid of the pursuit of 10,000 Yuyang iron cavalry, but he even had the leisure to set fire to a forest to relieve my Jijing's weakness in defense?] This horse is ...... It's a bit of a skill! ]

Even if it was the arrogant Wen Qin, he had to admire Ma Dan's level of leading the troops this time. After all, his opponent was the 10,000 Yuyang Iron Cavalry led by Xiao Huo, the general of Northern Xinjiang, which was by no means an ordinary team.

And Liang Qiugong also praised on the side, although they all knew that Anping Country was the home of the Jizhou Army's exercises and training, and the officers and men of the Jizhou Army were familiar with every grass and tree in the territory. But even so, being able to get rid of the Yuyang Iron Cavalry within half an hour by virtue of the advantage of being familiar with the terrain, and then sneaking back to provoke Li Mao, the king of Yan, is not something that ordinary troops can do.

However, what made Wen Qin and the others secretly speechless was far more than that. Just when they mistakenly thought that Ma Danjun was trying to harass the northern Xinjiang army to attack Jijing and delay time for his Jijing army, Ma Dan's army actually made a charge again.

And this time, it seems to be playing for real.

"The speed at which the horses run...... It's up! When he said this, Liang Qiugong's face became extremely solemn. Because he knew very well that it would be absolutely impossible for the Ma Dan army to charge with such a fast speed to turn around halfway like Fang Cai, even if the cavalry was superb in horsemanship. If they forcibly turn around, then, perhaps without the need for the Northern Xinjiang Army to make a move, Ma Dan's 10,000 cavalry will all fold here, and the whole army will be wiped out due to the chaos of the formation and trampling on each other.

In other words, this time, Ma Dan's army really intends to attack the formation of the Northern Xinjiang army.

"This Ma Dan!"

Wen Qin's anger turned red, and he immediately ordered the flag bearer to convey the order to retreat to Ma Danjun again in the flag language, but this time, Ma Danjun still turned a blind eye.

Just when Wen Qin was angry, Liang Qiugong stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Wait! According to the old man, General Ma Dan attacked the formation of the Northern Xinjiang Army this time...... There is no chance of winning! ”

Just as Liang Qiugong spoke, Ma Dan's army had swept towards the northern Xinjiang army by the southeast wind, accompanied by overwhelming white smoke, just like the heavenly soldiers and generals who came and attacked the clouds in mythology.

Seeing the attack of Ma Dan's army, on the side of northern Xinjiang, the general Zhang Qi immediately brought 10,000 cavalry to fight, after all, he was at a critical juncture in the siege of the city in northern Xinjiang, no matter how he could not sit idly by and watch Ma Dan come to harass and disrupt their siege steps.

10,000 Yuyang iron cavalry, against 10,000 Jizhou troops......

At the head of the capital of Ji, Li Shou, Wen Qin, Liang Qiugong and others didn't care about the siege of the city, and stared intently at the battle between the cavalry and the cavalry under the city.

[Will it be returned?] Will one side back down? ]

Liang Qiugong secretly muttered in his heart, after all, the confrontation between two cavalry teams that were also in the momentum of the charge, the strength was actually secondary, and courage was the real key. As long as one side is afraid and takes the initiative to avoid it, then this cavalry will be defeated; On the other hand, if the two cavalry do not give in to each other......

The right eyelid jumped slightly, and Liang Qiugong's mind couldn't help but think of the miserable scene of the two cavalry rushing together without giving in to each other, causing the cavalry soldiers on both sides to turn over on their backs and trample on the dead.

Suddenly, Liang Qiugong's face changed slightly.

"Ma Danjun...... Evaded! - No, it's ......."

Under the surprised gaze of Liang Qiugong, the 10,000 cavalry of the Ma Dan Army suddenly stopped at a speed when they were only a few dozen zhang away from the Yuyang Iron Cavalry.

"Throw guns!"

With Ma Dan's shout, the cavalry of the vanguard of Ma Dan's army threw the spear in his hand fiercely.

Zhang Qi, the general of Northern Xinjiang, obviously did not expect this move, and subconsciously reined in the speed of his horse, and at this moment, Ma Dan's army suddenly made a huge detour, and the entire army suddenly turned into two, and swept past the left and right sides of the 10,000 Yuyang iron cavalry at a shocking speed.

"How could it be ......" Zhang Qi's face changed drastically, and he watched the Jizhou army pass by from both sides. But because of the momentum of the war horse's charge, there was no way to stop, so he could only continue to sprint forward to ease his speed.

"Beautiful!" Rao is Liang Qiugong couldn't help but applaud the smooth implementation of Ma Danjun's excellent tactics at this moment. After all, this old man was also a cavalry general, so how could he not know the difficulty of Ma Danjun's tactics.

"What a set!" Lu Gong didn't know when he had come to Liang Qiugong's side. Said in amazement and amusement, "Played Xiao Huo." Playing Zhang Qi again, ...... next"

At the same time, Cao Da, the general of Northern Xinjiang, also realized that the situation was not good, and immediately ordered the remaining 20,000 Yuyang iron cavalry to prepare to charge and fight against the Ma Dan army.

