Chapter 124: Waiting for the Rabbit
"The four-way army attacked Xining, Ma Teng and Han Sui's idea is really ... Naive! ”
Jia Xufeng said lightly.
"Naive?" Lu Bu's eyelids jumped, although Zhang Lu and Su Heng were not to be feared in the four-way army, but the coalition army of Qiang and other tribes could never be ignored, the Qiang people were brave and good at fighting, and there were many people, no less than the army of Ma Han.
For generations, the Qiang and other ethnic minorities have been a major disaster on the border, especially in recent years, the gradual weakening of the Han family has given these tribes enough time to multiply, and their strength has developed to an unimaginable level.
Even if there was no Mahan army to suppress the border, Lu Bu was not completely sure that he could defeat Qiang Rong, not to mention that the Mahan army and Qiang Di and other tribes were killed together.
Jia Xu said that Ma Han's thoughts were naïve, and Lu Buzhen was a little skeptical that his ears had heard it wrong.
However, Jia Xu is resourceful and rebellious, since he said so, there must be a countermeasure.
"In this way, the military advisor has an idea." Lu Bu showed a hint of joy, and pulled Jia Xu to the main seat and sat down.
Jia Xu said lightly: "The lord also knows that Zhang Lu guards his own one-third of an acre of land, and has never been aggressive, and the so-called eastern attack is just a joke, even if Zhang Lu really fights, it is just a feint."
Su Heng, just a little flea, I dare to say that the lord only needs to send a brigade of divisions to beat it to the ground.
As for Qiang, it's tricky. ”
"Strategist, didn't you say you had an idea!" Lu Bu saw that Jia Xu intended to hang his appetite, and hurriedly asked.
Jia Xu said with a smile: "I heard that in the Qiang and other tribes, the strong are respected, and that Ma Chao is because he killed their first warrior, so as to shock the Qiang.
Later, the Qiang and other tribes united to attack Liangzhou, and were defeated by Ma Chao and the iron cavalry, and captured alive the leader of the largest tribe of the Qiang people, Agui, Ma Chao did not kill Agui, but became a brother with him.
After that, Ma Chao led the Tieqi and Agui to unite, leveled the resistance of the Longyou lands, and helped Agui to sit firmly in the position of the boss of the Qiang tribe.
During the campaign, Ma Chao was honored as "General Shenweitian" because of his strong martial arts, brave crowns, Qiangqi and other tribes. ”
Lu Bu heard Jia Xu say so much about the history of Ma Chao's fame, and vaguely understood, but he was still a little unpredictable, so he asked: "Does the military advisor mean to let me lead the troops to defeat Agui in one fell swoop?" ”
Jia Xu waved his hand with a smile and said, "Lord, how do you compare to Ma Chao?" ”
Lu Bu and Ma Chao, do you need to talk about this?
Lu Bu pretended to be angry, "Military advisor, aren't you making fun of me, it's not me Lu Bu boasting, don't say one Ma Chao, even ten Ma Chao, I will kill it!" ”
Lu Bu's violent confidence emanated, and Jia Xu's small body was suddenly shocked.
"Lord, I mean, the Qiang people have always respected the strong, as long as you show a stronger strength than Ma Chao, you can convince them, besides, the Qiang people do not do unprofitable business, they are willing to obey Ma Chao's call, presumably Ma Teng promises heavy profits, as long as the lord takes out more benefits than Ma Teng, are you afraid that they will not withdraw obediently!"
Jia Xu said slowly, calmly and calmly, as if the overall situation was under his control.
"What Wen He said is reasonable, who in the world does not pursue profits!" Lu Bu laughed loudly, and the big stone that was pressing on his heart suddenly fell.
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The crisp sound of horses' hooves rolled in, and an invisible murderous aura swept through Xining.
"Stop! Let's rest here for three hours for the time being, and wait until it gets dark to attack Zhang Liao's camp! Ma Chao glanced at the sky, and suddenly raised his hand and said.
The five hundred iron horsemen stopped "brushing".
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei glanced at each other, and for some reason, their hearts were always a little trembling.
Under the leadership of Ma Chao, everyone found a secluded place to rest, and some iron horsemen who were good at reconnaissance were sent out of Lu, on the one hand, to take on the vigilance of the camp, and on the other hand, to investigate the movements of Zhang Liao's camp.
Zhang Liao's battalion, wolf cavalry and 10,000 Xiliang soldiers were stationed together, and the Xiliang soldiers were somewhat resistant to Lu Bu in their hearts, thinking that they would definitely not have a good life with Lu Bu, and they would even be treated unfairly.
Who knew that Lu Bu not only treated them equally, but also gave them extra meals in the meal, and promised to reward them as long as they made war achievements.
When the Xiliang soldiers got the benefits, they were naturally willing to work for Lu Bu, which was also Lu Bu's strategy to win people's hearts and improve morale before the war.
After the war, Lu Bu will definitely spare no effort to clean up the bad habits of the Xiliang soldiers and completely rectify military discipline, and now, he can only get used to them first.
Zhang Liao guarded the camp outside the city and paid special attention to the strength of the defense.
He believes that Lu Bu likes to sneak attack others, and he has repeatedly succeeded, and the enemy may also counterattack the sneak attack.
If Ma Han's sneak attack is successful, what is the face of Lu Bujun!
Within thirty miles, if there is a hint of wind and grass, it will definitely enter the eyes of Zhang Liao and Lu Bu.
