Chapter 160 Pang Tong offered a plan to cross the river, Liu Xun broke Ma Chao
Liu Xun's army was like a bamboo, Ma Chao and Ma Dai's army could not resist the enemy, and this battle became a completely one-sided situation.
Ma Chao's army was defeated and retreated for more than ten miles, counting the number of people, and lost more than 10,000 people in the first battle, as well as tens of thousands of wounded soldiers.
Liu Xun's army returned to the city victoriously, and countless horses and weapons were captured in this scene, which made him feel fluttering.
"That nun really has a bit of Taoism, the exercises are weird, I show some of her Taoism", Liu Xundao.
"Black nuns have always been notorious, and Ma Chao getting together with these women has made it more difficult to break him," Pang Tong said.
"Black nun is not to worry, I have my own person to break her. It's just that how to quickly defeat Ma Chao in front of him, what is the strategy of the military advisor? ā
"The lord can divide his troops to attack Ma Chao's rear and strive to defeat Ma Chao's main force. In this situation, once Ma Chao can't hold on, it is when the weather is cold and freezing, once we can't get food and grass, we have to retreat. ā
"The military division can lead the army and Ma Chao to face the enemy head-on, and I personally led the army around the back of Ma Chao's army, attacked from both sides, and defeated Ma Chao's army in one fell swoop", Liu Xundao.
"This method is not bad, after Ma Chao is defeated, he will inevitably retreat across the Wei River and set up a formation along the Wei River. Tomorrow, I will make a feint in front to attract Ma Chao's army, and the lord will lead some soldiers and horses to cross the Wei River from another place, and I will definitely defeat Ma Chao's army and horses", Pang Tong thought for a while.
"Fortunately, we have prepared a lot of timber and craftsmen in advance, so that as long as we make this wood into a boat, we can quickly cross the river," Liu Xundao.
In Ma Chao's camp, Ma Chao is worried about defeat.
Ma Dai said: "Let's withdraw across the Wei River overnight, deploy defenses along the Wei River, and at the same time implement the clear of the wilderness, move the nearby people, and burn the wild valleys in the fields. ā
"This is a good strategy, if the Weihe defense line cannot be held. Let's stick to the city and not fight with Liu Xun, after a long time, Liu Xun's army will inevitably withdraw", Pang Tong and Ma Dai have always been on good terms, and they also agreed at this time.
"Without further ado, let's evacuate across the Wei River overnight, and at the same time take away a civilian boat. What do I think Liu Xun will take to cross the river? Ma Chao said decisively.
That night, Ma Chao's army crossed the Wei River, and seized civilian boats, waiting on the other side of the river.
After dawn, Liu Xun found that Ma Chao had withdrawn across the Wei River, and there was no soldier on this side of the river.
"As expected, Ma Chao wanted to intercept us on this side of the river, how could there be such a cheap thing", Liu Xundao.
"I'm going to lead the people to build warships with great fanfare, and make it look like they're crossing the river here. But the lord secretly made a raft out of the wood we brought from Luoyang, and found a place to cross the river in the dark," Pang Tong said.
"You can also collect private boats," Liu Xundao.
"As I expected, the civilian ships may have been requisitioned by Ma Chao a long time ago, and even the timber for those ships may not be easy to find," Pang Tong said.
"Ma Chao's actions are inevitably too fast, I think in such a short period of time, he can't collect all the civilian boats," Liu Xundao.
"The lord can try to send someone out to requisition the civilian ships," Pang Tong said, "This is Ma Chao's territory, if he has been prepared, it is normal for the civilian ships to be completely requisitioned by him." ā
Liu Xun didn't believe it, but he couldn't refute it, so he immediately sent people to investigate.
The people and horses sent out made a report, which was no different from what Pang Tong expected, and also said that Ma Chao sent people to burn down the houses and the wild valleys between the fields.