And at this moment, the Ma Dan army, which was divided into two, divided its troops again, and turned into a full four. Running around Li Mao's team in the opposite direction, it seemed to be a whirlpool with four different directions.

For a moment, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang were at a loss, staring blankly at the four Ma Dan army detachments galloping around them. I don't know which one to pursue.

"This is ......," You Dou, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Army beside Li Mao, said in shock, "The car is hanging? ”

"No!" Li Mao's face finally became solemn, and after interrupting Youdou's words in a deep voice, he said in a deep voice, "This is not an ordinary car overhang. It's the 'Axe Array'! Speaking of this, he took a slight breath and muttered, "That Ma Dan is just a thousand generals in the Yanmen District of the Northland, and he can use such a military technique?" ”

You Dou frowned when he heard this. Puzzled, he asked, "Your Highness, the general knows that it is the usual art of war of our army, with the help of the speed of the war horse charge, to disturb the enemy army, so that the enemy army is difficult to take care of, and the position is chaotic, so that our army can wait for the opportunity to attack its weak place, just like the horse army is doing now...... But what is the Axe Array? ”

Li Mao said in a deep voice when he heard this, "The axe is a weapon of my Great Zhou, which has two blades, the axe and the axe...... The ordinary chariot was in a suspended formation, as you said, and now the horse was divided into four and galloped in a whirlpool, covering each other, so that I did not know which one to block...... If you guess correctly, it's fine, but if you guess wrong, you'll be in trouble......"

"This ...... How to tell the difference? Yoto asked in surprise.

Li Mao took a deep breath and muttered, "The more painful side...... It's Yue! ”

"......" Youdou was stunned, turned his head to look at the battlefield, and only then did he notice that there were already several small detachments of Yuyang Iron Cavalry trying to meet two of the Ma Dan armies.

On the contrary, at this moment, the other two Ma Dan armies took the opportunity to kill into the Northern Xinjiang army, as if two indestructible blades pierced into the body of the giant in Northern Xinjiang.

[Guess wrong!] ]

You Dou chuckled in his heart, and watched in disbelief as the two cavalry of the Ma Dan Army, which only had three or four thousand people, killed the hinterland of his army, and with the help of the smoke that covered the sky and the sun, he actually defeated his Northern Xinjiang Army and retreated.

"The whole army...... Knife cut! ”

With a deep shout, the two cavalry of Ma Dan and Su Xin, who were the face of the horse, invariably abandoned their guns and took their knives, holding the reins of the horse tightly in their right hands, holding the machete in their left hand, rushing forward with the blade, resting on the horse's back at a flat angle, with the help of the powerful force of the war horse charge, they didn't have to do anything, and easily cut a large number of the northern Xinjiang soldiers along the way.

After about a cup of tea, the Ma Dan army was once again united into one, and under the pursuit of the 30,000 Yuyang iron horsemen who reacted, they threw off the horse's hooves and marched towards the north.

Although the Ma Dan army was finally forced to retreat by the Northern Xinjiang Army, the defenders in the capital of Ji were greatly boosted, as if they were also infected by the Ma Dan army, and they became full of enthusiasm and inexplicable excitement.

Think about it, too, from Xiao Huo to Zhang Qi, and then to Le Xu and Cao Da, in addition to Youdou, the five tigers in Northern Xinjiang dispatched four people to prepare to capture and kill Ma Dan of the Jizhou Army, however, Ma Dan relied on the superb riding skills of the sergeant and the Yuyang Iron Cavalry, and played the four tigers in Northern Xinjiang at one time.

Although the Ma Dan army did not kill or wound many soldiers in the northern Xinjiang from beginning to end, he directly disrupted the formation of the northern Xinjiang army, so that at that time, the Yuyang iron cavalry and the northern infantry were mixed together, and the scene was so chaotic.

What's even more amazing is that the Ma Dan army paid the price of about 2,000 people to destroy the only six wells of the Northern Xinjiang Army, directly burying most of the Northern Army's hopes of conquering Jijing.

Seeing that the Ma Dan army was driven away by the Yuyang iron cavalry several times their size, on the upper floor of the capital of Hebei, headed by Li Shou, the son of heaven, the defenders of the city couldn't help but stroke their palms and shout, cheering for the Ma Dan army that had fled to the distance, and it was not stop for a long time.

On June 17, the fifth year of Jingzhi of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Ma Dan, the commander of the Jizhou Army and the commander of the Second Army, led 10,000 cavalry to rescue Jijing, although the loss of 2,000 people in this battle was a heavy setback to the spirit of the northern Xinjiang, so that the morale of the northern Xinjiang to take Jijing in one go was seriously hit, and the temporary truce was forced to stop the war.

After this battle, Ma Dan, the commander of the second division of the Jizhou Army, became famous, and the Son of Heaven Chrysostom was honored.

"Breathtaking!"