Fortunately, Ma Chao's resting place was thirty miles away, and they didn't dare to get too close to Zhang Liao's camp, after all, the closer they got to Zhang Liao's camp, the more dangerous they were exposed.
Once it was discovered by Zhang Liao and Lu Bu in advance, it would be difficult to get out.
Since Ma Chao lost his sweat and blood, as soon as he went to the battlefield, he felt insecure, especially this sneak attack on Zhang Liao, this was fighting under Lu Bu's nose!
Night falls.
The hearts of the iron knights were full of blood, the fighting spirit was full, the murderous aura exploded, the spears pierced the starry sky, and a trace of scarlet flashed in their eyes, as if they were the god of death in the dark night.
Ma Chao and Ma Dai took the lead, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei followed, and the group rushed to the Zhangliao camp, and the boundless murderous aura spread in the night, and they pounced on the Zhangliao camp fiercely.
"Second brother, third brother, there is always a hint of foreboding for the brother, and when there will be a sneak attack, the three of us must not be separated."
Liu Bei lowered his voice and told Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in a serious tone.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knew that Liu Bei's martial arts were unsatisfactory, and if they met the generals around Lu Bu, it would be extremely dangerous, so they nodded and whispered: "Don't worry, big brother, the two of us will definitely protect big brother!" ”
When Liu Bei heard this, he was a little relieved, sighed lightly, and followed Ma Chao tightly to Zhang Liao's camp.
The light of the moon sprinkled like a layer of silver over the earth.
As soon as Ma Chao and the others stepped into the range of thirty miles, they were discovered by scouts lurking in the big trees.
"Goo-goo——!
A crisp bird chirped.
"Damn birds, they don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you screaming!" Zhang Fei cursed indignantly.
When the sneak attack, pay attention to surprise, it is impossible to make a sound, even the mouth and hooves of the horses are sealed, Zhang Fei's sound naturally caused Ma Chao's dissatisfaction.
Ma Chao glared at Zhang Fei fiercely, warning him to shut his stinky mouth.
Liu Bei hurriedly whispered: "Third brother, don't make any more noise." ”
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and stopped talking, but in his heart he was extremely dissatisfied with Ma Chao's arrogant appearance.
"Goo-goo——!
In the silence of the night, the bird's call was crisp and loud, and it spread far away, and after a while, another birdsong echoed in the distance.
Hearing this bird's call, Liu Bei had an indescribable strangeness, as if something was wrong.
couldn't think of a reason, so he simply didn't think about it, Liu Bei hurriedly adjusted his state in order to deal with the upcoming big battle.
Zhang Liao sat in his big tent, leaning on the dim light, holding a military book, reading it with relish.
Now Lu Bu continues to give him important tasks, and has handed over the wolf rider and the camp outside the city to him, which is a trust and a responsibility.
He couldn't live up to Lu Bu's expectations of himself, so in addition to training soldiers and increasing the deployment of defenses every day, he also read military books every night to supplement himself.
In the dead of night, Zhang Liao rubbed his tired eyes, stretched his waist, and muttered to himself: "Sun Tzu is really a strange person!" ”
Suddenly, a pro-army voice came from outside the tent: "General, the scout is here!" ”
"What happened?" Zhang Liao bled his spirits, everything about scouts must be important information and cannot be ignored.
A pro-army hurriedly walked into the tent, and when he saw that Zhang Liao had not rested, he was a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "Our army has found traces of the enemy within thirty miles, and it is approaching the camp of our army, and the number is about five hundred!" ”
"Approaching our army camp? Hehe, as I expected, Ma Han wants to play anti-sneak attack. Zhang Liao stood up suddenly.
Zhang Liao clenched his fists and showed a sneer, "Send someone to the city to inform the lord, just say that there is an enemy night attack!" ”
Zhang Liao's brows furrowed, and he said in his heart: It is only thirty miles away, and it is too late to set up an ambush now.
"Inform Pang De, Hou Cheng and other generals to get up quickly, and withdraw three-quarters of the soldiers on the night patrol and assemble them all on the dirt slope outside the camp."
As he spoke, Zhang Liao put on his armor and picked up the long knife, and the aura of slaughter filled the big tent.
"Baby, it's up to you tonight!" Zhang Liao gently stroked the long knife and let out an evil laugh.
Generals Pang De and Hou Cheng were asleep, and when they heard Zhang Liao's order, they were puzzled, full of doubts, put on their clothes, and hurriedly went to find Zhang Liao.
The 1,500 men on the night patrol were withdrawn by three-quarters, and only three or four hundred remained, and the other 1,000 or so were all hastily assembled on the dirt slope outside the camp.
The lights in the camp went out a lot in an instant, and it became a little dark.
When Pang De and Hou Cheng saw this battle, they immediately understood that something had happened, and there might be an enemy army attacking at night.
When I came to the dirt slope, I saw Zhang Liao lying on the slope coldly, quietly watching the movement of the camp.
Next to the war drums of the large battalion, several soldiers dressed in black held drumsticks and only waited for the enemy to surprise and beat the war drums.
Almost all the soldiers in the hundreds of camps were awakened, and they stayed in the dark tents and did not dare to make a sound, so they dressed in the dark, looked for their weapons, and when the war drums sounded, they quickly killed.
"Wenyuan, is there a sneak attack by enemy troops?" Hou Cheng asked when he saw Zhang Liao.
"Ma Han sent five hundred iron horsemen, wanting to sneak attack us like the eldest brother." Zhang Liao nodded.
"Iron Rider? Isn't it... Ma Chao! Pound instantly thought of Ma Chao.
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