At this time, Liu Xun was really convinced, and said angrily: "This Ma Chao is really a thing made by a horse, he can think of this kind of idea, it seems that we have to solve it quickly." ā
Pang Tong said: "The lord doesn't have to worry, Ma Chao can do this, which shows that they have already prepared." Fortunately, we were prepared. For the sake of today, as long as you fight quickly and capture a city, you will have a foothold, and the opponent's strategy of clearing the wall will be self-defeating. ā
Liu Xun is here to build a big ship, and the momentum is huge, but the trees have to be transported from a long distance, and it seems that it will not take ten days and a half months to build a ship.
Ma Chao couldn't help but laugh when he saw this qiÄ on the other side of the river, "When will this shipbuilding method be completed?" When Liu Xun's ships are all built, his grain and grass are estimated to be exhausted. ā
"When the time comes, if we don't need to attack, Liu Xun's army will collapse without a fight," Ma Dai echoed.
"What's more, we still have a strange soldier in our hands, after the masters of Mingyue Mountain Villa join the battle group, Liu Xun will soon feel a headache", Pang De said.
"Even so, we can't be too careless, and quickly send someone to inform the Holy Cause Master of Mingyue Villa, and let her lead a master to support us. said that after the matter is completed, as long as we defeat Chang'an, we will hand Chang'an over to them", Ma Chao thought for a while.
"Isn't that too much to pay?" asked Pound.
"Although it's a little bigger, we have something to ask for, and we can't take care of it at this time. Liu Xun is not easy to mess with, if he is reluctant to have children, he can't trap the wolf", Ma Chao's face was gloomy.
Liu Xun asked Pang Tong to use his own banner to confront Ma Chao across the river, and Mingli rushed to build a big boat.
Secretly, Liu Xun sent people to investigate to see where the water was shallow and easy to cross the river, and where Ma Chao was negligent in taking precautions.
Finally, a spy reported that there was a place called Baimadu upstream where the water was shallow, but the opposite bank was heavily guarded.
There is a place called the Great Barrier Reef downstream, where the current is fast, and there are no soldiers or horses on the opposite shore.
Liu Xun immediately said: "Send a group of soldiers and horses to make a feint attack at Baimadu, make preparations to cross the river, place a large group of soldiers and horses on the downstream Great Barrier Reef, and cross the river with simple warboats at night." ā
Pang Tong said: "There are no soldiers and horses patrolling the Great Barrier Reef downstream, which shows that the place is extremely dangerous, and it is better for the lord to investigate in person." ā
Liu Xun thought for a moment and said: "The military advisor is reasonable, I'll go and check to see if the downstream can cross." ā
With a few personal soldiers, Liu Xun went to the lower reaches of the Wei River to check the water situation.
I saw that the waves were surging, rushing and roaring, and it was really difficult for ordinary rafts to cross it.
Liu Xun looked at the other side of the river and thought about how to deal with it.
"It seems that it is impossible to cross the river on a raft, can we use other methods?" Liu Xun began to think about it.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and the fragment of a certain army flying to capture the Luding Bridge came into my mind.
"By the way, why don't I build a rope bridge, with my light work, it is not difficult to cross this Weishui, as long as you get to the other side, set up a rope bridge, first cross a group of masters to cross the river, and then build a pontoon bridge, transport a large number of military horses across the river, there is no guarantee?"
Liu Xun went back to tell Pang Tong his idea, and Pang Tong also agreed.
At night, Liu Xun took a rope and only used five planks to perform the ultimate light skill of Dengping to cross the water, and he simply crossed to the other side of the Wei River.
Liu Xun tied the rope to a big stone on the opposite bank, crossed back and forth several times, made a rope bridge, and soon crossed hundreds of generals with some martial arts attainments.
Then the generals began to lay planks on the rope bridge to make a pontoon bridge, which the army quickly crossed.
led this group of troops and went directly to the ferry of the Ma Chao garrison.
In the dark night, Liu Xun's army descended from the sky like a divine soldier, and suddenly appeared behind Ma Chao's army, killing fiercely.
Ma Chao thought it was a rebellion of his own army at first, but he never dreamed that Liu Xun's army would cross the Wei River so quickly.
Later, I realized that the situation was wrong, and all I came into contact with was Liu Xun's main force.
At this time, Ma Chao ordered the army to fight against the water, and the army was backed by the Wei River, rushing to the death, and it was inseparable from Liu Xun's army for a while.
Liu Xun had a plan, fighting with a sword, drawing talismans and reciting spells, a gust of yin wind blew, and some Yin soldiers and generals appeared out of thin air, all holding weapons in their hands, killing Ma Chao's military horses.
Although these soldiers and horses are not real and have no real combat effectiveness, they have a deterrent effect.
For a time, Ma Chao's soldiers and horses were in chaos, and there were not a few who drowned in the river.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ma Chao led the remnants of the army to defeat and fled.
Fortunately, Pang De and Ma Chao were stationed separately, and when they saw that Ma Chao was defeated, they led the army to rescue.
The two joined forces, fought and left, and retreated into the city of Liangzhou, closed their doors.
After Liu Xun captured Ma Chao's warship, he crossed the river with Pang Tong's army, and the army surrounded Liangzhou.
This Liangzhou city is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The wild valley outside the city was cut and burned by Ma Chao, and if Liu Xun's army could not fight quickly, it would face a big problem of grain and grass.
Liu Xun's army besieged Liangzhou, and at the same time sent troops and horses to capture the cities around Liangzhou, making Liangzhou a lonely city.
At this time, it was freezing cold, Liu Xun's army lived in the camp tent, and the soldiers gradually could not resist the invasion of the severe cold.
Pang Tong ti yƬ built an earth city to keep out the cold, and the outside of Liangzhou City was sandy, which was used to build the city, and it would collapse as soon as it was built, so if it went on, without waiting for Ma Chao's army to attack, Liu Xun's army would no longer collapse on its own.
Liu Xun suddenly thought, now that the weather is cold, if water is poured on the sand, the water will condense into ice, and the city wall built in this way may be very strong.
Told Pang Tongyi about the idea, Pang Tong agreed, there was no tool for scooping water, and the soldiers used their helmets to scoop water, and they froze with the building.
Ma Chao saw that Liu Xun wanted to build a city, so he sent Pang De to lead the cavalry to attack, and the earthen city that was built at the beginning collapsed as soon as he rushed.
Later, Liu Xun came up with the idea of pouring water on the soil, and personally led his troops to fight Pang De, following the practice, the north wind howled for a while, and it was even more cold, and in one day, the earth city was built.
Ma Chao saw that Liu Xun had built the earthen city so quickly, and he had the ability to call the wind and rain, and he was even more frightened, and pinned all his thoughts on the black nuns in Mingyue Villa.
Especially the Holy Cause Master, Ma Chao has seen her martial arts and spells, and admires her so much.
Ma Chao had already sent someone to ask the gang of black nuns in Mingyue Villa to help the enemy, calculate the time, and those nuns should be about to arrive at this time.
Just in case, Ma Chao also sent people to invite the Qiang soldiers and horses to come to help.
After repelling Pang De's cavalry, Liu Xun sat in the earthen city, discussing with Pang Tong how to break the enemy, when his subordinates reported: "A monk who claims to be three sexes wants to see General Liu by name." ā
Liu Xun was overjoyed and said: "Hurry up and invite the master, the master is coming, it won't be long before Ma Chao is broken." ā
Pang Tong said in surprise: "Who is this Sanhe monk, and why is the lord so confident?" ā
Liu Xun laughed and said: "This monk is actually not a stranger to military divisions, he is the first brave general of this dynasty, and he is also my father-in-law Lu Bulu Fengxian." ā
"When did Lu Bu become a monk, and when did he come to Xiliang, it seems that the lord knows everything about this qiÄ", Pang Tong exclaimed.
"It's a long story at this time, let's go out to greet my father-in-law", Liu Xun took Pang Tong's hand and went out together.